Chapter 1016: Me in the story, me in the legend (4000 words)
A small seaside town with simple folk customs and a faint scent of water in the air.
On the side of the city gate, a big man who looked like a fisherman was packing a huge fishing net, and fresh sea fish were jumping on the ground.
"My guest, please take a look and take a look. This is the Dongshan sea fish that has just been caught. It is delicious and tender, sweet and moist. It only needs a few ingredients, even if it is steamed, it will be delicious! If your guest loves wine,
It can also be made into a spicy three-point sobering drink
The spicy fish soup is also very delicious. It seems to me that you are a tourist visiting our sea city. In that case, why not try the Dongshan sea fish here, it is definitely a delicacy that you cannot taste in the Central Plains."
The big man looked at Chen Xiu with a smile.
"How did you figure out that I am not from Haicheng?" Chen Xiu blinked slightly.
The big man chuckled, and a little pride appeared on his simple face: "My guest, your body is the splendor of Sichuan and Sichuan, right? I have seen it before, this is the highest quality, with a price but no market. You are walking in the city
Here, you speak calmly and politely, and your behavior is generous. At first glance, you are a knowledgeable and sensible person. The jade belt around your waist
The lion buckle was used by the royal family of the Sui Dynasty in the previous dynasty. It could only be worn by the wealthy families in the Central Plains. I, Huang Xuan, have been in Haicheng for more than ten years. I know all the famous and promising families in the city, but
There is no such person as you. Therefore, I guess you are from the Central Plains, perhaps a descendant of the previous royal family."
"You have already boasted of me so much. If I don't buy you another fish, it will appear that I am too stingy." Chen Xiu chuckled.
The big man touched his head and smiled. His thoughts were revealed. He was not embarrassed at all. He just laughed and said: "Sir, which one do you want? How to eat it?"
"I haven't set foot in the world of mortals for a long time, so I'll follow your lead." Chen Xiu spoke softly, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes.
How many years have you not been exposed to human food?
It seems that after realizing the Dharmakaya, one has transcended the human world and no longer lives in the world of mortals, right?
"Okay. Then I will choose a ten-pound Dongshan sea fish for the guest, make soup with the fish bones, and eat the fish meat three times, so that the guest can see my Haicheng craftsmanship. Come on, the guest is here! After all, I am selling
The land of fish is very pickled, and the guests are obviously elegant people, so they must not soil their fine clothes." The big man smiled heartily and led Chen Xiu into a rather spacious shop.
"Hey, isn't this Huang Xuan? Why do you have time to come to my shop today?" the shopkeeper joked with a smile.
"When a big customer comes to your door, of course you have to treat him well." Huang Xuan was a little proud, "Ten kilograms of Dongshan sea fish, the fish bones are made into a spicy three-quarter hangover fish soup, and the fish and meat are eaten three-quarters. Shopkeeper, please excuse me.
Let the chef get to work. This guest is from the capital of the Central Plains, so please treat him well."
He said and looked at Chen Xiu: "Sir, do you think this place is suitable?"
"It's good that you took the trouble." Chen Xiu nodded lightly.
"Don't bother, don't bother. You are a guest, and you have taken care of such a big business for me, how dare you neglect me?" Huang Xuan touched his head, "I, Huang Xuan, am a native of Haicheng. I have never been good at martial arts since I was a child.
He was not good at studying and had no talent for business. His family only had three acres of thin farmland, so he had been working as a laborer since he was a child.
I have been working as a servant for twenty years. Fortunately, I got some opportunities and was able to go fishing in the East China Sea. Thanks to everyone's care, my life gradually improved. I opened a shop and bought my own house.
Fishing boat. Sir, how dare you neglect a big customer like you, who is the bread and butter of your family?"
There was a bit of curiosity in Chen Xiu's eyes, and he said with great interest: "You said that your family is poor and only has three acres of thin farmland. How did you manage to build your own fishing shop?"
After hearing these words, all the guests in the hotel also turned around.
Huang Xuan's fishing shop is quite famous in Haicheng.
After all, he is a fisherman who owns a sea boat.
"Hehe, then we have to talk about my opportunity." Huang Xuan's words were filled with emotion: "Once, I thought that this would be it for the rest of my life, working as a servant for the rest of my life. Until one day, I learned about the world
There is a Martial Saint! That one
Your Excellency opened the Academy of Ten Thousand Laws, teaching all kinds of things, and spreading the theories of hundreds of schools of thought! At that time, I was fortunate enough to step into the Academy and learn a little bit of craftsmanship. More importantly, I received the Order of the Emperor of the World from this Lord!
The virtual space has completely broadened my horizons!”
"It is also my blessing. When I was a child, I once went to a private school and knew writing! Otherwise, even if I get the Emperor's Order, it can only be used as a contact thing and cannot display its true value. At that time, I heard that
Wanfa Palace wants to open up a deserted island in the East China Sea, but it is suffering from a lack of manpower.
I was preparing to recruit people from the world. So I observed the style of the East China Sea in the virtual space of Wanjie, and also read the "Natural History of the East China Sea" and the famous "Stories of the East China Sea" in the Wanfa Palace! Everything was prepared.
OK, I participated in the registration for Wanfa Palace and was selected!"
Speaking of this, Huang Xuan's eyes became a little more excited, "I have seen so much during this trip to the East China Sea. And because of the imperial court's intention to open up the East China Sea, I was able to join the imperial court's pioneering team and borrow the imperial court's resources.
Machinery and steamship. You know
He said, that machine ship is made of steel, engraved with divine patterns! It can withstand strong winds and waves, as well as monsters in the sea! With the help of the imperial ship, I can go into the deep sea to fish every time, and then I slowly accumulate
resources.”
There was some emotion in his words: "If back then, Master Wu Sheng had not opened the Ten Thousand Fa Academy and practiced the saying of 'education without distinction'. A slave like me would not be qualified to study and study. Without study and study,
There would be no life like mine now. So
, I sincerely thank Lord Wu Sheng! He has completely changed my destiny and my life. Today’s virtual space of all realms allows me to sell my fish to the northern grasslands thousands of miles away! This
All of a sudden, my market has been broadened even more."
People around him nodded and expressed their agreement one after another.
On the side, there was also an old man who seemed to be a businessman who felt the same and said with emotion: "Yes! Lord Wu Sheng is a person among immortals and Buddhas. He is aloof, but his eyes fall on the human world and pay attention to us. In the thirteenth year of the Great Cause, I remember it very much.
It’s clear. At that time, I went to the islands near the East China Sea to trade and sell goods, but I suffered from checkpoints, rents and exploitation by boatmen! But
Whenever I pass an island, I have to give so-called 'benefits'. Today, the world is stable and the world is peaceful, and there is no such thing as the tyranny of the past. The emergence of the virtual space of the world has also added a lot of convenience and incense to my business.
The transportation of magic weapons ensures speed. Now, the income I earn in one year is better than the income I made in ten years!!"
Having said this, he clasped his hands together with great sincerity and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Human Emperor, is immortal forever! Master Wusheng, the Immortal Class of Yonglie, overlooking the nine heavens! The old man has also been to temples and temples, and even to the south
We have walked through all the shrines in Xinjiang and prayed to immortals and Buddhas all our lives, but the only one who is willing to look at us in the end is Lord Martial Saint!"
The big man said proudly: "That's right, Lord Wusheng is compassionate. I'm at home and have built shrines to Lord Wusheng and the current emperor to pray that they will never be defeated. But, I
I heard that Lord Martial Saint and the current Human Emperor are both genuine gods and immortals! Lord Martial Saint is the most powerful person in the world, even the former immortals and Buddhas are beneath him."
Chen Xiu said with great interest: "Master Wu Sheng, is this really true?"
"Isn't that true?" The big man said immediately: "This lord, once wiped out the evil spirits in the world and suppressed the evil gods in southern Xinjiang! If he waved his sword to the north, he would pacify the grassland; if he waved his sword to the west, he would surrender the Western Regions.
All demons and evil spirits are wiped out! In the virtual space of all realms, many big figures rank Him as the number one in the world! Not just me, but many people have set up His shrine at home to pray for blessings..."
In the human world, this is my evaluation.
Chen Xiu thought about it and was about to get up when he accidentally bumped into something.
The scalding hot oil spilled onto his hands, causing a burning sensation.
Hot and painful.
He looked back slightly, and the waiter beside him was a little scared and uneasy, holding a hot roasted fish in his hand.
"What nonsense, why are you not careful?" The big man panicked for a moment, looked at Chen Xiu and asked: "Sir, are you okay? Do you need to call a doctor? Or call a warlock."
"No need. I have practiced martial arts for several years. Although I have no great achievements, I am still rough-skinned and thick-skinned." Chen Xiu spoke softly, with a somewhat complicated meaning flickering in his eyes.
Everyone here was talking about the story of the Martial Saint with great admiration and enthusiasm.
But when it fell on his ears, he heard it quite strangely, as if he was listening to a legendary story.
The self in the legend, the self in the people's mouth, and the self in the world are highly respected, the best in the world, kind-hearted, and even more respected by the world.
But the real self is an ordinary person who can be burned by even a drop of hot oil.
Such a strong contrast made Chen Xiu feel a little strange.
"Sir, let's have a taste. Come, I'll pour you some wine. This is Nv'er Hong, which has been produced for thirty years. Although it's not as expensive as the fine wines from the Central Plains, it still has some flavor. Although I'm toasting this glass to you,
This should be considered as an apology for the waiter's mistake." The big man filled the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Chen Xiu held up the wine glass with both hands and drank from it.
A scorching and mellow heat flowed into the body and penetrated into the throat.
“It tastes very good, good wine.”
Chen Xiu smiled lightly.
The wine tastes very mellow.
I, it seems, haven't had a drink in years.
At night, it was dark, and Chen Xiu was walking alone on the street.
The lights of thousands of houses were flickering, and many different lanterns were swaying in the breeze. His eyes were a little crazy.
It seemed like I hadn’t seen this scene for a long time.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you? Haven't you seen so many lanterns?" crisp words rang out.
Chen Xiu looked back slightly.
Next to him, stood a pair of twins, about eight or nine years old, both wearing hairpins, fair and cute.
"Why are there so many lanterns today?" Chen Xiu asked softly.
The little girl bit her finger and blinked her big eyes: "Uncle, don't you know? Today is the Lantern Festival, and my mother took us out to watch the lanterns."
"You are so young, it is not safe to run outside alone. Where are your adults?" Chen Xiu touched the little girl's head and asked softly.
"My mother was guessing lantern riddles, so we and my brother ran out." The little girl said softly: "Uncle, tell us a story. My brother and I want to hear the story. Before, the storyteller stopped talking in the middle of the story.
Said."
There was a bit of pleading in her words.
"Haha, what story makes you so obsessed with it?" Chen Xiu asked with a smile.
The little girl tilted her head slightly and said innocently: "The Record of the Martial Saint Slaying Demons and Killing Evils."
"Yes! When I grow up, I want to be like the Martial Saint, slaying demons and evil spirits." The little boy put one hand on his hips and held up the candied haws with the other, shouting in a childish voice: "Hey! You southern Xinjiang Gu.
God, you have been causing trouble to southern Xinjiang for thousands of years and have killed innocent people indiscriminately. Today, I, Chen Xiu, am punishing you on behalf of heaven, and I will kill you here! Look at the knife!"
As he spoke, he waved the candied haws in his hand and danced like a whistle.
"I don't know this story clearly." Chen Xiu shook his head slightly.
"Then, uncle, can you tell me a different story? I, I want to hear Lord Martial Saint's story." The little girl blinked her big eyes and begged her face.
Chen Xiu's eyes became much gentler and he said softly: "In that case, let me tell you a unique story."
"That's my personal experience, it's a true story."
"The story takes place in a place called Qingzhou City. There is Luoxia Mountain there. When I was a boy, I used to climb mountains there and reach the sky completely."
"I only heard a loud thunder, and I was bathed in thunder. Four levels of heavenly calamity were imposed on me. For the first time in all time, I entered the realm of supernatural powers. Then, I was noticed by the imperial court, and even climbed onto the famous list of the past."
Bang bang bang bang——
The twins applauded in unison and said excitedly: "Uncle is so awesome! Uncle is so awesome!"
At this time, a young boy who was passing by pouted, "Uncle, my mother said that uncle was lying. You are just an ordinary person now, how can you have such strength? This story of yours,
He must have adapted other people’s stories into his own. This is bragging and this is not good.”
This is really my own experience.
Chen Xiu laughed dumbly.
"Four calamities have been added to the body, the only one in the world, and he has been on the list of heroes ever since." The adult on the side seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes became extremely strange: "If I remember correctly, this is the Martial Saint in my youth, right? This is the Martial Saint.
The story of Lord Saint."
"Your Excellency, although Master Wusheng won't care about anything, please respect him. After all, he is the patron saint of our human race, and he is the belief of our Tang Dynasty! His legend cannot be tarnished!"
Patronus?
In the story, I am the patron saint of the Tang Dynasty and an almost perfect existence in the hearts of the people.
Is this really me?
Yes, this is me.
Guardian, the Martial Saint of the Tang Dynasty!
Chen Xiu seemed to understand something and couldn't help laughing loudly. (End of Chapter)