A long time ago, there was a ferocious demon king. He had magic in his body. He could not float away when he fell into the water. He could not be burned if he fell in the water. He could not be cut with knives, pierced with spears, and shot with bows and arrows. He has extraordinary powers, is arrogant and arrogant, and is domineering and doing evil all day long. At that time, the sky had sixteen levels, and he became the overlord of one of them. He oppressed and plundered the people and did all kinds of evil. He already has six beautiful wives, but if any family has a beautiful daughter, he will take her as his wife. Once, he saw a human princess named Nan Zongbu who was more beautiful than his six wives, so he snatched her away and made her his seventh wife.

One year in June, it was the day when the Chinese New Year was celebrated in the human world. The Demon King congratulated the rice dumplings for the New Year and invited the Demon Minister and the Demon General to drink and have fun in the palace. After three rounds of drinking, both the guests and the host were already tipsy. Nan Zongbu took the opportunity to praise the Demon King: “My noble king, you have boundless power and noble virtues. With your prestige, you can conquer heaven, hell, and the human world. You should be the master of the three realms.” The Demon King was filled with joy after hearing this. Proudly, he pondered for a while, turned to his beloved wife and said: “I can indeed conquer the three realms, and no one knows my weaknesses.”Nan Zongbu then asked: “The king has such magical power, how can he have weaknesses? The devil replied in a low voice: “I’m afraid that someone will pull out my hair and strangle my neck. This will cause my body to be separated from my body. You have to keep an eye on me.” “Nan Zongbu pretended to be surprised and asked: “How can a king who can conquer the three realms be afraid of hair? The devil whispered again: “Although the hair is small, my hair will break my neck and I will not survive.” “

After hearing this, Nanzongbu secretly made up his mind.So she continued to

The devil poured wine until the banquet was over, and she helped him go to bed and fell asleep. At this time, she carefully pulled out a hair of the devil, and strangled the devil’s neck before he woke up. The devil’s head immediately fell to the ground, and every drop of blood dripping from his head turned into a ball of fire, burning brightly and quickly spreading to the world. At this time, Nan Zongbu quickly picked up the devil’s head, and the flames on the ground were extinguished. But as soon as he put his head down, the fire started again. So the six wives of the king also came and took turns holding the devil’s head so that the fire would stop burning.

Later, Nan Zongbu returned to the world, but she was still covered in blood. People poured water on her to wash away the blood. The blood stains were finally washed away, and Nan Zongbu lived happily in the world. After Nan Zongbu died, in order to commemorate her, people splashed water on each other every year during the New Year, washed away the dirt on their bodies with clean water, and ushered in an auspicious New Year.