Chapter Seventy-Seven: Six Realms of Reincarnation
PS: Before January 20th, it is a daily shift, the time is 7 o'clock in the evening, and it is time to start reviewing for the exam, forgive me, Mo Mo Da~
After Mrs. Dong said this, the four of us looked at each other, and no one spoke. Needless to say, even though it was daylight in the summer, I could still feel the fear that was gradually spreading in the hearts of the four of us, as if there was an invisible arm that was grabbing our throats.
My throat was a little itchy, and I swallowed, breaking the silence: "Let's go look at this mirror first." â
The bedroom door faces the window, and on the other side is a bed, and on the other side is an antique wooden dresser, but the part of the dresser where the mirror is placed is a copper-like mirror, which is a bit incongruous. The mirror is covered with a velvet red cloth, and at first glance it looks like a bride-to-be sitting quietly in a corner of the room.
"Ever since that evil door happened, we've re-covered it." Mr. Dong said as he gently pulled back the red flannel covering it. Sure enough, just looking at the front of the mirror, the patterns carved around it were enough to amaze me. These patterns look very similar to the stems and leaves of flowers, densely intertwined all around.
To take a closer look, we removed the mirror from the dresser. The mirror body was very thick, and the two big men hummed and snorted each other before taking it down. As soon as I opened the back, I was amazed by the lifelike copper flower carved in the center. As Mrs. Dong said, this flower has long stems and narrow leaves, and the leaves are as small and dense as corn, distributed on the long stems.
However, the stems and leaves that wrap around the front do not spread from this flower. In the interval between the stems, another plant is carved. This plant is thin-stemmed and leafy, much like a large mimosa, with fan-like flowers on top of the blades of grass that fall on it in dots.
In order to highlight the color, the craftsman inlaid the emerald green and dark red jade respectively, so that the front mirror is natural and adds to the luxury. Qin Chuyi's eyes straightened when he saw it, and this expression was definitely saying. A rare treasure. The couple was even more smiling at the moment, and they were very proud to hold this treasure.
"How did you find someone in the mirror?" Qin Chu Yi.
When they heard this, they put away the smile on their faces and fell into thought. In the end, it was Mrs. Dong who spoke:
"It was one night. I was looking at the mirror to remove my makeup, and as I was scrubbing my face, I suddenly noticed a dark shadow on the bed reflected in the mirror. Mrs. Dong said as she pointed in the direction of the bed.
Naturally, I was stunned. Thinking it was something black on the mirror, I hurriedly reached out to wipe it, but the thing was not on the mirror. So I turned my head to look at the bed, and there was no dark shadow on it! "My first reaction was that I was dazzled, and the view in the room at night was not good, so I turned on the light, sat back and continued to look in the mirror, but then the shadow appeared again." â
"I'm a little scared now. I hurriedly wiped my face and fell asleep. After Mrs. Dong finished speaking, her face turned a little green, and she was a little afraid just to let her recall.
"Mrs. Dong, could it be that the shadow is your husband, he may have entered the room when you weren't paying attention, and then went out again. So you see his shadow, but you don't find anyone. I said.
"Impossible." Mr. Dong answered, "I was filming outside that day, and when I got home, she had already laid down and slept. â
It's a strange thing indeed. But Guangguang has only happened once, so it should not be feared, and if the two of them can muster up the courage to tell us about this incident, it must have happened more than once. Really. Dong Jiajun spoke.
"Both, not only my wife, but I also saw it, so it's definitely not a hallucination. I'm an actor and I spend a lot of time in the mirror every day, and I've never encountered anything like this. I once went home from filming. I habitually looked in the mirror before going to bed. It happened to be a war movie that day, and the special effects makeup painted on the face was very realistic bloodstains. â
"Before going to bed, I wanted to check to see if it was clean, but when I looked at me in the mirror, it was suddenly not me. I only saw one blood stain after another running down my face, and my face became even paler and even began to distort, which was not a special effect at all, and I screamed in fright, and I didn't sleep well all night, and then I knew that my wife had also experienced this. â
"I have a question." Qin Chuyi said suddenly, interrupting the couple's memories, "How can you be sure that these scenes come out of the mirror and not the ones that originally existed?" â
The two of them looked at each other at each other, and they didn't know what to answer.
"These scenes are seen in the mirror, isn't it the mirror problem?" Mr. Dong was a little overwhelmed.
"I mean, there is a supernatural phenomenon in your room itself, but you two usually can't see it at all, but once you have the reflection of this mirror, the unclean things in this room are revealed, so you can see it." He explained.
These words frightened them so much that their faces turned pale all at once, and their expressions were as uncomfortable as if they had eaten flies. The bedroom is the closest place they get to every day, and if it's all occupied by ghosts, there's no sense of security. So when the "master" suggested that the two of them should avoid it first, they immediately thanked them and hurriedly left the house with their things.
"We'll let you know when we're settled." Qin Chuyi said to the couple who seemed to be fleeing for their lives.
"Good...... You're busy, you're busy......" The two of them walked so fast that it didn't take long for them to lose sight of their backs.
As soon as Qin Chu left the bedroom, I walked to the mirror with some curiosity, looked at the flat and clean mirror, and unconsciously tapped it lightly with my fingers. There was a sudden strange change in the mirror, and my eyes widened as I watched as the originally smooth mirror surface spread out like a lake, spreading out in circles and circles from the direction I had just pointed, until it was smooth again.
"Ahh I screamed and immediately retracted my hand.
"What's wrong?" Qin Chu walked in as soon as he heard the sound.
"How is the mirror soft?"
"What?" He poked the mirror with his hand, but nothing changed, "You're stupid at my words." â
I didn't speak, but I had my own opinion. I don't agree with what Qin Chuyi said that there were ghosts in the house, although the mirror is well-made, but I always feel that it is not appropriate to put it in such a bedroom, and it is even a little evil.
Since ancient times, mirrors have been supernatural things, some have seen another world through the mirror, and there are also those who have looked for monsters through the mirror. For example, the round light technique, which was very popular at the time, relied on mirrors. Especially with an ancient mirror of unknown origin like this, you should be doubly careful.
Someone once said that the mirror will keep everything that is reflected in the zĂ i, whether it is a person or a ghost, a demon or a soul. Therefore, the scene they see should not be the zĂ i that is originally stored in the bedroom, but the mirror image absorbed by the mirror.
But that's just my conjecture, I'm not sure yet.
While I was thinking about these questions, Qin Chuyi was staring intently at the pattern behind the mirror. I saw that he was very fascinated, and I went up too.
"How?"
"Absolutely old thing," Qin Chuyi nodded appreciatively and continued, "I suspect this thing was dug up from the tomb. â
I was shocked, if this thing was really dug out of the ground, then Mrs. Dong's grandfather Moi was probably the Moi I was looking for.
"How can you be sure?" I asked.
"Look at this," he said, and I immediately leaned my face over, "what do you think is the pattern behind this mirror?" â
"Flowers." I blurted out.
"Nonsense." He immediately said, "What flowers, can you see it?" â
I stared at the intricate carving for a long time, but I couldn't see it: "I only know that there is money to spend...... However, there should be more than one type of flower in this......"
ââŚâŚ You really are. He was a little speechless, but continued, "Yes, there is more than the same thing on it. â
"The middle one, which is the one we see at first sight, has long stems and narrow leaves, and it is called stick leaves and takes root. This kind of thing is a succulent, just like its name, it has super vitality, and a little soil powder can continue to reproduce. Because of this, it also has a special name called the Immortal Bird. â
"Next is the lower layer of the immortal bird, that is, between the long stems and the long stems, this plant that looks like a mimosa, you should know this, it is still more common in the southern region."
"Phoenix Wood!" I finally remembered. When I traveled to Xiamen that year, the streets were almost everywhere with this plant.
The flowers of the phoenix wood are this kind of small fan-shaped, a bit like trumpet flowers, but the colors are much brighter, and from a distance, it looks like a fiery phoenix is reborn.
"Yes, it's Phoenix Wood." This time, Qin Chuyi finally affirmed me.
"With these two plants, how can you be sure that they were brought out of the tomb?"
"Hah, that's the other layers below these two plants." He said, pointing his finger to the corresponding place.
"It's true that the average person can only see the top two layers, but who am I? I am your junior brother, the Qin Half-Immortal in the world, and the Master Qin in people's mouths......"
"Okay, okay, if you talk about it, it's going to be dark." I interrupted him and told him to continue.
"Hmm...... You see, this immortal bird has a total of six stems, and the pattern on the top of each stem is actually different. â
I followed his words, and my face was almost pressed against the mirror, and I could see the different patterns at the apex of the six flower stems. Hardly anyone would notice these patterns without a magnifying glass, and it's hard to imagine how craftsmen at the time were able to depict such lifelike reliefs on a small, almost coin-sized plane.
The six top corners depict palaces of clouds, hideous-looking ghosts, human bodies, pig- and dog-like animals, twisted skeletons, and flickering flames.
"What does this mean?" I finally saw it clearly, but I was confused, and my eyes hurt a little.
"This should represent the Heavenly Dao, the Asura Dao, the Humane Dao, the Animal Dao, the Hungry Ghost Dao, and the Hell Dao respectively." He paused, straightened up and put his hands in front of his chest, and made a summary summary:
"Six reincarnations." (To be continued.) )