The water of Longma Pond is turquoise, the bamboo forest on the shore is swaying, the breeze blows, the green bamboo leaves are flying like butterflies, the old man looks at the emerald green in his eyes, and his eyes gradually become a little blurry.

"When I first saw him, he was just an ignorant boy, seeking medicine for his mother, looking for thousands of miles. When the little old man saw that his filial piety touched the heavens and he had a Taoist fate, he had the heart to accept him as a disciple. Teach the talisman to preach the law, and give it with immortal medicine, although he is a master and apprentice, in fact, he is also a teacher and a friend. Because he missed his sick mother, the little old man gave him a white horse. I didn't expect this to cost his life. ”

Hearing the old man say this, his heart sank, and sure enough, there was a little discrepancy between the legend and the real situation, so he became more and more curious: "Could it be that he had an accident on the way back?"

The old man shook his head, took a sip of wine, and sighed, "It's not an accident. Later, when I heard that he had returned home, I found that his hometown had suffered from a bad drought, that the wells had dried up and that the fertile fields had become barren. The old and the young died or fled, and those who remained were hungry and sick. In order to save the old and young in this township, he relied on the talisman immortal method that I taught him, and went to Jiubao Mountain alone to ask for water. What kind of place is Jiubao Mountain, it is a sinister place where demons are rampant. With his little Taoism, how can he get water? Speaking of this, the old man coughed violently, and he didn't know whether he was angry or choked on wine.

Seeing this, Hu Yan hurriedly stepped forward and smoothed his back for him, and waited for him to ease up a little before asking, "Then what happened?"

Later, I don't know if it was his determination to ask for water for the people that moved the heavens, or for other reasons, it actually made it meet a fairy. The fairy claimed to be the fairy in charge of the Yao Pond, and the water of the Jiubao Mountain was the holy water of the Yao Pond, and if she wanted to get water, she had to undertake several things. My disciple cares about the safety of the people, and he will not hesitate even if he takes his life. The old man frowned, his face became a little gloomy, and he poured wine again, thinking that it was because of these few things that he buried the life of his apprentice, so he was like this.

"What does Fairy Yaochi want him to do?" Jin Ning'er was a little distracted when she heard this, and when she saw the old man stop again, she hurriedly urged.

The old man looked at the pool of water in front of him and was a little distracted, and said after a long time: "The fairy said that this water is the holy water of Yaochi, and if you want to lead the spring down the mountain, you must dig up the nine mountains and nine slopes, and this water is only borrowed for three days, and the water will flow away from the dragon cave after three days." If the Queen Mother found out that the spring water had been stolen, she would be furious, and when the time came, both would be punished. Turned into a demon dragon, trapped in the bottom of the water, and experienced thousands of disasters. But for the life and death of the people of a township, let alone being punished, even if it is death, he is not afraid. So he agreed to the fairy's request. With the magic power I taught him, he dug up the nine mountains and nine slopes and led the spring water down the mountain. With the nourishment of the water, the barren fields were revitalized, the drought was alleviated, and the villagers survived. ”

Hearing this, Jin Ning'er clapped her hands and smiled: "Good people must have divine help." ”

Hu Yan pulled Jin Ning'er and said: "The old man hasn't finished talking yet, you listen to him first." Hu Yan naturally knew that things were not so simple, otherwise the old man would not have looked so sad.

The old man sighed slightly, and continued: "Although the water is brought down, it is only for three days, and after three days, the water will run dry again, the fields will dry up again, and the people will fall into endless misery again. Three days is not a long time, and while the people were immersed in joy, my apprentice exhausted his mind to keep this pool of water. ”

The old man tilted the gourd in his hand slightly, allowing the wine in the gourd to flow into the turquoise water.

Zhuang Bai wanted to stop it, but was stopped by Hu Yan shaking his head. I had to watch the wine in the gourd go down with a look of pity.

Three days passed quickly, and a huge whirlpool was rolled up in the pool, and a pool of water continued to flow along the whirlpool. When my disciple saw this, he was anxious, but he was helpless. But for the sake of the people on this side, even if it is death, what is there to fear, so he was ruthless and jumped into the pool, wanting to use his body to plug the crack in the dragon cave. At this moment, the sky suddenly thundered and lightning, and after a thunderclap, he turned into a monster with the body of a dragon head and a horse. He knew that this was God's punishment for him, but he had no regrets, plunged into the water, and resolutely blocked the crack in the dragon cave with his body. The old man gasped slightly, his face flushed a little, and his voice seemed a little excited.

Although the crack in the Dragon Cave was blocked by him, the water in the pool no longer fell, and slowly rose. The water of the pond flows along the ditch, and this side of the water moistens the four directions, and the Ze is thousands of miles. But my son will be at the bottom of the pool, and he will suffer this plague for all eternity. Saying that, the old man's ravine-crisscrossed old face was full of tears, and he couldn't choke up.

After listening to the old man's speech, everyone was shocked. I didn't expect there to be such an untold story behind this legend. That Wang Chang was willing to turn into a monster with a dragon head and a horse body to block the crack in the Dragon Cave for the sake of the people, how could this heroic feat be done by ordinary people.

"The great man of chivalry is for the country and the people. Zhuang Bai frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "For the safety of the people on this side, he can make such a sacrifice, and he should be an example for us." Old-timers, you should be proud of that. ”

At this moment, Zhuang Bai's address to the old man has changed, obviously infected by his story.

"Since you are an immortal, old man, why don't you want to save your apprentice?" Jin Ning'er asked, tilting her head.

The old man cleaned up his mood and wiped the old tears on his face, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Old man, although I have some Taoism, I am just a cultivator who has just broken through the Yuanying realm. What kind of immortal is it, 'down-and-out immortal' is just the name of the world, this heavenly divine punishment, how can I, a cultivator in the infancy, break it?"

Jin Ning'er pursed her lips and said with some disgust: "It has been more than a thousand years since the Tang Dynasty, and you have just broken through the Yuanying realm, you are too ......."

Seeing Jin Ning'er being so rude, Zhuang Bai couldn't help glaring at Jin Ning'er and stopped: "Ning'er shut up, do you think that cultivation is so easy, not only do you need qualifications, but you also have to have a Taoist relationship." There are so many cultivators in the world that there are so many people who have attained great attainment? You, a yellow-haired girl who has not yet built a foundation, dare to speak out so loudly. ”

Jin Ning'er shrunk her neck when she was scolded by Zhuang Bai, sat aside with a red face and puffed up, and didn't dare to say anything more.

"Well, this little girl is right. The little old man was originally a carefree person, although he had the heart to follow the way, but he also loved to play the world. Otherwise, there would be no such title as 'Fallen Immortal'. The old man waved his hand, disapproving. It can be seen that he is a free and easy person.

"Old-timers, I am very emotional. But don't be sad that it's over. "Zhuang Bai is already steady, and the reason why he was angry before was because the old man was unidentified, and he robbed him of the good wine that he regarded as the root of his life. Now that he knows the identity of the old man, he naturally changes his previous attitude and is very respectful to him.

"By the way, why are you here, old man?" asked Hu Yan suspiciously.

The old man pondered for a moment and said: "After the little old man learned about the apprentice, he was sad in his heart, and he wanted to escape into the mountains to concentrate on cultivation, but thinking of his safety for the people on this side, he ended up like this. He was very uneasy in his heart, since he wanted to protect the people on this side, the little old man would complete his unfinished business and protect the people on this side for him. ”

"Okay, the people in the Daomen take it as their responsibility to save the common people and protect the people, and the old-timers are also models for the people in my Daomen. Hearing the old man say this, Zhuang Bai respected him more and more.

"Look at what you said, I'm not as noble as you think, I just want to stay here with my good apprentice, I just hope that one day I can continue to have a master-apprentice relationship with him. The old man smiled, a little bitter, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the deep green pool.

After a long time, the old man turned his head and asked, "By the way, I don't know what a few little friends are doing here?"

Seeing the old man ask, Zhuang Bai hesitated for a moment, then turned his head to look at Hu Yan and said, "Brother Hu, you still have to talk about this matter." ”

Hu Yan nodded, and did not hide it, telling everything that happened before.

"What? such a terrible thing could have happened!" the old man was shocked and angry, and shook his head and said, "Impossible, impossible!"

"Senior, this is what I have seen with my own eyes, heard with my own ears, and I remember everything vividly, so why lie to you. Hu Yan said with a frown.

"Yes, senior, Chongqing has gone Jiao, this is a true thing, in order to track it, we rushed to Longmatan day and night, in order to intercept it before it enters the Tuojiang River, otherwise when it goes straight down the river and the dragon returns to the sea, we have no way to take it. And the people who were afflicted died in vain. Zhuang Bai said word by word sincerely, without doubt.

The old man frowned, and said with some concern: "If that is really the evil dragon, I think that with the strength of a few of you, I am afraid that it is not its opponent." ”

Hu Yan smiled slightly: "Senior don't worry, my master is on the way here, as long as he arrives in time, there must be a way to stop the evil dragon." ”

"Who is your master?" asked the old man, puzzled.

Hearing the old man ask, Hu Yan didn't know how to answer for a while, he didn't have a long time to get started, although he knew that the master was the head of Qingyuan Palace, but he didn't know who his surname was.

At this time, he was full of food and drink, and he had been hiding aside and napping, but he didn't know when he woke up, and when he heard the old man ask, he suddenly rushed out from behind the table: "My master is the seventeenth generation head of Qingyuan Palace, and his name is Huazi." ”

The old man was slightly stunned, a little dazed, obviously he didn't know why Hua Zi Xu Renye, but he smiled and said: "The little old man of Qingyuan Palace has been there more than a hundred years ago, whenever there is a meeting, thousands of people come, thousands of people go, half of Jiangjin, half of Hejiang, people are boiling, incense is continuous, it is a good place to go." ”