Piyougu gave medicine to live forever." Lingdang did not dare to touch the banana leaf easily now, and continued, "This may be another myth and legend. By the way, you two, can you be normal? It's all over. Besides, it's all fiction. It's something! "
They are talking about Wangxiang and Zhuan Wangxu. Wangxiang, who has been staying silently beside Kite, still has not recovered from the bloody fight just now. The two pairs of eyes facing each other are full of bloodshot eyes and murderous intent. They are still sitting here. The two sides of the table were facing each other, and no one would be surprised if they suddenly broke arms.
Wu Zhen just came back from outside and said happily to everyone: "Everyone, the time has indeed not changed. We may have only been away for about an hour."
Zhuan Wangdong said: "This is similar to spiritual power, which directly affects our souls. It can be said that we have just completed our souls leaving the body."
"It's so interesting!" Lingdang said excitedly, "I never get tired of solving this kind of mystery. Hurry up, let's solve the next one."
"Is this some kind of myth?" Mu Ziyun asked Zhan Fanzi.
Zhan Fanzi thought about it for a long time and replied: "I don't have any impression. I probably haven't heard of this legend." And Wu Zhen didn't remember what special verse in the legend it was.
In desperation, everyone dispersed and went to the city to inquire, but nothing was gained all afternoon. Later, Mu Ziyun went to inquire about the story about immortality, and then he discovered the clues. In the evening, everyone gathered at the table, and Mu Ziyun told a story he learned from an orc merchant, which was actually a story about humans.
Immortality is one of the hottest topics in every era, and the higher the status and the greater the power, the stronger the obsession with immortality. People are always eager to encounter something from religious detectives or ancient monuments in the world, or to suddenly gain eternal life by eating some "grass" or drinking some "water". What's even more strange is that no one can find immortality. The secret of immortality, but there are always various clues and mysteries of immortality, which attract groups of people to risk their lives to pursue it.
In an era when everyone believed in reincarnation, there was a craze for immortality that lasted for hundreds of years. Because of this craze, the then empire "Jiang Dynasty" almost collapsed.
That era was completely different from the Seven Kingdoms that everyone went to before. There was only one dynasty, and when the craze for immortality was prevalent, the Jiang Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous. In those hundreds of years, countless literati, poets, and talents were produced. , the people are living and working in peace and contentment, not only the country is prosperous on land, but also the sea has been conquered by the Jiang Dynasty and has a large territory. After food and warmth are solved, you have to think about lust. After lust is solved, you will think about power. After power is in hand, you will I started thinking about how to sit in a high position securely, and then after I became more stable, I started thinking about how to live longer. People believe in the religious concept of reincarnation to the bone, so even if a person has no worries about food and clothing, he will choose to commit suicide because of his ordinary life, die early and be reincarnated as a human being.
The story is naturally related to the search for immortality. Among the rivers and lakes, there are three sects, which were established directly to find the secret of immortality. The protagonist of the story is just a young man from a commoner background. This young man is called Ling Xiaolang. When he was fourteen years old, After losing a relative, he had no choice but to seek refuge with his cousin who was far away in Bayang City. When he arrived in Bayang City, he accidentally joined a sect that studied medicine. Coincidentally, this sect was the same three people who were looking for immortality. One of the sects, it only pretends to practice medicine on the surface, but this "vanilla sect" is indeed famous for its medical skills and has saved many people.
Ling Xiaolang made a mistake and joined the sect and became an apprentice. Unexpectedly, Ling Xiaolang was extremely talented and turned out to be a genius who knew medicine and medicine. He was immediately selected as an apprentice by the sect master, and Ling Xiaolang also became involved with the sect. The sect owner's third daughter, Liu Yingying, became friends. Five years later, Ling Xiaolang had achieved great success in his studies. Not only was he able to stand alone, he also surpassed the sect owner in the field of medicine. Ling Xiaolang and Liu Yingying were also inseparable, and they had already made a private decision for life.
At this time, a shocking secret in the world was revealed, and the elixir of longevity appeared in the Piyou Valley. As soon as the news came out, although the government took protective measures in time, groups of people from all walks of life still broke into Biyou Valley and pulled out many medicinal herbs. Later, all the people who entered Piyou Valley were secretly killed. Some people concluded that this was the work of the three sects that had been hidden, because the three sects did not serve themselves, but some high-ranking people. They only had power. They are nothing more than chess pieces of the enemy, so some dirty actions can get the support of the government.
Ling Xiaolang discovered that the door owner went out almost every day. Every time he came back, he had a sad look on his face. When others asked him, he would not say anything. Three months later, the gate of Piyou Valley was opened. When people went to see it again, there was no one in the valley. There was no hint of green, all the herbs had been plucked out, even the mud was missing a layer, and there were pits and holes everywhere, which was simply unsightly.
Ling Xiaolang and Liu Yingying went to see it together. After returning, Liu Yingying complained to the owner's father that there was nothing left and the elixir of life was taken away. After hearing this, the sect owner accidentally spilled the beans and revealed that there was no elixir of longevity at all, which aroused the suspicion of Ling Xiaolang and Liu Yingying. Half a month later, news of the elixir of immortality came out again, and the location was changed to another place. It was handled almost in the same way as Piyou Valley. However, Ling Xiaolang secretly followed the sect owner and found that he could actually enter the forbidden area sealed by the government. , the news of the elixir of immortality dropped in one place and appeared in another place, as if the medicine had legs and could run anywhere.
A year later, Ling Xiaolang was completely out of the army, but the sect owner kept him. The sect owner called him into a secret room that no one else knew and showed him something, which was just an ordinary pig tail. Grass, but there was an extra dent in the middle. Ling Xiaolang asked what it was, and the owner confessed directly that it was the footprints of the elixir of life. Ling Xiaolang exclaimed that the thing really had legs. Master, you really have connections with the government. .
The sect leader straightforwardly stated his identity. The Vanilla Sect was one of the three sects pursuing immortality, and the man behind the scenes was a big shot that no one could offend. As for who he was, he did not tell anyone. The sect leader also confessed that he had assassinated many people in the past, which made Xiaolang find it hard to accept. The master was rescuing people and killing people at the same time. However, the sect leader explained that all this was helpless and that the people behind him could not disobey him at all.
The sect leader wanted Ling Xiaolang to inherit his position and continue to help the big shots find the elixir of immortality on his behalf. His nose was useless, and Ling Xiaolang, in the opinion of the sect leader, would be the best doctor in the future, and he was very interested in medicinal herbs. The observation and application are much better than that of the door master, so the door master has these ideas.
Ling Xiaolang refused without any hesitation. After turning around and going out, he packed his bags and took Liu Yingying away from home. Unexpectedly, Liu Yingying suddenly fell ill in bed. Ling Xiaolang went to see him. He didn't know the cause of the illness, so he hurriedly called the door owner. He was also confused, and he and Ling Xiaolang tried every means, but failed to cure Liu Yingying's illness.
Ling Xiaolang took Liu Yingying to seek medical advice for five years. Within five years, the relationship between the two had become as solid as a rock. Ling Xiaolang felt extremely afraid of the death of his lover. As long as he could save his beloved wife, he would do whatever it takes. You can try everything, but you have tried every method in the world, and Liu Yingying is at the end of her life. In desperation, the sect leader found Ling Xiaolang and told him that the longevity medicine had appeared again. This might be the only way to save Liu Yingying. Therefore, Ling Xiaolang resolutely inherited the sect leader's position and devoted himself to finding longevity. Medicine, but never accepts assassination missions and always maintains a compassionate heart.
The medicine of longevity is a living thing, a kind of living grass. This is the confession of all the witnesses. Of course, only the officials know it. Ling Xiaolang is indeed a medical genius. He has figured out the longevity medicine by relying on the footprints on various herbs. The smell of the medicine and the pattern of its movement made it possible to estimate the next place where the elixir of life would appear, but it was always a step slower. Moreover, the medicine seemed to be extremely spiritual. As long as someone was looking for it, it would often disappear for a while or hide. somewhere.
Two years later, the sect leader became critically ill, and misfortunes never come singly. Liu Yingying finally couldn't survive, and she fainted and fell unconscious all day long. The anxious Ling Xiaolang desperately searched for the elixir of immortality. One day, he saw a grass that could run, but it ran too fast. He couldn't catch up, and just watched it disappear. .
After Ling Xiaolang saw it, he knew more about the elixir of life. In his subsequent plans, he moved a lot faster, but still had no success.
The sect master was dying, and Liu Yingying was dying at the same time, just short of her last breath. After Ling Xiaolang said goodbye to Liu Yingying, he met the sect master and told the sect master that if he could come back this time, he would have succeeded. If he failed, I will not come back, but I will stay with the owner and his beloved wife on the road to hell.
After saying that, he left. Coincidentally, Ling Xiaolang went to Piyou Valley where the longevity medicine first appeared. At this time, the valley was already covered with flowers and grass, because only Ling Xiaolang knew that the longevity medicine would appear. Where, so he was the only one who entered the valley. He had no determination to grab the medicine. When he came to Piyou Valley, he knelt among the grass and trees, waiting for dusk to fall, when he would take out a knife from his arms and end his life.
The elixir of immortality did not appear, which made Xiaolang feel despair. Before committing suicide, he smiled at the grass and trees and told his infinite love for Liu Yingying with tears. He longed for the next life, where he and his beloved wife could become two bouquets of flowers in the mountains. Although life It was short-lived, but they could hug each other tightly and tell each other's feelings. His tears were flowing in the Piyou Valley. At dusk, a shadow appeared in front of him. He looked up and saw that it was a "fairy". It was in human form but the body of vegetation, with colorful petals on its head. The fairy aura shrouded the life in the valley, making Xiaolang stunned. The fairy disappeared in an instant, leaving Lingxiao Lang with a child who looked like a baby, but at the same time The palm-sized living creatures of vegetation made Xiaolang burst into tears and shouted: "Elixir of longevity!"
Then he ran home as fast as he could. As soon as he stepped into the door, the owner knew that he couldn't leave the bed and asked the servant to stop Ling Xiaolang immediately and let him come to see him. But eager to save his wife, Ling Xiaolang shouted everyone back, rushed into the room, and put the elixir to Liu Yingying's mouth. Unexpectedly, the elixir slipped into Liu Yingying's mouth. After a few breaths, Liu Yingying's His face returned to rosy, and his breath had never been so comfortable, just like how he looked when he was a teenager many years ago. After a few more breaths, he immediately opened his eyes. The two looked at each other and hugged each other with tears in their eyes. .
After a long time, the servant pulled Ling Xiaolang into the owner's room. When the owner saw the joy on Ling Xiaolang's face, he immediately understood. When he saw his daughter walking into the room, he suddenly twitched like a thunderbolt and foamed at the mouth. , died.
Ling Xiaolang then regretted not leaving some for the door owner.
Normally, the story should have almost ended here, but it happened to be a story with a tragic ending, so before the story was over, people from the government came to the door. It turned out that the owner of the door had always been in contact with the superiors, and Ling Xiaolang knew everything. Without saying anything, the government officials passed him and grabbed Liu Yingying directly.
The two of them were brought into the palace together, and Ling Xiaolang had already guessed that the big shot hidden at the end was the emperor who was now over seventy years old.
Ling Xiaolang knelt down and begged the emperor to have mercy on the couple and let them go. He was willing to search for the elixir of longevity again, and he also said that he had seen some secrets of the elixir of immortality and that it should still be found in Piyou Valley. After the emperor was silent, he gave an order The couple couldn't accept the truth. It turned out that Liu Yingying's illness was all the work of the master. He used extremely secret banned drugs in the palace. The purpose was to lock Ling Xiaolang and make him find the elixir of longevity. As long as he After finding the medicine, the sect leader would revive Liu Yingying. Because the sect leader was critically ill, he had to let Liu Yingying become critically ill to force Ling Xiaolang. However, the emperor did not expect that the medicine would go directly into Liu Yingying's mouth.
Ling Xiaolang was pushed out of the palace that day, while Liu Yingying was left behind. The emperor asked when the medicine would be found again and Liu Yingying would be taken back.
This couple was extremely pitiful. Ling Xiaolang couldn't even see his wife. He suffered from mental problems and the elixir of longevity was never found. In order to live forever, the emperor, who was over seventy years old, was going to the hospital almost every night. Fortunately for Liu Yingying, this was not the end. His princes and even his grandsons also wanted to live forever and bribed the eunuchs in the palace, and they all defiled Liu Yingying. In one year, Liu Yingying went from being seventeen or eighteen years old to being in her thirties. These big shots who wanted to live forever thought of countless ways to obtain the magic of immortality from that woman. Liu Yingying was not even qualified to commit suicide.
Two years later, the old emperor was critically ill. He went crazy trying to survive, so he cut out Ren Yingying's flesh and bones, cooked her into medicine, cut her heart out, and even made soup. But the old emperor died after all. , the imperial gate was opened wide, and Liu Yingying's experience was spread by rumors and reached Ling Xiaolang's ears. Ling Xiaolang committed suicide in Piyou Valley with hatred, and cursed all living beings in the Jiang Dynasty to have a short life, unless the Dynasty does not If the surname is Jiang again, the curse will not be understood.
There are rumors among the mountain people that they were surprised to see a "wood god" taking away Ling Xiaolang's body. Maybe the curse really took effect. A plague broke out in the Jiang Dynasty that year and spread almost to the whole country. The number of dead reached 30 million in an instant. It was hot. After that, the plague was lifted, but floods came, the rice harvest in the south was lost, famine followed, tens of millions of people were displaced, and tens of millions of people starved to death in other places. After winter, snowstorms came again. In one year, 60% of the Jiang Dynasty's population died, and the remaining All people are living on their last breath.
People moved the curse and denounced it as the royal family's disregard for life, deceit and humiliation of Ling Liu and his wife, which led to the divine punishment. They revolted one after another to change the dynasty. The royal family and the people were exhausted physically and mentally, but the foundation of the royal family should still be stronger. After the death of the royal family, 70 to 80% of the royal family The queen finally quelled the rebellion, but in order to convince the crowd, they specially found a baby. It turned out that Liu Yingying had been abused by old and young animals while trapped in the palace, and she had already given birth to two sons and a daughter, one of whom was also raped. Tortured to death, the son managed to survive until now. The royal family took the son out and honored him as the new emperor. They opened an altar to worship the Lingliu couple and the people of the world, and changed the name of the country to "Jiang".
Perhaps God showed mercy. In the second year, the world's fortunes turned around. Clear water began to flow from the rice fields, vegetation sprouted, and agriculture gradually recovered. Five years later, the world was stable, and the people's food and clothing were completely solved.
Ten years later, the emperor died suddenly. The new emperor was not a young prince, but an old prince. He was the one who had insulted Liu Yingying, and he changed his country name to "Ginger". As a result, the epidemic dropped again that year, the people were angry, and the emperor was helpless. He abdicated the throne in favor of his own heirs, but as a result the epidemic persisted, and then the emperor abdicated again. Liu Yingying's grandson, the young prince, officially ascended the throne. Although the epidemic was not eliminated immediately, the emperor lived with the people and lived together. It took three years to finally eliminate the epidemic. From then on, the country's title was always "Jiang", and Liu Yingying's son was Become a direct descendant of the royal family.
This story ends here.
