One person above Qing Huang Ting

Chapter 716: Dragon King Failure of Duty

Liu Bochin was dizzy. This doggerel contained a lot of information.

"I can understand overseas, but what is Sanshan? Is it the mountain called 'San', or does it refer to the three Penglai Islands overseas, or the three famous mountains?"

Liu Bochin himself first denied a guess.

'No, that's not right. He mentioned Penglai later. It's unlikely that he was referring to the three Penglai Islands. Then there was Luofeng and Yinyang. Could he be related to the underworld? Luofeng, that's not the Great Demon King of Beiyin.'

Six-day ghost? !

Just thinking about it a little more deeply, Liu Bochin broke out in a cold sweat and stopped thinking immediately.

You must be kidding. He is just a small mountain god of Shuangchaling and he is worthy of thinking about these things.

Liu Bochin didn't even dare to complete the task assigned to him by Taibai Jinxing.

Get to know Hu Xiuwu’s background in detail, the more detailed the better.

"Teacher, if you tell me more details, I'm afraid I'll die."

Liu Bochin cupped his hands and said, "So that's how it is. I understand. I have an old mother to take care of at home, so I'll take my leave now."

After quickly thinking of an excuse, Liu Bochin lowered his head, dodged the sword energy, drilled into the ground, and left with the help of earth escape.

Anyway, that poem was enough for him to get his job done. Whoever wants to delve deeper can go, but I'm not going.

Hu Xiuwu did not stop him, but just said sarcastically: "Didn't you say you should show your hospitality as a host?"

Then he left. Hu Xiuwu's poem was indeed a microcosm of his first half of life, but it was also mixed with many things that would only appear in the future.

The Shangqing Talisman of Maoshan, the Lingbao Talisman of Gezhaoshan, and the Zhengyi Talisman of Longhushan, the three mountains were unified, but that was something that only happened during the Song Dynasty. It is still more than 300 years away from now, and now Longhushan and Shangqing are still hostile heretics. They are still obsessed with the ranking of the Three Pure Ones, who is higher and who is lower, and fighting for the C position for their own ancestors.

Many nouns have not appeared yet, not to mention that the poem also mentions the otherworldly magical object Chunzi Sword.

Not to mention knocking Liu Bochin unconscious, even Taibai Jinxing who arranged for him to come here would be knocked unconscious.

As for whether the Jade Emperor and Taishang Laojun can interpret the content of the poem, it depends on whether they can be like the Emperor Fuxi in The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7, who can suddenly open the golden shackles, break the jade locks, and realize who I am.

This poem was not just written by Hu Xiuwu to fool Liu Bochin. He was also testing the Jade Emperor and Taishang Laojun to see if they had realized that they were not themselves and that the past was all a dream. Only after the monkey jumped out of the stone did things become real.

A piece had just been placed on the chessboard, and for a moment, Hu Xiuwu didn't know where to go.

When the chess game begins, no matter which side you move or where you start the battle, it is not wrong.

Hu Xiuwu thought about it and decided to go to Xiniu Hezhou to eliminate those man-eating monsters.

Although those monsters would be dealt with by Sun Wukong, if they were eliminated one day earlier, more people could be saved. The Lion King and the White Elephant King of the Lion Camel Ridge, and the Golden-Winged Roc even devoured the people of a city and established a demon kingdom.

This kind of evil demon should be eradicated as soon as possible.

Just do what you want to do. Hu Xiuwu has cultivated to his current level, not to enjoy eternal happiness and relax.

With a somersault in the air, Hu Xiuwu was about to cross the Liangjie Mountain (Wuxing Mountain) and head to Xiniu Hezhou to eliminate the evil spirit.

But in the air, he suddenly had an idea and glanced in the direction of Nanchanbuzhou where the Tang Dynasty was located.

This one glance made him freeze.

"What's going on? Why are the water veins in Nanchanbuzhou so chaotic?"

Hu Xiuwu frowned. There were no clouds or wind in the sky, and it was dead silent.

But he stood in the clouds and looked into the distance for thousands of miles. He saw that the main trunk of the Huai River was surging with waves and was being invaded by foreign water. It seemed that the Huai River was about to be taken over, and he was afraid that a flood was going to occur.

The areas in the south that have abundant rainfall are now finding it difficult to retain rain. Strong winds are taking the water away from the southern border, causing this rich area with thousands of miles of fertile fields and dense river networks to suffer from drought.

Hu Xiuwu counted on his fingers: "Something is wrong. Something is very wrong."

You should know that the water veins in this world are all guarded by dragon gods. There is a Dragon King in the sea, four rivers in the rivers, and even lakes and wells have Dragon Kings.

How could the water system within the continent be so disordered? Even in the Yang World, which follows the cycle of heaven and earth and is controlled by nature, he has never seen such a special situation.

If there are natural disasters in the Yang world, they are also caused by natural adjustments, which are the destiny of the heavens. However, in the world of Journey to the West, the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, frost, snow, hail and other celestial phenomena are all controlled by the heavens. Without the order of the Jade Emperor, the Dragon King and the Thunder God dare not rain privately.

Except for the Dragon King of Jinghe River.

Hu Xiuwu secretly guessed: "Could it be that the Jade Emperor ordered the Dragon God to bring disaster to Nanchanbuzhou?"

If something happens in the human world, it must be the work of heaven.

This is not just Hu Xiuwu's conspiracy theory speculation. There is a precedent for this. On the journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, there was a Fengxian County. On the birthday of the Jade Emperor, they offered sacrifices to the sky, but something went wrong during the ritual. When the Marquis of Fengxian County was worshiping the Jade Emperor, the Marquis's wife suddenly came and started quarreling with the Marquis.

During the quarrel, the county marquis swore at the tribute, and the two men knocked over the tribute, which was eventually eaten by dogs.

As luck would have it, this scene was seen by the Jade Emperor, who was so angry that he ordered the golden locks to be burned out by the candles in the sky, and the dogs to lick the flour mountain and the chickens to catch the rice mountain before it would rain.

'But in the original text, there is no description of the Jade Emperor bringing disaster to the Tang Dynasty. I'm afraid it is not derived from the black myth.'

Hu Xiuwu thought about it and decided to prioritize things, so he decided to go to the Tang Dynasty where Nanchanbuzhou was located first.

The loss of control of water veins is no trivial matter. Floods and droughts can cause devastation over thousands of miles, leaving millions of people homeless and dying in foreign lands. The rivers of a land once rich in fish and rice have dried up, and the ground is full of starving people and piles of dry bones.

The evil of the demons in Xiniu Hezhou has already been done, and he is going there now to punish the man-eating demons. The flood in the Tang Dynasty has not yet taken shape, and if he rushes there now, there may still be a chance to save Dawn. Looking up at the position of the sun and identifying the direction, Hu Xiuwu flew straight towards Chang'an.

When something happened on earth, local officials had to report the disaster to Chang'an and ask for help from the court.

If Hu Xiuwu wanted to understand the causes of disasters in the world, he didn't need to investigate the local areas one by one. He just needed to sneak into the palace and read the reports on disasters in various places.

Maybe we can find the minutes of the court meeting and see what the think tanks of the Tiance Mansion, who are at the peak of their careers and left behind the stories of Fang Mou and Du Duan, think about and speculate on this matter.

Hu Xiuwu has become very proficient in the third level of Ni Sheng. With the help of the strong wind in the sky, he can fly by transforming his Qi and going with the wind. He can travel thousands of miles in a day. Although he is far inferior to the Somersault Cloud, he is much faster than ordinary immortals flying on clouds.

In just three days, Hu Xiuwu had already flown to the capital of Chang'an.

In the capital city, the dragon spirit is surging and the fortune is booming. It is now the 13th year of Zhenguan, when the Tang Dynasty is at its peak.

There are wise emperors and virtuous ministers in the court, shrewd governors at the local level, and generals and marshals who are the bravest among the three armies in the army.

Even if the Emperor of Tang entered the underworld in his dream, he would be treated with courtesy by Yama Luo. Prime Minister Wei Zheng could supervise the execution of the Dragon King of Jing River. For such a court, even if there were gods and immortals behind the flood, it is impossible that they were completely unaware of it.

Hu Xiuwu transformed himself into a scholar holding a sword, walked into Chang'an from the main gate, and strolled around this city that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

The prototype of Fengdu City is Chang'an in the Zhenguan period. Hu Xiuwu was very familiar with the layout of Chang'an. What he was not familiar with was the vivid folk customs of the Tang Dynasty.

It is the aroma of thick soup that passes by your nose, the sweet smell of rouge and powder left by ladies as they pass by, it is the style of the prosperous Tang Dynasty that catches your eyes, it is the colorful clothes of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and the sounds of the world that noise in your ears.

Fengdu City has never been so lively before. The number of extraordinary people is limited and cannot fill up the huge Fengdu City. Except for the East and West Markets, other places in Fengdu City always have the same atmosphere as Luo Fengtian, quiet and peaceful.

Mixed in with the pedestrians, Hu Xiuwu strolled along the West Gate Street of Chang'an City, feeling the different charm of Chang'an City under the same scenery.

But Hu Xiuwu was taking time out from his busy schedule, and he was not fickle or easily attracted to new things.

He came to Ximen Street Market on his way here, hoping to understand the reasons for the abnormal movement of water energy in heaven and earth from another perspective.

The 13th year of Zhenguan was a very magical year in Journey to the West.

It was in this year that the Dragon King of the Jing River was beheaded as a punishment for violating the rules of heaven by causing rain. Wei Zheng was chosen by the Heavenly Court to supervise the beheading of the Dragon King of the Jing River. The Emperor of Tang dreamed of entering the underworld, and Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong guarded the gate for him. Later, Guanyin appeared and instructed the Emperor to invite a monk to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures.

And it all started with a fortune teller on Ximen Street.

Yuan Shoucheng,

This man was the uncle of the great fortune teller Yuan Tiangang, who could predict the future and judge yin and yang. The Dragon King heard about the fisherman who went to the Jing River to fish and said that he was very accurate in fortune telling. So he became curious and went to see him in Bailongyufu. He also made a bet with him about how much rain there would be tomorrow, and ended up losing his life.

Now it is the 13th year of Zhenguan. Hu Xiuwu came to Ximen Street where Yuan Shoucheng set up a stall, wanting to see if he could meet this fortune teller.

Ximen Street was bustling with people, and there were many stalls nearby, but none of them was the one Hu Xiuwu was looking for.

Hu Xiuwu was not in a hurry. He just wanted to try his luck and see if there would be any unexpected gains. If not, he would not be disappointed.

When he was halfway through the street, Hu Xiuwu saw a crowd of people gathered in front of him, and it was very lively. His heart skipped a beat, and he instantly felt that he must have found the right place.

Hu Xiuwu blew out a breath.

There were strong gusts of wind on the streets, blowing up dust and sand that was dazzling. Most of the people who came to watch the fun were driven away by the evil wind, and the queues that wanted to line up were also in chaos.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Hu Xiuwu sat opposite Yuan Shoucheng.

"Master Yuan, I didn't expect you to be here."

Yuan Shoucheng was just as described in the article, with "strange appearance and beautiful manners", a handsome old man.

However, unlike in the original novel, next to Yuan Shoucheng in front of Hu Xiuwu, there is a wine gourd that is more than one meter tall and as big as a tripod, with coins hanging on it and tied to a shell.

Yuan Shoucheng raised his eyes and glanced at Hu Xiuwu. He remained unmoved by Hu Xiuwu's extraordinary appearance, but was surprised by Hu Xiuwu's demeanor and demeanor.

"The old Taoist was about to leave, but after a fortune-telling, he found out that he would meet a noble person, so he stayed in Chang'an for a while."

"The palace of life is broad and noble, the divine posture is light and graceful, and there is a purple aura on the body. Which emperor is joking with this old Taoist?"

Yuan Shoucheng recognized Hu Xiuwu's extraordinary qualities at first sight, but due to his limited vision, he thought Hu Xiuwu was an emperor from heaven who had descended to earth.

Hu Xiuwu shook his head: "I am not from the Heavenly Palace. I came to see Taoist Yuan to ask about the cause of the current disorder in the world's water system."

Yuan Shoucheng shook his head: "If you are not from Heaven, you will become the enemy of Heaven."

He has purple energy in his life and his whole body is light. He must be an immortal with lofty ambitions and the destiny to command all living things.

Wouldn’t the Heavenly Court be worried and want to destroy his soul?

However, seeing that Hu Xiuwu didn't care about this matter and didn't even ask a few more questions, Yuan Shoucheng was surprised, but he didn't say anything more and explained Hu Xiuwu's question:

"As for the flood in Nanchanbuzhou, it was of course because the Four Rivers Dragon Kings were so anxious that they couldn't concentrate on regulating the Four Rivers water system, so some mistakes occurred."

"Why did the Four Duks fail in their duties?"

Yuan Shoucheng chuckled, "If anyone is worried about being killed, who can work peacefully and conscientiously?"

In Journey to the West, there is a time bug in the 13th year of Zhenguan. The previous text says that Tang Seng's father Chen Guangrui passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi in this year, and his wife gave birth to Tang Seng on the way to take up his post. Later in the text, the Tang Emperor also held a water and land ceremony in this year to select eminent monks to go to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, and then chose Tang Seng.

He was just born in the first few chapters, and became a monk in the same year in the next few chapters.