readsfreenovel Chapter 264: The Name is Cheng Huang
Chapter 264: The Name is Cheng Huang
Huang Jieshi laughed and said, "It is rare to see someone in my Cangmu country perform this kind of ceremony. It is rare, rare for someone so young to have the style of the ancients... Wangmo's surname is Huang, my humble name is Jieshi, and my nickname is 'Huang Tianxiang'. However, the word 'Tianxiang' is exaggerated by the world, and Wangmo feels deeply ashamed."
Chu Xiaomu thought, "Tian Xiang" is just his nickname, it's really abrupt. Just like my nickname is "Mu Tou", only close friends call me that.
Although Huang Jieshi's reputation in Cangmu Country is not as loud and prominent as that of General Biye, he is far more mysterious. He lives in seclusion in Bicheng and rarely goes out. It is very difficult for ordinary people to see him. For example, this time, he did not even invite Zhou Bo and Yang Luo, two of the noble positions in Bicheng, to meet him, but instead invited Chu Xiaomu, a small soldier. I really don't know why.
Chu Xiaomu hurriedly bowed to Huang Jieshi again and said, "I am ignorant, sir... please don't take offense."
Huang Jieshi accepted it calmly, and looked at Chu Xiaomu for a while, saying, "He has natural bones and spirits, not bad, not bad." Then he saw Xiao Qisheng leaning against him, and praised, "He has the appearance of a dragon, a good horse, a good horse." Suddenly he turned to Bi Ye and said to him, "General, do you recognize him?"
Bi Ye was stunned and asked, "Jie Shi, are you talking about Xiaomu or this little horse?" I thought that Xiaomu was the descendant of my brother Chuxiong, so there should be no doubt about this matter, and there was no question of whether I knew him or not; and although this little black horse had good appearance, it was probably not as good as my Zhuiyun horse. In short, it was just an ordinary horse, so why should I get to know him?
Huang Jieshi suddenly recited a poem: "There is a great man, majestic and towering, like a majestic tower; his horse is majestic and waiting, like a dragon or a dragon; look at those two saints, they are great and powerful, riding the wind and the yellow horse..."
Bi Ye was shocked and said, "You mean this little black horse is Cheng Huang?!"
Huang Jieshi smiled slightly, nodded, and said, "This horse is Cheng Huang."
Chu Xiaomu was confused. These two people said that Qisheng was Chenghuang, so what was Chenghuang?
Bi Ye's expression changed drastically, and he said half-doubtfully: "Since the death of the alien Shenwu, the divine horse Chenghuang has disappeared for more than two hundred years, and no one has ever seen it again. And as far as I know, Chenghuang is a white horse, not a black horse..."
The more Chu Xiaomu listened, the more confused he became. Puzzlement, surprise, worry, and weirdness all mixed together in his body. He just listened to the conversation between the two in a daze.
Qisheng didn't understand or care what the two were talking about. He just kept circling around Chu Xiaomu, sometimes biting his collar, sometimes licking his fingers...
Huang Jieshi smiled and said, "Let's ask him about the whole story and we'll know if it's true." He then turned to Chu Xiaomu and asked, "Little brother, where did you get this Cheng Huang from? Can you tell General Yu and me about it?"
Chu Xiaomu was stunned and asked, "What...what is Cheng Huang? What is Cheng Huang?"
Huang Jieshi laughed at himself and said, "I am really old and confused. It's my fault that I didn't explain it to you clearly." Pointing at the dark Qisheng, he said, "This little horse is the spiritual horse Chenghuang, which is also known as the divine horse in the world."
Chu Xiaomu's heart was pounding. He didn't expect Qisheng to be Shenma! But how could this be possible? He saw with his own eyes that Shenma was dead, and his body sank to the bottom of a pool. But Huang Tianxiang didn't seem to be joking with him. What was going on?
Seeing that the two were looking at him with inquiring and expectant eyes, he told them all about his miraculous experiences, how he met a wolf in Cuilai Lake, how the Shenma suddenly showed up with a herd of wild horses to rescue him, and how they went to the Beast Mountain to hide when the weather turned extremely cold, until he discovered that the Shenma was dead, but Xiao Qisheng appeared in the grass near it.
He just skipped over the experiences of stealing wood spirit fruit in the Beast Mountain, encountering the beast spirit rhinoceros and tiger, and asking for medicine in the spirit realm, because Bicheng strictly forbids anyone to use the spirit-asking technique, and he certainly wouldn't be stupid enough to cause himself trouble.
After finishing speaking, Bi Ye said, "I see. I was wondering why this little horse has been following you all the time and never leaves your side." After a pause, he said to Huang Jieshi, "Just as Xiao Mu said, the Shenma is dead. How did Jieshi conclude that this little black horse is the Shenma?"
Huang Jieshi smiled and said: "General, don't you know that Chenghuang will never really die. They will only serve one master in their lifetime. After the master dies, Chenghuang will disappear without a trace until its next master appears..."
Bi Ye seemed to understand and said, "You mean Cheng Huang Hui..."
Huang Jieshi took over his words and said: "Yes, at this time Cheng Huang will be reincarnated. The gray-white divine horse that brother Xiaomu saw is not dead, but reincarnated into it." He pointed at Qisheng again.
Chu Xiaomu finally understood now, but was even more shocked. He said in a trembling voice: "You mean Qisheng... Qisheng is Shenma... the reincarnation of Shenma? This... how is this possible, how do they reincarnate?" He thought to himself, no wonder Qisheng was found near Shenma, and there were no traces of other mares around, and there were so many different and surprising things about him from other horses.
Huang Jieshi nodded and said, "In fact, there is no such thing as a 'divine horse' in the world. Cheng Huang is Cheng Huang, a spiritual horse."
Bi Ye also said: "Cheng Huang is a beast spirit, just like the Sihu you saw. It seems that one of its magic skills is to be able to gain a new life after reincarnation."
Chu Xiaomu was surprised that Bi Ye mentioned the tiger. He thought, I didn't mention this beast spirit, how did the general know about it? It seems that I have to be honest in the future and not play any tricks behind these people.
Huang Jieshi said: "Since Cheng Huang is willing to give up his original body and memories and be reborn, it means that you have a great affinity with it and it has chosen you." When he said this, there was a strange light in his eyes and he seemed a little excited.
Chu Xiaomu thought to himself that he was just a wild boy who came to Bicheng by accident from Baihua Island. He had no strength and no skills. The only spiritual technique worth boasting about required the help of external objects to operate. What was even more embarrassing was that this technique was a forbidden technique of Cangmu Country.
Why did this magical horse Cheng Huang choose me? Was it really just because I was destined to be with Qisheng? It couldn't be because I was unlucky, right?
Bi Ye was quite delighted and said, "Cheng Huang must have chosen you for a reason. No matter what, you must treat it well in the future."
Chu Xiaomu thought that this was natural, and there was no need to explain the relationship between him and Qisheng. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked, "General, who was the previous owner of Cheng Huang?"