There was actually not much sunshine in the provincial capital on the second day. If you looked out of the window, you could see the gloomy sky outside. &&
Layers of dark clouds shrouded the sky over the provincial capital. The dark clouds did not look very fierce, but they were so dark that it made people almost breathless. As for the buildings in the distant city, they all seemed to be covered with a layer of clouds. The gray breath makes people breathless no matter how they look at it.
"The sky in heaven looked like this that day, and it was a bit breathless. But I never thought that disaster would befall a little god like me."
Chen Chao recalled the time in Heaven, with a deep nostalgia in his eyes, which was a memory of the past; "I had known that Lord Yuelao would still ask me about my original affairs, so last night I After sorting out my thoughts, I can roughly explain it clearly, but the story is a bit long, and I don¡¯t know if Yue Lao Shenjun is interested in hearing it."
Wei Xiaogu came here just to hear about Chen Chao, so naturally he would not object.
In fact, Wei Xiaogu didn¡¯t have the heart to do anything else until he understood some things about Chen Chao.
"I was originally a practitioner on this earth. I can't remember the time clearly. It was probably more than 2,000 years ago. In my impression, the one who was in charge of the world at that time was the Emperor Zhou"
"I was a slave at the beginning. Because of a chance, I got the favor of the immortal and accepted me into the gate wall and became a little slave in his family. After hundreds of years of hard training, I finally broke through the limit and ascended to heaven. , and became a real immortal. I thought about it, and when I became an immortal, it would probably be the time when Li Shimin took charge of the world."
Chen Chao described this matter in a very relaxed tone, but it made Wei Xiaogu's heart move for no reason.
According to what Chen Chao said, he probably practiced for a thousand years before he finally became an immortal. This time sounds like a very simple number in Chen Chao's tone. But thinking about it for thousands of years, Chen Chao was able to endure the loneliness of hard training. He is quite a determined person.
"However, after becoming a god, it is not like ordinary people imagine that you will live happily in heaven, but you must continue to live."
"I heard there is a saying. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. In fact, this is not entirely correct. To be precise, wherever there is life, there are rivers and lakes. Heaven is another big group, and it is also a country. No exception. The emperor of this country is naturally the Jade Emperor, and then there are officials with various clerical status below him. Then there are numerous ordinary gods."
"After becoming immortals, they are appreciated by the Jade Emperor, can immediately obtain the priesthood, and enjoy a life that is a head above others. After all, there are only a few immortals. Most of the immortals, if they have some relationship with someone among the immortals, may be It is possible to truly reach heaven in one step, but most of the gods can only end up becoming a drop in the vast ocean of gods. They continue to live a mediocre life, or join the heavenly army, or help other gods work in exchange for necessary reward.¡±
"After arriving in heaven, I was among the most miserable, because with my meager ability at that time, I could not get any appreciation from the Jade Emperor. I could only struggle at the bottom. So, within that time period, . There was probably a period of more than a hundred years when my Taoist heart even trembled a little, and then I regretted my past practice of becoming an immortal."
"Until one year. I met my mentor again"
Chen Chao's face slowly released an irrepressible expression, and he said with some excitement: "That day, I was looking for a new job in the market in Tianting, but there were too many gods looking for jobs at that time, at least I gained nothing, and when I was very depressed, I suddenly heard someone calling my name: Xu Zhu! Xu Zhu, come here!"
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Wei Xiaogu was drinking tea. When he heard this, he spit out the tea in his mouth.
Wei Xiaogu asked him: "You said someone called your name? What did they call you? Xu Zhu?"
Chen Chao nodded and said: "Yes, my Taoist name is Xu Zhu! This is the name my master gave me, and most people really don't know it."
"Your master is very talented."
Wei Xiaogu was extremely speechless. The name Xu Zhu is very familiar to modern people. After all, with the spread of the novel "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", the name of one of the three protagonists in it is still very widely circulated outside.
Of course, Wei Xiaogu also knew that the Xu Zhu in front of him was completely different from the Xu Zhu in the novel, but he still felt a little happy when he heard the name at first.
"Yes, my masterHe is indeed very talented. The Taoist title he gave me is very profound. "
Chen Chao, whose Taoist name is Xu Zhu, seemed a little proud of his name, and then continued: "When I heard this name, I was a little confused, because I have always been alone when I was practicing on earth. , after arriving in heaven, because life was unsatisfactory, he lived in seclusion and rarely communicated with other gods. It was difficult for me to imagine who recognized me and knew my Taoist name. Then I saw me Master is riding in a luxurious carriage and waving to me."
"I am naturally very happy to meet an old friend in a foreign country. What makes me even more happy is that it turns out that the master whose name I have never known is actually a famous figure in heaven!"
Having said this, Chen Chao could hardly hide the proud look on his face, and even his eyes showed a deep sense of pride. He said: "Shen Lord Yue Lao, my master is the Supreme Prince of Heaven. Laojun. When he accepted me as his disciple in the human world, I was just a clone of him in the human world. Moreover, because at that time, the master did not stay in the human world for a long time, so I was the only one of his disciples. "
Wei Xiaogu couldn't help but feel a little moved. Looking at Chen Chao's face, he looked a little weird: "You still have a lot of background!"
Tai Laojun is one of the Three Pure Ones, and one of the most powerful figures in Taoism. The Taoism that is now passed down in China is actually the Tao Te Ching written by a projection of Tailaojun in the human world. , and this "Tao Te Ching" is regarded as a classic by all Taoist believers.
It¡¯s no wonder that Chen Chao¡¯s face looks so proud. With the status of a god, a person like Chen Chao¡¯s background is enough for Chen Chao to show off.
Wei Xiaogu laughed and said, "This is not a bad thing. At least your life in heaven has been improved."
"Yes! And it's a big improvement."
Chen Chao said: "Master didn't expect to meet me, and because he didn't teach me for a long time at that time, he later returned to Heaven and never looked after me again, so he was worried that I had given up on practicing. Unexpectedly, I have officially become an immortal."
"Because of this, Master took good care of me. After asking about my situation, he immediately took me back and stopped letting me wander outside."
Chen Chao said: "Moreover, Master also said that if he had known about my state, he should have found me earlier. He also comforted me to practice hard in the future and strive to make achievements as soon as possible and officially enter the power camp of heaven."
"The only regretful thing is that the heaven is vast and the number of gods is extremely large, so it is not easy for Xingyao to find a stable job in the end. Master Haozi has a wide range of elderly people and family, so in the end he gave me A job was arranged. Although the job was not big, it was very stable, and generally speaking, there was not even a chance for mistakes.¡±
While thinking about what happened at that time, Chen Chao said happily: "Besides, this is my old profession. I can sit up and do it easily without any effort at all. Strictly speaking, Master still loves me very much." "
Wei Xiaogu couldn't help but ask: "You've been talking for a long time, what kind of job has your master found for you?"
Chen Chao's face looked slightly startled, then turned slightly red, and replied in a voice that was as quiet as possible: "The Taoist boy who oversees the raising of pigs."
Wei Xiaogu was also stunned. After holding it in for a long time, he finally couldn't help laughing.
Wei Xiaogu had never heard of the Royal Pig Prison before, but everyone knew about the Royal Pig Prison in "Journey to the West". To put it bluntly, it was the place where Tianma was raised, and this Royal Pig Prison , as the name suggests, it is just a place where sky pigs are raised.
However, in "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong's imperial horse supervisor in the heaven is still the official Bima Wen, while Chen Chao's position is just that of a pig-feeding boy in the imperial pig supervisor. The gap is still very big. Yes, it's no wonder that Chen Chao was not very willing to explain his position clearly from the beginning.
But no matter what, this is after all a major change for Mr. Chen Chaochen. So when seeing Wei Xiaogu smile like this, Chen Chao couldn't help but get a little angry and said: "Yue Lao Shenjun, although the position of pig feeding Taoist is not very good. But this is a very formal job after all, okay? In heaven, I don¡¯t know how many people want to snatch this position. Besides, these are the grace of the master. In any case, I, the apprentice, will be Be grateful."
Wei Xiaogu barely held back his laughter and said, "Sorry, sorry, but it's really hard for me to imagine what it would be like for you to be a pig-feeding Taoist boy. I don't mean anything else, and don't worry about it"Chen Chao's expression softened slightly, and then he added: "As a pig feeder, my life began to stabilize, and then everything began to slowly get on track, and then I couldn't help but get a little carried away" To be continued. .