The Legend of Honghuang Erlang

Yang Jian is really...

I often walk by the river, how can I not get my shoes wet? I have been eliminating demons all the time, but I didn't expect that one day I would be regarded as a monster by people.

To be honest, do Yaozu still have such handsome and unrestrained characters?

Shaking his head and chuckling, Yang Jian continued to taste the cup in his hand, without looking at the burly general beside him, he had already made up his mind.

Meicheng must have an inexplicable connection with Meishan. The blood-stained plum blossom on the Meicheng flag may have other hidden meanings.

After drinking the tea, Yang Jian slowly put the teacup in front of him; the square table had been smashed into pieces by the general's knife, but Yang Jian ignored it and let go slowly, the teacup was floating steadily out of thin air, as if there was still a table underneath.

This ability, any monk can do it, but it is really not easy to do it so naturally and casually like Yang Jian, without the slightest fluctuation of mana, without any trace of supernatural power.

It seems that the table is not broken, giving people a dreamlike artistic conception.

Yang Jian was showing his status as a monk. Although the burly general looked rough, he was not uninformed.

Seeing this scene and comprehending its rhyme, the burly general immediately changed his expression, looking at Yang Jian cautiously, his eyes glowing coldly.

"Fellow Daoist, do you want to do evil in the city?"

As soon as the general opened his mouth, he even changed his address, his eyes were filled with surprise, and he secretly sent a message to the masters in the city.

But Yang Jian waved his hand and took a table out of nowhere, but the pile of broken wood had moved to the side.

Yang Jian smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, I am a friend and not an enemy. I am also a human race. I was curious when I passed by this place, so I came down to check it out. Why don't we have a few drinks together."

"My eyes are clumsy, I don't know how the Youdao number is?"

"I've been out and about for many years, but I don't have a Taoist name. Master never gave it to me. I keep calling me by my name."

The general still didn't dare to slack off. He felt a mysterious aura surrounding the tall building in the sky. He gained some confidence and said, "Then I don't know you, who is your name, and where is the fairy mountain? You said it was passing through my Meicheng, but I don't know if it is from north to south, or from east to west?"

Yang Jian smiled, and withdrew the profound energy from his body, so that the general could perceive his breath.

"My surname is Yang and my name is Jian. I currently live in Jinxia Cave, Yuquan Mountain, the Taoist place of my master. I passed by here from the north. I saw the evil spirit on the Meishan Mountain, and I was curious why there is a big city of human race here, so I came to have a look."

"Yang!"

The burly general stepped back two steps, staring at Yang Jian with round eyes, his voice trembling a little.

"Two, two, True Monarch Erlang?"

Yang Jian lamented the influence of the Heavenly Court, the heaven and the earth knew his title of Erlang Xianshengzhenjun, but he didn't mention the "Qingyuan Wonderful Way" bestowed by the sage.

"I'm rude, I'm rude!" The burly general's eyes were a little excited, and now he looked at Yang Jian. Isn't that nose and eyes the appearance of the leaders of the three generations of Yuxu that have been passed down in the prehistoric era?

Why did I miss it just now!

"I don't know that the real lord is coming, Yao Gonglin, the repairer of Meicheng, has eyes that don't know Mount Tai, and he will offend the real lord!" The burly and strong man bowed, "Please wait for a while, I will go to the city lord's mansion to report!"

Yang Jian got up and bowed back, since he wanted to make friends with this place, and use the soldiers of the city to conquer the demon clan in Meishan, Yang Jian naturally did not dare to be arrogant.

"You don't need to spend too much time," Yang Jian said with a smile, "In this plum city, ordinary people have extraordinary insights, and I am quite admirable to all the fellow Taoists here..."

The waiter in the shop was sweating profusely, and really wanted to find a chance to run over and kneel down to beg for mercy.

He went upstairs to report to the adults, because he wanted to reward him more, but he never thought that he would meet a real immortal, the one he was often mentioned by people.

Even the adults in the general's mansion are so respectful, how can this be a big man he can offend?

Fortunately, Yang Jian has been talking with the general named Yao Gonglin, and you are polite to each other.

So and so, and so and so, after a meal of pleasantries, a group of people hurried over from outside, all of them were generals in battle armor.

The leader is middle-aged, gentle and scholarly, with soft eyebrows, kind eyes and smiling spring greetings. Yang Jian thought it was the Mayor of Meicheng, but this man stepped forward to salute and called himself Mei Linhan, the Deputy Mayor of Meicheng.

A total of twelve generals saluted forward, Yang Jian answered one by one, and among them, he did not remember a few names.

In fact, Yang Jian only knew about the "Six Friends of Meishan", not which six friends they were.

However, 80% of them will fall into this plum city.

"If Zhenjun doesn't want to move the city lord's mansion, why don't you sit on the top floor," Mei Linhan said apologetically, "My city lord has realized something recently and is already practicing in seclusion. It is really inappropriate to see guests at this time. Please don't blame Zhenjun."

"City Master Mei is too polite," Yang Jian said with a smile, "I will sit wherever I sit. I intend to get acquainted with you heroes, but the occasion is secondary."

The many generals behind Mei Linhan all looked happy, looking at Yang Jian eagerly.

Although they all have good skills, they are all bored in this corner of the prehistoric land, and their reputation is not obvious, let alone fame or something.

There are many battles here, and these generals are all figures who have gone through thousands of battles, and they are familiar with the tactics of the monster clan. In Yang Jian's view, these are rare talents.

Yang Jian is the marshal of heaven who became famous for killing monsters, and these people are brave men who have resisted monsters thousands of times and practiced Taoism.

A slap can't be heard, both parties intend to make friends, so naturally they have a very happy conversation.

The doors and windows on the ninth floor are open, and the interior decoration is gorgeous and elegant, and there are many jewels and pearls as embellishments. It looks very much like the Dragon Palace, but it is still not as luxurious as the latter.

Yang Jian refused in every possible way, just now he was sitting in the guest seat, the chief seat was vacated, several generals were ranked according to their seniority, each of them was a bit cautious, fearing to offend Yang Jian.

"True Monarch," Mei Linhan held up his wine glass, "I often hear about how the True Monarch eliminates demons and defends the Dao, and I yearn for it. However, the True Monarch is the bright moon in the sky, so we can only look up and never get to know each other. Today, seeing the true face of the True Monarch, it really is..."

"City Master Mei, let's stop saying these polite words," Yang Jian smiled and waved his hands, "Let me first talk about my reason for coming."

A general with a short stature and beard laughed and said, "The True Monarch must have come here to help us get rid of the demons! Grandma, this time I must take the demons and ghosts in Meishan with me!"

Yang Jian looked at the general and felt that although this guy spoke recklessly, he was actually a person with delicate thoughts, and he blocked his escape route as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Bo Shi!" Mei Linhan frowned and scolded, "Don't be rude in front of the real king! What a hero is the real king, such a hero!? That is the bright moon in the sky, and we are just potholes on the ground!"

Yang Jian: Does the Lord of Mei City like to use the "bright moon in the sky" to humiliate people?

Yao Gonglin laughed beside him and said, "Don't blame the real gentleman, my elder brother is just a little muddled and not very good at talking."

"It's just General Boshi's true temperament," Yang Jian said calmly, and said directly, "My reason for coming here is related to my previous canonization. The heavenly court rewarded me that day and ordered me to choose a place to garrison. I received the Marshal's Tiger Talisman, so I can't ignore this matter. Therefore, I chose a place with a good scenery."

Yang Jian paused for a while, but the atmosphere at the table was a bit dignified.

There were two drops of cold sweat on Mei Linhan's forehead, and he said in a low voice, "Could it be that the true king chose... chose our little border town..."

"The city lord misunderstood," Yang Jian smiled and waved his hands, and everyone in the banquet breathed a sigh of relief.

But before he finished his breath, he brought it up, because Yang Jian said: "I chose Meishan, a place with a radius of thousands of miles."

With two ding dings, the chopsticks in Mei Linhan's hands fell to the ground, and he looked at Yang Jian in astonishment.

But the other dozen or so generals at the table all showed joy, and the five-short man named Bo Shi jumped up with joy, and was about to rush up to give Yang Jian a bear hug.

"True Monarch! Is what you said true?"

"Zhenjun, you are coming to Meishan! Hahaha!"

These two sentences were yelled almost at the same time, the former one was asked by Mei Linhan, the second one was yelled by Yao Gonglin, the latter directly covered the former.

Yang Jian nodded with a smile, taking in all the faces of the people at the banquet, except for Mei Linhan, the deputy city lord, there was nothing unusual about the others.

Although Mei Linhan's mood returned to normal in an instant, Yang Jian clearly felt it just now. He had a little... fear?

Yang Jian smiled and said: "Since I have received the reward from the Heavenly Court, I naturally have to do something. Moreover, when I was choosing the residence, I heard that there are many monsters here in Meishan. I came here to sharpen my sword and perform martial arts."

"Okay!" Zhang Boshi yelled, holding a cup and 'arching' in front of Yang Jian, "I thank you on behalf of my family!"

Yao Gonglin and many other generals stood up excitedly at the same time, toasted Yang Jian, and bowed neatly.

Yao Gonglin said: "I also hope that the real king will wipe out the demons of Meishan as soon as possible, and avenge our wives, children, and children! I will report to the city lord of Ming Dynasty. The day when the real king leaves, it will be the time for us to mobilize troops in Meicheng!"

What Yang Jian wanted was this sentence, and he got up immediately, had a drink with the generals of Meicheng, and his heart was full of joy.

Zhang Boshi glanced at Mei Linhan, and asked a little puzzled: "Vice-caste lord, why don't you drink?"

Mei Linhan put on an ugly smile, stood up, toasted a glass of wine to Yang Jian, but said with a dry smile: "I still have to report this matter to the Lord City Master. Why don't Zhenjun stay here for a few days, and I will report this matter as soon as the City Lord leaves the customs."

All the generals at the banquet showed puzzled expressions, Yang Jian took a panoramic view of these details and said with a smile: "That should be the case."

"Come on, let's continue drinking," Mei Linhan greeted warmly, and shouted a few words to the door, a group of beautiful girls in feather clothes danced lightly, and the melodious string and bamboo sound played softly.

Yang Jian exchanged cups and cups with the generals with a smile, getting acquainted with each other, and a few people were quite interested in him, chatting about the world.

However, Yang Jian has been observing Mei Linhan.

He always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this city lord.

PS:

The six friends of Meishan: Kang Anyu, Zhang Boshi, Li Huanzhang, Yao Gonglin, Zhijian, Guo Shen. ——Fixed in "Journey to the West"

The Seven Monsters of Meishan: White Ape, Pig, Cow, Dog, Goat, Snake and Centipede. ——Formed in "Feng Shen Yan Yi".

The two should not be confused. Although they come from the same folklore and have gradually evolved into different versions, the characters in this book are still shaped according to the current mythological system.