Pawn Crossing the River

Just a few days after the eruption of Furong Mountain, Qi Xuansu had a dream.

In the past, Qi Xuansu often dreamed, but the content of the dreams was mostly related to Lingshan or witchcraft. This time was different. There was no dark mountain or a shadowy witch. It was a completely different dream.

The beginning of the dream was quite warm. I thought about it day by day and dreamed about it at night. In the dream, Qi Xuansu married Zhang Yuelu, and the two had a daughter.

But when we got here, the dream gradually became weird and began to develop in a scary direction.

Because their daughter looks exactly like Yin Wanmiao, it's as if Yin Wanmiao was born into their family.

That's all. This daughter seems to have some mental problems. It's like her consciousness has been shattered or her soul has been sealed. She's dazed and stupid. She doesn't cry or smile. She just has a blank face. He looked at Qi Xuansu and his wife with expressions. They were very slow, completely lacking Xiao Yin's agility. To put it harshly, they looked like they were mentally retarded.

Let's call it Xiao Yin. Xiao Yin grew up to eight years old in the blink of an eye, but she looked like she was five or six years old. She was very weak and weak, like a child who might die at any time. Moreover, there is something wrong with her left hand. It is obviously much thinner than her right hand. It seems to be withered. It has no strength at all and usually hangs softly. Fortunately, I use my right hand to hold pens and chopsticks.

Xiao Yin can understand what others are saying, but his reaction is relatively slow. It takes him a while to fully understand, so he speaks very little, neither cries nor laughs. He doesn't go around causing trouble like the other Xiao Yin, and he stays quiet every day. Quietly immersed in his own world, his eyes were straight and he was in a daze.

Occasionally he would talk to himself, but he would mutter very vaguely, and no one could understand what he said.

In the dream, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu lived in Taishangfang, and there were other people around them. Xiao Yin occasionally went out to play, and was often bullied by other children. They were called a fool, their things were taken away from her, her clothes were soiled, and they even beat her. She just stood there and suffered. He didn't know how to resist or run.

When Qi Xuansu met him, he would naturally teach those naughty children a lesson. At this time, Xiao Yin would lie in his arms and cry silently, making Qi Xuansu's clothes wet.

With Qi Xuansu's level of cultivation, he probably knew that he was in a dream, but after all, he was connected by blood, so Qi Xuansu could only accept this daughter with some problems, took her to seek medical treatment, and talked to her, but with little success.

At the end of the dream, Qi Xuansu was dealing with official duties as usual when he suddenly received a message from Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Yuelu said in a hurry: "Come back soon, I can't connect my head." Then he interrupted the conversation.

Hearing these incomprehensible words, Qi Xuansu had a bad premonition in his heart, but he didn't know what the thread was. Could it be a thread?

When Qi Xuansu returned home, he only saw Xiao Yin's head flying around the room like a flying beast, screaming. The little headless body ran over and hugged Qi Xuansu tightly, crying in his chest.

Zhang Yuelu was holding a blood-stained "Pure Bodhi" in his hand. His clothes were covered with blood, even on his face. There was a strange sense of beauty, and a strange light shone in his eyes.

Obviously, it was Zhang Yuelu, the mother-in-law, who chopped off Xiao Yin's head.

Zhang Yuelu was completely different from Zhang Yuelu in reality, with an innocent look on his face as he explained the reasons and consequences.

It turned out that Xiao Yin had come back covered in white ash somewhere, just like the white ash after a volcanic eruption. It stuck to her clothes and hair everywhere. Zhang Yuelu wanted to wash Xiao Yin's hair, but Xiao Yin didn't want to wash it and kept struggling. She In order to make it easier to wash her hair, she took Qi Xuansu's "Pure Bodhi" and chopped off Xiao Yin's head, thinking to put it back after washing her hair.

It just so happened that she also wanted to see what was in Xiao Yin's head, and whether it was blocked by anything, which was why he was so stupid and disobedient.

I just didn't expect that I couldn't put the head back after it was cut off, so I hurriedly called Qi Xuansu back.

After Qi Xuansu heard this, his vision went dark, and then he woke up.

He fell asleep leaning on a chair.

It was gloomy outside.

You can just hear the voices of Zhang Yuelu and Xiao Yin talking.

It seems that Xiao Yin got into some trouble again, so he filed a lawsuit with Zhang Yuelu. Zhang Yuelu was scolding Xiao Yin, but Xiao Yin was unconvinced and spoke back harshly.

Qi Xuansu trembled and hurriedly got up and went outside, fearing that Zhang Yuelu would not be able to hold himself back and cut off Xiao Yin's head with a knife, and then Xiao Yin would scream and fly around like a flying man.

After Qi Xuansu came out, the argument between the two women, one large and one small, came to an end.

In the real world, Zhang Yuelu still convinced people with reason and did not take action, making Xiao Yin realize his mistake.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but laugh at himself, how could the things in the dream be taken seriously? Zhang Yuelu is not that kind of person at all.

However, the conflict between these young and old women is a bit tricky. If he and Zhang Yuelu want to have a child, it is best to have a son, so that the yin and yang can be reconciled, otherwise the yin will be too strong and the yang will be weak at home.

The two mothers-in-law, plus Qiniang and Zhang Yuelu, are already four women, but there are only him and his father-in-law. The number of women is twice that of men. If there are more daughters, it will be five. The father-in-law is useless and can only hide in peace. The remaining women are not fuel-efficient lamps. One by one, don't they all fall on his head? Moreover, if there are three women in one drama, if a ghost elf like Xiao Yin is born who is also a master of getting into trouble, he will definitely not be able to deal with Zhang Yuelu and Cihang, but he will probably be in line with Qiniang's wishes. Three generations of two camps are entangled in each other. At the same time, I still don’t know how much right and wrong will happen. Just thinking about it makes me feel terrible.

Qi Xuansu shuddered when he thought of this, and suddenly he was no longer so eager to get married and have children.

But then I thought about it, if it was a son, then he could balance the yin and yang. The key is to be his shield, and he could also learn to hide quietly like his father-in-law.

Zhang Yuelu noticed that Qi Xuansu was standing there in a daze, with the expression on his face changing uncertainly, sometimes self-deprecating, sometimes anxious, sometimes panicked, sometimes relieved, sometimes happy, and even a little bit of the wretchedness of having succeeded, so he couldn't help but ask: " Tianyuan, what are you thinking about?"

Qi Xuansu suddenly came back to his senses and said: "I didn't think about anything, I just had a dream."

"What dream?" Zhang Yuelu asked curiously, "A great witch and Lingshan again?"

"No." Qi Xuansu pointed at Xiao Yin, "I dreamed that this ghost girl became our daughter, and then something went wrong with her head. If you want to see what's wrong with her head, just cut her head with a knife. Cut it down."

Instant silence.

Zhang Yuelu looked at Qi Xuansu and remained silent.

Xiao Yin also looked at Qi Xuansu and remained silent - she didn't expect that this guy Qi Xuansu would dream about her death!

Under the gaze of the two people, Qi Xuansu suddenly felt guilty and embarrassed, and his voice became smaller and smaller: "It's just a dream, don't take it seriously..."

Zhang Yuelu probably didn't know how to evaluate this dream, so he could only say: "Is it because I lectured Xiao Yin too loudly that it disturbed you? It made you have such a ridiculous dream."

"Not entirely..." Qi Xuansu suddenly noticed a lot of white ashes falling on the ground, "What is this?"

Zhang Yuelu followed Qi Xuansu's gaze and said: "Furong Mountain erupted, and some ashes drifted to Xiujing with the wind. It is said that Pingjing is the most serious. The whole city is 'wrapped in silver' and has turned into a veritable city." "Ashen City', Xiu Jing only has some sporadic ashes, not too much."

Qi Xuansu suddenly thought of it.

In the dream, the cause of the beheading was that Xiao Yin came back covered in white ash somewhere, just like the white ash after a volcanic eruption, which stuck to his clothes and hair everywhere.

Is there any connection between the two?

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but began to carefully recall all the abnormalities in Xiao Yin's dream.

First, he was unconscious, mentally retarded, and somewhat unresponsive. Secondly, there is something wrong with my left hand, I can't exert force, and my muscles are severely atrophied. Finally, he was frail and seriously inconsistent with his age. Although he was eight years old, he looked like he was five or six years old.

These three points seem to mean something.

Obviously, Xiao Yin in the dream does not refer to the real Xiao Yin, and Zhang Yuelu in the dream does not refer to the real Zhang Yuelu. Both are the embodiment of a certain existence.

Qi Xuansu has always believed that one person can be short-sighted and everyone can be wise, so he did not meditate alone and insisted on taking all the credit on himself. Instead, he seriously recounted the dream and his guess to Zhang Yuelu. Read it again.

After Zhang Yuelu listened, he also became serious and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Zhang Yuelu suddenly said: "That day in Ise Iino County, what we met was Izanozun's left hand."

Qi Xuansu was reminded by Zhang Yuelu and immediately woke up: "The left hand was weakened by the heavenly master, which corresponds to the weakness of Xiao Yin's left hand in the dream. If Xiao Yin in the dream is the embodiment of Yi Zangnuozun, then it means As Izanagi is now mentally retarded and his strength is greatly reduced, the eight-year-old only has the strength of a five- or six-year-old."

Zhang Yuelu nodded in agreement: "That should be the case."

Qi Xuansu said to himself: "If Xiao Yin in the dream symbolizes Yi Zangnuozun, then who does Zhang Yuelu in the dream symbolize?"

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Taomen."

Zhang Yuelu said: "The eruption of Furong Mountain was probably because Master Qingwei broke the seal of Furong Mountain and released Izanozun's torso. It's just that Izanozun is no longer what he used to be. There are problems with his consciousness, strength, and left hand. He is destined not to be The opponent of Taoism. This also means that Taoism is about to take action against Yi Zangnuo Zun."

Qi Xuansu glanced at his left hand: "That's the only way to explain it."

Only Xiao Yin didn't know why: "Why is Xiao Yin in the dream the same as Izanozun? Don't you want to make up your mind in the fog, okay?"