sinovels Chapter 23: The Young Master Possessed by a Water Ghost
Chapter 23: The Young Master Possessed by a Water Ghost
Zhang Ren couldn't believe that there was such a process in divination for offering sacrifices to heaven.
A question lingered in his mind: Was this wild boar prepared in advance, or was it sudden?Zhang Ren was dumbfounded. Is this a coincidence or necessity?Could it be that the technique of divination really has such divine power?However, he is more willing to believe that this divination technique may be a coincidence with a high probability.
In the end, in order to show his sincerity, Zhang Zijun decided that everyone would take turns to worship.
However, when Zhang Ren was prostrating, the place where the incense was burned and the altar was set up suddenly cracked open.
Zhang Zijun was taken aback, and hurriedly asked Zhang Ren to get up, and stood in the distance with everyone, carefully observing the changes on the surface.
I saw that the crack was getting bigger and bigger, and a hole was opened, and when the surface sank, a clear spring gushed out.In less than a while, a clear lake appeared on the top of the mountain.
Zhang Zijun was overjoyed and said:
"This is an express message from the heavens, and the trip is auspicious!"
The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and divination has ended, however, the danger of Xianxia Ridge under the darkness of night has just begun.
Just as they were about to go down the mountain, there were bursts of howling from the woods.
The goosebumps on Zhang Ren's body suddenly stood up, and he felt that he was right next to the mouth of a jackal, tiger and leopard, and would be taken away at any time.
Uncle Zhou extinguished the torch, took out his bow and arrow from behind, and said:
"We went down the mountain under the moonlight, and the louder these beasts howled, it meant that they just wanted to scare us and didn't intend to attack us."
Zhang Zijun didn't have any sense of fear, he laughed and said:
"When the fire is out, we are all in the dark. We are afraid, and they are also afraid. As long as we don't attack them, they will naturally not attack us."
Zhang Ren noticed that in the woods on both sides, there would occasionally be sharp green lights flashing.At that moment, Zhang Ren was terrified, and wanted to run fast, but found that he couldn't take a step.
Uncle Zhou walked in the front with his bow and arrows in hand, opening the way.I don't know when, Zhang Ren and Yan Chen's hands have been tightly held together.They followed Aunt Zhou and walked in front of Mrs. Lian and Zhang Zijun.Zhang Zijun is wearing a saber, and the back is broken.
They went down the mountain at a faster speed than they went up.However, for Zhang Ren, every minute of the descent seemed so long.
I don't know how long it took, they finally returned home, but Zhang Ren's heart could not be calm for a long time.
Early the next morning, Zhang Zijun was ready to set off, and took the three strategies of war to Fuzhou to present to the Jiedu envoy.
When Zhang Zijun and Mrs. Lian were still packing their luggage in the room, Zhang Ren's voice came from outside the door.
"Father, mother, grandpa is here."
It turned out that the county magistrate personally came to Zhang Zijun's home to see him off.
Mrs. Lian then walked out of the house first and came to the living room, only to see that the county magistrate not only came, but also sent a carriage.
"Father, why didn't you ask someone to tell you when you came here!" Mrs. Lian complained in a good-tempered manner.
"Why, this is my daughter's home, I can't come if I want to!" After speaking, Mr. Lian laughed heartily.
Mrs. Lian carefully looked at the carriage parked outside the courtyard, and asked suspiciously:
"Father, this carriage?"
The county magistrate could see his daughter's concerns and explained:
"Don't worry, it's not from public funds, it's from your father's own pocket. I have hired the carriage and the driver, and I promise to send your good husband to Fuzhou safely."
At this time, Zhang Zijun also came to the living room with his luggage, heard the conversation between their father and daughter, saluted and said:
"Let the father-in-law spend the money."
"For the sake of the peace of Pucheng, Zaijun must have worked hard all the way." After the magistrate finished speaking, he asked, "By the way, I heard that you went to the top of the mountain to worship the sky and do divination last night. Is this a good omen?"
"Yes, the place where the altar was burned and set up on the top of the mountain was cracked, and a clear spring gushed out, and a clear lake appeared on the top of the mountain." Zhang Zijun replied.
"It's really wonderful. It seems that this spring pool is not simple, maybe it is a sign of the ancestors of your Zhang family!" The county magistrate thought for a while and said: "We have to give it a name, and it is called Zhang Gongquan."
Zhang Zijun looked at Mrs. Lian excitedly, Mrs. Lian nodded her head, and the two of them knelt down and said in unison:
"Thank you, Father, for giving me the name!"
"Thank you father-in-law for giving me the name!"
The county magistrate signaled the two of them to get up, then took out a document from his body, and said:
"Before, when I went to Jianzhou for a meeting, Lord Inspector attached great importance to your Three Strategies of War, and had already decided to recommend you to Lord Jiedushi as a great talent in Jianzhou. Lord Inspector also said that Lord Inspector Wang Shenzhi cherishes you. Scholars and celebrities have already set up the Recruiting Institute as a reception institution. There are documents written by the Governor of Jianzhou here, and you can take a rest at the post stations along the way. When you arrive in Fuzhou, just take the documents and go directly to the Recruiting Institute.”
"Let my father-in-law worry about it." Zhang Zijun took the document and said.
"In terms of public and private, I don't do much. When you arrive in Fuzhou, you have to rely on yourself."
"Father-in-law, don't worry, my ambition will definitely come true during this trip."
Zhang Zijun set off from Pucheng and headed towards Jianzhou.The carriage traveled for a day, but before reaching Jianzhou City, the sun had already set.The carriage happened to pass through a village more than 30 miles east of Jianzhou City.Zhang Zijun got off the carriage, and seeing that it was getting dark, he decided to spend the night here.
The village in front of me is surrounded by mountains and rivers.Zhang Zaijun can see two mountains, one in the north of the stream and one in the south of the stream. The two mountains face each other across the river. The mountains are like phoenixes with wings, flying down to the river to drink water.On the low and gentle hillside, there are patches of exquisite green tea trees, which are rolling and lush.
Zhang Zijun walked to the entrance of the village, and there was a burst of reading in his ears.
"Tea maker is also the Jiamu in the south. One foot, two feet or even dozens of feet. Tea is used for drinking. It tastes cold and is suitable for people who practice frugality. Knowing that ginseng is tired, tea will be tired. It's all over."
It turned out that I was reading "The Classic of Tea" by Lu Yu, a tea sage.
Hearing the sound, Zhang Zijun walked over, only to see a little boy sitting at the door of his house, holding a book in his hand. It turned out that this boy was reading Lu Yu's "The Classic of Tea".
Seeing the child put down the book and looking at him, Zhang Zijun stepped forward and asked:
"Little friend, what is the name of this village?"
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These days when Zhang Zijun left home, Zhang Ren did not play around at home, but was busy reading and learning about this era.In Mrs. Lian's eyes, since her child fell into the water, it really seems like a different person.Regarding this point, Mrs. Lian sometimes feels very entangled, not knowing whether to be happy or worried.
One day, Mrs. Lian walked into Zhang Ren's study and saw Zhang Ren was writing something with his head bowed, while Yan Chen kept flipping through the book.So Mrs. Lian walked up quietly, only to see that Zhang Ren was not writing, but drawing.Mrs. Lian looked at it carefully, and felt that the image was a big rooster, and asked:
"Ren'er, what are you drawing?"
Of course Zhang Ren could not answer that this is the territory of China more than 1000 years later.These days, he has read a lot of history books for him to understand the pattern of this era.The reason why he drew the territory after 1000 years is because he doesn't understand the territory of this era at all, so he can only draw the territory he is familiar with, and then separately understand the belonging of each area on the territory in this era.However, the situation is quite complicated. He has been messing around for a long time, but he still hasn't figured out the territory of this era.
"Kuan'er, what are you looking for in the book?" Mrs. Lian asked Yan Chen again.
"The young master asked me to help him find the map in the book." Yan Chen said truthfully.
"I want to draw a map, and then find my position on the map." Zhang Ren added.
"The map is drawn like this, Kuan'er, go to the master's study and get the manuscript paper on the table." Mrs. Lian said.
After a while, Yan Chen came over with a stack of manuscripts.Mrs. Lian picked out a few sheets of paper with maps on them, and said:
"This is the manuscript paper left by your father when he was drafting the Three Strategies of War. These are the maps. There are topographic maps of our Fujian region, topographic maps of the surrounding Fujian region, and maps of the world."
Zhang Ren carefully looked at these maps. Not only was the situation complicated and the pattern different, but most of the place names were unfamiliar to him.
Shutong Yanchen saw the big changes after Zhang Ren fell into the water most clearly.All day long, Yan Chen followed Zhang Ren most of the time. He could see Zhang Ren's benign behavior these days, and the more he saw it, the more strange he became.A child who just wanted to run out all day, even tore out the pages of the books in the study and folded them into paper airplanes. How could such a naughty young master suddenly become a good young master who knows how to read and understand.Now, this young master is not only good at reading and thinking, but sometimes he is so addicted to books that he even forgets to eat and sleep.
On this day, Yan Chen finally couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked Zhang Ren:
"Master, I have a question I've been wanting to ask you for a long time, don't be angry!"
Seeing Yan Chen's seriousness, Zhang Ren nodded, as if he had already guessed what Yan Chen wanted to say.
"Master, since the last time you fell into the water, I feel like you have suddenly changed from seven to 17 years old. Everyone says you have changed and become more sensible, of course I know. But I can't understand, what happened to you, I have always wondered whether you are still the young master before. I often hear people say that many people have drowned in that pond, and there are even water ghosts hiding under the pond. "
Speaking of this, Yan Chen suddenly took three steps back, and changed the topic, "Tell me, did you have a water ghost attached to my young master, did you kill my young master?"
Zhang Ren was taken aback when he heard this. He thought that Yan Chen was just wondering why he had become so eager to learn. Unexpectedly, Yan Chen could think that the person in front of him was no longer the young master before. How should he tell Yan Chen? hesitate.Zhang Ren felt that he already regarded Yan Chen as his brother, so if he lied to him, wouldn't it be too heartless.However, if you tell the truth, will it scare Yan Chen? Even if you can't scare Yan Chen, Yan Chen may not believe it, so why tell the truth.So Zhang Ren replied in a roundabout way:
"Yanchen, don't worry, I assure you, I am definitely not possessed by a water ghost."
"Then you are still my young master, the original young master who is intact and completely replaced?"
Unexpectedly, Yan Chen was not satisfied with his roundabout answer, and asked another question that also gave Zhang Ren a headache.It seems that Yan Chen has been entangled for a long time and thought more carefully, this time he has to figure it out.