The Book on the Pillow: The Sea and Moonlight

The misty East China Sea has always been the top of the four seas, and it is the closest place between the mortal world and the fairy world.

According to popular legends in the world, in the depths of the East China Sea, there is a sacred tree of hibiscus inhabited by the sun god, there are fairy mountain caves whose whereabouts are uncertain, and there are treasures from the sea that have blessed people, so many people come here to find opportunities.

In the past, not to mention the fishing songs dotted with sail shadows on the water surface, there was a steady stream of devout literati, those who asked for immortality, those who chased the waves for a living, those who traded and communicated, and those who flourished in poetry. The three religions and nine streams are enough to support the East China Sea. The hustle and bustle of the coast.

Ordinary people face Jieshi to the east to see the sea, what they see is the magnificent nature and mysterious universe, and what they lament is the insignificance of life and the unpredictable way forward.

When the immortal looks at the sea, what he sees is the weather, the Tao, and the truth. He reflects himself in the floating world and the common people, and understands the invariance in the thousands of changes. A mountain and a sea are not just a mountain and a sea, but a mountain and a sea. It's still a mountain and a sea.

Donghua brought Feng Jiu and Gun Gunxing here, originally to observe the sun with a thought before the return journey, but the closer they got to the East China Sea, the more they felt that it was against harmony.

The so-called hundreds of rivers from the east to the sea, rivers and rivers rushing down all the way from the upper reaches, turning here thousands of times, it seems that the journey of thousands of miles is about to end, and all of them are jubilantly flowing into the arms of the mother. look like?What was even more abnormal was that, as it approached the sea, most of the broad riverbed was exposed. Unlike usual times when there was little rain, the silt at the bottom of the river had long since lost its black water color and had hardened into lumps of loess.As if exposed to the sun for thousands of years, the texture of the riverbed has cracked into ravines.

The people on both sides of the bank took all kinds of utensils and had to go several miles to the center of the river bed to get water. Their dry lips, weak legs and feet, and the old, weak, sick and disabled who couldn't handle it accidentally spilled some water on the way, but Immediately absorbed by the dry river bed.

In the water fetching team, in order to save energy, there were not many conversations, but there were more things on the faces of everyone besides fatigue, anxiety, and helplessness. Silence suppressed resentment, and silence accumulated resistance.

The mortal atmosphere of the world is already mottled and mixed, the seven emotions and six desires are wrapped in life, old age, sickness and death, and set up a big situation for everyone who seeks the truth, like clam shells with closed mouths. I don’t know which one contains the pearl and which one is the pearl. gravel.The confusion of the mortal world lies in the miscellaneous, and the splendor of the mortal world also lies in the miscellaneous.But at this time, the growing resentment almost overwhelmed everything else.

When we reached the mouth of the sea, the scene in front of us was even more shocking.

Three to five miles away from the coast, tens of feet high waves rise from the ground, erecting a water curtain between the sea and the sky.

Ordinary people can only see the wind and the clouds and the capsized boats, but Donghua can see clearly that within the curtain of the waves, the black clouds are clearly the turbid breath of resentful spirits.If the grievances accumulated in the Yaoguan formation are one or two, it can be seven or eight here.

The East China Sea has bright sun shining brightly, the East China Sea has blue waves bathing the moon, the East China Sea has turbulent waves and broken shores, and the East China Sea has raging waves, but the East China Sea should not have ghosts and monsters alone.

Donghua stayed in Yuntou to take a closer look.

A short, puffy old man with a goatee and a festive appearance came stumbling and crawling on a cloud to make a confession: "The unknown emperor and empress and the little highness are here, and the little old man is far away to welcome you!" Although his robe was a bit messy , but politely bowed to the three of them one by one.

"Are you the land here?" Donghua asked straightforwardly, "What's going on here?"

"I would like to report to the emperor, since the little old man took up his duties 800 years ago, he has been self-denying and devoted to public affairs, conscientious and conscientious. The weather in the East China Sea has always been smooth, and all living beings are in harmony. Every time the peak is praised, the surrounding counties and counties are all envious..." The land stroked his beard and talked endlessly. Still waiting to show some achievements, seeing Donghua's unfriendly expression, he immediately stopped talking and changed the subject, "Uh, about half a year ago, a mirage appeared above the East China Sea, and the picture in it was an unknown fairy mountain. There are not only rare plants, rare birds and animals, but also immortals, men, women and children, all of which are lifelike. Although there have been mirages seen by long-distance ships before, they are not as clear as this time, and they are more within reach. The people spread the word one after another, and within a few days, people from afar came to see the mirage, and some even hired a boat to go to the fairy mountain to seek Taoism. Everyone thought it was just a dream, but who knew that the boat hired by the person left The mirage was getting closer and closer, and finally disappeared, and never returned. Since then, the rumors that the mirage can enter the fairy gate have been rampant, and people who heard the news came in an endless stream, some with the whole family, some with All the people from the same clan, as well as those with the old and the young from the mountain gate, mortals with boats, monks with magic weapons, sailed to Mirage one after another. But the strange thing is, no one returned."

"You didn't go to investigate?" Donghua asked.

The earth bowed and paused for a moment, as if he was still distressed because he didn't know the key to it: "The responsibility lies, don't dare to neglect! But one is under the jurisdiction of the Dragon King, and the little old man dare not overstep it, and the other is that the mirage is indeed It's a little weird, the little old man has low magic power, and he can't get close even after trying various methods."

"What happened next?"

"In the following three months, many people flocked to it, and said that this is the legendary Fanghu and Yingzhou. Although there were voices of doubt, but the power was weak, and the coast of the East China Sea became a place of pilgrimage for a while. At that time, Xiao The old man doesn't know the danger, and he's secretly delighted, but thinking about it now, he feels very ashamed."

"how do I say this?"

"On a certain day three months ago, the mirage suddenly disappeared. It's nothing. It's strange that the mirage lasted for three months. It's just that the place that was originally a misty fairy mountain turned into a cloud of black air, and the inside was turbid. The waves are turbulent and unpredictable. At the beginning, some people said that this is not a test for the seeker. If you don’t enter the tiger’s lair, you can’t get a tiger cub, and you can’t enter the fairy mountain if you don’t enter the black air! Therefore, there are many people who have no hesitation, but they still have no return. .Until an expert from a cultivating sect couldn’t help but went to investigate, he was swallowed by the black energy, but he left a message at the last moment to tell the world—that place is not a fairyland cave, but a murderous place that devours souls.”

The land stroked his beard and sighed, and continued: "At this point, we know that those people who have gone and never returned really have gone and never returned. In this way, the influx of people just stopped. After that, people gathered here one after another Some monastic sects intend to deal with the black energy. Seeing the strange black energy, the little old man knew that he was invincible, so he went to the East Sea Dragon Lord for advice."

"Is this the result of the two of you asking for advice?" Donghua couldn't help but sneered, seeing the scene that obviously didn't match the so-called black air in the mouth of the land.

The land was very terrified: "I don't know, but something happened after that, and the East China Sea was drought. It's strange to say that all the places to the north, west, and south of here are rich in products and abundant in water. The folk customs are gentle, but for some reason, the river bed dried up overnight, the water retreated hundreds of feet, the crops were scorched, and the people were in dire straits. Tens of thousands of people were displaced, and the hunger and death along the roads increased day by day. Lord Long and I were still unable to do anything about it, but we found that the more serious the drought, the more severe the drought. The more the cloud of blackness swelled, the more I suspected that the actions of the wicked had broken the morality of the world. I was helpless, so I had to report this situation to Lord Sihaihai."

"Oh? Lien Song already knows?" Donghua couldn't help asking, "Where is he?"

But the land did not dare to call it by name: "Shui Jun came here a few times to investigate a few times ago, gathered water from all over the world to form an array, and trapped the black air that grew day and night. Ten days ago, I heard that the other three seas also Because of the incident, I brought Lord Long away."

After listening to Donghua, he probably knew the cause and effect.The so-called mirage that appeared in the mouth of the land half a year ago is probably just a slightly clever cover-up, with the same purpose of absorbing the mortal creatures.However, in March, from the beginning of a cloud of black air to the black clouds with a radius of several miles at this time, the development is not unpleasant, and the strangeness cannot be underestimated.

With a thought in his mind, he recalled the journey, from eliminating demons at Luoxia Mountain, to breaking through the formation at Yaoguan, and then to the East China Sea. He was walking step by step. Every step seemed unintentional, but it was surprisingly similar. Is it destiny or is it intentional?

Donghua looked at the water curtain that reached the sky, and thought about the land and said that there were troubles in other three seas. It seems that the leader behind this is really unwilling to be lonely, and the battle is getting bigger and bigger.He made a formula and left a message to Lian Song, asking him to come and meet him as soon as possible.

Feng Jiu also frowned and looked at the aggressive and strange appearance on the East China Sea. She had never stopped traveling all the way. At this time, the violent wind was raging and the sea tide was cold, which made her face turn pale.

She still stared at the black cloud with her eyes wide open. Just now when Donghua was talking to the land, she and Gun Gun seemed to see something flashing by in it, but when she looked again, there was no movement.

She felt something in her heart, and turned her head to pull Donghua's sleeve: "Dijun, during that battle..."

Donghua was pointing to a group of people on the bank and asked Land: "Who are those?"

The land glanced down and replied: "Oh, that is a monastic sect near the East China Sea. It has some connection with the fairy world. It has contributed a lot to this change. When Shui Jun came before, he gave them a magic weapon and taught them some emergency measures. The method of guarding the formation, the disciples of the sect have been on duty here recently, and they also save lives and heal the wounded. Some other sects were originally ambitious and clamored to do justice for the sky, but most of them disappeared after returning home once or twice. "

Donghua asked curiously, "Which sect is it?"

"Kongsang Mountain Shouyang Palace."

Sure enough, among the crowd, Donghua saw a familiar figure jumping up and down, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He had seen him three or five times in just over a month. What kind of fate is this!He pointed to Feng Jiu: "Xiaobai, who do you think that person is?"

This question successfully distracted Feng Jiu's attention. Seeing the little Taoist Mo Wen, she was taken aback, and she frowned and said with a smile: "Why is it him again!" As soon as she interrupted, she forgot what she was about to say .

Mo Wen and fellow students were not so relaxed.

Undertaking the responsibility of defending the formation was originally a helpless way.Lord Four Seas and Lord East Sea Dragon are in a hurry to go, so they tell the elders in the sect to take the place of one or two temporarily, and they will send help later.But the difference between immortals and ascetics is more than thousands of miles. Not to mention a junior like him, even an elder can't catch him.Fortunately, Shui Jun left a magic weapon before he left, and it can still be useful at critical times. I only hope that Shui Jun and Long Jun can return as soon as possible to solve the big trouble here.

At this moment, the black clouds in the formation seemed to be light and loose, but they were actually breaking through the water curtain, pressing every step of the way. As defenders of the formation, they felt a lot of pressure.Right now, several people are frantically driving a magic conch together. When the magic conch sounds, the speed of the water curtain on the sea will be faster, and the black cloud will be compressed inward while the water curtain is rotating and stirring, and the black cloud will be scattered and entwined. When Ken falls into the net, the two strikes form a rivalry.

The longest among them muttered something and threw a pile of talisman papers. A few young Taoist priests behind him were sweating and tried their best to hold on, but unfortunately the effect was ineffective. The connection is also strong and weak, showing signs of collapse.

Donghua looked at the increasingly dark and turbid breath of resentful spirits in the water curtain, his eyes flashed, and without further delay, he told Feng Jiu and Gun Gun to take the land and watch the battle aside, and it turned into a stream of light and plunged directly into the water curtain.

The few Taoist priests who were at the end of the road just now suddenly felt a heavy weight all over their bodies, and looked up to see a faint layer of silver light in the water curtain, and the black clouds were caged in it. What happened?

Seeing Donghua go away, Fengjiu remembered what she wanted to say to him: "Dijun, what's in that array!" She didn't actually see what it was, but for some reason she still felt it was very important and had to say it.

But at that time Donghua had already joined the formation, no matter how good his hearing was, he might have missed it.