Chapter 4: Fuxi Transmigrates, Heaven's Emperor is Born

  To the southwest of Jambudvīpa there is a country called Bā, and about 100 li to the west of Bā there is a tribe. Several dozen li to the west of this tribe there is a lake called Leize, and in Leize there is a god of thunder with a dragon's body and a human head who drums on his belly. The chief of this tribe was a woman named Huaxu, who was beautiful and captivating, famous far and wide, and every day she had countless suitors, but she declined them all one by one.

  The tribal elders passed down the legend that the Thunder God was a deity residing in heaven, controlling thunder and punishing all evil deeds on earth. Therefore, the Thunder Marsh is a sacred forbidden land for the tribe, and no one can enter it privately, otherwise they will be expelled from the tribe!

  Hua Xu grew up listening to the stories of the Thunder God, so she was extremely curious about him. However, as a tribe leader, she couldn't violate tribal rules, so she deeply buried her feelings in her heart.

  One day, a red light fell from the sky into the land of Leizhou. It happened to be seen by Huaxu, who was very curious and couldn't help but follow the place where the red light had fallen, taking advantage of an opportunity when his tribesmen were not paying attention.

  After traveling for half a day, they finally arrived at the edge of Leize. Huaxu wandered back and forth for a long time before taking a deep breath, stomping his feet, and walking into the reed-filled Leize. After another half-day's journey, Huaxu was astonished to find a huge footprint not far ahead. The print was over 100 meters long and nearly 30 meters wide. Huaxu couldn't help but imagine how tiny he was compared to the original owner of the footprint!

  She was suddenly filled with a sense of wonder, and stepped forward with one foot. Suddenly, a strange phenomenon occurred, and from the spot where her foot had landed, a long rainbow-like beam shot up into the air, its length reaching over a thousand feet, displaying seven colors. In mid-air, there were heavenly sounds and birds singing in harmony, as if dancing together. The long rainbow encircled Huaxu, circling around her nine times before suddenly disappearing into her abdomen, vanishing without a trace. Along with it, the strange phenomena surrounding her also disappeared! As soon as the rainbow entered her body, Huaxu felt something inside her belly, and her heart became anxious. She didn't dare stay in Leize any longer, so she hastily identified the path and hurriedly returned to her tribe.

  Hua Xu returned to the tribe a month later and was terrified to discover that she was pregnant. As her belly grew bigger, it was impossible to hide it anymore. Suddenly, rumors spread everywhere, saying that Hua Xu was carrying a demon child. The tribal elders were helpless and had no choice but to build a small hut for her by the river Yu Shui, where they kept her under house arrest!

  One day, a radiant glow was seen in the eastern sky, approaching from afar. The villagers were amazed and put down their work to go outside and gaze eastward. Under the glow of the radiance, two seven-colored auspicious clouds floated gently towards them. On top of the clouds stood two Taoist priests dressed in purple robes, one holding a whip on the left and the other supporting a sword on the right, with a five-colored wheel of merit suspended behind each of their heads.

  Some of the clansmen remembered that the person in the portrait they worshipped at home was the very same, and they fell to the ground one after another, devoutly shouting: "Descendants pay their respects to their ancestors!" The waves rose higher and higher, with more and more people falling to the ground.

  Youyushi and Suirenshi stopped the auspicious cloud, came to the front of the crowd, Youyushi waved his hand and released a immortal energy to help the crowd up, then said: "Who among you is the clan leader?"

  An old man with white hair, beard and chest came forward respectfully and replied: "The descendants of the ancestors are now being banned by the river Yu Shui?"

  You Chui and Sui Ren looked at each other in confusion, their eyes filled with doubt. Sui Ren asked: "What's going on?"

  The old man replied, "It's just that last month the clan leader broke the clan rules, not only sneaking into the forbidden area of the clan, but also mysteriously becoming pregnant after returning. We elders thought that since she was the clan leader, we couldn't punish her too severely, so we just banished her to the banks of the Yu River and send someone to deliver food every day."

  The two were taken aback! You Nao said: "We came here on the orders of the Holy Father to find your clan leader, why don't you take us there?"

  When the elder heard that the two ancestors were sent by the Holy Father, he was shocked in his heart and anxious in his mind. He had to lead the way forward, with Huainan's people following behind, and those clansmen also followed curiously behind.

  Two people looked at the human race today, with a sense of emotion in their hearts. After the demon tribe slaughtered humans, the human race was severely damaged and took tens of thousands of years to recover slightly. Unexpectedly, the great war between witches and demons broke through the sky, causing the weak water from the nine heavens to flow down into the vast wilderness, destroying countless innocent human tribes. Gong Xuan only managed to protect the remaining human tribes on the east coast. After Nüwa repaired the sky, they returned to Fangzhang Island for secluded cultivation under the order of Hongyuan. Now that tens of thousands of years have passed, the two people were ordered to leave the island and set out on a journey. Along the way, they saw that humans had already spread across the four continents, full of vitality, and their hearts were filled with joy and delight!

  After walking and stopping, the crowd finally arrived at the banks of the Yu River. Looking far into the distance, they saw a small thatched cottage standing by the riverbank, with its doors tightly closed. The elder stepped forward, raised his hand, and knocked several times. Before long, the door creaked open with a "creak", and a woman with a slightly bulging belly walked out from inside - it was Huaxu.

  She asked doubtfully: "I wonder what brings the elder here today?"

  The elder said: "Tribe leader, our ancestors have come to our tribe and want to see you. Follow me to pay respects, do not keep them waiting!"

  Hua Xu was startled by his words and immediately nodded in response: "I understand!"

  The elder led Huaxu to the presence of Youchao and Suiren, and Huaxu hastily bowed and said: "Huaxu has seen his ancestors!"

  Suirenshi helped her up and looked at her somewhat pale face, sighed in his heart, and then kindly asked her: "Huaxu, is the child in your belly conceived in the Leizezi?"

  Huaxu didn't know why her ancestor asked this question, so she honestly replied: "Yes, Huaxu became pregnant after returning from Leize.

  Suiren nodded and exchanged a glance with Youchao, then said to the crowd: "The Holy Father has spoken, the child in Huaxu's belly will be the future ruler of the world, a virtuous king. You must not underestimate him!"

  Everyone was shocked by his words. Hua Xu hastily asked, "Is this true?" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that something was not quite right and became tongue-tied, unable to speak further.

  Neither of them blamed each other, and they exchanged a faint smile. The lady said, "The words of the Holy Father would not be false, would they? Huaxu, you must take good care of the child in your belly!"

  Huaxu heard this and gently stroked her slightly bulging belly with both hands, her eyes filled with loving care, nodding in response: "Huaxu will definitely give birth to the child safely and raise them into adulthood."

  Youchao and Suiren said to the crowd, "The two of us will build a cave dwelling nearby. You should take good care of Huaxu's mother and son. If there is any trouble, send someone to inform us!"

  The elder led the crowd in bowing down and said: "We obey the command of our ancestors!"

  The two of them immediately bid farewell to the crowd and found a cave near the tribe, where they settled down, constantly paying attention to Huaxu's movements. The tribespeople took Huaxu in and cared for her meticulously every day, not daring to be even slightly neglectful.

  Huaxu became pregnant for twelve years, until the eighteenth day of the third month. Suddenly, a brilliant light filled her house, and a sweet fragrance wafted through the air as a divine dragon circled around the beams. This strange phenomenon startled the people of the tribe and the nearby Youxiong and Suiren tribes. Everyone gathered in front of Huaxu's house, and soon the strange signs disappeared, leaving only the sound of a loud baby crying from inside the house. The crowd was overjoyed at the sound!

  When the crying sound disappeared, only to see the door opened, Huaxu's face was pale and holding the child out, with a joyful expression on her face! The lady of the nest went forward to take over the child and saw that this infant was born with a human head and a snake body, with bright eyes, thick eyebrows, and a spirited spirit.

  The people of the tribe saw it and discussed it, saying that the divine master had descended into the world, and everyone was overjoyed! It turned out that Nüwa created humans, and the human tribe revered the Holy Mother as a symbol with a human head and snake body. Therefore, they often worship snakes and regard them as totems and auspicious objects. At this time, seeing the child grow up like the Holy Mother, everyone calls him the heavenly general and divine master of the human tribe.

  At this time, a team of fairies fell from the sky, each wearing a rainbow-colored dress, and came to the front of the crowd. The first fairy saluted Youchao Shiren and Dingding, saying: "I have seen the two great immortals, Yu Huang sent us here to deliver some immortal fruit to Huaxu!"

  You Shen nodded and said to her: "Yu Huang has a good heart, after the fairy returns, she can thank Yu Huang on behalf of the poor Tao!" However, the two knew that Yu Huang's move was just to curry favor with Nüwa Niangniang, the teacher, Taishang Laojun, and Fuxi.

  The fairy said she didn't dare, and immediately with the other fairies put a basket of celestial fruit into the house. Then they bowed to the two of them and flew back to Heaven on clouds to report!

  All the tribes saw the Heavenly Emperor send people to congratulate, and it was even more certain that this child would be extraordinary in the future, and everyone looked forward to it!

  Yesterday was a demon, today is a human being, this life is only for the sake of humanity!