Chapter 79 Jinjiang Debut
"not good!"
Bai Mian said secretly and let go of Lin Qiu Sheng's hand.
Lin Qiusheng asked in panic: "Master, what's wrong? Is my father's condition hopeless?"
"No," Bai Mian said immediately, "It's just that his current condition is very critical. You must find him quickly and don't let him get away."
Lin Qiusheng looked bewildered: "My father is at the Immortal's house, where else can he go?"
Bai Mian: "He is no longer there now. If you don't believe me, go and see."
After hearing this, Lin Qiu Sheng quickly called home. Lin Qiu Sheng's mother Xie Lan ran to Daxian's house and found that the door of Daxian's room was open. Daxian was lying on the ground with a bloody face and a spilled meal beside him. Her husband Lin Dali had disappeared long ago.
After learning about the situation at home, Lin Qiusheng's heart sank. He asked Bai Mian, "Master, doesn't the immortal in the village have magical powers? How could he be injured by my father? Is there really a snake spirit possessing my father?"
Bai Mian shook his head: "No, this so-called immortal is just good at playing tricks. He has no magical power, and your father is not possessed by the snake god. The reason he became like this is because he was infected by parasites."
Lin Qiusheng was suspicious: "How can parasite infection be so serious? Don't parasites usually live in internal organs?"
"There are also many parasites that can parasitize on the human head. Your father is one of them," Bai Mian explained. "After eating raw snake eggs that day, most of the villagers were infected with parasites. Because your father ate the most, he was most seriously infected. The parasites gathered in his brain and destroyed his brain tissue, causing him to become mentally confused and hallucinate, thinking he was a snake."
"My father... is it just a mental problem? I don't believe it," Lin Qiusheng said, shaking his head. "Master, you have also seen that he has so many strange behaviors. Is it just because of mental problems?"
Bai Mian: "Yes, mental problems cause him to have hallucinations, which make him do many bizarre things. If you go to a mental hospital, you will see many patients who are similar to your father."
"Then what about the immortal in our village?" Lin Qiu Sheng asked.
Bai Mian: "He is just an ordinary farmer who makes a living by deceiving people. The magic water he gave your father to drink contained sedatives, so your father is always sleeping. His behavior delayed your father's condition and caused his hallucinations to worsen. Just now, when the immortal went to bring food to your father, your father went crazy and attacked the immortal, and then ran away. The most urgent task now is to find your father."
Lin Qiusheng quickly picked up his phone and said, "I'll tell my mom right away and ask her to mobilize the whole village to look for him together!"
Bai Mian reminded: "Don't forget to ask them to call the forestry department and fire department staff."
"Master, why do we need these staff?" Lin Qiu Sheng asked.
Bai Mian said: "Because your father wants to go back to the python's lair."
Lin Qiusheng's eyes widened. "What? He went to the python's den again? With the crazy look on his face right now, wouldn't he be courting death if he went there?"
Bai Mian: "So hurry up and stop him before he enters the python's den."
Lin Qiu Sheng stopped talking and immediately called his mother to tell her what Bai Mian had said. Xie Lan was also extremely anxious and immediately asked the whole village to go up the mountain to look for him.
After the call, Bai Mian finally had time to explain to Lin Qiusheng in detail: "Your father is hallucinating that he is a snake, and the snake's nest is his home. You humans are his enemies who imprisoned him. He wants to go back to the snake's nest, so you must stop him. If he really enters the snake's nest, he will definitely die."
Just hearing Bai Mian's words, the timid Lin Qiu Sheng was scared to tears. Now all the villagers were searching in the mountains, and calling again would only waste everyone's time, so he didn't want to call again. He could only hold the phone and pray silently in his heart.
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At the foot of the mountain, Xie Lan called the forestry and fire department staff as instructed by her son, but the location was remote and it would take them a while to arrive. Xie Lan couldn't wait for them and took the villagers directly into the mountain.
The legend of the snake god has been circulating in the village for a long time. Everyone knows the approximate location of the snake's nest. When they arrive near the cave, everyone squats down and hides in the grass. No one dares to move forward. After all, no one knows whether the python is in the nest. If you act rashly, you might lose your life.
After a while, a rustling sound came from the grass. Everyone's heart was in their throat. They looked in the direction where the sound came from. They saw something winding in the grass. Just when everyone thought it was a python, the thing finally revealed its body. It turned out to be Lin Dali.
He still kept his legs together, crawling on his belly, twisting his body like a snake. Seeing him like this, no one dared to get close to him. After all, there was the lesson of the immortal before, and everyone was afraid of being attacked by him.
Lin Dali crawled through the grass, turned his head, and crawled straight into the cave. Everyone was scared. Xie Lan ignored the danger and rushed forward to stop Lin Dali. Lin Dali opened his mouth and bit Xie Lan's ankle. Xie Lan screamed in pain.
The python in the cave was frightened and poked its head out vigilantly.
Seeing the huge snake head, the villagers were terrified. In order to save his life, Xie Lan rolled and crawled into the bushes nearby, leaving Lin Dali alone on the open space.
When Lin Dali saw the python, joy appeared in his eyes. He quickened his pace and crawled towards the python as if he had seen a family member.
The python became violent after losing its child, and when it met Lin Dali, who was right at its mouth, it would of course not let him go. The python opened its mouth to an astonishing extent, and then suddenly held Lin Dali's head in its mouth. Lin Dali's face was covered by it, and he could not breathe at all.
After feeling suffocated, Lin Dali finally began to wake up. He struggled, but it was too late. No one dared to step forward to save him. The python swallowed him whole, bit by bit.
Seeing this scene, Xie Lan felt limp all over and fainted. The villagers nearby hurriedly supported her.
After eating Lin Dali, the python was full and its body became heavy and tired, so it fell asleep directly at the entrance of the cave. The villagers held their breath and no one dared to disturb it.
The villagers didn't breathe a sigh of relief until staff from the forestry and fire departments came up the mountain. The staff killed the python and dragged Lin Dali out of its belly, but Lin Dali had already suffocated to death. After Xie Lan woke up, she hugged him and cried, and everyone was mourning her.
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After receiving the news, Lin Qiu Sheng almost fainted in the store. Lame Brother held him tightly and let him sit on a chair.
Lin Qiu Sheng burst into tears: "Dad, you left just like that, leaving us mother and son behind. What should we do? It's all my fault. I didn't send you to the hospital in time and didn't find out the parasites. But, but at that time, no one was willing to take us. I had no choice but to come to Master Bai. I didn't expect that after doing so much, I still couldn't save you. My dad, you are so confused..."
"He was really confused," said the lame brother ruthlessly, "He shouldn't have done such a thing from the beginning. He had a good life but he had to dig out a snake's nest and eat someone's child alive. He really brought disaster to the whole family. When he did those things, did he ever think about his wife and children at home?"
Lin Qiusheng defended his father: "I've already said it, there was a reason why my dad did that. At that time, Heidan pointed at my dad and provoked him, so my dad made a bet with Heidan. It's all Heidan's fault! Yes, it was Heidan who did it. He came up with the idea. He should be responsible for this matter. I'm going to find him now!"
Lin Qiusheng was about to leave, but Bai Mian stopped him and said, "Calm down first."
Lin Qiusheng collapsed and cried, "My father is dead, how can I stay calm? The culprit who killed my father is in the village, shouldn't I go find him?"
"Someone did want to harm your father, but it wasn't him." Bai Mian said slowly.
Lin Qiusheng immediately wiped the tears from his face and looked at Bai Mian steadily: "Master, are you serious? Only Heidan was involved in this matter. Who else could it be but him?"
Bai Mian: "Let's sort out the cause of the incident first. Your father would dig out snake eggs, and the black eggs would irritate your father. All of this is because of the legend about snake eggs. So who spread this legend from?"
Lin Qiusheng couldn't answer: "How should I know? Villagers are like this. They spread whatever they hear. They gossip about other people all day long. A word can spread all over the village very quickly. You want to find out where it came from? I'm afraid you won't be able to find out even if you ask for three days and three nights!"
Bai Mian: "Then let me ask this question in another way - why did your father and Heidan sit together that night?"
Lin Qiusheng: "Didn't I tell you that Lao Li's family is slaughtering a pig and inviting everyone to dinner? Almost everyone in the village is going—"
At this point, Lin Qiusheng suddenly stopped, repeated his words in a low voice, and then said incredulously: "Old Li——"
Bai Mian: "That's right. Since we're inviting the whole village to dinner, there should be plenty of tables and chairs. Heidan and your dad have always been at odds with each other, so why are they sitting at the same table?"
Lin Qiusheng's eyes widened as he said, "When hosting a dinner, it's always the host who arranges seats for the guests. It was Lao Li! He arranged for my dad and Heidan to sit together!"
"He...he knew that Heidan and my dad didn't have a good relationship, so he deliberately arranged them to sit at the same table to let them quarrel..." Lin Qiusheng said tremblingly, "But how could he have expected that Heidan would ask my dad to steal snake eggs?"
Bai Mian: "The answer is very simple. On the day of the meal, Lao Li was also at the table. He was the one who brought up the topic of snake eggs and fanned the flames. That's why Heidan provoked your father, and that's why your father made the bet."
Lame brother sighed: "He borrowed a knife to kill someone, this old guy is really cunning!"
"So... the first person in the village who made up the snake egg legend was Lao Li?" Lin Qiu Sheng finally understood everything. "He made up the snake egg legend just to find an opportunity to provoke my father to steal the snake eggs. He knew that my father was impulsive and would definitely take the bait. From the beginning, this was a trap set for my father!"
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