"What? What's the difference between my gift and his? Why are you making a fuss about it?" Xiao Chengjun stared at Yingbao coldly.
Yingbao frowned.
Well, there is really no difference, it's just that I'm simply unhappy.
And whenever I think of the contents of the storybook, I feel an indescribable resistance to Xiao Chengjun.
But even though she was unhappy, she was not stupid enough to provoke the other party.
Yingbao: "I just want to ask him about Grandpa Li, why are you so angry?"
Doctor Li and his grandson did not go back with her, so she naturally had to ask about it so that she would have an excuse when she returned to see his family.
Xiao Chengjun's expression froze, and he slowly suppressed his anger: "It's the same if you ask me."
Ying Bao frowned and waited for a long time. Seeing him asking the servant to bring another cup to continue drinking, but not answering the question, she couldn't help but remind him: "Then you tell me."
Xiao Chengjun ate his food slowly, without even looking up, and said, "You haven't asked yet."
Sakura: …
Is this guy crazy
"I want to ask why Master Li didn't come!" Yingbao said word by word.
"Now that I'm asking, tell me now."
After saying that, he narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the boy with a childish face but strange words and deeds.
Xiao Chengjun took a sip from the wine glass, then picked up his chopsticks to eat the food, and said slowly: "I don't know!"
Yingbao's face twitched.
This guy is not only sick, but his illness is probably very serious.
If I were not too young to fight back, I would really like to go up and kick him a few times, then lift him upside down and drain the water out of his head.
Yingbao didn't want to waste her breath talking to such a stupid person, so she turned around and went back to the cabin. Seeing that A Niang and Chen Zhao were still sleeping, she had no choice but to sit next to them and took out a book on Zhuyou to read.
While watching, I silently chanted the mantra of tranquility: "If your heart is as clear as ice, you won't be startled by the sky falling! No matter how things change, you will remain calm, your mind will be relaxed and your spirit will be peaceful. Don't argue with fools."
The first chapter is the Nine Chapters of Laws and Commands, which includes the Heaven Chapter, the Round Chapter, the Earth Chapter, the Square Chapter, the Law Chapter, the Commands Chapter, the Nine Chapters, the Oral Chapter and the Mantra Chapter.
These nine chapters of laws and decrees are essential sacrificial instruments for officials and common people, and also serve as the code of conduct that constrains their behavior.
For example, the first chapter is about heaven: The sky has nine layers, the earth has eight verticals, the gentleman focuses on the basics, the villain focuses on the details, the law is discussed and the facts are investigated to judge the criminal cases...
Mrs. Wen had taught these before, and Yingbao had memorized them, but she didn't take them seriously at the time.
Looking at it again now, it makes more sense and I understand it better.
Because this is the opening statement that the spellcaster must recite before drawing the talisman.
For example, if you want to draw a talisman to stop a child from crying at night, you would start by reciting: The sky is round and the earth is square, there are nine chapters of laws. I am writing now, and all the ghosts are hiding!
Then he drew the talisman and chanted the incantation: The sun rises in the east, the yin and yang are magnificent. I commanded this talisman to sweep away all the bad luck. The fire of Samadhi will spit out from my mouth, and the light of the sun will shine from my eyes. To catch monsters, I will use the Tianpeng Warrior. To cure diseases and resolve disasters, I will use the Zhensha Vajra. I will subdue the monsters and turn good fortune into auspiciousness!"
Then he chanted the spell to calm the ghosts: "Heaven and earth, there is a man named Yelang in my family who specializes in catching night-crying ghosts. He can calm the room and sleep until dawn with a magic talisman! I am under the command of the Supreme Lord Laozi! Capture!"
The drawn talisman paper is pasted on the peach wood sword. The spell master also has to make a set of hand gestures and perform a ritual, then light the talisman paper and put it into a ceramic bowl.
The burnt talisman paper was left with only ashes and the potion brought by the spellcaster, which was given to the child to drink.
Yingbao continued reading and suddenly realized that being a forbidden spell caster was not easy.
Not only do you have to recite various spells, but you also have to learn various hand gestures and steps to combine them to draw talismans.
That is to say, when drawing each talisman, one must not only recite the spell, but also make the corresponding hand gestures and steps.
Moreover, each stroke corresponds to a different hand gesture, and the feet must also step on the Gangbu Dou.
Therefore, when the spell caster draws talismans, he moves his feet back and forth and left and right as if he were dancing.
Just at this moment Yingbao came across a set of Gangbu diagrams, so she stood up and tried the steps in the diagrams.
First, stand with both feet in the center, squat down, step forward with your left foot straight ahead, and step into the Qian hexagram.
The right foot moves in an arc to the left and steps into the Dui hexagram, and the left foot moves forward in a straight line and steps into the Li hexagram.
The right foot moves in an arc to the left and steps into the Zhen Gua, and the left foot moves forward in a straight line and steps into the Zhong Gong Gua...
It’s amazing, it’s a bit like boxing steps, and it’s not difficult to learn it by yourself.
However, due to the small cabin, some of the maneuvers were difficult.
Yingbao thought about it, took the book and walked out of the cabin and came to the deck.
Xiao Chengjun is no longer here. He probably went back to his cabin.
This is perfect, she can practice stepping on the Gang fighting technique here.
First raise your left foot, then take one step at a time, one forward and one backward, one yin and one yang, with the beginning and the end synchronized, and place your feet horizontally and vertically to form a T-shape.
The forbidden spellcaster uses this step to summon the gods.
But there are dozens of types of Yu Bu, and it will take time to master them all.
Yingbao practiced one first, and practiced it over and over again many times, until she finally mastered it.
During this time, the boatmen and guards on the deck watched with great interest, whispering and commenting from time to time.
Yingbao ignored them and started practicing the second Yu Bu and learning the hand gestures.
She didn't stop until Chunniang and Chen Zhao walked out of the cabin.
"Yingbao, what are you doing?" Chen Zhao asked curiously.
"I'm learning the art of incantation."
It was already late at night and the boatwoman started cooking at the stern.
Yingbao opened a box at home and took out a few mutton buns and three bamboo tubes filled with water.
Chunniang took the steamed bun and smelled it. Seeing that it was not rotten, she felt relieved.
He gave a portion of steamed bun and water to Chen Zhao, and he and his daughter Chen Zhao sat on the deck to eat.
The boat girl came over and said with a smile, "Oh, you brought your own food. I cooked some fish. Do you want to come and try it?"
Chunniang quickly thanked her: "Thank you for your kindness, madam. We are full now."
The boat girl didn't force them. She brought a pot of boiled fish to the deck and a large pot of rice, and let the guards take their own bowls and chopsticks to eat.
Several boatmen moored the big boat near a pier, dropped the anchor, and came over to eat.
After Yingbao and the other two had their fill, they walked around on the deck and took in the scenery.
As night falls, the sky is dotted with stars, echoing the lights on several ships around.
"It's a bit cold." Chen Zhao rubbed his arms and shrank his neck.
Chunniang quickly asked her daughter: "Bao'er, are you cold? I'll get you some clothes to wear."
"Yeah." It's already the end of July, and it's indeed a bit chilly in the mornings and evenings.
The three of them returned to the cabin and simply did not go out, leaning on the floor and talking.
Of course, it was Chunniang and Chen Zhao who said that, while Yingbao was practicing the hand gestures beside them.
Pinching the fingers is also called holding the fingers, twisting the fingers, pinching the fingers, magic fingers, hand fingers, magic fingers, and sometimes called fighting fingers, abbreviated as fingers.
Change your fingers and arrange them according to the twenty-eight constellations and the eight trigrams. Each hand gesture corresponds to a spell.
Chen Zhao found it very interesting and started to learn from the movements. He even brought over an oil lamp and shone the shadow of his hand gestures onto the cabin wall.
"Haha! Rabbit, rabbit! Do I look like a rabbit?"
"Wow! Yingbao, you pinched it like a wolf's head. I want to learn it too."
Finally, the two girls made hand gestures and used their shadows to attack each other.
"Aww! I'm going to eat you little rabbit!"
"You can't eat it. Look, I'm turning into an eagle and pecking your eyes..."
Chunniang covered her mouth and laughed.
I saw two girls entangled in a ball, pecking at each other with the shadows of their palms.