Chapter 2: The Nine-Year-Old Tribulation
After Mao Shijiu left, Wen Hao never saw him again, and now Wen Hao is about to enter the third grade of primary school, and the master in his memory has become blurred.
As he grew older, I don't know if Wen Hao's talent was slowly degrading, or if those so-called ghosts were decreasing, Wen Hao rarely saw those strange things in the past four years.
The weather in July and August is the dog days, and it is also the hottest season of summer, but there is a well-known festival in this season, Halloween, the 14th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, it is said that when the ghost door is opened, many families prepare braziers at this party, burn some paper money, ingots and other things to the deceased ancestors.
Shops on both sides of the streets of Ambergris have set up braziers, which means that July 14 has arrived this year. Wen Xingyu and his wife couldn't go home in time because of work needs, so Wen Xingyu had to let his cousin take Wen Hao to dinner.
Wen Hao, who had a little rumbling in his stomach, stayed at home and heard someone knocking on the door, hurriedly opened the door, and when he saw someone, Wen Hao shouted sweetly: "Hello cousin!" Wen Xingyu's cousin is called Wang Jing, Wang Jing heard Wen Hao's immature voice, and said with a smile: "Haozi, go to my house for dinner, your parents didn't come back that soon" Wen Hao nodded obediently and followed Wang Jing.
At nine o'clock in the evening, it was also the time for Wen Xingyu and his wife to get off work, the husband and wife left the unit and rushed to Wang Jing's house non-stop.
At this time, Wen Hao saw a thinly dressed old woman standing next to a brazier, looking at the burning brazier with some trembling, Wen Hao was a little strange, and said to Wen Xingyu: "Dad, you see that there is an old grandmother, she seems to be very cold" Wen Xingyu looked in the direction of Wen Hao's finger when he heard this, and saw only one man burning paper money and ingots in front of the brazier.
Looking at Wen Hao, who was about to walk to the brazier, Wen Xingyu hurriedly grabbed Wen Hao, and said: "Haohao, don't go over, let's go home quickly" Wen Hao glanced at Wen Xingyu, nodded, and obediently followed his parents away.
However, Wen Hao looked back at the old woman as he walked, and then the old woman raised her eyes that were originally staring at the brazier to look at Wen Hao, only to see that her empty eyes were shining with a faint green light, which was extremely terrifying in this night.
After returning home, Wen Xingyu looked at Xiao Wenhao and asked directly: "Haohao, if you see those unclean things in the future, don't pay attention to them?" Wen Hao pursed his lips and said with some indignation: "I think that grandmother is pitiful, I originally wanted to help her" Wen Xingyu sighed helplessly: "Hey~ You kid, remember my words anyway" Wen Hao nodded, and didn't dare to disobey his father too much.
At this time, Wen Hao did not sleep with his parents anymore, but was alone in a room, and it was late at night, and Wen Hao fell asleep in the company of his parents.
Late at night, Wen Hao's room lit up with green light, and a slightly sluggish figure appeared next to Wen Hao's bed, the green light in the room was the light in the eyes of the languishing figure, and a voice sounded in Wen Hao's ears: "Little friend, are you okay to be my grandson?" ”
This voice was like a call from the bottom of his heart, waking Wen Hao up from his dream, Wen Hao opened his eyes and saw that the person in front of him was the old woman he saw on the street at night.
Wen Hao, who was puzzled, said, "Huh! Grandma, why did you come to my house" "It's so cold outside! It's warm here, so I'm here for you, kid, can you be my grandson? Come with me down there and play" The old woman had an extremely eerie smile on her face, because when she laughed, she didn't even have a tooth in her mouth, like a black hole embedded in her face.
Wen Hao shook his head and said: "Grandma, I still have to study, I can't play with you, and my father told me, I can't go with strangers casually" The old woman listened to Wen Hao's words and immediately laughed: "Hey.. Hey.. Hey, I'm grandma, not a stranger" An eerie laugh resounded in Wen Hao's mind.
Wen Hao suddenly seemed to be under a spell, standing on the spot, the old woman looked at Wen Hao who was motionless, and saliva flowed from her mouth: "This son was born with yin and yang eyes, and the yin and yang qi of heaven and earth are accumulated in his body, if he is parasitic in his body, I can escape the pain of reincarnation, hahahaha!" ”
"If you don't leave, I'll take you" Mao Nineteen's figure appeared in Wen Hao's room, the old woman was startled, and said angrily: "Stinky Taoist" Then the old woman turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared, Mao Nineteen looked at Wen Hao, who was still stupid, and said helplessly: "Silly apprentice, I hope you can survive this catastrophe safely" Mao Nineteen also disappeared after sighing.
The early morning sun spilled into Wen Hao's room, Wen Hao felt very tired, so he directly chose to lie in bed, at this time Wen Hao's door was pushed open, and Wen Hao's mother walked in with a smile: "Hao Hao, get up, it's time to have breakfast" Wen Hao had to get up under the urging of his mother.
After Halloween, Wen Hao didn't feel any discomfort, and time passed quickly, and the summer vacation passed, and the new semester began, and Wen Hao began to enter the intense study.
What kind of calamity is the nine-year-old calamity, no one knows, even Mao Nineteen didn't calculate, this day is Wen Hao's ninth birthday, on the first day Wen Xingyu and his wife ordered a birthday cake for Wen Hao, ready to celebrate Wen Hao after work today.
Wen Hao was happily waiting for his parents to return at home, but what he was waiting for was the bad news of his parents' death, his cousin took Wen Hao straight to the hospital, but when he arrived at the hospital, Wen Xingyu and his wife had passed away, and the heart-rending cry resounded outside the emergency room of the hospital.
At that time, Wen Hao's cousin told Wen Hao that his parents were in a car accident on the way from work, and were sent to the hospital for treatment, both died, and a nine-year-old child lost both parents, but fortunately, there was also a cousin who handled the funeral for his parents.
Since then, Wen Hao has become an orphan and can only temporarily live in his cousin's house, but Wang Jing's family is living in poverty, and he has two children, and adding Wen Hao is even worse, Wang Jing and her husband discussed and wanted Wen Hao to go to the orphanage.
However, Wen Hao's irresponsible master finally appeared, looking at Wen Hao with a smile on the way from school, Wen Hao saw Mao 19 and hurriedly walked to Mao 19, Wen Hao shouted softly: "Master"
Mao Shijiu gently stroked Wen Hao's head and said to Wen Hao: "Apprentice, let's go with the master!" When Wen Hao heard this, he was a little hesitant, but when he thought of his treatment at his cousin's house, he felt that he really had no relatives in this world, so it was better to follow the master to learn the arts.
Thinking about this, Wen Hao nodded and said: "Master and apprentice are willing to always be with you" Mao Shijiu smiled, and took Wen Hao to Wang Jing's house, and after negotiating with Wang Jing and his wife, Mao Shijiu took Wen Hao back to the Taoist temple directly.
When I was a child, I always had a fantasy that the future was beautiful, and Wen Hao was no exception, he fantasized about the place where his master lived, which should be like a fairyland on earth, but the reality was always cruel, looking at a dilapidated Taoist temple with several holes in the roof, Wen Hao felt that he might as well go to an orphanage.
Mao Jiujiu looked at Wen Hao's expression and said with a slight anger: "Don't look at the dilapidated here, but at least it's also a place to live, understand?" If I hadn't been harmed by the five disadvantages and three deficiencies, how could I have been so downcast, I hope that your five disadvantages and three deficiencies will not be short of wealth."
After entering the Taoist temple, Mao Shijiu helped Wen Hao clean up a room, and let Wen Hao rest first, Wen Hao was probably too tired, and after lying down, he fell asleep after a while.
Mao Shijiu on the side looked at Wen Hao and sighed: "Hey~ Although he was born with yin and yang eyes and a natural Taoist body, he had to go through a catastrophe every ten years, this time it was a nine-year-old catastrophe, fortunately his parents blocked this catastrophe for him, no, what would his nineteen-year-old catastrophe be?" If it doesn't work, I'll have to stay away so as not to hurt the fish in the pond."
Wen Hao has been studying art in Taoism for six years, and Wen Hao has reached the age of fifteen at this time.
As Wen Hao grew up, Mao Nineteen told Wen Hao everything, why Wen Hao's parents died when he was nine years old, as well as his number of calamities every ten years, etc., and of course, the most important point was to inform Wen Hao that he would be the twentieth generation head of the Maoshan faction, so he gave Wen Hao the alias "Mao Twenty" Although Mao Nineteen obtained another name for him, but when Wen Hao was involved in the world, this name Wen Hao never mentioned to outsiders.
When Mao Nineteen told Wen Hao about the Maoshan faction, he was boasting about how powerful it was, which made Wen Hao extremely admired the Maoshan faction, but when he learned that the Maoshan faction only had himself and Mao Nineteen, Wen Hao's words about Mao Nineteen had completely changed.
In the process of Wen Hao's growth, Mao 19 paid great attention to Wen Hao's five disadvantages and three shortcomings, so that when the master and apprentice were in their spare time, Wen Hao asked: "Master, what are the five disadvantages and three shortcomings" Mao 19 said with a smile: "People who learn Maoshan magic will have five disadvantages and three shortcomings, the five disadvantages refer to widowhood, widowhood, loneliness, loneliness, and disability, and the three shortcomings refer to blessing, Lu, and longevity, understand?" And you occupy two of the five disadvantages and three are missing, one is lonely, and the other is power" Wen Hao nodded and said: "I understand"