My years as a fortune teller

More than 120 kilometers east of Xi'an City, there is the famous Huashan Mountain, a branch of the Five Sacred Mountains.Mount Hua is a part of the Qinling Mountains. It borders the Qinling Mountains in the south, overlooks the Huangwei Mountains in the north, and guards the gateway from the Northwest to the Central Plains.

Huashan was first called Huashan. The "Shui Jing Zhu" said: "Looking at it from a distance looks like a flower", so it was named Huashan. The peak of Huashan is like a lotus flower. In addition, the ancient "Hua" and "Hua" are common, so Huashan is also called Huashan. .

Huashan is the holy land of Quanzhen sect, the main stream of Taoism. There are more than [-] Taoist temples in existence, among which Yuquanyuan, Dulong Temple, Dongdaoyuan and Zhenyue Palace are listed as national key Taoist temples.According to "Water Houses": "There are eighteen water houses in the world, and Huashan Chexiangtan is the seventh water house." This is also one of the places to pray for rain in ancient times.

"Seven Signs of Yunji? Dongtian Fudi" said that Huashan Cave is also called Zongxian Cave, and it is the fourth cave among the 36 small caves of Taoism.Among Huashan stone caves, Shuilian Cave, Xiyuan Cave, Zhengyang Cave and Zhaoyang Cave are the largest, and the age of their operation has been unable to be accurately verified.Among them, Shuilian Cave is located in the north of Yue, also known as Shixian Cave. It is rare to see, and there are clouds of different colors from time to time. At the entrance of the cave, there are red stones and blue stones, and the stones are like Danqing. The shape of an immortal is drawn, and the clothes are all well-equipped. The height and size are like a human being. It flows straight down three thousand feet."

Another relatively large cave is Chaoyuan Cave, also known as Yingyang Cave, which is located behind the Nantian Gate. According to the records in "Hua Yue Zhi" and "Chuangxiu Dachao Yuan Cave Stele", it was engraved by Taoist He Zhizhen and his disciples. "It can be four feet deep, wide and near, high and twice as high. Pure white as snow, there are three pure images in the middle, and the gods protect it." There are many other medium and small caves, such as Lianhua Cave, Yuhuang Cave, and Xiyi Cave. Cave, Jintian Cave, Liaoyang Cave, Baxian Cave, Laojun Cave and so on.

The most famous one in Mount Hua is the Patriarch Chen Tuan.He is also the founder of the old Huashan sect, and some Huashan Taoist priests still honor Chen Tuan as their patriarch.According to legend, he played chess with Song Taizu in Huashan, and Taizu lost Huashan to him.Therefore, in Jiutian Palace, Luqingxin Bridge, there is a large piece of text engraved on the cliff on the south side, which is blurry and difficult to read.

The second person who is more famous is the Patriarch Hao Datong of Quanzhen Sect.He founded the Quanzhen Huashan School here, and since then Huashan has become an important place for the development of Quanzhen Sect.

We came to the foot of Huashan Mountain and saw groups of people climbing Huashan Mountain.I smiled and said to Jin Nantian: "Brother Tian, ​​why don't we go to climb Huashan Mountain first. After we get down, we can go find that Granny Huang?"

Jin Nantian looked at the towering Huashan Mountain and said to me: "Forget it, I, an old man with old arms and legs, won't join in the fun. I'll come back after we finish our work. At that time, you boy should tell me about it." things here."

I smiled and nodded, and said to him: "No problem, I know these mountains in Xi'an quite well. By the way, there is also a stele with a picture of the Five Sacred Mountains on it. I will go up and dig it down for you to take back with you." .This is left over from the old life, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon here. I don’t need to say more about the rest!”

Jin Nantian rubbed his hands and said: "This is good, this is good. It's settled like this. Let's go, we two will go to find that Granny Huang first. Hurry up and deal with the matter here, and come here as soon as possible!" He winked his eyes as he spoke.

Jin Nantian and I drove all the way to ask questions, and finally arrived at the village where Granny Huang lived.In order to avoid trouble, the car did not drive into the village, so it was stored outside, found a restaurant to have some food, and left the car here.

Then Jin Nantian and I continued to ask questions, and finally arrived at Granny Huang's yard under the guidance of an old man.This courtyard is really dilapidated, the two large black wooden doors are cracked, and the paint on them is also peeling off.

I looked at Jin Nantian, knocked on Granny Huang's door a few times, and immediately there was a barking of a dog, which scared me so much that I hid directly behind Jin Nantian.Jin Nantian said to me: "You are so mean, when you hear the dog barking, you push me in front of you. Oh, boss, you are fatter than me! It doesn't matter if the dog bites you and lose a piece of flesh, but I lose a piece of flesh It hurts."

I rolled his eyes at him and was about to open my mouth to speak.I heard an old voice in the yard ask: "Who is it? Wait, it's coming soon!" The speaking speed was not very fast, but it was definitely Granny Huang.

A few minutes later there was the click of a latch inside, and then the door swung open.The appearance of Granny Huang appeared in front of me. I didn't expect her to be so old after not seeing her for a few days.

She looked at me in a daze, and then said, "I didn't expect you to come so soon. It seems that you can't check many things. Come in, some things should be revealed." She said. He turned around and walked towards the yard.

Jin Nantian and I glanced at each other, and I followed in.But after entering, I felt something was wrong here.I always feel that this place is very yin, and the yin here seems to be growing by myself.

I took two steps and squatted down to grab a handful of dirt, taupe on the outside but white on the inside.It's strange why the inside is white. I smelled it lightly and it seemed to be lime.It's strange how lime is put here. Is this a place to raise corpses?

Granny Huang looked back at me, and said calmly, "Don't smell it, that's quicklime accidentally getting into your eyes. Such beautiful eyes, if the lime blinds my old lady, I will feel sorry for you."

I froze for a moment, and then I heard her continue: "This yard was built on the ground for keeping corpses, and it was built by my dead ghost old man Song Yi. By the way, you should all know him. People on the road call him Iron-backed Centipede." I Hearing these words, He Jin Nantian took a few steps back in shock.

Apart from being surprised that she lived in the corpse farm, I was even more surprised that she was the wife of Song Yi, the iron-backed centipede.This answer seems to be in my expectation, and it seems that it is not in my expectation.

In my expectation, it was because I had thought that she might have something to do with the iron-backed centipede.It was beyond my expectation, because I didn't expect that the unassuming old lady standing in front of me was actually the wife of the famous iron-backed centipede.

Jin Nantian was also very surprised, standing there arched his hands and opened his mouth without saying a word.It seems that he was more surprised than I was. Wouldn't we be surprised that there would be a widow of a legendary tall man?

Grandma Huang looked at me and smiled and said, "I'm surprised. Not only am I surprised that I live in a corpse farm. I'm also surprised that I'm the wife of an iron-backed centipede. In fact, there are three things that will surprise you even more. Stand firm. , don't be intimidated!"

I glanced at Jin Nantian, and then I heard Granny Huang say: "The ghost king you are looking for was released by my dead ghost. And the ghost king's apprentice is my son, my own son! At your feet, I fell asleep devil!"

What she said was an understatement, but Jin Nantian and I broke out in a cold sweat when we heard it.This old lady is typically pulling hatred. Aren't you afraid that we will subdue her first?

But I soon discovered that this was wishful thinking.Because three giant dogs suddenly appeared in the yard silently, like a giant calf, and there were three of them, all walking towards this side with red eyes.It seems that we are surrounded, don't think the door is sure to be locked.

I looked back, and sure enough, the courtyard door was locked silently, and there was another piece that was airtight. It seemed that there was something like an iron plate on the door.I was shocked in my heart, and this time the sheep fell into the tiger's mouth.

I took a deep breath, looked at her and said, "Mother-in-law didn't want to punish me when she called us here! If that's the case, you can let my friend go first! You're looking for me anyway." , as long as you let go of my friend, I will stay."

Granny Huang smiled, and said slowly: "As expected of being trained by Kong Wu, she is indeed full of courage. Not bad, but I won't kill you today. As for whether you have the ability to go to the main room Come on, then I don't know."

After she finished speaking, she walked into the main room as soon as she walked away. This kind of movement is definitely not what ordinary old people should have.Looking at the three giant dogs grinning, I pushed Jin Nantian aside, and slowly stretched my hands to my waist...