According to legend, there is another story in the story about why the Bull-headed Horse-faced man used to exercise real power in the underworld, but later became only a person-catcher under the command of the King of Hell.
Legend has it that there used to be a horseman in Fengdu City. This horseman was a big man with both wealth and power in Fengdu City. Ordinarily, he should be satisfied, but there was always something that bothered him. Huai, that is, he is already over sixty years old, but he still has a son. Ma Yuanwai has eleven wives and concubines, but he still has a son. No matter how much Ma Yuanwai prays, it is in vain. Needless to say, Ma Yuanwai has no regard for this only son. Ma Yichun loved him very much, fearing that something would happen to his son that would ruin the Ma family.
On this day, Ma Yuanwai finished his meal and was about to go out to hold a banquet, because tomorrow is Ma Yichun's eighteenth birthday. When Ma Yuanwai was preparing to go out, a fortune teller came outside and muttered something. He said, "Fortune-telling, fortune-telling, if it doesn't work, you don't need money." After hearing this, Ma Yuanwai was overjoyed. He quickly went out and invited the fortune teller back. He told the fortune teller what he wanted to tell, and then took his son's birth date and horoscope. After giving it to the fortune teller, the fortune teller pinched his fingers and said, "Not good," Ma Yuanwai asked quickly. "What's wrong?" The fortune teller said, "Your son's life is not good. His life span is too short." Ma Yuanwai asked quickly. How many, the fortune teller said eighteen, the horseman fell to the ground when he heard it.
It took a long time before Ma Yuanwai stood up. He thought that tomorrow would be Ma Yichun's eighteenth birthday, but unexpectedly it was the day he was about to die. He quickly asked the fortune teller to help him find a solution. We mortals can find solutions to this kind of thing, but if you are willing to spend money, it will be easier to explain. As soon as Ma Yuanwai heard that there was a solution, he quickly asked what it was.
The fortune teller said: "Tomorrow you prepare a table of delicious food and put it in a food box. When it is midnight tomorrow, you take this food box to the twelfth step of the Gate of Hell. At that time, you will see two people playing chess. Give them the food box. Remember to wait patiently and do not rush. You must ask three times and Ma Yuanwai will remember them one by one.
At midnight, Ma Yuanwai carried the food box to the gate of hell according to the fortune teller. Sure enough, he saw two people playing chess. Those two were none other than an ox-headed horse face. Ma Yuanwai walked over and knelt on the ground to lift the food box. Above my head, when I asked the two gods to finish eating, they seemed to listen but not listen. Ma Yuanwai did not dare to disturb them, so he had to watch them play a game of chess from the side. After they finished playing, Ma Yuanwai said to the side, The two gods were invited to have a meal, but Niu Tou and Ma Nian hadn't heard yet, so Ma Yuan was waiting aside.
After a while, Niu Tou suddenly put down the chess pieces and said, "Brother Ma, the time has come. It's time for us." "Let's go," Ma Mian nodded, packed up the chessboard and was about to leave. When the horse member saw that they were leaving, he immediately shouted loudly, "Two gods, please stay and finish your meal before leaving." After hearing this, Ma Mian turned around. , seeing Ma Yuanwai kneeling on the ground holding up the food box, Niutou asked: "Why did you stop us two?" Ma Yuanwai said, "Thank you for your hard work, please finish your meal before leaving." When Niu Tou saw such delicious food, he said to Ma Mian: "Brothers, we didn't eat on this business trip. This person is so thoughtful that we just ate it. After that, he wolfed it down."
< p> After the meal, Niu Tou asked: "You prepared such a rich meal for us to enjoy. What do you want from us?" Ma Yuanwai said: "Please save my son, two gods." After saying this, he burned it. A bunch of paper money, Niu Tou said since we ate your food and took your money, you can tell me if anything happens. Ma Yuanwai said: "I am over sixty years old and have only one son. The fortune teller said that my son There is only one day left, please ask the two gods to save him." Niu Tou asked: "What is your son's name?" Ma Yuanwai said his name was Ma Yichun. Niu Tou opened the life and death book given to him by the judge and called. No, the person they want to arrest tonight is Ma Yichun.Ma Yuanwai begged Niu Tou and Ma Mian to let him go, but Niu Tou said that the laws in the underworld were strict and difficult to deal with. Seeing that they refused to help, Ma Yuanwai said: "I have a brother who is a high official in the underworld." , if you don’t help me, I will go find him.” Ma Mian said that I am the only one with the surname Ma in the underworld, but why don’t I recognize you? Ma Yuanwai said, “You drank Meng Po soup as soon as you arrived in the underworld, and you forgot your past and present lives.” , how do you know me?" Ma Mian thought the same, so he gave Niu Tou a wink, Niu Tou understood, and the two of them returned to the underworld while drunk and pretended that nothing happened.
Soon the King of Hell came to know about this matter, and sent Black and White Wuchang to personally investigate the matter. As soon as Black and White Wuchang found out, it turned out to be true. King of Hell Dashu sent people to find the bull-headed horse face, and the King of Hell sent them both to their respective places. Hit 40 big boards, and then demote them both to catchers. But the matter didn't end there. Ma Mian was unwilling to be a little catcher, so he secretly left the underworld and wanted to catch Ma Yichun back. Unexpectedly, he couldn't get in as soon as he arrived at the door of Ma Yuanwai's house. .
It turned out that the fortune teller knew that the bull-headed horse face had been demoted and was worried that they would come back to capture Ma Yichun to forgive his sin. He told the horseman to put a door god on the door of his house, and then put it in Ma Yichun's house. If a statue of the King of Hell is placed inside, Ma Mian will naturally not dare to come because he is afraid of the King of Hell. Ma Mian was very angry when he arrived, so he went back to the underworld to secretly change the judge's life and death book, and then told Black and White Wuchang that Ma Yichun's life span had long since expired, but he did not dare to enter their house because there was a portrait of the door god on it.
After hearing this, Black and White Wuchang went to capture Ma Yichun. Soon Ma Yichun died. After Ma Yiyi died, Ma Yuanwai was unwilling to accept it, so he committed suicide. The remaining wealth of the family was gone. Ma Yuanwai After his death, he told the King of Hell that his son's fate had changed, and he escaped with the guidance of an expert, but now he died for no reason. After hearing this, the King of Hell asked someone to investigate and found out that it was the person captured by Black and White Wuchang. The King of Hell asked Black and White Wuchang Why do you want to catch people? Hei Bai Wuchang told the King of Hell that Ma Mian told me that Ma Yichun's life was up and asked me to catch him.
Later it was found out that Ma Mian had secretly changed the book of life and death. The King of Hell removed all of Ma Mian's responsibilities and became a mortal. The new Ma Mian was Ma Yichun, Ma Yuanwai's son. Chun was a kind person before his death, so after his death, he could be the new Ma Mian in the underworld. The former Ma Mian was demoted to a mortal because he wanted to avenge himself. But soon after, because Ma Yichun was too kind, he let many ghosts go. When the King of Hell found out, he said, "Ma Yichun is too kind to be a catcher," so he kept Ma Yichun by his side. , the reincarnation king became reincarnated, and Ma Yichun's father, Ma Yuanwai, became the new horse face.
This is the story of the ox-headed horse face. Since then, the horse face has never been replaced. Until now, the horse face is still the horse member.
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