Chapter 103: Five Coffins
"But at the beginning of the Taiji, the Tao stands in one, creating heaven and earth, Taiyi gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang give birth to four elephants, Four Elephants give birth to eight trigrams, gossip gives birth to sixteen hexagrams, sixteen hexagrams give birth to twenty-four hexagrams, twenty-four hexagrams give birth to thirty-six hexagrams, and thirty-six hexagrams give birth to all things-"
"Huh? Ziqing, why are you napping in class? β
In the haze, I felt my head being slapped hard by the book, my eyes opened suddenly, I rubbed my drowsy head, looked around, and found that I was wearing a scholar's robe, sitting in the Taoist temple's school, and in front of me stood a slightly angry gentleman. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
Where is this?
Am I in this familiar place again?
I smiled and touched my head, glad I hadn't lost consciousness yet, the feeling of being reborn seemed so real.
But I know that I have become a member of the loess, so how can I talk about a new life?
"Ziqing?" The gentleman tapped my skull lightly again, and said kindly, "Why are you stupid and smirking? Does the teacher's class make you uncomfortable like this? β
"Ziqing......" I muttered this familiar name, looked at Mr. in confusion, and asked, "Are you calling me?" β
"You little doll," the gentleman lamented, turned and walked into the side room of the temple, ignoring me.
I looked at the Taoist temple where I was the only one left, and I was at a loss for what to do, but I still stood up and walked out from memory.
"Ziqing, how did you escape?" A boy who looked to be about the same age as me walked out and looked at me in surprise.
"Oh-" I said, rolling my eyes, "I'm done with class."
"Understood," the boy nodded, and walked past me.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at the most sacred central hall in the Taoist temple, where sat an old man in a black and white Taoist robe with his back to me, and the old man's back was so amiable.
"Genlin?"
I shouted from afar, but there was no response.
I puffed up my breath and entered the nave, and as soon as I approached him, I heard his voice.
"Ziqing, sit down" The voice is so rich and so nostalgic for me.
"Yes, Master," I nodded, sitting cross-legged respectfully.
"You say, above all these things, is there still a god who exists, everything that is done, is there still God watching, can the so-called cause and effect be realized?" Xuanling opened his mouth slightly, closed his eyes and said.
I listened to his words and thought for a while before replying, "Ziqing is still young and can't answer Master's question."
"No, no, no" Genlin shook his head and raised his hand to tap my head, "You know, you know everything"
"Ziqing doesn't know, Ziqing doesn't know anything" I shook my head in confusion, not knowing what to say.
"You come with the teacher" Xuanling suddenly stood up, took the lead and walked out of the door of the middle hall, turning the corner.
I quickly got up, patted my buttocks, and lifted my heels.
"Where is this going?" I watched him pacing slowly to the backyard, where there were beautiful peach trees.
Genlin didn't answer, but came to a peach tree, and pulled the peach blossoms on the ground little by little, revealing the wooden plank that was shielded.
Xuanling lifted the dusty wooden board, and a bluestone staircase covered with moss appeared under the wooden board, and he walked in without hesitation.
I was a little scared to follow, it was pitch black, and the only thing I could see was Xuanling's slightly shiny black and white robe and the sound of footsteps.
When I stepped into the depths, a wooden door appeared in front of me, and on this door was pasted a yellow charm that was the same height as mine, emitting a faint yellow light.
This small space is just enough to accommodate me and Genlin, and there is a hint of yin around me, but I don't have a little fear, but I have some unknown intimacy.
I looked at Xuanlin and noticed that he was also looking at me, and at the same time I looked up and pointed at the tall yellow talisman.
"Me?" I understood what he meant and pointed to myself.
"Uh-huh" Genlin nodded, sure.
"Okay......" I took a deep breath and raised my hand, just enough to reach the top of the yellow talisman, and pulled it down with all my might.
"Sneerββββ pull ββββ"
I completely ripped off the yellow talisman, and the wooden door that had been covered was revealed.
As I threw the yellow talisman on the ground, the wooden door suddenly slammed, and a fierce wind swept over me, making me almost unable to stand still.
When I was about to be lifted up by the yin wind, a hand suddenly put on my shoulder and pressed my body down steadily, and the yin wind disappeared quietly in an instant.
Genlin made a move, he nodded calmly to me, and immediately let go of his hand on me, pushed open the door and walked in.
I cautiously followed him, and as soon as the wooden door opened, the smell of musty that had been dusty for a long time came, and the pungent smell made my mind clearer a little.
"Get up" Xuanling sighed lightly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head, the candle in the corner instantly lit up, and the whole space lit up a lot under the yellow firelight, enough to see everything around him clearly.
When I looked at the environment, I turned to the middle and saw something that made my scalp tingle.
There, there are five solemn coffins, the colors of the coffins are different, red, black, white, purple, and blue.
The coffin is ten attacks on the essence, and the divine light is day and night.
There were some charms engraved on the coffin that I couldn't understand, but the only thing I could read was a circle drawn in the center of the coffin, and the four surnames Liu, Zhao, Wang, Li, and Wu were engraved in the circle.
"This ...... What are these coffins? I frowned and asked Xuanlin, this coffin gave me a strange and familiar feeling.
"Get on your knees!" Genlin didn't answer me directly, but just turned his back to me and snorted coldly in front of me.
I shuddered, and my legs fell to my knees uncontrollably.
"Three bows and nine bows to respect the first brother," Xuanling said with sadness.
When I heard this, I didn't dare to be a little lazy, and hurriedly bowed.
Cold sweat ran down my face, and I felt almost collapsed, but I didn't dare to move.
"Get up" Xuan Ling said softly, my whole body was relieved, the pressure disappeared in an instant, and I slowly stood up.
"Of these five coffins, one is reserved for you," Xuan Ling said solemnly.
"Green?" I answered.
"Ziqing, Ziqing," Xuan Ling muttered, "It's the names that your four dead senior brothers gave you"
I silently bowed my head and said nothing.
"If it weren't for the four of them, I'm afraid you wouldn't have lived to this age," Genling said again, and the words were especially loud in my ears.
This time, I didn't need his order, my legs felt weak, and I knelt on the ground fiercely, knocking three times before I stood up.