Chapter 02: The Four Great Beasts
Dragon, phoenix, turtle, and lin, as the traditional four major Rui beasts in the East, their images have naturally been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for a long time.
However, in addition to the turtle and the phoenix, there is never a conclusive conclusion as to what the other two very mysterious Rui beasts look like.
After all, no one has ever seen it, and whether they exist or not is actually a question worth discussing.
However, since there are a large number of classics that record their existence, and it seems that many ancient people have seen these two mysterious beasts, it is impossible to deny that they really existed in the world.
So, what do these four Rui beasts look like, or how did the ancients who had seen them describe them?
Needless to say, the turtle is completely the most unshelf-free civilian Rui beast, and if you want to raise ten or eight of them at home, there is no problem at all.
Because the turtle has a stone egg-like shape, it is very strong and tough at first glance, so it has become a symbol of longevity and health.
The phoenix is extremely beautiful and gorgeous, the size of an ordinary rooster, in fact, it is not very big, but its whole body has very beautiful colored feathers.
The biggest feature is that the pattern on the top of the head resembles the shape of the character "De", the pattern on the wings resembles the shape of the character "Xi", the pattern on the back resembles the shape of the character "Li", the pattern on the chest resembles the shape of the character "Ren", and the pattern on the abdomen resembles the shape of the character "Xin".
This is probably true, because there is a kind of monk fish that can grow scales with words, anyway, the phoenix is actually a small, very beautiful auspicious bird.
Therefore, the symbolic meaning of the phoenix is luxury and tranquility.
It's hard to say what the unicorn looks like, but it should really exist in the world, and it is estimated that it is a very cute-looking Rui beast, and it should not be too big, and it may be about the same size as an ordinary foal at most.
Not only that, the unicorn is also the most qualified, can represent the traditional culture of the Oriental auspicious beast, should be a very noble and elegant good-looking animal, its symbolic meaning is - benevolence.
The reason why I say this is actually an allusion.
There was a super second beeper named Shang who caught a strange animal, so he sacrificed the animal to his lord.
The lord was also a second beep, and he didn't know what kind of animal it was, so he gave the animal to his gardener to raise.
When the saint learned about this, he ran to watch it curiously, and this was a great sight.
The saint howled and cried on the spot, saying that this strange animal, in fact, was a unicorn symbolizing benevolence, and that it suddenly appeared at this time, and was directly captured alive by bad luck, which was a harbinger of great chaos in the world.
Then, because he was so sad, the sage stopped writing his masterpiece, "Spring and Autumn".
Since a coachman can capture the unicorn alive, and the lord specially ordered someone to keep it in the garden, then the combat effectiveness of the unicorn is obviously very vegetable, and it must be very good-looking.
And it has also become a benevolent beast assessed by the sage himself, so in the appearance and temperament of the unicorn, it is obvious that it should have a few points, and the same temperament as Confucian culture.
Therefore, although I don't know what it looks like, it may be a good-looking benevolent beast that looks super cute and elegant.
This is pure speculation, or nonsense, but the unicorn is definitely not a fierce beast, so the image should not be very fierce.
The last beast, the dragon, is super troublesome!
First of all, let's not talk about the appearance, just the size of the dragon, which is impossible to say.
Some say that it is only two or three zhang long, some say that it is at least a thousand miles long, and some say that it is only as small as a grain of rice...... I don't know.
However, one thing that can be confirmed is that the body of the dragon should be the same as that of the snake, which is the same kind of elongated shape, because when describing the direction of the mountains, there is always a description of the shape of the dragon's body, which is called a dragon vein.
In this case, the dragon's body is most likely like that...... , in the shape of a long strip.
Well, the dragon's head, scales, claws, tail...... , and so on, what does it look like?
It's messy, there is no unified answer at all, some say it's a fish head, some say it's a human head, and some say it's a tiger's head, tail, scales and claws...... , and so on, the parts are the same, it's completely strange and everything.
However, no matter how the image of the dragon changes, there is one thing that remains the same, and that is the dragon's combat power...... It's super powerful!
The dragon's own ability is extremely strong, almost the clouds and fog, the rivers and the sea are omnipotent, and it has also killed many other demon gods, but those gods who can be ranked up, if they go out and don't sit on the frame pulled by the dragon, they are simply embarrassed to go out.
Therefore, of course, the dragon has become a symbol of imperial power and strength, and it is definitely the number one beast of the four major beasts.
With the strength can not be afraid of other difficulties and obstacles, can be in trouble into auspicious, turn danger into relief, therefore, the dragon is also the four elephants, the most noble and auspicious existence.
However, what exactly it looks like is still messy and there is no conclusion.
Its most well-known image is that its head is like a camel, its horns are like a deer, its eyes are like a rabbit, its ears are like a cow, its neck is like a snake, its belly is like a mirage, its scales are like a carp, its claws are like an eagle, and its palm is like a tiger; its back has eighty-one scales, and it has the number of ninety-nine yangs; its voice is like a copper plate, there is a beard next to its mouth, there is a pearl under its chin, and there are reverse scales under its throat; there is Boshan on its head, also known as the ruler wood, and the dragon cannot ascend to heaven without a ruler wood; it can become a cloud of breath, and it can turn into water and fire.
This description is simple, saying that I have never seen a dragon, it is difficult to believe, after all, the description is too specific, and even how many scales and armor there are on the dragon's back are recorded clearly and clearly.
However, if this is true, then there is also a very interesting question, how did the person who put forward this statement describe it so specifically, could it be that he raised a dragon himself and couldn't observe it in his arms every day?
Of course, this is impossible, but this nine-like appearance of the dragon must be correct, this is one of the appearance of the dragon, and it is also its most shining image.
Therefore, there may be more than one type of dragon at all, and all those nonsense descriptions may not describe one type of dragon, but ...... , many kinds of dragons!
So, in fact, the dragon is also a kind of civilian beast, if you keep a chameleon at home, or a reichtosaurus, or another reptile with the word dragon in its name, although a little self-deception, but it can also be regarded as a ...... , a dragon farmer with a booming cow.
Anyway, there are many, many dragons, and maybe the ancients described one of the images of dragons according to the appearance of a certain kind of reptile.
Since dinosaurs are recognized as extinct dragons in the world, how can we not say that those ancient reptiles exist...... , yourself is a dragon?
Besides, the image of the Western dragon is no different from the big lizard at all, and it can also spit water and breathe fire, maybe with the continuous degradation, it itself becomes smaller and smaller, and slowly loses its special functions, becoming the kind of little stupid unlucky person now.
Therefore, although the dragon of the nine-like phase is super beep, it is okay to buy a lizard dragon that may have degenerated and keep it in your own home...... , apparently more bull beep.