In the first year after Gu Qing was adopted, his adoptive parents took him back to his hometown.
The old man said that he was not a born child and could not be considered a member of his family, so he was asked to stay where he could cool down. Gu Qing went to the coolest place in the village.
That is the place where the village used to soak the pig cage. It is called Bibo Pool, where many crazy men and resentful women were buried.
Gu Qing didn't take it seriously and picked up a wooden stick to catch small fish on the shore.
While fishing, he inadvertently raised his head.
——In the deep water in the distance, a large curved body can be faintly seen, like a snake.
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That night, it rained heavily in the village, and the thunder sounded like a cow mooing. The old man at home looked ugly and hid in his room reciting Amitabha Buddha
The next day, the villagers said that the mud beside Bibo Lake was full of marks. It looks like it's a "walking dragon", and it's about to throw pigs and sheep into the Bibo Pond.
Gu Qing only felt that these people were sick. There is such a big snake growing in the pond next to the village. Are they blind and haven't noticed it for so many years?
But adopted children have no say, so Gu Qing can only participate in the "Jiao Sacrifice" with his parents.
That day, he stood at the end of the crowd and watched boredly as the group of people sang, danced and threw animals into the pond.
"——It's not a dragon."
Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him.
Gu Qing turned around and saw a very tall man standing there. When he saw him, he smiled coldly at him.
"What's locked in this pool is a dragon."
"About a hundred years ago, there was an officious Taoist priest who chopped off four claws of a dragon, nailed him to the bottom of the pond with nine soul-suppressing nails, and forced him to keep the place peaceful."
"Later, the nails became looser and looser, and the dragon's tail could occasionally swing ashore. The old man who knew the inside story was afraid of being punished, so he made this 'sacrifice to the dragon' rule."
After saying that, he stared at Gu Qing intently, as if waiting for his reaction.
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Gu Qing:......
He is what Grandma Liu said, the fool at the entrance of the village who has been crazy for twenty years.
How pitiful.
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