Splitting the Mountain to Rescue Mother

????-?????? Splitting the Mountain to Rescue Mother - A Chinese Mythological Tale "The Breaking Open the Mountain to Rescue Mother," also known as "The Magic Lotus Lantern," is one of the ancient Chinese mythological legends, originating from the Tang Dynasty and having multiple versions of dramas and narrative texts. The Three Holy Mothers, celestial beings, lived in the Holy Mother Palace on Mount Hua, accompanied by pine trees, cranes, and white clouds, feeling very lonely. Taking advantage of the Erlang Shen's absence as he ascended to the heavens for a banquet, she took her attendant, Morning Glow, out of the palace for a stroll. «????», ??«???»???????????,???????????????????????????????????,?????????,???????????????????,??????????? ????????????,????????????,??????????,????????,?????????,??????????,??????Scholar Liu Yanchang, who had failed the imperial examination in the capital, went to Mount Hua alone to dispel his melancholy. There, he met the Three Holy Mothers, and they fell in love with each other, eventually becoming husband and wife. Later, the Three Holy Mothers gave birth to a son named Chen Xiang. ????,????????????????,?????????,??????????,??????????,??????????-?????????????????????????,????????????????Soon after, the Three Holy Mothers' brother, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, discovered this and, to uphold celestial laws and family rules, decided to capture the Three Holy Mothers and dispose of her husband and child. However, he feared the power of the mountain-sealing treasure-the Magic Lotus Lantern. So, Erlang Shen deceived the Three Holy Mothers and took the Magic Lotus Lantern from her, then suppressed her under Mount Hua. ????????????????,????????????????????,?????????,??????,??????????,?????????????????,??????,???????????The Three Holy Mothers' attendant, Morning Glow, evaded Erlang Shen's search and secretly took Liu Yanchang and Chen Xiang away from Mount Hua. Sixteen years later, Chen Xiang became a disciple of the Thunderbolt Immortal, mastering martial arts, and returned to Mount Hua to reclaim the Magic Lotus Lantern, defeating Erlang Shen. Chen Xiang used a divine axe to split open Mount Hua, rescuing the Three Holy Mothers, and the family of three finally reunited.