Chapter 466: Facing History (Original)

In the following story, the facts are just as Li Huowang guessed.

In addition to the Lion Dance Palace, there is also a force that believes in death.

Then, while continuing to pursue Hei Tai Sui, they first encountered a hanged female ghost in red.

I actually met disciples from forces outside the Lion Dance Palace.

"Haha, it's not in the way. It's not in the way. Han Fu, a disciple of Luo Jiao, has met the monk."

A thin Taoist priest saluted them after helping Li Huowang deal with the hanging ghost named "Rope Son".

And this Taoist priest is obviously not a normal monk. In other words, this world is like this, and monks are definitely not normal.

The same goes for this Luo Jiao Taoist priest, who has a thin face, wears a yellow robe, black cloth shoes, and a Taoist crown with a Tai Chi diagram on his head.

It looks normal.

While saluting Li Huowang and the others, he inadvertently showed his "good teeth".

The yellow and black rotten teeth in his mouth can be seen growing randomly in all directions, and the roots of the teeth are still tightly wrapped with yellow tartar. In the cartoon, there are many yellow-green gases scattered in the picture of his mouth showing the rotten teeth.

It is conceivable that his mouth is very ugly in the comic plot.

The strong bad breath that spread from the gap between the teeth made the others quietly take a few steps back.

"This man has such a bad mouth..."

Li Huowang also covered his nose at this moment, thinking to himself, "It smells worse than the toilet, but... it's better than the sisters and sisters in Anci'an."

The Nurgle nuns at Anci'an did not take baths or tidy up at all. Not only did their mouths smell bad, but they also had sweat and feet. They couldn't stand it at all.

However, this Taoist priest's bad breath problem, coupled with the Luo religion he comes from, is actually a suture monster that combines the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.

So this made Feng Yiyuan think of the Buddhist concept of the five declines of heaven and man.

In Buddhism, this refers to the various visions that occur when the life span of heavenly beings is about to expire.

There are two types of five declines: big five declines and small five declines.

One of the five major degenerations is dirt on clothes. Originally, the clothes of gods were clean and graceful, but at the end of life, dirt will begin to appear.

The second is the wilting of the flowers on the head. The gods always wear bright crowns of flowers on their heads, but at the end of their lives, these crowns will slowly wither.

The third is sweating under the armpits. It is said that the bodies of heavenly beings are very clean on weekdays, but when they are dying, their armpits will start to sweat.

The fourth condition is that the body is stinky. The fragrant and clean body no longer smells good, but instead emits an unpleasant odor.

The fifth one is not happy in this position. Originally, the heavenly beings lived the most peaceful life, but at the end of their lives, they were not satisfied with their position, and even felt tired and impatient.

The five small declines include the graceful heavenly music no longer rising, the natural light emitting from the body gradually fading, and the bathing water actually staining the smooth gelatin of heavenly beings.

At the same time, he became reluctant to part with the realm of wonderful desires, and his originally unimpeded heavenly eye was also affected, unable to illuminate the world as before.

However, this Taoist priest has bad breath, which is not one of the symptoms of the five declines of heaven and man.

On the contrary, the nuns of Nurgle in Anci Temple are more like the gods and the five degenerates.

Later Han Fu told them why the hanged man was called the rope son.

"That's a rope son. Some people are old and have no children to take care of them, or if their children are unfilial, they can ask it to help them take care of them until they die."

"Is that thing really going to help people care for themselves until they die?"

"Hey, do you think other people are stupid? This is all self-deception. As long as you are not blind, you can see it. It is impossible for people to take care of themselves in old age."

"But old man~ I have no use anyway. I can't do anything, I can't plow the fields, and I'm just wasting food. So the time is almost up, so the neighbors will pick an auspicious day, beat gongs and drums, and carry the sedan. The old man gave the rope to his son."

"As for the house and property left behind by the old man~ Haha, of course everyone should divide the matter together."

"I know! That's called eating too much!"

…

During the dialogue between Han Fu, Li Huowang and others, those dark and unbearable folk traditions were gradually revealed.

"It was such a wild and dark past..."

Feng Yiyuan felt a little heavy and said, "So many of the evil spirits in this world... come from the dark myths and bad folk customs of the past... created by humans."

Rope Son is an evil spirit created artificially in this way. It originates from greedy and ruthless human beings who send their aging kindred spirits into the hands of evil spirits, and then make the evil spirits become more powerful.

When this chapter was serialized in the comics, it actually caused quite a stir.

"What an irony... Isn't this a different kind of cannibalism?"

"It's even more frightening than cannibalism. Most of the cannibalism happened in the era of food shortage due to natural disasters. A few of them happened because of the invasion of foreign tribes. Only food shortages would make people do such helpless things.

But this kind of bullying and deprivation is not due to helplessness, but comes from the greed in people's hearts. "

"The greed in people's hearts is more terrifying than evil spirits... It makes people despair if you really think about it."

"So why people in the past had to do everything possible to have a son? It was because they were afraid of being deprived of their family. After working hard for most of their lives, they ended up like this."

"The tragedy of gender actually comes from greed and prejudice in people's hearts! So much so that it is still deeply ingrained and cannot be eradicated."

"The ugly and bloody past... Because of this, we seem so happy in this era."

"I think... this is what the old thief Qingshan hopes to show to everyone. He uses ugly things to reflect ordinary happiness. I also hope that such things will not happen again."

"Old thief Qingshan just hopes that we can face up to the unsightly aspects of past history and traditional culture, face up to history, and then prevent history from repeating itself."

"Learning from history can help us understand gains and losses. This is also the significance of entertainment works. To draw out the beautiful side of human nature, but also to draw out the unsightly side of human nature, so as to prevent the same mistakes from being repeated."

"Teacher Aoyama must be a cartoonist who is full of righteousness and hopes for peace, otherwise why would he like to draw such cartoons so much?"

"I understand! The old thief Qingshan is a peaceful warrior who only cares for love and peace!"

"Love and peace Lin Qingshan, humility and friendliness Itchy Mouse! Got it! These are the love of the old thief Qingshan! Love for everyone!"

"Oh my God, the love of the old thief Qingshan! Phew, I couldn't help laughing."

"Humility and Friendly Itchy Mouse? Hahaha, it's really an antonym. How about arrogant and friendly Tickle Mouse!"

"To be honest, comparing Itchy Rat with Qingshan Old Thief is a bit insulting to Qingshan Old Thief."

"Yes, the old thief Qingshan is not guilty of this."

"Let's just say that each of Qingshan Old Thief's comics has been smoothly launched and has an excellent or even god-like ending. It's a good thing that Itchy Mouse's "Gods" is not cut in half now."

"Old thief Qingshan has never created any long-form comics. Before, he was all medium-length and full-length comics. This does not mean that he is better than Itchy Mouse.

After all, it is well known that very long comics test the creative skills of cartoonists. Although Itchy Mouse's "Protoss" is also bad, it is bad because it is a very long comic.

What if this "Daogui" also collapses later? "

"Even so, the old thief Qingshan's previous works were all about Itchy Mouse. At least he stopped it when he felt good about it and didn't force himself to continue painting."

"That's right, even if the finale of Qingshan's "Daogui" falls apart, his other works are still better than "Gods"."

"You're starting to badmouth the old thief Qingshan before the painting collapses? No, buddy... isn't this just a loan act?"

"Stop arguing, the old thief Qingshan is a god!"

…

The plot portrayal of this folk tradition in "The Strange Fairy" also attracted some attention from the upper-level Ministry of Culture.

In fact, "The Strange Fairy" attracted some attention from the upper management from the very beginning.

Since the completion of "Purple Air Coming from the East", the work of promoting the culture of the Republic has been urgently needed to be replaced by new masterpieces.

Therefore, "Tao Wei Xian", which was promoted with great fanfare at the beginning, was the first to attract everyone's attention.

After all, Lin Qingshan has produced many excellent works before.

But how to put it...

"Edgewalker" is set in a Western science fiction setting, and "Fist of Fire" is obviously also set in a Western setting.

"Chainsaw Man" is set in the Republic, but the settings of demons and demons are obviously based on Western culture.

"Parasite" has nothing to do with Chinese or Western culture.

So they are actually not very optimistic about "The Strange Fairy".

However, the following "The Strange Fairy" suddenly broke out of the circle, not because of the traditional culture of the Republic, but because of the neurotic and immersive plot and scenes.

And what makes them most embarrassed is... actually the setting and story promoted by this comic are a bit like a dark myth.

Alchemy Pill, Vase Boy, God of Joy, Evil Buddha, Chuma Immortal, Nurgle Nun, Zuowangdao, Immortal Heaven, Beauty Paper, Lion Dance, Luo Jiao Lama, Rope Son...

This is really weird to the extreme.

And this kind of dark subject matter actually walks on the edge of taboo.

It's just that the higher-ups don't say anything, and they don't have the power to block the work of a great local cartoonist who has far-reaching influence.

If Lin Qingshan was from the peninsula and Japan, then they would really have the ability to block his works.

But if you are born locally... there is no need for this.

The decision must be made from above.

However, the higher authorities have always turned a blind eye to this somewhat taboo comic...

This makes it difficult for people to guess the meaning above.

But this time, after the comic had an impact and even caused heavyweight topics such as gender and tradition.

The decision was finally made, but it wasn't...

"Folk custom trends...face history squarely, learn from history, and treat it equally..."

A woman with some gray hair nodded, and then said, "That's right, we can't just erase the past. We must face up to history in order to correct our position."

"Next... let's focus on promoting "Tao Wei Xian"! Let us continue to go out into the world with our gorgeous culture, and let people around the world see our confidence!"

Under her orders, the promotion of "The Strange Fairy" originally had the connotation of a Viet Cong spy.

But now it suddenly seems to have become aboveboard. It is no longer a guerrilla army, but a regular army directly appearing on the Internet in large scale.

This, of course, made "The Strange Fairy" even more popular.

Even for a while, some university culture teachers used it as a work analysis to give lectures and analyze traditional culture.

…

However, Feng Yiyuan is continuing to complete the comic plot of "The Strange Fairy" at this time.

After meeting Han Fu, the two sides were very friendly at first.

Han Fu also told Li Huowang some past experiences in this world. It turned out that the "rot" and disappearance had happened before.

But it was not "rot" that disappeared, but the other laws of this world.

That is, "lies" disappeared.

All creatures in this world can no longer lie, and can no longer cheat.

However, this has exposed many things that can still be hidden in the shadows.

Therefore, a war broke out in this world at that time, and there was war everywhere.

It was also because of this that those guys in Zuowang Dao who enjoyed playing tricks on people were so anxious that they almost committed suicide.

After all, if they can't lie to people, what's the point of them living?

Li Huowang was immediately immersed in Han Fu's words, but he didn't pay any attention...

Han Fu was too close to him, and then suddenly took action to knock off the copper coin mask on his face that concealed Xinsu's identity.

"I was wondering what it was, it turned out to be Xinsu."

The sharp voice of the girl before suddenly came from his body.

Then, in everyone's shock, a fist-sized baby head popped out from Han Fu's collar.

Just like that, Han Fu turned into a strange Taoist priest with a square Tai Chi Huangdao crown like Han Fu's head and a small head with sparse hair like a baby.

A Taoist priest wearing a yellow Taoist robe, but with two heads, one big and one small.

It was really weird.

This was even a bit like what Dan Yangzi looked like when he achieved semi-immortality before, but this time it was not the three flowers gathering at the top of the head, but the Nascent Soul.

The fans were powerless to complain, because they had seen the three flowers gathering at the top of the head and the sky falling.

This Nascent Soul was very reasonable. Everyone complained, but they didn't really think it was strange.

The identity of Li Huowang Xinsu was revealed by Han Fu, and Master Jingxin had said it before.

Xinsu is a dream existence for cultivators. Once discovered, he will suffer endless attacks.

Fortunately, he had obtained a copper coin mask before, which avoided a lot of trouble along the way.

But unexpectedly, Li Huowang was slightly relaxed and his true identity was revealed by Han Fu.

Then, he and his companions fought against the strange Han Fu.

Although Han Fu's methods were also quite strange, they were also led to a ghost place called Fengdu, but in the end Li Huowang still used various magical powers and tricks to take down Han Fu.

At the same time, he also obtained the "trophies" and harvested the Seven-Star Copper Coin Sword and Han Fu's Nascent Soul, and gave the gold to his mother Sun Xiaoqin in the real world.

Then he ate the Black Tai Sui with confidence, temporarily isolating the modern world from his interference in this world.

And after interrogating Han Fu's Nascent Soul, he learned that Jiantiansi could deal with Zuowang Dao, and then set out on the journey again.

Before leaving Qingqiu, he also used the white spikes of the lion dance to help Sun Bao's chaotic organs return to their original positions.