Folk Tale God foresaw the destiny of heaven, and before leaving, he told his son to cut down the pea

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-31

Folk Tale God foresaw the destiny of heaven, and before leaving, he told his son to cut down the peach tree in the courtyard

In the Ming Dynasty era of Qingyuan Mansion, there was an old man surnamed Liu, who was famous for his fortune telling. People call him "Divine Calculation", but few people know about his background and mysterious origins.

Before he became a fortune teller, Old Man Liu was a handsome and beautiful man with bright eyes. He also has a bright and witty son named Liu Feiyang. Old Man Liu's fortune-telling method is different, he does not look at faces, does not predict the eight characters, but asks the seeker to go out of the house and turn left, take a specific number of steps, and then pick up a few stones and hand them to him. Then, the old man would take the stones to a peach tree in the yard, lean on the trunk and listen carefully, as if listening to the whispers of the peach tree, so that he could accurately predict the future.

The peach tree in the old man's house is very vigorous, and it is the first tree to bloom every spring, and the elegant fragrance of peach blossoms permeates the surroundings, which is intoxicating.

It is rumored that this peach tree has become a sperm and taught Old Man Liu the art of fortune-telling, but his eyes have been taken. After all, Old Man Liu's eyes were inexplicably blind, and only then did he start fortune-telling.

Old Man Liu neither admitted nor denied these rumors. However, his son, Liu Feiyang, also observed some anomalies, and his father often sat alone under a peach tree in the yard in the dead of night, seemingly talking to the trees. Sometimes emotional, sometimes elated, as if there was really some kind of wonderful communication with the peach tree.

Liu Feiyang was curious about his father's mysterious abilities and repeatedly asked to learn his father's fortune-telling skills, hoping to pass on the skill. However, Liu Laohan resolutely refused every time, and said that now is not the time. Although Liu Feiyang was a little unconvinced and tried to observe secretly, he soon realized that his father's fortune-telling skills were not easy to obtain.

Until late one night, Liu Feiyang was awakened by a roar, he went to the window, and saw his father slumped under the peach tree, convulsive, as if crying. In the dim moonlight, the once strong and powerful Liu Laohan looked old and tired at the moment, and his body was sluggish, which made Liu Feiyang feel heartache.

Early the next morning, Liu Laohan solemnly called his son over, "Son, Dad is about to leave, before that, there are two things to tell you!."When Liu Feiyang heard this, he immediately burst into tears. Liu Laohan comforted him and instructed: "Remember, when I die, please bury my body on the sunny slope of the back mountain, and do not erect any tombstones, nor do you have to offer any items." Secondly, when you come back, be sure to cut down the peach trees in the yard, no matter what sound you hear, it can't be affected, can you remember?”

Liu Feiyang was in no mood to ask the reason at this time, so he immediately nodded in agreement. Three days later, Liu Laohan, who was only in his forties, passed away. He was quite famous in the local area, so there was an endless stream of people who came to pay their respects. After three days of mortuary, Liu Feiyang buried him on the slope of the Chaoyang Mountain in accordance with his father's wishes, without setting up a tombstone or placing any offerings.

On the way home, it was getting late. Liu Feiyang urgently needs an axe to cut down the peach tree in his home. He borrowed tools from his neighbors and prepared to start cutting. However, when he stepped under the peach tree, a female voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Young master, young master, do you want to get rich overnight?".Do you want beautiful wives to come?”

This voice startled Liu Feiyang, and he looked around blankly, but he didn't find anything. Turning around, a human face, the face of a beautiful woman, appeared on the trunk of the peach tree. She spoke again: "Young Master, don't panic, your father's fortune-telling technique was taught by me!."”

Liu Feiyang was surprised, and had always longed for his fatherly fortune-telling skills. This peach tree is really wonderful, and the rumors are true.

Lured by the peach tree, Liu Feiyang put down the axe in his hand and talked to him. The Peach Tree Spirit offers to help him become the next Divine Reckoner, but asks him to give up something else in exchange.

Liu Feiyang remembered his father's blindness and resolutely agreed. The next day, he lost his hearing and became deaf and dumb, though much better than blind. But miraculously, he did gain the ability to deduce the destiny of heaven, but he still had to rely on the help of the peach tree spirit. In this way, he inherited his father's mantle and became a new generation of local gods.

More than ten years have passed, and Liu Feiyang, who is nearly forty years old, still died young, leaving behind a family that gradually became empty. The peach tree also seems to have lost its former vitality and has not bloomed for many years.

One year, a merchant from afar bought the old house and moved into the new house. But that night, the peach tree suddenly bloomed with delicate peach blossoms, and the mysterious face was revealed again, trying to confuse the merchant. Surprisingly, however, the merchant was a rough guy and didn't listen to anything. After sensing that there was a demon, he didn't say a word, and cut down the peach tree without hesitation. It is rumored that the moment it was cut off, scarlet blood flowed from the trunk instead of the usual sap.

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