Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 192 Fake Immortal Li Nian

According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a man named Hua Xiequan lived in Zhangtang Bridge in Wuxi, Jiangnan (now Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province).

This person has a hobby, that is, he likes to invite immortals.

If nothing happened, he would often set up a altar at home to invite immortals with a few friends who liked fun.

One day, Hua Xiequan set up a altar in his home to invite the immortal.

According to the usual practice, after inviting a shaman, the first thing to do is to ask who the celestial being is.

This time, the invited Ji Immortal wrote on the Ji plate: "I am Wang Wen Wang Zhongshan."

This Wang Zhongshan was a Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty and a famous person in Wuxi.

After everyone asked him questions, they found that the words he wrote on the tablet were not smooth, and the poems he was asked to write did not rhyme very well.

Everyone couldn't help but have doubts in their hearts. Why was this Immortal so unbearable? Is he actually Wang Zhongshan?

I don’t know why, but every time Hua Xiequan invited the Immortal to come, he always came.

During that time, a building was being built at Hua Xiequan's home, so he asked Ji Xian to inscribe a plaque for the new building.

Ji Xian wrote: "There is a plaque in Qin Garden in Wuxi that says 'Liao Xiaoyao Xi Rong Yu'. Can this be used?"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but become suspicious.

Because this sentence comes from Qu Yuan's "Nine Songs·Mrs. Xiang", the original sentence is "Time cannot come suddenly, let's talk about freedom and leisure!" It means: Good times are rare, let me wander around leisurely for the time being. .

But this immortal insisted that it came from Qin Yuan, so it was not something Wang Zhongshan should say.

Another day, Hua Xiequan set up a jipan again. This time the person invited was the Immortal who claimed to be Wang Zhongshan.

Ji Xian and everyone were answering questions. When they were happy, Ji Xian suddenly wrote on the Ji plate: "I'm leaving."

Everyone asked him where he was going.

He also wrote: "Qian Rulin's family asked me to attend a banquet."

After finishing writing, the table suddenly became quiet, and the immortal walked away minding his own business.

This Qian Rulin is also a native of Wuxi. He lives only two or three miles away from Zhangtang Bridge.

Everyone thought it was strange, why did the Qian family suddenly invite a charlatan to their home for a drink?

So, everyone then went to Qian's house to see what was going on.

After seeing this, I realized that it turned out that the Qian family was holding a sacrificial activity to pray to the gods because someone was sick.

It's not like you're asking for help at all.

Everyone knew: That immortal lied!

The next day, Hua Xiequan invited the Immortal again, and he still invited the Immortal who called himself Wang Zhongshan.

Hua Xiequan pretended not to know and asked deliberately: "Did you go to Qian's house for a drink yesterday?"

The immortal wrote on the plate: "Yes."

Hua Xiequan asked again: "How about the food and wine? Is it sumptuous?"

Ji Xian wrote: "Very good."

Everyone burst into laughter and laughed at him and said: "The Qian family is praying to gods, not to immortals at all. Moreover, they are praying to gods such as the City God and the Earth God. If you are really an expert Wang Zhongshan, how could you do this? You don’t even know this, why are you going to the banquet?”

The immortal was exposed by everyone and was speechless.

After being silent for a while, he wrote: "I am not Wang Zhongshan, I am Shandong Li Baibai."

Everyone asked curiously: "Who is Li Baibai? We don't even know!"

Najixian wrote: "During the Kangxi period, I was selling cotton here, fell ill and died. After my death, my coffin could not go home, so my soul had to stay in Zhangtangqiao Nunnery.

Counting me, there are a total of thirteen ownerless souls in the nunnery. We all sinned during our lifetime, so we are not bound by Hades after death. We can all enjoy the incense used in nearby villages to offer sacrifices and pray. "

Hua Xiequan said: "The gods such as the City God that everyone worships and prays have names. You don't have names. How can you participate?"

Ji Xian Li Baibai wrote: "How can the City God and other gods easily go to other people's homes to enjoy food and drinks? Besides, all prayers are in vain, so we can also enjoy them."

Hua Xiequan asked: "You have sacrificed and prayed without a name, but you have used your name to enjoy it. If the Emperor of Heaven knows about it, I am afraid he will incriminate you. So what should I do?"

Ji Xian Li Baibai wrote: "How could heaven know about the prayers in the world?! These sacrificial and prayer activities are nothing more than the customs of ignorant people. Even sneaky requests for food occur occasionally, but after all, they have nothing to do with life and death.

What's more, we didn't ask for the food and wine, they were given by him willingly. So if we enjoy them, how can we violate the will of the Emperor of Heaven? Just like now, I didn’t ask for the tea and wine served by my husband’s family! "

Hua Xiequan asked: "In that case, why did you use Wang Zhongshan's name falsely?"

Immortal Li Baibai wrote: "This is the eaves god of your family who came to invite me with a talisman. He dare not go to heaven to invite real immortals, and the ones he invites are all like us."

Among the thirteen people, I am the only one who knows a few words, so I can deal with him for the time being.

However, if I directly say that I am 'Li Baibai', how do you know who I am? How can they respect us? "

Hua Xiequan asked again: "Then why don't you pretend to be someone else, but why do you pretend to be Wang Zhongshan?"

Ji Xian Li Baibaiwen continued to write: "I saw plaques on other people's houses around here. Many of them were written by Wang Wen and Wang Zhongshan. I knew he was a famous person, so I came here under his name."

Hua Xiequan continued to ask: "Then do you know where the words 'Liao Xiaoyao Xi Rongyu' come from?"

Immortal Li Baibai replied: "I saw it in Qinyuan's house. I don't know where it came from. I heard it from hearsay and it made me laugh."

Hua Xiequan said: "Since you are not bound by the Underworld, why don't you go back to your hometown in Shandong?"

Ji Xian Li Baibai wrote: "I am not entangled! The passes, ferries, bridges and other places along the way are guarded by gods. If you don't have money, you can't pass."

Hua Xiequan said: "Then I will give you a bunch of paper money so that you can go back to your hometown. What do you think?"

Immortal Li Baibai said: "Then I am really grateful! However, since I have accepted your favor, please give me a bunch of paper money, sir, so that I can give it to the Bridge God. Otherwise, just A bunch of paper money is still useless.”

At that time, Hua Xiequan's nephew Hua was also nearby. When he saw the words on the plate, he said: "I will pass by the bridge sooner or later. Don't do anything to me."

Ji Xian Li Baibai wrote: "I have already said that I am just a ghost, how can I cause trouble?"

So Hua Xiequan burned a lot of paper money and gave it to Li Baibai.

Then, the altar was destroyed. From then on, I never invited any immortals again.