The most bullish Taoist temple in history

Chapter 130, Nian Beast

According to Li Yu's order, Jiang Da Niu brought a lot of firecrackers.

"Why do you buy firecrackers, drive my son away!" Jiang Daniu's wife chattered.

Now I am worried about my son, what do you usually do, have you gone to play mahjong?
Li Yu just said indifferently.

"Firecrackers are used to drive away evil spirits."

Under the bewildered expressions of the two couples, Li Yu came to their house and directly lit the firecrackers with a lighter.

The firecrackers exploded.

The first sound of the new year in the village was deafening. Some old people and children who stayed behind laughed happily when they heard the sound of firecrackers.

Maybe it's because of poverty, maybe it's because it doesn't matter, maybe it's because the children are too far away, or people who didn't reunite for various reasons that don't want to mention, all feel comforted by this firecracker.

The taste of the new year, the sound of firecrackers, and the sound of fireworks are all indispensable.

"Sure enough, without firecrackers and fireworks during the Chinese New Year, I always feel that something is missing."

The sound of the firecrackers was loud, and Jiang Xiaobai, who was closest to the firecrackers, began to twitch crazily.

Xiaobai's mother was startled by this convulsion, and immediately said excitedly: "What are you doing, set off firecrackers in my son's ear, if something happens to my son, you need to pay for it, at least 100 million yuan .”

Jiang Da Niu was also stunned, not knowing why Li Yu wanted to set off firecrackers in his son's ear.

But miraculously, after the firecrackers rang, Jiang Xiaobai shook violently for a while, and then his expression became dull.
Importantly, he calmed down.

Soothed by the sound of firecrackers, no longer twitching and yelling.

"Is my son all right now?" Jiang Da Niu asked cautiously. Judging from the current situation, his son is indeed all right.

"It's just that it's okay for the time being, and it may be fine in the future."

At this time, Li Yu narrowed his eyes, got up and walked out of the room.

Just walked out of the house.

There were bursts of low roars that resounded through the soul.

Soon, a giant emerald green beast appeared in front of the eyes, with a ferocious face and fangs, a tail like a sharp sword, and a body like a unicorn, but it didn't mean auspiciousness at all, but it was violent from the heart, and the roar was very shocking soul.

"This image is a bit familiar, it is exactly the same as the one recorded in the book."

The sound of firecrackers hadn't disappeared yet, and the emerald green monster immediately twitched as if it had been taken aback. Finally, it looked viciously at Li Yu's side, stuck out its tongue in a very humane way, and shook a big ass, and leave.

Li Yu just whispered.

"Unexpectedly. There really are Nian Beasts."

I was just guessing before, but I was shocked when I actually saw it.

The Nian Beast, according to legend, will come out to look for murderous beasts during the Chinese New Year. The custom of setting off firecrackers and posting couplets was established at the very beginning to drive away the Nian Beast. Of course, Li Yu thinks it is quite nonsense, really If it's an evil beast, it's too cheap to get rid of it with a firecracker and a couplet.

In the past, Li Yu only thought it was a folklore, and it has evolved into a custom in modern times. He never thought that this time he really saw it with his own eyes, and the image was exactly the same as the local legend.

"Brother System, is that the Year Beast? A ferocious monster that appeared in traditional Chinese legends?" Li Yu confirmed again.

"Yes, but as a kind of belief in God, He is harmless." The system said: "For the host, it is just a phantom without entity, not much different from ordinary ghosts."

"The famous Nian Beast is so good." Li Yu muttered, looking at the body of the Nian Beast, he thought it was very powerful.

"In ancient times, the prototype of Nian Beast should have been snakes, insects and wild beasts, but it was symbolized later. It has the image of [Beast]. It is human beings who endowed him with an image, and humans gave him a mission. As Nian's The meaning of the symbol is that it is like a legend. It is scared away by firecrackers every New Year. Whether people can see it or not, it will perform its duties and exist as the [Nian Beast].

Li Yu was a little stunned.

In fact, for modern times, this village is the best example. Chinese New Year is no longer as sacred and reunion as before, at least for this generation, it has become a reason for holidays.

And Nian Beast is still performing its duties, although others don't know about this duty at all, it's just passing by as a joke.

"It feels a bit miserable. It appears at a certain time every year, and it's just a one-man show when it appears, and it's just being bombed by firecrackers," Li Yu muttered.

"The existence of belief objects and symbols is like this. There is only one meaning of existence. After losing the only meaning, the value and meaning of existence will be lost. Losing the meaning and value of existence also means their Life will come to an end." The system paused and said: "Like [Nian] just now, it is just the year in your region, the land of China is vast, beliefs are also biased, and the image of the year is also different. I don’t know how many Nian Beasts born out of faith are being driven away by firecrackers. In fact, for Nian Beasts, firecrackers are more like a reminder of their existence than a thing to drive them away.”

"His expression is very humane, not like a creature that exists only to be driven away." Li Yu thought of the mischievous appearance of the Nian beast just now. Yes, and what is certain is that that year beast was consciously looking for trouble for Jiang Xiaobai.

"Elves and ghosts, after experiencing a lot, they will naturally have desires, but this system still feels that it is better not to have too many desires for belief in God. Too many desires mean that they are not pure and are losing their effect. When you lose everything, leaving will be even more sad." The system said lightly: "The animal wandering souls in the Taoist temple ran over because of the appearance of the Nian beast, and the dead animals are also instinctively seeking benefits and avoiding disasters. A much stronger soul body, weaker souls will feel awe of it, and no matter how incomplete the Nian Beast is, it is much stronger than the wandering souls of small animals."

Although there was no fluctuation in the tone, Li Yu could hear it, and felt a little bit heartbroken.

This creature of faith is too sad
"By the way, why can my Taoist temple be intruded by wandering ghosts casually? What kind of Taoist temple is this?" Li Yu suddenly wanted to complain, why her home was invaded by a large number of fleeing animal ghosts without any precautions. I should be pretty strong too.

Even small animals that are instinctively afraid can break in, so the entry and exit of wraith spirits and wild ghosts is not the same as entering and exiting your own home.

"Yuxu Palace will not be invaded by wandering spirits, but have you?"

Li Yu: "."

(End of this chapter)