Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

Chapter 124 The Adventures of a Monk

Legend has it that during the Qing Dynasty, there was a monk named Zhiguo in a temple on Tiantai Mountain (now in Zhejiang Province). This person often does not chant sutras and chant Buddha in the temple, but likes to go out and travel around.

Once, while Zhiguo was traveling, he walked into a big mountain. I wandered around in the mountains for several days but could not get out.

When he realized that he was lost and didn't know what to do, a large cave suddenly appeared in front of him.

When I walked in, I saw a Taoist sitting inside. He made clothes from green baskets and strung leaves together as trousers.

Zhiguo was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward, knelt on the ground and said, "My luck is so good! I have met an immortal! Please accept me as your disciple and teach me how to cultivate as an immortal!"

The Taoist said: "You misunderstood! I am a human being, not a god! However, what are you doing here in this deep mountain and old forest?"

Zhiguo said: "I entered this mountain while traveling in the clouds. I never thought that I would get lost. I have been wandering here for several days, with nothing to eat or drink, an empty stomach, and unbearable hunger and thirst. Dare I ask? Taoist priest, can you give me some food and water?"

The Taoist said, "Just wait here for a while, and I'll go look for him in the back mountain."

After a while, the man came back with something. Look at the shape of the thing, it's huge and full, yet intricately organized, and the color is bright white.

The Taoist broke open the thing, took half of it himself, and absorbed the juice.

Then he handed the rest to Zhiguo.

The Taoist gestured to the wisdom fruit, sucked the juice like him, and then ate the pulp. And told Zhiguo: "You must have never eaten this thing! This is Millennium Poria!"

Zhiguo was surprised and happy! He knew that Poria cocos was indeed a good thing. It was known as the "King of All Medicines" and a "miracle medicine for laymen." I had only heard of it before, never seen it, let alone eaten it!

And this is a thousand-year-old Poria cocos! It’s hard for the emperor in the human world to eat, right? !

At this time, Zhiguo was so hungry and thirsty that he wolfed it down like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit without knowing what it tasted like.

When the Taoist saw that Zhiguo had finished eating the Poria cocos, he invited him to sit down and chat.

The Taoist asked Zhiguo: "I wonder if General Yue Feiyue is well now? Is Qin Hui dead?"

Zhiguo answered him and said: "What the Taoist Master asked happened during the Song Dynasty. Hundreds of years have passed since dynasties changed. Now is the Qing Dynasty."

Then Zhiguo told the Taoist everything about Yue Fei recorded in "History of the Song Dynasty".

After hearing this, the Taoist sighed and said sadly: "General Yue still couldn't avoid that ending!"

After that, he burst into tears.

Zhiguo felt very strange: Could it be that this Taoist priest was from the Song Dynasty?

So I asked him curiously who he was.

It took the Taoist Master a while to hold back his sadness, wiped away his tears and said to Zhiguo: "My surname is Zhou Mingtong, and I am a young general under General Yue Fei. When Qin Hui recalled General Yue Fei with a gold medal, I saw that the situation was not good, and I knew If General Yue is in trouble, the Yue army will be in trouble.

After General Yue was recalled, I escaped. Later he ended up living here. By chance, I met my master. He gave me fresh fruits of spiritual grass, just like the thousand-year-old Poria cocos I just gave you, so I can live to this day without dying.

However, my master told me not to come out of the cave, otherwise I would die! Now that you have eaten and drank enough, go out quickly. If you are late, it may be too late! "

Hearing what the Taoist said, Zhiguo felt very scared, so he bowed to the Taoist and left the cave.

The mountain road is rugged, very winding and very dangerous to walk on.

Zhiguo was regretting not asking the Taoist to show him the way, when he suddenly found a giant sitting on the cliff in front of him!

Zhiguo was shocked! I saw that the giant was about one foot tall, and his body was covered with green hair, like green silk.

Zhiguo was so frightened that he didn't dare to go forward anymore and hurried back to the cave.

The Taoist asked him somewhat strangely: "Didn't you leave? Why are you back?"

Zhiguo told the Taoist what he had just seen with lingering fear.

When the Taoist heard the description of the giant, he smiled and comforted him and said: "Don't be afraid, that is my master, named Shang Gao (according to historical records, this man is a mathematician and the inventor of the Pythagorean theorem) , used to be the general on duty of King Zhou of Shang Dynasty.

Later, my master was framed by two treacherous ministers Fei Lian and Er Lai (Fei Lian should be Fei Lian, who was Er Lai's father. Both of them were important ministers of the Shang Dynasty. They were both civil and military. Er Lai was born with supernatural powers and had superb martial arts). , fled to this mountain to escape from the world.

Because he likes to eat wild animals raw, his body and appearance are different from ordinary people. If you see him again, don’t be afraid! You can go up to him and ask about things during the Shang Dynasty. "

Zhiguo was relatively dull by nature. He grew up in a village and didn't read many books, so he didn't remember anything about the Shang Dynasty.

Zhiguo bid farewell to the Taoist again and left the cave on the road. Not long after walking, I saw the giant again at the original cliff.

This time Zhiguo was not afraid, but stepped forward to salute and pay homage to the giant.

The giant asked him some simple questions casually, and Zhiguo answered truthfully, telling him that he was a monk from Tiantai Mountain and traveled here, etc.

He wanted to ask the giant something about the Shang Dynasty, but he didn't know what to ask. Suddenly I remembered what was written in "The Romance of the Gods" about King Zhou of Shang favoring Daji, so I curiously asked the giant if it was true.

The giant said seriously: "Are you mistaken? Da is the official name of the female officials in the Nangong Palace of the Shang Dynasty; Ji or Wu is the ranking of the female officials. For example, there are Da Jia, Da Yi, Da Ji and Da Wu. The female officials in the Nangong Palace There are many, Daji is not the only one, I wonder which one you are asking about?"

Zhiguo hesitated for a long time and couldn't answer, so he changed the topic and asked about "King Wen's appointment".

The giant said: "I don't know who King Wen is! Are you talking about the Western prince Jichang? If you are talking about him, then I want to tell you that this man is very respectful to King Zhou and has no intention of rebelling and becoming king. matter."

Immediately afterwards, the giant asked Zhiguo, who told him the things he asked about, such as "King Zhou favored Daji" and "King Wen was ordered to do so". These messy and non-existent questions.

Zhiguo said: "No one told me, I saw it in the book."

The giant asked again: "What is this book?"

Zhiguo drew the shape of the book with his hands.

The giant smiled and said: "At that time, there was no such thing."

As soon as he finished speaking, he continued: "The road in this mountain is not easy to walk, and it is easy to get lost. I'd better take you home!"

After saying that, he held the monk with one arm and walked as fast as flying.

After a while, we reached a flat place.

The giant put Zhiguo on the ground and said goodbye to him.

Zhiguo looked up and looked around, only to realize that he was already on the outskirts of Tiantai Mountain!