Chapter 403: High-Risk Activities
The scene of "Shangdao Mountain" attracted many onlookers, in addition to tourists from afar, as well as locals from Huangshi Town. Everybody knows that's the main thing.
A giant log with two rows of knives was erected on a table of eight immortals, and three ropes were pulled on the top, which were forked one hundred and twenty degrees, and tightly strangled, stabilizing the giant tree.
Each knife has a yellow rune paper attached to it.
At the top of the giant tree, there is also a place to sit and help with a flag.
On the front of the Eight Immortals table, there are also several lying woods, on which sharp knives are also placed. The blades of the knives are facing vertically upwards, and the first step to go up the knife mountain is to step on these blades to the Eight Immortals Table, and then climb the knife mountain.
This scene alone made the faces of the onlookers change slightly.
The sharpness of these knives is beyond doubt, and some people have already tested them, and they are definitely the ones that can cut bones.
"Oh my God, this is too dangerous, isn't it?"
"Although I don't know what the principle is, it's very interesting!"
"Only professionals have the guts. ”
"The folk are masters!"
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Subsequently, the Taoist group entered, and various offerings were placed. Immediately afterwards, in the midst of the music, the Taoist priests sang and danced and started the Fa. In layman's terms, it is to pretend to be a ghost.
A large handful of rune paper was lit and placed in the brazier.
One of them, a priest dressed in a particularly solemn manner, knelt barefoot in front of the brazier, with the soles of his feet facing upwards.
Another old Taoist priest held a seal, first chanted and chattered for a while, and then solemnly stamped a seal on the soles of the solemnly dressed Taoist priests.
At this time, the first Taoist priest who was about to go up to Dao Mountain stood up and made a bow to everyone.
On the side, someone handed over a Taoist bag, which contained something that could not be seen for the time being.
He put the burden on his shoulder, raised his foot, and without any hesitation, officially stepped on the blade, and walked towards the table of the eight immortals step by step. Every step of the way, the audience was terrified.
What is shocking is that such a sharp knife did not cause any damage to the Taoist priest.
"Damn! It's not scientific!"
"Unbelievable, how?"
"I was a little eager to try it. ”
"Come on, is that something that ordinary people can play?"
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Rao is a person like Chen Baoli, and he is also stunned and admired. It's one thing to listen, but it's even more powerful to actually witness the process.
Those who have cameras and mobile phones have filmed this process, planning to upload what circle of friends and the like, and seek answers from experts and scholars.
Zhang Fan was also on the side, but this kind of scene was watched many times when I was a child, so I was not so shocked.
And he thinks that with his current ability, he should be able to do it to this extent. Of course, it did not affect his admiration for this group of skilled and bold Taoist priests.
Watching the Taoist priest climb the knife step by step and climb to the top of the giant tree, I saw him sit down, open the baggage, take out a Taoist book from it, and start reading.
Below, another Taoist priest came out and knelt in front of the brazier burning the talisman paper like the previous one, and let the old Taoist priest holding the talisman seal cover a seal on the soles of his feet.
Then, he took a large bag from the person next to him and carried it behind his back.
Inside the bag, there are various materials, such as towels, umbrellas and other daily necessities, and even jade pendants and other jewelry. Locals believe that the items that pass through Daoshan Mountain have been blessed by the gods and can bring good luck, health, and so on.
In the eyes of Chen Baoli and others, it is similar to opening up an object.
Seeing that they were all a little moved, Zhang Fan smiled and said, "If you want to go through the motions, you can go over there to prepare a case, and someone will arrange it." ”
Following Zhang Fan's guidance, I really saw that some locals handed over some newly bought daily necessities and gave them another five or ten yuan.
It cannot be denied that this is a means for Taoist priests to accumulate wealth.
However, people take the risk to help you carry things up the knife mountain, and charge a few dollars for hard work, isn't it too much?
Not only Chen Baoli, but also many tourists have taken off their jewelry and other items on their bodies, wanting to have an auspicious picture. Ten dollars and eight dollars for them, that is, the price of a drink, do not care.
Chen Baoli took off a string of beads from his wrist, as well as some things from his wife and children, and handed over a red envelope.
The Taoist priest of record opened a hole in the red envelope and found that it was two 100 yuan bills, slightly startled, with an excellent service attitude, and immediately used a small bag similar to a sachet to put Chen Baoli's items in.
Although this kind of behavior is a little vulgar and philistine, it does not make everyone feel resentful, and the Taoist priests also want to eat!
In contrast, the monk temples in the city are much more convergent. Don't you see some tourist areas, do you have to pay tickets to enter the seedlings and incense sticks? Not to mention any opening, a hundred or dozens of yuan is simply a flower child, and if you are not told to leave, you will be in a good temper.
Some tourists are treated differently, and some owners who are not short of money have also put a lot of money.
The Taoist priest in charge of recording smiled, and said the words of blessing one by one, not much was repeated, and it was amazing, and he was eloquent!
At this temple fair in Huishui Village, it seems that their team can make a lot of money.
Isn't it just to make more money when you don't reunite with your family and run out to work during the Chinese New Year?
Suddenly, the Taoist priest's hand holding the red envelope froze and trembled slightly. He saw that inside the big red envelope was a small stack of large bills, probably more than 1,000 yuan.
Looking at the young man in front of him, he hesitated for a while. Collecting such a large sum of money is somewhat stressful. Those items on the knife mountain do not have the effect of divine power blessings, they just meet the people's longing for life.
He looked at Zhang Fan, who had hired their team with a lot of money, and he had explained that he couldn't do too many fee-based projects. The high-risk activity of going to Daoshan is the only opportunity for Zhang Fan to make extra money.
Zhang Fan saw his reluctance, nodded and said, "It's okay to be voluntary." ”
The Taoist priest accepted it happily, and the words of blessing were sprayed continuously for a minute, which made the young tourist a little embarrassed.
Can you not be happy? This fee alone is more than the cost of hiring them by Zhang Fan.
In the past, I was in charge of so many temple fairs, but this time the income is several times higher than the previous single income. They also experience the benefits of having more tourists, and these tourists who come from afar are more generous and generous.
He thought that when he waited for the Zhangjiazhai temple fair, he must fight for it. Compared with Huishui Village, Zhangjiazhai is much wealthier.
At this time, the Taoist priest carrying the items had already climbed to the top, placed a large bag of items, and asked the Taoist priest who was reciting the scriptures to do the Dharma for about a minute or two, and then memorize it.
Not to mention anything else, just this scene makes tourists addicted and says that the trip is worth it.