The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Chapter 6 Golden Python()

Ever since there was a thief in the prince's house, the prince seemed to be 'frightened'. He hadn't left the yard for seven or eight days. He stayed in the house every day and refused to go out. But there were two days that he couldn't avoid, and that was the first day.

The first and the fifteenth were the days when he went to the Taoist temple to offer incense.

In a blink of an eye, the first day of August came, and it was the day of offering incense. After breakfast, Zhao Zhen was at Jianxi. Fengxi and two small Huangmen accompanied him to the Taoist temple, kowtowed to the founder of the Sanqing Dynasty, and then listened to Qingyun's explanation.

"Tao Te Ching". "There was originally chaos between heaven and earth. Pangu created heaven and earth, and Nuwa used loess to shape people and creatures in the world."

In the previous lectures, Qingyun made the prince yawn endlessly and fall asleep, which made him feel extremely failed. This time he changed his method and started with Taoist stories to arouse the prince's interest. Ordinarily, his

The idea was good, but he never imagined that the soul of Zhao Tong's body at this time came from the later generations. These fairy tales have been told by his aunt over and over again since kindergarten. There are also comics and cartoons all over the world, and there is nothing new.

Well, the later versions that have been wonderfully processed countless times are not even a little bit better than the original version that Qingyun talked about.

"Oh" Zhao Tong covered his mouth in time to stifle the yawn that had just reached his throat. He looked at the Jianxi guys beside him who were very interested in what he heard. He also looked at Qingyun in front of him with spittle flying around.

The old man put on various expressions on his face to make his story more vivid. The old man tried so hard and Zhao Tong also wanted to give him some face, but he really couldn't get interested, so he finally closed his eyes and went to meet Duke Zhou.

"Alas, it seems that the prince is not one of my kind." Qingyun saw that Zhao Tong fell asleep again, and sighed secretly. He hurriedly ended his speech, ordered his two apprentices to send the prince to the quiet room, and hid in the alchemy room.

"Second Master, Xiaodao heard that there is a golden python raised in the back garden, is this possible?" Qingyun's eldest disciple Mingyue presented a bowl of iced sour plum soup and asked with a smile while sitting on the side.

"No, I've never seen it before. Have you heard of Jianxi?" Zhao Tong was stunned for a moment. He had indeed never seen this thing in the garden. "No, I haven't seen it either!" Jianxi shook his head.

said.

"Hehe, Second Master, please stop lying to me. I met the gardener Lao Zhangtou a few days ago. He told me personally that the boa constrictor is covered with golden scales and has two protrusions on its head, like two horns.

The master said that it is a psychic thing. If you succeed in cultivating Taoism, you can transform into a real dragon after surviving the catastrophe!" Mingyue refused to believe Zhao Tong's words, thinking that he was lying to him.

"Tch, Lao Zhangtou is so dim-sighted that he might have thought the tree roots were big pythons, and he's just talking nonsense!" Zhao Tong took a sip of the sour plum soup and said with a chuckle. Stories about cows, ghosts, and snakes in previous lives are often proven to be nonsense.

Even if a snake can turn into a dragon, he wouldn't believe it even if he were killed.

"That's right, the second master and I were playing in the garden every day a few days ago. We have never seen him or heard Lao Zhangtou talk about it. He must be lying to you!" Jianxi pointed at him and said, "Oh.

, I understand, you wanted to play in our garden, but you couldn't get in, so you made up stories to lie to us, right?" Jianxi seemed to suddenly understand, and said with a smile.

"Master Xi, you have been unjustly accused. The grandson of the old man Zhangtou was possessed by an evil spirit. He came to the temple to ask for talismans to ward off evil spirits. He said it in front of everyone. The master also heard it. We didn't believe it at first, but he swore a curse.

He said that he saw a big python blowing clouds and mist on the rockery with his own eyes in the morning. Can he still lie?" Mingyue saw several people who didn't believe it, and she almost shed tears, and said with a pale face.

"Okay, let's just assume that what you said is true. When we go back in the afternoon, we will ask Old Man Zhang. If you lie, ask your master to slap you later!" Jian Xi Mingyue was anxious and said with a smile.

"Okay, if I'm lying, let the master hit me, but what I said is true, you have to take me to see the psychic python!" Mingyue said without showing any weakness.

"Okay, it's settled, just wait and get punished!" Jian Xi said with a smile.

At noon, a few people had a vegetarian meal in the Taoist temple. Although they were ordinary things, they had a special flavor made by the hands of the little Taoist priests. No one was watching here, and Zhao Yu had a full meal. After the meal, he took a nap in the quiet room for a while, then ran to Qingyun's warehouse and plundered some more. Xiao Huangmen carried bottles and jars, and then he left the Taoist temple and walked back with satisfaction.

This house was originally a manor owned by a minister in Beijing, and was intended to be used for retirement after he became an official. Unexpectedly, Lin Lao committed a crime. Before the house was completed, he was beaten by Yuanyou and his party and exiled to the south of the Yangtze River. Both the house and the manor were destroyed. After joining the official position, Zhao Tong was now at an advantage.

The entire courtyard is divided into three roads. The main buildings are concentrated in the middle road. In the middle is a five-room gate facing north and south. Inside the door are the front hall, the back hall, the back room and the east and west side rooms. They are all five rooms wide and surrounded by courtyards. There are connected rooms, and at the end is the garden; all the way to the west are horse pens and carriage houses, and behind them are warehouses. The Buddhist hall at the end has been converted into a small Taoist temple, and now lives the "evil-suppressing" Qingyun Lao Tao and several of his Disciples; East Road is their main living area. In the front is the ancestral hall, the big kitchen, and the stage, and in the back is divided into four courtyards: Spring Garden, Xia Yun, Qiu Zhuang and Dong Zi.

There are two doors in the back hall. From here on out, they belong to the inner courtyard and are managed by the chamberlains. No one else is allowed to enter or leave at will. The front door is called the outer courtyard and is managed by the stewards of the house. Zhao Tong is only seven years old now. They didn't get married, they only occupied the winter garden, and the rest were empty and unoccupied. They were both adjacent to the garden, and you could walk through the garden through the two side doors and return to your residence on the east road.

"Jianxi, where are the people on duty here?" Zhao Tong turned around the corner door of the Taoist temple and walked to the garden door and asked. This place used to be guarded by the servants from the watch room in the outer courtyard to prevent people from the outer courtyard from entering, but now they have disappeared. Traces.

"Second Master, in order to guard against thieves these days, everyone has arranged for them to stay on night watch. Everyone is tired and is lazy somewhere!" Jian Xi replied immediately.

"Well, why don't you care? Bastard, there are women in the inner courtyard, can outsiders be allowed to come in and out at will? Immediately arrange for people to take turns to guard, don't let outsiders in and out!" Zhao Tong scolded, these people have forgotten the pain after their scars are healed. , seeing that nothing had happened these past few days, I relaxed my vigilance again.

"Yes, yes, I will teach them a lesson when we get back and arrange for people to guard them!" Jian Xi promised as he walked, "Second Master, can you tell me if what Yue said is true, that there will be a big python in the garden?" Jian Xi said again. asked.

"Who knows, I haven't seen it anyway." Zhao Tong said nonchalantly. There are trees and water in the garden, and snakes like shade. It's not strange to have snakes. But this garden has just been built, so there can be big snakes. The possibility is still very small.

"Second Master, it's still early, should we go look for it?" After entering the garden, Jianxi ordered the small yellow door to be fastened, then he walked two steps to follow the prince and said with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhao Tong hummed. He looked at Jianxi and several other people, all of whom were full of expectations. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Although these people are all imperfect people, they are also young men in the 14th and 15th years of the age.

It’s a fun and active age. These days, I stay in the house all day long, and they can’t go out of the yard. They have been feeling uncomfortable for a long time. I heard that there is something new, and they are curious about it. They all want to see something rare, "Okay."

Well, I also want to see what Mingyue looks like when she hits a board, so let’s go look for it and see if it’s there!”

"Okay, if you are happy, please take the prince's things to the small study first, report to the official, and tell the prince that he wants to play in the garden for a while and then go back!" Seeing that Zhao Tong agreed, he smiled happily and turned around.

He told Fengxi, and although Fengxi was full of reluctance, he didn't dare to disobey, so he agreed with a grimace and left first.

The back garden is very large, covering more than 30 acres of land. Although it is not as well built as the palace, it is well-equipped with pavilions and pavilions. It is surrounded by rain corridors, so even if it rains heavily, there will be no mud on your feet. Now is the time for hundreds of flowers to bloom.

, the garden is fragrant.

"Old Zhang, why are you and Mingyue telling you that there is a big python in our garden? Where is it? The gentlemen are here to see it!" He turned the corner of the corridor and shouted at an old man who was leading two gardeners to prune flowers and trees.

shouted.

"Master Xi is here!" The old man raised his head, put down the flower scissors and bowed and said, "Hey, the second master is here too. You won't be in the garden for a few days. The big python that came from nowhere a few days ago came.

There is such a long man behind the rockery, it looks very scary!" The old man bravely said in a loud voice. Zhao Tong looked at the panic on his face, but it didn't look like he was telling lies.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Our second master is a dragon, and the snake will bow to him when he sees it!" Jianxi snorted, "But if you want to fool us, Lao Zhang, be careful I come back and knock out your teeth!"

"How dare I? Just now I went up to water the water, and I saw that snake enjoying the shade on the stone in front of the pavilion on the mountainside behind. It should still be there now. Be careful not to be bitten by it!" Lao Zhang said, pointing to the rockery.

, there is concern in the words.

"Okay, let's go take a look!" Jianxi saw the wooden poles for scaffolding next to him, so he took out a few poles and gave one to each of the two small yellow gates, while keeping the long one for himself, "

You two walk in front, be careful not to scare it away!" Jian Xi ordered the two Xiao Huangmen to walk in front, while he protected Zhao Tong and walked behind, ignoring Lao Zhangtou.

The rockery is made of excavated pond mud. The highest point is more than ten meters high. It is covered with flowers and trees, and various strange-shaped lake rocks are placed on it. Several pavilions of different shapes are scattered on it, built with bluestone slabs.

The trail leads to the top of the mountain, which is very scenic. Several teenagers were busy looking for the boa constrictor and followed the old gardener's instructions towards the back mountain. They had no intention of looking at these flowers and plants.

As he walked, Zhao Tong suddenly felt that something was wrong. The mountains were lush with vegetation, and people at the bottom of the mountain couldn't find out what happened up there. If someone wanted to do harm to him here, it was really a good place.

"Second Master, we are just ahead. I wonder if we can see the big python?" Jian Xi did not notice Zhao Tong's doubts and said excitedly, holding his hand.

"Oh!" Zhao Tong agreed indiscriminately, and then he felt that he was a little overwhelmed. He came here on a spur-of-the-moment basis. How could anyone know in advance that he was ambush here? He touched the pistol tucked in his waist and felt at ease.