Chapter 33: The Shadow Strikes
While arranging the various offerings on the altar, the Master said:
"Last night, when I went down to snatch the soul, your master was almost finished walking Huangquan Road, at that time there was a yin cha holding her, I forcibly snatched your master back from the hands of the yin, I calculated the time to come back before the rooster crowed, because I was afraid that the yin cha would come back early and make trouble, at that time I couldn't deal with the yincha, but tonight, the yin cha will definitely come back to ask for the soul."
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When I heard the word yin, I immediately struck a thrill.
Does this legendary enforcer of the underworld really exist?
Although I have seen all kinds of ghosts, I vaguely guessed that there would be a bad thing.
But when these words came out of Master's mouth, I was still a little shocked.
This shock is not so much fear, but a heartfelt awe.
From Master's words, it can be seen that tonight this yin will definitely come to ask for the soul.
It's just that I don't know what kind of way this kind of soul is going to be, if it's going to be robbed, then can the master help him?
According to Master's temper, he will definitely not let Shiniang's soul be taken away.
Master placed so many tributes on the tribute platform.
I don't know if there is such a thing as accommodation.
If not, you really have to be mentally prepared for the evening.
"Well, I understand, Master, then will we fight with Yincha?"
I still asked the question in my mind.
Master turned to look at me and said,
"Salute first, then soldiers, and it should be inevitable to fight."
"Then what's the point of saluting first and then soldiering?"
I asked, confused.
Master said,
"Do you think that if you come to ask for a soul, it will only be as simple as a yin?"
"Is there still a group?"
Master shook his head and said,
"A group of ghosts is not likely, but a group of ghosts is very likely."
A group of ghosts...... The hairs on my body stood on end.
How many are a group of ghosts? Several? Dozens? Hundreds?
The more I thought about it, the more I felt empty, and I hurriedly said to Master:
"Master, if there is anything else to prepare, what do I need to do, just ask."
"I've memorized the exorcism spell, and then I'll learn the last two pages of the spell book, let's go out to dinner first. After eating, you hurry up and come in to learn. ”
As he spoke, Master walked out of the door of the ancestral hall.
Walking into the courtyard, the senior sister and the senior sister had already brought all the food to the stone table.
As long as it doesn't rain, we basically eat on the stone table.
Because there are two trees next to the stone table, if it rains, I go to the kitchen to eat.
The meal was very heavy, and the master, the mother, and the sister seemed to know about the evening.
So that meal was eaten very quickly.
After eating, I didn't have time to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, so I went into the ancestral hall, took out the spell book and began to memorize the spell.
The spells are difficult to memorize, especially the exorcism spell designated by the master, which is a whole page, all written.
There are many kinds of exorcism spells, and it takes two or three minutes to read such a long exorcism spell.
If you don't memorize it, you won't be able to use it at all.
If you start fighting, which ghost will give you a few minutes and not move you?
"Please invite 100,000 generals and officers of the five emperors of the five directions to descend, and the lord will work together for a certain family to collect the ghosts of the guests in the house in the middle of the village, the ghosts of the corpses tortured, the ghosts of the portal well stoves, the ghosts of the five voids and six consumptions, the ghosts of the evil and the rebellious, and the ghosts of boys and girls......."
I began to try to recite this long exorcism spell.
There are still thirty or forty kinds of what the hell in the next collection.
I really don't understand why there are so many kinds of ghosts in this world.
However, I have a vague feeling that this spell is difficult to memorize, but it should work well.
All the ghosts have been pointed, and it seems that it is really appropriate to deal with the group of ghosts that Master said.
The reason why this kind of spell is difficult to memorize is not because there are many types of ghosts, but because the order cannot be reversed.
If you get it wrong, the whole spell won't work, and you can't stop yet.
I finally know why there are fewer and fewer people learning the Tao, and these mantras alone are no easier than learning a foreign language.
There are also those talismans, all kinds of hand duels, hand spells, all kinds of combinations, which are simply torturous.
It took more than two hours to memorize this exorcism spell, and I was not very fluent in reciting it.
Those handduels are even more complicated, there are more than twenty handduels in various forms, each with a spell.
It's not long, but it's easy to get confused.
Some hands are just a difference in the joints of the fingers, but the effectiveness and effect are completely different.
Looking at it, I can't help but start to admire the predecessors who created these things.
What kind of thinking and practical experience can systematically summarize such a complete set of things?
At half past ten in the evening, the master took the senior sister and the senior lady to push the door into the ancestral hall.
Master asked me if I had memorized them all.
I said it was a little close, and they didn't bother me anymore and started arranging something else.
The master first invited three sticks of incense in front of the tribute platform, and then used a large jar of cinnabar to draw a large circle in the middle of the ancestral hall that was large enough to accommodate several people.
Then five incense burners were placed on top of the cinnabar ring.
Each incense burner is planted with a flag, and three sticks of incense are also planted.
There are also various tributes placed next to the cinnabar ring.
It's just that these tributes are much less than those on the big offering platform.
The senior sister grabbed a large handful of rune paper in her hand and began to stick it on the doors and windows.
Her expression was also solemn.
Shi Niang moved two Taishi chairs and placed them on both sides of the Dagongtai.
Immediately afterwards, she brought her bamboo chair and put it in the cinnabar circle.
The preparations were carried out in an orderly manner for almost half an hour.
As the hour approached, I closed the spell and stood up.
Master's assignment was finally completed.
I can basically recite the extraordinarily long exorcism spell quickly and skillfully in less than thirty seconds, and I can remember those hand-to-hand spells.
Although it is not very proficient, it should be used when it is critical.
The master said with a calm face:
"Wait for the yin cha to come, I'll talk to him first, don't come out in the circle, if you make a move, you two protect her, I'll deal with that yincha, he wants to snatch the soul in my Wu Guang's hands, even if I go against the way of heaven, I have to give it a try!"
Master's tone was firm and there was no room for doubt.
Even if he knew that this matter was against the way of heaven, he had to give it a try.
This kind of spirit gives me another kind of worship for Master.
In Master's words and deeds, I seemed to know another layer of predestined.
That is, temperament is destined, and fate is destined.
In the end, fate is in the hands of one's own temperament.
We stood in the circle, and the master sat on her bamboo chair.
My sister and I stood beside my sister on the left and right.
Master sat straight on a chair by the altar, his feet apart, his hands on his knees, and his eyes squinting at the door.
"When is the yin errand coming?"
I whispered.
The master did not answer, and the senior sister said:
"It's definitely time to come, don't talk anymore."
I hummed, and began to revisit the long exorcism spell in my mind......
About half an hour later, the door outside the ancestral hall began to knock.
Iron Egg was locked up in Master's room.
Even then, it began to bark.
But its barking only lasted for a few seconds, and then it stopped abruptly, and there was no more sound.
Here it comes!!
I suddenly started to get nervous, and Master stood up and walked towards the gate.
Shi Niang looked at the master with a very calm expression, and even had a faint smile on her face.
In her eyes, Master is her greatest reliance, and this reliance is more reliable than anything else.
With the knock on the door, the master slowly opened the door of the ancestral hall.
After the door opened, a strong yin wind slammed the door open.
The master was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked at the side of the tribute platform.
I followed Master's gaze and saw a vague phantom figure appear on one of the Master's chairs in Gongtai.
This phantom is very strange, and I can't see it clearly.
But it makes people feel an inexplicable majesty, as if we see a big Buddha in a temple.
Although it is made of wood or cement, it is so solemn and mighty.
Master exhaled deeply.
I turned my head to look again, and it almost fooled me.
Because Master hadn't closed the door yet, he let me see the scene outside the door.
In the courtyard outside the ancestral hall, there were layers of ghosts standing densely......