Chapter Seventy-Nine: The First Signs of Defeat (Part II)
After agreeing, Mr. Zhuo Xuanfeng of Daoxin Hall took the lead in cleaning up the bloody ghost, and Zhuo Xuanfeng's ambitious performance not only did not make Luo Xinghai and Hu Qingxuan admire, but instead sneered at it and insisted on staying to see Zhuo Xuanfeng make a fool of himself. But this is only the meaning, on the surface, it is not so deadlocked, Luo Xinghai and Hu Qingxuan were immediately invited by the three old ladies to settle down elsewhere to rest, but Hu Qingxuan was puzzled when he passed by the master, but it was obvious that his previous arrogance had decreased a lot in front of the master.
He seemed to think of something, but he didn't break it, maybe he wasn't sure. sent away the three old ladies and the other two gentlemen, and in this hall, there were only Hu Zhishu and our two families left. I arranged the altar with Zhuo Xuanfeng, and as my master, I naturally stayed to observe.
Zhuo Xuanfeng immediately spoke: "Hu Zhishu, I will first write a list of materials required for the arrangement, and let Ergou prepare them with you." As for me, I have to prepare the secret materials needed to draw the talisman first, the spirit talisman of our Dao Heart Hall is different from others, and it needs to be prepared in advance before it can be used, I will stay in the hall to prepare first, and you will prepare the altar at the other end, after dark at night, once the blood ghost comes out, he can no longer be arrogant! ”
I asked a little incomprehensibly, "Mr. Zhuo, do you still need a troublesome production process for your Dao Heart Hall's spirit runes?" It won't be a day of preparation, will it? It's not just past noon......"
When I asked this, Zhuo Xuanfeng was also kind, and said with a smile: "That's natural, otherwise how would the spirit runes of our Dao Heart Hall sell so well?" The people in the vicinity have used the spiritual runes of our Daoxin Hall, seeking wealth and officials, seeking children, etc., all of which have not been fulfilled, and our spiritual runes are all secret, and outsiders cannot know the doorway. Hehe, Ergou, you are also a cultivator, and you must also understand that all sects and sects have secret methods that cannot be passed on, so I won't shake the old bottom with you! ”
"That's right, there are a lot of secret methods in the Dao Gate, and I am not the successor of your Dao Heart Hall, so naturally it is inconvenient to ask more." I nodded, and then said, "Then please ask Mr. Zhuo to make a list, and I and Hu Zhishu will prepare the materials." By the way, where is the altar properly placed at the entrance of the village? Is there anything special about it? ”
When Zhuo Xuanfeng heard this, he immediately nodded and smiled: "Ergou really knows this, it seems that letting Ergou help will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort." Well, the altar of our Daoxin Hall, three feet three inches high and five feet nine inches wide, must be placed at the entrance of the village, sitting in the northwest position and facing the southeast. I'll list the rest, and you'll just be prepared according to what I've written. As he spoke, Zhuo Xuanfeng came to the table and asked Hu Zhishu to take out the four treasures of the study, and then wrote.
After a while, he picked up a piece of paper and handed it to me, and said cautiously: "These materials are indispensable, remember!" Taking the paper, I glanced at it cursoryly and nodded heavily.
In the blink of an eye, Master got up and wanted to go out, and I hurriedly shouted to Master, "Master, where are you going?" ”
The master casually asked Hu Zhishu, "Dare to ask Hu Zhishu, what is the surname of the old man who sent us here in the morning?" ”
It turned out that Master was the old man who was worried about the old man who let me rest last night. Hu Zhishu hurriedly smiled: "He is the only lonely old man in our village, surnamed Zheng, originally ranked third in the family, we all call him Zheng Laosan." What did Mr. Yang ask him for? The room prepared for Mr. Yang here has been cleaned, and Mr. Yang can go back to his room to rest first, and then he can have lunch later. "I still don't understand why Master remembered to find that old man at this time.
The master smiled and said, "Yang has nothing to do, so I went to talk to Brother Zheng, and I ate lunch at Brother Zheng's house, and Yang will come back then." After speaking, the master turned around and walked out, leaving me and Hu Zhishu to look at each other, but Hu Zhishu could only reluctantly accept it, and picked up the list with me and looked at it.
I saw the materials on this list, all of which made me stunned, the first incense used, there are two kinds of choice, one is ambergris, the other is agarwood. Red wax paper, gold and silver foil, paper money, etc., even the offerings are staggering, three meats and three vegetables, three grains and three fruits, there are twelve kinds of offerings alone, and they are not the same. Well, I've seen Master do things, but I've never seen anything so grand.
And this looks more like the need for the Zhai Jiao ritual to worship the gods, and it doesn't look like the material needed to exorcise evil spirits and evil spirits at all, I thought about it, and I was a little puzzled for a while. However, Hu Zhishu on the side was unusually serious, read it over and over again, and then nodded heavily: "Well, this Mr. Zhuo looks really high!" ”
I looked at Hu Zhishu in a daze, I really didn't understand where Mr. Zhuo was, but after thinking about it, I seemed to understand something. The materials for him to really exorcise evil spirits and eliminate demons should be the spiritual runes he has to prepare for most of the day, and these materials for arranging the altar are clearly bluffing Hu Zhishu, a layman who does not understand, and if the materials required for the altar can really have the effect of removing ghosts and exorcising evil spirits, it is also very small.
Presumably, this is the only way to make Hu Zhishu and the three old ladies pay more attention to Mr. Zhuo, so that if he can really get rid of the bloody ghost at that time, he will not only gain but also gain fame. Well, it's really thoughtful, but his so-called secret spirit rune won't let me see it, and he went to the back hall to prepare, and he wasn't allowed to read it by Hu Zhishu.
Hu Zhishu then frowned again, and asked me in a low voice: "Ergou, I heard that ambergris is very expensive!" Even if it is mixed with a little ambergris in the incense, it costs a lot of money to buy it, and the incense we burn on weekdays is just ordinary sandalwood. But as long as we can help our village get rid of the evil spirits, even if it costs a little money, it's not a big deal! ”
"Hu Zhishu, you can pull it down, the ambergris is said to let you buy it selectively, but you can't really buy that kind of sky-high thing!" I hurriedly grabbed Hu Zhishu and said, "Isn't there another option?" Buy agarwood incense, although agarwood incense is not cheap, but agarwood incense is also expensive and cheap, just buy some defective products, you just listen to me, I won't harm you, he just wrote it and asked your village to pay to buy it, but you don't look rich, if you have money, don't say it, not to mention where you can waste money so much! ”
Hu Zhishu hurriedly covered my mouth, pulled me into the courtyard, and whispered: "You can't say that, if Mr. Zhuo hears it, and if we don't care about it and spread it, our village's reputation will be ruined." Alas, as the village party secretary, I don't know that the villagers are having a hard time, but there is no way, the power to speak in the village is in the hands of the three old ladies, they are dying to face the poor and suffer, as long as they can help our village solve this trouble, presumably the three old ladies will grit their teeth and agree. ”
Since Hu Zhishu said so, as an outsider, I naturally have nothing to say, so I can only go with him. However, Mr. Zhuo put such a big score, if he couldn't deal with that bloody ghost in the end, he would really waste the hearts of the whole village. The master also went to Zheng Laosan's house to hide and relax, perhaps because he couldn't change the status quo and felt helpless, so many came to grab business, and Hu Zhishu and the three old ladies were not willing to let any of the big gentlemen quit, I'm afraid that only after each showed his ability, he could measure his own ability.
Hu Zhishu found the three old ladies in total, took out the money and handed it to me to buy, saying that it was a purchase, but in fact it was to buy materials, and found two young people to follow me. The place we went to was the same town where we had noodles last night, and until now I don't know that the town is called Tai Wai Town, and there are a few small villages nearby, which usually buy families, and often come to this town. According to the list listed by Zhuo Xuanfeng, they were purchased one by one, and it was approaching the afternoon. We had a quick bite to eat and hurried back.
Back in Pingyang Town, the sun was about to set, and after calculating the hour, it happened to be the first moment of unitary time. At this time, Hu Zhishu had already placed the divine case and arranged it in strict accordance with Zhuo Xuanfeng's instructions. I immediately took out a series of materials and arranged them neatly, incense burners, incense candles, gold and silver leaf, and so on. I still don't understand, he doesn't overkill the soul, and he doesn't engage in sacrificial rituals, what do you want all this gold and silver leaf for?
But since he wants to use it, this time he is the first to take the lead, so he can only do it as he wishes.
After placing everything, Hu Zhishu also ordered people to display the offerings on it one by one, and in this way, the crowd gathered more and more, and the three old ladies were also attracted. Especially Hu Qingxuan's master and apprentice, as well as Luo Xinghai, they just stood with the three old ladies from a distance, and they watched the show in a good manner. At this moment, the master was also standing in another place with the uncle named Zheng Laosan, looking over here.
Everything was ready, Hu Zhishu was stunned and said, "Why hasn't Mr. Zhuo come yet?" Is it that the runes on his side are not ready yet? ”
At this time, I only heard Luo Xinghai in the distance coaxing: "Do you feel that you can't deal with that bloody ghost, don't you dare to come?" Hehe! ”
"I think he's clearly a big deal!" Hu Qingxuan, who was standing beside Luo Xinghai, snorted coldly, and then said: "I got so many things, and I don't know what Mr. Zhuo wants to do to exorcise evil spirits, but since the time he asked for has arrived, if you don't dare to come out, say it happily, don't let everyone wait for him alone, what is this like?!" Hearing Hu Qingxuan's words, the surrounding villagers seemed to be instigated, and they exchanged their heads and whispered.
At this moment, Zhuo Xuanfeng of Daoxin Hall came from behind the crowd, only to see him walk out with an indifferent face, and stopped in front of Hu Qingxuan, and said coldly without looking back: "To get rid of ghosts, you naturally have to be ready for everything, some people think very highly of themselves, don't you understand this truth?" actually instigated the villagers and maliciously slandered! After speaking, Zhuo Xuanfeng snorted coldly and strode to the altar.