Fifth, the charm and the horror itself
The name of the river began in the Warring States period, the meaning of the name between the nine rivers, the Warring States period belonged to a county of the Zhao State, the second year of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty (178 years ago), Liu Pijiang, the younger brother of the King of Zhao, was named the king of the river, and the county between the rivers of the Zhao State was placed in the country between the rivers. After that, the country was abolished and the county was established, and in the second year of Emperor Jing (155 years ago), the prince Liu De was named the king of Hejian and the country of Hejian was restored. The current King of Hejian is Liu Zhu, the king of Hejian, and is the great-grandson of Liu De.
At the junction of Xindu County and Hejian Kingdom, there is a winding river called Zhao River, which is lined with willow trees, and the branches of the willow trees have just stretched out, like a hunchbacked old man, hanging downward; The river is not deep, the river is full of lotus flowers, the lotus leaves have just emerged from the water, shallow and tender green, like a shy little girl.
There is a small village called Zhaojia Village next to the Zhao River, there are dozens of families in the village, scattered on both sides of the Zhao River, the villagers are surnamed Zhao, they have lived here for generations, relying on a few thin fields and planting lotus, Ya pear and jujube, life is still quite comfortable and quiet.
At the foot of the back mountain, there are three grass houses alone, and a pair of aunts and nephews live, that is, Yu'er and her aunt. Gongsun Yu is here to recuperate, Yu'er brings food and food to him every day, it has been a few days, and the injury has healed a lot, and he can come out and walk.
Gongsun Yu has been in contact with Yu'er in the past few days and found that she doesn't talk much, but her right hand is a little strange, her arm has always been bent, and her palm is clenched into a fist.
The professional's intuition told him that Yu'er's right hand disability was congenital, a mild form of polio, and could be cured if treated properly.
In the early morning of this day, the sky was cloudy and mist, and the surrounding scenery was hazy, like a fairyland in animation, the sun had risen from the east, the fog had gradually dispersed, and the rooftops of the houses in the village were wafting with smoke.
Yu'er still sent the food over, Gongsun Yu has been recuperating here for the past few days, and has been taken care of by Yu'er, grateful, took the food sent by Yu'er, and said in a choked voice: "Thank you Yu'er for taking care of it, as the saying goes, the grace of a drop of water is reciprocated by a spring, and I will never forget your kindness in this life." β
"Brother Gongsun, you are serious, my aunt often said that saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, and you must accumulate virtue to be a man, so that there will be good rewards."
Gongsun Yu thinks that Yu'er is very sensible, it should be derived from her aunt's words and teachings, then her aunt will be a very cultivated person, and she will be able to open the valley, it is estimated that she is a fairy aunt.
"Today is the seventh day, your aunt should finish her cultivation today and can come out."
"Yes, you can come out after noon."
"When the time comes, I must go and thank her in person for saving her life, does she often practice in the valley?"
"In the past, there were relatively few retreats, but in recent years, I have often practiced in retreats, sometimes once a month."
"I guess your aunt should be a Taoist aunt who is as beautiful as a fairy."
"Yes, everyone here calls her Aunt Zhao, Brother Gongsun, I'm going to feed the chickens, you can go and walk around."
After saying that, she turned around and left, it seemed that Yu'er was wary and didn't want to tell too much about her aunt with people she didn't know well.
Gongsun Yu walked out of the thatched hut after breakfast, Yu'er's house has three thatched houses, the middle is the main room, relatively wide, Gongsun Yu has been recuperating in the past few days is on the right side, relatively short, there is another one on the left, this one is relatively long, next to the back mountain, the doors and windows have been closed, it is estimated that Yu'er's aunt is practicing in the valley, and they all say that no one can disturb them during the retreat, so Gongsun Yu did not dare to walk over to see.
Standing in front of the thatched hut at the foot of the mountain, looking at it, the trees on the mountain are lush, like a green ocean, the mountains are full of colorful small flowers, as if the mountain is wearing a simple and elegant flower skirt, and the bottom is also inlaid with lace like emeralds, between the blue sky and white clouds, the steep rock forms are thousands. A clear stream meanders down the mountain, and the stream hits the rocks with a "ding-dong" sound, playing and singing cheerful music; The smooth pebbles under the stream are clearly visible, the mountains and clouds are also reflected in it, a group of small fish swim happily in the water, a gust of wind blows, and ripples ripple on the water surface, this is the Zhao River.
The river water is crystal clear, Gongsun Yu walked down the river, took a sip of the river water and tasted it, but it was cool and thorough, extremely sweet, and the whole person was full of spirit.
It was the busy farming season, early in the morning, the fields began to be busy, looking at the bustling villagers who went to work in the fields, Gongsun Yu couldn't help but groan:
The Tian family has few idle months, and people are busy in May. The south wind rose at night, and the wheat was covered with yellow. The woman and aunt eat lotus, the child carries the pot pulp, and goes with the field, and Ding Zhuang is in Nangangγγγγγγ
Gongsun Yu walked around like this, and before he knew it, it was noon.
In the Han Dynasty, there were two meals a day, there was no habit of eating lunch, and everyone went home to rest at noon, and Gongsun Yu was tired of shopping, and he was ready to go back to the hut to rest.
Just walked to the foot of the mountain, suddenly there was a man in white, holding a long sword in his hand, limping in the direction of the grass house, there were five people chasing behind, all of them were holding guys in their hands, there were knives, swords and forks, Gongsun Yu was a weak student, he studied medicine with his father since he was a child, and he had never practiced martial arts.
He was worried that this group of people ran into the middle room, there was only a little girl Yu'er inside, which was very dangerous, but the man in white ran into the thatched hut on the right, this time it was troublesome, Yu'er's aunt was still in the valley, and she didn't get out of the customs, what should I do now?
After this group of people ran in, they thought that there would be a fight, and the grass house of Yu'er's family would be turned upside down, and Yu'er's aunt would also suffer from it in practice, and the light would hurt the muscles and bones, and the heavy would be life-threatening, the more Gongsun Yu thought about it, the more scared he became, Aunt Yu'er was his life-saving benefactor, but before he could meet and thank her, he was going to suffer this catastrophe, God, good people should have good rewards, Gongsun Yu looked at the sky and prayed silently.
It's strange to say, there was no movement in it at all, but quietly, and after a while, I saw that the five people who were chasing the man in white just now hurriedly slipped out, all of them were terrified, and ran towards the back mountain in a panic.
Could it be that God opened his eyes and scared this gang of robbers away?
After a while, a girl came out of the hut, and saw her dressed in white, wearing a lotus scarf, holding a whisk in her hand, looking dusty, graceful, walking, Ling Bo microstep, Luo socks dust.
Gongsun Yu saw the beautiful Dao aunt in front of him, and thought to himself that this was Yu'er's aunt.
That's right, she is Yu'er's aunt, named Zhao Junjiao, because she often helps the nearby villagers exorcise ghosts and evil spirits, eliminate disasters and avoid disasters, and her magic power is boundless, everyone calls her Aunt Zhao.
When I was in Bigu just now, I had already reached the stage of closing the customs, and all parts of my body had finished pranayama and were ready to leave the customs, when suddenly a white shadow rushed in, and he could quickly hide.
This thatched hut is the house where Aunt Zhao retreats and practices, there are many hidden organs in it, the back of the house leads directly to a cave about two zhang deep, the cave is surrounded by curtains, there is a round platform in the middle that is more than one foot high like a lotus, all around are covered with tulle, like a mosquito net, Zhao Gu sits cross-legged in the middle of the round platform, usually when she is practicing, she only lights a small tung oil lamp, the light is extremely dim, the scene is gloomy, scary enough.
Seeing someone rushing in, Zhao Gu was about to light a few tung oil lamps to shine on who it was, when suddenly, there was a noise at the door, and someone shouted loudly: "Jiang Qi, come out for me, you can't run away today." β
After a while, seeing that there was no movement inside, someone said, "Big brother, why don't we go in and have a look." β
Another person said, "Big brother, be careful, I'm afraid there is some mechanism in it." β
"Let's go, don't be afraid, go in and have a look, everyone be careful."
The eldest brother took the lead and ran into the house.
The room is dark, only a little faint light swaying on the lotus platform, a fairy girl is sitting on the platform, her eyes are closed, her mouth is chanting, when this group of people is about to step forward, only to see the edge of the tulle around the lotus platform slowly coming out of a stream of green smoke, so that there are thousands of troops rushing over, scared that everyone dare not come forward, only the eldest brother has the courage to come forward to see what is going on, who knows that as soon as he gets close, there are streams of colored smoke sprayed towards him, there seems to be a group of ghosts and ghosts in the smoke, All of them were blue-faced and fanged, and they looked very hideous, so frightened that he hurriedly pulled out his legs and ran, and the others also hurriedly ran away with him when they saw this.