Folk Tale The green dragon raged and rained, and the turtle stole the elixir and could not let the people suffer
In Zhengzhou, Henan Province, a once-in-a-millennium rainstorm struck the city with a rare disaster, and many people suffered greatly. In this sudden disaster, all parts of the country have extended a helping hand, showing the spirit of great love of "one party is in trouble, all parties support", and provided strong support for Zhengzhou's post-disaster reconstruction.
There is a legend about the flood in Zhengzhou that happened in an ancient temple more than 20 miles southwest of Zhengzhou, called Shengshui Temple. This place is a place that is extremely suitable for cultivation. It is rumored that a long, long time ago, there was a turtle quietly listening to the Buddha's teachings under the stage here. After listening for a long time, the tortoise actually realized some of the mysteries of Buddhism here, opening the door to spirituality.
One day, when the tortoise heard the Buddha talk about the various states of the world, he suddenly had the idea of traveling through the world. While the Buddha was not paying attention, the turtle quietly crawled out from under the lotus platform and began to practice and adventure in the human world in order to improve his cultivation. This story tells the story of the turtle's courage and perseverance in the face of disasters, and also calls on more people to pay attention to Zhengzhou and contribute to the city's post-disaster reconstruction.
The tortoise travels north and south in search of a pleasant place to live. When he arrived in the Zhengzhou area, he was fascinated by the green mountains and clear waters, dense forests and fragrant flowers. Rejoicing, it found a secluded place nearby and prepared to concentrate on its practice.
One day, when the turtle was concentrating on breathing and breathing**, a huge column of water suddenly surged on the north bank of the Yellow River, and a mighty green dragon rose into the air. It tossed and undulated in the sky, with clouds and mist, sometimes heavy rain, sometimes thunder, causing a monstrous flood that flooded the farmland on both sides. Feeling the disaster becoming, the local people had no choice but to endure it in silence and struggle to make ends meet.
The reason why Qinglong caused the flood was that the people did not provide the three animals he needed on time. As a result, it became so angry that it caused violent rains for several days to cause rivers to overflow and landslides to crack the ground.
Qinglong wantonly endangered the world, and even made a statement, demanding that boys and girls be sacrificed within three days, otherwise a three-year drought would be declared, the crops would fail, and not a single grass would grow. This has put the local population under threat and in a predicament from which they cannot escape.
The people were well aware of the threat of the green dragon, but they could not abandon their relatives and threw them into the Yellow River to feed the green dragon. The tortoise listened to the scriptures under the lotus platform of the Buddha for many years, and was anxious after receiving the Buddha's teachings. It knew that the people were miserable, but it could not help, because its five hundred years of Taoism were far from being the opponent of the Green Dragon.
One day, Qinglong took a fancy to a village woman, who was charming and moving. He burst out of the water, transformed into a handsome man, and playfully conversed with the village woman, but with bad motives, he tried to do something to her. The village woman panicked and tried to leave, but Qinglong pestered her and forcibly dragged her into the river. At the critical moment, the turtle blew violently, rolling up the yellow sand and fascinating the eyes of the green dragon.
Qinglong felt his eyes heavy, so he had to stop and rub his eyes. However, when he opened his eyes again, the village woman had already hurried away, leaving behind a cloud of dust.
Qinglong realized that this was a trick by the turtle and ruined his good deeds. Because of his high mana, Qinglong decided to directly show his original form and scolded loudly
Dare to use despicable means, Guisun, you are really bold. I think you're tired of life, and you can't get rid of the hatred in my heart. ”
Seeing that the situation was not good, the turtle hurriedly shrank into its own shell. The green dragon bit the turtle with one bite, and all the strength of his body was exerted, but only tooth marks were left on the turtle shell, and the green dragon roared in anger.
At this moment, the turtle's front paws stretched out violently, scratching the green dragon's left eye. Qinglong suffered a big loss, shook his head violently, and threw the turtle away a hundred miles away.
The turtle understands that the green dragon will not give up. Not only does he have a deep grudge against himself, but he is also likely to vent his anger on the people on both sides of the Yellow River. So, the turtle set up auspicious clouds and ran to Wudang Mountain in one breath to ask Emperor Zhenwu for help. He hoped to get an elixir to increase his cultivation for five hundred years, and go back to fight Qinglong to the death.
After listening to the turtle's request, Emperor Zhenwu closed his eyes and pondered, but did not respond immediately. He weighed in his heart, although the turtle was in order to eliminate disasters and evil, the green dragon was also a god in the sky. If the elixir is given directly to the tortoise, it may trigger greater cause and effect.
So ......Emperor Zhenwu failed to agree to the turtle's request, turned around and found an excuse to leave, leaving only the elixir contained in a gourd.
The turtle was resolute in his heart, and regardless of the possibility of theft, he took out an elixir from the gourd and swallowed it without hesitation.
In the blink of an eye, the turtle feels light, refreshed, and empowered. He immediately drove back to the Yellow River and stood at the gate of the Qinglong Cave Mansion to challenge.
The green dragon was furious, he never expected the turtle to dare to come back, and suddenly showed his original form and rushed towards the turtle.
At this moment, the turtle had a thousand years of mana, easily dodged the thunder blow of the green dragon, jumped on the back of the green dragon, and instantly turned into a strong man, and attacked fiercely at the green dragon with both fists.
The green dragon let out an earth-shattering roar, sometimes flying, sometimes diving, trying with all its might to break free from the tortoise's iron hoop control. However, the turtle was like an iron wall, unmoved, and hit the green dragon with both fists, leaving the green dragon scarred and dripping with blood.
The two sides fought fiercely until they were exhausted, Qinglong finally died of exhaustion, and the turtle walked to Wudang Mountain to ask the Zhenwu Emperor for his guilt, and was named ** god. The crater left behind by the fierce battle gradually evolved into a waterhole, a place for the local people to get water.
Many years later, a monk in a robe and holding a tin staff learned of this legend and was deeply moved. He folded his palms to his chest and looked up at the sky, thanking the tortoise for removing the threat of the green dragon and thus spreading the Dharma.
The local devotees were deeply hurt by the green dragon and were grateful for the tortoise's merits. Under the leadership of the monks, they worked together and contributed funds to build a temple called "Seongsui Temple".
Legend has it that this waterhole leads to the abyss of the Dragon Palace, which stretched until the Qing Dynasty, and there were many sea vegetables floating in the pool, which were fished and eaten by the monks of the temple.
This is the end of the story, I hope everyone will pay attention to Zhengzhou and work together to tide over the difficulties.