Chapter 18: Ghost Eyes
Five days passed in a flash, and it was time for Longyang to go up the mountain to study.
I wonder what Master has been doing in the past five days? How is he? Long Yang has always been worried about Jin Shan, he is just worried, and he doesn't know what he is worried about.
On the boulder, a lonely back, an old man sitting on a stone, an old man with white hair.
"Master, Long Yang is here, what's wrong with your hair?" Although Jin Shan is over sixty years old, he used to have black hair, but now his hair is gray and scattered.
"It's okay, I'm thinking too much." Jin Shan turned his head silently.
Oh, my God! Jin Shan even turned his beard and eyebrows white, and his face was like wind and frost swept by, pale and old. In five days, how much has changed. Long Yang hurriedly ran forward and knelt in front of Jin Shan.
"Master, Long Yang is wrong, what Long Yang saw makes you sad."
"Child, you are not wrong, it is Master's fault, you are wrong again and again!"
Jin Shan turned his head and looked at the back of the mountain again, and stood up.
"Long Yang, we will work hard in the future, I will teach you all the skills of the whole body, you have to learn by heart."
"Long Yang knows." Watching Jin Shan walk down the mountain stone step by step, his steps became more and more old.
In the past, although Grandpa Shan was addicted to alcohol and sleepiness, he seemed happy and happy, whether it was indulgent or pretentious, but now he has become like this. Is it because of the ghost eyes, people with ghost eyes will see all this, Long Yang wants to ask.
"Master, I want to ask you a question." Waiting for Jin Shan to approach, Long Yang said what he thought in his heart.
"Just ask."
"Do you know the Ghost Eye?"
"Yes." Jin Shan replied directly, without any evasion.
"Can you tell me about it?"
"Yes, of course. Can you then tell me why you're asking this question? Jin Shan was also very vigilant.
"Master, because I have ghost eyes." Jin Shan is his own master, selflessly imparting his knowledge, and saving his life several times. Long Yang felt that he was his relative, and he did not hide it from Jin Shan.
"Who told you that?"
"It's Grandpa."
"When did he tell you?" Jin Shan excitedly walked a few steps closer.
"It was after he died that I saw him in the ancestral house." At that time, although he promised the old patriarch not to tell anyone about this matter, his master had no outsiders, so he should be okay. And Long Yang felt that there should be a connection inside, so after thinking about it, he still truthfully told himself that he had seen the old patriarch, and as for the old patriarch's corpse, he decided not to say it.
"It's good to have ghost eyes, and you can see them even after he dies."
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Jin Shan's thoughtful appearance, Long Yang didn't know why.
"Hey! It's nothing. If you ask me about the ghost eyes, I'll tell you about it. Ghost eyes, most people think that they are commonly known as yin and yang eyes, but in fact, there is a difference between him and yin and yang eyes. The yin and yang eyes can only see ghosts, trying to increase the heart of fear. Of course, there are also people who are bold and good enough to use the yin and yang eyes to pretend to be ghosts, after all, they can see the dead, use the dead to earn money from the living, and relieve the suffering of the living. Jin Shan paused and continued.
"And those who have ghost eyes can not only see ghosts, but also talk to them. People with yin and yang eyes can see abnormalities from their appearance, while people with ghost eyes are no different from ordinary people. ”
"Master, how did you hear that I have the ability to have ghost eyes, but I am not surprised, but I am concerned about seeing Grandpa Tai." Long Yang was surprised, because the old patriarch repeatedly told him to keep the secret, and Jin Shan was not surprised when he heard it, but asked him how he knew the reason.
"Hehe, I already knew about you, and I already knew it when you were full moon, earlier than your grandfather knew, how surprised should you be. You kid, you don't leak, you think really carefully. Jin Shan thought about the drinking of the wine that night, and he couldn't help laughing.
"Oh." Long Yang was embarrassed and scratched his hair habitually.
"Master, are you going to drink my full moon wine?"
"Yes, Shaoyun and I drank a whole bottle of Lao Yao that night, and that wine was really good! Gee. Jin Shan habitually smacked his lips.
"Alright, I'll talk to you about Ghosteye. In ancient times, people with ghost eyes were extraordinary, and once discovered, they were chosen to enter the palace. Looking at the royal vein, looking at the grievances of the world, holding the power of the court, and serving the emperor, it is unknown to the world. Therefore, the ghost-eyed person, the ghost, the expensive one, and the trick. They have a noble status, but the world does not know that they are the secrets and means of the palace, and they do not see the light. They are well-organized, have strict rules, and have a strict identity. At that time there were also titles and age rules: the first person was a beginner, under the age of fourteen; Those who walk in the court are walkers or walkers, over 14 years old and under 18 years old; The independent case-handling is law enforcement, over 18 years old and under 30 years old; Those who have the power to decide cases are judges, between the ages of 30 and 50; The highest is the mastermind, and must be a judge over 50 years old to be promoted. ”
In addition, the so-called beginner refers to the learner whose ghost eye potential has not yet been developed, and this kind of person needs to go through a lot of study and training before he can become a master; The so-called walker is a person who has been able to preliminarily master the ghost eye skills, be proficient in various skills, and can complete the detective independently; The so-called law enforcers are those who can independently complete the investigation and enforce the laws and regulations of the superiors; The so-called judge has greater power, the size of the punishment, and the life and death of the person; The mastermind, as the name suggests, is to plan for the Lord and prepare for the Lord. These are ancient sayings, and there are no restrictions anymore. ”
What Jin Shan said was something that Long Yang had never heard of, and even now that he heard it, he didn't know the Tao inside, but only roughly understood that it was a royal guard or something like that.
"Master, what do you mean is that in ancient times, the people with ghost eyes were the people around the emperor, isn't that true?" Long Yang seems to understand whether he understands or not.
Roughly this is the meaning, and later because of the change of dynasties, there are people who believe in Buddhism and believe, and they become more and more declining, until they disappear and disappear from the people. So now people with ghost eye abilities are even rarer, and it's hard to see them. "Regardless of whether Long Yang can understand these or not, Jin Shan still has to tell Long Yang the origin and history of the ghost eye, but there are some things that cannot be told to Long Yang now, that is, the ghost eye person was given the surname by the royal family in ancient times, and the surname is Long.
The surname Long is inextricably linked with the Jin family, and the inheritance remains unchanged from ancient times to the present.
Jin Shan also knew nothing about this matter. But when he was a child, he saw that in the house of the patriarch of the Jin clan, there was a tablet that was enshrined all year round, and the place of worship was very secret, and only a few old people knew about it. On the eighth day of the lunar month every year, several old people in the clan will burn paper and light incense, kowtow and bow down. Jin Shan was naughty when he was a child, and he would hide in the shadows and look at it secretly. The old men were very religious, and they were saying things like thank you for saving their lives. But he only knew one dragon character on the tablet at that time, and then he became a fatherless child, and gradually forgot about it.
Asked by Long Yang today, Jin Shan also slowly recalled his childhood memories and what he knew later. From a child grows up, matures, and grows old, he gradually understands, is clear, and understands; From the hatred, indifference, and indifference at the beginning, to today's feelings, memories, and guilt, Jin Shan is old, from imbalance in his heart to balance, and now from calm to unpeaceful.
"You know so much about ghost-eyed things. Now you don't know its usefulness and particularity, but in the future you have to pay attention to its use and secrecy. From today onwards, this matter will rot in your belly, as if there are no more ghost-eyed people in the world, do you hear clearly?! Jin Shan said solemnly to Long Yang.
"Master, I see. But I don't know how to use my specialty, how do you use Ghosteye? Can I only see ghosts now? ”
"You'll use it in the future, it looks like I'm going to increase my training for you, time is running out for me." Long Yang only heard Jin Shan's words in front, and the words in the back were vague, Long Yang only seemed to hear the words "not much", and he didn't know what was too much.
Looking at Jin Shan's increasingly old face, Long Yang couldn't tell how sad he was.
"Master, don't worry, Longyang will definitely live up to your expectations."