Legend of Xianghuang

Huaijiang Town is located in the north of Lishui River and east of Xingping. It was originally an inconspicuous small town.

However, the life of the townspeople in Huaijiang Town is not bad, because it is next to Canglu of Xianshan Mountain, and the surrounding Buddhism and Taoism gather together, attracting many devout pilgrims.

Canglu is a famous immortal residence in the world. A hundred years ago, Emperor Xuanming was disturbed by a nightmare. Fortunately, Canglu sent an immortal elder to help him, and he approved the calculation of the country's disaster, so that he made early preparations to avert this catastrophe.

Since then, the Canglu School has become known.

Later, the late emperor sent special envoys to Canglu Mountain to pay their respects with generous gifts, but he was never able to enter. After a month of waiting, he was instructed to buy grain from the generous gifts and send them to the Jianghuai River, which was suffering from floods, for disaster relief.

For a time, the Canglu faction became famous and was honored as the Immortal Mansion, and pilgrims flocked to it.Even if you can't go up the mountain, you will be satisfied just by paying homage from afar.

As a result, Huaijiang Town, which is the closest to Canglu Mountain, prospered.

For this reason, the most populated places in Huaijiang Town are inns, restaurants and candle shops.

"The Jia family's mansion has been a bit evil recently, have you ever heard of it?"

"Are you joking? The Jia family spends so much money on offerings to immortals and Buddhas every year. How could such dirty things come out?"

"What's the use of that? Historically, the houses of the big families are deep, and there are many shameful things."

"I don't think it's believable. Have you ever heard of something like this happening in Huaijiang? You must know that this place is at the foot of the Immortal Mansion."

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After tea and dinner, the most indispensable thing is the short chatter from the parents, among which strange and mysterious things are the first choice.

Xianghuang just sat in the corner of Xunjia Teahouse, and soon heard a lot of discussions.

Before arriving in Huaijiang Town in a horse-drawn carriage, Xiang Huang got out of the car, found a small inn by the town, and then came here.

Xianghuang is dressed in a Taoist uniform, which is also common in Huaijiang Town. Except that he is a little younger and alone, he is very inconspicuous.

The only waiter in the teahouse who paid attention to her was also relieved because of Xianghuang's calm attitude and the pendant that was not gold or jade visible on her waist.

But after a while, the storyteller took his seat, and the small discussions around him died down.

"Guest officers, today we will talk about the blessed land of the fairy mansion in this world!"

Mr. Storyteller took a sip of clear tea and opened his mouth. The first thing he talked about was the nearest Canglu Mountain.

Even though he grew up on Canglu Mountain, Xianghuang didn't feel bored, he listened with great interest, and even shook his head like a storyteller when he got excited.

By the time the storyteller finished speaking and left the table, more than half an hour had passed.

Xiang Huang left the teahouse contentedly, passed by a noodle stall, ate a bowl of noodles in clear soup, and returned to the inn.

Throughout the afternoon, Xianghuang never left the room, and stood by the table holding a pen and kept waving.

For three whole hours, there were only nine talismans on the table, and Xianghuang was already sweating profusely.

After fetching water and scrubbing, Xiang Huang sat down by the head of the bed, breathed a long sigh of relief, and looked at the neatly arranged talismans on the table with bright eyes: "Master will be happy if he sees it. I wrote two more this time. .”

In the past few years in Canglu Mountain, Xianghuang's master, Yun Xizi, not only taught her the method of cultivation, but also taught her talismans.

Canglu Mountain's talisman is very famous, not only for its unique power, but also because of its obscurity and difficulty.Few disciples have the aptitude to practice, but those who practice this way will hardly succeed without spending several times of effort and time.

However, Xianghuang didn't complain about the master's arrangement at all, she just learned obediently, even if she had to stand up straight at the table all day long, even if she was just boring writing and writing all day and night, she would work hard to complete it. .

Even if she has no talent, her practice is progressing slowly.

Master Bo Yunyangzi called Xianghuang and said that Xianghuang was really happy when she was able to go down the mountain to eliminate demons and practice.

For more than ten years, there has been much disdain and contempt for Xianghuang. Some people even say that Xianghuang has mediocre aptitude but forcibly occupied Yun Xizi's status as the only disciple. It is a pity that Yun Xizi has such an identity and cultivation.No one thinks that Xiang Huang can really do anything.

Therefore, when the master uncle said "you can already", Xiang Huang vowed in his heart that he would go down the mountain this time and practice hard to win for his master.

"Master, when you leave the customs, the apprentice will definitely be able to draw the Baji Talisman." Xiang Huang said secretly.

The Baji Talisman does not have the power to kill, it can only be regarded as an auxiliary Dao Talisman.But if it can be used in conjunction with the five elements, it can have unexpected power.

Yun Xizi once demonstrated it to Xianghuang, and told her that only by being able to draw the eight-pole talisman can one be considered a master on the way of Taoism.This has become Xianghuang's goal all along.

After carefully putting away the talisman paper on the table and putting it in the Qiankun Pendant at his waist, Xiang Huang opened the window to take a look at the sky, and returned to the bed to meditate cross-legged.

"It's dry, be careful with the candles—"

At midnight, on the deserted street, the watchman was knocking and patrolling the night.

Except for the occasional barking of dogs and crying babies, the town is surprisingly quiet.

Xiang Huang quietly left the inn, avoiding the watchmen, went to the most central intersection of Huaijiang Town, took out a piece of talisman and held it in his hand.

In a blink of an eye, the talisman paper ignited a blue flame and disappeared without a trace, leaving no paper ashes behind.

As for Xianghuang, as if he had determined his direction, he walked quickly towards the side.

Huaijiang Town is not big, but the roads are complicated.Because of the continuous reconstruction of houses and roads, the current situation of winding roads extending in all directions has been formed.If you are not a native of Huaijiang Town, it is really not easy to find the place you want to go in a few steps.

However, Xiang Huang, who was once disturbed by the fork in the mountain, now shuttles through the alleys like a fish in water without any hesitation.

Not long after, she stopped under a blue-gray wall.

The wall is very long, occupying one side of the entire alley, and occasionally green leaves can be seen protruding from the other side of the wall, which should be a large garden.

Xianghuang concentrated and held her breath, took out another Taoist talisman and pressed it against the wall, and when she retracted her hand, the Taoist talisman was flatly attached to the wall, and the four corners ignited again.

This time, the Dao Talisman burned very slowly, until only the part of the mantra was left.Xiang Huang stared at him with wide eyes.

She has practiced Talisman since she was a child, but she has never had a chance to use it.Every time it is the master who judges whether the Dao talisman drawn by her is usable.Now that it is used in practice for the first time, Xianghuang will of course be nervous.

Finally, the cyan flame gradually extinguished, and the light in Xianghuang's eyes also dimmed, looking a little depressed.

Suddenly, a dazzling red light flashed, and the incantations on the wall that could not even burn out the flames suddenly turned blood red and then disappeared.

"Is this the evil spirit Master said?" Xiang Huang felt a strong sense of discomfort when the red light flashed past, as if his heart was tightly clenched, and he couldn't breathe.

This feeling was only for a moment, and it returned to normal in a blink of an eye, making people almost think that it was just a nightmare-like illusion, leaving a clean blue-gray wall.

There seemed to be blood-red afterimages in his eyes, Xiang Huang stopped acting rashly and walked along the wall to one end.

On the main road, she turned along the wall, and after walking for a while, she arrived at the gate of the mansion.Two bluestone pillars are separated on both sides, on which are exquisitely carved cranes and turtles, which are lifelike.There is a brown gate in the middle, with four red lanterns hanging on the left and right, each with a big "Jia" character.

This is exactly the Jia family's mansion that I heard in the teahouse during the day.

There must be a reason for things that come out of nowhere.

Xianghuang walked around Jia's house again, and then went back to the inn to rest.

The next day, after finishing the homework necessary for drawing talismans in the morning, Xiang Huang packed up his things and went downstairs to ask the waiter in the shop for a glass of water and two steamed buns.

Because it was still early, most of the guests hadn't gotten up yet, and there were only Xiang Huang and the waiter in the inn lobby.

Seeing that Xianghuang only ate the tasteless steamed buns, the waiter in the shop enthusiastically took a small plate of dried pickled vegetables: "Xiao Daochang, let's order some of this for dinner, it doesn't count as your money."

Xianghuang smiled at him: "Thank you, no need, this steamed bun is delicious."

Although she was declined, the shop waiter didn't care, but felt that Xiao Daotong was very cute, so he simply sat down next to her: "Xiao Daochang, is there something wrong with you coming to Huaijiang Town alone?" Right now there are no other guests, Xiang Huang He looked easy to get along with, and he chatted cheerfully.

"Well, there's something wrong." Xianghuang replied, of course she would not specify that she was here to exorcise ghosts, but just followed his words to ask, "Little brother, do you know the Jia family in this town?"

"The Jia family?" The waiter in the shop chuckled, "How could you not know, he is the richest man in Huaijiang Town."

"Oh~ no wonder Jia's family is so big!" Xianghuang couldn't help sighing.It took half an hour to walk around the Jia's mansion at night, even though Xianghuang was not walking fast.

"That's right, I heard from my mother that when Mr. Jia built his house, he hired half of the strong men in the town, and specially asked Mr. Feng Shui to arrange it." , "Don't tell me, Mr. Feng Shui is really good. Mr. Jia's business is getting better and better. Even the rich merchants and officials in the county call him brothers and sisters."

"Yeah, it's amazing." Xiang Huang nodded again and again, but he didn't know who it was talking about.

"Master Jia is also a great benevolent person. During festivals and festivals, he will distribute food to the villagers, and also donate money to build Taoist temples to pray for blessings." Just a few words, you can hear the respect for Master Jia from the waiter.

"Then what's unusual about Jia's family recently?" After eating a steamed bun, Xianghuang asked after seeing the waiter in the store finished speaking.

The waiter gave her a strange look: "Anomaly? Why is there an anomaly? The Jia family has always been fine." There seemed to be some dissatisfaction in his words.

Xiang Huang could not help but feel a little puzzled when he heard this.

If nothing happened, then what happened to the evil spirit in the garden?

With that kind of evil spirit at home, even if it can't endanger life, at least it can ruin the Jia family's fortune.

It seems that there is nothing to ask here. After breakfast, Xianghuang plans to go to the vicinity of Jia's house to check the situation.

However, when Xianghuang came to the center of Huaijiang Town, she suddenly realized a problem.

The night before, she found Jia's house with the guidance of a ghost-seeking talisman, and finally returned to the inn.But this ghost-seeking talisman can only last for three hours, and it has long since expired.Unfortunately, she forgot to remember the location of Jia's house.

How to get to Jia's house?