Chapter 21: The Trick
Shifang, the second floor of the official station.
There was a brief silence at the scene.
Everyone present was thinking, "Didn't this Qinghe Dao Elder say that he wanted to show his hand?" Which play is this? ”
Qinghe's face also showed momentary astonishment, but he traveled south and north to see a lot of things, experienced all kinds of emergencies, and was still able to stabilize the scene, seeing that this trick didn't work, he hurriedly waved the peach wood sword in his hand again, and there were words in his mouth, which means that I haven't finished performing yet, don't worry.
But after a series of mistakes, he was no longer as calm as he had been at the beginning, and the sword dance in his hand began to deform.
Yang Yun squinted at Qinghe, who looked like a monkey play, and thought: "This guy has messed up the rules, and the effect of the 'stage' has been greatly reduced, and it is difficult to be convincing." ”
Qinghe closed his eyes, shook his head like a dancing god, and the voice in his throat was indistinct: "...... Qiankun comes out of itself, one gas turns into three clears, and the demon and evil appear! Extinguish! ”
Because it was a temporary word, what Qinghe said was a little out of tune with the movements in his hand, but in the end, the peachwood sword still pointed to the two candlesticks, and a "boom" sound sounded through the air......
But there was still no dramatic effect, and the two candlesticks burned with six candles, the flames untouched, and burned vigorously.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "What kind of Taoism is this? Isn't it just doing tricks and feet on the candles, so that the Taoist boy standing next to the table cooperates and shakes out the toner from his sleeve to extinguish the candle? It's a pity you met me. ”
After Qinghe finished this set of actions, beads of sweat the size of beans on his head fell down.
His hand holding the wooden sword trembled, and his eyes glared viciously at the boy beside the candlestick, which was full of rebuke and lesson.
The two Xiaodao boys were very aggrieved in their hearts, they glanced at each other, they obviously waved their sleeves, why didn't the candle flame react at all?
What a hell of a life!
Gongsun Jian saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a little weird, and hurriedly turned his head and asked, "Dao Chief, what is this saying?" ”
After a short period of panic, Qinghe pretended to be calm and said: "Everyone, Poor Dao has just used his immortal power to kill the demonic things entrenched in this post house. ”
"I see."
Gongsun Jian was afraid that the people he brought would be out of shape and would be reprimanded for swaggering, but he was relieved to hear Qinghe say this, and led the guests to the desk where the candles were lit.
There was a blank piece of paper between the two candlesticks, which everyone didn't know what it was used for, but now it became clear that it was originally designed to manifest evil things.
Qinghe was anxious to show everyone the "ghost" on the white paper, and walked in the front.
When everyone got closer, they found that the white paper was empty, and there was no ghost shadow on it, not even a single ink spot.
"This ......"
Su Xianling's eyes widened and he carefully identified it, but he didn't find anything, and he immediately reached out and picked up the white paper on the table to take a look.
Qinghe Daoist hurriedly stopped, "There is something sneaky on this, mortals will be unwell if they get wet, and if they are seriously ill, don't move without permission." ”
Su Xian Ling was taken aback, and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Taking advantage of the fact that the people around him were retreating, the Qinghe Daoist glared at the two little children fiercely, and said with a smile: "Haha, ghosts are not ordinary mortals who can see them, they need a little immortal power to present them." ”
As he spoke, as soon as he stretched out his hand, the boy next to him hurriedly handed over a teacup full of water, Qinghe took it in his hand, opened his mouth and took a big sip, and then squirted out the water in his mouth with a "poof", all of which were poured onto the white paper.
"Look again!"
Qinghe finally calmed down now, and felt that there would be nothing wrong after all.
When he looked at it with the others, the paper was still empty, and there was still no trace of it.
The scene was surprisingly quiet, everyone was silent, and they knew that now only Qinghe himself could come out to explain everyone's doubts.
Gongsun Jian could only look at Qinghe, his face was uncertain.
Yang Yun looked at it with a smile, the principle of this "spell" is very simple, the paper on the table has been processed in advance, first use a brush to dip alkaline water on the paper, draw the shape of the ghost, and after drying, the ghost shadow will disappear, and there is no trace on the paper. The bowl of water handed by Dao Tong just now was turmeric water that had been prepared a long time ago, and when the turmeric water reacted with the alkaline water, it would immediately give birth to red, so that the bloody image of the severed demon would appear.
It's a pity that Qinghe hit a hard stubble this time.
Just now, while everyone was admiring the Qinghe Jumping God, Yang Yun had already changed the water. Just now, Dao Tong had already sprinkled a little water on the white paper, and then Qinghe sprayed water himself, but unfortunately ordinary tea and alkaline water did not react, and naturally there would be no vision of killing evil ghosts.
The performance continued to go wrong, Qinghe was almost exhausted, he swallowed his saliva, shook his head and sighed softly: "Poor Dao just spent a lot of immortal power, and he let that monster escape...... This Shifang county has suffered successive military disasters, and there are too many powerful ghosts entrenched here, forming a great resentment, which will not be dispersed, and it is really difficult to eradicate the evil with simple methods. ”
Su Xian Ling and the others looked at each other, thinking in their hearts: "Just let you casually reveal a hand of immortal law, let us open our eyes, who let you eradicate the demon?" ”
Gongsun Jian smiled and played a round game: "What the Taoist chief said is extremely true, this Shifang County has just experienced a war, and countless people have been burned to death by the Southern Barbarians, these people have died miserably, and they are vicious, so their souls will also become powerful ghosts, and they will not go, it seems that it is time to open the altar." ”
Su County Ling is a person who has been on the scene for a long time, even if he didn't see Qinghe show his ability, he hurriedly came out and echoed: "What Mr. Gongsun said is extremely true, Shifang County urgently needs such a ritual, if it weren't for the Qinghe Daoist to come to us in person, I would still be ignorant, and the ghost thing has grown to this point...... I don't know how long it will take to sweep away the evil spirits of the people of Shifang? ”
Gongsun Jian said impatiently: "Didn't you hear the Taoist chief say that the spell just now consumed a huge amount of immortal power?" Everything will have to wait until the Taoist Master recovers. ”
Qinghe Daoist saw that he was not embarrassed, and others still asked for him, so he breathed a sigh of relief, handed over the peachwood sword to Daotong, and then took off his "magic robe", twisted his beard and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if Poor Dao's body is good, the most important thing is to let the people live and work in peace and contentment, so Poor Dao will adjust his state as soon as possible...... In this way, tomorrow is an auspicious day, and the poor Dao will open the altar and sweep away the ghosts. ”
Gongsun Jian reminded: "The Taoist can actually rest for two days. ”
"No need."
Qinghe said with a smile, "First, the poor road can't stay in Shifang County for a long time, and as long as you are well prepared, even a powerful ghost can be easily exorcized, and when the time comes, ...... Poor Dao still has to talk to this little Taoist friend. ”
As he spoke, Qinghe Daoist looked at Yang Yun, probably meaning that Yang Yun would not be allowed to perform in this banquet, and the time for "learning" would be set for the coming day.
Gongsun Jian's eyes rolled around, bowed slightly, and then said: "Nasu County Order, tomorrow the Qinghe Daoist will open an altar in the city, and the government had better organize the local people to come to worship and bathe in the Dao...... This is also regarded as the Taoist chief's heart for the people of Shifang. ”
Originally, Su County Ling and Hu County Lieutenant and others respected the Qinghe Daoist very much, but when they saw this posture, they couldn't help but be suspicious.
It's a pity that at this moment, it is the staff of the Jiedu envoy who speaks, and the Qinghe Daoist himself is also the guest of the Jiannan Jiedu envoy, of course they can't say anything, and they are stunned in their hearts while agreeing: "Can this Qinghe Daoist do it?" Wouldn't he be a charlatan? ”