Chapter 78 Jinjiang Debut
"Ah?" Lame Brother was stunned and looked at the young man in front of him repeatedly, as if he was confirming whether he was mentally ill.
Lin Qiusheng's face turned red as he was stared at. He said helplessly, "Don't look at it anymore. I know it's hard to believe, but this is the truth!"
Bai Mian comforted him softly: "Don't worry, tell me slowly, what happened?"
Lin Qiusheng spoke haltingly, "My father's name is Lin Dali, my mother's name is Xie Lan, and my family lives in a village in the south. The village is close to the forest, so it's easy to see snakes. About a year ago, someone claimed to have seen a huge python while climbing a mountain, and that person even tracked it to its nest."
"When we first heard the news, the villagers were terrified. Everyone was afraid that the python would come down the mountain to eat people. But over time, everyone found that as long as they didn't actively provoke the python, the snake would not hurt people. There were enough prey in the mountains for it to eat."
"After a period of peace and quiet, a rumor suddenly spread in the village. No one knew who started it, but everyone said that the python on the mountain was a snake demon that had been practicing for a thousand years and had spiritual energy. It was a female python that had just given birth and was incubating eggs. Anyone who ate its eggs would be able to gain a great tonic! Men who ate it could improve their sexual performance, women could beautify themselves, children could become smarter, and the elderly could even regain their youth!"
Lame brother laughed so hard that he spit out his food: "No, this is too outrageous, how can anyone believe such a thing?"
Lin Qiusheng said helplessly, "Yes, it's obviously fake. But the folks in my hometown are all farmers who have not been to school much. They are the type of people who are easily deceived by marketing accounts. After this rumor came out, everyone in the village believed it. Everyone was itching to get the python eggs, but most people just thought about it and let it go. After all, if things go wrong, they may lose their lives."
Lame Brother raised his eyebrows: "From what you said, there are really people who put it into practice?"
Lin Qiusheng said ashamedly, "That man is my father. My father's nickname is 'Lin Dadan'. He is the most daring person in our village. He dares to do things that others dare not do. He has a reckless and impulsive personality and is easily angered. My mother and I often advise him to change his temper, but he just won't listen. Look, now something bad has happened!"
"A month ago, the villager Mr. Li slaughtered a pig and invited everyone to dinner. The men were all drunk at the table, and I don't know who first mentioned the legend of snake eggs. An uncle with a nickname called 'Heidan' and my dad didn't get along well. This time he got drunk again. He pointed at my dad and said that my dad didn't dare to steal snake eggs and didn't deserve the nickname 'Lin Dadan'. My dad got angry instantly, and the two of them made a bet on the spot at the dinner table—"
"My father went to the mountains to steal python eggs. If he succeeded, Heidan would give him 10,000 yuan. If he failed, my father would give Heidan 10,000 yuan. Whatever accidents happened during the process of stealing the eggs, it would be my father's own responsibility. No one else would be held responsible."
Lame brother smacked his lips and said, "Isn't this stupid? Which is more important, ten thousand dollars or life? Is it worth taking such a big risk for ten thousand dollars?"
Lin Qiusheng explained: "My father didn't do it for money, he just wanted to gamble. His temper is like this and it hasn't changed in decades."
"What happened next?" Bai Mian asked.
Lin Qiusheng went on to say: "On the night when the bet was made, my father took the sack and went to the mountains. My mother didn't know about this at the time. He slipped out in the middle of the night while my mother was asleep. If my mother knew, she would definitely not let him go!"
"He found the python's nest according to the location. The python's nest was in a cave. The locals knew it. He observed near the cave for a while and finally waited for the python to leave the nest. While the python was out hunting, my father entered its nest and took away all the snake eggs in a sack. Then, while the python hadn't come back yet, he trotted down the mountain. In this way, my father successfully brought the snake eggs back to the village."
Lame Brother took a deep breath and said, "This guy is a ruthless person! When the python comes back and finds that his child is missing, won't he be furious?"
Lin Qiusheng said with shame: "That's right, but the villagers didn't understand this. After my father came home, the villagers cheered for him. There were a lot of snake eggs, and my father distributed them to the whole village. Everyone cut open the eggs with a knife and ate the liquid inside. Heidan also admitted defeat and gave my father 10,000 yuan. My mother didn't know about it until the next morning."
The onlookers held their stomachs and began to dry heave after hearing this description. Lame Brother was very confused: "No, did I hear it right? Eat it raw? That thing must be so fishy, how can you eat it?"
Lin Qiusheng said helplessly: "It's all for the sake of strengthening the virility. You know, men can eat anything weird to strengthen their virility."
Lame brother said disdainfully: "Okay, okay, you can eat anything, right? Tomorrow I will be a marketing account, and I will say that cockroaches and rats are the best aphrodisiacs, and see if they can eat all the cockroaches and rats in the world!"
Lin Qiusheng sighed: "Well, anyway, that night, everyone happily ate the snake eggs, and my father ate the most. After this incident, everyone lived their lives as usual, but my father's body showed abnormalities."
"He first felt dizzy and hot, and didn't want to wear clothes every day. He wanted to go out naked. Then he felt itchy all over his body and scratched it every day. Later, he couldn't even speak clearly and could only stick out his tongue when he saw people. These things happened when I was in college in another city. My mother didn't tell me. When I returned home, my father had become like this-"
As Lin Qiu Sheng spoke, he found a video on his phone, turned the screen towards Bai Mian, and played it for the two of them.
The background of the video is a self-built house in the countryside. A thin man is lying on the cold concrete floor, naked, with his arms at his sides and his legs tightly together. He is moving forward only on his abdomen. His body is covered with mottled scars, and there is not a single good spot on his body. From a distance, the scars look like fish scales.
Lame Brother asked: "How did these scars come about?"
Lin Qiusheng was filled with great fear. He trembled and said, "He scratched it himself. My mother said that my father frequently used his nails to tear his skin, as if he wanted to break free from this layer of skin, just like - just like a snake shedding its skin!"
Lame Brother held back his nausea and continued watching the video. The camera moved from above Lin Dali to his front. All the joints in his body seemed to have softened. He was crawling on the ground in a twisted manner as if he had no bones. He had become extremely thin due to long-term hunger. His eye sockets were blue, but his eyes were unexpectedly bright.
The person who took the video was Lin Qiu Sheng's mother. His mother shouted "Da Li", and Lin Dali suddenly turned his head and looked at his mother with aggressive eyes. It was obvious that he no longer recognized his wife. Lin Qiu Sheng's mother shouted again, and this time, Lin Dali retracted his neck, bit his back teeth, and a strange "crunch" and "crunch" sound came out of his mouth.
Lin Qiu Sheng's mother noticed something was wrong and wanted to end the filming. Just as she was about to leave, Lin Dali suddenly stretched his neck and threw himself on his wife, pressing her to the ground. Then he opened his mouth wide, stuck out a long tongue, and bit directly at the camera.
The video ends here.
After watching the video, Bai Mian fell silent. She finally understood what Lin Qiu Sheng meant. Lin Dali did not really turn into a snake, but his entire person, from his thoughts to his appearance, was exactly like a snake.
Lame Brother got goosebumps all over his body: "Damn, this video is even more terrifying than a horror movie. I was scared just watching the video. How dare your mother live with your father?"
Lin Qiusheng said sadly: "When shooting this video, my mother was bitten on the neck by my father. It was bloody and scared her. Now she lives at home by herself and my father is somewhere else."
"The condition is so serious, why don't you send him to the hospital?" asked Lame Brother.
Lin Qiusheng sighed again: "It's hard to explain. It's not that I don't want to take him, but our place is too remote, far away from the city, and we need to drive there. I asked everyone in the village and hired several taxis, but no one was willing to take my father to the hospital."
Lame brother nodded: "Is that so? That's understandable. With your father in this state, who would dare to let him get in the car? What if he attacks the driver in the car?"
Bai Mian asked: "How are people now?"
Lin Qiusheng said: "He has been sent to the 'great immortal' in our village. Since he bit my mother, she no longer dared to let him live at home. The villagers said that this was retribution for him taking snake eggs. The snake god was angry and wanted to turn him into a snake. Only the great immortal could solve this situation. My mother believed what they said and sent my father to the great immortal to be treated."
"The immortal said that he was possessed by a snake god, and the snake god wanted to take his life. If you want to exorcise the evil spirit, you must drink water soaked in talisman paper every day. My father has been drinking talisman water from his place for a week."
Bai Mian: "How is he now?"
Lin Qiusheng said hesitantly, "After drinking the magic water, my father became much quieter. He never attacked anyone again. He was in a coma every day, but it was difficult for him to eat. He refused to eat the food sent to him and only wanted to eat raw meat. For his health, we didn't dare to feed him raw meat. As a result, one day, he swallowed a live mouse in the yard of the immortal's house!"
After hearing this, Lame Brother finally rushed to the toilet to vomit out of disgust. Many of the onlookers left. Lin Qiusheng looked at Bai Mian pitifully, "Master, please save my father. Don't think we are disgusting. My father did something stupid, but he is my father after all! Our family mainly relies on my father to farm to make a living. My mother is not strong and I am still in school. He is the pillar of our family. If something happens to him, our family will collapse. Please save him!"
Bai Mian didn't ask any more questions. He grabbed Lin Qiu Sheng's hand and took his pulse. Everyone in the store held their breath, waiting for Bai Mian to speak.
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