Ming Dynasty During the Zhengde period, there was a young man named Qian Kang who ran cattle in Meizhou, Sichuan.
Since Qian Kang was sensible, Qian's father died of a strange disease, and his mother, Zhao, pulled him up with one hand. At the age of twelve, Qian Kang grazes cattle for large local households and cultivates one-third of his own farm in his spare time. Although his income is meager, he can barely make ends meet.
The good times did not last long. Zhao came out of illness all the year round. After diagnosis and treatment, the doctor said that Zhao suffered from the strange disease of Qian's father. There is no cure for this disease, and only two years of life are left.
Qian Kang is a filial son. After knowing this, he couldn't bear the pain and suffering of his mother, so he sold the property from the field and visited the nearby doctors and famous doctors to find a prescription, but he couldn't bear it. Use a variety of prescriptions to no effect.
One day Qian Kang was grazing cattle by the river. He died thinking that his mother had more than a year to live, and couldn't help crying on the bank. At this time, an old man ferry passed by and saw Qian Kang crying sadly and parked and asked.
Upon learning of Zhao's condition, the old man was deeply moved by Qian Kang's filial piety, so he told Qian Kang a secret.
The old man said: "From then on, the river walks south, and there is a deep forest three hundred miles away. There is a high mountain and the highest mountain is Xiunvfeng. There is a fox fairy living on the mountain, and having a panacea can cure all diseases. If Qian Kanghu asks for help from the immortal, Zhao’s strange disease can be cured.”
Qian Kang was very surprised after hearing this, and thought to himself that no matter whether it was true or not, now someone has to give a life-saving method, so he has to try it. He bowed and thanked the old man, but when he looked up, he found that the old man had disappeared with the boat.
This is very strange, but Qian Kang did not think much about saving his mother, so he rushed home early. Entrusted the neighbors to take care of her mother, prepared a dry food water bag, took a hatchet to defend herself, and set off to find Xiunvfeng south.
Along the way, lily grass crossed the shoulders, and birds and beasts often appeared. When encountering a wilderness with no road, Qian Kang opened the way with a hatchet, cut the thorns off the weeds and leveled them, and then continued to the distant mountains faintly visible. .
Half a month later, Qian Kang finally came to the foot of a mountain high into the clouds. He looked up and couldn't see the top of the mountain at a glance, but he was concerned about his mother's condition and started climbing without taking a long time.
There is no road on the mountain, but Qian Kang broke out a way. After climbing for several days, Qian Kang came to the mountainside and sat in front of a shady stone cave to rest. He suddenly drilled inside. A giant blue-eyed snake spit out a snake letter and said: "This mountain has never been stepped on by a mortal, what do you do when you come?"
Qian Kang was already frightened, but he heard the giant snake speak human words and said tremblingly. "Xiaosheng Mountaineering asks the fox immortal pill to save my mother, and the snake immortal not to eat me."
The giant snake stared at Qian Kang for a while, and then said: "I have been practicing here for thousands of years, absorbing the aura of heaven and earth. You mortal flesh has a sour taste, and I don't want to eat it. That fox fairy is very stingy, how can I be willing to give it? you".
Qian Kang said: "I will impress him with sincerity." The giant snake chuckled and turned into a beautiful man in colorful clothes and approached Qian Kangdao: "In this case, I will help you." Before Qian Kang could react, the beautiful man in flowers took Qian Kang straight to the sky, and in the blink of an eye he went up to the top of Xiunvfeng.
On the top of the mountain, the sun is shining brightly and the wind is breezy, and there are rare and exotic grasses everywhere, Ganoderma lucidum and fairy fruits are everywhere, the flowers are fragrant, and there is a green lake in the middle.
The lake is not big, there is a small island in the middle, and in the pavilion above sits a dignified and beautiful woman.
Qian Kang was attracted by this wonderland, and stood there in a daze. The man in flower-clothed smiled when he saw it: "The island is the fox fairy. I'll say goodbye." After saying goodbye, the man went down the mountain by himself.
After Qian Kang thanked him in the direction he was leaving, he walked to the lake and said to the fox fairy.
The fox fairy said, "It's not too late if you can come to the island." Qian Kang was full of joy after listening to it, and hurriedly rolled up his long sleeves and prepared to swim across the lake, but the blue lake was bottomless, and the feathers fell into the water and couldn't float.
Qian Kang didn’t know it at first, but he couldn’t swim in the water, but he quickly sank directly into the water. When he was about to be choked to death by the water, he had to grab a long aquatic plant before he was able to climb back to the shore. .
Seeing this, the fox fairy on Hudao covered his mouth and smiled: "You are an ordinary man, and you can't make it. Why do you want to help you?" Qian Kang was speechless for a while, unable to tell the reason for asking for help.Helpless Qian Kang simply lived by the lake.
In this way, every day when the sun rises, the fox fairy appears on the small island in the lake to meditate on time. Qian Kang begged in every possible way on the shore and told him all the good things. He also told him his experiences and life.
Soon after seeing his perseverance, Fox Fairy was moved and said: "I can help you, but there is one condition." Qian Kang was overjoyed and said: "Fairy, please tell me that the niche is here."
Fox fairy said: "This fairy heard that mortals have a true feeling and wish to die for each other. Now I want to see if you are willing to die in the lake. , I promised to go down the mountain to save your mother."
These conditions are indeed severe and abnormal. Qian Kang thought for a while, tears streaming down, and cried out that the fairy is serious. If I really want to cast the lake, you will go down the mountain to save my sick mother? The Fox Fairy nodded and promised not to break his promise.
At this time, Qian Kang Yangtian shouted: "My mother and child are not filial, only the next life will repay you."
After saying this, he jumped into the water of Nabi Lake, but the water without buoyancy directly took the money Kangla sank, and Qian Kang soon fell to the bottom of the lake. As the choking water entered his nose and throat, his breath suddenly diminished, and he was about to drown.
I saw the fox fairy descending like a fairy, floating lightly into the water, hugging Qian Kang and giving him a deep kiss. The situation came too suddenly, Qian Kang looked in a daze, sweet indescribable.
When the two flew out of the water, Qian Kang didn't even pant for breath, but the fox fairy said with affection: "Now I try to find out that you are a good man with a genuine and kind heart, and I will promise you."
In the end, the Fox Fairy of Xiu Nvfeng was moved by Qian Kang's behavior and willingness to sacrifice, and he was willing to follow him back to his hometown, and healed Zhao's strange disease with a spirit pill. After that, Qian Kang married Fox Fairy, and the couple lived a sweet and loving life after marriage, and gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix a year later.
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