Records of Strange People and Strange Events in the Old Mansion

Chapter 173 Immortal

"Jiuxian, don't think that I dare not attack you. The worst that can happen is that I will be demoted to a mortal." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, gritted his teeth.

Zhu Huan said calmly: "Lü Dongbin, do you hate me that much? Let me tell you, if you don't leave Zhu Yunshan's body, you will not be reduced to a mortal."

"Do you think you are still the Nine Immortals in heaven? You are just one of the Eight Badger Immortals in the mortal world now. Even a stinky security guard can crush you to death like an ant." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, was extremely arrogant.

Just as Zhu Hao was about to respond, an old voice rang out: "What about the old man?"

"It's you, Zhang Guolao. You possessed the old craftsman and want to fight against me? Is it possible?" Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, did not take the old craftsman possessed by Zhang Guolao seriously at all.

The old craftsman possessed by Zhang Guolao smiled faintly and said, "I don't want to talk to you any more. Let's just ride the donkey and read the opera. Let's wait and see."

"Hmph, do you think this is your Zhongtiao Mountain? Still want to ride a white donkey upside down and chant Taoist songs? Zhang Guolao, you'd better go back to Penglai Fairy Island to spend your remaining years in retirement or go to Zhongtiao Mountain to pretend to persuade and convert people. Don't even think about interfering in the grudges of the old house, and you are not qualified to interfere." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, was still arrogant.

The middle-aged woman from the province spoke up and slowly questioned Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin: "What about me? Am I qualified to intervene?"

"He Xiangu? Why did you possess her to ruin my good deeds?" Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, did not expect that He Xiangu would possess a middle-aged woman.

The middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu replied, "I am a fairy and I will take care of the injustices in the world. Lü Dongbin, I advise you to stop now, so as not to get deeper and deeper into trouble."

"He Xiangu, do you still have any conscience? Who helped you become an immortal back then? It was me, Lu Dongbin. Now you don't remember the kindness you have received, and instead of calling you Immortal, you call me by my name. Do you also want to try my Hui Taoist's Tiandun sword technique like Zhang Guolao did?" Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, was holding a sword and was about to attack the middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu.

The middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu was calm and asked with a smile: "Chun Yangzi, it's true that you helped me become an immortal, but do you still remember who helped us, the Eight Immortals of Taoism, ascend to heaven? Who begged Goddess Guanyin to allow us, the Eight Immortals of Taoism, to live on Penglai Island? And who persuaded the Jade Emperor to allow us, the Eight Immortals of Taoism, to come and go freely between heaven and earth? So, who is it that doesn't remember the favor?"

"He Xiangu, you are not qualified to teach me a lesson. If you leave your body now and stop disturbing me, I can let you go." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, retracted his sword.

The middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu wanted to argue with Zhu Yunshan possessed by Lü Dongbin, but Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl jumped out of Zhu Huan's collar. They stood on Zhu Huan's shoulders, one on each side, and asked Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, with a smile on their faces: "Are we qualified to teach you a lesson?" "Do we want to argue with you?"

"I, the Taoist Hui, pay my respects to the two Dharma protectors. I didn't know you had arrived and failed to welcome you in person. I apologize." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, clasped his fists and bowed to Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl sneered: "Why are you pretending? Are you ungrateful? Do you really think of this old house as your own home? That's wishful thinking." "Lü Dongbin, since you want to apologize, then just follow us back to Penglai Island. It's not too late to go back now, otherwise it will be hard to forgive this crime."

"Two guardians, I am giving you face as a Taoist priest, you'd better take care of yourselves, otherwise you will lose face." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, smiled wryly.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl scolded: "Lü Dongbin, people say 'A dog bites Lü Dongbin and he doesn't know his good heart', I think it should be changed to 'Lü Dongbin bites the dog and he has no good intentions'." "That's right, you keep saying that you want to eliminate violence and protect the people, and kill demons and monsters, but what's the truth? You confuse right and wrong, confuse people, sow discord, and do all kinds of crooked ways."

"My two guardians, let me say a few fair words. The Badger Eight Immortals destroyed the old house's 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' brackets. What's wrong with the Pure Yang Patriarch coming to call her to account for the crime?" Zhu Yunhe said.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl became even more angry. They pointed their little fingers at Zhu Yunhe and cursed him: "Uncle Cao, you are possessed by Zhu Yunhe and followed Lü Dongbin to come to the old house to make trouble. How dare you speak?" "Uncle Cao, you are just Lü Dongbin's follower. What are you qualified to say? What can you say?"

"Two guardians, is it true that the Eight Immortals destroyed the old house in the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' scene? If so, what Uncle Cao said was fair, and what Patriarch Chunyang did was fair." The man sent by the higher-ups to protect the old house spoke.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl flew over and slapped the man a dozen times, cursing, "Han Xiangzi, you're possessing Egg and this and that, what do you want to do?" "Han Xiangzi, are you just looking for chaos in the world? Believe it or not, we can beat you back to your original form of a white crane."

"My two guardians, please calm down. I converted Cao Guojiu and Han Xiangzi into immortals. Naturally, they will do their utmost to protect me. I ask for your understanding. Cao Guojiu and Han Xiangzi have made it clear just now that the Eight Immortals destroyed the old house and the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea'. I am here to call for punishment. There should be nothing wrong with that, right?" said Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl rebuked: "Lü Dongbin, you still keep talking nonsense and confusing right and wrong. Jiuxian worked hard to protect the old house, and both humans and gods can see it." "The old house's 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' is obviously caused by the previous owner of the old house failing to protect the old house. What does Jiuxian have to do with it? We were deceived by you before and almost did something wrong."

"What the two guardians said is absolutely right. The destruction of the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' brackets in the old house was entirely caused by us Eight Immortals ourselves, and has nothing to do with the Ninth Immortal. Lu Dongbin, if you had not used this to sow discord, would the situation today have been caused? The Ninth Immortal tried every means to repair the old house and the 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' brackets. We should be grateful to her." The middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu spoke.

The old craftsman possessed by Zhang Guolao spoke up next: "Lü Dongbin, you are the one who has always been ignorant of good people and has always harbored evil intentions to blaspheme the Nine Immortals. You are always worried that the Nine Immortals will report you, so you have always been against them. I urge you to turn back from your wrong path, leave Zhuyun Mountain, and return to Penglai Island to apologize to Goddess Guanyin."

"He Xiangu, you are not qualified to talk to me. Zhang Guolao, don't take advantage of your seniority in front of me. I have my own principles as a human being and my own rules as an immortal. I will never let the Eight Badger Immortals go easily." Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, suddenly drew his sword and stabbed Zhu Badger.

The old craftsman possessed by Zhang Guolao was quick-witted and used the fishing drum in his hand to block the Chunyang Sword. Sparks flew and he fought with Zhu Yunshan, who was disguised as Lu Dongbin.

Seeing this, Zhu Yunhe, who was possessed by Cao Guojiu, took out his tablet and hit Zhu Huan. Zhu Huan was very close to Zhu Yunhe, and seeing that he was about to be hit by the tablet, the middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu hurriedly took out a lotus flower from the flower basket held by her attendant and hit Zhu Yunhe. Zhu Yunhe, who was possessed by Cao Guojiu, saw the lotus flower in the middle-aged woman's hand coming at him, so he had to take back the tablet and dodge to the side. The middle-aged woman possessed by He Xiangu refused to give in and fought with Zhu Yunhe, who was possessed by Cao Guojiu.

The person possessed by Han Xiangzi took out a bamboo flute from his sleeve and swept it towards Zhu Huan's waist. Zhu Huan jumped onto the wall of the old house with a swift movement. The person chased after him, and Zhu Huan flew to the ridge of the back door of the old house, stayed for a moment, and then returned to the eaves of the porch, playing hide-and-seek with the person possessed by Han Xiangzi.

Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl naturally wanted to help Zhu Huan. Just as they were flying up to grab Han Xiangzi's flute, three figures flashed out from behind the ancient cypress tree in front of the old house. Two of them went straight to Zhu Huan, and one chased after him. "Wow, it's lively, the Eight Immortals are all here." "Great, great, let's see who can beat whom." Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl looked at the three people carefully, and clapped their hands with joy.

"Han Zhongli, Lan Caihe, the two of you possessed Lu Bo and Lu Huan and deceived me. Today I must give you an explanation." The man who was chasing him looked like Uncle Liu, but was actually possessed by Li Tieguai.

Han Zhongli, who was possessed by Lu Bo, rushed towards Zhu Huan while responding to Tieguai Li, who was possessed by Liu Shu: "Why do you, an ugly old man, deserve to be the leader of the Eight Immortals? I have long been tired of you. After I kill the Eight Immortals, I will come back to kill you, a cripple."

"Master Zhengyang, just leave the Eight Badger Immortals to me and Han Xiangzi, and you go and take the life of that old cripple." Lan Caihe, who was possessed by Lu Huan, didn't wait for Han Zhongli, who was possessed by Lu Bo, to respond. He rushed forward, raised a flower basket in his hand, and smashed it at Zhu Huan.

Seeing that Zhu Huan was unable to avoid it, Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl waved their Fire Spear and Dragon Tendon Whip in their hands with great force. The Fire Spear spewed out the Three Flavors True Fire, which not only burned Lan Caihe's flower basket, but also burned the flute in Han Xiangzi's hand; the Dragon Tendon Whip made Lu Huan possessed by Lan Caihe and the person possessed by Han Xiangzi dizzy, and they were quickly defeated and hid behind Lu Bo possessed by Han Zhongli.

When Lu Bo, who was possessed by Han Zhongli, saw Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl using their Fire Spear and Dragon Whip respectively, he stopped and calmly escorted the person possessed by Han Xiangzi and Lu Huan, who was possessed by Lan Caihe, to his back. He waved the treasure fan in his hand slowly and said to Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl with a smile, "Two little guardians, listen to my advice and quickly return to the side of Goddess Guanyin of the South Sea. If you delay any longer, you may end up in the Netherworld."

"You old Taoist priest, how dare you curse us? Haven't you received the true teachings of Emperor Donghua and the teachings of Zhenren Huayang? Today, I, Red Boy, will not believe in evil and must fight to the death." "You old Taoist priest, you can't tell good from evil, and you help the tyrant. Are you worthy of the Master Zhengyang? Today, Red Boy will not take your life, but you will take mine." Red Boy and Xiaolongnu showed no weakness in the face of Lu Bu who was possessed by Han Zhongli.

Lu Bo, who was possessed by Han Zhongli, frowned and shook the treasure fan in his hand faster, saying as he shook it, "Alas, good words cannot persuade a damned ghost, so I will send you two to the underworld."

"Han Zhongli, don't be so arrogant. It would be fine if you didn't greet the two young protectors, but you actually dared to take their lives. Aren't you afraid of being punished by Goddess of Mercy?" Uncle Liu, who was possessed by Li Tieguai, stood in front of Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl, took out the gourd and shook it at Lu Bo, who was possessed by Han Zhongli.

Lu Bo, who was possessed by Han Zhongli, sneered, "You cripple, do you think that a rotten gourd of yours can stop the magic weapons of the five of us immortals? I can tell you clearly that it is unfair for Goddess Guanyin to protect the Nine Immortals. On what basis did she violate the laws of heaven and punish me? What crime have we committed in hunting down the Eight Badger Immortals for justice? The Eight Badger Immortals should be shattered into nothingness. You cripple, if you know what's good for you, get out of the way quickly, or I will throw you into the Netherworld with you, and you will never be reincarnated."

"Oh, oh, oh, who is this? Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue when you brag?" A clear and melodious female voice sounded, and when the voice came, a fairy with fluttering sleeves stood on the gate tower of the stage in the ancestral hall of the old house.

Everyone stopped fighting and turned their eyes to the fairy.

When Red Boy and Little Dragon Girl saw this, they were horrified and whispered to Zhu Huan: "Sister Nine Fairies, you, the sister of the Eight Fairies, are here with bad intentions." "That's right, she hates you so much that her teeth itch."

"Don't worry. My Eight Immortals sister is moody by nature. I have my own ways to deal with her." Zhu Hu had actually heard a clue from the words her Eight Immortals sister said when she appeared.

Sure enough, to the surprise of all the "Eight Immortals of Taoism" present, Zhu Huan's Eight Immortals lady actually swung the red silk in her hand and tied up the treasure fan in Han Zhongli's hand.

Lu Bo, who was possessed by Han Zhongli, did not dare to wave the treasured fan in his hand anymore. He bowed and said with a smile, "I didn't know the Eight Immortals had arrived. I am so rude."

"Who wants a gift from a stinky Taoist like you? Lü Dongbin, come here!" The Eight Immortals girl called out, and Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, hurried to the entrance of the ancestral hall and shouted at the stage gate: "The Taoist Lü Dongbin is here."

“Lü Dongbin, it seems that you are really good at sowing discord. Not only did my father and mother fall for your trick, but even the Eight Cave Immortals were deceived by you.” Another red silk ribbon was thrown by the Eight Immortals Sister at Zhu Yunshan who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, binding his three-foot green-bladed Pure Yang sword.

Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, dared not move, and let the red silk of the Eight Immortals bind his sword, and said timidly: "Dongbin, I don't know what the Eight Immortals mean?"

"I don't know what I mean. Are you questioning my ability to express myself or saying that I framed you?" The Eight Immortals asked Lü Dongbin harshly. Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, knelt on the ground and explained hastily, "No, no, no, that's not what I meant. I meant that I didn't sow discord, and I didn't frame the Eight Immortals."

"Lü Dongbin, you still dare to scold me? It seems that if I don't teach you a lesson, you don't know how powerful I, the Eight Immortals, am." As the Eight Immortals said this, her hands tightened, and the red silk that bound Lü Dongbin's Pure Yang Sword turned into a raging wave, making Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, feel like he was dying. He kept shouting, "Spare my life, spare my life!"

"Lü Dongbin, listen to me carefully. The gods from the Eight Caves are all in awe of me because the red silk in my hand was given by Nuwa herself. It was made from her blood and essence when she kneaded the clay to create human beings. I have always believed your slander, thinking that my Ninth Fairy sister was slandering me, so I bear a grudge against her. Today I wanted to come down to help you take my Ninth Fairy sister's life, but she didn't say anything dirty and always accepted it submissively. Instead, you guys kept cursing me as the Badger Eight Immortals. Are you cursing me or her?" The Eight Immortals sister was extremely angry.

Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lü Dongbin, knelt on the ground and trembled all over. He said tremblingly, "How dare Dongbin scold the fairy? Dongbin invited Zhengyang Patriarch, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, and Lan Caihe to come and pick a fight with her because she, the Eight Immortals of Badger, did not care about the destruction of the old house's 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' bird stand."

“Bah, you still dare to curse the Badger Eight Immortals? The Eight Immortals are me, and she is the Nine Immortals. You keep calling me the Badger Eight Immortals, which is obviously a curse on me. I will put you to death.” The red silk in the Eight Immortals sister’s hand trembled. Zhu Yunshan, who was possessed by Lu Dongbin, was in so much pain that he couldn’t even utter a word of begging.

Zhu Hu stepped forward and said, "Sister Baxian, you are beautiful and kind-hearted, so forgive me when you can. You can only blame me, your sister Jiuxian, for not giving you peace of mind in the mortal world and bringing you so much worry."

"Humph, you are indeed a tough guy, but I like to hear what you said. I am a beautiful person with a kind heart. All right, I will spare this Lu Dongbin's life for now, but I must use a red silk to throw him into the Nine Netherworld to suffer eighteen kinds of torture. And his accomplices, such as Han Zhongli, Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi, and Cao Guojiu, all of them will be thrown into the Nine Netherworld with red silk." The Eight Immortals sister was still angry.

Zhu Hu further advised: "Sister Eight Immortals, it was not easy for Lü Dongbin to become an immortal, and it was the same for the others. Please show some mercy under the red silk and punish them by not calling them the Eight Immortals in the future. If you want to call them that, you can call them the 'Taoist Eight Immortals'."

"Well, it is these Eight Immortals who have ruined the reputation of my Eight Immortals. Even if we call them the 'Eight Taoist Immortals', it is bound to cause ambiguity. It's not okay, it's still not okay." The Eight Immortals lady shook her head.

Zhu Hu said, "Sister Eight, how about this? You will be called the Eight Fairies from now on. In that case, even if they are still called the Eight Fairies, it will have nothing to do with you, because you are the most beautiful Eight Fairies in the whole heaven."

"Okay, okay, Eight Fairies or Eight Fairies, Eight Fairies or Eight Fairies, I like them all, I like them all, hahaha..." The Eight Fairies Miss disappeared suddenly, leaving only a string of beautiful laughter above the ancestral hall of the old house.