Chapter 26: The Jade Dragon and the Kirin Tribulation (4)
Chu Yu's grandfather recounted: "The ancestor was the county commander of a county, nearly a thousand miles away from us. At that time, my grandfather became friends with a salesman because of like-mindedness. One day, the two of them made an appointment to go to Heming Mountain to visit the spring and visit the Tao. This Heming Mountain is the place where Zhang Daoling attained the feathering and ascending.
Legend has it that Taishang Laojun sent a jade girl to teach Zhang Daoling the method of purifying and harmonizing, Zhang Daoling practiced for a thousand days, he could see the five internal organs, the magic power was extraordinary, and the demons of the six heavens were subdued by it. First, tens of thousands of devils in Shu, the city during the day, the plague was carried out without permission, and the people were harmed for a long time, since the six days after the great demon was surrendered, Zhang Daoling drove away the ghosts, drove them to the barren land in the northwest, and they agreed with them in three chapters, only allowed them to go out by day and night, and were not allowed to make trouble in the world, otherwise they would be punished. Since then, the netherworld is a foreign land, people and ghosts have different paths, and the people of Shu have benefited. After his success, he was canonized as a master of the day by Taishang Laojun, and later generations respected him as Zhang Tianshi. β
Chu Yu said: "Grandfather, don't tell the story of Zhang Tianshi, you have told me many times before, so hurry up and tell me the story of the ancestors." ββI want to hear it. β
As soon as Chu Yu's words came out, everyone couldn't help laughing. Everyone's previous nervousness was a lot more relaxed, his grandfather deliberately told this story first, the purpose was to let everyone relax, Chu Yu's interjection made his purpose come true.
Grandfather Chu Yu smiled and said, "Okay-good-good! Don't panic first, I'll talk about it." -- After some days of arduous trekking, the two of them came to Heming Mountain. When they came to the ridge of a mountain, they were surprised to find that the whole mountain really looked like a crane -- the mountain in front of them was like the head and neck of a crane, drinking from a spring, the mountains on both sides were like the two wings of a crane, spreading and falling to the ground, the mountain behind them was like the tail of a crane, towering high in the sky, and the mountain they stood on was like the back of a crane, strong and majestic. The whole mountain is lush and green, and the atmosphere is overwhelming, which makes people stretch their eyebrows and feel refreshed. It's really a beautiful mountain, and it really lives up to its name-"
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Grandfather, if you continue to talk like this, when will you be able to enter the topic?" -- Grandfather, grandson thinks that if you go to tell a story, you will definitely have a full audience. β
As soon as Chu Yu said this, everyone laughed completely, and they all temporarily forgot about the previous things. -- What a happy family.
Chu Yu's grandfather said: "Good grandson, don't interrupt your grandfather." Your grandfather and I really wanted to tell stories back then, but there were not many people in this mountain, and we couldn't gather popularity and find a sense of accomplishment, so the potential of storytelling was buriedβ"
As soon as Chu Yu's grandfather said this, everyone laughed again, and this laughter also interrupted his words.
Grandfather Chu Yu continued: "I'll continue to talk about the theme - when the two of them saw such a scenery of Heming Mountain, they didn't hurry all the way and played leisurely. After a while, the two of them came to a stream and a mountain stream, and suddenly saw a white crane in front of them, and the white crane was crying in pain. The two took a closer look and found that the white crane was crystal clear throughout, the crane neck was long and thick, the crane crown was bright red, and the crane's beak was sharp and strong, which was really an extraordinary image. However, both of its legs had been broken and a boulder was pressing on its legs. When the two saw that the white crane was so extraordinary and outstanding, their pity suddenly arose, and they immediately rescued the white crane, put its broken leg on a wooden stick, and carefully connected it.
After the white crane was rescued, he seemed very spiritual, nodding at them constantly, and making a rhythmic crane chirp, as if to say thanks. However, although the crane's leg was connected, the survival of the white crane after this made the two of them troubled.
The two thought to themselves that it would take a long time for the crane's leg to heal, but they couldn't wait that long before leaving. When they left, the crane's legs were not healed, so they could not hunt on their own and would starve to death. In addition, even if the crane's leg is healed, it will not be able to walk and hunt if no one helps it remove the stick. How can this be?
Just as the two of them were hesitating, suddenly an old man walked slowly towards the two of them, the old man had a long white beard and a long flowing beard, and his face was refreshing like a fairy. When the old man approached, the white crane nodded to him as if he had seen his own relatives, and kept shouting with joy. When the old man came to his side, he saw that the white crane had strips of cloth wrapped around his legs, and he knew that it was the two of them who saved the white crane. At that time, the old man told the two of them that the white crane was his favorite pet and was very grateful to them for their rescue. At last the old man invited them to his house, and they gladly agreed, and followed the old man to the cave where the old man lived.
When the two came to the cave, the old man stayed with them for a few days. During this period, he also served as a guide for the two of them, leading them to play in the mountains. Finally, when he was about to leave, the old man gave him two things, so that each of them could get one of the same, and let them choose for themselves. One of them is this jade dragon unicorn, and the other is a martial arts cheatbook created by the old man in his early years. The ancestor's friend was in the business of selling, walking on the rivers and lakes every day, and often encountered bandits and robbers, so he chose the martial arts secret book for self-defense. And the ancestors chose this jade dragon unicorn.
After the two of them were chosen, the old man said to your ancestors, 'The jade dragon unicorn is full of spirituality, and it can keep the children and grandchildren of the family free from disasters and disasters, and everything is auspicious. But everything has a certain number, and relying on it to do great things, so as to obtain great blessings, which can be obtained but not long-lasting, and small blessings can be preserved for generations. β
At that time, the old man also specially instructed the ancestors, telling him to remember: 'The jade dragon unicorn must not be stained with blood, otherwise it will be angry and will suffer from blood.' β
After the old man had finished telling the ancestor what he had to remember, he looked into the distance with a deep expression, and then said to himself, "Everything in the vast heavenly path has its own certainty. Eventually, it has its own place to go. β
In the end, the two said goodbye to the old man and went back to their own homes.
Since the ancestor got the Jade Dragon Qilin, he felt that good luck came very quickly, and within a few days, he was ready to promote him to be a magistrate. At that time, the ancestor remembered what the old man told him that the great fortune could not be kept for a long time, and he was already tired of the life of the officialdom that was open and secretly fighting, and hiding the knife in the smile, so he resigned from the official, sold the family property, and took the family to travel everywhere.
When he came here, he saw that the mountains and rivers were beautiful, the products were abundant, and the people were simple, so he bought houses and fields here and settled down. After that, because the ancestor was so far away from his former friend, he only exchanged letters a few times, and after that, he never spoke again. β
After my grandfather finished talking about the ancestors, he continued to talk about the reason why our family has been passed down from generation to generation since the beginning of the ancestors, because the ancestors were worried that if there were more descendants, it would be easy for the brothers to fight for treasures, so that the brothers would turn against each other and even cause tragedy.
Grandfather had just finished telling the story when suddenly, there were two clicks on the roof, followed by several "meow!" cat meows, which turned out to be the family cat playing on the roof.