During the Ming Dynasty, a man went to steal and accidentally found a widow bathing, her figure full of style. But to his shock, he immediately closed his eyes after only one look. The reason was that he saw that the large bathtub was filled with mugwort leaves, incense candles were lit on the ground, and paper money was burning, and what surprised him even more was that the Nine Yang Transformation Array was arranged in the room!
One evening, Su Youde sneaked into a family's house as usual to prepare for theft, and accidentally saw the household's mistress Zhang Shi bathing in the house.
Zhang has been widowed for many years, but his face is still charming and moving, and his body is still beautiful. Su Youde involuntarily glanced a few more times, only to find that the arrangement in the house was extremely abnormal.
I saw Zhang soaking in a pool of fragrant water, and a large number of turquoise mugwort leaves floated in the pool. Su Youde is familiar with this plant, which can ward off evil spirits and avoid evil, and is often used by Taoist priests for cultivation.
In addition, incense candles are lit on the floor of the house, emitting cigarette smoke, and paper is burning in the clay pot next to it, reflecting Zhang's enchanting figure.
What surprised Su Youde even more was that the room actually adopted the layout of the Nine Yang Transformation Formation of the Taoist Secret Tradition, which was obviously a formation used for casting spells.
Su Youde was shocked in his heart, thinking that this Zhang Clan must have had an affair with Daoism, otherwise how could he arrange such a magic array at home.
He remembered that the Zhang family had married four husbands successively, but they all died one after another, was this related to the Jiuyang Transformation Array in the house? Thinking of this, Su Youde felt faintly uneasy in his heart. He decided to leave first, thinking twice about what to do.
After leaving Zhang's mansion, Su Youde thought about it again and again, but still thought it was necessary to understand Zhang's purpose. So he began to lurk outside Zhang's house every night, observing Zhang's every move. After a few days, Su Youde found that a person who called himself "Ziyang Daoist" repeatedly entered and left Zhang's house.
He recognized that this was a disciple of his master when he was cultivating with his master when he was a teenager. Back then, this Ziyang was often arrogant and had grudges with people. Unexpectedly, time has passed, and now it has fallen to the point of colluding with widows.
What's even more frightening is that one day after Ziyang appeared, Su Youde learned that Zhang's fourth husband had also died suddenly and mysteriously. This is beyond his tolerance.
After consideration, he decided to return to the Qingyun Taoist Temple where he used to study with his master, report the matter to his master, and ask him to deal with it. Early the next morning, Su Youde came to the Qingyun Taoist Temple and asked to see his master and son.
Zi Qiao Dao Chang listened to him recount what happened, and he was also shocked. As the disciple's uncle, Zi Qiu Dao Master knew Ziyang very well. He agreed that Ziyang was very likely to use crooked techniques to harm people, and he must take them down as soon as possible.
That night, under the leadership of Su Youde, who followed him for many days, the Daoist of Zi Hui personally came to squat outside Zhang's mansion. After a while, I saw the Ziyang Daoist slipping in through the back door. Seeing that the time was ripe, Zi Huang Daoist and Su Youde immediately entered the house and subdued Ziyang, who was casting a spell.
After being caught, the people of Ziyang Dao died and did not admit it. However, under the pressure of Zi Qiu Daoist, Zhang finally confessed that she colluded with Ziyang and used crooked tricks such as the Jiuyang Transformation Formation to kill her previous husbands.
After the incident, the chief of Zihuan Daoist sent the two directly to the local Yamen, and ordered the officials to severely punish them to set an example. Both Zhang and Ziyang Daoist were eventually sentenced to death. And Su Youde was also rewarded by the government for helping to solve the case.
This experience made Su Youde realize the dangers of theft, and since then he has been determined to be a new person and never go astray. Later, Su Youde left his hometown and settled in a place to make a living. Here, he was fortunate enough to meet a widow surnamed Pan. The two have similar temperaments and are a good match.
Under the influence of Pan, Su Youde restrained the bad habits he had developed in his youth and began to diligently operate a small business.
At that time, during the Wanli year, civilian bandits were rampant, and the local government did not have enough manpower to arrest the criminals. Su Youde had witnessed the crooked crimes of the Zhang clan and the Ziyang Daoists, so he volunteered to join the local armor protection system to help the Yamen capture the bandits.
Under the guidance of the catcher, Su Youde and other squires teamed up to search and successfully arrest a group of robbers. Through this experience, Su Youde was not only praised by the government, but also praised by the people.
From a boy whose Taoism has been lost, to a thief who wanders around, and then to a husband with a wife, Su Youde has now completely transformed into a respected and decent gentleman.
