Chapter XVII: The Golden Axe and the Silver Axe
Although Zhenjiang City is not big, it is not as big as Lin'an (now Hangzhou), the capital of the Song Dynasty, but it is not small, but also because many waterways gather here, the population is naturally quite large, and there are all walks of life.
Wang Fu is one of the people from Zhenjiang. Three generations of his ancestors have settled in Zhenjiang for more than 100 years. It's a pity that the ancestors are not blessed, neither have high-ranking officials nor nobles, nor are they hugely rich businessmen, so they can only make a living by chopping wood for generations.
However, he is honest by nature, generous and hardworking, although his family is poor, but his reputation among relatives and neighbors is very good. is only sixteen and has just come of age, and there are many people who want to be a matchmaker for him and introduce him to a good family.
In the early morning of that day, Wang Fu still got up early, got dressed, carried a basket on his back, and brought an axe, and went out of the city to prepare to go up the mountain to chop wood. When he arrived outside the city gate, when he passed by the drawbridge over the moat, he suddenly felt a lightness on his waist, looked down, and exclaimed: "My axe! ”
The axe that he had pinned to the belt at his waist suddenly slipped and fell into the moat with a thud!
"What can I do?"
Chopping wood is the means of livelihood for his whole family, so what if the axe is lost? Not to mention the blacksmith, it costs a lot of money to buy another one, what should I do with the work of the past few days?
The axe is small, but it is very important. Wang Fu had no choice but to undress and prepare to jump into the river to catch it - I hope it has not yet been plunged into the sludge, otherwise it will be difficult to find.
But just as he was about to plunge into the water, a terrifying scene appeared: on the original calm and glorious river, a Taoist appeared out of thin air and stood quietly on the water!
"Oh my God!" Wang Fu was so frightened that he took two steps back in succession before he dared to continue to take a closer look.
This person is quite eccentric, looking like a young man, with a square face and an elegant posture, but there is no crown on his head, and his head is weirdly short and straight; Although he was wearing a Taoist robe, his feet were not mangshoe, but soft boots.
"Who dropped something into the river?" The Taoist suddenly asked, "Is that you?" ”
Wang Fu nodded subconsciously: "My axe fell in!" ”
"Oh, Axe, you wait here, I'll find it for you!"
Wang Fu nodded dumbfounded, and couldn't help but shudder as he watched the Taoist disappear again after speaking.
Is this a ghost? Monster? Immortal?
When he was wondering, he saw the water surface shake, and the Taoist appeared out of thin air again, holding a golden axe in his hand.
"Is this your axe?"
Wang Fu gasped, and his heart was beating rapidly. After a while, he replied with a blushing face, "No." It's not my axe. ”
As soon as the Taoist turned his hand, the golden axe disappeared: "Okay, I'll find it for you again!" ”
As soon as the words fell, the Taoist disappeared. A moment later, the Taoist magically appeared again, holding a silver axe in his hand.
"Is this your axe?"
Wang Fu said slowly: "No. It's not my axe. ”
"Okay, I'll look for you again."
The Taoist disappeared the second time, and soon reappeared for the third time. This time, he held an ordinary old axe with a wooden handle in his hand and asked, "Is this your axe?" ”
Wang Fu finally nodded: "That's right, this is my axe." ”
The Taoist sighed: "Good boy! With a wave of his hand, the axe flew into Wang Fu's hand, and then said: "You don't want a gold axe, you don't want a silver axe, but you only need your own old axe, this intention is really rare, and I am also very moved." I have cast a spell on your father and son, and now it sharpens iron like clay, and every wood breaks when touched, and it will be of great help to your labor! ”
Wang Fu opened his mouth wide, and immediately swung his axe and slashed lightly at the wooden fence of the suspension bridge, which was like cutting tofu with a knife, and easily split the wooden fence half a person tall and thigh-thick!
Wang Fu was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and knocked: "Thank you immortals!" Thank you, gods! ”
The Taoist nodded with a smile: "No need to do this, this is what you deserve." I'll stay here for seven days, and if anything happens to you, come back to me in seven days." ”
After saying that, the Taoist turned around slightly, and suddenly disappeared as magically as when he came.
Wang Fu still kowtowed to himself, and after a long time, he dared to get up, holding the axe that had been imposed, and ran up the mountain excitedly!
This is Wang Fu's magical experience, but it is not only Wang Fu's magical experience. Although there were not many people who witnessed a qiē on the suspension bridge that morning, there were two or three, and they spread around in amazement, and soon the whole town and Jiangcheng knew that Wang Fu had met the immortal and received the divine axe given by the immortal.
That's right, it's the Axe. Just as the gods said, the original ordinary axe suddenly became as sharp as clay, and the wood was chopped up like divine help, and it was fast. Others have cut one load, Wang Fu has already cut ten loads, and he is not tired at all!
Such a table undoubtedly confirmed the rumors of the appearance of the immortals, so the entire Zhenjiang City instantly became lively!
And when the whole town was lively, in a guest room of the inn, Lin Mo smiled with satisfaction.
There is no doubt that the Taoist who gave the divine axe was Lin Mo. The reason why I did this was for one purpose: to make a name for myself! Wrap yourself up as a fairy!
"The proprietress of the ready-to-wear store reminded me that I don't have to look for spiritual things myself, but I can also let others send them by myself! The monk of Hanshan Temple can sit in the meditation room and collect incense money while resting, isn't it because he has packaged himself! ”
Lin Mo smiled while thinking: "Now that the real immortal has been born, don't you dignitaries who ask for peace and protection have better candidates?" As for the reward, the monks want incense money, and the gods want a spiritual object to worship, isn't it? ”
It's an ingenious idea, but it's very successful. To this end, Lin Mo also spent brain cells to design a story to make his immortal debut.
Well, in fact, it didn't take many brain cells, the story of the fairy and the axe, he had seen it in a picture book when he was a child. At this time, it is very suitable for the occasion!
"It's just a pity that I don't cultivate enough, I can't turn into gold and silver, I can only use illusion charms to survive the scene, otherwise, I will really give him the gold axe and silver axe together, and completely reproduce the fairy tale!"
Thinking of this, Lin Mo was very regretful.
"Well, I've done my best anyway, and the result will depend on what happens in seven days!"
The birth of the gods has been spread, and seven days is enough to spread widely enough to attract the attention of the nobles. When the time comes, you will be able to enjoy the results directly.
That's why we agreed to see you again in seven days.
Oh, and there is another slight reason: to send Wang Fu a new axe.
The true appearance of the magic axe is actually very simple, that is, to add a sharp gold talisman to the axe, so that the sharp gold talisman will continue to absorb the golden power of the axe itself to strengthen, and then reach the point of sharpening iron like clay. However, this will cause damage to the axe itself, after all, the axe itself is just a mortal thing, not comparable to the leyline, and it cannot continuously extract power like the town house talisman, and after seven days, the axe itself will not be able to bear the consumption of the sharp gold talisman, and it will directly collapse into iron powder!
Lin Mo didn't want his immortal packaging plan to go wrong because of this, so he simply left the conversation and asked Wang Fu to come back in seven days and solve the axe problem for him.
So Lin Mo, the initiator, hid in the inn, watching Zhenjiang City become lively because of himself, sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Tai as if he was fishing, waiting for the big people to take the bait. It wasn't until seven days later that he got up and went out.
"Alright, it's time to go and accept the results!"
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