Chapter 110 Xuantian Zhenwu A bowl of egg fried rice. A house full of gold and jade, a happy marriage. What Tao Tie eats is food, and also the flavor of life. She also formed a good relationship with the stall owner who had a bulge on his back. This good relationship started when Tao Tie did not ignore the black snake that wanted to cross the bridge but failed by the creek. After Tao Tie intervened in the matter, he chose to use the court channels to notify the Cangqing County Government and the Immortal God Department. This made Lao Bie truly certain that in this matter, Tao Tie was an unexpected intruder and a third party. Even if there is no good intention, at least there is no bad intention so far. As a result, as soon as Tao Tie left the office of the Immortal Gods Department in Cangqing County, he smelled an aroma that aroused his appetite. Of course, if Tao Tie remained pure and unmoved, this happy marriage would still not be possible.
"what about the taste?" After Tao Tie put down his chopsticks, the stall owner Lao Bie, with a hunched back, walked over and asked. Tao Tie showed the bowl, which had been eaten clean without even a grain of rice left, to Lao Bie and answered with facts. In the Lingtai Zifu of the Niwan Palace, the Taotie statue lying under the seat of the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor" had an intoxicated expression and nodded repeatedly in agreement. Finally I had a good meal. It's really rare. "Your appetite is a little worse than Li Desheng's, but it's still good." Old Bie sat opposite Tao Tie, lost in thought and said, "That year, Li Desheng, who was not much older than you, traveled around the world and came here. Seeing the turbulent and muddy water of this great river, he said that since this river was called Canglang River, it should have both muddy and clear water, turbulent and calm water, and should not be simply muddy and turbulent. So he searched for water monsters in the Canglang River and asked them one by one if they were willing to help him control a section of the Canglang River's water to make it calm and clear." After a hearty laugh, the old turtle shook his head and continued, "At first, I was reluctant to do it. This kind of thing is thankless. Not only will I be cut off from the demon race, but I will also not be recognized by the human race. You never know when a passing cultivator will catch you and kill you, skin you, remove your tendons, remove your bones and flesh, and eat what you can eat or refine what you can refine. But..." The smile on the old turtle's face became more and more intense. "But Li Desheng is a really ruthless guy. Nine out of ten water monsters in the Canglang River have eaten humans, and he killed them all. Those who have not eaten humans but did not agree to his decision to rule the river were also expelled by him. In the end, he came to me, first asked me to make a pot of fried rice with alligator eggs, and then asked me if I agreed. How could I not agree?" Tao Tie listened attentively to this story. Because Li Desheng was the Taizu who ended the previous great catastrophe and founded the Dayong Dynasty in the chaotic times when people were suffering. Even though Lao Bie was asking himself, Tao Tie nodded slightly. "Yes, I definitely agree." The old turtle raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw it, and then continued, "This must be more than a thousand years, and it will soon be the time limit I agreed with him." "What years? What did you agree on?" Tao Tie grasped the key points and asked questions at the appropriate time. The old turtle laughed and said, "One thousand two hundred years, help me ascend to heaven."
This year marks the 1,186th year since the founding of the Dayong Dynasty, and there are still fourteen years left until the agreed deadline. According to the old turtle, he had acquired the ability to selectively stay in the Canglang River 1,186 years ago, so it shouldn't be difficult for him to ascend. Why did he need Taizu, or the Dayong Dynasty, to help him ascend to heaven? The old turtle saw Tao Tie's confusion, blinked, and did not give any explanation. Two young men who were walking side by side, arguing all the time and occasionally fighting, came from a distance. It was the sorcerer Zhu Cong and the feminine warrior Lan Ling who had been separated for several days. Giving the feminine warrior Lan Ling a sidelong glance, signaling him not to talk nonsense, Zhu Cong walked up to the old turtle, bowed deeply, and bowed respectfully: "Junior Zhu Cong, hello, senior, my teacher asked me to say hello to you." "What's good?" The old turtle rolled his eyes at Zhu Cong and said unhappily, "If I were really fine, would your master still not dare to come and see me in person and ask how I am? Why would he send a young man like you to come?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Cong immediately sniffed his body left and right, and then replied solemnly: "Senior, I don't have any milk smell on me." Sincerity is always a must-win. This sentence choked the old turtle. The feminine warrior Lan Ling standing by laughed. He was always choked by Zhu Cong. Now finally someone else is choking, and I’m watching from the sidelines, it feels great. The old turtle immediately glared at Lanling. This glare almost frightened Lanling to death. He quickly stopped laughing, straightened his attitude, and didn't dare to act frivolously. The old turtle then turned to look at Zhu Cong: "Are you playing dumb with me? I have been too lenient with you all these years, so you think I am a coward with no temper." "Senior misunderstood." Zhu Cong quickly explained, "I am not playing dumb, and I, as a junior, would not dare to be so disrespectful to my seniors." "Humph." The old turtle snorted, obviously still a little angry, but he did not embarrass Zhu Cong, a junior who was about seventeen or eighteen years old. Tao Tie was sitting opposite Lao Bie. After hearing this, he couldn't help but realize that the "ascension" Lao Bie mentioned actually meant ascension to heaven, not flying into the sky. There are three celestial palaces and four images in the sky. The three enclosures are Ziwei Enclosure, Taiwei Enclosure and Tianshi Enclosure. The four symbols are the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermillion Bird, and Black Tortoise. Among them, Xuanwu originally referred to a large black turtle, and later evolved into a combination of turtle and snake with the turtle as the main component. The old turtle that has been trapped in the Canglang River for 1,186 years wants to ascend to heaven. He wants to become the Black Tortoise among the four heavenly spirits, not simply ascend to become a god or an immortal! Even if you can't directly become one of the Four Symbols, you can still be another low-profile version of Xuanwu.
He knew that he couldn't do it alone, so he signed a contract with the fledgling Li Desheng when he met him. Now that the agreed period is coming to an end, people are naturally afraid that Li Desheng’s descendants, the current Emperor of Dayong Dynasty, will be unwilling to fulfill their promise. Therefore, it is very likely that the farce of catching a turtle and presenting it as a gift was staged by the playboy Yuan Nantian himself, which also attracted the old turtle's great attention. Considering from the old turtle's perspective, it is indeed impossible not to pay attention to it. If something goes wrong, wouldn't all the 1,186 years of hard work be wasted? It was only natural that Zhu Cong, Zhu Cong's teacher, and the group of sorcerers they represented were the target of Lao Bie's anger. After all, this line of shamans worships Xuantian God/Zhenwu Emperor and often needs to ask for the divine power of Xuantian God/Zhenwu Emperor. As one of the Four Saints of the North Pole, whose status is becoming increasingly honorable and prominent, how could Xuantian God/Zhenwu Emperor have so much leisure and time to respond to the requests of witches and shamans every time? Because of the contract with Taizu, Lao Bie fulfilled the duties of the low-profile version of Xuanwu long in advance and responded to the request of Zhu Cong and his group of shamans on behalf of Xuantian God/Zhenwu Emperor. But now the ascension matter has encountered twists and turns, no matter whether it is big or small, true or false, no one from Zhu Cong's group of sorcerers has stepped forward to settle the matter, which naturally makes Lao Bie unhappy. As one of the parties involved, Zhu Cong naturally thought more thoroughly about the principles that Tao Tie had thought through. Zhu Cong did not say anything without any reason. He just bowed once more and then flew towards the Immortal God Division of Cangqing County. The feminine warrior Lan Ling who accompanied him left without hesitation. Soon, the entire Cangqing County heard a low but angry roar: "Yuan Nantian, you come out and die, or I will fight you in?" "Who dares to be so presumptuous in the Immortal God Division?" A roar with unimaginable power immediately drowned out Zhu Cong's shout. Two loud bangs were heard immediately afterwards. Zhu Cong and Lan Ling's bodies streaked across three streets like meteors, and fell in front of the fried rice stall like broken sandbags. Both of them spat out blood, tilted their heads, and fainted. The wind stirred slightly. Miao Zongren, deputy director of the Immortal God Department of Cangqing County, appeared closely behind, carrying Yuan Nantian like a chicken. With a thud, Yuan Nantian was thrown to Tao Tie's feet by Miao Zongren. Miao Zongren then saluted the old turtle who was sitting still meticulously and solemnly: "Junior Miao Zongren, I am honored to be the deputy governor of the Immortal God Department of Cangqing County, and I would like to pay my respects to Senior Xuanwu." The old turtle dodged Miao Zongren's salute and said meaningfully, "I don't dare to accept your name 'Xuanwu'. After all, I am just an old turtle that can be captured at any time and given to the emperor as a birthday gift. I am not worthy of being an official or noble in your Great Yong Dynasty." "Senior, you are serious." Miao Zongren quickly explained, "This is nonsense. The whole Celestial Empire respects you immensely, but there are some ignorant and stupid kids who are talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart and affect the harmony." "is it?" The old turtle squeezed out a sound from his nose, still full of dissatisfaction, but did not directly refute Miao Zongren's words. Yuan Nantian, who was lying at Tao Tie's feet, refused to accept this and started to yell: "Who's mentally retarded? Who's mentally retarded? I'm not the only one who wants to catch a turtle and present it to Your Majesty as a birthday gift.
A few days ago, several princes almost fought their brains out over the job of catching turtles. In the end, it was my father who acted on behalf of the Ministry of Rites and caught a turtle to present to His Majesty, who praised him highly. Although he did not get promoted, he was rewarded with many things. Everyone in the capital knows that I, Yuan Nantian, am extremely filial. Is it wrong for me to emulate my father's heroic deeds? Why am I so brain-dead?" It would be good if he didn't yell. The old turtle could still sit still and keep his temper. Yuan Nantian's yelling made Lao Bie's face turn red with anger, and he wanted to beat Yuan Nantian, the idiot, to death. Comparing him with that stupid turtle in Dadongshan, are you praising that stupid turtle or mocking him? Miao Zongren noticed something was wrong and quickly waved his hand to pull Yuan Nantian from under Tao Tie's feet to his side. Miao Zongren was relieved that he was not stopped by the old turtle. But he still took ruthless action and beat the idiot severely. "Ah! Ah! Ah!" Yuan Nantian screamed, "Miao Zongren, you bastard, you hit me again? I will go back and tell my aunt about you! You are finished, Miao Zongren, I tell you, you are finished! As long as I, Yuan Nantian, am here, don't even think about marrying my aunt!" Miao Zongren's face suddenly became so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it. It’s not that I take Yuan Nantian’s threat seriously. Instead, he hated himself for not shutting up Yuan Nantian's foul mouth. It was really a mistake. If the close relationship between the two people and the two families is not exposed, the matter can be resolved better. Now that it is exposed, even if the estrangement between the Celestial Empire and Old Turtle is resolved later, both the Yuan family and the Miao family will most likely offend Old Turtle to death. This had a very bad impact on the Yuan family, which wanted to make further progress, and on the Miao family, which had been silent for 30 years and finally had hope of revival. If China really wants to break the agreement and take action against Lao Turtle, will it be so careless? Certain people secretly pushed Yuan Nantian to leave Beijing and instigated Yuan Nantian to stage a farce of catching a turtle, just to give the old turtle a warning. After all, fulfilling the promise to help the old turtle ascend to heaven was a matter of fourteen years, while the Celestial Empire’s conquest of the millions of mountains was already imminent. Dianzhou is close to the inner nine states and adjacent to the three southwestern states, making it the most suitable rear base for the army. The Canglang River system is well developed, connecting the Lancang River in the inner nine states and the Cangyun River in the southwestern three states, making it extremely suitable for transporting materials. The current emperor's administration is a mixture of hegemony and kingly ways. The wise officials in the court hold high the banner of "performance evaluation" on the one hand, and grasp the righteousness of "status" on the other, constantly consolidating the central authority. How could they discuss these matters with the old turtle in a nice way? The ideal situation should be that even if Lao Bie did not understand it before, he should have understood the meaning of the imperial edict after the Lord of Mount Dadong was arrested and brought to the capital, and he should have taken the initiative to submit a petition to the court to use the Canglang River as the waterway for the transportation of military supplies. The reason why Yuan Nantian was pushed out to be the big enemy was, firstly, because Yuan Nantian was known for his simple mind and easy to instigate, and secondly, because Minister Yuan had been too popular recently and he had to be suppressed. But this is not the way to be a traitor! Thinking of this, Miao Zongren became even angrier and attacked even more fiercely. As long as you can't be beaten to death, you'll be beaten to death.
Lao Bie was too lazy to continue watching this scene, so he waved his hand and sent Miao Zongren and Yuan Nantian, who was crying even more miserably, away. There are some truths that we know well. But even if you know it clearly, this matter is of great importance and you must use some means to get a clear answer. Otherwise, one-sided "enthusiasm" is most likely to go to waste. "Senior, can I go?" Tao Tie, who had eaten several waves of melons in succession, spoke up and said goodbye. The old turtle nodded: "You are a guest. You have paid and eaten. Of course you can leave." "Thank you, senior." Tao Tie stood up, bowed, walked past Zhu Cong and Lan Ling who were lying side by side on the ground, and left without looking back. The old turtle looked deeply at Tao Tie's back as he walked away. But he just watched and didn't shout out. "Toki Ye! Life!" It was not until Tao Tie walked out of Cangqing County that the old turtle withdrew his gaze and uttered an inexplicable sigh. He waved his hand again and closed the fried rice stall that had been set up three times in the past 1,186 years but had only served two customers. With a flick of his fingers, two drops of water popped out and fell onto the brows of Zhu Cong and Lan Ling, healing the injuries of the two juniors. He waved his hand again and captured the black snake locked in the prison of the Immortal God Department in Cangqing County. Then he dragged his old body with a bulging back and walked towards the Canglang River. Soon, the water flow of the entire Canglang River changed from turbulent to gentle and the water quality became clear. Tao Tie had already walked quite a distance at this time. While walking, I adapted to the new changes in the Niwan Palace, Lingtai Zifu. Behind the Yin God "Taiyi Great Emperor", there is a phantom of a black tortoise entangled with a turtle and a snake. The turtle looks like an old tortoise and is very vivid. The snake with its head held high instead of the turtle tail looks more and more like the Dadong Mountain which is shaped like the Chinese character “乚 (yǐ)”. Almost overlapping. (End of this chapter)