Anecdote

There is a high mountain in the area from Wangzhou to Zhaoxian.Surrounded by thousands of peaks, there are many overlapping emerald greens from a distance, but if you look closely, the sky is covered by dense forests and there are no roads.There are also birds singing in the trees, adding to the tranquility.

And the gurgling springs at the foot of the mountain, the fields along the water, spread like chess, and scattered like stars.The villagers dare not enter the mountain, saying that there are many ferocious beasts in it, especially cannibals.Often there are people who don't know how powerful they are, they go into the forest, get lost, and never return.

In the spring of a certain year, a wealthy family in Wangzhou traveled with their son, and wanted to cross the mountain, when suddenly the wind blew up, flying leaves and stones, and gradually disappeared.After a while, the wind died down, and he was about to get up, but the bearer shouted: "Why is the sedan chair so light!" He was shocked, and looked at him, but his son had disappeared without a trace.He suspected that there was a monster living in the mountain, and took him away with evil methods.Therefore, I rushed down the mountain along the original road, paid a lot of money, and recruited people with the right way. Even if I don’t see children, I can’t let the bones be buried in the dense forest for a long time.

Mr. Shi Zhenming was wandering outside Zhaoxian County, and when he heard about this incident, he felt a little moved.When Gai was young, he dreamed of people talking, saying that he was twenty, if he met a mountain, he could enter it, and he had a good relationship.Kuang couldn't bear to see the evil spirits rampant, so he took a short rest, went to the rich man's mansion with the old servant, and said, "I can drive away this evil thing."

At first he didn't believe it, the rich man raised his eyebrows: "You are such a thin and weak scholar, you are captured by that evil spirit, it's not enough to be a snack!" Daoism, just a mere evil thing, nothing worth mentioning." He stepped forward a few steps, waved his sleeves, and in an instant, a strange fragrance wafted his nostrils, and a thing fell on the beam, the size of a human palm, covered in snow and white, he was dizzy and didn't know why. "What is it?" The rich man was shocked, and heard Zhenming said: "This is a white crow with a clear and clear song. It is often rumored among the people that it knows people's misfortune and fortune, and is always happy to live on the beam."

He was dubious and half-believing, seeing Zhenming picking it up and putting it in his arms, the rich man said with a serious face: "My son has been photographed for ten days, and I am afraid that something bad will happen. I hope that Mr. Wang will go to the mountain to find the bones and return. I will pay you a lot of money."

"No need." Zhenming was quite complacent, and regarded the smell of copper as nothing, "I will bring my bones back with me." He stayed in the guest room and waited for the day to go.

However, the heavy rain continued to patter, so I couldn't go.The rich family dotes on Meiji, who is proficient in music theory, and plays the piano in the room at night, and does not allow the maidservant to serve her.Half the salary, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and the little maid suddenly woke up, only to know that the door was wide open and she was missing.Busily calling for people to come, but they couldn't find it everywhere. The doorkeeper also said: "I haven't seen my wife come out." First he lost his parents and children, and then his beloved concubine.

So the heavy rain gradually stopped, and Zhenming took a sedan chair to the foot of the mountain, and went alone.The villagers or those with good intentions tried hard to persuade them again and again, but they all sighed in frustration.Shi Zhenming brought the white crow he had caught earlier, and heard its chirping and chirping, which was really cute, and said with a light smile, "I hope you can predict good and bad times early, and tell me with your voice."

But when entering the mountain forest, although there are magic techniques, the feet are as light as the clouds, but the branches and leaves in the forest are staggered, covering the sky and blocking the sun, and there are vines hanging down, making it difficult to find the way.After a while, the fog filled the air, like falling clouds, the mountain scenery was very beautiful, and it became deeper and deeper, with the wind blowing up the back.

At the end of the day, Zhenming's forehead was sweating, but no abnormalities were seen. "Weird! If there is a monster, how can there be no breath?" But Baiwu stood on his left shoulder, bowed his head and said nothing, as if he was in a state of distress.Startled again, he raised his neck and groaned, and then the white birds in the forest sang together.So he flew away and disappeared.Zhenming was apprehensive when he heard it, looked around and murmured a few words, the strange fragrance slowly flowed out from his sleeves, drifting far away.I hurried away with the fragrance, and after a long time, I saw winding springs, mountain flowers like brocade, and a small house in the center.

"Who lives here? I'm afraid of evildoers." Undecided, Zhenming looked at him and raised his hand to knock on the door.Not long after, a man in white came out from the house, a young man with a peerless appearance. "I lost my way while traveling in the mountains. I saw a mansion here, so I took the liberty to come here." Zhenming bowed to him, born from Yun Shu, and was late in admiring the flowers, so Fang knocked on the door and asked for a place to stay.

The young man hesitated for a while, and opened the door to allow him to enter, but he saw that there were mountains and rocks in the house, and there were countless exotic flowers and herbs. "There is no one in the East Chamber. You can stay overnight and leave immediately the next day." Zhenming thanked him and asked, "This mountain is surrounded by thousands of peaks and towering dense forests. You live here, and you are not afraid of evil spirits?" Zhi said: "Where do evil spirits come from? There are many deceitful and filthy people in the world, who like to eat flesh and blood. Compared with them, what fear do evil spirits have?"

Then he went into the inner room and closed the door.

Zhenming was still walking in the same place, saw many things in the court, and said with a smile: "Although people's hearts are unpredictable, so are evil spirits." Slowly waved his sleeves, a strong wind picked up, and the strange fragrance scattered into the air, turned into a long rope, and went straight to the inner room. one person.Unprepared, the young man was furious: "You are a wicked person! You are a wicked person! I want to save that villain from my hands, and I don't care about the destiny!" Gradually, most of his original body appeared, with white feathers fluttering like a white crow.The small house has also become a nest, lingering on the ground, with numerous branches and leaves.

"I don't know the destiny, kid?" Changing his gentle expression, Zhenming laughed and said: "Ru Baiwu, who has the light of the sky and the moonlight, is lucky to turn people into people, and dares to attract people here, trying to act for the destiny. As for you, you have already returned to the lair." , what do I drive?"

At a loss for words, the young man struggled hard, and the white feathers gradually closed.Exhausted for a long time, "You...you don't distinguish between black and white! In the past, the rich family robbed the poor woman by force, causing her to be polluted. The beauty is jealous, and she has been with this son for more than a year. She is afraid that the poor woman will win favor , sent someone to poison him to death. When I was not in shape, I was once favored by a poor woman for a meter, so I can't bear it." After speaking, weeping.

"If you kill two people, you will fall into evil spirits in the future. What's more, the fate has already been determined, why do you commit more crimes?" Zhenming persuaded, Changsuo relieved himself, and went out with the son of the rich family and Meiji.The two were fascinated by the white crow, and they were in awe. "Let's go, wait for a few days, and you will know where the destiny lies." Then he walked away.

The young man was still angry and dared not speak, so he returned to the nest.

However, cause and effect have already existed, and after ten days, heavy rain came suddenly, and the sound of thunder faintly entered the rich family's house, burning the two of them into coke.There is a big hole in the courtyard, where the corpse of the poor woman was originally hidden, but now it is fully exposed, and her grievances are cleared.

"You, why are you here again!" The young man hurriedly closed the door and shouted sharply.Zhenming waved his sleeves, and entered the lair as if no one was there. Seeing the young man was startled and angry, he smiled and said: "I have been traveling in the clouds for a long time, and I want to find a white crow to accompany me, so I didn't invite myself." Then he stretched out the long rope and tied it up The young man fell into his arms, "Your nature is pure, you can be with me."

The young man's cheeks were flushed, he stared and said: "You Taoist! How can you be so shameless!" Struggling endlessly, white feathers appeared on his arms, but they were suppressed by the strange fragrance, and then disappeared.Zhenming was overjoyed, stroked his cheek with his hand, and whispered in his ear: "I'm not married, and my pillow is cold in the middle of the bitter night, so it's just time for Bai Yu to sleep." So he forced the young man to go with him, and he disappeared.

A few years later, when the villagers saw a man in white coming from the sky and returning to the forest, they kowtowed in fear.And the people who follow each other are like immortals, and they also enter the mountains.