Legend has it that there is a water monster called Wuzhiqi above Huaishui, which resembles an ape, with a collapsed nose, a convex forehead, a white head and a blue body, golden eyes of fire, a head and neck up to 100 feet long, and a strength of more than nine elephants, often making waves in Huaishui, endangering the people.
When Dayu ruled the water, Wuzhiqi made a strange move, the wind and thunder were made, and the wood and stones were sounded, and finally the god Gengchen and Wuzhiqi fought for seven days and seven nights and captured him. Wuzhi Qi was not convinced, still fighting and jumping, Dayu was furious, locked his neck with an iron rope, and pressed it at the foot of Huaiyin Guishan Mountain.
This story must be known to many people, but what we are telling this time is the story of his son.
Late at night, the moon is thin.
In a certain official's mansion, Yushi Jiang Jiyun suddenly woke up from a nightmare, taking a big breath, he had been having a dream lately, and in the dream there was a giant ape with a blood basin opening its mouth and roaring at him:
"Jiang Jiyun, the enmity between you and me has finally come to an end, five thousand years ago, I lost my life under your sword; Two hundred years ago, you dissected me into a coffin and slaughtered me, and you and I complained, and you targeted me everywhere, and I will take your life!"
With that said, the giant ape broke through the clouds and disappeared into the middle of the night.
For several years, Jiang Yushi had been dreaming of this dream, except for the giant ape, in which he only vaguely remembered the turbulent river, the steep cliff, and the giant coffin in the cave.
He had once asked monks and Taoists to exorcise evil spirits, but it had no effect, which made him feel powerless.
Later, at a banquet, he told his colleagues about this dream, one of whom, surnamed Xue, had served as a political secretary in Guangxi, and he said that there were many such cliffs in Guangxi.
But Guangxi is so big, how to find?
His friends sympathized with him and said they must help him solve the mystery. Unexpectedly, this mystery was actually broken by him.
In the year of Qianlong's birthday, he was ordered to go to Guangxi to investigate a case of ink corruption, turned into the Yangtze River along the Grand Canal, and went all the way down the river, and after several days and nights of sailing, he came to the border of Quanzhou in Guangxi.
As a northerner, he was very interested in seeing the local landform for the first time, so he stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the cliff and the blue water.
Suddenly a familiar feeling came to his mind, and a cliff appeared in front of him, and above the cliff there was a huge hole in the cliff, and in the hole hung a box, which was very similar to what he had seen in his dream.
He wanted to find out, but the river was turbulent, the cliff was steep, he couldn't climb it for a while, and coupled with the urgency of official business, he could only sigh.
"Boatman, there is a huge hole dug in this cliff, and there is a wooden box in the hole, but what is the meaning?" He asked a local boatman.
The boatman was an old man, and he quickly performed a salute to this Jiang Lord: "Don't hide from your lord, this box is very famous in our whole state, it is said that it contains the soldier's book left by Zhuge Cheng Xiang in that year, and many people want to go up to find out, but they have not succeeded." ”
Is it? It wasn't quite what he had imagined.
Jiang Jiyun had planned to go back to see there again when he returned, and even if he knew a holy will, he rushed from Guangxi to Guangdong, and after handling an official business, he returned to Beijing.
Except for that terrible dream, it was as if nothing had changed.
Twenty years later, yushi, who was full of vigor at that time, is now a calm and atmospheric Wupin master, and unexpectedly became the inspector of Guangxi, once again coming to Jeonju. This time, he rode on a huge official ship, wearing a python robe and holding a clairvoyant, just so that he could see it clearly.
It was the cave again, after twenty years of vicissitudes, and the wooden box was not damaged in the slightest, which made him wonder, what kind of wood is this?
He had just returned to the Guangxi Patrol Station in Guilin Province, when he received a letter from his former classmate, Lord Xue, who opened the letterhead and found that in addition to a letter, there was also a yellowed booklet.
The letter said that Brother Jiang had a dream of being trapped, and Brother Fool had always kept it in mind, and a few days ago, he was with Lord Ji Xiaolanji to sort out the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book", but he found a book, which recorded the hanging box of the cave in Jeonju. Maybe you can help Brother Jiang solve his puzzles.
His book, the yellowed cover of which was written in four large characters, "Chung Wan Sketch", opened a few folded pages, and he found an interesting story:
During the Ming Jiajing period, when writing a chapter, a small official in Guangxi occasionally mentioned that there was a hanging box in Quanzhou, Guangxi, which was said to contain the military book left by Zhuge Cheng xiang when he captured Meng Meng.
When the Jiajing Emperor, who liked to cultivate and was good at immortality, heard about it, he sent Nanchang Yushi Liu and Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Qiyun to Jeonju to fetch the book.
The group marched south in a boat to the cliff, looking at the steep cliff that even apes could not climb. Many officers and men were sent to climb the mountain, but they all failed and lost several lives.
How is this good?
In the end, it was Lord Liu who issued a reward order to recruit good climbers in the local area, and if they could climb the cliff, take off the soldier book in the box and reward one thousand taels of silver.
The wealth was touching, and most of the local Yao people in the whole state finally found a person named Zhou Alang among the local native soldiers, who performed a series of means such as climbing bamboo poles, and finally the task of taking the military book on the rock was entrusted to him.
Zhou Alang took three or five brothers, carrying ropes, barefoot, and it took a lot of effort to climb up the cave.
Looking down below was a box, and when they got to the hole, they were dumbfounded, what kind of box was this, it was clearly a huge coffin. The coffin was more than a foot thick, yellow-black in color, and had a lid on it.
It took them a lot of effort to pry open the giant coffin, and there was only a huge white bone in it, which was several feet tall, with a head as big as a wheel, and a pair of front teeth on its face that were more than a foot long and sharp as a blade.
Without Zhuge Martial Arts, how can we make a difference?
The brothers summed up, and finally exhausted the strength to eat milk, before knocking down a pair of giant teeth on this white bone and giving it to Nanchang Yushi, Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Qiyun looked at this huge giant tooth, very speechless, could only write a letter first, and then returned to Beijing with the giant teeth to resume his life.
That night, Jiang Qianhu had a nightmare, there was a giant ape in the dream, there was a pair of giant teeth protruding from the mouth on the front door, and ivory, this giant ape was several feet tall, he stared at Jiang Qiyun, angry: "Jiang Qiyun, you did a good job, after a thousand years, you are afraid that you don't know who I am, I am the third son of the water god Wuzhi Qi, called Ben Yun, when Dayu Zhishui, there was a war with my father and son, and finally fought for a month, my father did not support, the army was defeated, I fled to Shanze, and was discovered by a man named Boyi. He set fire to me, but I bit my arm and fled. When Dayu heard this, he was furious and invited the god Gengchen to take advantage of my lack of strength to kill me under this cliff with the Sword of Shenxiao.
Jiang Qiyun, you are afraid that you are the Gengchen of that year.
After my father Wuqi Zhi heard that I had been killed, he ordered his subordinates to take a gloomy wood and fry me to build this coffin, bury me here, absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and wait until the ten thousand years are full of disasters, and the devastation is reborn to avenge the revenge of that year. Unexpectedly, you inadvertently let your subordinates dissect the coffin and kill the corpse, so that my thousand years of cultivation would turn into ashes. Even if you have luck in your body and are at the behest of the Son of Heaven, I will never spare you. ”
After saying that, he pounced on it, and when he caught Jiang Qiyun, it was a wild beating, which made him vomit blood, and when outsiders saw it, Jiang Qiyun and Jiang Qianhu suddenly spat out blood and died in his sleep.
Hearing that his colleague had died, Nanchang Yushi Liu was panicked, fortunately there was a Taoist priest by his side, it was said that he came from the gate of Zhang Tianshan in Longhu Mountain, which used the rune to restrain the monster and survived.
The next day, he sent someone to look for Zhou Alang, who had been ordered to open the coffin, but found that the five brothers had suddenly turned purple the night before, their eyes were prominent, and they had died of death.
After reading this story, Lord Jiang broke out in a cold sweat, how similar is this story's own experience, that Jiang Qianhu is also called Jiang Qiyun, and he is a word difference, I don't know what the relationship is?
That night, he had just fallen asleep and dreamed of the strange ape again, and at this time he laughed loudly: "Jiang Jiyun, do you know who I am?" Yes, you are the Jiang Qiyun of that year, I once swore that I would destroy you twice before repaying the hatred in my heart, you waited to collect the corpse. ”
After the strange ape finished speaking, it turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared.
Jiang Jiyun understood the cause and effect of the matter, and he had no choice but to face the giant ape in this dream.
A month later, Inspector Jiang was dealing with official documents in the official court, when he suddenly heard the next person report: There was a Daoist chief who came to the door to ask for a meeting, and this Daoist chief said that he could curse the thief in the dream of the adult.
Thief in a dream? Isn't that monster? Hearing this, he hurriedly asked his subordinates to invite this Daoist leader to the palace.
This Daoist man was ragged, with a rosacea, three thin beards, carrying a long sword of unknown material on his back, and was full of wine.
Looking at this dignified countenance, Lord Jiang looked suspiciously at the next person just now, until the other party confirmed, and then invited the other party to sit down and drink tea.
The Taoist priest was also not polite, and as soon as he sat down, he picked up the teapot on the table and poured it into his mouth. The fragrant tea, the tea brewed from thousands of taels of silver to get a few pairs of big red robes, was half poured into his mouth, and half poured on his robe that could not see the color.
But what kind of person is Lord Jiang, years of official experience have made him develop the arrogance of Taishan collapsing in front of him and not changing color, he tasted tea while letting the next person brew a pot of tea.
The Taoist priest did not speak, he did not open his mouth, both sides were playing dumb puzzles, because Lord Jiang knew that he had asked for the other party, as long as he opened his mouth, he fell behind, and the conditions could only be out of the other party.
Who knows that this Dao Commander took out a book, and Lord Jiang looked at it and directly broke the defense, because that book was the copy of the "YongYi Sketch" sent to him by a friend a few days ago, and then the Dao Commander reached out and dipped his hand in the tea and drew a monkey with huge teeth on the tea case.
"Dao Chief, I don't know how to get rid of this thief in my dream?"
The Dao Commander laughed loudly, "If you are a thief in your dreams, you must go in your dreams." He told a strange story.
It turned out that this old Dao was actually the Dao Commander two hundred years ago, he had originally drawn a spell to save The life of Lord Liu, who knew that Lord Liu had just returned to Beijing to resume his life, and he vomited blood and died that night, and the method of death was exactly the same as that of The Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Qiyun, and he knew that he had failed.
His name was Shao Yuanjie, and he was originally a Taoist priest of the Qing Palace on the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, and as soon as he was born, red clouds descended from the sky and the fragrance filled the room. After growing up, he did not like to read, liked to study the Dan Dao Immortal Technique, and later entered the Dragon Tiger Mountain, and played against Zhang Tianshi at that time, not knowing what the two said, on the same day he became a Taoist priest of the Qing Palace on the Dragon Tiger Mountain.
Later, Shao Yuanjie was repaired to go down the mountain, and after being heard by the Jiajing Emperor at that time, he sent someone to invite him to the palace, and after saying a few words to the Jiajing Emperor, he made the dragon heart very happy, and became one of the three most famous Daoist monks in the Jiajing period.
He was ordered by the Jiajing Emperor to go with The Imperial Historian Liu of Nanchang and the Jinyi Wei Qianhu Jiang Qiyun to get the Zhuge Art of War, who knew that there was only one white bone inside, and later Jiang Qiyun was violently killed, and Liu Daren was saved by him with the Purple Lightning Rune, but unexpectedly, after returning to Beijing, he lost a mistake, and Lord Liu was poisoned.
Originally, this matter had little to do with him, and Lord Liu and him were only general friends, but his Daoist cultivation in his life was extremely high, and he had the opportunity to cultivate to the Dacheng Realm and soar in the daytime, but because of this matter, he became his bondage, and since then his cultivation has no inch.
Because of this, he stayed in the human world for two hundred years, and only found the reincarnation of Liu Daren or Jiang Qianhu to solve this problem.
After listening to his introduction, Lord Jiang couldn't believe that this old Daoist who didn't look good was the Shao Yuan Festival of that year, Shao Immortal? He didn't believe it, so he asked Lao Dao a lot about the Jiajing Emperor.
Who knew that lao Dao mentioned the events of that year, gushing continuously, and even let Lord Jiang know many secrets in the palace at that time.
Only then did Lord Jiang put on his full clothes and perform a great gift to the Daoist: "Old Immortal, break this dream thief, and plan to get out?" ”
The old immortal laughed, "This Benyun was originally killed by your previous life, the Gengchen Great God of that year, and only the divine consciousness was attached to his white bones, and he was raised for ten thousand years, in order to hope that in the future, who knew that he was broken by your predecessor." He hates you to the bone.
It's just that in addition to his spiritual consciousness, there are not many means he can use now, he comes from the dream, we go to the dream, see the tricks, can destroy him. ”
After saying that, the old Daoist took out a piece of paper and asked Lord Jiang to arrange for someone to prepare the following things.
After three days, when the fifteenth month of the month was full, Lao Dao tied a silk thread stained with cinnabar to his wrist and Lord Jiang, took out a charm and slapped it on Lord Jiang's body, and within a cup of tea, Lord Jiang fell asleep.
In the dream, there is a wild wilderness everywhere, and the ocean is full of water. A giant ape followed behind another giant ape, much taller than him, with white hair and blue body, and golden eyes, and they manipulated the flood and rolled towards a group of people.
One of the men, clad in animal skins and armed with a tool like a wooden shovel, was directing the crowd to dig a ditch to clear the water source. Seeing two giant apes swooping in the water, the man roared. A three-foot-tall giant man held up a bronze heavy sword and fought with the giant ape in front of him.
Seeing the image of the giant ape, Lord Jiang thought to himself, this is the legendary water god Wuzhi qi that was suppressed by Dayu in Huaiyin.
Who knew that his mind had just moved, and a person's voice came from his ear: "It is Wuzhi Qi, Lord Jiang, let's do it." ”
This sound startled Jiang Jiyun, and he looked at the sound, but found that the old Dao Commander had become a person the size of a thumb, sitting on his shoulder and shaking his legs.
The old Dao Commander threw out a small sword, and Jiang Jiyun unconsciously caught it, turning it into a normal long sword. He took the sword in his hand, but looked around dazedly, asking what to do with the chief?
The Dao Commander said, "This is in a dream, and if you want to curse the thief in the dream, you will do it yourself." ”
Lord Jiang was speechless, he was not a scholar in the Han and Tang Dynasties, he was on the horse as a general, he got off the horse as a phase, he read every day, he had no power to bind the chicken, how could he be the opponent of the giant ape?
Who knew that the old Dao Commander blew a breath, and Lord Jiang also became several feet tall, with muscles bulging on his body, he felt that there was an inexhaustible strength in his body, and he couldn't help but roar.
This roar was earth-shattering, and all eyes fell on him. The smaller giant ape, with two huge front teeth, punched his chest and rushed over as soon as he saw The Ginger who had grown bigger on this side.
In this way, one man and one ape fought together.
That giant ape was Ben Yun, the third son of Wuzhi Qi, who was very excited as soon as he saw Lord Jiang: I didn't think you would dare to come and see that I had destroyed you in a dignified manner.
Saying that he pounced and tore and bit, from time to time he controlled a splash of water and smashed it at Lord Jiang. Lord Jiang had just begun to be clumsy, slowly adapted to this body, became flexible, the two fought with victory and defeat, and before long, the giant ape rushed to the clouds, and Lord Jiang's body was covered with large and small wounds.
Just when Lord Jiang was in a good mood, a long sentence in his ear made him panic suddenly: "Lord Jiang, Don't play, you still have ten breaths of time." ”
Ten breaths, which is almost the current ten seconds, such a short time, to defeat that giant ape? Lord Jiang was a little overwhelmed. In a hurry, he made one mistake after another, and was knocked to the ground by the giant ape, and could only guard left and right to resist the huge fist of the Benyun giant ape.
The Dao Commander was helpless, and he sighed: "It seems that I can only shoot myself!" ”
After saying that, with a wave of his hand, the long sword in Lord Jiang's hand actually flew into his hand, and he dipped the long sword on Lord Jiang's body, and after staining Lord Jiang's blood, the sword body actually emitted a dragon groan.
Dao Chang raised his sword and jumped up, and with a purple sword, the long sword was inserted into the back of the Benyun Giant Ape, and with the slight insertion of the long sword, the giant ape slowly fell.
The Benyun Giant Ape couldn't believe it, "You're the real Celestial God Gengchen, no!" Who is Jiang Jiyun? ”
With his brain, how could he think about it? Finally the murmur was silent.
After the giant ape died, the two of them suddenly snorted and woke up from the dream at the same time.
As soon as Lord Jiang moved his body, he actually felt severe pain in his body, and he asked what was going on with the chief? The Taoist said, "Whatever happens to you in your dreams will be inflicted on you, that is to say, if you are injured in your dreams, you will also feel pain in reality!" ”
Lord Jiang asked, "Then why didn't the Dao Commander do it himself?" ”
Dao Chang sighed, "Lord Jiang, you are Jiang Jiyun, the real Gengchen Great God, you can only move that sword, and in the end, it is also that sword that is stained with your blood, and it is only when it is powerful." ”
After the end of the matter, Lord Jiang was sick for several days in a row, and after he was well, he never dreamed like that again, and he was much more relaxed.
As for the old Taoist, he didn't know where he went that night.
At the cliff of Jeonju, there was an old man who climbed up like an ape, and he looked at the huge coffin and laughed:
"This is the gloomy wood before the flood, which has been robbed of ashes, immortal for ten thousand years, and the most precious treasure in the world."