Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 296: The Past of Longhu Mountain

Longhu Mountain is located in Shangqing Town, Yujiang County, Ganzhou.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Zhengyi Taoism, refined elixir here. When the elixir was completed, dragons and tigers appeared, so it was named Longhu Mountain. From then on, it became the ancestral home of Taoism, and the Tianshi Mansion was also located here, which has stood for nearly two thousand years.

He became the leader of the Xuanmen sect in the Chinese extraordinary circle.

As the direct bloodline left behind by Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling before his ascension, the Heavenly Master Zhang family also benefited from this and enjoyed the incense and offerings from the people of Gan for generations.

In the nearly two thousand years of history, although the Zhang family has experienced many ups and downs in successive dynasties, it has survived safely to this day. The Zhang family, the Tianshi family, has also become the owner of countless fertile fields in Ganzhou during this long history, spanning eight counties in Ganzhou. If they were placed in the whole country, they would be the landlords of the landlord class.

In addition, with the protection of the Tianshi Mansion as the base, the Tianshi Zhang family can be said to be thriving. In this small piece of land in Jiangxi, they are the real local emperors, and even the warlords have to give the Tianshi Zhang family some face.

Because he can really call the wind and rain, turn beans into soldiers, and attract thunder from the sky.

But there are always people who don't believe in evil these days, especially in the current world, the country is poor and weak, the people are living in misery, and the destruction of the nation is imminent. There are too many people with lofty ideals who want to save the country and strengthen the nation. In the face of such a trend, even if everyone in your Tianshi Mansion knows the Five Thunders Righteousness, you have to avoid its edge and let nature take its course.

Especially this year, in the 22nd year of the Republic of China, Guinan County, not far from Longhu Mountain, established a Soviet area while breaking the Kuomintang's fourth encirclement and suppression campaign, and it was connected with the Yujiang County Soviet area where Longhu Mountain was located.

For the Zhang family and the Tianshi Mansion, which were already big landlords and a stronghold of feudalism, it was like having a knife at their throats.

For Li Zi's Tianshi Mansion, all of this is the general trend of the world. They will not resist too much and will just go with the flow.

But for the Zhang family, which has thrived on the incense of Zhang Daoling, and has taken root for nearly two thousand years, they have seen similar things happen before.

Throughout the many dynasties, successive Heavenly Masters had been rewarded, demoted, imprisoned, or exiled, but no matter what, the foundation of the Heavenly Master's Mansion and the Heavenly Master Zhang Family had never been shaken. Only this time was different.

If these peasants living in Ganzhou really succeed this time, the thousand-year-old honor of the Zhang family of Heavenly Master would be destroyed, and the people of Ganzhou would no longer respect the Zhang family of Heavenly Master as a god.

Therefore, the Tianshi Zhang family knew very well that this time, there was no room for negotiation between them and these mud-legged people entrenched in Gan area, and only one of them could survive.

This idea naturally affected the Tianshi Mansion, which served as the inner circle. After all, although the extraordinary people were not connected by blood, a large part of them came from the peasants, peddlers, and beggars who were looked down upon by the powerful.

But the thoughts over the years have made some people in the Tianshi Mansion feel that if I don't show my extraordinary skills, how can the world know that I have achieved success in my practice and should be respected?

As a result, the ideas of the Heavenly Master Zhang family were echoed by a part of the Heavenly Master Mansion, which led to the two factions that were split from the Heavenly Master Mansion when the Heavenly Master was in seclusion and indifferent.

As for the relationship between the Tianshi Zhang family and the Tianshi Mansion, Wang Yi learned about it from the local farmers in Gan after he left Beijing.

After accepting the invitation from the Zhengyi representatives sent by the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain and visiting Longhu Mountain, Wang Yi disappeared from the sight of those who were interested as soon as he left the capital.

With the means he has now, if he really doesn't want people to know where he is, there are no more than five people in the world who can find him.

Just like he is now, in Guixi County, Jiangxi Province, helping a local farmer with farm work, and listening to him telling stories about the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain and the Tianshi Zhang family.

"If you say that the Taoist priests on Mount Longhu are all vulgar, mediocre, and bad, I don't believe it. When I was young, there was a disease here, and I saw the disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion go down the mountain to cure diseases and save people. When there was a drought, I also saw the Heavenly Master set up an altar and perform rituals to call the wind and rain.

We respect the Taoist priests on this mountain, but what about the Zhang family who rely on the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain? Tsk tsk tsk..."

The old farmer sat beside the mound of earth, watching Wang Yi plowing the field. His face was not red and he was not out of breath. He was also drinking water from a broken porcelain bowl and shaking his head.

"Old man, you also know that there are capable people in the Tianshi Mansion of Longhu Mountain. Why did you dare to make trouble and go to the Zhang family's mansion to settle accounts with them?"

"You are right, young man. How could we have the courage? Tianshi Zhang really knows the Five Thunders Law and the Golden Armor Warrior, but he can't stand up to the eloquence of the leader. He said that Tianshi Zhang is so powerful, but he has never come out to quell the chaos. The fields of his Zhang family are the same as those of other places in terms of drought and flood. What's the difference?

Besides, are you willing to watch other places divide up the land? You have to farm for the Zhang family all your life, and let the Zhang family step on you and your descendants forever. Are you evildoers or ghosts? Do you deserve such treatment? Even if he has magical powers, we have foreign guns and artillery. Even if there is the Five Thunders, it will strike me, Shao, first, and it will not be your turn. I just want to ask you, do you want to divide up the land?"

Hearing his old friend's words, Wang Yi, who had already finished helping him with farm work, smiled and shook his head.

This is indeed what these martyrs would say and do. No matter how good and powerful the Five Thunders Method is, how many times can the Heavenly Master use it alone? How dare he use it on ordinary people? Moreover, the power of foreign guns and artillery is not much less than that of your Five Thunders Method.

Wearing a sleeveless white linen coat, Wang Yi also sat next to the old man, took the water handed to him, and asked again.

"So what did you do then?"

"What else can we do? Since someone is taking the lead in this matter, we will naturally make a fuss. Young man, you don't know that the Tianshi Mansion is worshipped in Longhu Mountain and supported by the Zhang family, so we naturally have no worries about food and clothing. But it's different for those of us who farm for the Zhang family. You know, 30% of the harvest in a year, we tenants only get 70%, and 70% belongs to these masters. And even with this 30%, many people want it but can't get it!

But we also knew the importance of the situation, and the leader also knew which way to go. We didn't rush to Longhu Mountain at that time, but only rushed into the Zhang Family Mansion. The mansion was deserted. Maybe the Zhang family members in the Zhang Family Mansion also knew about our movements, so they didn't even collect their valuables and hid in the Tianshi Mansion on the mountain. "

"Isn't this what you want?" "What you said makes sense, young man. At that time, we really felt that this Tianshi family was different from the Tianshi Mansion on the mountain. Anyway, the Taoist priests on the mountain would not be as spineless as these families. Moreover, we found a lot of bottles and jars in the cellar of the Tianshi family's mansion, hundreds of them, with talismans on them. Someone with sharp eyes recognized them and said that these were the altars where the Tianshi of all generations sealed the demons after exorcising demons. We were really scared, but young man, guess what we did with these altars later?"

When talking about the grand event in which he had personally participated, the old man showed a smug smile on his face, and wanted to see Wang Yi's expression.

But Wang Yi is now considered an insider in the circle, so he naturally understands what these demon-sealing altars are all about.

There are big monsters that live for hundreds or thousands of years, but they are either immortal spirits or evil spirits with physical bodies. Moreover, it is impossible for them to appear in the heartland of the Central Plains with their bodies. Moreover, they can be counted on one's fingers, so they cannot hide even if they want to.

If one wants to rely on Qi to survive in the world without a physical body, the three factors of time, place and people are indispensable. In these years, Wang Yi has only seen two of them overseas, and their conditions have basically deteriorated to the point where he can fight with them.

Therefore, even if these demon-sealing altars do contain the spoils of the heavenly masters of all generations who exorcised demons and monsters, after hundreds or thousands of years, they have long been empty jars. At best, they can just blow a little cold wind or make a few weak people sick and then die.

"Smashed?"

"You are right, young man. It was smashed. There was a loud noise that night, just like the sound of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year. And several days passed after the smash, and no one was hurt. We were so happy that night."

"What happened next? You just went back home like that?"

"We thought that the leader had no intention of letting Zhang's family go, and he took people to Mount Longhu, rushed into the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and confronted the Heavenly Master face to face. Later, even the Heavenly Master had to admit the sins committed by his own people and handed over the Heavenly Master's direct descendants who went up the mountain to avoid disaster. My goodness, one by one, they didn't learn the methods and character of the Taoist masters on the mountain, and they all became spineless and knelt down when they saw us.

They were so unpromising, so we didn't show them courtesy. We respected the Taoist priest and the Heavenly Master of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, but we didn't spare the Zhang family members either. We tied them up and took them down the mountain one by one. Young man, you don't know, that scene was more lively than the New Year's Festival temple fair. After we divided the land and had the land, we realized that we could still live a good life without Zhang Tianshi. But we haven't had enough of this good life yet..."

The old man didn't finish his words, but Wang Yi knew what was coming next.

It was nothing more than what happened on April 12, 1977. Bald men began to carry out large-scale purges in various places. As an old revolutionary base, Gan was naturally not spared.

After a series of backstabbing and reaction, the good situation that the martyrs had worked so hard to create turned into a mess again. As the victim, the Zhang family of the Heavenly Master naturally turned a disaster into a blessing. With a help from the bald man, the government office was taken back. However, the relationship between the Heavenly Master and the Zhang family, which had always prospered and suffered together in Jiangxi, was cracked because of this.

The common people in Gan still respect the Taoist priests who practice in the Tianshi Mansion on Mount Longhu and do good deeds in their spare time. However, they also understand that the Zhang family is just a bunch of people who rely on the power of the Taoist priests in the Tianshi Mansion to bully others.

Moreover, as an old revolutionary base, Gan is still strong. They are not afraid of the Zhang family members coming to settle accounts with them. But life has become difficult because of the encirclement and suppression in recent years. The bald people's encirclement and suppression is not as simple as dealing with the martyrs.

Even the common people in Jiangxi are the targets of the bald men.

The twelve words "the stone must be burned through fire, the knife must be bleed through, and the people must be replaced" were proposed by the bald man himself and issued to his subordinates. He was also considerate enough to write instructions for these subordinates.

"So, old man, do you think what you did back then was right or wrong?"

"Of course it's right! Otherwise, why would I tell you so much? I'm very proud of doing these things in my old age. We peasants and tenants have been working like slaves for the Zhang family for generations. For so long, they are the only ones who tell us that we are the masters of the land and that it is us who provide for the Zhang family's prosperity and wealth. It's not us who kowtow to the Zhang family, but the Zhang family who kowtows to us.

I am not afraid to tell you, young man, that of the five boys in my family, four have joined the army, and there is only one left. When he grows up, I will let him join the army like his four brothers and beat back those white skins! "

Hearing Wang Yi's questioning words, the old man also blew his beard and glared, and kept talking, which made Wang Yi smile apologetically, but after the smile.

Wang Yi also picked up the clothes he had placed on the pile of dirt, and took a few pieces of cake with him, and then took out a dollar from his pocket and was about to put them on.

"Young man, what are you doing? You plow the fields for me, an old man, and I provide you with food and drink. If you put this thing on it, it will become valuable. And you, young man, are going to Mount Longhu, right?"

"Sir, how did you figure that out?"

"You, young man, plowing is such a strenuous job that only a good man who knows farm work can do. Your clothes will get wet after this trip. You are not red or out of breath, and you can still chat with me. I am afraid you are a capable person like the Taoist priest on Mount Longhu. What's more, you asked me about the affairs of Mount Longhu and the Zhang family. Although I am an old man, I have never been to school, but I am not stupid. What's the matter? Do you want to find the Taoist priest on Mount Longhu?"

"Yes, this Taoist priest from Mount Longhu and the Zhang family members who are affiliated with the Tianshi Mansion are exactly the reasons why I came to you this time. I didn't expect that I asked the real master. You did such a glorious thing in the past. I can be said to have asked the right person. This can also be regarded as asking for travel expenses."

"Too many, can't find them all."

"Keep it. It may be useful in an emergency. And the things you told me are really useful to me. I have to take this one yuan."

"Young man, are you going to Longhu Mountain to seek revenge?"

"Not really, I just know how to talk to Master Zhang. This should be my second time meeting Master Zhang. Master, I'm leaving now, you should go back and have a rest as well."

After getting the information he wanted, Wang Yi packed his clothes and left this unknown village. When Wang Yi changed his clothes and left the village and stepped into Shangqing Town where Longhu Mountain was located, he was naturally exposed to the eyes and ears of the Tianshi Mansion, and they immediately reported the news of Wang Yi's appearance in their area to the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain.

(End of this chapter)