The fog slowly spread like a flood, and wherever it passed, the incense candles were extinguished one by one, like a monster hiding in the thick fog, devouring the incense. The old principal is also a very open-minded person, he doesn't care about these, he takes out all the cooked food and three animals used to worship the White Stone Cave, and sacrifices his own five internal organs temple first, even if he dies, he can be a full ghost.

"It's so fragrant, can you fight the autumn breeze in the poor road?" A face stretched out from the thick fog, because the whole body was still hidden in the thick fog, which scared the old headmaster, but fortunately, the old headmaster was also bold, regardless of whether he was a human or a ghost, he tore half a chicken and handed it over.

The man took half of the chicken and came out of the fog completely, and the old principal saw clearly that he was a Taoist priest, because he was dressed in green clothes, as if he had dissolved into the fog. So just now the old principal only saw a face, and he was startled.

The Taoist priest and the old principal sat side by side on the flat shoulder, and neither of them was silent, only caring about eating their own food. After they swept away all the three animals in front of them, the Taoist priest pulled a piece of money paper and wiped the greasy on his fingertips. Then he threw the sticky greasy candle on the candle, only to see a firelight burning, and the thick fog shrank back as if startled, and the incense candle that was about to be extinguished was rekindled.

"You're not a local?" The Taoist priest saw that the old principal was dressed in Han clothes, which was completely different from the Miao people.

The old principal told him that he was a Han Chinese, and he was originally a professor at the University of Science and Technology, and he came here to receive re-education from the poor middle peasants, because the day after tomorrow was April 8, and the village was going to worship the White Stone Cave, and today he was going to the county town to buy sacrifices.

The Taoist priest listened to the introduction of the old principal, glanced at him, and then fell silent, because at that time, there were many cases like the old principal, and there was no reason to say it, and there was no reason.

Seeing that the Taoist priest was silent, the old principal asked, "Master, it's so late, why are you still here alone?" What's going on with this ghost hitting the wall? ”

The Taoist priest told him that he had traveled in all directions, and occasionally passed by here, and did not want to disturb the villagers, so he wanted to stay in a small wooden house on the hillside for a night. He saw the old principal bite the tip of his tongue and wipe the blood on the road, and thought that the old principal was a good man, so he didn't take it to heart, because it was just a simple "ghost hitting the wall", and it was easy to break. Who knew that the old principal was a layman at all, only knowing the surface, not only the inside.

The Taoist priest said: "The child's urine and the blood on the tip of the tongue can break the ghost and hit the wall, it is not so simple, the blood on the tip of the tongue is also pericardial blood, and it is smeared on the road, there is a charm, while drawing the charm, while reciting the mantra, it is not simply smeared." If it were that simple, there would be nothing to be afraid of."

"Later, when I saw you lighting a pillar of incense and sticking it on the side of the road, and wanted to invite the Bodhisattva of the land, I knew that something was wrong. Do you know what this wooden house is for? How old is this cabin? ”

Seeing that the old principal shook his head ignorantly, the Taoist priest continued: "Have you heard of Xiangxi chasing corpses? This hut is where the corpse chasers rest, at least for hundreds of years. According to legend, after the battle with the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Miao people, Chiyou, in order to bring the corpse of the dead back to his hometown, the military advisor recited a spell and brought the corpse of the dead back to his hometown. Since then, there has been a saying about driving out corpses. When driving out the corpse, the old priest in Tsing Yi will put cinnabar, that is, the best cinnabar, in seven places of the deceased's brain, chest, chest, left and right palms and palms, and each place is pressed with a rune to suppress the seven spirits of the deceased. Then use cinnabar to seal the ears, nose, and mouth of the deceased, and also seal the town with runes to crush the three souls of the deceased. In this way, the three souls and seven spirits of the deceased are still in the body, so that they can go on the road. ”

"The corpse chasers use small yin gongs to open the way, and the soul bells transmit messages, and they travel day and night. Walk to the place of life to avoid chickens and dogs, so they are all on the way to drive away corpses, and they all have "corpse chasers to drive away inns", "corpse chasers shop" only live in dead corpses and corpse chasers, and most people will avoid them far away when they see them. The door of the "corpse chaser inn" is open all year round, because behind the second door is the place where the corpses rest. The corpse chaser sleeps at the end of the day, and the dead body stands against the wall behind the door, and then goes on the road after dark, and in case of thunderstorms, he has to stay until the weather improves. Therefore, the yin qi of the "corpse chasing inn" is very heavy, and it is not something that ordinary people can bear. ”

This wooden house is the "corpse chaser", the place where the corpse chaser rests, it should be hundreds of years old. Therefore, this wooden house has a very heavy yin qi, and slowly spreads to the whole mountain, this mountain makes people feel gloomy, if someone enters the mountain, is invaded by the yin qi, the light will be in a trance, the heavy will be a serious illness, and the extreme will die in the yellow spring. Over time, no one dared to enter this mountain, and it became a forbidden mountain in people's hearts. ”

The old principal nodded when he heard this, it is true, this mountain is a forbidden place for the Miao people in a radius of dozens of miles, and the Miao people will not easily go up the mountain, and they will go around the mountain if there is anything.

Seeing that the old principal understood, the Taoist priest continued: "Just now, you lit a pillar of incense, originally to attract the land bodhisattva, but it attracted the lonely souls and wild ghosts scattered in the mountains, these dead corpses driven by the corpse chaser, the ghosts are scattered here, and I don't know how many years, no one came to worship, and they have become hungry ghosts. Now all of a sudden, people are lighting incense and candles, so they come and grab food, and you will see the thick fog that cannot be dissolved. In fact, there are many ghosts of dead bodies that have been hidden for hundreds of years in the thick fog. ”

Hearing the Taoist priest say this, the old principal broke out in a cold sweat. He is not ignorant of this so-called feudal superstition, and he still knows a lot about some customs and legends. He saw the Taoist immortal wind bones, knowing that there were lonely souls and wild ghosts in the mountains, and he dared to stay in the mountains alone, since he was a master outside the world, so he put his mind at ease.

At this time, the thick fog had overflowed, all the incense and candles had been extinguished, the Taoist priest stood up, looked up at a small piece of sky overhead, the stars and the moon were still there, the thick fog seemed to be very afraid of the Taoist priest, retreated a little distance, but seemed unwilling to leave, and confronted the Taoist priest.

The old headmaster stood behind the Taoist priest, surrounded by a circle of dense fog, and when he looked up, he could see the brilliance of the stars and the moon, like a pillar of light connecting this small world. The Taoist priest stood in the middle of this pillar of light, and saw him pointing his fingers like a sword, pointing at the dense fog, and chanting words in his mouth: "Heaven and earth are natural, and the filth is scattered." The cave is void, and it is too yuan. The eight directions are mighty, and they make me natural. Lingbao talisman, proclaimed for nine days; Qianluo Tana, Donggang Taixuan; Slay demons and bind evil spirits, and kill thousands of ghosts. Zhongshan mantra, the first jade text, recited once, but the illness prolonged; According to the five mountains, the eight seas know and hear; The demon king binds his head and guards my Xuan; The ferocity dissipates, and the Tao Qi remains. Haste as a law".

As soon as the law was issued, the thick fog receded like a mad beast like a flood, and disappeared without a trace in an instant. Heaven and earth suddenly clear, the moon and the stars are bright, the trees in the mountains are sparse, the mountain road follows along the mountain beam, and it is the white stone village that crosses this mountain beam. The old "Ada" and "Ada" in the village were waiting for him behind the village.

The Taoist priest clapped his hands, turned to look at the old principal and said, "Okay, it's okay, follow this road, or less than twenty minutes, you will arrive at the village." ”

"What do you call the master's honorific name?" The old headmaster asked.

"The honorific title is exempt, and it's fate to see you today, so I'll give it to you!" After speaking, he took out a peach wood gourd from his arms and gave it to the old principal.

The old principal took the peach gourd, and a warmth spread throughout his body, and the chill disappeared immediately. The old headmaster didn't know that this peach gourd was a small magic weapon. But I just feel that as long as I hold it, my heart will be steady, so many years later, the old principal has always been a gourd and a close friend.

"Thank you, master, no, where is the master's treasure? I will definitely visit if I have the chance," the old headmaster said sincerely.

"If you don't see me, I will go to see you!" After speaking, the Taoist priest turned and left. Disappear into the mountains.

Who knew that this fate would last for more than 30 years.

Four years ago, the Taoist priest suddenly appeared in front of the old president and told him that he had a nephew and could not study at HKUST. The Taoist priest told him that this nephew had no problem studying, but he did not have a high school status, and asked the old principal if he could find a way? For the first time in his life, the old principal bent the law for personal gain, and used his connections to recruit the sons and nephews of Taoist priests into the school. The son and nephew of the Taoist priest is Ye Zifeng. And after doing this, the Taoist priest disappeared like the wind.

Until yesterday, after receiving a call from Director Liu of the Department of Finance, the old principal knew about Ye Zifeng's affairs at school, so he decided to go to the school to attend a school meeting that he had not attended for many years.