In ancient times, there was a man named King Huainan who liked magic very much. But at the same time, there were eight old beggars asking to see him. The doorman tried to send him away with money, and also tried to buy a piece of food alone, but he just wanted to see the King of

In ancient times, there was a man named King Huainan who liked magic very much.

One day he held a banquet and invited celebrities from all walks of life. But at the same time, there were eight old beggars asking to see him. The doorman tried to send him away with money, and also tried to buy a piece of food alone, but he just wanted to see the King of Huainan.

The doorman knew that it would be difficult to persuade him to leave, but he couldn't think of a good way, just at this moment. A maid said to him, "Don't our king like the magic of immortality? Just tell these old beggars that they definitely don't have it, and it's not good for them to stay here for a long time."

The last doorman said to the eight old beggars, "We, the King of Huainan, like the art of immortality, especially the one that does not age. But I have never heard of such a miracle."

The eight old beggars knew what this meant, so they turned into eight boys. When the officials saw it, they had no choice but to inform the King of Huainan. When the King saw it, he asked, and if it was true, he immediately made a feast and entertained the Eight Dukes.

The King of Huainan played the harp in person and sang, "It's clear that it's going up to the sky, shining on the four seas. If you know my way, the Duke will come down. The general and I will have feathers. The blue clouds will rise, and the beams will dance. See the three lights, and meet the Big Dipper. . Drive the wind and clouds, and make the beautiful girl come to you." That is, today's Huainan Cao also has a name called Eight Gong Cao (guqin music).

When these eight old gods saw this, they stopped hiding it. "The eight of us are the stars in the sky. We made a bet together. If you open the door and let us in for the first time, we will teach you the art of immortality; if you let us in the second time, we will teach you the art of immortality." If you let us in for the third time, we will have to teach you how to live a long life."

became the eight old gods and said, "It's just that now I see that you respect us so much, and we also know that it was not your original intention not to let us in, so just kill the doorman."

The king of Huainan actually obeyed the request. The eight stars in the sky saw each other.

So he angrily accused him: "The art of immortality can only be given to people with pure souls, noble conduct, and pure morals. We think you are not such a person."

went back after talking about these eight stars in the sky.

But he took away the body of the doorman and cast a spell so that he could be reborn without losing any part of his body, and the rebirth of the doorman also made him immortal. But when he returned to the world, he fell off a cliff and became food for falcons.

The King of Huainan died within a few months.

This article is adapted from the opening chapter of the volume "Sou Shen Ji" written by Jin Dynasty "The Eight Husbands of Huainan". Major deletions and major changes to this article