Then he said: "The 'cave' court is far away from here, and the sky is boundless, and it is impossible to communicate the message, and my heart is exhausted, and my eyes are exhausted, and I cannot let my family know my sorrows. шщш.(vii) (ix) x.S.сом The update is so fast. I heard that you are going back to the south, and your hometown is next to the 'Dongting' Lake, so maybe I can take the trust with you, I wonder if I can agree?"

Liu Yi said: "I am a righteous person. After listening to your words, my heart was very 'excited', and I only hated that I had no wings on my body and could not fly to the 'cave' court, so what could I say yes or not? But the water in the 'cave' court is so deep that I can only go back and forth in the human world, so how can I go to the Dragon Palace to deliver a letter? I am afraid that there is a difference between light and darkness between the human world and the fairyland, and the road is impassable, so that I will fail your ardent entrustment and go against your earnest wishes. Is there any way you can show me the way?"

The 'girl' wept sadly and thanked her and said, "I hope you will take care of yourself along the way, and there is no need to say these words again." If I hear back, even if I die, I will thank you. Now that you have agreed, ask me how to go to the Dragon Palace of the 'Cave' Court, and the Dragon Palace of the 'Cave' Court is no different from the capital of the world. ”

Liu Yi asked her to speak. The 'female' said: "There is a big orange tree on the south bank of the 'Dong' Garden, and the locals call it Shetang. When you get there, untie your belt, tie something else, knock three times on the trunk, and someone will come out and greet you. You just follow him, and there will be no hindrance. I hope that in addition to reporting the news, and telling all the words I told you in my heart, I will not change it!"

Liu Yi said: "I must listen to you." "The 'girl' took out the letter from the placket, bowed to Liu Yi again and again, and then 'handed over' the letter to him. Then she looked to the east and shed tears again, very sad. Liu Yi was also very sad for her. He put the letter in his bag and asked, "I don't know what use you are for shepherding sheep, and do the gods still slaughter them?"

The woman said, "These are not sheep, they are rain workers." "What do you mean by a 'rain worker?'" replied, "Like thunder and lightning, he rules over the rain." "Liu Yi looked back at those sheep, and saw that they looked up, strode away, and drank water and ate grass, but the size of their bodies, the 'hair' on their bodies, and the horns on their heads were no different from sheep.

Liu Yi said again: "I will be a messenger for you to carry the letter, and when you return to the 'cave' court in the future, I hope you will not avoid me and not meet me." The 'girl' said, "Not only don't you avoid it, but you also have to be like a relative." After speaking, Liu Yi said goodbye to her and walked east. After walking a few dozen steps, I looked back at the 'girl' and the flock, and they were gone.

That evening, Liu Yi went to Jingyang to say goodbye to his friend. More than a month later, Liu Yi returned to his hometown and went to visit the 'Dong' Court. On the south shore of the 'Dong' Ting Lake, there is indeed a community orange. He took off his belt and struck three times on the tree.

After a while, a samurai appeared in the 'wave' and 'wave', saluted Liu Yi and asked, "Where did the distinguished guest come from?" Liu Yi didn't tell him the truth, and said, "I have come to meet the king." The samurai parted the water, pointed the way, and led Liu Yi forward. said to Liu Yi: "Close your eyes, you will be there soon." Liu Yi followed his words and arrived at the Dragon Palace. I saw that the high-rise halls were facing each other, and the number of 'doors' was innumerable, and the yard was planted with strange 'flowers' and different trees, all kinds, everything. The samurai called Liu Yi to stop in the corner of the hall and said, "Please wait here." ”

Liu Yi asked, "What kind of place is this?" and the warrior said, "The Spirit Void Hall here." Liu Yi took a closer look and felt that all the treasures in the world were here. The pillars of the temple are made of white bi, the steps are paved with green 'jade', the 'beds' are made of coral, the curtains are made of crystal, the green 'door' lintel is inlaid with glass, and the rainbow-like beams are decorated with amber. The strange and deep scenery is impossible to say.

But the dragon king didn't come out for a long time. Liu Yi asked the warrior, "Where is the 'Cave' Tingjun?" The warrior said, "Our Great King is coming to the Xuanzhu Pavilion to talk about the Fire Sutra with the Sun Daoist, and it will be over in a short time. Liu Yi asked, "What is the Fire Sutra?"

The samurai said, "Our king is a dragon, and the dragon shows his gods by means of water, and with a drop of water he can spread over the mountains and valleys." The Sun Taoist is a human being, and people rely on fire to show their skills, and they can burn Afang Palace to scorched earth with a single lamp. However, the effects of fire and water are different, and the changes are different. The Sun Taoist priest is 'fine' about the use of fire by human beings, and we invite him to the king to listen to his discussions. Before he finished speaking, the palace door opened.

A group of 'attendants' followed the shape from the shadow of the elephant, and the clouds gathered around a person wearing a purple robe and holding a green 'jade' in his hand came out. The samurai jumped up and said, "This is our king!" and immediately stepped forward to report. 'Dong' Tingjun looked at Liu Yi and said, "Isn't this a person from the world?" Liu Yi replied, "Yes." "Then he saluted to the 'Cave' court, and the 'Dong' court king also replied and asked him to sit under the Lingxu Palace.

said to Liu Yi: "The underwater palace is deep, and I am ignorant, Mr. is not afraid of coming here thousands of miles away, what do you have to do?" Liu Yi said: "I, Liu Yi, am a fellow countryman of the king." Grew up by the Hunan River and went to Chang'an to seek fame. A few days ago, I didn't get in, and in my spare time, I drove my horse on the shore of Jingshui, and saw the king's beloved 'daughter' shepherding sheep in the wild, and was beaten by the wind, frost, rain, and 'dew', and her face was haggard, which made people look very uncomfortable. I asked her. She told me: 'I was abused by my husband and my in-laws were not considerate, so I 'got it' to this point.'" Tears of sorrow are truly sympathetic. She asked me to carry a letter home. I said yes, and I only came here today. ”

So he took out the letter and handed it over to the 'Dong' Tingjun. After reading the letter, he covered his face with his sleeve and wept, saying: "This is my father's fault, I can't see or hear clearly, so like the deaf and blind, I don't know if the weak 'girl' in the boudoir is framed in the distance." You are an irrelevant passerby, but you can help the emergency, and 'thank' your great kindness, how dare I forget?" Even the people next to him were moved to tears. At this time, there was a eunuch who was waiting by his side, and the king of the 'cave' court 'handed over' the letter to him and asked him to send it to the palace. After a while, a cry was heard from the palace.

'Dong' Tingjun hurriedly said to the servant: "Go and tell the palace, don't cry, I'm afraid Qiantangjun will know." Liu Yi asked: "Who is Qiantang Jun?" 'Dong' Tingjun said: "It's my beloved brother, who used to be the head of Qiantang, and now he has been dismissed from office." Liu Yi asked again: "Why don't you let him know?" 'Dong' Tingjun said: "Because he is brave."

The nine-year flood in the earlier Tang Yao era was the reason for his anger. Recently, he was not at peace with the Heavenly General, and a great flood flooded five mountains. God forgave my brother's sins because of my merits. But he was still detained here, so the people of Qiantang looked forward to his return every day. ”

Before he finished speaking, there was a loud bang, the sky collapsed, the palace was shaken, and bursts of clouds and smoke surged upward. In an instant, there was a giant dragon more than a thousand feet long, with a lightning-like gaze, a blood-red tongue, scales like cinnabar, a mane like flames, a golden chain around its neck, and a chain tied to a 'jade' pillar, and countless thunderbolts and lightning flew straight away. Liu Yi was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

'Dong' Tingjun personally helped him up and said, "Don't be afraid, it's not dangerous." It took Liu Yi a while to calm down, and then he took his leave: "I am willing to go back alive and avoid it coming back." "Dong' Tingjun said: "It will definitely not be like this." That's how it goes and not when it comes back. Hopefully I'll be a little more affectionate. And he commanded a feast, and toasted one another, as a matter of hospitality.

Soon a slight warm wind suddenly blew, colorful clouds appeared, and in a harmonious atmosphere, a 'delicate' guard of honor appeared, followed by a band playing beautiful songs. Countless dressed up 'waiters' and 'women' talked and laughed. There was a man in the back, naturally beautiful, who wore gorgeous ornaments and silk clothes of the same length. Liu Yi took a closer look, and it turned out to be the 'girl' who asked him to carry the letter before.

But she seemed to like and sad at the same time, and her tears fell intermittently. After a while, the red smoke was on her left, the purple clouds were floating on her right, and the fragrant wind was lingering, and she had already arrived in the palace. 'Dong' Tingjun smiled and said to Liu Yi: "The people who suffered in Jingshui have returned. After speaking, he said goodbye to Liu Yi and returned to the palace. After a while, I heard the voice of complaining again, and it did not stop for a long time.

After a while, 'Dong' Tingjun came out again and drank and ate with Liu Yi. I also saw a person, dressed in a purple robe, holding a green 'jade', with an outstanding appearance and a full spirit of 'spirit', standing on the left side of the 'cave' court.

'Dong' Tingjun introduced to Liu Yi: "This is Qiantangjun. Liu Yi got up and stepped forward and saluted Qiantang Jun. Qian Tangjun also bowed back politely and said to Liu Yi: "My niece and daughter" are unfortunate and were abused by that bad boy. It is up to you to be faithful and bring here the news of her suffering in a distant land. It is up to you to be faithful and bring here the news of her suffering in a distant land. Otherwise, she would have become the dust of Jingling. Receiving your virtue and feeling your kindness is difficult to express in words. ”

Liu Yi humbly said that he didn't dare to do it, but just agreed repeatedly. Qian Tangjun turned back to his brother and said, "I just set off from the Lingxu Palace, arrived in Jingyang, fought there at noon, and returned here before I came. In the middle, he rushed to the Nine Heavens to report to the Emperor of Heaven.

The Emperor of Heaven knew the grievances of my niece and daughter, and forgave me for my mistakes. Even my previous punishment has been forgiven. However, I had a strong temperament, and when I left, I did not have time to say goodbye to you, which disturbed the palace and offended the guests. I was ashamed and frightened, and I didn't know how much fault I had. "Take a step back and plead again.

"How many creatures have been hurt this time?" and replied, "Six hundred thousand." ”

"Have you spoiled the crops?" replied, "eight hundred miles." Then he asked, "Where is the merciless boy?" and he replied, "Eat it for me." The 'Dong' Tingjun 'revealed' an unhappy look and said, "That kid has such a heart, it is indeed intolerable, but you are too reckless. Relying on the wisdom of the Emperor of Heaven, I understand the strange grievances of my 'daughter'. Otherwise, how can I shirk my responsibility? From now on, you will not be so reckless!" Qian Tangjun bowed again to show his respect.