The Emperor Shun Zhishi

Chapter 7

In a blink of an eye, Shun has reached the age of Luoguan, and has been studying with Xuansu and two immortals for 12 years.On a certain night in June, as in the past, Shun came to the small lake to wait for the two immortals Xuansu at Xu time.This time, Erxian did not teach Shun how to learn art, but looked at him seriously, as if saying goodbye.

"The two fairy sisters are going to return to the heaven?"

"We have taught you all the arts of the human world that we can teach. It stands to reason that we have completed the mission of Emperor Xuanyuan, and we should return to the heavens to return to life. However, we don't know how well you understand it. Today is a good time to test it. .”

"The disciple is waiting for this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shun felt himself floating, and there was a vast expanse of whiteness in front of him, like a ball of surging mist.Although he didn't know where he was, he felt that the second immortal must have used some spell to make him fly in the sky.

After about a cup of tea, Shun opened his eyes. By the moonlight, he saw that he was standing next to a waterfall tens of feet deep. Below the waterfall was a valley surrounded by cliffs with no way out feasible.To walk into the valley you have to jump off the waterfall.

"Sister Fairy, where are you?"

Shun shouted to the surroundings, and the valley echoed, but there was no reply from the two immortals Xuansu.He looked at the waterfall in front of him, heard the sound of flowers and water, and only saw the moonlight reflected on the ground, so he knew that this deep pool was very deep, and he might die if he was not careful.

"Could this be the test of my fairy sister? Ask me to jump into the deep pool."

Shun took a deep breath, and using the technique of breathing and breathing taught by the two Immortals Xuansu, he climbed down the cliff by grabbing the vines.The rocks were covered with moss and extremely slippery, and the surrounding vegetation could only be seen clearly by moonlight.Shun leaned against the cliff to rest for a while every time he climbed a foot. After climbing like this for half an hour, Shun found a small hole behind a big rock.

He measured the opening with the palm of his hand, about two feet wide, enough for him to enter.Looking at the darkness in the cave, he was a little scared, but when he remembered that this was the test of his sister Shenxian, he mustered up his courage and thought to himself: If I can't pass this test, then what great things can I do in the future? .

Thinking of this, he grabbed the rock crack and climbed into the cave.Inside the cave is a narrow corridor, two feet wide and five feet high, with an undercurrent flowing above the head, flowing along a smooth stone wall to the entrance of the cave.Although he couldn't see his fingers, Shun used the Xuansu Immortal's breathing method, so he could see clearly as long as there was a little light in the cave.After walking like this for about a stick of incense, he saw two green lights dangling ten feet away from him.

"Is there anyone living in this cave?"

Shun looked at the two flickering lights, and suspected that someone was walking around the cave with a lantern. Not long after, he saw two similar lights flickering again. He walked a little further, and there appeared not far away There were no less than a dozen green lights.Only then did he see clearly that the dozen or so green lights were not lanterns, but eyes.

He was about to go forward to have a look, but he tripped.He suspected that someone had set him a trap.Reaching out to grab the rope that bound him, it felt soft and very slippery.When he took a closer look, it turned out to be a pinch of white spider silk, and his eyes were covered with spider webs.

I saw dozens of mountain spiders crawling in front of me.The biggest one was half the size of his body, and the smallest one was the size of his fist. They were lying on the huge wire mesh and watching him.

Seeing so many and such huge spiders, he couldn't help feeling hairy.But the more he was afraid, the more he told himself to face it bravely.Just as he was about to go forward, he tripped over something again, this time it was not a spider thread, but a human leg bone, which shone brightly in the dark, and Shun couldn't help being furious.

"Evil animal, so you are some cannibal goblins, give me your life."

Speaking of which, Shun also picked up a branch from the ground at some point, and used it according to the sword technique that the two immortals Xuansu had received.Although the cave is dark, from the glowing eyes of dozens of spiders, it can be seen that Shun's swordsmanship makes the tiger look mighty.In less than a cup of tea, these dozens of huge mountain spiders were hacked, hacked, or stabbed by the branches in Shun's hands, with a total of [-] tricks, and they were chopped into a pile of mud.

After poking the spider nest, Shun saw that the cave was covered with white spider silk.He heard from Cao Muzi that the spider silk on that mountain was a treasure to heal trauma, and seeing so many spider silks now, he couldn't help but secretly delighted, so he picked up a big lump of spider silk and put it in his arms.Pick up all the human bones in the cave and bury them in the soil.Although I don't know who these people were killed by the mountain spiders, it is safe to be buried in the soil.

After burying the human bones and prostrating three times, Shun burned the mountain spider cave to avoid future troubles.Shun returned to the entrance of the cave by the same route, and climbed to the deep pool along the exposed stones of the waterfall.When he climbed to a height of three feet from the deep pool, Shun jumped into the deep pool.Feel the water temperature is cool, very comfortable.After taking a bath, he swam out of the deep pool and walked towards the valley.

Just when he was about to walk out of the valley, he once again saw a pile of blue flames appearing in the distance, floating in the air, looming, emitting little flickering gleams.

"Is it a will-o'-the-wisp?"

When Shun saw the erratic fire, he suddenly remembered what his mother had said, that there was a blue fire in the mountain, which seemed to be caused by the resentment of the dead.He suspected that what he saw at this time must be the will-o'-the-wisp that his mother once said.

Normally, Shun was a little scared, but at this time, he had just smashed the mountain spider's hole, and he became more courageous.Taking advantage of the moonlight, he broke a branch as thick as an arm in the grove, and walked towards the will-o'-the-wisp.

As expected, the will-o'-the-wisps were actually skeletons burning with blue flames.I thought it must be a ghost.He held up the branch, rushed into the group of skeletons, and beat them up.After knocking down a skeleton, another skeleton stood up again.In this way, twenty skeletons were hit in a row, but another twenty skeletons appeared.

"This is too bad. If these skeletons can't be killed, they will exhaust me to death."

He retreated while fighting, those skeleton soldiers followed him all the time, Shun was thinking about how to kill these skeleton soldiers.When they retreated to the river, those skeleton soldiers stopped moving forward, but just hovered on the bank, standing still.

Standing by the river, Shun looked at the skeleton soldiers burning with will-o'-the-wisps and wondered why they stopped moving forward.I thought to myself: Do I want to call for rescuers, but they are still motionless, and there are no more skeleton soldiers coming.Shun wanted to escape, but there were cliffs all around, and the only way was blocked by these skeleton soldiers.

While hesitating, the little Xingxing seemed to have seen the clues. He suspected that these skeleton soldiers might be afraid of water, because they were burning with flames, and water could overcome fire.The thought of Little Xingxing was immediately sensed by Shun.

"By the way, they must be afraid of water."

Thinking of this, Shun patted himself on the head, and couldn't help but praise himself for being smart, but on second thought, this idea that suddenly entered his mind might be given to him by Xiao Xingxing.He immediately patted his forehead and thanked himself:
"Thank you, Senior Little Xingxing, for your guidance. With you in my body, I am not afraid at all."

After finishing speaking, he thought for a second, no, isn't the little Xingxing his descendant? He is more than 300 years younger than him, how could he become a senior?The little Xingxing also sensed Shun's thoughts, and laughed to himself that his previous life more than 4000 years ago was so cute and silly.

After discovering the weakness of these fire skeletons, Shun soaked the branches in the water, and then rushed towards the skeletons. Sure enough, after the skeletons that touched the soaked branches were killed, they did not come back to life.After a stick of incense, these flaming skeletons were all killed by Shun.Just after he killed these flaming skeletons, some skeletons appeared on the north side of the deep pool. The difference is that these skeletons did not emit fire, but glowed with dazzling golden light.

Following the sword technique of the second daughter Xuansu, Shun used a branch to chop at the golden skull. The branch hit the skull and made a very thick sound. It can be seen that these skulls seem to be made of gold. Anyway, these branches cannot be hit. Pour these golden skulls.

Once again, they fought and retreated, and they had already retreated to the river. Unlike last time, these golden skeletons seemed not afraid of water, and they surrounded Shun.At this critical moment, Shun, who had nothing to do, thought of Little Xingxing, and couldn't help shouting to the sky:

"My little star's offspring, what should I do, these skeletons are not afraid of water!"

Little Xingxing felt Shun's helplessness, but he didn't know what to do.I don't know how these strange skeletons came from, nor how to crack them.

Suddenly, he remembered that the skeletons in front were prone to fire and were afraid of water. This time, the skeletons were as thick as gold. Thinking of the five elements restraining each other, he suspected that these golden skeletons might be afraid of fire.

As soon as this thought appeared, Shun sensed it immediately.He took the fire bag, lit the branch, and stabbed at the golden skull according to the sword technique of the two immortals Xuansu.Sure enough, the golden skull that was swept by the flames disappeared immediately.Afterwards, wooden skulls, ice skulls, and earth skulls appeared again, and Shun all eliminated them according to the law of mutual generation and restraint of the five elements.

After destroying the five kinds of skeletons, it was dawn, and Shun saw that there seemed to be a path deep in the mist in the valley.He walked towards the path, entered a mountain stream, and saw four people lying at the foot of the mountain.Shun went up to ask and found out that these four people went up to the mountain to collect medicine five days ago, and accidentally lost their way and fell into the mountain stream.When they couldn't find a way out, two fairies told them that a man would rescue them five days later, and told them not to run around, or they would be eaten by wild beasts in the mountains.To protect us, they trapped us in a mist for five days.It was the fifth day, the food had been eaten, and he was about to starve to death. Unexpectedly, he met Shun.

"I think you are the strong man that the two fairies said. Dare to ask Engong Zun's name."

The old man with the injured foot held Shun's hand and was very grateful.

"The younger generation's surname is Yao, and their first name is Chonghua. There is a Yu family in Dongyi."

"It turned out to be a child who was chased away by the leader Gusou. You have suffered."

After hearing Shun's name, the old man couldn't help feeling ashamed when he thought of the kindness that Shun's mother and son had done to You Yu and the tragic death of Shun's mother.Thinking of how he beat the eight-year-old Shun with a stick and kicked him out of the Youyu clan under Gusou's order, the old man couldn't help crying.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry for you."

"It's okay, it's over."

Shun also recognized that the old man was the one who beat him out of Yu's territory, and he didn't show any disgust, but comforted him not to care.

The old man's cries attracted other people, who gathered around and asked Shun about his experiences in these years.Seeing that three of the four were injured, Shun quickly applied the spider silk in his bosom to heal them, and told them in detail how he lived in the Youxin family, worshiped Cao Muzi as his teacher, and got two A fairy imparting skills.Some members of the Yu clan were surprised and happy when they heard Shun talk about the past, and they couldn't help sighing:

"It's really an eye-opener. Now that Duke En has grown into a great hero, he must return to the Youyu Clan in the future to benefit the Youyu Clan."

Shun didn't say much, but after helping them heal their wounds, he led them out of the valley.After everything was settled, Shun felt his body float up again, with a cloud of fog in front of his eyes, and the whistling of wind in his ears.After another cup of tea, he returned to the small pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake. At this time, the sun had already climbed to the top of the mountain, and the morning glow reflected half of the sky red.

The two girls, Xuansu, were sitting on a seat in the pavilion, playing Go.Shun saw the two playing chess, and knew that they must be casting spells to test him.

"Disciple Chonghua, pay homage to the two fairy sisters."

"That's right," the white-clothed fairy played a white chess piece without looking up, "Although your Xuansu swordsmanship is so-so, you still killed the mountain spider, and based on the law of mutual generation and mutual restraint, you broke the five-element skeleton formation. Rescuing the old man who drove you out of the Yu clan, you have been tested in swordsmanship, wisdom, and morality, and you have grown into a little hero, it is not in vain for our painstaking cultivation of you."

The black-clothed fairy flicked her left hand, and there was a black sword in her hand.

"This is a sword made of peach wood from the Queen Mother's Pantao Garden. It is a treasure to ward off evil spirits and suppress demons. In addition to the Xuansu sword technique we taught you, you can use this sword to slay demons and build a career in the future. "

Shun respectfully took the mahogany sword from the fairy in black, and saw that the sword was all black, like black charcoal, but it was light in his hand, as if it was nothing.Although it looks inconspicuous, it is a gift from a fairy and a sacred tree from the Peach Garden, so it must be a treasure.

Then the white-clothed fairy took out two rolls of white silk, which were filled with densely packed tadpole characters.

"You have to collect these two volumes of secret books. One of them is Hetu Luoshu. In the autumn and July of the 50th year of the Yellow Emperor, it was sacrificed to Heluo. My two immortals are entrusted by Emperor Xuanyuan to teach you. The book contains everything, and the number of heaven and earth covers everything. You have to study hard and master the key points. You can know astronomy from the top, geography from the bottom, insight into the universe, and life. Unleash the mighty power. When you become the co-lord of one party in the future, you can help you benefit all people and build an immortal foundation for all eternity."

"The other volume is called Qimen Dunjia. The Yellow Emperor ordered his generals to go out to fight against the rebellion. Fenghou used this to defeat Chiyou. This is the thigh, arm and feather of the skilled man. It is a magic weapon to defeat the enemy and win the victory by pushing time and testing symbols. .”

Little Xingxing was secretly amazed when he heard the words: I have heard for a long time that Qimen Dunjia is quite magical, and it is a lucky coincidence to meet him unexpectedly today.According to legend, this technique not only helped Xuanyuan Huangdi defeat Chiyou, but was later passed down, and also ordered Jiang Taigong to help King Wu of Zhou establish the Western Zhou Dynasty, and then Huang Shigong secretly gave Zhang Liang to help Gaozu establish the Han Dynasty.Later generations of Song Dynasty wrote it based on this, and it was called "Yianbo Fishing Old Man Song".

After the fairy in white handed the two rolls of white silk to Shun, she stood up from the seat, turned into two streams of blue smoke with the fairy in black, and flew towards the northwest.Shun didn't expect them to leave as soon as they said, thinking about the 12 years of getting along with each other, although they are not masters and apprentices, they are better than masters and apprentices.Thinking of this, Shun knelt down and cried to the west:
"Two fairy sisters, disciple Chonghua thanked you for your 12 years of teaching art. Let's say goodbye today, when will we see you again?"

Suddenly a rainbow appeared in the sky, and several cranes were flying on the rainbow, as if they were welcoming the two fairies back to the heaven.There was an ethereal echo from the sky.

"When you return to the heavens, that's when we will meet again."

"Return to the heaven?" Shun muttered to himself, "When will I return to the heaven? Oh, yes, I am Ziwei Xingxia. I must accomplish a lot in the future and fulfill Ziwei's destiny, and I will not be in vain to the two gods Sister's cultivation."

After bidding farewell to the two immortals Xuansu, Shun returned to the Youxin tribe with three treasures, met Cao Muzi, and told him the ins and outs of his encounter with the two immortals Xuansu.Cao Muzi was amazed when he heard that, he didn't expect that Shun was really the reincarnation of Ziwei Xing, and he was favored by the immortal, who gave him the magic of immortality.

After completing this experience, Shun was determined to make contributions, but he didn't know where to go.Cao Muzhi also knew that although Shun was blessed by the destiny of heaven, it was not easy to make achievements. Moreover, the way of heaven was turbulent, which is not known to ordinary people, and Shun's future fate was also unpredictable.Cao Muzi suggested to Shun to travel to Kyushu first, see more of the world, let himself grow, and lay a solid foundation for his future achievements.

Shun felt that what Cao Muzi said was reasonable, so he decided to leave Youxin's family and go out to travel.The next day, after Cao Muzi prepared enough dry food for Shun for a month, Shun left the territory of the Youxin family with the three treasures passed to him by the two immortals Xuansu.

(End of this chapter)