Volume 3 People in the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 6 Dragon and Phoenix Signs
Chaotian Mountain, named because of the unique terrain of the mountain.
Chaotian Mountain is located in the remote north, standing between the sparsely populated hills and the desert, because the mountain is high, there is quite the momentum of standing out from the crowd, and because the distant view of Chaotian Mountain seems to be a huge eye, is gazing at the sky, so it took such a very imposing name.
According to rumors, the construction of the halls of Chaotian Mountain, it took 200,000 people to mobilize six years, of course, so many people were not ordered by the imperial court, all of them were the result of spontaneous running to tell each other, it is conceivable that the Taoist holy land has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as early as countless years ago.
200,000 people for six years, dig the middle part of a mountain into a basin shape, in the basin before the construction of the glorious halls, want to enter the palace, naturally have to climb the mountain first, after 9,000 steps, each thousand steps set up a reception hall, for the mountaineers to rest, as for everyone can climb to the highest place, enter the Tianque Tower to see the Xuanwu statue, I am afraid that in addition to physical strength, but also look at fate.
Chaotian Mountain, as another holy place in addition to Wudang Mountain and Chongyang Temple, has stood in the far north for thousands of years, and has done a lot of practical things for preaching and propagating the Dharma in recent years, especially in the north of Moshan, Chaotian Mountain has gradually become an indispensable part of many people's lives because of the easy to understand Taoism and Taoist culture it preaches.
Therefore, today's Chaotian Mountain has countless believers and seekers, so the holy meeting, naturally everyone is running to tell each other, and even more, the first time they get the exact news, they set off, not for anything else, just to see if the Bada Mountain people are really three heads and six arms, and whether the Xuanwu statue is really responsive, and then you can't enter the mountain gate, smell the incense from afar, wash your body and mind, and run in vain.
The Great Pilgrimage is held every three years, and this year is exactly the third year, and it is coming as scheduled, but the time is a few days later than before, and the pilgrimage meeting in the past is around the autumn equinox, and this year this festival has long passed, as for the reason, I am afraid that few people know.
The scholar walked all the way with his head down, pressed the hat very low, and walked extremely carefully, for fear of being recognized, but fortunately, there were so many people on this road that almost no one would notice him.
Moreover, along the way, although the scholar ignored it, just the surrounding discussions also made him gain a lot, and he basically had a general understanding of the great court meeting of Chaotian Mountain.
For example, every time there is a great court meeting, in addition to the host and viewer of several famous mountains, a group of guests will be entertained, of course, these guests are all well-known figures, otherwise they will not be crowned with the title of Bada Shanren.
Why do you want to call it the Bada Mountain People, the scholar has been secretly guessing, whether it is related to the Taoist Five Techniques Mountain, Medicine, Life, Physiognomy, and Buzhong Mountain, or related to the mountain of Chaotian Mountain.
I don't know how long I walked, and the discussion around me gradually became intense.
The scholar who was jumped into his ears by various sounds was in an extremely depressed mood.
He was originally digesting the third way of marksmanship "Tianhe Change" while walking just now, after this noise, it was difficult for his heart to calm down, if he hadn't heard Liu Mubai's name, it would have been impossible for the eight cows to drag him here.
The scholar regretted it a little, walked slower and slower, and faintly planned to take a detour.
Because he doesn't believe in the grand event of Taoism, who dares to tell the Taoist real person Liu Mubai, even if it is true, I am afraid that in this kind of place, he will not be able to help, but the identity will be exposed, I am afraid that this is the real catastrophe of Liu Mubai.
The scholar walked a few more steps and simply stopped at the side of the road.
It turned out that between the rolling mountains, there was a cloud mountain faintly, the mountain was high into the clouds, it was difficult to distinguish the true face, and there was no need to guess to know that it was Chaotian Mountain.
It was really facing the sky, and the peaks of Wanren Mountain pointed straight to the sky through the clouds and mist.
The scholar just glanced at it expressionlessly, and immediately lowered his head again.
Before going up the mountain, he had already changed his outfit, a brand new black robe, after all, this is not the ancient town of Qinhuang, let alone the barren land of the Jin Country, which is rarely crowded, there are people everywhere, if you pretend to be a scholar again, although the spear behind him has been cleverly packaged, but a clear-eyed person can guess at a glance, it is really three hundred taels of silver here.
Fortunately, most people travel in groups, and few people notice that someone on the side of the road is making excuses for themselves to back down.
The scholar untied the water hyacinth on his waist, turned his back and just pointed the gourd mouth to his mouth, and the water had just flowed out of his mouth, when someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder, the scholar was startled, and choked on a mouthful of water, and sprayed water out of his nose and mouth at the same time, and his eyes were red.
"Childe, do you want to draw a lottery to open luck, the poor road is to the Tianshan Prison presiding officer Fang Jingping, hereby go down the mountain to solve the confusion of the people of the world who are lost, the poor Taoist view of your steps all the way hesitant, between the Yin Tang is full of evil spirits, it must be the white fox spirit along the way to bewitch the soul, if you don't leave in time, it is bound to be a catastrophe. ”
The scholar looked back, and sure enough, a dry old man was holding a stick, looking at himself with a smile, a slightly loose robe, and his bronzed skin was splashed with mud spots.
The scholar glanced at the Taoist, and after glancing at the sticks that the Taoists were about to send to his arms, several bamboo sticks with oily light were about to poke his chin, and there was a big "edge" on the belly of the tube, and a few lines of small characters were engraved below: Lu Zu is alive, he responds to requests, sends his son Guanyin, and shows his magical powers.
The scholar knows that today is a fake scholar who has met a fake Taoist priest, and the fake can't be faked anymore.
However, the scholar did not expose it in public for the sake of the fake Taoist's age, but asked with a smile: "Fang Zhenren, dare to ask when this pilgrimage to Tianshan will open, which immortal masters have been invited, and whether there are any masters admired by the juniors, if there is, it is not too late for the juniors to draw lots, if not, the juniors will return the same way." ”
The smile on the fake Taoist's face froze, and he reluctantly moved the lottery back, opened his mouth a few times in embarrassment, and hesitated: "Little donor, it's not that Poor Dao doesn't want to tell me, but this list of participants is extremely confidential, and I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the donor." ”
As soon as the false Taoist finished speaking, the scholar was about to leave, and the false Taoist hurriedly blocked the scholar's way with a stick, and said with a smile: "The little donor has heard of the Burning Heaven Temple? It is rumored that the Lord of the Burning Heaven View has the magical ......power of Xuanwu and the earth."
Before the false Taoist could finish speaking, the scholar shook away in disappointment and moved again.
The fake Taoist hurriedly said: "Little donor, Huo Qingcheng, the master of Jianshan Mountain, should have heard of it, this Huo Qingcheng is amazing, I heard that there is a son who is the reincarnation of the heavenly green dragon, and now he has entered the Wuji Palace in the Western Wilderness at a young age, and it is said that he is expected to take over the position of the palace master of Wuji Palace, as the saying goes, if there is a son, there must be a father......
The scholar shook his head again, and the fake Taoist was about to scratch his ears and cheeks, and accidentally tore off a few goatees on his chin, and his distressed face changed, but he still smiled reluctantly: "Qingyun Guan Lord Liu Mubai ......"
The scholar shook his head lazily and began to continue with the water he hadn't finished drinking.
"Chongyang Hall Chongyang Ancestor, Fang Mouzeng...... Poor Dao has admired his old man for a long time, and it really sounds like a surging river, if he tells the story of his old man, he can't finish it for three days and three nights. ”
With nothing to do, the scholar originally planned to listen to the nonsense of the fake Taoist for a while, but he suddenly found that many people were coming around here with great interest, some pointed and pointed, some whispered, and even a few words came into the scholar's ears.
"This false Taoist followed Young Master Ben all the way yesterday, and kept saying that Young Master Ben was entangled in Wong Tai Sin, and he had to be sincere and take out five copper plates to eliminate the disaster, but he was kicked into the stinky ditch by the young master. ”
"There have been too many cheats to eat and drink in recent years, and a few days ago I was also pestered by a fake monk, and as a result, I gave a small amount of money, which got rid of the old things. ”
"Hey, when you're out and about, remember to be careful, but then again, liars don't have a head and a mouth, and only those who are born with a defective head believe those nonsense. ”
The scholar really couldn't listen to it anymore, so he had to look at the fake Taoist and smiled: "That's it, the juniors won't draw lots today, but they want to buy you a lot, but say it in advance, after Fang Zhenren gets the money, he can't chase after him anymore, let's talk about a few pennies, remember that the lion opened his mouth." ”
"The poor Tao is a preacher, and it is his responsibility to help the world, so he naturally does not dare to do that fraudulent thing, not much, not much, just one or two silver, you can't buy a tael of silver to suffer a loss, you can't buy it, you can't buy it, you can't be fooled......"
The fake Taoist saliva splashed gratefully, held the stick holder in front of the scholar again, and frequently pointed to a few sticks in the stick holder with his chin, eager to draw out the stick for the scholar himself.
The scholar sighed fiercely, planning to admit that he was unlucky, it could be regarded as helping the poor, the scholar glanced at the fake Taoist with dripping eyes, smiled, followed the direction of his goatee, pulled out a lot, and then quickly took out a tael of silver and threw it into the stick, turned around and left.
The fake Taoist raised his toes and shouted: "The little donor can draw a lot, this sign is a dragon and phoenix sign, and the little donor is destined to turn around and fly with the phoenix." ”
Seeing that the scholar had gone away, the fake Taoist jumped and shouted, "Half price for unsigning, fifty wen...... 30 ...... Ten Wen, I'm phew. ”
The scholar pretended not to hear anything, and walked far away before secretly unfolding his palm, looking at a few words on the sign, the dragon and the phoenix signed, the phoenix left, and the world was at my disposal.
The scholar chuckled, naturally he didn't believe this, he should take other people's money, and sent a kindness for himself, the scholar quickly put the bamboo cut into the stick into his arms, and followed the flow of people to the distant Chaotian Mountain, since they were all at the foot of the mountain, it seemed that they didn't go in to see, and their hearts were a little unsteady.
The scholar walked quickly, and wanted to walk to the foot of the mountain in one go, but at this moment, a pile suddenly appeared in front of him, and there was a faint voice of a woman arguing in the crowd.