During the Ming Dynasty period, there was a Qianlong Village in Jingnan area. There was a carpenter named Yuan Liu in the village. He was loyal and skilled, and was very popular among the villagers.
There is a ancestral hall in Qianlong Village. Due to the disrepair, the paint on the beams of the ancestral hall was so mottled that it could not be seen as it was. The old people in the village discussed and unanimously decided to ask Yuan Liu to repair the ancestral hall. But everyone has been unable to make a decision on what patterns to carve on the beams of the ancestral hall.
On that night, Yuan Liu had a dream. In the dream, a huge white snake coiled in front of him. The white snake told Yuan Liu that he must carve a snake on the beam of the house. After saying that, before Yuan Liu asked more questions, the white snake disappeared, and then a rooster crow woke Yuan Liu up.
Yuan Liu told the dream he had to the old tribes in the village, but when they heard it was a white snake holding a dream, they felt that the white snake must be a monster and wanted to put his figure into the ancestral hall to steal the incense in the ancestral hall. Therefore, the clan elders firmly disagree with carving the snake onto the beam. After discussion, they unanimously decided to let Yuan Liu carve a dragon on the beam, and said that this happened to coincide with the village name of Qianlong Village.
Yuan Liu felt that the white snake did not look like a monster, but it looked like some kind of auspiciousness. However, the clan elders refused to listen to him. In desperation, he had to do what the clan elders said.
Yuan Liu worked hard for several days before using a plane to clean up the original patterns on the beams. But at this moment, a strange thing suddenly happened in the village.
In the past few days, the dogs in the village began to bark wildly in the middle of the night. One night later, the dogs in the village suddenly became quiet. The next day, the villagers found that all the dogs died of blood.
This incident caused panic among the villagers. Everyone said that it was because the construction of the ancestral hall offended the ancestors, so the ancestors gave such punishment. The clan elders asked Yuan Liu to speed up his work. People thought that as long as the ancestral hall was repaired quickly, these strange things would disappear.
Yuan Liu worked very quickly and used it in less than ten days before the renovation of the ancestral hall was completed. After the clans came to see the ancestral hall, they felt that everything was in line with their wishes, especially the dragon on the beam. They all said that the dragon looked mighty and domineering, with its horns and strong limbs. It was obvious that it was a very powerful dragon. It would definitely protect the ancestors who were sleeping in the ancestral hall and the people in the village.
After the ancestral hall was built, the villagers felt like they had put down a big stone. The clan elders decided to hold an ancestor worship event to comfort the ancestors' spirits in heaven and also asked the ancestors not to give any further punishment.
On the day of the sacrifice, there were smoke and fireworks in the ancestral hall, and people knelt on the ground to pray devoutly. At this time, a large cloud of black fog suddenly flew out of the ancestral hall. After a closer look, there were clearly bats in the black fog. These bats flew densely into the sky, quickly covering the sun above the village.
Before the villagers could react, a bat, the size of a person, flew out of the ancestral hall. The bat laughed strangely and spoke, saying that today is the death date for all the villagers in Qianlong Village.
Bat demon said that the ancestors of Qianlong Village and a white snake that was about to turn into a dragon joined forces to suppress it under the ancestral hall. The ancestors of Qianlong Village also carved the body of the white snake on the beams to intimidate it and let it hide underground. A few days ago, it saw that the snake pattern on the beam of the house was removed, so it sent its little bats to investigate. The dogs in the village were all killed by these little bats.
The bat demon also said that now, the patterns carved on the beams of the house have become a dragon, and the white snake must have left the village. Today is the day for it to take revenge. After saying that, the bat demon was about to rush towards everyone.
Just when the villagers were despairing, a white light suddenly shone above the village, and a huge white snake dispelled the bats and appeared in front of the villagers.
Everyone and the bat demon were stunned. At this time, Yuan Liu suddenly laughed out loud and stood up to explain the reason.
At the beginning, the clan elders disagreed with Yuan Liu carving a snake on the beam of the house. Although Yuan Liu did not raise any objections at the time, he always felt a little uneasy.That night, he had another dream. In addition to the white snake, there were also the ancestors of Qianlong Village. They told Yuan Liu about the bat demon, and repeatedly emphasized to him that they must carve snakes on the beams.
On one side is the obstacle of the clan elders and on the other side is the instructions of the ancestors. Yuan Liu came up with a solution in a dilemma, which was to carve a double-sided pattern. This pattern looks like a dragon from one side, and a big snake from the other side.
This pattern was concealed from the clan elders and deceived the bat demon. The bat monster thought the white snake had left, so he came out from the ground to kill the villagers, but unexpectedly the white snake lies in ambush nearby and is preparing to kill it completely.
As soon as Yuan Liu finished speaking, the bat demon turned around and rushed to the ground. At this time, the white snake opened its huge mouth and bit it. They fought each other. In the end, the white snake was more skilled and swallowed the bat demon into its stomach.
After eating the bat demon, a golden light suddenly popped out of its body. Its body began to soar, and then it slowly grew dragon horns and claws. The scales on its body turned golden, and the long dragon whiskers also appeared at its mouth. At this time, it had completely turned into a golden dragon.
The dragon shouted at Yuan Liu, as if thanking him for his help, and then rose into the sky and disappeared in a short while.
Later, Yuan Liu was sick and disaster-free in his life. It is said that before his death, a golden dragon took him into the sky, and I don’t know where he went.
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