When I came back from the village, Master Liu never left the house except to eat. I wanted to enter the house to see what he was doing, but he kicked me out and almost got beaten by my mother.
After dinner, I practiced boxing in the yard for a while before going back to the house to rest. Standing at the door, I asked Master Liu if I could enter the house now, and Master Liu replied, "Come in."
Back in the room, I found that Master Liu had covered the bed with things, including Taoist robes, talismans, peach wood swords, and some glutinous rice.
I asked Master Liu what he was doing, and Master Liu said, "What is going to go to the tomb, by the way, you should follow along. If you are lucky, you may be able to find something to heal your spiritual purpose under the cemetery."
I was stunned for a moment, then shook my head and said, "Father, can I not go, I know nothing, isn't it a drag on you?"
Master Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of you, and I'm not going down by myself. With the ability of me and that person, there shouldn't be any big trouble going down that tomb."
"That person! Which person?" I asked Master Liu in a confused way.
Master Liu said: "Tomorrow morning, we will go to the countryside to make a call, and the person will arrive in a day or two. It is just during this time that we prepare some things for the tomb."
After thinking about it for a while, I thought of my good brother, and asked Master Liu, "Would you like to call Zhao Jie, when he goes to the tomb."
Master Liu said, "No need!"
I moved to the side of the bed, found a space to sit down, and found the gold-rimmed box in front of Master Liu. I asked, "Father, was that rag doll placed by the monster in the cemetery?"
Master Liu was silent for a while, and then answered me with three words: "I don't know!"
That night, Master Liu played with those things on the bed until midnight, but he still woke up earlier than me the next morning. He woke me up, practiced boxing for a while, and then had breakfast, we went straight to the countryside. .
After the phone call, Master Liu took me to You Xiaoqing's house again. This time You Xiaoqing's father and mother were both at home. After a brief chat, Master Liu asked them, "What is your daughter's favorite food? What is the thing?"
The two didn't know why Master Liu asked this, but because of Master Liu's ability, You Xiaoqing's mother said, "It's a boiled egg."
Master Liu nodded and said, "Okay, prepare some boiled eggs. I'll get them in a few days. Remember to put some salt when you boil the eggs."
You Xiaoqing's father quickly asked, "Master, have you found my daughter?"
Master Liu shook his head and said, "Not yet, but there is already a direction. Before the matter is completed, you'd better not ask random questions. You can prepare whatever you want, and don't talk to the neighbors about this."
You Xiaoqing's father quickly nodded.
When I came out of You Xiaoqing's house, I asked Master Liu why he wanted to boil eggs and put salt, and Master Liu said, "You Xiaoqing has been hit by a blood curse, the three souls and seven souls will definitely not be stable, and they will also exist when they are outside the body. Possibly, so if we can find her, we will use her favorite food to lure her soul back. As for adding salt, that is because salt can stimulate the spread of the taste. In addition, this egg must be given by You Xiaoqing's family. Cooking, so that the emotion contained in it can also play a role, and You Xiaoqing's soul can be more easily felt."
I said "oh" and almost understood why.
We didn't go home directly, but went around the school twice. I asked Master Liu what he was looking for, and he said he was looking for the entrance to the cemetery.
After turning around twice to no avail, Master Liu asked me again, "Does your school have any special caves or something?"
I shook my head first, and then suddenly remembered something, so I told Master Liu, "There is an abandoned well under the abandoned mill outside our school yard. I heard that the residents of this village used to be here. I fetched water, but I don't know what happened later, the water became bitter, and people stopped fetching water here, and another well was dug a few hundred meters away, but later, because a child was in When I was playing next to the abandoned well, it fell into it, and the villagers covered it with the waste grinding disc."
Master Liu asked me, "The child who fell in is dead?"
I shook my head and said, "No, it's the son of Widow Wang's family who was rescued. It's been a few years since this happened, and I've heard of it."
Master Liu has also seen the grinding plate. When we changed schools, we passed by the grinding plate many times, so we turned to the grinding plate again. Master Liu asked me, "Is this right?"
I said yes.
Master Liu picked up a stone from the mountain and threw it in through the gap between the grinding discs. Soon there was a thud sound of water splashing, and then Master Liu nodded and said, "It seems that the surface of the water is above the mouth of the well. Not too high."
I asked Master Liu from the side, "Is this the entrance to the cemetery?"
Master Liu said, "I'll have a look in two days. Well, let's go back now. I have something to prepare for you."
After returning from the village, Master Liu locked himself in the house again, but this time he did not keep me from entering, but after about an hour, he called me in, and I asked Master Liu why he called me. , he handed me a yellow talisman and said, "This is a talisman of invitation, I have already opened the seal, you can take it with you, and when you come to the tomb with us the other day, in a crisis situation, you can ask it out. This self-defense talisman, as long as you don't encounter a guy with supernatural powers, should be able to handle it, but you remember, once this talisman is used, the skill can only last for fifteen minutes, and you will fall into a state of extreme weakness after the gong is dissipated. As a last resort, don't use it indiscriminately."
I took the talisman in my hand and asked Master Liu, "How do I use this talisman?"
Master Liu patiently taught me a few tricks and mantras, and asked me to do it a few times in front of him without the talisman.
Afterwards, Master Liu handed me the small golden-edged box brought from You Xiaoqing's house. I asked Master Liu why he gave me this box, and Master Liu said, "This box used to be the 'nest' of the Yin spirit that You Xiaoqing raised. , you and that ghost also know each other. You won't attack you if you hold it. If I hold it, it may be regarded as an enemy. I don't know what's under the cemetery. I don't want to go to the ground and follow A ghost has made a vengeance."
I asked Master Liu again, "What about the dolls in here?"
Master Liu said, "Leave it in for the time being. I've engraved a few more runes around the box. I can suppress the rag-head doll for the time being, but I can't take out the gold-edged box because the rag-head doll is too angry. , If you leave it outside for a long time, it is likely to attract more dirty things, and if those things are covered with rag dolls, then the gods will not be able to save You Xiaoqing."
I said "oh" and didn't dare to ask more. You Xiaoqing was my good friend, so I was bound to save her, although I was still a little scared.
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. On this day, Master Liu and I were practicing at home. Two strange men came to our door. One of them was wearing a gray Taoist robe and was about the same age as Master Liu, while the other was slightly younger. , he had a big beard on his face and was tall. Even if Master Liu stood in front of that person, it would probably be around his shoulders.
When Master Liu saw these two people, he immediately smiled and said, "Lao Ge, why did you come here in your work clothes, and Zhou Tong, how long has it been since you shaved?"
Apparently, Master Liu knew the two. I stood there and clenched my fists and didn't say a word. I just stared at them both with my small eyes.
The man in Taoist robe who was called Laoge by Master Liu smiled and said, "Today is the anniversary of my master's death. The rules in our door are to wear Taoist robes and eat vegetarian food."
And the bearded Zhou Tong stepped forward and bowed to Master Liu and said, "Master Liu, it's been good recently, this time Master Ge asked me to come, saying it's your situation, you won't mind, right? "
Master Liu said, "Of course I don't mind. You are proficient in ancient tombs, better than me and Lao Ge. It's okay to call you."
At this time, my father and mother also came out to greet him. Seeing that this was Master Liu's guest, they hurried to the house to invite him.
After entering the room, Master Liu gave a brief introduction to my family. That old Ge and Master Liu were traveling together and were also a Taoist priest, while Master Zhou Tongliu said that he was an archaeologist.
After a brief introduction, the old Ge asked me to go to his side, saying that he wanted to take a good look at me.
I was a little unhappy in my heart, I am not a rare item, what is there to see.
But my mother still told me to hurry over. After all, Lao Ge is also a Taoist priest, and he is similar to him after listening to Master Liu's introduction. What if he has a way to treat my spiritual purpose
Of course it was a fluke in my mother's heart.
When I got to Lao Ge, she patted my head, and then said, "Yin is born strong, and the spiritual eyes are opened again, and the yin is prosperous and the yang is declining. You actually accept such a person who has no connection with the Tao as your adopted son. Liu Laodao, I really can't figure out your thoughts."
Master Liu smiled and said, "This is my chance with him!"
Seeing that Lao Ge did not say any way to cure my spiritual purpose, my mother also showed a hint of disappointment.
Lao Ge also smiled at Master Liu, then looked at me and said, "Since he is your adopted son, then according to the friendship between me and your adopted father, I must give this gift to you. In this way, I will Here's a copper coin, take it."
"Copper coins!?" This thing is not a rare item in the countryside. Many households have copper coins left by their ancestors, but most of them are from the Qing Dynasty.
So when I saw that it was a copper coin, I didn't seem to care much about it, and Master Liu said from the side: "Xiaoyong, don't thank Master Ge quickly, it's not an ordinary copper coin, it's a stained one. The magic weapon of the boy's blood, also known as 'Tongmei', is an excellent thing to ward off evil spirits."
Zhou Tong also explained next to him: "It is said that the copper coins left in ancient times, because they have been passed through the hands of thousands of people, have strong yang energy, so they are used to ward off evil spirits and exorcise ghosts, and the copper coins that Master Ge gave you are the five coins of the Han Dynasty. Baht money is invaluable."
I heard that it was a treasure and I could still pay back the money, so I took it away and said "thank you" to Master Ge several times.
Seeing that Master Ge gave me the gift, Zhou Tong also stood up and said, "Since Master Ge gave it, I can't be stingy. In this way, this little compass will be given to you."
Speaking of which, Zhou Tong handed me a small bronze compass, which looked so cute, and I immediately put it away.
This move by Zhou Tong surprised Master Liu and Master Ge. Obviously, the small bronze compass that Zhou Tong gave me is not a common thing.