Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 57 Building Animals

There are a variety of witchcraft. Some use delicious food as bait. If you eat it accidentally, you will be confused. You can't help it. You can go and stop. It's commonly known as "Xubu", and people in Jiangnan call it "pull catkins". Children who are young and ignorant are most likely to be confused by this kind of witchcraft. There is also a kind of witchcraft that can turn people into animals, called "making animals". This kind of witchcraft is relatively rare in the north of the Yangtze River, and it is often south of the Yellow River.

In the Yangzhou hotel, a person came to the tip with five donkeys and said to the shopkeeper, "I have something to go out for a while. I'll be back soon." He also said, "Don't give the donkey water."

After the man went, the shopkeeper saw several donkeys being irritable by the scorching sun, kicking and screaming. He couldn't bear it, so he took them to the shade, and then took water to entertain them. After drinking water, the donkeys rolled on the ground, and the dust flew up and turned into five women. The shopkeeper was very surprised and asked the reason. Several women's tongues were stiff and they couldn't answer. The shopkeeper was full of doubts and knew that it was not simple. After thinking about it, he decided to hide them in the room first.

After a while, the guest returned to the store and brought back five goats this time and tied them to the yard. Missing the donkey, he quickly asked the shopkeeper, "Where is the donkey?"

The shopkeeper took the guests to sit down, delivered the food, and said, "The guest will eat first, and the donkey will come right away." While talking, he left the hall and came to the yard to feed the sheep with water. After drinking the water, several sheep also rolled on the ground and turned into five children.

The shopkeeper suspected that the guest's origin was unknown, so he sued the matter to the government. The county magistrate sent a government official to arrest the guests. After interrogation, he learned that he was a wizard, with magic, and he was too lazy to be polite. He directly killed him with a random stick.