Chapter Seventy-Eight: In the Dark
Hu Dabao said that although he didn't know what was going on, judging from the previous situation, it was estimated that this time would not be just accidental. Looking at his father's contemplative appearance again, Hu Dabao gritted his teeth and said, I think nine times out of ten, this is also a curse.
After a moment of silence, my father slowly spoke, although I couldn't tell it until I saw it with my own eyes, but nine times out of ten, it was still like this. Hu Dabao hurriedly asked his father how he could see it, and his father told him that if he remembered correctly, he remembered that among the witchcraft, there was a kind of spell like this.
Victims of the wizard's spell will have a red thread on their wrists, which is called a lifeline, also known as a red centipede. It is named because it resembles a centipede.
The title of red centipede muttered by Hu Dabao also seemed to be recalling the red thread on his daughter's wrist at the same time. After that, he said suspiciously, Mr. Zhang, I think the red line is more like a small snake than a centipede.
The father shook his head slowly and said to Hu Dabao, now you look at it like a snake, but because it is still in the initial stage, the curse has not officially begun to take effect.
After that, my father seemed to remember something, and showed a wry smile, saying, "That may not be right, let me correct it—although the wizard's curse has taken effect, it will take some time for the spell to work to the end.
If his guess is correct, Hu Hui has fallen under the curse of the wizard, and a red thread appears on his wrist, which means that the preparation ceremony for the curse has ended.
However, because the wizard profession is very special, after the ritual is over, it does not mean that the spell will start immediately. It takes a gradual period of time. And during this period of time, the red line on the wrist will extend all the way to the arm, and finally spread to the chest, abdomen, and finally converge at the lower abdominal dantian.
Although the red line may look like a snake now, when the red line crosses the shoulder blade, the red line will begin to scatter dense branches in all directions, and this branch looks like the foot of a thousand-legged centipede at first glance, hence the name red centipede.
The father calmly explained to Hu Dabao, but the latter was terrified when he listened, and when he thought of the terrifying scene, he felt that his heart was grabbed by someone.
Hu Dabao was almost about to cry, he begged his father and said that he was not afraid of death, even if he died under a curse, it was actually his own life, but his daughter was innocent. Hu Dabao came this time in the hope that his father could find a way to help him.
But my father also has his own difficulties, after all, my grandfather told me thousands of instructions before he died, and I can't go to the funeral scriptures to become a ground burial master, otherwise the Zhang family will be extinct, which is something that my grandfather never wants to see.
But the situation of Hu Dabao's family was very grim after hearing it, and after hearing about it, he said that Hu Dabao in front of him, the death aura exuded from his body was already very heavy, which showed that his yang life was about to come to an end.
Actually, I think my father would have rejected Hu Dabao - my inference is very simple, because I am living a good life now. Although my grandfather didn't explain the curse of our family to me in detail, I knew a little bit about it.
This curse is actually like being inherited from generation to generation, and does not directly act on the person. For example, if Dad disobeys his grandfather's advice and learns the Burial Sutra to become a burial master, this is tantamount to violating the taboo, and then the curse will take effect.
What happens when this curse takes effect? My father will definitely be punished by heaven, but not only that, but I, as my father's son, will also be punished with it.
But I'm living a good life now, and according to what I know, my father didn't become a burmentor even after his death, and although he ended up depressed, it had nothing to do with the burmentor.
However, just as I was thinking so, my father's answer was beyond my expectations. The father looked at Hu Dabao for a long time before he sighed lightly, and then got up silently and sat down near a cabinet in the corner.
The father crouched down and opened the bottom cabinet and took out a box from inside.
Hu Dabao watched his father come back with the box in a daze, and he didn't know what he was going to do. The father pushed a gift box with a watch in front of Hu Dabao.
"Let's open it and take a look." Father said to Hu Dabao.
Hu Dabao looked down at the black wooden box, confused, but still carefully opened the box. It wasn't jewelry or anything like that, but a folded letter.
"It's ......"
Looking at Hu Dabao's suspicious appearance, my father smiled bitterly and said, in fact, before my father died, he seemed to have predicted his death. And after that, he calculated a hexagram for you, and the content of this letter is related to this hexagram.
Before I left home, my father told me that if one day you come up again and ask for my help, then you should give him this note.
If he doesn't find it, you will always keep this note by your side, don't open it without permission, and don't give it to anyone, until Hu Dabao dies, this thing needs you to keep it.
Hu Dabao asked in a low voice, why did you do this? My father said that because my father's hexagram is related to a person's destiny, and as a fortune teller, he is considered privileged, so he can observe your destiny, but there should be no third person besides you and him who knows the result of this hexagram.
Otherwise, it will be a leak. The father smiled slightly and said, This hexagram is the last gift my father left to you, but if I or someone else opens this note without authorization, it is no longer a gift, but a heavenly punishment, not only you, but also me and my son will suffer.
Hu Dabao held the letter in his hand tightly, and seemed to be excited, but his face was so guilty. After a long time, Hu Dabao said hoarsely and tremblingly, how can I, Hu Dabao, let the old gentleman think of this for me.
The father was very indifferent, and said with a smile, because of karma, that's it, there is no other special reason. So Mr. Hu, there is no need for you to hand over your property to me.
Our family is not wealthy, but we can't accept your wealth, which is not what should belong to me and my son.
When Hu Dabao heard his father say this, he immediately explained that in fact, he was able to get rich back then because his grandfather told him the location of an ancient tomb, otherwise he would not be where he is today.
But my father said that it was the same, even if your grandfather told you the location of the ancient tomb, in the end, it was actually because the wealth belonged to you, and you could only get it, otherwise, if you didn't deserve the things in the ancient tomb, you wouldn't be able to get anything.
Although my father said it very mysteriously, I felt that his words were actually very reasonable. Many times some things seem to be just accidental, luck or coincidence, but in fact, they are all providential.
Hu Dabao took the letter and asked his father, is it possible that as long as you look at this thing, the matter can be solved? My father shook his head and said I don't know, after all, I haven't read the contents of the letter, but at least it will help somewhat, I don't think my father will leave this letter to you in vain.
Hu Dabao's trust in his grandfather is needless to say, and he immediately took something and thanked his father before leaving my house.
In the evening, Hu Dabao took advantage of the dead of night to open the letter, which had been folded many times. The characters on it are written with a fine brush, and the font is very neat.
I also took a look at the content, and it roughly said that after grandpa finally calculated a hexagram for Hu Dabao, he had already guessed that after he died, Hu Dabao would encounter another major catastrophe.
And this catastrophe is not only related to Hu Dabao himself, but even related to his family. After reading this, my heart was shocked, and I directly thought of myself in a prophetic dream. Isn't it just like Grandpa said?
Grandpa knows better than anyone what kind of existence Hu Hui is for Hu Dabao. And the letter also wrote a way to rescue Hu Hui, as if he had long expected the danger that Hu Hui would encounter.
Grandpa told Hu Dabao that if he wanted to save Hu Hui, he had to steal the day. Hu Dabao was very engaged, and when he saw the words "stealing the sky and changing the day", his heart suddenly chuckled. He was familiar with the word.
Because, when Hu Hui was pulled back from the ghost gate, this method was also used.
The steps of stealing the day were written in great detail, and Hu Dabao understood them all, but when he saw the last step, Hu Dabao's face appeared solemn, and his eyes were full of worry.
Because the last step says that if you want Hu Hui to survive the danger, you must let her die first and then live. In other words, this time Hu Hui is going to die again.
What makes me feel a little creepy is that my grandfather actually predicted that Hu Hui would be cursed to death because of the spell. But this is not a bad thing in Grandpa's eyes.
It is written very clearly - if Hu Hui did not die because of a spell, but died naturally, she would not be saved. This unnatural death provides an opportunity to help Hu Hui through the difficult time, but only if Hu Dabao can do what he asks.
After reading the contents of the envelope written by my grandfather to Hu Dabao, I completely understood why I ran into Hu Hui's coffin.
In my opinion, I was chased by Bai Wuchang and had no way out to hide in the coffin and ran to Hu Hui's coffin. But in fact, this is not the case, everything has long been under the control of grandpa, that is, this is God's arrangement. If it weren't for the prophetic dream, I probably wouldn't have known about it for the rest of my life.
Grandpa wrote that after Hu Hui died, he must bury Hu Hui according to his requirements, and bury him thickly, which is very important. After that, Hu Hui's coffin was moved to the Nanshan Ridge. When the time comes, Hu Hui will naturally return to her soul and come back to life again.
Hu Dabao read the letter back and forth repeatedly, I don't know how many times, but after reading it, the expression on Hu Dabao's face still looked very confused.
Can you really rely on this method to bring your daughter back to life? It's not that he was suspicious of his grandfather, but this time he didn't stay with him. And according to his grandfather's request, he had to wait for Hu Hui to die like this. People cannot be resurrected after death, this sentence is not just talk.
After Hu Hui's death, if he did the slightest mistake, causing Hu Hui to be unable to come back to life, wouldn't he have to die blindly? Because the risk of the matter was indeed too great, Hu Dabao hesitated for a long time.
In the days that followed, the red thread on Hu Hui's arm became longer and longer, and as his father said, when the red thread crossed the shoulder blade, dense branches began to spread.
At this time, Hu Hui's physical condition, which had not been affected by the red line, began to mutate, and she fell unconscious directly on the bed. Hu Dabao hurriedly sent someone to send her to the hospital.