During the period of the Ming Dynasty, there was Funiu Village on the edge of Qingshan Mountain, and there was a young woodcutter named He Xiangtian in the village. This man lost his mother in his early years and lived with his father. He became a woodcutter at the age of twelve and wandered around the mountains and forests all day long.
Just as the mountains are high and the woods are deep, strange things happen every year. There are indeed many interesting stories spread in their village, but the most familiar one is undoubtedly "Bald Hill".
The so-called Bald Gang is actually a mass grave. When He Xiangtian was a child, he heard his mother say that their village is located among the mountains, and the surrounding mountains are connected together, like a green cow resting on its nest. Funiu Village is composed of Come here. But at the location of " 牛头", there is an unexpected wasteland, which is Bald Point. Many unknown dead are buried here, including babies who died young and women who died unmarried. Slowly, the villagers cut down all the trees nearby to make room to bury the people.
Over time, this place has been affected by the Yin energy and has become a dead place. Not even a single blade of grass can survive for miles around. In order to avoid taboo, everyone called it "Bald Hill". It is said that there is a very evil place there, and something will happen if you go in.
He Xiangtian didn't believe these things at first. It wasn't until he experienced something personally and almost lost his life that he understood the horror of that place.
That day, He Xiangtian went up the mountain to chop firewood as usual. His father had fallen ill not long ago and needed money, so he had to run twice a day and didn't go back home until midnight.
Seeing that it was getting late and it started to rain lightly again, He Xiangtian packed up his things and prepared to go down the mountain. But for some reason, a thick layer of white mist suddenly rose around him. He Xiangtian lost his direction for a moment and wandered around. He walked in a daze for almost half an hour when he suddenly heard a burst of sobbing. It's so late, could someone be lost in the mountains?
Thinking of this, he immediately followed the sound and looked for it. Soon, he found a girl in an abandoned pit. The girl looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old. Her clothes were soaked by the rain. She was curled up in a ball, holding her head and crying.
Upon seeing this, He Xiangtian rushed forward to rescue her. Fortunately, the girl was not injured, and her mood gradually calmed down with He Xiangtian's comfort. After that, He Xiangtian took off his belt and used it as a rope to pull the girl out. But when he touched the girl's hand, he shuddered unconsciously, because her hand was so cold, as if there was no temperature, which showed that she had been trapped here for a long time.
After talking, we learned that the girl was called Xiao Su and lived not far from Funiu Village. After He Xiangtian heard this, he offered to send her home, but Xiao Su did not refuse. The rain had lightened up a lot at that time, but the surrounding fog had not dissipated and the visibility was very low, but Xiao Su seemed to be able to recognize the road and walked straight ahead to lead the way for He Xiangtian.
Unknowingly, the two came to a huge apple tree, which was full of big, red and plump apples. Xiao Su sat down against the tree and said that the tree was planted by her family. Miraculously, Xiao Su then reached out and knocked twice on the tree trunk, and two big apples fell down.
After that, Xiao Su handed the apple to He Xiangtian and said that he had no money and could only repay him in this way. He Xiangtian didn't show any pretense, he accepted it happily and ate one on the spot. Strangely, the seemingly plump and red apple was astringent and smelly when eaten in his mouth. He almost couldn't help spitting it out, but in front of Xiao Su, he still suppressed his nausea and finished the apple.
Just when he was about to send Xiao Su back to his residence, Xiao Su waved her hand and refused, saying that it was almost dawn and she would be home soon, and urged him to leave quickly, and also told him to send her home within three days. Eat another apple.
Seeing Xiao Su's resolute attitude, He Xiangtian didn't know what to say, so he said goodbye and left.
Along the way, He Xiangtian felt that his body was light and airy, as if something was attached behind him, forcibly pulling on his limbs, and his consciousness became increasingly blurred. Fortunately, nothing unusual happened along the way and he returned home smoothly. He didn't bother to take off his clothes and fell asleep.
In his sleep, he came to a strange street, and there he met his mother who had been dead for many years. My mother still looks like she was when she was young, wearing the same shroud she wore when she died. Both mother and son were very excited and burst into tears. After a few words of greeting, the mother suddenly changed the topic: "Xiangtian, you must not eat that apple you got yesterday. If you eat it again, you will die!"
He Xiangtian was shocked after hearing this, and asked what happened. Something happened. Her mother said that she got a piece of news from Gui Cha not long ago, saying that He Xiangtian was about to encounter an unreasonable disaster. However, the matter would not be clear for a while, so she could only come to remind He Xiangtian. .
At this moment, He Xiangtian's ears suddenly heard his father's shouting. Seeing this, his mother said anxiously: "When you wake up, go with your father to the apple tree and you will understand. ! "
As soon as he finished speaking, He Xiangtian woke up. It was already three o'clock in the morning. When his father saw that he still didn't get up, he came into the house and called. Thinking of his mother's words, He Xiangtian immediately told his father about the situation. After hearing this, his father's expression suddenly changed and he immediately went into the mountains with him to look for the apple tree.
He Xiangtian slowly found the mountain road last night according to his memory, followed it forward, and successfully found the apple tree. But when the two saw the location of the apple tree, they were stunned.
The apple tree was actually located in the center of Bald Head Hill, and it was the only tree within a few miles around, which made it look particularly awkward. What’s even weirder is that the apple tree is growing extremely well, with lush branches and leaves and abundant fruits. But from a distance, those apples looked like bloody meat heads hanging from the branches.
Both father and son were frightened, and they immediately realized the seriousness of the problem. After returning home, He Xiangtian immediately asked someone to invite a Taoist priest.
After understanding the ins and outs of the matter, the Taoist priest took the apple from He Xiangtian and let a child urinate directly on it. After being soaked by the child's urine, the apple actually emitted a puff of white smoke and then began to rot, accompanied by a shrill scream.
The Taoist priest told everyone that the Xiaosu He Xiangtian met should be Shan Chongzi in the forest. Shan Chongzi is a mixture of human souls and mountain spirits. It can change into various appearances and confuse people's hearts. That apple tree should be Shan Chongzi's true form. He uses all the souls in Bald Gang to condense and form an entity. The apples on the tree represent a dead soul. If eaten, the dead soul will invade the body and be eaten. The more you get, the faster you die.
Afterwards, the Taoist priest led everyone to the apple tree and dug it up by the roots. Under the apple tree, there were actually corpses, as if someone had deliberately gathered them together.
The villagers burned the apple trees together, and the Taoist priest called his fellow disciples to open an altar and perform the rituals. It took three days and three nights to completely liberate the souls of Baldoutang. Since then, vegetation has begun to grow on Bald Point Hill, and no strange things have happened again.
