Anecdote

In a certain year, there was a scholar named Zhang Hua.I made a friend named Xu Qi, and gradually fell in love with each other, and then we got married together, very affectionate.

After moving to Beidu, both of them didn't go to school, and ran herbal tea shops for a living.At that time, there were many pavilions inside and outside the northern capital, full of rare treasures; densely populated and crowded with merchants.The north and the south of the river are all vying to come here.

One night, at the beginning of winter, Zhang Hua returned from the shop. Seeing that her husband was bedridden, he hurriedly asked the doctor for medicine.The doctor sighed, and said: "This evil disease cannot be cured without a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum." However, Ganoderma lucidum is rare, and the hundred-year-old is even rarer.

When I was in distress, a person came to the door and said: "I got a blood ganoderma in the early years, and gave it to someone who is destined." He took the ganoderma, the fruit was bright red like blood, and had a strange fragrance.Zhang Hua was so grateful that he boiled the medicine and made Xu Qi take it.Xu Qi was dizzy, his lips were pale, but after the magic effect of Ganoderma lucidum, he woke up slowly.Seeing that he was all right, the Taoist stroked his beard and smiled, and walked away without paying any money.

Unexpectedly, a few days later, Xu Qi fainted again, vomited blood, more critical than before.Zhang Hua took care of her day and night, weeping.Fortunately, the Taoist came, frowned and said: "My fault! Blood Ganoderma lucidum is a sacred thing, and it is difficult for mortal fetuses to bear it for a while." So he tried to save it, but it was in vain.Zhang Hua cried more and more sadly, saying: "The immortal master is here! I would like to offer a thousand pieces of gold to the immortal master to save people!"

After repeating this, the Taoist Fang Yun replied: "Yes. Although the technique is not good, my master has practiced for a long time. Asking him to come out of the mountain should save a life." Then he brushed his sleeves, and Zhang Huadun felt lifted up by a force, I couldn't help myself, and I heard a Taoist say: "A man of the way treats money like dirt. However, my teacher has a strange temperament and likes gold and silver the most. If you can donate a thousand pieces of gold, it will be easy." After speaking, he left quietly.

As a last resort, Zhang Hua sold the shop and pawned the belongings in the house in order to collect the thousand gold.According to his words, he took a car with Xu Qi to Beishan and waited for him.In the middle of the night, the Taoist suddenly appeared and led the two of them into the dense forest in the mountains.After a while, I reached a valley, covered by flowers and trees, and could not see the sun.Zhang Hua helped her husband walk slowly along the small path, and gradually heard the sound of flowing springs, among the mountains and rocks, the palace and the house were connected with clouds.The Taoist went to the main hall first, and the maid saw it and hurriedly passed it on.Soon, call everyone to join in.

After passing the Zhumen, he saw an old man sitting on the seat, his beard and eyebrows were all white, and he said, "Why did you come here?"

The Taoist knelt down and saluted, and replied respectfully: "Master, I picked up a blood ganoderma earlier. I wanted to offer it as a birthday gift, but when someone was suffering from an evil disease, it was used as a cure. Unexpectedly, the mortal body was unbearable. It’s harmful. The apprentice can’t do it, so he came to ask the master to come out of the mountain.” So he offered a thousand gold, hoping that he would agree.

When he showed his face, the old man laughed and said, "Forget it, I am a man of the Tao, how can I tolerate evildoers running rampant." So they stayed here, living in the small east hall.

After a few days, Xu Qi improved slightly, Zhang Hua respected the immortal master more and more, and didn't know how to repay him.However, the old man said: "If you want to get rid of the root of the disease, you must use the flesh and blood of living people to refine the elixir." Hearing this, Zhang Hua hurriedly said: "My life is not worth it, so I can throw it into the elixir furnace." , Fang Chang sighed: "Although you have a heart, it is difficult to be a good material. Blood Ganoderma lucidum has a strong aura, and if you don't have children's flesh and blood, you can't stop it."

Zhang Hua wept like rain, and said: "Where can I find children's flesh and blood? What's more, this kind of thing that hurts nature..." Before he finished speaking, the old man shouted: "No! To save a life, one life must be redeemed. This is the law of heaven. Cycle." Seeing that Zhang Hua's eyebrows were full of tears, and his eyes were like autumn water, he couldn't help but move.Although he is a man, he is young and weak, just like pear blossoms with rain, so sad and lovely that he arouses pity.Wishing to put the beauty in his mouth, the old man forced himself to be calm, put on a fairy-like appearance, and said: "You definitely don't allow it, there is another way."

"But, but I ask the immortal master to clear up the confusion!"

The old man knew that he was in the game, and said with a smile: "I have practiced for thousands of years, and I eat spiritual grass and god flowers, no less than a thousand tricks. If you stay here and become a Taoist partner with me, I will abandon my hundred-year cultivation and use blood to make alchemy to save your husband. .”

At the beginning, Zhang Hua cried and begged again and again, and gradually moved, gritted his teeth and said: "If, if you can save my husband... I have a concubine younger brother who is only twenty-eight years old. He is far more beautiful than me. I have already belonged to my husband. My younger brother is still Baibi, beautiful and lovely, and can be a companion of the immortal teacher and Taoist." The old man was overjoyed for a moment, and said hurriedly: "This is very good!" Zhang Hua was also pleased: "Since the immortal master has agreed, I, I should go back to the city , I invite my younger brother to enter the mountain to enjoy the flowers, so that they can be sent to the Immortal Master Hall."

Then he went down the mountain and went to a small house in the west of the city. Because of the restraint of the old man, he dared not move rashly, saying: "I heard that the white peony in the mountain has been blooming recently, so I come here to ask my brother to have a look." Hearing this, the younger brother replied: "Yes. Where is brother-in-law?" Zhang Huaqiang laughed happily, saying: "I have gone to the mountains to find friends, and I will go there with you, so that we can enjoy the flowers together and fight against each other."

After several clever words, my younger brother agreed and drove into Beishan with him.When I reached the valley, there were clumps of flowers and trees everywhere, and as I gradually entered the depths, I saw that the palace looked like a palace. My brother was shocked: "Here, who is this mansion? It is so rich and magnificent!" Zhang Hua said with a smile: "This is the residence of the immortal master. There are countless strange things in it. There are flowers and plants, mountains and rocks, and rare beasts and sparrows, all of which cannot be counted."

The younger brother became more and more suspicious, and followed Zhang Hua into the hall. Seeing the old man sitting on the seat, he hurriedly bowed to him.Seeing his beauty, the old man was full of joy, got down from his seat and held his hand, saying: "There is such a person in the world! Even if the gods come down to earth, they should hide their faces and return with shame." Hearing this, the younger brother said, Unexpectedly, with a smile on his face, he stroked his heart with his hands, and said: "I have practiced for many years, if I don't have such a good looks, how can I deceive the evildoers?" Suddenly, he scratched the old man's chest with five fingers, and grabbed out a bright red and bony demon heart , still jumping wildly.

Zhang Hua laughed beside him, his voice was the same as that of Xu Qi's, and disappeared suddenly.

The old man let out a loud cry, and immediately appeared in his true form, before dying.It turned out to be an old roe deer, who knew some evil spells, relying on the spiritual objects he picked up to protect his body, he was domineering in Beidu.You Xi beautiful men and women, because of their inexperienced skills, are difficult to lure, so they make people suffer from serious diseases, and use blood ganoderma as bait.Blood Ganoderma lucidum, born in swamps, is also a very poisonous thing.It seems to save people, but in fact it hurts people, just to lure men and women into the harem of deer demons.

The government had long known the harm it caused, but there was nothing they could do, so they secretly searched for wise men to get rid of evil spirits and keep one side safe.At that time, Taoist Anyuan wandered here, and his apprentice was a tree demon. His Taoism was still inexperienced, but he was young and energetic, and said: "I, I alone can kill this demon!" Zhang Hua and Xu Qi came to inquire.Later, when An Yuan knew about it, he was afraid that the old man would press him and be trapped in the palace.So he pretended to have a beautiful younger brother, but actually asked An Yuan to come out.

An Yuan was helpless, so he followed into the mountain, got close and killed the old man.At that time "Xu Qi" came in from outside the hall and brought up the body of the Taoist, which was also a deer demon.When An Yuan saw it, he smiled instead of anger: "If you didn't do something extra, I would have settled this matter early!" The tree demon hurriedly begged for mercy, saying: "I thought the old deer demon had no magic powers, but I didn't expect it to hide spiritual objects. Kill him. I knew I made a mistake earlier, so please forgive me, master!" An Yuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Next time if you are reckless again, I will punish him severely."

Knowing the interest, the dryad rushed to kiss him.Parting his lips for a long time, he said: "Hee hee, I know my husband loves me so much, I will definitely not do anything reckless next time."

An Yuan hugged him into his arms, and put the palace, that is, the deer demon cave, into his sleeves.When they arrived at the government, they sent all the captive men and women out, and there were two corpses of the deer demon, and blood ganoderma piled up like a mountain: "The deer demon has been eliminated, and nothing will happen from now on."

Everyone bowed and thanked, then An Yun and his Taoist couple left slowly, but suddenly disappeared.