The longevity flowers blooming in the world

The legend of longevity flowers

It is said that a long time ago, in the "wonderland" under the jurisdiction of the Jade Emperor, the flowers were evergreen, the butterflies were fresh, and the longevity flowers bloomed red all year round. , fragrant. At that time, the mountain was called "Wanxiang Mountain", and there was a "Longwangtan Scenic Area" on the top of the mountain. The water in the pool has three colors: a layer of black water on top, green water in the middle, and white water below. Legend has it that every year on the third day of March, after the Queen Mother holds a peach banquet, the Jade Emperor leads the gods to the "Wanxiang Mountain" to see longevity flowers. In order to prevent the longevity flowers from being stolen, the Jade Emperor asked the Weaver Girl to weave seven layers of brocade to cover the top of the mountain, and sent a black dragon to live in the pond to take care of the longevity flowers. Heishui has three daughters. The eldest princess and the second princess are both married, but only the third princess is a yellow girl. The third princess is as beautiful as a longevity flower. She likes to play very much. She played from the front palace to the harem all day long. After a long time, she got tired of playing in Blackwater Palace. One day, she heard that the scenery in Tan Mian was very interesting and that there was a kind of "longevity flower" that could make you grow old if you eat it. Because she always wants to play there. But the Jade Emperor was afraid that the creatures in the pond would cause trouble on the pond, so he sent Laojun to sprinkle a layer of black water on it and list it in the sky. Anyone who violates it will be demoted. There is a Silver Dragon King in the Jade Palace, who is brother-in-law with the Black Water Dragon King. His second prince and his third princess are very similar in age and temperament. Once he came to the human world privately and asked Laojun to see him, saying that he had violated the rules of heaven and typed a book. The Jade Emperor was furious and sent the second prince to Blackwater Beach for three years. The second prince only met the third princess when he arrived at Blackwater Beach. They want to see longevity flowers by the water! One day, the second prince came up with a good idea and told the princess that I must make the Jade Emperor agree to take back its jade seal. The next morning, as soon as the Blackwater Dragon King arrived at the Blackwater Palace, he saw the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, each of them seemed to have lost their souls. When he saw Dragon King Heishui, he knelt down and said, "Oh, Dragon King, it's not good." Heishui was startled when he saw the soldiers like this and asked, "What's wrong with you?" The soldiers said, "Because we have been here for many years. We can't even see the sun, so our road has faded. If we can't see the sun again, our road will be gone." The crab girl also said: "Let's go to the pool." The Black Water Dragon King didn't start. Agreed, but when she thought about it carefully, she was afraid that all the options would be lost. Who will protect the longevity flower? So the Jade Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said: "The number of soldiers in the Blackwater Pool has decreased a lot, and it is difficult to hold the longevity flowers in the Blackwater Pool." The Jade Emperor asked: "Why has Taoist practice declined?" The Dragon King of Blackwater said: "The soldiers in the pool are always there. Under the water, there is no moonlight, so the way has declined. I hope the emperor will be merciful and let them see the sun every day." The Jade Emperor thought it made sense and agreed to let them watch the sun on the pool for an hour every day. The soldiers in Blackpool were overjoyed to hear this. Not to mention the joy of the third princess and the second prince. They went to the pool every day to entertain themselves. One day, they were on their way back to the palace when they suddenly heard a loud shout from the roadside. The third princess asked: "What kind of monster is screaming and changing here?" "Princess, don't be angry. I am a mink on the earth. My mother was sick and came to pick longevity flowers and was caught in the pond. I am here every day. Crying because I miss my mother." When the princess heard that they were human animals, she said, "You must know a lot about them." The Diao said, "The sun is a hundred times stronger than the Wanxiang Mountain during the day. The moon, the earth can't reach the end, the sky can't be seen, flowers, trees, grains, whatever you want; men farm and women weave, passed down from generation to generation, not as barren as Black Pond." The second prince said from the side: "The world is better than here. Much better. When I came to this world, I didn't." The third princess said, "You don't know that there are three doors at the entrance of this pool. The door is locked with three gold locks, and the key is in the treasure box. Only when my dad is on a business trip can he steal the key, put on his water patrol clothes, and get out of the water with his water patrol sword! After hearing this, Sable couldn't help but think of something. With tears in her eyes, she said: "Princess, if I cannot pick the longevity flowers, my mother's illness will not be cured, and all my brothers and sisters in the family will be ruined." The second prince said, "Third sister, we cannot destroy ourselves." Besides, it would be great to bring longevity flowers to the world and help mortals cure their diseases! "One day, the third princess heard that the Blackwater Dragon King had ascended to heaven again. She ran to the Blackwater Temple in a panic, saw the Blackwater Empress, and said, "Mom, it's too bad." The mink bit the treasure chest into a cave. It would be terrible if it bit the treasure clothes! Upon hearing this, Lady Heishui quickly took out a small-waisted gourd from her pocket and said, "Open the gourd, open the gourd, and spit out the key to the treasure chest!" "After reciting it three times, I saw a golden light and a key flew out of the gourd.

The queen handed it to the third princess and said, "This is the key to the treasure chest. Go and have a look, don't miss it!" The princess agreed, turned around and ran out. The third princess took the key to the treasure chest, opened the treasure chest, took out the patrol clothes and patrol sword, found the second prince and Diao, and rushed out together. Some fish, turtles, shrimps, and crabs in the pond also ran out of the Sanjiang Estuary. Since then, many fish and shrimps have grown in Sanjiang. The third princess and the second prince came to the human world and busily took out the longevity flowers from their arms and scattered them in the wind. In a blink of an eye, they bloomed everywhere. The third princess and the second prince spread the longevity flowers to the world, and from then on there were longevity flowers in the world. All diseases in the world have been cured by longevity flowers, and the world is full of joy and laughter.