The Villain and the Calculator

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Old Eight Sun's original name was Guan Manying, and his hometown was Longshui County. When he was young, he was a villain who did all kinds of evil. Later, because he did too many immoral things, in order to avoid the arrest of the government and the revenge of his enemies, he had to go incognito and hide in a place called Linglong County.

When Old Sun arrived in Linglong County at the beginning of his eighth year, he also decided to reform. Not long after, he hung out with the local gangsters again. This mess has passed for more than 20 years.

That day, Eighth Sun was wandering on the street when he was stopped by a fortune teller who was walking towards him. The fortune teller had white hair and a long beard, and carried a bamboo basket with a sign hanging on each side of the bamboo basket, which read "fortune-telling" and "disease treatment" respectively. He stared at the scar on Eighth Sun's face and said, "This guest officer, I see that you and I are destined.

Eighth Sun was idle and had nothing to do. He laughed and said, "Okay."

The fortune teller stared at Eighth Sun's face for a while and said, "Guest officer, your appearance is not very good. Within three years, there will be a disaster."

Hearing this, the Eighth Sun pointed to the fortune teller and scolded, "You stinky fortune teller, curse me like this, do you want me to pay for the disaster?

"It's okay if you don't believe me." The fortune teller picked up the bamboo basket, shook his head and left.

After that, the fortune teller did not leave Linglong County. He was not only good at fortune telling, but also proficient in medicine. With these two skills, he gradually established himself in Linglong County.

Half a year later, Sun Laoba suddenly suffered from a strange disease. It was inconvenient to walk, his mouth was crooked, and his condition became serious day by day. Sun Laoba thought, I'm afraid it's over now.

What Old Eighth Sun did not expect was that on this day, the old immortal who had been ridiculed by him came to the door, threw three packs of herbs in the door, and said to Old Eighth Sun, "After three months of cooking soup and medicine, the illness will be cured." Before Old Eighth Sun could thank him, the old immortal turned and left.

After taking the medicine for two months, Sun Laoba's condition was much better. He went to the street to find the old fairy and knocked his head to the ground: "You are really a fairy, I really suffered a great disaster, and thanks to you saving me, I saved my life. How can I repay you!"

The old fairy snorted and said, "What is this illness, your disaster is still to come!"

Eighth Sun opened his mouth wide in shock and said, "Then what should I do? Please save my life!" After saying this, he fell to the ground and kowtowed to the old fairy.

The old immortal said coldly: "You have done too much evil, and there is only one way to survive. That is to go to the Cliff of Vengeance 700 miles away, settle the debt in this life, and ask God for forgiveness."

Old Eighth Sun was startled, he could even calculate the evil he had done before! He couldn't help but say, "I will go when I get better, but where is that Cliff of Severance?" The old immortal said, "I will go with you when the time comes."

Eighth Sun said gratefully, "What kind of virtue did I accumulated in my last life, thanks to you for saving me like this..."

The fortune teller said impatiently, "I went there not only for you, but also for my own wish."

Half a month later, the Eighth Sun came to the old immortal's stall again, knelt down and kowtowed, "Old immortal, you are too accurate, this time my disaster has come!"

It turned out that Sun Laoba's condition was improving day by day, and he became interested, so he went to the gambling game to borrow money and bet a few bets. At first, his hands were very smooth and he won a lot. Later, he wanted to go big, but he didn't expect his luck to be bad. Not only did he not win money, he also lost a lot. Boss Wang, who opened the gambling game, said that if he didn't pay back the money within a month, he would unload Sun Laoba's leg. In such a short period of time, where would Sun Laoba go to get money?

"Before the day comes, go to Broken Enmity Cliff and pray for God's blessing." The old immortal said.

But Eighth Sun shook his head and said, "If I could get out of this county, I would have run away long ago. You don't know, this eldest king is very powerful, he relies solely on loan sharks to make money, and his people are guarding the intersection when he leaves the city. If I am caught, I will die!"

"Is that the skinny and tall Boss Wang in the south of the city?" asked the old fairy. "Yes."  The eighth sun answered dejectedly.

The old immortal pinched his fingers and calculated. He leaned into Old Sun's ear and said, "There is a way, that is, you have to do something and put yourself in prison for a year and a half."

Eighth Sun said, "It's not difficult, but what should I do after I come out?"

The old immortal said: "Just do as I say, and you will be fine after you come out."

He did as he was told and deliberately committed theft. He was imprisoned for a year. After he was released from prison, he heard the shocking news that Boss Wang had died!

It turned out that before Sun Laoba provoked Boss Wang, Boss Wang had seen the old immortal. The old immortal looked at Boss Wang's condition and knew that he would live for at most half a year, so he let Boss Sun hide in prison for a while.

"Immortal, you have saved my life again! even if I were a cow or a horse, I could not repay your great kindness!"

"Don't thank me yet, your disaster is still behind." The old fairy said disdainfully.

Eighth Sun was so scared that his face turned pale and said, "Then what should we do?"

The old immortal said, "There is no other way, you can only go with me to the Cliff of Breaking Enmity 700 miles away to pray to God."

Eighth Sun said firmly, "Okay, when do we leave?"

The old immortal said, "We will leave tomorrow."

Old Eighth Sun thought he would be completely saved by going to Broken Enmity Cliff, but he did not expect that because the border battle was urgent, the county magistrate was ordered to send 5,000 young and middle-aged people to the front line to fight. The night before he left for Broken Enmity Cliff, Old Eighth Sun was caught by the county yamen.

After two days, 5,000 people were gathered, and Sun Laoba and all were escorted away by officers and soldiers.

On the way, Old Eighth Sun sighed, How many could come back alive after going to the battlefield? This time, the big disaster really came, and I 'm afraid the old fairy will not be able to save him. Is his life destined to be sent to the battlefield in vain? Old Eighth Sun was unwilling, and that night he sneaked out of the barracks while the guards were unprepared.

Once a deserter is caught, he will be killed. How dare the 8th Sun stop, he ran until dawn, and it is estimated that he ran for dozens of miles before he breathed a sigh of relief and plunged into the grass nest by the roadside and fell asleep.

"Eighth Sun, get up!" Eighth Sun opened his eyes when he heard the shout, and was scared into a cold sweat. He saw four burly officers and soldiers in front of him. Before Eighth Sun could speak, the officers and soldiers had already tied him up and tied him up on horseback.

"This is going to be brought back to the barracks to behead the public, my life is over!" Sun Laoba was so frightened. But to his surprise, the four officers and soldiers took him not in the direction of the army camp, but back to Linglong County.

Sun Laoba was taken to the back house of the county yamen, and as soon as he entered, he saw the county magistrate and the old immortal. Before he could speak, the old immortal said to the county magistrate, "My lord, this person is just right!" The county magistrate heard it, smiled and waved his hand, and asked his subordinates to take Sun Laoba away.

The eighth son was brought to a clean and spacious room, and he ate and drank delicious food every day. The only bad thing was that every day someone pricked finger of the eighth son with a needle and took a few drops of blood from his hand.

Later, the old man knew the cause and effect of the matter. It turned out that during the recruitment days, the county magistrate's seventy-six-year-old mother fell ill suddenly. The county magistrate heard of the old fairy's reputation and invited him to see a doctor. The old fairy said that the old lady's illness was easy to cure, but she needed blind medicine, which was the blood of a person with a scar on his face. Those who use this medicine will live longer than eighty. The old fairy recommended that among the recruited soldiers, there was a man named Sun Laoba, who was such a person. The county magistrate ordered this person to be recalled, so the soldiers recovered the escaped Sun Laoba and brought him back to Linglong County.

A month later, the old lady's illness was cured, and the old eighth son was rewarded back home. Thanks to the old fairy, the competition was a blessing in disguise, and the old eighth son gratefully came to kowtow to the old fairy who saved his three lives. Unexpectedly, the old fairy said again: "Your disaster is still ahead!" The old fairy's divine power, Sun Laoba has been taught many times, this time he did not hesitate and said: "Old fairy, please take me to the cliff of hatred, I don't want to suffer again!"

"Okay."  The old fairy nodded.

Sun Laoba bought two donkeys with the reward money given by the county magistrate, and then invited the old immortal to ride the donkey together on the road. Thinking that soon he would save himself from danger, Sun Laoba was overjoyed. And the old immortal also seemed to be about to end his wish for many years, and he was very happy, and the two talked happily along the way.

Eighth Sun said to the old immortal, "Old immortal, I really admire you! I didn't believe in fortune before and thought fortune tellers were all liars. Only when I met you did I know that there are gods in this world who know the past and the future!"

The old immortal chuckled and said, "Then have you ever counted fate before?"

"I did math once, but that fortune teller is far from you!" Sun Laoba smiled and said, "Luckily he still calls himself a god."

"Oh?"  The old immortal looked at Sun Laoba with great interest.

"Old Immortal, my original name was Guan Manying, and I did a lot of bad things back then. Later, I changed my name and escaped from my hometown. When I stopped at a place called Dawangzhuang, I ran into a fortune teller who called himself'Wang Shenxuan, who gave me a hexagram, saying that I had to leave Dawangzhuang quickly, or I would die here. But I don't believe in evil. That night, I stole several houses in Dawangzhuang, and although I got this scar on my face during the fight, I didn't die suddenly. Instead, I relied on the money I stole from Dawangzhuang to stand in Linglong County... That fortune teller is really full of nonsense!"

Looking at the old immortal listening with relish, Sun Laoba's face was full of pride.

After walking for a few more days, the old immortal's expression suddenly became serious, and he said to Sun Laoba, "Not good! I'm afraid you won't be able to reach the Cliff of Enemy, and your disaster is about to come!"

Sun Laoba hurriedly rolled off the donkey's back and kowtowed to the old fairy: "The old fairy must save my life!"

The old immortal sighed: "It's all your fault for doing too much evil in your life! It seems that there is only one way for you to reach the Cliff of Breaking Enmity alive." Sun Laoba begged: "Please tell me quickly!"

The old immortal said, "In order to show your sincerity to Heaven, you have to blindfold your eyes, tie your hands, and then shout all the way, 'Guan Manying, come to the cliff of Duancheng to apologize!

"Alright!" With the help of the old immortal, he blindfolded his eyes, tied his hands, and rode on his donkey, shouting, "Guan Manying came to Breaking Chou Cliff to apologize." He followed the old immortal's donkey and ran all the way to Breaking Chou Cliff.

Finally, under the guidance of the old immortal, Sun Laoba safely arrived at the cliff. The old immortal untied Sun Laoba's blindfold and said to him, "You probably don't know that this cliff was not originally called the cliff because the village below the cliff, which is the village we passed by just now, had a disaster, so this cliff got its name."

"Oh?"  Sun Laoba was curious.

At this time, there was a sudden noise of people. Sun Laoba turned around and saw hundreds of people running down the mountain road!

The old immortal said, "The village at the foot of the cliff is not elsewhere, it is Dawangzhuang!

Sun Laoba was taken aback, and his mind did not turn around.

This time it was the old fairy's turn to talk about the old story: "That year, a foreigner came to Dawangzhuang. I saw that this person had an evil look on his face, so I calculated a hexagram for him and deliberately said some terrifying hexagrams, hoping to scare him away. Unexpectedly, he was unmoved. Instead, he stole several houses, causing several villagers to jump off the cliff and die because of the loss of their life savings, which is why the Cliff of Breaking Vengeance got its name. When the villagers heard that I had calculated the fate of this person, they hated me for not foreseeing the disaster and smashed my sign! Later, I learned that the thief was Guan Manying from Longshui County. I wanted to find him to avenge the villagers, but due to excessive resentment, I couldn't afford it. Thanks to a divine doctor who saved my life, I followed him to learn the ability to heal and save people, and then traveled all over the place, just to bring the thief back to Breaking Enmity Cliff alive, let the villagers execute him, and give an explanation to the innocent soul who died in vain! "

Seeing the villagers approaching, the old immortal said faintly, "The people of Dawangzhuang heard that Guan Manying came to Break Chou Cliff to apologize, so they all came. Although more than 20 years have passed, your crime has not dissipated in their hearts! Evil will be rewarded, Guan Manying, back then I said that you would die here, and I was not wrong! Today, you are the real disaster!"

Guan Manying was chopped into meat sauce by the villagers and thrown down the cliff of hatred. The assertion that "Guan Manying will die here" was verified, and Wang Shensuo was respected by the villagers as "Shensuo". The elderly Wang Shensuo stayed in his hometown Dawangzhuang, but he replaced the sign of "fortune-telling" with "healing" because he felt that although heaven and earth operate well, the human heart is unpredictable.