Recently, in the whole county, there was talk in the streets that Tian Liang, the rich man, was lost. Tian Liang's family had a lot of money and he liked to hunt on weekdays. Seven days ago, when he was hunting in the suburbs, he took the lead and shook off his entourage, and his whereabouts were unknown. The last person to see him was a messenger. The messenger said it was almost dusk, and Tian Liang rode a goose and flew past, almost hitting himself.

The messenger was half-dead, and when he came back to his senses, the man had gone deep into the old forest as soon as he rode. Because Tianliang's body was fat, and the horse was very easy to see, the messenger could recognize him from a distance.

After that, no one ever saw Tian Liang again. Tian Liang had an only son, Tian Wenqing. After searching for six days, there was no trace of his father, so he made an announcement offering a reward for finding his father's whereabouts. Whoever found it, regardless of their place of origin, whether it was a male prostitute or a female thief, or a servant in the county yamen, could be rewarded with 3,000 taels of silver.

However, after another three days, Tian Liang was still wandering in Java and was nowhere to be seen. Tian Wenqing was a filial person, so anxious that he had no master. He led his domestic servants and looked for his father everywhere. On that day, he still found nothing. Tian Wenqing was exhausted physically and mentally, riding on a horse, and his heart was in turmoil. His father had been missing for more than ten days, and it was probably an accident, otherwise why would he not return home? But there were neither thieves nor fierce animals in the county, so who would hurt his father? I have never heard of any enemies, and besides, his father had a close relationship with all the officials in the county office. What ignorant person would dare to attack his father?

At this time, he had already left the county, but there was a temple in front of him. There was a man lying under the tree at the door, his clothes ragged, and he could smell the rancid smell from a distance. He should be a beggar. Tian Wenqing thought for a moment, drove his horse to the man, threw a large sum of money at him, and asked, "This man, let me ask you, ten days ago, did you see a member with more than 200 catties passing by? That man was riding a big horse, and he was about fifty years old." The beggar heard the sound, raised his head, and when he saw Tian Wenqing, his eyes lit up, pointed at Tian Wenqing and cried, trying to get up, but he couldn't get his wish. Tian Wenqing murmured in his heart, could it be that this old beggar knows where my father is? So he asked, "I said, 'Have you seen that person?' The beggar's mouth was still babbling. Tian Wenqing thought about it, the old beggar not only had two broken legs, but was also mute, and asked, "Can you read?" The beggar nodded hurriedly. Tian Wenqing carried an ink bag, pen, and paper with him, got off the horse, covered his nose, and handed it to the old beggar with one hand.

The old beggar panted and wrote a few words in ink: I am your father. Tian Wenqing was furious and raised his hand to slap the old guy. In the end, he thought it was dirty and his mouth was not forgiving, and he scolded: "You old thing, you came to entertain me on purpose? If you were not old and dizzy, with a dumb mouth and lame legs, I would have given you a whip to taste!"

The old beggar suddenly pounced on the upper body and grabbed Tian Wenqing's ankle. Tian Wenqing was angry and kicked a few times. After all, the old beggar was old and weak, and he was kicked to the ground.

Tian Wenqing wanted to leave, but when he caught a glimpse of the old beggar scribbling on the paper again, he couldn't help but be curious to see what he wanted to write. It didn't matter, he only read two words, and his face couldn't help but change.

The old beggar wrote "Liu Lang."

Liulang was Tian Wenqing's baby name. It was all because he was frail and sickly when he was young. In order to avoid ghosts and gods, he gave this name, which meant that he had six children, who were prosperous and easy to support. At that time, the family was not as prosperous as it is now. When Tian Wenqing reached the age of twelve, his family became richer, and his parents never called him by his baby name again.

The old beggar continued, "Ten days ago, I was hunting for my father, but suddenly I encountered a mountain ghost, and I was eaten, including people and horses."

The words are shocking, and Tian Wenqing is not willing to believe it.

However, this handwriting is 80% similar to his father Tian Liang.

The old beggar seemed to have run out of oil and was panting while writing. Tian Wenqing's heart palpitated more and more as he read it. There was not enough paper in the middle, so he took out several missing announcements from his sleeve bag and asked the old beggar to write on the reverse side.

The old beggar wrote very simply, basically saying that he was swallowed whole by the mountain ghost with his skin and bones. At this time, a person ran over and shot an arrow at the waist of the mountain ghost. The mountain ghost was in pain and ran away. This person chased for dozens of miles, kept shooting arrows, and finally shot the mountain ghost to death.

This mountain ghost is still a fierce tiger and has recently broken the seal to eat people to satisfy their cravings.

The person who eats it will be attached to the mountain ghost and become a servant. Tian Liang's new death is how people have shot the mountain ghost since then, but he can see it clearly. The person apologized again and said that it was too late, which caused Tian Liang to be eaten, but unfortunately his body was destroyed and he could not be revived. The man looked around and saw an old beggar lying in front of the temple, dying. He slapped his thighs and had an idea, saying that the beggar was an idiot and had no consciousness, but he could cast a spell to transfer Tian Liang's soul to the old beggar. Tian Liang glanced at the old beggar and couldn't help but gasp, this beggar was an old acquaintance!

The ghost-shooting man said eagerly, it's too late, if there is any more delay, the black and white impermanence that hooks the soul will arrive, and at that time, it will really be dead.

And the reason why this old beggar has two crippled legs and an unspeakable mouth has a lot to do with Tian Liang.

Tian Liang didn't know what happened when he was hunting, but every time he didn't get much, he escaped from the deer rabbit, and he always met this stupid old beggar. Every fool is happy when he sees people, because of his nature, he is afraid that people will beat him. Tian Liang felt that every time he saw this old beggar, it was not good. Half a year ago, he couldn't help but anger the old beggar, and he slashed the old beggar's throat with a whip, and his vocal cords were damaged and became mute. Since then, I haven't seen this annoying thing for many days. But a few days ago, Tian Liang was hunting, and the good bow in his hand broke for some reason. The prey was frightened and fled. He was upset when the old beggar appeared again. Tian Liang didn't come out of nowhere, and drove the car into the old beggar. The animal was quite understanding and stepped on the old beggar's two legs in several pieces.

The old beggar rolled all over the floor in pain, and Tian Liang was satisfied and walked away.

But he did not expect that this time, he was eaten by the mountain ghost, but he saw this beggar again. The cycle of heaven, his soul still lives on him.

Fortunately, there were fruit and melon offerings in the temple, so they didn't starve to death, but their legs were crippled, and it was difficult to walk. Most of the people who burned incense nearby were good men and women who could not read. With their stinky skin, they were still mute, and it was difficult to speak, and there was nowhere to find the details of the pen and ink. The pain in both legs was unbearable, so they had to live in the temple.

Today, he was groggy, sober for a while, and confused for a while. He climbed outside the temple, only to meet his son Tian Wenqing and ask questions.

The old beggar wrote a few small words, and then, panting and crying, stared at Tian Wenqing.

Tian Wenqing was stunned, this paper full of ridiculous words is really unbelievable!

The old beggar "instructed" a few more words: "Liulang, you must be kind to others, don't learn to be as ruthless as your father, if it weren't for your father teasing this beggar and making him disabled, your father would still be able to live for a few years with this body." He still wanted to write something down, but he was too weak and fainted.

At this time, there was a sound of hooves in the distance, and the few domestic servants who came out together rode their horses and reported: "Young Master, the inspection of the nearby villages has been completed, and there is no whereabouts of the old master for the time being."

Tian Wenqing looked frustrated, folded the paper and put it away, and ordered everyone to carry the faint old beggar to the horse. The servants were puzzled and dared not ask, so they did as ordered and found a hospital to treat the beggar.

The old beggar had pus and sores on his legs, and the disease had penetrated deep into the bones. In the end, he did not wake up and stretched out out his legs in the middle of the night.

After all, there was no news of Tian Liang in this county seat.

However, he said Tian Wenqing inherited his father's business. Since that incident, he seems to have changed into a different person. Whether he was a servant or a salesperson, he was polite, had good intentions, and did good deeds from time to time. People said there was a world of difference between him and the father who didn't know where he died.

A few years later, Tian Wenqing went out, stumbled and fell into the river, was rescued by passersby, and saved his life. Tian Wenqing thanked him, but the rescuer called it a coincidence, saying Tian Wenqing had helped him through a disaster, and that this encounter was purely God's will. Tian Wenqing looked at it for a while, because he had helped too many people in recent years, he really couldn't remember when he had helped this man.