Suqin was found curled up in a corner of the courtyard.
Her body was completely twisted and deformed, no longer resembling a human being.
The skin that was originally covered with skin was now covered with dense scales.
It writhed on the ground like a snake, leaving behind countless thick, yellowish-green liquids.
It also made hissing sounds like a snake from time to time.
What's even more chilling is...
Her face, except for her mouth, was covered with countless white eyes, layered like blackheads, densely covering her entire face.
If someone with trypophobia saw this, they would be terrified on the spot.
Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "Fifth Master is here!"
The crowd quickly made way for them.
An old man with a limp slowly walked in.
When Jin saw him, he said in a low voice, "This guy is a master."
I quickly asked, "How did you know?"
Jin glanced at the old man's feet and said in a low voice, "See his foot? He's lame because he committed one of the five misfortunes, namely 'crippleness'."
Luo Tianhe had finished vomiting at some point, and chuckled, "Brother Jin, no wonder you used to wear contact lenses and pretend to be blind. It turns out you weren't capable enough to avoid this punishment!"
Jin Ye's face darkened instantly. He glared at Luo Tianhe fiercely, but couldn't lash out.
At this moment, Sixth Uncle seemed to have seen a savior. He knelt down in front of Fifth Master with a thud, tears streaming down his face.
"Fifth Master, you must save Suqin, save our family!"
Fifth Master calmly reached out and helped Sixth Uncle up: "Don't rush, tell me what happened in detail."
Uncle Liu wiped away his tears and said in a sob.
"When Li Erzhu came back and said that my wife had been swallowed by a giant snake, I didn't take it seriously at all. I just thought he must have seen it wrong. After all, Suqin came back in less than half an hour."
"At the time, she looked no different from a normal person, except that her complexion was a bit unpleasant."
"But that night, I was half asleep when I suddenly heard a strange noise. I woke up with a start, got up, put on my clothes, and went out to see what was going on."
"As soon as I got to the door, I heard a commotion coming from the kitchen. I thought it was a weasel stealing chickens, but it turned out to be Suqin!"
"She...she was eating chicken like a snake...no, she was swallowing chicken whole! The chicken was still alive, still flapping its wings, but when I saw her, she had already swallowed both chicken feet into her throat!"
"I don't know if it's chicken blood or her blood, she... she's covered in blood."
"I called her, I hit her, but she didn't respond. She even tried to bite me. In the end, I had no choice but to... I knocked her unconscious, but then she stopped breathing."
By the end, Uncle Liu was already sobbing uncontrollably.
"I thought Suqin was gone, and just as I was about to notify the others, who knew she... she suddenly came back to life, and then her body was covered in scales, and then..."
Before Uncle Liu could finish speaking, Suqin suddenly straightened up as if she had been stimulated by something.
Like a cobra poised to strike, it launched an attack on the crowd.
The crowd erupted in chaos, screaming in terror and scattering in all directions.
Suqin roared and charged straight at her sixth uncle, who was closest to her.
Uncle Liu couldn't dodge in time and was bitten hard on the arm by her.
Uncle Liu let out a shrill scream and struggled desperately.
But Suqin wouldn't let go, her teeth digging deep into his flesh, blood gushing out.
Like a snake, it used both its hands and feet to tightly coil around Uncle Liu.
Just as Suqin was about to bite Uncle Liu's neck, Fifth Master quickly pulled out a yellow talisman from his pocket and flung it at Suqin.
The talisman burst into flames in the air, transforming into a golden beam that struck Suqin.
Suqin let out a painful roar, her body slowly collapsing to the ground, falling into a coma.
Fifth Uncle wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Sixth Uncle, "Quickly go and prepare a large wooden basin, a new one, and find two live fish, one black and one white, as well as a red rope, a bell, and candles."
Uncle Liu didn't dare to delay and quickly did as instructed.
Fifth Master took the items, used a red rope to form a circle around Suqin, and inserted candles at each of the four corners.
After lighting the bells, they were tied to the red rope and hung at intervals.
Finally, he placed the black and white fish on Suqin's head and feet respectively.
I couldn't help but ask Mr. Jin, "Mr. Jin, is there any particular reason behind his actions?"
With a serious expression, Master Jin explained, "This red rope is used to ward off evil spirits and prevent them from entering or leaving."
"The sound of the bell can scare away evil spirits."
"The candle is used to judge the yin energy; and these two fish, one black and one white, the black fish belongs to yin and the white fish belongs to yang. The yin and yang are harmonized to suppress the evil spirits on Suqin's body."
After Fifth Master finished setting things up, Sixth Uncle dared to ask, "Fifth Master, why did Suqin become like this?"
Fifth Master counted on his fingers, his expression grave: "She's carrying an evil child."
Uncle Liu stared in shock, his eyes wide: "You...you mean Suqin is pregnant? Whose child is it?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at the unconscious Suqin and cursed, "You shameless bastard, you actually seduced a man behind my back!"
Fifth Master immediately rebuked, "Stop talking nonsense! This is not the body of an ordinary person, but that of a celestial being."
"Suqin must have encountered something on the mountain that caused this calamity."
He paused, then continued, "In two days, on the night of the full moon, when the yin energy is at its peak, I will remove the fetus and perform a ritual to help it be reincarnated as soon as possible, so that Suqin can have peace."
Sixth Uncle hurriedly asked, "Fifth Master, can't we just cut open the stomach and take it out?"
Fifth Master's face darkened: "Absolutely not! This evil fetus harbors extremely heavy resentment. If it is rashly removed, it will surely cause even greater disaster. At that time, I'm afraid the entire village will suffer."
After saying that, Fifth Master looked at the villagers present: "Those born in the years of the Tiger and Snake, turn around and leave. Those of the other zodiac signs, stay and keep watch. These next two days, we must not let anything happen to Suqin."
Luo Tianhe and I happen to be born in the Year of the Dragon and the Year of the Horse, respectively.
However, we are not from this village, so we don't need to stay.
Zeng Wei, born in the Year of the Rabbit, was kept on.
On the way back, Luo Tianhe leaned close to my ear and whispered, "Old Chen, do you think this can be resolved so easily? I have a feeling it's not that simple."
I shook my head: "I don't know either, but since Fifth Master said so, he must have his reasons. We're not from this village, so we can't help much. We can only leave it to them."
Master Jin glanced at the two of us and slowly said, "The matter of evil spirits has always been complicated. Although Fifth Master is highly skilled, this evil spirit harbors deep resentment, I'm afraid..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but his worried expression said it all.
My heart skipped a beat.
Does this mean something bad is going to happen tonight?
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