A merchant surnamed Xu, a native of Jiaozhou, often travels back and forth between the oceans to do business. One day, a strong wind broke out on the sea, and the merchant ship lost control and drifted with the wind. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he had landed on the shore, in the middle of an unknown mountain forest. Xu had a glimmer of hope in his heart that he might be able to meet the local natives, so he tied the boat to the shore, brought dry food and dried meat, and set foot on this mysterious land.
As soon as he stepped into the mountain forest, Xu noticed that the cliff was full of countless caves, dense, like a honeycomb. From time to time, human voices could be heard in the cave, which made him curious. Approaching the entrance of a cave, Xu witnessed a thrilling scene: two yaksha in the cave, their teeth were as sharp as halberds, and their eyes were bulging, like flickering lights, dismembering a live deer and feasting on it. This scene made Xu frightened, and he turned around and fled, but Yaksha had already noticed him and quickly captured him into the hole.
The Yakshas' language is rough and incomprehensible, but they seem to be fighting for Xu with the intention of tearing him to shreds. At the moment of life and death, Xu hurriedly took out the dry food and beef jerky he carried with him and offered them to save his life. Yaksha took the food, gobbled it up, and after eating, still not satisfied, continued to search for Xu's pocket. Xu weakly waved his hand to show that there was nothing else, and Yaksha was furious and wanted to disadvantage him. In a hurry, Xu gestured that he was willing to cook meat for Yaksha, hoping to exchange it for freedom.
Although Yaksha was puzzled at first, he finally realized a little under Xu's constant comparison. So, the two yakshas, followed Xu to the boat and took out the cooking utensils. Xu quickly gathered firewood, lit a fire and cooked the uneaten venison of the Yaksha, and offered it again. Yaksha was clearly very satisfied with the meal.
As night fell, Yaksha blocked the entrance to the cave with a boulder, as if fearing that Xu would escape. Xu could only curl up in a corner of the cave far away, his heart full of fear, not knowing if he could survive in this wilderness.
With the arrival of the first morning light, the two Nakshatras left the cave, but before leaving, they habitually blocked the entrance with boulders. Soon, they came back again, this time with a fresh deer in their hands and handed it to Xu. Xu carefully peeled off the deerskin, drew clear water from the deep cave, and then boiled the venison in several pots. Soon, more Nakshatas joined them and enjoyed this delicious boiled venison together. After the meal, the Yakshasas point to the pot as if to express their dissatisfaction with the size of the pot.
A few days later, a yaksha carried a large cauldron, which was about the same size as the pot commonly used by humans. From then on, the Yakshasas began to hunt wild wolves, elks and other beasts from all directions and handed them over to Xu to cook. After the meat is cooked, the yakshasa will beckon Xu to enjoy it together. As time passed, the relationship between the Yaksha and Xu gradually became closer, and they no longer blocked the entrance to the cave when they went out, treating Xu as if they were their own family.
As the days passed, Xu gradually became able to understand what the Yaksha were meaning through their voices and intonation, and even began to imitate the Yakshas' voices. The Yaksha were very pleased with Xu's imitation and brought a dominatrix in the hope that she would become Xu's wife. At first, Xu was frightened by the arrival of this dominatrix and did not dare to approach. But the dominatrix took the initiative to show favor to him, and finally Xu spent the Spring Festival with her. The dominatrix was very satisfied with Xu, and often left some meat for Xu to eat, and the relationship between the two was as harmonious and happy as a human husband and wife.
One day, the Yakshas, who rise at dawn, each with a string of pearls around their necks, seem to be ready to welcome an important guest. The yakshasas made Xu cook more meat. Xu curiously asked what had happened to the dominatrix, and the dominatrix told him, "Today is the Tenshou Festival, which is the birthday of the Nakshatra king." The dominatrix went out and said to the yakshas, "Xu Lang doesn't have a bony protrusion yet. So the Yaksha each plucked five pearls from their string of beads and gave them to the Dominatrix. The dominatrix also untied ten beads from her own string of beads, making a total of fifty. She kneaded wild ramie into a rope, put on the beads, and then hung the beads around Xu's neck. Xu found that each pearl was worth a lot of money, equivalent to one hundred and ten taels of silver.
After a while, all the Nakshatras came out of the cave door. As soon as Xu finished cooking the meat, the dominatrix came to invite him out and said, "Go and pick up the king." Xu followed the dominatrix to a huge cave, which was extremely spacious, with a large stone in the middle that was as smooth as a table, surrounded by stone benches, with a leopard skin on the stone seat at the head, and deerskin on the rest of the stone benches. Twenty or thirty yakshatras sat in a circle. Suddenly, the wind was raging and the dust was flying, and the Yakshasas all hurried out. Then, a huge monster, similar in appearance to Yaksha, walked directly into the cave, sat on a leopard skin stool, and looked around with a sharp gaze. The Yakshas, who followed him into the cave as well, stood in two groups, both with their heads up, arms crossed in a cross on their chests.
The Great Yaksha looked at them one by one and asked, "Are all the people in Womei Mountain here?"The Yakshatras replied loudly. The Great Yaksha noticed Xu and asked, "This is from **?"The dominatrix replied that he was her husband. Other yaksha also praised Xu's cooking skills. At this moment, several yaksha ran out and took Xu's cooked meat and put it on the big stone table. The Great Yaksha reached out and grabbed the meat, eating it with relish, he praised the taste of the meat so much, and ordered Xu to make offerings on time in the future. The Great Yaksha glanced at Xu again and said, "Why is your bony protrusion so short?."The Yaksha replied, "He has just come and is not ready." The Great Yaksha untied the string of beads from his neck and took off ten beads and gave them to Xu. The beads are distinctive, each the size of a fingernail, round like a projectile. The dominatrix hurriedly took the beads, helped Xu wear them on the beads, and hung them around his neck. Xu also expressed his gratitude in the Yaksha language. The Great Yaksha got up to leave, and he rode the wind with a flying pace. After the Yaksha left, the Yaksha swarmed up and ate all the leftover cooked meat from the Yaksha, and then dispersed.
Xu had been living in the Yaksha country for more than four years, and one day, his dominatrix suddenly gave birth and gave birth to two boys and a girl in one go. Although these children are of Yaksha blood, they miraculously possess a human-like appearance, very different from their mothers. The Yakshas, who are full of affection for these children, often gather together and gently stroke and tease them.
One day, the Yakshasas all went out hunting and looking for food, and Xu was the only one left in the cave. Suddenly, the dominatrix from another cave walked in and asked Xu for fornication. Xu stood his ground and rejected her. The dominatrix was furious and overthrew Xu to the ground. At this moment, Xu's dominatrix came back from outside, and when he saw this scene, he immediately rushed forward angrily and started a fierce fight with the dominatrix, finally biting off her ear.
After some time, the dominatrix's husband also came to the scene. After learning what had happened, Xu's dominatrix let them go. Since then, Xu's dominatrix has been guarding him every day, never leaving for a moment. After another three years, the children have learned to walk. Xu often taught them human language, and the children gradually learned it, and from their innocent words, they could clearly feel the breath of humanity. Although the three children were young, they walked in the mountains as if they were walking on flat ground. They have a very close relationship with Xu and often show a deep father-son relationship.
One day, the dominatrix went out with her two children and did not return until the evening. At that time, the north wind outside the cave was cold, and Xu couldn't help but think of his distant hometown, and his heart was full of homesickness. He decided to leave the Yaksha country with his son and return to his hometown. The son offered to inform his mother first, but Xu was afraid that the dominatrix would prevent them from leaving, so he did not agree.
So, the father and son quietly got on the boat, and after a day of sailing, they finally returned to Jiaozhou the next day. When Xu arrived home, he found that his wife had remarried. Xu didn't blame her, but took out two pearls, which were worth a fortune and sold them for a huge amount of money, making his family property very rich.
Xu named his son Xu Biao, a child who showed extraordinary strength at the age of fourteen or fifteen, was able to lift objects weighing a thousand pounds, and had a fierce and aggressive personality. When the guards of Jiaozhou saw Xu Biao, they thought he was a rare genius, so they let him join the army and take the position of Qianzong. At that time, there were frequent wars on the frontier, and Xu Biao was able to make great achievements every time he participated in the war. By the age of eighteen, Xu Biao had become the adjutant general in charge of the military affairs of one side, demonstrating his military talent and leadership.
At that time, another merchant went to sea to do business, unfortunately encountered a storm and drifted to the shore of Womei Mountain. As soon as the merchant landed, he was surprised to see a young man. When the boy learns that the merchant is Chinese, he asks about his hometown. The merchant told the boy the truth, and he led him into a small hidden stone cave with thorns and warned the merchant not to leave the hole. The boy left for a while, then returned, bringing venison for the merchant to eat. The boy told the businessman: "My father is also from Jiaozhou. The merchant inquired further and learned that the boy's father was Xu, who had known him when he was in business. Therefore, he said to the boy: "Your father is an old friend of mine, and his son has now become a lieutenant. ”
The teenager was confused by the word "lieutenant", and the merchant explained to him: "This is a kind of official position in China. The young man asked again, "What is an official?"The merchant replied, "When you go out, you can ride a horse and sit in a sedan chair, and when someone sounds a gong to open the way, you can sit on a high hall when you enter the door."He shouted from above, and a hundred people below responded in unison;No matter who saw him, he didn't dare to face him, let alone stand with his waist straight: this kind of person is called an official. The boy was very envious when he heard this.
The merchant asked the boy why he had stayed here for so long, and the boy told the merchant in detail what had happened. The merchant persuaded him to go south and return to his hometown of Jiaozhou, and the young man said, "I often think so." But my mother is not from the Central Plains, and her language and appearance are different from those of the Central PlainsAnd once found by the same kind, it will definitely be mutilated, so after thinking about it again, I still can't make up my mind. As he was leaving, the young man said to the merchant, "When the north wind blows, I will see you off." Please go to my father and my brother and bring my message. "The merchant stayed in the cave for nearly half a year, and sometimes he looked out through the thorns at the entrance of the cave, and saw many Yaksha walking up and down in the mountains, and he was so frightened that he did not dare to act rashly. One day, when the north wind was howling, the boy suddenly came to the cave and hurried to the shore with the merchant. Before lifting the anchor, the young man once again instructed the merchant: "Don't forget what I have entrusted you." The merchant agreed. The boy put some meat on the table in the boat, and the merchant sailed away from the shore.
After the merchant returned to Jiaozhou, he went directly to the house of the deputy general Xu Biao and told Xu Biao what he had seen and heard in the Yaksha Kingdom. Xu Biao was deeply saddened after hearing this, and was determined to find his relatives. His father, Xu, was worried that the sea was too windy and rough, and there were too many demons in the mountains, which was too dangerous and not suitable for taking risks, so he tried his best to dissuade him. But Xu Biao was still grief-stricken, beating his chest and crying, and Xu couldn't dissuade him. So, Xu Biao reported the incident to the marshal of Jiaozhou, and then took two personal soldiers to the sea by boat.
However, the headwind blocked the normal movement of the ship, and the ship, which lost its course, drifted at sea for more than half a month. Xu Biao looked around on the boat, there was boundless sea water on all sides, and he was also confused in the near distance, unable to discern the direction. Suddenly, the waves were monstrous, and the boat of Xu Biao and others was overturned in an instant, and Xu Biao fell into the sea, sinking and floating with the rolling waves. I don't know how long it took, Xu Biao seemed to have been grabbed by something and dragged to a place, where there were actually some houses. Xu Biao looked at it again, and it was a monster who saved him, and he looked similar to Yaksha. Xu Biao talked to him in Yaksha, the Yaksha was surprised and surprised, and asked him to go to **, Xu Biao told him to go to Womei Mountain. Yaksha said happily, "Mt. Wami is my hometown. It's a sin to offend you just now!But now you have left the old road to Womei Mountain, and further from this road is the Poison Dragon Country, not the road to Womei Mountain. Yaksha then found a boat to send Xu Biao on his way. The Yaksha pushed the boat in the water, and the boat was moving forward like an arrow, and in an instant a thousand miles had passed, and after one night, the ship had reached the north shore of Mt. Wami.
In the distance, Xu Biao saw a young man looking out to sea. Xu Biao knew that there were no humans in Womei Mountain, and suspected that the boy was his younger brother, so when he got closer, he was indeed his younger brother. The brothers held hands and wept bitterly. After a while, Xu Biao asked how his mother and sister were doing, and the younger brother said that they were both healthy and safe. Xu Biao wanted to go with his younger brother to see his mother and sister, but his younger brother stopped him and left in a hurry. Xu Biao turned around to thank the Yaksha who saw him off, but the Yaksha had already left at some point.
Soon after, Xu Biao's mother and sister also came to the beach, and when they saw Xu Biao, they were overwhelmed with grief and wept bitterly. Xu Biao expressed to his mother that he wanted to take them back to China, but her mother was worried that they would be bullied when they got there. Xu Biao comforted her and said: "My son is an official in China, he is very noble and honorable, and no one dares to bully you." The family eventually decided to return to China, but they faced a problem: a headwind blocked the boat's navigation.
Just when they hesitated, they suddenly noticed that the sails on the ship began to blow southward, making the sails rattle. Xu Biao said happily: "God really helped me!."The mother and son got on the boat one after another, the boat flew on the waves, stirring up countless white waves like arrows, and three days later, Xu Biao's mother and son's boat finally arrived at the coast of Jiaozhou.
When the local people saw them, they fled in fright, and Xu Biao took off his clothes and pants to put them on in order to adapt his mother and younger siblings to human society. Back at home, when the dominatrix saw Xu, she scolded loudly, blaming him for leaving alone without consultation, and Xu apologized to her again and again. The family members of the Xu Mansion stepped forward to meet the hostess, and none of them were not so frightened that they trembled.
Xu Biao persuaded his mother to learn to speak Chinese, wear silk and satin, and get used to eating Chinese food, and everyone was very happy. Dominatrix and her daughter usually wear **, which is similar to the style of Manchu clothing. After a few months, the dominatrix was able to understand some Chinese, and the younger siblings' ** gradually became fair-skinned. Under Xu Biao's care, the family gradually adapted to human life and lived a happy life.
Brother Xu Bao and sister Xu Ye'er have a lot of strength. Xu Biao often felt ashamed because he didn't know the etiquette in the book, so he let his younger brother go to school. Xu Bao is the smartest among the three brothers and sisters, regardless of history, he will never forget it. But Xu Bao was unwilling to become a scholar, so Xu Biao asked him to learn to pull a strong crossbow, control a fierce horse, and practice martial arts. In the end, Xu Bao was admitted to the martial arts Jinshi and married the daughter of A Guerrilla.
Xu Ye'er is a yaksha because her mother, and no one wants to marry her. Just in time for Xu Biao's subordinate Yuan Shoubei to lose his wife, Xu Biao forced him to marry Xu Ye'er. Xu Ye'er can pull out a bow weighing hundreds of stones, shoot a bird more than a hundred steps away, and he can actually shoot an arrow without missing a shot. Every time Yuan Shoubei went on an expedition, he often took his wife Xu Ye'er with him. Later, Yuan Garrison's official position was promoted to General Tongzhi, and half of his achievements depended on Xu Ye'er.
When Xu Bao was thirty-four years old, he went out to command the army with the general seal and became the chief soldier of the green battalion of a province. The dominatrix also accompanied Xu Bao on the southern expedition, and every time she faced a strong enemy, she was wearing armor and holding a halberd, and entered the enemy formation to meet her son, and the enemy did not panic and flee when he saw this. The emperor issued an edict to make her a baron. Xu Bao thanked his mother for his negligence, so he was renamed Mrs.
The Yaksha Lady said: The story of Lady Yaksha is indeed an unheard of strange thing;However, when you think about it, it's not so unusual: after all, there is a Yaksha in every family!
Excerpt from "Strange Tales" Disclaimer: The content of this story is fictional, and the literary creation aims to enrich the reader's spare time.