Journey to the West: I, the Dragon Prince of the East China Sea, worship Bodhi

Chu State, Xiaoxiang, Baqiu.

Here, is the Hunan Yueyang of later generations.The famous "Yueyang Tower" comes from here.Now, of course, Yueyang Tower does not exist yet, but its predecessor "Baqiu City Tower" is already here.

The Baqiu tower is said to have been built for Luban.There are three floors in this building, in which four golden pillars of nanmu go straight through the roof, and are covered with yellow tiles.

At this time, under the tower of Baqiu, the old man rode his donkey upside down, running very fast.

"Old man, old man! What are you doing so fast?" A "girl" was chasing after the old man. If you looked carefully, you found that this girl was the middle-aged woman just now!
"What do you know? Someone has been staring at me, but I don't know who that person is? If I don't run away, I'm afraid there will be trouble!" The old man said hurriedly.

"What?" the girl said: "Who is staring at you? Why are you staring at you? Is it possible that you can still covet your skill of disguise? Or covet your skill of pretending to be dead?"

The old man's face was angry, and he was about to reprimand him, but at this moment his expression changed: "He is here!"

The girl was startled, and turned around, only to find that a young man in Tsing Yi appeared in front of the two of them at some point.

That young man has a handsome appearance and a refined temperament, but there are two dragon horns on his head, he is actually a dragon!
"The old gentleman doesn't seem to welcome me very much? If so, I will leave."

That young man is naturally Ao Qing.

Ao Qing cupped her hands and said, "I wonder who the two immortals are?"

Ao Qing was even more surprised.Unexpectedly, the famous Zhuangzi wanted to see himself.

"Realist Nanhua..."

There are generals, actors, officials, and even Han Yu's grandnephew!If I have to say it, "Heavenly Court" is closer to them.

Ao Qing was surprised, it turned out to be Zhang Guolao and Lan Caihe among the "Eight Immortals"! !

The old man said: "The little old man's real name is Zhang Guo, and his Taoist name is Tongxuan."

Ao Qing looked at the "girl" in front of her, feeling complicated.Well, this Lan Caihe really looks like a girl!
Even Ao Qing didn't look carefully, and didn't realize that he was actually a man.

The most typical ones are the Four Heavenly Masters.

Zhang Daoling, Ge Xuan, Sa Shoujian, Xu Jingyang.It already existed when Monkey King became an official.But in history, they all became immortals in later generations.

The girl said: "My surname is Xu, and my music name is Lan Caihe."

To put it simply, most people don't pay attention to Nezha's gender, but for Lan Caihe, it's more or less feminine...

Chuang Tzu?

Zhang Guolao pushed Lan Caihe away, and said, "Go, go, go! The prince doesn't know, we are alchemists from the period of the Five Emperors, and we haven't formally joined the Taoist sect and the heavenly court yet. Although I have a Taoist name, I am still a Sanxian. It's just that the two of us are on good terms with Master Nanhua!"

The girl was also surprised: "Is he the eldest prince of the East China Sea?" Then she wandered around Ao Qing very curiously, the girl looked very cute, her face was always flushed, and she looked at Ao Qing.

However, in later generations, they all entered the Taoist sect, but it is true. It seems that the Eight Immortals also have the meaning of "unifying the three religions into one".

Ao Qing was surprised that he could meet these two famous gods here by chance.And, for some reason, they seem to recognize themselves.

Having said that, the current dynasty, although Ao Qing is not sure about the specific dynasty.But it must be the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and since entering Chu, Ao Qing has always heard that Qu Yuan, the doctor of Chu State, is still alive.

Ao Qing was quite surprised.But if you think about it carefully, it really makes sense.

You know, Ao Qing has admired Zhuangzi for a long time, and he admires him very much!

If it wasn't clear that Lan Caihe was a genuine "boy", Ao Qing wouldn't pursue her gender, and would definitely treat her as a woman.

Hearing the words, the old man quickly said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It turned out to be the eldest prince of the East China Sea! What did the eldest prince say? How could the little old man not welcome you? I don't know who was staring at me just now. I was afraid of accidents, so I avoided it." , since you are the crown prince, it doesn't matter!"

Zhang Guolao said: "That's right! My little old man did recognize the prince because of Emperor Donghua. However, he heard it from the real Nanhua. The real Nanhua praised the prince full of praise, and he kept mentioning that he wanted to see the prince."

In other words, it was almost the time when Zhuangzi was still alive!But after all, it is a mythical world, so it cannot be inferred completely like this.

Ao Qing was a little surprised: "Do you recognize me?"

Ao Qing has been following the old man, but he didn't expect that the old man really has a lot of hands.Not to mention Buzhou Shanshi, Ao Qing wanted to hide his aura, which is also impossible for ordinary gods to penetrate.The old man actually found out.

But after thinking about it, he understood a lot: "Did you two recognize me because of Emperor Donghua?"

However, he was not surprised why the gods of the Tang Dynasty appeared in the Warring States Period.Not to mention that there are legends about Zhang Guo, who lived from the time of Emperor Yao to the Tang Dynasty.Many of the gods of heaven and Taoism have existed since ancient times, and they have reincarnated into the mortal world in later generations.

This is also very normal.For example, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and Maitreya Buddha all said this.

"Hey, Master Nanhua is now in Song Dynasty. If the prince is interested, he can go and look for it." Zhang Guolao said with a smile.

"I also admire Master Nanhua very much. If there is a chance, I should sit and talk with him." Ao Qing said.

The reasonable explanation is that they have long served in the heavenly court, and there are various reasons for later generations to manifest themselves in the lower realm.

"what!?"

The old man said: "Since you are a dragon, you have such powerful mana. The little old man can only think of the eldest prince! Besides, your appearance is also very suitable."

Among the Eight Immortals, except for Lu Dongbin, none of them can be said to be of Taoist origin.

Lan Caihe showed a cute expression on his face, and said: "If the prince is too lazy to look for it, I can lead the way. I don't want to be with this old man for a long time. If I can be with the prince, I will be happy!"

Lan Cai reconciled: "I'm not from the Taoist sect, I just got closer to the Taoist sect, this old man is from the Taoist sect!"

Of course, not to mention that Lan Caihe is a man, even if she is a woman, Ao Qing will not be tempted: "Daoist friends are joking, you are a Taoist immortal, how can you condescend to be by my side?"

Moreover, Lan Caihe is different from Nezha.Although they are all feminine and cute, Nezha is much less "coquettish" than Lan Caihe, and he looks like a child at first glance.

Ao Qing said: "It's rare to have an elegant mood today, why don't you two come with me to the one on the Baqiu Tower, and enjoy tea and view the scenery together?"

Lan Caihe said happily: "It's so good!"

Zhang Guolao also said: "Since the crown prince invites you, the two of us will naturally not refuse!"

Ao Qing nodded.With a shake of his figure, he disappeared out of thin air in the next moment and appeared on the Baqiu tower.

Zhang Guolao and Lan Caihe were startled, they didn't see Prince Long's movements clearly!
This move immediately made the two of them feel the strength of their cultivation!
But having said that, the two of them were not too frightened.Zhang Guolao slapped the donkey, and flew up out of thin air on the donkey, while Lan Caihe picked up a flower basket and pinched the formula, the flower basket became several times bigger, and flew upstairs with him on his back.