The Shocking and Extraordinary Romance of the Great Sage

(14) The Great Invention of the Compass

Chapter 85 Ci Shi and Si

Nan On Haixian Island, the scenery is endless.

There was a boy named Yu Zhengnan who was fishing on the sea. He suddenly encountered a violent typhoon and came to Haixian Island to take refuge. His fishing boat was engulfed by huge waves and sank to the bottom of the sea. He swam ashore alone to save his life.

Yu Sheng spent two days picking wild fruits on the island to satisfy his hunger and drinking spring water on Haixian Island. After the typhoon, he was so anxious that he wanted to rush home, but he couldn't find the direction. He didn't know which side of Haixian Island was close to the respective land.

Haixian Island is overgrown with trees and there are many animals and birds. It is really scary at night. I stayed up until dawn anyway, looking around anxiously for direction, but I was already deeply lost. When I was desperate, I suddenly heard a loud song coming from the uninhabited island:

It is difficult for mortals to move their feet here, this is the sun, no need to guess.

The reverse flow in the yin direction is long on the right side, and the place where the water flows to the sea hides dangers.

How can you climb high if you don't come low? Don't stay when you are lost.

Use your brain to figure out a way out, and start all over again with all the hardships.

Don’t be sad as a human being, and keep your determination and walk on the high platform.

There is no temple gate on this island to worship Buddha. How can we cross the vast sea?

It is a tragedy to have trouble returning home, and it is a disaster to lose one's direction.

Just distinguish the position of the magnet diligently, and determine the reality in the south, east, and west.

Yu Zhengnan was very excited, thinking that on this vast and uninhabited mountain island, there were only people who composed songs and sang the songs of their aspirations in life. Among them, the last two lines attracted him even more, and he could not help but repeat the chant:"Only distinguish the position of the magnet diligently, and determine the reality from the southeast to the northwest." Yu Sheng hurried towards the direction of the singer, truly cutting through the thorns and thorns, and standing among the thorns. Walking through it, I got a lot of blood on my hands and face. When he came to the front, he saw an old man with white hair. He bowed his head and said,"Grandpa, please save me, save my next life."

This singer is none other than Zhang Guolao. To cross the sea, there has long been a conspiracy. He was the first to come to Haixian Island and Duodao Mountain to check the terrain. Unexpectedly, there was someone on this Kongkong Island. He asked to save his life, so he asked:"Oh, it is rare to meet people on Treasure Island! You are living well, how can you save your life?!"

Yu Sheng said:"Sir, I was born late. The fishing boat was submerged by the waves and fled to this isolated island. Unexpectedly, I lost my way and couldn't get out of the forest. I am so lucky to see the elder in an uninhabited place. I beg the old gentleman to save me."

When Guo Lao saw him, he kowtowed and touched the ground. Shi, thinking he was sincere, said,"No need to kowtow, please get up quickly." Yu Sheng thanked him and stood up.

Guo Lao said:"You can't afford this great gift." Yu Sheng said:"The elder's song is so moving that all the younger students have heard it clearly and have kept it in their hearts.……"As he spoke, he recited the poem from beginning to end, reciting it word for word, and added:"The last two sentences of your Excellency: Just distinguish the position of the magnet diligently, and determine the reality in the south, east, and west. It can be seen that the elder has a magnet, like an immortal guiding the way, but Save the junior student."

Guo Lao said:"The junior student is late, late student, what is your name on your lips? How do you know that the magnet can tell the position?" Yu Sheng said:"The junior's name is in Zhengnan. The magnet can tell the direction, I heard you say it.. Then I don’t know the truth, let alone the ins and outs. I hope you can enlighten me."

Guo Lao said:"Oh, Yu Sheng, magnetite was originally called Ci Stone. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Zheng State was famous for its jade production, and many people relied on jade mining to make a living. But before jade workers go into the mountains to look for jade, they always pray to gods and worship Buddha before saying goodbye to their families sadly. Many people got lost, were eaten by beasts, and died in the mountains. Once, a jade worker While looking for jade, he accidentally dropped the iron knife and dropped it on a piece of black stone. It stuck to it tightly and prevented it from falling down the mountain. The jade worker was quite surprised and pulled out the knife with all his strength. Jade The worker brought the strange black stone home. Because the black stone could absorb iron tools, people later called it the Ci Stone."

Yu Sheng asked,"Sir, how can you tell the direction of that strange stone?" The old man said:"It's a long story. The strange thing spread and reached the Yamen. The county guard sent someone to take away the strange stone and put it in a bronze vessel, hoping to appreciate it as a rare and strange thing. Unexpectedly, the black strange stone piece appeared in It started to rotate in the bronze vessel, and every time it was moved and put into the bronze vessel, it always returned to the same position. So jade workers and government officials discovered that this black stone could tell the direction, so they made it out of Ci Stone. The clever direction-finding tool is called Sinan. From then on, with Sinan, the jade workers no longer have to worry about losing their way and losing their lives while picking jade."

After hearing this, Yu Zhengnan was extremely happy and said:"Elder, I must have As the poem says, I must carry something with me. Wanwang, our ancestors and saints, can show me the way and take me out."