Chapter 23 Chicken Cutting Order
The partridge whistle let everyone take a closer look at this rooster, although the example of "dog is not eight years, chicken is not six years" is an ancient custom, and people today are more convinced, naturally it can not be disobeyed, all domestic chickens and poultry are unwilling to give it six years of life, but this chicken is not a chicken, but there is no need to follow this example.
The old man shook his head again and again when he heard this, and the blind man Chen also secretly complained, thinking: "It's a shame that you, Partridge Whistle, as the leader of the mountain, actually said that this big rooster is not a chicken, what is it if it is not a chicken?" Is it a bird? The three-year-old child is afraid and doesn't believe it, how can this old man be convinced, it seems that he has to follow the old example of our green forest ringing horses...... Just snatched it and went. β
The partridge whistle did not finish speaking, and when he saw that everyone did not believe it, he continued: "All the chickens and birds in the world, the eyelids grow exactly the opposite of the human eyelids, the human eyelids are born from above, the upper eyelids can move and blink, and the chickens and birds, the eyelids are born from the bottom, you can't help but see, how are the eyelids of this rooster growing?" β
The old man never paid attention to this matter, but the chicken keepers, who didn't know that the chickens and birds were under the eyelids, took a closer look, the big rooster with "colorful feathers and roaring angrily" was really the same as human eyes, with eyelids on it, if it wasn't for deliberate attention, it really ignored this detail, even the well-informed Chen Blind Man and the Red Girl were surprised, and said: "Why is this?" β
Partridge Whistle said, "The eyelids grow like this because they are not chickens." β
Hearing this again, everyone was still confused, not chickens and birds, but what was it?
The partridge whistle was also reluctant to show off the secret art of knowing the treasure with them, and said bluntly: "Xiangxi has had the totem of the phoenix bird since ancient times, and the place name is mostly related to the legend of the phoenix in ancient times, just like this county, named Nuqing County, Nuqing is the elephant of the phoenix, the eyelids of chickens and birds are born on it, and they also have colorful feathers and golden claws, is it an ordinary chicken and bird?" It is simply a rare and extraordinary phoenix species, and it is a Nuqing chicken that only has in Nuqing County, Xiangxi. β
The partridge whistle said that the chicken is called "Nuqing", the golden rooster is to distinguish the meaning of yin and yang black and white, and the sound of the cry of the angry chicken can break the demonic mirage, but also can drive away ghosts, if it is a chicken and a bird, its eyelids are born under the eyes, and the eyelids are on the "phoenix", although there is also a chicken name, but it must not be discussed as a chicken.
Does the phoenix really exist in the world? No one has seen this with their own eyes, it is not easy to make a conclusion, many people think that the ancient Chu people's "soul-attracting bird" is evolved from the rooster totem, from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there has been the legend of "Nuqing chicken", but now in the Republic of China, even in its place of origin Xiangxi Nuqing, now it is extremely rare, I am afraid that one or two hundred years are also rare, "phoenix singing dragon Xiang" is the omen of auspicious rui in the world, such spiritual things are really the clock of heaven and earth, and slaughtering at will will inevitably cause disaster.
The partridge whistle spoke earnestly, and said to the old man: "It is precisely because of this matter that I persuaded Zun Weng Mo to use the butcher's knife without permission. "Say that, please ask him to follow the oath, let this colorful rooster, will not ask him for nothing, the red girl back the bamboo basket has a large bag of salt, about touch more than ten catties of weight, salt in the mountains is easier to circulate than money, for this remote village in the mountains, more than a dozen catties of salt is already considerable, partridge whistle is willing to leave this bag of salt in exchange.
When the old man heard the end, he knew that the big rooster he raised was a rare treasure, and he usually killed chickens and geese, but who had the courage to slaughter a phoenix and a dragon? Isn't that self-inflicted? He immediately gave up the idea of slaughtering the chicken, only hated that he usually didn't pay attention to the rooster's eyelids were so weird, and easily gave a treasure to this group of "Zha Lou Mo Master", and wanted to repent of the contract, but he was also a person with some knowledge, and saw that the Partridge Whistle and Chen Blind were not idle carpenters, and if he offended the ink master who would go down the battle talisman, it would also be a big trouble, so he had to admit it, and instructed his son to put the Nuqing chicken into a bamboo basket and exchange it for a bag of salt for the Zha Lou Mo Master.
Chen blind man in the side to look at a full eye, in the past, he often felt that he was brilliant, the family inherited from the teacher to raise a belly of knowledge, these years is to lead the group of thieves in the mountains to "steal all over the world", can be called a wide range of knowledge, roast chicken has not eaten less, the head of the righteous chicken has not been less, but I really don't know how the eyelids of chickens and birds under the world grow.
At this time, I knew that there were mountains outside the mountain, and there were people outside the people, and I had to secretly pick the big finger in my heart to praise, although in the Tang Dynasty at the peak of the "mountain moving people" has already sunset in the west mountain, and there are only a handful of people left, but after all, "moving mountains and dividing the armor" is an ancient art that has been passed down for thousands of years, and there is really a wonder, and in recent years, there have been outstanding characters such as "partridge whistle", and in the future, there will be a period of prosperity for the people who move the mountain, but if they can be attracted to the "Changsheng Mountain" to join the incense planting, why worry about the thieves who unload the mountain will not prosper?
Blind Chen was secretly thinking about how to win over the mountain movers to join the gang, and at this time, the partridge whistle had already been traded, and he personally carried the angry chicken with a big bamboo basket, and immediately said goodbye to the old man, and turned around to go out.
Chen Blind was distracted one after another, and was secretly pulled by the red girl, only then did he come back to his senses, he looked slightly stunned, and quickly hugged his fist to the mountain man father and son, and smiled: "There is a lot of trouble, if there is anything offended, please respect Weng Haihan and leave." With that, he flicked his sleeves, took the red girl and the cave man, followed the partridge whistle and walked away.
The old man who had been in the Golden Mansion Thunder Altar Daomen suffered a dumb loss, and lost his knowledge, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he faintly felt that these people were not like the Zha Lou Mo Master, and couldn't help shouting in the back: "Worship the mountain and worship the Arctic Mountain, the Arctic Mountain is full of purple energy, and there are seventy-two famous mountains in the world, and I only see this mountain shining gold...... I went to my family's angry chicken, so I left a mountain name here! β
At that time, there were a lot of people in the world who formed parties and engaged in private affairs, plus those who walked the rivers and lakes to eat with their craft, as well as people in the green forests all over the country, in order to distinguish each other, the black and white roads were each named "mountain", each "mountain" represented an independent industry or system, the world's famous mountains are "thirty-six mountains, seventy-two small mountains", for example, carpenters and ink masters belong to "Heimu Mountain", beggars who ask for food are "Baihua Mountain", and it is "Moon Mountain" that makes a living from the ancient color tricks and juggling, and in the generation of Taoism, they call themselves "Arctic Mountain", In fact, it is also ashamed, faintly there is a meaning of self-proclaimed immortals, each line reports to each other that the mountain is a big incision, also known as the "Mountain Classic", and there are also their own lip incisions that are not declared to the outside world, compared to the "Mountain Scripture", the scope of use is much smaller, the old man thinks that this group of Zha Lou Mo Master is not like a craftsman in the "Black Wood Mountain", and he can't help but ask in the code language in the "Mountain Classic" later, to ask them which line of characters they are.
Although the old man reported his home, how could the leader of the mountain and the mountain in his eyes put the "Arctic Mountain" in his eyes, Chen Blind only snorted coldly when he heard it, as if he didn't hear it, he and the partridge whistle just walked, and didn't even look back, since he was exposed, there was no need to talk about any etiquette in one salute and three bows, a bad old man in the Daomen, he didn't even deserve to carry shoes for the helm handle.
But according to the rules and regulations on the road, as long as the other party reported the number, what he heard had to leave a sentence, which is called "Ming people don't do dark things", since Chen Blind disdains to pay attention, at this time had to be reported by the red girl who walked at the end for the leader of the mountain, her words are still "humble", not to mention the North Pole, only than Kunlun.
Because Kunlun is the ancestor of the mountains, no industry dares to occupy Kunlun as the name, which is equivalent to claiming to be the leader of all the people in the world, only the imperial court is "Kunlun Mountain", in this hundred and eight mountains, only Kunlun Mountain is a real mountain, and the rest of the mountain names are false, such as the people on the official face, or the military and police, etc., are called the origin of Kunlun Mountain by the people behind their backs. Kunlun Mountain is high and there are many immortals, and Changsheng is higher than Kunlun, and the righteousness on the mountain is soaring into the sky. β
The old man could hear it clearly, although the red girl's voice was not very high, but when he heard every word in his ears, it was like a thunderbolt out of thin air on a sunny day, and the soles of his feet were soft on the spot, and he sat down on the ground with a "bang".
His stupid son didn't understand these code words, he didn't understand what they said, and when he saw his father sitting on the ground, he thought he had a stroke, and hurriedly reached out to hold him: "Dad...... How are you? β
The old man's face was as dead as ashes, his heart fluctuated violently, and he gasped for breath several times before he told his son, "My father, those carpenters...... It came down from Mt. Changsheng...... Ringing horses! β
The disciples of the Golden Mansion Thunder Altar in the Daomen, and even the cultivators in the entire "Arctic Mountain", whether they are Taoist priests or monks, are just doing some business of exorcising evil spirits and drawing talismans, relying on the foolish people to cheat some wealth, if there is a big chaos today, and they are all in the Republic of China, who still has the time to believe those alchemy talismans? It is difficult for these people in the "Arctic Mountain" to even make a living and protect themselves, how can they compare to the Tai Sui people who killed people and set fire to rebel in the "Changsheng Mountain"? At that time, there was not much difference between Xiangmazi and the warlords, and they dared to rob the big cities and towns in Chongzhou, and it was easier to kill some mountain people than to trample on ants, and the emperor was long live, so they dared to call themselves long live.
Although Changsheng Mountain is no longer at the peak of the year, but at that time it still controlled hundreds of thousands of horse thieves in several large provinces, and secretly supported a number of warlord forces, really want to gather, really even the provincial capital garrisoned by heavy troops, so the red girl reported the number, almost scared the old man back, he thought about it carefully is really a little afraid, if he had a little regret just now, he refused to hand over the angry chicken according to the oath, annoyed the group of murderous and unblinking horses, I am afraid that now the family has been on the ground for a long time, At that moment, he died down, closed the door and hid in his home, never daring to speak out again.
Chen Blind and the others easily got the angry chicken, walked away from Jinfeng Village, and turned back to the old Xiongling Yizhuang, at this time Luo Lao's injury was already seven or eight better, he stared at one eye and jumped like thunder, vowing to lead the troops to dig up the bottle mountain, no matter what corpse it was, he would drag out the dry corpse of the Yuan Dynasty in the ancient tomb and ravage it well, rub the bones and ashes, in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Chen Blind said, the old Xiongling Bottle Mountain area is rich in medicinal materials cinnabar, often mountain people risk death to go to the bottle mountain to collect medicine, so there are many legends in the mountains to see the Xiangxi corpse king, now the tomb poison has a nemesis, but the hundreds of years of zombies once into the essence, but can not be prevented, often heard that zombies are dead but not transformed, that ancient corpse before death, if it coincides with the lunar year and the moon and the sun are cloudy and died, it will borrow a very yin between the world and the earth to immortalize, and can haunt the moonlit night, gnaw the brain marrow of the living, we broke the bottle mountain, in addition to destroying the poisonous mirage demonIn addition to moving the treasures in the tomb out to plot great things, we must also find ways to get rid of this "Xiangxi Corpse King" in the name of moving mountains and mountains.
Partridge Whistle nodded in agreement, the topography of Xiangxi, mostly "high mountains and rapid waters, many holes and deep forests", has always been isolated from the outside world, and mixed with Yi and Han, unique customs, the legend of the corpse king of Xiangxi has been passed down for hundreds of years, all those who go into the mountains to collect medicine and sell goods, or rob tombs and dig graves, sleeping in the barren mountains and mountains, often encounter accidents, some of them are indeed hollowed out of the brain marrow, the death is extremely strange, so the local mountain people have the corpse king to eat human brain marrow, Partridge Whistle does not believe in this, but many mountain people have seen the curse and sweared, said that they had seen the ancient corpse of the Yuan Dynasty eating people in the mountains, but if they didn't see it with their own eyes, it would be difficult to determine whether it was true or false.
However, the captain of the touching gold has the "hair mound seal, the corpse rope, the black donkey's hooves, and the star official nail corpse needle" to deal with the zombies, and the mountain movers also have the stunt "Kui Xing Kick Fight" that specializes in kicking zombies, and the group of thieves in the unloading ridge has several kinds of instruments such as "corpse nets and corpse rods" similar to fishing nets, and it is just that the corpse king of the Yuan Dynasty cannot be found in the ancient tomb of Bottle Mountain.
So the group of thieves deployed a strategy, first scattered a large number of people, to the villages and villages to buy live chickens, as long as the male does not want the female, anyway, now Luo Lao's troops have entered the mountainous area, under the pretext of the exercise to rob the tomb has been exposed, simply do not do two endlessly, and no longer cover up, since the ancient tomb of Bottle Mountain has been favored by the "Changsheng Mountain", the rest of the forces want to fight its idea, at least they have to weigh whether they are enough, it is estimated that they dare not act rashly.
If there is really a treasure well of the Song Dynasty in the ancient tomb, even if it is plundered by the Yuan soldiers and generals, it will be quite considerable to stay with the burial, the burial of the Yuan people advocates deep burial, but it does not mean that it is a thin burial of the paper clothes and tile coffins, and the burial goods are also extremely rich, looking at the scale of the underground palace of the tomb of Bottle Mountain is not trivial, once it is dug out, not to mention the British weapons equipped with a division, it is enough to form two German armor divisions, the group of thieves is unbearable, and immediately began to prepare.
A few days later, Chen Blind chose a "suitable alliance" auspicious day of the zodiac, set up a hall in the old Xiongling Yizhuang, the group of thieves in the three into the bottle mountain before the fight, to sacrifice to the gods to tell the sky, because this time the deed is not the same as before, is "moving the mountain, unloading the mountain" two mountains to act together, not all the way alone, so we must swear in front of the gods, one heart and one heart, two righteous anger, lest someone on the way to see the profit and forget the righteousness, from the inside against the water and bad things.
On the same day, the incense case was set up in the dilapidated courtyard of Yizhuang, this incense case was actually the offering table prepared for the dead in the "Accumulation Hall", the case was placed on the head of the three animals of "pig, cow, sheep", and the portrait of the two ancestors of the overlord of Western Chu and Wu Zixu was offered, and the first was the god of Emperor Guan, and the group of thieves first kowtowed in front of the ancestor master, and then made a blood alliance.
Because it is not a worship, drinking blood wine does not need to stab the middle finger, but to use chicken blood, the blood is the deacon's master of ceremonies is in charge, these days received a lot of live chickens, randomly select one, the deacon should first carry the rooster to sing praise, to praise how good the chicken is, and why to slaughter, because this is the slaughter of the chicken when the blood is sung, so it is also called "chicken cutting order".
At that time, the sunset of the West Mountain, the outline of the vast mountains has been hazy, in the twilight, the group of thieves has already lit torches around the courtyard, illuminating the courtyard is bright, only to listen to the deacon's recitation: "This chicken is not an extraordinary chicken, wearing a five-color brocade sweater, the heel has toes and five virtues, the red crown is adorned with majestic majesty, flying in the heavenly palace above the head, the Jade Emperor called the purple cloud chicken, once flew into the Kunlun Mountain, turned into the world to report the dawn of the chicken, today fell into the hands of the disciples, named the phoenix chicken, the phoenix chicken, the world is rare, the Hanyin emblem covers the north and south, borrow your blood to sacrifice heaven and earth, Pray to the gods and spirits, the word loyalty and righteousness throughout, and work together to go to the sky......" As he spoke, he cut the blood of the chicken neck with a knife and dripped the blood into the wine bowl.
Then the group of thieves held the wine bowl and made an oath, which was nothing more than those "one heart and one mind, work together to break the gold" clichΓ©, and finally gambled out a big spell to show the heart, if anyone violates the oath, the heavens, the earth, the ghosts and gods will not tolerate, the heavens see the heavens, and the earth sees the earth.
The celebrant, who was beside the deacon, recorded the contents of the oath on the yellow table paper one by one, then rolled up the yellow paper and held it up in the air, and asked, "The oath is here, how can it be testified?" β
Led by the two leaders of Chen Blind and Partridge Whistle, everyone replied in unison: "There is a hymn as proof." β
The deacon held up the yellow paper and asked, "Where is the hymn?" β
The group of thieves looked awe-inspiring, and did not dare to slack off at all, and immediately recited the alliance hymn to the sky, this "praise", first praised the second master of Bo Yuntian, and praised the day: "The bare-faced beauty is in the mortal world, the Dan heart is more than the sun and the moon, the five passes have been cut by six generals, the white horse slope is shaken in front of the gods, and the peach circle is righteous through the world, leaving a good name for the ages." β
The second praise is Shuibo Liangshan Song Gongming, praise the day: "Shuibo Liangshan is a city, the city is full of heroes, the sky and the earth gather together, the head is the timely rain, so far the market is especially sung, the liver and gallbladder are unparalleled to call Baoyi." β
After reciting the hymn, the group of thieves shouted the word "burn" to the deacon, and the deacon's burned the yellow paper on the fire, and the group of thieves drank all the blood wine at the same time, lifted the empty bowl and showed the bottom of the bowl.
This is a set of fields that must be taken in the alliance in the green forest, the alliance is compared to the righteous deeds of the ancients, there is the meaning of "learning from the past to the present", swearing, gambling curses, singing praises, and then drinking blood wine and burning yellow paper, even if it becomes a ceremony, these two mountains will be able to "unite the soldiers, will fight a family", to make all their own unique work at the bottom of the box, and steal the ancient tomb of Bottle Mountain.
(Note - to visit the mountain to visit Kunlun Mountain, "visit" is "worship", the people in the Changsheng Mountain never say the word "worship", so the word "visit" is replaced)