Chapter 65: A Clear Sky and a Crane on the Clouds
The sage hastily ate lunch and was able to come to the Rim River again and again, and the sumptuous dishes were also one of the reasons.
Yao Chong tasted the cooking skills of Far Eastern Hou for the first time, and he was surprised.
Due to his hurry, Dugu Xinci just hastily made a few large copper pots, one stewed cranberry with tube bones, one with mushrooms and chicken, one with sheep and scorpions, and one with green vegetables and tofu fish balls.
Although it was sloppy but novel, the guests and hosts were satisfied with the banquet.
The Queen Mother Dugu was restricted by Dugu Xinci, saying that she had eaten too much copper pot and was on fire, so she only let her taste it, and a pot of vegetable porridge was sent away.
The Queen Mother Dugu said that she was not satisfied, and asked Dugu Xinci to continue to speak after lunch, and Dugu Xinci agreed.
Yao Chong has a soft spot for spicy sheep and scorpions, and is full of praise, how can Dugu Xinci follow his wishes, and said with a smile; "There's half a pound of pepper in here."
Half a pound of pepper, eight pieces of money, the sage and Yao Chong stopped talking, this bite is a few Kaiyuan Tongbao. But now that it has been eaten in the belly, it is impossible to talk about its luxury.
After lunch, Dugu Xinci's words reopened, and the sage and Yao Chong also sat depressedly and listened to the Dugu Empress Dowager.
Shocked by the wood, Dugu Xinci opened the ninth word, but it was said that Chen Cao, a Haizhou scholar in the Taizong period, was the champion of the Qua Ma Street, and was the daughter of Xianggong Yin Kaishan Wen Jiao Hydrangea Bu Son-in-law, on the way to take office met the bandit Liu Hong, was killed and pretended to be in office, Wen Jiao Niangzi was pregnant with Liujia, had to accept the right to take the time, and then went to Jiangzhou to give birth to a son and was exiled along the river, Jiang Liuer was adopted by the elder of Jinshan Temple, the monk Fa Ming, named Xuanzang.
As soon as this name came out, the audience was in an uproar. Who doesn't know the name of Xuanzang Yan Tang?
The Queen Mother Dugu was wiping tears for Jiang Liu'er's life experience, and she was stunned when she heard Xuanzang's name.
Dugu Xinci patted the shocking wood again, waited for the audience to be silent, and continued to talk about Xuanzang's rescue of his mother, and Chen Guangrui's soul.
Xuanzang was determined to be in peace and sent to practice in Hongfu Temple. Later, Miss Yin committed suicide calmly after all, and Xuanzang went to Jinshan Temple to repay Elder Fa Ming. I don't know what happened later, and listen to the next breakdown. ”
Dugu Xinci patted the shocked wood again, and hastily ended this sentence.
"How can you do this? A bunch of nonsense," Liang Guogong Yao Chong rebuked angrily.
"It's not about history, it's about talking about natural nonsense," Dugu Xinci didn't care.
"What you said was about Xuanzang Tianzhu learning scriptures?" But the saint asked.
"The saint's eyes are like torches", Dugu is kind and flattering.
"Then go on, write it down and have a certain view," the sage instructed in deep thought.
"So-and-so just said to have fun" Dugu Xinci is very lazy.
"Let you write it down," the saint was angry and walked away.
Everyone sent the saint away, and continued to encourage Dugu Xinci to speak, Dugu Jialuo also volunteered to take the record, and Dugu Xinci reluctantly agreed.
In the next few days, Dugu Xinci continued to speak, and Dugu Jialuo recorded, but he also didn't know the sun and moon in the mountains, and everyone had their own pleasure.
The rest of the story is legendary and bizarre.
The Dragon King of Jinghe violated the rules of heaven because of the lack of rainfall due to gambling hexagrams, and begged Tang Taizong to save his life. Taizong's minister Wei Zhengmeng beheaded the Dragon King of the Jing River, and Taizong's soul was forced to enter the Yin Division to testify. After his death, he built the "Land and Water Conference". Ask Chen Xuanzang to preside over the Dharma and perform the wonderful scriptures. Guanyin appeared, pointing out that Chen Xuanzang went to the west to get the true scriptures. Tang Taizong recognized Xuanzang's royal brother and gave him the name Sanzang.
Tang Sanzang traveled westward, and when he left the border, he fell into the demon cave, and was rescued by Tai Bai Xing. In the Five Elements Mountain, remove the pressure post of Rulai, rescue Sun Wukong, and give the number of the walker. Because Sun Wukong killed the robbers who robbed the scriptures, Tang Seng fell into a few people, Sun Wukong left in a rage, Guanyin turned into an old mother, and passed Tang Seng a golden flower hat, a tight spell, coaxed Wukong to wear a golden flower hat, and the golden hoop was embedded in the flesh. Tang Seng recited the incantation, and Wukong had an unbearable headache, which was used as a means for Tang Seng to restrain Wukong.
The master and apprentice traveled westward and subdued the white dragon in the Eagle Sorrow Stream, and the white dragon turned into the mount of Tang Seng. In the Guanyin Temple, because Wukong sold a brocade robe, it caused the elder Jinchi to be greedy and wanted to burn the Tang monks and apprentices, but Wukong burned the Zen Temple. In the chaos, the robe was stolen by the Black Wind Monster, and Sun Wukong went to the South China Sea to invite Guanyin to change the elixir himself. Tempt the Black Wind Monster to swallow it and subdue it.
The two continued westward and came to Gao Laozhuang, where the owner's daughter was forcibly occupied by a long-mouthed, big-eared monster. Wukong chased the monster to the Yunzhan Cave and learned that the monster was Marshal Tianpeng, who was demoted to the lower realm for molesting the neon dress fairy and mistakenly cast a pig fetus. After Guanyin ambushed, the name pig was given the name of Wu Neng, waiting for the person to take the scriptures, so he caused to meet Tang Seng, gave the number of eight precepts, and became the second apprentice of Tang Seng. Later, Tang Seng taught the "Mahaprajnaparamita Heart Sutra" to the Zen master of Wuchao in Futu Mountain. In the Yellow Wind Ridge, the monster blowing the yellow wind is charming, and Sun Wukong asked the Lingji Bodhisattva of Mount Meru to subdue this monster. In the quicksand river, they ambushed the water monster who was given the name Sha Wujing by Guanyin and made him wait for the people to learn scriptures in the eastern soil, and gave the name Sha Monk, and became the third apprentice of Tang Seng. The four masters and apprentices trekked through mountains and rivers to the west to learn scriptures.
The more everyone listened, the more they listened, and Dugu Xinci was forced to scratch his ears and cheeks every day to think about making up stories, and he regretted it very much. But now it's impossible to stop, even if the big bear is pestering for spoilers all day long, Ah Dog also stares at it with resentment, not to mention the Dugu Queen Mother, Dugu Jialuo, Feng Yuanyi, Fanbang trio, and the Zhongsun family of another village, all consciously gather in the middle hall of the second courtyard after breakfast every day, and wait for Dugu Xinci to speak.
On this day, the sage sent Li Guinian and other famous singers from Liyuan to learn how to play the role of Journey to the West, and Dugu Xinci was even more troubled.
In a blink of an eye, it has come to the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the day of the small year sacrifice to the stove king.
The whole village prepared sacrifices, prepared sky lanterns, and was very busy.
Near noon, Gongchuan actually had another guest, it was Dugu Xinci's senior brother, Hua Qingqiu, a professor at Huashi's first apprentice academy, and Jin Wuying, an alchemist.
At the beginning, the two of them took Dugu Xinci 2,000 gold to buy back the old mansion of Huashi, but it was smooth, Huaqing Qiu magician specialized in Dugu Xinci's notes and his own experience of advanced magicians, quite experienced, today there is a premonition that there are signs of a breakthrough, so he asked Jin Wuying to go up the Ba River, and came to Gongchuan to find Dugu Xinci, one is Dugu Xinci agreed that the two of them would spend the first day together, but the barrier to break through is faint, and Dugu Xinci still needs to be dialed.
Dugu Xinci was very happy, first introduced him to the Queen Mother Dugu, and then took the two of them to the Hubei Mansion to settle down, seeing that Senior Brother Hua Qingqiu looked tired, so he first let him not need to meditate recently, and nourish his strength.
That night, the courtyard of Mengcheng Pass erected poles and hung sky lanterns. The offerings offered to the stove gentleman include soup and rice, sugar melon and sugar cakes, and fried beans and clear water bowls for the gods. Dugu Xinci led the men in the house to worship, and the ladies were led by the Queen Mother Dugu to "hang robes" for the stove indoors, and after all the sacrifices were completed, the statues were taken off, and burned together with the gods and horses, thousands of ingots, etc., that is, "the king of the stove has gone to heaven".
After being busy, it actually began to snow again, fluttering and sprinkling, as big as goose feathers.
On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, dust and sweep the house.
On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, push and grind to make tofu.
On this day, the heavy snow that fell for two days made the Rim River white again, and Dugu Xinci settled down the Dugu Empress Dowager, that is, she took the big bear and the dog to the north house of Xianghu to visit the senior brother Hua Qingqiu who was quietly watching the snow scene.
After two days of recuperation, although Hua Qingqiu was still clear, his eyes were shining, and his spirit was restored, Dugu Xinci circled twice, let the senior brother set up a small boat, and entered the lake alone, went to the center of the lake to experience the water flow, and did his best to touch the traces of blood flowers falling.
This night, Dugu Xinci also approved the coat and led two guards to sit on the edge of the cliff of the north mansion to guard the last breakthrough of the senior brother.
Dugu Xinci was not in a hurry, and fell asleep when he was a child, but Hua Qingqiu counted the snowflakes in the middle of the lake according to his words.
In the early morning of the next day, the heavy snow stopped, and the Jin Wuying Magician freshened up and came to check on the situation of Huaqing Autumn.
There is an ice and snow lotus in the center of the lake, a radius of several zhang, Hua Qingqiu stands proudly in it, but the top of his head is a golden light, the thick clouds seem to open a heavenly eye, and the golden sunlight shines down like a pillar of light.
Dugu Xinci also woke up, rubbed his eyes, bowed his hand, and said in a clear voice, "Congratulations to Senior Brother Advanced Great Magician"
"Senior Brother Xie" Hua Qingqiu also returned the salute, pinched out a trick, and the entire lotus platform was windless and automatic, and it floated to the north house of Xianghu at great speed.
"Ahhhhh
When the lotus platform reached the shore, Hua Qingqiu signaled Dugu Xinci and others to jump down, Dugu Xinci took the lead and jumped down, Hua Qingqiu made a clear breeze, Dugu Xinci slowly settled, Jin Wuying and the big bear A dog fell into the lotus platform in turn, Hua Qingqiu waved his hand, and the lotus platform slid into the middle of the lake.
Dugu Xinci looked at his senior brother, although his face was pale, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and his whole body was like Yaoshan Mountain, and his surging spiritual power was faintly overflowing.
"Brother Lao is tired of taking a certain group to travel around the lake," Dugu said kindly.
Hua Qingqiu knew that he was familiar with the manipulation of new techniques, although he nodded happily, so Liantai took the four of them to wander leisurely in the lake, sometimes in a hurry, as fast as a meteor, and as a virgin.
In this two or three hours, Hua Qingqiu's expression changed again, like a beautiful jade covered with dust again, and the brilliance was covered, but the lotus platform no longer needed to be urged by hand, and the platform turned at will, as flexible as a boat.
Hua Qingqiu let the lotus platform land again, but pinched a trick again, and there was a fluctuation in the lake, and an ice crane more than a zhang long rose into the air, and its wings spread out for four or five zhang.
Hua Qingqiu jumped on the back of the crane in the air, circled the lake for a week, and came to Dugu Xinci, stretched out his hand, Dugu Xinci also stretched out his hand, Hua Qingqiu pulled Dugu Xinci to ride on the back of the crane, but he stood behind him, the ice crane sighed, straight into the sky, Dugu Xinci opened his arms, closed his eyes and felt the pain of the rapid cold wind, but he was happy in his heart.
Dugu Xinci and Hua Qingqiu's ice cranes circled around Yaoshan and Lanshan counties, and slowly came to Mengcheng Pass.
In front of Meng Chengao's house, many people stood on the snow and watched an ice crane fall from the sky in the clouds, all at a loss.
The two figures jumped onto the top of the snow-capped green pines and made defensive gestures one after another.
Dugu Xinci laughed wildly, "Manager Feng, why don't you know so-and-so?" ”
The two people on the top of the green pine are Feng Yuanyi, the hairpin Tai Sui, and Pei Min, the general of the Right Jin Wuwei.
"Oh, General Xue, the saint is here again? Who else? Dugu Xinci continued to laugh.
"Can't you come?" The saint and a black-robed old man walked out of the mansion, his face was clear, but it was Wei Yiyi, the president of the Imperial Warlock Association.
"President Wei, has the snow clam cream ever worked?" Dugu Xinci smiled again, Wei Yixiao fought with the great magician Pu Xingtang in Goryeo during the Shenlong period, Lei Hou Pu Xingtang Wandao light thunder broke Wei Yixiao's Mizuki Guanghua, resulting in a thunder scar on his face, Dugu Xinci gave him snow clam cream, and now Wei Yixiao's face is smooth, and there is no more terrible situation of the black and white yin and yang face in the past, and the effect is remarkable.
"Hmph, I will send He Shouwu to repay the debt today" Wei smiled and snorted coldly, but he arched his hand to Hua Qingqiu, "Congratulations to Professor Hua for his successful breakthrough"
He bowed his hand to the saint again, "Congratulations to Yan Tang for having another great magician"
The sage looked at the two people who turned over and got off the crane's back, Dugu Xinci went to heaven for nearly an hour, his hands and feet were numb, one stumbled, and he almost fell, and quickly twisted his hips and shook his head.
The sage sneered twice, but arched his hand to Hua Qingqiu and said, "Congratulations to Professor Hua for advancing to the Great Magician."
Hua Qingqiu also returned the gift, "Advance by luck, all thanks to the junior and younger brothers"
Everyone then looked at Dugu Xinci, who was still doing this ridiculous action of twisting his hips and shaking his head, with surprised eyes.
Dugu Xinci touched his nose and smiled shyly, "A little bit"
Everyone was overwhelmed, and they all thought that what Hua Qingqiu said was to paste gold for him.
The clouds and mist in the sky gradually dispersed, and the warm winter sun poured down like ten thousand rays of light, and the light was surrounded by mist, like a fairyland.
The sun shines on the ice crane, the ice crane's wings are white, but the body is turned blue, the ice crane is still flapping its wings, its long legs are undulating in turn, and the crane dance is right in front of you.
"Such a spiritual thing, when you let nature go" Dugu Xinci watched everyone turn their heads to look at Binghe and ignore him, turned his head and said to the senior brother.
Hua Qingqiu nodded, with a wave of his hand, the ice crane emptied into the sky, and the clear sky sounded a cheerful crane, and the ice crane turned into golden ice chips in the sky.
Everyone was stunned and deeply regretful.
"A crane in the clear sky is on the clouds, and the poetry will be drawn to the blue sky" Dugu Xinci did not forget to chant a poem, this sentence was the sentence of encouragement by Wen Yu Dalang that day.
Everyone glared at Dugu Xinci angrily, and Dugu Xinci asked nonchalantly, "President Wei, is a certain senior brother eligible for a clover badge?" ”
"Of course you are qualified" Wei Yi smiled and said, the Clover Badge, the Imperial Grand Magician Badge, is only five now, and the badge of Dugu Xinci, a former Grand Magician, has been recovered.
"Haha, that's good, senior brother, there is a lack of a town house in front of a certain house, how about bothering senior brother to get an ice crane?" Dugu Xinci smiled wildly, for fear that others would not know about his relationship with Hua Qingqiu.
Hua Qingqiu didn't say anything, the trick moved, the stream in front of the Mengcheng Ao Mansion flew up two splashes, landed on both sides of the wooden bridge, and set up six ice cranes on the flat ground, or led the neck to sing, or looked back, or closed his eyes and one foot to recuperate, or fluttered his wings to fly, or bowed his head to feed, or swept the ground and flew, leaving two zhang wide roads on both sides, the high one is more than one zhang, and the wide one is four or five zhang.
Dugu Xinci ignored everyone's contemptuous gazes, ran to touch the east and west, and also intended to write a poem:
"Lead the clear to the world, why do you want to stay and raise grace.
I have also cherished the ambition of the outside of the district for a long time, and I should finally take this gate of heaven. ”
After chanting, he handed over to Senior Brother Xie: "Senior Brother Xie let a certain soar into the sky again"
Hua Qingqiu smiled, "It's very cold in the sky"
Dugu Xinci laughed, gave up his hands to others, and went in alone to change into a fur coat, which is cold enough today.
Alchemist Jin Wuying took the big bear and a dog back to Mengcheng'ao mansion, and everyone went back to the house to sit around the coffee table, excitedly discussing the magic of the great magician of Hua Qingqiu.
Hua Qingqiu was still cold, although it was the center of the topic, he sat aside, as wooden as before.
"Master Hua's ice control technique is extraordinary, following Master Wei's water control technique, Dean Ding Lei's soil control technique, and Dean Qiao Zhi's fire control technique of the academy, another imperial treasure" Queen Mother Dugu also congratulated the saint again.
"Professor Hua's badge will be sent on an auspicious day," said President Wei Yixiao.
"Yes, the court will also announce to the world, Yan Tang has another great magician, approaching the first day, double happiness is coming" The sage also said with a smile.
"Master Wei's water curtain Tianhua, Ding Lei's stone breaking shock, Dean Qiao Zhi's Vermilion Bird spreading his wings, Sima Chengzhen's old immortal's divination is unparalleled, and now there are more Professor Hua's clear sky cranes, the five great magicians of the empire have their own magical powers, the blessing of the empire, and the saint's virtue" Feng Yuan, who is a master of the Xuan Realm, also perfected the realm with his kung fu.
"A certain junior brother's blood carving ice dragon far surpasses a certain ice crane," Hua Qingqiu said coldly.
Only then did everyone remember that Demon Wolf Tianxing, one of the five great magicians, was now committed to cooking, and was working hard to clean up the lunch table of the group.
"Senior Brother Xie let a certain soar into the sky again" Dugu Xinci's words are vivid in his mind, thinking about the six years of the dragon, the snow sculpture ice dragon was born, ravaging the white mountains and black waters, the demon wolf Tianxing clothes fluttering, soaring over the Far East, like an immortal, but now, the magic is no longer there, wash your hands and make soup.
The crowd couldn't help but feel sorry.
Since ancient times, autumn has been sad and lonely, and I say that autumn is better than spring.
As soon as the cranes line the clouds in the clear sky, it will lead poetry to the blue night.
(End of chapter)