Although Hu Yan was injured, the injury was not serious, and after eating the elixir given by the master, after a night of pranayama, it was no big problem.

Through the master, they finally learned a little about Hei Jiao, to put it mildly, this Hei Jiao is also a poor person, maybe it was fate, so he suffered this disaster.

It turned out that when this black Jiao was a human, his name was Nie Lang, he was a famous filial son in Qixiang and Bali, and lived in the upper reaches of the Sexi River with his elderly mother, who was old and sick, and relied on Nie Lang to herd cattle and collect firewood for others. Although the mother and son lived a hard life, they were also filial piety to the mother and son, and they were happy.

A few years ago, there was a great drought in Shudi, the trees died, the seedlings were scorched, the paddy fields were dry and cracked, the weir pond was at the bottom, and even the Sexi River was almost cut off.

One day, Nie Lang came to the bank of the Sexi River to cut grass and feed the cattle as usual, and searched along the riverbank for a long time, only to find a nest of cow grass, which grew extremely lush in this year of drought.

The next day, Nie Lang came here again to mow the grass, but found that the nest of cow grass that he had cut off yesterday had grown again, and it was even more lush than before. Nie Lang was surprised but strange in his heart, and returned with a full load again.

For several days, every time he came here again with great anticipation, he would be able to cut a basket full of cow grass and go home.

Finally, one day, he could no longer suppress the curiosity in his heart, and dug up the place where the cow grass was constantly growing, but found that there was a water taim under the grass roots, and a golden carp was constantly churning in the water tail. Nie Lang originally wanted to take it home and boil soup for his mother to replenish her body, but he couldn't bear it, and finally the kind Nie Lang released it into the river to pray that the heavens would send down a nectar to save the people who were suffering from drought on this side.

When he was about to leave, he found a glowing bead in the water, and he rejoiced in his heart and took the bead home.

At night, Nie Lang was sleeping soundly, but he heard a person calling to him, he got up from the bed, but saw a beautiful girl walking to his window.

"Thank you Childe for saving your life. The girl said.

Nie Lang said, "Girl, who are you, when did I save you." ”

The girl said: "I am the goldfish you released today, I was originally the youngest daughter of the dragon king, because I made a mistake, I was banished to the Sexi River to think about it, these years of drought, the river was cut off, I was trapped in the water, today I am fortunate to be rescued by you, leaving the dragon ball as a courtesy." ”

Nie Lang was frightened in his heart, and took out the jewel from his arms, only to see that it was still dazzling in the dark night.

The girl said, "This jewel has boundless power and can give birth to all things, you put it in a rice jar, it can give birth to rice, you put it in a money jar, it can give birth to money, but you must not put it in the water." ”

Nie Lang asked, "What happens if you put it in the water?"

The girl smiled and said nothing, and disappeared after a moment.

Nie Lang suddenly woke up, it turned out to be Nan Ke's dream, and hurriedly reached into his arms, only to find that the jewel was still in his arms. Nie Lang was a little fixed in his heart, but he became more and more suspicious, so he put the orb into the rice jar.

Early the next morning, Nie Lang opened the rice jar with anticipation, and sure enough, he saw that the rice jar, which was already about to bottom, was full again. I was pleasantly surprised in my heart, and I had a full meal with my mother. In the evening he put the orb in the money jar again. I just hope for another miracle tomorrow morning.

Sure enough, the next morning, the money jar, which had only a few copper coins, was once again full of copper coins. Nie Lang was happy in his heart and said that he wanted to buy land and live a good life with his mother.

With money and rice at home, I don't have to worry about food and clothing. Nie Lang and his mother are both kind and simple people, and the neighboring villagers have no food, so his mother asks Nie Lang to often send them rice. Nie Lang himself is poor, as long as others come to borrow it, three liters and two liters always agree to come down. And so the news spread. There is a member in the village named Zhou Hong, who is a bully landlord. As soon as he heard about it, he became covetous.

So he asked the housekeeper to break into his house with a group of family members, saying that the landlord's money and rice had been stolen and that he wanted to search his house.

Nie Lang knew that he was coming for his orb, so he stuffed the orb into his mouth in a hurry. Seeing this, Jia Ding hurriedly stepped forward to snatch it, and Nie Lang accidentally swallowed the jewel into his stomach.

The housekeeper had no choice but to beat him up, take the family's money and rice and leave.

Nie Lang was scarred by the beating, bedridden, it was night, Nie Lang only felt unbearable hunger and thirst in his mouth, so his mother brought him a bowl of water to drink. After a bowl of belly, he was still thirsty, and his mother brought another scoop, but the more he drank, the more Nie Lang felt unbearable thirst, and finally simply got out of bed and drank it in the water tank. After drinking a jar, it still didn't help, and I was still thirsty. Then he ran to the Sexi River like crazy, and drank with him, and just after a few sips, there was a thunderclap on the ground, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and suddenly the rain poured down.

"It's raining, it's finally raining. Nie Lang was happy in his heart, and when he turned back, his head and face had already changed. But I saw that his face was like a horse and a snake, with horns on his head, a beard on his mouth, and a beard on the back of his head. A dragon-like look.

When my mother saw this, she was anxious and frightened, and she didn't know what to do.

At this moment, countless torches were lit by the river, and it turned out that the landlord saw that the steward had not taken back the orb, so he brought people with torches to find it overnight, wanting to cut open Nie Lang's belly and take out the orb that could give birth to all things.

The mother didn't want her son to die tragically, so she stepped forward to plead, but was injured by the landlord, Nie Lang was a filial son, where did she see her mother being beaten, she was suddenly furious, a roar, turned into a dragon, and the clouds spread rain, and suddenly the river swelled, and the dragon made waves, and the landlord and a cadre of family members were all involved in the river.

The bully landlord died, and Nie Lang's anger disappeared, but he couldn't change it back.

At this moment, he finally knew why the dragon girl in his dream asked him not to put the orb in the water. It's just too late.

He became a dragon that could stir up clouds and rain, not only took revenge, but also moistened the water and soil. It's just that he also knew that he could no longer live with his mother, he cried and shouted, and the tears kept dripping, turning into a downpour and a huge wave.

Nie Lang knew that if he stayed here, it would definitely cause a big flood, which would only harm his mother and the people on this side, and he had to go down the river into the East China Sea, and the sea was the final destination of Jiaolong.

"Mother, I can't stay here, or this place will be flooded. Only when you go to the sea, you will be fine. My son is not filial and can't serve your old man. Nie Lang poked his head out of the waves, and reluctantly looked at his mother and shouted sadly.

"Son, when will you be back!" the mother understood, but she was still sad.

Seeing his mother's sadness, Nie Lang couldn't bear it, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and plunged into the water, but there was a sound from the turbulent waves: "The sea of people is separated, and if you want me to go home, only the stones bloom and the horses give birth." ”

When the mother saw her son leaving, knowing that perhaps this was the last time she would see him, she was sad and reluctant to stand on the big stone fort on the shore and shouted, "Son!

Nie Lang listened to his mother's call in the water, and poked his head out of the waves to look back at his mother. This turn is a big wave, and after the big wave, a beach is formed at the bottom of the river, and the appearance of the river beach is like looking back at the posture of looking back.

His mother kept calling Nie Lang, and Nie Lang would always turn around to respond, until he could no longer hear his mother's voice, and then he plunged into the water and swam in the direction of the Tuojiang River......

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After hearing about Nie Lang, everyone fell into deep thought for a while, and finally understood why the master would save the demon Jiao from the hands of the fallen immortal.

Although there is a reason for the incident, it is also an indisputable fact that he stirred up wind and waves, stirred up water and did evil, although it was an unintentional mistake, but it caused a huge disaster.

The master saved his life, which can be regarded as an affirmation of his filial piety, and trapping him in the Seven Star Tank is a punishment for the misfortune he has done.

Perhaps this is already the best solution, at least that's what Hu Yan thinks, and he can't even think of a better and more humane solution.

"Master, Nie Lang went home to visit his mother, I think his mother will be very happy. Hu Yan pondered for a moment and said, "It's just that they will be separated forever, will this be too cruel to his mother?"

The master shook his head and sighed: "This is also a matter of no way, Nie Lang has violated the rules of heaven, and sooner or later he will be punished by heaven, we will let it guard the Seven Star Jar, which can be regarded as a meritorious atonement for him to eliminate disasters and solve difficulties." ”

Hu Yan also understands the truth, but he feels a little sorry in his heart. Pity Nie Lang's plight, and pity his mother even more.

The master patted Hu Yan's shoulder and comforted: "The matter has come to this, don't be sad." Maybe after this meeting, their mother and son will see each other indefinitely, and they can only hope for the next life and continue the previous relationship. ”

Hu Yan nodded, looked up at the sky that was gradually white, and his mood was never more relaxed.

To say that after catching the demon Jiao, Hu Yan actually still has a grudge against it in his heart, after all, it is the culprit who killed his good friend Wang Qi and a villager.

But since Hu Yan learned about Nie Lang, he had let go of his grudge against him, and his mood was no longer as heavy as before, but became much more transparent and relaxed.

He only had one goal now, which was to send Nie Lang home to visit his mother, and then watch his master suppress it on top of the Seven Star Jar.

This may be the salvation of it, but also the redemption of oneself.

At this moment, Hu Yan finally understood what Luo Luo Xian kept saying to himself before: Cultivation is not only self-cultivation, but also heart cultivation.

What is mind cultivation? Mind cultivation is to purify the mind and cultivate the mind. If you have resentment in your heart, how can you cultivate your true self and cultivate the right path?

Practice, like life, is nothing but self-redemption. What is redeemed, it may be the redemption of one's own sins, the redemption of freedom, or the redemption of one's own soul.

If we can achieve no resentment, no hatred, no ignorance, no desires, how can we not cultivate our true self, how can we not cultivate the right path......