Chapter 10 Chen Laoguan Lord
I never expected that the old white ghost would finally connect this matter with the Yellow River Niangniang, but if you think about it, you can understand that the Yellow River Niangniang must have existed earlier than the formation of the Nine Dragon Caves, and the things in the Yellow River must not be hidden from her.
The old white ghost is a good storyteller, and later told me a few strange stories related to the Nine Dragon Grottoes, and my mind has been immersed in his story for a long time.
Lying in bed and unable to sleep, I combed through everything that had happened since I became a corpse collector, trying to find out information related to my background, but unfortunately I didn't have a clue until I fell asleep.
As the old saying goes, if you think about it, you dream at night.
That night I dreamed of the nine evil dragons, all black and terrifying, walking secretly under the Yellow River, wearing heavy chains, as if dragging something with all their might.
I tried to see what they were dragging on, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't see the muddy waves of the Yellow River.
The next day, the big man surnamed Wang came to visit again.
None of his entourage came this time, and there was only one Taoist priest who accompanied him, and he was dressed exactly the same as he was at the beginning, and he should have come from Huijiguan.
He was much older than Chen Qiu, his hair was gray, and his face was as wrinkled as the bark of a tree, full of the vicissitudes of time. Holding a whisk in his hand, there is a Zhai dipping mage sword hanging from his waist, and the system of the sword should be some years old.
The sword of the Zhai Dip Master is a status symbol of the Taoist priests, and it is a nameplate for them to walk in the two worlds of yin and yang.
Not all Taoist priests are qualified to carry swords, if you want to wear a sword, you must be meritorious, draw talismans and chant mantras to tell the nine heavens, and go down to the nine shadows.
Legend has it that there is also a special method for the imperial envoy Zhai to dip the mage's sword in the Daomen, and with just one sword, you can ask the gods to turn evil, and you can even attract the true thunder in the sky.
"Mr. Wang invited Master Chen Guan here, is he determined to make my Bai family cut off the incense?" Seeing the two of them, the white old ghost's face was extremely pale.
"As a son of man, I can't let my father's bones sink in the Nine Dragons Cave for the rest of my life, and I still ask Brother Bai to help with this matter." The big man surnamed Wang said patiently.
"Who is your father?" The old white ghost asked.
"Wang Yifeng."
"Hehe, it turns out that you are his descendant. You don't want me to salvage your father's bones, I'm afraid you want me to lead the way for you and salvage the water-dividing sword of your Wang family, right? The old white ghost said with a sneer.
I also heard about the Wang family's water splitting sword last night.
The legend of the water sword is the magic weapon used by Dayu to divert the Yellow River when controlling the water.
Of course, the Wang family's water-splitting sword is not an artifact left by Dayu, but it also has the effect of protecting the body in the water. It is precisely because of getting this water-dividing sword that the Wang family has sprung up in the treasure world, and at its peak, it can be as famous as the Zhang family outside the Guanwai.
At that time, there was a saying on the road, saying that the treasures in the mountains were all surnamed Zhang, and the treasures in the water were surnamed Wang.
The importance of the water dividing sword to the Wang family can be seen from this.
Thirty years ago, Wang Yifeng came to us with a water-dividing sword, and started the idea of the golden dragon head of the Nine Dragons Cave, and personally went into the water with the sword, and never came up again.
The surnamed Wang didn't react much after being poked in the heart by the white old ghost, and he didn't argue with the white old ghost, but turned his head to look at Chen Guanzhu beside him.
The old white ghost also shifted his gaze to Chen Guanzhu, with a solemn expression on his face.
Chen Guanzhu has been standing there quietly since he entered the courtyard, without raising his eyebrows and eyes, with an indifferent expression, standing casually like a withered pine, detached from the outside.
In fact, I have already seen that this old man is the most cautious person of the white old ghost. Although the Wang family is very powerful, there is nothing to be afraid of the white old ghost alone.
But Chen Guanzhu is different, Chen Guanzhu is none other than the successor of the mantle of the Taoist priest back then. He knows everything about the Bai family, and it is no exaggeration to say that he holds the lifeblood of the Bai family in his hands.
The old white ghost can choose not to block the river, but as long as Chen Guanzhu says a word, he can't go.
"Bai Hechou, what are your plans for this year's Xia Yuan Festival?" Chen Guan opened his mouth lightly and asked a seemingly casual word.
After hearing this, the expression on the white old ghost's face changed rapidly, including anger, sadness, and shame. In the end, he resolutely said: "I don't have any plans." ”
"So, you're not going to block the river?" Chen Guanzhu's tone was still very light, and he was not surprised by the words of the old white ghost.
The old white ghost opened his mouth to defend something, but in the end he lowered his head and said nothing.
"Time flies quickly, more than a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye. Recently, I often see my master in my dreams, and the master said that he was the one who was wrong back then, and he should not be too harsh and angry with the Bai family. Even if your great-grandfather hadn't kept the ninth golden dragon head in his possession, he would still have come. ”
"The good one should come or will come, so what is the sacrifice of my Bai family?" Hearing this, the white old ghost couldn't bear it anymore and retorted loudly.
"It's nothing compared to my master's death."
Chen Guan Zhu mentioned the death of his master, and his tone was full of sadness.
Later, the Yellow River Niangniang told me that the branch of Funiu Mountain was neither dumped by the flood nor mobilized by the mountain god, but moved by Taoist priests using the technique of moving mountains......
A Taoist priest who can move mountains, what is that concept?
Compared to him, mortals are really like ants, and the sacrifice of the Chen family is nothing.
"My coming here today has nothing to do with the Wang family's business, it's something I want to ask you. I was in retreat for months, and only after I got out of it did I know that an apprentice had died. His name is Chen Qiu, he was adopted by me since he was a child, and he has a lot of wisdom, but he was punished and died. I heard that he came to you when he went back, and I wonder if you know anything. ”
As soon as Chen Guan mentioned Chen Qiu, I secretly said in my heart that I should have finally come. Huijiguan has not tracked down Chen Qiu's death, it turned out that he was waiting for this old way to come out of the mountain.
"I don't know." The old white ghost said.
"Oh, it seems that I was overthinking, I thought it was you who mentioned to him about my master back then. Old white ghost, I know that you have some secrets passed down from your ancestors in your heart, and I hope you will always rot in your stomach. Chen Guan admonished.
"I'm naturally measured in this."
Listening to the conversation between the two of them, it seems that the old white ghost didn't confide the truth to me last night, and there must be something else to hide from me. But this matter has nothing to do with me, it is a private matter of the Bai family, and I don't bother to guess it.
At this point, Chen Guanzhu was planning to leave, and the surname Wang also followed.
I followed them, ready to close the courtyard door when they were gone.
Who knew that just as I was about to close the door, Chen Guanzhu, who had already walked outside the door, suddenly turned around and asked me, "Old Ghost Bai doesn't know about Chen Qiu, do you know?" ”
"I don't know anything." I was so frightened that I quickly denied it, for fear that he would see something.
"How old are you?"
"Twenty-seven."
"Oh, so this year is your ninth year. I can see from your face that you will have a catastrophe of life and death this year, but because of the help of noble people, life and death will be changed. Would you like to tell me your birthday, and I'll do the math for you. ”
Chen Guan said almost the same thing as Chen Qiu, but where would I dare to report my birthday to outsiders.
Hurriedly waved his hand and said to him, the more the fortune is calculated, the thinner it is, I don't want to tell the fortune.
Seeing that I was unwilling, Chen Guanzhu didn't insist anymore, and got into the car surnamed Wang and got off the embankment.
Back in the courtyard, I told the old white ghost about what Chen Guan wanted me to ask, and he was also startled after hearing it.
"It's good that you didn't tell him, and it's a shame that he didn't ask much, otherwise your ghost daughter-in-law wouldn't be able to protect you."
Hui Xiang also said this sentence, she said that the old white ghost made a miscalculation, and only one Yellow River Niangniang would never be able to protect me.
So I asked him, is this old way really so powerful?
"I haven't seen the depth of the old bull's nose, and I can't say much, but you also saw the magic sword he carried, right? It is the magic sword used by the Taoist priest at the beginning, and with this sword, you can go to the Heavenly Master Mansion of Longhu Mountain to transfer people to use it at will. ”
"Uncle Bai, so that Taoist priest must have had a very high status in the Heavenly Master's Mansion at the beginning?"
"Nonsense, the Taoist priest was a world of Zhengyi Alliance before his death, and his status was transcendent and not under the teaching."