A028: Puja encounter
Xia Chen looked at his boyfriend, his expression was a little nervous and urgent, and he said to him solemnly: "Xiao Wu, it's okay, I don't want to inquire about your private affairs, but when you saw me tonight, that kind of abnormal expression, I have also seen it on other people's faces." ”
"Actually, you saw something, right?" Zhang Shiyan asked, "Don't worry, you should know what the seniors usually do to you." And, if you do see anything, it's just a private matter between me and her. ”
Wu Xiaowu pondered his thoughts, thinking in his heart, since they said it so bluntly and used "what they saw" to describe it, it means that it is very likely that they can also see it, could it be that Uncle Tang also authorized the couple?
"Senior sister, senior, anyway, you have taken care of me since the beginning of school, and I respect you very much. I'll tell you the truth, because of my family, I have yin and yang eyes since I was a child, and I can see some unclean things. Wu Xiaowu plans to fool the monkey and continue to be "open and honest" with them on the premise of not leaking secrets.
The senior's expression was gloomy, and Xia Chen also looked at both sides in fear, this detail was captured by Wu Xiaowu, and he guessed that they should not be able to see it?
"That'...... Is he still there?" Xia Chen's lips trembled slightly.
Wu Xiaowu glanced at the child, looked directly at Xia Chen's face, and nodded: "Yes, all the time!"
Xia Chen suddenly couldn't control his emotions and cried, Zhang Shiyan hugged her tightly, "It's okay, it's okay, it seems that what that person said is true." ”
"Brother Yan, Sister Chen, if you have any difficulties or problems, I can help, I will do my best, I have learned some skills from my grandfather, and the monkeys in the dormitory also know, so ...... You've got to tell me what the hell is going on. ”
While speaking, several students came over, and the three of them were silent again, and they went around for about ten minutes to the back of the gymnasium. Wu Xiaowu handed the cigarette case to Zhang Shiyan and lit one himself.
It turned out that after Zhang Shiyan and Xia Chen entered the school that year, they were also pulled into the same club by the seniors, and they fell in love with each other at first sight. During the winter vacation of the first year, the two were in love, Zhang Shiyan didn't wait for the start of school, so he went to Xia Chen's hometown to see her, and wanted to go over together after the start of school.
It was that time that the two were in a small local hotel and pushed their relationship one step further. Zhang Shiyan and Xia Chen, who are also top students, although they are usually other people's children in the mouths of other people's parents, have never had a positive and in-depth understanding of the safety measures for the relationship between men and women. What they know is limited to the basic science of physiology and hygiene.
At that time, Zhang Shiyan bought a box of safety condoms that he had never heard of from the first floor of the hotel, and at that time he simply thought that as long as he wore the condom, he would not win the lottery 100%. He didn't know that there was a difference between good and bad condoms, an expiration date, and the right way to use them that was easy to overlook.
It was only after his sophomore year that he and his girlfriend attended a lecture on HIV/AIDS prevention, and for the first time in their lives, they received relevant education and knowledge transfer in a formal, normal and formal manner. Unfortunately, it was too late, a few weeks after the vacation of the freshman year ended and the school started, Xia Chen felt unwell and found out that she was unexpectedly pregnant when she went to the hospital for an examination.
At that time, the two panicked, on the one hand, they must not let their families know, and on the other hand, they went to raise money to find a suitable big hospital for surgery. Fortunately, Zhang Shiyan is a very responsible boy, and he feels deeply remorseful for this, and takes good care of Xia Chen until he recovers, and his attitude towards her is more considerate than before, and the relationship between the two has also moved towards the vision of future marriage.
The miscarriage was only a small episode in the memories of the two of them. As atheists, the two of them never thought about infant spirits or dead souls.
Until the National Day holiday not long ago, Zhang Shiyan took Xia Chen to visit places that he had never been to in Chongjiang City. There is a wildlife park in the south of Chongjiang City, which is located in the famous Chongjiang Tourist Resort, where the scenery is pleasant by the mountains and rivers. They spent four days there, and on the last day went to a historic Taoist temple on a nearby mountain.
Originally, the two of them just wanted to take a walk and take some photos, but they caught up with some important Dharma activities being carried out in that temple. The first time they saw these "feudal superstition" activities in their understanding, the two of them also found it fresh and interesting. At that time, there was a bearded Taoist priest dressed in a simple and mysterious manner, and when he saw Xia Chen from the crowd, he also had the same expression as Wu Xiaowu.
Xia Chen and Zhang Shiyan thought that it was a few people behind them who were broadcasting live on their mobile phones that disturbed the Taoist priest, so the other party looked at this side with that strange expression and didn't pay much attention to it. After eating on the mountain, a little Taoist priest came to invite them.
Zhang Shiyan and Xia Chen didn't know what they meant, and they were taken by the little Taoist priest to meet a Li Daochang—the same middle-aged Taoist priest who had held the ritual and stared at them before.
From the furnishings in the room, it can be seen that Li Daochang seems to be a "master" character, and there are many photos of him and celebrities hanging on the wall. He himself has changed into Chinese-style casual clothes, and in Xia Chen's impression, he has a fat head, big ears and a beard, which looks like a living Zhong Kui.
Li Daochang got straight to the point, saying that he would meet the two by chance, and seeing that Xia Chen was trapped by the infant spirit, he wanted to make a good fate for her to solve the disaster, which was fate and providence. Zhang Xia and the others were stunned on the spot, the two of them didn't believe this, but they were pointed out by Li Daochang, and it was clear that Dao Po was haunted by infant spirits, and their hearts were somewhat shaken.
Under the persuasion of the little Taoist, the two told Daochang Li about the lunar year, month and day of their birth. After some pinching and calculating, Daochang Li said that although there is a way to crack it, it is necessary to open the altar to invite the saints, and it will cost some offerings. Zhang Shiyan asked him how much he needed, and the little Taoist priest explained that it was all according to the wishes of the believers, three thousand six thousand or nine thousand, how much was the number of three hundred and sixty-nine.
Zhang Shiyan asked 999 if it was possible, but Li Daochang said that the infant spirit was the most violent among all the undead, and if it was not for the heaven and earth, it would not be possible to subdue the demons and eliminate the evil, and the minimum amount needed was 3,000, otherwise I was afraid that the gods would be despised by it. Then he babbled something that the two of them didn't understand very well, nothing more than to reverse their predicament, and there was a loss to himself.
Xia Chen and Zhang Shiyan looked at each other, and the two of them had a clear heart, and they had basically concluded that this was a charlatan who was attached to Taoism. After the euphemistic refusal, he was led by the little Taoist priest to visit the Yuelao Temple on the way, and he couldn't stand a bunch of small Taoist priests, looking at the face, and untying the clever words of the mother-in-law, and spent more than 500 yuan in the end, drew two sticks, changed some red ropes, and Chinese knots with peace charms.