Ghost Blowing Lantern II

The partridge whistle asked everyone to take a closer look at the rooster. Although the example of "a dog does not live for eight years and a chicken does not live for six years" is an ancient custom, many people today believe it. Naturally, they have to follow it. All domestic chickens and poultry are not willing to do so. Give it six years to live, but this chicken is not a chicken, so there is no need to follow this example.

The old man shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, and Blind Chen also complained secretly, thinking: "Thank you, Partridge Whistle, as the leader of Moving Mountain, you actually said that this big rooster is not a chicken. What is it if it is not a chicken? Is it a bird? A three-year-old child. I don’t even believe it, so how can I convince this old man? It seems that I have to follow our old practice of thieves in the forest... and just steal it."

Before Partridge Whistle finished speaking, seeing that everyone didn't believe it, he continued: "The eyelids of chickens in the world grow exactly opposite to human eyes. Human eyelids grow from the top, and the upper eyelids can move and blink, but chickens' eyelids grow from the top. The eyelids of all animals grow from the bottom, why don’t you take a look at how the eyelids of this rooster look like?”

The old man never noticed this, but everyone who raises chickens knows that the eyelids of chickens are lower. If you look closely, you will see that the big rooster with "multicolored feathers, head raised and roaring" is indeed the same as a human eye, with the eyelids above. , had I not carefully looked at it, I would have overlooked this detail. Even the well-informed blind man Chen and Miss Hong were surprised and asked, "Why is this?"

Partridge Whistle said: "The eyelids are so long only because it is not a chicken."

Hearing this again, everyone was still confused. It wasn't a chicken, but what was it?

The Partridge Whistle didn't want to show off their secret skills of identifying treasures, and told them bluntly: "Western Hunan has had the totem of the phoenix black bird since ancient times, and many place names are related to the ancient legend of the phoenix. For example, this county is named Nuqing. County, Nuqing is the image of a phoenix. The chicken has eyelids on it, and it also has colorful feathers and golden claws. How can it be an ordinary chicken? It is simply a rare and extraordinary phoenix species. It is only found in Nuqing County, western Hunan. The Angry Chicken."

The Partridge Whistle said that the name of this chicken is "Nu Qing". The golden rooster's crowing originally means to distinguish between yin and yang and black and white, and the sound of the angry rooster's crow can break away evil spirits and poisonous mirages, and can also drive away ghosts and ghosts. If it is an ordinary chicken or an ordinary bird , the eyelids are born under the eyes, and the eyelids above are "Phoenix". Although it also has a chicken name, it cannot be regarded as a regular chicken.

Does the Phoenix really exist? No one has seen this with their own eyes, so it’s hard to draw any conclusions. Most people today believe that the ancient Chu people’s “soul-drawing black bird” evolved from the rooster totem. There has been an “angry bird” since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. There is a legend about "Sunny Rooster", but by the Republic of China, even in its place of origin, Xiangxi Nuqing, it is now extremely rare, and it may only be rare in a hundred or two hundred years. "The phoenix cries and the dragon soars" is a sign of good fortune in the world. , these spiritual creatures are indeed favored by the creation of heaven and earth, and killing them at will will inevitably lead to disaster.

The partridge whistle spoke sincerely to the old man: "It is for this reason that I advise you not to use the butcher's knife without authorization." After that, he asked him to give up the colorful rooster in accordance with the oath, and he would not take it for free. His, there was a big bag of salt in the bamboo basket on the red girl's back, weighing about ten kilograms. In mountainous areas, salt is easier to circulate than money. For this remote village in the mountains, more than ten kilograms of salt is already very considerable. Partridge Whistle is willing to keep the bag of salt in exchange.

When the old man heard the last part, he realized that the big rooster he had raised was actually a rare treasure. He usually killed chickens and geese, but who had the courage to kill phoenixes and dragons? Isn’t that asking for trouble? He immediately gave up the idea of ​​killing the chicken. He only regretted that he had never noticed that the rooster's eyelids were so weird. He easily gave a treasure to this group of "Zhalou Mohists" and wanted to regret the agreement, but he also Some knowledgeable people saw that Partridge Whistle and Blind Man Chen were not just carpenters. If they offended Master Mo, who knew how to cast spells, it would be a huge problem, so he had to admit his defeat and ordered his son to bring Nu Qing to the rescue. The chicken was put into a bamboo basket and replaced with a bag of salt from Master Zhalou.

Blind Chen was watching with eyes wide open. In the past, he often felt that he was extremely intelligent and had a wealth of knowledge passed down from his family. In recent years, he had led a group of thieves in Xiling to "steal all over the world", which can be said to be a wealth of knowledge. Guangbo has often eaten roasted chicken and chopped off the heads of sworn chickens, but he really doesn’t know how the eyelids of chickens in the world grow.

At this time, I realized that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the mountains, and I had to give a thumbs up in my heart to praise them. Although the "mountain-moving Taoists" who were at their peak in the Tang Dynasty have already sunk behind the mountains, and there are only a handful of people left. But "moving mountains to divide armor" is an ancient art that has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is really magical. In recent years, outstanding figures such as "Partridge Whistle" have appeared. I think that in the future, Taoists who move mountains will have a renaissance. Period, but if we can win them over to "Everlasting Victory Mountain" to join the gang and offer incense, why worry about the Xiling bandits not being able to prosper?

Blind Chen was secretly thinking about how to win Taoist Banshan into his group, but at this time Partridge Whistle had already completed the deal, and he personally carried Nu Qingji in a big bamboo basket. He immediately said goodbye to the old man with fists in his arms, and turned around to go out.

Blind Chen was distracted one after another, and was pulled secretly by Miss Hong. Then he came back to his senses. He was slightly startled, and he quickly hugged the mountain man and his son, and smiled: "You are so annoying, if I have offended you in any way, I would like to invite you, Your Majesty Haihan, to take my leave." After saying this, he flicked his sleeves, took Miss Hong and Dongmanzi, followed the partridge whistle and looked outside before leaving.

The old man who had been in the Jinzhai Lei Tan Taoist Sect suffered the loss of being mute and lost his knowledge. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. Deep in his heart, he also felt that these people were not like Zhalou Mohists, so he couldn't help shouting from behind: "Bye." I paid my respects to Beiji Mountain, which is full of purple energy. There are seventy-two famous mountains in the world, but this mountain is the only one that shines with golden light... I’ve tricked my angry chicken, so I can at least leave the mountain’s name here!”

At that time, there were many people in the world who formed cliques and engaged in selfish pursuits. In addition, those who traveled around the world and relied on their craftsmanship to make a living, as well as people from all over the world. In order to distinguish each other, the black and white groups each used "mountain" as their font name. Each "mountain" represented a person. It is an independent industry or system. The famous mountains in the world are "thirty-six big mountains and seventy-two small mountains". For example, carpenters and calligraphy masters all belong to "Blackwood Mountain", and beggars are called "Baihua Mountain", which makes ancient color tricks, juggling and performing arts. Those who make a living are called "Moon Mountain", while those in the Taoist sect have always called themselves "North Pole Mountain". In fact, they are not ashamed of their words, and they have the intention of claiming to be immortals. Each profession reports to each other on the top of the mountain using a large incision, also known as "The Book of Mountains" , each profession also has its own lip code incisions that are not announced to the outside world. Compared with the "Shan Jing", the scope of use is much smaller. The old man thought that this group of Zhalou ink masters did not look like the craftsmen in "Blackwood Mountain". I couldn't help but ask them later using the code words in the "Shan Jing", asking them which line of characters they were from.

Although the old man reported his family status, how could the leader who was moving mountains and unloading mountains put the unworthy "Arctic Mountain" in his eyes? Blind Chen only snorted coldly when he heard it, as if he didn't hear it, he and Partridge Whistle just wanted to He walked without even turning his head. Since his hiding place was exposed, there was no need to talk about etiquette with three bows and one salute. He was just a bad old man from a Taoist school, and he was not even qualified to carry shoes to the tiller.

However, according to the old rules and regulations on the road, as long as the other party reported the trade name, the person who heard it had to leave a sentence, which is called "people in the light do not do secret things." Since Blind Chen didn't bother to pay attention, at this time, he had to leave it to the red man who was walking at the end. The girl reported to the top of the mountain for the leader. Her words were quite "modest". She didn't mention the North Pole, only Kunlun.

Because Kunlun is the ancestor of all mountains, no industry dares to take Kunlun as its name, which is tantamount to claiming to be the leader of everyone in the world. Only the imperial government is the "Kunlun Mountain". Among these one hundred and eight mountains, Kunlun is the only one. The mountain is a real mountain, and the rest of the mountain names are fictitious. For example, people in the officialdom, or the military and police, are secretly called the Kunlun Mountains by the people. No one dared to compare with Kunlun Mountain, so she immediately replied: "When visiting mountains, you must visit Kunlun Mountain. Kunlun Mountain has many gods and immortals, and Everlasting Victory is even higher than Kunlun Mountain. The mountain's loyalty soars into the sky."

The old man heard clearly. Although the voice of Miss Hong's words was not very high, every word he heard was like thunder blasting out of thin air on a sunny day. On the spot, the soles of his feet became weak, and he sat down with a "gudong" sound. Fall to the ground.

His idiot-like son didn't understand these code words and didn't understand what they said at all. When he saw his father slumped on the ground, he thought he was having a stroke and quickly reached out to support him: "Dad...what's wrong with you?"

The old man's face was ashen, his heart was up and down violently, and he took several breaths intermittently before telling his son: "My ancestors, those carpenters... came down from Changsheng Mountain... thieves!"

The disciples of Jinzhai Lei Tan in the Taoist sect, and even the Taoists in the entire "Arctic Mountain", whether they are Taoist priests or alchemists, are just doing a business of exorcising evil spirits and drawing talismans to make a living, and defrauding the people to make some money, as it is today There was chaos, and it was already the Republic of China. Who had time to trust those who made alchemy and drew talismans? People like these in "Beijing Mountain" can't even make a living to protect themselves. How can they be more powerful than those Tai Sui people in "Changsheng Mountain" who kill people, set fire to people and gather people to rebel? At that time, there was not much difference between thieves and warlords. They dared to rob even big cities and towns. Killing random mountain people was easier than trampling on ants. Long live the emperor, so they dared to call themselves Wan. Long live.

Although Changsheng Mountain is no longer as prosperous as it was in the past, it still controlled hundreds of thousands of thieves in several major provinces at that time, and secretly supported several warlord forces. If they really wanted to gather together, even the provincial capitals with heavy troops would not be able to do so. That's why the red girl almost scared the old man to death when he told her the brand name. He was a little scared when he thought about it carefully. If he had a little regret just now and refused to hand over the Nuqing Chicken as promised, he had offended the old man. This gang of thieves killed people without blinking an eye. I am afraid that the whole family has been lying on the ground for a long time. They immediately stopped and closed the door tightly and hid in their homes, not daring to say anything anymore.

Chen Xiazi and others easily obtained the Nuqing Chicken, walked away from Jinfeng Village, and returned to Laoxiong Ling Yizhuang. At this time, Luo Laowai's injury was almost better. He stared with one eye and was furious, vowing to take The soldiers dug up the Pingshan Mountain, no matter what the corpse king's corpse was, they would drag out the Yuan Dynasty mummies from the ancient tomb and ravage them, rubbing the bones and scattering ashes to relieve the hatred in their hearts.

Chen Xiazi said that the Pingshan area in Laoxiong Ridge is rich in cinnabar, a medicinal material. Mountain people often risked their lives to collect medicine from Pingshan Mountain, so there are many legends about Xiangxi Corpse King seen in the mountains. Nowadays, the poison in the tomb has its nemesis, but those hundreds of years ago Once a zombie becomes a spirit, you have to be on guard against it. It is often said that zombies are things that die but never change. If the ancient corpse dies during the yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin time, it will borrow a powerful force between heaven and earth. Yin's bad luck is immortal, and can appear on moonlit nights, eating the brains of living people. We have broken the bottle mountain. In addition to exterminating the poisonous mirages and evil spirits, and then moving the treasures from the tombs to plot big things, we must also find ways to do this. "The Corpse King of Western Hunan" is famous for moving mountains and unloading ridges.

The Partridge Whistle nodded in agreement. The topography of Western Hunan is mostly characterized by "high mountains, fast rivers, many caves, and deep forests." It has always been isolated from the outside world. It is also a mixture of Yi and Han people and has unique customs. The legend of the Corpse King in Western Hunan has been passed down for hundreds of years. Anyone who goes into the mountains to collect medicines and sell goods, or who robs tombs and digs graves, often encounters accidents when sleeping in the wild mountains. Some of them have their brains hollowed out, and their death is extremely strange, so the local mountain people have Partridge Whistle didn’t believe the story about the corpse king eating human brains, but many mountain people swore that they had seen the ancient corpse from the Yuan Dynasty eating people in the mountains. It would be hard not to go and see it with your own eyes. Determine true and false.

However, Mojin Xiaowei has the "Fa Qiu Seal, Corpse Binding Rope, Black Donkey's Hooves, and Xingguan Nailing Needle" to deal with zombies. The Banshan Taoist also has the "Kui Xing Kick Fight" special skill for kicking zombies, and the Xiling Group Bandits have similar skills. Fishing nets, "corpse-wrapping nets, corpse-carrying poles" and other equipment can't be found in the Pingshan Tomb. It's just that the corpse king of the Yuan Dynasty can't be found. If they really encounter it, everyone will swarm it and burn it to ashes.

So the group of thieves deployed a strategy. They first sent out a large number of people to buy live chickens in various villages, as long as they were male rather than female. Anyway, now that Luo Laowai's troops have entered the mountainous area, and the tomb robbery under the pretext of an exercise has been exposed, they might as well just Don't stop doing it, and no longer cover it up. Since the Pingshan Ancient Tomb has been chosen by "Everlasting Victory Mountain", if the other forces want to take advantage of it, they must at least first weigh whether they have enough weight. , it is estimated that they dare not act rashly.

If there really is a treasure well from the Song Dynasty in the ancient tomb, even if part of it is looted by Yuan soldiers and generals, there will be quite a lot left for burial. The burials of the Yuan people advocated deep burial of large treasures, which does not mean that they are thin burials with paper clothes and tile coffins. It is also very rich. The scale of the underground palace in Pingshan Tomb is extraordinary. Once dug out, not to mention equipping a division full of British weapons, even two more German weapon masters will be enough. The bandits were impatient and started quickly. Get ready.

A few days later, Blind Chen chose a nearby auspicious day that was "suitable for forming an alliance" and set up a hall in Laoxiong Ling Yizhuang. Before the gang of thieves entered San Pingshan to fight, they had to sacrifice to the gods and sue heaven, because this time the event was no better than before. It is the two mountains of "moving mountains and unloading ridges" that work together, rather than people working alone along the way. Therefore, they must swear an oath in front of the gods to show unity and loyalty, lest someone along the way forgets their own interests and betrays the enemy from within. event.

On that day, an incense table was set up in the dilapidated courtyard of Yizhuang. This incense table was actually an offering table prepared for the dead in the "Zan Guan". The heads of three animals, "pig, cow and sheep", were placed on the table and offered to Xi Chu. The portraits of the two ancestors, Bawang and Wu Zixu, are topped by the throne of Emperor Guan. The bandits first kowtow in front of the ancestors and then make an alliance by blood.

Because it is not a ritual, you don’t need to prick your middle finger to drink blood wine, but use chicken blood. The deacon’s master of ceremonies is responsible for bleeding the blood. These days, many live chickens have been collected, and you can choose one at random. The deacon must hold the rooster first. To sing praises, you must praise how good the chicken is and why it needs to be slaughtered. Because this is the song of praise when killing the chicken and bleeding it, it is also called the "Chicken Cutting Order".

At that time, the sun was setting in the west, and the outline of the vast mountains had become hazy. In the dusk, the bandits had already lit torches all around, illuminating the courtyard brightly. The deacon could only be heard reciting: "This chicken is not an extraordinary chicken." Wearing a five-color brocade sweater, with toes on the heels and five virtues, and a red crown adorning the top of his head, he flew in the heavenly palace above his head. The Jade Emperor called him Ziyun Chicken. Once he flew into the Kunlun Mountains, he turned into a human chicken that announced the dawn. Today he set down. In the hands of the disciples, I named it Phoenix Chicken. Phoenix Chicken is rare in the world. The Hanyin emblem covers the north and south. I borrow your blood to sacrifice to the heaven and earth. I pray to all the gods above and below. The two words of loyalty and righteousness are throughout. We work together to reach the sky..." in the voice of the voice Use a knife to cut the blood vessels of the chicken neck and drip the chicken blood into the wine bowl.

Then the group of thieves held wine bowls in hand and made an oath, which was nothing more than the cliche of "working together with one heart and one mind, and working together to break the gold". Finally, they made a big curse to show their intentions. If anyone breaks the oath, no ghosts or gods will tolerate it. , the sky saw heaven's punishment, the earth saw earth's destruction.

The officiant who was serving as a deacon recorded the contents of the oath on the yellow paper one by one, then rolled up the yellow paper and held it in the air, asking: "The oath is here, how can I prove it?"

Led by the two leaders Chen Xiazi and Partridge Whistle, everyone replied loudly: "There are hymns to prove it."

The deacon held up the yellow paper and asked again: "Where is the hymn?"

The group of thieves looked awe-inspiring, and did not dare to neglect this at all. They immediately recited a hymn to the alliance to the sky. This "praise" first praised Bo Yuntian's Guan Erye, and the praise said: "Red face and beautiful beard came to earth, with a loyal heart. The sun and the moon, defeated six generals in five passes, trembled with divine power in front of the white horse slope, and the peach circle formed a sworn alliance throughout the universe, leaving a good name that will last forever."

The next person who praised it was Shuibo Liangshan Song Gongming, who praised: "Shuibo Liangshan is a city with hundreds of heroes and evil spirits from heaven and earth gathered together. The leader is the timely rain. It is still sung by the people in the market, and they call for protection with unparalleled courage."

After reciting the hymn, the group of thieves shouted "burn" to the deacon, and the deacon burned the yellow paper on the fire. The group of thieves drank the blood wine at the same time, raised the empty bowl and showed it from the bottom of the bowl. , when I raised my hand, I could only hear several loud "crack-crack" sounds, broken porcelain flew everywhere, and an empty wine bowl was smashed in the hall.

This is a set of scenes that must be followed to form an alliance in the green forest. The alliance is compared to the righteous deeds of the ancients, which means "learning from the past". They swear an oath, swear a curse, sing a praise, and then drink blood wine and burn it. If the yellow paper becomes a gift, the two mountains will be able to "join forces and attack the whole family". They will use all their unique skills to steal the Pingshan ancient tomb together.

(Note - When visiting mountains, you need to visit Kunlun Mountain, "visit" means "pai". People in Changsheng Mountain never say the word "pai", so they use the word "visit" instead)

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