Chapter 140: The Intrusion of the Red Mansion
Linjiang City has been very lively recently because there is a group of storytellers.
"Let's start from the beginning. This story has to start with a piece of stone. In an unknown year, the pillar of heaven collapsed, the Milky Way rolled back, and a big hole appeared in the sky. A great god refined stones to repair the sky, but only a useless stone was left. This stone stood on the top of the mountain and was exposed to wind and rain, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. Gradually, it became spiritual and turned into a spiritual jade. It was brought into the mortal world by two ancient immortals. It experienced the ups and downs of human nature and was restored to its original position, recording a touching story."
The storyteller cleared his throat and said, "There is a verse that goes: If you have no talent, you can go to make up for the heavens. It is a waste of time to be in this world for so many years. This is the story before and after death. Who can record it and write a wonderful story?"
"Good good!"
The people around you cheered, and even if you didn’t understand, you still followed suit. Everyone else was cheering, but you didn’t respond. Did you not understand?
"At that time, there was a supreme being in heaven and earth, called the Great Heavenly Official who Averts Disasters, Relieves Evils and Establishes Relationships. You asked, what does this name mean, what does he control, and why have you never heard of it? You must know what "avoids disasters, resolves evils" and "disasters" mean, right?" No one interacted with the storyteller.
Some people also say: "It's the hardship we endure!"
"That's right, that big brother knows everything," the storyteller patted the paper money, "It means that if you believe it, you can live a good life. As for the fate, you all have wives, right? Even if you don't, you should have seen other people's beautiful wives, right?"
Everyone laughed. There was always an inexplicable joy in talking about this topic.
"This is fate, after you worship heaven and earth and get married. Fate means finding a wife for you. Brothers who don't have wives should pay attention. I see there is a Tianguan Temple in the south of the city that is almost built. Go there when you have time." said the storyteller.
"Isn't that Yue Lao?" someone raised his hand and asked.
The storyteller clapped his hands and said, "Yes, although the Great Heavenly Official is a great god, he only cares about the trivial matters of us mortals, such as major and minor disasters, and love affairs. Nowadays, all the gods are high and mighty. Have you ever seen a god who cares about whether your arm hurts or whether you have found a wife?"
The earth is connected to heaven and immortals do not walk on the mortal world. Ordinary people have never seen immortals. Even the immortals who remain in the mortal world sit high on the cloud platform and only appear when Dayan receives incense from all over.
"Isn't the Immortal Lord of Heaven more powerful than the Great Heavenly Official? He defeated the Great Heavenly Official to become the Immortal Lord of Heaven, right?" someone asked. Some people are just like this. When they know of some powerful people, they will always pull them out to compete with each other and make sure to distinguish the strong and the weak.
"It's hard for me to say about this. The Great Heavenly Official is an ancient figure and I don't know how long he has lived. The Immortal Lord of Heaven is a younger generation and they have never fought." The storyteller deliberately did not explain it and left it blank.
The people below nodded, having a rough idea in their minds. After all, among gods, of course, whoever lives longer is the most powerful.
The storyteller looked at the expressions of the crowd and said to himself, "As expected, your Majesty has said that if a conclusion is made, there will always be people who argue with it. On the contrary, if you guide people to reach a conclusion, not only will they believe it, but they will also actively refute it if they disagree.
He took a deep breath, and all the thoughts of living beings fell into his stomach.
Yes, he is a celestial demon, and a celestial demon with human heart.
"Beside the Great Heavenly Official there is an attendant named Shenying, who is in service of the Great Heavenly Official. One day, he came to a magical river and found a fairy crimson grass by the river. So he watered it with nectar day and night. Over time, the fairy grass turned into a beautiful woman. As for how beautiful she is, you can imagine how beautiful you want her to be. The fairy crimson grass wanted to repay the favor, but how?" said the storyteller.
Someone below answered quickly: "Promise me your body."
"Yes, the Great Heavenly Official is the deity in charge of love. When the attendant Shenying fell in love with the mortal world, the Great Heavenly Official saw it and decided to let the two of them go down to the mortal world together to experience the tribulations. This is how the marriage of wood and stone was achieved. Along with the stone that we mentioned at the beginning of the book, it also went down to the mortal world and turned into a piece of spiritual jade to experience the tribulations together. You must know that the spiritual jade is not jade, it is just a piece of stone." Mr. Shuoshuo started a trend:
"Alas, this is what it means when the false is made to appear true, the true becomes false, and when there is nothing, there is something and there is nothing. This is how we have this play, The Story of the Stone."
On the other side, at the other end of the city, there was a storyteller who also told the Dream of the Red Chamber, but his story was a little different.
"Everyone, I'm sure you've all heard the passage from The Story of the Stone. Let me ask you, is Daiyu pitiable, is Xiren funny, and is Baochai loved?" the storyteller asked. "Pity!"
"Ling!"
"like!"
There was a burst of response from the audience, and the storyteller knocked on the wake-up stick and said, "I know that you all come here not to listen to tragic stories, so this "Mirror of Romance and Lust" was created for this reason. It tells the story of Jia Baoyu who starts over, changes his personality, and saves the situation!"
"I woke up from a dream and found myself in the west wing. My sister and maids were all beautiful girls. The house was magnificent with carved railings and painted buildings. It was built in the city of Jiangning.
The three generations of ancestors passed away, and Tiansi firmly believed in the saint's feelings. He emptied the palace to repay the royal family, and the dynasty changed for the public and not for the private.
Alas, alas, the night has dried up, the grandmother is sick and the descendants have lost their blessings, the world has been full of dreams, the warmth and coldness of the world is just a stone. "
The wake-up stick was hit and the storytelling began.
Xu Zhai.
Gu Qingyuan poured the refined human thoughts into the body of the demon in front of him. After a while, a demon in human form appeared.
The demon was slightly plump and looked naive. He looked like a street vendor selling candied haws, or an uncle selling beef noodles. He looked like a human, just like one of the countless living creatures. If he was released, no one would ever discover that he was actually an alien.
"Greetings to Your Majesty."
The demon fell to his knees with a thud, prostrating himself on the ground.
"Get up. You have already merged with people's hearts and have all your memories complete. Think of a name for yourself. From now on, you will be the steward of this mansion and do some odd jobs." Gu Qingyuan said to the demon who looked like an ordinary person.
The demon stood up and thought for a moment: "Since I am the steward of the Xu Mansion, I will be called Xu Wei!"
"Okay, the temple priest Feng Xiao is watching the construction progress that day, so you should pay more attention to it." Gu Qingyuan instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty... No, don't worry, Master." Xu Wei stepped back.
Gu Qingyuan stared at Xu Wei. The Heavenly Demon was originally an evolution of supernatural powers. His three souls were incomplete, his seven spirits were damaged, and he lacked independent thinking. It happened that the people in this world had powerful thoughts and mixed emotions and desires. Gu Qingyuan used their thoughts to refine a human heart to complete the Heavenly Demon.
They control life and death, have a clear understanding of their inner thoughts, and have many ideological stamps to guarantee their loyalty. They are a superior family.
The storyteller was also a demon incarnated from heaven, and his purpose in spreading the deeds of the Great Heavenly Official was to alert the enemy.
Gu Qingyuan didn't believe the news of the Great Heavenly Official's faith. He thought that the immortal would remain silent if he found out that someone was competing for his incense.
"I don't know how many fish I can catch. My golden statue of the Heavenly Official is not complete yet, so I need some celestial beings to help me."
(End of this chapter)