Chapter 5: Sending a stand-in

"Your tattoo was made by Cheng You's old drunkard?"

In the understanding of the old way, the soul of the poor is not considered, and only Cheng You's craftsmanship can tattoo this effect.

"Uncle Shi actually knows Master Cheng, his current residence Uncle Shi knows, I have some questions about the tattoos on his body I want to ask him."

Shang Biao only remembered that the old drunkard's surname was Cheng, and he really didn't know the other party's name, so it seemed that he could get some useful information from this cheap uncle.

"It's strange that it's not him. The old drunkard should be in Yangcheng, and I heard that he also took in an apprentice there and wanted to pass on the craft. ”

"Yangcheng, one of the three major bases of the Wei'an Group, this is a bit troublesome."

"Why, did you offend the people of the Wei'an Group and were forced out of the country?"

Shang Biao's casual self-talk was heard by Lao Dao and asked him.

"Almost, it looks like I have to go back to China."

"That's right, I also have some karma that needs to be settled in China in order to deal with the catastrophe with peace of mind, you wait for me for a few days, and after you settle Xiao'an, I will accompany you back to China."

"Then thank you Uncle Shi!"

Xiao An was referring to the child, and Shang Biao heard the meaning of maintenance in the old saying, and thanked him.

With such a master by his side, there are good and bad. The advantage is that when he encounters the Wei'an group, he will not be forced out of his hole cards all at once.

The disadvantages are just as big, Lao Dao must have registered in the Wei'an group, and with him, it is estimated that the first step into the country will be discovered.

After talking about returning to China, the three of them continued to walk towards the mountain, and thanks to the shock of Qiqi, they went all the way to the top of the mountain.

Lao Dao found a small corner, took out a scarecrow from the bag, put red paper on the straw man, and put on a five-color coat.

On the red paper pressed by the straw man, Xiao An's eight characters and birthplace are written, and this scarecrow is his stand-in.

Lao Dao asked the apprentice to kneel down and bow three times and nine times to the straw man, and Shang Biao slowly burned the stream money and wrote scriptures by hand.

After the end of Xiao An's ceremony, Lao Dao stood beside him, first worshiped in the four directions of southeast, south, and northwest, and then turned back to the middle of the table and sparse text, reciting the "Taishang Salvation Sutra" in his mouth.

At the end of the recitation, Lao Dao took a cinnabar pen and put it on the straw man's forehead. With a solemn expression in his mouth, he said: "One is the road to heaven, and the other is the path to the underworld, I am the master of Yin Mountain, and I can go up to the underworld for nine days......"

The last edict, as if roaring out, resounded through the nine heavens, reaching the ghosts and gods.

After the old mantra was finished, he stood with his hands behind his back and shouted into the air: "The debt has been paid off, it's time to collect the things, and the debts from the past are all gone, don't disturb each other again." ”

After the announcement, Lao Dao pulled the apprentices, and Shang Biao followed behind them, returning the same way and walking down the mountain.

The sound of chains dragging sounded behind them, and the paper figures that Lao Dao used to dispatch the Yin soldiers quickly suffocated like leaky balloons.

And in the place where the stand-in was burned just now, there was a black shadow with chains wrapped around its limbs, devouring the straw man little by little.

However, although sending a stand-in can deceive the other party for a while, one day I still have to solve this cause and effect myself.

Following the old road down the mountain, there was a pickup truck parked on the asphalt road not far from the top of the mountain where the stand-in was delivered, and this was the means of transportation they took when they came.

Driving on the old road, the pickup truck walked for several hours, from the uninhabited countryside to the bustling city.

Passing through several streets, the speed of the car gradually slowed down, and a strong smell of herbs entered Shang Biao's nose.

"Ann's Medical Center"

After the car stopped, Shang Biao pushed the door and saw the plaque hanging on the lintel, and read it softly. In the unified architectural style of the surroundings, the appearance of this Chinese medical hall with a different style is a little awkward no matter how you look at it.

"Xiao An's grandfather is a well-known miracle doctor in this generation and has a wide range of connections. When I first came to Nanyang, I was taken care of by him. Moreover, it is not as convenient as in China, so if you need any medicinal materials in your cultivation in the future, you can ask him for help. ”

Lao Dao took some excited apprentices to the door of the pharmacy and rang the doorbell, probably they said hello before they came out, the lights were still on in the early hours of the morning, and soon after the doorbell rang, there was a white-haired old man wearing a buttoned horse coat hurriedly opened the door.

"How's it going, did the stand-in delivery succeed?"

The white-haired old man saw that his grandson had not changed much from before, and looked at the mysterious old man with some doubts.

"What are you worried about with my help, for the time being, Xiao An will no longer be harassed by creditors. This is my nephew, Shoushan. ”

The old man explained impatiently, and introduced Shang Biao to the white-haired old man by the way.

"Old man An Guoren, I have seen the chief of the Shoushan Dao."

Shang Biao replied with a flat expression, and then several people entered the back hall of the pharmacy together. An Guoren was old, and when he saw his grandson coming back, he couldn't bear the sleepiness, so he arranged a room for Shang Biao and went to sleep.

Lao Dao looked at the wall clock on the wall, and saw that there was still enough time, so he took the apprentice directly to his room.

Flipping through the bag, Lao Dao took out a jar of milky white liquid that had already been prepared, and Shang Biao recognized that it was the runic ink used by the Yinshan Sect to seal the body.

"When the master sealed my junior brother, he didn't let the bystanders watch, but today I can open my eyes."

"What about your master's old stubbornness, born with evil bones, our Yinshan faction has fallen to this point in the world, even if there is another crazy Taoist, maybe he can return to the ancestral court with the Yinshan faction.

It turns out that what I said is not right, old man, don't you kid also enter the Tao now, there are some things that cannot be reversed by manpower. ”

Shang Biao smiled and didn't say anything, if the master who adopted him at the beginning became a mysterious veteran, he might not have the opportunity to enter the theater space and see the magical plot world.

Lao Dao saw that Shang Biao did not show a trace of resentment and dissatisfaction, and he was quite relieved, if he had this kind of temperament when he was young, he would not be forced to leave his hometown and cross the South Seas.

He didn't know that for an actor whose life might be in danger at any time, the cause and effect of past grievances had already been cut off when he entered the theater, and he had nothing to do with the Yinshan faction.

This is also the reason why Shang Biao did not hesitate to change the Lushan method, the name of the Yinshan faction is now beneficial to him, and it doesn't hurt to wear it.

After Lao Dao took out the sealing ink, he went out and brought eight bowls.

'Widowhood, widowhood, loneliness, loneliness, disability, money, life, power"

Eight notes representing three shortcomings and five disadvantages were detained under the bowl, and after the old way broke the order, the bowl was placed in front of Xiao An.

This is one of the unique ways of inheritance of the Absolute Sect, and only by recognizing one of the three deficiencies and five evils, or several of them, can one obtain the Dharma, which is the price of gaining power.

It is not easy to seek Taoism and learn the law, especially the teachings of the Yinshan School, which are even more difficult than orthodox Taoism.