Volume 4: Following the Dragon and Slaying the Dragon Chapter 10: Xiao Family of Siming County
In Siming County, Dongfeng Town, the county magistrate Xiao Qingsong was looking at the backyard with a serious face. At this time, a white banner was hung in the backyard of the county government office, and the huge words "memorial" were telling everyone that someone had died.
"Father, grandpa will be buried tomorrow. Why don't you rest yet?" A young man who looked very similar to Xiao Qingsong appeared behind Xiao Qingsong.
Xiao Qingsong turned his head and glanced at his son: "Tan'er, do you know how many years our Xiao family has been the county magistrate of Siming County?"
"It's been fifty-seven years. It is said that our Xiao family has been the county magistrate of Siming County since our great-grandfather."
"Yes, it's almost sixty years. My Xiao family moved here from Xishi Town, and it has been almost sixty years. During this sixty years, our eldest branch has had many opportunities for promotion, but we have never set foot outside Siming County. Do you know why?"
The young man shook his head, a puzzled look on his face.
“That’s because my grandfather discovered a hidden cave in the mountains of Siming County, so he moved the ancestral tomb here, hoping that there would be an opportunity to take that step sixty years later. Your birth fifteen years ago proved that this was correct. The Siming Qilin child is a sign that the hidden cave will be revealed.
But there is a difficulty right now."
Xiao Qingsong glanced at the black wooden coffin in the main hall, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes.
The young man seemed to understand a little at this time: "Father, are you talking about my grandfather's grave?"
"Yes, my father's death was unfortunate. If it had been delayed for another three years, the fortune of the hidden cave would have flourished, and then even if the grave was moved to another place, it would not have had any impact. But now there are still three years, which is a threshold. The fortune teller who pointed out the acupuncture point left a message before he left.
Look after three generations.
I calculated at the time that these three generations started with my grandfather, went to me, and then to you.
Now it seems a little wrong. If we take the last generation buried as the standard, then the third generation should refer to your son. In other words, the luck of the hidden tomb three years later is likely to be concentrated on your descendants. "
Hearing this, the young man's eyes changed a little. If his expression before was somewhat excited, he now looked somewhat dissatisfied.
In just three years, his fate changed. If he didn't know, it would have been fine. But now that he knew, how could he accept it?
"Father, what do you think?" However, facing his father, he still asked in a low voice.
"I plan to relocate my father's grave and temporarily bury him in another Feng Shui location. This way, my grandfather will be the last one to be buried there, and the third generation will refer to you. Once our big event is accomplished, I will move the grave back to preserve the relationship between father and son."
At this point, Xiao Qingsong said with a serious face: "It's just that this is against filial piety. I can't stop this alone. You must give me a guarantee that you are willing to take this responsibility."
When the young man heard this, he quickly said, "I am willing to take on this responsibility."
"Okay, Taoist Shi, come here for a moment."
At Xiao Qingsong's call, a Taoist in his forties walked out from not far away.
"Greetings, sir. I have already inquired about what you asked me to do. Seven days ago, I found another good cave outside Siming County. It is a bright cave with flourishing luck and purple air rising. If you bury yourself in this cave, you will surely be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister.
I have buried seven copper coins here. Even if someone is buried in the next few days, people will know that there is an owner here after seeing the copper coins, and they will naturally not bury the body in the grave.
I have calculated that tomorrow morning is the best auspicious time for the burial. After the burial, the luck of this place will be connected with the original hidden tomb, and a Azure Dragon warrior will be born to protect the Xiao family and accomplish their goals."
"Master Shi, do you know who this Azure Dragon Warrior is? You should know that three years from now will be the time when the hidden acupoint you pointed out will be activated."
"Of course. This Azure Dragon warrior must be a servant of the Dragon Vanguard. You should pay more attention to the servants of the Lord of Fanzhen. This person must have been insulted by the Lord's family and left in anger. He became a fugitive and his fortune will go against his will from now on."
"I see. Did you hear that, Tan'er? I'll leave this matter to you. After your grandfather is buried tomorrow, go to the Dongfeng Marquis's house and ask for details and find this person for me ."
Xiao Qingsong said to the young man.
The young man bowed and said affirmatively, "Please rest assured, father."
Taoist Priest Shi nodded, and his eyes turned much kinder as he looked at the young man.
This Taoist priest Shi is none other than the Huxing Sect, a Taoist sect practicing near Dongfeng Town. 1,300 years ago, their Huxing Sect was just a small sect, but because they successfully took a side in the war of unification, they were granted an imperial decree. Although the reward was not much, they had the authority to preach near Dongfeng Town.
In order to protect the Dao, they even have the authority to confer titles on ten gods of various ranks.
It is for this reason that they see the benefits of following the dragon.
The world is about to fall into chaos this time, and they are not thinking about correcting the chaos, but are thinking about placing bets in advance to gain some benefits in this battle against the dragon.
This time their goal is very simple. They don't count on the emperor. Their only target is the princes of a town.
It is relatively simple to achieve this. They had started calculating when the Xiao family came to Siming County sixty years ago. Not only did they point out hidden acupoints for the Xiao family, they also introduced the Xiao family to the Dongfeng Marquis's disciples in Dongfeng Town.
The fact that the Xiao family was able to serve as the county magistrate of Siming County for fifty-seven years was largely due to the contribution of their Huxing Clan.
It can be said that the Huxing Sect has invested a lot of money to get the Xiao family to where it is today.
Of course, they invested so much money and also had their own needs. The goal of the Huxing Sect was to obtain the position of the mountain god of Dongfeng Zhenyuan Mountain in this great war of unification.
Dongfeng Town is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only two main roads leading out of the town. Yuanshan is the center of the mountain range in Dongfeng Town, and it is also the place that the Huxing Sect wants to get to the most, because there are thousands of ferocious tigers in Yuanshan, which is the key to the Huxing Sect's practice.
It can be said that as long as their Huxing Sect takes down the position of Yuanshan Mountain God, their sect will be able to prosper for another five thousand years.
Therefore, this battle is the key that they have been waiting for for more than a thousand years, and they absolutely do not want any problems to occur at this time.
After seeing that Xiao Qingsong had explained everything clearly, Taoist Shi also suggested leaving temporarily. Xiao Qingsong did not stay long and sent him to the gate of the county government office.
After bidding farewell to Xiao Qingsong, Shi Daoren quickly left Siming County. After leaving the city gate, he took out two paper talismans and tied them between his feet. He chanted a spell, accelerated, and headed towards the mountain gate.
For some reason, when he was listening to Xiao Qingsong teaching his son today, he suddenly felt something in his heart and felt that something was going to happen.
His divination ability was not strong, and nothing could go wrong at this critical moment, so he had to go back to the mountain gate and ask the elders of the sect to see if they had any different discoveries.
