Chapter 80. High heels with old tapes
After Ma Daoren said this, all of us didn't even speak again, but were silent. The reason I didn't speak was because I really didn't know if I should believe him. Based on the fact that Ma Daoren has cheated us several times before, and contacted us to set up a trap for us to drill, I am still very skeptical of his words at this moment. I'm worried that once we believe him, it's a new trap.
At this point, I don't believe these seemingly hopeful words anymore.
Hu Zongren thought about it, but said to Ma Daoren, if you can really eliminate the Eight Extremes Seal on my body, how can I believe that you are not continuing to play tricks on us? It seems that Hu Zongren and I also thought of going together. Ma Daoren smiled and said, you have no reason to believe me, but I am very sincere at the moment. As for whether you believe it or not, it doesn't matter, if I think I am your destined person today and can help you, when will the next destined person appear?
Ma Daoren is actually right, if you just wait, you will never be able to wait for an answer. If everything he said is true, this eight-pole seal on Hu Zongren's body only represents the meaning of how much time is left, it stands to reason whether it should be eliminated or not, it seems that it doesn't matter, we just wait until August 15, go to Chengdu, and meet that Yao senior. But if it is eliminated, we will no longer be subject to the Xuanyuan Society, and even have a chance to counterattack.
Hu Zongren said, this eight-pole seal is engraved on my body like a scar, just rely on a few words from you, can you eliminate it? Ma Daoren said that it was not, but he was able to draw a talisman for Hu Zongren, boil the water and drink it, and only need to recite a mantra he taught Hu Zongren in the morning and evening for three consecutive days, and it could fade and disappear. Ma Daoren smiled and said, I am afraid that even plastic surgeons can't do it if they are eliminated all at once, so why should I brag?
Hu Zongren looked at me with his eyes, meaning to ask me if I thought it was feasible. To tell the truth, if it were for me, I would definitely not agree, because for more than a year, I have been really scared of one after another Yin tricks, if it weren't for the relationship between Hu Zongren and Situ, I'm afraid I wouldn't have a good impression of any Taoist family. But this time it's Hu Zongren's own business, although we are brothers and good buddies, I can't make any decisions on his behalf. So I said to Hu Zongren, you choose for yourself, no matter what you choose, whether it is fierce or auspicious, buddy, I will follow you unconditionally.
Hu Zongren lowered his head and thought for a moment, then stood up, put his hand in his trouser pocket, and said to Ma Daoren, Okay, I will believe you again this time. In three days, if it doesn't get better, even if I can live for one day, I will let you die with me on this day. Hu Zongren's words are a bit vicious, but Ma Daoren and I believe that we both understand that it is entirely possible for a person like Hu Zongren to do this. Ma Daoren stood up, his face was very serious, and he saluted Hu Zongren again. Then he said to Hu Zongren, Xie Lu thank you for your trust, but before that, I have a reluctant request, and I hope the two of you can complete it for me.
I stood up and scolded Ma Daoren, you are endless, you are cheap and good, right? We didn't do anything to you today, we are worthy of you, we have already helped you send your sister-in-law away, what do you want, you have to inch in! Maybe because of the injury, I noticed that I didn't have a good temper. Ma Daoren said to me, please wait. Then he turned and walked out of the room, but soon came back with a blue cloth bag in his hand, the kind he usually used to go to the mall to buy things.
I saw that this bag was carried by one of Ma Daoren's nephews, and it seems that he went out to find his nephew just now. He put the cloth bag on my hospital bed, and then said to Hu Zongren, since the two of you helped me send Xie Dongmei away, please help me to the end, and use your way to help me give this to her.
Hu Zongren asked what this thing was, and reached out to open the cloth bag. When I collapsed on the bed, I found that it was a pair of high-heeled sandals. I asked Ma Daoren, is this Xie Dongmei's shoes before her death? Ma Daoren looked down at the shoes, and his eyes flashed with that sad look again. Hu Zongren looked at the shoes and said to me, no, these are new shoes, and the labels haven't been cut yet. I asked Ma Daoren, what does this mean, most of the things given to the dead are papier-mâché, and this kind of burning can not only pollute the environment?
Ma Daoren said gloomily that a week before Xie Dongmei's death, she said that her previous pair of high-heeled sandals were broken, and her heel was broken, and she wanted to make up for it. Ma Daoren said, don't use it if it's broken, just buy a new pair, but Xie Dongmei told him that she was reluctant to use these shoes, it was Ma Daoren's senior brother who bought them for her before his death, she often wore them, and she was reluctant to throw them away when they were dirty and old, but the heel was broken, so she couldn't wear them. Ma Daoren told us that he missed his senior brother very much like Xie Dongmei, but there was a difference between life and death, and if Xie Dongmei refused to let go, it would be very bad for his body and mind, so he decided to buy her a new pair of shoes.
I asked Ma Daoren, so these shoes were bought in Boss Chen's store in Chaotianmen, right? Ma Daoren nodded and said yes. I said you're really stingy, what does it mean to give a pair of shoes to the woman you like, and don't send a better brand, to buy Chaotianmen's wholesale goods? Ma Daoren said that the so-called gift giving does not care about the value, but about the weight of the heart. I could afford to buy her a very expensive gift, but she was never a rich person. Coupled with my relationship with her, even if I am her brother-in-law, how can I make her feel that she owes me? I suddenly felt that I had lost my words, so I said sorry to Ma Daoren, I don't want to blame you without hiding my mouth. Then I asked him, should Xie Dongmei not know your heart for her until she died?
Ma Daoren shook his head and said that he didn't know the Dao, and he didn't want to know the Dao. Like to love someone, it's not to occupy the possession, let alone to become a burden to the other party, whether it's in reality or spiritually, it doesn't matter if she knows that I like her, as long as I know the way, I'll be content. Frankly speaking, when I heard Ma Daoren's words, I still admired him, in today's impetuous society, how many people want to die and live for love, but he said it lightly, as if he had untied all his own unwillingness. As the old saying goes, if you want to open it, it is a pure land, if you can't think about it, it is hell, and what you hesitate is life.
Hu Zongren put the shoes back into the cloth bag, and then said to Ma Daoren, Okay, I will help you fulfill this wish. My daughter-in-law's godmother is a very powerful Yin woman here, a Buddhist family, gentle and compassionate, and when she comes out of the hospital, I will ask her to make a pair of these shoes, tie them together and bring them to Xie Dongmei. Ma Daoren nodded, and then pulled out a cassette tape without a shell from his robe, the kind of tape we used as a Walkman when we were children, and the album cover on the tape had been torn from too many uses. Ma Daoren said that this is Xie Dongmei's favorite tape before her death, and this tape was also given to her by her senior brother at the beginning, which is Zhao Yonghua's "My Love, My Dream, My Home" album.
Ma Daoren went on to say that Xie Dongmei's favorite song in this tape is called "The Most Romantic Thing", and she said that even if her senior brother is no longer there and can't continue to accompany her, she will often hum this song, recalling their previous beauty, and she is also very happy and content.
Ma Daoren's face was full of smiles when he said this, as if he could also feel this kind of happiness, even if he knew that he would never be able to have Xie Dongmei's happiness, he couldn't give her happiness. Ma Daoren's love for Xie Dongmei, I personally respect it very much, although I still don't like this guy very much, but at least he is sincere, how much sincerity is left in our bones? Ma Daoren handed the tape to Hu Zongren and said to Hu Zongren with a smile, as for this, let's give it to her together.
Hu Zongren took it, put it in a blue cloth bag, and nodded in agreement. Ma Daoren said, "In that case, I will draw a talisman for you, and then pass on that spell to you." After finishing speaking, he put down the partition specially used to feed the patient on the hospital bed, took out the pen and ink and rune paper from his arms, and recited a complete mantra from the beginning of the pen to the end of the pen, the Pure Ming School belongs to Zhengyi, and is already good at charms, after painting, for the sake of insurance, Hu Zongren took a photo and passed it to Master Situ, asking him to help identify, Situ replied to the news that this talisman does have the effect of relieving bad luck and disaster, and if it is used with the spell, it should be possible to dissolve the Eight Pole Seal. Hu Zongren was relieved at this time, and then asked Ma Daoren to teach him the mantra, and after memorizing it by heart, he lit the mantra, burned it in a bowl, and then flushed it and drank it.
Ma Daoren stood up straight and said, so I will leave, Xie Lu and Xie will help regardless of their previous suspicions, the phone I left to Hu Zongren will bring you a more difficult and more lucrative business, and my wish has been fulfilled, from now on I will be a casual Taoist priest, the ghost of the rivers and lakes, Ma Daoren will never be touched again. The implication of Ma Daoren's words is to quit washing hands. Our people, even those who are wicked, do not dare to go back on this kind of regression, so I am sure that Ma Daoren's words are true, and he has also unloaded his burden because of this, and he has been free from now on.
Before leaving, Hu Zongren and I both saluted Ma Daoren, because maybe we will never see each other again in this life, and don't be bad for each other. Hu Zongren and I didn't speak for a long time after he left, maybe the recent events happened too suddenly, and we need time to understand and digest. In just a few days, in addition to dealing with a powerful female ghost, I also saw a human infatuation, Hu Zongren and I were also hospitalized separately, and I was ready for this ghost door to die for three days, but now it seems that we can rest, let those wandering ghosts and wild ghosts make trouble in the past three days, we will not interfere, let's take a good rest.
After being silent for a long time, I asked Hu Zongren, why are you still here, don't you have to go home today? He came back to his senses and said, "Oh, I'll sit down and leave." He took the tape out of the blue cloth bag and asked me, "Do you think you can still find a machine for this kind of tape?" I said yes, but it's a bit hard to find. Hu Zongren muttered, the most romantic thing, this song title sounds so familiar. I said you haven't heard this song, do you have a childhood! He asked me how to sing, and you hum a word, and I'll listen to it. I sing, the most romantic thing I can think of...
Hu Zongren immediately interrupted me and said that I know what I said, and the next sentence is, I will sell computers with you......
I didn't speak, just silently climbed back on the bed, covered my head with the quilt, and then turned my back to Hu Zongren and said, "Get back for me!" I'm going to sleep!