Chapter 69: The curtain has come down
Lianjia Village, the old house of Lianjia.
"Crunch...... Boom. ”
Pushing open the courtyard door and entering, Lian Ge kicked it again.
After pausing slightly in the courtyard and glancing at the barrier above the dome overhead, Lian Ge walked straight towards the hall.
"Smack. ”
Turn on the lamp in the hall, and in an instant the light will illuminate the whole house and spread into the courtyard.
Lian Ge didn't go back to the bedroom, so he sat down in the hall.
Slightly scanning the inside and outside of the room, Lian Ge closed his eyes, concentrated, got rid of the distracting thoughts in his heart, and began to carry the mana in his body and cultivate.
......
Inside, it gradually became quieter.
Outside, the night was getting darker.
Throughout the night, people burned incense and lit wax at the location of the ancestral hall, and people around the village continued to patrol the mountains.
Lian Ge didn't rest, just meditated and practiced in the hall to avoid sudden accidents and too late to react.
......
Finally, the night passed quietly under the interplay of the stars in the night and the candles on the ground.
When Lian Ge opened his eyes again from his cultivation, the sky had completely opened.
The old house of the Lian family, in the hall.
Lian Ge, who put down his crossed legs and stood up again, looked at the rising sun in the sky in the distance, and a slight smile appeared on his face,
Turning his gaze, Lian Ge looked at the hidden courtyard gate and said softly:
"Come in. ”
When the words fell, the hidden courtyard gate did not change, but the two black mist directly lingered through the door and entered, turning into two figures again in the courtyard.
"Meet the Celestial Master. ”
The two prefectural officials bowed respectfully.
Lian Ge nodded slightly, then turned around and walked into the next room and took out toiletries.
After squeezing the toothpaste and holding the water cup, Lian Ge returned to the yard,
"Did anything happen last night?"
Lian Ge asked as he rinsed his mouth and brushed his teeth.
"Heavenly Master, your arrangements are well-organized, although last night there were two little ghosts who tried to invade the village and prey on incense, but they were directly blocked outside the village by the barrier laid out by Heavenly Master, and they couldn't get close, and before dawn, these two little ghosts left. One of the prefectural officials said with reverence.
"Trouble two. Lian Ge nodded and said.
"No, we didn't do anything. Hearing this, the two prefectural officials bowed down at the same time.
"Gollum...... Burst. ”
After Lian Ge finally rinsed his mouth, he turned around and looked at the two ghosts again.
"However, I'm afraid it will take two more days to trouble you. ”
"But it is sent by the Heavenly Master. ”
"It's still the same as last night, and the next few nights, it's going to be hard for two. ”
"We dare not speak of hard work, it is our honor to be able to serve the Heavenly Master. ”
Hearing this, Lian Ge nodded and didn't say anything more.
And these two ghosts also made a farewell at the right time,
"Heavenly Master, we won't bother. ”
"Okay. ”
The words fell, and as when they came, the two underworld officials turned into black mist and disappeared into the courtyard.
Looking at the door that was still hidden, and then looking up at the rising sun in the east, and the ashes of paper money and the diffuse smoke of incense and candles in the direction of the ancestral hall in the distance, Lian Ge then retracted his gaze.
He turned around and re-entered the hall.
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The sun rises and sets, the clouds gather and disperse,
Time passed day by day.
Under the double protection of the 'human array' and the ghosts, the multi-day ancestor worship ceremony in Lianjia Village was carried out in an orderly manner.
Although every night there are ghosts who can't resist the temptation of food and try to storm the barrier of Lianjia Village, but as the barrier is strengthened day by day, it becomes more and more difficult to shake in the slightest.
As for Lian Ge, except for the first day of going to the ancestral hall to preside over the main ceremony of the ancestor worship ceremony, he did not step out of the old house much in the next few days.
Basically, he maintains a state of practicing at night while guarding against emergencies, and sleeping during the day.
And with the smell of burning wax paper money in the village,
Finally, another three days passed, and the ancestor worship ceremony in Lianjia Village came to an end.
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That day, early in the morning, Lian Ge, who had not slept all night, once again ended his cultivation and regained his mind.
Standing up again and walking to the eaves outside the hall, Lian Ge looked up at the sky above Lianjia Village, the seal script that had become clearer in the eyes of heaven, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
In fact, Lian Ge knew very well that he was a little too cautious about the threats that might be caused by ancestor worship.
Although according to "Mysterious Common Sense", during the Midyear Festival, it is true that the ghost door of the underworld is wide open, but it will only release some ordinary ghosts who have no grievances and no grievances.
And because the fertility rate is greater than the mortality rate in recent years, there are not many ghosts left in the capital.
Even with it, there are not many ghosts that can be released during the Midyear Festival.
Most of the time, though, caution is a good quality.
"Although some chickens are killed with knives, at least this ancestor worship ceremony is also risk-free. ”
A smile appeared on his face, and after muttering to himself in a low voice, Lian Ge retracted his gaze.
Looking down at the somewhat wrinkled clothes,
"When will this cultivation be able to replace sleep...... Or sleep can replace cultivation. ”
Thinking about it, Lian Ge couldn't help but smile and shook his head, patted the clothes on his body,
didn't go back to the bedroom to rest like a few days ago, Lian Ge walked straight towards the hidden courtyard door.
"Crunch ......"
The old courtyard gate was directly opened, and Lian Ge stepped out of the courtyard.
"Let's go, I'll send you two out. ”
Lian Ge paused slightly and said softly.
Then, two underworld officials in black suits appeared beside Lian Ge.
"I'm tired of the Heavenly Master. One of the demons said respectfully.
"I'm probably bothering you. Lian Ge turned his head, glanced at the difference between the two ghosts, shook his head slightly and said, "It's hard for you two to help these days." ”
"Don't dare, as a public servant of the underworld, it is our duty to put an end to ghosts and monsters harming people, and it is an honor for us to be able to do things for the Heavenly Master. It was still the ghost who answered before, and he replied more respectfully.
Hearing this, Lian Ge first nodded, and then looked at the two ghosts, and he found that the people who answered in the past few days were all the same ghosts.
"I haven't consulted before, two of you're surnamed you?"
"Don't dare to let the Heavenly Master say that it is expensive, my name is Zheng Cheng, this is my colleague, Zhao Hu. Ghost Messenger Zheng Cheng replied with some excitement.
"Zheng Cheng, Zhao Hu, hmm...... I remembered. Lian Ge looked at the two ghosts, nodded and said.
"Thank you, Heavenly Master!" Ghost Messenger Zheng Cheng and Zhao Hu suddenly looked a little flattered, and bowed down excitedly.
Hearing this, Lian Ge just shook his head and didn't say anything more.
Turning around, Lian Ge followed the village road and walked towards the entrance of the village.
"Let's go, go to the entrance of the village. ”
The ghost sent Zheng Cheng and Zhao Hu to follow, walking behind Lian Ge on both sides.
......
After a while, Lian Ge walked to the barrier at the entrance of the village with the two ghosts almost unhurriedly.
Paused again, looking at the barrier in front of him,
"Edict, open!"
With a pinch of his hand and a flick of his fingers, the barrier at the entrance of the village suddenly dissolved.
"Alright, you go out. Looking at the passage that had opened in front of him, Lian Ge didn't look back, and said directly.
"Heavenly Master, we will take our leave. ”
The two ghosts didn't say anything, and after speaking, they escaped directly out of the barrier, and after bowing to Lian Ge outside the barrier, they disappeared directly.
Seeing that the ghost almost disappeared from sight, Lian Ge withdrew his hand,
Suddenly, the dissolved barrier exit was closed again.
Turning around, Lian Ge paused slightly and glanced in the direction of the ancestral hall in the distance.
At this moment, the smoke of the incense that lingered above the ancestral hall had gradually faded, and the ashes of the paper money had already settled.
Subsequently, the multi-day ancestor worship ceremony, after several days of hustle and bustle, finally came to an end in the early morning of the 16th day of the seventh lunar month.