It was already dawning at this time. After a long night of tossing, Huan Xin was somewhat injured, and Zhou Jiang, who was with him, was not much better either.
Both of them sat cross-legged and meditated exhaustedly in front of the mine, adjusting their breaths and cultivating themselves.
Huan Xin didn't dare to leave. He knew what the consequences would be if he let such a thousand-year-old ghost escape. In "The Miscellany of One Hundred Ghosts", Huan Xin once saw what happened to the so-called thousand-year-old ghosts. It's definitely not as simple as the fight last night, otherwise the early master Cheng Dezi wouldn't just seal it or destroy it!
You must know that Grandpa Tianfeng once mentioned that their master Cheng Dezi broke through Hedao before he was sixty. At that time, he was the number one person in the world!
Looking back, I started to analyze the old ghost in black.
Even if ordinary ghosts wander around the world, they will only last a hundred years at most before they disappear due to the influence of the fate of heaven and earth. But there might as well be some fierce ghosts who know how to practice. Cultivating ghosts is also very difficult. They not only have to avoid being chased by monks, but also have to withstand the punishment of heaven in order to survive. A thousand-year-old ghost like this is very rare in the human world. The few that exist, most of them have to go through several "thunder tribulations" before they can stand out and become the king of ghosts.
Once the thousand-year-old ghost has withstood the thunder tribulation, it is not something that ordinary cultivators can resist. It will become very powerful and become a powerful energy existence in the world. It is not so easy to eliminate it.
Zhou Jiang naturally understood this truth. He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the tired Huan Xin and said, "Do you know who this old ghost in black was before he was alive?"
Of course Huan Xin didn't know this, and he was also full of curiosity. After all, this kind of ghost that can live for thousands of years is rare and more precious than a panda, so he asked: "I really don't know!"
Afterwards, Zhou Jiang slowly talked about who this thousand-year-old ghost was!
Thousands of years ago, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were in troubled times. This old ghost in black was called Long Xiao when he was alive, and he was also a "man of the hour". From an unknown soldier, he fought all the way and became a general with outstanding military exploits. Long Xiao's bravery was also a presence that frightened the enemy at the time. Not only did he win many battles, but he also opened up territory for his dynasty. It can be said that he is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
He had become a general at a young age, and even the emperor at that time was very afraid of him. He even married off his princess to Long Xiao, just because he was afraid that he would rebel if he relied heavily on his troops!
But Long Xiao was upright and never had second thoughts. But unfortunately, he was living in troubled times, with wars and flames everywhere. In these troubled times, Long Xiao could not escape his fate.
At that time, some civil servants in the court were jealous of Long Xiao's outstanding military exploits, so they often remonstrated with the emperor, saying that Long Xiao intended to establish himself as king. At first, the emperor still didn't believe it, but as time went by, he would also harbor feelings for Long Xiao. doubt.
The last few ministers, bribed by other enemy countries, worked together inside and outside to frame Long Xiao.
When Long Xiao led his troops for the last time, they thought that he did not die under the enemy's steel sword, but fell into the hands of his own people.
The night before the expedition, the princess practiced it for him and gave him a lot of wine. Little did he know that this wine was laced with a chronic "poison". Then the next day, Long Xiao's army went out for the expedition and walked to a hillside. , he also felt puzzled. He had been on the expedition for three or five days, but the food and grass had not kept up with the army.
You must know that in ancient wars, "the soldiers and horses went first before the grain and grass were moved." However, the officials who escorted the grain and grass before the expedition used the excuse that some parts were not ready and let the army go first, and the grain and grass would arrive later.
Long Xiao, who had been fighting for many years, didn't take it seriously. After all, he often fought fiercely with the enemy when there was no food and grass supplies. Just when he felt that something was fishy, the enemy troops suddenly came out from all directions and soon surrounded Long Xiao's troops.
When Long Xiao saw that the enemy had already prepared an ambush, he knew there was a traitor. Otherwise, the enemy would not have known the marching route of the army in advance.
But the extremely brave Long Xiao was not a vegetarian after many years of fighting. He quickly made a countermeasure and led his men to break out of the encirclement. Finally, at a great cost, they found an exit. Long Xiao led the few remaining troops, Flee toward the capital of his country.
But who would have thought that they would be surrounded and killed by the Prime Minister's troops on the way. Long Xiao originally thought that the prime minister had brought troops to support him, and he still had hope in his heart, thinking of killing him in return. But as soon as he met the Prime Minister, he took a pre-emptive strike, saying that Long Xiao had surrendered to the enemy and treason, and ordered the king to kill him without mercy.
Long Xiao was also blinded in an instant. He didn't expect that after more than ten years of fighting, he would end up like this. At this time, the effect of the poisonous wine also took effect. Long Xiao only felt that his hands and feet were weak, and he no longer had the strength to pick up the sword.
At this time, the soldiers who escaped with Long Xiao were all brothers who had been with him through life and death for many years. Seeing this situation, they understood that they were trying to hide themselves. Everyone stood up to protect Long Xiao, hoping to allow him to escape.
But after all, the disparity in strength between the enemy and ours was too great, so Long Xiao and his subordinates were still subdued. Soon after, under the arrangement of the Prime Minister, Long Xiao was beheaded in public. He was still wearing his black armor when he died. He was accused of surrendering to the enemy and treason, and deliberately led the troops into the enemy's encirclement, so that the entire army would be lost.
At this time, Long Xiao looked at the executioner standing next to him with dismay. He knew that the situation was over, but he did not expect that he would end up fighting for his country all his life. He looked coldly at the emperor and princess who were personally supervising the execution on the tower. Long Xiao roared to the sky, seeing that the princess who was sleeping with him was extremely sad. He never thought that the person closest to him would poison him. So he roared to the sky: "Heaven has treated me unfairly. After my death, this country will perish! No one will be able to escape, including the ignorant ruler and the treacherous ministers."
At three quarters of noon, the sword was raised and fell, and a generation of generals came to an end, and this also sealed the fate of this country.
Later, some family members of Long Xiao's men collected the body for Long Xiao, and the old people sewed his head back so that he could have a complete body. Seven days later, the palace was full of evil spirits and ghostly spirits. Long Xiao, who had been in his first seven reincarnations, was extremely resentful. The emperor died after that night, and the princess who married Long Xiao also hanged herself in her palace. However, no one in the prime minister's family who framed him survived, not even the chickens or dogs.
Soon this country was also captured by an enemy country. Although it was a small country, there was no way that the enemy country could take advantage of it if Long Xiao did not die.
Later, in order to respect this respectable opponent, the enemy general found Long Xiao's tomb, built a tomb and erected a monument for him!
But Long Xiao died unjustly, and his murderous aura and violent aura were so strong that it was impossible for him to be reincarnated in the underworld, so he became a lonely ghost wandering in the wilderness of the world.
I don't know how many years passed, Taizu Huangpao came to the fore, ended the years of war that had plagued the land of China, and finally unified the country. The world was temporarily peaceful, and the people were content to rest and recuperate.
At this time, Long Xiao has become the overlord among the fierce ghosts, and has also broken through a heavenly catastrophe. The ghost energy is even richer and purer. He only wants the world to be certain, and does not want to wander around the world, so he found a deep mountain to hide and practice. went!
But who would have thought that the appearance of a Taoist priest would change Long Xiao's fate!
