Chapter 15: Coolies

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Lianyu remembered, "I've heard of the same name bird. ”

During the Chinese New Year, there was a junior brother who was homesick, and according to the customs of his hometown, he carved a bird with the same name from wood and put it on the window. I also told him about the story of the Chongming bird in his hometown, in which it is a sacred bird that the branch paid tribute to Emperor Yao, because there are two eyeballs in the eyes, so it is also called the heavy eye bird, which can drive away tigers and leopards, and charm.

It is also because it can drive away evil spirits, and its shape is like that of a chicken, and its sound is like that of a phoenix. When the junior brother's hometown celebrates the New Year, he cuts the window paper of the heavy bird according to the shape of a chicken, or carves its wood carving to ward off evil spirits.

Jiang Qu said, "I remember that it was written in the book that the bird with the same name was eaten by Qiong paste, and Emperor Yao chose to raise it because he heard that it was a luxury to raise him with Qiongyu. ”

Thinking about this man's food, the best gems and jade that he likes the most, if he really raises them three times a day, it is indeed a huge burden of expenses, and the emperor may not be able to afford it.

If it is really the transformation of the heavy bird, this is quite in line with this.

Jiang Qu and Sima Luming waited for the man to say that he had guessed correctly or wrongly, but when they saw that the man did not answer, he just squinted his eyes and looked at Changsheng, observing his reaction, and felt that he should have guessed correctly.

The man said, "You guys come with me." ”

Changsheng turned his head to look at the pile of bones, "But I haven't buried them yet." ”

The man threw the hoe at them, "Then hurry up, don't procrastinate." ”

They dug a pit and buried all the bones, Sima Luming picked up a piece of wood and split it in half, and set up a simple grave, Jiang Qu spent some time reciting the Taoist scriptures to them, and those ghosts hid in the dark place in the cave and bowed to Changsheng and thanked him before disappearing.

Changsheng knew that they had eliminated their grievances and entered reincarnation.

The man waited impatiently for them and asked, "Okay?" ”

Lianyu looked at Su Yin, who was still in a coma, and saw that the sun was about to set, so she picked up a branch and lit a fire, "Forget it, benevolence and righteousness have been exhausted, let's go." ”

The man reminded, "I never use fire in my cave, if you don't get used to it, you can collect firewood by yourself." ”

When they heard this, they followed the man and picked up dry branches. First, he turned back to Su Yin's hut and got his baggage back, and then followed the man back to the cave where he lived.

Lianyu lit a fire, and the fire flickered.

Jiang Qu said to the man, "Since you don't want to tell us your name, you have to let us know what to call you." ”

The man thought for a moment, as if he had chosen a random name to deal with them, "Then call me Chongming." ”

A Chongming bird called Chongming, the name is convenient enough.

When the hexagram had enough of playing, Chongming glanced at the entrance of the cave and saw a dragon dragon claw with a clothed monkey swimming in, and as soon as its dragon claws were released, the monkey jumped to the ground, and deftly jumped on Sima Luming and handed him a fruit.

Sima Luming silently took the fruit, and the monkey sat on his shoulder.

Hexagram Liao smelled the smell of blood on Changsheng's body, "The daughter-in-law is as stinky as the stinky Taoist." ”

Changsheng raised his arm and sniffed it, in fact, at the beginning of the period, she also smelled the fishy smell on her body, but then she didn't know if it had been smelling for a long time, and she couldn't smell it when she got used to it. She touched her long hair, which was stained with the blood of the king, and the strands were stuck together and knotted into strips.

"Is there water here? I want to wash my hair. ”

Qian Ruyue said, "I want it too." ”

Shigeaki pointed, "There's water in that little hole." ”

Qian Ruyue picked up her burden and walked towards the small hole, walked a few steps and turned around to warn Lianyu and Jiang Qu, "Don't come here to peek." ”

Jiang Qu replied, "If you warn my senior brother, forget it, I'll still peek at you." ”

Lianyu said, "What do you mean?" "Do you say that there is a problem with his character, he is like a hungry ghost, Lianyu strangled Jiang Qu's neck, strangled hard, and let Jiang Qu beg for mercy no matter how much he begged for mercy.

Changsheng washed his hair, wiped all the blood on his body, changed into clean clothes and walked out, and saw Jiang Qu, Lianyu, Sima Luming, and the three staring at the rock wall.

The hexagram was begging for a hug, Changsheng picked up the hexagram, and when he saw him, he pointed and asked clearly, "Daughter-in-law, why is that nasty ghost also there?" ”

Changsheng explained, "Chongming just saved us, and he is a benefactor. ”

"Is it so easy for you mortals to call someone else's benefactor?" Chongming smiled contemptuously and whispered, "Then turn around and take revenge." ”

Changsheng was stunned for a moment, feeling as if a faint hatred suddenly appeared in his words. At this time, Lianyu on the side said loudly, "You say that the image engraved on this is not like the words on the stone tablet we found in the imperial capital?" ”

Changsheng followed Lianyu's gaze and looked at the things carved on the stone wall.

Hexagram Liao plucked his nose and commented, "The painting on it is twisting around, it's really ugly." It's even uglier than the twisting talismans drawn by the stinky Taoist. "It's like curvy and wriggling earthworms, crawling up and down the walls.

Jiang Qu has always studied these quite a lot, and his eyes shot with brilliance, "That's not a painting, it's a word." It's just that it's so old that they don't know any of them, and he asked Chongming, "What is written on this?" ”

Chongming glanced at it lightly and said, "That is after the Yellow Emperor defeated Chi You, the names of those subordinates under Chi You who were imprisoned were regarded as a kind of merit, or perhaps a curse that would never be free was engraved on it. ”

"You're saying that Chiyou's defeated subordinates were all imprisoned here?"

The battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, mentioned in ancient books, is only an understatement, and the description between the pen and ink is no matter how devastating and fierce it is, after all, it is only a literal expression, not as thrilling as what you have seen with your own eyes.

It's just that Jiang Qu also understands that time cannot be reversed, he was born tens of thousands of years later, and it is impossible to have the opportunity to see it with his own eyes in this life. But it was also exciting to learn that those ancient gods had been locked up in the place where he was standing now.

Chongming saw that Jiang Qu was very interested, and deliberately poured cold water on him, "In the original battle, both sides fought to the death. At the last moment of the fight, although the Yellow Emperor won, it was almost the same as losing both, and most of the people who were locked up had exhausted their spiritual power, and they died in a few days, and they couldn't even find their bones. Now the things that are locked up in the forest are all thrown in from behind. It's completely unrelated to the battle of the Yellow Emperor Chiyou. ”

Jiang Qu was slightly disappointed, he thought that he had this opportunity to see if the ancient gods had three heads and six arms.

"So this place is like a prison? ”

Chongming said, "It's not almost, it's fundamental." This is the original Shennong clan with divine power to create, specifically for those ferocious guys. After Shennong's death, it was used by the Yellow Emperor, and almost all of those who were imprisoned were cursed to be afraid of not only light but also fire. ”

Changsheng asked, "What about you?" Are you imprisoned too? ”

Chongming was silent, he stared at the firewood, he didn't look like he was afraid of fire, and he could move around at will under the sun. Chongming's eyes flickered with a jumping fire, "Forget it, those guys in the forest are all guarded by me, and like you, they are only allowed to enter and not to be allowed to leave." It's just that gradually, no other demon beasts have been thrown in, but every few years mortals will get lost and break in. Perhaps, this place has also been forgotten, who are you mortal emperors now? ”

Jiang Qu said that he was the name of today's son, and Chongming didn't know, so he only asked which generation of Emperor Yu was descendant.

Jiang Qu said, "Today's son is not a descendant of Emperor Yu. Emperor Yu didn't know how many times he had changed the dynasty at that time. "Do the math, this Chongming is older than his ancestors.

Chongming muttered, "It turns out that he is also dead, too, even the great gods of Pangu, Shennong's Fuxi Nuwa, etc., cannot escape the catastrophe, how can he escape." Always died before me. ”

Jiang Qu said with a smile, "You have never been out when you were locked up here, and you don't know that the changes outside have long been turned upside down. Didn't you boast about the quality of the silver that Changsheng brought, now it is better than that of Emperor Yao, and those jewelry shops outside are all over the street. ”

Chongming squinted at this Jiang Qu, he knew what he had in mind, "You just want to lie to me and tell you how to get out, what do you think I asked you to come with?" ”

Qian Ruyue wiped her hair and walked out of the small hole, she washed more carefully than Changsheng, smelled it several times, and made sure that she really didn't have the smell in the Yuwang Cave before coming out, if she knew it earlier, she should have brought soap horns when she went out.

Qian Ruyue interjected, "Aren't you going to tell us how to get out?" ”

Shigeaki scoffed, laughing at their innocence, "I just said that I would consider whether to tell you or not." He threw something in the direction of Pyru, who reached out and caught it, only to find that it was a short dagger. Chong Ming said, "This is inserted in the body of that old thing, it is estimated that it is the mortal things that died before, I keep it useless, take it." ”

The dagger was still covered with blood, slimy, and Lianyu wiped it on her clothes casually, and saw a Xue character engraved on the sheath. Changsheng remembered that when he inserted the flute into the old wound of the king, he hit something, and he didn't know if it was this dagger.

Even Changsheng was so stupid that she could hear the overtones in Chongming's words, and she asked, "What are you letting us do with us?" ”

Chongming looked at the five of them and smiled, "Be a coolie." ”

……

Qian Ruyue grabbed the hoe in her hand and was loosening the soil, with the sun on her head, she was already sweating after a while, she threw the hoe and lost her temper and didn't want to do it anymore.

Chongming sat on the persimmon tree, one leg hanging leisurely and swaying, holding a persimmon in his right hand and eating it slowly, holding the whip in his left hand, the whip was pumped against the trunk, and said, "Did I say to stop you?" ”

Qian Ruyue raised her head and complained, "Why don't you grow it yourself." ”

Chongming said with a smile, "I have someone who can call it, why do you have to do it yourself." ”

Lian Yu persuaded, "Forget about junior sister, anyway, it's just digging a few pits and putting seeds." "Comfort yourself, at least it's better than being chased by those man-eating monsters. Chongming is the cell boss here, with his protection, their safety is more guaranteed, at least they can sleep well at night, he is very energetic now.