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Chapter 99-The God of Luoyang
Two days later, the boat stopped at Sanmenxia. After Li Jinglong went ashore, he was a little better. Hongjun stood on the heights of Sanmenxia and looked at the surging water of the Yellow River. He remembered the lifelong wish of the carp demon to skip the "Dragon Gate" at Sanmenxia and re-transform the dragon. Away.
Although later learned that it is not just a dragon jump to become a dragon casually, and he still needs to accumulate merits, Hongjun still couldn't help but come over for the carp demon to see for himself. Thinking of the carp demon, thinking of the day when I left Taihang Mountain, and thinking of Chongming and Qingxiong, among them, as if a world away, I have already walked with Li Jinglong.
Since leaving Yaojin Palace at the beginning of the year, Chongming has ignored him, and it seems that he has never had a good face to Li Jinglong. Thinking of this, Hongjun sighed again. He didn't feel like a family member, which made him feel a little bit lonely.
After entering the Heluo area via Sanmenxia, Li Jinglong no longer took the boat, where the caravan was gathered and dispersed. They paid for the car and went to Luo Yang with the caravan. It took another day and night to sit in the car and rest, and finally eased the seasickness. Just when he was about to make friends for a while, Hongjun didn't dare to mess around in the car, so he hurriedly pushed Li Jinglong, and suddenly he heard a voice outside: "God Luo Yang is the capital—thousands of households have opened—"
"Here!" Hongjun hurriedly opened the curtain of the car and looked out.
Li Jinglong covered his face with his hands, feeling helpless in his heart.
Since ancient times, the Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty set the tripod here and called it "Luoyi", Luo Yang has been in the world. It was placed in Sanchuan County during the Qin Dynasty, and Wu was the capital of the Han Dynasty. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Emperor of Sui settled here. , Great Tang also implemented the two-city system, Luo Yang called the "East Capital", and Li Zhi and Wu Zetian settled here for a long time.
During the Wu Zhou (Second Zhou Dynasty) period, Luo Yang was known as the "Capital of Gods". The whole city was planned with the 28-Star Palace of Zhoutian, and the "seven-day" buildings in the city corresponded to the Big Dipper, just like a heavenly palace. The place where the Ziwei Palace is located is the middle wall of the three walls of stars in the sky. It is called the middle palace. It is the place where the emperor lives and is called "Mingtang".
On April day in the world, it was in response to the poem written by Li Longji, "Fragrant trees in Luo Yang reflect Tianjin, and the Baan River is hanging on the river." The Tianjin Bridge is stretched across the Luoshui River, and the current corresponds to the silver man in the sky, rolling away.
Li Jinglong and Hongjun led their horses into Luo Yang City. Although the Eastern Capital is not like Changan's grand and mixed, they don't have a sense of prosperity that belongs only to the Central Plains.
Hongjun was looking at the fish in the Luo River on the bridge, thinking that the ancestor Fuxi was comprehending gossip on the Luo River, making river diagrams and Luo Book, and immediately felt that the vastness of China and the vast weather are all-encompassing. just don’t know if can walk in this life. Finished reading.
"Go east," Li Jinglong said, "Go along Dingdingmen Street."
"Do you live in an inn?" Hongjun asked.
Li Jinglong waved his hand, and Hongjun each led the horse. The two of them were from Chang'an in their costumes. Although everything was only a few days away, they entered Hangu Pass, but the customs were different. The Chang'an people have a heavier Huhua, and their sleeves, accessories, and hair tie are more casual and light; Luo Yang people are more particular. Li Jinglong was heroic, and Hongjun was bright, walking on the street, and many people cast a glance at them.
"Go to Tongtian Buddha." Li Jinglong said, "According to legend, the earliest exorcist department was behind the Buddha."
In the previous years when Wu Zhao was in power, he built a church hall to form a tall tower, and then the place where Di Renjie's Exorcist Division was located. Later Zhongzong Li Xian moved to Chang'an, and the Exorcist Division followed. Now this place is unlicensed, no one is staying, novice monks take care of it on weekdays, and the cleaning is very clean. Outside is a huge school field. It is late spring and early summer, and the sun is fine. Many children kick shuttlecocks on the school field.
"It's strange." Li Jinglong pushed aside the yard and said with a smile, "Chang'an's Exorcist Division is overgrown with weeds, and Luo Yang is empty, but it is so clean."
Hongjun said: "Why has anyone lived?"
Li Jinglong replied: "Yong Si stayed here all night when he came out to catch the demon."
The two packed their luggage, and Li Jinglong saw that there was a stoneware tea set on the case, which must have been used by Qiu Yongsi. Hongjun remembered that Qiu Yongsi had been there before, and he must have greeted Li Jinglong.
He said that Li Jinglong took out a few copper coins, which were ancient coins from the previous era. He went out to find a child who kicked a shuttlecock, and gave him the reward, saying: "Please send these two coins to Yunlaifang, East Street. , Give it to a man who calls She She; this one, take it to Siwen Alley, Kuixing Street for me, and give it to a man who calls her fifth."
The children outside agreed, and the two of them sat in the Exorcist Division and drank tea. In the room, there was also a mural of the King of Immovable Ming. Hongjun remembered the golden armor who killed his father and mother when he was young. It is the reincarnation of Fudo Mingwang.
Standing in front of the mural, he looked up and saw that King Fudo Ming was holding six magical instruments. The most commonly seen sword was the wisdom sword that Li Jinglong carried with him.
"I remember Qingxiong said." Hongjun said, "You must have six weapons in order to kill the demons and purify the demons. Is it true?"
"That's just a legend." Li Jinglong made tea on his own, pondered for a moment, and replied, "I also asked Yongsi about this. We have studied a lot of historical materials left by Duke Di, and the legend is true."
"If the heavenly demon resurrects to the point where it cannot be stopped, only the six magical weapons of King Fudo Ming can be killed to kill it and return the hostility to the sky." Li Jinglong said.
"The hostility is born from the sentient beings in the world." Hongjun said, "The one that was killed in the end was actually the magic seed."
"Yeah." Li Jinglong knew the meaning of Hongjun's words. If the six weapons were gathered, the purpose was only to destroy the magic seed in Hongjun's heart.
"Did you look for a few other pieces in these years?" Hongjun looked at the six artifacts and asked.
"It's impossible to find it." Li Jinglong said, "It has been missing for nearly a thousand years. It has been so long since the resurrection of the gods, how to find it?"
Hongjun asked: "When was the last time the demon came back?"
"Qin lost its deer, and the world will fight for it." Li Jinglong replied, "Since Baiqi killed 400,000 pawns, and when Qin ruled the world, countless people died. Qin II died, and the world fell into chaos again. The Qi finally exceeded the maximum limit that the Heaven and Earth Vessels could bear. A Heaven Demon was born...come here."
Since Hongjun knew that Li Jinglong had taken over the Exorcism Division, he must have read the past by familiarity, and he knew better than him, so he didn't doubt it much.
"If the demon really comes out..."
"I won't come out, I promise you." Li Jinglong said seriously, "it's not the time, Hongjun."
Hongjun furrowed his brows, and Li Jinglong said: "The first time the demon was born after the battle of the deer; the second time the demon was born during the battle of Muye. The sky is perpetual, not for the Yao to survive, not to die; For the third time when the Heavenly Demon was born, it was Chu and Han contending for hegemony. Think about it, what is the connection?"
"It's a battle where many people died." Hongjun said.
Li Jinglong nodded and said: "When a mortal dies, grievances cannot be dissipated. Only then will they drift away in the world and gather more.
"But in the past thousand years, a lot of things have happened." Hongjun thought for a while and said, "If you don't talk about it, let's say that four hundred years ago, when Han and Hu fought, there were not enough people dead?"
Li Jinglong didn't expect that Hongjun actually knew the past in the history of China. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Do you think the devilish energy absorbed by Ha Prison and An Lushan was left over from that time?"
Hongjun nodded, and Li Jinglong sighed, and said, "Indeed, with every millennium passed, there is more hostility in the world than in the previous one. Duke Di wrote this in the booklet."
The first millennium was the millennium of the ancestors. Before and after the Battle of Zhuolu, the demon was born first. The second millennium is the millennium of the three ancient dynasties. The Muye warfare king defeated the 400,000 army of the Yin and Shang Dynasty, and after the immortal Dao was enshrined, although the dead were a lot more than the last unsearchable millennium, they were still not bloodbath Shenzhou.
As of the third millennium, the seven kingdoms on earth competed, and together with the seven heroes of the Warring States period, the lives of the seven heroes in the Warring States period were in the millions or millions. Bai Qi killed Zhao Country and killed 400,000 people. The six-nation coalition soldiers came to Hangu Pass, 500,000 people. When Qin Yiqiu's wind swept the fallen leaves to dominate the six kingdoms, the killing reached its peak. But just after the cars were on the same track, the books were the same, and the world was finally stabilized, I thought that the disaster was coming to an end, but "the world is suffering from the violent Qin", and the hostility is getting worse, and finally the demon appears.
Historical data is no longer available. Li Jinglong has not found the description of the last time the resurrection of the heavenly demon, but one thing is certain-that is, the Fudo King will also appear, removing the heavenly demon, and returning hostility to the veins of heaven and earth. Otherwise, Di Renjie would not build an exorcism department.
"Know yourself and the enemy, and win every battle." Hongjun said, "Sometimes I always wonder, what am I?"
Li Jinglong rarely discussed this issue with him on weekdays. He didn't even want Hongjun to worry about it. However, as the relationship between the two became different, he gradually got to know Hongjun and found that this handsome boy usually always With a dumb face, there are many things hidden in his heart.
Especially for the Demon Seed and his own life experience, he is even more like a mirror, but most of the time Li Jinglong doesn't mention it, he doesn't say anything.
There is no point in avoiding this question, Li Jinglong simply said: "I'm telling you, I have thought about it, but it has nothing to do with who you are, you are you, you are Hongjun, and my daughter-in-law."
Hongjun laughed. Li Jinglong didn’t wait for him to answer, and said: “You’re right. I often discuss with Morigen, Ah Tai, and Yongsi about what the devil is. Knowing ourselves and the enemy, we will never die. This is our ancestral religion. To defeat the opponent, you must first understand it."
Hongjun said "Um", and said, "The Demon Seed, it should be said that it was in my father's body. Was my father incarnate as a demon? If so, how did King Fudo Ming kill... kill his?"
Li Jinglong said: "First of all, there are the six tools of the King of Fudo, the wisdom sword, the demon pestle, the demon rope, the big sun golden wheel, the eclipse bow, and the vajra arrow. As a demon, then only with these six magical artifacts in hand can we get rid of the demon from him.
"What if it were me?" Hongjun said suddenly, "If I put..."
"No!" Li Jinglong said, "Why do you have this idea?"
As soon as Hongjun spoke, Li Jinglong guessed what he was trying to say—dividing Hao Prison into the three souls, sucking up all the demon energy that had been collected, and turning himself into a demon, and let Li Jinglong kill him.
"Okay." Hongjun scratched his head and said, "In case of self-defeating, you don't have six magic weapons in your hand, and I lose consciousness, it will be even more troublesome."
"It's not a self-defeating problem." Li Jinglong frowned and said angrily, "If you die, what should I do? I care about you, it's you!"
Hongjun didn't expect this, so he had to say, "Okay."
It seemed that Lu Xu was really tight-lipped. For the first time Li Jinglong knew about Hongjun's thoughts, he was not angry or surprised. He repeatedly confirmed to Hongjun, and Hongjun could not stop talking.
"What a good thing!" Li Jinglong said, "You didn't even listen."
Hongjun looked at Li Jinglong, suddenly a little bit sad. In fact, he didn't have much obsession with life. Perhaps it was because he grew up around Chongming. Phoenix has a very light view of life, and Qingxiong is not about life. A persistent monster. It is often said that the dynasty bacteria do not know the syllabus, the crickets do not know the spring and autumn, whether it is human or demon, in front of this vast world, the time of life is only a drop in the ocean.
So he was very open to life and death after urinating, and it was natural to live a happy life. Even if he was going to die tomorrow, he didn't have much regret. Especially after being with Li Jinglong, he felt that life was really worthwhile.
But if I die, I'm afraid Li Jinglong will be very pitiful in this life.
He naturally didn't dare to say this, otherwise Li Jinglong's endless training would surely provoke. Hongjun looked at him very angry and had to nod repeatedly.
"You swear." Li Jinglong said at last, "you will stay alive with your brother."
At this moment, Hongjun felt a warm feeling in his heart and nodded and said: "Okay, live together."
Li Jinglong said again: "You swear by my life, if you want to mess around, I will die."
"That won't work." Hongjun said immediately.
Li Jinglong said casually: "Anyway, if you really want to do this, I won't kill you. Just stand and watch you and let you kill me. Then you will feel even more uncomfortable. After killing me, no one can control it. You, you will become a demon king. If you become a demon king, the entire Shenzhou will be destroyed in your hands."
Hongjun immediately shouted: "How can you do this?!"
Li Jinglong said: "Why not? I have to do something for myself anyway."
Hongjun didn't know anything about it, but he couldn't say it. Li Jinglong was clever in his mind. He proposed the method of burning the jade and stone to save everyone. When Li Jinglong said this, Hongjun had no choice but to give up the idea.
At that time, someone outside said: "See you, the king."
The two immediately turned their heads, and saw two thin men walk in, each thin and strangely thin. The man on the left has the face of a snake like a triangle, but it is a sand snake captured in Yumen! The man on the right seemed to be about forty years old, with a rickety figure and a messy beard on his face, like a monkey. He bowed slightly and said, "Farewell to the king."
Li Jinglong signaled to them to come in. Hongjun wondered when you became their king? Li Jinglong said to Hongjun: "The fifth child is the monkey demon who used to be with him. After Yong Si killed that 猱, he let it go free and sold fruits to make a living in Luo Yang."
The two monsters kowtow to Hongjun again, and Hongjun realizes that the "big king" is actually him! Busily said: "Get up, I am not a big king!"
Li Jinglong gestured with his eyes, Hongjun was not sure, so he nodded, and Li Jinglong said, "How did you do what Master Qiu asked you to do?"
"Return to the two." Nasha said, "Great King Qingxiong also told us to stare carefully. The two big monsters under the hands of the demon came to Luo Yang a few days ago..."
"Qingxiong?!" Hongjun said in surprise, "When did Qingxiong come?"