Chapter 33: Unknown, Yin and Yang Dao!
Cocoa Metaphysics Workshop Interior.
Since returning from the last time he played Yang Han's villa, Qi Yan has begun to do something that he would never do before, that is, to worship his yin card in a conventional way.
Of course, each of the different yin cards is not the same way to worship it, but Qi Yan's piece... Even he himself didn't know how to "raise".
But since you have decided to face it calmly, then at least you should also express it in action.
Every day when he eats, he will deliberately prepare an empty pair of dishes and chopsticks and put them on the table, even if he is the only one to eat.
Although he doesn't use incense and candles, he treats yin cards a lot gently, at least he no longer throws them away as a sundry like before.
It's not just respect, it's reverence... I have to say that he is still very jealous and afraid of this evil ghost, but as far as the current situation is concerned, it has saved his life, and more than once.
Li Ruoke also felt a little stunned in his eyes for these actions, and teased while tally, "Have you finally decided to be friendly with it now?" ”
"Since you can't get rid of it, what else can you do but try to accept it? I just want to be kind to it now, so that it can absorb a little less of my arrogance, which is really a chronic backlash, but it's not obvious yet. ”
Qi Yan also seemed very helpless, since he was entangled by this card, his life has deviated far from the original track, especially after this incident, he faintly felt as if he was being targeted by some kind of force...
The yin card is still by his side, no matter how terrifying it is, but it is also clear, but if this villa murder is not an accident, it is a different matter entirely.
It just so happened that Li Lan was also in the store today, and after hearing that his sister and Qi Yan had suffered such a bloody and strange conversation in the past few days, he was also shocked, and he felt terrible when he thought about it.
Qi Yan put the yin card on the table, and while he was having lunch, he had to take the initiative to mention this matter, and all kinds of doubts in the past few days had made him sleepless.
"Lao Li, you claim to be an expert in metaphysics, and Xiao Li... You're a history major, and you're all insiders, so can you tell me a little bit about the Japanese yin-yang god in simple language? It's not like I'm asking for trouble, it's because it's so weird. ”
He is already quite affectionate to the names of his sister and brother, Li Ruoke is Lao Li, Li Lan is Xiao Li, at present, the three of them are indeed close, although they have not known each other for a long time, but it is not too much to call it a friend of life and death.
Li Ruoke was actually worried about this matter, and it was she who recognized that the grimace was Shikami, "Xiaolan, why don't you come to popularize science first?" ”
Li Lan put down the dishes and chopsticks and nodded, "I also don't know much about it, I will say whatever the official history says..."
"The Japanese Yin-Yang Dao, which can be traced back to one of the 100 schools of thought in the pre-Qin period of China, is a school of metaphysics with a long history.
They advocate natural philosophical ideas and the theory of the five elements of yin and yang, what astronomy, calendar, omission carving, divination are their majors, and their ideas can also be closely linked to science, and in Japan, people who are good at yin and yang are called onmyoji. ”
"I won't talk about the specific historical development, as we all know, in addition to using the five elements of yin and yang to divinate and deduce, they also have one of the most famous spells, which is also their world-famous housekeeping ability - Shikami!"
"Since Japan's metaphysical culture is different from ours, they also believe in 'oni' as a branch of 'gods', and the two are common, so they are also highly accomplished in offering to spirits. The Japanese Onmyoji is good at manipulating and controlling the art of ghosts, and this is not a secret. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is similar to the art of raising ghosts in Thailand, but it belongs to different genres and cultures, and has different purposes and beliefs.
It may sound a little scary, but it wasn't necessarily the case in ancient Japan. Even the Yin-Yang Dao is proud of their divine arts, and it used to be a ...... for a while."
"During the Heian period in Japan, it was a... In the period when ghosts and demons came out together, and ghosts and ghosts were rampant, and the onmyoji was the bridge between the ghosts and the living, they used the yin-yang magic to control the ghosts, and reached some kind of contract with these spirits, and even made the living and the ghosts form a strange kind of peace and stability at that time.
Abe Harumaki is beautiful in the forest, the tree is very popular, the genius of metaphysics through the ages, the Japanese court or the common people, are very revered by him, and the limelight even overshadows the national religion of Japan - Shintoism! That was when the Yin Yang Dao was at its peak. ”
"Until after Harumi's death, he was still regarded as a demigod-level legend, but ...... Without him as the pillar, the transcendent status of the Yin and Yang Dao would end here.
At that time, Buddhism also played a very large role in Japan. The struggle between Shinto and Buddhism lasted for nearly a thousand years, in order to suppress Buddhism, Shinto made a very smart move, they put Yin-Yang Dao under their banner, and the comprehensive strength of all aspects increased greatly after the combination of the two religions, but since then, Yin-Yang Dao has begun to decline. ”
"After the Meiji Restoration, Onmyodo was criticized as evil. and eventually broke with Shintoism, and the onmyoji all over the court and the folk were suppressed by the people of ZF and Ise Jingu....... until now, it has become a culture of folklore, and there are very few onmyoji who are truly proficient in onmyojitsu. That's what I know, about the Japanese Onmyodo. ”
After listening to Li Lan's story, Qi Yan had a general understanding of the rise and fall of Yin-Yang Technique, but he asked a little puzzled, "Since the so-called Yin-Yang Dao is already evil in Japan. Teach, in today's society, how can there still be an onmyoji who is proficient in the true sense of yin-yang-style divine arts? And... Or is it within China? It's unbelievable to be attacked by an 'import ghost' on your own land! ”
"Your ghost is not 'domestic'..."Li Ruoke frowned and shook his head, "The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, since even the people of our generation can still be familiar with the word onmyoji, it proves that they have not been completely wiped out, even in the era of the end of the law, there are still a few people who really know how to use yin-yang arts." In any case, my judgment should not be wrong, the kind of small paper man that the ghost showed in the end, I really can't think of any other possibility other than the yin-yang god......"
This is the most critical point of the problem, since it is Shikigami, it is definitely not a lonely ghost, there must be a powerful onmyoji controlling it.
It's just this ghost...... No, it should be said that the mysterious onmyoji behind this ghost, what is the purpose of him driving his Shishen to Yang Han's house to kill people?
Since the people who were attacked by the gods and ghosts this time were not only Qi Yan and Li Ruoke, it was difficult to determine who they were aiming for.
Could it really be as it seems on the surface, there is an onmyoji who wants to secretly want Wang Yudong and Shi Xiaoxue's lives, and the two of them just happen to be there, so they lie down?
Qi Yan knew that he would not have answers to these questions, even if he asked Yang Han, he might not know, and if he knew, he might not necessarily tell the truth.
He really wanted to treat this incident as an accident and consider himself unlucky, after all, how could he provoke a great power of an onmyoji?
So far, he hasn't even seen an authentic Japanese, so he doesn't know why.
And isn't he just an ordinary person? Where will there be any intersection with people in this kind of supernatural circle, if you want to talk about Li Ruoke, it may be a little bit of a sideline.
The only thing that is connected is probably the same.......
Thinking of this, Qi Yan unconsciously looked at the yin cards on the table and was silent.