Merchant of the Underworld

We tiptoed out of the room. In order to avoid being discovered by the villagers, Yin Xinyue took us on a path and soon arrived at the door of our fourth uncle's house.

The sound of knocking on wooden fish came from the room in an orderly manner. I asked Yin Xinyue in a low voice, is it really true that I can't hear any movement?

Yin Xinyue shook her head and said that she really couldn't hear it.

It's really strange, why can only I hear it?

I quietly opened the window and looked inside.

Fourth uncle was sitting on a chair just like last night, holding a stick in his hand and tapping the wooden fish gently.

Although I had already told Yin Xinyue and Li Mazi about the strange situation of the fourth uncle, they were still shocked from ear to ear when they saw the fourth uncle knocking the wooden fish expressionlessly.

I saw that Yin Xinyue was about to scream, so I quickly covered her mouth: "Okay, stop talking, take out your phone and record it."

Yin Xinyue immediately took out her mobile phone and took pictures of her fourth uncle.

I saw that Yin Xinyue was so frightened that her hands were trembling, so I had to take the phone over and take the photo myself.

After knocking for a few minutes, the fourth uncle picked up the wooden fish, blew air into it, and then continued to knock. It continued like this for a while, and the fourth uncle suddenly put down the wooden fish, then suddenly opened his eyes and looked at where we were hiding.

My heart skipped a beat, and I felt bad. It seemed like we had been discovered!

I don’t know if it was ‘Muyu’ who discovered us or whether Fourth Uncle discovered us.

Just as I was thinking about what to do next, my fourth uncle slowly stood up.

What is he going to do? I felt nervous inside. Could it be that he was going to deal with us?

For safety reasons, I immediately took Yin Xinyue and Li Mazi back to the edge of the yard to secretly observe the movements of my fourth uncle.

The fourth uncle actually came out, and the wooden fish was pressed against his forehead. He was swaying every step, as if he was drunk.

But the wooden fish seemed to be stuck to his forehead. No matter how much his uncle shook it, it would not fall down.

Soon he walked to the corner and grabbed the shovel. I was startled and subconsciously thought that he was preparing to attack us, so I also pulled out a dagger from my waist.

But I didn't expect that my fourth uncle ignored us, turned around and walked out of the yard.

This man was in the dark, and could even hear the howling of jackals. What was he going to do with the shovel on his shoulder? Could it be that he wants to hunt? You wouldn't use this kind of tool for hunting.

Without thinking too much, I called to the two of them and followed them in a hurry.

The fourth uncle staggered and started knocking on the door at every door. After knocking on the door, he said to people: "Get up and work quickly..."

Everyone looked at Uncle Fourth in a strange way, even horrified. Because the Fourth Uncle had his eyes closed and there was a wooden fish on his head, it looked really creepy.

I was afraid that if they woke up my fourth uncle, he would become dementia, so I stood behind my fourth uncle and whispered to the villagers to do as he said.

The villagers were all dumbfounded, knowing that another roadblock must be causing trouble, so they obediently obeyed Fourth Uncle's instructions, took shovels from their own homes, and followed Fourth Uncle.

The fourth uncle shouted out to everyone in the village, which caused a lot of excitement in the middle of the night.

I asked Yin Xinyue to comfort the villagers, don't be afraid. It's the roadblock ghost that's controlling the fourth uncle. Let's see what the roadblock ghost is going to do first. As long as there is danger, I will solve it as soon as possible.

Under Yin Xinyue's comfort, everyone calmed down a lot and followed Fourth Uncle all the way to the road into the village.

The cold moonlight shines down, and the dark shadows left by the mottled branches are criss-crossed, like a net. I really worry that if I step on it, I will be trapped by the virtual net.

I was worried about danger, so I asked the villagers to wait at the gate of the village. Li Mazi and I followed the fourth uncle and walked on that road.

When the fourth uncle walked to the ditch where car accidents often happen, he showed a strange smile. Then he put down the shovel and sighed: "The feng shui here is not good. Whenever someone drives by here, their nerves will be paralyzed, and it is easy to get hurt." I will fall into the ditch. If I fill this hole, I won’t have to worry about it..."

I got goosebumps all over my body when I heard it, because this voice, although it was not the voice of my fourth uncle, it was clearly the voice of an old woman! Although hoarse, there is a hint of kindness.

The faces of the villagers turned pale with fright.

While filling in the small ditch, the fourth uncle sighed: "It's just a pity that my son died at a young age. It should be like this. Alas."

I was stunned. I knew that these words were said by the "blocker"!

This is the true Taoist master. Even though the villagers treated her as a benefactor so much and even killed her 'son', she still repaid evil with kindness and worried about the safety of the villagers.

I wonder what the villagers are feeling at this moment?

The villagers were probably frightened, and they probably didn't want to think too much. They all looked at Uncle Fourth with trepidation.

Fourth uncle dug soil with shovel after shovel to bury the ditch.

I wiped my tears, grabbed the shovel from a nearby villager, and followed my uncle to fill the ditch.

Gradually, other villagers also reacted and came up one after another to join Fourth Uncle's team. The scene was in full swing for a while.

Seeing that the ditch was about to be filled, the fourth uncle suddenly trembled all over his body, and then he fell to the ground and his limbs twitched.

I immediately ran up and helped my fourth uncle up.

The wooden fish also fell from the fourth uncle's head.

The fourth uncle opened his eyes, looked around vaguely, and asked softly: "Where am I? Just now... I thought I saw an old nun just now."

I asked: "Uncle Fourth, do you still remember filling in the ditch?"

The fourth uncle hesitated for a moment and said, "I have a little memory."

He glanced at the villagers who were working enthusiastically, and his eyes were a little red: "Warrior, is it really what you said before?"

I nodded: "I'm afraid so."

The fourth uncle knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Plain me, blame me, I wrongly blamed my benefactor!"

I picked up the wooden fish and handed it to my fourth uncle: "Let it rest in peace too!"

Fourth uncle nodded and buried the wooden fish in the ditch.

After doing this, Fourth Uncle returned to the village. After returning, he held a grand thanksgiving party for Muyu and buried the python's skeleton in this place.

Later, Yin Xinyue told me that there had never been a car accident in this place since then, and developers had turned this road into an ecological corridor, and her hometown became prosperous as a result.

I believe that the old nun has been blessing them...

There is indeed a lot of darkness in our lives, but just because there is darkness, we should not abandon the light, and because there are bad people, we should not think that everyone has bad intentions.

Please be more tolerant and less alert! Don't break good people's hearts.