Everyone says that when a person is down on their luck, even drinking cold water will get stuck in their throat. I always thought it was a joke, how could drinking water get stuck? But now I finally understand the meaning of that phrase, because I am the victim who got stuck. Su Dan Novel Network
The culprit behind all of this is Bai Ling'er, who is lying on the fan. Seeing her burp and hiccup from drinking, I feel like killing her. It's one thing for you, a snake, to eat some grilled meat, but why are you drinking alcohol? You weren't like this before?
The thought of alcohol made me freeze. Could this guy have drunk the master's homemade tonic wine? That's seventy-proof sorghum liquor, brewed with saffron, old ginseng, black goji berries, and countless other medicinal herbs. I once got so drunk from just a sip that I couldn't get out of bed for a whole day. Now it seems she must have drunk quite a bit.
Bai Ling'er was entirely snow-white. Although I hadn't touched her, her snake scales looked crystal clear under the light, appearing incredibly smooth and lustrous like fine silk.
But now, a hint of blush appeared on her fair body, and her human-like eyes were also hazy with drunkenness. This is a typical sign of being drunk, as I often see such an expression on my master's face.
The sudden appearance of a talking wild immortal scared everyone else besides me senseless. Even Sister Zhang, who had been clamoring about her child's life being taken, was cautiously hiding her plump body, trying to duck behind Grandma Liu.
There are many wild immortals in the mountains, but very few people have actually seen them. Moreover, most of them forget about it after waking up from a sleep. How could a wild immortal brazenly appear, burping alcohol?
Everyone in the village knows that my master detests wild immortals, which is why there have been no spirit mediums in the village. Now, just as my master left my house, a wild immortal appeared. Coupled with Gou Danzi's false accusation, it solidifies the claim that I was the one who captured the souls of these four children.
Gou Danzi chuckled and said, "Everyone saw it, right? Song Qingyun actually worships a wild immortal, and it seems to have quite high cultivation, being able to talk. I said these children's souls were captured by him to cheat everyone's money, and you didn't believe me. Now, what do you have to say?"
"You..."
Seeing the smug look on Gou Danzi's face, I gritted my teeth in anger. Because when Bai Ling'er came out, the village chief also walked out from the shadows with a group of people. His already dark face turned even redder.
The blackness was from anger, and the redness was from rage.
No matter whose child was captured, they wouldn't have woken up by now. This would surely enrage them. Moreover, the village chief's family had a single heir for nine generations, and his young grandson was his lifeblood. If he died, the lineage would end.
"Qingyun, what do you have to say for yourself? How dare you break the village rules as soon as your master leaves?"
"I..."
I don't know when this rule was established, but the village prohibits the worship of household spirits. This is also why Gou Danzi wanted to be the spirit medium village chief, but the chief disagreed.
I once asked my master about this, but his answer was, "You will know when you should know, and don't ask when you shouldn't."
Now, not only have I violated the village taboos, but I've also been caught red-handed by the village chief. I wouldn't be able to clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River.
"Qingyun, are you really the one who detained these children's souls?"
I quickly explained that someone else had detained the children's souls, and I didn't know who it was. If you don't believe me, look. This corpse rat in my hand is what captured these children's souls. After saying that, I held up the corpse rat in front of everyone.
Ugh—
"What is this thing? Why is it so smelly?"
"Damn it, this is more potent than fermented herring!"
Instantly, everyone present started vomiting again. Even Bai Ling'er, coiled on the fan, twitched and sobered up quite a bit.
"Idiot, did you go eat shit to get so smelly?"
I glared fiercely at Bai Ling'er. Eat your sister! If you hadn't come out so brazenly in the yard, would I have been misunderstood by everyone as the one who captured the children's souls?
To prevent everyone from being poisoned, I had to wrap the corpse rat in my clothes. Although it still smelled, it was much less so than before.
"Ahem..." The village chief's eyes were almost tearing up from the pungent odor. With the help of others, he managed to avoid passing out from the smell.
"You're saying this is what captured my poor grandson's soul? What proof do you have?"
Hearing this, I was inwardly delighted and said, "I naturally have proof. This guy hides in a mountain hollow on the other side of the small river east of the village. I don't know which scoundrel wrote down the birthdates of these children and placed them under the grave, pressed by the corpse rat."
Then, I briefly recounted my journey to the small river east of the village, omitting the fighting scenes, as they might not believe them anyway.
I handed the yellow paper I had snatched from the corpse rat to the village chief. He took it and looked at it, then passed it to the parents of the other unconscious children. Everyone who read it was stunned, and their faces turned red.
"Damn it, who the hell did this? If I find out, I'll beat him so badly he won't be able to take care of himself."
"Too despicable, is this something a human would do? If I catch him, I'll make him understand why flowers are so red!"
"Son of a bitch..."
Just as I thought I had proven that this matter had nothing to do with me, a discordant voice reached everyone's ears again.
"Hmph, hmph... You say it's what you say? Everyone knows that this yellow paper is only used by your family. Outsiders can't use this stuff..."
Seeing Gou Danzi standing in the crowd with a faint smile on his face, I hated him to the bone. You're the one who did it, and you're the one accusing me. Do I have any enmity with you?
"Gou Danzi, what do you mean by that?" I asked, my face darkening. I used to call him uncle when we met, but now I've even skipped that and just call him by his nickname.
"Tsk, tsk... Truly a child born of a father but not a mother, doesn't even understand the basic respect for elders and care for the young. Haven't I made myself clear enough? I mean exactly what I said."
Gou Danzi's words caused another stir, because in the village, yellow paper talismans are indeed only used by me. Spirit mediums don't need to use such things; they usually invite 'immortals' to possess them for direct communication, which is simple and straightforward.
At first, I thought that by getting the yellow paper talismans and killing the corpse rat, I could secretly return the souls of these children, and the matter would be settled. Now it seems I was too naive.
I narrowed my eyes and said to Gou Danzi, "You say I captured these children's souls. What evidence do you have? If you can produce it, I, Song Qingyun, will immediately leave the village."