Huangliang Inn

Do not abide by women's morals, have an affair with others, Shen Tang.

Jian Xuan was brought to the Sui Clan's Ancestral Hall, her dress was stained with mud while being pulled, and the rough hemp rope was strangled into her wrists, leaving red marks.

The patriarch and the patriarch stood in front of the gate of the ancestral hall, ordered people to gag Jian Xuan's mouth, and didn't give her a chance to tell the difference. They couldn't wait to put the blame on her.

Don't ask the adulterer, don't ask the witnesses, don't want any evidence, and insist that she has an affair with a foreigner.He even ignored the law and dealt with it according to family rules, determined to take her life.

The servants brought back by Jian Xuan were all beaten unconscious and locked in the wooden house next to the ancestral hall.

Jian Xuan's mother-in-law stood beside the patriarch's wife, holding a three or four-year-old boy in her arms. She looked at Jian Xuan without any tolerance or guilt, full of disgust and malice.

She was used to Jian Xuan's filial piety and responsiveness, but she was suddenly "deprived" of her family, which made Mrs. Sui quite dissatisfied.In addition, to raise a four-year-old child, and endure the frequent visits of the child's family, it is even more annoying.

She didn't dare to resent the clan, and she didn't reflect on whether she was at fault, so she vented all her dissatisfaction and hatred on Jian Xuan.

According to common sense, Sui Zheng hadn't heard from her for many years, and Jian Xuan shouldered the family budget on her shoulders, and she was very filial to her. Mrs. Sui shouldn't have made such a mistake and made such a muddled decision.

However, being deceived by lard and pushed by the clansmen, thinking that the adoptive male would be able to rely on him for the rest of his life, holding the family wealth in his hands, and not having to look at the face of his daughter-in-law, Madam Sui hardened her heart and settled on Jian Xuan as a mother-in-law The crime also turned black and white, accusing her of being unfilial and unfaithful, and she stood clearly on the side of the patriarch.

Jian Xuan was tied up, her cheeks were pressed hard against the stone bricks, and she was left with several scars during the struggle, which became bloody.

"Take it down, Shen Tang!"

Everyone turned a blind eye to Jian Xuan's struggle, let alone Jian Xuan's struggle. When the patriarch gave an order, several young men came out immediately, picked up Jian Xuan, and forced her into the bamboo cage prepared in advance.

At sunset, the sun was sinking to the west, the rays of light reflected the flowing clouds, and the sky looked like a heap of blood.

The villagers lit up torches and led Jian Xuan all the way to the pond.

There is an ancient tree beside the pond, which existed before the establishment of the village.

The trunk needs to be embraced by four or five people, the canopy can cover the sky and the sun, and the roots of the tree protrude from the soil layer.Every summer, the villagers like to gather under the tree to get a piece of shade.

The roots of the trees reach into the water and intertwine to form a natural barrier under the pond.Fish and shrimps often fall into it, and you can harvest a lot with a fence.

Some old people said that ancient trees have spirits, and they sheltered the village for a long time.

When there was a flood that year, all the nearby villages were flooded, but Suijia Village was safe and sound.

The ancient wood is like the magic needle of the sea, and it must be detoured when the flood is over.

Tonight, the villagers came under the ancient tree again, not to hide from the shade and gossip, but driven by greed and viciousness to do things that would kill people.

"stop."

The patriarch led the way first, and walked to the selected location, which happened to be in the shallow depression where the roots of the trees extended into the water.

The villagers stopped one after another, and under the orders of the patriarch and the elders, they divided the sea and made a passage for three people to walk side by side.

In the light of the fire, four young men carried the bamboo cages and walked to the pond.

"Bound stones, sink down."

The patriarch gave another order, and someone immediately brought the bluestone and fixed it on the bamboo cage with ropes and cloth strips.

"Shen!"

"Shen!"

"Disobey women's morals, disrespect elders, Shen Tang!"

It was late at that time, the moon and stars were hidden behind the clouds, the sky and the earth were dark, only the firelight illuminated the ferocious faces, and there were vicious shouts by the pond.

Amidst the shouts of the villagers, the bamboo cage was lifted and thrown into the water forcefully.

The bamboo cage sank as soon as it entered the water. Suddenly, there was no trace of Jian Xuan on the water surface, only the swirling eddies and layers of ripples.

When the ripples disappeared and the water surface returned to calm, the shouts of the villagers stopped, and their eyes all focused on the patriarch, as if they were wolves waiting to share their fat.

"Go to the ancestral hall."

The patriarch and the patriarch had plans long ago. Jian Xuan had a considerable amount of money in his hands. The Jian family would take half of it, and the Sui family would have to take the bulk of the money. The rest would be distributed to the clan members. Gag them.

As for Jian Xuan's mother-in-law, Sui Zheng's mother, the clan will not ignore it.Even for the sake of looking good, he would leave her a house and some land.

Madam Sui will soon discover that without the care of her daughter-in-law, she is nothing more than an orphaned old woman.With no money and power, the tribe naturally wouldn't support her.The woman who put honey on her lips before saw her only disgusted.

The household that she thought was too little before can only be imagined in her dreams.The money Jian Xuan gave her every month, from now on, I'm afraid she won't see it for a year.

It's not the worst.

With no support, the adoptive child's family directly stepped into the house and swaggered to occupy her only real estate.The furniture in the house was smuggled and sold, and even her dowry was ruined.

If there is any dissatisfaction, the family will threaten her with no one to sacrifice after her death.Guessing that she is cowardly, the clan turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye, getting worse every day, and finally drove her to the servant's room, and occupied the master's bedroom by herself.

As the days passed, Mrs. Sui regretted it immensely, but she couldn't turn back time.

Eating Jian Xuan's meat and drinking Jian Xuan's blood, the people of Sui and Jian villages lived a healthy life, laughing and laughing every day, without even thinking about how they got the money in their hands.

After hearing the news of her daughter's death and finding out the cause and effect, Jian's mother knew that she had been cheated, so she went to the county to report the crime and seek justice for her daughter.Unexpectedly, she was caught and locked up, and she claimed that she was insane and could not see anyone.

After being locked up for half a month, taking advantage of the lax guards, Jian's mother finally found an opportunity to escape.

It was raining cold, and Jian's mother was only wearing a thin dress, not even wearing shoes, she just went to the pond where Jian Xuan died.

The old ghost's home was not far from the pond, so when he got up at night, he noticed something moving by the pond, so he lifted up the lantern to see, and almost died of fright.

"What did she do?" Yan Yan asked.

"She, she broke a branch, cut her arm, her thigh, and then stabbed her stomach."

Even though he has become a ghost, the old ghost still has lingering fears and trembles when he thinks of the scene at that time.

With her last breath, Jane's mother smeared her blood on the tree and sprinkled it into the water.It also bit off its fingers, leaving a large number of strange lines on the trunk.

The old ghost wanted to hide in the house, but his feet seemed to have taken root, and he couldn't move half a step.

"The woman walked around the tree, the blood seemed to stop bleeding..."

Listening to the old ghost's description, Yan Jue set his eyes on the ancient wood again, and discerned the dark texture that did not belong to the tree body. It was almost certain that Jian Xuan's mother had some background, at least she had been exposed to witchcraft.

When it comes to witchcraft, one can't help but think of the demon spirits found in Haishi.

The wood carving that gave birth to the demon spirit is quite similar to this demon tree.

Jian's mother walked around the tree, the blood in her body was almost drained.Finally fell under the tree, the whole person quickly became skinny and turned into a mummified corpse.

As the corpse weathered, the crown of the demon tree began to tremble, its branches and leaves intertwined and rustled.

Ripples spread out on the surface of the water, spreading out layer by layer, and a crimson vortex formed in the center, like the blood oozing from Jane's mother.

Suddenly, a column of water shot up into the sky from the vortex and scattered several meters high. A female ghost dressed in red and surrounded by black air appeared in the spray.

The female ghost flew from the water to the ground, one step after another, towards the place where Jian's mother died, leaving two rows of water-stained footprints behind her.

"Mother, mother!"

The female ghost held up Jane's mother's corpse that had turned into mud, two lines of blood tears fell from the corners of her eyes, she looked up to the sky and cried, her voice was sharp, like crying blood.

The crown of the tree shook again, and large pieces of roots broke through the ground.

The female ghost did not dodge or dodge, screamed, rubbed her body and rushed forward.

The old ghost clearly remembered the scene at that time, the black air was lingering, and there was a dazzling golden light flashing.While the branches and leaves were shaking, an old man appeared on the top of the tree.The old man had kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and the hem of his robe was dyed bright red, which seemed out of place compared to the original green color.

Black air and golden light intertwine to form a large net.

The old man could have destroyed it, but suddenly hesitated.Quickly pinching the index back, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, and turned into a green light on the spot, throwing himself into the golden light.

The long skirt on the female ghost changed from scarlet to dark green, and her blood-red eyes also turned emerald.The black lines all over the cheeks gradually faded, leaving only faint blue marks in the end.

"I saw everything, and she saw me too." The old ghost curled up into a ball, shaking like chaff.

For some unknown reason, Yaomu self-destructed, and took the initiative to connect her body with the female ghost.

With this help, the female ghost bloodbathed Sui and Jian villages that night, and spared no one who participated in the evil.Those who did not participate in it did not kill innocent people indiscriminately.

An old man in the village recognized her as a water ghost and ordered her to be driven out with fire.As a result, instead of forcing the female ghost back, she burned her own ancestral hall.

In the blazing flames, the female ghost floated in the night sky, looking up to the sky and screaming, her voice was shrill like crying.

The evil villagers were trapped in the fire, watching everything they had worked so hard for come to naught. They wanted to escape from the sea of ​​fire, but found that their hands and feet were chained. They could only scream in terror and were swallowed by the flames amidst the screams.

The fire burned for a day and a night, and when it was extinguished, the village was in ruins and it was impossible to live in it.

All the ghosts of the dead villagers were locked up by the demon tree and trapped underground for decades.

Jian Xuan's vengeance was avenged, but instead of going to the underworld, she returned to the demon tree and fell into a long deep sleep.She swore before she was alive that she must wait until Sui Zheng returns, even if it takes a hundred years or a thousand years.

After listening to the old ghost's narration, Yan Jue took out the copper bell and locked him and other ghosts inside.Then he crossed the wooden bridge, went straight to the tree, covered the trunk with one hand, and closed his eyes slightly.Several streaks of golden light diffused from his palm, illuminating the blood marks left by Jian's mother back then.

After a while, there was a rustling sound in my ears, and the ground under my feet was surging like waves.

Yan Jue opened his eyes and found himself surrounded by tree roots. A woman in a dark green dress with emerald green eyes was standing in front of him.

The woman's body has both a black hostility and a golden light of merit, and she stares at her face blankly, which is very strange.