After the township chief announced this, Old Man Jiang and Huijue were so busy that the house they temporarily rented in the township was almost completely surrounded.
Of course, the image of Old Man Jiang and Hui Jue showed that they were not experts at first glance, so they had to declare that they were experts and went elsewhere. These two people were proficient in medical skills and helped distribute the medicine.
As for fear, it is the most easily contagious thing among the crowd. After the township head talked about the horror of the bugs, almost everyone in the township went there.
Of course, not everyone needs to take the pills. Old Man Jiang said that the pills are too strong and may harm the health of people who are not harmed by bugs.
This invisibly increased the workload of Old Man Jiang and Huijue. After all, people from the village with or without symptoms were coming, and they had to look at them one by one.
Thirty pills were obviously not enough. In short, Old Man Jiang and Hui Jue were so busy those days, and I also missed a few days of homework. In addition to going to school, I was just helping out.
This vigorous campaign against insects was quite successful. Old Man Jiang made a special request to those people. No matter what, the corpses of the insects had to be packed and brought to him.
Thinking about it, this was a rather disgusting thing, but under the scaremongering of the township chief, people still did it.
Five days later, the insect hunting campaign was over. The tired old man Jiang and Hui Jue returned to the mountain with a bag of disgusting insect corpses. I also ended my happy days and followed them back to the mountain.
Is it possible to be unhappy while living in a rural area? At least I don't have to walk so far after school.
The blazing firelight shone on the faces of Old Man Jiang and me. The air in this mountain was originally fresh, but at this moment there was a particularly unpleasant smell. Old Man Jiang took me and added the dried calamus to the firewood. , burning the corpses of insects.
In this fire, three special talismans were added. On the other side of the fire, there was a large soul-calling flag with a purple talisman attached to it. I remember that when the talisman was completed, my master was very excited. A mouthful of blood spurted out.
At first, I didn't understand why my master and Huijue wanted to collect the corpses of these insects. But not long ago, Old Man Jiang explained it to me, and I realized how terrifying the larvae of these hungry ghosts are.
It turns out that those pills only cut off its vitality, which does not mean that the hungry ghost bugs have been completely eliminated. As long as under the right conditions, they may be able to resurrect again. In fact, the scary thing is not this kind of bugs, but the hungry ghost bugs. Ghost soul!
Hungry ghosts have the ability to become powerful people and people with great abilities. From this, you can imagine how terrifying their potential is.
To completely destroy their physical bodies, they can only use fire. The fire in the sun is the only weakness of their physical bodies, but fire alone is not enough. It must be induced by an object with yang energy to ward off evil spirits and dispel bad luck. Only then can the fire start. Some effect.
To be more thorough, you need to use a talisman drawn by a person with great power. A talisman that increases the yang energy and righteousness of fire. Simply put, it mobilizes the power of fire in the power of the five elements. Therefore, hungry ghosts are extremely terrifying. of.
"Master, these larvae of hungry ghosts are so terrifying. Is there any way for people to survive facing them?" I looked at the fire, very worried.
"People rarely have the opportunity to face them. Whether it is in our Taoist or Buddhist schools, when facing hungry ghosts, there are unwritten rules, and we must take action. Taoist towns, Buddhists save, in short, we must take action "Yes." Old Man Jiang looked at the fire and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Master, hungry ghosts are so hateful, why do you still spend so much effort to draw a soul-collecting talisman to collect them? Wouldn't it be better to just suppress them and let their souls fly away?" I don't understand Master's approach, this kind of soul-collecting talisman The difficulty is extremely high, because a talisman contains two changes, one is to collect, and the other is to suppress. Collecting souls is extremely difficult. In addition, to suppress the soul in the talisman, the town must be strong and cannot be destroyed. You can imagine how difficult it is to just suppress them.
The last time Master drew a soul-collecting talisman was when I was haunted by hundreds of ghosts when I was a child. Facing ordinary evil ghosts, Master could easily destroy them, but in order to collect them, it took a lot of effort. Blue talisman, I can imagine that talisman is extremely difficult.
There are many carriers of talismans, not necessarily limited to talisman paper. They are rich and diverse, but they can be roughly divided into five types. Gold, silver, purple, blue, yellow, and yellow talismans are the simplest ones. One kind, extending one level up, is extremely difficult. This time, when drawing the soul collecting talisman, he had to collect 48 hungry ghosts. The master used a purple talisman, which was extremely consuming of mental energy and energy, so When the talisman was completed, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Destroy them? That is extremely sinful. The place where hungry ghosts live is in barren mountains and rivers, and the environment is extremely harsh. It is a great suffering for them to endure the torment of hunger. Especially the hungry ghosts who were born in the land of hungry ghosts are born with You have to bear this kind of karma. When facing hungry ghosts, you can only save it! What does Buddhism say that you can ask Huijue, but in Taoism, the more you endure great karma and bitter karma, the more you can transcend and seek metaphysics! So, It is normal for powerful beings to appear among hungry ghosts. Their long lifespan means they can endure torture longer, and their cultivation is amazing. When faced with hungry ghosts, we can only save them, but not kill them!"
"Master, what do you mean, hungry ghosts are inherently pitiful people, so we should have mercy on them?" I asked.
"From a human perspective, you think it's extremely bad if it harms people. But if you stand from a pig's perspective, don't you also think that humans are extremely bad? However, people eat meat and grain in order to survive. I think Hunting you for food is just the natural way of heaven, which is a manifestation of the endless life and death. Hungry ghosts also have their own way of survival. How they are born is their natural way of survival. If they go beyond the way, they are For the purpose of killing and exterminating people, then they should be killed. Thinking about it from another perspective, do you think they should be killed?" Master looked at me and said something very profound.
A flash of inspiration came to my mind, and I suddenly felt that I had a deeper understanding of what Master once said to me. I have a kind of reverence for all things. It turns out that in the Taoist way of nature, everything is born, old, sick and dies. It’s all Tao!
But I was still very dissatisfied: "Master, why do you want me to put myself in the pig's shoes?"
"Do you still need to ask this? Since it is an analogy, we must find the closest thing!"
"..."
The pile of burning fire burned for a full 2 hours before it slowly extinguished. After it was extinguished, the master went to stir up the fire, nodded with relief, and then drank: "Sanwa'er, stand away. Don't block the way, I want to lure ghosts into the talisman."
I quickly stood up. I knew that Master was going to use the Guiding Technique now. This time was different. Originally, the Guiding Technique was used to point out the way to hell for wandering souls. It was a kind of virtuous technique. But this time, the Guiding Technique was used instead to guide the wandering souls. Hungry ghosts enter the talisman.
This is equivalent to creating illusions for hungry ghosts, because as hungry ghosts, they are the least willing to return to the hungry ghost realm. It is miserable for them. They are most willing to stay in the human world, because the human world is rich in products and can be used for a little while. Alleviate their hunger pangs.
The Guiding Jue was originally used to guide the road to the underworld, but using the Guiding Jue can create a beautiful scene in the world, making them mistakenly think they have arrived at the most beautiful place in the world.
But once the technique is used in reverse, it will be even more energy-consuming, and it is extremely complicated, and even a little mistake is not enough, so Old Man Jiang asked me to stand aside.
This originally simple manual requires strict completion of the four steps of the manual. It requires the presence of a god, and it is a powerful god. I must stay away from it.
A gust of wind blew, and I subconsciously recited the mantra for control and opened my eyes. I really wanted to see what the soul of the hungry ghost looked like.
Once the Heavenly Eye is opened, the surrounding objects will change their appearance. This deliberate opening of the Heavenly Eye and the unintentional opening of the Heavenly Eye are two different concepts. When the Heavenly Eye is opened under deliberate guidance, everything will become the image in the Heavenly Eye.
That is the purest energy body!
Instead of having your eyes open, the surrounding scene is just blurry, and you can see some doorways only by looking at specific things.
My surroundings became dark, and in the darkness, there were many colorful powers. I saw the light representing the vitality of Master, and the green light representing the vitality of plants. I saw a ball of yellow light soaring down from the sky, and Master's The rays of light gathered together, but I couldn't see clearly the specific image of the yellow ray of light.
At this time, strong winds blew one after another, and I could feel its violence even with my eyes closed. The pile of ashes from the slowly burning fire were suddenly blown into the sky, hungry ghosts! !