Li Xiuyuan remained silent as he watched the old woman crying and wailing while holding her unfilial son who died after being struck by lightning.
He knew that for the great righteousness, the death of this evil son had no harm at all. It not only allowed the evildoer to get the retribution he deserved, but also alerted the world to the importance of being filial to parents.
However, Li Xiuyuan understood that for this old woman, she had lost a son.
Although this son seemed to others to have committed a heinous crime and deserved his death, the old woman certainly did not think so in her heart.
"Young Master, what happened here? There were several thunders just now. Is there another evil spirit haunting the village?" At this time, Ma Dong, Wu Fei, Niu Er, and Xing Shan were awakened.
, seeing the courtyard door open and Li Xiuyuan standing here, he hurried over.
They were so asleep that they didn't notice what happened just now.
Only Li Xiuyuan, who was in trance, heard the sound.
When several guards dared to come, they were stunned when they saw the old man holding a stiff and curled up body and crying loudly.
"Someone died? It was the mother-in-law's son. How did he die?" Wu Fei touched his bald head and asked with confusion.
Ma Dong and Niu saw each other for the second time, and smelled the smell of sulfur that had not yet dissipated, and said: "This smell... is the same as what happened that night in Huaxian County, he was struck to death by lightning.
You see, there is a small hole left on the wall of the courtyard. This is the divine thunder in the sky that kills evil spirits. Only this kind of divine thunder flies sideways because it has to chase the evil spirits trying to escape."
"How can you say that the dead man was a monster?" Wu Fei was stunned for a moment.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said: "His name is Shitou. He is not a monster. He is the son of this mother-in-law. When Shitou came home at night, he saw some healthy horses we left in the backyard, so he became malicious and wanted to steal them."
The horse went out to be sold, and the old woman wanted to stop her, so she cried out. She was afraid that someone would find the stone, so she grew evil and wanted to kill her mother."
"What? He actually did something so unworthy of a beast?" Wu Fei, the executioner, was also shocked after hearing this.
Several other people also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"Killing one's mother is a crime that cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth. That's why the heavens were so angry just now that thunder struck down and killed this villain who killed his mother." Li Xiuyuan said.
"It's a good death. Such a beast deserves to die." Wu Fei took a sip and cursed.
Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "He is dead and his sin has been eliminated. Please stop scolding me. After all, this old woman has lost a son and is feeling sad now. Please be considerate. In addition, this family no longer has any children."
It’s impossible for the mother-in-law to handle the funeral for a man. If we meet him this time, we’ll do him a favor. You can go take care of it tomorrow and bury this man.”
Several people nodded and accepted the matter.
However, the commotion here was quite loud, with sounds of crying, thunder and lightning. Many people in other households in the village were also awakened. At this moment, they all came here carrying lanterns and oil lamps.
Come together.
There are more than 20 people of all ages, including young and old.
"Isn't this a stone? What's going on? What happened? Why are you sitting on the ground crying?"
"What? Shitou is dead, how did he die?"
"It was because he wanted to kill his mother, but she was struck to death by lightning."
"Ah, there is such a thing, God is really eye-opening."
The villagers who came were shocked when they heard this, and then they went over to look at Shitou's body. Sure enough, they found that something had penetrated the temple of his forehead, which was scorched black. There were also traces of lightning strikes on the ground nearby. Several
Knowledgeable villagers all said that Shitou's unfilial and evil deeds had offended God and that he had been taken away by God.
There are also many villagers who feel that this stone is worth a lot of money.
If God hadn't opened his eyes, it might have been his mother who died this time.
The villagers tried to protect the old woman and asked her not to be so sad.
They are all from the village, and they all know the virtues of this stone. Having a son like this dragging him around will make him suffer. He is dead now, but life will be easier in the future.
As an outsider, Li Xiuyuan didn't have much control over such matters. He just secretly funded the funeral arrangements for the more respected elders in the village.
If there is a way, if you are poor, you can help yourself; if you are rich, you can help the world.
Li Xiuyuan was born into a wealthy family, and he was considered a wise man, so he was willing to help with money matters.
But what happened tonight is destined to become a story that will be circulated for decades.
And when those unfilial people hear this true story, I believe they will become filial to their parents. After all, the old man is watching in heaven. Although your unfilial piety is okay for the time being, once it gets bad to a certain extent, God will also punish you.
If you can't stand it any longer, the divine thunder will come down and kill you.
After what happened, Li Xiuyuan no longer had the intention to meditate and fall asleep.
He walked quietly on the path in the village alone, with Xing Shan and Wu Fei following him.
It was relatively safe for Ma Dong and Niu Er to stay at the old lady's house and take care of them.
"What happened today is enough to show how important the word filial piety is." Li Xiuyuan, who was walking on the path, suddenly said with emotion.
Xing Shan and Wu Fei didn't have time to speak.
Suddenly at this moment an old man's voice sounded.
"Yes. Yes, being filial to your elders is the most important thing. Now I am your elder. Now it is time for your son-in-law to be filial to me."
But on the dark path not far away, an old man with a white beard walked over at a vigorous pace with a cane. He stared and grabbed Li Xiuyuan's hand.
It’s Hu Han~!
Sure enough, this thousand-year-old fox fairy had already arrived near Qingshan, waiting here for the arrival of himself and others.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Is there something wrong with my father-in-law?"
"It's urgent. My current daughters, wives, and some fox sons and grandsons are hiding in a nearby ruined temple and were discovered by a group of hunters. Now I'm afraid it's more likely to be bad than good. Since you've arrived
, why don't you help me quickly? You know, my little girl Qing'e is also inside." Hu Han said anxiously, full of urgency.
It was really urgent, so he came overnight.
"Is this happening? What are you waiting for? Please ask my father-in-law to lead the way." Li Xiuyuan was also surprised and said.
"Let's go~!"
Suddenly, Hu Han reached out and waved his hand, intending to pick up the three people and fly away, but with a wave of his sleeve, Li Xiuyuan did not move. When Wu Fei and Xing Shan beside him did not know why, they were caught in the sleeve.
among.
Um?
Hu Han was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Don't my father-in-law know that Taoism is of no use to me?"
"Is there such a thing?" Hu Han asked in shock.
"My father-in-law, don't be anxious. I have a magical horse that can travel thousands of miles in a day and cross mountains and ridges. It's no problem. Let me get on the horse and follow my father-in-law." Li Xiuyuan said, and he took out Zhang Sengyao's horse from the ghost king's bag.
Dragon horse picture.
A white light flashed on the dragon and horse painting, and a pure white dragon colt jumped out of the painting with a neighing sound.
"Is this a painting by Zhang Sengyao?" Hu Han was a little surprised and recognized Zhang Sengyao's dragon and horse painting at a glance.
Li Xiuyuan got on his horse and held his hands in front of him, saying, "My father-in-law, please lead the way."
Hu Han didn't waste any time, he suddenly jumped into the sky, stepped on a white cloud and flew towards the distance.
"Follow me." Li Xiuyuan touched Long Ma's neck and gestured.
"Ang~!"
The dragon horse neighed, jumped into the air, stepped on the roof, and flew over the small trees in the field. It stepped on the small trees and continued to leap into the forest. It actually started running on the canopy of the forest. It was as light as nothing. It was really a horse.
Horse of God.
And at this moment.
In a dilapidated temple near Qingshan County.
A dozen hunters gathered together here, piled dry firewood at each entrance and exit of the temple, lit fires, and blew billowing smoke into the temple.
"Damn it, I really didn't expect that there are dozens of foxes hiding in this rotten temple. I saw it before. Every fox is fat and big. If you peel off the skin, you can definitely sell several of them, especially the green one.
The fox has no hair on his body, and his fur is shiny, so he must have become a spirit."
"The red fox that got in just now is also good, just a little smaller."
"We caught dozens of foxes in one litter, and we are going to hunt them tonight."
These hunters were so excited that they all held bows and arrows, ready to shoot the foxes that escaped.
"Zhizhi~!"
A fox couldn't stand the thick smoke and ran out of the ruined temple.
"Wha~!"
An arrow flew towards him, and along with a whistling sound, the fox whined, struggled, fell to the ground, and died soon after.
"I hunted this."
A hunter walked over excitedly, took a straw rope, tied the fox's head and tied it around his waist.
Several foxes have been tied around his waist, all of them are today's harvest.
"Little brother, little brother, he is dead."
In the temple, the faint sound of a woman crying could be heard.
A woman with a light body wearing a green skirt is biting her lip and holding four or five foxes. The foxes in her arms are all her juniors. Now these juniors who have not yet attained enlightenment are huddled in their arms and shivering.
, whining constantly.
This woman is none other than Li Xiuyuan's concubine, Qing'e.
"Damn these hunters, I'll go out and kill them."
A hot and voluptuous woman next to her was so angry that she took a branch, turned it into a sword, and prepared to kill with the sword.
A graceful and luxurious woman quickly stopped her: "No, San'er, these hunters have killed countless foxes, and the aura on their bodies has condensed into an evil spirit that can restrain our fox spirits. Our magic can't deal with these hunters."
, if you hold on any longer, I’ve already gone to ask someone to help.”
Third Sister Hu cried and said, "If my father didn't care too much about his path to immortality and refused to cast spells to kill these hunters, how could we have lost so many relatives?"
Hu Han is a fox fairy, and he has lost his fox body. There is no problem for him to kill these hunters.
If he only killed a dozen people, Hu Han would never attain the Tao.
"San'er, you can't think like this. The master's moral character cannot be broken. If it is broken, there will be no way to deal with the black fox in the future. Then our end will be even worse. The black fox is afraid of the master's moral character, so
You instigated these mortals to deal with us. Haven't you learned this story of killing someone with a borrowed knife in the human world?" the fox mother sobbed.