Chapter Eighty-Three: The Ancient Myth of Qixia Murals

Although Zhongli Zhenren's junior brother is not as famous as the senior brother who is in the third rank of the Imperial Junyan list, he is still the leader of the younger generation of the Daomen, and the name of Kyoto is called Pure Yangzi Lu Yan, who learned Confucianism at the beginning, and then met Zhong Liquan, a Taoist in the South Mountain, and received it after ten tests.

Zhong Liquan, Zhong Liquan is a real human uncle. Although Lu Yan is slightly older than Zhong Licuo, he called him his senior brother because he entered the Dao Gate late. Zhong Li was a real person, but he entered the door without weaning.

On the road, Dugu Tianxing heard that the name of this sub-child was Zeng Lengzhu, and he also carefully inquired about the process of the ten tests.

Zhong Liquan is a master of the Louguan School, and every test has a deep meaning.

For the first time, Lu Yan's relatives died of illness and death to test his attitude towards life and death, Lu Yan had no sorrow or joy, and Zhong Liquan Zhenren believed that he had gotten rid of the interference of the world.

The second time, the hawker's capriciousness tested his mind, and Lu Yan did not argue with the hawker, and Zhong Liquan recognized him as detached from the fetters of Lilu.

The third time he was tested by an insatiable beggar, Lu Yan stretched out his right arm to be slashed by a beggar with a knife, and Zhong Liquan Zhenren recognized that he had gotten rid of the entanglement of earthly grievances.

The fourth time he was tested by a hungry tiger pounced on a sheep, Lu Yan saved the sheep and blocked the tiger's mouth, and Zhongli Zhenren recognized that he had surpassed the fear of death.

In the fifth test of a peerless woman, Lu Yan was still undisturbed, and Zhong Liquan believed that he had gotten rid of the temptation of female sexuality.

The sixth time he stole all of Lu Yan's belongings, Lu Yan did not panic, quietly worked hard to survive, and then dug up gold and silver in the ground, but Lu Yan did not take a penny, Zhong Liquan recognized that he was beyond the temptation of money.

The seventh time turned the bronze ware that Lu Yan bought back into gold ware, and Lu Yan hurriedly returned it, Zhong Liquan thought that it was honest and undeceiving.

The eighth time he pretended to be a crazy Taoist priest to sell elixir, Lu Yan saw that he had no transaction for more than ten days, so he kindly bought one, and Zhong Liquan thought that he was righteous and kind.

The ninth time he took advantage of Lu Yan to cross the river by boat and rolled up huge waves, but Lu Yan's face was not different, and Zhong Liquan recognized that he had firm beliefs and self-control.

The tenth time was to ask for the life test of the ghost prisoner, the ghost prisoner said that his previous life was a fierce beast, Lu Yan took it for granted to kill people to pay for his life, and was ready to commit suicide to pay for his life, Zhong Liquan drank back from the illusion, saying that it was rare to destroy the immortal in his dusty heart, so he accepted him as a disciple and passed on his yellow and white alchemy secret method.

Dugu Tianxing asked him which test was the most difficult, and Pure Yangzi Lu Yan smiled and said nothing.

"Your uncle is either a great magician or a big liar?" Dugu Tianxing teased Zhong Li's wrong real person.

"Zhongli Zhenren is a real person," Zhongli Zhenren replied seriously.

"Are you a fake?" Grand Sorcerer Dugu smiled.

"Being called a real person is the same as you being called a captain and a long history," Zhongli Zhenren also smiled.

"Oh, the Daomen also has the title of Duty Division?"

"Naturally, if Zhong Liquan is a real person, Senior Brother Lu Yan will also be called a real person."

"True real person, fake dummy, real tongue twister" Dugu Tianxing was bored and sang a little song:

"Everyone in the world knows that immortals are good, but they can't forget their fame! Where will the past and the present meet? The barren mound is gone, and the grass is gone.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only gold and silver can't forget! In the end, he only hated to gather much, and when he reached a long time, his eyes were closed.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only the wife can't forget it! Jun's birthday said kindness, and Jun died and went with others.

Everyone in the world knows that the gods are good, only the children and grandchildren can't forget! There are many infatuated parents in ancient times, who has seen filial piety to their children and grandchildren? ”

"Dugu Changshi is also a real person" Chunyangzi Lu Yan commented.

Pure Yangzi Lu Yan didn't say much, and the Taoist temple he entered was only silently checked.

"Senior Brother Lu Yan, have you ever noticed something different?" Zhongli asked after a long mistake.

"This statue is not made of ordinary iron," Lu Yan gave an answer.

Zhong Li couldn't make a mistake, so he stared at the wall of the hall and studied the murals of the main hall.

The main hall of the small Taoist temple is not majestic, the four walls are two people high, the left side is painted with monstrous waves, the Xuanwu Emperor is in the middle of it, the face is serene, Xuanwu belongs to the water, this scene is its water control situation, many Taoist temples in the Central Plains also have this scene.

On the right wall is a big peng and Xuanwu real people confront, this Dapeng occupies half of the wall, the giant wings cover the sky and the sun, but it is the appearance of a human head, angry eyes and hair, sharp-beaked monkey cheeks, Xuanwu Emperor spear and sword fingers, but also angry eyes solemn.

"Dugu Changshi, what you said about the Kunpeng Xuanwu War is really true?" Zhongli Zhenren remembered what the lone demon wolf said when he sold the Zhiming spear on Temple Street.

"Ben Langjun is honest and upright, and does not deceive the world" came from the room Dugu Changshi's dissatisfaction.

There are also murals on the left and right walls of the statue, one is for the Xuanwu Emperor to sit upright, accept the worship of people, ghosts, birds and beasts, and one is to sit upright in the auspicious clouds to face many demons and monsters, among which a pig's mouth demon is particularly eye-catching.

There are still two on both sides of the gate, one is for the Xuanwu Emperor to sit upright, a few naked wrestlers around a furnace to make an iron shape, and the other is for many people in the world to surround the Xuanwu Emperor, and the Emperor does a sword dance.

"Water control, smelting, demon subjugation, ghost hunting, preaching, fighting with Kunpeng, the meaning of the six pictures is clear," Zhongli Zhenren sighed.

Zhongli Zhenren turned to the left wing, one side of this room is a bookshelf, but one side is placed a collapse, Ula grass weaving straw mats, a neat and neat thin quilt, only one person can sleep, nothing else.

The big bear rummaged through the bookshelves, but Tianxing sat down and made a meditation on the door.

Zhongli Zhenren couldn't cry or laugh, turned around and walked to the right wing again.

"That must be the kitchen," Dugu Tianxing smiled and got up to follow.

The right wing room is really a kitchen, a low stove, a low case, the case only two hands spread out the length, one side of the simple place of the bowls, chopsticks, knives, cutting board, a grass futon in front of the case, a pottery altar on the side of the case, there is millet in it, the stove sugar side dry firewood and thatch put neatly and neatly.

Refreshing and light, a clean place.

After everyone finished checking, they returned to the main hall and carefully inspected the statue of the Xuanwu Emperor again.

Tianxing also watched the six murals with relish, and Daxiong even wanted to move the idol away to see, but was stopped by Zhongli Zhenren.

"This is water control, this is preaching, this is ghost hunting, this is demon subjugation, this is smelting, this is the Great War Kunpeng" Dugu Tianxing once again recounted the meaning of the six murals.

"I know, the big bear can see it," Zhongli Zhenren rolled his eyes.

"Big Bear, Zhongli Zhenren looks down on you and says you have no culture" Tianxing is bored and provoked.

King Kong Bear went out in a daze without a sigh, and the owner, the Heavenly Star Grand Sorcerer, touched his nose in embarrassment.

"It's quiet and beautiful here, it's really a good place for retreat," Lu Yan sighed.

"Then Lu Yan Zhenren just took advantage of this place to cultivate" Dugu Tianxing suggested unscrupulously, not ashamed of the nest of the dove at all. "Anyway, the original owner was refined by your senior brother"

Although Lu Yandao people came after the Battle of Tahe, they also heard the deeds of Junyan Bangxing three lines and four Junyan fighting the Black Mist Demon Man, and they couldn't help but be moved at this moment.

"Haha, Lu Zhenren is still hard to get rid of," the unscrupulous Demon Wolf Tianxing teased.

The two cultivators of Zhongnan Mountain were speechless.

"There is a fish in the North Underworld, and its name is Kun. The Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Turned into a bird, its name is Peng. Peng's back, I don't know how many thousands of miles it is; Flying in anger, its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky. Zhong Licuo, the real person had to chant and wander to dissolve the embarrassment.

"That's what Zhuangzi is thinking, how can there be Kunpeng? There are flying fish in the North Sea, but they can only fly close to the surface of the sea and turn into a roc? It's just a conjecture," Dugu Tianxing scoffed.

"This mural has been formed for a long time, and it is speculated that it should be in the Shang and Zhou dynasties," Lu Yandao suddenly said.

"You can see that?"

"That human face Fang Ding is a thing before the Zhou Dynasty, this ghost and the bronze mask of the Shang and Zhou dynasties are like, the style of the queen of civil and military affairs is rare, and this mural is only blue and white, and the pre-Qin has been painted"

"Really? So, when this mural was painted, Zhuangzi had not yet been born? So why are these murals so brightly colored? ”

"The Great Magician is here to touch" Zhong Li frowned and touched the mural, beckoning the Great Magician Tianxing.

Dugu Tianxing also touched it when he heard this, and then his face became strange.

"The Celestial Star Grand Warlock also lost his eyes," Zhong Licuo finally took revenge.

"Hehe, such a weak technique, there is nothing to be ashamed of if you miss a certain inspection" Dugu Tianxing had a hard mouth.

"This is the Tao, although it is weak, it can protect the mural from the erosion of time"

"Isn't it just a spell to isolate things? What's so strange" Dugu Grand Sorcerer pouted.

"You can deceive the eyes of the great magician, this method is not simple," Zhong Licuo continued to insert the knife.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the magic advocated nature without traces, and the spell has been cast for more than a thousand years, so it is impossible to find the traces of the spell," Lu Yandao explained kindly.

Dugu Tianxing smiled and didn't say a word, put his index finger and middle finger together and walked and slid against the mural, crossed it and froze, frowned and thought for a moment, stretched his face and pinched the two tricks, came to the hall with his hands, raised his eyes and continued to watch the mural.

Zhongli Zhenren and Lu Yandao people didn't understand what they meant, and they also came to the hall to observe with their hands.

The ancient painting on this wall depicts the scene of the Xuanwu vs. Kunpeng, which is very different from the previous one, the Kunpeng with wings about to fly seems to come out of the wall, the roots of the iron plume are sliding, the human face and beard float, the angry eyes are terrifying, Xuanwu is also like standing in the hall, the gun and sword are originally painted in white, and at this moment it is also like the substance, blooming white Xuanguang.

The sea is rolling waves, and the blue and black walls are also like iron casting, just like the desolate sky at that time, Xuanwu fought Kunpeng, the sky and the earth changed color, and the immortals and Buddhas retreated.

An awe-inspiring aura broke through the wall, and not only the two Taoists, but even the King Kong Bear and the wolf child and the dog were also suppressed, and they all stood in front of the mural and did not dare to come out.

Kunpeng spreads its wings, the wind strikes the face, Xuanwu is bright, the sword shines all over the world, the picture is like a real drill, Xuanwu shouts angrily, Kunpeng retreats, the iron feathers are scattered, the turtle and snake protect the master, and the whole picture is vividly imprinted into everyone's minds.

Everyone watched the battle with bated breath as if they were on the battlefield of the year.

"Good magic" for a long time, Dugu Grand Sorcerer sighed leisurely, everyone stared at him, and then looked at the mural, and recovered as before.

"Xuanwu Zhan Kunpeng, strong!" Lu Yandao's eyes were confused.

"The mountains and rivers change color, the ghosts and gods are changing, such magical powers, we are amazed," Zhongli Zhenren also muttered.

"You're going in the wrong direction, aren't you? The mural blessing is such a spell, which is done by the magician, "The Dugu magician is incomprehensible."

"There are ancient rumors that the guardian gods of the five directions: Yimu Qinglong in the East, Gengjin White Tiger in the West, Lihuo Vermilion Bird in the South, Kwai Shui Xuanwu in the North, and Wutu Yellow Dragon in the Middle. There are also five fierce beasts, Qiqi, gluttony, 梼杌, Kunpeng, Chaos, five beasts of the five gods and towns, to protect the safety of one party, and the ancient saying is true" Lu Yandao people are well-informed.

"The green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, the Xuanwu Yellow Dragon, the poor and the strange, the gluttony, the kunpeng, the chaos? Aren't they all beasts? Five Beasts in Five Gods Town? Isn't it just who has the strength to bully others and become the boss? "Master Dugu chattered and revealed the truth of history.

The two Taoists ignored it, crossed their legs in the hall, tried to comprehend the situation they had observed before, and each entered meditation.

The four of Dugu Tianxing's master and servant looked at each other, helplessly went out, and investigated around, the mountains were still beautiful, the water was clearer, and at noon they had a simple meal with millet grass in the small view.

The two Taoists also woke up from their meditation and silently ate two bites.

"It's good here, the environment is elegant, and the aura is full, why don't you two stay in retreat?" Dugu Tianxing smiled with a smile.

"Well, this is really a good place for Taoist practice, and this is exactly what it means," Lu Yan replied.

"Lu Yandao's heart has not been swept away," the Dugu Demon Wolf unscrupulously mocked, "The finch occupies the dove's nest, and it is also the way of cultivation?" ”

Lu Yandao was speechless, and Zhongli Zhenren blushed.

"This is a place for demons and demons, why don't you be clean with a fire?" Dugu Grand Sorcerer continued.

"Don't," Lu Yandao and Zhongli Zhenren hurriedly scolded.

"Okay, Tahe is already the place of Yan and Tang Dynasty, and this view also belongs to Yan Tang, the two Taoist chiefs consider how to deal with this view, Ben Langjun is the governor of the Far East, and you and others should obey the official tone.

"There is a statue of the Xuanwu god here, which is also a good place for cultivation, and our Taoist gate will be carefully guarded" Lu Yan Taoist made a Taoist man.

"Louguan wants to open a scene here, can the long history of Dugu be fulfilled?" Zhongli Zhenren also made a move.

"As a real person wishes," Dugu Changshi replied with a smile.

When the group of six people returned to Tahe, it was already unitary, but the sun was setting but the afterglow was not over.

Dugu Changshi continued to return to his resting place in the city tower, and the two Taoist leaders followed to prepare a mixed dinner.

Unexpectedly, the second floor of the city tower of the east gate of Tahe was full of friends at this time, Pei Xuangui, the acting governor of the Far Eastern Governor's Office, and Lu Long, the commander of the army after conquering Mohe, and Xue Jian, the ambassador of Lu Long, were holding a banquet and drinking, and the three little ladies of Wang Jiangnan, Zheng Xiuer, and Zheng Suier were impressively listed.

"It's the nest of the dove again" Dugu Changshi muttered dissatisfied, the two Taoist elders looked at each other and blushed, and their hearts fluctuated.

"Yelling what? General Ben has just returned from the Mohe front line, and he is sleeping in the open air, can I have a good meal with you? Besides, you just came back to eat, eat ready-made cheap you Dugu has a long history" Xue Jianzhonglang will not care.

"Some people's thick-skinned people are comparable to the city wall of Mohe" Dugu Changshi also talked a lot of nonsense, said hello to everyone in the banquet randomly, and brought his own Hu bed to sit down and participate in the banquet.

"You are so busy that you are going on a leisurely outing?" Wang Jiangnan's little lady is not angry.

"Escape? Someday, I went to check a major event: "Dugu has a long history, and the gods are mysterious and secret."

"What a big deal?" The lone demon wolf successfully attracted the attention of the three little ladies.

"In ancient times, there were ten major divine beasts, the green dragon, the white tiger, the vermilion bird, the Xuanwu Yellow Dragon, the poor and the strange, the gluttony, the Kunpeng chaos, each town and one side, fought repeatedly, and finally the five divine beasts won and achieved the title of the gods of the five directions."

Dugu Tianxing triumphantly said that he was looking at the mural today, but it caused everyone to laugh.

"Yan Tang's three-year-old children know it," Wang Jiangnan disdained to participate in the military.

"A few days ago, the Kunpeng Iron Feather was sold on Temple Street, didn't Master Dugu already preach it?" Zheng Xiu'er can't help but join the military.

"Today, we can find solid evidence" Dugu Tianxing looked up at the sky, looking ignorant.

"Evidence? This is a legend, you can see the true body of Xuanwu today? Wang Jiangnan's little lady was puzzled, but she knew that Master Dugu had always exaggerated, so she asked Zhongli Zhenren.

"Almost, I found a mural with a pattern of the Xuanwu vs. Kunpeng on it," Zhongli Zhenren explained with a smile.

"What's so strange? There are such paintings in Taoist temples all over Yantang, "Wang Jiangnan's little lady is not interested."

"That mural is left over from ancient times," Dugu Tianxing replied with a sip of wine and a grin.