Chapter 127 Using your master's method
When Pingyu arrived, both men were lying on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen. While waiting, Nezha, having nothing to do, began polishing his Qiankun Ring. Moonlight shone on the ring, casting a soft glow and illuminating the boy's face like a meticulously painted picture.
Smooth out the corners of your eyes, keep your lips still.
The moment Pingyu landed, he laughed. The man kneeling on the ground, seeing the smile on the face of the demon god, was so frightened that he trembled like a quail.
Nezha asked, "How is it?"
Pingyu shook his head: "I don't know, that child wouldn't let me in. I left some medicine and money for them, I'll go back later."
After saying that, she asked, "Did you find anything?"
"I'm waiting for you."
Nezha pulled her forward, and the two of them faced the terrified couple together.
Upon seeing them, all her previous sight and smell returned to Ping Yu's mind. The good-natured fairy's face immediately turned cold. She asked, "What are you doing at Little Mud's house? And..."
Remembering what the fat man had said earlier, Ping Yu asked, "What is a 'child-granting fairy'?"
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The thin man was named Xue Er, a notorious local ruffian and idler. The fat man was named He Niu, a farmer with a family and children. In this area, mentally disabled men were called "village guardians," and physically disabled women were called "child-granting fairies." They didn't originally have the concept of child-granting fairies, but ever since this blind and mute woman was sent out by a relative of the Wang family, their "fairy" came into existence in the city.
The blind and mute woman, originally named Peipei, was the sister of Wang Tian's wife, born with a disability. After Wang Tian's wife died, he cared for her. Because a man and a woman living alone together inevitably caused controversy, Wang Tian simply married her. It is said that the fact that two sisters married the same man caused much gossip in the town. Wang Tian was often away on military campaigns, and since family members were not allowed to accompany him, he entrusted Peipei to relatives. Military supplies were plentiful, and to ensure Peipei was well cared for, he sent generous stipends. But people aren't pigs; they don't settle for meager rations. Human hearts are like pig stomachs; stipends are like water being poured into them, fueling ever-growing greed, making it increasingly insufficient.
They skimped on Pepe's meals and built a beautiful stone house.
They drove Peipei out and had their eldest son take another concubine so that the Wang family could have more children.
Pepe was thrown into this sparse, damp haystack.
"It is a great act of filial impiety to have no descendants, but we have no choice!" He Niu defended himself. "My wife and children were injured in their youth and could not have children after giving birth to my daughter. My family is not wealthy, and we cannot afford to remarry. But if we do not have a son, won't the He family line end with me? I do not want to become a sinner for all time... How can I face my ancestors in the underworld after I die!"
Peipei, who could neither be seen nor spoken, became a piece of flesh on the edge of town.
Everyone went to Peipei to borrow a womb, and everyone knew that this was not a good thing, so they called her "the fairy who gives children".
Going to a celestial being to borrow a belly is better than going to a brothel.
A woman's belly is a treasure trove.
If the fairy is willing to grant you offspring, you will have them. If the fairy is unwilling, you will not be able to have them no matter what you do.
Every so often, they would write to ask when Wang Tian would return. A month before his return, the Child-Giving Fairy would go back to heaven. They would wash and dress Peipei, and fatten her up a bit to fulfill their promise. After Wang Tian left, Peipei would go back to burrowing into the grass to deliver children to others.
Pingyu studied Taoist magic for three years, going up mountains and down to the countryside, running between humans and demons.
Her conclusion was that demons weren't necessarily more evil than humans. After all, demons harmed people to eat, while ghosts harmed people because of lingering grudges. They were both directly and openly evil. Unlike humans, who, when they did bad things, would try to give others a good name, making their evil deeds seem like good things or blessings. They were willing to let the foolish villager grow up on the charity of many families, yet they allowed the defenseless fairy to fall into a haystack, where everyone could come to her shirtless.
Pingyu hid behind Nezha, and Nezha asked, "Are you scared?"
“No,” she mumbled, “they’re too dirty. I want to see you.”
He Niu was filled with bitterness. He muttered, "Why is it that everyone does this, but when I do it, I get punished and arrested? Immortals, people with five deficiencies and three lacks are here to suffer! They must have committed heinous crimes in their past lives to atone for them in this one. Giving birth to children is a blessing, and ensuring the continuation of one's lineage is also a blessing; it's accumulating good karma!"
Nezha blocked Pingyu and covered her ears.
His eyes were devoid of emotion or thought as he looked at the two of them, like two pieces of meat thrown onto a chopping board to make a clatter.
Pingyu was unwilling to speak, so Nezha took the lead in proposing the next steps.
"What's wrong with that child?"
They were all talking about Peipei, but no one mentioned Xiaoniba. Yet Pingyu and Nezha clearly remembered that when Xue Er was hit by a stone and knelt on the ground, the word "little beast" he shouted clearly referred to Xiaoniba.
When the children around Peipei were mentioned, both of them looked gloomy.
He Niu bumped into Xue Er, pouting and muttering, "I still need offspring, talking about her is too unlucky. You tell her!"
"Damn it, do you think I don't want children?" Despite his words, Xue Er, an orphan and a local ruffian, couldn't withstand Nezha's deathly gaze. He forced himself to speak: "Immortal, I can't guarantee it's true! I just heard it from someone else. I heard that Peipei went missing one day, and the Wang family was worried that someone might have killed her and it would be difficult to explain to Wang Tian, so they distributed some money to look for her. But no matter how many times everyone turned this place upside down, they still couldn't find Peipei. I also took some money and circled around the area a few times. Finally, Lord Wang saw that there was no other way, so he went to find an old Taoist priest in the back mountain. The old Taoist priest said that he would only perform a divination to find her if he gave him five chickens. The Wang family cursed all night, got up early the next day, and sent five chickens over."
"Later, Peipei came back, still holding that little beast in her arms, the little beast with chicken feathers stuck to its mouth. She couldn't speak human language, and every day she was either stealing or robbing, and she only ate meat and not vegetables. When someone went to find Peipei, she would throw stones at them and yell wildly, waking up everyone around her."
As Xue Er finished speaking, the disgust on his face abruptly stopped. As if he had remembered that he wasn't complaining to anyone, he instantly composed himself. He became cautious and timidly looked up at the two little immortals in front of him: "After making so many jokes, when they go to find the Fertility Fairy, they should knock this beast unconscious first, so he won't get in their way."
"Immortal, that's all I know." With that, he collapsed to the ground with a thud. Xue Er kowtowed repeatedly, dust flying everywhere. Ping Yu peeked out a little, looking at him as if he were a worm wriggling in mud. Xue Er pleaded, begging for mercy: "Immortal, I'll never dare again! I won't go to Song... oh no, I won't go to Pei Pei, please let me go!"
Nezha remained unmoved. He asked Pingyu, "Kill him, or not?"
"If they're gone, there are others."
Pingyu stepped out from behind Nezha and squatted down beside He Niu, who appeared frightened but whose face concealed resentment. She asked, "How many times did you go to see Peipei?"
He Niu mumbled, "Three times."
The Fertility Fairy doesn't need to work; as long as someone lends her a womb, the water in the jar will never run out, and she can barely keep herself fed. He Niu went to the Fertility Fairy three times, but all three times were fruitless. Unable to get a child, he refused to give up. Throughout history, all men have felt that not having children wasn't their fault. Ping Yu, propping her chin on her hand, asked him, "Has anyone ever successfully borrowed a womb?"
He Niu then said, "No."
She got the answer she wanted and kicked He Niu to the ground. The poor are prone to gossip; if they weren't killed now, rumors would surely spread later. But Ping Yu didn't say a word, so Nezha didn't hold back. The girl pointed at He Niu and suddenly laughed.
The fairy's smile was as beautiful as the moon, captivating He Niu. He thought about it, and the silkworm that had just finished spitting out its flesh awoke again. Nezha flipped his hand, and the Fire-Tipped Spear shone brightly in his grasp.
The blade pointed downwards, aimed at He Niu's crotch. He was about to castrate the boar when the afterimage of the spear blurred for a moment before becoming clear again. Ping Yu firmly grasped the spear and pointed it at He Niu, saying, "It has nothing to do with Pei Pei, and it has nothing to do with your wife either. The reason you can't have children is simply because you're useless."
He Niu exclaimed, "That's impossible!"
“Why is it impossible?” Pingyu said, “You eat so much oily you’re practically dripping with fat, you’re as fat as a pig. How can a pig give birth to a human child? Your wife can’t do it, Peipei can’t do it, why don’t you think it’s because you’re incapable?”
Xue Er loved such vulgar language, and he wanted to laugh but dared not. As he spoke, a cold wind slowly approached. The immortals had sharp ears and eyes, and Nezha also heard the scattered, light footsteps.
The demonic aura permeated the air, drifting into wisps of purple flowers.
Ping Yu said these words, then took Nezha's arm and left.
People deserve to die, but they shouldn't overstep their bounds.
Until the two left, Xue Er and He Niu remained kneeling, not daring to move. Only after Ping Yu and Nezha had completely disappeared from sight did they stand up and loosen their stance.
"Damn it!" He Niu shook his pants. "You can't talk me out of it. If this little wench falls into my hands, I'll make her taste my power!"
Xue Er, whose teeth had been knocked out by Nezha, just wanted to get back quickly and didn't want to bother talking to this man whom the immortals had told he was no good. Just as they stood up, a chilling wind swept over them, ruffling their hair and making them look back.
The grass and trees in the forest trembled, making a rustling sound as they collided with each other.
The girl walked barefoot through the grass. Broken branches, shattered leaves—everything was trampled into the mud. In her left hand, she held a nail and a hammer, clanging and banging them.
One, two, three...
It's a little mud.
She stood there, her flesh bruised and bleeding from her nose, having been beaten mercilessly by He Niu. Seeing her enraged He Niu. The portly man stared at the gleaming metal object in the child's hand: "Are you a dog? You've been beaten like this, and you still come to bite me! What, you're trying to kill me with this thing?"
He couldn't hit his daughter who couldn't carry on the family line, so how could this orphan dare to ride roughshod over him? He Niu raised his fist to strike, but Xiao Niba didn't move. She stared at him with her big eyes, which took up more than a third of her face.
The shadow on the ground stretched long until the man's head was almost upon it. Little Muddy crouched down, narrowly missing the man's swinging fist. He Niu tried to move again, but found himself seemingly not on the ground.
Xue Er's terrified shout rang out from behind him: "You, how did you fly!"
He Niu remained frozen in his empty-handed stance, suspended in the sky. At the same time, Xiao Niba, still crouching, took a few steps back. She revealed a gleaming round disc in front of her, the awl she had been holding earlier.
The awl was driven into the soil, into the center of He Niu's shadow. Little Mud remained silent, her hands gripping the other hammer. She stood in the man's shadow, hammering down along his edges, like a fisherman knocking barnacles off a rock. With each strike, He Niu in mid-air deflated a little, and his shadow on the ground pried up a corner.
Seeing this horrifying scene, Xue Er turned to run away.
But something even more horrifying happened the moment he took a step. A soft, fluffy, strip-like object wrapped around Xue Er's ankle. He couldn't move, leaked urine, and fell to the ground. Looking down at the fluffy tail on his ankle, he realized it was protruding from the small patch of mud.
In a flash, Xue Er recalled his conversation with Nezha: "The Taoist priest on the back mountain asked for five chickens."
The fox eats the chicken.
That little beast is a real beast, it's a fox!
The fox tail pushed him towards the muddy area, and even gripping the ground, Xue Er couldn't stop. He desperately cried out to the sky, "Little fairy, help me!!!"
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Pingyu and Nezha had already planned to leave the person to Xiaoniba to kill, so why would they specially come to save him?
Nezha closed the window, blocking out the outside noise. He turned around and saw Pingyu sitting on the bed, deep in thought. She cupped her face in her hands and said, "Those two did evil, so they deserved to die. But... since Xiaoniba could kill them, why wait until Peipei was humiliated before doing so?"
"Are you really going to see this through to the end?" Nezha sat down next to Pingyu and helped remove the hairpins from her hair one by one. Her black hair fell loose, and Pingyu nodded. Nezha frowned, paused, and for the first time objected to Pingyu's idea: "You still have fire poison in your body. We only have three days; getting to the snow mountain is more important."
"Didn't the master say there was another solution? We're not going to the snow mountain!" Ping Yu said firmly, "These people are bullying us too much. I have to get to the bottom of this!"
"Master's other solution..."
Nezha murmured, his eyes suddenly lighting up as if he had seen an iron tree bloom.
With a snap, Pingyu's hand was grabbed.
She was surprised by Nezha's actions, and heard him say rather urgently, "Really? Are you going to use Master's other solution?!"
Yin and Yang in harmony, water and milk in perfect accord, the joy of fish and water, and so on!
ah……
Pingyu looked at his hand being held, then at Nezha's beaming smile, and cautiously asked a question: "Well, can't we just use that?"
Nezha asked, "Which one?"
Pingyu touched his own lips, then touched Nezha's.
Nezha understood Pingyu's meaning.
Does she think that kissing is all it takes to get rid of the fire poison?
……Um?
Pingyu was older than him and shouldn't have been unaware of what his master meant. So why did Pingyu say that? Did he only intend to alleviate the fire poison through kissing?
Nezha was filled with doubts, and he also thought that they hadn't yet entered into a marriage contract. Although becoming Daoist partners was inevitable, it was best to proceed step by step. His mind raced with speculation, and he was about to lean in and kiss her.
But just as their lips were about to touch, Pingyu said, "After all, Nezha is a lotus root!"
Author's Note: Nezha: I'm here!
Pingyu: You're a lotus root, is lotus root okay?
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