Strange Stories

Chapter 580: Feilai Mountain is the only thing in my heart

During the years when the river changed its course, not only did the people suffer, it was also a disaster for the imperial court.

This is because it not only destroyed villages and houses, flooded cities and military towns, but also destroyed good farmland, and caused the land to form a hard crust, making it barren, which is the so-called "cracks in the ground, and no crops grow." Then it paralyzed the water transport system, which had a minor impact on the economy, but also made it difficult to transport food to the disaster area.

The people of the world were in dire straits, and the relief provided by the imperial court was barely enough to meet their needs. What followed was an uprising by the refugees.

Uprising means war, and war gives birth to demons and evil spirits.

It just so happened that the national finances were also affected at this time.

This is because the areas affected by the diversion of long rivers are often the relatively wealthy areas of the country, which are either prosperous commercial areas or grain-producing areas.

When we are exhausted, we have to both provide disaster relief and suppress rebellions.

He led troops into battle during the day and exorcised demons at night.

After finally suppressing the rebellion, we also had to make great efforts to control the floods.

This is another huge expense.

It may even exceed military spending.

The huge expenditure gave rise to corruption and the formation of corrupt interest groups. These interest groups are like tumors on the human body. If they don't grow, it's fine. But once they grow, they can't be easily eliminated. They will attach to the dynasty for a long time, sucking the blood of the dynasty and constantly bringing hidden dangers.

Fortunately, this dynasty was not in its final years, but was at its peak, so they managed to survive.

However, the imperial court was clearly weakening.

For the Gu family in Yangzhou City, this disaster did not pose much of a threat to them, but because of their kind-heartedness, they spent a lot of time and effort on it, and even spent most of their wealth on providing porridge to the people.

Mr. Gu was a chess fanatic and had become famous at a young age. Relying on his chess skills, he could easily amass wealth. His wife managed the family well and made the family even richer. Therefore, he did not value money too much. Coincidentally, his wife was also well-educated and considerate, so she let him do whatever he wanted.

But there are also many dangers in disasters.

Mr. Gu's wife had vowed not to use magic in her life and to be a mortal, but she could not help herself in the midst of disasters and chaos.

Over the past few years, some bad guys thought that they were rich and kind-hearted and would be easy to bully, so they sneaked into their home at night with knives. However, they were tied up with spider webs without anyone noticing and thrown into the river outside the city.

A hideous and terrifying ghost floated to the Gu Mansion and landed behind the chess player. The chess master was concentrating on placing the pieces and watching the board, and was unaware of the ghost. Suddenly, he felt a cool breeze behind him. When he turned around, the woman standing by the door blew a strong breath, which scared the ghost away. When the official turned his head away from the light, he could not see anything and just felt strange.

An evil creature was born out of the disaster and was harming people everywhere. The woman was kind-hearted and could not bear it, so she exorcised the evil spirit at night.

There were also monsters who took advantage of the disaster to go out and practice, or to cheat people, or to harm people and suck their blood. When they arrived at this house, they saw a huge spider shadow on the wall. The next day, the monster was thrown into Dingfeng Temple.

There are also evil people with evil intentions...

The woman acted very covertly.

Who would believe that the wife of the famous chess master, the well-educated and well-mannered wife of Mr. Gu, who is praised by everyone, is a monster?

"Sir! Good news! Today the imperial court sent an envoy to send all the refugees in Yangzhou City back to their original locations. They said they have made arrangements!" The woman laughed, "We are finally over this disaster!"

“That’s great news!”

"What a joy!"

"yes……"

Mr. Gu was about to show his joy, but when he looked down, his brows turned worried again:

"But the immortal said a few years ago that my wife was pregnant. Why is it that after several years, my wife's belly is getting bigger and bigger, but she still hasn't given birth?"

"Don't worry, sir. You and I have done so many good things. It won't be a bad thing."

"That's exactly what I'm wondering about." Mr. Gu frowned and said, "We've done so many good things, why did something like this happen?"

"This just proves that it's not a bad thing! Just like in the past few years, there was a great chaos in Jiangnan. Although the flood didn't reach our place, the chaos spread here. Our neighbors have all suffered disasters to varying degrees in the past few years, but our family has always been safe and sound. Isn't it the blessing of the gods?"

The woman had some guesses in her mind, maybe it was because of the human and the demon, but she also comforted him:

"Besides, according to rumors, many great figures were born after being pregnant for several years, or there are many other rumors such as 'getting pregnant by looking at stones' or 'getting pregnant by gazing at the sky'. In troubled times, there are many strange things and outstanding people. Maybe our child will become a great figure in the future!"

"Um……"

Mr. Gu nodded and thought it made sense, but he still couldn't help but feel worried: "Madam, do you think it has something to do with the gods in my dream?"

"Ah? Why do you think so, sir?"

"Two strange things happened to me, how could they not be related?"

"..."

The woman wanted to go with the flow and push the blame onto this incident, just as she had used ancient rumors to fool people, but her intuition told her that the immortal was not someone she could easily put the blame on.

"Don't think about it, sir, and don't say too much. Now everyone outside is shouting to exorcise demons. If outsiders knew about this, they might even mistake us for demons and beat us to death."

"That's impossible!" Mr. Gu thought for a moment and nodded, "Anyway, my lady should be careful and wear loose clothes. If someone sees you and asks you about it, just say you've gained weight. It just so happens that our family has spent all their wealth to help the disaster victims and dismissed their servants. On weekdays, there are only the two of us at home, so no one else can see us."

"yes……"

"I'll go shopping too!"

"Is it possible, sir?"

"Why not? Can it be more difficult than playing against Tianweng?"

"Ha ha……"

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

The official was about to go out to buy vegetables. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a big monk standing outside. The monk bowed to him, chanted Buddhist mantras, and told him that his wife was a monster.

……

"My friend, your chess skills have improved greatly. You can even play 200 moves with me."

"The Immortal is letting me go." Lin Jue made his move, "Besides, I have a famous teacher."

The two men moved the chessboard to the Yuanqiu tree outside the house. Sometimes flower petals fell in the wind. The old man's boy stood quietly by the side, holding a teapot. He didn't even care when the fox stretched out its claws to play with his trouser legs.

The old man smiled and said: "Every generation has its own talents."

“I have two famous teachers.”

Lin Jue picked up the chess piece and answered.

The other one was obviously the one in front of him. Lin Jue looked calm, neither anxious nor hurried, with no external thoughts or obsessions in his mind. The only thing in front of him was the chessboard, so he thought for a long time before making his move.

……

Snap!
Raindrops hit the puddles on the side of the road, and a beautiful flower bloomed. Then there were countless crisp sounds and a noisy scene between heaven and earth.

Amidst the wind and rain, a woman was protecting her husband, getting soaked all over, and running away quickly.

A big monk was chasing closely behind him.

"Monk! You are also a monk, why do you have no compassion?" The pregnant woman shouted, "Although I am a demon, I am determined to stay with my husband for the rest of my life. Not only have I never done anything to harm others in my life, I have also helped countless people and done countless good deeds. Can't you help us?"

"A demon is a demon! A human is a human! It is a sin for you to invade the human world, and having sex with a human is a violation of the laws of heaven!"

"What kind of heavenly law is this?" Mr. Gu, dripping with water, also shouted loudly, "First you said my wife lied to me and concealed it. Now I know she is a monster, but I am still willing to be with her. This is a matter of mutual consent. Even though humans and monsters are different, it has been recorded in ancient and modern times. Why are you still pursuing us?"

"As a Buddhist monk, it is my duty to subdue demons and monsters."

"Sir! There's no point trying to convince him! He's determined to kill me all. Run first, and I'll stop him!"

"My lady, you are pregnant, so run first and I will stop him! I am a human, and even though he has magical powers, he cannot use them on me!"

"Sir, go ahead and head to Feilai Mountain. I'll come find you later!"

"Where are you escaping! Vajra Demon Subduing Seal!"

The big monk made a seal with his hands and slapped it down hard.

A golden light flashed between heaven and earth, and a huge palm print appeared in the rain, slapping down fiercely.

The woman stood up straight and raised her hands.

"Wow..."

The gravel on the ground and the weeds on the roadside were floating upwards with water droplets. The transparent raindrops in the air even broke through the bead curtain and collided with the golden palm print.

Bang! The raindrops in the sky were all broken into pieces!

The woman had just stood up when she heard a dragon's roar.

A golden dragon flew out from under the monk's robe, hovering in the air, with its fangs and claws bared, breaking through the rain curtain and pouncing towards her.

The woman opened her eyes wide and dodged quickly.

And she was also very helpless——

Although this monk is a Buddhist, his path is the same as that of the Taoist talisman sect, which is to borrow power from the gods by practicing Buddhism and worshipping Buddhist gods. Therefore, how powerful he is actually depends on how much magic power the Bodhisattva Buddha he worships is willing to lend him.

Now is the time for the second Jiazi period of time to eliminate demons!
In order to suppress the Jade Mirror Emperor and promote the extermination of demons in Jiangnan, the Purple Emperor even began to support the Jiangnan Buddhist sect. With the tacit approval of the Heavenly Emperor, these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were willing to be knives in order to spread the incense.

They work very hard!

Therefore, even if she practiced for two hundred years, it would be difficult for her to fight against this great monk.

In addition, she was pregnant and weak, and could not fight him.

With a loud bang! A bolt of lightning exploded in the sky!
The woman also fell into a pool of water on the side of the road!

"puff……"

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

The woman's hair was extremely messy.

Looking up into the distance, the endless green hills were blurred by the rain and fog, becoming blurry shadows. I couldn't tell how far they were stacked up. A government road became blurry before I could see the end. In the green hills, rain and fog, thunder and lightning were constantly striking, and the sound of thunder was coming slowly.

If they were monsters or ghosts, they would certainly be afraid of such a rainy day. The more bad things they did and the more evil they were, the more afraid they would be.

But she was an exception.

Besides being honest and having never done anything bad, she is also a spider. Wind, rain, and thunder may destroy the spider's web, or they may be helpful to the spider.

Like bringing more food for the spiders.

For example, helping spiders go far away.

The golden dragon pounced fiercely again!

With a swish! The woman dodged the golden dragon and pushed with one hand, and countless spider silk and webs rushed towards the monk.

"A trifling trick! The Golden Bell Cover!"

An ancient bell rang between heaven and earth, and the sound spread to several mountains in the rain. The bell's shadow made of golden light blocked the attack for him.

But when he looked up, his expression froze.

Suddenly, countless extremely light and thin spider silks spread out from behind the woman opposite and spread towards the sky, as if they formed a dandelion or a light cloud.

"Rumble..."

There was a constant rumble of thunder! The light and thin spider silk seemed to have sparked some electricity!
As the mountain wind blew, the woman suddenly rose into the air.

She stretched out her hand, grabbed the man beside her, and flew towards the hazy mountain shadows in the distance, against the thunder, rain and fog.

"Tianlong!"

With a loud dragon roar, a golden dragon soared into the sky, grabbed the woman with one claw, and crushed her calf.

"what!"

"What's wrong, madam?"

"It's okay! Go!"

The woman's face turned pale and she looked down.

But they saw the big monk standing on the edge of the cliff, his hands hanging naturally and staring at them with sharp eyes: "The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, there is no escape, only turning back can bring you to the shore!"

Turning back is not the shore, but death.

The woman ignored him and only had Feilai Mountain in her mind!

(End of this chapter)