Chapter 79: Jinjiang First Release

"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 have to find him quickly and don't let him get away."

Lin Qiusheng looked bewildered: "My father is at Daxian'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 house was open. Daxian was lying on the ground with a bloody face and a spilled meal beside him. Her husband Lin Dali had disappeared.

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 a snake god. The reason he became like this is because he was infected by parasites."

Lin Qiusheng wondered, "How could parasite infection be so serious? Don't parasites usually live in dirty organs?"

"There are also many parasites that live in 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 just a mental problem? I don't believe it," Lin Qiusheng said, shaking his head. "Master, you also saw that he has so many strange behaviors. Is it just because of mental problems?"

Bai Mian: "Yes, his mental problems caused him to have hallucinations, which made 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 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 and ask her to mobilize the whole village to look for her!"

Bai Mian reminded: "Don't forget to ask them to call the staff from the forestry department and the fire department."

"Master, why do we need these staff members?" 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 worried 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 have imprisoned him. If he wants to return to the snake's nest, you must stop him. If he really enters the snake's nest, then he will definitely die."

Just hearing Bai Mian's words, the timid Lin Qiu Sheng was scared and cried. Now everyone in the village was searching in the mountain, 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 some time for them to arrive. Xie Lan couldn't wait for them and led 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 take another step 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, there was a rustling sound coming from the bushes. Everyone's heart was in their throat. They looked in the direction where the sound came from and saw something winding out of the bushes. 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, they had the experience 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 alertly.

Seeing this huge snake head, the villagers' hearts sank. In order to save her 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 speed 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 in front of its mouth, it would of course not let him go. The python opened its mouth to an alarming 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 come forward to save him. The python swallowed him whole, little by little.

Seeing this scene, Xie Lan's whole body went limp and she 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. However, Lin Dali had already suffocated to death. After Xie Lan regained consciousness, she hugged him and cried. Everyone else was filled with regret.

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After receiving the news, Lin Qiu Sheng nearly fainted in the store, but Lame Brother held him firmly and helped him sit on a chair.

Lin Qiu Sheng burst into tears: "Dad, you left like this, 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 really had no choice, so I came to Master Bai. I didn't expect that after doing so much, I still couldn't save you. My dad, you are so stupid..."

"He is really stupid," said Cripple Brother ruthlessly, "He shouldn't have done such a thing from the beginning. He had a good life but he had to dig out snake nests and eat someone's child alive. He really brought disaster upon himself and implicated 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 for a moment."

Lin Qiusheng cried out in despair: "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 intently: "Master, are you serious? Only Heidan was involved in this matter. Who else could it be if not 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 was at a loss for words. "How would I know? Villagers are just like that. They spread whatever they hear. Every day they gossip about other people. One word can spread quickly throughout the village. 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 was going to kill a pig and invite everyone to dinner? Almost everyone in the village went—"

At this point, Lin Qiusheng suddenly stopped, repeated his words in a low voice, and then said incredulously: "Old Li——"

Bai Mian: "Yes, since we are inviting the whole village to dinner, there should be a lot of tables and chairs. Heidan and your father 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 we host a dinner, it's always the host who arranges the 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 put them at the same table to make 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: "To kill someone with a borrowed knife, this old guy is really sinister!"

"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 snake eggs. He knew that my father was impulsive and would definitely fall for it. From the beginning, this was a trap set for my father!"