Chapter 577: Only Flying Mountain in the Heart

During the few years when the Changhe changed its course, it was not only the people who suffered, but for the imperial court, it was also a great disaster.

Because it not only destroyed villages, houses, flooded cities, and military towns, but also destroyed fertile land, and caused the fertile land to form a hard shell from the nature of the soil, becoming barren, which is the so-called "earth cracks, five grains do not grow." Then it paralyzed the water transport system, which was a minor impact on the economy, but it caused food to be difficult to transport to the disaster area.

The people of the world were in deep water and hot fire, the imperial court's relief was a drop in the bucket, and what followed was the uprising of refugees.

Uprisings are wars, and wars give birth to demons and evil ghosts.

It just so happened that the national finance was also affected at this time.

Because what the Changhe's course change impacted was often the relatively wealthy areas of the country, either prosperous trade areas or food production areas.

In a state of exhaustion, they had to provide disaster relief and suppress rebellions.

Leading troops to fight during the day, and purging demons at night.

After finally suppressing the rebellion, they had to vigorously govern the water.

This was another huge expense.

It might even exceed military spending.

Huge expenses led to corruption, forming corrupt interest groups. These interest groups were like tumors and malignant diseases on a person. It was fine if they didn't grow, but once they grew, they couldn't be easily eliminated. It would adhere to this dynasty for a long time, sucking the dynasty's blood and constantly bringing hidden dangers.

Fortunately, this dynasty was not in its final years, but was in its prime, and it survived.

However, the imperial court was clearly weakened.

For the Gu Mansion in Yang-zhou City, this great disaster originally posed little threat to them, but because of their kindness, they spent a lot of energy, and while giving porridge to relieve the disaster, they also scattered most of their family wealth.

Mr. Gu was a chess fanatic and became famous when he was young. Relying on his chess skills, he could easily gather family wealth. His wife managed the family well, making the family even wealthier. Therefore, he didn't value money much. It just so happened that his wife was also a sensible and considerate person, and let him do as he pleased.

However, there were many dangers in the disaster.

Mr. Gu's wife originally vowed not to use magic or magic power in this life, and to be a mortal with peace of mind, but she couldn't help it in the chaotic times of disaster.

In a few years, there were villains who felt they were wealthy and kind, and should be easy to bully, so they sneaked into the house with knives at night, but were tied up by spider webs without anyone knowing, and thrown into the river outside the city.

There were hideous and terrifying ghosts floating to the Gu Mansion, behind the chess player, while the chess master was focused on placing pieces and watching the board, completely unaware of them. Suddenly sensing a cold wind behind him, just as he turned his head, the woman standing by the door blew a breath, blowing them away until their souls were scattered. When the husband turned his head from the lamp, he saw nothing, only feeling strange.

There were evil objects born from the disaster, harming people everywhere. The woman was kind and couldn't bear it, so she purged evil at night.

There were also demons who went out to practice during the disaster, either swindling or harming people and sucking blood. When they arrived at this mansion, they only saw a huge spider shadow on the wall, and the next day the demon was thrown into the Dingfeng Temple.

There were also evil people with ulterior motives...

The woman did it very obscurely.

Who would believe that the wife of the famous chess master and kind Mr. Gu, who was sensible and praised by everyone, was a demon?

"Husband! Good news! The imperial envoy sent by the imperial court today wants to send all the refugees in Yang-zhou City back to their original places, saying that arrangements have been made!" The woman laughed. "This disaster is finally over!"

"That is truly good news!"

"Congratulations!"

"Yes..."

Mr. Gu was about to show joy, but when he looked down, he was worried again:

"But the immortal said a few years ago that wife was pregnant. Why has it been several years, and I only see wife's abdomen gradually bulging, but she has never given birth?"

"Husband don't worry, you and I have done so many good things, it won't be a bad thing."

"I am just puzzled by this." Mr. Gu frowned and said, "We have done so many good things, why would such a strange thing happen?"

"This just shows it's not a bad thing! Just like in these few years, the south of the Yangtze River was in chaos. Although the flood didn't reach us, the chaos spread over. The neighbors have suffered more or less in these few years, only our family has been safe and sound. Isn't it the protection of the gods?"

The woman had some guesses in her heart, perhaps it was because of the difference between humans and demons, but she also comforted him in her mouth:

"Besides, in the legends, there are many powerful figures who were born after being pregnant for several years, or other legends like 'conception by looking at stone' and 'conception by looking at heaven' are not few. Chaotic times produce many strange things, and also produce great people. Maybe our child will be some great person in the future!"

"Hmm..."

Mr. Gu nodded, feeling it made sense, but still couldn't help worrying: "Wife, do you think it has anything to do with the god in my dream?"

"Ah? Why does husband think so?"

"Two strange things, both came to me, how can they not be related?"

"..."

The woman really wanted to go with the flow and push the matter to this, just like she used ancient legends to fool him. However, her intuition told her that that immortal was not someone she could frame at will.

"Don't think about it, husband, and don't talk too much. Nowadays, people are shouting to purge demons everywhere. If outsiders find out, maybe they will treat us mother and child as demons and beat us to death."

"That definitely won't happen!" Mr. Gu said. After thinking about it, he nodded again. "Anyway, wife, be careful. Wear loose clothes. If someone sees and asks, just say you've gained weight. It just so happens that our family has scattered all our wealth to save the disaster victims, and we have cleared out the servants in the house. Usually, only the two of us are at home, and no one else can see."

"Yes..."

"I'll go buy vegetables too!"

"Can husband do it?"

"Why not? Can it be harder than playing chess against the Heavenly Lord?"

"Haha..."

The husband and wife smiled at each other.

The husband was about to go out to buy vegetables. Just as he pushed open the door, he saw a big monk standing outside, bowing to him and chanting the Buddha's name, telling him that his wife was a demon.

"Little friend, your chess skills have improved a lot. You can actually play to two hundred moves with me."

"The Ji Xianren is letting me win." Lin Jue placed a piece. "Besides, I have a famous teacher."

The two moved the chessboard outside the house under the Yuanqiu tree. From time to time, flower petals fell with the wind. The old Heavenly Lord's boy held a teapot and stood quietly to the side, ignoring the fox stretching its claws to play with his trouser legs.

The old Heavenly Lord laughed: "Each generation has its own masters."

"I have two famous teachers."

Lin Jue picked up a chess piece and answered like this.

The other one was obviously this one in front of him.

Lin Jue's expression was calm, unhurried, with nothing outside his heart, and no obsession. There was only this chessboard in front of him, so much so that he luxuriously thought for a long time before placing a piece.

Plop!

Raindrops hit the puddles on the side of the road, blooming into beautiful flowers, followed by countless crisp sounds between heaven and earth, noisy.

In the sound of wind and rain, a woman protected her husband, soaked all over, and ran away quickly.

A big monk chased after her relentlessly.

"Monk! You are also a person who has become a monk, why do you have no compassion?" The woman was pregnant and shouted loudly. "Although I am a demon, I am determined to stay with my husband for generations to come. In this life, I have never done anything to harm people, and I don't know how many people I have saved and how many good deeds I have done. Can't you fulfill us?"

"A demon is a demon! A human is a human! It is a crime for you to invade the human world, and it is a violation of the heavenly law for you to have intercourse with humans!"

"What kind of heavenly law?" Mr. Gu was dripping with water and shouted loudly. "You first said that my wife deceived and hid it from me. Now that I know she is a demon, I am still willing to be with her. Such a willing thing, even if humans and demons are different, has been recorded throughout history. Why are you still chasing us relentlessly?"

"This poor monk is a person of Fomen. Purging demons is my duty."

"Wife, it's useless to talk to him! He is determined to kill me. You run first, I'll stop him!"

"Wife, you are pregnant, you run first, I'll stop him! I am a human. Although he has magic power, he cannot use it on me!"

"Husband, go first, go to Flying Mountain, I will come to find you later!"

"Where are you running! Diamond Subduing Many Yaoguai Seal!"

The big monk pinched the magic seal and slapped it down hard.

Golden light appeared between heaven and earth, and a huge palm print appeared in the rain, slapping down hard towards the bottom.

The woman stood straight and raised her palm.

"Whoosh..."

The gravel and sand on the ground, the wild grass on the side of the road with water droplets, went against the trend, and the transparent raindrops in the air even formed a bead curtain, colliding with this golden palm print.

Bang! The raindrops in the sky were all crushed!

Just as the woman stood straight, she heard a dragon's roar.

A golden dragon flew out from under the monk's robe, swimming in the air, baring fangs and claws, crashing through the rain curtain and pouncing on her.

The woman opened her eyes wide and dodged quickly.

And she was also very helpless—

Although this big monk is a person of Fomen, his path is the same as the talisman sect of Taoism. He borrows power from the gods by practicing Fomen and worshipping Buddhist gods. Therefore, how much ability he has actually depends on how much magic power the Bodhisattvas and Buddhas he worships are willing to lend him.

Now is the time of the second sixty-year purge of demons!

In order to suppress Emperor Emperor Yu Jian and promote the purge of demons in the south, the Zi Emperor even began to support Fomen in the south. With the acquiescence of the Heavenly Emperor, in order to spread incense, these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were also willing to be knives.

They were very hardworking!

Therefore, even if she had practiced for two hundred years, it was difficult to fight against this big monk.

Coupled with her pregnancy, she was at her weakest, and even less able to fight him.

With a rumble! A thunderbolt exploded in the sky!

The woman also smashed into the puddle on the side of the road!

"Pfft..."

A mouthful of blood was spat out.

The woman's hair was extremely messy.

Looking up at the distance, the rolling green mountains were blurred by the rain and mist, overlapping and not knowing how far away. A main road hadn't seen the end yet, but it was blurred and invisible. In the mountains and rain, thunder and lightning were constantly striking, and the sound of thunder came late.

If it were other demons and ghosts, they would definitely fear such a thunderstorm. The more evil things they did, the more yin and evil they were, the more they feared.

But she was an exception—

Besides being open-minded and having done no evil, it was also because she was a spider. Wind, rain, and thunder might destroy a spider's web, but they might also be a help to the spider.

For example, bringing more food to the spider.

For example, helping the spider go to the distance.

The golden dragon pounced fiercely again!

With a swish! The woman avoided the golden dragon, pushed with one hand, and countless spider silk and spider webs crashed towards the big monk.

"Small tricks! Golden Bell Cover!"

An ancient bell rang between heaven and earth, spreading through several mountains in the rain. The golden light virtual bell shadow blocked this attack for him.

But looking up, his expression froze.

He saw countless extremely light and thin spider silks scattered from behind the woman opposite, scattering towards the sky like a dandelion, and also like a light cloud.

"Rumble..."

Thunder continued! Those light and slender spider silks seemed to carry some electric sparks!

As the mountain wind blew, the woman rose into the sky.

And she grabbed her husband beside her with one hand, and flew towards the blurred mountain shadows in the distance against the thunder and rain.

"Heavenly Dragon!"

With a loud dragon roar, the golden dragon soared into the sky, grabbing the woman with one claw, crushing the woman's lower leg.

"Ah!"

"What's wrong, wife?"

"It's okay! Run!"

The woman's face was pale, looking down.

But she saw the big monk standing on the edge of the cliff, his hands hanging down naturally, staring at them with bright eyes: "The sea of suffering is boundless, you can't run away, turning back is the shore!"

Turning back is not the shore, it is death.

Yet he saw that great monk standing on the edge of the cliff, his hands hanging naturally at his sides, his eyes staring piercingly at them: "The sea of suffering is boundless; you cannot escape it. Turning back is the shore!"

Turning back is not the shore; it is death.