Hearing my question, Old Man Jiang snorted coldly and said: "The hungry ghost bug has a very obvious characteristic, that is, it is afraid of being completely closed, because they are tortured by hunger all the time, and their temperament is generally very anxious. A completely closed environment will ignite their impatience. There are holes on it. This is why the holes are actually coated with a special layer of wax. This is a kind of insect wax that is extremely difficult to collect. The hungry ghost bugs are very afraid of this. Applying this layer of wax prevents the hatched hungry ghost bugs from unintentionally getting out of these small holes."
"How can such a small hole be drilled out?" I asked in surprise.
"Of course it can. It can go through all seven orifices, not to mention this small hole. Its body can be stretched, and it can be stretched into a hairline. It's a pity that the insect wax is very special, and no light can be seen at all. They melt at the sight of light, and so do the hungry ghost insect eggs. Only those with strong vitality can hatch in a dead environment. As long as they get a little bit of life, they will rush to hatch without the protection of insect wax, so... . Hey..." Old Man Jiang sighed.
I also roughly understood the cause and effect. No wonder Old Man Jiang was so angry when Old Du brought this jar from the tomb.
"Master, isn't this bug too powerful? It can't be killed, it can cut endlessly, it can be stretched, and it's not even afraid of dog blood." I simply can't think of anything else to be afraid of. What should I do if I encounter it again? ? Do you have to bite the tip of your tongue every time? Master doesn't allow me to use the tiger's claws indiscriminately. Besides, the last time the blood from the tip of the tongue sprayed on it, it was just a coincidence.
"Not all bugs are like this. The one in Guo Er's belly is different. It is at least the king in that Gu room, so it is so powerful. Ordinary bugs, if you use all your strength to get rid of them, you can still kill them. The physical body is cut off from life."
"Besides, Guo Er and the others poured so much blood on that bug, it was almost completely healed." Hui Jue said angrily.
"What's going on? Doesn't dog blood ward off evil spirits?" This is exactly what I am puzzled by.
"Evil-proofing? Dog blood is effective against some spells, illusions, and things that don't have physical bodies. What's the use of pouring dog blood on things that have physical bodies? And the bugs don't use spells, illusions, or anything like that. , It’s just that the soul of the hungry ghost is strong, and the natural oppression is strong, and this bloody thing can be broken? Do you know about zombies? Have you ever heard of a zombie being covered in bloody blood?" Old Man Jiang said angrily.
Huijue also interjected at this time: "There are many kinds of hungry ghosts, and this kind is a kind that likes to eat flesh and blood. Any flesh and blood thing is a great tonic for them. You don't know if you are so hungry." How many years has it been since the insect has been exposed to so much blood, how can it lose its energy?"
Hey, I sighed silently in my heart. This is the difference between a non-professional like Jiang Yaomao'er and a professional like my master Huijue. It's not that you can just use it randomly after hearing about something to ward off evil spirits. It turns out Sometimes, my good medicine is his poison.
"Master, why do you say that the one in Guo Er's belly is the King of Insects?"
"Let's talk about the Gu room first. Look at those tubes. They were deliberately designed to allow those lucky and tenacious bugs to crawl along the tubes and into the Gu cup at the top! There is something special in those tubes. , is a kind of liquid. I don’t know how it is mixed specifically, but the most important one is, I’m sure, the blood of the person who raised the poison. You know that wine can be stored in sealed ceramics for thousands of years. What's more, that special liquid is better than wine. How can I say, it is more durable in storage. After the bugs are born, they will be attracted by the liquid in the tube and will try their best to get into the tube. The tube is connected to the jar. There is only a very, very small hole in the middle, which is almost invisible to the naked eye. The bug is stretchable. Do you understand the next thing?" Old Man Jiang didn't know how to describe it, so he turned to me and asked me.
Of course I can understand, but I just feel that it is difficult for the hungry ghost insect to drill such a small hole, maybe it is thinner than a hair, right
"Of course, no matter how small the hole is, the liquid inside will slowly drain away. The liquid flowing into the jar will naturally be absorbed by the eggs. However, the liquid has no effect on the hatching of the eggs. It is just a Plant something similar to spices. When the liquid drains out, the bugs that have not hatched are considered eliminated. Because they have not hatched for such a long time, it only means that they are not strong enough."
"That's the reason. The hatched bugs all climbed to the top of the voodoo cup. The clay in that voodoo cup is different from the one below. The formula for trapping the bugs is stronger. Once the bugs get there, they won't have the courage to get out. , and then wait for another bug to come up! Hungry ghosts have a characteristic. Because of hunger, they often lose their minds. Brothers and sisters eat each other, and the one who can stay is the strongest. This is the survival law of hungry ghosts. I heard Now, do you understand?" Huijue added.
"I understand, the person who designed the Gu room put so much thought into cultivating the strongest hungry ghost insect in each Gu room." But what is the purpose of this
I asked, and only Huijue answered: "Not just one hungry ghost insect in each Gu room, he wants to cultivate the strongest hungry ghost insect in the entire tomb!"
Just such a sentence, but no one answered me, what is the purpose of doing this.
But no matter what, I am still very worried about a question: "Master, those two bugs escaped?"
"I guess they got into the bodies of animals, but there are so many animals in the countryside, both raised by humans and wild ones. How can we check? The essence and blood of humans is better than the essence and blood of animals because of the aura of humans. I don’t know how many times it has healed, but I couldn’t bear the hunger of the bug. When I saw the beast, I couldn’t help it and ran in. Because one person can only accommodate two hungry ghost bugs at most.” Old Man Jiang said.
"Master, what should we do?" I was a little anxious.
"What can we do? Pay close attention to any animals that die strangely in the countryside. We are afraid that they have got into the bodies of wild animals, and it is even harder to check. If they grow into mature bodies, it will really be... A disaster." Old Man Jiang sighed.
"Yes, that's why your master and I don't dare to go to the Tomb of Hungry Ghosts now because we have to sit here and wait for those two bugs to show up." Hui Jue also frowned.
"What is the mature body?" I suddenly remembered the worm in Guo Er's stomach. It was so different. It had two branches, like hands, and even the tail was separated. I felt a little scared.
"Mature body? The mature body is no different from the hungry ghosts in the hungry ghost realm. Look at what the relief looks like. That's what the mature body looks like. At that time, it's time to eat human flesh alive!" Old Man Jiang's expression was not clear at all. Not like a joke.
Cannibalism? I suddenly felt my stomach twitching. It wasn't nausea, it was fear!
I thought of very old legends about little ghosts and ghosts that eat human flesh. No wonder my dad told me before. My grandfather, who has passed away long ago, said that his grandfather once saw a man on the mountain road one night. A ferocious-looking little thing was lying on a dead horse eating rotten meat. When he saw it from a distance, he ran away.
I couldn't help but tell the story my dad told me. Old Man Jiang said: "That's okay. Those are hungry ghosts that eat carrion. They are much less harmful. Hungry ghosts that eat blood are much more dangerous." A hundred times, that’s because your ancestors were blessed. If they meet a hungry ghost that eats blood, he won’t be able to run away, and you will be nowhere to be found.”
"How can hungry ghosts eat different things?" I think everyone eats, but hungry ghosts still eat in different categories? It's so fresh.
Huijue looked at me with great disdain, his eyes clearly mocking my lack of common sense: "Of course it's different. Some of them eat incense, some eat filthy things, such as feces, thick phlegm, and some eat carrion, etc. etc., and the torture of hunger suffered by hungry ghosts varies from person to person."
"But no matter how different we are, we can't escape one thing." Old Man Jiang sighed. I don't know how many times he sighed tonight.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"That's right, the hungry ghost in the tomb is the most ferocious kind of hungry ghost!"