Chapter II. 12. Hexagonal altar
Late at night the next day, nine miles outside the capital city, under the hexagonal altar, Shen Guizheng was sitting on the edge of the altar, his two long legs swaying back and forth leisurely, and he was still chewing the braised beef he brought in his mouth.
"It's really cold this day, Xiao Yi, let's make an appointment with Zishi, right? Why don't you see a ghost shadow here? Those goalkeepers, let me go and let my pigeons understand. But this little fat man didn't come, so if you dare to show us, you can hang us? β
Fu Yi couldn't stop looking into the distance, and kept circling around the altar under his feet:
"It stands to reason that these people are all kung fu, if they can't even get out of the city wall, they are still a fart Jianghu people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a faint fire in the trees not far away, which was very obvious in the dark night. He lowered his voice and said to Shen Gui, "Fourteen are on fire." β
From the direction of Fengjingcheng, there were several people of different heights, fat and thin. The leader is the return with a big belly. Shen Gui hurriedly stood up, and also lit the torch in his hand, and in an instant, a warm light rose on the altar in the dark night.
Everyone walked under the altar, and a middle-aged man in a long robe was the first to hold back his temperament, and asked, "I don't know if Young Master Shen called us here this time, what kind of send?" Let me first state that my grandson has only come here to listen to the instructions of the great shaman. β
The man in the long robe who spoke was the head of the medicine store on the three roads of Youbei - he was also the younger brother of the imperial doctor Sun Baishu, Sun Baizhi. The Sun family has practiced medicine for generations, and in their generation, they have become the head of the imperial doctors in the palace. The eldest son, Sun Baizhu, has ordinary qualifications, but he is good at being gentle and cautious. With this heart and passable medical skills, he has come to this day in a down-to-earth manner; On the other hand, his younger brother Sun Baizhi, although his name is soft, he has a strange temper and a bad attitude, and he is extremely bold in diagnosing and prescribing, and he is good at using tiger and wolf medicine. Although the talent is much higher than that of my brother, I don't know how much, but because of this temperament, although he has cured many incurable diseases, he has also killed many people. That's why he got the infamy of a "quack".
Sun Baizhi, who has been awarded the title of quack doctor, has been ordered by her brother to prohibit the practice of medicine and prescription, and is only responsible for purchasing and concocting medicinal materials in her ancestral pharmacy on weekdays. Although he is not conducive to practicing medicine, he has won a very high reputation in the rivers and lakes, especially in the hearts of the medicine leaders, and is now recognized as the leader of the medicine industry.
Shen Gui looked at this short-tempered weak man, and couldn't help but sigh at the relationship between character and fate. Qi Hui saw that the scene had a tendency to be cold, so he hurriedly stepped forward and spoke:
"Let me introduce you, this is ......"
"Not necessarily!" Shen Gui waved his hand and said loudly. He stood on top of the hexagonal altar, looked around the stage, and then walked around the altar casually, and said in a flat tone:
"I was born on this altar more than ten years ago. Many people say that my life is pulled out of the chaos by the ancestor of the great shaman Li Xuanyu, who used his own heavenly spirit vein as a guide. As a result, I was also branded as shamanic. To tell you the truth, I don't have shamanic spirits, I don't know shamanic witchcraft, and I don't believe in shamanic animism. But I am more religious than anyone else. All shamanic believers, large or small, have a desire to pray to the gods; And I just want to do something for shamanism and nothing else. β
After Shen Gui finished speaking, a red-faced man in a wide leather jacket spoke:
"I don't have the time to listen to what you're talking about here, if you don't believe it, it has nothing to do with you. Just tell me straight, does the great shaman have any instructions? β
Shen Gui glanced at Qi Hui, whose face was sinking like water, and Qi Hui said in a cold tone: "He is Yu Liang'an, selling livestock." β
Shen Gui said to him:
"The shopkeeper is quick to talk, so I won't go around in circles. The meaning of the great shaman is that shamanism can be in decline, or it can be unpresiding, or even without followers, but it must not be changed and become a different person. β
Hearing this, Sun Baizhi quickly took over:
"That is, the rules left by the ancestors cannot be broken. Shamans have to be what they should be, and it's okay to disrespect their ancestors? β
Xiao Fu, the fisherman who didn't say a word, looked at Sun Baizhi with a weird look at him at this time and said:
"When I gave people a prescription, I didn't see you abide by the rules of your ancestors."
"Can the cure be the same? Even if the ancestral recipe doesn't work, you have to follow that path? That's what makes people angry! β
The man in the long shirt standing on the side also echoed:
"Brother Bai Zhi, I agree. Our martial arts also have some boxing and sword techniques that have been passed down since ancient times, but after I have dismantled and verified them several times, there are always some inappropriateness. Even the weapons have changed several times over time, and if you still practice according to the old tricks, it will be a waste of time. So, I don't think there's anything wrong with changing my appearance. β
Shen Gui stepped forward and arched his hand towards the man in the long robe:
"Presumably, this is the head of the three roads in Youbei, Master Li Hailin and Li, who is called 'Hui Ma Li' by the people of the rivers and lakes."
"Don't dare to be, it's Li."
"What Master Li and Brother Sun said just now, Shen also thought it was true. However, it is not the same as shamanism. Brother Bai Zhi cures the disease and saves people, and Master Li guards the dart road, from the perspective of the two, based on their own experience and updates the technology, this is the right way for the light lintel; In the case of shamanism, it is different. β
Speaking of this, Shen Gui scratched his head with a wry smile and sat on the edge of the altar, his tone sincere and slightly exploratory:
"It's also strange to say, Bag was originally a great elder in shamanism, half a generation higher than the previous great shaman Li Xuanyu, if he wanted to sit in this position, he would have had the opportunity decades ago, why did he have to wait until today? And judging from his words and deeds in the past, he himself should be an unwavering conservative. Why is it that today he has changed his body and become this pioneer in his old age? Leave him alone for now. β
"I Shen think that the so-called innovation, no matter how to reform the law, must also start from the original foundation. Brother Bai Zhi will not start with the words 'looking, hearing, asking, and cutting' no matter how he changes the method of curing diseases and saving people, and the fist and gun techniques improved by Master Li always have to refresh the muscles and bones and strengthen the body; and this time Bage's plan to replace it with the great shaman Lin is certainβhe will open the first shamanic altar in Fengjing City. β
As soon as Shen Gui's words came out, the leaders who were still expressing their opinions suddenly exploded:
"Shamans have been hidden in the mountains and fields since ancient times, and they can only be psychic after being possessed by the gods, and they have never heard of a temple and an altar!"
"When the altar is opened, there are believers, and when there are believers, there is incense. This is three points of fat, and Bag's little abacus is very shrewd. β
"Since ancient times, shamans have blessed the countryside and mountains, and have also been worshiped by the villagers with food and clothing, and are a bridge for the people to communicate with the gods of heaven and earth. But between the coming and going of these people and the shaman, no one has ever seen gold or silver in their hands. This god touched the silver, is that still a god? β
"It's still a fart god. If you go to pray for the safety of livestock, and you pay money for other people's errands, then his grandmother's is called a veterinarian! β
Shen Gui clapped his hands at this time and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, please speak up and listen to me. When Shen was a child, Lin Siwei Shaman said that shamans were born to communicate with the gods of heaven and earth, and if the people did not believe in the gods, they could naturally do without shamans. But we must not become a 'pseudo-shaman' who collects wealth and encompasses believers in order to seek selfish desires", therefore, I said this to Xiao Fu before, and now I will say it again to you. If you don't believe me, it's okay. I just ask you to watch from the wall, and you can not help each other. If this can be done, it can be regarded as an explanation of the great shaman Lin's worries. β
After speaking, Shen Gui bowed deeply, and everyone was silent, each calculating in their hearts.
In this quiet scene, Fourteen suddenly rushed from the tree in the distance, walked in front of Fu Yi's eyes and made a few quick gestures, then turned around a few times and disappeared.
Fu Yi said to Shen Gui with a stiff face:
"Fourteen said that there were cavalry in the north."