Chapter 22: The Statue of the Goddess

The statue of the goddess was seated, only a foot high, wooden, wearing some kind of flower crown that I can't name, wearing a battle robe with streamers, holding magic tricks in her hands, her face like a full moon, her phoenix eyes were slender, and her expression was peaceful and solemn.

I am not an expert in antiquities, but I usually heard the master say some theories, this statue is full and round, the lines are smooth, it should be the wood carving style of the Ming Dynasty, the pulp is thick and bright, the light is quiet, it is impossible to form without the precipitation of hundreds of years, it is undoubtedly an old thing.

It's just that when I open the safe, the aura of holiness is very strong, and then it becomes nothing, and if it weren't for my strong perception, it would not have been possible to sense it. Still, it is a very rare phenomenon, I have seen many statues of gods, including the huge jade Buddha in a regular temple, but there has never been a statue that emits such a distinct aura.

I couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lin, where did you invite this statue from, and which immortal is it?" ”

"Huh?" Mr. Lin was stunned for a moment before reacting, "This statue is left by the old owner of this property, it should be our goddess of Fuzhou, whose real name is Chen Jinggu, also known as Mrs. Linshui, Mrs. Chen, Our Lady of Shuntian, etc. ”

I suddenly realized that in fact, I had heard Lao Lin say that there were two goddesses in Fuzhou a long time ago, and they were very effective. One is Mrs. Chen Jinggu, who was born in Xiadu, Taijiang, Fuzhou, and later married to Gutian Linshui, and is regarded as the first protector of the Mindong and Minjiang River basins; The other is Mazu of Meizhou Island, also known as the Heavenly Concubine, the Queen of Heaven, and the Lady of Heaven, who is the protector of China's coast and sea.

Master also told me that the Jade Emperor, the Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva and other great gods are very busy, and they don't care about trivial things at all, even in the big temples dedicated to them, they rarely come in person, but some local gods protect small places, but they are more effective. This is like in a small place, it is better to ask the governor than the village head, and the county official is better to be in charge, and you must not despise the local folk protector.

"This statue must have some origin, it is a psychic holy relic that has been opened, and if it is placed in a safe, evil magic and evil magic will not steal the contents of your safe, so someone has created an incident to force you to move. Now you can still put it in the safe, and when this matter is over, you have to make offerings, and light incense and candles in the morning and evening, and ordinary ghosts will not dare to come near your house at all. ”

Mr. Lin was overjoyed, folded his palms and bowed respectfully a few times, and then carefully took out a piece of jade and handed it to me.

This piece of jade is exactly the same size and shape as the kun hexagram jade talisman I carry, the only difference is the color and hexagram image, the kun hexagram jade talisman is earthy yellow, this piece is slightly dark cyan, and the pattern on it is the kan hexagram. Before I received it in my hand, I sensed that there was a fluctuation of spiritual power, and when I held it in my hand, the pure spiritual power of Qinglin immediately penetrated into my body, and I felt that the spiritual power was even more obvious than the Kun Hexagram Jade Talisman. Flipping to the back, there is also a set of treasure runes, which are different from the Kun hexagram jade runes.

"This piece is the real thing!" I said to Mr. Lin with certainty, "Can you borrow me to copy the pattern on the back?" ”

Mr. Lin agreed, I immediately opened the baggage I brought, took out a pen and paper to draw the treasure rune pattern on the back, although I don't know how to crack it, but there is no harm in drawing.

Mr. Lin asked, "What does this pattern mean?" ”

"It's an ancient, rare talisman, but I don't know what it's for, so draw it and study it slowly."

I drew a few talismans for Mr. Lin to ward off evil spirits, told him to bring them with him just in case, and then repeatedly told him not to let people know that I had been here. The safe happens to have the effect of isolating the leakage of spiritual energy, and it is no problem for the hexagram jade talisman to be hidden inside, so he immediately called and asked a friend in the antique world to help him get a fan-shaped jade, the shape and size of which are required to be as similar as possible, and he will go to get it in the afternoon.

Last night, the maid who was possessed by the dog spirit lost her strength and had a fever, and the possessed security guard was sent to the hospital, and there was a maid who ran home in fright, only Mr. Lin and the security guard chasing me were here, as long as the two of them didn't say anything, no one would know that I had been here. Even if there was another group of people who manipulated the dog spirit to create a supernatural event, they should not have stayed nearby so early, and no one should be suspicious.

Mr. Lin was about to visit the maid and security guard at the hospital and invited me to ride down the hill in his car, he drove, and I sat in the back seat and closed the window to avoid being seen. On the way, he asked me who I was trained from, and I was so good at a young age, and I told him what I could say.

"It turns out that I want to treat your master, this is easy, I will help you contact the most haode expert in the pulmonary hospital, and when this matter is over, I will send a car to pick up your master to come over for surgery, and all the costs will be covered on me!" Mr. Lin said very generously.

"Then I'll thank you on behalf of my master!" I was a little moved, I really didn't see the wrong person, this is a boss who deserves to work hard for him.

Mr. Lin asked, "What do you think of my luck?" ”

"Judging from your physiognomy, you are in good fortune, so this time there will be no danger, and there will be no major problems. To know the future fortune, you need to look at your eight characters, the specific things encountered with gossip to calculate more accurately, but no matter which kind of prediction, there is a certain degree of accuracy, it is impossible to be 100% accurate, anyone who claims to be accurate, is a liar ...... undoubtedly "I did not hide from him, nor did I exaggerate, the role and principle of various spells in general."

I suddenly remembered one thing: "Mr. Lin, who is the old owner of the villa, how can he have such a strange statue of Mrs. Linshui?" ”

"Oh, that family's surname is Cao, and I am a distant relative, and their family lived here in the Qing Dynasty or even earlier, but the people have not been prosperous. Zuihou was a good gambler, and he didn't have much income, so he sold everything of value, and only that statue was left. In recent years, ZF planned to build Yushan into a scenic spot, forcing him to rebuild the villa, otherwise he would have to take it back, he had no money to rebuild, and he didn't want to hand it over in vain, so he had to sell it...... I got it through a relationship and it took a lot of money to get it, and not long after I bought it, he was killed in a car accident, because there are still people who suspect that I killed him. ”

Mr. Lin said very frankly that the villa had been bought, and he had no need to kill the old owner, so I believe it had nothing to do with him.

When Mr. Lin knew that I didn't have a mobile phone yet, he immediately changed his direction and went to Dalijia City (Computer and Mobile Phone City), bought me a Motorola flip phone, and charged me with 500 yuan. At that time, mobile phones were still high-end commodities, and there were not many people who owned them, and this kind of fashionable guy with a thin and light clamshell was rare, not inferior to the current 5S local tyrant Jin, I actually caught up with the trend of the times!

Although Mr. Lin bought me a mobile phone mainly so that I could contact me at any time, it can also be seen that he is generous and attaches great importance to me, and I am still quite touched.

I didn't go with him after buying the mobile phone, he had his business to do, and it was inconvenient for me to follow him all the time, so as not to be discovered by Lu Qingwen and another group of people who might exist.

In fact, there are a large number of public telephones and IC card phone booths on the roadside, but I have not called home in the past few days, mainly because I have not achieved anything and am embarrassed to tell my family. Now that I have my own mobile phone and my boss has taken care of all the expenses for Master's treatment, it's time for me to report the good news to Master, my mother, and Lin Mei.

I called the owner of the grocery store in my hometown and told him to call my mom and Lin Mei to answer the phone, and I called again five minutes later. At that time, there were not many landlines in remote mountainous areas, and shopkeepers or relatives and friends who had public telephones would help call people, and the people who answered the phone would also give a few yuan to express their gratitude or often buy things in this store.

When I called again, the person who answered the phone was my mother, I told her the good news, and she inevitably had to nag a few words to pay attention to her body, eat well, go to bed early at night, etc., and then handed the phone to Lin Mei.

"Big Brother ......"

"Hmmm......"

“……”

I had a lot to say, but when I heard her voice, I didn't know what to say, and I felt that I didn't have to say anything, and the language was a bit redundant. Lin Mei didn't speak again, probably what she wanted to say had already been finished by my mother, but some thoughts and tenderness were ashamed to come out.

At this moment, we were so close, the breath could be smelled, I knew that she was thinking about me, and she knew that I was worried about her, so why say more? After being silent for a while, I spoke first: "I'll tell you your mobile phone number, call me if you have something, just pick up the phone and press the number I told you, you can hear my voice." ”

"Okay, I already know how to call."

I am quite relieved that Lin Mei learns so quickly that she can even make phone calls, and in a year and a half at most, she will be fully integrated into society. I gave her my phone number and asked, "Is Master okay?" ”

"I've coughed less in the past two days."

"Okay, I'll come back in two or three days, and I'll take the master into the city for treatment, don't tell him yet, and then you will follow him into the city."

"Huh...... Master has long understood your intentions, but he hasn't said it, he is very happy these days, and often says that giving birth to a son is not like a son, not a son but better than a son. ”

Khan, I already knew that Master was scheming and insightful, how could I deceive him? Since he regards me as closer than his son, he shouldn't refuse to go to the hospital for treatment this time, right?

I was in a good mood, and I also felt that I could change everything with my own efforts, so I couldn't help but tell another secret: "Mei, Chen Xing was driven away by me that day, I won't pay attention to her in the future, I only have you in my heart!" ”

"Ah......h

Lin Mei exclaimed, almost stunned by the huge surprise, her breathing was very short, and she couldn't speak.

I suddenly regretted that I should have told her later and proposed to her directly with a diamond ring and roses. No, diamond rings and roses don't mean much to her, what she likes should be double happiness and red hijab, in fact I tend to the latter - don't laugh at me, I call it vintage; Don't laugh at me vulgar, I'm called a nation!

I was thinking about what sweet words to say, but Lin Mei said: "Big brother, you're coming back soon, if you have anything to say, let's wait for you to come back, it costs a lot of money to make a long-distance call." ”

"Okay, I'll be back as soon as possible." I accepted her offer, maybe I won't miss a few dollars for phone calls in the future, but I can't waste it because of this, diligence and thrift are virtues.

When I put down the phone, I suddenly felt an inexplicable uneasiness, but I didn't know the reason for this unease. Come to think of it, maybe what I just said is not right? Because I just said that Lin Mei is the only one in my heart, but in fact, there is a piece of my heart that is Xiaoxue.

Alas, when will Xiaoxue wake up?