During the reign of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Hangzhou took his son Su Shuping to Beijing to take exams. His father, Su Yuanwai, prepared 500 taels of silver for Su Sheng as a entanglement, and asked Su Yuan, a family member, to accompany him. Su Sheng bade farewell to his father and set off for Beijing. He walked all the way and slept overnight, hungry and thirsty. It went well, and there was no case of bad guys robbing money. In addition, Su Yuan followed the Su family since childhood and knew some martial arts. Su Sheng also thought that if there were really bad guys in the way, it would only be some silver taels, and it would not hurt their lives. Both of them couldn't help but relax.
On that day, the two of them traveled to the border of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province. When they had lunch at an inn at noon, there was a thick-skinned Taoist who came to Su Sheng's table to beg for meat. Su Sheng was kind by nature, and he saw that the old Taoist had hair and hair. Although his face was red, he could not hide the vicissitudes of life. He couldn't help but give birth to a heart of respect for the elderly, and handed a whole roast chicken to the old Taoist. The Taoist took it with one hand and laughed, "Benefactor is kind, write it down. Can you give me some more money, I can't thank you enough." Su Yuan slapped the table and stood up, "Where did the madman come from, so rude, don't get out of here quickly, lest the little master get angry." Su Sheng said: "Forget it, Su Yuan, take fifty taels from our entanglement and give it to the Taoist master. Money is something outside the body, monks have always been miserable, and it is even more difficult to travel. My father believes, and I should also respect it. "Su Yuan pursed his mouth and took a ingot of silver and handed it to the old Taoist.
The old Taoist took it with a smile, walked over and pressed the middle finger of his right hand on the top of Su Sheng's head. Su Sheng suddenly felt refreshed and energetic, and the sleepiness along the way disappeared without a trace, and sighed: "Daoist Priest is really a god, please accept Xiaosheng's worship." Su Yuan looked at Su Sheng puzzled and scratched his scalp. Daoist will wave the dust and leave, saying: "Sanqingmen look at the red dust in the middle, and the guest is alone at the end of the world. Demons and ghosts see me avoiding, and they appear in times of danger."
"Young Master, he's really a lunatic. Listen, he's still talking nonsense." Su Yuan said.
At dusk, there was a sudden burst of thunder and dark clouds.
The two of them were in the middle of a barren mountain at this time, with no village or town in front of them, and no family behind them, so they suddenly panicked. "Young Master, I have to find a cave to avoid the rain." Su Yuan protected the bookcase and said. Su Sheng nodded and agreed. In the end, they couldn't find a cave after looking for it, so angry that Su Yuan cursed: "Grandma, such a big mountain, how come there is not even a hole." Su Sheng said: "If it rains and gets sick, it will definitely miss the exam date, how can this be good." "Young Master, look, there is a light there." Su Sheng followed the direction of Su Yuan's finger and saw that the mountainside really looked like someone's home. Although the light was very weak, it made the two see hope.
When they got closer, they found that it was a temple. It was so gray that they couldn't really see what kind of bricks, tiles, and pillars it was, but there was a plaque hanging above the middle of the gate that could be clearly seen, with yellow characters on a blue background: Jile Temple. The plaque was mottled around, and it seemed to be an ancient temple. As soon as the two stood under the eaves, bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky, accompanied by violent winds and thunder, and the atmosphere was very terrifying. "What are you doing? knock on the door quickly." Su Sheng said unhappily. Su Yuan hurriedly slapped the door knocker, and after a while, the door opened, and a small monk in gray robes came out. Su Sheng stepped forward and said, "Little master, little monk is a person who has entered the capital to take the exam. When he arrived here, it was already late and it was raining heavily. Could you make it convenient for him to stay for one night?" The little monk said, "Come with me." Su Sheng whispered from behind, "Why is this little monk's face so pale?" Su Yuan said, "It's no wonder if you don't look pale when you eat fast all year round." The little monk turned around and sneered, "Yes, This Penniless Monk hasn't eaten meat for a long, long time." When they arrived at the Buddhist hall, the little monk stood at the door and let them in. When they entered, they found an old monk sitting inside, with white eyebrows and white beards, wearing a blue robe. In the process of waiting for the fast meal, the stomachs of the master and servant growled louder than the other, and they kept drinking tea, chewing the tea leaves.
After half a stick of incense, the little monk brought the fasting rice. Su Sheng and the two did not look at it, and devoured the bowl. After dinner, the little monk took them into the room to rest.
At midnight, Su Yuan complained of a stomachache, which caused him to somersault on the bed, and he vomited for a moment. When Su Sheng turned on the lamp, he saw Su Yuan vomiting rice, but it was clearly maggots, crawling on the ground with blood. No matter how Su Sheng could see this, he also vomited in a huff.
"Mom, hell. Young Master, we're in hell, run quickly, if we don't run, it will be too late." Su Sheng said: "I'm even struggling to get out of bed now, and you still let me run. Didn't you practice martial arts, what are you afraid of, you run on my back." Su Yuan said with a sad face: "That was a three-legged cat who played with grandpa selling plasters when I was a child. I'm also bored now, my good son." Su Sheng sighed: "Think of me, Su Shuping, who was smart and eager to learn since childhood, and loved by his parents. When he grew up, he was also talented, handsome, and determined to get a career and rise to fame. Could it be that he died today?" Su Yuan said: "I don't want to die either, I haven't gotten married yet."
At that moment, there was a strong wind outside the window, and the window paper was scratched, and the black wind dripped straight into the person's pores. The master and servant of the Su family hid in the quilt, shivering and creepy, and their hair was about to stand up. The door was blown open by the wind, and there was a figure standing at the door, which should be said to be a ghost. With the light of lightning, Su Sheng recognized that it was the old monk, but he wanted to speak but couldn't say anything. Su Yuan took out a short knife from under the pillow but couldn't sit up. He saw that appearance of the old monk was changing, little by little, the flesh on his face fell down one by one, and black blood dripped down, slowly becoming a skull, his eyes flashed blue, his tongue stuck out very long, and his fingernails grew longer and longer and sharper.
The old monk laughed loudly and said, "I've been dead for hundreds of years, and I didn't expect to be able to eat fresh hearts today. After eating these two, I can transfer to the devil world and become an undead demon body. Haha..." After saying that, he rushed up and slashed his nails towards Su Sheng's chest, Su Yuan said, "Old ghost, eat mine first, my delicious food." The old monk really went to grab Su Yuan's heart, Su Yuan was quick-eyed and slashed at the ghost's hand, the old monk shouted, and came back with a deep cut on his hand, and the old monk said angrily, "I'm going to eat you!" Su Yuan said, "Eat shit, I haven't been in the latrine for three days, so I'm keeping it for you, alas, you're talking about you, monks from other families are all demons and demons, it's fine if you don't do that, it's already immoral enough, you even become a ghost to harm people, Buddha knows, and will never forgive you lightly." "Stop talking, take your life!" The old monk put his hands together. Seeing Su Yuan's life at stake, suddenly, a light flashed, and two yellow talismans fell from the sky, firmly sticking to the old ghost's hands, he suddenly couldn't move, and he screamed strangely. Then a white-bearded old man came in from outside the door, stroking his beard and smiling, with kind eyes. Su Sheng took a look and met the Taoist priest at the inn. He thought there was no need to die now, and he was saved. He hurriedly shouted, "Daoist Priest, save your life!" The old Daoist smiled and said, "Donor, don't be afraid, with the poor Dao here, you can save your life without worry."
The old monk broke free from the spell and grabbed the Taoist priest with his backhand: "Dead Taoist priest, don't spoil my good deeds, you and I will not break the river water, I advise you to run for your life quickly. Stop me again, and I will eat you together." The Taoist priest flicked the dust: "You did a lot of evil in your lifetime, but you were obsessed after your death. Today, the poor Taoist will clean up the door on behalf of the Rulai." As he spoke, he chanted the spell: "Tianyuan Taiyi, the main soldier of the Jingsi... Huanglong descended into the sky, the emperor's birthday period, Jingxiao cave chapter, but the demons are eliminated, in a hurry!" The dust flick instantly became very long, flashing golden light entangled the old monk, making him unable to move, the Taoist priest unsheathed his sword, stabbed him in the heart, the old monk screamed, and instantly turned into a pool of blood! He walked over and took out two pills from his waist pocket and fed them to the master and servant of the Su family. Su Sheng, Su Yuan quickly regained his physical strength and was alive and kicking. Su Yuan knelt on the ground and said, "Immortal family, please forgive the villain for being blind." Old Dao said with a smile: "Get up, it's not strange for those who don't know, that little monk is also a ghost, and he has already been killed by Poor Dao. I have been fighting this old ghost for hundreds of years, and both disciples of Poor Dao's sect died at his hands. Today, there is finally an end. If it wasn't for Poor Dao going to Kunlun Mountain to visit his senior brother for decades of retreat and practice, it would be difficult for him to be his opponent. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, so hurry up and hit the road, and Poor Dao will go." After saying that, he left in the air. Su Yuan got up and said, "He can also ride clouds during thunderstorms, it's really amazing." Su Sheng said, "Stop talking too much, hurry up and hurry up."
A few days later, Su Sheng arrived in the capital and found an inn to stay in, not wanting to play in the bustling streets and beautiful scenery. He studied hard in his room for a few days and participated in the imperial examination on time. When the list was released, Su Sheng slept in his room and asked Su Yuan to run to see the list. Su Yuan saw that Young Master had won third place in the first class to find flowers. He ran back excitedly to announce the good news. Su Sheng repaired a book overnight and informed Su Yuanwai that the whole family was happy.
Su Shuping was left as an official in the capital by the imperial court, and Su Yuan was also by his side. He was fair and honest, with clean sleeves. Later, he was promoted to Zuo Dailang in the Ministry of Rites, and he was transferred to the prefect of Hangzhou in middle age. Until the turbulence of the Ming Dynasty and the invasion of the people, he resigned his official position and returned to the countryside.