Chapter 45: The Evil Spirit
"Danhong, Xiao Wang. Don't be afraid, do what I say now. ”
"Good!" I replied loudly, emboldening myself.
Old Man Su continued.
"Now everyone sits cross-legged, puts their hands together on their chests, and whatever I say, everyone follows me silently in their hearts. ”
I nodded firmly, but no one would see it. I sat cross-legged on the ground and put the palms of both hands tightly together on my chest and heart.
The old man reads.
"All the bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas should subdue their minds in this way! All sentient beings and the like: if oviparous, if viviparous, if wet, if incarnated.
If it is colored, if it is colorless; If there is thought, if there is no thought, if there is no thought, if there is no thought, if there is no thought, I will let it enter the nirvana and extinguish it.
If it is the destruction of immeasurable and countless boundless sentient beings, there are no sentient beings who have attained extinction. If a bodhisattva has the appearance of self, the appearance of people, the appearance of sentient beings, and the appearance of a long-lived being, he is not a bodhisattva. ”
I know that this is the Mahayana authentic part of the Diamond Sutra. Unexpectedly, the old man was able to memorize the "Diamond Sutra" upside down.
I followed what Old Man Su said, and repeated the part he read in my heart repeatedly.
Suddenly, I just felt that there was a blank expanse in front of me. Then I heard the sound of a large wave.
"Grandpa, where are we?"
"Where? Isn't it in the living room?"
I opened my eyes suddenly, only to find that the surroundings were foggy, covered with thick white smoke.
Fortunately, in the white smoke, I saw a lot of familiar faces.
The big wave was half a step to my left, and she was staring at me with a pair of huge Danfeng eyes.
Seeing that I was also looking at her, suddenly a big wave swooped down and hugged me in my arms.
"Brother, I'm so scared!"
The big wavy body was tightly clinging to my arms, and the body was soft like a large baby bear. I unconsciously wanted to reach out and hug her, but suddenly, I found that Old Man Su was standing behind us.
I had to say embarrassedly.
"Alright, alright. Don't be afraid, your grandfather is here. ”
I coaxed the big waves, and saw Old Man Su wearing a Taoist robe, with a fairy wind and bones. I also seem to have taken a reassuring pill, but I am not so afraid of women.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Dingwen's cowardly and prolonged voice came.
"Eh, eh, it's dark, where is this?"
Following the sound, Zhang Dingwen was behind us on the right, sitting curled up on the ground alone, his arms tightly hugging his two legs, like a delicate and weak little girl.
Old Man Su waved his sleeves in front of him. "Open your eyes! We're trapped in a maze. ”
"Lost in the world? Is it just a ghost hitting the wall? ”
Old Man Su nodded first, and then shook his head.
"Pretty much! But it's not exactly a ghost hitting the wall.
The ghost hits the wall because the woman controls you in a situation she sets herself. The main purpose is to immerse you in the scene.
And the maze is just a barrier she has set up to trap us.
Look, Zhang Linli is not here, the female demon wants to trap us, don't let us disturb her to find Zhang Linli for revenge. ”
"What's that going on?"
Zhang Dingwen suddenly stood up from the ground, "No, I'm going to rush out to save my son." ”
It is said that women are weak, but mothers are strong. This father is the same way, Zhang Dingwen, a soft man in his early 50s, thin like a tuberculosis patient, who is afraid of being blown away by the wind when he walks, has become so strong and brave for his son in an instant.
"Don't be reckless!"
Old Man Su hurriedly stopped.
"Wait a moment until I find the way to this maze. ”
I stood up with the big waves, and Zhang Dingwen stood alone in place, his hands clenched into fists.
I saw Old Man Su muttering in his mouth, and reciting some incantation. Then, like the wind under your feet, take a step to the left and draw a half circle with your right foot. And then the other way around, the speed is extremely fast, a bit like the Ling Bo microstep in Jin Yong.
I whispered to Big Wave.
"What kind of martial arts is this? It looks so powerful, quite Zen. ”
The big wave snuggled up in my arms and made a shushing gesture at me.
"Don't bother grandpa, this is called turning over the flower cross step, specially fixed to find the exit. ”
"Isn't that what tomb robbers do?"
Big waves whispered in my ear to explain.
"Dealing with ghosts through yin and yang, digging graves is inevitable. Especially a long time ago, fixing acupoints, looking at feng shui, and raising graves were simply the daily work that Master Xuan had to do.
Before our Huangquan dumpling restaurant, we had to deal with graves. Some of the tombs are heavy, like a hundred and eight labyrinths, and without this cross-step, it is difficult to find the correct exit. If you are not careful and are trapped in the tomb, it will be more than lucky.
However, in recent years, there have been provisions in the laws of the state: Destroying other people's graves at will is a matter of breaking the law and committing crimes. I don't take on this kind of work very much!"
I silently kept these words in my heart, and my eyes were fixed on Old Man Su's feet. I want to memorize this cross-step or two.
The big waves followed my eyes, and in an instant they saw through my thoughts.
"Don't look at it, it's useless. There are a total of 136 ways to walk this cross-step, which are related to the time, direction, weather, smell, and surrounding environment.
Each place is different, and it is necessary to use different parts, and then match a different mental decision. My father practiced since he was a child, and he studied for twenty years, and he only learned a little bit.
If you're interested in occult arts, start with the basics of drawing talismans. ”
Actually, I don't have much interest in these mystical yin and yang techniques. But I want to remember one or two that work, and I can use them in case of an emergency one day.
For a moment, I saw Old Man Su standing on his feet, at shoulder level. His fists clenched and he slammed forward. There was a loud cry in his mouth. "Open!"
The white fog around me faded in an instant, and the scene of the living room resurfaced in front of me.
This time, I finally met the woman.
She was different from what I had imagined.
I thought that the female demon should be an ugly face, covered in blood, fierce and terrifying.
However, the woman was wearing a light blue sweater and a long white dress. This is Yan Yan's outfit on the day she jumped off the building.
Her face was as round and full as the moon in the sky. Round almond eyes with clear light shining in their pupils. Her eyelashes are so dense and long, blinking and fanning, they are so innocent and beautiful.
"Yan Yan. ”
I tried to call her, and for the first time I found her name as gentle and beautiful as herself.
"You're crazy!"
Big Wave hurriedly covered my mouth and looked at the woman with a nervous expression.
The woman stood gently in front of Zhang Linli, her back was straight, her black hair hung down to her waist, and she still had a shallow smile on her face.
When Zhang Linli saw Yan Yan, it was like an evil ghost seeing Lord Hades. I saw that his legs were trembling, and his head and face were covered with cold sweat. The expression was embarrassed and eerie.
This man and a ghost stand together. I couldn't tell which one was a human and which one was a ghost.
The woman spoke.
The voice is like a gentle warbler's cry.
"Linli, do you remember, the winter solstice three years ago, that is, three years ago today, was the same time. We first met at a gym near the university town ....... You said you like sports and healthy girls the most, and you said you fell in love with me at first sight. ”
I used to only think that Yan Yan was a fierce and vicious spirit, and when I saw a negative person, I would tear out my heart and lungs and eat it alive. Unexpectedly, she began to remember the past with this scumbag.
Zhang Linli trembled violently, and his voice trembled slightly.
"Yan Yan, I'm sorry. I went to the gym to make my sister, I say that to any girl...... ”
Damn! What a scumbag. I despised Zhang Linli fiercely in my heart.
The woman suddenly bit her lower lip, and there was a little loneliness in her eyes.
"Linli, do you know our children? He was only two months old, but he could already hear the fetal heartbeat.
The doctor used large forceps to pull him out of my body. It hurts, it's like ripping flesh out of my stomach. They used scissors to cut my child into pieces and break them apart.
His small hands and feet, as well as his small head the size of a bouncy ball, can be faintly seen. Our child is so innocent, Linli, why did you leave me in the first place?"