In ancient times, a man stayed at a widow's house, and the widow brought him dinner, but just as the man was about to eat the meat, a parrot flew in and said, "That's ghost meat, and if you eat it, you will die!"
In the ancient capital, there was a famous merchant family, and the only son of the family, Song Ran, had been clothed and fed since he was a child, but he had a different dream in his heart.
Song Ran is full of admiration for those legendary heroes in the rivers and lakes, and longs for him to walk the rivers and lakes like them, punish the evil and promote the good, and realize the chivalrous spirit in his heart.
However, his ideal did not win the recognition of the family, especially his father, a serious elder, who knew the dangers of the rivers and lakes and hoped that Song Ran could inherit the family inheritance.
Unfortunately, his mother died when he was young, and no one in the family could persuade him to turn back, and finally, after a fierce quarrel, Song Ran left home with enthusiasm and chivalrous feelings and began his career.
Song Ran, who left his hometown, stepped into the chaotic world of rivers and lakes, he was full of enthusiasm, practiced the chivalrous way in his mind, and made many friends in the rivers and lakes.
As the days passed, these letters gradually touched the heart of Master Song, although he was still concerned about his son's safety, his attitude began to change slowly, he began to understand Song Ran's choice, and gradually accepted this fact.
One day, Song Ran accidentally encountered mountain bandits on the way to a chivalrous battle, and in a hurry, he was forced into a strange dense forest.
Due to his unfamiliarity with the environment, he soon lost his way in the jungle, and when night fell, it was pitch black all around, and Song Ran felt helpless and frightened like never before.
However, in desperation, he unexpectedly discovers a small wooden house hidden deep in the mountains and forests, where a seemingly lonely widow lives with a beautiful and charming appearance.
The widow brought dinner to Song Ran, but just as he was about to eat the meat, a parrot flew in and said, "That's ghost meat, you will die if you eat it!"
Song Ran immediately turned around and left, although the widow begged him tenderly, hoping that he could stay with her, Song Ran always adhered to the belief in the righteousness of the rivers and lakes in his heart, and did not want to get lost because of beauty, and insisted on leaving this land of right and wrong.
As he said goodbye to the widow, Song Ran was surprised by an unexpected discovery that things were not as simple as he imagined, and he found that the parrot that had been around them all the time, making strange noises from time to time, seemed to hint at some unknown secret.
It told him that the widow in front of him was not human, but a tree spirit in human form, who was designed to lure passers-by and suck their life force for a living.
After some deliberation, Song Ran decided to use his wisdom to overcome all the threats in front of him, he disguised himself as bewitched by the widow, and took advantage of her unpreparedness, he suddenly pulled out a sharp blade from his bosom and stabbed her "heart", unexpectedly, this blow did not hurt her in the slightest, on the contrary, a foul-smelling sap overflowed from the "wound".
The tree spirit widow finally revealed her true body, trying to bind Song Ran with branches and absorb his life essence, and at the last moment, Song Ran quickly leaned down, pulled out the divine weapon in the sheath, and decisively cut off her "naked feet".
The tree has no real "heart", but what it is most afraid of is that the foundation is destroyed, seeing that the tree spirit has lost its attack power, Song Ran smiled and said the way to crack it, and finally, the tree spirit that had tempted countless passers-by fell to the ground, and the once leafy tree gradually withered.
From then on, Song Ran took the parrot that saw through the tricks of the tree spirits, and continued to embark on his road of chivalry and righteousness, and whenever in the dead of night, he would record his adventures and experiences on the rivers and lakes and send them home.
Those letters, which were full of blood, tears and sweat, gradually made Master Song, who was thousands of miles away, begin to understand and support his choice.
(This article is a fictional folk tale, and there is no problem of authenticity, please watch it rationally)
