Lin Zhiyan nodded, "Well, speaking of which, although I was born abroad, my parents did scare me with the allusions of the Xiong family's mother-in-law." The mother-in-law of the Xiong family in my memory is indeed thin and hairy. But it's not what you described. ”

"This starts with the study of phonology. The image and name of Xiong's mother-in-law have been constantly changing. I explained, "Some people say that Mahu is a phonetic word, and it is very reasonable to say that it is derived from the ancient sound of evil Xu with words such as Aohu. So if Mahu is rumored to be a monster, I think it has become a monkey-like creature when it spreads to Jianghan, and it has become a tiger when it reaches southern Fujian, and it has become the original Ma Huzi, and the Cantonese Ya Wu Po, these are not Xi. As for Aunt Hu's thing, to this day, the Shandong dialect still calls the wolf Mahu and still scares children, which is a clear proof that Mahu can be falsely rumored to be a wolf. According to the dedication, the creature of the Xiong family must have had it, maybe the gathering of wolves in Lingshan has something to do with it! ”

"You mean that wolves will be influenced by the Xiong family's mother-in-law?" Lin Zhiyan was taken aback: "How is this possible." ”

"What's impossible. Since the data records that Xiong's mother-in-law once had the image of a wolf, it can influence the behavior of the wolf. I thought, "Actually, the meaning of Mahu as a wolf in today's Lu language has started a long time ago. Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" has a story called Dream Wolf, in which there is a sentence that prefers to feed Mahu with a child, and another story called "Tribulation Song" also says that sloppy is like a wolf, which shows that Mahu is a wolf in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the earlier dedication, there is Tang Huilin's "All the Scriptures and Meanings" volume 41 mentions the wild dry, the cloud shoots dry, and the night shoots the sound. Sima Biao and Guo Pu and Yunye can be Yuanmu. "Guangzhi" cloud nest in the dangerous rock high wood, so it is known that it is not a wild fox. Huainan is called Ma Fox.

Then in the "Zen Sutra", it is also said that I saw a wild fox and saw a wild dog, so I know that the two are different, and the wild fox is greater than the wild dry. Liao Xilin's "Continuation of All Sutras and Meanings" volume 9 also adds Daoye Gan, Sanskrit Sigara, this Yun Ye Gan. The blue-yellow shape is like a dog, and the group cries at night, and the sound is like a wolf. It can be seen that the Huainan Ma Fox resembles a wild wolf. Considering the diversion of the Huai River, Huainan and Shandong are roughly similar, and it may be that today's Mahu and Wolf refer to the original so-called wild trunk. Of course, as far as I know, Mahu's eventual transformation into a wolf should really happen in the Tang Dynasty. ”

I stretched, "Let's talk about other similar stories." According to Western research, Green's Little Red Riding Hood is believed to have originated from the 17th-century Frenchman Perrault, and a few decades later it was discovered that the story could have been circulated in 14th-century France and Italy. I'm a little skeptical about the veracity of their research, and I think it's possible that Little Red Riding Hood's story came from the East. Since it is entirely possible that the image of the Mahu monster was produced in the Tang Dynasty and was falsely transformed into the prototype of the wolf grandmother, I suspect that this early legend of the wolf grandmother began to spread to the Western world through the northern Hu region during the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Regarding this delusion, if the guess is generally good, then the legend of the Mahu monster that was produced at that time, the plot must be very simple, maybe only the monster tricked into eating the rough frame of children. Later, the wolf grandmother in the west met Little Red Riding Age in the woods and swallowed the real grandmother alive. And the one who stayed in the country gradually became a bear spirit tiger monster knocking on the door, and gnawed on the companion brother. The evidence of rheology may also have to be examined from the sounds of similar legends in the Western Regions. ”

"If, as you said, I don't understand, why did these Mahu end up becoming grandmothers, grandmothers and other relatives?" Lin Zhiyan asked confusedly, "When I was a child, when I cried, my mother told me this story, saying that the Xiong family's mother-in-law slept next to the disobedient child when she came to the party, and then ate the children's fingers and toes." The child also innocently asked grandma, what are you eating? Xiong's mother-in-law said good grandson, I'm eating beans. When I grew up a little bit, I was depressed, didn't this kid feel pain after his fingers and toes were eaten? It's kind of hilarious! ”

"Don't ask me, I don't know any of these things. After all, I only started researching this monster when you came to me. I smiled bitterly, "But one thing is certain, it's the monster of the Xiong family's mother-in-law, maybe it really exists." And in this city. If my guess is correct, there's an organization that wants to do something with this monster. As for why they had collected forty-nine boys and girls no more than nine years old, it was probably because they wanted to meet some kind of condition for the use of the monster. ”

"Che, I thought you knew everything. But then why is the child's family killed? Wouldn't it be easier to just kidnap the child? Killing people everywhere like this will only mobilize all the police to search, and even solve the case at all costs. It is even more difficult for them to abduct children. Lin Zhiyan was still puzzled.

I looked at her without blinking, and only shook my head for a long time, and said bitterly, "Think about it, what would happen to a child if they saw their closest relatives disappear in front of their eyes and kill each other in front of their eyes?" ”

"It's going to be scary."

"Yes, I will be extremely afraid, I will be scared to death. Maybe you'll fall into a state of autism. I said slowly, "Human beings are very strange creatures, and sometimes a person's willpower will determine a person's fate. ”

"Well, as the old saying goes, thought determines character, character determines life, and life determines destiny." Lin Zhiyan interjected.

"Whether it's an old saying or not, it does make a lot of sense." I sighed again, "I'm afraid that in order to meet a certain condition, that organization needs this kind of scared, scared, and autistic child." ”

Lin Zhiyan held her chin and sighed as she learned, "These children are so pitiful." ”

"Okay, that's it, don't talk too much. I'll contact Zhang San, let's get ready, and set off to the coordinates of Lingshan early tomorrow morning. "I started the car and drove towards where I was staying.

"Why call that bastard." She glared at me in exasperation.

"He's got a good job." I replied.

"I can't trust him!" Lin Zhiyan objected.

"Why, because of a woman's sixth sense." I asked.

"Wrong, it's the seventh sense. I think there's something wrong with him. She said through gritted teeth.

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