Chapter 6 The Legend of the Rat Mandrill
The heating in the bedroom was really good. Chen Xiumei slept until almost noon before entering Hanjin City with Zheng Haowen and went to Zhenyan Building in the north of the city.
When Zheng Haowen entered the restaurant, the shopkeeper came out to receive it in person.
The first floor was full of guests, and the waiter was busy shuttled, the kitchen was jingling, and the aroma of oil and meat filled the hall.
The shopkeeper led the three of them to the second floor. Zheng Haowen was an old customer. He was skillful in ordering dishes. He ordered a plate of dried fruits, including treya nuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts, ginkgo, pear meat, date circles, lotus seed meat, and sheep head tags, quail soup, sand fish sashimi, river ray belly fried, beggar children's chicken, ice duck, stewed oysters, braised beef, smoked pork chop and other meat dishes. He ordered seven or eight kinds of fresh vegetables, and ordered two famous local wines, Qionghualu and Jindouquan.
Most people go to restaurants for dinner and order a sumptuous table of dishes, which is only five or six cents of silver. However, Zheng Hao asked about this method, but he was afraid that even ten taels of silver could not be beaten.
Chen Xiu sighed in his heart, Mr. Zheng is really rich.
Chen Xiu ate some dried fruits. After a while, a burst of laughter came from the stairs, and the three scholars entered the box together.
Zheng Haowen introduced these three people to Chen Xiu, saying that they were classmates and friends. The three people were Ye Liangchen, Fang Wuliang and Yang Ji, all of whom were students of Yunze Academy, and they all had extraordinary families.
A little surprised is that Ye Liangchen is also a practitioner who has studied Taoism for two years in Qingxu Temple.
Qingxu Temple is a famous Taoist sect that has been passed down for thousands of years in Fengyuan County. It has tens of thousands of disciples, but Qingyun Temple is far from comparable.
When the dishes came, everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Zheng Haowen held the wine glass and smiled at Chen Xiu, "Brother Chen, this sheep head stick is a local specialty. Roll up the lamb head meat with pork net oil, fry until browned, and then use a large hedge to remove it. It is very delicious."
"This sheep head sign is excellent."
Chen Xiu took a bite and praised him very much.
After coming to this world, he has been eating healthy coarse grains. This is the first time he has been to the restaurant, and it is still a delicacy.
"Brother Zheng raised Xiaolian this time, which is a great joy. I wish Brother Zheng a good official career and a bright future!" Ye Liangchen raised his glass. His face was white, his eyes were slender, and he looked like a white-faced young actor on the stage.
Fang Wuliang and Yang Ji also congratulated their friends.
In a county, only two filial and honest people were recommended every year, and the number of places was limited. Although the three of them were not much worse than Zheng Haowen, they were unable to filial and honest people.
After the toasts, the topic fell on Chen Xiu again.
"Brother Chen's master, Zhenren Cang Song, is a Taoist master. He has been in contact with my family for a long time. We have met too late." Fang Wuliang smiled. He had a dark face with a national character, a strong body, and a height of 1.9 meters.
"Brother Fang also knows the master?" Chen Xiuxiu said happily.
After chatting, I learned that Fang Wuliang's Fang family invited Cangsong Zhenren to see the Feng Shui of the ancestral home, and Ye Liangchen and Yang Ji also heard about the name of Cangsong Zhenren.
Although none of the three scholars have ever seen Cangsong take action, the real people have a well-known reputation in the local area, especially among middle-aged and elderly women.
Seeing that the master was highly respected, Chen Xiu was also secretly proud.
Next, he drank and ate vegetables. Zheng Haowen took a few bites and then stopped eating.
"Brother Zheng, your appetite is not good. Have you gone to brothels too much?" Yang Ji smiled. His face was yellow, he had a sick look, but his eyes were very lively.
"Where do I want to go? I haven't had a good sleep in the past two days..."
Zheng Haowen said it as a joke that he mistakenly thought he was hitting a ghost.
"Although I had a misunderstanding, I met Master Chen because of this, which was a blessing in disguise." Yang Ji said.
"That's right, it's worth a drink to celebrate!" Zheng Haowen clinked the glass with Chen Xiu.
"Brother Zheng, why do you think that the disciple has to put a wealth talisman on the mountain wall?" Ye Liangchen said mysteriously.
"How could I know that it's common for mediocre people to make money by sticking a talisman, which is also ordinary." Zheng Hao asked.
"Why doesn't he stick it to the door or the wall, but to the mountain wall?" Ye Liangchen said with a smile on his face.
After hearing Ye Liangchen's words, everyone found it strange.
Generally speaking, talisman paper for warding off evil spirits or praying for blessings is pasted on the front door, and it is rare to stick it on the mountain wall.
"Brother Ye, don't keep it aside, why do you have to stick it to the mountain wall? Tell me quickly!" Fang Wuliang shouted.
"Brother Chen is a cultivator, you should know the reason?" Ye Liangchen looked at Chen Xiu.
Chen Xiu didn't know where he could only say vaguely: "It has to do with the mountains."
"Master Chen is worthy of being a master of Cangsong Master, hit the nail on the head," Ye Liangchen clapped his hands and laughed, and continued: "Have you ever heard of the legend of Rat Wheat?!"
"What rat horn?" Zheng Hao asked Qiqi.
"Which mountain is our Yunze Academy?" Ye Liangchen said.
"Mouse Mountain." Zheng Haowen blurted out.
"The rat horn is the mountain god of Mount Rat, also known as the gold-swalking rat, which is said to bring endless wealth to people." Ye Liangchen said.
"No wonder Qinmenzi wanted to post a wealth talisman on the mountain wall. It turned out to be worshiping the gods." Zheng Haowen said suddenly.
"I have heard of this legend of rat horn, but no one has ever seen a rat horn, just afraid the rumors are untrue." Yang Ji said.
"Someone has seen it."
"Who has seen it?"
"Everyone who has seen it is dead."
"Brother Ye, what does it mean? Is there anything strange about this rat horn?" Zheng Hao asked.
"I am two older than you, and I know more inside information. This is the secret of the academy, but we are all brothers, so I can't hide it from you. I heard an old man say that sixty years ago, two students saw the rat horn in a cave in the back mountain and died. The cave was originally a temporary warehouse of the academy. After the accident, the academy sealed the cave." Ye Liangchen said.
"I don't understand. Didn't you say that the rat is a golden-swallowing rat, which can bring endless wealth to people? Why do these two people die when they see it? Two students died. Why have we never heard of such a big deal? Brother Ye, it's not that I don't believe you, I'm afraid it's spreading rumors." Zheng Haowen shook his head and said.
"Maybe it was because the two of them had not had enough blessings. After many years of this incident, the academy tried hard to hide it. It was natural that you had never heard of it. This was what a respected teacher said, and it was absolutely reliable." Ye Liangchen said.
"If it is true as Brother Ye said, the rat horn is probably not a god, but a monster that harms people. Why doesn't the academy abandon this monster?" Fang Wuliang slapped the table and said.
"I don't know, maybe the academy has asked the immortal master to destroy the monsters, but it just didn't promote it." Ye Liangchen shook his head.
"My family lives next to the academy. I heard that when I was a child, there is a rat god cave in the back mountain of the academy, which is full of gold. I went into the mountain with my friends to search, but unfortunately I didn't find it... No, it was fortunate that I didn't find it." Yang Ji smiled.
"Brother Ye, do you know where that cave is?" Fang Wuliang said.
"Of course I know." Ye Liangchen said.
"Would you dare to go and take a look?" Fang Wuliang's eyes lit up and he said with some excitement.
"Forget it, if the rumors are true, it's a bit dangerous." Yang Ji hesitated.
"Are you scared?" Fang Wuliang laughed and pointed at Chen Xiu: "With the disciple of Cang Song Zhenren here, what are you afraid of?"
"Go, go, everyone goes with you. With Master Chen and Brother Ye here, even if there is monster, you can't harm anyone!" Zheng Haowen's face turned red and he shouted in alcohol.
"It has been sixty years since the incident. Even if there were really monsters back then, the monster has long disappeared now. What is left is just an empty cave. I hope I can really hit the monster and try it out." Ye Liangchen said with a smile.
"Brother Ye, have you learned supernatural powers?!" Yang Ji said in surprise.
"I dare not talk about magical powers. I have some small means to defend myself, and ordinary monsters can handle it." Ye Liangchen said modestly.
"Good minister, you have studied art in Qingxu Temple for two years. What kind of Taoism have you learned? Take it out to open your eyes." Fang Wuliang shouted.
"Take it out! Take it out!" Zheng Haowen and Yang Ji also slapped the table.
"I dare not show my ugliness in front of Master Chen." Ye Liangchen appeared modest, but his tone was actually very conceited.
"Since Brother Ye is also a practitioner, why do you still act like a child? Qingxu Temple is a famous temple, and the magic is unique. Brother Ye will let everyone feast their eyes." Chen Xiudao.
"Then I'll throw a brick and attract jade."
As Ye Liangchen spoke, he waved his sleeves and turned his wrists out. He saw a red light on his hand, which was irritating and spitting, like a spirit snake.
The red light was like a glowing short stick, with a sharp breath as sharp as a sword, releasing a blazing flame, and a wave of heat hits the face.
Ye Liangchen held his hand and raised it, and the red light disappeared in an instant.
Zheng Haowen, Fang Wuliang and Yang Ji were stunned on the spot. Although the red light only appeared for a moment, they felt extremely strong oppression. Yang Ji, who was closer, was even scorched in his hair on the front of his forehead.
Chen Xiu was surprised. He was so powerful. Ye Liangchen's level seemed to be much better than himself.
After a while, Zheng Haowen murmured, “Is it still time for me to practice now?”
After Ye Liangchen showed his skills, everyone ate and drank, and hugged each other out of the city with alcohol, heading straight towards the Mouse Mountain, and going to explore the Mouse God Cave.
Chapter completed!