Maoshan Taoist priest

Chapter 34 Banquet (10)
Nothing happened these few days, Chen Shaoxian went to Shun Tianzhai in his home, cleaned the room and prepared to sit in the hall.

While cleaning the room, a book was found in a drawer.The book is handwritten, and the handwriting is written by my old man.The title of the book is "Lian Zang Guilu", and Chen Shaoxian was attracted by the contents when he opened the book.

The first article above says that there are three great books in ancient times, "Yi", "Lianshan", and "Gui Zang". "Yi" was handed down to later generations, and it was called "Book of Changes" when it was handed down to King Wen of Zhou Jing and Zhou Gong, and then it was written by later generations and gradually developed into a book that includes many kinds of metaphysics, such as Fengshui, Supplementary Test, and Taoism. Unparalleled masterpieces are the true quintessence of cultural treasures.

However, "Lianshan" and "Guizang" were lost. According to legend, the two books finally appeared in the Qinhuang Palace and were regarded as treasures by Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang decided to live forever because of these two books.

It is said that "Lianshan" among the two books records the dragon veins of the world, underground treasures, geomantic treasures, and peerless fierce places. "Di Lian Shan".

"Tianlian Mountain" records the dragon spirit of fortune in the world, and "Dilian Mountain" records the geographical dragon veins.

Only after Qin obtained the first half of this book did he gather the dragon spirit and fortune of the six kingdoms into one branch.

But at that time, there was a Zhongshan country whose dragon luck was not annexed by Qin. It is said that Zhongshan had a remnant copy of "Di Lian Shan". It was only after being taken away by the Heavenly Dao and Longyun that he was able to survive, but Zhao Guo learned of the existence of this precious book, so he was exterminated by Zhao Guo, but this fragmentary copy was taken away, which shows that this book is by no means ordinary.

The person who took this book was Xu Fu, the national teacher of the Zhongshan Kingdom. Xu Fu took this remnant copy and went to the Qin Kingdom to help Qin set the dragon veins in Lishan. On the journey of unifying the world.

Another wonderful book "Gui Zang" records that the world's thaumaturgy contains all kinds of laws. It is said that it can change fate against the sky, seize luck and rebirth the country, change the sky and change the earth, and reverse yin and yang. The method of longevity is recorded.

After Qin Shihuang unified the world, he gave the rubbings of this book to Xu Fu, and asked Xu Fu to search for the way of longevity.According to legend, Qin Shihuang took him with him and buried them in a coffin together.

Seeing this, Chen Shaoxian understood that the book written by the old man was originally written by the old man himself when he was free. No wonder it is called "Lian Zang Gui Lu".

He lowered his head and continued to look at the contents of the book. Although "Lianshan" and "Guizang" were lost to the world, some things have been handed down. Some of them were summarized and included in the Book of Changes by later generations, and some of them were collected by various schools into these The treasures of the town school, the most famous of which is the "Book of Luban", which has been lost for a long time.

Although "Book of Luban" is a strange book, it has great flaws. The people who learn it must be widowed, widowed, lonely, lonely, and disabled. If a healthy person must self-mutilate, he can learn this book.It's all because the way of heaven is incomplete, and ordinary people's learning is really against the sky and against the way. If they try to learn by force, they will be condemned by heaven.

The "Lianzang Guilu" written by the old man only summarizes the thaumaturgy methods scattered among the people, as well as some schools of magic arts.

Chen Shaoxian has already been attracted by this book. It records many thaumaturgy methods that he has never seen before, the origin history of each genre, and many strange things that have disappeared.

This book was studied by Chen Shaoxian for nearly a month, and Chen Shaoxian was amazed by the content recorded in it. Except for daily homework, all his mind was put on this book.

Chen Shaoxian would occasionally visit Liu's and Zheng's homes, and spent most of his time in Shuntianzhai for food and lodging.

Chen Shaoxian who was reading a book heard a knock on the door.

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Chen Shaoxian's family's sitting in the hall is not to open the door to welcome guests, but to wait for guests to come, and the purpose of his family is exactly the opposite of the saying that consumers are God.

Chen Shaoxian's family has an ancestral motto, those who come to the house as guests, don't care about life or death if they don't respect the family.Chen Shaoxian also asked the old man why there was this ancestral precept, and the old man said very arrogantly, it is not our family but the way of heaven that he respects, and those who do not respect the sky deserve death.

Later, Chen Shaoxian also understood this sentence. Many rich and powerful people came to the door and bossed them around, as if others owed them money, and the old man drove them out. reason.

But there are also many people who come to ask the old man respectfully, but the old man doesn't answer.

In the words of the old man, although the heavens have the virtue of being good at life, those who do a lot of evil and harm the heavens and justice should be punished.

Because the old man has offended many people in this matter, many people hired people to beat and smash the door in order to get revenge. The old man acted as if he hadn’t seen them, and even watched them smashing with a smile, sometimes pointing these people to pick valuables. The items smashed, but the next day those people all obediently came to the door to admit their mistakes and compensate for the loss.

Every time at this time, the old man would call Chen Shaoxian with character, stroked Chen Shaoxian's head, and said with a smile: "Grandson, put a few more valuable things at home tomorrow, and we can cash them out to save on tax." .”

Chen Shaoxian asked why, but the old man just smiled mysteriously and didn't answer.

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Chen Shaoxian put away the book, got up and went to open the door.

After the door opened, there were three people standing outside the door, one of them made Chen Shaoxian stunned, and then his face beamed with joy: "Brother Xiaozhuang."

Seeing that it was Chen Shaoxian who opened the door, Xiaozhuang said in surprise, "Shaoxian."

Chen Shaoxian enthusiastically let the three of them into the room, asked them to sit down, and made a pot of good tea for the three of them.

Xiao Zhuang and another young man sat on both sides, and the one sitting in the middle was an old man about 70 years old with a square face that looked very handsome. Although there was a heavy scar on his face, there was no trace of ferocity. Give him a tough and mighty air, this old man has a murderous air all over his body, he is very strong, he should be someone who has led soldiers and fought in battle,

Before Chen Shaoxian could speak, the old man spoke first: "Young man, is Mr. Chen Shuntian at home?" The old man's voice was very sonorous, obviously he was not a muddleheaded person.

Chen Shaoxian said politely: "My grandpa is not at home." Then he asked: "Do you know my grandpa?"

The old man looked a little disappointed when he heard this, but after knowing that the young man in front of him was an old friend, he was also very happy. He looked at Chen Shaoxian and said kindly: "Your grandfather and I met when we were fighting devils. Long, but your grandfather was already famous at that time, and he even saved my life." Then he said with emotion: "It's been decades, and we are all old."

Hearing that the old man had beaten devils, Chen Shaoxian was immediately in awe. Chen Shaoxian had great respect for this kind of person who defended his family and country, but he was also very curious: "Listen to you, my grandfather also beat devils?"

Hearing Chen Shaoxian's question, the old man sighed and said: "Your grandfather has killed more devils than I have ever seen, huh? Didn't your grandfather tell you?" Seeing Chen Shaoxian shook his head, the old man hurriedly said: "Then I can't say it anymore, I know your grandpa's temper, and others can't say what he doesn't want you to know. Don't say it's mine, I want to enjoy it for a few more years."

Speaking of which, the old man let out a sigh of relief, as if recalling something, touched the scar on his face, and finally said, "Your grandpa is an amazing person."

Knowing that his old man had beaten devils, Chen Shaoxian was also very happy, and said to the old man, "Old man, I don't know your last name yet."

The old man laughed: "I'm old, I'm old, I'm so stupid. My name is Nie Baoguo. After I got this scar, everyone called me Dao Scar Nie. Your grandfather gave me this nickname." The old man spoke very proudly. , apparently didn't care about the scar on his face, but felt that this scar was like a military medal.

Chen Shaoxian asked respectfully: "Grandpa Nie, what can you do with my grandfather?"

The old man called Grandpa Nie was very happy. He laughed and said, "I'm here to ask your grandfather about something, and I just want to meet this old friend. I haven't seen him for decades."

Suddenly the old man's tone was a little sad, he looked out of the window and said: "I'm getting old, I haven't seen it this time, I don't know if there is another chance." Then he smiled openly, looked at Chen Shaoxian and then at Xiaozhuang: "I'm very relieved to see you. We all have successors in this generation."

After entering the house, Chen Shaoxian hadn't said a word to Xiao Zhuang yet. He heard that the old man's tone might have something to do with Xiao Zhuang, so he looked at Xiao Zhuang and asked, "Brother Xiao Zhuang and you?"

"Oh yes, you know each other." The old man remembered something and asked, seeing Chen Shaoxian and Xiao Zhuang nodding, the old man said happily: "Then our two families have become family friends, and Xiao Zhuang is my grandson. "The old man stopped suddenly when he said this, and shook his head.

Chen Shaoxian noticed carefully that the old man's eyes were a little red when he said that, and Xiao Zhuang suddenly clenched his fists, Chen Shaoxian felt that something was wrong here.

The old man took a sip of his tea and said aftertaste: "Your grandfather's taste hasn't changed yet, and it's getting late. We still have something to do. I'm very happy to see you today. When your grandfather comes back, tell him I'm coming." But, if he has time, let him come to BJ to find me, let's get together." After speaking, he got up and left.

"Wait." Chen Shaoxian stopped the old man, and said, "If it's not troublesome, can you tell me why you're here." Seeing that the old man shook his head without speaking, Chen Shaoxian went on to say, "Tell me , although I am not as capable as the old man, but I have learned seven or eight layers, and I may not be able to handle things, but I can help you analyze and analyze them."

Hearing what Chen Shaoxian said, the old man sat on the sofa again, looked at Chen Shaoxian and said: "This is a state secret, don't tell it after you hear it."

Seeing that Chen Shaoxian nodded heavily, the old man said: "During the Anti-Japanese War, there were reports that the Japanese looted many treasures of our country. Because the war was very tight at that time, they did not directly transport them back to Japan, but sent an army to go away." But after this army arrived in Myanmar, it suddenly disappeared from the world. At that time, it was just in time for the Chinese Expeditionary Force to go to Myanmar. Everyone thought that the Japanese army was wiped out, but those national treasures have never been seen. No news. As the war continued to escalate, people who knew about this incident died in battle, and this incident was forgotten.

"After the liberation, a clerk accidentally found this clue when he was sorting out the files, so he reported it to his superiors, and the leaders also paid attention to it after knowing it. However, with the outbreak of the Korean War and the later Cultural Revolution, this clue Things were put on hold."

"Until half a year ago, when the clerk was about to die, he brought up the matter again. The superior sent someone to search the materials to find clues. Finally, a month ago, he found some clues in the documents left by the Japanese army, and summarized them for future work. It became a document to be handed over to the superior."

"But after seeing the information, everyone was shocked. The document said that with the outbreak of the Burmese war, the Japanese army built fortifications on the Sino-Myanmar border. A wave of Japanese soldiers discovered a natural cave while digging the mountain. The location is very good, and the Japanese commander decided to use this cave as a benchmark to build fortifications.”

"As the construction started, people continued to disappear. Since the disappearances were forced Burmese laborers, the Japanese commander didn't care and thought they had escaped, so they sent more people to the mountain to take care of them. It finally caught the attention of the upper echelons of the Japanese army."

"Because the disappearance of these Japanese soldiers is too weird. The weapons and daily necessities are intact, but the people are missing."

"However, in an emergency, we could only deploy additional manpower to increase safety while urging the completion of the fortifications quickly. However, more and more people were missing, and many people were frightened crazy because of this, until the Japanese army could not bear this non-combat reduction. "

"Just withdrew all the Japanese troops and replaced them with Burmese laborers. They promised to let them go home when the work was completed, and they would send a lot of money and supplies. At the same time, they killed a few disobedient people to deter these Burmese laborers. "

"When the project was about to be completed, the group of Burmese laborers suddenly disappeared. The Japanese army sent people to investigate. The investigators went up the mountain and saw that there were only labor tools all over the floor, but the Burmese people were nowhere to be found."

"The battle is getting more and more fierce, and the Japanese army is going all out. All the fortifications are completed by the Japanese soldiers. In order to prevent people from missing, they decided to start construction during the day and go down the mountain to rest at night. This method is really effective, and fewer people are missing."

"However, when the Japanese army expanded the warehouse downward, the Japanese army found a large number of corpses of various shapes in the soil layer below, and these corpses were all Japanese soldiers and Burmese laborers."

"The commander of the Japanese army went crazy, and gave the order to die and quickly dug down. With the continuous digging, a large number of corpses were dug up, some of them turned into rotting corpses, and some had become skeletons. Judging from the clothes The bones belonged to Japanese soldiers and Burmese laborers."

"The Japanese commander said in the report that the mountain was devouring people like a monster, and the corpses were like digested food. After the Japanese commander finished writing the report, he committed suicide by cutting his belly, so the fortification was sealed."

"And the Japanese army that transported the national treasure finally entered this weird fortification and disappeared."

Chen Shaoxian was also a little shocked when he heard it, it reminded him of the story of the cannibal forest. There are several places like this in the world, where a large number of corpses are found every year, but these people all committed suicide.Compared with what Grandpa Nie said, these incidents pale in comparison.

The old man took a sip of tea and continued: "At first we didn't believe it at all, because it was so unbelievable, and we thought it was fabricated by the Japanese army to cover up certain truths."

"After many inquiries, I learned that the mountain is called the sacred mountain in Myanmar. The local people said that there are treasures left by the gods in the mountain, and they are guarded by the gods. After entering, the mortals will never return. The mortals who enter will become gods. servant."

"It is also said that in ancient times, young girls were enshrined to sacrifice to the gods every year. Up to now, there are still some villages around that offer sacrifices every year, but the girls are replaced with paper dolls, and the location is changed from a deep mountain to a river. Because the locals dare not approach The mountain step. They believe that the river will bring these paper figures to the gods on the mountain."

"In the 90s, some foreign expeditions entered this mountain, and all of them disappeared. Many rescue teams from abroad have returned without success, and many lives were lost, so that the Burmese government put this mountain classified as restricted."

"We decided to send a special team to go to Myanmar to find clues."

"In order to prevent accidents, they are equipped with the most advanced weapons and communication equipment as well as satellite positioning systems, and they can transmit signals through satellites and have direct visual conversations."

Said that the old man sighed: "But only a few short video data were sent back, and because the last video is too weird, I came to ask your grandfather for help."

The old man took out a video DV from his bag, opened it and put it in front of Chen Shaoxian.

After a while, the picture was played on the DV, the picture quality was not very clear, the picture flickered very badly, and there was a crackling sound, which should be due to poor signal transmission, but it was still possible to clearly see nine special forces in the picture.

After a special soldier debugged the machine for a while, there was a sound on the screen.The special soldier then reported the situation to his superiors.The special soldier said that they had reached the outer edge of the mountain, but they could not reach their destination until the next day. Today, they spent the night in the deep mountain ahead, and the signal output on the outer edge of the mountain was greatly disturbed. It's not clear what will happen once you enter.

Another person's voice came from the screen. This voice Chen Shaoxian was very familiar with was Xiaozhuang's. Xiaozhuang told them to pay attention to safety and to strengthen vigilance at night. Regardless of whether the signal was disturbed or not, the positioning system and communication system must be kept on 24 hours a day. hours on state.If after entering the deep mountain, the communication signal is seriously disturbed and cannot contact the superior, once danger is found, you must evacuate immediately.

Then he gave some other instructions, and Xiao Zhuang told them that the action had started. The special soldier secretly made a face at the screen, turned around and ordered the other team members to start action.

The further the team went in, the less clear the picture quality in the DV was, and there were more and more snowflakes in the picture, making the sound of tearing and tearing, and finally the entire screen was completely occupied by snowflakes. passed away,
Chen Shaoxian raised his head and saw Grandpa Nie and Xiaozhuang staring at the screen with reddish eyes, so he asked softly, "Grandpa Nie, is that all?"

The old man regained his senses, fixed his eyes on the time in the upper left corner, stretched out his hand and clicked on the machine to fast forward.A two-screen flashed in the middle, and the old man paused for a moment. After the screen flashed, the old man continued to fast forward.

Chen Shaoxian saw that what flashed across the screen just now was only the foggy forest, and the time displayed in the upper left corner was around eleven o'clock in the evening.

At this moment, the old man stopped, and the playing screen was still full of snowflakes. The time in the upper left corner was [-]:[-] in the morning. At this time, there were intermittent gunshots from the DV, and a word of anxiety came out after a while. The shout: "You go first." Then there was another violent gunshot.

The voice was very familiar, it should belong to the special soldier I saw just now.Chen Shaoxian unconsciously looked at the two people opposite. Although their eyes were red, they had gratified smiles on their faces.

Suddenly a picture appeared on the DV, and the picture was vertical. It should be that the machine transmitting the picture fell to the ground.There was no sound in the picture, and the surroundings were pitch black, only the light that came with this machine illuminated a beam of light.

A foot suddenly appeared in the screen, and then many more appeared. These feet moved forward, slowly revealing the legs, and after a while, the backs of many people appeared in the screen. The clothes of these people were tattered. They walked forward, as if they were holding something, but the beam of light couldn't shine on it, only the arms of these people could be seen stretching into the darkness above.

(End of this chapter)