Chapter 17: Letting Snakes Bite People

  As soon as Liu Siwa's voice fell, two people covered in black cloth appeared on the terraced fields across the valley, carrying a stretcher with an old white-haired woman sitting on it.

  Keen-eyed people saw that the old woman was wearing a red jacket on her upper body, red lantern pants on her lower body, and a pair of red cloth shoes on her feet. Of course, this old woman would not be someone's new bride, because she is an exterminator of families.

  As for the extermination of the family, everyone has always been just hearing its name, without seeing it. Listening to the elders in Shima Village say that even when Li Tianzhen and Liu Renqing got married, the extermination of the family did not appear.

  So when everyone saw the red-clad exterminator appear, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Because no one expected that this exterminator would actually dress so festively.

  However, the festive attire of the mourning woman could not conceal the ominous appearance of the two pallbearers. The two pallbearers were shrouded in black from head to toe, with even their eyes hidden from view.

  Some villagers speculated that the two carrying the stretcher were not human beings. If they were humans, their eyes would be covered and they wouldn't be able to see the road ahead, nor could they carry the stretcher so steadily.

  The most important thing is that the two of them were carrying a stretcher, and it felt like they were floating on the road rather than walking. To describe it more vividly, the feeling of their walk was just like Jackson's moonwalk. Of course, the villagers didn't know what "moonwalk" meant at that time, nor did I.

  It's not clear if it was because floating is faster than walking, but under normal circumstances, a route that would take over 10 minutes to walk, those two guys hiding in the black cloth managed to complete while carrying the stretcher in just five minutes.

  When I arrived at the Shi Ma Temple, those two guys hiding in black cloth slowly put down their slide poles. At this time, those two guys in black cloth were within ten meters of me from the exterminator grandma.

  Actually, five minutes ago, when the exterminator appeared, my mom wanted to pull me away and not let me continue waiting at the Shi Ma Temple. However, I especially liked watching excitement back then, so wherever it was exciting, I would run there. Therefore, seeing how lively the Shi Ma Temple was, of course, I didn't want to leave.

  Originally, my mom could have dragged me away by force, after all I was only a seven-year-old kid at the time, and if my mom insisted on taking me away, I wouldn't be able to stay.

  But just as my mom was pulling me away, Third Uncle said to her, "Sister, I heard that the village's old masters have all gathered here because the woman who exterminated the family has raised many evil spirits. If you take Little Fei back home, it might not be safe inside the house."

  My third uncle is my mother's own brother, so he wouldn't harm her. After hearing what Third Uncle had to say, Mother thought his words made sense and decided to stay at the Stone Horse Temple with me.

  At that time, after the Mie Men Po appeared in the Shi Ma Temple, everyone was convinced that the two black cloths were hiding ghosts. As for the reason, the villagers thought so.

  The ghosts were afraid of the sun, so before they left, the exterminator covered the two ghosts with thick black cloth to help them block out the sunlight and travel smoothly.

  As for what was inside that black cloth, I couldn't figure it out either. Because, compared to the two guys in the other black cloths, Mie Men Po left a deeper impression on me.

  The extermination grandma had a withered yellow face, perhaps because she was too old, her eyes were like two shiny caves. The extermination grandma's lips had completely shrunk back, revealing her toothless gums.

  After putting down the slide pole, the guy in front who was carrying a black cloth suddenly pulled out a black cane from the black cloth like magic and handed it to Mie Men Po.

  After taking the cane, Mie Men Po leaned on the cane and slowly got up from the slide. Seeing Mie Men Po standing up, the villagers immediately fell silent.

  But soon, Liu Cripple spoke up. "Li Tianzhen this slut has taken a life, even if you have the greatest skills, Extinct Door Granny, you can't save her today." Liu Cripple shouted.

  Liu Quezi was a man who never believed in ghosts or gods. This Destroying Family Lady was only being blown up by outsiders as very mysterious, but actually, let alone the people of Shimazu Village, even the people from all around, no one alive had ever seen what her real skills were.

  Liu Cripple's guts are so big because when he was young, he had a good relationship with a Taoist priest named Li, who had some reputation. It was that Taoist priest Li who told Liu Cripple after getting drunk that all those spirit mediums and Taoist priests were just cheating people, and that there were no such things as ghosts or monsters in this world.

  Moreover, that time, Li Daoshi also performed some Daoist tricks in front of Liu Zuo. Those tricks are actually similar to magic shows. People who don't know the secret think they're amazing, but those who do know the trick won't find them mysterious at all.

  From then on, Liu Quezi no longer believed in ghosts and gods. For someone like Liu Quezi who didn't believe in ghosts and gods, even if the reputation of Mie Men Po was loud, it couldn't scare him.

  The reputation of this exterminated family, although it can't scare Liu Zuozi, doesn't mean it can't scare other villagers. At least, after Liu Zuozi finished speaking, the villagers didn't echo him as they did before.

  At this time, my mother seemed to be afraid too. She held me tightly in her arms and covered my eyes with her hands, not letting me see what was happening in front of me.

  Actually, at that time, my curiosity was much greater than my fear.

  "I'm not afraid." As I said that, I used my small hands to pry open Mom's hand that was covering my eyes.

  Since I insisted on watching, my mom didn't stop me anymore. Because my mom was very clear that among our family members, no one had ever provoked Li Tianzhen. Therefore, even if the exterminator wanted to find someone to settle accounts, it wouldn't fall on our family's head.

  Liu Quezi saw that he had shouted for half a day, but no one responded. He couldn't help feeling a bit displeased in his heart, so he loudly cursed: "Have all the old and young masters of Shimazu Village died? It's just an old woman, what are you afraid of?"

  At this point in time, Liu's curses are unable to stir up any ripples. At this critical moment, the villagers are all very selfish.

  After all, the villagers and Li Tianzhen were just some small grievances, far less than the hatred of Liu Zuizi and Liu Renqing's family. Before they supported Liu Zuizi, it was to join in the excitement. Now that the ruthless woman who killed people without blinking has arrived, who would still dare to support Liu Zuizi in front of her? Isn't that just asking for death?

  Seeing the villagers' attitude, Mie Men Po first sneered and then lightly tapped her cane on the ground.

  As soon as the door was knocked open, a five-step snake about one meter long and as thick as a wrist came out of the black cloth. This five-step snake is a highly venomous snake, and there are many such snakes on the mountains near Shimawan Village, so most villagers in Shimawan Village have seen this thing before.

  Actually, if it were just an ordinary five-step snake, not to mention men, even the women in Shimaba Village wouldn't be afraid. Just grab a hoe and hit the snake's head with it, and the five-step snake would be done for.

  But this five-step snake was released by Mie Men Po, so it's not an ordinary five-step snake. At least, the snake has some ghostly aura on it.

  Even if we take a step back and say that this snake is just an ordinary five-step snake, the villagers would not dare to beat it casually. This dog-beating still depends on the owner, beating this five-step snake, isn't that equivalent to making an enemy of the exterminator?

  It's easy to deal with the Five-Step Snake, but it's hard to deal with the Exterminating Witch!

  Just as everyone was silent and took no action, the five-step snake had already swum to Liu's feet. Seeing the five-step snake approaching, Liu knew he couldn't hide, so he grabbed a wooden stick with his hands and swung it at the five-step snake.

  Unfortunately, the five-step snake's movement was too fast. Liu's stick had not yet fallen when the five-step snake bit his ankle first.

  After being bitten by the five-step snake, Liu's mother immediately used her crutch to knock on the ground.

  As soon as the voice of the exterminator was heard, the five-step snake obediently twisted its buttocks, swung its tail, and swaggered back, crawling into the black cloth.

  The five-step snake had just slithered back into the black cloth when Liu's hand covered his ankle, and after a few convulsions, he fell to the ground with a pale face.