the last priest

Lao Wang paused, changed his eyes, called Zhuo Xiong over, and said, "You should kneel down for him first. ╔ y ╗"

"Kneel down?" Zhuo Xiong asked back.

"What? Still unwilling to kneel down to your grandpa?" Lao Wang looked at the gray beard and laughed.

"Him? Grandpa?" Zhuo Xiong was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, what is it all about.

Gray Beard took a step forward, looked at Zhuo Xiong, stretched out those chicken claw-like hands, and held his face, his eyes swept away the original fierceness and indifference, and turned to the love of infinite elders, slowly said : "Hey, you should know about this when you grow up. My child, your surname is not Zhuo, but Jiang!"

"Surname Jiang? What nonsense are you talking about, old man? My father, Zhuo Yugui, used to live at the foot of Qifeng Mountain. Unfortunately, my mother strayed into the mountains early and lost contact with her. I have known this since I was a child. Don't take it The nonsense came to deceive us, how to deal with today's matter, Brother Wen Bin has the final say, and you don't have to get close to me." Zhuo Xiong said righteously.

The white beard was not angry, and continued: "My child, listen to me. Since ancient times, Qifeng Mountain has been surrounded by cliffs and surrounded by clouds and mist all the year round. Only in a very special ladder, can you clearly see its majestic outline, that is, only on such days will the well water in the village burst out in the shape of a dragon.

Our ethnic group, who have lived here for generations, are the most orthodox descendants of the Yellow Emperor, mainly composed of two surnames, one is your current surname: Zhuo!The other is your original surname: Jiang!

Our ancestors discovered that this place is rich in copper thousands of years ago, so the technique of bronze smelting is quite developed, and you must have seen a lot of people along the way.

And I am the patriarch of the previous generation, and you are the patriarch of this generation, but our clan, including your biological parents, are all gone.I don't know how your father surnamed Zhuo told you the truth, and I'm not hiding anything from you today.

Our people collect herbs for a living, and have been living a self-sufficient farming life. The purpose is to protect a secret here.At that time, Zhuo Yugui went out to sell herbal medicine privately, which was a big taboo in the clan, but he didn't know how to repent, and instead brought outsiders into the village, and they were a group of Japanese with wolf ambitions. "

"Japanese?" Chaozi interjected, and Cha Wenbin told Chaozi not to speak, motioning for Gray Beard to continue.

The white beard continued: "That's right, it's a group of Japanese. They don't know where they learned about the secret existence of Qifeng Mountain, and they tricked Zhuo Yugui with sweet words. Zhuo Yugui buried the root of the future disaster because of his greed for money. The foreshadowing was laid. On that day, your mother was in poor health, so I went to the mountains alone to collect herbs. I left the family affairs to your father to take care of. Your father is a hospitable and honest person, although he knows Outsiders have made a big mistake when they entered the village, but they still follow the tradition of our family, killing chickens and pigs, and preparing a sumptuous dinner for them with good wine and meat. They asked your father to be a guide to take them into the mountains that day. You were flatly rejected by your father, because the ancestors set a rule that all my clan can't enter the mountain for life, and we can't let others enter the mountain!

Those vicious outsiders poisoned the food instead. Except for me who went to the village to collect medicine, Zhuo Yugui who raised you, and you who were stuffed into the cellar, the whole village, including your parents, No one, men, women, or children can escape their butcher knives.

After these Japanese people did something outrageous, they first searched the village wantonly, and when they failed, they went into the mountains to hunt for treasure.After I went down the mountain, the village was already full of blood, except Zhuo Yugui and you who were still in your infancy.

I chased out of the mountain, searched hard, and finally found the two of you at Zipingpu, which is Zhuo Yugui's current home.Zhuo Yugui was cowardly and greedy for money all his life, and had no guts to kill. In order to track down the clues and not startle the enemy, I sneaked back into the village again.Not long after, Pharaoh and the others arrived.And you, have been living by Zhuo Yugui's side, from the time you started walking, to studying, to being a soldier, I have seen everything about you, every time I went down the mountain to peek at you every now and then , Although I haven't raised you in these years, I have watched you grow up. As for what I can say here, I have said everything, and you can continue to talk about the rest, Lao Wang. "

After hearing this, I am afraid that the most difficult thing for everyone present is Zhuo Xiong. In the blink of an eye, the "father" who raised him for more than [-] years turned out to be the murderer who betrayed his clansmen and indirectly killed his relatives, but he still didn't know it. Giving him a pension, no one can accept this fact, Zhuo Xiong blushed, he didn't want all this to be true, although the old man Zhuo was a bit greedy for money, he could be said to take good care of him: "What do you have?" Use the evidence to illustrate this, don't try to slander him!"

"Slap!" Hu Baihuzi suddenly slapped Zhuo Xiong's face with a slap, leaving five pale palm prints in an instant. On the top, a small red dragon with wings hovers exquisitely and perfectly on the bony chest!

"Ying Long!" Cha Wenbin yelled out loud!

"That's right, Cha Wenbin really has insight! My child, take off your clothes! Take a good look at your chest!"

Everyone turned their eyes to Zhuo Xiong who was standing there blankly, he was at a loss, he was puzzled, he was uncomfortable, he couldn't accept it!

"Ah!!!" Zhuo Xiong raised his head to the sky and let out a long cry, which echoed at the bottom of the valley for a long time. With a hiss, his shirt was also pulled away. In the exact same position, there was an identical red dragon, and even the angle at which the wings opened All consistent!

With a "plop", Zhuo Xiong knelt down on his knees, tears pouring down like rain. This seven-foot man who has always shown a simple and honest image and was often teased by Chaozi finally couldn't bear it anymore. He knew that this tattoo is only used when he is excited. When he was a child, he was always afraid of this thing. When he was studying, after every intense exercise, this little red dragon would appear.So much so that he has never been shirtless since he was a child, this secret has been kept deep in Zhuo Xiong's heart, even Zhuo Yugui doesn't know it.Now, finally another dragon appeared again, which made him have no choice but to believe in the gray beard.Later he went to Tibet as a soldier. He once met a lama on the plateau. He also had a similar tattoo. The lama told him that it was an ancient totem. It will only appear when the body is special. He also asked the lama what it meant, but the lama recited the scriptures and did not answer, so he gave up.

The gray beard is also full of old tears at the moment, relatives recognize each other, the kind of affection that is the closest in the world, reminds Cha Wenbin of his daughter, and He Yichao of his mother. Everyone is so moved, the old man tremblingly stroked him tremblingly said: "Get up, child, it's not that grandpa doesn't want you, but grandpa wants to avenge the whole village. Now that our grandparents and grandchildren are finally reunited, it's time to do something for the dead relatives."

Chaozi clenched his fist tightly, his bones made a "clack" sound, and he choked out two words for a long time: "Who is it!"

"Get up first, and listen to what Lao Wang has to say." The white beard helped his grandson up, motioning Lao Wang to continue talking.

Lao Wang nodded and said: "Back then, the organization established that group, and after learning that the village was destroyed, they rushed in to investigate the truth of the matter while searching for those ancient legends. At first, Brother Jiang thought we were also bad people. There was almost a conflict, and after several rounds of negotiations, we finally understood our purpose.

It is said that the history of this place is about 4000 years. While worshiping the "Tsing Yi God" for generations, the people have also been guarding an unknown secret, that is the sacred tree of 'Fusang'!

"Shan Hai Jing? Overseas East Classic": "Tanggu, with Fusang on it, bathed for ten days, in the north of Heizhi."

"Ten Continents in the Sea? Daizhou": "There are many trees, and the leaves are like mulberry. There are also mulberries. The tree is two thousand feet tall and more than two thousand circumferences. The trees grow in pairs with the same root, and they rely on each other, so they are named For Fusang also.".

Volume [-] of "Taiping Yulan" quotes the old title Guo Pu's "Xuanzhong Ji", which records: "The highest in the world, the hibiscus has no branches and trees, goes up to the sky, twists and turns down, and connects to three springs."

Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, also wrote "Daishoushan Reply to Meng Shaofu's Transfer Document": "If you want to lean on the sword outside the sky, hang a bow to support the mulberry."

These biographies and the records left by literati all mentioned the same thing, that is Fusang.So what is Fuso?It is the spiritual place in our Han mythology. According to the legend, the hibiscus tree is composed of two big mulberry trees supporting each other.Originally there were ten branches, and on each branch was a divine bird, the Golden Crow. The Golden Crow is a three-legged crow, the spirit of the sun, and the son of the sun goddess Xi.This big tree is the place where the Golden Crow rises in a carriage, symbolizing the sunrise and sunset. The hibiscus tree is also the connecting gate between the gods, the world, and the underworld, through which people and horses from all walks of life travel to and from the three realms.So in that era, there were many people who became immortals.

It's also because the golden crows are very stubborn. After ten golden crows are driven up a day, they don't want to land on the ground.And those such as Jiaojiao, Chisel Tooth, Jiuying, Dafeng, Fengxun, and Snake Xiu took the opportunity to go out and harm the world, and their lives were devastated.Later, there was a hero of the Han nationality called Hou Yi, who was very powerful and good at archery. He stood on the hibiscus tree, took a bow and shot arrows, and shot down only the golden crow, that is, the nine suns.When he was about to shoot another day, he used too much force and broke one of the branches with his foot. Since then, the three realms of human, god and underworld lost the only gate, and it was difficult for the three realms to communicate. There are few reasons for myths to arise.

The Japanese are the descendants of the Han nationality left after Xu Fu's eastward journey, and they worship the sacred tree of Fusang very much. Over time, they regard themselves as Fusang people, and regard Mount Fuji as a god, and worship it as a symbol of the sacred tree of Fusang.According to the clues we have, the branch that was trampled off by the descendants is most likely to have fallen into their hands. This group of Japanese tried to find the prototype of the Fusang sacred tree, restore the sacred tree, and reopen the gate of the Three Realms. Things have been about many levels.Our team was ordered to find the whereabouts of the sacred tree, but this is just a legend after all. We didn't find out that these legends are really very likely to exist until we arrived at Qifeng Mountain! "

"Then what is your intention for getting me here?" Cha Wenbin asked with the same good temper.

"Brother Zha, just listen to me." Lao Wang continued: "After we entered the mountain, we found that there is an extremely strong magnetic field here. Modern instruments are useless here. We can only rely on experience and limited knowledge of Feng Shui , but the middle-aged Qifeng Mountain was shrouded in clouds and mist, and no one else could get in. Just when we were at a loss, Mochizuki, the leader of the group of Japanese, found Zhuo Yugui and seemed to be seriously injured. We used this as a clue to continue our investigation. , only to learn that the team was almost wiped out and he was the only one left to return to China. A series of actions after Mochizuki returned to China were under secret monitoring. We learned that he began to abandon military affairs and follow Taoism, so we began to doubt the feng shui layout here , I invited some Taoists to look at it, and they all looked like it, but no one could decipher it. The organization also sent people into the mountain to investigate, and all of them disappeared without exception.

Later, Mochizuki’s grandson, Mochizuki Kazuki, recreated the whole picture again. After all, his grandfather was the only one who came out of the mountain alive. Maybe he knew more than us, but this kid has been looking for some Taoists, which deepened our understanding. Finally, according to the clues in the village and the stories of Brother Jiang's family, we deduced that the builder here was an expert who was proficient in the art of gods and ghosts and the essence of Taoism. Look at the ancestors of Bashu, King Cancong of Shu and Yufu King of Shu!Facts have proved that people have been looking for it here in the past dynasties, and they have provided us with a lot of clues! "