Chapter 13: The Legend of the Merman
"What if it has something to do with merfolk? What if there really were merfolk in this world? The fat man touched his chin. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Merfolk? Could it be that he has the same purpose as us, for the merfolk? Feng Ling frowned.
"It's different, we are looking for mermaids for your secrets, and they don't necessarily, haven't you heard that this mermaid has been associated with immortality since ancient times? Maybe the king leopard is for this purpose, or maybe the person behind the king leopard is for this purpose! ”
Feng Ling: "Are you saying that Wang Bao is entrusted by someone?" Looking for the secret of immortality? ”
Fatty: "Employment to be exact!" I guess it cost a lot of money, otherwise I wouldn't have pulled down the bottom to find me to cooperate! ”
"Hmmm! There are a lot of legends of immortality, the mermaid recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas is quite similar to the mermaid, it is said that the merman itself has a very long lifespan, can live hundreds or even thousands of years, people drink the blood of the mermaid or will be made into medicine to eat can be immortal, and the Japanese folk have the legend of eating the flesh of the merman to live forever! Feng Ling thought of some legends about the merfolk.
"There is also a legend about the Three Treasure Eunuchs, it is said that Chengzu arranged for Zheng He to go to the West several times in addition to promoting the prestige of the country, and another purpose is to find mermaids, in order to live forever!" The fat man continued Feng Ling's words.
"Oh, Zheng He's trip to the West is related to the merman? That's fresh, let's hear it! "In normal times, Feng Ling wouldn't necessarily be so interested in these wild histories and legends, but this time it's about the secrets of his body, and any clues must not be missed.
The fat man took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and told Feng Ling about the legend of Zheng He's trip to the West.
According to legend, Zheng He went to the West for the first time, met pirates on the way, captured the pirate leader after a fierce battle, and then found a merman in the cabin when searching the ship. Under pressure, he learned that someone had commissioned the pirates to hunt and kill the mermaids to refine the elixir of life, and Zheng He resolutely let all the mermaids go.
After returning to China, Zheng He's encounter with the merman was learned by Chengzu, and Chengzu ordered Zheng He to go to the West to find the merman, Zheng He had no choice but to accept the order, but he couldn't bear to kill the merman, and reported that no trace of the merman was found.
Chengzu was unwilling, so he ordered Zheng He to go to the West again, and this time he was accompanied by his henchman Yao Guangxiao. Yao Guangxiao is a generation of monks, proficient in metaphysics, and has high skills. This time, Yao Guangxiao went to the West and captured a lot of sharks. In order to prevent Yao Guangxiao from bringing the merman back to China, Zheng He said that the merman knew the whereabouts of the Buddha's relics. For a monk, there is hardly anything more precious in the world. In order to obtain the relics of the Buddha, Yao Guangxiao listened to Zheng He's suggestion and asked the mermaids to take him to find the relics, and finally obtained the relics of the Buddha in Sinhala. Yao Guangxiao thought of becoming an ancestor to seize the emperor, the people have a lot of complaints, if the relics are brought back to China, the emperor can follow the ancient emperors to welcome the relics, in order to calm the dissatisfaction of the people, and if this time can avoid killing innocents, it is also considered a great merit, Yao Guangxiao is a monk, naturally understands the benefits, so he decided to let go of the merman. When Chengzu saw the return of the Buddha's relics, he was naturally overjoyed, so he no longer asked about the merman.
On Zheng He's last voyage to the West, the fleet was caught in a storm, and Zheng He's whereabouts are unknown. Later, Emperor Renzong ordered to look through Zheng He's voyage records to the West, hoping to find clues to the merman, but Zheng He's navigation data disappeared out of thin air.
"Legend has it that King Mu of Zhou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, etc., are all involved in the affairs of this merman, not to mention Qin Shi Huang, who is almost crazy in search of immortality!" The fat man continued.
"Alas! Since ancient times, how many people have gone from one after another in pursuit of immortality, but in the end, they have not all turned into a cup of loess! Feng Ling sighed.