My name is Cheng Yi, and I am a disciple of Dingxiang, but the incense hall I hold is a rare "outer door incense hall".
The "fox yellow, white willow ash" of the Five Great Immortals in the Northeast is well-known to every household, but not many people know about the Waimen Xiangtang.
The Outer Gate Xiangtang, also known as the "Outer Five Immortals", actually has more than five kinds of animals, but the most common ones are "eagle, bear, wolf, centipede and tiger".
The reason why I was attracted by the Immortal Family of Outer Gate Xiangtang has to start from the time I was born.
My parents were honest farmers. They had been married for many years and had no children. It was not until they were nearly forty that my mother became pregnant with me.
I was pregnant for ten months and once I gave birth, I was very thin when I was born. I weighed less than four pounds and was as thin as a kitten.
Having a son in middle age is always a great joy. On the day of the full moon, my father specially slaughtered a big fat pig to entertain relatives and friends.
At that time, there was a banquet in the village, and a special "guest" was indispensable - Ding Jiugong.
Ding Jiugong is a wandering Taoist priest who lives in fire. He came to our village many years ago and lives alone in the dilapidated mountain temple on Niubei Gang outside the village. He is sloppy and crazy on weekdays, but as long as weddings and weddings are held in the village, he will definitely The first one came to eat and drink.
The villagers are simple and honest, but they pity him because he is old and helpless. They never drive him away, but always let him eat and drink well.
At the banquet, my father carried me out of the house as customary, so that my relatives and friends could see what I looked like, so that I could gain some "popularity" so that I could support myself in the future.
At this time, Ding Jiugong suddenly appeared and yelled drunkenly: "This child of yours is weak and has a lot of injuries. I'm afraid he will die young!"
When my father heard this, his face suddenly darkened, and all the guests and friends in the room also scolded Ding Jiugong for his rude words.
"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe it, just wait and see. My words will come true tonight!"
Ding Jiugong, who aroused public outrage, could not stay any longer and staggered away.
It was a banquet, but some unfavorable words from Ding Jiugong ruined the atmosphere, and it ended hastily.
However, no one expected that Ding Jiugong's prophecy would come true. In the evening of that day, I developed a high fever for no reason, and then I convulsed and convulsed, and my face turned purple!
People in the village were helpless, so my family quickly found a way to send her to the hospital in the county for rescue.
Our village was relatively remote and far away from the county seat. The transportation was not developed at that time. The most advanced means of transportation in the village was the walking tractor of the village committee. It was too late to rush to the county hospital now!
My mother was crying and wiping away her tears, and her mind was at a loss. Finally, my father gritted his teeth, picked me up, and ran towards Niubei Gang outside the village.
He is going to find Ding Jiugong. Since this crazy old man sees that I am going to die young, maybe he can find a way to save me!
As soon as my father arrived in front of the mountain temple, Ding Jiugong came out to welcome me. Without saying a word, he took me from his arms and put me on the altar table in front of the altar. He took out the copper hairpin from the bun and placed it on the bottom of my feet. Two needles were inserted into his body and bleeding began.
Then mix the released blood with aged incense ash and apply it evenly on my body.
This trick was very effective. In just a moment, my body temperature dropped, I stopped twitching, I started crying, and my condition improved visibly.
My dad was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed to Ding Jiugong.
Ding Jiugong quickly stopped him and sighed: "This child is in trouble, and his life is like a boy's calamity. Treating the symptoms but not the root cause is not a long-term solution after all!"
"Jiu Gong, I have longed for this son with great difficulty. Please find a way to keep this little bit of incense in our old Cheng family!" My father burst into tears and begged Ding Jiu Gong: "As long as I can keep this child, I am willing to give it to you. Be a cow and a horse!”
Ding Jiugong pondered for a moment: "There is no need to be a cow or a horse! If you want to keep this child, you must make an 'immortal fate' for this child. Are you willing to let him be a disciple of the Immortal Hall?!"
My dad was stunned when he heard this. At that time, rural areas in Northeast China generally believed in the "Five Great Immortal Families". However, according to folklore, the "Five Immortal Families" were very strict in choosing their disciples, and they even had to pass many tests before they could be selected. I was still an infant. Baby, how can you stand up for the "immortal family"?
After listening to my father's question, Ding Jiugong smiled faintly: "You are talking about the 'Inner Five Immortals', and what I plan to let your child bear is the 'Outer Five Immortals' Xiangtang, the name of 'Black Mother'" have you heard of it?"
My dad nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice. Who in the Northeast has not heard of the legend of Black Mama?
Black Mama, also known as "Black Old Lady" and "Black Grandma", is said to be the incarnation of a black bear who attained Taoism through practicing in Jiuding Tiesha Mountain. She once protected the Taoist Immortal Master Guo Shouzhen, and was therefore named the "Chief Protector of the Northeast Taoist Sect".
Nowadays, many Taoist temples in the Northeast enshrine a kind-faced old lady in black clothes with a cane, that is, Black Mama.
"Old Taoist, I was born in the Orthodox Palace of Jiuding Tiesha Mountain, and I know Mama Hei very well. She has a distinguished status. If I can persuade her to choose your son as a disciple, all the immortal families in the three eastern provinces will look up to you. Take a look at the old Cheng family!"
Ding Jiugong stroked the sparse beard on his chin and looked at my father with burning eyes: "With this relationship, your children's natural disasters will be solved and their lives will be safe!"
My dad only wanted me to be safe and healthy, so he immediately agreed.
"Okay, then I will invite Mother Hei over tonight and let her take a look at the child first."
Ding Jiugong asked my father to hold me, close his eyes and sit by the altar of the mountain temple. Then he gathered earth on the altar table to make incense. After muttering a prayer, he took out a small calf horn from his arms and raised it towards There were three blasts outside the temple door.
After a while, a gust of night wind blew up on Niubei Post, making the surrounding trees roar, and the sound of the wind was mixed with the sound of jingling bells.
When my father opened his eyes again, there was an old lady riding a white donkey in the dilapidated yard outside the temple gate. She was wearing an old-fashioned black dress, with a childlike face and white hair, and kind eyes.
"Laojiu, Laojiu, it's not easy to live in peace in the middle of the night. What's so urgent?" The old lady jumped off the donkey's back and walked toward the temple on crutches, complaining about Ding Jiugong.
Ding Jiugong smiled apologetically, hurried over to help the old lady, and explained my story in detail.
It was the first time my dad saw the legendary fairy family, and it was also the famous black mother. He quickly knelt on the ground respectfully, not daring to raise his head.
Mother Hei leaned over and picked me up from my father's hand, and said with a smile: "This child has a prosperous seal and ribbon in his horoscope, and has a negative fate. He is prone to disasters, but his nature is psychic and he is indeed suitable for being a good person..."
At this point, Hei's mother changed the subject: "But everything depends on fate. I'm afraid it won't be that easy for me to accept him as my younger brother!"
