Chapter 40: The Rat Demon Appears
The copper coin was thrown into the oil pan and quickly disappeared. And by this time, the oil temperature is already about the same. The heated vinegar began to bubble incessantly, at first it only looked like a little ripple, and finally the bubbles became more and more and more, and the whole oil pan began to boil.
At this time, everyone watching was also holding their breath, and they all looked at the boiling oil pot with wide eyes.
"Amitabha." The melodious Buddha horn of the Xuanfa monk woke everyone up suddenly. Then I saw him turn around, roll up his sleeves, and put him into the pan.
Although Qin Ze said the principle, he had never tried the Xuanfa himself. So he, like those onlookers, is also sweating in his heart.
The children who were hiding behind the adults were also hugging their parents' legs one by one, obviously a little scared.
However, their strong curiosity still made them look at the Xuanfa monk through the gap between their legs.
The oil splashed more than an inch high, and there were a lot of white bubbles. Those who are close have begun to retreat, for fear that the oil will splash on them.
"Amitabha."
With a melodious sound, Xuanfa reached out and reached into the oil pot.
A little monk who was chanting the scriptures was also so frightened that his eyes closed, and he exclaimed directly.
The crowd of onlookers also tilted their heads sideways, and they couldn't bear to continue watching.
Even Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, who were drunk in the sky, stood up suddenly and looked at the Xuanfa monk in disbelief.
He did reach in, and because the pot was still relatively deep, it didn't reach his elbow. The oil is still boiling, and the fire is still burning.
Qin Ze, who was standing closer, also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xuanfa at this moment.
As Qin Ze said, the temperature of the oil is not high, and it is not even hot to the point of hot hands. And because the upper layer is oily, it makes Xuanfa feel that his entire arm is greasy.
It seemed that a century had passed, and those who had put their heads aside had also discovered that something was wrong, and they all turned their eyes back one by one and looked at the Xuanfa again.
There was no pain, no forbearance, not even a frown.
"Wow!"
Suddenly, the whole crowd boiled, and they all stretched their necks, wanting to see what the hands of the Xuanfa in the oil pot were.
Originally, according to Qin Ze's idea, he only needed to take out the copper coin. Unexpectedly, the monk Xuanfa actually began to recite Buddhist scriptures.
This is a dangerous move, Qin Ze still understands the truth of boiling frogs in warm water, no matter how much vinegar there is in the lower layer, it can't stand the fire for so long.
But now he can't do anything, the Xuanfa monk made this step, thinking that he was not alone, he was fighting for their Buddhism.
As the minutes passed, the gas in the oil increased. Qin Ze, who was standing on the side, could even feel a wave of heat.
But at this time, the Xuanfa was still motionless, still reciting Buddhist scriptures.
Those onlookers were also deeply impressed by this scene, and they all unconsciously folded their hands and became extremely religious.
Seeing that it couldn't go on like this, Qin Ze was also in a hurry, pointing to the oil pot and suddenly shouting: "I saw it!"
It was this shout that instantly woke up the Xuanfa monk. Only then did he feel that his arm had begun to ache, and it was obvious that the temperature had risen too high.
I didn't have time to thank Qin Ze, so I hurriedly grabbed the copper coin with one hand, and raised the copper coin high as soon as I raised my arm.
Qin Ze on the side also saw the opportunity and brought up the rice paper that had been prepared a long time ago.
Master Xuanfa held a copper coin in his hand, and unexpectedly took out a burning firewood from the pot with his bare hands.
Not to mention the onlookers in this scene, even Qin Ze was taken aback, this was not arranged by him. This firewood is indeed ordinary firewood, and the flame burning on it is not unusual.
And he could be sure that Xuanfa didn't carry anything with him either, no matter how he looked at it, he grabbed a burning firewood with his bare hands.
Step on the Arhat step and recite the Diamond Sutra. Holding a copper coin in one hand and firewood in the other.
As if insane, the monk slammed the copper coin into the burning firewood, and then held the firewood and drew it on rice paper.
No one could understand what he was drawing, not even Qin Ze. It's just that the Xuanfa monk who knows this time seems to have transcended the outside world, as if he has arrived in another world.
His movements were fast, and at first people did not know why, but soon brown marks appeared on the scorched rice paper.
At this time, the movements of the Xuanfa monk were getting faster and faster, the chanting in his mouth was becoming more and more urgent, and the steps under his feet became more messy. But in this mess, there is an indescribable Zen feeling.
"Original...... There are really eminent monks. Qin Ze looked at the crazy Xuanfa in a daze, and suddenly found that he couldn't understand the world anymore. There's always so much to be said about this still very clean world.
In the end, I only heard an angry cry from the monk Xuanfa, and the whole person suddenly opened his eyes, put the firewood back into the furnace casually, and then folded his hands, his tone returned to calm, and he recited the Buddha's name again.
One before and one after, one anger and one benevolence, two Buddha horns, as if representing two mystical laws. A dusty thought is deep, and a benevolent escape from the world is really incomprehensible.
When everyone looked at the rice paper, their eyes suddenly widened one by one.
I saw that on the rice paper, which was still empty, a huge mouse appeared. Although there is only one outline, it can be seen that it is a mouse.
And you can vaguely see that in front of the mouse, there is also an oil lamp.
As soon as they saw this scene, everyone woke up. I heard the three girls standing beside Qin Ze shouting: "The rat demon has been caught, the rat demon has been caught."
The thick voice directly scared Qin Ze beside him. He even had some doubts that the third girl had found the trust he had found and cooperated with his performance so much.
But after her voice, everyone screamed. All of them had a look of surprise on their faces, as if the rat demon had been caught by their own hands.
The children who were hiding behind the adults also walked out with the puppets in their arms, pointing at the "rat demon" and shouting in surprise and joy.
And Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, who were drunk upstairs, were also choked up and speechless at this time. They never thought that Qin Ze would really come up with this portrait.
Even he couldn't figure out how all this was done.
First the oil pot fetched, then the bare hands to grasp the fire, and then the blank paper painting, each of which is full of mystery, each of which is impossible behind the scenes, but it happened so really.
"How is that possible?" Yuan Tiangang clenched the teacup in his hand and smashed it directly with a force.
But as if he didn't notice, he was still staring at the oil pot.
"There's definitely a problem." Yuan Tiangang frowned, keenly aware that something was wrong.
Li Chunfeng, who was on the other side, listened to the master's words, also frowned, and raised his hand towards one person in the crowd.
If you want to know if the other party is cheating, you just need to let others try it.
Tianyi is one of the six people of Taoist Tianhuo. Their name comes from the I Ching's Tianhuo homo hexagram.
Originally, above them, there were six Qiankun people. It's just that in the last assassination of Qin Ze, five people were lost.
Tianyi is a middle-aged man with an honest appearance, dressed in shabby linen clothes, like a coolie on the pole dock.
He was hunched up, and his hands were habitually inserted into his sleeves. No matter how you look at it, it's like an honest people.
But no one could have imagined that such an honest and honest person would be the leader of the six Taoist Tianhuo people. This secret is unknown even to his family.
After receiving the order, he raised his hand and said very honestly, "I don't believe that it is really oil?"
His voice was not loud, but it was penetrating. Especially at this time, almost as soon as he opened his mouth, those who were originally pious all looked at him.
A man standing next to him also turned his head to look at him. Then he waved his hand and said to everyone: "Don't pay attention to him, there are some problems here." Wherever we are, we call him a tendon. ”
Hearing his explanation, the crowd that looked over. But they all shook their heads angrily and cast their eyes back.
"That's really not oil?" But I didn't want him to say it again.
At this time, Qin Ze could see that the other party was here to smash the field, and he raised his eyebrows at the moment, and smiled in the direction of the drunken sky.
It was this smile that made Yuan Tiangang, who was still a little expectant, calm down instantly. In Qin Ze's smile, he saw that he was immeasurable, and he saw disdain and contempt.
"I'm afraid the situation is fraudulent." Somehow, this thought appeared in Yuan Tiangang's heart, and it became stronger and stronger.
But at this time, it was too late to stop it, and the honest Tianyi had already squeezed through the crowd and walked in front of the oil pot.
Just standing aside, he felt the scorching heat, and then looked at the oil pot, no matter how he looked at it, it was real sesame oil.
Qin Ze crossed his arms and looked at Tianyi with a smile on his face. If the other party had come earlier, he might have been worried. But now, even if it was water, it had already boiled.
The temperature of 100 degrees is not something you can just talk about.
Bet, day after day.
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the oil pot honestly, and said stupidly: "I don't believe it's oil, I'm going to reach out and touch it."
As he spoke, he didn't wait for Qin Ze to stop him, he directly reached down and touched it.
Almost as soon as he got his hands on it, he withdrew his hand. At the same time, he screamed, and when he looked at his hands, there were already a few big bubbles. If he hadn't shrunk quickly, it is estimated that this hand might have been useless.
Tianyi, who was still confident, was also stunned at this moment.
"It's really oil...... How can it be! ”
"Doctor, doctor." Someone in the crowd shouted, rushing up to take Tianyi away.
Qin Ze took advantage of this moment to come to the two of them and smiled, and whispered, "I won."
Saying that, he looked up at the drunken sky, in fact, Qin Ze couldn't see where the other party was, but he still had to do it.