The abbot was very quick and personally directed his disciples to pry down the two large iron pots in the dining hall and then set up two simple earthen stoves on the open space outside the temple.
Yingbao also drew a circle and asked the temple master to use mats to circle the big iron pot along this line, saying that it was a ritual area because the master was going to perform a ritual to invite the gods and mortals were not allowed to watch.
The temple master obeyed her and quickly cordoned off the area and had someone bring in an incense table.
Yingbao was the first to walk into the execution ground and instantly took out a huge gourd from the cave.
The gourd was hollowed out, so it was not heavy and I could easily lift it at the age of nine and a half.
When the master and Jiang Sanlang walked into the execution ground surrounded by mats, they all froze for a moment.
Yingbao held a huge gourd in her hand and poured water into the pot while muttering:
"The natural world of heaven and earth disperses the filth.
The mighty gods from all directions make me natural.
The Lingbao talisman is announced to the nine heavens;
Slay demons and evil spirits, and kill thousands of ghosts.
Travel to the Five Mountains and know the Eight Seas;
The devil is beheaded, and the evil disappears..."
Jiang Sanlang and Zhou Wuchang were fine, but Zhou Hao and the temple master were dumbfounded.
After adding water to the two large pots, Yingbao said to the master: "Master, this is a magic gourd given by the gods. The water inside can cure diseases. The gods asked me to give the gourd to you, saying that you are a messenger sent from heaven."
Zhou Wuchang walked over expressionlessly and took the big gourd.
The big gourd is not heavy and there seems to be nothing inside.
The temple master's eyes sparkled, and he hurried over to touch the big gourd, then laughed out loud, "Three Pure Ones, Master and Disciple Zhou are indeed extraordinary."
He turned around and asked Yingbao: "Little miracle doctor, which god sent you here?" He also wanted to pray well, hoping that if he could gain the favor of the god, his ascension to heaven would be just around the corner.
"The god didn't tell me the name." Yingbao took the risk of taking out the gourd, but she was nervous.
There is no other way. If I want to deify my master, I must take a risk.
It is most appropriate to perform this ritual in a Taoist temple.
Moreover, the abbot of the Qinglong Taoist Temple is a friend of the master. Even if he performs a miracle, he probably will not do anything bad to his master and disciple.
Jiang Sanlang looked at his daughter with worry.
Afterwards, Yingbao added medicinal materials into the pot and asked the little Taoist priest to light the fire and boil the medicine.
When the water was half boiled, Yingbao immediately called for a stop and asked the Taoist priest to remove the charcoal from the bottom of the pot and divide the medicine in bowls.
Soon the two large pots of medicine were divided up, but half of the people still didn't get any.
Those who didn't get any started crying and shouting, and some even insulted the young Taoist priest who was distributing the medicine, and finally even cursed the Taoist temple.
The temple master got angry when he heard this, and immediately ordered his disciples to carry those people down the mountain.
Yingbao still has to continue boiling the medicine.
She asked the master to lift the gourd with the mouth facing downwards, and she helped him hold the mouth of the gourd.
A stream of clear water flowed out and quickly filled a large pot.
Zhou Wuchang's eyebrows were twitching.
Although he was born a military general and had excellent hearing, there was clearly no water in the gourd, but water was able to be poured out from the gourd mouth, and he had no idea where the water came from.
Zhou Wuchang stared at his little disciple's hand again and again, but could not see anything.
Is it true, as the rumors in the countryside say, that she is a reincarnated fairy child
But where are the ghosts and gods in the world? I entered the Taoism and learned the Yin-Yang technique just to make it easier for me to travel outside.
Grand Tutor Xiao was afraid of him, and even the emperor was afraid that he would lead troops to rebel.
He had been investigating the mystery of the death of his parents and other family members, so he retired to practice Taoism.
"It's full, full!" Yingbao held the gourd spout and filled another large iron pot. Then she pushed the gourd spout open and added herbs into the pot herself.
The young Taoists were all amazed and even more in awe when they saw Master Zhou and his disciples easily pick up the big gourd and pour so much water into the cauldron that the total capacity exceeded the gourd.
Whatever Yingbao told them to do, they did it happily without any dissatisfaction.
Soon two large pots of medicine were cooked. After the young Taoists distributed them to the patients, they saw that there was still some left, so they drank it among themselves tacitly.
After drinking it, I felt relaxed all over, and all the fatigue from the past few days was swept away.
It’s really good stuff!
Several young Taoist priests secretly glanced at the big gourd in Zhou Wuchang's hand and muttered to themselves.
Their temple master also has a gourd, but it can't compare to this one at all.
It is said that the gourd of the temple master was bought in the Jiang family specialty shop. He carefully selected one that was neither too big nor too small and could be hung around his waist without a belt. He did not expect that it would be surpassed by Master Zhou's big gourd today.
It was already dark now, and Yingbao, her father, master and her senior brothers stayed in the Taoist temple.
Yingbao was still alone in her room. She took the food brought by the little Taoist priest, but did not eat it. Instead, she put it into the cave and left only the empty bowls and plates on the table.
On the second day, the people lying beside the mountain path gradually got better and were able to get up and go to the Taoist temple's porridge shed to get some porridge to drink.
Yingbao boiled the medicine for them again, and then went down the mountain and went home with her master.
Among the group of people, Zhou Wuchang walked in front, carrying a huge gourd behind him, which attracted a lot of attention.
“Master, Master, please save us.” One of them recognized Zhou Wuchang as a Yin-Yang master from the Yin-Yang Department of the County Medical Office, and immediately stepped forward to stop him and ask for help: “My whole family is sick, and the medical office has no medicine. I beg the master to save my family.”
Zhou Wuchang ignored this person and looked at Yingbao: "Yingbao, do you have any medicine?"
He had used up all the medicinal herbs he had earlier, and now he had nothing left.
Yingbao replied, "There's a little honeysuckle, but nothing else." She didn't have much mountain thistle left, and she didn't want to give it to outsiders.
"It's honeysuckle, just use it to boil medicine for them to drink." Zhou Wuchang said.
"Okay." Yingbao took out a small bag of golden cherry blossoms from the medicine box and asked the man, "Take out your jars. I want to make medicine for you to drink."
When the man heard this, he was very happy and immediately took the master and his disciples home.
After everything was ready, Yingbao asked the master to pour the water, and she held the gourd's mouth. When the jar was full, she let the man use it to boil honeysuckle to drink.
Just as Zhou Wuchang and his group were about to leave, they saw his neighbors on both sides coming and begging him.
Yingbao was surprised: "Is the epidemic so serious?"
Neighbors on both sides cried and said, "Someone in our family is sick, vomiting, having diarrhea and fever, and is dying. We can't buy medicine in the pharmacy."
Yingbao was embarrassed: "But I don't have any medicine anymore."
The neighbor pointed to the big gourd in Zhou Wuchang's hand and said, "Just give us some of the water in the gourd."
Such a big gourd, almost as tall as a person, must be extraordinary. The water inside may be able to save lives.
Zhou Wuchang glanced at his little disciple, as if asking silently.
Yingbao turned to him and said, "Master, why don't you give them some water?" She didn't know whether her pupil spring could cure the epidemic, but it would be good for her to drink it after all.
Zhou Wuchang twitched his eyes and nodded.
So Yingbao asked them to go home and get something to fetch water, and each family could only give one basin.
Zhou Wuchang lifted up the big gourd and poured a basin of water into each washbasin. Before they knew it, a long line formed up to get water.
It seemed that everyone in the alley came out to ask for water.
Jiang Sanlang sensed something was wrong and quickly took the gourd from his daughter's hand and said to everyone, "There is no water anymore."