Taihao didn't know why he had to bring a basket of food when he went out for a walk, but he also wanted to see what this Niangniangtan was like, so he followed Tian Maung out of the door. Walking outside the door, Taihao saw the Yellow River, separated by this small island, surrounded by water and mirrors. Walking on the island, the flowers and plants are thick, fragrant, refreshing, Taihao feels like being in Penglai Wonderland, and it seems to enter the paradise. Taihao exclaimed excitedly: "It's so beautiful here!" ”

Tian Maung smiled: "Do you like it?" ”

Taihao nodded and said, "I like it here!" ”

Tian Maung said: "This is the only small island in the Yellow River where the cat people live, and the people work hard here, fish and ferry, and live a self-sufficient life. There is a poem that says here, 'Nine curves of the Yellow River and eighteen bends, the legend is no more than Niangniang Beach; After thousands of years of vicissitudes, it is still entrenched in the middle of the river; The descendants of the generals guard the island, keeping in mind that the holy order is passed down from generation to generation; Worship the temple of Our Lady of Bohou, bless the people's good name. ’”

Taihao listened carefully to Tian Maung's recitation of the poem, but he didn't know what the poem meant, so he asked Tian Maung: "Why is this place called Niangniang Beach?" ”

Tian Maung didn't answer, they walked to a small temple at this time, Tian Maung said lightly: "It's here!" ”

Taihao didn't know what he meant by "arrived", so he asked Tian Maung, "Doctor Tian Maung, are we here here?" ”。 At this moment, Taihao looked up and saw that there was an old plaque on the door screen of the temple door, and the three words "Niangniang Temple" were written on the plaque, and Taihao thought: "There is a cat temple in other cities, and there will be a Niangniang temple here." Tian Maung then said to Taihao: "Let's go in!" Taihao followed Tian Maung into the temple, Tian Maung put the food in the basket on the offering table in front of the statue of Niangniang, knelt down and worshipped, Taihao saw this and hurriedly knelt down, Taihao also prayed in the temple and chanted silently: "May my grandfather and aunt, brother and sister, never have a disaster, Nian Yu, Daxi, Jiaoyu, Gusheng, Shaoling, and all the people I know and I don't know, always be safe......" and then kowtowed to the statue of Niangniang three more times.

After worshipping the statue of Niangniang and leaving the temple gate, Tian Maung said to Taihao while walking: "You just asked me why this place is called Niangniang Beach, in fact, this has nothing to do with our cat clan, this is a story about their human beings." According to legend, during the Han Dynasty of mankind, our cat clan had just arrived in this land of China. An emperor of mankind, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty Liu Heng and his mother Bo Ji were framed by Lv Hou, had taken refuge here, and later Zhou Bo and Chen Ping eradicated Zhu Lu, and took Mrs. Bo back, Liu Heng succeeded to the throne as the emperor, and built this Niangniang Temple on this small island, so it is also called Niangniang Beach here, the scenery is beautiful on this Niangniang Beach, the scenery is attractive, in summer and autumn, the water waves are mighty all around, and the farmhouse on the beach flickers in the greenery, which has a unique charm. ”

Tai Hao said as if he didn't understand: "No wonder it is called Niangniang Beach here, it turns out that humans have obtained the name." ”

On the way back, the residents on the beach greeted Dr. Tian Maung warmly, and it seemed that Dr. Tian Maung was very familiar with them. Some residents also wanted to send some vegetables, fish and shrimp to Tian Maung, but he refused to accept them. Tian Maung said to the residents: "Don't be polite, I'm just a Langzhong, you don't have to be so polite." And the people on the beach laughed and said nothing.

After a short time, they returned to Tian Maung's residence, just walked outside the door, only to hear a cough, Tai Hao knew that it was Yuan Shi senior woke up, he hurriedly entered the room, and said to Yuan Shi: "Senior, you have finally woken up!" He walked to the bed again and pulled out the silver needle from Yuan Shi's forehead.

Tai Hao helped Yuan Shi to sit up, repeated what he had just said, and said, "Senior, you have finally woken up." He pointed to Tian Maung next to him and said, "It was this Tian Maung miracle doctor who saved us, and we are now at Niangniang Beach on the Yellow River." ”

Yuan Shi coughed lightly, looked up and saw Tian Maung, and immediately shouted excitedly: "Brother Tian Maung, it turned out to be you......" Saying that, he stretched out his hand to Tian Maung, Tian Maung hurriedly held his hand, and hugged Yuan Shi forward. Tian Maung said: "Brother Yuanshi, it's me." ”

Tai Hao heard Yuan Shi say this, knowing that they must have known each other for a long time, and hurriedly asked, "Senior, did you know each other before?" ”

Yuan Shi nodded and said to Tai Hao: "This is the famous Tian Maung Divine Doctor on the rivers and lakes, Tian Maung Divine Doctor saved my life a few years ago, but I didn't expect that now it is Tian Maung Divine Doctor who saved me...... " He paused, and then said: "I didn't expect to see Tian Maung Divine Doctor again in this remote place, it's really unexpected!" ”

Tian Maung said with a smile: "Brother Yuan Shi and I have a fate, so we can meet again." Today on the shore, I recognized the appearance of Brother Yuan Shi at a glance, and knew that he must have been in great trouble, otherwise he would not have jumped into the Yellow River. ”

Yuan Shi sighed deeply, and then said: "It is rumored that Tian Maung Divine Doctor has retired to the rivers and lakes for many years, and he has been living in seclusion here. ”

Tian Maung said with a smile: "When I was young, I liked to explore the rivers and lakes, made many friends, but also made enemies, and then I came here unintentionally, so I decided to stay here, the peace of life here, the simplicity of the people here, better than the deception on the rivers and lakes." ”

Yuan Shi sighed softly again and said, "Yes, the old man was also going to retire to the rivers and lakes, but because of the futile matter, he had to return to the rivers and lakes. ”

Tian Maung nodded lightly and said: "If you are old, you still have to fight and kill, you should also find a place of peace of mind and live for a long time." ”

Yuan Shi was about to open his mouth to continue talking, when he suddenly felt a pain in his abdomen, and he wanted to meditate on his luck, but his stomach was like a furnace, which made it difficult for him to calm down. Tian Maung hurriedly brought the decoction on the table and said to Yuan Shi: "Brother Yuan Shi, drink the decoction quickly, you have suffered a very serious internal injury." ”

Yuan Shi took the decoction, drank it all, and asked Tian Maung: "Brother Tian Maung, my internal injury has not healed for a long time, please tell me truthfully, is my internal injury not healing?" ”

Tian Maung sat on the edge of the bed and gave Yuan Shi a pulse, and suddenly his face was embarrassed, and he said to Yuan Shi: "Brother Yuan Shi has been exerting too much physical strength recently, and his qi and blood have long been insufficient, and he must recuperate for more than a year before he can recover. ”

Yuan Shi nodded with a wry smile when he heard this, and said, "Alas! I didn't expect the old man to be so old. After saying that, he sighed.

Tai Hao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, old man, you will recover your good ...... soon"

Yuan Shi stroked Taihao's forehead and said, "Child, I have made you suffer, will coming here delay you from taking office in Pinghe City?" ”

Taihao said: "No, you can go to Pinghe City whenever you want, and the emperor did not set a deadline for me to take office." ”

At this time, a child ran into the room, saying that his aunt was sick and wanted to ask Tian Maung's divine doctor to come to his home to treat his aunt. Tian Maung hurriedly brought the medicine box, let Yuan Shi and Taihao rest in the room for a while, and then went out with the child.

At that moment, Taihao remembered the conversation between Yuan Shi and the poor two when he was in the inn, so he said to Yuan Shi: "Senior, there is something I want to ask you. ”

Yuan Shidao: "Child, what's the matter?" Just ask. ”

Tai Hao asked Yuan Shi: "In the inn, why did that poor couple call you uncle?" ”

Yuan Shi nodded lightly and said, "It turns out that you asked about this, and the master of the poor two and his three brothers is my eighth junior brother, so they call me Shibo." ”

Tai Hao asked again: "What do you mean by the 'Cat Ancestor Divine Skill', 'Snow Cat Fluttering Shadow', and 'Tanuki Worshipping God' you mentioned?" ”

Yuan Shi said: "That's the name of the martial arts cheats, speaking of which, the words are long......" Yuan Shi got off the bed, walked to the stool next to the table and sat down, and Tai Hao also sat on the stool next to him. Yuan Shi continued: "My master has been studying martial arts moves all his life, and he is the founder of the 'Cat Ancestor Divine Skill', and the secret book of 'Mao Zu Divine Skill' is divided into nine volumes, and each volume is divided into nine moves. ”

Tai Hao calculated in his heart: it is divided into nine volumes, and each volume is divided into nine moves, nine nine hundred and eighty-one, that is, ...... Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked Yuan Shi: "That is to say, if you learn all the martial arts in the secret book of "Cat Ancestor Divine Skill", you must learn eighty-one moves. ”

Yuan Shi nodded and said, "That's right, my master poured his life into the divine skills he created, and when he was in his last years, he passed on the first eight volumes to our eight senior brothers. Master passed on the first volume of "Cat Ancestor Divine Skill" "Snow Cat Fluttering Shadow" to me; passed the second volume of "Milk Cat Squatting Bamboo" to my second junior brother Hengtong; passed the third volume of "Holding the Cat and Lying in the Sand" to my third junior brother Lihe; passed the fourth volume of "Kittens Eat Fish" to my fourth junior brother Zhenzheng; passed the fifth volume of "Painting the Tiger with Cats" to my fifth junior brother Shang Mang; passed the sixth volume of "Drunken Cat and Mouse" to my sixth junior brother Qian Hakama; passed the seventh volume of "Idle Cats Listening to the Sea" to my seventh junior brother Yi Si; I passed the eighth volume of "Tanuki Worship God" to my eighth junior brother Zhexiao. ”

Tai Hao listened to Yuan Shi finish talking about the distribution of the first eight volumes, and hurriedly asked: "The first eight volumes were passed on to you and your junior brother respectively, but what about the ninth volume, and to whom?" ”

Yuan Shi continued: "The ninth volume of "The Hungry Cat Hunting for the Dragon" has not been passed on by my master, and after he drove the crane to the west, we searched all the places where he lived and did not find it, and until now no one knows where the secret book of the ninth volume is hidden. ”

Taihao wanted to ask Yuan Shi to accept him as an apprentice again and teach him martial arts. However, he was afraid that Yuan Shi would reject him, so he changed the topic and asked Yuan Shi: "Senior, how did your female apprentice Nian Yu worship you as a teacher in the first place?" ”

Yuan Shi smiled: "What's the matter with this?" ”

Tai Hao said: "I'm just curious, how could an old-timer accept such a young female apprentice?" ”

Yuan Shi continued: "The old man rarely accepts apprentices, and if he wants to worship me as a teacher, I will persuade them not to learn martial arts. I have only taken in a total of three apprentices, and Nian Yu was picked up in a ravine on a rainy day fifteen years ago. She had no father or mother, and when I picked her up, she was covered with just a rag. I searched around that mountain for a long time but couldn't find who threw her away, so I could only raise her with my own hands, take her as an apprentice, and teach her martial arts. ”