Chapter 258
After being surprised, Ji Jinghuai became more excited. He thought that if this Taoist priest had real skills, he would be of no use to him and could only watch the fun. But if this Taoist priest was a fake, then he would be of great use because he could expose the fake skills of this Taoist priest.
So Ji Jinghuai asked the old lady next to him about the Ding family. The old lady was kind-hearted, and when faced with this handsome young man, she told him everything about the Ding family in a short while. Ji Jinghuai guessed the Ding family's intentions with a little judgment, and became more determined to expose them.
The Ding family has three brothers. Compared with other families, they are quite well-organized. The eldest brother works in the village to farm and take care of his parents. The second brother runs a grocery store in the town. He is eloquent and does a good business, which makes many people in the village envious.
Ding Laosan was envied by the villagers because he was a scholar, the only scholar in the village, and had a handsome appearance. Everyone said he had a bright future. Now he was studying in the county school, and Ding Laosan's wife stayed at home to serve her parents-in-law.
After listening to what Ji Jinghuai had to say, he found out that the problems with Ding Lao Da and Ding Lao Er were not serious. The one with the problem was Ding Lao San. Although Ding Lao San was not at home, Ding Lao Da and Ding Lao Er both said that they did not want to affect their younger brother's studies, and would go to the county to inform him after the matter was settled.
I heard from my aunt that Ding Laosan's wife is a pitiful person. Her father was Ding Laosan's mentor, so this marriage was arranged for her. But who would have thought that not long after the wife got married, Ding Laosan's father-in-law died of a serious illness, and his mother-in-law passed away soon after, leaving Ding Laosan's wife alone, and now she has no children.
Fortunately, Ding Laosan loves his wife very much. Every time he comes back from the county town, he will bring a gift for his wife. Everyone says that Ding Laosan is a loyal man. Even though his father-in-law and mother-in-law are no longer around, he still treats his wife very well.
Ding Laosan's wife was also present at the scene. The old lady pointed her out to Ji Jinghuai. Ji Jinghuai could tell at a glance that Yang looked very unwell and was quite thin. How could this be called a good life in the Ding family?
Ji Jinghuai guessed that it was probably that the Ding family and Ding Laosan disliked Yang for hindering Ding Laosan's future and could no longer help Ding Laosan, but they did not want to be known as ungrateful, so they found such a fake Taoist priest to act out a show. Maybe after a while, the fake Taoist priest would point out where the demon was hiding, which was Yang.
Maybe Ding Laosan has already found his next wife. Now that he has solved the problem of Yang, he can marry a wife who will be more helpful to him.
He had seen many similar situations in the capital. After becoming rich, some people would become disdainful of their wives, but taking concubines was considered good. What's worse, it was common for them to divorce their wives and marry new ones. Some even killed their wives due to illness for the sake of fame.
Although he had not met Ding Lao San, was it because of Ding Lao Da and Ding Lao Er that the Ding family made such a big scene? Ding Lao San was the most promising one in the Ding family. Looking at Yang, it was clear that she was not having a good life in the Ding family. The Ding family said one thing and did another.
The fake Taoist priest acted like a god and performed some tricks that seemed quite realistic to the villagers. Even the old lady spoke in a low voice for fear of disturbing the Taoist priest's performance.
"Hey!" The Taoist priest suddenly shouted, pointing the peach wood sword in his hand in a certain direction, "Where are you trying to escape, evildoer? I will expose your true form today, and you will never be able to harm the world again!"
As he spoke, a ball of fire burst out from the brazier in front of him. The scene frightened the villagers who came to watch so much that they dared not speak. The old lady also stopped talking and looked at the situation in the yard nervously.
After waiting for a while and seeing no movement, the Taoist priest said angrily: "You evil monster, since you are unwilling to show your true form, then I will not be polite. I told you to drink a toast and then you will be punished!"
The Taoist priest brought a bowl of water, took a sip and then sprayed it towards the Ding family members. The Ding family members did not dare to move and suddenly someone screamed.
"Oh my god, what happened to Yang?"
"How scary! How could there be such a large amount of blood on her body?"
"She is the demon who harmed the Ding family, it's her!"
"Quickly catch this monster!" The Taoist pointed his peach wood sword at Yang, who was standing there completely stunned. Two burly old women immediately rushed out and grabbed her, pulling out handfuls of Yang's hair. Yang screamed in pain.
Ji Jinghuai was also dumbfounded. He didn't know what to do before he even started his plan to expose the truth. He quickly asked the real Taoist priest beside him for help in a low voice: "Little Taoist Priest Yuan, what is going on?"
Yuan Jing said: "They first tampered with Yang's clothes. There was something on the clothes that reacted to the sprayed water. No matter who it touched, they would turn red."
As they were talking, Yang's mouth was blocked by someone, and the elders of the Ding clan came out to take charge of the situation. It was obvious that they also believed that Yang was really a monster, and they respectfully asked the Taoist priest how to get rid of this monster.
The Taoist priest acted like a master and was about to speak when Ji Jinghuai shouted, "Wait! You have all been deceived. This is a fake Taoist priest!"
"Hey, what is this handsome young man yelling about? Come back quickly." The lady next to him wanted to call Ji Jinghuai back, but he had already rushed out, dragging Yuan Jing with him. He felt that he might not be able to expose the scam of this fake Taoist priest by himself.
"Nonsense, where are you from? You are not from our village at all. The affairs of our Dingjia Village have nothing to do with outsiders."
"Could it be that he was seduced by this enchantress, so he came out specially to speak for this slut?" said a jealous woman sourly.
The old man of the Ding family came out with a cane and said, "Sir, the affairs of the Ding family have nothing to do with you. Don't offend the Taoist priest."
Ji Jinghuai didn't look at the old man of the Ding family, but looked at another old man of the Ding family who seemed to be in charge, and said, "What if I can prove that this Taoist priest is fake and that what he did just now was just a trick?"
"Uncle, don't listen to the nonsense of outsiders!" Old Master Ding said hurriedly.
The elder looked at Yang, who was tied up and unable to move, and thought that Yang's father had taught many children in the village. Now, could he not protect his only daughter? He was old and shrewd, and he always felt that there was something strange about the Ding family, so he said, "Okay, I will give this young man a chance and see what you can prove."
Ji Jinghuai looked at Yuan Jing, who smiled and looked very likable. He said, "I wonder if anyone can get me some wood ash and clean water."
"It's easy. I'll do it."
Someone immediately volunteered to run into the Ding family's kitchen, took out wood ash from the stove, and brought out a basin of water. Yuan Jing wanted to extract alkaline water from the wood ash. In fact, he had seen a lot of such tricks before. He didn't expect to come to this world where there are real monsters and Taoists, and he would encounter a fake Taoist performing magic. The things he had turned over before were finally useful.
With the help of Ji Jinghuai, the alkaline water was extracted, and then a piece of paper was soaked in the alkaline water and then dried. Then the highlight came. Seeing that the fake Taoist wanted to pour out the key bowl of water, he hurriedly asked Ji Jinghuai to take the bowl of water away.
"This is not plain water, but something has been added to it. What will happen when the added thing comes into contact with the wood ash water? You just wait and see." Then Yuan Jing randomly called a villager to take a sip, and then sprayed the turmeric water onto the paper.
"Oh my god, the paper turned red! It really turned red!"
"Isn't this exactly the same as what happened to Yang? Could it be that this paper is also a demon?"
"He is really a fake Taoist priest. Why would he harm Ding Laosan's wife? How deep is his hatred and resentment?"
If this fake master had not been exposed, would Yang have had a good ending? She would definitely not have survived. The villagers thought about how they were just filled with righteous indignation and wanted to kill this evildoer. Now they were terrified and looked at the Taoist priest with even more anger. It was all because of this fake Taoist priest who had deceived them and almost harmed Yang.
"Tell me, Taoist priest, why did you want to harm Yang?"
The Taoist priest dodged his gaze for a moment, especially when he saw Yuan Jing was also dressed as a Taoist priest. He couldn't figure out whether he was a real Taoist priest or a fake one, so he insisted, "This is the method to make the evildoers show up."
"Tsk, as long as anyone's clothes are soaked in that ash water, whoever wears them will be a monster."
"Oh, now I remember. The clothes Yang was wearing were hung in the yard to dry yesterday. It was her second daughter-in-law who did it herself. I was wondering why Wang was so diligent before. She must have tampered with the clothes."
"Oh my god, is it possible that the Ding family and the Taoist priest have teamed up to harm the Yang family? Why is this happening?"
Yuan Jing searched some things from the fake Taoist priest and performed all the tricks he had just performed. For example, he threw the charcoal powder into the brazier, and the fire in the brazier immediately exploded. The fake Taoist priest saw that the villagers around him had strange eyes, so he turned around and wanted to run away.
Yuan Jing kicked him forward from behind. The fake Taoist fell to the ground and chewed a mouthful of mud. Yuan Jing squatted in front of him, patted his head and said with a smile: "Do you want to tell the truth yourself, or do you want me to use the mantra to make you tell the truth?"
As he spoke, he took out a talisman, held it between two fingers and waved it in front of the fake Taoist priest.
The fake Taoist priest now knew that he had met a real Taoist priest. He knew what abilities the real Taoist priest had. A fake like him was no match for the real Taoist priest.
The fake Taoist priest was scared: "Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life. I just want to make a living. It was this family who came to my temple and asked me to do this. They just don't want this daughter-in-law anymore. I was tempted by the money they gave me. Master, what I said is true. It was Ding Lao Er who came to me and gave me ten taels of silver. He said that I would get another ten taels of silver after the matter was completed."
“Oh my God!”
"What about these unusual situations of the Ding family?"
"It's all fake, fake. Old Man Ding fell down on his own. Old Lady Ding was faking illness. She will cooperate with me to drink a magic water and her illness will be cured. The beating of Old Second Ding was also a play he hired someone to do. The bloodstains on the wall were put there by them themselves. If I say anything false, I will thunder and lightning."
There was a lot of noise inside and outside the yard. The villagers never thought that all this was a trick played by the Ding family to deal with Yang. They saw that Yang had no one to rely on and no one could make decisions for her, so they wanted to find a new wife for Ding Lao San? This family was too vicious. Yang's father was so good to Ding Lao San.
"What are you all doing outside my house? What happened in my house?" The villagers were chattering when a familiar voice came from behind them. Everyone turned around and saw that the real culprit, Ding Laosan, was back.
They looked at Ding Lao San with suspicion. Although the fake Taoist admitted that he was bribed by Ding Lao Er, did Ding Lao San know about it? Or was it true, as some people said, that Ding Lao San looked down on Yang after becoming a scholar and wanted to find a new wife from a higher family?
Because of this thought in his mind, he looked at Ding Laosan with less respect than before, and said with a hint of watching a good show: "Go home quickly, something happened at home, something serious!"
Ding Laosan's eyes flashed: "How could something serious happen in my family? Are my parents okay? I'll go in and take a look first."
Ding Laosan squeezed into the crowd, and the people behind him looked at each other and made faces.
"Do you think Ding Lao San knew about this? Or was he also involved in this?"
"They are going to harm his wife, how could he really not know anything about it? If they really harm his wife, wouldn't the people of the Ding family be afraid that the Third Ding would come back and cause trouble for them?"
"Hiss~" someone gasped. Originally, people thought that Ding Laosan was handsome and a scholar. He might become a juren in the future. Who wouldn't envy his future? Many people also envied Yang for marrying such a husband. But if they lost their life for this, who would dare to marry their daughter to him?
The originally handsome Ding Laosan now looked hideous in their eyes.
"It's true that you can't judge a person by his appearance. When you look for a son-in-law in the future, you must keep your eyes open and look carefully."
The yard was noisy, and no one noticed Ding Lao San coming back. When Ding Lao San saw Yang lying on the ground in a state of disgrace, his eyes flickered again, and he shouted, "What are you doing? What are you doing in my house? Dad, big brother, second brother, what's going on?"
"Oh, Ding Laosan is back. Ding Laosan, this Taoist priest said that your wife is a monster. What do you think we should do?" a villager said deliberately.
"Nonsense, how could I not know what kind of person my wife is? Madam, what's going on? Get up quickly!" Ding Laosan walked over and tried to help Yang up.
But Yang was so scared that she shrank back. How could she not guess what the matter was about? Ding Lao San frowned, his eyes filled with displeasure, but his voice softened: "Madam, I'm back. Is there any misunderstanding here?"
Yuan Jing chuckled at this time, then turned back to look at the fake Taoist priest and said, "You are right about one thing, that is, there is indeed an evil spirit in the Ding family, but you can't tell which member of the Ding family has the evil spirit?"
Many villagers gasped and took a few steps back in fear, staying away from this family. Was there really a demon there?
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