Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 12 Dragon

The eye-catching big white-fronted tiger on the charm is not very well drawn. It looks a bit like a cat. It must have been drawn by the flat-mouthed woman herself. But for some reason, Zhu Badger felt very flustered when he looked at the big tiger.

She is not afraid of anything. Among people, Zhu Badger is only afraid of her old lady, Ma Yaksha. Among animals, she is only afraid of the eye-catching white-fronted tiger. Of course, this is just a little timid. If she is really afraid, Zhu Badger can completely ignore it.

The eight thin dogs kept licking and moistening the left foot of the red badger that was bitten by the slut, and soon she no longer felt pain. After the talisman on her right foot was removed, it returned to normal. She walked out of the Pig Butcher's house and removed the talisman. A charm with a picture of a big tiger is posted on the door of his house.

"If you have to spare others, spare them, and take action when it's time to take action. Well, you are worthy of being called the Nine Immortals!" A voice as loud as a bell echoed through Xishan, but no one was seen.

Zhu Badger stood still and looked around for a while, then shouted: "I am the Nine Immortals!"

After Zhu Badger had gone far away, there were sounds from the Butcher's house, and they couldn't be stopped. There was the sound of the butcher's curse, the butcher's scolding, and the cry of the butcher's wife, who came to arrange the funeral. Mr. Ba and some other relatives and friends rushed away after grabbing relevant items.

Zhu Badger returned to his old house and walked into his room. Ma Yasha was not on the bed, so he didn't pay attention. She must have woken up and went out to visit.

Groggy, Zhu Badger was terribly sleepy. She originally went to play with the eight pig badgers under the big camphor tree at night, and slept soundly during the day. Ever since the notice was posted yesterday, she had seen blood one after another. Before she could even close her eyes, she heard a snoring sound as soon as she got into bed.

Zhu Badger slept on this bed when he was brought back from the cave. It is said that this bed was given to the old woman by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Did Zhu Yuanzhang give it to the old lady? Zhu Badger did not conduct research and could not verify it, but it was absolutely true that this Babu bed belonged to the Ming Dynasty. Someone from above had verified it when they came to inspect the old house. Many collectors and antique dealers wanted to buy it at a high price.

This Babu bed is made of old huanghuali wood. The bed is huge and has a complex structure. From the appearance, it looks like a small room. The entire bed body consists of two parts: a canopy bed and a corridor. The bed boards and rails of the canopy bed are all carefully carved, and all objects are lifelike. There is a small table and two small stools on both sides of the corridor, as well as a toilet. Zhu Badger can get up at any time for convenience and does not leave the room all day long.

It's strange to say that Zhu Badger couldn't stop crying when he was brought back to the old house from the cave. Even in Ma Yasha's arms, he couldn't stop crying. He cried heartbrokenly when he was put on other beds. Only when he was put on this bed He stepped onto the bed and fell asleep sweetly.

This Babu bed had been idle for several generations before Zhu Badger slept on it. It is said that no one dared to sleep on this Babu bed since the generation of Grandpa Zhu Badger. Sleeping on it would cause nightmares or ghosts. Later, even this room became Few people dare to enter.

Zhu Badger slept deeper than ever today. At first, he had no dreams. Then a man in red robe came to Zhu Badger.

"Nine immortals save me, nine immortals save me."

"Who are you? How do you know I am the Nine Immortals?"

"You know and I know, heaven knows and earth knows, my heart knows and gods know, nine immortals save me."

"You know so much, how come you don't know that I hate Shinto people the most? Tell me, who are you?"

"I am Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The Nine Immortals save me."

"You? Zhu Yuanzhang?"

Zhu Badger looked up and down at the man in front of him, and saw that he was old and had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He did not look like a king at all. However, it was the red robe on his body that caught Zhu Badger's attention.

It was said that the red robe attracted the red badger, but in fact it was the dragon on the red robe that made the red badger look so kind and familiar. She couldn't help but get up and reach out to touch the largest dragon on the front of the red robe.

As soon as Zhu Badger's hand touched the dragon's horn, the dragon jumped up and looked at Zhu Badger sadly.

"If you are really Zhu Yuanzhang, tell the truth quickly." Zhu Badger couldn't look at Tuan Long's eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang sadly replied: "I have been responsible for my destiny for thirty and one years. I have been worried about dangers and worked hard every day to benefit the people. But I started from humble beginnings. I don't have the profound knowledge of the ancients. I like good and evil, and I can't be far behind. Today. Obtaining the natural principles of all things, there is a sense of ridicule and sorrow."

"Stop talking, your last words should be told to your descendants of the Ming Dynasty. I want to know what kind of injustice Tuan Long suffered?" Zhu Badger was most annoyed by his self-righteousness.

Zhu Yuanzhang replied: "Tuanlong is the true body of the Nine Immortals, which is your previous life."

"Still, be careful, I'll kick you out." Zhu Badger cursed fiercely, but there was a ripple in his heart, as gentle as water.

Zhu Yuanzhang explained: "I did one wrong thing, that is, I sent you to death without any reason. Your blood was splashed on Tuan Long, and Tuan Long was able to ascend to heaven. But you will always possess me, and you want me to give you justice."

"Then are you giving me justice?" Zhu Badger's face was close to Tuan Long. Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I have killed so many people that I cannot be reincarnated. I can only entrust you with a dream to save me and be reincarnated. Only in this way can I repay you justice."

"Hmph, you want to be reincarnated? Dreaming!" After Zhu Badger finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang looked like a withered man, and the dragon's eyes were weeping, and the blood was red.

Zhu Badger woke up from the dream and panicked and remembered a story that Mr. Zhu once told her. When Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, he got up one day to go to court. After washing and putting on his dragon robe, his neck was pricked with blood by a needle on his collar. , was furious and ordered Ling Chi to execute the maid who dressed him.

Could it be that I was that palace maid in my previous life? The palace maid's blood splashed on the dragon, and the dragon ascended to heaven, but I will always become a mortal, a humble mortal, unable to be a Nine Immortal again?

How did the Nine Immortals become palace maids? Are there really nine immortals in the sky?

No, I have to figure out the relationship between the Nine Immortals and the palace maid, and the palace maid and me.

Thinking of this, Zhu Badger jumped up from the bed, put on his cotton-padded jacket and pulled on his shoes, went out and went straight to Mr. Zhu's house.

It was already time to light the lamp, and the cross-eyed woman was ecstatic about the return of the two dairy goats. Seeing Zhu Badger running towards Mr. Zhu's house, her joy was instantly replaced by unknown jealousy, but she did not dare to express it directly to Zhu Badger, so she had to After peeking at Badger Zhu entering Mr. Zhu's house, he quietly groped to the base of the wall to listen to Badger Zhu and Mr. Zhu talking.

"Everything in the world has a cause and effect, just let nature take its course."

"Let nature take its course? Do you just have to watch the evil man covet the old house?"

"Evil will be punished, and it will be repaid when the time comes."

"But I've seen so much blood for no reason, and I don't want any more creatures to suffer."

"This is nothing you can worry about. I was the commander of the Imperial Guard back then. How can you, a little palace maid, resist with your weak body?"

"I am the Nine Immortals."

"It is still unknown whether the body of the Nine Immortals can return, so let nature take its course."

"No, I originally had the Badger Eight Immortals, and now I have the Inu Eight Immortals. I will definitely return to the Nine Immortals."

"Okay, Indestructible, I wish you success."

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me, was it you who wrote the demolition notice?"

"It's really not the old man. According to my observations and speculations in the past two days, it must be him."

"What does he want to do?"

"The coming one is not good. The twelve zodiac animals of the rooster, rat, dog, sheep, rabbit, pig, horse, ox, monkey, snake, tiger, and dragon have seen blood one after another, and they will definitely see blood in You, Zi, Xu, and Wei. Unexpected things will happen in the twelve hours of , Mao, Hai, Wu, Chou, Shen, Si, Yin and Chen. If you can deal with it, the Nine Immortals will return and the old house will be worry-free."

"The Nine Immortals will return, and the old house will have no worries!"

Zhu Badger strode out of Mr. Zhu's house, and the cross-eyed woman couldn't dodge and slipped into the gutter in front of the door.

"Dog, let go."

When the red badger shouted, the eight thin dogs bent their knees and crossed their legs to urinate and defecate in the gutter. The squinty-eyed woman did not dare to hesitate. She waited until the red badger was far away before she dared to get up from the gutter.

"Who are you?" Zhu Badger came home and saw the smell of food coming from the kitchen. When she opened the door, she saw a slim woman with her back to her, bending over and waving a spoon.

The woman turned around and knelt down hurriedly with a spoon in hand to salute Zhu Badger: "My maid, Ma Yaksha, has met the fairy and begs the fairy to forgive her for celebrating the past."

"Ma Yaksha? Are you Ma Yaksha? What about my mother?" Zhu Badger looked around, but his mother was nowhere to be seen.

(End of this chapter)