Naling Village.

That, in the language, refers to the village on the edge of the field, and there is a characteristic terraced rice field in Naling Village, and it lives at the foot of the 100,000 Great Mountain Range, hence the name.

However, Naling Village is not very peaceful these days.

It can even be said that people are panicking.

Because the village recruited something.

According to the old people in the village, there is a high probability that it is a mandrill or something.

The reason is that the chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle and sheep in the village have all been damaged to varying degrees, and some have been eaten to the point that only half of their bodies are dripping with blood, which makes people's hearts hairy.

Fortunately, there were no casualties for the time being.

As soon as they heard the word mandrill, many people had a panicked look on their faces.

Anyone who lives in the mountains knows what a mandrill is.

The mandrill mentioned here is not the largest primate monkey in the world, but the one mentioned in books such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Hug Puzi", "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", and "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang"!

The mandrill is a kind of monster in the mountains.

The image is usually long and black, with infinite strength, and because of the terrifying face, it is called a treacherous monkey in some places.

This is a bit similar to the mandrill in reality, I don't know if it's a coincidence or something else.

Some ancient books will record that the mandrill is one-legged and has sharp teeth and claws, and some say that the mandrill can imitate human speech, and if you don't pay attention in the dark night, you will mistake the other party for a human, so that the mandrill is approached by it, and it is successfully attacked.

Legend has it that mandrills are bald and are particularly fond of grabbing people's hair. Once caught, it will be ripped off along with the belt hair.

The "Shanren Red" that is circulated among the people in the Liangguang area is a combination of the legend of the mandrill and the wolf grandmother.

However, one thing that is common in all the books is that it is generally believed that the mandrill is faster than the leopard, and the strength is great enough to tear apart the tiger and leopard with bare hands, and it is the dominant power in the mountains, and it has a very long lifespan.

Therefore, for ordinary people, encountering mandrills is equivalent to a big event.

I had no choice but to turn to Shigong for help.

……

Mo Yun is the master of Naliu Village next to Naling Village.

Naliu Village is much larger than Naling Village, so it has its own teacher.

A master can often shelter one or two or three villages.

Mo Yun is not very old, only 25 this year.

The standard for judging whether a master is powerful is not based on age, because some people start learning when they are young, and some people only start in their seventies and eighties.

Instead, it depends on the other party's working time and has brought a few apprentices.

Mo Yun has not been a teacher for a long time, but it can be four years, that is, he has just been out of the teacher for a year.

I used to follow the master and help to get started, I learned everything I should learn, the level is still there, and the talent is relatively outstanding among the teachers.

In addition, he has dealt with several more serious matters, and now he has grown into a qualified and trusted master by the villagers.

If he could, he also liked to follow his master all the time.

However, three months ago, the master said that he was going to go into the mountains to get something, but he never came back, and he knew that there was a high probability that something would happen.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the 100,000 Great Mountains.

Because there are so many things in the mountain, no one knows what they will encounter. Bad luck, I met a mountain king, and that proper meat bun beat the dog.

I can't find it if I look for it, even a teacher like a master can't deal with a powerful thing, he is an ordinary master, and he goes to save grandpa from a gourd baby.

The only thing you can do is to cultivate!

Learn the skills well, inherit the master's will, and protect the village and the villagers!

……

This time, the village elder of Naling Village came to the door, and when Mo Yun heard it, his heart sank.

"If it's really a mandrill, it's trouble."

This thing is much more difficult to deal with than ordinary Ah Piao, even the teacher is unwilling to deal with it, and it often takes several teachers to work together to deal with it.

But it can't be helped.

Shigong's rule is that once someone comes to the door to ask for something, he must accept the commission.

Even if it costs with your life!

This is Shigong.

After a long silence,

Mo Yun said to the village elder who came to him to do something: "Dagong, you wait for me, I will prepare something." ”

Then he turned around and went back into the house.

Mo Yun first told his parents, wife and children not to go out at night during this time, close the doors and windows, and leave two talismans.

Then he called the village elder in his village and told the other party that there might be a mandrill in Naling Village, and asked him to tell other nearby villages on his behalf.

After doing this, he was still not at ease, so he called the two senior brothers again, told them about the matter, and asked them if they could help.

In short, be prepared.

Then he called his two apprentices and asked them to bring their things and go to Naling Village.

Yes, Mo Yun has also started to take apprentices now.

Because sometimes the Jiao practice is too busy for a person to do it, and if someone needs help, if someone is willing to learn, the master is willing to teach.

But they are not expected to make much of a difference, and thank God they can help protect the villagers.

……

Shigong's ritual utensils usually include cups, masks, Shigong orders, Shigong sticks, talismans, bee drums, reeds, dragon boats, and so on.

Masks are also known as treacherous face shells, masks, and god faces.

It's similar to the Wu mask, but there are many types of numbers, divided into thirty-six gods, seventy-two phases, and a total of one hundred and eight character images.

The common ones are Lei Zu, Lu Ban, Judge, Marshal Zhao, General Feng Si, Five Immortals, Niu Herd God and so on.

There are even mountain ghosts such as the Five Rampant, the Mountain Mandrill, and the Mountain King.

From under the chest, Mo Yun pulled out three red and white gold masks of different colors but the same shape.

This is Ling Gong, and the legend in the church is that he is a character who has the ability to subdue ghosts.

If it's really a mandrill this time, bringing this with you may have an unexpected effect.

The bee drum waist is a bee-like instrument with two thin ends and thick ends, also known as the waist drum.

The reedium is a combination instrument of the master, which is composed of a gong with a gong surface as large as a large bowl and a drum with a length of one foot and two feet, and the gong is fixed on the drum to facilitate the music.

This is for the apprentice's assistance.

The dragon boat is a tool woven from bamboo scorn when the master is doing rituals, and it is used to escort the spirits to other sides.

There are large and small dragon boats, and at the large-scale Jiao Festival, there are dragon boats tens of meters long. In general, to drive away evil spirits, for convenience, it is usually half a meter or one meter long.

The most important thing is the Shigong Order and the Shigong Stick.

If you have proof of identity, all kinds of tricks will listen to your orders.

Like the Meishan Sect, the Shigong Stick is a magic weapon for turning over the altar of Goro, and it has a miraculous effect on dealing with mountain spirits and ghosts.

With all this, Mo Yun and Dagong went to Naling Village.

……

As soon as he stepped into Naling Village, Mo Yun frowned slightly.

Did smell something unusual.

But it's not a mandrill, it's hard to say.

After all, he had never seen a real mandrill, and he didn't know if it looked like the legend.

It's like many people think that Ah Piao looks the same, but it's not.

Ah Piao is just a general term, just like what we often call "people". What kind of "person" is specific, if you strictly subdivide it, you can divide it into many kinds.

Those who are well-informed can know that these are Nilots, pygmies, and Polynesians, while those who are narrow-minded only know yellow, white, and black.

In the same way, the same is true for Ah Piao.

The same goes for mandrills.

What kind of mandrill it is, what its combat effectiveness is, the index of good and evil, etc., all of these must be seen to know.

Before that, there are a lot of preparations to be prepared.

When Mo Yun was still alive, his favorite sentence was: "Never despise your opponent, unless you are willing to be meat on someone else's chopping board." ”

Even so, the master gave his life to the mountains.

How much more so is he.

So, don't put your hopes in anyone else or anything other than yourself!

……

Mo Yun was the first to arrive.

The villagers were secretly relieved when they saw Shigong coming, for them, Shigong is a person with great ability, as long as Shigong is there, there will be no trouble.

In this regard, Mo Yun could only sigh in his heart.

"It's hard to say this time."

No matter what, try to the altar first.

Whichever teachings and which lineage is good, the Dharma altar is a must.

The altar is located in the village, preferably in the middle of the village, usually in an open and flat place next to the ancestral hall or temple, so that it can radiate to the whole village to the greatest extent.

At this time, the other two masters who were invited by him also arrived. They are all brothers from the same sect who have studied the Fa with their masters.

When everyone meets, they don't talk much, let's do it!

First, let the village elder tell everyone to hide back in the house and lock the doors and windows.

Because this time it is a mandrill to deal with, which is not an ordinary A Piao can be compared, for the sake of safety, it is not good for everyone to watch.

The three masters wore grimace shells.

Mo Yun wore the red-faced Linggong, and the two senior brothers wore Lei Zu and the dangerous Dao God Kaishan respectively.

It's all for mountain spirits and ghosts!

Light incense.

The three of them began to walk and chant the scriptures, and the apprentices played music beside them.

Sing "Three Yuan" first.

Sanyuan tells the story of Sanzhenjun following Meishan Patriarch to learn Meishan Taoism and promote Meishan Teaching.

This is a common process of raising the altar and a way to tell the ancestors.

Probably similar to the two sides will report the way before the fight, which big brother am I.

When the other party heard this, he was instigated, and things were easy to do.

If the other party thinks "I haven't heard of it", then change the number one person.

This is also the reason why, many times, in the southwest, the names of top gods such as Sanqing are far less than those of local gods such as King Moyi, Gan Wuniang, and King Monkey.

The reason that county officials are not as good as the current ones is common everywhere.

If it's really a problem, you have to find a local big brother.

……

After the previous scientific ceremony was finished, the main event came.

Mo Yun lit a talisman, and after bowing, he began to throw a cup.

For the first time, the yin cup.

Mo Yun's face changed slightly.

Throw it again or a yin cup.

This time, the faces of the two senior brothers were also a little ugly.

The third time, it was still a yin cup.

There was a dead silence.