During the Ming Dynasty, there was a new county commander Xing mou in Gui'an County ,present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, who had been in office for just half a year. There was only one wife in the family, Song Shi, and no heirs. It was late autumn, and in the evening, the couple had finished washing and rested early. In the middle of the night, when the two were sleeping, a sudden knock on the door woke them up from their dreams. There were no servants in Xingxian Ling's house, and someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night, not knowing what was urgent, so he got up and went to open the door to check. This time, when he only went to a cup of tea, he didn't see anyone, and Song Shi couldn't help but feel strange, wasn't something big happening that his husband went out? Even so, it should be said that it is ah, just waiting to get out of bed to check, Xing Xian Ling pushed the door and came in, Song Shi asked: "What happened?" Xing Xianling replied, "Nothing, it was the sound of too much wind blowing the door shaking." Song Shi said, "Then how did it take so long?" Xing Xianling said, "I just went to the toilet." After saying that, he undressed and took off his shoes, went to bed, Song Shi turned over, and was about to sleep, when he suddenly smelled a strong fishy smell on Xing Xianling's body, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, but at the moment, he was drowsy and didn't bother to ask questions, so he closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, Song Shi woke up early and found that there was no longer his husband's figure around, and wondered in his heart that it was too early, where did this XingXian Ling go? When he came out of the hall door, he found a large bucket for bathing in the hall, and his husband was sitting in the bucket and wiping his body with a towel with his head down, and Song Shi said in his heart, "Which door was committed early in the morning?" Walking forward, I felt even more strange, at this time it was the time when the cicadas did not know the snow and the autumn wind was cold, and the barrel was actually cold and bone-chilling, but Xing Xianling did not feel it at all, and he washed his concentration, and even she did not feel it when she came in, so he asked her husband: "In the early morning, so cold, why do you still take a cold shower?" Xing Xianling realized that Song Shi had already come, raised his head and said to her, "These days, my body is very dirty, and I can't boil water, so I got up early to take a bath." Hearing this, Song Shi'er, although he had doubts in his heart, did not say much, turned around, went into the kitchen to make breakfast, and after eating breakfast Xing Xian Ling went out to the county court. The Song family stayed at home to carry water and firewood and sprinkle the courtyard.
At dusk, Xing Xian ling returned, and at this moment, Song Shi had prepared a meal and waited for her husband to return. Unexpectedly, Xing Xianling frowned when he saw the vegetarian dishes on the table, and Song Shi did not know why he asked, "Why is today's dish not suitable for taste?" Xing Xian Ling said, "This table is full of vegetarian dishes, how come there is no bit of meat?" Song Shi's face was puzzled: "Isn't this your favorite vegetarian dish?" Xing Xianling said with a depressed face, "I have changed my taste now, and I like to eat some meat." Song Shi wondered in his heart: He has always been a vegetarian, why has he changed his taste now? So he said, "If you don't like it, there's still some cured meat in the house, and I'll make it." So I went to the kitchen, cut a piece of cured meat, put the ginger and onion and fried it, Xing Xian Ling did not say much, took the chopsticks and began to eat a big meal, and after a while, the wind swept the clouds and ate a clean, vegetarian dish did not move a few chopsticks. Although Song Shi was confused, he thought about it for a moment, is it not a cold stomach and hunger shortcomings of oil and water? I was afraid that I would be hungry for my husband, so I secretly said that I would make a meat dish every afternoon. After her husband finished eating, she hastily ate a few mouthfuls to fill her stomach, and after cleaning up the leftover soup, it was almost two times more.
After washing up and going to bed to rest at night, when the two were intimate, Xing Xianling did not seem to have the fishy breath of last night, and the bravery was abnormal, which was different from usual, Song Shi felt even more strange, but did not ask. On the morning of the second day, XingXian Ling got up and went to the county after eating breakfast as usual, and when he returned in the afternoon, he was actually followed by a group of people, carrying a plaque that reads "Clearly Observing the Autumns," blowing and beating, so that it was not lively. It turned out that there was a tricky case in Gui'an County, and this case had been unable to do anything for several years, so that the noise was so boiling that passers-by knew about it. Unexpectedly, today's Xingxian order was decided, the conclusion of the case was reasonable, the prosecution and defense had no objections, and for a while the people thought they had met Qingtian, so they sent back a large plaque. When Song Shi saw that her husband was so wise and fierce, his heart couldn't help but blossom. Kill the chicken and sell the wine at the moment, and treat it. Since then, although the eating habits of xingxian ling are not the same as usual, and occasionally when sleeping, they will smell a fishy smell, but in addition to these, there is nothing special about it, and in addition to the fact that they usually judge cases like gods, so that they can return to An Dazhi and the road is not left behind, and the Song clan has gradually become accustomed to it
After three years of this, Zhang Tianshi (Zhang Tianshi was the hereditary leader of Zhengyi and was the title of one of the "Zhengyi" Dragon and Tiger Sects of one of the Taoist sects. "Zhengyi" (i.e., "Tianshi Dao") was founded by Zhang Ling (Zhang Daoling), who was later called "(Ancestral) Tianshi", and his descendants were hereditary descendants, and later they were all called "Tianshi", because zhang surname was called "Zhang Tianshi". Something went through Gui'an. These successive Celestial Masters were generally people with profound Daoist skills and vast divine powers, and it was said that they were capable of descending demons and exorcising demons and evil spirits, so since the Tang Dynasty, all generations have been given the title of court, and local officials have come to greet them when they see the Heavenly Master passing by, so when the county magistrate heard that the Heavenly Master was about to arrive in Gui'an, he hurriedly told Xing County Ling that the Heavenly Master was coming, and asked you to go and take a bath and change your clothes to greet him. When this XingXian Ling heard that Zhang Tianshi had come, he not only had no joy in his eyes, but instead told the county clerk that he had a headache and body fever, and he pushed off his physical discomfort, so he did not go to greet him, and sent the county clerk to greet him, and when he finished speaking, he went home by himself. Several attempts by the county magistrate were useless, and at this time the Tianshi chariot and horse were about to arrive outside Gui'an City, so he had no choice but to bring a few servants to meet him
When they arrived outside the city, they heard that the Heavenly Master was coming, and the common people were out of the city and the empty alleys were empty, and they had already stood densely on both sides of the road to welcome them, and at this time Zhang Tianshi's horse caravan had already arrived here, and only then did he see the county servants rushing to greet them with a few servants, and the common people were in a big uproar, saying that this Heavenly Master had come, and why did the county order not come to only send a few subordinates to greet him, which was really disrespectful to the Heavenly Master. In the midst of a clamor, Zhang Tianshi stepped out of the car, only to see him of medium stature, wearing a two-foot Taoist temple, an apricot-colored robe, his eyes were introverted, there were three long hairs under his mouth, and he was holding a handle of floating dust in his left hand. Xian Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down in salute: "I didn't know that the Heavenly Master had arrived, and I was disappointed in the next step, please forgive your sins." Before the Celestial Master could speak, a man with a sword in his hand stepped forward and asked, "Why don't you come to greet you?" At this time, the Heavenly Master swung his right hand and said, "Well, I know that your adult is unwell, and now I want to visit him personally and stop by to give him a cure for his illness."
The surrounding people and the Heavenly Master were greatly surprised and whispered when they heard this, while the county clerk and several servants looked at each other even more, not knowing what medicine was sold in this gourd, was it not that this Xing County made him honest and honest, so that Zhang Tianshi was shocked by him and condescended to go to his home to get rid of his illness? I wondered in my heart, but still respectfully said, "The little man led the way in front, and asked the master to follow behind." So a few people were in front, and the Heavenly Master and his cadre of disciples and many ordinary people who worshiped the Heavenly Master were behind them, and they came to The Ling's home in Xing County in a mighty way. When I arrived at the door of Ling's house in Dexing County, I saw that the door was closed tightly and there was no sound. The county clerk went forward to knock on the door, and it took half a day to hear Song's voice, and when he knocked on the door to explain his intentions, Song Shi was even more shocked, and said: "My old man has not returned since he went to the county court in the morning." When the county servant heard that the second monk could not feel his head, Mingxing County Order was saying that he was unwell and went home to rest, how there was no trace at this time, and at the moment he ordered a servant to go to the county to look for it, and after a while the servant came back and said that there was no shadow in the county. Just when everyone was feeling strange, Zhang Tianshi smiled slightly and said, "Don't look for it, I know he doesn't dare to come and pick me up." "Everyone is amazed, what blasphemy did this Xingxian Ling Fei do to blaspheme the Heavenly Master?" Just as he was about to ask a question, he heard the Celestial Master say again, "Before I arrived at Gui'an, I saw a strong demonic aura in this place. Turning to Song Shi, he asked, "Do you remember the night when the wind blew the door three years ago?" Song Shi nodded and replied yes, and the Heavenly Master asked, "What is unusual after your husband went to open the door and came back?"
Song Shi thought about it and said, "Nothing else, that is, sometimes you can smell a very strong fishy smell on your body, and you used to like meat now, and your energy is better than before." Tianshi said, "That's right, the current Xingxian Ling is no longer your husband, it is the black fish essence, and your original husband has been eaten by it when he went out to open the door." As soon as these words came out, The Song clan and yigan were greatly surprised, and felt that what the Heavenly Master said was really a bit absurd, but it seemed a little reasonable to think about it carefully, not to mention that the Heavenly Master generally did not tell lies to deceive them, and for a while everyone was a little suspicious in their hearts. When Zhang Tianshi saw the hesitation on the faces of the people, he said, "I know that you may not believe it in your hearts, but I expected that the bones of Xing Xianling were still under the gate, and if you didn't believe it, you could look for it immediately." So a few servants quickly found a shovel and a hoe to dig up, and after digging less than five feet, they saw a piece of Bai Sensen's bone, and then dug down, and the complete bones of a person were exposed, and from the point of view of stature, it was very similar to Xing Xian Ling. At this time, Song Shi no longer had any doubts, and seeing that her husband's bones were in front of him, he couldn't help but burst into tears, and he knelt down in front of the Heavenly Master and said, "As it is, my husband died a miserable death, and I also asked the Heavenly Master to make the decision for me and get rid of this monster." Zhang Tianshi stepped forward to support the Song clan and said to the crowd, "I have passed through Gui'an this time and am trying to get rid of this harm." But if you want to kill demons and eliminate monsters, you must be able to do it with pure qi. However, this strange creature has been becoming a spirit for a long time and is quite powerful, and although I have spells and spells, I still need the help of an existing official with root qi to achieve it.
After the Celestial Master finished speaking, he took out a small bronze mirror from his arms, the back of which was full of seal script, and he did not know what the text was, but at first glance it was an ancient thing, and the Celestial Master handed this bronze mirror to Song Shi and said, "This is the Immortal Mirror, which has been passed down from my ancestors through the ages, and you hold this mirror to illuminate people, and anyone who can shine three shadows in it is an Immortal Official." Only he can help me subdue this monster. "Fortunately, at this time, almost all the people of the city gathered here, and they heard the Celestial Master say the monster, and they all wanted to see what was going on." So Song Shi took a bronze mirror in his hand and took a picture of the past, this photo is three or four hours, Song Shi was dazzled, and did not find a person with three shadows, he was very depressed, suddenly a boy of seven or eight years old ran up, it turned out that he was watching Song Shi holding a mirror to look at people, thinking that it was something interesting, so he went up to see what was in the mirror, Song Shi was waiting for him to walk away, and overheard him say: "If it is really fun, there are three of me in it." Song Shi was very curious, and he looked at it hurriedly, and sure enough, there were three figures in the mirror. Song Shi couldn't help but feel a little relieved, thank God, and finally found it, is it not my old master who is blessed by the spirit of heaven, if it were not for this child, how could he come forward on his own. So he grabbed the child and asked the people present whose child was this? At this time, a family surnamed Yang said that it was his own child, nicknamed Xiaoyu. At this time, the Heavenly Master was resting in the county, and the Song clan hurriedly led The Light Rain to the Heavenly Master, and the Heavenly Master was greatly pleased when he saw it.
Let the county beggar summon the Yang family's parents and tell them that Xiaoyu wants to help the Heavenly Master catch demons, and there is no danger, and that they need to live in the county court for three days to reassure them, and ask the county beggar to give his family a little silver or two. These three days are to be eaten and drunk. It is just that every morning, middle and evening, you must take a bath three times each, and after washing and using incense, you will make three circles around the left and three circles around the right
On the fourth day, which was a crisp autumn day, the Celestial Master got up in the morning, bathed and changed his clothes and prayed with incense, and then called the crowd and said, "Today is the time to get rid of the demons, and I calculate that there is a Liangjiatan in the seventeen north of the city, and this is where the blackfish spirit fled, and we will go to that place at this moment." So the people prepared their carriages and horses, took Xiaoyu with them, and went north of the city, and all the way the people heard that the Heavenly Master was going to Liangjiatan to remove the demons, and they all followed behind to see the liveliness. When I arrived at Liangjiatan, I saw that it was a wide and large waterhole, surrounded by weeds. Looking at the edge of the pool, the water is dark green, cold and bone-chilling, and the waves are rolling and unfathomable. The villagers in the vicinity asked about it, and the villagers all said that there were monsters in this pond, because there were often cattle, horses, and livestock that disappeared at the edge of the pond, but in a few days they could see white bones at the edge of the pool, but no one had ever seen what a monster looked like, so the villagers in the vicinity did not dare to come here to wash and carry water, let alone swim and play. The crowd listened, and there was no doubt. The Celestial Master got out of the car, took out a small red cloak from the car, and asked Song Shi to take the cloak and tie it tightly to Xiaoyu. Then he whispered a few words to the two disciples and began to build the altar. After the construction was completed, he scattered his hair, closed his eyes slightly, and began to draw spells and mantras, and in the moment of chanting, a large cloud suddenly drifted from the original clear sky, and for a moment the wind and clouds swept in, the sky darkened, and a three-foot-high wave was also set off on the surface of the pool, which was quite frightening
When the people around them saw the sudden change in the wind and clouds, they couldn't help but be frightened that their faces changed color, and the timid ones ran clean, and the bold ones also watched from a distance, and did not dare to say a word, for fear that some monsters would jump out and eat themselves. Only Song and Xiaoyu and his parents were still standing nearby. After a few moments, the wind was stronger and the waves were higher, and I watched as a small mountain-like wave slowly sprung up in the pool, rising dozens of feet high, and rolled toward the shore. At this moment, the Celestial Master suddenly opened his eyes, drew his sword and pointed it at the wave, and shouted in his mouth: "Don't go fast yet!" When the two disciples heard this, they suddenly stretched out their hands, grabbed the light rain, aimed at the wave, and threw him over. The crowd was surprised, and there was a cry of horror, and Song Shi's face was even more frightened, and his body was trembling. The Yang family and his wife cried and cried and wanted to fight against the Heavenly Master, but fortunately they were stopped by several disciples, and they kept shouting in their mouths: "Return my son's life." "The county beggar took a look, how come this demon has not yet taken another human life?" Before he could react, he saw the Celestial Master smile slightly, "Might as well, your child should be unharmed." Before the words could be heard, he heard a bolt of lightning in the air, and a red figure stood on the top of the wave, looking closely, it was a light rain, only to see that his eyes were closed, and he did not know whether he was dead or alive, and his hands were wrapped around him, as if there was something. The waves were getting shorter and shorter, and they reached the shore just to bring a light rain ashore. At this time, the clouds were already rising, and the Yang family and his wife rushed forward,
I saw that Xiaoyu didn't have a trace of wetness all over his body, and he was holding a large bowl in his hand, and a one-foot-long black fish was swimming endlessly. The Celestial Master stepped forward, took the bowl, sealed the mouth of the bowl with a charm, and handed it to the disciple. Xiao Yu also opened his eyes at this moment, curiously looking left and right, and the Yang family and his wife saw that their son was safe and sound, and they couldn't help but cry with joy. Song Shi asked Xiaoyu what was going on, and Xiaoyu stammered, "I'm groggy like I've slept." Confused, I seemed to see a golden armor god put this bowl in my hand, and I didn't know anything else. Only then did the crowd sincerely admire the Heavenly Master's high mana. At this time, the Heavenly Master said to the crowd, "This blame should have been cut off, but I read that it has a good deed in governing Gui'an, so I spare it from dying, but we must find a large urn upside down and bury it in the public court." "When the people walked according to the law, when they buried it, they suddenly felt that it was extremely heavy, and they lifted it without moving. The Celestial Master stepped forward and shouted, "Evil beast, do you still want me to let you go at this time?" Or, the next time I return to peace, I will let you out. "When the words were finished, the urn was light, and the people buried it under the court. The next day, the Heavenly Master resigned, and the people of the whole city came to send them off, and the scene was even more grand. Before leaving, the Celestial Master said to the crowd, "My task has been completed, and I will not come again in the future." Since then, successive Celestial Masters have neither passed nor passed through Gui'an County