Destiny is inviolable.

Kill the demon and get rid of the roots

? At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a Taoist named Yang in Qingzhou. He has a mysterious mirror, is proficient in Taoism and five lines of gossip, and is good at measuring "secrets". On this day, he broke his fingers and went to a place called Zhaozhuang.

? As soon as Xuanjing arrived at the gate of Zhaozhuang, a man came in a hurry and hit him. When the man saw it, he quickly said that he was a servant of Zhao Zhuang, and he was on his way to invite a Taoist priest on orders from the owner of the Zhuang. It turned out that Li, the owner of the house, was pregnant, but only three months later, her abdomen was as big as a drum and there were signs of childbirth. Lord Zhao Zhuang wants to invite Taoist priests to his house to see if there are monsters at work.

? Xuan Jing seemed to have foreseen it, but he was not surprised when he heard it. He followed the man into Zhaozhuang, and accompanied by his master, he looked everywhere. When they came to the lotus pond in the backyard, Xuan Jing stroked his beard and said firmly, "There is a devil on this lotus pond. I am so primitive, there must be a demon in the pond! "

? "This is really a demon at work!" Master Zhuang gritted his teeth and asked, "Taoist, is there any way to exorcise demons?"

? "Naturally, originality is my job!" Xuan Jing said, "Tell the owner in detail. ...

? Just a cup of tea, dozens of people in Zhaozhuang carried dozens of baskets of lime and a lot of dry wood. Xuan Jing ordered all the lime to be poured into the lotus pond. When the pool meets lime, it immediately boils and the fog rises, which is very spectacular. Later, a huge turtle floated to the pool. The tortoise is as big as a millstone. Its belly is white and upward. It is dead.

? The landlord was frightened and asked, "Taoist, is this, is this the monster you said?"

? Xuan Jing took his time, nodded slightly, and said, "This turtle has been refined and is trying to become human. It must be a demon fetus in my wife's womb! " Say that finish, ordered the giant turtle on the dry wood, lit firewood.

? The fire burned for nearly two hours before the giant turtle turned to ashes. Xuan Jing added, "It's a good thing my wife didn't give birth, otherwise ..." Say that finish, he looked at the landlord with an embarrassed face.

? The landlord seemed to understand something and asked tentatively, "Taoist, are you saying that the fetus in your wife's womb can't be saved?"

? Xuan Jing looked grim and nodded, saying, "To slay the demon and get rid of it, we must uproot it, otherwise it will bring endless troubles and even disaster to Zhaozhuang!" Xuan Jing went on to say, "This is not to say that I am original and alarmist. To tell the truth, I have already figured out that Zhaozhuang has this robbery, so I came all the way! " Said to put the interests out one by one.

? After hearing this, the landlord learned from a painful experience and finally gritted his teeth and said, "All right! But I don't know my wife ... "

? "Please rest assured, Master Zhuang!" Xuan Jing took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured out a pill and handed it to the shopkeeper. "Being original has a panacea. Only by exorcising evil spirits can you ensure that your wife is safe!"

Encounter capable people

? After this incident, Xuan Jing traveled around the world for ten years. Unexpectedly, ten years later, things changed and Xuan Jing became a wandering fortune teller. Not only that, his eyes are blind for no reason!

? This year, Xuan Jing groped for a village in the hinterland of Taihang Mountain, and settled down in the Longwang Temple here. There is a deep pool behind Longwang Temple, called "Black Dragon Pool". Legend has it that there is a stone dragon at the bottom of the pool, but the water in Black Dragon Pool is unfathomable. The water in the pool is freezing all the year round, and no one can get down to the bottom of the pool. Therefore, the theory of "Shilong" is only a legend and has not been verified.

? On this day, Xuan Jing was standing in a daze by the Black Dragon Pool when he suddenly heard a splash, as if someone had fallen into the water. Xuan Jing pricked up his ears and listened again, but there was no sound.

? Half a wick sweet passed, but Xuanjing still didn't hear anything. I thought it was the man who made a short-sighted mistake who sighed himself. Suddenly, there was a crash on the water, and a person's head stuck out of the water.

? At this time, Xuan Jing was convinced that there was someone in the water, and he was an excellent water-based person. He was so excited that he shouted to the sky, "Heaven has eyes, and it didn't cost me ten years of hard work! Iron shoes are really nowhere to be found, and they can be bought without much effort! "

? It turns out that Xuan Jing has been looking for someone who can go to Black Dragon Pool for ten years. ...

? Ten years ago, Xuan Jing passed by. Looking at this mountain range, I found it was a "Long Mai"! After careful divination, he found that the saying of "Shilong" was not a legend, but at noon on the second day of February ten years later, that is, at noon a few days later, Shilong's mouth would open once. If the ancestors' bones are put into the Longkou when the Longkou is open, the descendants will definitely be kings and worship each other!

? But the divination stage shows that there is another person, not a mysterious mirror. However, in the face of such a huge "secret", Xuan Jing was tempted. So he decided to go against the sky and bury the bones of his ancestors in Longkou at all costs.

? However, if you want to bury bones in Longkou, you must have excellent water. Therefore, in the past ten years, Xuan Jing has traveled all over the country looking for talents, but it has been fruitless. Just when he desperately wanted to spend his life by the Black Dragon Pool, this man finally appeared!

? Xuan Jing bowed quickly and then shouted, "Brother in the water, can you come up and talk?"

? Hearing this, the man swam to the shore and asked, "Is the old gentleman calling me?"

? Xuan Jing was surprised when the man opened his mouth. Judging from his voice, he is actually a child of about ten years old! Fortunately, Xuanjing can't see it. If he saw the child, he would be more surprised than he is now. Because children are ugly, with small heads, big bodies, short limbs and cross-eyed.

? Xuan Jing asked eagerly, "What's your last name, son?"

? The child replied, "My name is Xiao, my name is Xiao!" " "

? I smiled when I heard the child's surname was Xiao. He asked again, "Mix, your water is really good, but can you dive to the bottom of the pool?"

? After all, Mix is still young. He said defenseless, "Of course I can!" "

? "brag?"

? "Who is bragging?" Mix was obviously inspired by the mysterious mirror. He glared and said, "The adults in the village dare not, but I dare!"

? Xuan Jing said slowly, "Then tell me what's under the pool?"

? "There is a stone dragon below!"

? Hearing this, Xuan Jing's face was filled with indescribable joy and immediately asked, "Have you ever told anyone about this?"

? "Well-"Mix shook his head and muttered, "I dare not tell anyone. My mother will hit me when she finds out!" As he spoke, he realized that he had slipped his tongue and immediately said, "You can't tell my mother!" " "

? Xuan Jing hesitated and said, "it's hard to say! Don't tell your mother, but you have to do one thing for me ... "

Meet an old friend

? On the second day of February, Xuan Jing wrapped up the remains of his ancestors and arrived at the Black Dragon Pool early to wait for Mix. At the last minute, the more he worried that things would go wrong.

? Fortunately, Mix arrived as scheduled. Xuan Jing handed the bag containing the bones to Mix and told him, "Mix, remember that the dragon's mouth is only open for a short time. Don't miss the opportunity!"

? Near noon, Xiao urinated and obeyed his command. A diver dived into the bottom of the pool. Just as Xuan Jing was waiting anxiously on the shore, someone suddenly asked behind him, "Taoist, how are you?"

? "who?" Xuan Jing trembled slightly, trying to stay calm. "Who are you?"

? The bearer is a beautiful young woman. She walked slowly to the mirror and said coldly, "You let the children do such a dangerous thing. Shouldn't I be a mother to ask? "

? It turned out to be Mix's mother. Now, Xuan Jing is determined to deal with a woman in rural Shan Ye. He feels confident. He was about to speak when the young woman sneered, "It seems that the Taoist priest doesn't remember me, but I never forget him. I will never forget your righteous act of exorcism in Zhaozhuang ten years ago! "

? Hearing this, he stepped back in shock and called, "You, are you Li?"

? It turns out that this young woman is none other than Li, the owner of Zhaozhuang. Li didn't take the pills for Master Zhao. She didn't believe that she was pregnant with a "demon fetus" when she was killed. In order to save the baby in her womb, she ran away overnight and landed here by mistake.

? Later, Li met an old doctor and learned that he was not pregnant with a demon fetus, but because of excessive amniotic fluid and abnormal abdomen. But the old doctor said that according to common sense, a baby with too much amniotic fluid in the placenta will suffocate, but the child in her belly is not only normal, but also has extraordinary vitality. This is really a miracle!

? After the child was born, Li saw that the child was unusual and was born out of phase. He was afraid that others would say that he was, so he took the word Zhao and asked the child to change his surname to Xiao.

? After listening to these words, Xuan Jing murmured: "God's will, it seems that the person destined by God must be this child!"

? In fact, Xuan Jing was destined to be born in Zhaozhuang ten years ago, although the name of the person who entered the water was Zhao. Therefore, he tried to get rid of Mix in the name of exorcism. What he removed in the lotus pond earlier was not a "monster", but an ordinary turtle he secretly put in advance. As for Li's strange birthmark, it may really be providence, because Xiao is a "destiny" and an extraordinary fetus!

? However, it is said to be "providence", but he doesn't think so in his heart: even if it is destiny takes a hand, I am afraid that I have put my Yang family's bones in Longkou at this time. It's too early to say fate!

Fate is hard to break.

? A quarter of an hour later, Mix surfaced.

? When Xuan Jing heard the sound, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Mix, did you put it in?"

? "I put it in, but ..." Xiao looked down at Li and said, "Mom, I didn't listen to you. I didn't throw away the package that the old man gave me. I tied it to the dragon horn! "

? Xuan Jing more listen to more don't understand. He was about to ask the truth when Li said, "Don't embarrass the child, I'll tell you ..."

? After agreeing to help that day, I slipped my tongue when I got home and asked Li a question. Li felt very strange, so he asked Mix to take her to see the "old man". Unexpectedly, far away, she recognized that this so-called "old gentleman" turned out to be Yang who "caught the demon" in Zhaozhuang ten years ago!

? Li comes from a scholarly family. He has read a lot of idle books since he was a child, and he can guess the mystery at once. Knowing that besides the "bone grave", there are also "crown grave" and "hair grave", she cut off a strand of her son's hair, wrapped it in one of his clothes and told her, "Go to the bottom of the pond, throw away the old man's things, and put this bag in when the dragon's mouth is open ..."

? However, Li did not expect that his son was a trustworthy person since he was a child. Just now, Xiao Xiao dived into the bottom of the swimming pool At noon, the Shilongkou at the bottom of the pool really opened. Although he did as Li said, he felt it was a bit treacherous to throw away Xuan Jing's package, so after Longkou was closed, he tied the package firmly to the corner of Shilong.

? Hearing this, the Xuan Jing suddenly froze. It took him a long time to moan and say, "I worked hard for ten years, but I didn't expect to make a wedding dress for others!" " God punished me for being blind, but I still don't understand: the destiny can't be violated ... "Say it, spit out one mouthful blood, and people fell flat on the ground. ...

? Many years later, the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and after five generations and ten countries, there were endless disputes and finally it was unified into Zhao Jiangshan. Later, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin built a "ancestral temple" in the palace, which enshrined the portraits of his ancestors. It is said that the person in one of the portraits is ugly, with a small head and cross-eyed, and no one looks like him.

? Yang Jia-neng is also touched by the dragon horn because of his bones. Later, talented people came forth in large numbers. However, Yang Jiajiang's fate is not so good. ...

-From the story "Meeting Zhang Zhengxiang".