Dragons fight in the wild, their blood is dark yellow.
On the way back to Zhenwu Temple, I have been savoring these eight words.
If I remember correctly, this sentence should come from the Book of Changes. This is the sixth line of Kun Gua. Dragon is Yang, and the line is Yin. The so-called dragon fight means the battle between Yin and Yang.
The meaning of the first half of this sentence is easy to understand, that is, Yin and Yang fight outside the city, or it can be considered that Yin and Yang fight and kill in places where no one is.
There is another saying in the Thousand Character Classic that the sky and the earth are dark yellow, and the universe is vast. The so-called dark yellow is the color of the sky and the earth, and the sky and the earth are exactly the biggest Yin and Yang.
In short, it is the battle between Yin and Yang, and blood flows out.
This line is very bad.
But I also feel that Qingzhu said these eight words, there should be other meanings.
Could it be that she is alluding to the Yinren Inn incident?
Thinking wildly, the mountain gate arrived in a blink of an eye.
Brother Yaozi was sitting on a bluestone in front of the mountain gate, crossing his legs, lighting a pipe of tobacco, with a plate of peanuts in front of him, and Zhang Xinya was chatting with him, looking very cool. When he saw me coming back, he looked at the sky and shouted from a distance: "Jingzhe, who told you to come back so early? Don't you want to eat again tonight?"
"You are using chicken feathers as a token of authority!"
I cursed inwardly, walked closer, and said unhappily: "Something big has happened, and you can still live leisurely?"
Then, I told him about Qingzhu's incident.
At first, Brother Yaozi and Zhang Xinya didn't take it seriously, and laughed at me for being psychologically traumatized by the endless events. I have been quiet in the mountains for so long, but I still can't get rid of it. A soft girl came and made me panic.
I secretly exclaimed that these two were really living ancestors, thinking that they were not soft girls at all, but a female dragon. My intuition told me that Qingzhu was definitely not a character to be trifled with. I was overestimating myself when I said that one of them could beat ten of me. Maybe he could still do it with one hand behind his back.
I was too lazy to explain more, so I just said those eight words.
"What the hell?"
Brother Yaozi's eyes widened, and he trembled all over because of excitement. The plate of peanuts in front of him was overturned and fell to the ground with a "crack" and smashed to pieces. He didn't care at all, and suddenly jumped up and grabbed my shoulder with both hands. His hands were so strong that my arm hurt: "Repeat it again."
I had no choice but to pat him, asking him to let go of me and step back, and then I said it again.
"Dragons fight in the wild, their blood is dark yellow... Could it be..."
Brother Yaozi took a deep breath, his eyes dull, and said to himself: "Oh my god, could it be that they appear again?"
"Who appeared?"
Zhang Xinya stood up, probably realizing that something was unusual at this time, and frowned and said: "Could it be that something big really happened?"
Brother Yaozi ignored her at all, and said another eight words to himself: "First of all, the common people will be peaceful and prosperous..."
Then, he turned around and rushed into the Zhenwu Temple, running towards my master's retreat. I have never seen him so panicked, and the posture of crying for his parents was comparable to Lao Bai. Before he arrived at the place, he was already shouting at the top of his throat: "Uncle, uncle! Don't retreat, disaster is coming!!"
Disaster?
I was shocked after hearing this, and subconsciously glanced at the wine gourd in my hand, as if the wine gourd had become a red-hot iron, which was particularly hot. I sat down on the stone pier. Zhang Xinya next to me was still asking about the situation, but I seemed to be deaf to it, and my mind was full of what Brother Yaozi said.
The first thing to come out of the common things, all nations are peaceful.
This sentence is also in the "Book of Changes". The general meaning is that Yang Qi is the origin of the universe. It creates all things and makes the world peaceful.
This sentence originally has nothing to do with "Dragons fight in the wild, their blood is dark yellow", but from the look of Brother Yaozi when he said this, this sentence is obviously a continuation of Qingzhu's sentence, which has a bit of a command meaning.
So, put together, can I understand it this way.
Yin and Yang fought, bleeding, and finally Yang Qi prevailed, and the world was peaceful?
If we think about it more deeply, it becomes a game between the living and the dead. In the end, the world of the living is still the world of the living, the underworld is still the underworld, the yin and yang are in order, and the world is peaceful?
Judging from this statement alone, the meaning is also very positive, so why did Brother Yaozi say it was a disaster?
Not long after, my master and Brother Yaozi came out together.
After recuperating for so long, my master's complexion has improved a lot. Now he is wearing a clean gray long gown, very elegant, but there is a hint of sadness between his eyebrows. When he arrived at the mountain gate, he waved his hand and asked us to wait here. He wanted to meet Qingzhu alone.
After my master left, Brother Yaozi sat down next to me, lit a cigarette, and smoked silently.
"I say, what's going on with you guys?"
Zhang Xinya couldn't stand it anymore, so she asked in a low voice: "Brother Yaozi, while my uncle is doing something, can you tell me what happened?"
"Jingzhe is right, it's a big deal."
Brother Yaozi hung his head and said in a low voice: "A very, very mysterious behemoth has reappeared, and the first stop is us. I think it's really going to be a mess. Don't think what I said is mysterious. Most people in the various sects of this organization have never heard of it. Only a small number of people know about it. I also heard about it by chance when I went out to make a living these years. This behemoth, every time it appears, it must be bloody!"
"Bloody, what era is it..."
Zhang Xinya curled her lips and smiled: "You, don't be so stubborn. He will give me a bloody try now. There is plenty of room in the call room."
"You don't understand. Xuanmen matters should be resolved by Xuanmen. This is the rule of the underworld."
Brother Yaozi shook his head and said softly: "In theory, this behemoth is actually not bad, but its methods are too cruel."
The behemoth he mentioned is actually a Xuanmen organization.
But this Xuanmen is quite unique. It has only appeared a few times like a flash in the pan. Every time it appears, it is a time of chaos between yin and yang.
For example, in the era of the last Tianguan, even the ritual officials were finished, and finally this Xuanmen organization appeared to pacify it, and then they disappeared silently.
To put it bluntly, this is an organization that specializes in dealing with unclean things.
"Then there's nothing wrong with this."
Zhang Xinya couldn't help but say after hearing this: "This is just right. The Water Prince has appeared, the remnants of the Yumin are making trouble everywhere, and the Yinren Inn is finished. They appear, and the task is just right for them. Let's close the mountain gate, run the coffin shop, and live our lives as we should!"
"It's not as simple as you think..."
Brother Yaozi smiled bitterly and said: "Every time this behemoth appears, the first thing to deal with and subdue is people like us. They even call it the Yin-Yang Covenant!!"
Legend has it that someone once visited this mysterious gate, and there was a couplet hanging in front of their mountain gate.
On the left is "Dragon fights in the wild, its blood is dark yellow", and on the right is "The first common thing comes out, and all nations are peaceful and prosperous".
"Do you know what the horizontal banner is? Heaven's Way is the Strongest!"
Brother Yaozi whispered: "The so-called Heaven's Way is not the Way of Heaven, but the Way of their mountain gate. This organization is called Tianmeng, and the horizontal banner refers to their style of doing things!"
When the Yin and Yang are in chaos, the Tianmeng will inevitably appear. As soon as the Tianmeng appears, the first thing they do is to form gangs and let all the Xuanmen in the world join them. This is the so-called Yin and Yang Covenant. In the final analysis, it is to find a younger brother. Once the Yin and Yang Covenant is formed, you will be a member of the Tianmeng from then on. No one dares to disobey the orders of the Tianmeng!
"You know, people like my uncle are used to being lazy and casual. Suddenly someone comes out to take them in as his younger brother, and they work like cows and horses from then on. Who would be happy about this? If you are not happy, the Tianmeng will turn around and deal with you!"
Brother Yaozi sighed lightly, "I know very little. I have only heard that the Tianmeng appeared last time in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Do you know how prosperous Kunlun Mountain was at that time? The ancestor of all mountains, the land of the ancestor dragon, there are so many Xuanmen gates. When the Tianmeng appeared and sent an imperial edict, the place immediately exploded and jumped out to challenge the Tianmeng. What happened? Overnight, Kunlun Mountain became what it is now, with all the mountains and ridges barren and no hair. The ancestor of an old herdsman witnessed it with his own eyes. He said that there were two mountains of human heads at the foot of the mountain, one full of bald heads, and the other full of big heads with buns."
"So domineering?"
Zhang Xinya said: "They did this, didn't they unite to fight them?"
"Who dares?"
Brother Yaozi was even more helpless about this.
How big is the Tianmeng, how many members are there, how many masters are there, how is it passed down, why do they appear for a while and disappear for a while, where did they go when they disappeared?
These are all mysteries in the industry. No one has figured it out for a long time, and it has almost become an unsolvable mystery.
But there is one saying that everyone spreads with details.
It is said that the biggest one in the Tianmeng is actually a woman, because every time it appears, the Tianmeng has an attitude of dominating the world, so everyone calls this woman the empress. No one has seen what she looks like, and she has never even appeared, but there has always been a legend about her.
According to rumors, this woman is immortal and unfathomable. With her around, no one can resist the Tianmeng. She is a top master.
Unfortunately, these are all gossips from Brother Yaozi. He doesn't know whether they are reliable or not. There is no hope for more information. My master may know more, but he has always kept silent about the Tianmeng.
"If you ask me, these are all gimmicks, used to scare people and consolidate the ruling authority."
Zhang Xinya sneered at this: "It's not old for a thousand years. Is it an old Zongzi? Or a super monster? If it is really a monster, there is no reason to deal with ghosts and gods. Ghosts and monsters are inseparable. Don't tell me that there is really such a thing as immortality in the world. Do you believe it? No matter how powerful the Tianmeng is, it is just making waves in our industry. Can it be more powerful than the emperor? There are two fierce characters like Qin Shihuang and Han Wu standing in front. If people can really live forever, what is the point of her female emperor? The earth would have been penetrated by these two masters long ago!"
These words are well-reasoned.
I couldn't help but nod after hearing this, thinking that Brother Yaozi was talking nonsense.
Who in the world doesn't die?
Just from this one point, we can conclude that the Tianmeng is playing tricks.
Of course, their strength is undeniable, but it has been exaggerated by rumors.
Brother Yaozi shook his head, didn't make much excuses, looked at the distant mountains and forests, and sighed: "What I am most worried about now is my uncle. You know his temper. If he really fights with the Tianmeng, we won't be able to see the sun tomorrow. We will definitely be wiped out."
After he said this, I also became worried.
With my master's temper, this is really possible!
In fact, my master came back much earlier than we expected, but when he came back, his face was a little more desolate. He stood in front of the mountain gate and stared at the three words "Zhenwu Temple". Finally, he gently closed his eyes and sighed, "It seems that things are really going to get chaotic."
Brother Yaozi approached and asked carefully, "Uncle, how did the talk go?"
"Let Lao Bai come back. Don't run around. It's meaningless."
My master said slowly, "In the future, we will not fight alone. We have to listen to the orders of the Tianmeng and do the work of the Tianmeng."
This means that my master... bowed his head?
I felt that my three views were overturned, and they were too different from my cognition, but then, I felt a deeper helplessness. My master's performance can only mean... There is no chance against the Tianmeng!
Then, my master turned around and asked about my meeting with Qingzhu in detail.
He asked very carefully, including every action and every word of Qingzhu.
When he talked about the wine gourd, a strange look appeared on his face. He took the wine gourd from my hand and looked at it over and over again.
"What does this mean?"
My master murmured to himself: "As far as I know, people from the Tianmeng don't have the habit of giving gifts to others, never."
Finally, his eyes fell on the lip print on the bottle mouth, and then he returned the wine gourd to me.
"So that's it, no wonder..."
My master shook his head and laughed softly a few times, but his smile became more bitter: "As expected of the Tianmeng, I have tried my best to hide it, but in the end, they still know it, they... they are coming for you..."