Practicing from the Taoist

Chapter 14 Understanding
"This is actually a study, how wonderful!"

Xu Jin looked at the books on the bookshelves in the room in front of her, a light flashed in her eyes, and she felt very pleasantly surprised.

At this moment, they followed Wu Xing to a small mansion, and the owner of this mansion was Wu Xing himself.

Nearly [-] blood lord Taoist soldiers basically packed this small mansion to the brim. Each room had to be crowded with several people, and all the rooms that could be used were used, but Xu Jin didn't expect What's more, he was actually assigned to the study room.

Being able to assign myself and a dozen blood owl Taoist soldiers here shows that the books in the study are not important to Wu Xing, and it also means that Xu Jin may be able to read these books.

From the military camp to Liangyu, in just two days or so, Xu Jin's desire to systematically understand the world became more urgent.

The few words I got from other people are really fragmented, and the people I have come into contact with so far, apart from the military leader Wu Xing, are other blood lords around me. The former cannot have the patience to deepen his understanding of the world , the latter may not have much insight, maybe not as good as myself!

In this way, it has become an excellent choice to learn about the world through books. I didn't have the opportunity to get in touch with it before, so I didn't dare to think about it. Now that I have the opportunity, I must seize it.

However, if you want to look through these books, you also need a suitable time, at least you can't look through them regardless of others. After all, in Wu Xing's mansion now, touching other people's things without permission is a crime. kind of bad behavior.

Time passed quickly, and it was completely dark. Among the blood owl Taoist soldiers arranged in the study, some of them leaned cross-legged against the wall and chose to meditate with their eyes closed, and some of them lay in the middle of the room, closing their eyes and resting silently.

Xu Jin leaned back against the bookshelf, and waited until everyone's breathing became even, then opened his eyes, carefully took a book from the bookshelf behind him, and looked down.

It has to be said that the ability of night vision is extremely useful at this time. Even if the room is pitch black, Xu Jin can clearly see the words on the book in his hand.

The first book Xu Jin took off from the bookshelf had two large characters of "clouds and water" written on the cover. After opening it, Xu Jin found that it was actually a book about predicting weather changes. The content was very simple, basically It is to observe the law of cloud and fog changes for a long time, and slowly summarize the connection with weather changes.

After flipping through the book briefly, Xu Jin put the book back on the shelf, and changed another book, this time it was a book on agriculture, Xu Jin also quickly put it back on the shelf.

He picked up more than a dozen books in succession, all of which were related to the livelihood of ordinary people. These were not what Xu Jin wanted at all.

And there are not many books in this study room, the bookshelves are full and there are more than [-] books. Xu Jin has read more than half of them, but still can't find the book he wants. He already has a bad feeling in his heart. , Is it possible that I have finally come into contact with books, but I don't have the books I want at all.

With some apprehension, Xu Jin flipped through the remaining books. After picking up one of the books, seeing the title on the cover, Xu Jin's eyes immediately flashed with joy.

"found it!"

On the cover of the book in his hand, the three big characters "Chen Guoshi" were impressively written, which indicated that this should be a history book recording the history of Chen Guo, and Xu Jin was looking for such a book.

Carefully opening the cover, Xu Jin began to carefully read the contents recorded in the book. As she flipped through the "Chen Guoshi" page by page, Xu Jin gradually had a clearer understanding of the Chen country she was in. understanding.

According to the records in the book, the Kingdom of Chen is actually a vassal state. It was established more than a thousand years ago and was split from a larger vassal state. Yu Liangyu has had six successive kings so far.

In this book, some typical deeds of each Chen Guolord are recorded in more detail. Xu Jin read these contents, and gradually began to have some understanding of this world.

At least he knows that there are many vassal states in this world like Chen Guo, and there is only one co-lord that everyone respects, and that is the Dasheng Shenghuang. In name, all the vassal states are Dasheng Close the country.

Every three years, Dasheng will hold a banquet for the princes. At that time, most of the princes will be present to offer tribute to the emperor, and it is also an opportunity for the princes to communicate with each other.

However, it seems that the atmosphere of this feudal banquet is not particularly harmonious. In this "Chen Guoshi", the deeds of the several lords recorded are basically the deeds of them fighting wits with others with ingenious words at the feudal banquet. But whether these deeds are true, or beautified by the author, it is not known.

After reading "Chen Guoshi" in her hand, Xu Jin carefully put it back on the bookshelf, and then flipped through the remaining books. In fact, after seeing this book, Xu Jin already felt that she had a lot Gain, but he still hopes that among the remaining books, there will be some that will be helpful to him. After all, he missed this opportunity, and he doesn't know when he will have the next opportunity to get in touch with books.

Xu Jin checked the last few books left, and found a copy of "Small Notes on Mythology" from among them, and opened it to read.

This book records some mythical stories. Xu Jin has been on the road for the past two days, and has confirmed from Wu Xing that there are gods in this world. Therefore, Xu Jin still attaches great importance to this book that records mythical stories. of.

After carefully browsing the contents of the book, the first story recorded on it directly attracted Xu Jin's attention.

The content of the story is that a long time ago, there was no night in the world. One day, a layer of darkness suddenly appeared in the sky. The sun’s rays could not reach the earth, making the earth dark and cold, and many creatures died because of it. .

These dead creatures, because of the obsession before death, even if their souls fell into the netherworld, they were still tortured by darkness and coldness, and could not find peace.

A goddess in the netherworld, seeing more and more restless souls, felt a little unbearable, so she wanted to save them and bring light to the earth again.

As a result, the goddess tried all kinds of hardships, but she couldn't shake the dark sky at all. In desperation, the goddess gave up her life and transformed her body into [-] palm-sized phantom creatures.

The illusory creature she transformed into has very little power, but it can easily pass through the dark sky, collect the brilliance of the sun and stars, and then cast the collected brilliance on the earth and the netherworld. From then on, the earth has light again, Even in the Netherworld, some twilight was thrown into it, allowing those souls tortured by darkness and coldness to rest in peace.

The [-] illusory creatures, because they have the ability to gather the brilliance of the sun and stars, and are transformed by gods at the same time, are honored as the God of Caihua.

After a long period of time, these Gods of Caihua became the bridge to transmit the light, until one day the dark sky disappeared, the earth no longer needed them, and these Gods of Caihua gradually disappeared.

"Caihuashen, Caihuajing, it seems that the first realm of practice is named after Caihuashen's name!"

After reading this story, Xu Jin immediately thought of the first realm of practice from the God of Caihua. In all likelihood, the name of the first realm of practice was named after the God of Caihua.

Continuing to flip through the book in her hand, the second story Xu Jin saw introduced a god who wandered among the mountains and rivers and was good at sorting out the veins of the earth. His name was Heguang.

The book describes that this deity has a snake-tailed body, loves music, and often holds a small drum in his hand. Wherever he passes, scorched earth turns into fertile soil, swamps turn into plains, and sewage turns into clear springs. He is regarded as a god who brings auspiciousness.

Behind this story of Heguangshen is a story called Duyoushen. It is said that a long time ago, after the death of a creature, the soul could not actively enter the nether world, so many souls stayed in the world, suffering from various pains. Under it, it turned into all kinds of vicious ghosts.

Seeing this, a god in the nether world incarnates into the rules of the heaven and earth, so that all the dead creatures will enter the nether world at the moment of death, and the world will no longer be harassed by vicious ghosts. .

Flipping through the book in her hand page by page, Xu Jin looked at the stories of the gods. When she turned to the last page, Xu Jin was attracted by an illustration before reading the story.

This is a very simple illustration. It depicts a few men with their upper bodies naked and their lower bodies wrapped in animal skins, standing bowed in front of three tall gods. One of the men is holding his hands made of animal skins. The finished scroll looks very humble.

Xu Jin looked at the illustration carefully, and then turned her attention to the text next to it. This is the last mythical story introduced in this book, and it is also the only story in which humans appear in mythology.

"Under the Cangshan Mountain, on the bank of the Qi River, Yuan brought several people to meet the gods, displayed their offerings, and showed their humility, so they were favored by the gods. They made a deed between gods and men, promised to protect them, and taught them farming and mulberry. The human race has been prosperous since then. Machine, remember the kindness of the gods, set up temples to worship, and pass on endless sacrifices!"

"Yuan made great achievements, was pleased by the gods, respected by everyone, and respected as the co-lord. He reigned for more than two hundred years and raised twelve sons and three daughters, all of whom were talented. Six sons succeeded as co-lords. The inheritance is endless, the dangers of the ancient times, and the great prosperity of the present, are all descendants of Yuan, and they are cited as the orthodoxy of the human race!"

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