Chapter 379 The Boys of That Time (Thirty-Two)
Gu Yan shook his head: "Not yet. The snake demon, who is currently transforming into a dragon, had its heart extinguished by the rain that brought love today. It will probably succeed in transforming into a dragon tomorrow."
Xuan Yu: "Where did Director Zhang and Assistant Guo go?"
Gu Yanjing: "They're also on the mountain. Don't worry, the snake demon is too busy to deal with them right now, so they're safe for the time being."
Xuan Yu: "Then let's get rid of that snake demon now. We can't let it successfully transform into a dragon, otherwise it will immediately wreak havoc on the area. The mountain is filled with resentment, and we don't know how many people the snake demon has eaten."
Gu Yanjing: "Not that many, the whole village, plus the passersby over the past hundred years."
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yu was so angry that he wanted to curse. He picked up his sword and headed up the mountain.
The people surrounding them also started swearing, and the live chat was full of profanities, like a telegraph operator.
Gu Yan shook his head: "It's just cause and effect, there's no need to be in such a hurry, let's wait and see."
Xuan Yu was dumbfounded: "What are you looking at?"
Gu Yan was surprised: "Naturally, it's about seeing the snake demon's past."
After saying that, he conjured a water mirror, just like a movie special effect, but exceptionally clear.
Xuan Yu was so impressed by this that he almost knelt down: "You can see into the secrets of heaven?"
Gu Yan asked in surprise, "Why not?"
Xuan Yu: ...I'm going to shut myself off.
How the hell do you say that so matter-of-factly?
Within the water mirror, the snake demon's life is rapidly evolving.
The snake demon was originally a kind-hearted person. At first, she unknowingly saved someone, but by a twist of fate, she gained sentience and did many good deeds.
So the villagers built a shrine for him and sculpted a statue to worship him.
He was worshipped by the villagers for many years, absorbed the power of their faith to cultivate himself, and became a mountain god. Everything was developing in a positive direction.
Unexpectedly, one year, a severe drought struck the entire region, leaving the mountains without water.
Thus, the practice of exchanging children for food became commonplace.
The snake demon couldn't bear to see the villagers eat human flesh, but unexpectedly, the villagers used human flesh to sacrifice to him, begging for rain.
His cultivation was insufficient to fulfill the villagers' requests, and after much deliberation, he resorted to using human flesh.
It's true that in ancient times, demons ate people to cultivate; this could indeed increase their demonic power in a short period of time.
The snake demon satisfied the villagers, but because it ate human flesh, it became tainted with karma. Its cultivation was completely destroyed after it brought rain, and it could only revert to its original form and recuperate in the temple.
The villagers were relieved of their great calamity and came to the temple every day to pray for the restoration. Sometimes the power of faith is more effective than spiritual power, and the snake demon quickly recovered.
But having already consumed flesh and blood, he could not break the habit. Three months later, he attacked an orphan, and half a month later, he devoured an elderly person living alone.
After that, things spiraled out of control.
In the end, the villagers finally discovered that it was a snake demon causing trouble. Unable to tolerate it any longer, they invited a highly skilled Taoist priest to exorcise the demon. However, they did not expect that the snake demon was highly powerful and full of resentment. It devoured the Taoist priest and the villagers who came.
Then they set up an illusion around the village, pretending that there were still people in the village, to lure passersby to stop and then swallow them up.
One wrong step leads to another. What was originally a good deed cannot be extricated from the cause and effect; instead, it becomes deeply entangled in it.
Although Gu Yanjing didn't remember much, he vaguely felt that he had been raised by a bastard and had a fondness for this type of snake and dragon.
I can't help but sigh at this pity.
If it stays true to itself, this snake demon might actually be able to transform into a dragon upon encountering water and attain immortality.
But life is unpredictable; there's no going back.
"Immortal Lord, do you think I've made mistakes in my life?" Suddenly, a bewildered voice came from the opposite mountain.
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