It is said that during the late Qing Dynasty, there lived a family surnamed Zhang in Baoding, Hebei. The main family, Zhang Quanman, his wife Liu, and a child of seven or eight years old. This Zhang family was just an ordinary small family, and the Quanman couple usually relied on doing some work for others to make do with each other. Although they were not very rich, they were not short on food and drink. As the saying goes, there are unexpected circumstances! With the child having a strange and serious illness, the life of this Zhang family was suddenly stretched a little...

So, what kind of serious illness can a seven or eight-year-old child get? It turned out that Zhang Quanman's son was called a naughty child, and he lived up to his name! The couple had to go out to find some work every day, and they didn't have much time to take care of the naughty child, so it was said that the child secretly ran to the wild river to take a bath and came back with a cold. At first, Zhang Quanman didn't pay much attention, thinking that it was normal for a seven or eight-year-old child to have a headache and a fever, so he found a Langzhong near the house and grabbed a few herbs and poured them on the child. At first, it worked quite well, the child didn't burn, and there was no pain anywhere, but an unexpected situation occurred that night!

When the child is sick, the parents must be busy and take good care of him. Seeing that the son had taken medicine and the fever had subsided, Liu shi planned to go up and ask the child what he wanted to eat, so that she could do it. But before she could speak, she heard the naughty child talking!

"Madam Liu, what did you give Master to drink just now? Why is it so bitter?" Madam Liu was stunned when she heard that, thinking that the child must be confused? Madam Liu, only your father would call me that, why do you still use that nickname? Just as he was stunned, he heard Naughty say again: "Oh my! Why are there so many people in this house? Go, two dogs, I won't play with you!" Saying that, Naughty suddenly turned over and jumped up from the kang, picked up the medicine bowl that had not been taken away from the kang, and threw it at his father!

The couple looked at him and were both dumbfounded. They didn't know what was going on, but they vaguely felt that their backs were a little cold. They were stunned here, but the naughty ones weren't idle. As soon as the couple discussed it, they could say that since they were suffering from a strange disease, it would definitely be impossible to find a Langzhong again, so they invited a big fairy who was not far from the door and had left the horse!

Daxian'er, it is estimated that everyone knows that they are those who claim to be very close to the gods and Buddhas. They set up an incense hall and believed in what kind of fox, yellow and white willow. It is said that not only can they call those mountain spirits and ghosts to help, but they can also seek good luck and avoid evil for others, and there is no disease that they cannot cure. Zhang Quanman and his wife cannot be said to believe this, but now they can only be said to be sick and seek medical treatment!

So Da Xian'er came in, looked at the naughty girl jumping on the kang, and inquired about the reason, and then set up the incense case and began to invite Xian'er. "Sunset West Mountain, it's dark at sunset West Mountain, and every household closes the door..." It is estimated that people must not be singing like this, anyway, I don't know what it is. After a long time, I saw Da Xian'er shake suddenly, and then stood solemnly, saying to Zhang Quanman gloomily: "In the middle of the night, you called me Old Xian'er, what is the so-called matter?" "Oh, Shangxian, it's not because my naughty boy hit Xie! Please be merciful, let's take a look... "Hearing Daxian'er speak, Zhang Quanman hurriedly said.

"This child met a goblin during the day and was possessed!" "What goblin?" "An old man who has been practicing for thousands of years, he was walking around in the water, but he didn't want to be stepped on by your left foot. Angry, he came to take revenge!" Zhang Quanman heard it and thought to himself, if the naughty child didn't go to the wild river, how could he suddenly get seriously ill? That Wang Bajing must be in the wild river, and my naughty family provoked it, which brought disaster, but just stepping on his foot and holding grudges like this, it seems that this goblin is too stingy! As the saying goes, bystanders are clear, and those in charge are fans. He forgot that when he came in just now, he had already asked clearly what had happened during the day, so he casually said to a big bastard, which can be regarded as a rhyme!

"Then how can I save it?" "This old Wang is very profound, and I have a lot of effort to take it. Moreover, there are a lot of things I need to save your son, but if I don't save it, I am afraid that your naughty son will die in three days!"

"I want, ah, I want ten catties of pork, beef and mutton each, five taels of silver, a hundred sheets of yellow paper, and nine kinds of seasonal melons and fruits, two catties each. With these, you can keep your child intact!"

"So many..."

"This is all for that old man. Only when he is happy will he forgive your son's sins."

"Okay! I'll give it, but in the middle of the night."

"When you apply tomorrow night, you can send the one that should be sent to Xiangtang, and half of the child's three souls and seven souls have been lost now, and I will also recruit a soul for him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the big fairy who was still full of air and eloquence suddenly softened, and then collapsed to the ground!

After a long time, Da Xian'er seemed to wake up leisurely, and then asked Zhang Quanman, "Old Xian'er is gone?"

"Let's go..."

"What did the old man say?"

As soon as they asked, Zhang Quanman told them what Old Wang Ba had said from the same mouth just now, and what things he wanted. After Daxian'er heard it, he nodded again and again, and then told Zhang Quanman that he must do as Old Xian'er ordered. Don't miss the time tomorrow night. After explaining, he turned around and left weakly.

He left, and the Zhang family was worried. What happened? Because the Zhang family was not rich in the first place, some of the wages for people's work had not been settled, and some money had been spent in the Langzhong during the day. Now that he had to take out so much, he really couldn't make it up for a while. Although Zhang Quanman was very worried, looking at his son who was still lying on the kang talking nonsense, he had no choice but to grit his teeth.

The next day, Zhang Quanman did not eat and went directly to the house where he worked. Not bad, but when he heard that something had happened to his family, they not only settled the wages for him, but also gave him a little more. Zhang Quanman thanked him a lot.

In the blink of an eye, it was night, listening to the drums playing on the bridge tower, the couple hugged the naughty child and came to Da Xian'er's house. When Da Xian'er saw that they arrived as scheduled, he was naturally happy, and hurriedly took the pork and mutton from Zhang Quanman's hands, put them in the incense hall, and then led their family of three to the street.

So, what is the reason for coming to the street? It turns out that according to Da Xian'er, the naughty child has lost half his soul, and he wants to call the child Soul! I don't know if you have heard this statement, but the child was frightened by something earlier, and adults in the family would usually touch their heads, burn some paper, or put a chopstick in the water bowl and give the child a gift. I think it will drive away evil spirits and filth, and the child will be fine. That's the case today. Da Xian'er's original intention was to take advantage of the moon and stars to send ghosts and call the soul to the naughty child, and put on a show. Who would have thought that a few people just came out the door and saw a black thing appear in front of them?

"Ow..."  It was the first sound, and it sounded scary.

"What!"  Zhang Quanman was startled, and he grabbed a bar from the top door and threw it over! Only to hear the thing "Ow" again, then turned his head and ran, and there was no trace of it in three steps and two steps!

"But it scared me to death, I thought it was really a ghost! Daxian'er, you have seen a lot, do you know what that thing is?" Zhang Quanman said while intending to ask Daxian'er. But when he looked back, he saw that Daxian'er had rolled his eyes and foamed, and had already passed out...

So, what can scare people like that? In fact, not only did that thing appear a little suddenly, but more people were scaring themselves. Think about it, what Daxian said and did all day long, what he saw in his eyes and what he thought in his heart was nothing more than how to get some money, but also those goblins and ghosts! His nerves were always taut, and it was estimated that he was also afraid of calling this and begging that all day long, what if his dream came true? As soon as he came out just now, he saw such a black thing, and Daxian could not be afraid? So the string that was tensing tightly broke, and he was naturally frightened and fainted.

When Zhang Quanman saw that Da Xian'er had fallen, he suddenly felt a little numb! He thought to himself, it seems that the thing I just ran away from should be that old man, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid of Da Xian'er! My naughty son just accidentally stepped on its foot and was tortured by it like this. Therefore, he hurriedly called his wife, Liu Shi, and gave her a hand. The couple spent a lot of effort carrying Da Xian'er, who was lying on the ground, in.

After calming down, Zhang Quanman realized that Elder Wang didn't seem to be coming, and Daxian'er didn't seem to be able to help much, so he packed up all the sacrifices that had just been placed on the incense table. When Daxian'er woke up and asked for the five taels of silver back, Zhang Quanman led his daughter-in-law and left. But when they got out, when they arrived on the street, they suddenly found that their son, Naughty, was gone!

The child was gone, which made the couple anxious. The daughter-in-law said that the thing just now was also frightened, and when she was afraid, she ran back? So the two hurriedly returned home, searching all over the place, but still couldn't see the figure of the naughty child. Just as he was in a hurry, he suddenly saw that when the door opened, the naughty child led a person from outside and walked in!

After entering the door, the naughty boy stuck his head on the kang and fell asleep. But the person who came in with him made a "puff" and knelt down.

"Brother Zhang, brother-in-law! It's all my fault. I wanted to earn more money for your family, so I reduced the amount of medicine by half. I was wrong, I won't dare again next time!" Saying that, the man kept kowtowing.

Zhang Quanman heard the voice and knew that the one in front of him was the Langzhong who was grabbing medicine for him during the day. But he didn't understand what was lost by half, and what the weight was. But if he didn't understand, the Zhang family and the two were very kind and good people, so he mixed Langzhong up, and the donkey's lips were not right, and he comforted a few words. In the end, the Langzhong threw down ten taels of silver, saying that it was to replenish the body of the little ancestor, and then rushed away.

Now Zhang Quanman and his wife were dumbfounded. They thought to themselves, where are we going? Why did you catch medicine for us, but you still looking for silver? Could it be that this Langzhong also bumped into evil and was possessed by that old man? They are thinking wildly here, but how could Zhang Quanman and his daughter-in-law guess that the thing that scared Daxian'er just now was actually dressed up by this Langzhong. When Langzhong grabbed the medicine for Zhang Quanman, he secretly put a few samples less, in order to be afraid that the child would recover too quickly and he would not be able to earn money. But after making an abacus, I heard that Zhang Quanman found another Daxian and robbed the business. Langzhong is also a person from the rivers and lakes, how could he not know the twists and turns here? So he made himself look like a ghost, trying to stir up this matter. Not to mention, his idea really cured Da Xian'er. Although he was hit by Zhang Quan, he was very happy in his heart.

"Look at you, you really look like a big eight!" The child was upside down at the moment, and he was dreaming and talking. During the day, he heard his father always muttering about the old eight, so he used it here.

"I'm a ghost... Aren't you afraid?"

"My grandfather is still the Jade Emperor."

"Eight words!"

"If you don't believe me, I'll let the lightning strike you in a while!"

"It's weird to believe you..."

Lang Zhong did not finish his words, but he heard a "click" sound above his head, followed by a flash of lightning, which made an old tree not far behind him to burstrst into flames. Lang Zhong was dumbfounded and thought to himself, the child said it was good, and the thunder would arrive if he said that he would let the lightning strike me. Since he called the Jade Emperor Grandpa, wouldn't his father become the son of the Jade Emperor? Oops! How did I deceive the Jade Emperor's son? If I made a mistake, if I became a murderer, the consequences would be great! It is estimated that this Lang Zhong's brain is not very bright, and he thought wildly for a while, and finally was scared to death by a few naughty words, and then followed the child to the Zhang family.

Hearing this, it is estimated that many people have to ask, what is the matter with this naughty child? Did he really hit evil? Of course not, you think, old Wang Ba is all based on Zhang Quanman's words. Where can there be any monsters? In fact, this problem is still due to Lang Zhong. Just because there is a taste of wormwood in that recipe, Lang Zhong put more of it in order to save money, and replaced other kinds of more expensive ones. Wormwood can activate blood and clear away heat, but if the dose is too large, it will cause hallucinations, so if the naughty person drinks that medicine, it is naturally like hitting the evil and hallucinating. It was also a coincidence that when he was talking to Lang Zhong, a thunderbolt suddenly fell from the sky, but this thunder was not the kind when it rained, but grass thunder, also known as "dew thunder" in the folk. It is a weather phenomenon that occurs because of heavy moisture at night.

Although Zhang Quanman didn't understand what Lang Zhong said, he could guess that it must be related to the decoction, so he naturally didn't dare to let Naughty take it again. After stopping the medicine, Naughty's illness was cured, but his father was worried. He thought it was over, it seems that the hatred between the eighth king and his son should be placed on me. What should I do?! It really can't be done. I'd better go find Daxian.