Fifteen years ago, on the night of February 16, in Pei County, Mrs. Wang Jiayan gave birth to a baby girl. While the child was crying, Mrs. Wang jumped into the small pond in the backyard and committed suicide while everyone was not paying attention.

Songbai, the county king, was afraid that his wife would damage his family's reputation by jumping into the river, so he blamed this fault on his own daughter, who was still in infancy. For a time, the entire Pei County knew that the daughter of the Wang family was very different, and she killed her own mother at birth.

As we all know, Nanli and Beitang have a long history, but they are the most old-fashioned, revering immortals, ghosts and gods.

In the early morning of the next day, an elder of the royal family proposed to execute this girl to prevent her from harming the country and the people. No one in the family dared to object, so Steward Li went out of the city, found a Taoist priest who was famous far and wide, and had a profound Taoism, and chose a day to sacrifice this demon girl to the sky.

The old Taoist priest calculated and set the execution of this baby girl who had not even drunk a mouthful of breast milk on the 19th day of February.

However, on February 18, Pei County changed the day.

On the evening of February 16, the National Teacher astrological signs saw the birth of the phoenix Nirvana in Nanlipei County, and a noble girl would be born. The old national teacher went on the road overnight, rushed to Pei County day and night, and knocked on the door of the county king's house.

Cheng Lao's prestige in the government and the opposition is extremely high, and even the monarch Jiang Jing has to respect him for three points and fear him for three points. It's just that for generations, the national teachers have been idle clouds and wild crane-like people, and there are no major military, political, and social affairs, and they will never speak out.

Early in the morning of the 18th.

"Knock knock......" There was a knock in front of the door of Wang's house, the sound was not hurried but slightly oppressive, and it was very measured.

"Knock knock knock ......" The door is still not open.

The hour was too early, it was still half dark, and no one should have gotten up yet.

There was a young and immature voice in the concierge: "Who? Does anyone have something to find the county lord? ”

"This national teacher of Nanli Country wants to visit Lord Cheng of the county." The national teacher stopped the child next to him who wanted to answer, and replied in person.

How could a doorman think that the national teacher could come to Xiaopei County?

"Don't talk nonsense, take advantage of the fact that the guards in the palace are not here, and leave quickly." The doorman didn't seem to be awake, and hurriedly wanted to drive people away, "Otherwise, the county lord won't be able to spare you from making trouble early in the morning." ”

The leading guard behind the national teacher was a hurry, and when he stepped forward, he actually split the lock of the palace gate with a knife: "Cheng Lao, the matter is urgent, please ask first." ”

Cheng Guoshi dusted off his hands and dusted them, and whispered: "Don't be rude." Then he raised his head and quickened his pace and stepped through the door.

The Wang family's house is not big, and it is the specification of an ordinary county.

Songbai, the county king, was sleeping soundly in the room of his personal maid Cui Ying'er at the moment, and was suddenly awakened by the sound of neat footsteps, and rolled out of bed in fright. Just about to kick open the door and scold, I saw an immortal old man with a group of people breaking in.

Wang Songbai has never seen the world again, but when he sees such a big pomp, he is also subconsciously flattering. Seeing that there were two cranes on the cuffs of the inconspicuous gray and white Taoist shirt on the person who came, he couldn't help but be surprised.

In the country of Nanli, the crane is a sacred bird dedicated to the national teacher of the dynasty, and ordinary people dare not touch it.

So the old man in front of him turned out to be ......

Thinking of this, Wang Songbai involuntarily weakened his knees and wanted to kneel, but was helped up by these old hands.

"May I ask if a baby girl was born on February 16?" The old voice sounded over his head.

"Adults atone for their sins, adults atone for their sins. My royal family will never dare to mess with the demon girl, and has decided to sacrifice it to the sky tomorrow to comfort the gods. The National Teacher spares his life! Cheng Lao couldn't stop Wang Songbai, he still knelt down and knocked his head. His fat head hit the bluestone slab, and the sound he made was dull but loud, and he must have exerted all his strength with great fear. After a while, the blood was imprinted on the bluestone slab, which was very bright.

"Never! Never! "Rao is a national teacher who is extraordinary, and he was anxious when he heard this.

Ignoring the identity of the national teacher and his indifferent upbringing for many years, Cheng Lao actually broke into the backyard, and under the guidance of the family in the courtyard, he came to the courtyard of the late Mrs. Wang, and sighed again and again: "It almost made a big mistake!" ”

Just because she has never drunk a mouthful of breast milk since she was born, she has never drunk a sip of white water, and at this moment the baby girl's cry has weakened, and it is really a miracle that she still has a breath.

When Cheng Lao saw this woman, he burst into tears, took three or two steps to hold the swaddling clothes that were not thick, lifted the baby girl high above his head, knelt down, and shouted to the sky of Weixi: "Nanli is fortunate to welcome the arrival of the heavenly girl——"

Seeing this, the servants and servants behind him all knelt down with Wu Yang, and the already small room became more and more cramped. However, as soon as there were many people, they immediately became warmer, and the cry of the baby girl held high by the national teacher was also louder.

"Thousands of Heavenly Maidens—" Cheng Lao Guoshi burst into tears with excitement, and a pair of raised hands almost shook and hurt the so-called Heavenly Maiden.

"Thousands of Celestial Maidens - Celestial Maidens Thousands and Thousands of Lives—" The servants behind him also shouted and kowtowed.

This matter has come to this point, and Wang Songbai finally realized what the situation had encountered.

This ominous demon girl, no, no, is a lovely daughter born to a deceased wife, and she is a noble girl!

And I almost ......

This is what the old national teacher said!

In this life, success or failure, life and death are in one fell swoop......

How can Wang Songbai really bow down, all he thinks about is the glory and wealth of his life.

After the ceremony of visiting the shrine, the national teacher returned to Yang Du overnight to clarify the matter.

It's just that there has never been a fact of the arrival of the goddess in Nanli for thousands of years, and there are only legends in ancient books, and it is difficult to be thoughtful in the rituals and regulations for a while, and everyone is a little in a hurry.

Wang Songbai had already figured things out clearly, but he still said euphemistically: "My lord, do you have any problems with the little girl?" ”

The servants of the national teacher were quick to move their hands and feet, and out of nowhere they found magnolia, peony, peach, plum, and apricot flowers, and made a small flower basket with flower branches, covered with thick white pear petals. He has never seen the world's royal servant, who has never seen the national flower, the white pear flower, and he can't help but marvel when he sees this flower.

Cheng Lao reverently put the baby girl gently in the flower basket, took out a small tube of silver silk crane silver tube that he carried with him, gently opened the lid, and gave the girl some dew in the jar.

"The old decay has worked hard to collect the dew for a long time, and I hope that the Heavenly Maiden can take some of it." Cheng Lao took a deep look at the swaddling clothes again.

Wang Songbai saw that the National Teacher ignored him, and stepped forward tremblingly: "The National Teacher? ……”

"What?" Cheng Lao had already sat down in the main hall, and no one dared to object.

"Little girl? ...... "Wang Songbai finally got the opportunity to speak, pretending to be calm and trying to show the demeanor of the county.

"Phoenix Nirvana, the Heavenly Maiden came into the world, and by chance she was born in the womb of Mrs. Zun, and blessed Nanli." The national teacher took a sip of the hot tea poured by the servant, and then calmed down, "I don't know if there is a good omen when this girl is born?" ”

This Wang Songbai is naturally not clear, the servants of the Wang family looked at each other, and only a few grandmothers who originally served the lady whispered something underneath.

"Come out and talk back." Behind Cheng Lao, a drooping little boy's clear voice was not slow.

The grandmothers looked at each other, and finally one of them walked up to the national teacher, knelt down and kowtowed, and whispered, "Yes, yes." When Madame gave birth, it was the servants who went in and out to change the hot water, and suddenly there was a light in the sky, which was quite eye-catching, and then it seemed that there were clouds of several colors in the sky, and suddenly they gathered together and turned red, like a big bird with a strange appearance. ”

"The slave should die, I was greedy for a while, and suddenly there was a child crying in the room, I guess my wife gave birth, I was afraid that I would be seen and scolded for being lazy, so I immediately went in." When the mother finished speaking, she kowtowed and waited for questioning.

When the national teacher heard this, he stood up: "Yes, the old man calculated that the fate of the Heavenly Maiden is the life of the phoenix, and it cannot be encountered once in ten thousand years, I can't imagine that it is true in the ancient books, and the Heavenly Maiden really has such a miraculous scene when she comes into the world......

Cheng Lao turned to ask eagerly: "Is this bird a chicken head, a swallow's jaw, and a snake neck?" ”

This grandmother also couldn't remember clearly, but replied vaguely: "Yes, yes......"

He asked again, "Is it a turtle's back, a fishtail?" ”

Mama didn't look at it carefully, but could only say, "Yes, yes." We countrymen know that the mouth is a chicken's mouth, but it is also very beautiful, and it has a few big tails like fish. The clearest thing is that there are five colors of light, reflecting red, yes, very beautiful. ”

This grandmother is only halfway through speaking, and the old national teacher is in tears again. You looked at the village woman on the ground: "You are a blessed person...... " After that, he walked quickly to the door and kowtowed to the sky, "Heaven bless Nanli!" If the old decay can see the strange scene of the phoenix coming into the world, it is not a pity to pay the life of the third life......"