Succubus Chapter 2
"Legend has it that more than 300 years ago, Weiwei County was just a barren little village. Let alone the prosperous scene it is today, even the villagers had a problem of having enough to eat and wear."
"Old people will have a premonition when they are about to die."
"Grandma Tang's only worry was her young granddaughter. Both her parents were dead, leaving her as her only family. With her head full of white hair, she leaned on a cane, carrying her four- or five-year-old granddaughter, her body emaciated, and she trudged from one end of the village to the other, kneeling and begging that after she left, some kind-hearted person would leave the child some food. But with natural disasters and man-made calamities, even her own family struggled to feed themselves; how could she possibly feed another mouth? In the end, it was Liu Lao Er who showed kindness..."
Liu Lao Er adopted children; his own daughter is named Liu Huan, and his adopted daughter is named Liu Xiao. He hopes they can live peacefully together and that their home can be filled with laughter.
The family depended on each other for survival. In the same year, His Majesty's coup and reforms were successful, and corrupt officials were severely punished. With the strong support of the government, people's living conditions began to improve. A few years later, the government implemented new policies, and no matter how old a child was, they could attend school for three years for free.
In those days, being literate was a remarkable thing, so Liu Lao Er sent his two daughters to school. His adopted daughter, Liu Xiao, excelled academically, and after three years of free tuition, Liu Huan voluntarily dropped out of school.
Firstly, her grades weren't good, and secondly, she felt sorry for her father. It was better for two people to support one person's education than for one person to support two people. The father and daughter worked tirelessly to save money for their younger sister's tuition to attend school in the county, hoping that their sister could one day make something of herself.
On the first day of school, the father and daughter gave Liu Xiao all the money they had worked so hard to earn, telling her to study hard and to tell them to tell the family if she ran out of money.
They also wanted to go along to see Liu Xiao off, but they were short of money and could only say goodbye reluctantly.
Unfortunately, when Liu Xiao arrived at the county school, she discovered that there were far too many children who were smarter and more hardworking than her; her talent was simply not enough.
The thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl was seeing the world outside the village for the first time, filled with curiosity and longing.
At the tender age of adolescence, when love is just beginning to blossom, a young girl's feelings are written all over her face. She has fallen for Song Xin, a classmate a year ahead of her. He comes from a wealthy family, is handsome and elegant, and is completely different from Er Gou and San Wa, who she used to fight with in the village.
Liu Xiao is sweet-looking and grew up pampered despite her poor family background. It was the first time Song Xin had met a girl like her, and he was immediately attracted to her. The two quickly fell in love, and Liu Huan's already precarious grades plummeted even further.
Fortunately, the two had a deep affection for each other and secretly pledged their lives to each other. Although she did not achieve academic success, she was able to live a worry-free life after marrying into the Song family and would also be able to support her father and sister.
Later, she lost interest in her studies and devoted herself to dressing up and being a good Mrs. Song.
In Song Xin's eyes, she gradually became no longer special, just like any other woman around her. Because of the promise the two had made in their deep love, Song Xin still went to the Liu family to propose marriage, and for the first time met Liu Huan, who had never left the county and was trapped in the small Weiwei Village.
Although the other person was simply dressed and not as refined as her younger sister, she was generous and neither humble nor arrogant, just like Liu Xiao when they first met.
Now, Liu Xiao's feelings for him are more about flattery than admiration. Too many people are trying to please him, which is why he's tired of Liu Xiao.
The Liu family was happy with the marriage, as their daughter was eager to get married; they felt they were marrying above their station with the Song family.
Song Xin asked a master to interfere, telling Liu Xiao that the combination of their birth charts was inauspicious and that on their wedding day, they needed to marry a woman born at the hour of Yi Hai to resolve the problem. The closer this woman was to Liu's family, the better, so that the inauspicious energy would not have any effect.
Everyone had unwavering faith in the Celestial Master. Coincidentally, Liu Huan was born at the hour of Yi Hai, so Liu Xiao took the initiative to persuade him, telling him the truth and hoping that the two sisters could share a husband so that they could take care of each other.
At that time, it was common for men to have multiple wives and concubines, and for sisters to share a husband. No one thought much of it. Liu Lao Er was especially happy, because now he didn't have to worry about his two daughters' marriages, and they could help each other out.
And so, the two sisters entered the family in grand style.
After marriage, Liu Xiao discovered that her husband was as loving as ever with her, but he paid just as much attention to her sister.
Soon, Liu Huan's belly showed signs of pregnancy, while Liu Xiao remained unprepared. Song Xin paid more attention to Liu Huan, and over time, jealousy arose. In public, she pretended to care for her sister, showering her with affection and maintaining the facade of sisterly love. In private, she devised various methods to get rid of her sister's child.
She listened to slander and found a fox demon cultivating in the mountains. The fox demon said: "That's easy. Let me possess your body, and I will help you get rid of your sister's child without anyone knowing."
At first, Liu Xiao didn't believe it, but as Liu Huan's belly grew bigger and bigger, she became more and more anxious. She absolutely couldn't let the child be born and take away her husband's already limited affection.
She agreed to the fox spirit's promise and allowed it to possess her, but in the end, she was wrong to trust it.
However, the fox demon was cruel by nature and liked to manipulate people's hearts. She used her body to cause Liu Huan to have a premature birth in front of Song Xin, resulting in the deaths of both mother and child. Song Xin hated Liu Xiao to the core.
Bewildered, Liu Xiao listened blankly to the fox demon's low taunts in her ear and chose to hang herself. The fox demon believed that the culprit was Song Xin. If he hadn't been fickle, how could he have caused the sisters to fight over him? Her jealousy had allowed her to succeed.
She then murdered Song Xin in a cruel manner.
"After enjoying the thrill of killing, the cunning fox demon would hide away. When people let their guard down, it would come out to commit crimes again. It committed hundreds of crimes, big and small, but always escaped unscathed."
"Legend has it that she always approaches women with her kind heart and helpful nature, while attracting men with her stunning beauty and captivating charm. That's why she has a new name—succubus."
"This story teaches us to be wary of people who suddenly become inexplicably kind to you; they might be about to harm you. Also, be wary of things that seem too good to be true; they might be traps."
Lin Zhu gave enough silver, and the storyteller told the ending in one go. The guests listened with rapt attention and quickly burst into enthusiastic applause when they realized what had happened.
"Sir, is this succubus real? If not, why did the former magistrate ban this book?"
Rarely receiving any news, Fang Ruo seized the opportunity to ask, giving him a gentle and appreciative look.
Whether it's true or not, the storyteller couldn't say it directly. He stroked his beard with a mysterious expression and said, "It's hard to say, it's hard to say. Once the story is over, that's it. But everyone, remember, 'Always be wary of others.'"
Seeing that she could no longer get anything out of the storyteller, Fang Ruo eagerly approached the two men, acting as if they were old friends: "You two seem to be kindred spirits. May I ask if you've also come here to investigate the succubus case?"
After finishing speaking, he remembered to introduce himself: "I am Fang Ruo, a disciple under the Grand Elder of the Xuanji Sect. I have come here to investigate the succubus case. May I ask who you two are?"
"My name is Wen Wan, and I am here to investigate this case." After Wen Wan finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Zhu, indicating that it was his turn.
"Lin Zhu, your goal is the same as yours," Lin Zhu said succinctly.
After listening, Fang Ruo sat down at the table with the two of them and whispered, "How about we cooperate and exchange the information we've gathered?"
Seeing his silly and simple-minded appearance, Wen Wan eagerly leaned forward to exchange information, probably because she had found out some news.
Looking into those clear yet naive eyes, she guessed he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. She hadn't stooped to deceiving a child to get information: "I just arrived today, so I'm afraid I don't have any useful information to exchange with you."
Upon hearing this, Fang Ruo looked disappointed, but then turned to look at Lin Zhu with anticipation.
Lin Zhu: "Me neither, I just got here."
"Huh?" Fang Ruo immediately looked distressed and disappointed.
Judging from Lin Zhu's actions, he seemed like a seasoned veteran, and I was sure he could find out a lot of information. I didn't expect him to have just arrived here, while I had been here for over a month and hadn't gotten much useful information. I had thought we could exchange some information.
"Never mind, never mind."
Fang Ruo rubbed her bitter face. Wen Wan thought he would give up, but unexpectedly he continued, "If there's no problem, then there's no problem. I'll tell you everything I've found out. Anyway, we all have the same goal."
After speaking, Wen Wan and Lin Zhu looked at him with the same wary expression.
"What are you doing?" Is it really that scary to give them information for free?
"The master said to be wary of people who are suddenly nice to you."
Wen Wan answered defensively, while Lin Zhu nodded in agreement like a chick, "Are you trying to harm us?"
Fang Ruo: ...
Seeing that Fang Ruo was speechless, the two laughed, and Wen Wan poured him a cup of tea: "Here, have some tea, I was just joking with you."
Lin Zhu nodded: "The master just said that one should always be wary of others, but you come here directly to deliver a message to us. Aren't you afraid that we are bad people?"
Fang Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, as long as she wasn't seen as a bad person.
Indeed, it's understandable that he would arouse suspicion by suddenly giving them information for free: "Don't worry, you all seem like good people."
"I didn't expect you two to know each other. I thought you didn't."
He noticed that Wen Wan had been listening to the storytelling for a while, and Lin Zhu had joined him at a later table. He hadn't expected that the two were old acquaintances.
"We know each other fairly well; we did a mission together once before." Without dwelling on the topic, Wen Wan asked him, "What information have you gathered so far? Would you be willing to share it so we can discuss it?"
"sure."
The group then got down to business.
"I'll start with the most truthful information." Fang Ruo thought for a while and decided to start with the information that was most likely to be true.
"Succubi are female. Whether it's the succubi in the storyteller's tales or the succubi I've heard about, their gender is definitely female."
The two nodded and silently took notes. After all, they hadn't found out anything, so they could only listen and record for now, and verify it later if there were any disputes.
"All the men the succubus has killed were fickle and unfaithful men. This is not guaranteed and needs to be verified."
Fang Ruo continued, looking at the two of them with a firm gaze: "I believe the last one is true."
The two looked at him, waiting for him to say something next.
"The last time a succubus committed murder was ten years ago, but my master's divination told me otherwise."
"The succubus will definitely make a comeback this year!"
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