After Aunt Hua finished speaking, she strode out without waiting for my response.
"Dongsheng, don't blame them. They are different from me. I am buried up to my neck in loess and I don't care about the revenge of the old golden silkworm."
Third Grandma was afraid that I would be sad, so she gave me good words to enlighten me.
"It's okay, I never thought I could successfully convince everyone."
I said.
I have long thought that over the years, everyone's fear of the old golden silkworm has been deeply rooted in their bones.
It is very difficult to make changes overnight.
"Are you really not afraid?"
The third grandma sighed and looked at me lovingly.
"Of course I'm afraid. But fear is no reason. If I don't kill the old golden silkworm, I won't be able to survive. I have to go."
I said it calmly.
If you kill the old golden silkworm, it is really a path of destruction.
Then let me destroy it.
"Camellia Cave is about to change, and the young man will finally step onto the stage."
The third grandma picked up the basket and walked outside, muttering to herself.
It's getting darker.
Camellia Cave fell into a strange atmosphere again.
I reacted suddenly.
Why do I feel something is wrong when I come back during the day?
Because it's too quiet.
The crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs seemed to have all disappeared.
Everyone knew that Old Jinsi was angry, and the injury to the seven Gu worms was just a prelude.
Perhaps, even greater disaster is yet to come.
All the poultry were shut up, and the guard dogs were muzzled.
After I had dinner, I packed up all the things I needed to go to Yefen Mountain and put them in my backpack.
The jar containing the life poison, and the jar containing half of the corpse insect mother.
Knife, kerosene, insect-attracting incense, rope, talismans, and some sacrifices.
Finished these things.
I looked at the time and it was already a quarter past nine in the evening.
I was not in a hurry to take a rest, but put on the incense table and lit ghost incense.
"Master Tea Lady, please come out and see me. Tomorrow, I will kill the old Jincan. I hope you can tell me what your attitude is."
I said it reverently.
Aunt Hua, Ma Banjin has decided to pay homage to the gods and pray for the old golden silkworm to calm down.
My determination to kill Old Jincan will not be affected by them.
However, I want to know the attitude of the tea lady.
"Master Tea Lady, Dongsheng has received great favor from you. Is today's decision right or wrong? Please give me a hint."
After waiting for an hour, I prayed again and lit the ghost incense again.
Unfortunately, the tea girl still didn't show up.
The night is getting deeper.
"Dongsheng, the tea girl won't come."
Qing Ling said to me.
"Why? Am I not pious enough?"
I looked at Qing Ling and asked confused.
"There are two possibilities. One is that the tea girl has lost her freedom, and the other is that the tea girl has been unable to make up her mind."
Qing Ling said.
I pondered for a while and then nodded.
"Do you think that when I go to Yefen Mountain tomorrow, the Gu Po Gu masters in the village will incite others to stop me? If this is the case, there will inevitably be bloodshed tomorrow."
I asked with some concern.
After all, they were very opposed to my move to kill Old Jincan.
The old golden silkworm is a treasure insect that protects the village.
The matter is so important that they may not let me kill Old Jin Silkworm.
"You underestimate the complexity of the human heart. They will not stop you."
Qing Ling gave me an unexpected answer.
My eyes widened in surprise, feeling a little incredible.
"Because, in their opinion, your killing of the old golden silkworm this time is like a moth rushing to the flame."
"You go and die, they are here to offer sacrifices to the gods. When you die, Old Jin Silkworm's anger disappears, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone. Otherwise, why would Aunt Hua be laughing before she left?"
Qing Ling said.
I thought about it for a while, and it turned out to be true.
In their opinion, it is impossible for a sixteen-year-old boy to dare to challenge a century-old Gu.
It is no different than a moth flying into a flame and striking an egg against a stone.
I will definitely die.
I smiled bitterly and said, "That's good if no one stops me. I can also deal with Old Jincan wholeheartedly."
I put away the incense table, closed the doors and windows, and slept with my clothes on.
When the sky is cloudy.
The village suddenly became lively.
The sound of gongs, drums and firecrackers sounded in unison.
The ceremony to honor the gods was earlier than I imagined.
As the name suggests, "reward the gods" means to reward the gods.
I took a special look.
In front of the Camellia Cave Ancestral Hall, pig heads, cow heads, and sheep heads have been prepared overnight.
Then use five wooden boxes and fill them with five poisonous insects.
A statue of the god carved from sandalwood was carried out and painted with golden paint.
It looks like a golden spring silkworm.
Fully half a meter high.
The statue is covered with red silk and satin.
The golden silkworm statue is tied to the bamboo bag.
Incense candles and oil lamps have been lit on the erected shrine.
The incense is burning and the smoke is curling up.
Ma Banjin put on the costume of a wizard, held a copper bell, kept shaking it, and danced with weird steps.
After a while, Aunt Hua and several other Gu women also performed a dance to honor the gods.
There were many onlookers gathered near the ancestral hall.
Everyone's expressions were not very good, and they looked worriedly at the dancing Gu men and Gu women.
"The soul of Emperor Chiyou shines upon the Miao territory, and the five poisonous holy insects nourish the spirit. The line of camellia continues to this day... The golden silkworm made the greatest contribution. To reward the golden silkworm, offer three sacrifices, and then offer the five poisonous insects..."
After Ma Banjin finished dancing, he began to sing a long congratulatory speech.
At noon, the reward for gods reached its climax.
"Youshen!"
Ma Banjin shouted with emotion.
Two strong men lifted up the golden silkworm statue and began to wander around the village.
Every time I arrived at a house, there were firecrackers.
However, Youshen's team bypassed my house.
Many old people and their children kowtowed to the statue of the Golden Silkworm.
"A Gu insect raised by humans can only receive incense from others. How can it be qualified to be worshiped by others? It is really unreasonable."
I thought to myself that I was even more determined to kill Old Jincan.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, I checked the bamboo basket again, had another meal, and brought a pot of water.
We decided to enter the back mountain from the direction of the cabin behind the courtyard.
Go to Yefen Mountain via the road behind the mountain.
Yefen Mountain is five miles away from Camellia Cave, so it still takes some time to walk there.
By the time I get there, it will probably be dark soon.
"Dongsheng, I'll go with you."
Long Youshui changed into Duangong clothes, carried a wooden box, and strode over after him.
"Duan Gong...cousin, you don't understand poison, so I'll go alone. The golden silkworm is definitely not an ordinary poison."
I rejected Long Youshui, and my title changed.
I know that this time I go into the graveyard to kill the old golden silkworm, not to mention that I will die without rebirth.
At least he had a narrow escape from death.
"Yefen Mountain is surrounded by yin energy all year round. It is a very yin place. I can help with matters involving yin and yang. If you don't let me go, I will follow you."