During the Ming Dynasty, there was a beautiful woman named Nian Jia in Duanzhou . A year ago, her husband Cheng Mengji drowned and she became a young widow since then. During this period of time, Nian Jia has become the focus of discussion among the villagers, because her belly is getting bigger day by day, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she is pregnant.
Since she got pregnant, Nianjia has been frightened every day. She knows her own family affairs. She has never been in contact with any man since the incident a year ago. She knows that the origin of the child in her belly is very strange.
That day, Nianjia took advantage of the darkness to go to the river to take a bath. Just as she was scrubbing her body, a gust of wind suddenly blew from the river bank. She fainted, and when she woke up again, it was already dawn. She hurriedly got dressed and returned home, unable to remember what happened the night before. Since then, her belly has grown day by day.
Nianjia was very afraid of this child of unknown origin. She once tried to remove the child, but to her horror, the child was very stubborn. He seemed to be tightly embedded in Nianjia's body. No matter what method was used, he could not be removed. In desperation, Nianjia could only choose to give birth to him.
In the blink of an eye, a few months passed. One day, Nianjia noticed something strange in her stomach as soon as she got up. She knew she was about to give birth, so she quickly called the midwife. Her birth was very difficult. She stayed in the delivery room for a full day and night, suffering all kinds of torture, and finally gave birth to the baby. Unexpectedly, when the midwife saw the child, she screamed, "Monster, this is a monster!"
A crowd of women gathered outside Nianjia's house to watch the excitement. After hearing the midwife's exclamation, they looked at each other and then rushed into the delivery room. When they saw the child Nianjia gave birth to, people screamed in surprise.
The child is a boy. He is a bit larger than a normal baby. His body is covered with fine scales and there are two gill-like things growing behind his ears. The most surprising thing is the child's face. He has an adult face. People can tell at a glance that that face belongs to Nian Jia's deceased husband, Cheng Mengji.
Seeing how strange this child was, people backed away one after another. After Nianjia saw the child's face, she screamed in horror, rolled her eyes and fainted. At this time, someone shouted, "Hurry up and call the Taoist priest to subdue this monster." When people heard this, they rushed out of the delivery room and ran to the Taoist temple near the village as if they were waking up from a dream.
The Taoist priest was dragged by the villagers into Nianjia's room. Nianjia had already woken up. She was hiding in a corner of the room, shivering, and kept muttering: "Don't come to me, I didn't mean to "
After seeing the child, the Taoist priest frowned. He turned to look at the somewhat crazy Nian Jia and sighed: "It is her fault."
As he said that, he walked up to Nian Jia and asked in a deep voice: "Even now, are you still unwilling to tell me about the mistakes you have committed?"
Hearing this, Nian Jia was shocked, and then collapsed. Crying, "I didn't mean it, it was him. He didn't give me a way to live. I really had no choice."
A year ago, Cheng Mengji's drowning was not an accident. Nianjia pushed him into the river and watched him drown.
"A year ago, there was a salesman who came to the village to sell goods. He was handsome and well-spoken. The two of us gradually became familiar with each other and slowly came together." Nianjia said in a low voice, "But it was just a temporary pleasure. I never thought about leaving Cheng Mengji, let alone killing him."
That day, Nianjia took advantage of Cheng Mengji's absence and called the salesman to his home to have sex with him. The salesman told Nianjia that he would leave soon. Although Nianjia and he were just having fun, they were still a little reluctant to leave after hearing this. The two of them were tired of being together and said goodbye, not noticing that it was already late.
Cheng Mengji happened to finish work early and go home early that day. When he got home, he heard unusual noises in Nianjia's room, so he went to investigate. Nianjia and the salesman were caught on the bed by Cheng Mengji.
"I cried and begged him to forgive me, and promised never to see the salesman again, but he didn't listen. He said that he would tell the clan elders about it and that he would dip me into a pig cage according to the village's rules." Nianjia said quietly, "I have followed him over the years and kept the family affairs in order. I just made a mistake that everyone in the world can make. Wrong, but he didn't miss his old feelings and wanted me to die. I didn't want to die, so I dragged him and argued with him. I accidentally pushed him and he hit the corner of the table and fainted."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Nian Jia in shock. They never expected that the weak Nian Jia could do such a thing.
"The salesman ran away when Cheng Mengji and I were arguing. I had no choice but to think of countermeasures on my own. Only the dead would not complain, so I threw him into the river at night, making it appear that he had drowned. I didn't expect that he would come back to seek revenge. I once went to the river to take a bath, and I guess that's when he got into my stomach." After saying this, Nianjia lowered his head and stopped looking at everyone.
"He died full of resentment. Of course he will come back to you. You must know that good and evil will eventually be rewarded!" The Taoist priest sighed, "Cheng Mengji was reborn from your belly. From then on, he was connected to your destiny. You have to support him and take care of him all your life. Once he dies, your life will not be saved. This is His revenge on you. I can't help you, you have to figure it out yourself."
The Taoist priest told everyone that although the child looked strange, he was only born to avenge Nianjia and would not implicate other people. He reassured the villagers.
After listening to the Taoist priest's words, Nianjia covered her face and cried bitterly, and kept confessing in her mouth, but it was already too late. If she didn't want to die, she would have to live with the monster her whole life.
Later, one morning, Nianjia left the village with her child. No one knew where she went.
