At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were many wars in China, and the villagers in a small village decided to hide and settle in the mountains in order to avoid years of war. www.biquge.infoPerhaps it was because they were in a hurry to avoid the officers and soldiers, or perhaps because the villagers who had lived in the plains for generations did not know much about the situation in the mountains, in short, on the fifth day of entering the mountains, they had eaten up the dry food they had brought with them. What is even more terrifying is that they have not found a water source. As we all know, water means hope for the survival of the villagers who depend on farming, without which it is impossible for them to survive.

Faced with this situation, the village chief had to make a difficult decision to move forward, and if they could not find a water source within three days, they could die in the mountains. But if you go back now, although your life may be saved, the whole village will be exiled to the frontier by the government. Just when the village chief didn't know how to choose, several young adults in the village gathered next to him and looked at him earnestly: "Village chief, we have all discussed, since we have come out, we would rather die than turn back, and if we want to die, we will die together, and it is better than spending the rest of your life in hell, you can lead the big guy to move forward, no matter what the ending is, we will not blame you." ”

At this point, the whole village cheered up, and the sound of "keep going" rose higher and higher, and everyone was shrouded in a sense of sadness, as if they had completely forgotten the fact that everyone was already hungry. So the whole village continued to walk deeper into the mountain, looking at the lush trees around them, and they were even more convinced that there must be a water source waiting for them nearby, and the Peach Blossom Garden beckoned to them not far away.

However, the heavens did not seem to intend to spare these ill-fated people, and they walked in the mountains for three more days, still not finding the water source they longed for. There is already no food to eat, and the mountain road is difficult to walk, so the energy is consumed even faster. Therefore, at 10 o'clock on the third day, almost half of the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the village had fallen to the ground and could not move. Seeing such a scene, the village chief knelt on the ground at once, he looked at the sunset that was about to disappear into the jungle, and shouted: "God, why are you taking us so thin, do you want to destroy our whole village?" ”

At this moment, as if the heavens were responding to him, a cry of "quack" suddenly came from the far edge of the sky, which was like the cry of a child. Then the village chief saw a black shadow flying from a distance, and flew closer and closer, and when it was about to fly to the treetops, its wings had already blocked the light of the slanting sun.

It was a huge black monster bird with a long, sharp horn on its head and a beak like a curved sickle. The villagers were stunned, and suddenly the silence was broken by a hungry boy who was about to pass out, and he pointed to the strange bird and shouted, "Daddy, butterfly, what a big butterfly." ”

Hearing this, everyone seemed to react at once, and they all knelt down, their heads smashed on the ground, and shouted while knocking: "Gods help, gods help." "It turned out that before they were about to flee the village, there was once a blind fortune teller who gave them an account of their uncertain future, and the result was only four words: Born with a butterfly. Therefore, when this yellow-haired child who is ignorant of the world blurted out the word "butterfly", everyone was so excited that they burst into tears: it seems that God still has mercy on them and gave them a chance to survive in a desperate situation when there is no hope.

But the strange bird landed on the branch and stared at them for a long time, and then flew away. Just when his villagers were at a loss, something suddenly fell from the sky with a thud, and everyone cautiously gathered around, and found that it was a dead fawn, and after a while, another one. There was another strange "quack" sound overhead, and the villagers looked up and saw that the strange bird was hovering overhead. They understood that the deer had been sent by this strange bird to fill their stomachs. So there were a few more bangs, and then the big guy hurriedly lit the firewood, and when the meat was not fully cooked, he gobbled it up and stuffed it into his stomach.

The strange bird stopped on the branch of the tree and watched them grab food, and after waiting patiently for everyone to eat, it let out a strange cry and began to fly into the depths of the mountain forest, looking back at them as they flew back. The villagers understood that it was showing them the way, so they cheered up and followed it deeper into the mountains. After walking for about seven or eight hours, the village chief who took the lead suddenly heard a gurgling sound of water, and he called out to his companions behind him in surprise: "There is water, find water." Sure enough, after crossing a hill, a deep canyon came into view, and in the center of the canyon, a wide stream.

The crowd cheered, and the strange bird, as if it had completed its task, barked at them a few times, and plunged headlong into the stream. The villagers were stunned, they could go to the sky and enter the water, this is not a god or something. So this time, men, women and children knelt by the river, kowtowing devoutly, thanking it for saving their lives.

After settling down, the villagers built a bridge over the river, which was not for the villagers to cross the river, but to worship their patron deity, the black strange bird, also known as the Gu Eagle. They named the bridge "Jade Butterfly Bridge", which means that it is born when it meets butterflies, which is the origin of the Jade Butterfly Bridge.

"And then?" Wu Xi was stunned when he heard this, and gently rubbed the horn and looked at Xu Xing, "It seems that Gu Eagles are very friendly to people, why did they become bloodthirsty later?" ”

Xu Xing looked out the window and said slowly: "After about three years, the villagers of this village have lived a very comfortable life, the soil in this valley is very fertile, suitable for farming, and the wild things in the mountains are also very rich, so the villagers do not have to worry about food and clothing, and they are naturally very happy." Of course, they have not forgotten the grace of the Gu carving, every fifteenth day of the new year and each solar term, they will go to the Jade Butterfly Bridge under the leadership of the village chief to carry out sacrificial activities, and put the best prey they have hunted on the bridge for it to enjoy. It would be nice if life had been so peaceful, but not everything was as expected, and one day, deserters suddenly broke into the village. ”