C2 The Mountain God's Contract Guide

Dongfang Su ran as he thought, 'Could it be that these ghost stones really have eyes?'

However, when he saw that he was about to be drowned by the stones, he couldn't think too much about it. He looked at Tao Xiyuan in fear and said, "Stop playing tricks here —"

The huge stone rolled down again. He shouted in fear and ran out of the door. He didn't forget to shout, "You will cry and beg me sooner or later."

"Don't run if you have the guts." Tao Xiyuan put down her son and wanted to chase after him. She definitely wouldn't let this bastard go. However, she didn't expect that after taking a few steps out of the door, the mysterious power in her body seemed to gradually weaken. Those stones no longer listened to her.

Could it be that after leaving her house, she couldn't use this power anymore?

She didn't have time to think about it. She quickly went back to hug her unconscious son and see the doctor. The old doctor in the village looked away with guilt. "Chenchen's mother, it's not that I don't want to treat you, it's just that the Dongfang family boy said that if any doctor dares to treat Chenchen, he will make him suffer."

What should she do?

The Dongfang family was also a little famous in the city. Most of the land in the village had to pay rent to the Dongfang family. Many people's livelihoods were also in the hands of the Dongfang family. If they offended Dongfang Su, everyone's life would not be good.

Tao Xiyuan also couldn't make things difficult for the old doctor. Looking at the darkening sky, she gritted her teeth and tied her son in her arms to protect him. She resolutely walked up the mountain path.

The only thing she could do now was to take a shortcut to the town and see if she could snatch her son's life back from the hands of the King of Hell!

The night was dark. She could vaguely hear the howls of wolves and the cries of beasts in the mountains. Tao Xiyuan's heart was pounding non-stop. She looked at her son's pale face and could not help but quicken her pace. "Chenchen, I won't let anything happen to you."

Unexpectedly, wherever Tao Xiyuan went, the howls of wolves and beasts would weaken. The mountain rocks trembled faintly as if they were protecting her. Therefore, Tao Xiyuan only took an hour to reach the town and finally knocked on the door of the nearest Apricot Forest Physician.

"Doctor, please save my son!"

The doctor in his thirties had a friendly face, but his small eyes were filled with shrewdness and scheming. When he saw Tao Xiyuan, his eyes lit up, and then he yawned and looked at Chenchen. He did not even take his pulse and said impatiently, "This child is about to die. It won't be easy to save him. The fee is thirty taels of silver, not a single cent less!"

"Thirty taels?!" Tao Xiyuan almost broke her voice. She looked down at her sick son and felt that his breathing had become much weaker. She was anxious and could only kneel down with a plop. "Doctor, I, I can't get so much money at one time, but my son is in danger. Please treat my son first!"

The doctor's eyes flashed as he snorted and said, "If you can't pay me back, then you'll have to be my slave! What do you think?"

Tao Xiyuan decided to go all out. She pushed her son forward and nodded with gritted teeth, "Alright!"

The doctor rubbed his sleepy eyes and called for the little child to take a pen and paper to draft the indenture. He was in no hurry to treat Chenchen, so he made a cup of tea and said lightly, "I'll give you one night to raise the money. You will see the money by dawn, understand?"

"One night?!"

The Soong family was born into a small family. It was only because the Soong family's aunt had married the Dongfang family when Soong Junlian was young that their lives were better. However, after the two elders passed away, the difference in strength between the two families was too great. The aunt of the Soong family was also a person who liked to be rich and loathed poverty. She gradually stopped interacting with her nephew.

After that, all the money in the family was used to support her husband's examination in the capital. With Dongfang Su persecuting them, their lives were miserable. How could they have so much money?

Just as she was anxious, a voice that was ancient and spirited suddenly sounded in her mind, "Girl, I didn't expect you to help me get through this calamity, but you died because of it..."

Tao Xiyuan was shocked. Who was talking?

She looked around and realized that no one could hear this voice. Moreover, this voice sounded familiar. Thinking about it, it actually sounded like the old man she had saved in the modern world.

Tao Xiyuan said in surprise, "Are you the old man who broke the traffic light?"

The old voice coughed and said awkwardly, "Actually, I am a god. I was crossing a tribulation, but I almost failed because of the traffic light. Luckily, I saved my life. Sigh, I really don't deserve to be called a god. I could only ask for your help and let you be a mountain god, possessing a dying farmer's body …"

Tao Xiyuan's materialistic worldview instantly collapsed!

She had just saved an old grandfather out of the kindness of her heart, and he was actually a god who was crossing a tribulation!

However, she had already passed through, and she had even been able to activate the stone …

She couldn't help but believe it!

Before Tao Xiyuan could react, the old man said again, "There is a limited time. I can't stay here for long, so I will give you a copy of the 'Contract of Mountain God'. You can study it slowly."

A blue ancient book suddenly appeared in her mind. On the cover, there were six big words written in flamboyant calligraphy — 'Contract of Mountain God'.

Tao Xiyuan flipped open the first page in surprise and saw a map of a mountain range. There was a silver symbol at the back of the Apricot Forest Village. Beside it was a note: there were several treasures buried here.

She had really saved her life!

Tao Xiyuan came back to her senses and signed the contract without hesitation. "Gentleman, the contract is here first. I will go and raise the money!"

She didn't see the trace of scheming in the doctor's eyes. As soon as she left, the doctor immediately beamed with joy and instructed the servant, "Hurry up and go to Apricot Village to find my second aunt, Madam Zhang. Tell her that Tao Xiyuan's contract is in my hands! Ask her to send people to the various families who can ask for money from Tao Xiyuan. Don't let that girl borrow any money!"

Zhang Qi folded the indenture and laughed sinisterly. His second aunt, Madam Zhang, was a famous matchmaker in Xing Lin Village. She had heard from her that Dongfang Su was interested in Tao Xiyuan, but even after using all her means to help, she was still unable to persuade Tao Xiyuan to change her marriage. Unexpectedly, this woman actually came to his doorstep herself!

The little child hesitantly looked at Chenchen's pale face and said, "Zhang doctor, what should we do with this little kid?"

"Throw this little guy into the woodshed." Zhang Qi looked at Chenchen's small body with disdain, then pinched Tao Xiyuan's indenture and laughed, "As long as Young Master Dongfang is able to get this marriage done, do you think our old Zhang family will have a good life?"

Tao Xiyuan did not know that she had entered a tiger's den. She found the location of the great locust tree under the back of the mountain in the night. She broke off a branch and dug a large pit. Sure enough, she found a black wooden box, and there were many silver coins and jewelry in it.

She was overjoyed and did not take much. She took fifty taels of silver and filled the pit. Then, she hurried back to the medicine store. After going back and forth, it was already dawn.