Shenyin Shanhaijing

The Jiang family and the Lu family are neighbors, they both live in Gusu City, one is on the south side and the other is on the north side, separated by "Guanqian Street".

Going west along Guanqian Street, there is a Taoist temple not far away, named "Xuanmiao Temple", which is the Taoist temple where Lu Cheng stole the alchemy furnace.

Xuanmiao Temple has a long history and was founded in 276 AD. It was originally named "Zhenqing Taoist Temple", and later it was renamed "Kaiyuan Palace" and "Tianqing Temple".In 1295 AD, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty ordered to change it to Xuanmiao Temple.

Qianhu Jiang Heng was over fifty years old, married one wife and two concubines, and gave birth to three sons and four daughters.These children were born to concubines.

His regular wife, named "Lin Niang", has been married for 30 years and has never had a child.

According to common sense, not having children is one of the "seven outs".

However, Lin Niang's two brothers are not simple, one is a political officer of Zhongshu Province, and the other is a doctor of Nanjing household department.Not only are they of high rank, they are both civil servants.The civil servants in the Ming Dynasty had a higher status than the military officials. Therefore, Jiang Heng not only dared not divorce his wife, but showed great affection.

On Lin Niang's [-]th birthday, she drank two glasses of wine and slept with her husband for the night, but unexpectedly she became pregnant!

Pregnancy at the age of 50, even if it is left in later generations, is still a high-risk pregnant woman.In the Ming Dynasty, it was even more worrying.

However, Lin Niang was very happy and would rather risk her life to give birth to the child.

She conceived in October, gave birth in the morning, and waited until late autumn. On a rainy night, she gave birth to a girl as white as porcelain, named "Autumn Rain".

Although she is a daughter, she is not as precious as her son Jingui, but Lin Niang loves her undiminished and regards her as her sweetheart.

Qiu Yu is very beautiful, with dark eyes and a small white face, everyone likes it when they see her, but she doesn't cry or scream, she behaves too quietly!

Lin Niang was suspicious: "Could it be that my daughter is dumb?"

After half a year, Qiu Yu still didn't open her mouth, she couldn't even say "Yah Ya", so Lin Niang had to call a doctor for diagnosis and treatment.

The old Chinese doctors of this age are good at treating children with diarrhea and other emergencies, but they are helpless for deaf-mute patients.Use a silver needle to prick it a few times at most.

Another half a year passed, and Qiu Yu was one year old, but she still didn't speak.

Lin Niang could only accept her fate: "My miserable daughter! It's all my mother's fault. I gave birth to you too late, lack of energy and blood, and inability to support you, which made you born with defects..."

Qiu Yu grew up day by day, and in a blink of an eye she was eight years old.

Lin Niang was nearly [-] years old, so she had to plan ahead and wanted to tell her daughter about a marriage.

Girls from ordinary families usually discuss marriage at the age of thirteen or fourteen and get married at the age of sixteen or seventeen.Although Qiu Yu is the embryo of a beauty, she has flaws after all, so Lin Niang should start early and ask someone to find a suitable family.

Not long after, she got the news that Lu Xiu, the eldest grandson of the prefect Lu Jing, was very handsome, but her hearing was insufficient, and she was born deaf!

Lin Niang found an excuse and brought her daughter Qiu Yu to visit Lu Xiu.

Nine-year-old Lu Xiu practiced sword in the garden, her steps were light, and her sword flew up and down.

Lin Niang fell in love with it just by looking at it, and said to the young lady Wang Wan: "The Lu family is a scholarly family, why do you let the children practice martial arts and swords?"

Wang Wan sighed, and said: "Xiu'er's hearing is insufficient, so she can't take the imperial examination. Practicing martial arts and swords is just to strengthen her body."

Lin Niang said: "I miss my Lin family. I was originally a scholar, but I didn't like reading, so I married a general. I like Lu Xiu, and I want to marry the Lu family. This is my only daughter, named Qiu Yu, although She is not good at speech, but she is smart and beautiful, she is only 8 years old, and she has read a lot of books."

Wang Wan looked down at Jiang Qiuyu, and found that the little girl with pink makeup and jade was looking at Lu Xiu with a smile on her face, so she thought, "Maybe it's really a good match."

She opened her mouth and said: "I know the purpose of Madam's visit. I will call you after I tell my husband."

At this time, Lu Xiu stopped the sword posture, put the sword back into the scabbard, walked over and bowed, "I have seen Madam." Then she bowed slightly to Qiu Yu.

Jiang Qiuyu smiled back.

The more Lin Niang watched it, the more she liked it. She wanted to ask the other party a few words, but she was afraid that the other party would be embarrassed because she couldn't hear.

After Lu Xiu finished saluting, she retreated.

Wang Wan asked Jiang Qiuyu, "Can the girl know how to write?"

Jiang Qiuyu nodded.

Therefore, Wang Wan ordered people to fetch the four treasures of the study and put them on the stone table in the yard.

Jiang Qiuyu took up a pen and wrote a poem: "The girl of the stream does not have thrushes, but loves to hear the thrush birds. When Jiaan sings, Xiaoshan is not green."

Wang Wan was very satisfied after reading it, and asked again: "Where does this poem come from?"

Jiang Qiuyu shook his head in confusion, and wrote on the paper: "I forgot."

Lin Niang talked with Wang Wan for a while, and soon took her daughter back.

In the evening, Wang Wan told her husband Lu Zhen about the matter.

Lu Zhen won the imperial examination at a young age. She thought that she was a roc bird who was about to spread her wings and fly high above the court. However, after ten years of hard study of poetry and books, she failed to win the Jinshi, and she was about to be 30 years old.He still wants to take the exam a few more times. If he fails the exam at the age of 50, he can only give up his fantasy and become a rich man.

Hearing his wife's words, he pondered and said: "Lin Niang's two brothers were officials in the court, and now they are both in high positions. Getting married is beneficial to the Lu family."

So not long after, the two had a marriage contract.

In the blink of an eye, another 8 years have passed.

Lu Xiu is 17 years old, with a handsome appearance and a graceful appearance.

Jiang Qiuyu is 16 years old, with a beautiful face and a beautiful appearance, and she is as quiet as a girl.

The two families began to prepare for the six rituals.

At this time, Lu Xiu's grandfather, Lu Jing, was 65 years old and served as the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and had already left Suzhou.

The retirement age of officials in ancient China was 70 years old from the Zhou Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty.In the Qing Dynasty, it was changed to 60 years old. "Book of Rites · Qu Lishang" says: "A doctor becomes an official at seventy." "Retirement" means retirement.

Lu Xiu's father, Lu Zhen, was 36 years old and still stayed in Suzhou, continuing to study poetry and books, preparing for the next imperial examination.

It stands to reason that Lu Cheng, who is an immortal emperor, can figure out the imperial examination questions and help Lu Zhen out of the sea of ​​suffering just by pinching his fingers. If Lu Xiu, the avatar of her, wants to improve her skills, she must rely on a little spiritual energy emanating from the Hongmeng Pearl.

The Hongmeng Pearl cannot be opened at will, but it will emit a little spiritual energy.The area where the aura diffuses is very small, no more than one kilometer.If Lu Zhen passed the Jinshi examination, he would leave Suzhou with his wife and children. In that case, even if Lu Xiu took Hongmeng Zhu away, he could continue to practice, but Jiang Qiuyu couldn't follow him.

Someone may ask, why did Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu pretend to be deaf and dumb?
Because in doing so, you can get rid of the interference of mundane affairs.

If you don't pretend to be deaf and dumb, Lu Xiu will be forced to study and prepare for the imperial examination. If you don't obey, you will be unfilial; , "The Analects of Confucius", "The Classic of Filial Piety for Women".

Immortals were reborn in the secular world, took advantage of others, and owed karma.

In order to reduce troubles, they pretended to be deaf and dumb, wanted to live a pure life, and calm down to cultivate immortals.

But if you do this, it will definitely make your parents sad. As a father, it may not be so uncomfortable. It is the mother who is really sad.If Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu don't make up for this shortcoming, then obstacles will be added to the road to immortality in the future.

In the spring of the 23rd year of Wanli, Lu Xiu, the grandson of Lu's patriarch, married Jiang Qiuyu, the daughter of the Jiang family.

On this day, guests came to the door, and many people came to watch the ceremony.

When people see young girls, handsome and unrestrained, they can't help but be full of praise, envy and jealousy, and so on.

Soon, someone whispered to each other that one of the two young men was deaf and the other was dumb, so everyone whispered, some sighed, some sneered, and some looked on coldly, cursing in their hearts: Do it, God is watching, if you are an official and don't cultivate virtue, God will punish them."

Some people even snorted coldly: "The groom is deaf. I'm afraid he can't even hear the master of ceremonies. How can the wedding go on? Let's wait and see the joke."

Yet the wedding went smoothly.First worship the heaven and earth, second worship the high hall, husband and wife worship each other, and send them to the bridal chamber.

The groom behaved politely and successfully completed the etiquette of marriage worship in accordance with the instructions of the master of ceremonies.

One month after marriage, the young couple went to Xuanmiao Temple to offer incense.

Lu Xiu offered ten taels of silver and met Wang Lin, who was about forty years old.He took out a copy of the "Jindan Jade Liquid Sutra", spread a lotus flower in his mouth, and bewitched the other party, then quietly patted Wang Lin on the head.

Wang Lin has practiced Taoism for many years, and his gains were limited. With a light pat from him, he suddenly opened his heavenly orifice, and felt the wisps of spiritual energy. He was immediately blessed to his heart, and wanted to make Lu Xiu his teacher.

Lu Xiu refused to accept apprentices, but was willing to teach him about his practice.

A few months later, according to Lu Xiu's instructions, Wang Lin selected ginseng from Changbai Mountain, sealwort from Jiuhua Mountain, velvet antler from sika deer, and added several kinds of herbs to refine some elixirs.

In late July, he put on the most exquisite Taoist uniform, went to Lu Mansion, met with Lu Xiu, and offered elixir.

Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu each swallowed a elixir in front of their parents, and then amazing changes took place, one could hear voices, and the other could speak!

Of course, to them, pills are just an excuse, because they are pretending to be deaf and dumb.

But in the eyes of others, it is a miracle!
Both Wang Wan and Lu Zhen felt overjoyed.When Lin Niang heard the news, she hurried over, she was so excited that she burst into tears, she hugged her daughter and refused to let go.

"Thank you Heavenly Master, great kindness!"

They thought it was the Taoist Wang Lin's contribution, so they presented a thousand taels of silver as a thank you gift.

Wang Lin didn't dare to accept it, and repeatedly refused.

Lu Xiu gave each of their parents a pill.Although the efficacy of elixir is limited, it also has the effect of invigorating qi and nourishing blood.They are all mortals, and it is appropriate to take such a pill.If Lu Xiu took out the elixir from the Hongmeng Pearl, it really couldn't be given to mortals.Most of the mortals who swallowed the elixir would explode and die, and only a few born spirits survived.

Since then, Wang Lin has offered a batch of pills every year.

Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu gave their parents a pill every eight years.Grandparents Lu Jing and Lu Lishi also followed suit and received pills from their families in the capital.

Two years later, 67-year-old Lu Jing became younger, her gray hair turned black, and the age spots on her face faded.

The fellow officials were curious and asked him what health tips he had, but he refused to tell the truth.Because Emperor Wanli liked to make friends with Taoist priests, he practiced behind closed doors every day, and did not go to court for many years.Lu Jing still had some conscience, so she was unwilling to recommend Wang Lin.So he kept his mouth shut and refused to say why.

This year, Lu Xiu finally opened the golden finger, and pushed a few exam questions to Lu Zhen: "Father, I dreamed at night, in a big hall, I saw many people writing quickly. I guess the questions for this year's autumn may be Right here."

Although Lu Zhen didn't quite believe it, literati have a fluke mind, so he prepared for these exam questions.Ever since, in August of the 24th year of Wanli, he walked into the examination room again, and finally passed the Jinshi examination!
Wang Wan's painstaking efforts, husband and son, finally paid off.

After Lu Zhen became an official, she wanted to urge Lu Xiu to study.

Lu Xiu naturally refused to agree: "Study must have a foundation. I didn't go to school when I was young, and I didn't even go to a private school. Three days of fishing, two days of surfing the net, how can I take the scientific examination?"

Lu Zhen had no choice but to pin her hopes on the rest of her children.

Which of the big families in these days doesn't have three wives and four concubines?There are many wives and concubines, so naturally there are many children.

His wife Wang Wan gave birth to a son and a daughter.She wanted her son Lu Xiu to pass the Jinshi examination, but seeing her husband repeatedly failing the examination, she knew how hard it was, so she couldn't bear to urge her son.

On the other hand, Jiang Qiuyu is also trying to repay the kindness of her mother Lin Niang. She doesn't care about the rest of the brothers and sisters, and she doesn't have much affection for her father Jiang Heng.Because when she was dumb a few years ago, she didn't get the love of her father.Moreover, after she was born, Jiang Heng married several concubines and gave birth to more than a dozen children.

Jiang Qiuyu's soul is a modern person. Although she is broad-minded and can tolerate three wives and four concubines, she can't bear to watch her mother suffer, especially when she was nine years old, an uncle died of illness, and Lin Niang lost a backer. Jiang Heng intensified and married the third concubine within two years.

This situation is different from that of Lu Cheng back then.Lu Cheng has never been married to another woman.He cut out his avatar, covered his ears and stole the bell, and let Lu Chan accompany Qingmei and Lu You to accompany Guan Sangyue, so Jiang Qiuyun could open her eyes and close her eyes.If Qingmei and Guan Sangyue dangled in front of her every day, she would have died of anger.

Because of this, Jiang Qiuyu only occasionally gave his father a pill.She pays more attention to the physical condition of her mother, Lin Niang. She not only provides pills on a regular basis, but also often returns home to perform guided massage to sort out Lin Niang's meridians.

Since then, Lin Niang, who is nearly [-] years old, is getting younger and happier as she lives.

Lin Niang looks forward to holding her grandson every day, but this expectation is doomed to fail.

Because Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu are immortal golden bodies, it is impossible to have children.They are already full of children and grandchildren, with hundreds of thousands of descendants, and it is meaningless to have children.

Speaking of it, according to ancient rituals, not having children is also unfilial, cutting off incense in the family, and owes karma.

Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu can only make up for the old man's regret in other ways.

Within the Primordial Bead, Lu Cheng had practiced for 20 years before barely repairing the damaged Immortal Foundation, and then continued to retreat, with the help of the Primordial Qi, to work hard towards the middle-ranked Immortal Emperor.

Jiang Qiuyun's skills have improved greatly, and she is about to be promoted to a high-level Immortal King.

Previously smashed two good fortune jade plates, a large amount of mysterious yellow energy and primordial energy were emitted, which were tightly restrained by the 53rd layer of forbidden primordial beads, and very little fairy energy was released.

The Hongmeng Pearl itself has been nourished, and it has been raised to a higher level, reaching 54 layers of restrictions.

But at this moment, Lu Cheng couldn't easily open the Primordial Bead and let the avatars Lu Xiu and Jiang Qiuyu in, because every time it was opened, the mysterious and yellow Qi and the Primordial Qi would be lost. The Primordial Qi is extremely precious, and it would be a pity to let it out.Moreover, for mortals, this kind of high-level energy is harmful, just like when the Wulian Tomb was opened, many archaeologists were shocked by the spirit energy, and many people died.

Therefore, even if Lu Cheng wanted to open the Hongmeng Pearl, he couldn't open it in Suzhou Mansion, he had to go to the deserted wilderness to do it.