Chapter 15: The Old Man Speaks
Zhu Chijing's house is not far from the ancient locust tree, and in order not to cause trouble to the younger generations, he stays here every day. It can be said that the ancient locust tree is the place where Zhu Chijing spends the most time on weekdays, and the time is even longer than at home.
For Zhu Chijing, he is now watching people come and go every day, waiting for time to pass day by day.
At his age, he has already looked down on everything.
Zhu Chijing likes to drink tea, and there is his tea set under the ancient locust tree. In his spare time, every once in a while, the younger generations of the family would bring him a pot of hot water.
Zhu Chijing wanted to pour a cup of tea for Wu Ling, but Wu Ling took the lead, "Senior, I'll come!"
Wu Ling first gave Zhu Chijing a cup, and then poured it for himself.
The teacup is steaming hot, and the fragrance is faint.
Zhu Chijing picked up the teacup, blew lightly a few breaths, and then put it to his lips and took a sip of tea before saying slowly: "I don't know what the little brother thinks of Fufeng Town!"
Wu Ling was not thirsty, and he was not in a hurry to drink tea, he replied seriously: "Outstanding people! Even if it is called the No. 1 cultural holy place in Kyushu, it is not an exaggeration!"
Not to mention the literary champions and famous artists who have produced in Fufeng Town throughout the ages, just a generation younger than Fufeng Town and Wuwangfu today, Fufeng Town is also undoubtedly victorious.
The people of Fufeng Town seem to have been born with a good talent for reading.
Zhu Chijing asked: "Then do you know why Fufeng Town has produced many scholars since ancient times?"
"One side of the water, one side of the people!"
Wu Ling thought about it, shook his head, and said uncertainly: "It's probably caused by the humanistic atmosphere!"
Zhu Chijing took a sip of tea and said: "To put it simply, just as you said, it is influenced by the humanistic atmosphere of the water and soil, and when you say that it is mysterious, it is related to luck! The luck of the world is divided into cultural context and martial luck. Today, half of Kyushu's cultural fortune is in Fufeng Town. Because of this, Fufeng Town will give birth to so many literary circles, affecting the direction of Kyushu's literary style. ”
Zhu Chijing knew that young people didn't like to listen to these mysterious things, and if they said it directly, most of the words they said would be in the left ear and out of the right ear.
People are like this, only when it concerns their own affairs, they will pay attention.
Zhu Chijing directly stated his purpose for calling Wuling over: "The reason why I am telling you this is because just now, you read the sword hanging order for the Bai clan. The feng shui bureau formed by the Mohe River and the Tianxing Tower is where the cultural context of Fufeng Town lies. ”
Wu Ling joked and said: "The predecessor wants to say that I have read the sword hanging order, so I will be affected by the Feng Shui Bureau of Fufeng Town? Isn't this a good thing, maybe I will be able to become a party in the future if I get involved in the cultural luck of Fufeng Town." ”
Zhu Chijing shook his head and said: "Feng Shui is all-encompassing, and even involves the laws of the operation of all things in heaven and earth, and it is not as simple as you think. According to the ancestral teachings left by the ancestors, crossing the nine ditches is the "dragon head" of the Mohe River, and the sword hanging ceremony must find a pair of boys and girls, wearing black and white clothes to read the sword order, but Bai Baoxiang violated the ancestral teachings and let the people in red clothes read the sword order. ”
"The old man didn't think that the little brother you read badly, on the contrary, I think it is very brilliant, if you are ascending the heights or in the ceremony of a festive day, with the delicate and handsome skin of the little brother, and the impassioned and affectionate recitation, what kind of scholarly spirit. ”
"It's a pity that I am in the feng shui bureau that involves half of the cultural movements of the thirteen countries in Kyushu. The simple feng shui bureau influences people with the furnishings of things. If you want to have a big and long-term impact, you should choose the trend of mountains and rivers as the game. The mysterious feng shui bureau can be said to affect the whole body. ”
Wu Ling frowned slightly, what Zhu Chijing said gave him a bad premonition.
He doesn't understand feng shui, and his understanding of feng shui is limited to some of the feng shui masters in the book, and the people in the market hang mirrors on the door beams in front of their homes and other simple feng shui bureau decorations in order to avoid evil spirits. As for how to look at feng shui, choose landscapes and furnishing objects to do the game, let alone do it.
If Fufeng Town is really as Zhu Chijing said, there is a feng shui bureau related to the cultural movement of the entire thirteen kingdoms of Kyushu, and the Bai clan does not act according to the rules, it is indeed inappropriate for him to wear red clothes and read the sword order.
Feng Shui has a way, and it is reversed.
Wu Ling asked, "Senior, may I ask what is the impact of my recitation of the sword hanging order on the Feng Shui Bureau of Fufeng Town." ”
Zhu Chijing didn't answer directly, but asked, "When you were reading the sword hanging order just now, you stood across the nine ditch and looked at the Mohe River, what did it look like?"
Wu Ling pondered for a while and said, "Meandering, like a giant dragon. ”
Zhu Chijing said: "The Mohe River is the name of the river in the local chronicles of Fufeng Town, and the people of the nine villages on the bank of the Mohe River like to call it Guilonggou, but in fact, its original name is Sleepy Dragon Canal. ”
It is rumored that there were immortals in ancient times who raised a real dragon.
The real dragon came from Jiao to cross the water, and under the education of the immortals, it became a god who used the means of calling the wind and rain to create rain for the people's livelihood and benefit one party.
The people also built a dragon temple specifically for this dragon.
It's just that it didn't take long for the immortal to mysteriously disappear.
After the dragon lost the restraint of the immortals, his true nature was exposed, and he immediately restored the fierce and cruel nature of the Jiao period, giving birth to strong winds and calling for torrential rain, so that the villages that he had sheltered before his life experienced the catastrophe of floods. The people were displaced, and there were heavy casualties.
What the true dragon didn't expect was that one day, the immortal actually returned.
When the immortals learned of the true dragon's evil deeds, they angrily slapped the true dragon on the ground.
The dent that the real dragon smashed on the ground became the Mohe River today. At the same time, the immortals also trapped the real dragon at the bottom of the river.
Zhu Chijing explained the origin of the name of the Trapped Dragon Canal for Wuling.
Zhu Chijing smiled and asked, "Do you think this is a fictional story in the book that is boring for readers?" Do you think there are no dragons and immortals in the world?"
Wu Ling nodded and said: "That's true! If there is a true dragon in the world, why is it that the emperor of the thirteen kingdoms of Kyushu, known as the true dragon son of heaven, is not seen in the world, and the body of a true dragon has never been seen in the world." ”
Zhu Chijing looked into the distance, his eyes became dull, and he sighed lightly: "When I was young in the past, I didn't believe it when I heard the old people in the clan say this! For the things in myths and stories, I have always adhered to the concept that seeing is believing and hearing is false. But there are many strange things encountered, and it gradually becomes, and it is better to believe that there is something than to believe that there is nothing. ”
After a sigh of unforgiveness for the years, Zhu Chijing changed his words and asked, "How much do you know about Mohe?"
Wu Ling said truthfully: "I only know that the rumors say that the people in Fufeng Town write a lot of characters, or wash their pens in the river, or pour all the water from washing pens into the river, so the original clear water of the Mo River has become black." ”
Zhu Chijing smiled helplessly: "This is just an outsider, in order to make Fufeng Town closer to the perfect holy land in his heart, it is just made up." ”
The Mo River is more than two feet wide.
To make the water of such a river change from clear and transparent to ink, all the people of Fufeng Town since ancient times add up, and they have been studying ink day and night for ten years to dye the river, and it is estimated that it will not be possible.
Moreover, the water of the Mo River is still flowing.
Zhu Chijing put down the teacup in his hand, got up and walked three or five steps, came to the edge of the Mo River, and said: "Actually, in the past thirty or fifty years, the water of the Mo River has become much clearer! I and people of other ethnic groups have secretly asked people to investigate the cause, but to no avail. Since the water of the Mo River has become clearer, the number of Chinese champions in Fufeng Town has become less and less. After discussion, everyone waited for a conclusion, that is, there was a problem with the Feng Shui Bureau in Fufeng. That's the first weird thing I'm going to tell you.
At the end, Zhu Chijing asked, "You must have heard the recent rumors about the fox ghosts in Fufeng Town who love to kill the red clothes, right?"
Wu Ling nodded, this is what Lu Lu told him on Monday.
Zhu Chijing said: "Most of the fox ghosts killing the red clothes are tricks made up by people with intentions to confuse the world. I have seen Zhao Jianyi's corpse, and it was not a fox ghost injury at all, but a sword wound. Without any defense, or before he could react, he was cut in the throat with a sword. Judging by the wounds, it should have been killed by a man with a sword in his left hand. ”
"Over the years, it is said that the people killed by fox ghosts, I have seen a few corpses, and most of the wounds are the same as Zhao Jianyi's wounds. Outsiders only know that these people died in the night of candles in the cave room, but they don't know that these people are secretly investigating the dry corpses on the side of the Mo River in Fufeng Town over the years, and this is also the fundamental cause of death of these people. ”
Wu Ling couldn't help but be curious, "Dry corpse incident?"
Zhu Chijing returned to his seat and sat down again, at this age, he couldn't stand for too long. The number of roads he walked today was usually five or six days.
Zhu Chijing took another sip of tea and said, "Actually, not only you don't know, but not many people in Fufeng Town know. Over the years, many people have died inexplicably by the Mo River every year. People who die have the characteristic that they will become dry corpses the next day.
This is the second strange thing that Zhu Chijing wants to say to Wu Ling.
Over the years, there have been more than 50 people who have died inexplicably and turned into dried corpses on the banks of the Mo River. In order not to cause panic, the people in the government had to announce to the public that it was just a strange illness and let people secretly investigate in private.
Zhu Chijing is one of the few people who knows about this.
Zhu Chijing sighed and said: "The people who died by the river are all young talents who are very talented in reading, which is also one of the reasons why there have been fewer and fewer champions in Fufeng Town over the years. ”
Wu Ling asked, "Then what is the reason for the government all these years?"
died inexplicably, and then turned into a dry corpse the next day, this is the first time Wuling has heard of this kind of thing.
Zhu Chijing shook his head and said: "The people who secretly investigated in private are all dead, and whether the murderers who killed these people have been found so far, how can we find out what the reason is! However, it can be presumed that the murderer who died and turned into a dry corpse by the Mohe River came from under the Mohe River!"
Wu Ling said: "The predecessors want to say that the real dragon is imprisoned at the bottom of the Mohe River, and it is not a myth or legend?"
Zhu Chijing nodded and said: "I know you don't believe it! At first, I didn't believe it either, but I have seen a lot of people dying on the banks of the Mo River, so I have to believe it! In addition to the dragon that calls for wind and rain, what else can turn a good person into a dry corpse? The most important thing is that there is a big water stain around each deceased. ”
Wu Ling found out the suspicion and said: "If it is really as the predecessors said, the dragon from the bottom of the river who died by the Mo River, then why was the person who investigated this matter killed? The dragon killed people, but the person who investigated the dragon killed people was killed! Doesn't this mean that someone wants to cover up the fact that the dragon killed people?"
Zhu Chijing said: "I couldn't figure this out before! It wasn't until the Dragon Slaying Sword across the Nine Ditch disappeared a few days ago that I came to my senses!"
Zhu Chijing's body trembled, "Because someone wants to release the dragon trapped at the bottom of the river!"
Wu Ling, who was about to take a sip of tea, heard this, his body was stunned, and his hand holding the tea stopped in mid-air and did not move.
If someone really wants to release the dragon, then everything Zhu Chijing just said will be connected.
Of course, there must be a premise here, that is, first of all, Mohe really has dragons!
Zhu Chijing smiled: "Don't you think it's incredible?"
Wu Ling poured the tea in the teacup into his mouth, and after the tea entered his throat, he said: "If it is really as the predecessors said, it can no longer be described as incredible, and the younger generations' perception of this world will be subverted." ”
Zhu Chijing asked: "You should know what Jackie Chan said, right?"
Wu Ling nodded and said, "I've read some in the book!"
It is rumored that if Jiao wants to turn into a dragon, he must go to the beach to survive the thunderstorm. Only by surviving the thunder tribulation can you transform from a Jiao body into a real dragon, so as to have the ability of a dragon to call the wind and rain.
Walking Jiao is the process of Jiao entering the sea.
Zhu Chijing said with a worried face: "I'm afraid that there will be a movement in the Mohe River now, and there will be a flood at that time, and I don't know how many people will be homeless!"
Wu Ling said: "Since there is a dragon under the Mo River, it means that it has already walked Jiao once! There should be no more Jiaojiao incidents!"
Zhu Chijing asked rhetorically: "Then what if the Mohe River is not a dragon, but a Jiao?"
Wu Ling was stunned, "Senior, didn't you just say that the dragon in the Mohe River is it?"
Zhu Chijing stood up again and said: "The ancestors said so, and I think so too, but no one knows what the reality is! I also hope that it is a dragon, and it is better to be a divine dragon that seeks wind and rain for the people, what if it is not?"
"This concern has been lingering in my mind for the past few days. I suspect now that the dragon slaying sword before crossing the nine ditches was not caused by old age that the chain rusted and broke and fell into the river, but that people moved their hands and feet and took it away! The old sword strip was only two fingers wide, so how heavy could it be? How could a chain that had not been broken for hundreds of years be broken at this time? You must know that a hundred years ago, the Bai family wanted to replace the sword when they saw that the dragon slaying sword that crossed the nine ditches was black and rusty, but they used several means, but they did not get the sword down. ”
Wu Ling asked: "The senior scolded Bai Baoxiang on the side of the nine ditch before, do you suspect that he has done something?"
Zhu Chijing nodded, stared at the cross-Jiugou with a cane, and said: "Bai Baoxiang has been scheming since he was a child, although he has not done anything harmful, but he has a lot of petty theft! I don't know if he has done too many things because he has done too many things, and he is uneasy, this old guy has been thinking about the Zhao family, a piece of land west of the town! That piece of land has good feng shui, and it is suitable for a cemetery! He has always wanted to bury himself somewhere. So over the years, I have been very close to the Zhao family. ”
"The Zhao family is an outsider in Fufeng, and it has only been forty or fifty years since they came to Fufeng, but there are four large families, accounting for half of the champions in Fufeng Town in the past fifty years, which can be described as a large number of talents. And this also made the Zhao family the largest family in Fufeng. Because of this, the people of the Zhao family are domineering and have always wanted to bring the major scenic spots or feng shui treasures of Fufeng into their own names. No, taking advantage of Zhao Jianyi's death, under the slogan of slaying demons and eliminating demons, he planned to hold a demon catching conference on the stage in front of Tianxing Tower. ”
"The Zhao family?"
Wu Ling faintly felt that there was something wrong in his heart, but after thinking about it for a while, he didn't find anything wrong.
Zhu Chijing patted his head, shook his head and said: "Look, the old man is confused, and he has gone astray while talking! I have told my little brother so much today, except that it is rare to find someone to talk to, just to let you, if you can stay in Fufeng Town for too long, don't stay too long, it's best to leave early!"
"Feng Shui Bureau, out of the outside, the impact is minimal. Keep staying in Fufeng Town, I'm afraid that something will happen to you, little brother!"
Wu Ling smiled and said: "Thank you seniors for telling your juniors so much! Although I don't understand feng shui, I also understand that the feng shui bureau relies on a momentum." In the younger generation, as long as a person's momentum is enough, the Feng Shui Bureau will not affect people. ”
Zhu Chijing was not stunned, he said so much about his feelings, it was all in vain?
But come to think of it, it's supposed to be!
Young people, ghosts and gods are not afraid, how can they be frightened by these mysterious things?
Zhu Chijing laughed a few times and said, "Young is good!"