Chapter 41: The Soul in the Cauldron
"Thank you two immortals for rescuing" Sen Sen's ghost words sounded behind the bun.
The two turned around, and not far away, the father and daughter were still standing in a daze. Baozi stepped forward and asked, "Why did you two hurt me?" β
The man in the red sweater said, "My daughter and I didn't want to hurt you. But the radius of dozens of miles is occupied by the old centipede Wu Zu red phosphorus, we also dare to be angry and dare not speak, he forced us to set up a ghost bureau here, fishing people to take the bait, especially with a virgin little girl, then Wu Lao Zu will definitely not let go, is bound to come to eat in person. β
Baozi pulled out the sword of victory and held it against the throat of the male ghost, "I'll let your soul fly away now, what do you have to say." β
"I have nothing to say. I was a lifelong bag, my daughter-in-law dumped me and ran away, and I couldn't take the remaining child well, alas, I took her on Huangquan Road. Ask the Immortal to quickly disperse my soul, and I don't even have the courage to reincarnate! The man in the red sweater cried bitterly.
The little girl also cried and hugged her father's thighs tightly, and the child still had the name tag of "Yonghe Township Central Primary School" on his chest.
Baozi's heart softened, and he put down his sword, "How many lives did you two take?" β
The man fell to his knees, "It didn't take long, but I helped the old centipede to kill three lives." Shangxian, please avenge my father and daughter! β
"Revenge?" Baozi looked at the two of them crying with snot and tears, "Didn't you two die in a fire accident?" This is a work safety accident, not a criminal case. β
"That Wu Zu Hongphosphorus was originally a centipede essence who had practiced for many years, and he had devoted himself to cultivation for hundreds of years, and he was still dedicated to the Tao, from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, and then to the Republic of China, until a few months ago, I didn't see him make any trouble. But recently, this thing has been attacking frequently, sucking the essence and blood of young girls everywhere, and killing countless lives. My daughter was also caught by this centipede essence on the way to school a few days ago, sucking up the essence blood, and I was hit in the process, I fought with the old centipede, and kept fighting into the wooden house, the centipede swept down the stove and wires with its giant tail, causing a fire, and burning us both to death. After that, he locked up the souls of the two of us, imprisoned them here, and ordered us to capture passers-by for him to suck blood. The two of us had no choice, we were alone, so we had to obey our fate. You're a smart man, and my father and daughter have left you a lot of hints throughout the whole process, and you guessed it. β
Roland tugged at the corner of the bun, walked to the little girl again, squatted down, and wiped her nose, "Little sister, you have suffered."
"Don't take my dad away" The little girl's snot didn't seem to be wiped clean, and she looked at the bun pitifully.
Baozi sighed, "The hanging dragon vein is broken, and the demon is rampant." Did I do a good thing or a bad thing? β
"Where's the Soul Arrest spell?" Baozi's mind calmed down, and Masase asked.
"The immortals come with me, but the front may be dangerous, you two should be careful." The man in red said, turned around and took his daughter, and walked in front in a flicker, with Baozi leading Roland behind. After walking through the dense forest for half an hour, the man stopped in front of a Manchu Dynasty tomb with a bun, "Shangxian, the centipede is cultivating here, he was seriously injured just now, and he may have fled back, please be careful."
Baozi didn't rush in, and walked around the deserted grave a few times. This tomb is not very large, but it is the tomb of an ordinary rich and noble family. There are countless tombs of dignitaries and dignitaries in Luding Mountain, and there are countless tombs of relatives of the emperor, this old centipede is simple, and it will really choose a hidden place, if there is no such thing today, it really can't find a place for its cultivation. Turning around, I found that there was a gap between the body of the tombstone and the base of the tombstone, and Baozi and Roland pushed hard, and actually moved the tombstone horizontally. Below is a deep hole, bottomless.
"Roland, you find some hay or straw nearby, and then find some damp grass to come over, and hold them all here, I'll guard the entrance of the cave," Baozi ordered.
Roland was very obedient, rolled up his sleeves and went to work, and with the help of father and daughter, in a short time, a large bundle of hay and firewood was piled up at the mouth of the hole. The bun took out the flint and set it on fire, and suddenly the flames soared into the sky, and the wet grass was piled on top of it, and a choking smoke rose up. The two of them threw the firewood into the cave together, and the smoke filled the air. After a while, the injured giant centipede rushed out of the hole, and Baozi swung his sword and slashed at it, but the opponent was too fast, and the sword cut off some of the auxiliary claws, but it failed to kill it with one blow.
After the old centipede landed, he immediately turned into a Taoist, with white hair and white eyebrows, a red face and long hair, a swollen mouth like a lit cannonball, his arms and legs were full of blood, and he was half-squatting on the ground panting. Baozi didn't answer, at this moment he was full of murderous intentions, stabbing the past with a sword, and the old centipede also knew that there was no room for maneuver, so he only sighed that he had met a hard goods, and the two sides fought together silently. The night sky is faint and the moon is lightless, the sword light on the ground flickers, every time the two swords collide, golden sparks burst out, although the bun has no mana, but the murderous aura accumulated in his heart urges him to force internal force, but it is the old centipede who has cultivated more than Huang Zumao is physically exhausted, he was injured by Baozi Roland last time, and now he is embarrassed, and he has done something wrong, so he naturally lacks so much strength.
The centipede Taoist priest retreated while fighting, suddenly slipped under his feet, his body was carried backwards, he lay on the ground, the bun slashed down with a sword, and the Taoist priest's left arm was cut off in half, and black blood rushed straight out.
"Hero!" The Taoist priest didn't care about covering his injured arm, and hurriedly stopped the bun with his other hand, "Listen to me and kill after I finish speaking." I originally devoted myself to cultivation, but in 500 years I passed through humanity, transformed into a human form, helped the poor as a Taoist priest, and did many good things in the late Ming Dynasty. That Huang Zumao, Liu Xiaoshan and other immortals were all guests. It's just that some time ago, yes, on the second day after the Great Destruction of the Dead Sea, I met a mysterious man in red in the forest, he didn't say a word when he saw me, he used a spell he had never seen before to freeze me, sucked half of my mana, and forced me to swallow a red pill, telling me that this was the medicine of the Great Yang, and that he would suck enough of forty-nine virgin yin blood in seven seven and forty-nine days to neutralize the dry yang qi, otherwise he would molt and die of dry heat all over his body. I didn't believe it at first, but the next day it was hard to stay human, so I had to give in! I beg you, I beg you! β
"How did they beg you when you killed those innocent people?" Baozi didn't have any intention of letting go of the old centipede, thinking that before entering the mountain, Huang Zu took the pretext to kill him if he didn't give the shelter pill, which showed that this centipede was by no means as kind as he said.
"They don't have pain, they don't...", the old centipede suddenly opened his mouth, spit out a breath of red and black gas, and immediately smoked the bun back a few steps, and when the red and black miasma dissipated, the old centipede had disappeared.
"Brother Baozi" Roland ran over to pick up the Baozi, "You're okay, Brother Baozi!" β
Baozi only felt dizzy, and his brain seemed to be suddenly poured into the paste, sinking a lot. Baozi blinked his eyes, "It's okay, hurry up and take a look at the hole." β
The two of them were led by the father and daughter in red, all the way down the cave. The cave is not an ordinary burial pit, and the tombs of the common people are, to put it bluntly, a pit where only one coffin can be placed. However, this tomb is very spacious, and even has three in and three out suites. The owner of this tomb should have been worth a lot of money back then, and guessed that he would not dare to bury beyond the specifications, so he built a super-large-scale luxury mausoleum under the ordinary tomb. The old centipede is insidious and cunning, on the one hand, he is afraid of being too public, letting others take his own nest, and on the other hand, he is greedy for enjoyment, and he has to live in an over-standard house. The family's backyard naturally met all his requirements.
The coffins of the mausoleum were all cleaned, and there was not a single item of value left. In addition to the murals depicting the early ascension of immortals left by the original tomb owner, there are some futons and Bodhisattva statues that were later furnished. Presumably, this old centipede is really as he said, "most of the time thinking of goodness", and has experienced a period of time of eating fasting and reciting Buddha, painful days of self-cultivation. It's a pity that this thing has a vicious temperament, and with a little pressure, it will show its original form, and it will kill people without blinking. The most conspicuous thing is that there is a huge dome in the hall, which is a cauldron to be exact. The kettle was full of ashes, Roland turned it over, found a lot of burnt bones, and when he looked back, there were a few unburned skulls in the corner, all of them were human. Seeing the truth, Roland couldn't help but vomit on the spot.
When the man in red saw the cauldron, he immediately cried bitterly, "This Wu Zu red phosphorus not only sucked the essence and blood of the children, but also cooked and fried the corpses and used them as medicine. But as long as the neighborhood can be pulled back, he will not even let go of the corpse. Baozi was still rummaging carefully, and next to the futon where the old centipede was meditating, he found a blue and white porcelain vase.
"Presumably, the soul is all detained here, and the old centipede is enough to suck the yin blood, what is the soul doing? Are you afraid that the ghosts will ask for their lives or that they will go to the underworld to sue? β
Baozi didn't rush up, he always felt that the tomb was strange. The walls of the mausoleum are smooth and washed, and there are stacks of old clay pots piled up in the corners. Apparently, he was crying poor on purpose. This hall may be a faΓ§ade, and there should be a special burial place for its companions and even martyrs. Baozi is not greedy for money, but he feels that he should look for it again, or rather, there is something that attracts him to look for it. He flipped around, but the place had already been cleaned up by the old centipede.
Roland also agreed when he learned of Baozi's doubts, saying, "This is also my doubt. Although I have little practice, I have been influenced by my father since I was a child, and I also have a superficial understanding of the funeral regulations of these generations. You see, the original tomb owner actually painted nine tin in the corner of the wall, which is the configuration of the king's burial. Although he didn't dare to use the real thing, he could see that he was very angry. Presumably, this tomb --- most likely dug a dark layer and hid the oversized burials inside, and the old centipede was shallow and entrenched for more than 100 years without being found. β
The two of them reached an agreement, and agreed to look for it again.
Just now, the cave was full of smoke from burning firewood and grass, and there were no ventilation ducts underground, but the smoke slowly dissipated a lot. The two of them looked carefully, and found that the smoke was slowly inhaled into the intersection of the east and south walls, and the two of them knocked on each brick, and Roland soon found that a brick was loose, and the bun was pryed with the sword scabbard of the victory and evil, and there was a half remnant, and it turned out to be a hollow inside. Reaching in, I felt a round knob, and when I turned the knob, I could only hear the creaking of a noose. Baozi is no stranger to this scene, the door behind the Kwantung Army military song sign under the dead sea is opened in this way, and the two of them are afraid of a hidden arrow, so they quickly stick to a wall, and cooperate with each other to observe the cut corners behind the door.
The male ghost in red said, "Don't be afraid, you two, that secret weapon is against people, and it can't deal with ghosts." I'll take a look. As he spoke, he entered the room, and soon came "Safety!" β
Baozi dared to enter, and after entering, he found that this ear room was a secret room, and it was not very big, but the Chinese-style floor-to-ceiling Bogu shelf was full of gold, silver and jade and antique real toys, but on the stone platform in the center of the room was a grand enshrinement of an ancient painting, and under the stone platform was a large ever-bright lamp and incense candlestick made of old lanolin, of course, all of which had been burned out. Walking closer, I found that it was not a painting, but a deerskin map, on which the veins of mountains and rivers and the trend of rivers were clearly drawn, and many birds and beasts such as deer, leopards, and bears were drawn on it, distributed on specific points on the map, and there were charms under each point.
Roland looked at the map of "what kind of mountain it looks like." β
After careful observation, Baozi said affirmatively: "Luding Mountain, the twelve dragon veins of Luding Mountain are all in full view, and the locations of all the cave mansions, immortal families, and heavenly court and official mansions are clearly marked. The spell below, I guess, is the manifestation charm, in your father's words, the knob and coordinate parameters that mobilize the two spaces to meet. You see, this is Dafang Town, this is Xishan, the location of Huangxian and Fox Immortal Cultivation and Baijiatun are marked, this is the River God Mansion. β
Roland said excitedly: "Wouldn't this be able to find all the local forces in Luding Mountain." β
Buns are also excited. I was worried that I couldn't find the River God Mansion in my mortal body, and this time it was really effortless. The two of them only looked at the deerskin map, but they didn't notice that there was a long oilcloth bag delicately wrapped above the map. Seven hands and eight feet disassembled, see is a silk umbrella, the umbrella head is a gourd hammer made of pure gold, the umbrella body is more than one meter long, the red background embroidered dragon out of the water, exquisite, the fine copper umbrella handle lasted for thousands of years without stainless and non-rotten, the whole big umbrella is shining.
"Brother Baozi, what is this?" Roland didn't know either, and Baozi only thought it was a Buddhist weapon, but he couldn't name it, "Let's take it, block the wind and snow on a snowy day, and make a crutch on a sunny day." β
When the work was over, Baozi led Roland back outside. Seeing the man in the red sweater waiting with his daughter, the girl still timidly hugged her father's thigh, and looked at Baozi Roland with hope. Baozi couldn't bear it for a while, the two fathers and daughters saved their lives last night, and they didn't say a few words to face separation, and they were sent to Huangquan Road by themselves. Seeing that the time had passed, and he couldn't wait for tomorrow, he skillfully pulled out three pillars of high incense, lit the talisman paper, and recited the mantra to resolve grievances:
There are many sentient beings, and it is difficult to resolve grievances
One life has formed a grievance, and the third life has never stopped
I am now preaching the wonderful method to remove all wrongs
Listen to the recitation of the will, listen to the enemy, and dissipate itself.
As soon as I read it, Baozi suddenly remembered something, "The two, can you report to the underworld one day later than them, and go to the bottle for another day of grievances"
The man in the red sweater didn't know why.
Baozi smiled, "That centipede is practicing here, and it will inevitably have a secret communication with the Xianguan Mansion for many years, and at this moment I can't find any help, since I can't kill it in one hit, I'm afraid that if I find that centipede again, I will need to bother to speak, if he doesn't admit it, I'll leave a personal testimony." β
The father and daughter nodded in agreement.
Baozi recited the mantra of repentance three times, and when he opened the bottle of soul detention, there were forty-one blue crystal dandelions, floating out of the mouth of the bottle, flying all over the cold night sky, like countless thriving lives, ready to meet the rising sun. Baozi said, "Children, you are free, if you see the Yin soldiers and generals, the leader is called Li Zaiyuan, and it is said that I am a self-improvement and you are overpowered, and you will suffer less grievances after the lower realm." The blue dandelions fluttered around the buns, up and down, as if nodding their heads in thanks. Later, they turned into human forms and bowed down and kowtowed.
Baozi found that there was a child in the crowd, wasn't it the body that Liu Daguang found during the day?