Chapter 353: The Legend of the Yellow Skin (I)
fabbbbbWherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
As the lifeline of the Chinese nation, the Yangtze River runs through the entire rooster territory, so the water transportation of the Yangtze River waterway is very developed. It is also very busy, gathering a lot of people from the rivers and lakes.
Where there is interest, there will be strife.
In order to compete for the business of the Yangtze River waterway, for dozens or even hundreds of years, people from all walks of life have been in constant disputes. Large-scale fights often break out. At its peak, the entire Yangtze River was divided into seventy-two sections, and seventy-two gangs were each king, and the rivers and lakes were turbulent and very chaotic.
As the saying goes, heroes come out of troubled times.
In these chaotic times. A water transport gang from Jiangxi has risen strongly.
The gang leader's surname is Zhang, his name is Zhentian, and he is not only superb in martial arts. And he is very military-minded.
Under his leadership, the Zhang gang grew rapidly. Become a super fighting gang.
After nearly 20 years of fighting in the south and the north, Zhang Zhentian fought from a young man to middle age, and finally unified the gang of the 72nd Road of the Yangtze River and became a great hero across the era. His name is as loud as his name, and it is heaven-shattering! Earthquake in the sky! No one on the Yangtze River does not know Zhang Zhentian's prestige!
At that time, there were many ships passing and passing on the Yangtze River waterway, and in order to identify them, a fishing lantern would be hung on the mast of each ship. Because the gangs are different, the shape of the fishing lantern is also very different, and when they see the fishing lantern hanging from each other's boats, they know what kind of gang the other party is. Because of this fishing lantern, the name of the boss of each gang is not called the owner of the door, what the owner of the village, but called the "palm lamp".
After Zhang Zhentian swept the Yangtze River waterway, he also unified the style of fishing lanterns into the octagonal square lantern of Zhang's family. Anyone walking in the Yangtze River, as long as they see a boat with an octagonal square lantern, will take the initiative to avoid it.
And Zhang Zhentian was even named the prestige of "Seventy-two Waterway Palm Lamps", which moved the world for a time and was very majestic. Fengtuan is in.
The Zhang family has a daughter, named Xiaoyao.
This is Zhang Zhentian's baby pimple, just Xiao Yao's full moon wine, Zhang Zhentian set it for three days and three nights, feasting the heroes of the 72 waterways of the Yangtze River, the scene is very spectacular, and the boats that came to congratulate almost blocked the local river section.
On the day of the full moon wine, a wandering Taoist priest came, and it is reported that the Taoist priest glanced at Zhang Xiaoyao in swaddling clothes and looked very surprised. No matter how Zhang Zhentian asked, the Taoist priest refused to reveal half a word. Finally, when leaving, the Taoist priest only left one sentence: "This woman, don't stay!" Otherwise, it will be a great harm! "
Zhang Zhentian was furious, angry that the Taoist priest dared to curse his precious daughter, and ordered someone to arrest the Taoist priest back, but the Taoist priest had disappeared into the vast sea of people, and no one knew his whereabouts.
This incident was gradually forgotten.
With the passage of time, Zhang Xiaoyao gradually grew up, and she was as beautiful and generous as jade, and she was a well-known stunning beauty in the Yangtze River area.
When she was twenty years old, Zhang Xiaoyao took two servants out on a boat to visit the Three Gorges, but unexpectedly encountered a terrifying "corpse hugging boat" in the Three Gorges Basin.
At the critical moment, fortunately, a handsome young man came to the rescue.
The young man's surname is Geng Mingyi, and he is actually a descendant of the Geng family, a river patrol from the Sichuan River.
Twenty years old is the age when love is first opened, Lang has a concubine, Geng Yi and Zhang Xiaoyao soon fell in love, and love is in full swing.
This matter was originally a private matter of the two young people, and it had nothing to do with outsiders, and neither family objected. However, when this incident spread to the rivers and lakes, it aroused the criticism of some so-called "decent people".
They believe that the Geng family, as a Yangtze River patrolman, is a righteous person, and he also has a certain reputation in the rivers and lakes. And although the Zhang family is very famous, they are the bandits of the Catch Rapist Section. If the Geng family marries the Zhang family, it will be self-destruction and reputation, and the rivers and lakes will not tolerate it.
These so-called decent people, under the banner of justice, interfered in the relationship between Geng Yi and Zhang Xiaoyao without authorization, and tried to obstruct and break up the two.
This plot is exactly the same as Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu in the "Heaven and Dragon Slayer", Zhang Cuishan is a disciple of Wudang, Yin Susu is a demon witch, and the six major sects under the banner of justice besiege Wudang, forcing Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu to commit suicide, which is embarrassing.
In the face of huge pressure from the outside world, Geng Yi and Zhang Xiaoyao were still infatuated, and then the beads were secretly knotted.
Zhang Xiaoyao's belly is bulging day by day, and the fetus in her womb is also taking shape day by day.
A few months have passed, Zhang Zhentian posted a hero post, inviting heroes from all walks of life to Jiangxi, and he wanted to personally hold a lively and sensational wedding for his baby daughter.
On the day of the wedding, there was a sea of people, and the lights were colorful, and there was a group of joy.
However, this peaceful and festive atmosphere was shattered by the sudden arrival of the Sanjiao people.
The three religions have always regarded themselves as justice: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism.
A fierce conflict broke out between the two sides, and the wedding scene turned into a Shura hell in a blink of an eye.
Seventy-two waterways relied on a large number of people, and they barely fought a draw with the masters of the three sects.
But for some reason, the Nine Schools Sect led a large team of people to the wedding scene and attacked the Zhang family's headquarters.
This battle lasted from dawn to sunset, and the sky was dark, and the blood flowed like a river.
Under the premeditated siege of the Three Sects and Nine Streams, the 72nd Route Water Army was finally defeated and defeated, with countless dead and wounded.
A generation of heroes Zhang Zhentian was also killed in the chaotic battle, and the 72nd Route Water Army scattered and fled, and his vitality was greatly damaged.
The groom, Geng Yi, disappeared in the chaos and his whereabouts are unknown.
The bride Zhang Xiaoyao was desperate and jumped into the rolling Yangtze River.
At this point in the story, the grandfather beside him was already in tears.
My heart trembled madly: "Ye Geng Yi is my father? "
Grandpa nodded: "This is the story of your father and mother, so do you know why I hate the people of the Nine Sects so much?" You have to remember that they are the enemies of our Geng family!! "
I clenched my fists tightly, my eyes like they were about to burst into flames, and a powerful anger seemed to burst through my chest.
I, Geng Xiaoqi, swear here, I must work hard to make myself strong. One day, I will make those whose hands are covered in blood pay!
This ten-year-old past is like a big stone, which has been pressing on his heart. It's hard to imagine what kind of tremendous pressure and torture Grandpa has endured psychologically over the years.
I've always wanted to know about my parents, and I've even fantasized and speculated many times, but I really didn't expect that the story of my parents would end in such a bleak and sad way. I really want to ask God, are you joking!
Grandpa wiped a handful of tears and sighed: "I have always regretted it for so many years, regretting that I was not there that day!" "
"Huh? Third master, weren't you there at the time? Where have you been? Huzi asked.
Grandpa said: "At that time, there were several strange things happening at Chaotianmen Wharf in Chongqing, and I needed to rush over to deal with them. How can I not go to my son's wedding? So after I finished my busy work in Chongqing, I rushed to Jiangxi, and I expected to arrive at the wedding site in the evening! Who knows who knows that when I arrived at the wedding site, the battle was over, and the entire Zhangjiashui Village was ablaze with fire, and the flames covered the sky and turned the river red. The surface of the river was densely packed with corpses, almost cutting off the flow of water. For ten years, I have never forgotten that image! "
I closed my eyes as if I was following my grandfather back to that evening ten years ago.
The magnificent Zhangjia Water Village is on fire, the retro wooden buildings collapse in the sea of fire, and the flames are swaying in the evening breeze, which is even more gorgeous and dazzling than the sunset in the sky. The entire surface of the river was stained red with blood, and there were all kinds of dead corpses floating on the water, and there were too many dead corpses, many corpses were piled up on top of each other, and the smell of corpses was overwhelming! The crows screamed in the sky, as if telling the story of this tragic and tragic war.
I saw a big red sedan chair, and the flames were surging from all directions, and the sedan chair was swallowed in an instant.
The beautiful woman wearing a red bridal dress and a red scarf on her head stood by the surging Yangtze River, and I seemed to hear her say: "After my death, Zhang Xiaoyao, I will definitely become a powerful ghost, pestering you for the rest of your life!" "
When I opened my eyes, the corners of my eyes were filled with tears.
"Master! Mom jumped into the river and drowned, so where did Dad go? Why did he disappear? I sniffed, pushing back the tears that were about to flow out of the corners of my eyes.
"I don't know where your dad went! I searched for two days and two nights in the nearby waters, but I couldn't find any trace of your father! At the mention of his son, the grandfather's face was full of sadness.
"In other words, you didn't see your father's body? Is it possible that Daddy isn't dead yet? A hint of joy flashed through my heart, even though I knew the thought was more of a consolation to myself.
"I really didn't see your father's body, theoretically, it's possible!" Grandpa nodded, his tone a little heavy: "However, this is only limited to theory!" And in fact, your dad hasn't been seen since that battle! If he really wasn't dead, why didn't he go home? I used to be optimistic, but as the years went by, I lost all hope! "
Speaking of this, Grandpa paused and swallowed bitterly: "I have always hoped that your father and mother can live happily in another world!" But I really never thought that your mother, she, would turn into a ghost! She's your mother and my daughter-in-law, even if she's a ghost, I can't do it! So, at the last minute, I let her live! I don't know if it's the right thing to do, it shouldn't have been the River Patrolman who let go of the ghosts, but at that time, I had to do that! If I destroy Xiao Yao's ghost with my own hands, I won't be at peace until I die! "
Ten years, a snap of a finger.
However, no matter how many decades pass, I don't think I will forget this bloody past.
In the tears in my eyes, I saw the woman in red again, her figure walked out of the firelight, singing the sad and immortal ballad: "I was not born, I was old"