The Strange Case of Dragon and Snake

Huang Degui, an apprentice at Yishantang in Longcheng County, rescued a small snake on his way home. It turned out that this little snake was the child of a woman. In order to gain enough blessings, it went to the noble family and soon grew into a big python. It caught thieves, saved people from drowning, killed tigers, punished evil, and did many good things in Huangjiawan. Liu Bao, a noble friend, dug up a pearl while weeding. This orb is a collection of orbs belonging to the Dragon King. Liu Bao made a lot of money. When he was hiding the money at night, he was discovered by the evil man Jin Boyou in the bay. Jin told the evil chief Jia that Liu Bao's family had money, and he and the head of the village framed Liu Bao for stealing silver. When Chief A was searching Liu Bao, he accidentally swallowed the pearl and was seen by two Yakshas. Commander Jia immediately turned into an evil dragon, and he rose into the sky and started to rain, threatening to flood Huangjiawan. The python fights with the evil dragon to protect Huangjiawan. As a result, the snake was defeated by the dragon and fell to the ground injured. The evil dragon was beaten back to its original shape by the Dragon King and fell to the ground and died. The li chief and the son of chief Jia sued Liu Bao for refusing to pay the tax and beat him to death. Liu Bao was captured by the county government. In order to save Liu Bao from prison, Degui traveled between Longcheng and Huangjiawan every day. Degui and the people in Wanli paid bribes and went to court to exonerate Liu Bao. Although all the witnesses and physical evidence were available, the county magistrate refused to release him. Through understanding, it turns out that the county magistrate is actually a thief who kills people and sells goods in disguise. Degui felt that he went to Beijing to complain. On the way, he happened to meet his father and Liu Bao, who were forced to leave and were now appointed to Tongzhi. Huang Tongzhi was ordered to escort the real magistrate to his appointment and at the same time capture the fake magistrate who was pretending to be the county magistrate. The fake county magistrate was caught and the real county magistrate took office. Gong Ping quickly settled the backlog of cases and Liu Bao was acquitted. The Huang and Liu families were reunited. People in Huangjiawan expressed gratitude to the snakes, performed operas, and rebuilt the python temple.