Chapter 3 Divine Birds
Xuan Chengzi simply cleaned up and set off with Duan Yuanzhang. The two knew the seriousness of the matter, and there was no delay along the way, and there was nothing to say all the way, and after a journey of almost half a month, the two came to the imperial capital from Wudang Mountain.
The emperor is not as good as the kind of self-cultivation place in Wudang Mountain, which is extremely prosperous, the two of them stand under the city gate, and the bustling crowd is people coming and going, so it is not lively. Soldiers patrolled from the tall city walls. Although it was effortless for them to climb the city wall for their martial arts masters, it was still beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Xuan Chengzi opened his mouth and asked, "The imperial capital is full of people, how can we find the person Shou Guanghou mentioned by the head of the family?"
Duan Yuanzhang smiled and said, "Don't worry, the time has not yet come." Now this Shou Guanghou is just an ordinary person, along the way I have done a lot of deductions for this person, this person is not enough to become a key person now, he needs an opportunity, if he will seize this opportunity, he will begin to grow, otherwise he will spend his life in idleness, and what we have to do is to help him first, so that he has a sense of attachment to our Wudang. ”
As they spoke, the two of them walked slowly through the inspection of the city gate and towards the city. Duan Yuanzhang continued: "Xuanzi, we finally came to the imperial capital, and we lived here for a while to experience this kind of customs and customs, which is also a kind of cultivation." ”
Xuan Chengzi pursed his lips noncommittally, still feeling in his heart that he could only practice in a pure place, how could such a place full of the atmosphere of the countryside and the city calm down and practice martial arts. However, he still obeyed the instructions of the master, and the two of them first found an inn to live in the imperial capital, according to the words of the master, every day the two of them went out together to find a place with a particularly large flow of people, set up a small stall for fortune telling, and only gave people three trigrams every day, and the rest of the time the two sat there to play against each other, or watched the bustling crowd.
Because Duan Yuanzhang's calculation was really accurate, it was gradually rumored that there were two masters in the imperial capital, and there were three trigrams every day, none of which could not be fulfilled. is famous, naturally some people don't believe it, and some are polite to spend money to find the two to find divination to identify the authenticity.
There are also ruffians who come to the front of the two of them to make trouble, but for these people, the two don't have to make a move at all, just a small pebble between their fingers can penetrate the bodies of these ordinary people, but they all avoid the vital point.
Over time, the fame of the two spread. There were also many dignitaries and nobles who invited the two of them to be guests in the family, but they all declined.
The two of them just showed up there on time every day, and sat all day.
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Shou Guanghou, his family lives in a suburb close to the emperor, a small township called Anshuopo. He is an orphan, his parents died when he was a child, fortunately his parents left him a property, he himself is also very hard-working, and he is very clever, and he gets along with his neighbors very well. When people in that area mention Shouguanghou, they will praise a few words.
Shouguanghou has a neighbor named Dai Wenmou. This person is ambitious, timid and afraid, but he is still loyal and honest, and he is very filial.
When Shouguang Hou was in trouble, he saw that the child was alone, very pitiful, and always gave him some help. And Shou Guanghou himself is also grateful for his kindness, and now he lives a comfortable life, always going to their house to see if there is anything he can do to help, and from time to time he brings some food.
Dai Wenmou always told him that he didn't have to be so troublesome, and then Shou Guanghou would smile and explain that he was not hungry for the whole family to eat, anyway, he was leisurely every day, and there was nothing to do.
Dai Wenmou and his wife have no children, and the two of them love Shouguanghou even more, and the days passed peacefully.
Until one day, when Dai Wenmou was eating at home, he suddenly heard a voice ringing in his ears, that voice was very mysterious, ethereal, as if thousands of miles away, and seemed to be in his ears, "I am a messenger from heaven, I want to come down and attach myself to you, is it okay?"
Dai Wenmou was very surprised when he heard such words. The voice continued, "Are you suspicious of me?"
Dai Wenmou was just an ordinary person, and he fell to his knees in a hurry, not even taking care of eating, and said: "My family is poor, I'm afraid it's not worthy of the gods." ”
Subsequently, he hurriedly cleaned his house, set up a shrine, and offered food in the morning and evening, very respectfully.
When his wife saw it, she was curious and asked, "Why did you suddenly set up a god position today, I haven't heard of any faith in you?" ”
Dai Wenmou looked at her, bowed to the newly erected god again, pulled his wife into the bedroom, and lowered his voice to tell his wife what he heard during the meal.
As the saying goes, it's not that a family doesn't enter the door, his wife is also a suspicious person, after listening, she felt a little frightened, and whispered to her husband: "Hey, how can you say that there are gods in our family who are suddenly coming, you say, will it be a monster who wants to live in our house?"
Dai Wenmou was also a little worried in his heart, but after listening to his wife's words, he couldn't let go of it in his heart, and he also muttered secretly. The more his wife thought about it, the more frightened she became, and said, "Why don't we hurry up and throw that god seat out?"
Dai Wenmou shook his head and said: "Whether it is a ghost or a fairy, it is something that mortals like us can't provoke, he chose us, if it's a fairy, it's okay, we don't ask him to bless us with glory and wealth, we just want peace and security, but if it's a monster or a ghost, we can't escape at all." Alas, I don't know why we were chosen. It's really hard to do. ”
Just when the husband and wife didn't know what to do, Shou Guanghou happened to come back from outside, passing by their house, and wanted to come in to see if there was anything he could do to help.
Push the door in and find a new god position in Dai Wenmou's house. The voice didn't tell Dai Wenmou what kind of god he was, so Dai Wenmou just set up a small altar in a panic, inserted three sticks of incense, and put a wooden board, which was not carved yet.
But in the eyes of Shou Guanghou, there is a colorful bird on the wooden board, spreading its wings and wanting to fly, Shou Guanghou does not know whether it is his own dazzle, only feels that the pattern on the head of this bird vaguely constitutes a "De" word, the pattern on the wings is made up of a "Shun" word, and the pattern on the chest is the word "benevolence".
He felt that this bird and himself felt more cordial, so he walked over to worship a few times, when he bent over, he did not see a golden light into the back of his head, Shou Guanghou only felt that his spirit was suddenly shocked, and did not care, after worshipping, he lit a pillar of incense with his own hands, and then shouted loudly: "Uncle Dai, it's me, I'm here again." ”
Dai Wenmou and his wife were still worried in the house, and suddenly heard Shou Guanghou's voice, Dai Wenmou said to his wife, "It's Xiaohou." With that, he stood up and walked out of the room.
Shou Guanghou saw Dai Wenmou come out, and said: "Uncle Dai, what are you two doing in the back room in broad daylight, which master carved this magic tablet? This bird is carved just like the real thing." ”
When Dai Wenmou heard this, he was taken aback and said, "Xiaohou, don't talk nonsense, how can there be a carving on this wooden plaque? Then he told Shou Guanghou about the voice he heard, but his own worries were hidden.
After hearing this, Shou Guanghou was very overjoyed and said, "Congratulations to Uncle Dai, who has been chosen by the true gods." In the future, with the blessing of the true God, there will be no worries in the future. He bowed down like a god card, and then said to himself, "I feel very close to the true God, and I bother the true God to bless me occasionally." ”
Dai Wenmou's wife heard this, her eyes rolled, and she said: "Xiaohou, since you have a sense of intimacy with this god, maybe the god is looking for you to go to the wrong place, our old husband and wife have been here for half a lifetime, and we don't need any blessings, so it is better to pass it on to you, you worship every day, and bless you to grow up safely and securely in the future, how about getting ahead in the future?"
Dai Wenmou immediately understood what his wife meant, she wanted to throw this hot potato to Shou Guanghou, he wanted to stop his wife, but he was afraid that it was really a ghost or something, and the nature of ordinary people was exposed at this moment.
Ordinary people are selfish when it matters most, and Dai Wenmou is no exception, and he didn't say anything that he originally blocked.
At this time, Shou Guanghou said: "I have received a lot of favors from my uncle and aunt in the early years, and I am still embarrassed to accept this great good thing this time." ”
Shou Guanghou's wife hurriedly said: "It's okay, if you really get ahead in the future, Xiaohou, we can also touch your blessings." ”
Shou Guanghou still wanted to shirk a few words, at this time, the five-colored light on the wooden card was very dazzling, and Dai Wenmou and his wife only felt that the strong light was dazzling and did not dare to look directly.
But Shou Guanghou felt that it was okay, and looked at the wooden card, the five-colored divine bird spread its wings from the card and flew out, standing on the altar, the voice heard by Dai Wenmou sounded again, but this time everyone heard it clearly, and the source of the sound was this divine bird.
The divine bird spoke: "The troubled times are coming, I am ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to find someone who is destined. Although Dai Wenmou has a kind heart, I am about to give you the power to save the troubled world, but you suspect me of being a ghost. ”
Dai Wenmou and his wife fell to their knees and apologized again and again. The divine bird didn't care, and continued: "Shouguanghou, I just tested you, Liugen is smart, you went through hardships when you were young, and your heart is still pure, it's not easy. I grant you a cultivation decision, although you don't have the ability to save the troubled times, you can still make a difference in the troubled times. During my travels, I have seen through all the states of the world, and the world is not a place for us to live, so I can go. ”
After that, the Divine Bird thought to himself, I only hope that Lord Red Dragon and Lord Lost Phoenix can succeed. Thinking of this, its body shook, and the five-colored light shook greatly, divided into two paths, one rose to the sky, and the other was directly injected into the back of Shou Guanghou's head, Shou Guanghou only felt that a large amount of information suddenly poured into his brain, and his brain was overwhelmed, and he screamed and fainted.
Dai Wenmou and his wife dared to look up for a long time, only to see that the altar on the altar had been torn apart, but the roof was unharmed, and Shouguang was lying on the ground with a very painful expression.
The two looked at each other, but Dai Wenmou spoke first, and said, "It's just that the two of us are too suspicious, or not, Xiaohou has this kind of blessing, let's settle him down." The wife didn't say anything, just carried Shou Guanghou to the bed with her husband, and the two knew that Shou Guanghou would definitely make a difference in the future and take care of him meticulously.