The folk culture involved in "Mantra" is particularly complex.

There are séances, the boy of the wandering gods, and the temple blessing of Zhoucang Temple;

There is a witch Gu, the mother of the Great Black Buddha;

There is Tantra, the Great Lama of Cloud City......

At the beginning, Li Ruonan and the others, who ignored the warnings of others in the village and entered the mysterious cave without authorization, were actually atheists.

They firmly and fearlessly believe that there are no ghosts and gods in this world.

But when Li Ruonan escaped from the cave and escaped from Chenjia Village, she believed in ghosts and gods more than anyone else, as if she were everyone else in the crew.

And after Li Ruonan really saw the existence of ghosts and gods, her side was like turning on some kind of switch, and she easily came into contact with those real gods and ghosts, and it was no longer just the masters and gentlemen who deceived people before.

After that, she actually had a lot of opportunities to get rid of the Great Black Buddha Mother.

After Li Ruonan left the cave, he went to Cloud City with Liujia in his arms, where he met the great lama who could casually explain the roots and feet of the Great Black Buddha Mother very clearly.

However, she did not ask for help.

Or maybe she asked for help, but the Grand Lama didn't want to get involved.

From the script point of view, this great lama seems to have great powers.

But he's like a 'fixed NPC', only responsible for solving puzzles, not following the battle.

As for the other righteous spokesmen, they have also failed.

Yes, judging from the final ending of "Curse", it is not like the ordinary plot trend of 'evil does not overwhelm good', but 'good' has always been suppressed by 'evil'.

Because of the spokesperson of the Great Black Buddha Mother, Li Ruonan's 'evil' is very pure.

For example, in the plot that the crew had filmed in the rental building before, there was a section as the spokesperson of the righteous god, Zhou Cangmiao Temple Zhu A Qinggong wanted to help Chen Letong get rid of the erosion of the Buddha's mother.

As a result, Li Ruonan sabotaged the progress of the ritual and killed two people.

She didn't take advantage of the opportunity.

From the script, it is difficult for both Lu Zhengyi and Zhang Yu to figure out whether Li Ruonan wants to lift the curse, or whether he has become a believer in the Great Black Buddha Mother......

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"What's going on?"

"It's weird, is this the New Year?"

"How do I feel like my body is feeling comfortable?"

In Xiaxi Village, in the team of the wandering gods,

Travelers from other places gradually integrated into this lively atmosphere,

Their flushed faces kept shouting with the flow of people.

"Those individuals, the gods are chattering, won't they really be taken by the gods?"

"If there is a god, if there is a word of God, then I will worship it every day."

"Some time ago, wasn't there a movie called ...... "The Old Corpse of the Mountain Village" that was hotly searched, saying that there were ghosts in the crew!"

This kind of atmosphere is relatively unfamiliar to some local tourists who have completely abandoned the festival.

Especially when they saw those beggars taking strange steps, scraping on their skin with red-hot incense, and even walking and walking, they directly picked up the incense, swallowed it in their mouths and sucked it, they couldn't help but exclaim!

"Ghost baby, stupid, how can there be a ghost!"

"It's just a peace of mind!"

"I don't believe it, sooner or later, it's true!"

They talked loudly and laughed,

Take pictures, learn from the locals to worship with incense, and even buy some melons and fruits on the spot.

In this atmosphere, no one thinks that speaking loudly will not seem unqualified.

The main whispering, polite speech, no one can hear it at all.

Lu Zhengyi took Yu Wenxiu with him, not far from the Youshen team.

On the street a little farther away, Chu Renmei was holding Yu Wenxiu's face, holding a camera, and Liu Baoning on the side.

They were standing on the side of the street, standing with a few tourists, unremarkable.

Lu Zhengyi has always attached the most importance to the aspect of serving the Tao.

A situation like that where makeup completely covers up the imperfections on his face is absolutely impossible to appear in his crew.

So now, Chu Renmei is wearing a no-makeup version of Yu Wenxiu's face, or in other words, a face with a darker and haggard complexion, and a child, and she doesn't have the brilliance of being a 'star' in the crowd.

And the rest of the crew is also on both sides of the street, waiting for an opportunity. ’

Strive to photograph the spectacle and absurdity of the Wandering God team from all angles.

"Bell, bell, bell—"

"Knock knock—"

With the sound of gongs and drums, it is getting closer and closer.

In the crowd, Zhang Yu glanced at Chu Renmei.

And Chu Renmei, who had been paying attention to him, looked at Liu Baoning beside him at the right time, and at the same time, pointed the camera at herself.

"Mom, what's that?"

Liu Baoning played the role of Chen Letong, timidly looking at the team of wandering gods in the distance.

"That's you, that's a god."

Chu Renmei explained softly, "Are you scared? ”

"If you're afraid, let's not look at it, okay?"

"Gone."

With that, she stood up and planned to leave with Liu Baoning.

At the same time, the camera in his hand turned to the oncoming team of wandering gods.

"Mom, didn't you say you were leaving?"

Liu Baoning continued to chant the lines, but her eyes stared at the team of wandering gods in the distance without blinking.

"No, don't, don't come over ......"

Then, Chu Renmei's wheezing voice intensified, and while shouting quietly, she wanted to pull Liu Baoning in front of her and block the camera according to the predetermined interpretation order in the script.

This was agreed between Lu Zhengyi and Zhang Yu before.

In a world where gods exist, as the Great Black Buddha Mother who can be sealed and guarded, it should be inferior to the guardian gods of the official generals and the eight generals in terms of strength.

If she wants to escape, she can only use her daughter as a bargaining chip.

But then, Chu Renmei, who was originally acting decently, really retreated.

Striding back.

Like Liu Baoning, her eyes were fixed on the approaching team of wandering gods in front of her.

On his face, he no longer had the panic he had when he was acting, and he became expressionless.

At the same time, the cold aura on her body was unconsciously stimulated.

And the boys at the front of the Youshen procession, I don't know when, the incense on their heads actually burned!

Yes?

At the back of the procession, the village chief of Xiaxi Village and the leaders from Taicheng, who were wearing dark red robes and hats, and stood with other old people, changed their faces one after another.

"Stay north!"

"Why is this incense still burning!"

"Offspring, fool me!"

When they saw the familiar face of Yu Wenxiu in front of the parade, they knew that they were going to start shooting.

Even, they deliberately stood a little forward, tidied up their clothes, and pretended to follow the team forward, wanting to be photogenic.

Can ...... now

"Village chief, what does this incense mean?"

The leaders from Taicheng are not young, and they have heard of some things, "Why do they all go to the teacher's side, there will be no accidents, right?" ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice a little more, "I heard that when this incense is burned, it is really asking God." ”

"If the incense is not burned, the gods will not leave."

"This incense just now, it seems to have burned itself?"

"How do I know!" The village chief's old face froze, and he didn't pretend to speak to the leader.

He saw that the incense was burning faster and faster, and several beggars were getting closer and closer to Yu Wenxiu's side, and everyone was stupid.

Isn't it just a means of propaganda?

This crew is really problematic!

Stay north, you won't be dead today!

No, hell!