"My family's craft is a very peculiar craft. It is about architecture. If you say it is Feng Shui, it is not. If you say it is Taoism, it is not! To put it simply, this craft is the craft of construction workers. Well, it is the obscure craftsmanship of construction workers. By burying certain objects in certain places or changing some architectural details, it can have a certain effect on the people living in the house." Xuanlin took a sip of tea and told me Speaking of.
"Just like the one you set up in Anyu's office building?" I asked.
"Yes, that was almost the most vicious situation. In fact, many people in the past knew this craft. Of course, some people only knew a little bit about it, and it may not be of any use. Our family can be regarded as the true orthodox successor. , there is another story about our inheritance, which is a bit unbelievable. It also involves why our family lives in seclusion in Shicun. Am I being too long-winded and talking for a long time without getting to the point? Do you want to hear this story? " An Yu asked me.
"Listen, I've actually been a curious person since I was a child." This is true. If it weren't for curiosity, how could I have broken into the Tomb of the Hungry Ghost
An Yu nodded and began to continue talking.
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Xuan Lin's father finally confessed everything to Xuan Lin. He told Xuan Lin that even if he didn't ask, he would tell Xuan Lin all this at the end of this summer vacation, just because Xuan Lin was already sixteen years old.
But when his father finished telling the story, Xuanlin was stunned. He wanted to ask his father if he was making up a story? But he couldn't ask. If his father was just an ordinary villager in Shicun, he would definitely not be able to make up such a story. But if he was not an ordinary villager in Stone Village, why did they end up in Stone Village
Xuanlin thought of all the extraordinary things about his family and the words of his deceased grandfather. He felt in his heart that these things and the miraculous craftsmanship were probably true.
It's just that after more than ten years of scientific education, he still needs time to accept and digest these things.
That night, Xuanlin couldn't sleep. He thought about what he had said to him over and over again.
In fact, our ancestors long ago were just craftsmen. To put it bluntly, they were house builders. Although they were skilled in craftsmanship, they did not have much wealth or status.
Later, our family began to prosper. When it was powerful, the prime minister of the dynasty would also ask our family to build a house.
The beginning of all this prosperity, according to family history records, began during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty.
This involves one of our ancestors in the Ming Dynasty - Xuan Yi. It was this ancestor who brought the prosperity of the family. The reason is that he learned this magical craft and several successful facts gave him great success. Fame will then bring prosperity to the family.
As for where this craft came from, there is no record in our family history books, but it is a secret passed down orally. Today I have passed it on to you, that is, our ancestor learned it from the gods. This craft!
"God?" When Xuanlin said this, my heart started beating wildly and I couldn't help shouting! The Ming Dynasty is another era that makes me sensitive!
I unnaturally connected this matter with my master's matter. How could I control it
Faced with my abnormal reaction, Xuan Lin was not much shocked. He smiled and said: "You also find it incredible, right? There is a rumor in the family that my ancestor disappeared inexplicably for a year, and when he comes back, he will He learned this craft. Before he died, he revealed that in the year he disappeared, he actually arrived at the fairy place inexplicably one night and only stayed for a short period of time. He couldn't tell how long it was, maybe a long time. But it felt like a very short time. Then he wandered around and found a stone tablet, and somehow he knew what was written on it. After reading it, he learned this craft."
After saying that, Xuanlin looked at me in shock and asked me with a smile: "Are you shocked? In fact, our family doesn't believe this. What we analyzed is that in that year, our old ancestor met I met an expert among the people and taught him this craft."
My hands were shaking a little. In order to prevent Xuan Lin from noticing anything strange, I put my hands into my trouser pockets, and then I pretended to be relaxed and asked: "Haha, your ancestor didn't say where he went to the immortals?"
"I told you, he said he knew he was in Kunlun. Isn't that a bit nonsense?" Xuan Lin said calmly, obviously he would never take this legend seriously.
With a 'click' sound, I accidentally knocked over the cup on the table in my excitement. The word "Kunlun" was like an arrow, hitting my heart. I couldn't calm down at all, but I couldn't tell Xuan When Lin said this, I took a few deep breaths and then said to Xuan Lin: "You know I am a Taoist priest. When I heard about Kunlun, I inevitably felt it was too magical. I can't say whether I believe it or not. I just thought it was too magical. .”
"Yeah, don't you think it's amazing when you hear it? But it's just a legend. In short, our family prospered because of this, and also declined because of it, mainly because of being too greedy." Xuanlin changed the subject nonchalantly. .
And I tried hard not to think about Kunlun, and then asked: "What's wrong?"
"Probably because I was greedy for a huge amount of silver, I created a situation that made people and gods angry, which caused everyone in a village to die. Then many people in our family died that time for unknown reasons! In the end, the prosperous family had dozens of people. There are only two men left who are not involved." Xuan Lin said this. After all, it was a long time ago, and he didn't feel much pressure when talking about it.
And he and I both know very well that this is definitely a backlash from heaven.
"Actually, the ancestors of Xuan Yi left a lot of rules and restrictions on our craft. Maybe as time went by, life was too good, and people went crazy, so they forgot these ancestral precepts! After that disaster, we The family declined, nothing went smoothly, and the children died young when they were born. It was not until later that I met a wandering Taoist priest. The Taoist priest said that the injustices planted in our family were too deep and the consequences were too heavy. We have already suffered. According to the curse of heaven, if you still want to continue your family, you must dissipate all your family wealth, then find a remote and poor place, live in seclusion for generations, and no longer use this craft, then you can escape." Xuanlin continued. arrive.
"Then your family complied with it?" I don't think ordinary families will comply with this kind of request, right
"Of course not at first, but later on I suffered enough and the family inheritance was cut off, so I was so sick that I rushed to the doctor and tried to do it. Unexpectedly, from then on, I became peaceful, so I took root there. That is to say, he has taken root in Shicun. No wonder the Taoist priest once said that God is kind and will always leave a glimmer of hope for people. It is only the person's own choice whether to live or not." Xuan Lin said with a wry smile.
I feel sad, yes, whether you want it or not is really just a person's choice.
After being silent for a long time, I said: "But your family is still reluctant to lose this craft, and it has been passed down from generation to generation. Later, after staying in Shicun for a long time, my mind began to become more active, and I felt that the curse of heaven was almost there. When it’s over, you just want to walk out, right?”
"Yes, I just want to get out of Shicun, and I have never thought about using this craft again." Xuanlin told me.
"The idea is wonderful, but who can guarantee what will happen in the future? Just as your family was once prosperous, it will still be because the descendants can't stop being greedy and forget the ancestral teachings, so that the family is almost destroyed! Moreover, don't you also use Have you learned this craft?" I asked.
Xuanlin was silent, obviously thinking about my words.
After a long time, he said: "You may be right, who can guarantee what will happen in the future? But please believe that I originally did not intend to use this skill, but I am also suffering from a terminal illness anyway. The most important thing is People have also been lost. How can I let a scum like An Yu continue to roam freely in the world? Instead of doing this, I might as well pay the price of my life to change the ending."
This was the first time Xuan Lin was excited, and I didn’t know what to say. After all, I helped An Yu break this game, and I was involved in it. Although in the end, the biggest reason why I broke the game was that this game was too much. It was vicious and had already involved innocent people, so it had to be broken.
And in my eyes, An Yu's matter is actually just a financial transaction, something that both parties are willing to do, and it is definitely not noble, but in this society, can you say it is vicious? cannot! Just as there is light, there must be darkness. Such things have existed since ancient times, otherwise there would be no brothels.
Just for such a thing, why did Xuan Lin block his own life
"Do you want to hear the story and its ending?" Xuan Lin suddenly said to me.