"What? ... You said you would draw me ten amulets to drive away ghosts, and then I would give you the rag?"
The middle-aged man was stunned by what I said.
He looked at the rag he had put on top of the basket, then looked at me and the little monk, with a look of surprise and disbelief in his eyes.
I was afraid that he would not agree, so I quickly said, "Well, big brother, if ten ghost-exorcising talismans are not enough, I can give you another ghost pill."
"What? ... ...Give me another ghost pill?"
The middle-aged man finally recovered from his shock. Overjoyed, he quickly said, "Okay, okay, I agree. I agree!"
Then the middle-aged man took down the piece of cloth covering the basket and handed it to me.
"Um, Master, are you kidding me?!"
When the man handed me the fragment of the divine map, his hands were shaking. It seemed that he didn't know what was going on.
I smiled and shook my head, "How can this be a joke? When I, Yang Tian, speak, my words are my bond."
Then I grabbed the rag and stuffed it into my bag.
At this time, the people who had dealt with Taoist Master Ma turned back.
Seeing me squatting in front of the middle-aged man’s stall, they stood aside with curious looks on their faces.
Many people stared at the instruments on the middle-aged man’s stall. Maybe they thought I was a Taoist priest who caught ghosts. I was squatting in front of this stall because there must be good things on it.
I ignored them and took out a ghost pill from the cloth bag and handed it to the middle-aged man, "Here, big brother, the ghost pill is for you, now I will draw a ghost-exorcising talisman for you."
“Okay, okay!”
The middle-aged man agreed woodenly. His expression was as if he was dreaming. He probably didn't understand what I wanted that piece of rag for.
But when the ghost pill actually appeared in his hand, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face.
I then took out the brush, cinnabar and ink from the cloth bag.
"Yuquan, here, help me grind it. I will draw a ghost-exorcising talisman for this big brother now."
Yuquan took the inkstone and the small stone pestle I handed over, and asked me in a low voice, "Brother Yang, there are so many people here, do you really want to draw the talisman here? I hope their noise will not bother you."
I smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. As the saying goes, being in a busy city without losing your mind is the highest state."
Yuquan sighed and pouted, "Brother Yang, you are still good at playing."
At this time, I was very proud because I had obtained a piece of the magical map.
But what I don't understand is that when I was in the underworld, Magu told me that the fragments of the divine map can sense each other. But why didn't the second piece of the divine map I got react at all? I didn't feel anything at all.
Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll wait until I finish dealing with things here and then go back and study it.
After the young monk Yuquan ground the black ink mixed with cinnabar, I picked up the brush, exerted force on the brush, and began to draw talismans on the yellow paper with a ruler pressed on it.
As the brush danced, lines of symbols appeared on the yellow paper.
The sparse friction sound is very rhythmic.
Half a minute later, the first ghost-exorcising talisman was completed.
Seeing that I had easily completed a ghost-exorcising talisman, and it looked quite good, the middle-aged man asked me in surprise, "Master, this... is this the legendary ghost-exorcising talisman?"
Although the middle-aged man has been making a living in the ghost market for many years, he has never seen a real ghost-exorcising talisman.
He was just selling some yellow paper for drawing talismans. Even if there were a few talismans on his stall, they were just randomly drawn by others and had no effect in exorcising ghosts.
Furthermore, the talisman
The peach wood sword and the like all need to be blessed. Otherwise, a piece of yellow paper with some runes drawn on it will have no effect on ghosts.
The consecration is actually very simple. The ghost-catching Taoist priest will let his own good karma flow through the runes of the talisman to open up the parts that are not yet connected inside the talisman.
"Yes, this is the ghost-exorcising talisman. However, it is not as mysterious as you say. This kind of talisman is very common. It is quite effective against ordinary ghosts. I just saw that this kind of talisman can be sold for two thousand yuan per piece in the ghost market."
The man showed excitement on his face when he heard my description.
He thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you so much, Master. You are truly a living Bodhisattva. If I can sell all the talismans you drew and the ghost pill you gave me, I, Qi Daguang, won't have to set up a stall anymore. I can also rent a shop in this ghost market!"
I smiled and said, "Congratulations, Brother Qi!"
"No, no, no, it's all because of you, Master. Otherwise, how could I have such luck. But, Master, I'm still curious, what do you want that piece of rag for? It's pitch black, there are just some patterns on it, and there's no powerful magic..."
I smiled and said, "It's really nothing, I just think that piece of rag is unusual. By the way, Brother Qi, let me ask you, where did you get this piece of rag?"
The young monk Yuquan and I both looked at this middle-aged man named Qi Daguang with anticipation.
But Qi Daguang smiled bitterly and said, "Master, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. I found that piece of rag when I was bathing in the pond next to our town."
"It was at the bottom of the puddle. When I touched it, I felt the surface was soft and clean, so I used it to wipe my body."
After hearing this, my smiling face froze.
Qi Daguang's words were not false, but he used the fragments of the divine map to wipe his body, which was really a waste of natural resources. If Magu knew that the things she collected as treasures were used to wipe someone's body, and even wiped his buttocks, I don't know how she would feel.
Anyway, I feel quite depressed. After all, the fragment of the divine map is now in my hands.
"Brother Qi, are there any other rags like this in the pond?" I asked.
But Qi Daguang shook his head and said with a smile: "No more. At that time, I also noticed the pattern on the rag, so I dived to the bottom of the pool out of curiosity. But there was no hair at the bottom of the pool, only stones."
Feeling a little depressed, I didn't ask any more questions about the divine map.
Those who were standing aside and watching me draw the talisman to drive away ghosts were still watching us. Among them were a few Taoist priests who caught ghosts, and they had serious expressions on their faces.
I know why they look so serious, because although the exorcism talisman is a very common talisman, it is rare to find someone like me who can draw it so easily.
After a while, all ten ghost-chasing talismans were drawn, and I also used the energy of Yin De to consecrate the ghost-chasing talismans one by one.
After the exorcism talisman was consecrated, the black color on its surface gradually faded away and soon turned into a golden talisman.
"It's amazing, it's amazing... Master, although you are not very old, this technique of drawing talismans is the first time I, Shen Ling, have seen it. Master, can I discuss with you the experience of drawing talismans?"
A ghost-catching Taoist priest with a bit of good karma and a bit of cross-eyes came up to me and said with a smile.
I glanced at him, smiled back, and said, "Sorry, I have something else to do today, so I really don't have time to discuss the matter of drawing talismans with you. Let's discuss it again when we have the chance."
"Master, can you give me your phone number? Otherwise, I can't find you."
Damn, this Taoist priest really is just going to get his nose in his face. I mean
I had already rejected him politely, but I didn't expect him to have the audacity to ask for my phone number.
Don't give out phone numbers randomly. What if he harasses me for no reason
The young monk Yuquan came over, muttering, "Amitabha! ... ... Donor, your request is a bit too much. Drawing talismans is something you can only do by yourself, no one else can help. Besides, my brother Yang has a lot of things to do and can't spare the time..."
I didn't say anything.
Who would have thought that after hearing what the young monk Yuquan said, the cross-eyed Taoist priest immediately drooped his face. He said unhappily: "I have already said that this is a discussion, and it won't take up much of your time. You are shirking responsibility like this. Don't you take me, Shen Ling, seriously?"
The cross-eyed Taoist priest's words made me laugh. Who does he think he is? I don't even know him. Why should I discuss drawing talismans with him and even give him my phone number
I shrugged my shoulders and said to the cross-eyed Taoist priest, "I'm sorry, it's not that we look down on you, it's that we really don't have time."
After that, I said hello to Qi Daguang, "Brother Qi, since our deal has been concluded, I have already given you the ghost pill and the talisman. I will leave here first."
"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Master. Thank you very much, Master!..."
Qi Daguang stood up and clasped his fists towards me.
I smiled, turned around and was about to leave with Yuquan.
But the cross-eyed Taoist priest stood directly in front of us.
"No, you two are not allowed to leave! ... ... Your attitude just now was simply an insult to me. You must apologize to me."
Shit, I didn't hear it wrong, I just exchanged a few words with the little monk, and didn't insult the cross-eyed Taoist priest. Now he is asking us to apologize. It's really unheard of to find fault to this extent.
"Amitabha! ... ... Benefactor, you are really unreasonable. It is you who asked us for something, but we refused and you acted like this. You are really shameless. Shameless!"
The young monk Yuquan said with a smile.
The people standing aside also understood what was going on and pointed at the cross-eyed Taoist priest.
The cross-eyed Taoist priest is really thick-skinned. He remains unmoved by what people say about him.
He still stands in front of us.
"Hey! What a fool!!"
I sighed, and then released the good energy in my body.
As the good karma in my body broke through the suppression and continued to rise, the cross-eyed Taoist priest Shen Ling was completely dumbfounded.
"You... you... your skills, how... how can they be so profound, even more powerful than my master!..."
The cross-eyed Taoist priest spoke haltingly.
I pouted and looked at him coldly, like a clown, and said in a cold voice: "Friend, you should get out of the way this time. I am not a pushover. If you don't get out of the way, I can't guarantee what will happen later."
When the cross-eyed Taoist heard what I said, his body trembled and he quickly stood aside.
He kept saying, "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding... Seniors, I was just reckless. Don't take offense. I'll leave now."
I squinted my eyes, snorted coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Why don't you get out now?"
"Okay, okay, two seniors, I will leave now! Right now..."
Then, the cross-eyed Taoist priest ran away in shame, just like a cat with its tail between its legs.
Yuquan looked at me and said, "That guy is really an idiot."
I said, "Yuquan, let's buy enough things quickly and leave here."
Many people around us looked at Yuquan and me in surprise.
But just as Yuquan and I walked a few steps away, we heard a voice behind us.
(to be continued)
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