I chuckled and quickly moved over. Not far away, the porcelain bowl is white, in the dark night with a flashlight light, some reflections, after getting closer, I found that it is a very ordinary white porcelain bowl, the style is quite old, and people rarely use it now, but it is certainly not an antiquity, there is a layer of black things at the bottom of the bowl, a bit like the fat left by dishes such as braised pork.

I saw that Qin Yiheng's expression was normal, and I estimated that this thing was not in any danger, so I hesitated, but I still didn't dare to reach out and touch it, but just patted him with my hand and pointed to the bowl, and asked him what was going on with my eyes.

Qin Yiheng suppressed his voice and said: "This bowl must have been left by the person who set off the firecrackers, I didn't think about it before I acted rashly, what kind of blood should be in the bowl, it has already dried up." After that, he asked me, "Do you dare to knock it?" He actually took out a small wooden skewer from his bag and handed it to me.

Are you going to test me on the again? I felt a little like scolding, and waved my hand to let him come by himself. He laughed a little, and tapped the rim of the bowl lightly twice with a wooden skewer, and then there were two crisp sounds. Qin Yiheng frowned after hearing this, as if he was not reconciled, he knocked hard twice, and the bowl still responded very crisply.

I didn't hear anything wrong with it. According to what Qin Yiheng said, the bowl is blood, could it be that this bowl is used to feed some lonely souls and wild ghosts? Thinking about it, I was still a little scared, and I raised my chin to the bowl and asked him what was going on with my eyes.

Qin Yiheng glanced at me, pulled me to the other side of the dirt road, and said to me, this bowl is called a stone in their jargon, and this bowl is what was used to weigh the scales in the past, and with the progress of the times, electronic scales are basically used now, so it is rare to see it again. In Fangshu, the so-called stone is also used as a weight to press things, but what it presses is a shadow.

In ancient times, many families did not worship ancestors or gods, they had their own offerings, collectively known as family gods. This god is also strange and has different origins. For example, some owners of families have suffered and been saved by some animals, or have unearthed spiritual bones when building houses and moving graves, and it is said that some even more outrageous ones worship some old objects in the family as family gods. In the eyes of these families who worship family gods, this is different from worshipping ancestors, although the descendants of the ancestors who protect themselves are justified, but after all, they are mortal fetuses, and their abilities may be weaker, and those public gods are estimated to be too busy, even if they are effective, they may require several generations of sincere worship. The family god is different, the manifestation is timely and effective, and as soon as the incense is put on today, the wish may be fulfilled tomorrow, so these families are more willing to believe in the blessing of the family god.

I guess he was afraid that I wouldn't understand, so he spoke very plainly, and it sounded like cross talk.

I asked: "Worship the gods, the ancients still studied the cost performance or something?" According to you, the family god has such great ability and is so easy to manifest, so who still works? If one person gets one to worship at home, won't he have everything? ”

He waved his hand at me, told me not to interrupt, and continued: "It's not as exaggerated as you say, not to mention that the family god is hard to find, just the ability itself is very limited. The so-called miracle is only comparative, at best, it is to send a child, send a rain or bless the woman in the family to give birth smoothly or something. The people who worship are not asking for much, and according to my personal analysis, it is likely that the fulfillment of what they ask for is not the merit of the family gods, but their destiny. The family god just calculated through fate, knew the result in advance, and showed it, and it is estimated that there are only two good fortune tellers. But the people who worship the family god are certainly not aware of this, so they are very blind in their beliefs, and this blindness has led to the emergence of such a thing.

"It stands to reason that the family gods do not belong to this family, and the people who worship them naturally know this in their hearts, but for their own selfish interests, they hope to keep these magical family gods, and as a result, they derive this thing. Legend has it that by placing an ever-bright lamp in front of the shrine and suppressing the shadow of the shrine with a stone, you can tie the family god to the house and not leave. In this way, this family god is equivalent to squatting in prison, and can only serve this family. It is not well known who first invented this technique, but it is still circulating today, so it can be seen that it still works. Later, there were many branches based on this method, for example, some large families would also use a stone to suppress the shadow of the house where they stored their wealth, which was said to ensure that the family did not leak their wealth; In other places, a woman's marriage hijab is pressed with a stone, which is said to prevent a woman from cheating, and so on. The blood of the stag was first put in this bowl, and the blood was added once a month on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, and then it gradually became less particular, as long as it was blood.

"After the founding of New China, it has evolved into a literal phonetic same, simply replaced with a real scale, and I don't know if this replacement can still have an effect, anyway, looking at it now, I'm afraid that those who use scales are the means of charlatans to deceive people, otherwise it will not be such a bowl when it appears here."

After listening to it, I was still at a loss, although this place is not a wilderness, at least it can be called sparsely populated, right? Let's not talk about whether there is a god position, even if there is a god position, isn't the family god to be placed at home? Where is the house here? Thinking of this, my heart suddenly sank, damn it, this person's home can't be under our feet, right?

Thinking about it, I almost screamed: "It's a corpse in a tomb that is dedicated to the family god?!" ”

Qin Yiheng hurriedly persuaded me not to worry, and explained: "This stone may not necessarily be to suppress some family god, now look at it, I'm afraid the purpose of the person who put the stone is very simple." The reason why the stone can tie the family god is because it is heavy enough, and this weight is not the physical weight, but the name in metaphysics, which is the same as saying that this person is heavy. Because it's heavy enough, it's hard for the gods and ghosts to move it, and putting it here would be a good signpost, and those who set off the firecrackers may be worried that they won't be able to get out. ”

Can't get out? This place is not a labyrinth or a primeval forest, how can you not get out? I illuminated the road ahead with a flashlight, and the flashlight was swallowed up by darkness at the end of the road, and I looked more and more frightened. Qin Yiheng also seemed to hesitate for a moment before telling me to continue on my way, saying that it had been delayed for some time, and we had to hurry up next.

Continuing on the road, I still had a hard time walking, and when I accelerated my speed, I was always worried that I would hurt my feet by stepping on potholes under my feet, and people would be even more tired. After gritting his teeth and walking a few hundred meters, Qin Yiheng pointed to me with a flashlight, and there was a big white porcelain bowl on the side of the road that was the same as before, it seems that this thing is really a road sign.

I forgot to pay attention to the time, and I don't know how long I have been chasing after him, and my body is extremely tired. The sound of firecrackers can still be heard from time to time in front, and listening to the movement, it seems that there are fewer and fewer firecrackers. However, the distance has shortened, and the sound of firecracker explosions has become louder.

We both turned off our flashlights. The moonlight that night was okay, at least not so dark that you got lost. At first, before our eyes could get used to the darkness, the speed of our progress suddenly slowed down, and I had the opportunity to ask Qin Yiheng what was the mystery of knocking the bowl with a wooden skewer just now.

Qin Yiheng explained to me: "First of all, this porcelain bowl has always been a commonly used object in metaphysical arts, first, it is easier to find, and the bowl is usually of moderate size, and it is easier to operate; Second, because the bowl will come into contact with grains, it is relatively stable. The so-called stability does not mean that the bowl is stable and difficult to fall, but that the bowl is stronger than other utensils in the use of magic. This avoids the cracking of the utensils used in the process of the layout of the magic and causing trouble for yourself. It is worth mentioning that many film and television dramas will photograph many poor families offering incense to their deceased relatives, all of which put a bowl full of sand or rice in front of the spiritual seat, which is a big taboo, and it is clear that it is to recruit lonely souls and wild ghosts at home. Even if the family is poor and can't afford to use the incense burner, it is impossible to use the rice bowl; Even if it looks like a rice bowl, it has to be the kind of bowl mouth that is adducted inward, which is not only taboo in metaphysics, but also unlucky to listen to. This is the same as in many rural areas, no matter how many families have a grudge, no matter how much they fight, they can't smash the cauldron of each other's house. ”

Because many of the games in Fangshu are related to bowls, he didn't see what it was for a while. Generally, this kind of bowl placed on the side of the road is upside down, and the bowl is pressed with charms, usually the family is seriously ill, or because of something, and find someone who knows how to set up such a game, and want to pass it on to the person who is curious or unintentionally lifts the bowl. And just now this bowl was being placed, just in case, he still knocked it a few times with a peach wood skewer, afraid that there was something at the bottom of the bowl. Needless to say, this peach wood skewer is psychic and wards off evil spirits, and if you use it to knock on the bowl, if there is really a mystery, the sound is definitely wrong. After knocking a few times just now, the sound was normal, but the vibration of the stick was very special, and he knocked it a few more times before confirming that it was a stone.

As we spoke, we were already walking faster and faster, firstly because our eyes were accustomed to the light; The second is that I slowed down before and regained some physical strength. We were already relatively close to each other, and we didn't dare to run with great fanfare, so we could only walk quickly. After walking for more than ten minutes, I saw two identical white porcelain bowls in the middle, and there were several firecrackers intermittently in front of me, and I could already see the firelight. I don't know if it's a psychological effect, I can even see a few looming black shadows next to the firecrackers.

It's strange to me that this group of people didn't shine brightly, and they have been moving forward in the dark, no wonder they are walking so slowly. I asked Qin Yiheng: "I thought we had turned off the flashlight, but they were in the light and in the dark, and they were all in the dark, how could this be close?" ”

Qin Yiheng pursed his lips and thought for a while, then looked around again, and said, "We just need to take a look, we don't need to get too close, the main thing is to follow closely and see what they want to do." As he spoke, he handed me the previous peach skewer and told me to turn off my mobile phone.

I was immediately depressed, this is what made me self-harm at a critical moment! Qin Yiheng instructed me again, put the skewer in his pocket, now he doesn't feel resentment at all, this group of people are all big living people, there should be people in the team who know how to do it, let me put the peachwood skewer just for fear that the passing ghost will startle my yang energy, accidentally sneeze and expose himself, and then asked me to lower my body a little lower, so I touched it forward again.

Experienced people should know that this posture is better than climbing, I almost walked without breathing. Fortunately, this piece has reached the third phase, and there are a lot of piles left on the ground to lay foundations, and occasionally you can hide behind it to catch your breath. After walking for about ten minutes, I came to a pile and Qin Yiheng told me to stop. I poked my head out and could already see the silhouettes of the people, not clear, but I could roughly see each other's movements. It didn't matter, I was so scared that I almost peed my pants. I hurriedly turned my head sideways and asked Qin Yiheng: "Are they all big living people?" What the is this like! ”