Chapter 45: Mom, I'm Not Sick!
I saw that on the talisman that the master "invited out" in the book, except for the eight characters of my birthday that had already been written in the middle of the back, the rest of the parts were blank.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to call it rune paper.
In the book, the master gently rests it in the center of the altar and presses one corner of it with a bell engraved with the Buddhist word "swastika".
I really don't know which god the master believes in in the two religions of Taoism and Buddhism, obviously enshrined the "Three Qings" statue, but the altar uses a Buddhist swastika bell.
I can't help but have a narrow thought: will his indiscriminate cross-use cause dissatisfaction between the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism at the same time?
Then, the master in the book picked up the wolf pen that had been prepared, dipped it in the cinnabar that had been ground with white wine, and shouted: "Disease"!
The portrayal of the "talisman" began.
In the book, the master's wife seems to have become commonplace, quietly observing not far from the master.
With a sense of "reverence", our family of three nervously watched the series of movements of the master in the book.
And I, I am more curious, just like a rural child entering the city for the first time - I have never seen anything, and even more so when I draw talismans on the spot, of course, I have to observe carefully.
According to the book, talismans are a secret magic weapon that communicates between humans and gods, and they have a variety of functions, so they should not be scribbled.
Hence the saying:
I don't know how to draw talismans, but I make ghosts and gods laugh;
If you know how to draw a talisman, you will be shocked by the ghosts and gods.
There are thousands of ways to draw talismans, most of which are recorded in the form of repetitions, cloud compilations, spirit runes, treasure talismans, etc.
Of course, there are also taboos in drawing symbols. There are four days a year when you can't draw a talisman, and if you draw a talisman on these four days, not only will the talisman not work, but it will also be harmful to people. These four days are the ninth day of the third month, the second day of the sixth month of June, the sixth day of the ninth month, and the second day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar.
And the best choice for drawing symbols is sub-time or hai-time. It is said that at this time, the yang disappears and the yin is long, and the aura is the most intense. The second is the three o'clock of noon, mao, and unitary.
According to the time, the time when the master draws the talisman in the book is in the unitary time.
In the process of drawing talismans, some have to pinch the trick, some have to meditate, some have to step on the bucket, and some have to write casually...... The procedure is complicated, the method is cumbersome, and the mana is extremely profound, enough to make good men and women dizzy.
I saw that the master in the book put the wolf pen in the cinnabar ink, and dipped it back and forth until it was full, and moved to the blank rune paper with the momentum of "lightning and lightning and blindness".
At the same time, he drank loudly:
Heaven and earth move!
Two patriarchal orders!
Three fierce strokes!
Four strokes of a thousand miles!
Five strokes of ghosts!
Six strokes of wind and thunder!
Seven strokes of troops!
Eight strokes to send the dragon spirit!
Nine strokes are said to be completed!
Prestige!
The voice fell, and the character was completed. Then, pick up the pressure charm bell and rattle it while shouting:
"Jingle bell!"
"Jingle bell!"
"Jingle bell!"
"Jingle bell!"
Dang!
In the book, the master fastened the bell on the altar and took about ten minutes to carve a talisman, of course, all of which were symbols that ordinary people could not understand, but they were indeed better than scribbling.
All in one go, without breaking the pen. The thickness is alternate, and the trajectory is like Yi.
In fact, in my opinion, it is just some meaningless "paper maze".
Here I suddenly thought of a video I had seen on the Internet, a performance art "blind painting master" with a high number of hits.
The master in the video, with his back to the drawing paper, painted at will, and the trajectory of the pen was chaotic, and he didn't know what to paint, but he still received countless follow-ups and praises.
Maybe it's because I lack artistic skills, and I really can't appreciate that kind of artwork and art method.
But I know that the real blind drawing is translated from abroad, and it is called Baiblind drawing in English. When I paint, my eyes keep looking at the subject of the painting, and I don't look at the canvas at all.
When a normal person draws, he usually looks at the object at a glance, then looks at the drawing paper, and paints according to the details and characteristics of the object.
If the normal way of drawing with one glance and one stroke is compared to walking with your eyes open, then lifting a pen without looking at the drawing paper is like walking with your eyes closed.
That's why it's called blind drawing.
I don't know how much "mana" the master spent in the book.
The only thing you can see is that the pea-sized beads of sweat are "crackling" falling down like rain, I don't know how this skill is practiced?
During these more than ten minutes, the master in the book was like a bucket of water being poured on his head, which was indeed breathtaking.
After the first rune was depicted, the master in the book went on to ask for two runes from the "dark room" one after another, and according to the previous method, a total of three runes were depicted.
Why don't you come out all at once?
Later, I learned from the master that it was originally to maintain the awe of the talisman.
"These three spirit runes have cost me a hundred days of cultivation, and it is thanks to my high mana that I can draw them hard, otherwise I will collapse. ”
In the book, the master gasped heavily, tremblingly handed the three talismans to his father, and seemed to be a little out of strength, and said to his father under the support of his wife.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, Master......"
Naturally, the father bent down respectfully, lowered his head, took the talisman with both hands, and nodded in response while bowing.
"You see that you have spent so much time to see my child, how much money do we have to make up for you?" The mother also looked at the sweaty master so "hard", and she was a little "unbearable" in the scene, and echoed on the side.
In the book, with the support of his wife, the master slowly sat down, raised his hand to stop his parents' words, and pretended to be profound: "These three Dao talismans have I injected mana into the child. ”
"One of them was wrapped in red cloth in the shape of a triangle with red thread sewn into the child's vest, and the other was hung on the door frame of the house, which was also wrapped in red cloth and sewn up. ”
"The last one is after the first two are completely arranged, on the second day, a family of three kneels three times in the house facing the east, and after lighting it, when the talisman flies up and falls and does not hit the ground, immediately catch it with a bowl, flush the child and take it, and the child's illness will naturally be cured. ”
"Remember, you can't touch the ashes with your hands. ”
After speaking, the master in the book paused for a few seconds and said, "As for those who have no money, you will come to me again when the child is sick." You don't have to feel indebted to me because I spent my mana to treat my child. In fact, a person like me, who has special powers, has come from the world with a hanging pot, but it is limited to the physical needs of worldly things. ”
"If not, what is the use of those worldly things?"
When my parents heard this, they didn't have to spend money this time, and they suddenly had a deeper trust in the background of the master in the book and the "great personality" who wholeheartedly hung the pot to help the world.
"Maybe it can really cure the child's illness!" the parents thought and nodded their heads in agreement.
"Master of the book, it was about three to five o'clock in the morning when you just said ugly," the mother asked.
"You don't know that?"
Before the master could answer, his father interrupted his mother directly, and did not forget to taunt his mother a few words: "Of course not, I really don't know how you got out of school?
"Let me tell you, the twelve earthly branches refer to Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. It divides the day into twelve hours, each of which is 2 hours. 23 to 1 o'clock in sub-time, 1 to 3 o'clock in ugly time......"
The mother glared at the father, "As far as you know?" Turning to the master, "I want to ask if it can be at any time between one and three in the morning, or must it be at one o'clock at the beginning of the ugly hour or at three o'clock at the end?"
"Hehe......" The master in the book glanced at his father, who seemed to have recovered a lot of physical strength at this time, smiled "kindly", and said: "It's okay during the ugly time, you can't advance or retreat." ”
"Master, I still want to ask ......"
"What do you ask, aren't you tired from watching the master draw talismans?
The mother was about to open her mouth, but the father interrupted the conversation.
"It's okay, it's okay!" the master waved his hand, "Let your lover ask! ”
"Hmph, it's like you already know everything! If you know that you are going to treat your child, why do you have to find someone else's master?" the mother was also a little annoyed by her father's repeated interruptions, and did not give any face.
Seeing that my father didn't answer this time, my mother continued to ask:
"Master, I still don't understand something, you said that there is a talisman that needs to be lit, and when it flies and has not fallen, I don't understand this very well, can you explain it to me?"
"Hehe!" the master smiled when he heard this, and said mysteriously: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed. ”
After saying goodbye, the three of us went home together.
Parents stay up all night.
I was woken up from my sleep in the wee hours of the morning. At this time, the mother had wrapped the two talismans according to the master's request.
One was sewn onto my underwear, and the other hung on the top frame of my house.
Ugly time.
My parents took me to face the east and bowed respectfully three times, and my mother kept praying for blessings:
"Pray to Heaven!
"You must take away the sickness of the pier!"
"Let Dunzi recover as soon as possible!"
"Don't let your child suffer so much!"
"Let the sickness leave him forever!"
"As long as he doesn't feel bad, he can transfer all the child's pain to me!"
"I'm willing to endure all the hardships for Dunzi!"
"Woo......"
The more my mother talked, the more excited she became, the more she spoke, and the more she whispered, the more she screamed, and even suddenly burst into tears!
This is the Great Mother!
Seeing this scene, I suddenly understood what a great psychological burden and psychological pressure my stupid pretending to be sick had brought to my mother!
I suddenly had an urge to tell my mother the truth: Mom, I'm not sick!