White Bone Monkey King

Jin'an tonight.

Didn't practice martial arts.

Just breathe out quietly and adjust the life essence of the whole body to the best state.

It’s better to cope with tomorrow’s Xiayinyi River.

A night of silence.

The next day, it was dawn.

Today is even hotter than yesterday. Drought conditions are gradually beginning to appear in various places. Local emergency messages are being delivered to Mr. Fu Yin's desk one after another.

But early in the morning, Jin An, the old Taoist priest, and Chi Jian were as usual. The three of them squatted at the door of the Taoist temple, each with a gourd and gourd in their hands, chewing wood and brushing their teeth with willow branches.

"Uncle Lin, I specially left you a box of shortbread brought by Mr. Fuyin. Come and try it. Mr. Fuyin's shortbread is very good. It's oily but not greasy. It's crispy and golden. The key is Mr. Fu Yin is willing to put some sugar."

Jin An came to the coffin shop opposite the Taoist temple early in the morning.

First, I came to visit Uncle Lin.

Secondly, he also wanted to ask Uncle Lin to help him take care of the Taoist temple. He didn't know how long it would take him to do so in Yinyijiang.

"Little brother, Taoist, why do I feel like we are explaining the funeral arrangements?" In the coffin shop, the old Taoist priest muttered.

Several black lines hung down from Jin An's forehead.

Uncle Lin accepted the cake, which was regarded as an agreement, so that Jin An could go on the road with peace of mind. He was watching over the Five Zang Taoist Temple.

Jin An: "!"

This is really a settlement!

Next, Jin'an began to make preparations to go down to the Yinyi River.

Jin An first visited the eldest lady of He Mansion and wanted to temporarily foster Shayang with the eldest lady, and the eldest lady readily agreed.

Then on the way back, he made a special trip to the medical clinic and asked the doctor at the medical clinic to make a batch of hand-rubbed blood-tonifying and qi-boosting pills for him.

Under the strong recommendation of the doctor in the medical clinic, Jin'an bought a small box of Ji Sheng Ji Xu Gu ointment, which is specially used to treat bruises, hemostasis, broken bones and other skin injuries.

As the saying goes, apply it wherever there is a wound.

Fellow Taoists no longer have to worry about me running around and bleeding to death.

When all these were prepared, it was almost noon.

The main reason is that the hand-rolled pills to replenish blood and strengthen energy took quite a while. The medicinal soup must be boiled slowly and dried into a dark layer of medicinal residue before being rolled into mud balls.

After returning to the Taoist temple, Jin An began to stay in the Taoist temple room and consecrate these great medicines.

A small box of Ji Sheng Xu Gu ointment sealed by the imperial decree.

It consumes one hundred moral virtues.

Jin An specially asked his senior disciple Shayang to try the medicine. The sealed muscle-sustaining bone ointment can instantly stop bleeding, reduce swelling, relieve pain, and quickly grow pink and tender new flesh. The medicine is very effective. Surprisingly.

The only drawback is that now the silly sheep wants to give him a claw hammer when they see him.

Jin An felt that this medicine should also have the effect of resurrecting human flesh and white bones, but he didn't ask Shayang to try the medicine that broke bones and rejoined them.

One bottle of hand-rubbed blood-enhancing and Qi-enhancing pills issued by the Second Imperial Order.

It consumes three hundred Yin De.

Thirty-three pills in total.

One bottle of Qingxin Yangshen Bawei Pills issued by the Second Imperial Order.

These were left over from before. There were still six left for practicing spiritual martial arts. Jin An felt that they were enough for the time being.

Of the original 1,403 yin virtues, there are still 1,003 yin virtues left.

"Little brother, this time I went down to the Yinyi River, and there were corpses, dragon kings, and water monkeys. I specially drew some new yellow talismans for us, just in case we need them. Come on, come on, you and me Get some for sharpening swords."

Before getting ready to set off in the evening, the old Taoist priest took out a stack of newly painted yellow talismans and began to use his ancestral craftsmanship again.

Jin An happily thanked him and took the new talisman handed over by the old Taoist priest.

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"Five-way wealth talisman, wealth talisman, Maoshan God of Wealth talisman, partial wealth talisman, rolling wealth talisman?"

Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest in confusion.

He suddenly had a very bad feeling.

The old Taoist priest rubbed his palms and said with an unruly chuckle: "Whether it's the Dragon King or the ancient tomb, there are always many big treasures under the Yinyi River, right?"

"What if we really pick up one or two antique vases, antique paintings, etc.? We will make a fortune."

When Jin An heard this, he was immediately in awe.

That makes sense.

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy. Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. It is the old Taoist priest who has thought everything through.

"Old Taoist, you have to be down-to-earth and make money honestly with your own hands. How can you always want to go astray. In order to prevent you from going astray, I have confiscated all these yellow talismans." Jin An said righteously, High-sounding.

The old Taoist priest was shocked by Jin An's high-sounding words and was dumbfounded.

He opened his mouth.

After struggling for a long time, I was too depressed to say anything to refute.

Want to cry but no tears.

Jin An didn't wait for the old Taoist priest to refute, then changed the subject and said, "What are the remaining plague-repelling talismans used for?"

The old Taoist priest who was still worried about the fortune-seeking talisman said with a depressed look: "This plague-repelling talisman is specially designed to restrain various poisonous insects, plagues, plagues, poisons, etc. The old Taoist thought it could prevent the evil spirits and witches among the antique dealers. Gu master."

When Jin An heard this, he immediately gave the old Taoist priest a thumbs up.

The old Taoist priest was as delighted as a peacock with his tail raised.

Jin'an, who has traded shotguns for cannons, takes the imperially sealed yellow talisman and medicine and sets off!

The target of three people is the Dragon King of Yinyi Jiang!

…

…

Yinyi River.

Dragon King Temple.

It's late at night now, and the weather is so bad that it's still hot and muggy even after nightfall.

My clothes were covered in sticky sweat, which made me feel extremely uncomfortable.

The river is pitch black at night, and all you can hear is the rolling waves, the roaring and roaring like thousands of troops rushing towards the river, deafening.

The river wind is very strong at night.

Like a black whirlwind, rolling up moist water vapor.

People came to Longwang Terrace near the river.

It finally brings a bit of coolness and refreshment to this hot and dry season.

On the Dragon King's stage, Taoist priests, monks, questioners, Kuixing kicking and fighting, two brothers mourning... Everyone who was going to the Yinyi River this time had gathered, including Jin'an, the old Taoist priest, and Xiejian.

Because the Dragon King Temple was small and could not accommodate so many people, everyone gathered on the open Dragon King Terrace to wait for General Du Wei's orders.

Three eminent monks from Bailong Temple are also at Dragon King Terrace.

The three monks originally wanted to come over to say hello to the Jin'an trio, but the monks from other temples kept surrounding the three abbots of Bailong Temple to discuss Buddhism, and the three were entangled and unable to escape.

On the contrary, Mr. Fu Yin finally got his wish and saw Jiajian today.

"This must be Taoist Priest Jin'an's sword-sharpening apprentice, right?"

"With a dignified appearance and a display of talent, it is true that a famous teacher makes a great disciple."

Lord Fu Yin praised.

Seeing Master Fu Yin taking the initiative to chat with Xi Jian, Jin An and the old Taoist priest subconsciously felt nervous. Jin An quickly laughed and told Master Fu Yin not to pay too much attention to Xi Jian.

"My disciple has met Mr. Fu Yin."

The dull and taciturn sword-sharpening man made Jin An and the old Taoist tremble with fear as soon as he opened his mouth. He almost bit the tip of his tongue and spurted out a mouthful of blood.

Cough, cough cough...

Both of them choked on their own saliva and coughed violently.

But at this time, the old Taoist priest had a dark face. He was about the same age as Master Fu Yin. He called him his third junior brother with his sharp sword, but he called himself his disciple to Master Fu Yin. After all, he was two generations younger than Master Fu Yin.

The old Taoist priest suddenly felt that he had no hope of life.

And our Lord Fu Yin was immediately stunned.

Even he didn't expect that his first encounter with Xiajian would actually start with such an unexpected scene.

"Hahaha."

"Respect the old and love the young, know how to respect the elderly and the elders. Well, I am becoming more and more fond of this apprentice Jin An. Haha, I am finally convinced that Chi Jian is indeed the apprentice of Taoist Priest Jin An. They are indeed of the same blood."

Mr. Fu Yin was busy with important matters, so after chatting for a while, he said goodbye and left.

"Taoist Master Jin'an, your apprentice is a precious gem, don't bury him." Before leaving, Mr. Fu Yin left an incomprehensible word, and I don't know if there was any other meaning in it.

Seeing Master Fu Yin leave to find the captain, Jin An and the old Taoist priest became uneasy and immediately asked Xi Jian, why did he call Master Fu Yin his disciple as soon as they met?

Jin An felt that the dull and taciturn Chi Jian was the only one among the three of them who was the best at flattering him. When he first met Yu Youzi, he always spoke like his uncle, and he was deeply loved by his uncle Yu You.

Now when I see Mr. Fu Yin, he calls himself his disciple as soon as he opens his mouth, which makes Mr. Fu Yin happy.

Jin An and the old Taoist priest both felt inferior to him when it came to flattering him.

Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance.

A sharpened sword cannot be measured.

Facing the questions from Jin An and the old Taoist priest, Chi Jian replied dully: "Because Third Junior Brother often said that Fu Yin's daughter is our Senior Wife, and Master Fu Yin is Senior Wife's father. Aren't Chi Jian and Third Junior Brother both Master Fu Yin?" His disciple?"

Jin An: "?"

Old Taoist priest: "?"

Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest suspiciously. The old Taoist priest suppressed his blush, denied the three consecutive attacks and shouted: "Nonsense, no, I didn't."

"When did I ever say that Fu Yin's daughter is our master's wife? I've only ever called him sister-in-law..."

All right.

The old Taoist priest opened his mouth speechlessly after reacting, and finally closed his mouth in frustration.

Sister-in-law and sister-in-law mean the same thing.

The old Taoist priest became more and more frustrated as he thought about it.

Why is it that no matter who he meets, he is always a generation shorter and always suffers a big disadvantage in terms of seniority.

In fact, Jin An has been quietly sizing up everyone at Dragon King Terrace, including the Taoist priests and monks, and has never given up on finding who the antique dealers are.

According to their speculation, there are currently six known antique dealer associates...

They are a Feng Shui master, a demon or evil monk who knows how to control ghost fetuses and five-power gods, a puppet who is good at straw man substitutes, a corpse exorcist who is good at exorcising corpses, and a person who is good at placing poisons. A witchcraft master, a martial arts master who is good at using sword weapons...

Among the many people in Dragon King Terrace, the only one whose occupation is similar to that of a corpse chaser is probably the ugly corpse-carrying craftsman.

This is an object of suspicion.

No one was seen carrying a knife.

call--

The river wind howls.

Rumble——

The waves on the river are full of galloping horses.

At the Dragon King Terrace, everyone looked solemn and solemn, with a solemn atmosphere like the wind rustling and the cold water, and the strong man would never return. Even if some people gathered in small groups to communicate, they still had solemn faces and frowned expressions.

Jin'an's tragic pre-war mobilization order yesterday had a great impact, and it has been affecting it from yesterday to now.

God damn the cup.

God's body is shattered to pieces, and his body is killed for charity.

On the contrary, it was Jin An who was the instigator. He got hungry from waiting. He was sitting on the open platform of Dragon King Terrace with the old Taoist priest and Xiangjian like a normal person. He sat on the ground and opened his own late night snack box while admiring everything. In the invisible dark river view, the three people from the Five Zang Taoist Temple seemed to be here for a relaxing picnic, not at all like they were here to slay the Dragon King in a narrow escape.

When it comes to treating food, the five zang Taoists are surprisingly unanimous. Food is the most important thing for the people, and the most abundant food is the most abundant thing in the world.

Only when you are full can you go on the road.

Looking at this completely different style of painting, the people involved were not nervous at all. On the contrary, they had been having insomnia since last night and couldn't sleep now. Others present were as aggrieved as if they had eaten a blowfly.

Sudden.

A small whirlwind flashed past very quickly and snatched a piece of mung bean cake from the old Taoist priest's hand.

Zhizhizhi——

A little monkey jumped on the blind ferryman's shoulder, bared its teeth at Jin'an and the others, and proudly raised its hands to show off the food it had grabbed in its paws.

The blind ferryman is just like a real man who is blind and cannot see how his bear and monkey are behaving like monsters. He sits cross-legged on the cold ground, closes his eyes and remains motionless, indifferent.

Let the bears and monkeys do whatever they want and cause trouble.

Jin An frowned: "This monkey reminds me of the bandit monkey in Mount Emei. Old Taoist, are the monkeys in Kangding State classified as Class II protected animals? If I kill it, will I go to jail?"

"Forget it, little brother, that piece of mung bean cake is too dry anyway, and I don't like eating it as an old Taoist." The old Taoist priest stopped Jin An.

The old Taoist priest has been walking around the world for so many years, and he has been able to remain intact until now. In addition to his achievements as an old man, he has seen through the complexity of people's hearts and the sophistication of the world; Anyway, it’s just a piece of mung bean cake, so it’s not a big loss.

The little monkey saw that the old Taoist priest gave in and began to eat the mung bean cake in his paws proudly.

Halfway through the meal, the little monkey almost choked because it was too dry. He screamed angrily, flew into a rage, and smashed the mung bean cake in his hand to the ground.

Jin An gloated and laughed.

The little monkey heard Jin An's gloating laughter. It glared at Jin An fiercely, scratched its ears and cheeks in anxiety, and bared its teeth and screamed angrily at Jin An.

Jin An is not afraid of being hit by a little monkey.

His eyes squinted, and he stared back at the little monkey coldly.

If this little monkey dares to provoke them again, he promises that he will throw him over his shoulders and teach him what social beatings mean. Even his bear parents will not be able to save him.

If the old Taoist priest hadn't stopped him, he would have picked up the monkey and threw it over his shoulder.

"Little brother, what are protected animals?" The old Taoist priest asked curiously at this time.

The dull and taciturn Xiajian also looked over.

Jin An thought for a while and replied: "In our hometown, it probably means those animals that are inconvenient to handle in places with many people, and will soon die in places with few people."

"Of course, there are good and evil ways to protect animals, just like there are good people and bad people, but good people don't live long, and bad people cause harm for thousands of years, so we have to protect good things from being bullied."

The old Taoist priest said oh.

"Disciple understands, the monkey who robbed my third junior brother's things must die." Xi Jian calmly continued.

He continued to chew the tea eggs in his hand slowly and stupidly.

Jin An was stunned.

Then listen to the music.

The three of them talked and laughed, taking the suffering in life as joy in suffering.

…

As the ion time got closer and closer, the figures of Mr. Fu Yin and General Duwei walked out of the Dragon King Temple. But what is surprising is that except for a few cavalry guards who have dismounted their horses, there is no one around the two of them. Where are the little Hanbao?

According to everyone’s original ideas.

That little Hanba must be contained in a coffin, or sealed by something.

At this time, Fu Yin and the captain walked to the edge of the Dragon King's Platform together, stood under the full moon, and looked toward the river.

"Is there something on the river?"

Everyone also followed them to the decaying and peeling wooden railings of Longwang Terrace and looked at the Yinyi River below.

The Longwang Terrace is tens of feet high from the Yinyi River.

Standing at such a high place, you can't see anything on the river except that it's extremely cold at high altitudes. It's completely dark.

"General Duwei, where is the little Hanban you mentioned?"

The ugly-looking old man who carried the body was smoking a dry cigarette in a hurry and shouted impatiently.

He had only seen records about Hanba in his ancestors' notes.

They have not had the chance to see each other for generations. Now they have an opportunity in front of them. How can they not look forward to it anxiously?

Others also echoed, asking where is Xiao Hanba?

It’s almost the time when Yin and Yang are born, why haven’t the Yinyi River stopped flowing yet?

Faced with everyone's urging, the captain looked up at the night above his head, calculated the time, and said, "There's no rush, it should start soon."

Starting soon?

What to start with?

Just when everyone was puzzled, suddenly, someone pointed his finger at the dark river and shouted: "Look, there are lights on the river. It seems like a ship is coming through the waves."

Hearing this, Jin An turned around and looked.

He looked surprised.

Sure enough, there was a faint light of fire swaying on the dark river surface at night. In the roaring rapids of the river, it was heading upstream from the direction of Fucheng, getting closer and closer to the Dragon King Terrace.

As the fire came closer, Jin An could see clearly.

The faint light of fire was not a ship, but actually a raft.

There is a stone coffin on the raft, a chicken bone lantern hung on the bow, an altar table, the altar is filled with incense burners, candles, incense, talismans, etc. used for doing rituals, and seventy-seventy-year-old lanterns extending from the mast. Two colored prayer flags are connected to the four corners of the raft.

Those prayer flags were filled with Taoist scriptures written in cinnabar. Because they were too far away, it was impossible to see exactly what scriptures were written. They should be Taoist scriptures about suppression or exorcism.

And sitting on the Hanjiang stone coffin was a Taoist priest.

Unfortunately, due to the long distance, the dark environment and the angle, no one could see the Taoist priest's front.

Everyone looked in deep thought.

It seems that in addition to inviting these folk exorcists, the government office also has its own cards and other plans.

Some secrets were not told to them truthfully.

I just don't know where Fu Yin and Du Wei invited this mysterious master. He can swim upstream in the rolling cold river. Could it be that he was a Taoist master from Yujing Jinque specially invited from the capital?

The governor of Wuzhou Prefecture seems to be not simple either.

Even the Taoist masters from Yujing Golden Tower in the capital were able to be hired.

"Little brother, it seems that this Taoist master is still a relative of us. Hehe, he is a master of our Celestial Master Tao." The old Taoist priest secretly said to Jin An.

Jin An nodded silently.

The Zhengyi Tao can also be called the Tao of Heavenly Masters, which mainly involves drawing talismans and chanting incantations, slaying demons, exorcising evil spirits, praying for blessings and warding off disasters, etc.

The Five Zang Taoist Temple, the old Taoist priests, and the masters who came to drive away the small drought demons on the river in front of us are all in the same line.

It is also called the Tao of Heavenly Masters.

The most famous among the Tianshi Taoists are of course the Maoshan sect and Longhushan sect.

As for the Quanzhen Taoism, he devoted himself to refining elixirs and hoping to ascend to immortality in the daytime and not wander around the world, but live in the secular world.

Taoism is already pure-hearted and rarely cultivates, and it is practiced in seclusion.

This complete truth is hidden deeper in the world.

"Do you all know why we have to choose to use the drought demon's ability at midnight and on the water?" The captain looked at the approaching raft, clasped his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice, his figure as straight as a sword thrust into the deep night sky.

Before everyone could speak, the captain had already explained the reason to himself.

"Because the first vibrant sunrise in the world, the golden light of thousands of meters, started to rise slowly from the water, so some ancestors said that the "Spring River Water Warm Duck Prophet".

"And among the twelve hours, Zi hour is the most yin time of the day, but it is also the yin pole that generates yang, the first yang is born, the taiji generates the two yang, the two yin and yang embrace the yin and yang, yin and yang give birth to all things, and bring about the vitality of all things. time."

"Because this little drought demon has not yet matured and cannot come out during the day, so we have to wait until the sun sets and the moon comes out in order to use the little drought demon's ability to stop the flow of the Yinyi River."

"We must not only rely on the ability of the Xiao Han Bao, but also suppress the ability of the Xiao Han Bao, so as not to trigger the Nine Heavens Fire and cause a wider range of droughts, so this is why we specially picked the time and started from the water surface. The purpose is It is necessary to not only rely on the ability of the small drought demon, but also to suppress the scope of influence caused by the drought."

Regarding the birth of yin and yang in Zishi, Jin An had previously consulted an old Taoist priest.

The old Taoist priest's explanation is very easy to understand.

Why do people feel most hungry at midnight, that is, after 11 o'clock in the middle of the night, and always want to eat midnight snacks? Or maybe after people stay up past 11 a.m., they become more energetic the longer they stay up? It's not because you are energetic, but because this point happens to be the point where the yin and yang are born, and the human body begins to give birth to its first ray of life.

On the dark and vast river surface, there is only a small flame, as if it will be overturned and destroyed by the river water at any time.

The master Taoist priest on the raft took action.

He jumped down from the stone coffin.

Then, he walked to the altar table, burned incense, chanted incantations, and shook the soul-calling bell...

After finishing the ritual, he picked up a Five Emperors copper coin from the table and walked back to the stone coffin.

Then take off the four yellow talismans affixed to the gaps on all sides of the stone coffin.

The heavy-looking stone coffin, with the palm of the Taoist priest's hand, opened the lid, revealing the glutinous rice filled inside and a small black wooden coffin.

Glutinous rice is a yang-qi grain that nourishes the body and replenishes qi, and has the effect of warding off evil spirits and removing toxins.

Now, most of the coffin full of glutinous rice has turned black, and there is a strong corpse smell. However, the people standing on the Dragon King's stage upwind could not hear it.

As the pocket-sized black wooden coffin opened, inside was a stillborn fetus with a large head and a skin that was half vermilion and half dark cyan.

The body was as dry as a dehydrated mummy.

The stillborn baby was very small, less than six months old. If it were over six months old, it would be a live baby in Liujia.

This spiritual fetus is different from a normal fetus.

People often say that when you are pregnant with Liujia, Liujia is the yang god, and a fetus over six months old has a chance of survival even if it is born prematurely.

If the fetus is born prematurely before the age of six months, it will definitely be a stillborn baby that cannot be fed.

Those born before six months are either dead babies or spiritual fetuses.

This big-headed evil fetus that is half red and half green is Xiao Hanba. Now, the big-headed Xiaohanba has a corpse-suppressing talisman on his forehead. He keeps his eyes closed and is suppressed motionless.

However, the people standing behind the wooden railings of the Dragon King Platform did not see these things because they were too far away.

Next, the expert Taoist priest began to perform kneading techniques with his ten fingers, moving his fingers continuously in the black wooden coffin to massage the body of Xiao Hanba to revitalize it.

Corpses also have qi and can practice cultivation, so they also have eight extraordinary meridians, as well as blood, bones, and flesh.

As the meridians of the corpse were pushed, the little Hanbao who had been closing his eyes opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of turbid air, trying to escape with the help of heaven and earth. However, the master Taoist priest was well prepared, and a Five Emperors copper coin was thrown out by him, successfully intercepting the breath.

Then the person walked back to the chicken bone lantern on the bow of the ship and put the Five Emperors copper coins into the chicken bone lantern.

A magical scene happened, two flames actually lit up in the chicken bone lantern.

A sun fire belongs to the master Taoist priest.

The other yin fire belonged to the little drought demon.

Jin'an is no stranger to chicken bone lanterns. This object has a strong yang energy and can determine a person's life and soul. Now it is equivalent to Jiangshui, Zishi, and chicken bone lanterns. The triple yang locks the small drought demon.

In order to control the scope of the drought and save the common people, Lord Fu Yin and the others are considered to be serious about spending so much effort.