Chapter 3 I Am the Jade Connoisseur III
The lamas wrapped sutra cloth around their bodies and carefully began to dig the earth. By the moonlight, after digging for more than two hours, the pit became deeper and deeper. Suddenly! The shovel in the hands of a lama at the bottom of the pit clicked! Everyone trembled and hurriedly leaned over to take a closer look.
I saw a piece of rusted iron exposed in the loess, and after a few more cleanings, I could probably identify it as a broken blade. The hearts of the people began to tremble、、、 digging the right master! The lamas did not dare to move, so they gathered around the great lama Sanchi, who was meditating with his eyes closed, and asked what to do next.
The great lama struggled to open his eyes, and the bottom of his eyes was cloudy, as if he had lost all his spirit at once. There was another sadness in everyone's hearts, looking at the disciples with sad faces. On the contrary, Grand Lama Sanchi smiled detachedly and said to everyone: "Don't be so miserable! The Buddha also has the act of sacrificing his life to feed the tiger, I am kind to the people, and it is also merit, and the practice 、、、 quickly open my bag and take out the nectar pills in the copper box. Each person takes one pill under their tongue and quickly cleans up the remains! Look carefully for any anomalies and prepare the pyre, the scriptures. 、、、 a moment of over-the-top revenant 、、、"
After the bones were exhumed, there was silence. I saw a pair of withered yellow human bones, head east and foot west lying on the ground, the skeleton was very well preserved. Only the skull's jaw was wide open, its mouth was filled with dirt and broken bones, and a corner of the glossy jade was showing a long-lasting luster、、、 scattered around it were shattered pieces of armor, rotten horns at the ends of the bow, and broken scimitars. If it weren't for the fact that everyone with mana could feel the monstrous resentment contained in the bones, and the clumps of resentful spirits wandering around. It's like digging up a dilapidated ordinary tomb. Everyone took out an old monk's robe, wrapped their hands in a prayer cloth, and carefully began to pick up the bones. After wrapping, place it on top of a pile of prepared dry wood in front of the grave.
Grand Lama Sanchi looked at the pyre and chanted a mantra in his mouth. The disciples were silent on the pyre, wrapped in prayer flags, and wrapped in gold dust in the middle. A lama took out a fire sickle, flint, and cotton wool and carefully lit a fire. Afterwards, several people sat around behind Grand Lama Sanchi, facing the burning pyre. Recite with Grand Lama Sanchi the mantra of the dead.
With the chanting of the lamas, the fire gradually grew larger. Beep-peep peeled and burned the remains. With the tongue of fire rolling、Suddenly! It was as if a terrible howl sounded in the hearts of everyone! A furious will seemed to be struggling desperately、、、 everyone was shocked, and hurriedly chanted a secret mantra to suppress it desperately. I saw that the skeleton that rolled the tongue of fire instantly spit out dozens of evil qi from its mouth! With a terrible wail, pounce on everyone! In the firelight, the two jade wrenches were not damaged at all, flashing with a faint light!
"That pair of jade wrenches! There are quirks! A young lama blurted out.
"Don't get distracted! Bite the tip of your tongue and recite the Vajra mantra! "Grand Lama Sanchi shouted!
Everyone didn't dare to be careless, and they bit the tip of their tongues one after another to forcibly gather the mana on the spiritual platform, and desperately held a spell to suppress it. Dozens of evil qi let out bursts of wails, and while dodging the faint golden light on the lamas, they were unwilling to dance around the crowd. The intention is to pounce on the body of the lamas to absorb yang energy and extinguish vitality. But it was blocked by the faint magic light emitted by everyone. The two phases are deadlocked, and the situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse for a while!
Grand Lama Sanchi's heart was already a little desperate, and he almost did everything he could to let this evil obstacle fight back at the most critical moment. Now it's hard to say that I really have to protect the Dharma with five disciples here. With a mantra in his mouth, the great lama trembled and stood up and walked to the fire. For a time, almost all of the evil qi turned by dozens of vain deaths flew towards the old lama alone! The golden light of the old lama's body protection almost dissipated, and the blood from the corners of his mouth flowed non-stop. The disciples saw the Guru walking towards the fire, and the silver glowing demon-slaying pestle appeared in their hands. I was suddenly shocked in my heart, and the master was about to use the blood sacrifice secret method to forcibly suppress the demonic barrier. You must know that just now, the old lama had already used a blood sacrifice mantra to cause great damage to his vitality, if he did it again. I'm afraid I'll have to sit on the spot! Sitting in this filthy and evil place, surrounded by resentful spirits、、、 let alone the bliss of rebirth, it is estimated that it is difficult to even be reincarnated. It's almost a soulless end!
At this moment, the two youngest disciples suddenly stood up. Resolutely, he rushed to the already burning fire! Grand Lama Sanchi was shocked! Drink to: "Come back!" Don't lose your life! ”
The two of them were silent and resolute! His hands slammed into the seal, "Duh! Tyre! 、、、 "With two clear sounds of the Fa sound, the two of them raised their right hands and suddenly dug into their eyes! One by one, they snorted and bit their tongues! Accompanied by dripping blood, the two of them threw their bloody eyes into the fire! An open mouth squirted out its own tongue with blood!
These five disciples who went down the mountain with the Great Lama Sanji to subdue the demons practiced the Dharma with the master for many years. Divide one of the five senses to cultivate supernatural powers and prove the Great Dao. Most of the mana in the whole body is condensed in the part where the supernatural powers are cultivated! At this time, the spirit body on the self-mutilating body is used to subdue demons, which is already a trick that will end up together. Even if you don't die on the spot, you will have to run out of mana and live for a few days after you go back.
The remaining three lamas, seeing that the two junior disciples had already used this method of self-mutilation and the death of the spirits in order to save the master, also gritted their teeth and stood up and recited the Buddha's name loudly. Rush forward and prepare to follow the example of the two and die with this evil obstacle! Grand Lama Sanchi's heart was like a knife, how could he bear to watch his five disciples be abolished in front of him like this! Turning around, he glared at the three of them like angry King Kong, and shouted: "Stop! The magic obstacle is hard to get rid of, don't act impulsively! Someone must deal with the aftermath of this matter, you and others have insufficient mana, and it is useless for five people to die! Darcy and Lange are crippled and demons, plus my life platform! It's enough to subdue the Demon Barrier! You have to pack up the bones of the demon barrier and seal them in the altar later. Quickly bring it back to the back temple to suppress it! Make no mistake! ”
After speaking, Grand Lama Sanchi took advantage of the stunned efforts of the three disciples. Turning to face the roaring fire, he pierced his own heavenly spirit with a pestle! Suddenly, it seems that there is a Buddhist voice singing loudly! It was as if blood with a hint of golden light shot out from the heavenly spirit and spewed into the fire. The silver demon slaying pestle was dyed bright red!
The tongue, the eyes, and the blood of the old lama spurting out the altar! All of them were suppressed in the midst of a raging fire. In an instant, the skeleton's gums suddenly opened wide, as if roaring in anger! The two jade wrenches trembled non-stop and flashed! The flames of the burning skeleton were golden and prosperous, accompanied by the chanting of the Buddha's voice, and the evil spirit of the skeleton soaring to the sky was violently suppressed. And the skeleton seems to have a layer of subtle turquoise fire burning on the white bones of the whole body, and it stubbornly resists the burning and purification of the Buddha fire!
The two young lamas, Darcy and Lange, together with the Grand Lama Sanchi, had run out of oil by this time, and they all sat down in silence before the fire. It seems that they are all sitting here、、、
The remaining three lamas were filled with grief and indignation, but they were a little helpless. The Guru and the two juniors fought for their lives to subdue the Demon Barrier, and even if they added their lives at this time, it would not be of much effect. I could only hope that the Dharma would purify the evil demons and not let the lives of the three of them be in vain、、、 so the three of them immediately sat down behind the master and the junior disciple, closed their eyes again and bit the tip of their tongues, and aroused all their mana to chant the mantra of subduing demons. Just thinking that if they couldn't suppress the evil demons this time, the three of them burned the fire and made a last stand.
The flames burned for nearly an hour, and the flames finally exhausted the thin layer of green fire on the bones. The moment the green fire faded, the bones shattered, and instantly turned into gray ashes. Only two abrupt jade wrenches were left in the ashes.
The spirits in mid-air had already dispersed, and had vanished under the transcendence of the Demon Spell. On the bare mound, there was only a pile of ashes, and the three lamas who were crying and crying with their teachers and disciples in their arms. There is also 、、、 pair of jade wrenches.
Grand Lama Sanchi and the two crippled disciples all returned to Minzhu Linghou Monastery alive. But after only three days, they were all seated. Before the sitting, the Grand Lama Sanchi instructed the disciples in the monastery to seal the ashes of the demons brought back by incineration in the altar and bury them in a cave in the back mountain, and build three spiritual pagodas on them. Then seal the Dharma bodies of the three of their masters and apprentices into the three spiritual pagodas and suppress them forever. The pair of jade wrenches must not be damaged, put into the prayer box, and press a hand-me-down Gabala holy bowl in the temple. Placed on top of the offering in the temple of the protector of the Dharma, the chanting of sutras day and night cannot be stopped. In the end、、、 secretly sent people into the Central Plains Shandong Dengzhou Mansion! Looking for the Shen family jade master to come and deal with this pair of weird jade wrenches!
The various sects that have been handed down for a long time have an extraordinary heritage. All kinds of hidden existences and strange legends in the world have their own records and circularies. The major sects have been up and down in the long time. The reputation is high and low, and the figures of all generations have either risen to fame or have been obscure and famous, and their reputation is not obvious. However, as long as the inheritance continues. The secret records will not be broken. Among the secret records of the various sects that have been handed down, there is an obscure description without exception: jade and spirit. It can be Rui, it can be a demon. The master of jade and the master of jade. The whereabouts are secret, the surname is Shen, and the inheritance is suspected to have been from ancient times、、、
Two months later, Lama Danga, who was still a novice at the time, met two men from the Han land. The leader is Shen Yuan's great-grandfather, Shen Xiyin!
Hearing this, Shen Yuan seemed to wake up from this mythical and legendary memory. My grandfather has appeared! Grandpa said that descendants who have not awakened the ability of jade connoisseurs are not jade connoisseurs. Grandpa Tai and himself are two generations, seventy-one and seventy-two generations. Shen Yuan had never met his grandfather, and even his grandfather had only seen him a few times when he was very young. Later, in the troubled times, grandpa never came back、、、 disappeared mysteriously、、、 only a blurry photo was left at home. It was taken by my grandfather in his early years. Short hair, beardless, deep eyes. At that time, my grandfather was in his twenties. And when Lama Teng met Grandpa, Grandpa Tai should have been in his twenties!
Lama Teang remembered that at that time, Grand Lama Sanchi's junior disciple, Grand Lama Jirige, led the inner disciples to receive two distinguished guests. He was of low status at the time and did not accompany him the whole time. It is only known that after the two of them had a secret conversation with the Great Lama Jirige, they first went to the cave in the back mountain to worship the three demon suppression towers. Then he withdrew from the monks who were chanting in the Dharma Protector Temple, and took out the two jade wrenches that were suppressed under the Gabala bowl. There was no one in the temple except for the Great Lama Jirige, and three days later, the two of them left with the Great Lama Jirige, as if they were going north to do a mysterious thing. A month later, Grand Lama Jirige returned to the monastery alone, while the Shen family never returned. Everyone in the temple thought that the two of them should have taken away two strange jade wrenches, and the catastrophe had completely disappeared.
As everyone knows, it wasn't until many years later when Lama Teang took over the mantle of the previous Jirige Grand Lama that he learned that the jade connoisseur and his clan brother did not take those two jade wrenches at all! Instead, he used a secret method to seal it with the Great Lama Jirige, and then buried it back under the three demon suppression towers, and put it together with the ashes of the demon after the demon had been overcome!
"Why didn't Grandpa take those two jade wrenches? 、、、" Shen Yuan asked curiously, looking at Lama Danga.
"It's not that I don't want to. But you can't 、、、," said Lama Teang softly.
"At that time, Grand Lama Jirige said to me, Mr. Shen did think about destroying or taking away the two jade wrenches. But after trying a lot of secret methods, I still didn't dare to act rashly. The two jade wrenches seem to be not small, and they complement each other to conceive such a terrifying evil spirit. Moreover, it has absorbed a lot of evil spirit resentment, and the mutual gain between the two has become more and more difficult to control. In addition, Mr. Shen wanted to go to northern Tibet with Grand Lama Jirige to do a great thing that seemed to be amazing、、、 so he didn't want to add variables, so he sealed the pair of wrenches that had not yet surrendered and stayed in the temple. ”
Shen Yuan thought for a while and asked, "Then this time the master came to me, did he want me to help dispose of these two wrenches?" ”
Lama Dan's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said to him calmly: "Originally, according to Mr. Shen、、、 that is, your great-grandfather, the two wrenches already belong to the Tongling Jade. And it has been nourished by evil thoughts and resentment for a hundred years, and it is already an ominous thing. It should have been destroyed, but the evil spirits used this thing to shelter and strengthen themselves. When the Dharma is burned and purified, a layer of turquoise karmic fire emerges from the bones that resists, and it is the jasper wrench that is helping the evil spirits. Fortunately, another white jade wrench did not help the abuse、、、 otherwise, none of the six masters and apprentices of the Sanji Grand Lama would have been spared、、、 burying the wrench back on the ashes of the evil spirit, because the evil spirit resentment in the bones had been purified by the secret method of blood sacrifice of the master and apprentice. On the contrary, after the spiritual roots, flesh and blood of the three masters and apprentices in the ashes, the remaining supernatural mana can gradually purify the residual resentment and evil thoughts in the treasure jade. The so-called because of it, but also because of it、、、"
"Wouldn't it be nice to bury them there, then?" Shen Yuan was a little scared that the old lama suddenly wanted to let him take over the two terrifying wrenches.
"Hehe, everything has a certainty、、、 Ling Zu once said. Thirty years later, if there is no accident, when you come back to take out the treasure jade, you will thoroughly understand this change. It's a pity that the world is impermanent, and the world is in chaos. After the noble lineage, there was no news, and Ling Zu never set foot on the plateau again. It has been extended to this day. ”
"After a long time, let me take these two 'ancestors' away、、、" Shen Yuan secretly slandered. Then he spoke: "Master, don't hide it, the kid does know some skills in recognizing jade. But I've never met my grandfather, and I haven't learned the skills that my family has passed down. My father and grandfather didn't understand these things. Except for a booklet that I couldn't read, I could say that he was a complete antique dealer. I'm afraid I won't really be able to help the master this time. ”
"It's okay, you don't have to worry. Everything is as it may have happened, and it is not necessary for you to do anything. It's about letting you choose what you want to do. It's just fate. Your ancestors tried to take the pair with him, but he couldn't. If you have the fate to come here today, you can end this fate. Take it away or not, it's all over. In addition, the pair of wrenches is now just a pair of spiritual objects. After so many years of purification, there is no longer any resentment. It will not harm the holder、、、 the temple is already majestic in Buddhism, and it is a blessed land and pure land. The two precious jades combined with the blessings of this Pure Land and the mental power of the believers of all living beings who have held mantras for many years, the inside and outside of the purified ones some time ago are transparent, and they can no longer hide their own aura. These days have indeed attracted some innocent spirit animals、、、 although they are afraid of the majesty of the Dharma and dare not approach the temple to disturb them, but they often run into some unintentional people, and they will still cause people some pain and trouble. Spiritual things are natural, and injuries are inauspicious、、、 so everything depends on your mind. The Buddha said: "Ten thousand laws follow fate、、、 if you don't have a trace of thought about the relics of your ancestors, this matter will be stopped, and I will let people suppress it again or send it away、、、" The old lama said indifferently, and his words were full of compassion and compassion for the profound tone of the Dharma.
Shen Yuan was speechless.
Early the next morning, Shen Yuan followed Lama Dan to the cave in the back mountain. I saw that the entrance of the cave was about the size of a temple gate, and who knew that after entering, it would suddenly open up. It is as wide as a large hall. Three four or five meters high golden stupas stand in the center, exuding a majestic bearing. Shen Yuan stood in awe and bowed deeply to the pagoda in the center.
"Mr. Shen, do you feel the jade underground? Can you take it out and make a decision? Lama Danga smiled and said to Shen Yuan.
"Alas, take it out!" Shen Yuan was a little helpless. When he returned to the monk's house arranged by the monastery last night, Shen Yuan had almost never slept all night. Tossing and turning, he weighed Lama Tenga's intentions、、、 he was convinced that there must be an unexplained reason for the temple to repeatedly ask him to take away the two wrenches. Either it will lead to calamity, or something more secret. But now that it had come to this, he still had the urge to try something that his great-grandfather had left unfinished. After receiving the two wrenches, will you be able to further understand your family's heritage? Also, Lama Dan said that the wrench will attract some 'spiritual objects', what will it attract? Ghost? Shouldn't it be 、、、 youkai? God knows、、、 all kinds of curiosity and timidity tormented him all night.
At this time, Lama Dangai instructed several lamas behind him: "You can break the ground and take out the box, be careful." ”
"Yes!" Several lamas bowed, walked to the middle of the three stupas and began to carefully dig with the shovels they had brought. Shen Yuan stretched his neck and stared at the pit that was about to grow bigger and bigger. As soon as he entered this cave, Shen Yuan felt that there seemed to be a faint fluctuation in the underground of that location, locking him. As if to explore him, and as if intending to communicate with him, Shen Yuan had never felt such a strong emotion in Jade. A pair of wrenches seemed to be desperate for something、、、
Finally, the pit was dug to a depth of more than one meter. First, a stone slab with scriptures engraved on it was revealed, and when the stone slab was removed, a gray wooden box was revealed. Shen Yuan has no sense of the box, and the wrench must still be below. A lama cautiously walked over with the box and put it in Lama Tengga's hand. Lama Danga recited the Buddha's name and said to Shen Yuan: "This is the Gabala holy relic inherited in the temple. Just when Shen Yuan was just interested in the mysterious holy object in this box, all of a sudden, the hairs on his back seemed to stand up! It was as if there was an invisible life in the pit staring at him! Shen Yuan hurriedly turned his head to look. Then he saw a little lama crawling out of the pit with a small black jar in his hands. Shen Yuan subconsciously went to pick up the jar. The little lama looked at Lama Danga with an inquiring gaze, and saw that the latter nodded in acquiescence. The little lama gently handed the jar into Shen Yuan's hands.
The small jar is not large, and the top is sealed with a warp cloth. Shen Yuan felt as if he was holding a little doll-like life. Gently unwrapping the seal, inside is a wooden lid engraved with strange symbols. Open it again, Shen Yuan only felt that there were two small hands-like fluctuations that began to poke out of the altar, swimming on him、、、 resonating with his soul!
Two jade wrenches lay quietly in the jar. One is a jasper with some black lacquer, the other is a green and white jade with a hint of yellow, and the two wrenches still exude a trace of glittering light in the dim cave.
"Hetian jade, Manas jasper and green and white jade materials, early Qing Dynasty vessel type. There are bumps, jasper, seven grades of white jade, eight grades, the price should be in the 'big four and small five' [10,000 yuan] 、、、" Shen Yuan looked at the two wrenches and blurted out subconsciously somehow, and the essence of the antique dealer was fully revealed at this moment、、、
Lama Tenan: "、、、、、、
The little lamas: "、、、、、、
Jasper wrench: "¥#@¥%......&*
Bai Yu wrench: "%¥@#@&&&&%、、、
Shen Yuan put away his wrench, there was no way. The first time I see them, I feel like I can't leave my eyes. It's not how valuable this pair of wrenches is, there are several jade wrenches from the Qing Dynasty in the safe at Shen Yuan's house. The best white jade seed material engraved poems and texts 'Wen Wrench Finger' is worth 80,000 yuan. Take it out, it is far more valuable than these 'brothers', but these two wrenches are like two small lives with fresh emotions in Shen Yuan's feelings. In addition, the fate of the grandfather who has never met and the two of them seems to be destined in the dark. Continued to Shen Yuan's body, which could not be shaken off and made him feel a lot of emotions.
Shen Yuan returned to the monk's house where he lived with a wrench and an altar, and his heart was agitated. Because there's something else in the jar!