During the Qingfeng period, there was a carpenter surnamed Wu Mingyuan in Qi'an County, the daimyō province, who was very kind. Unfortunately, his wife died of illness early, leaving Wu Yuan and His little son Wu Pengfei to live.
This Wuyuan is both a father and a mother, and he raises his children alone with hard work. Fortunately, Wu Pengfei is very smart, he began to learn carpentry at the age of eight or nine, and he can help Wu Yuan to lay a hand in his teens, and the father and son run around the street all day to work.
One day, Old Man Zhai asked someone to repair the beam in the west of the city, and Wu Yuan's hands and feet were sharp, and he was done before noon. Wu Yuan was just about to leave after receiving his salary, and Lady Zhai stopped him. Taking advantage of the fact that Old Man Zhai was not in the house, she quietly cried to Wu Yuan, "Big Brother Wu, can you do me a favor?" ”
It turned out that Old Man Zhai seemed to be enchanted during this time, and there was nothing to do during the day, but at night he ran to the woods on the outskirts of the country and returned early the next morning. Lady Zhai followed into the forest and saw Old Man Zhai with a woman. In the middle of the night, Mrs. Zhai was afraid that the woman was a ghost, so she quietly went back again. Fortunately, the carpenter came to the house and told the truth of the matter.
Wu Yuan knew the ins and outs of the situation with some hesitation, but after thinking about it for a moment, he made up his mind: "Madam Mo Panic, this matter is wrapped up in me, I will pass tonight." That night, Wu Yuan hid in the courtyard of the Zhai family and waited until late at night for Old Man Zhai to leave. Wu Yuan followed behind, and walked to the forest to see a woman playing the guzheng, and Old Man Zhai walked towards her in despair.
Wu Yuan realized that it was not good, and quickly tied up old man Zhai with a rope, and then an axe was slashed at the woman, and the woman fell to the ground with a "whoosh" and turned into a black fox. Wu Yuan said, "As I expected, it was indeed a goblin." Old Man Zhai gradually woke up and quickly knelt down to thank Wu Yuan.
Since then, the deeds of Wuyuan slaying demons and exorcising demons have been widely circulated, and the people regard him as a hero, and the business of father and son is getting better and better. But there was an unexpected storm in the sky, Wu Yuan fell from the roof when he was working, fell into a semi-crippled, and could not even speak, and the martial family could only rely on Wu Pengfei to support himself.
Wu Yuan lay in bed all day sullen and unhappy, and several times wanted to bite his tongue and kill himself, Wu Pengfei pulled him aside, crying and shouting: "Father, you have to live well, I will soon start a family." ”
Because this father and son had a very good reputation in the city, Wu Pengfei was also cared for by the people, and he also made a lot of money in a few years. Now that he had a lot of money, he thought of finding a woman to have a child, so that his father Wuyuan could have hope.
On this day, Wu Pengfei went to ask the matchmaker to say kiss, and the matchmaker mysteriously said: "Little Brother Wu, you have come just in time, there is a girl named Cai Di, who is beautiful and very virtuous, and it is more suitable for you." Wu Pengfei was overjoyed and said, "Well, then please ask the eldest lady to make an appointment for the two of us as soon as possible." ”
Three days later, the matchmaker invited the two together, and Wu Pengfei fell in love with the girl at first sight and stuttered. Cai Di Yanran smiled like silk, and Wu Pengfei's heart moved, and he immediately decided to marry her.
The relationship between the two is heating up, and Wu Pengfei wants to marry her quickly. One day, he took the butterfly home and shouted, "Daddy, I'm bringing the butterfly back to see you." Wu Yuan was overjoyed, but when he saw the two of them, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he shouted loudly but could not speak. Wu Pengfei was horrified and said to Wu Yuan, "Father, what's wrong with you?" ”
"My uncle may not be in good health, so let me take care of him." As soon as Cai Di lifted Wu Yuan up, Wu Yuan closed his eyes and did not speak. Wu Pengfei laughed and said, "It seems that Dad likes you very much, so very good." ”
Half a month later, the two were married. After becoming a parent, Wu Pengfei went out to work every day, and Cai Di stayed at home to take care of Wu Yuan, and the two fell in love. Unfortunately, Wu Yuan's condition became more and more serious, and he was dying in less than three months.
When Wu Pengfei saw his father like this, his heart was very unhappy. One night, he walked to Wu Yuan's bedside and cried bitterly, "Father, I am useless, I did not let you live a good life." Wu Yuan opened his eyes suddenly, grabbed his son's hand, and said, "Kill... Got it..." He finished and swallowed. "Daddy, Daddy..." Wu Pengfei burst into tears.
Cai Di heard the movement and rushed over, watching Wu Yuan crying incessantly, while comforting her husband, she asked, "What did our father say before he died?" Wu Pengfei replied, "Father didn't tell the truth." Subsequently, the couple held a funeral for Wu Yuan.
Xu was too tired, and Cai Di suddenly passed out. Wu Pengfei hurriedly asked the doctor to come and see, and the doctor took a look at it, smiled and said, "Congratulations, she is happy." Wu Pengfei said excitedly, "Father, did you see it?" There are successors to the samurai family. Only Cai Di's face was shocked, as if she couldn't believe it.
Wu Pengfei was very considerate, and he let Cai Di raise the fetus well and go out to work to earn money. However, this colorful butterfly seems to have changed into a person, and her temper is getting bigger and bigger, and it smashes the plate at every turn. Wu Pengfei thought that she had changed her temperament because she was pregnant, so she did not take this matter to heart.
She saw that the butterfly was about to give birth, but her stomach did not react at all. Wu Pengfei hurriedly went to ask the doctor, and the doctor shook his head, "I have never seen this kind of symptom, and you two will wait." "Who knows that this wait is three years, and the butterfly still has not given birth to children."
Wu Pengfei was furious, grabbed the doctor's collar, and said, "You once said that Cai Di was pregnant, why didn't she give birth to a child in three years?" The doctor looked embarrassed and said, "Xu is my medical skill is not good, why don't you go outside the city to find Dr. Yuan to see?" ”
Speaking of this Doctor Yuan, he traveled around when he was young and once practiced medicine at a Taoist temple. Wu Pengfei rushed to find Dr. Yuan to explain the original commission, and Dr. Yuan heard the words and expressed his willingness to go to the clinic for treatment.
When the two returned home, they just saw a look of pain on the face of the butterfly. Dr. Yuan reached out his hand to take his pulse, and his face suddenly changed dramatically, and he pulled out his leg in horror and ran. Wu Pengfei was confused and quickly chased after him.
Dr. Yuan said, "You go, there will be a catastrophe here in three days." Then don't talk about you, I'm afraid the whole city will suffer. Dr. Yuan explained that there are two different souls in the butterfly's body, and neither of them is human, and at this time, these two souls have been fused into one and will evolve into a very evil monster.
Wu Pengfei said, "Please be sure to stop her, otherwise what will happen to the people of the whole city?" Dr. Yuan said, "Now I can only try my luck and see if my master and master brother can arrive." On the second day, Dr. Yuan's master and master brother got the news and came to help him slay the demon.
The three of them went to the samurai house together, and Lao Dao looked solemn, and he guessed that the demon had already increased its strength by fusion. He said to Wu Pengfei, "I can feel that there is a power similar to yours within this demon object, and if necessary, you may be able to turn the situation around." ”
It wasn't long before a fight broke out in the house. A black fox took off in the air and smashed Lao Dao's body, and this Dao person vomited blood on the spot and almost died. Wu Pengfei was frightened, and the big black fox walked towards him with a vicious face.
Wu Pengfei knelt on the ground and shouted, "Is daddy you?" I'm Pengfei. As soon as the words fell, the black fox showed a hint of uneasiness in his eyes and circled in the same place. The Daoist priest seized the opportunity and stabbed it in, and the black fox fell down with a "whoosh" sound.
In just a moment, a wisp of white qi drifted beside Wu Pengfei and said to him, "Pengfei, it was daddy who was sorry for you, I was going to save you, but I didn't think about it but almost hurt you." ”
It turned out that before Wu Yuan died, he knew that the butterfly was transformed by a fox demon. He had the heart to remind his son, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only let her continue to do evil. Later, Wu Yuan was secretly calculated by her, and before he died, he also told his son to kill the fox demon, but Wu Pengfei did not pay attention to it.
In order to protect his son, Wu Yuan decided to die with the fox demon. After his death, his soul entered the fox demon's body to fight it, so the fox demon looked like she was pregnant.
Three years later, the fox demon devoured Wu Yuan's soul with great power. It just so happened that Dr. Yuan came to see her, so he learned about this matter, and invited Lao Dao and Master Brother to come and help him slay the demon. In the end, Wu Pengfei awakened Wu Yuan's remnant soul and saved everyone.
Wu Pengfei knew the truth and cried bitterly: "Father, you are thinking of me when you are dying, but I am fascinated by your beauty." Wu Yuan smiled and said, "This is not your fault, now that you are safe, I am leaving, I hope you and I will see each other again." Wu Pengfei nodded reluctantly, and the Daoist next to him sighed and said, "Wu Yuan is already dead, and now he has counted his wishes." ”
Since then, Wu Pengfei has often prayed to Wu Yuan. Whenever this happened, a faint puff of smoke would always emerge from his side, Xu because Wu Yuan's soul was still accompanying Pengfei.