I have heard many stories about the legend of wooden men, especially the human figure carved from willow wood like the one I am holding in my hand. A large part of them are evil things made by sorcerers.
After planing, willow wood is very smooth, but the texture is a bit soft, not as hard as peach wood. Because shops often use willow wood to make medicine, willow wood is also a yin wood, and making medicine is good for ghosts, so you don’t need to carefully distinguish it in your hand to confirm that it is willow wood.
For example, the eye-dotting pen is made of willow wood, which can open the eyes of the underworld. Therefore, magicians use this thing to create unbelievable things for their own pleasure or to do shameful things.
Old Qian looked at the two of us, but just smiled and said nothing, as if he wanted to keep us in suspense. Because he heard Lu Fei introduce me as the heir of ghost stories, he probably wanted to test me.
Since time was running out, I didn't hesitate and said directly: "This should be the unique skill of the Five Ghosts, called 'Mixing Liu Ling'er Method'!"
Old Qian immediately lost his smile, stood in awe, stared at me blankly for a few seconds before shaking his head and saying, "The Ghost Story Heir is indeed worthy of his reputation."
"Master, what kind of magic is the Mixed Liu Ling'er Method?" Lu Fei didn't know yet, so he asked Lao Qian in a daze.
Old Qian looked at me with a look of fondness in his eyes, and said, "It's not your fault that you don't know. I was afraid that you would have evil thoughts after learning these evil techniques, so I didn't tell you these things."
Lu Fei scratched his head and looked at me a little embarrassedly. From what Lao Qian said, this kid must have been restless in the past, with a temperament similar to Wang Zijun. If he is not taught well, he will easily go astray. If I tell him these evil arts, he might go to Guangdong to find a disciple from the Five Ghosts School.
Old Qian went on to say, "This method of mixing Liu Ling'er is indeed an evil technique of the Lingnan Five Ghosts. It uses willow wood to carve a female figure, two inches and six points long, with distinct eyebrows and eyes, exquisite seven orifices, left hand yang seal, right hand covering yin. Use cinnabar latex to write the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys on yellow paper and roll it into the belly." As he spoke, he used his little fingernail to pick out a thin yellow paper tube from a small hole under the navel of the wooden figure. When he opened it, he saw the five red words "heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys" written on it.
The old man spoke slowly and Lu Fei listened attentively. I was very anxious. The police car was about to arrive at Shijiazi Temple. If I listened to Lao Qian's words, I was afraid I would not be able to escape. I thought to myself, if you want to know how to do it, I will tell you on the way. But I was embarrassed to interrupt Lao Qian, an elder.
After waiting for him to take out the paper and read it, I quickly interrupted and said, "Then use the blood from the comb of a cock to drip into the mouth of the villain. Remember the date. This is the birth date of the wooden man. Wait until the day of Jiazi or Gengshen. Perform a sacrifice in a quiet room. Use white chicken, fish jerky, rabbit head, fragrant fruits as offerings. Every day, recite the Three Breaths Mantra first, then recite the Soul Chasing Mantra 7749 times, and burn a Nine Spirit Talisman. On the 21st day, the paper flags hung will cross and suddenly open in two. This is considered the initial completion. After 35 days, it will take shape. No cats, dogs, or women are allowed to get close to it. It will turn into a beautiful woman and will obey the sorcerer's orders from now on."
In order to save time, I read very quickly and finished it in one breath, which made Lu Fei open his eyes wide and be stunned.
After listening to me, Lao Qian gave me a thumbs up and praised me: "I only know the first few practices at best, but I have never heard of the latter ones. It really opened my eyes."