The five immortals in the Northeast, fox yellow, white willow gray, many people know this, but I think the so-called five immortals are very evil, kowtow to them and ask for blessings, and I don't know what this sixth master thinks.

If it were me, I would be begging for Guanyin, for the Buddha, not for the Sanqing Patriarch or something, but for the Five Immortals, which is really unseen and unheard of.

Including Liu Qiaomei, everyone watched silently, and I couldn't say anything, just a performance before entering the ridge.

After a period of bowing and muttering, the old man took out five sticks of fine incense from his small cloth bag, lit them and inserted them directly into the ground in front of him.

Five sticks of fine incense wafted up the green smoke, which filled the air, giving people a subtle feeling of refreshment.

After staring at the burning incense for a long time, the sixth master slowly stood up, dusted off the dirt on his body, turned his head and squinted his eyes and said, "It's done, bring your things, enter Lingzi!" ”

The sixth master spoke again, and Brother Leopard beckoned us to bring all the equipment and followed the sixth master into the ridge.

The sixth master is still smoking a cigarette pouch and walking slowly and leisurely at the forefront, Liu Qiaomei and Gouzi are walking behind him, and Liu Tingting, I and Brother Leopard are walking at the back.

"Little girl, it's too heavy, come to your leopard brother and I have the strength, give me the heavy one."

Seeing Liu Tingting's delicate appearance, Brother Leopard took the initiative to share some equipment for her.

This made Liu Tingting very grateful, there was no heavy object, Liu Tingting's speed was obviously much faster, and she followed Liu Qiaomei in front of her quickly.

At this time, only Brother Leopard and I were left at the end of the line.

When I had nothing to do, I asked about the worship of the sixth master just now.

Brother Leopard told me that before entering the mountains, worship the five immortals, which is a rule that has been passed down for several generations in the villages around the Great Khing'an Mountains.

Because of the origin of shamans, the local people believe in the five immortals, believing that they can keep people safe and turn evil into good fortune.

Therefore, whenever there is something important, you have to worship the five immortals first and inform them.

Brother Leopard said that this sixth master has been mixed in this Great Xing'an Mountains since he was a teenager, and every time he enters the mountain, he will worship the five immortals, so that the five immortals can bless it to turn evil into good fortune and return with a full load.

I can also understand when I hear Brother Leopard say this, each region has its own unique customs and habits, just like the people who live by the sea worship the Mazu Dragon King, and those who live by the Yellow River worship the Yellow River Niangniang and the river god, and its ultimate meaning is nothing more than to seek a good omen.

I understand the worship of the five immortals, but I still have a question that came out of my mouth, that is, why did the six masters burn incense and worship why did they use five incense sticks?

I still know a little bit about worshipping and burning incense, because our tomb robbers worship Cao Cao, the ancestor of tomb robbery and grave digging.

But that's just three.

The number and meaning of burning incense are also different, as far as I know, there are sayings, one, three, six, nine, twelve, and thirty-six.

Of course, there are also four branches, but this type is generally used to worship lonely souls and wild ghosts, and few people use them.

As for the five sticks for burning incense, I am lonely and weak, so I can only ask Brother Leopard, a native of Heihe, to explain to me.

Brother Leopard told me that he really knew a little bit about this, saying that the reason why the five immortals would use five incense sticks to worship the five immortals was also determined by the number of the five immortals, fox, yellow, white, willow and gray, each of which represented an immortal family, and all of them were indispensable.

And there is another point and the most important thing to worship the five immortals with five incense, which is to judge the good luck and evil by looking at the length of the incense.

The method of determining and distinguishing is very simple, if the five sticks of incense burn normally, it is auspicious, but any one of them is extinguished, and the degree of ferocity is also determined by the number of extinguished sticks.

After listening to Brother Leopard's explanation, I couldn't help but sigh for a while, I didn't expect that there would be such a thing in it, which really made me gain insight.

If I had done it before, I would have thought that such a worship was nothing more than a manifestation of the ignorance of the ignorant people towards feudal superstition.

But since I experienced all kinds of weirdness and wonder that cannot be explained by science, I have to force myself to believe it.

"Alright, let's go, we need to get to the ranger station before dark!"

With that, Brother Leopard took two quick steps and followed.

As soon as I heard about the ranger station, I was interested again, and I also quickened my pace, intending to follow and ask again.

But just as I was about to start picking up my pace, I suddenly heard a strange scream in my ears.

The strange cry sounded like it was made by some kind of beast, and it seemed to be ringing in my ears, and I could hear it very clearly.

"Alas, Brother Leopard, did you hear any calls?"

I stopped suddenly, looked around, and then asked Brother Leopard, who was not far away.

"What sound can there be, why didn't I hear it, don't scare yourself, hurry up and keep up, this is the Great Xing'an Mountains, there are more birds and beasts, don't be alone because you are walking slowly, you are being dragged away!"

After that, Brother Leopard ignored me and continued to walk forward.

I felt very strange at the time, because when I asked Brother Leopard, his answer was very crisp and his facial expression was not unusual.

There seem to be two possibilities for this, one is that this cry may be a little weird and strange to me, but for a native like Brother Leopard, it is a sparse and ordinary thing, and he has long been used to hearing it, so he didn't take it seriously at all.

There is another possibility, that is, Brother Leopard didn't hear the strange cry at all, but I don't want to think about the second possibility, because the cry is so clear, Brother Leopard is only three or five meters away from me, and it is very quiet in this ridge, it is impossible for him not to hear it.

So when I think about it, I still think that I have some long hair and short knowledge, and I make too much fuss about new things.

Thinking of this, I didn't continue to take this matter to heart, and once again stepped towards the team that was already getting farther and farther away from me.

Everyone has gone deep into the depths of the ridge, leaving me alone on the edge of the ridge.

While chasing, I inadvertently glanced back at the five fine incense sticks planted on the ground in the distance, and found that the green smoke was still rising.

But I don't know if I was dazzled, I suddenly saw a red light flying, and then I saw that the five sticks of fine incense were all extinguished without exception......

Seeing the sudden and strange scene, my scalp was numb for a while, and my body shook and almost threw away the equipment on my shoulder.

"I'll go, I've just entered this ridge, it won't be so evil, right?"

People are like that, no matter how bold you are, but the fear of the unknown and weirdness is innate, and everyone is like this, without exception.

"Boy, what are you doing, if you can't catch up with us for a while, don't get lost in this ridge, if you get lost, it's not a trivial matter!"

Brother Leopard, who was about to lose sight of a human figure, shouted at me at this time.

Hearing this, I hurriedly agreed, quickened my pace as if avoiding the plague, and ran towards the depths of the ridge without looking back.

"What are you kid doing, it's so slow, if you can't catch up with the ranger station before dark, it's dangerous, you know!"

Brother Leopard looked a little impatient and unhappy, and when I saw this, I hurriedly explained that I had just made it easier and would not slow down the team's march any longer.

Originally, I wanted to tell Brother Leopard about the weirdness of the five fine incense, but in the end I still didn't say it.

Because I had some selfish intentions at that time, that is, we needed to find Liu Baye and them as soon as possible.

If I say this, Brother Leopard doesn't know what the reaction will be, but at least the old guy named Sixth Master is determined that he will not continue to lead the way.

If he didn't lead the way, let's not talk about whether they could find Liu Baye and them, it would be a difficult thing to figure out, otherwise Liu Baye and they would not have lost contact in this boundless primeval forest for more than half a month.

So I didn't say a word about the five extinguished incense.

At the same time, I was comforting myself, maybe it was just a small animal that happened to pass by, and it happened to scratch it while jumping.