Chapter 16: A life-and-death duel

Zheng Ming said: "It is rumored that there was a fire demon who breathed fire and spitted smoke in the Changbai Mountains, very powerful, rampant and domineering here, did all kinds of evil, rampant in the township, mutilated the living beings, the whole day was blazing in flames, fires everywhere, causing the land to crack, crops were not harvested, hunger was everywhere, the people were not able to make a living, the suffering was unspeakable, the people suffered from it, it was really a call for the heavens and the earth, and the earth was not spiritual, when there was no way out, in order to survive, the people ran away from home one after another, uprooted their hometowns, crying hunger and cold all the way, mourning all over the wilderness, miserable.

"There is a kind and virtuous girl named Du Juan in her eyes, anxious in her heart, in order to save the refugees from fire and water, to relieve the refugees to hang upside down, although she knows that she is small and small, but she decides to fight to the death with the evil fire demon. She knew that the fire demon was powerful, short-tempered, and temperamental, and fought with the fire demon with her own strength, like a drop in the bucket, and she couldn't do anything she could, not only could not save the people, but she also put herself on the hook, weighed it again and again, in order to be able to lower the unscrupulous fire demon and save the people from suffering, she decided to give up her life and was willing to die with the fire demon.

She heard people say that in the deep mountains and valleys, there is a thousand years of cold ice, which can dissolve the fire demon spitting smoke and spitting fire, can restrain the fire demon ferocious rage, the huge mountain forest, who knows where the ice of the valley is. The cuckoo girl reported that she was determined to go into the mountains to find the cold ice of the valley, whether she died in the mountains and forests, or fell off the cliffs, or was eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards.

She packed up, prepared dry food, and went into the deep mountains, weathered the wind and frost, went through hardships and dangers, passed through a mountain, walked through a concave, crossed a piece of mountains and forests, crossed a valley, hungry and thirsty, wind and rain, a good fair lady, in order for the people to get rid of the disaster caused by the fire demon, did not hesitate to enter the deep mountains to find the cold ice in the valley, a few days on the face of emaciation, described withered, its unswerving determination moved the heavens, the Jade Emperor read his martyrdom spirit is commendable, so he ordered the gods to come down and light, and gave her a piece of ice。 She challenged the fire demon with ice cubes in her arms.

She knew that she was no match for the fire demon at all, and decided to sacrifice herself in exchange for the peace and contentment of the local people, and this must be the case in order to completely eradicate the fire demon. When she saw the fire demon, she scolded as hard as she could, scolded as she scolded, deliberately aroused its anger, only scolded the fire demon seven orifices smoked, the three evil gods jumped like thunder, the whole body burst into flames, wah-la-la-sneer, and opened her mouth to brutally swallow the cuckoo girl into her stomach.

The girl burrowed into her belly, and the ice in her arms melted hot. The ice cube was a thousand-year-old ice, and the fire demon suddenly seemed to jump into the cold ice of the valley, and the fire in his belly was suddenly extinguished, eliminating the divine power of the fire, curling up, shaking and letting out a thunderclap roar, like a landslide and the ground cracked, lying on the top of Changbai Mountain, pouring ice water from his mouth, and becoming such a heavenly pool. ”

Liu Changsheng said: "Although the story you said is tragic, it is too simple, there is no love origin, and the generosity and goodness of human nature are somewhat regrettable." Since the turtle that saved us appeared here, it shows that it also has a certain relationship with Tianchi.

"It is said that the turtle is a kind of spiritual creature composed of turtles and gods, named Xuanwu, the original meaning of Xuanwu is Xuanxuan, and the ancient sounds of martial arts and underworld are connected. Wu is the meaning of black, the meaning of yin is yin, Xuan Ming was originally a description of the turtle, the back of the turtle is black, the turtle is to invite the turtle to the underworld to ask the ancestors good fortune, and then bring the answer back, in the form of a sign to show the world.

Therefore, the highest Xuanwu is the tortoise, and in the future, the meaning of Xuanwu will continue to expand according to people's needs and aspirations. Because the turtle is big or small, even if the turtle is alive, they all live in rivers, lakes and seas, so Xuanwu has become synonymous with the god of water, because the turtle has a long life, Xuanwu has also become a symbol of immortality, such as describing the longevity of people, often take the 'turtle year crane longevity' metaphor. According to records, the original underworld was in the north, and the oracle bone divination of Yin Shang, that is, 'its divination must go north', so Xuan Ming became the god of the north, protecting the creatures in the north, bringing blessings to the people, and protecting the safety of the party.

"If there is a fire-breathing and spitting smoke demon in Changbai Mountain, causing the people to live in misery, Xuanwu, as the god of the north, will turn a blind eye to it, turn a deaf ear to it, and ignore the common people under his jurisdiction? And so the story unfolds......"

The Jade Emperor heard the report of the Xuanwu God and ordered Tai Bai Xing to go and inspect it. Tai Bai Xing obeyed the order to come to the North Heaven Gate, stepped on the auspicious clouds, held the treasure mirror to shine down, only to see the north all over the mountains and fields of a firelight, smoke and dust, the people are skinny, with their families to flee, uprooted from their hometowns, mourning all over the wilderness, the people are not living, all the way to the hungry cold, the countryside is deserted, fireworks everywhere. Tai Bai Xing took pity on the hunger of the people, and wanted to go back to his life, but saw a fire demon below, with a green face and fangs, red hair all over his body, a head as big as a bucket, eyes like copper bells, glowing green light, horns on his head, thorns on his body, shaking his hair, and making a brushing sound. It opened its mouth, and saw the flames burst out of its mouth, cracking, beeping, and in an instant the rich mountain forest became a scorched earth. Exactly: birds and beasts are nowhere to be seen, and the mountains and fields are red. The fire demon is angry with the sky, and the demons and monsters are sent to the gods.

Tai Bai Xing hurriedly returned to reply to the decree and informed the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the ferocity and power of his fire demon. The Jade Emperor asked His Royal Highness the gods and goddesses, who can share my worries, and may the lower realm eliminate this demon for the people. His Royal Highness and the gods looked at each other, and none of them dared to take the order. The Jade Emperor sighed and said, you are pampered in the peaceful and prosperous world, eating, drinking, enjoying yourself, ignoring civil affairs, and now that there is a disaster in the world, you don't have a god who can solve problems for me and save the people from fire and water?

The little daughter of the Queen Mother stepped forward and said, I am willing to solve problems for my parents, and I am willing to go down to the world to help Xuanwu eliminate this fire demon trouble. The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother saw that their daughter was well-behaved and sensible, had such filial piety, understood the righteousness, and were very relieved, so they approved her request, which made the gods ashamed. Tai Bai Xing gave her the treasure mirror, hoping to help her.

Xuanwu was willing to save the world for her, and was willing to take this risk to fight with the fire demon, this kind of self-sacrificing and righteous demeanor moved him. During the battle with the fire demon, Xuanwu was afraid that she would make a mistake in the fight with the fire demon, and it would be difficult to explain to the Jade Emperor, so he didn't dare to let her get close to the fire demon, so he asked her to stand on the cloud head with a treasure mirror, closely monitor the movement of the fire demon, and he personally fought with the fire demon, and when he and the fire demon were inseparable, he could secretly help him.

She took his advice, and stood at the head of the cloud with the treasure mirror in hand, secretly monitoring the movements of the fire demon. Xuanwu went to fight the fire demon. The two fought together, Xuanwu held two black hammers, and the fire demon made a fire-tipped spear, the two of them went back and forth, rushed and blocked, killed three hundred rounds, six hundred rushes, difficult to solve, regardless of victory or defeat, killed for ten days and ten nights, only to kill the world is dark, the sun and the moon are dark, and it is difficult to distinguish between winning and losing. The fire demon was so successful that he was crazy, and he let out the wild screams of vicious dogs, and transformed into three dog heads, six arms, and a firearm in each hand.

Xuanwu saw that he was using magic, and he also hurriedly showed his law body, turning into three heads and six arms, three **, six arms, some holding a black hammer in his hand, and some holding a shield in his hand to resist the attack of the fire demon. Seeing this, the fire demon opened his three mouths and spewed out fiery feces from his mouth, and the flames rose when he played, and the stench was disgusting. Xuanwu didn't dare to slack off, held his breath and concentrated, and hurriedly covered the cover with his shield hand to stop the fire demon's attack.

The fire demon attack failed to achieve his wish, so he grinned angrily, screamed wildly, received the demon body, was furious, and soared into the sky, wanting to occupy air supremacy, condescending, and wanting to give Xuanwu a fatal blow. The fairy could see clearly in the clouds, how could she allow him to rise into the air and run rampant, and just when the fire demon was about to get close to her, she couldn't care less, and smashed it on her head with a treasure mirror.

With a "bang", the treasure mirrors were smashed and fell on Changbai Mountain, becoming a heavenly pool. The fire demon was caught off guard and was smashed into the heavenly pool. Xuanwu collected the Dharma Body, and hurriedly dived into the water, fighting with the fire demon. I saw the waves rolling on the surface of the water, hitting countless sky-high waves, and I could hear the sound of tearing and killing in the water, and the roar was endless. Xuanwu and the fire demon hit the water from the water to the water, and then from the water into the water, only to set off rolling waves in the water, splashing rows of waves, the sky was dim, and the sun and moon were dull.

The fairy saw that Xuanwu would not be able to take the fire demon for a while and a half, and could not suppress its madness, so she drove the cloud to the Dragon King of the East China Sea to get back a 10,000-year-old ice stone, in order to relieve the people from hanging upside down, with the determination to die with the fire demon, when the two of them hit the water from the water and hit the water, taking advantage of the moment when the fire demon and Xuanwu fought fiercely and opened their mouths to breathe fire, they held the ice stone in their arms, and plunged into the belly of the fire demon, and extinguished the fire source in the fire demon's belly with 10,000-year cold ice. Xuanwu saw that the fairy had succeeded, and took this opportunity to kill the fire demon.

Although Xuanwu dissected the belly of the fire demon and rescued the daughter of the Jade Emperor, she had already died. Xuanwu thanked her for her kindness to the people in the world, so he carried her body and hid it in the turtle cover, accompanying her day and night, day after day, year after year, day after day, her body became a pearl of the night, and whoever can get it can get the happiness of love.

Liu Changsheng said: "Isn't it, people will see countless pearls hidden in the turtle shell, the older the turtle, the older the age, the more precious the pearls contained in the turtle shell." The thousand-year-old king of the 80,000-year-old turtle shows that the turtle has a long lifespan and contains pearls and treasures, which is not a strange story. I think this statement can better show the kindness of human nature and the beauty of love, and it can attract people ......" As he was talking, he suddenly heard a sharp exclamation from a girl in the distance, and he couldn't help but ask himself, why did he hear a girl's cry, what was wrong with her?