According to historical records, there was a long flood in Yao period.

At that time, all of China was hit by floods, and the situation was very tragic and terrible. The earth is a piece of Wang Yang, and people have no place to live, so we have to help the old and take care of the young. Some climb mountains to find caves to hide, and some nest in treetops like birds. The fields are flooded in Humboldt, and all the grains are flooded, but the vegetation on the ground is extremely prosperous; Birds and animals are also multiplying day by day, until later, animals come to compete with people for territory. Poor people, they have to resist cold and hunger, and they have to spare their strength to cope with the increased reproduction of animals. Where are they the enemies of animals? Therefore, even if they don't die of hunger and cold, they will certainly die of evil birds and beasts. The population is decreasing day by day.

The myth does not clearly explain how the great flood happened. Presumably, it was because people did not believe in the right way and did all kinds of evil things, which angered the Emperor of Heaven, and they specially sent down floods to warn the world.

But no matter how many crimes people have committed, they are always miserable when they encounter floods. In the suffering of water and hunger, they have no food and shelter, and they must always be on guard against the invasion of poisonous snakes and beasts, and must fight diseases with their weak bodies. How terrible the miserable and desperate days were in that era of flood!

There are many gods in the sky, but there is only one god who really pities the sufferings of the people. He wants to save people from the flood so that they can still live a happy and safe life. He was dissatisfied with his grandfather's harsh practices. We speculate that maybe at first he prayed and exhorted his grandfather more than once, hoping to get his permission, forgive people's sins and bring the flood back to heaven. But the Emperor of Heaven, who was still very angry, ignored Gun's words and gave him a reprimand instead, thinking that he was insane.

Begging and protesting are useless. The Great God Gun is determined to try its best to quell the flood and relieve the people's suffering. But a huge flood has flooded the whole world. Is there any way to calm it down?

This makes him feel sad and bored, which seems to be difficult with his divine power.

In the midst of melancholy, it happened that an owl and a turtle dragged each other and asked Gun why he was unhappy, so Gun told them the reason.

"It is not difficult to quell the flood," said the owl and the tortoise in unison.

"So what should we do?" Gun hurriedly asked.

"Do you know that there is a kind of treasure in heaven called' rest land'?"

"I have heard of it, but I still don't know what it is."

"'fallow soil' is a kind of growth soil, which doesn't seem to be much, but as long as you throw a little into the soil, it will continue to grow, accumulate into a profile of mountain bream and pile up into a dike. Use this treasure to block the flood, but also afraid that the flood will not subside? "

"Ah, so where is this treasure hidden? Do you know? "

"This is a treasure, where it is hidden, how should we know! -Do you want to steal? "

"Yes," said the gun, "I am determined to do it!"

"Aren't you afraid of your grandfather's harsh laws?"

"Let him go." The gun said.

Needless to say, the resting place regarded as the most precious by the Emperor of Heaven is extremely secret and guarded by brave people. But somehow, the soil was finally stolen by the great god gun who was bent on saving people.

Gun got the rest of the soil and immediately threw it below to stop the flood for the people. This thing is really wonderful. With a little bit, you can build a dam on the mountain, so that the raging flood can't be violent, which is also called dry in the soil. There is no trace of flood on the earth gradually, only a rugged new green land is seen.

People who live in the treetops climb out of their nests, and people who live in the mountains come out of their holes. Their thin faces are full of smiles, and their hearts are full of thanks and cheers to the Great God. They are all ready to rebuild their new inheritance in this miserable land.

Unfortunately, when the flood was about to subside, the act of stealing cultivated land was finally known to the Emperor of Heaven. You can imagine how angry the majestic emperor who rules the universe will be! He hated the rebellious offspring of the kingdom of heaven, and immediately sent the Vulcan Zhu Rong down without hesitation to kill the gun in this place in the feather suburbs and recapture the rest of the land. As the saying goes, "For the mountain, nine grains (rèn) are short of (kuì)" is a brief introduction to Gun, so the flood came back and flooded the whole earth, people's hopes were shattered and they were still threatened by hunger and cold. People deplore the sacrifice of the Great God Cannon and their own misfortune.

The Great God Gun was killed in this place in the feather suburb. Does he have any regrets? He did, and his regret was huge and profound. But it's not a pity that he was killed. He is determined to sacrifice his life. He regretted his death, his career was not successful, his ambition was not realized, people who were hungry and cold were still immersed in the water, but the land was reclaimed by the Emperor of Heaven. How can he sleep so quietly?

With this broad and strong love, the spirit of the Great God Cannon did not die, and his body did not rot after three years.

Not only that, a new life is gradually gestating in his stomach, and that is his son Yu. He nurtured this little life with his own blood and soul, and asked him to continue to complete his career in the future. I am growing and changing in my father's belly. In three years, he has all kinds of magical powers, even surpassing his father.

The body of the gun didn't rot for three years, and this miracle was known by the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was afraid that he would become a monster in the future, so he sent another god down with a treasure knife called Wudao and cut open the gun body.

The gods acted according to orders, went to the feather suburb and cut open the gun body with a martial knife.

But at this moment, a bigger miracle happened: suddenly, a qiú dragon, Yu, jumped out of Gun's cut abdomen, and a pair of sharp horns grew on its faucet, jumping, jumping and rising into the sky. After a kind of Long Yusheng, the body of the gun became other creatures and jumped into the abyss next to the feather suburb. He wants to live and see his son continue his struggle and save people from suffering.

Ancient myths and legends, ancient mythical figures