Baoyao

Chapter 252 Legend (fourth update)
"These seeds are crystal clear, just like pearls, even the old man is reluctant to eat them." Master Ning sighed.

Everyone nodded, the seeds were indeed like agate, attracting people's eyes and making people reluctant to taste them.

Qiaozhen asked a few people to taste it. The pomegranate is very sweet. Put the seeds in your mouth and bite, and a stream of sweet juice will enter your throat, like a sweet spring.

"Not bad." Several people nodded in praise.

"It's a pity that such a good thing can't be circulated. If it enters the capital, it will be a rare thing. I'm afraid I will fight for it." Master Ning's expression was full of regret.

Qiaozhen smiled and said: "There is no way to do this. In fact, it doesn't matter if it is not in circulation. Every place has its own characteristics. Only when people have eaten and seen in that place can they be regarded as having really been there. This trip is worthwhile, otherwise the capital has everything, so it is not rare."

"That's what you said." Master Ning nodded, he didn't expect Qiaozhen to have such an opinion.

"Speaking of this pomegranate, it has a story. I wonder if my father and uncle would be interested in hearing it." Qiaozhen remembered the legend of the pomegranate.

"Oh? Let's hear it." Duke Zhen became curious first, and Master Ning also nodded. Chen Xuanyu sat inside and looked at Qiaozhen with love in his eyes.

"It is said that in a certain dynasty, there was an official named Zhang Qian. The emperor sent him to other countries. Zhang Qian went out of the capital according to the order. On the way, he ate and slept in the open, trekking through mountains and rivers, and suffered from cold, heat, hunger and thirst.

The farther he went west, the more difficult and dangerous the road was, coupled with the unacceptable environment, Zhang Qian and his party were full of stomachs and did not want to eat; , can only persist.

On this day, Zhang Qian and his entourage came to the foot of Kunlun Mountain.They were hungry and tired at this time, and they couldn't move anymore, so Zhang Qian had to send an order to find a place to rest in the wind.

Everyone rested, but Zhang Qian didn't, because Zhang Qian had a problem, he never stopped wherever he went, he always looked here and there, asked old people, talked with young people, and old people, to understand. The customs and habits of various places bring insight.

At this time, Zhang Qian was the same as before. Enduring hunger and illness, he walked along a mountain road alone.After turning a few corners, he vaguely heard someone talking in the distance.

He wondered, how could someone speak in this remote place?He couldn't help being curious, he followed the sound and walked vigorously.

After walking for a while, the sound disappeared. When he looked up suspiciously, he saw a square stone on the side of the road.

Zhang Qian felt strange, how could there be such a stone here?And why is there no sound he heard?
Zhang Qian walked around the stone and began to look. On the west side, there were three big characters "Tongtian Road".

Seeing these three big characters, Zhang Qian was shocked, Tongtian Road, does that lead to the sky?He hesitated, should he go forward or turn back?He couldn't make up his mind.

Just as he was thinking hard, there was another "giggle" laughter in front of him, which sounded like a woman's voice.

Zhang Qian made up his mind, he wanted to figure out where the road led, so he walked west again.

Unexpectedly, he had just walked three steps, when a gust of wind suddenly blew up, the wind was so strong that it shook the ground and the mountains.

Zhang Qian was frightened, he quickly closed his eyes, not daring to move or peek.

After the wind passed, Zhang Qian dared to open his eyes. He saw that the surroundings were surrounded by straight and steep stone walls, enclosing him. Looking up, it was about ten feet high. He seemed to have fallen into a well.He was like this, he didn't know how he got in, he couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Qian wanted to go out, but that was impossible.It's so high, and he can't fly, how could he get out?

At this moment, a man and a woman were arguing from above.

Zhang Qian listened carefully, and heard a crisp female voice say: "The Queen Mother ordered me to lead him to heaven, why did you stop him?"

Zhang Qian was taken aback, Queen Mother?God?Is this a myth?
Then he heard a manly voice say: "I'm afraid it's you, Sifan, who wants to get married! Don't use the Queen Mother as an excuse, and be careful that I will report you in front of the Jade Emperor." Then there was a burst of wild laughter, and the place fell silent again.

Hey, it turned out to be a fairy in the sky.Zhang Qian was very surprised. Is the person they are talking about himself?He couldn't tell.

Just when Zhang Qian was at a loss, a white silk belt fell down.

Seeing Bai Ling, Zhang Qian was overjoyed, knowing that someone was going to rescue him, he hurried up to grab the white silk belt, only to feel his body lighten, and he floated up with the belt.

In the blink of an eye, Zhang Qian came out of the "stone well" and hung in the air.It turned out that the white silk belt was the belt of a fairy girl who rescued Zhang Qian.

Zhang Qian didn't care about being surprised, he was in mid-air, he tightly held on to the white silk belt, and followed Xiangu to "swish" westward.

After a while, the taut white silk belt suddenly loosened, Xiangu disappeared, and Zhang Qian fell down.

After pausing for a while, Zhang Qian calmed down and began to look around. In front of him was a stone archway, on which were engraved four large characters of "Xitian Yaochi".

Zhang Qian opened his mouth in shock, he never thought that he, a mortal, would come to the fairyland.What a blessing this must be.

Emboldened and courageous, he walked past the archway and looked inside, only to see a patch of green trees and flowers, green water and green grass everywhere.What a wonderland.Zhang Qian felt refreshed. He relieved his tension and became relaxed. With his hands behind his back, he walked slowly and looked around.

Beside a pavilion made of Zhulanyu, he saw a luxuriant tree with red flowers blooming and fist-sized fruits hanging on it.

Zhang Qian stopped and looked at the fruit tree carefully.He has traveled many places, but he has never seen this kind of fruit.He was curious, what kind of fruit is this?Zhang Qian wanted to figure it out. He looked around and carefully reached out to pick one.

But how to eat it?After pondering for a while, he used his nails to pierce the hard skin, and when he peeled it off, there were rows and layers of pearl-agate-like seeds inside.

Zhang Qian thought it was unbelievable, he carefully broke off a seed, boldly put it in his mouth, bit it lightly, and the sweet juice overflowed.He broke off a few more and threw them into his mouth together.The seeds are sweet and sour, fragrant and delicious.The seeds were delicious, so he broke the palm of his hand, put it in his mouth, and chewed it with relish.After eating a few mouthfuls of seeds, I immediately felt that my mouth and tongue were moisturized, and the fullness in my stomach disappeared, and my heart was very refreshed.

Zhang Qian felt very satisfied, he thought: I don't know what kind of rare and exotic fruit this is, it seems that it can clear away heat and produce body fluid, digest food and dissolve accumulation.I simply picked a few secretly, firstly to eat on the road, and secondly to leave the seeds, and take them home for the common people to plant.This can be regarded as benefiting the people.

He wanted to do it, so he stood on tiptoe to pick the fruit, but he just reached out to touch a bigger fruit, when suddenly there was a voice of scolding: "Who is so bold to steal the Queen Mother's pomegranate!" Rebuking, the fairy girl who brought Zhang Qian to heaven came here.

Without waiting for Xiangu to speak again, Zhang Qian hurriedly saluted him and sent him as an envoy. The journey was full of hardships, the water and soil were not acclimatized, his abdomen was full, and his mouth and tongue were sore. After eating the seeds of this fruit, he recovered a lot. Son, I talked to Xiangu again, and begged Xiangu to reward him with a few pomegranates for him to take away.

When Xiangu found it hard to hear, she shook her head and couldn't even speak.Then tell Zhang Qian the reason.

It turned out that the Queen Mother felt pity for Zhang Qian when she saw Zhang Qian's long and difficult journey in the sky, so she ordered the fairy girl to guide Zhang Qian to the sky.I want to give him some peaches, pears, and dates for eating on the road.In order to save Zhang Qian from working so hard, it's just that there is only one pomegranate tree in the sky, and the fruit it bears is not enough for the Jade Emperor to eat. There is no will, and no one dares to pick one privately.This is a serious crime, and she, a little fairy, can't decide.

After listening to Xiangu's words, Zhang Qian said gratefully: "Thank you, Queen Mother, for treating people with kindness. It's just that peaches, pears and apricots are everywhere in the world, and no one cares about them. There are no pomegranates in the world. If you can bring me one back and let the people plant it, it will be king." Mother has done a good thing for the common people."

The fairy girl was moved by Zhang Qian's words, so she picked one and handed it to Zhang Qian, telling him to go to the archway of "Xiang Yaochi" and see him off later.

Zhang Qian put the pomegranate in his arms and went back the way he came.But when Xiangu was about to pick up the pomegranate skins under the pomegranate tree, there was a burst of music, and the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother came.

The Jade Emperor asked the Queen Mother: "I heard that there is a fairy girl who wants to go down to earth to find Zhang Qian?" He obviously listened to the advice of the male voice with a soft voice.

After hearing this, the Queen Mother hurriedly explained: "I sent the fairy girl. Zhang Qian went on an envoy to other countries. It was a hard journey. I sent him some peaches and plums to quench his thirst on the way."

The Jade Emperor didn't ask any more questions, but just told the Queen Mother to stop meddling in human affairs.After talking, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother came to the pomegranate tree.

The Jade Emperor saw a few pomegranate peels on the ground, and asked the fairy who had touched the pomegranate?Knowing that she couldn't hide her love, Xiangu told Zhang Qian about picking pomegranates and how she gave them away.

The Jade Emperor was furious after hearing this.Feeling that Zhang Qian didn't pay much attention to the people in the sky, he ordered Xiangu to go after the pomegranate, and if he couldn't get back the pomegranate, he would be severely punished.

After hearing this, Xiangu hurriedly came to the archway of "West Paradise Yaochi".After finding Zhang Qian, she told Zhang Qian that the Jade Emperor wanted to recover the pomegranate.

Zhang Qian asked Xiangu what to do?Xiangu thought for a while and told him not to be afraid, just leave quickly.

According to Xiangu's instructions, Zhang Qian tightly grabbed her white silk belt.Xiangu leaped into the misty clouds.Zhang Qian hurriedly covered his eyes, he felt his body float up, and the sound of "huhu" sounded in his ears.

The god who quarreled with Xiangu on the stone well, saw Xiangu sending Zhang Qian to heaven, and hurriedly reported it to the Jade Emperor.The Jade Emperor was furious.Not listening to the Queen Mother's dissuasion, he ordered the god to shoot the white silk belt with an arrow.

The white silk belt in Zhang Qian's hand suddenly loosened, and his body was spinning in the air.Zhang Qian was startled, he opened his eyes and saw that the white silk belt was broken, Zhang Qian panicked, what should I do?If it falls, it will be smashed to pieces.

　Four more, thank you for your support.I recommend this book, titled "Prosperity Step by Step Through Traveling".Author: Daughter of the Qian family.Introduction: Traveling through the space of girls with cute pets, seeking a lifetime of glory in another world.

　　


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