Chapter 210 Going down to the Yinyi River! (6k big chapter, please subscribe and vote monthly)
Jin'an tonight.
I didn’t practice martial arts, I just breathed out my breath calmly and adjusted the life essence of my body to the best state.
It’s better to prepare for tomorrow’s Xiayinyi River.
A night of silence.
It's dawn the next day.
The weather is getting hotter.
Drought conditions gradually began to appear in various places, and local urgent notices were handed to the governor's desk.
In Jin'an, the old Taoist priest was sharpening his sword as usual. The three of them squatted at the door of the Taoist temple, each with a gourd and gourd in their hands, chewing toothwood and brushing their teeth with willow branches.
"Uncle Lin, I specially left a box of Fuyin's shortbread for you. Come and try it. Mr. Fuyin's shortbread is very good. It's oily but not greasy. It's crispy and crispy. The key is that Mr. Fuyin is willing to bear it.
Put sugar."
Jin An came to the coffin shop opposite the Taoist temple early in the morning.
First, I came to visit Uncle Lin.
Secondly, he also wanted to ask Uncle Lin to help him take care of the Taoist temple. He didn't know how long it would take him to do so in Yinyijiang.
"Little brother, Taoist, why do I feel like we are explaining the funeral arrangements?" In the coffin shop, the old Taoist priest muttered.
Several black lines hung from Jin An's forehead.
Uncle Lin accepted the shortbread, which was regarded as an agreement. Let Jin An go on the road with peace of mind. He will be watching over the Five Zang Taoist Temple.
Jin An: "!"
This is really a way to explain the aftermath!
Next, Jin'an began to make preparations to go down to the Yinyi River.
He visited Madam He in Jin'an and wanted to temporarily foster Silly Sheep with Madam He, but Madam readily agreed.
On the way back, Jin An made a special trip to the medical clinic and asked the doctor to make a batch of hand-rolled blood-tonifying and qi-boosting pills for him.
Then, under the strong recommendation of the doctor at the medical clinic, Jin An bought a small box of Ji Sheng Xu Bone Ointment, which is specially used to treat bruises, bleeding, broken bones and other skin injuries.
Apply it wherever there are wounds.
No longer have to worry about bleeding to death while traveling around the world.
When all these were prepared, it was almost noon.
The main reason is the hand-rolled pills for nourishing blood and strengthening energy. It took some time to simmer the medicinal soup slowly into a black layer of medicinal residue before rolling it into mud balls.
Jin An began to stay in his room at the Taoist temple and consecrated these powerful medicines.
A small box of Ji Sheng Xu Gu ointment sealed by imperial decree.
It consumes one hundred Yin De.
Jin An specially asked his senior disciple Sha Yang to try the medicine. The sealed Ji Sheng Xu Gu ointment can instantly stop bleeding, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. The effect of the medicine is surprisingly good.
The only drawback is that now the silly sheep wants to take a claw hammer to him when they see him.
Jin An felt that this medicine should be able to revive human flesh and white bones, but he had never found a silly sheep to test the effect of breaking bones and then rejoining them.
One bottle of hand-rubbed blood-tonifying and Qi-enhancing pills issued by the Second Imperial Order.
It consumes three hundred Yin De.
Eighteen pills in total.
Qingxu Pill, which was granted the second imperial edict.
There were still six pills left for spiritual martial arts training, but Jin An felt they were enough for the time being.
Of the original 1,403 yin virtues, there are still 1,003 yin virtues left.
"Little brother, when we went down to the Yinyi River this time, there were corpses, dragon kings, and water monkeys. I specially drew some new yellow talismans for us, just in case we need them. Come on, come on, you and me
Take some for sharpening swords."
Before getting ready to set off in the evening, the old Taoist priest took out a stack of yellow talismans he had newly drawn and began to use his ancestral craftsmanship again.
Jin An thanked him and happily accepted the new talisman handed over by the old Taoist priest.
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"Five-way wealth talisman, wealth talisman, Maoshan God of Wealth talisman, partial wealth talisman, rolling wealth talisman?"
Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest in confusion.
He suddenly had a very bad premonition
The old Taoist priest rubbed his palms and said nonchalantly: "Whether it's the Dragon King or the ancient tomb, there must be many big treasures under the Yinyi River, right?"
"What if we really pick up one or two antique vases, antique paintings, etc.? We will make a fortune."
When Jin An heard this, he was immediately in awe.
That makes sense.
Sure enough, ginger is still as spicy as old age. Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. It is the old Taoist priest who has thought everything through.
"Old Taoist, you have to be down-to-earth and rely on your own hands to make money honestly. Otherwise, Taoist, you will go astray. I have confiscated all these yellow talismans." Jin'an said with righteousness and high-sounding.
The old Taoist priest was shocked by Jin An's high-sounding words and was speechless.
He opened his mouth.
After struggling for a long time, I was so depressed that I couldn't say anything to refute.
Want to cry but no tears.
Jin An didn't wait for the old Taoist priest to refute, changed the subject and said: "What are the remaining plague-repelling talismans used for?"
The old Taoist priest who was still worried about the fortune-seeking talisman said with a depressed look: "This plague-repelling talisman is specially designed to restrain various poisonous insects, plagues, poisons, etc. It is used to guard against the evil spirits and witchcraft masters among the antique merchants.
of."
When Jin An heard this, he immediately gave the old Taoist priest a thumbs up.
The old Taoist priest was so excited that he spread his tail like a peacock.
Jin'an, who has traded shotguns for cannons, takes the imperially sealed yellow talisman and medicine and sets off!
The target of three people is the Dragon King of Yinyi Jiang!
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Yinyi River.
Dragon King Temple.
It was now Haishi, and the weather was so bad that it was still hot and muggy even after nightfall, and my clothes were all sticky with sweat.
Extremely uncomfortable.
At night, the river is pitch dark, and all you can hear is the rolling waves and the thundering roar, like thousands of troops rushing towards you, which is deafening and deafening.
The river wind is very strong at night.
Like a black whirlwind, it rolls up moist water vapor.
People stand by the river.
It finally brings a bit of coolness and refreshment to this hot and dry season.
At the Dragon King Terrace, the Taoist priests, the monks asked questions, Kuixing kicked and fought, the two brothers mourned... Everyone had gathered, including Jin An, the old Taoist priest, and the sword sharpeners.
Because the small space in the Dragon King Temple could not accommodate so many people, everyone gathered at the Dragon King Terrace, which is an open area. Everyone stood on the Dragon King Terrace and waited for General Du Wei's orders.
Three eminent monks from Bailong Temple are also at Dragon King Terrace.
The three monks originally wanted to come over to say hello to the Jin'an trio, but unfortunately the monks from other temples kept surrounding the three abbots of Bailong Temple to discuss Buddhism, and the three were entangled and unable to escape.
On the contrary, Mr. Fu Yin finally got his wish and saw Jiajian today.
"Is this the sword-sharpening apprentice of Taoist Priest Jin'an?"
"With a dignified appearance and talented people, it is true that a famous teacher makes a great disciple."
Lord Fu Yin praised.
Seeing Master Fu Yin taking the initiative to chat with Xi Jian, Jin An and the old Taoist priest subconsciously felt nervous. Jin An quickly laughed and told Master Fu Yin not to pay too much attention to Xi Jian.
"My disciple has met Mr. Fu Yin."
The dull and taciturn sharp sword made Jin An and the old Taoist priest tremble with fear as soon as he opened his mouth. He almost bit the tip of his tongue and spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Cough, cough cough...
The two choked on their own saliva and coughed violently.
But at this time, the old Taoist priest had a dark face. He was about the same age as Master Fu Yin. He called him his third junior brother with his sword, but he called himself his disciple to Master Fu Yin. After all, he was two generations younger than Master Fu Yin.
The old Taoist priest suddenly felt that he had no hope for life.
And our Lord Fu Yin was immediately stunned.
Even he didn't expect that his first encounter with Xiajian would start with such an unexpected scene.
"Hahaha."
"Respect the old and love the young, know how to respect the elderly and the elders. The more I like Jin An, the apprentice, the more I like him. Haha, I am finally convinced that Jiajian is indeed the apprentice of Taoist Priest Jin An, and they are indeed the same blood."
Mr. Fu Yin was preoccupied with important matters, so he turned around and left after chatting for a few words.
Before leaving, Mr. Fu Yin was very pleased and said: "Taoist Master Jin'an, your apprentice is a piece of raw jade, don't bury him."
Seeing Master Fu Yin leaving to find the captain, Jin An and the old Taoist priest became uneasy and immediately asked Xi Jian, why did he call himself his disciple to Master Fu Yin as soon as they met?
Jin An even felt that the dull and taciturn Xiejian was the only one among the three of them who was the best at flattering him. When he first met Yu Youzi, he addressed him as his uncle, and he was deeply loved by his uncle.
Now when I see Mr. Fu Yin, he calls himself his disciple as soon as he opens his mouth, which makes Mr. Fu Yin extremely happy.
Jin'an and the old Taoist priest both felt inferior to them when it came to flattering others.
As expected, people cannot be judged by their appearance.
A sharpened sword cannot be measured.
Facing the questions from Jin An and the old Taoist priest, Chi Jian answered bluntly and honestly: "Because the third junior brother often said that Fu Yin's daughter is our master's wife, and Master Fu Yin is our master's wife's father."
Jin An: "?"
Old Taoist priest: "?"
Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest suspiciously. The old Taoist priest suppressed his blush and denied the injustice three times: "Nonsense, no, I didn't."
"When did I ever say that Fu Yin's daughter is our master's wife? I've only ever called him sister-in-law..."
All right.
After reacting, the old Taoist priest opened his mouth speechlessly, and finally closed his mouth in frustration.
Sister-in-law and sister-in-law mean the same thing.
The old Taoist priest became more and more frustrated as he thought about it.
Why is it that no matter who he meets, he is always a generation shorter and suffers a big disadvantage in terms of seniority.
In fact, Jin An has been quietly sizing up everyone at Dragon King Terrace, including the Taoist priests and monks, and has never given up on finding who the antique dealers are.
According to their speculation, there were about six people in the group of antique dealers.
They are a Feng Shui master, a demon or evil monk who knows how to control ghost fetuses and the five powers, a puppet who is good at straw man substitution, a corpse exorcist who is good at exorcising corpses, and the one who is good at placing poison.
Wu Gu, a swordsman who is good at using sword weapons...
Among the people present, the only one whose occupation was similar to that of a corpse chaser was probably the ugly corpse-carrier.
This is an object of suspicion.
But I didn't see anyone carrying a knife.
call--
The river wind howls.
Rumble——
The waves on the river are full of galloping horses.
Everyone looked solemn and solemn, with a solemn atmosphere like a strong man who would never return when the wind rustled and the water was cold. Even if some people gathered in small groups to communicate, they still had solemn faces and frowned expressions.
Jin'an's tragic pre-war mobilization order yesterday has had an impact until now.
God damn the cup.
God's body is shattered into pieces and his body is killed for charity.
On the contrary, it was Jin An who was the instigator. He got hungry from waiting. He was just like an old Taoist priest, sharpening his sword and sitting on the open platform of Dragon King Terrace. He sat on the ground and spread out his late night snacks while admiring and seeing nothing.
With the dark river view and the Five Zang Taoist Temple, the three of them looked like they were on a picnic, not like they were here to slay the Dragon King in a narrow escape.
When it comes to food, the three Taoists and Five Zang Taoists are surprisingly unanimous. Food is the most important thing for the people, and the most abundant thing in the world is to have enough food.
Only when you are full can you go on the road.
Looking at this completely different style of painting, the people involved were not nervous at all. On the contrary, they had been insomnia since last night and couldn't sleep now. Everyone was as frustrated as eating a blowfly.
Sudden.
A small whirlwind flashed past very quickly and snatched a piece of mung bean cake from the old Taoist priest's hand.
Zhizhizhi——
A little monkey jumped on the blind ferryman's shoulder, bared its teeth at Jin An and the others, and proudly raised its hands to show off the food it had grabbed in its paws.
The blind ferryman is just like a real man who is blind and can't see what his bear and monkey are doing. He stands still and doesn't care.
Let the bears and monkeys do whatever they want and cause trouble.
Jin An frowned: "This monkey reminds me of the bandit monkey in Mount Emei. Lao Dao, do the monkeys in Kangding also have second-level protected animals? If I kill it, will I go to jail?"
"Forget it, little brother, that piece of mung bean cake is too dry anyway, and I don't like eating it as an old Taoist." The old Taoist stopped Jin An.
The old Taoist priest has been walking around the world for so many years, and he has been able to remain intact until now. In addition to his achievements in aging, he has seen through the complexity of human hearts and the sophistication of the world, and he also has a way of dealing with people in order to calm down troubles and avoid provoking hatred.
When the little monkey saw the old Taoist priest, he gave in and began to eat the mung bean cake in his paws proudly.
Halfway through the meal, the little monkey almost choked because it was too dry. He screamed in anger and flew into a rage, smashing the mung bean cake in his hand to the ground.
Jin An gloated and laughed.
The little monkey heard Jin An's gloating laughter. It glared at Jin An fiercely, scratched its ears and cheeks in anxiety, and bared its teeth and screamed angrily at Jin An.
Jin An is not afraid of being hit by a little monkey.
His eyes squinted, and he glared back at the little monkey coldly.
If this little monkey dares to provoke them again, he promises that he will throw him over his shoulders and teach him what social beatings mean. Even his bear parents will not be able to save him by then.
If the old Taoist priest hadn't stopped him, he would have picked up the monkey and threw it over his shoulder.
"Little brother, what are protected animals?" the old Taoist priest asked curiously at this time.
The dull and taciturn Xiajian also looked over.
Jin An thought for a while and replied: "In our hometown, it probably means those animals that are inconvenient to hunt in places with many people, and will soon die in places with few people."
"Of course, there are good and evil ways to protect animals, just like there are good people and bad people, but good people don't live long, and bad people cause harm for thousands of years, so we have to protect good things from being bullied."
The old Taoist priest said oh.
"Disciple understands, the monkey who robbed my third junior brother's things must die." Xi Jian calmly continued.
He slowly chewed the tea eggs in his hand.
Jin An was stunned.
Then listen to the music.
The three of them talked and laughed, taking the suffering in life as joy in suffering.
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As the ion time got closer and closer, the figures of Mr. Fu Yin and General Du Wei walked out of the Dragon King Temple. What was surprising was that except for a few cavalry guards who had dismounted their horses, they were completely empty.
, where is the little drought monster?
According to everyone’s original ideas.
That little Hanba must be contained in a coffin, or sealed by something.
At this time, the governor and the captain walked to the edge of the Dragon King's Platform together, stood under the full moon, and looked toward the river.
"Is there something on the river?"
Everyone also followed to the decaying and peeling wooden railings of Longwang Terrace and looked at the Yinyi River below.
The height difference between Longwang Terrace and Yinyi River is tens of feet.
Standing at such a high place, you can't see anything on the river except that it's extremely cold at the height. It's all black and gloomy.
"General Duwei, where is the little Hanban you mentioned?"
The ugly-looking old man who carried the body was smoking a dry cigarette in a hurry and shouted impatiently.
He had only seen records about Hanban in his ancestors' notes.
What does the real Hanba look like? They have not had the opportunity to meet each other for generations. Now there is an opportunity in front of them. How can they not look forward to it anxiously?
Others also echoed, asking where is Xiao Hanba?
It’s almost the time when Yin and Yang are born, why haven’t the Yinyi River stopped flowing yet?
Faced with everyone's urging, the captain looked up at the night sky above his head, calculated the time, and said: "There's no rush, it should start soon."
Starting soon?
What to start?
Just when everyone was puzzled, suddenly, someone pointed his finger at the dark river and shouted: "Look, there are lights on the river. It seems like a ship is coming through the waves."
Hearing this, Jin An turned around and looked.
He looked surprised.
Sure enough, there was a faint light of fire swaying on the dark river surface at night. In the roaring and rushing river water, it was going upstream from the direction of Fucheng, and was getting closer and closer to Longwangtai.
As the fire came closer, Jin An could see it clearly.
That torch was not a ship, but a simple raft.
On the raft there is a stone coffin, a chicken bone lantern, an altar table, the altar is filled with incense burners, candles, incense, etc. used for performing rituals, and the mast is hung with seventy-two colored prayer flags.
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Those prayer flags were filled with Taoist scriptures written in cinnabar. Because the distance was too far, it was impossible to see clearly what scriptures were written. They should be Taoist scriptures about suppression or exorcism.
And sitting on the Hanjiang stone coffin was a Taoist priest.
Unfortunately, due to the long distance, the fact that the man wore a mask and his identity was mysterious, no one knew this mysterious Taoist priest.
Everyone's eyes looked deep in thought.
It seems that in addition to inviting these folk exorcists, the government office also has its own cards and other plans.
Some secrets were not told to them truthfully.
I just don’t know where Fu Yin and Du Wei invited this mysterious master, who can swim upstream in the rolling cold river. Could it be that he was a master of Yujing Golden Tower specially invited from the capital?
The governor of Wuzhou Prefecture seems to be not simple either.
Unexpectedly, even the masters from Yujing Golden Tower in the capital were able to be hired.
"Little brother, it seems that this Taoist master is still a relative of us. Hey, he is our master who teaches Tianshi Tao." The old Taoist priest secretly said to Jin An.
Jin An nodded silently.
The Zhengyi Tao can also be called the Tao of Heavenly Masters, which mainly involves drawing talismans and reciting incantations, killing demons and eliminating demons, exorcising evil spirits, praying for blessings, and warding off disasters.
Like the Five Zang Taoist Temple, the old Taoist priests, and the mysterious Taoist masters who came to drive away the small drought demons on the river in front of them were all in the same line.
That is, people who follow the path of the Heavenly Master.
The most famous among the Tianshi Taoists is of course the Maoshan sect and Longhushan.
As for Quanzhen Taoism, if you concentrate on refining elixirs and cultivating knowledge, you will ascend to immortality in the daytime, and will not wander around the world, but only care about the secular world.
Taoism is already pure-hearted and rarely cultivates, and it is practiced in seclusion.
This whole truth is hidden deeper in the world.
"Do you all know why we have to choose to use the Drought Demon's ability in the middle of the night and on the water?" The captain looked at the approaching raft, clasped his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice, his figure as straight as a sword thrust into the deep night sky.
Before everyone could say anything, the captain had already explained the reason to himself.
"Because the first vibrant sunrise in the sky and the golden light slowly rises from the water, our ancestors in ancient times once said, 'Spring River Water Warmth Duck Prophet'."
"And among the twelve hours, Zi hour is the most yin time of the day, but it is also the yin pole that generates yang, the first yang is born, Tai Chi generates two yang, the two yang embraces Tai Chi, Tai Chi generates all things, and brings vitality to all things.
time."
"Because this little Hanba has not yet matured and cannot come out during the day, so we can only use Xiaohanba's ability to cut off the flow of the Yinyi River at night when the sun sets and the moon rises. We must not only use Xiaohanba's ability, but also
Suppress the ability of the small drought demon to prevent it from triggering the Nine Heavens Fire and causing a wider drought."
"So this is why we specifically chose the right time and started from the water surface. The purpose is to not only use the ability of the small drought demon, but also suppress the scope of influence caused by the drought."
Regarding the birth of yin and yang in Zishi, Jin An had specifically consulted an old Taoist priest before.
The old Taoist priest's explanation is very easy to understand.
Why are people most hungry at midnight, that is, at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, and always want to eat late night snacks? Or after staying up past 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, people become more energetic the longer they stay up? It's not because you feel more energetic,
It's because this point happens to be where the Yin and Yang are born, and the human body begins to give birth to its first ray of life.
On the dark and vast river surface, there is only a small flame.
The Taoist priest on the raft took action.
He jumped down from the stone coffin.
Then, he walked to the altar table, burned incense, recited incantations, and shook the soul-calling bell.
Finally he walked back to the stone coffin.
Then take off the four yellow talismans affixed to the gaps on all sides of the stone coffin.
The stone coffin looked very heavy, but with the palm of the Taoist priest's hand, the lid of the coffin opened, revealing the glutinous rice filled inside and a small black wooden coffin.
Glutinous rice is a yang-qi grain that nourishes the body and replenishes qi, and has the effect of warding off evil spirits and removing toxins.
But now, most of the coffin full of glutinous rice has turned black, and there is a strong smell of corpses, but you can't smell it from the Dragon King Terrace upwind.
As the miniature black wood coffin was opened, inside was a stillborn fetus with a large head that was half vermilion and half dark cyan.
The body was as dry as a dehydrated mummy.
The stillborn baby was very small, less than six months old. If it were over six months old, it would be a live baby in Liujia.
This ghost fetus is different from a normal fetus.
People often say that when you are pregnant with Liujia, Liujia is the yang god, and a fetus over six months old has a chance of survival even if it is born prematurely.
If the fetus is born prematurely before the age of six months, it will definitely be a stillborn baby that cannot be fed.
Those born before six months are either stillborn or ghost fetuses.
This evil fetus with a big head that is half red and half green is the Xiaohanba. Now, the big-headed Xiaohanba has a corpse-suppressing talisman on his forehead. He keeps his eyes closed and remains motionless.
Moreover, one of this little Hanba's arms is smaller, like a deformity caused by muscular atrophy or stunted development.
However, the people standing behind the wooden railings of the Dragon King Platform were too far away to see what was happening in front of them. They only saw the Taoist priest on the raft, making hand gestures with his fingers, and tapping his fingers together in the black wooden coffin.
Move and massage Xiaohanba's body to revitalize it.
Cadaver nerves are pushed.
The little Hanbao who had been keeping his eyes closed opened his mouth and exhaled a breath, trying to escape with the help of heaven and earth, but the Taoist leader was already prepared. A Five Emperors copper coin intercepted the breath, and then walked towards the chicken skin lantern on the bow of the ship again.
When the copper coins were put into the chicken skin lantern, a magical scene happened.
Two flames lit up in the chicken skin lantern.
A firelight belongs to the Taoist leader.
The other firelight belonged to the little drought demon.
Chicken bone lanterns have strong yang energy and can stabilize people's lives.