Chapter 12: The Soul Lamp

Lighting the three pillars of incense into the incense burner, I bowed and bowed, announcing the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors of Maoshan Mountain, after the ceremony, I immediately said to Feng Laoyan beside me: "Light the lamp." ”

Feng Lao immediately lit the oil lamp, I took out my sword finger with one hand and lit the lamp in the air, and said urgently: "A bright light leads to yin and yang, the nether guides the way, and the ghosts and gods do not hinder." ”

The two fingers opened and closed, pinched out a wisp of fire and urgently pointed at Feng Lao's eyebrows, although Feng Lao was startled, but did not dodge, the flame flashed and did not enter Feng Lao's eyebrows, I turned my hand and tapped my eyebrows again, only to feel a hot breath straight into the eyebrows, and soon there was no more feeling,

I turned my head to look at the stunned Zhang Xiaohua, and said cautiously: "Xiaohua, during our time in the underworld, you must guard the door, if it goes well, we will come back on time when the five watch chickens crow, but if it doesn't go well,,, you must remember to guard this oil lamp, it is related to whether we can come back safely, don't let it go out." ”

Zhang Xiaohua asked in horror: "Then, what will happen if it is accidentally blown out by the wind?" ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "Then we won't be able to come back, but generally nothing should go wrong, you just need to keep an eye on it, and don't let anyone come in to disturb it, no matter who it is, you have to wait for us to come back before we can open the door, Xiaohua, that's your task, don't make a mistake." ”

Zhang Xiaohua trembled, but still nodded strongly: "Well, even if the sky falls, I won't let any situation affect you, it's a big deal that I won't sleep tonight, so I'll keep staring at this lamp until you come back." ”

I didn't say anything more, but I picked up a bowl of water on the table and walked to the altar, and said again: "Xiaohua, when I finish reciting the incantation, you will hit the top of our heads three times with the broom, and then hide the broom, no matter what you see or hear, don't say anything." ”

Zhang Xiaohua picked up the broom with a cautious face and asked in surprise: "Is it really ,,, really fighting?" ”

I smiled bitterly and said: "Just tap three times, no more, no less, Feng Lao, you will do it according to my method later, you can do what I do, remember that once you enter the yin, you can't talk much, until we successfully enter the underworld, you can't speak, remember." ”

After speaking, I didn't pay attention to Zhang Xiaohua and Feng Lao's stunned expressions, and clicked a finger to shoot out a trace of clear water, and said in my mouth: "Shenshui crosses the countryside, once, twice, three times, that is, the thought is the spirit, scoop the water of the five dragons in the well, bring the water of straw shoes on the road, ask for the water of the long stream by the river, scoop the water of the five ghosts in the river, one spray of the sky, two sprays of the ground cracks, three sprays of human injury, four sprays of ghosts are extinguished, I am as anxious as the law of Taishang Laojun." ”

At the same time as the incantation was recited, I had already drunk the fourth sip of water and squirted it to the ground, and at this moment, the water stains on the ground had formed a vague Taiji figure, but in the Taiji diagram, there were two points of yin and yang missing, I raised my feet into the diagram, sat cross-legged, Feng Lao could also sit down opposite me, and our current position was considered to form a complete Taiji diagram.

I pinched out the finger of my sword with one hand and shouted coldly: "Hit." ”

Zhang Xiaohua is a smart person, and then raised the broom and hit the head three times, I didn't hesitate for half a minute, my fingertips flipped over, and I went to the ground a little: "Open." ”

"Bang."

There was a muffled sound in my ears, and I felt my whole body sink straight down, and it was instantly pitch black in front of me,,,

The fierce yin wind swept from all directions, I slowly opened my eyes, and there was a misty gray light in front of me, I couldn't see far, and then it was pitch black, up and down, left and right, front and back, I was stunned and said, "Is this the underworld?" ”

With a shake of my body, I inadvertently saw a lantern that exuded blazing white in my hand, and the scene in front of me turned again, I saw the vast mountains in the distance, and at the foot of it, there was a bluestone path, the road was not wide, but it was not narrow, it was winding, extending to the end of the sky.

Turning his head to look at the trembling Feng Lao on the side, he was also carrying the same white lantern as me in his hand, at this moment he was already frightened and his face turned pale, and his teeth were fighting a little unfavorably: "Chu Chu ,,, Chu Qi, what kind of place is this, we, how can we carry lanterns in our hands." ”

I smiled and comforted: "Elder Feng, don't be afraid, we have come to the underworld, as for the white lantern in our hands, it is the proof that we are here, this is the Ming Soul Lamp, but if the person in charge of this lamp comes to the underworld, the general Yin soldiers and ghosts will not come to check us, and there will be no unjust creditors to harass us on the road." ”

Old Feng's face calmed down slightly, and he smiled: "It's so good." ”

After speaking, Old Feng leaned forward like a baby, as if he was afraid that someone would steal it, and then asked, "Chu Qi, then what should we do next, how can we meet Ru Yue." ”

I thought for a moment and said, "She's being held in the City of the Dead, and we'll have to rush to the City of the Dead if we want to see her, but I'm afraid it will take some time to get there where we are." ”

Feng Lao said with a bitter face: "Where is the city of vain death, and where are we now." ”

I grinned: "We, naturally, are standing on the Huangquan Road, and the city of vain death is the city created by the king of the earth for the ghosts who died by the disaster of innocence and created in hell, its place is located on the right side of the palace of the Great Emperor of Xudu, adjacent to the Nai He Bridge, the blood basin of the bitter realm, in charge of the city of vain death is the sixth of the ten halls of Yama King Bian Cheng Wang, if we take this road to go, we must pass through Wangxiangtai, Vicious Dog Ridge, Ye **, ** Temple, Netherworld Back Yin Mountain, Nai He Bridge and other seven boundaries to reach the city of vain death, so ,,, It's going to take a lot of time. ”

So saying, the two of us walked briskly with lanterns,

Feng Lao also deliberately calculated, and immediately said: "There are so many ,,, and many realms,,, it's not right, isn't it only six realms, how can it be seven." ”

I smiled bitterly: "Isn't the current Huangquan Road one of the seven realms?" ”

"Bang, bang."

"Let's go."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two Yin cha escorting a ghost not far in front of him to move forward slowly, Yin Cha was holding a red-headed black lacquer stick in his hand, and the "bang" muffled sound was the sound of hitting the ghost, which made people feel so frightened.

The so-called ruthless face on the Huangquan Road, this is an old saying, which means: no matter whether you are a high-ranking official or a tyrant in your lifetime, after death, you will be like an ordinary ghost, escorted to the Yama Hall of the underworld for trial, reward the good and punish the evil, walk on the Huangquan Road, don't want to talk about what feelings,

Feng Lao's eyes widened in shock, and he asked in a trembling whisper: "On the seventh day of the first month, is it true that people who die will be brought into the Yama Hall of the Underworld like this." ”