Chapter 184: Nine-headed Phoenix

The nine-headed bird flew at great speed all the way with Yu Linglong, and arrived in the sky above Bozhi Mountain Villa in Luoyang City in less than half a day. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

The female disciple on the mountain saw that there was a big bird hovering in the sky above, and she couldn't stop chirping, so she hurriedly went in to report to the owner of the village, Yi Xinhan said: "Owner, there is a giant big bird in the air, with a strange appearance, circling and chirping, may I ask if you use the steel cannon chariot to drive it away?"

Yi Xinhan lay on the Taishi chair and squinted and said: "What to drive, since it is a strange bird, it will be directly down, I haven't eaten decent game for a long time!"

The female disciple was surprised: "Master of the village, you can't just knock it down, it will smash the buildings on the mountain, so you can only choose to drive it away or ignore it!"

Yi Xinhan sat up and sighed, "Damn, such an exaggeration? How big is it, it can actually smash the buildings on the mountain?"

The female disciple stretched out her arm and gestured, and said, "It's very big, it's about thirty meters long!"

Yi Xinhan was shocked and said: "Wow, the big bird with a length of thirty meters, if it is beaten down, it will be enough for the disciples on the mountain to eat for half a year!

Saying that, Yi Xinhan walked out of the lobby, raised his eyes to look at the sky, couldn't help sighing, and exclaimed: "I'll it, what kind of monster is this?" There are actually nine bird heads, if you hit it, you can not only eat the meat on your body, but also make nine super braised bird necks!"

Yi Xinhan took out the universal mobile phone in his arms and swept it towards the sky, and with a "drop" sound, a large piece of literature appeared on the screen, which read:

The nine-headed bird, also known as the nine-headed phoenix, is an ominous bird in ancient legends. Formerly known as "ghost car", it has ten necks and nine heads, it is said that its tenth head was shot off by Zhou Gongdan ordered by the hunter, the neck without a head is constantly dripping blood, the ancients believed that if the nine-headed bird flies over, it is necessary to blow out the lights and let the dog drive it away, otherwise the nine-headed bird will suck away the soul of the child, and now there are folk customs related to the protection of children in some areas. When it was said that during the Zhou Dynasty, the nine-headed bird was an ominous bird in the eyes of the Chinese countries, and it was recorded in many poems and texts in later generations. It is said that because the sound of "nine" and "ghost" in ancient Chinese is similar, it is also called a ghost car and a ghost bird. It is said that the nine-headed bird is a phoenix with nine heads, and it is a sacred bird worshiped by the ancestors of Chu during the Warring States Period. The nine-headed bird has nine heads, red in color, like a duck, with a human head and a bird's body. After the Han Dynasty, the nine-headed bird gradually developed into a demon bird that collects people's souls, which means that "one head gets food, and eight heads compete for food".

The most basic feature of a nine-headed bird is that it has nine heads, but there are many different theories about these nine heads. Formerly known as "ghost car", it has ten necks and nine heads, it is said that its tenth head was shot off by Zhou Gongdan ordered by the hunter, and the neck without a head is constantly dripping blood; the ancients believed that if the nine-headed bird flies by, it is necessary to blow out the lights and let the dog drive it away, otherwise the nine-headed bird will suck away the soul of the child, and now there are folk customs related to the protection of children in some areas.

Some legends claim that the nine-headed bird has a pair of wings for each head, but the 18 wings crowd each other and all of them are useless. Historically, the Zhou Dynasty and Jing Chu were indeed bitter enemies. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Zhao of Zhou led his army to conquer the ghost side and other places, but died in the Han River for no reason and became a ghost in a foreign land. The hatred of the people of the Zhou Dynasty for the separatist behavior of the Jingchu people can be imagined. We know that the gods of a nation are bound to be said to be demons to their rival peoples. Like the Egyptian god Saud, who became Satan in the Hebrew Bible. The Zhou Dynasty said that the nine phoenix totems of the Chu people were monsters, and made up the story of the Tengu breaking one of them, which is also in line with the basic law of comparative mythology, as for whether the Duke of Zhou himself did have this, or whether the folklore attached to the Duke of Zhou, it does not matter.

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Great Wilderness of the North" contains: "In the great wilderness, there is a mountain called the Arctic Heavenly Cabinet, and the sea water is injected into the north. There is a god, nine human-faced bird bodies, and the name is nine phoenixes. Although the exact scope of the "Great Wilderness" where the "Nine Phoenix" lives is unknown, it can certainly include the land of Chu, because the first emperor of the Chu people, and his nine concubines are buried here. The opening chapter of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Northern Classic of the Great Wilderness" says: "Beyond the Northeast Sea, in the great wilderness, between the rivers, the mountains attached to Yu, the emperor and the nine concubines are buried. The book "The East Classic of the Sea" says: "The Han River comes out of the mountain of carp, the emperor is buried in Yang, the nine concubines are buried in Yin, and the four snakes are guarded." "Attached to Yu is the carp, the ancient word is universal. It can be seen that the nine phoenixes are the nine-headed sacred birds worshiped by the Chu people, and the divinity of the "nine phoenixes" can be proved by its name.

Zhu Rong, the ancestor of the Chu people, is the incarnation of the phoenix, so the Chu people have a deep affection for the phoenix, and they especially like to use the phoenix as a metaphor. Legend has it that when King Chuzhuang first ascended the throne, he spent all day looking for pleasure and did not ask about state affairs. Wu Ju then admonished and asked: "There is a bird in Fu, what kind of bird is it that does not sing for three years?" King Zhuang replied: "If it does not sing for three years, it will soar to the sky; if it does not sing for three years, it will be amazing." Wu Ju used a bird as a metaphor for King Zhuang, and King Zhuang also used a bird to refer to himself. This bird can fly to the sky, and it naturally reminds me of the Dapeng admired by the Chu people who "don't know how many thousands of miles" and "fly angrily, and its wings are like clouds hanging from the sky".

It is recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "In the midst of the fire famine, there are nine gods, with a human face and a bird body, and the name is nine phoenixes. The phoenix bird flies, followed by day and night", "the phoenix wings its bearing, the wings of the high soaring", "the three phoenixes its singing, shocking the world, crying ghosts and gods", three phoenixes and nine heads, "its ambition is great, its wisdom is far away." ”

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Yi Xinhan looked at it and understood that this nine-headed phoenix was a fierce bird, and was about to tell his disciples to go to the secret room to push the steel cannon chariot, when he suddenly saw the nine-headed bird swooping down, fixed not far in front of him, and said in a humming voice: "You are Yi Xinhan, the owner of this Bozhi Villa?"

Yi Xinhan was taken aback, he didn't expect the nine-headed bird to speak human language, it seemed to be a monster, so he said: "It's this seat, I don't know what instructions Brother Bird has?"

The nine-headed bird chirped and said: "I am the beast pet of the Yuan Ling Sect and the Soul King of Hades, the nine-headed phoenix! On the orders of the Hades King, I will bring you and her daughter Yu Linglong to the Bozhi Mountain Villa in Luoyang City, hoping that you will take care of you well! The Hades King also said that the previous things have passed, she has forgiven you, and the grudges of more than 20 years have been written off!"

Yi Xinhan exclaimed, "WHY? IS THERE ANY MISTAKE, I STILL HAVE A DAUGHTER?

The nine-headed bird shook its body, threw up Yu Linglong's body, and floated towards Yi Xinhan.

Yi Xinhan hurriedly stretched out his hands and took her into his arms, looked at her appearance, and sighed: "Damn, my daughter is still a big beauty, no wonder Chu Haotian was fascinated by her." ”

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