Outside the "Qianjin Shop".
I asked Yuquan, "Yuquan, you didn't see it wrong just now, did you? Is it really the 'divine picture'?"
Yuquan nodded and said seriously, "Brother Yang, I am not mistaken. That is really a divine map. It is very similar to your divine map, and it is also a fragment... At that time, the divine map was placed on the top of a basket."
"The man who got the divine map was carrying a shoulder pole. He should be a street vendor, selling all kinds of magic tools and talismans to exorcise ghosts. I clearly saw him passing by here just now, but now he is gone."
The young monk Yuquan's face showed more urgency than mine, so he shouldn't be wrong.
I looked around and indeed didn't see anyone carrying a shoulder pole.
"Brother Yang, let's go forward. He was heading in this direction just now."
Yuquan lowered his voice and spoke to me.
I nodded, and then walked forward with Yuquan.
There were many people in the ghost market, and many people were selling things on the street. After all, the ghost market was only open three times a month, so some people with connections gathered here.
But we walked around the ghost market for more than ten minutes but still didn't see that person. Just when I was thinking it was too bad, Yuquan squeezed through the crowd and came to my side, saying to me with a happy face: "Brother Yang, I found it, I found it... I found that person."
"Found it? ... Where is it?"
Then Yuquan took me to a stall.
The stall was a scattered stall, and the owner was a middle-aged man with a round face. He looked very honest, but unfortunately, he was missing an ear. He looked a little scary.
Next to the middle-aged man stood a shoulder pole, and on top of a basket next to the pole was something like a piece of cloth. There was some dirt on it, probably water stains.
But when I saw that thing, my heart still tightened.
That’s right, it’s the divine picture, it’s the fragment of the divine picture!
Damn, it seems that my luck is really good. I came to the ghost market to sell ghost pills, but I didn't expect to encounter the "divine map".
But at this time, there were several people standing in front of the middle-aged man's stall, choosing things.
There were quite a lot of things on the stall, mostly yellow paper used to carve talismans, as well as a few inconspicuous utensils, small pendants for warding off evil spirits, Buddha statues, jade and so on.
Among those instruments there is actually one that has runes engraved on it and has some magical effect of exorcising ghosts.
Yuquan looked at me and saw that I had stopped walking and didn't go over, so he asked me quietly, "What's the matter, Brother Yang, aren't we going over there?"
I winked at Yuquan and whispered, "Don't you see that there are people choosing things over there? We'll go over there later. There's no rush!"
After saying "Oh", Yuquan said nothing more.
But I could feel the eagerness in his heart.
There are four people shopping.
Except for a little old man with a golden Buddha hanging around his neck, the remaining three people were two girls and one boy, all dressed like students. The two girls were very pretty, but from my angle, I felt that their faces looked a little bad.
At this time, I could only hear the old man standing aside, talking non-stop about the five elements, gossip, and Feng Shui. He also kept promising that as long as I trusted him and paid enough, he would help me exorcise the ghost...
After sensing the old man's abilities, I have determined that he is a liar.
The old man has no good deeds at all.
When he was selecting the magic tools, he looked serious, but in the end he only helped the three young men to select two "fakes". You know, if he was really a genuine ghost-catching Taoist priest, then how could the magic tool with runes engraved on it escape his eyes
When I paid more attention to observe, I was surprised to find that there was a very light black gas between the eyebrows of the two girls. This proved that the two girls had recently come into contact with ghosts, or in other words, they had encountered ghosts.
Following the old man's suggestion, the two girls each picked out a "fake" item and prepared to leave.
Seeing this, I walked over and grabbed the arm of one of the girls.
"Wait a moment, please. I have something to say."
Maybe my hand was a little too strong, and the girl made a sound after I pulled her.
"Ouch! ... ... What are you doing? I don't even know you, why are you pulling my arm?"
The girl turned around and said angrily. But I have to admit that she is really pretty with her small mouth and big eyes.
Let’s call her “the girl with small mouth” for now.
Before I could even open my mouth to explain, the young man standing next to the girl stood in front of her. He angrily said, "What are you doing? Let go of my girlfriend's arm quickly, or else, don't blame me for being rude."
It turned out that the young man was the boyfriend of the girl with the small mouth.
The young man is tall and strong, with a good physique, and it seems that he exercises regularly.
I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but I'm a ghost-catching Taoist priest, I can't just watch them die. Although there was only a faint black gas between the eyebrows of these two girls, the black gas proved that they had encountered a ghost, so I couldn't just ignore it.
I smiled and explained, "You guys misunderstood. I didn't mean anything else. In fact, I am a Taoist priest who catches ghosts. Just now, I saw the two girls here choosing instruments to exorcise ghosts and evil spirits. I looked at the two girls' faces and realized something was wrong. So, I came over to remind you a few words."
Who knew that as soon as I said this, the old man came over with a frown on his face.
The little old man has very dark eyebrows and a slightly crooked mouth.
He stared at me and said unhappily, "Young man, you are also a Taoist priest, hehe, but I have already taken this business. If you want to help people exorcise ghosts, go somewhere else. I, Ma Chun, can handle the affairs of these two girls by myself."
The old man with a crooked mouth was originally called Ma Chun.
At this time, the girl with the small mouth said to me with an unhappy look on her face: "Yes, we have Taoist Priest Ma to help us exorcise ghosts, so we don't need anyone else. Moreover, Taoist Priest Ma has been catching ghosts for many years and is very skilled in Taoism. He is not like some people who look like liars."
Damn it, I reminded them with good intentions, but I ended up being the one to blame.
At this time, the young monk Yuquan came over and spoke for me, saying, "Amitabha! Monks do not tell lies. The two girls have evil spirits hidden between their brows, which is a sign of encountering ghosts. My elder brother is helping you out of his own good will, and he has no ill intentions."
However, it would have been fine if the little monk Yuquan hadn't spoken. But once he spoke, he made the girl with a small mouth laugh.
The girl with a small mouth sneered, glared at Yuquan, and said angrily: "Are you two sick? One of you pretends to be a Taoist priest, and now another one is a fake monk. Do you think we are easy to fool? We are not fools and we will not be fooled by you." In fact, she has become a fool.
"Let me tell you, we won't let you help us. We don't have any extra money to give to you two liars."
When the girl with a small mouth said this, I noticed that the Taoist priest Ma had already shown a look of sarcasm and complacency on his face.
The remaining girl standing aside looked a little timid.
, tugged at the girl's clothes and said, "Hongyu, there are so many people here, don't speak so loudly. Let's go quickly. It's so late, if we run out of the dormitory and the teacher finds us, we will be in trouble."
After giving the little monk and me a fierce look, the little-mouthed girl named Hongyu turned around and was about to leave.
But the old man, Taoist Ma, shook his head at me and said, "Young man, you are so young, why don't you do anything else? You should find a good job instead of cheating people."
Damn it, did you hear that? He said I was lying...
I'm afraid Master Ma knows best who is deceiving others.
Just as the three young men and women and the Taoist priest Ma were about to leave, I, still angry, said loudly: "Ladies, please wait a moment. I can prove that I am a genuine Taoist priest and that what I said just now was not a lie."
The two girls turned their heads, still with disbelief on their faces.
Instead, the young man turned around and stared at Yuquan and me with a fierce look on his face.
The young man angrily said, "You two psychos, are you done yet? Let me tell you, my dad is the deputy director of the Municipal Bureau! If you harass us again, believe it or not, I will let my dad deal with you and take you to the detention center."
It might be because the noise we made was a bit too loud, which attracted the attention of many passers-by in the ghost market.
I ignored the young man and turned to the two girls and said softly, "Since you don't believe me, just watch!"
After saying that, I took out a ghost-exorcising talisman from my cloth bag, and after reciting the talisman, I directly used the energy of Yin De to activate the talisman.
The exorcism talisman was clamped between my fingers, and the next moment, with a "puff" sound, it began to burn on its own without any wind.
Seeing the talisman in my hand actually burning up on its own, the young man and the two girls were stunned.
The girl next to the girl with the small mouth looked a little weak and covered her mouth in surprise. Let's call her the "timid girl" for now.
The timid girl leaned close to the ear of the girl with the small mouth and whispered, "Hongyu, that man seems to be a real Taoist priest. I saw Taoist priests in the movies and they all look like him. No need for fire, just take out a few talismans, chant a few spells, and the talismans will burn."
The timid girl also began to trust me a little.
Hongyu looked at the old man next to her and said in a low voice, "Master Ma, is that man a Taoist priest who catches ghosts? How come he can light the talisman paper without a lighter?"
At this time, Taoist Master Ma had a droopy face and raised his eyebrows.
After a while, he smiled and said to the girl with a small mouth: "Those are just some of his tricks. They are just deceptions. Don't believe them. In this case, I will show you my skills."
Then, the Taoist priest Ma came up to me and said in a cold voice: "Boy, your little tricks may fool others, but it is impossible to fool me, Ma Chun. Today I will show you my skills and let you see what the real Taoist art of catching ghosts is."
He is really arrogant. I want to see how he can show his Taoist skills without the energy of Yin De.
"Okay, then please show me your extraordinary Taoist skills, Master Ma. Let me see how powerful your Taoist skills are."
At this time, more than 20 people had gathered in front of the middle-aged man's stall. Among them were some Taoist ghost catchers with good morals. However, they did not say anything, but stood aside and looked at us as if we were a joke.
As for the other people, in addition to the civilians who enter the ghost market to buy things and exorcise evil spirits, there are also some scammers like Taoist Ma mixed in.
(to be continued)
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