Collection of strange powers and chaotic gods

It is said that during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Cao, a brother of Cao Zhuxu, a clan brother of Sinong (official name. Equivalent to the current Minister of Finance and Agriculture), once traveled from She County (under the current Huangshan City, Anhui Province) to Jiangnan When I was going to Yangzhou, my hometown, I passed by a friend's house on the way and stopped for a while to visit.

The season at that time was midsummer and the climate was very hot. Cao's friend invited him to sit down and drink tea in his study room.

Because his study room is spacious and comfortable, transparent from north to south, and shaded by trees in front and back of the house, it is very cool.

At night, Cao felt that the study was not hot and wanted to stay in the study.

His friend said: "Weird things happen in this study at night. I asked someone to look at it and they said there were ghosts causing trouble, so I couldn't live here."

However, Cao was always bold and relied on his martial arts skills. He was not afraid of any ghosts and insisted on sleeping in the study.

Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, the master had no choice but to let him go.

Cao was sleeping in the study until midnight when he was suddenly awakened by a strange movement.

He stood up from the bed and looked out through the cracks in the mosquito net.

I saw something strange squirming in through the crack in the door. Its body is as thin as a slightly thicker piece of paper.

After the monster entered the room, it slowly unfolded its body, gradually expanded, and finally turned into a human shape.

Cao took a closer look and saw that she looked like a woman.

Although he knew it was a monster, Cao was so bold that he was not afraid at all.

The woman suddenly became disheveled, with a long tongue hanging out of her mouth, pretending to be a hanged man, trying to scare Cao.

Cao still showed no fear and laughed and said: "Your hair is still the same, just a little messy; your tongue is still the same, just a little longer. What is there to be afraid of?!"

The woman was furious. She didn't know whether she couldn't speak human words or was too angry to speak. She suddenly took off her head and put it on the desk.

But Cao smiled and said: "When you have a head, it's not enough to scare me, let alone without a head?!"

The ghost Qian Donkey was so incompetent that he couldn't come up with any other tricks. After being stunned for a while, he suddenly disappeared.

Cao didn't take it seriously and continued to lie down and sleep.

He slept until dawn, and after getting up, he did not tell his master what happened during the night.

After breakfast, he said goodbye to his host and went straight to Yangzhou.

After finishing his business in Yangzhou, Cao returned to Shexian County. It was getting late when he passed by his friend's house, so he stayed at his friend's house again and slept in the study as before.

At midnight, Cao was awakened again. When I looked up, I saw something squirming in the crack of the door, trying to get in.

As soon as the monster showed its head, Cao spit and said, "Why are you such a disappointing thing again!"

The monster was stunned when he heard it, but he didn't get in again.

Later, someone commented that this was similar to the story of Ji Zhongsan (that is, Ji Kang, one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. Because he was a Zhongsan doctor, he was called Ji Zhongsan in his old life) and encountered a ghost.

The general meaning is: Tigers don't eat drunk people, because drunk people don't know what fear is. Because of fear, the mind will be confused, and when the mind is confused, the spirit will be distracted; when the spirit is distracted, ghosts may take the opportunity to enter. If you are not afraid, your mind will be calm, and if your mind is calm, your mind will be concentrated. If your mind is concentrated, evil will not invade you.

Therefore, the person who recorded the story of Ji Kang's encounter with the ghost said that Ji Kang was "clear-minded and the ghost left with shame"!

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The story of "Ji Kang's encounter with a ghost" mentioned in the article is as follows:

One night, Ji Kang was playing the piano under the lamp, and suddenly a monster came. The monster was more than a foot tall, wearing black clothes and a belt around his waist. Ji Kang was not afraid at all. He glanced at the monster a few times, then blew out the lamp in one breath. Later, Ji Kang said to the monster: "The reason why I blew out the lamp was because I felt it was very shameful to be under the same lamp with you." When the monster heard this, he walked away in shame without saying a word.

According to legend, the famous song "Guangling San" was not written by Ji Kang, but was taught to him by a ghost.

It is said that one day, Ji Kang went on a far journey and came to a place dozens of miles away from Luoyang. It was getting late, so he stayed in the Yuehua Pavilion.

At that time, someone nearby told him that someone had died in this pavilion and that the road was haunted at night.

But after hearing this, Ji Kang was not afraid at all.

At night, Ji Kang was playing the piano alone in the pavilion, and the sound was very beautiful.

Just when Ji Kang was immersed in the music and couldn't extricate himself, he suddenly heard someone shouting in the air: "It sounds so good!"

Ji Kang continued to play the piano and asked, "Who are you?"

The voice replied: "I am not a human being, but an undead spirit! I just heard the melodious sound of your piano and was attracted to it."

Ji Kang said, "Senior, can you show up and meet me?"

The ghost said: "When I was alive, I was poor all my life. Later, I died in the chaos of war. I didn't get a good burial. My body was damaged and it was inconvenient to show up to you."

Ji Kang said: "It doesn't matter! I don't care!"

The ghost said: "I loved music when I was alive, and I admired your piano skills very much. If I showed up, you might be scared! Please play a few more songs and let me listen quietly."

So Ji Kang continued to play the piano, and the ghost also kept time with the sound of the piano.

After playing a few songs, Ji Kang stopped and said to the ghost: "It's late at night and there's no one else here. Senior can reveal himself and I won't be afraid!"

Then, the ghost appeared.

Ji Kang took a look and found that the ghost was indeed very scary, but he was calm and not afraid at all.

The ghost said: "When I hear the sound of your piano, I feel very good, and I feel like I am alive again."

Ji Kang said: "My clumsy techniques can be heard by seniors, and I feel very happy."

Then, the man and the ghost began to discuss the theory of piano art.

Intrigued, the ghost sat down in front of Ji Kang's piano and played a piece of music himself.

When Ji Kang heard it, he was deeply impressed by the music and praised: "This music only exists in the sky! I wonder what song my predecessor played?"

The ghost said: "This song is called "Guangling San". It was created by me during my lifetime and has never been passed down to others!"

Ji Kang said regretfully: "It would be such a pity that such a divine song cannot be passed down to the world! I wonder if my predecessors can teach it to me?"

The ghost said: "It is fate that you and I can meet each other today! Why not teach you this?"

So, the ghost gave the music score of "Guangling San" to Ji Kang.

After the ghost taught him this song, he said to Ji Kang: "Although you and I have only known each other for a short time, it seems that we have been together for thousands of years. I hope you will swear not to teach this song to others!"

Ji Kang agreed.

One person and one ghost continued to wander in the music. It was not until dawn that the ghost said goodbye to Ji Kang.

Ji Kang really kept his promise and did not teach Guangling San to anyone.

Later, Ji Kang was framed and before being executed at the execution ground, he played "Guangling San" one last time and then died generously!

This song has since been lost and has become a masterpiece!