After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 27 Cockscomb Snake?
"Later I heard that the snake had horns growing on its head..."

"I also remember this incident. I heard from Blind Pang that it was the snake king of Mixiangou who failed to transform into a dragon and was taken away by the heavens..."

"Who is Blind Pang?"

"There was an old sorcerer in Pangpo Village who was very accurate in predicting things. Unfortunately, he has been gone for many years!"

"oops!"

The second master sighed, "Yes, Blind Pang, it was he who gave the name Longtuocao. He said that the snake king failed to transform into a dragon and was full of resentment, so he gave it such a name to do it justice. He also asked us to build a Snake King Temple in our village..."

"You guys think, could something new be coming to this rice noodle ditch?"

"Nonsense! There is no such thing as weather or no weather. What era is this now..."

Several old people were talking to each other.

Chen Yang listened carefully, interrupting and asking questions from time to time.

The rain is still falling and it hasn't stopped.

The sky is still very overcast and I don’t know when this rain will stop.

There was thick fog on the mountain. Chen Yang looked in the direction of Longtuocao and saw Mixiangou below.

Song Daneng hasn't come down the mountain yet. It must have been very dangerous to stay in the mountains last night with such heavy rain.

……

By the evening, the rain had lessened a little, but the dark clouds in the sky were growing thicker and thicker, and it seemed that a bigger storm was brewing.

At the east end of the village, there is a low tiled house.

The owner of the house is Song Kaiming, who is in his fifties and a poor family in the village.

A few years ago, he was bitten by a snake in the mountains. After he was rescued, one of his legs was broken. Since then, his personality has become withdrawn and irritable.

His ex-wife couldn't stand his beatings and scolding and ran away.

Later he married another woman who was extremely fierce and strong. He couldn't beat her, so he turned to drinking and became addicted to alcohol from then on.

She gave birth to two sons, both of whom had some intellectual problems.

The villagers secretly gave him a nickname, calling him the Liquor-making Immortal, saying that he had provoked the Snake King and was getting his retribution.

When Chen Yang arrived, he happened to see Song Kaiming jumping around in the yard with a cane.

"Who are you?"

The youngest son was playing with mud in the yard. He looked up and saw Chen Yang, and threw a lump of mud at him.

Chen Yang dodged sideways.

What came into view was a hostile little face. The child was about ten years old and did not look very smart.

"You little bastard, you're asking for a beating!"

Before Chen Yang could say anything, Song Kaiming started cursing first and hit the child directly with his cane.

There was a snap.

It's really cruel.

The child immediately sat down on the ground and started crying.

"Are you crying again?"

Song Kaiming scolded, and the child's crying stopped abruptly.

Chen Yang stood nearby, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

As soon as the guests arrived, the host beat the child. Isn't this just trying to drive them away?

"Uncle Kaiming!"

Chen Yang shouted, although he had never seen the person before, the other person's features were too obvious, so he was not afraid of calling the wrong person.

Song Kaiming just glanced at Chen Yang with an expression that said "keep away from strangers", then turned around and jumped into the house.

"Uncle Kaiming!"

Chen Yang hurriedly chased after him, "My name is Chen Yang, I'm Chen Jingzhi's grandson, I have something to ask you..."

Song Kaiming ignored it.

Chen Yang said, "Uncle Da Neng went into the mountains and hasn't come out yet!" "What does it have to do with me?"

Song Kaiming replied coldly. Song Daneng almost had a fight with him a few days ago, and the relationship between the two families was not harmonious.

"They went to Mixiangou!" said Chen Yang.

Hearing this, Song Kaiming paused and stopped.

Chen Yang remained silent, staring at the back.

"Come in and talk!"

After a moment, Song Kaiming uttered a few words, without even turning his head, and jumped into the main room.

"It's just a little token of my appreciation, please don't despise it, Uncle Kaiming!"

Chen Yang handed over the gift he brought and placed it on the square table in the main room.

Two bottles of old wine are what he likes.

This house is really simple, with few decent pieces of furniture.

The house was still leaking, and I had to put a few pots in there to catch the leak. It made a clanging sound. They were really poor.

"Where's my aunt?"

Chen Yang looked around and didn't see the hostess of the house, nor did he see Huang Can.

"I had a fight this morning and went back to my parents' home!"

Song Kaiming answered simply, looking at Chen Yang with a lifeless gaze, "You just said, where did he go?"

"Rice noodle ditch!" Chen Yang said.

"This old bastard really wants his life to be too long!"

Song Kaiming cursed directly. Although he and Song Daneng did not get along and often quarreled with each other, he could not write two Song characters with one stroke.

The two of them are related, and whenever he really encounters any difficulties, Song Da Neng will always help him.

"It rained so hard last night, I was worried that something might happen to him. I heard that you, Uncle Kaiming, had been in the Mixian Ditch, so I wanted to ask you about the situation in the ditch. I wonder if it's convenient for me to tell you?"

Chen Yang said this very carefully.

I was afraid of offending the other person. After all, this would be considered as exposing their scars.

Song Kaiming was silent for a moment, picked up the bottle of wine on the table, opened it skillfully, poured a glass, raised it and took a sip.

"What's the matter? Do you still want to save him?" Song Kaiming asked.

Chen Yang shook his head. "The mountains are so dangerous, how can I dare to go there? I just want to ask about the situation. I'll talk about it after the rain stops!"

"Young man, don't be ignorant of the immensity of the world. There is no place you can go, and it is not your turn to rescue. The village asked him to go, so the village should have the final say in this matter!"

Song Kaiming sighed and continued, "At that time, I was young and full of energy. I ran to the mountains alone. I thought I was familiar with the mountains and treated them as my home. Alas, I still have to be in awe of the mountains..."

"I remember it was in 2000. A drugstore owner in the county bought snake gallbladders at a high price. I was obsessed with money, so I went into the mountains alone and went to Mixiangou..."

"In fact, I didn't go very far inside. There was a dense forest inside. There were snakes everywhere, big and small. Not long after I entered, fog rose in the forest. Soon, I couldn't see my hand in front of me..."

"At that time, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat and ran out quickly. Fortunately, I have a habit of leaving marks along the way. Otherwise, when the fog came, I couldn't tell the direction..."

"At the exit of the valley, a crested snake suddenly jumped out. I couldn't dodge in time and was bitten by it!"

"Cockscomb snake?"

Chen Yang was a little confused. What kind of snake is a crested cobra?

"You haven't seen it, right? I haven't seen it before that either."

"The snake was not big, only about three feet long and as thick as a thumb. It was red as blood and had a cockscomb on its head. It looked quite weird and strange..."

Although it has been many years, when he talked about this, Song Kaiming still shuddered and his face turned slightly pale.

"and after?"

Chen Yang asked urgently, but he couldn't find the image of this snake in his memory.

He even began to doubt whether Song Kaiming had made it up.

(End of this chapter)