Chapter 17: The Legend of the Dragon (2)

When the old man heard the old ghost praise him like this, he didn't say anything, just smiled and kept his mouth shut. This is a bit surprising to us, according to common sense, if a person is praised, he is humble. However, the old man did not do that, as if he was full of confidence in his own knowledge.

Come to think of it, he deserves it. After all, he knows a lot more than we do, and that little common sense may not seem like much to him.

When the old ghost saw that the old man had finished speaking, his mouth was itching, and he couldn't wait to say something. He said to the group, "Every one of you has spoken, and it's my turn, right?" ”

We saw that he was very motivated, so we couldn't stop him anymore, so we simply pricked up our ears to listen to what he had to say.

&⊕wan⊕shu⊕ba,a+ns≡≯mnbsp;The old ghost said: "The legend of the real dragon is this: it is said that in ancient times, there were many animals in the forest, and they were very fierce, and they often came out in groups to attack and devour humans, so that humans could not live in peace.

When they couldn't bear it anymore, they had no choice but to frequently send out cries for help to the heavenly court, praying that the heavens could punish those extremely ferocious animals.

The Emperor of Heaven sympathized with the suffering of mortals and immediately sent the god Rokuro to the mortal world to check and understand the truth.

The god Rokuro went down to the mortal world to witness the scene of animals biting mortals, and felt that the problem was severe, and if he didn't come up with a way to save it in time, humans would not be able to survive. He drew a heavy line, temporarily separated people from animals, and then visited the people to gather opinions. It was agreed that there must be a "king" among the animals, who would rule over the animals that did whatever they wanted.

Rokuro God took everyone's advice and came up with a clever plan: to combine nine animals into a new animal and name it "Dragon".

As soon as he said it, he immediately painted it on the cave wall. First sketch the body of the snake, then draw the head of the camel, the antlers, the mouth of the ox, the scales, the tail of the phoenix, the claws of the eagle, and when the "lion whisker" is finished, it suddenly stops. He thought that this ninth "tiger's eye" could only be drawn aside first, and then waited until ninety-nine eighty-one days, recited a mantra, and then installed the two "tiger's eyes", so that this thing would be more obedient in the future.

When it was almost eighty days, a carpenter took an axe and an ink fountain to cut wood in the deep mountains and old forests, and went into the cave to rest. By chance, I saw an animal pattern painted on the cave wall, and I thought it was a very strange thing, looking left and right, but missing two eyes. He picked up the ink pen casually, imitated the "tiger's eye" painted by Rokuro God, and added it to the dragon's head.

This time it was broken, the dragon on the cave wall writhed with its teeth and claws, its mouth sprayed a thick mist, the dragon's body was full of fire, and the wind was fierce for a while, and the sand and rocks flew in the cave, and the dragon flew out like a bolt of lightning. The carpenter lay on the ground, scared and urinating.

As soon as they heard that the "king" dragon came out of the cave, those ferocious animals were already frightened and no longer dared to come out to eat people.

Since then, people have been safe and can work in the mountains and fields as they please.

However, after the dragon became the king of beasts, he became more and more arrogant, and did not listen to the call of the god Rokuro at all. It often flies into the sky to make monsters, sometimes it rains continuously, and there are often floods on the ground, and the people complain of misery.

Later, it was transformed into an extra dragon.

In a fit of rage, the god of Rokuro was in the clouds and continued to watch over the animals; The other is driven into the East China Sea, so that it is not allowed to enter and leave at will. The people thought that although the dragon had made a little mistake, after all, the merits outweighed the faults, and they still regarded it as a mascot.

Therefore, every New Year's festival should be tied to a dragon, go to the village to play around, hoping that the wind and rain will be smooth in the coming year, and it will be too safe and healthy. (To be continued......)