Zuo Zhuan, Wen Gong 18 years " records that during Emperor Shun's time, there were four tribes that refused to accept the king's enlightenment. Shun raised an army to attack them and drove them to Mangshan Mountain. Shun collected the four evil spirits and treated them as guests at the four gates to resist evil spirits!
In the ancient times when Emperor Shun was king, there were four tribes that did not obey his rule. Emperor Shun raised an army and conquered these four tribes. He drove them all the way to Mangshan Mountain. When they were at the end of their rope, the leaders of these four tribes submitted to Shun. However, Shun did not like the leaders of these four tribes, so he sent them to the four corners of the Divine Land to resist the attacks of demons and monsters.
The four beasts in the text referred to the leaders of the four tribes. Later on, they evolved into the four beasts, Hun Dun, Tao Wu, Tao Tie, and Qiong Qi. Hun Dun bullied the good and feared the evil, Tao Tie was greedy and afraid of the strong, Qiong Qi was warlike, and Tao Wu was arrogant. The four beasts were still the four beasts. They didn't have a good reputation.
However, in the eyes of Taoist alchemists, the four beasts were not completely without merits. It was said in Baopuzi that chaos could clear the mind, Taotie could accept wealth, Qiongqi could drive away evil, and Taowu could stabilize Qi.
The Qiong Qi could exorcise evil spirits and was a warmonger. Therefore, whenever someone in the family was distracted or mentally deranged because they had collided with evil spirits, they would invite a bronze statue of the Qiong Qi to worship in their home! Everyone knew that Taotie could accept money. Therefore, some merchants would also worship Taotie. These two beasts were very common among the people, but there were very few records about Taowu and Hundun.
Chaos was a ferocious beast that bullied the good and feared the evil. When it met a good person, it would bite off the nose of the good person. When it met an evil person, it would obey the order of the evil person and cause trouble. Therefore, no matter who it was, they were not willing to worship such a thing. As for Tao Wu...
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"Tang Yi, I…"
When Tang Yi and Jiang Wan'an walked into the Jiang family's living room, Jiang Tingting, who was walking out of Chen Juan's bedroom, happened to see Tang Yi. Because of what happened during the day, Jiang Tingting wanted to thank Tang Yi from the bottom of her heart. However, before she could finish speaking, Tang Yi raised his hand and gestured for Jiang Tingting to keep quiet.
"Uncle Jiang, when I cast the spell later, please stay in the study. No matter what happens in the hall later, don't go out.”
Tang Yi smiled faintly at Jiang Tingting, then turned his head and said to Jiang Wanan.
"Alright!" Jiang Wanan had blind trust in the sloppy Daoist and Tang Yi, this pair of master and disciple. When he heard Tang Yi's words, he naturally nodded in agreement.
"Miss Jiang…"
Tang Yi chuckled in satisfaction. He then turned his head and took out a pink sachet from the sleeve pocket of his Taoist robe. He handed it to Jiang Tingting and said with a smile,"Take this sachet and protect your mother. Just like I said earlier, no matter what sounds appear in the living room later or what screams are made, don't go out and protect your mother. Do you understand?”
"Yes!" After what happened in the morning, Jiang Tingting had finally " eaten " this little Taoist priest. Since Tang Yi was so godly, then whatever he said would be fine!
"Alright…"
After giving the instructions, Tang Yi raised his hand and made a 'please' gesture to the two of them. He then said,"Then please return to your rooms. Little Daoist is about to begin his ritual!”
"Yes!"
The father and daughter of the Jiang family nodded in unison. Then, according to Tang Yi's instructions, they returned to their respective rooms. After watching the two of them return to their rooms and close the doors, Tang Yi withdrew his gaze and stared at the strange beast placed on the wooden stake between the corner of the entrance and the second floor.
Qiong Qi, Hun Dun, and Tao Tie had all said it. So, it was self-evident who this strange beast was…
"Tao Wu (Tao 2, Wu 4)..."
Looking at the bronze statue in front of him, which looked like a tiger and a dog, with a human face, tiger feet, pig teeth, and a ferocious expression, Tang Yi smiled coldly. Then, the fingers of his left hand pointed up, and the middle finger of his right hand pushed into the palm of his left hand. He used the standard Three Pure Finger and said in a calm voice,"Qian hexagram, Heavenly Eye, open!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Yi suddenly opened his dazed eyes. Two rays of golden light followed Tang Yi's eyes and shone on the bronze statue of Taowu. The two rays of golden light penetrated through the bronze skin and directly blasted into the bronze statue. Inside, a lifelike Taowu opened its originally closed eyes. Two rays of golden light shot out from its blood-red eyes at the same time and headed straight for the two rays of golden light from Tang Yi's eyes!
"Bastard, you still dare to resist?"
Looking at the ferocious appearance of Tao Wu, Tang Yi did not feel any fear. Instead, he laughed as if he had seen something interesting. He then said,"Kan hexagram, come out of prison!”
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