The sky was unpredictable, dark clouds were everywhere, thunder and lightning were coming, but within a short while, heavy rain poured down from the sky. What a heavy rain!
Even in the scorching summer, such heavy rainfall is very rare. It is really surprising that it happened in this severe cold season.
The carriage was galloping. Ma Liu was not wearing a raincoat and was almost soaked in the rain. However, he was experienced and controlled the carriage properly; while Chen Jianchen had already taken refuge in the carriage.
Hearing the sound of raindrops hitting the roof of the carriage, it was like rain hitting banana trees, forming a large mass. Chen Jianchen's face was solemn, although he knew that thunder and rain in winter were not impossible, but this one was just a matter of time.
The rain came at a very strange time, so he had to wake up. Jiao Na was sitting on the other side, with a strange look on her face, wondering what she was thinking.
Xiaoju asked on the side: "Sir, you are very knowledgeable, so why is there thunder and rain today?"
Chen Jianchen was speechless. The little girl asked innocently. No matter how knowledgeable he was, he still didn’t know why it rained. He was neither a dragon king nor a god in the sky, so he joked: "It is said that rain in all seasons is caused by rain.
The Dragon King is in charge, Xiaoju, you should go to the Dragon King Temple and ask the Dragon King why it rained so heavily today." Jiao Na said: "Where is the Dragon King in this world?"
Xiaoju asked: "Sister Xiaolu, how could there be no Dragon King in the world? Otherwise, how could there be so many Dragon King temples?" Jiao Na snorted: "You don't even understand."
Chen Jianchen's heart moved and he asked: "Sister Huangfu Xiaolu, you said there are no dragons in this world?"
Jiao Na replied: "Dad said there are dragons in the world, but a dragon is a dragon and a dragon king is a dragon king. They are not the same thing. It is said that the dragon clan can soar into the clouds and ride the mist, and call for wind and rain, but it is different from the dragon god in charge of wind and rain in folklore."
Although she is not good at studying, she has been with her father for many years and has heard many secret things.
Chen Jianchen asked: "Then what did Huangfu say a dragon looks like?" But Jiao Na shook her head and said, "Dad didn't say anything about it, and I guess he hasn't seen it either."
This should be regarded as the truth. Although Huangfu is an old fox who has practiced for hundreds of years and has experienced countless things, it is hard to say whether he has seen a real dragon. I believe many of them are just rumors. However, from what Jiao Na said just now, Chen Jianchen
Many deeper things can be inferred...
The so-called gods are basically the thoughts of the people and they kneel down and worship. Needless to say, the land and city gods are directly acted by ghosts sent by the underworld. Various legends about gods and immortals are just the deeds of monks with advanced cultivation.
That's it. Mortals are so rare and weird that they don't understand why, so they worship them as gods.
Even if the dragon exists, it is still a kind of demon. It is naturally powerful and has a long life. In addition, it can call the wind and rain, so it will naturally be called the "Dragon King" by the people. Therefore, Dragon King temples bloom everywhere, and every time there is a drought, three animals are worshiped.
, praying to the Dragon King for rain.
However, no matter how pious they are and how rich the sacrifices are, it is doubtful whether the real dragon can hear them; even if they can hear them, it is even more doubtful whether they can use their magic power to bring rain to rescue the emergency.
Therefore, droughts occur every year, and rains are prayed for every year, but there are not many rains in time. Even if it does come, it is probably at the right time. If it doesn't rain, some magicians will put all the blame on the rain seekers, saying that they have bad intentions.
Dishonest. A good sentence of "dishonest" is enough to kill all doubts instantly; it is comparable to the three words "unwarranted".
The car started to bump, but Chen Jianchen sat firmly, thinking in all directions, integrating his considerations about the world bit by bit, trying his best to come up with a complete world view, so as to gain a clear understanding.
"Sister Xiaolu, sir, you're home."
After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped outside the gate of Huzhuang. Immediately, servants came out holding oil-paper umbrellas to welcome Jiao Na and the others inside.
"Where's daddy?" Jiao Na asked as soon as she got out of the car.
The servant Ah Fu replied respectfully: "The master went out at noon and said he would not be back today." Jiao Na said oh.
Ah Fu said again: "Master is really amazing. When he went out, he told the villain that it might rain in the evening and told us to close the windows. I didn't believe it, but it turned out that there was thunder and rain, and it all came true.
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"What?" Jiao Na suddenly looked nervous. Dad said there would be thunder and rain today. Could it be that he stirred up the rain?
Thinking of a certain possibility, her heart suddenly tightened, and she turned around and was about to rush out.
Chen Jianchen, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed her and said in a deep voice: "Sister Huangfu Xiaolu, it's windy and rainy outside, where are you going?" Jiao Na said: "I want to go find daddy."
Chen Jianchen shouted: "You have forgotten what happened today so quickly?" Jiao Na was stunned.
Chen Jianchen said: "Old officer, you don't know where you are or what you are doing right now. Where can you go to find someone?" In fact, after hearing Ah Fu's words, he felt that Huangfu's words were very meaningful. It's just that
The situation is currently unclear and no further inference can be made.
Thinking back to what happened when he went out today, Chen Jianchen dared to conclude that Huangfu wanted his daughter to follow him to Suzhou and distract Jiao Na so that he could do some potentially dangerous things alone.
So if Jiao Na wants to go out now, Chen Jianchen must stop her.
"Keren..." Jiao Na was still a little anxious.
Chen Jianchen said in a deep voice: "If you are in trouble, you will suffer consequences. Sister Huangfu Xiaolu, don't you believe that your father will be safe and sound?"
After a pause, he added: "Since the old man knows that there will be thunder and rain today, he will definitely make thorough preparations. If you act rashly, it will ruin the big thing." Jiao Na pondered for a long time, and finally obeyed.
Chen Jianchen's suggestion is to stay in the village.
Chen Jianchen returned to the east chamber and did not enter the room. Instead, he stood on the walkway with his hands behind his hands and looked up. The rain curtain was like a cloth and he couldn't see anything clearly, but he knew in his heart that in the direction he looked, there was a piece of Cui Wei's
The mountains stand calmly...Dongshan and Nanling.
The heavy rain was raging, and the sky and the earth were vast, but in the rain curtain, Monk Mingxiao was appearing. I saw him dressed in pure white, stepping on a three-foot-long board, letting the mud on the ground not touch any dirt, floating freely.
It was a strange sight to come out of the dust. He was holding an oil-paper umbrella. No matter how big the raindrops fell, they were blocked by an invisible force a few inches away from the umbrella surface and scattered in all directions without any force.
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"I will carry all living beings in one boat despite the wind and rain; let the dragons and snakes dance, and my true body will be eternal..."
The boat was made of a three-foot wooden plank, drifting away on the clouds and flowing water, as if it was not touching the ground... The direction he was going was exactly the Nanling of Dongshan Mountain.