Next, as Wen Jiubai said, Second Aunt will be sent to a temple far away from home. Relying on her contacts, the mother struggled to contact acquaintances, and finally found a temple that was willing to take in the second aunt.
"Oh, it's like this now. The monks in the temple don't want to confiscate people who come here casually, let alone your second aunt's current state. They don't want to stay anywhere without putting some money in." My mother talked to me, "I also traveled a lot and found a lot of acquaintances, and then I said that there is a kind host who is willing to take her in. Oh, your second aunt is really miserable..."
The second aunt was sitting not far from us. She had already bathed and changed clothes. At this time, she was sitting quietly in the corner of the room with her hair coiled up and wearing a long white dress, with no expression on her face. Fluctuating, like a dead thing.
My mother glanced at my second aunt worriedly, then took my arm again, "Oh, your boyfriend, what kind of Wen..."
"Wen Jiubai." I reminded.
"Yes, Wen Jiubai. Is the method he said reliable?" Mother asked worriedly, "I think he is young, not yet thirty years old. My sister's life is entrusted to him I have it."
I smiled and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, he is very powerful. He is a well-known exorcist in Yancheng. Although you were not there that night, Wen Jiubai saved all the people in that restaurant by himself. people."
"Really." Mother breathed a sigh of relief, her brows and eyes drooped, "Oh, Gu Yu... Mom never believed in ghosts and monsters before. It's all due to man-made, how can I blame ghosts and gods for my mistakes? But now... how can such a good person like your second aunt, your grandmother be such a good person. What is this if it is not found by ghosts? Conscience, our family has never done it What kind of outrageous thing, how did it become like this?"
My mother touched the back of my hand and wanted to chat about something more, but she heard the door of the back room being opened, and then there was a crisp bell.
Wen Jiubai is ready? I looked back, it didn't matter what I saw, I was completely stunned.
Wen Jiubai was wearing a Hanfu ruqun, with a white upper body and red lower body, a silk shawl was wrapped around the crooks of both arms, the neckline was even, and there was a golden collar around his neck. His long hair is completely loose like a woman's, and it fits softly on the side of his face, and some powder has been rubbed on his face, which makes the facial lines softer.
But... even though he was dressed like this, Wen Jiubai didn't have that feminine "mother" at all. On the contrary, it is a strange, masculine beauty. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believe that a man can be so beautiful.
My mother was even more stunned, staring straight at Wen Jiubai, and kept murmuring, "It's so beautiful...it's so beautiful."
"What's the matter? Are you all ready?" Wen Jiubai put the golden bell in his hand into his arms with a calm expression.
"Sure, ready." I blushed inexplicably, and stood up abruptly, "Why are you dressed like this!"
"Is this?" Wen Jiubai laughed and explained, "There are many types of rituals to purify people and exorcise evil spirits, but when it comes to dealing with ghosts and monsters, the priestess exorcism method is the most suitable."
"Miko?" I questioned, "Isn't that... a Japanese thing?"
"Wrong." Wen Jiubai raised an index finger and shook it disapprovingly, "The thing about witches can be traced back to "Zhou Rituals". The witches are also called Wu Zhu, Zhu Zi, and Zhu Shi. They are from "Zhou Rituals" One of the official positions in charge of etiquette and ceremonies. They can not only dance to the gods and communicate with the gods, but also offer sacrifices to the mountains and rivers of the country and pray for good weather. It can be said that they have great magical powers, and they are unattainable existences for many priests. Witches were born in the Wei Dynasty It was only introduced to Japan during the Jin Dynasty, but long before that, Chinese priestesses had already been very developed."
I nodded knowingly.
"So this time, I dressed up as a priestess to perform sacrifices. Priestess prayers can only be performed by women, but this time I will disguise myself as a woman to hide the truth." Wen Jiubai showed a sly smile like a fox, "If you want to say why, In fact, the gods are very stupid, they can't really tell the gender of the witch, so it doesn't matter."
I was speechless by Wen Jiubai's serious and casual attitude, but then Wen Jiubai walked up to the second aunt, stretched out a hand to her, and showed a gentle smile on his face.
"Let's go?"
Only then did the second aunt react slightly, she raised her head to look at Wen Jiubai, and asked in confusion, "Where are you going?"
"Get rid of the demons on your body." Wen Jiubai was still gentle.
"Then can... I can get happiness?" Second Aunt murmured.
"Yes, that's right." Wen Jiubai still stretched out his hand, "Let's go."
The second aunt tilted her head and seemed to hesitate for a while, but it seemed that her current brain could not support such complicated thinking. After a few seconds, she chose to hold Wen Jiubai's hand.
And I stood behind them, deeply moved.
Probably what Wen Jiubai said is right, human beings are such elusive creatures. While yearning for the truth, he indulged in the tender land of lies and refused to extricate himself; while spending his entire life pursuing the so-called true love and freedom, he built four walls around himself in the end, and finally died of self-shackles.
This ceremony was held in the temple. The second aunt was wearing plain clothes and knelt in front of the incense burner in the temple. The monks sang unintelligible scriptures, only to hear the bell beating.
When the chime bell rang, the golden bell in Wen Jiubai's arms rang, and the clear and deep voice was very pleasant.
"Four styles in the heaven and earth, eight spirits in the corners of the earth. Fascinating monsters and ghosts, you can't kill them."
Wen Jiubai danced to the music, his wide sleeves fluttered with his movements, his face was like a crown of jade, his brows were flying and his temples were long, as if he had just stepped out of a painting.
"I sincerely ask you to come down to the gods and real people; to purify your heart and spirit, enter the ghost forest; Tianpeng, Tiannei, Tiandong, Tianfu, Tianqin, Tianxin, Tianzhu, Tianren, Tianying!"
The crisp sound of the golden bell stopped abruptly, Wen Jiubai's long hair hung down, and the hem of his dress fluttered in the wind.
"Nanwu, Sanmando, hello, embarrassing, fierce!"
Following Wen Jiubai's last incantation, the second aunt's body trembled, and then surrounded the two of them, white light formed a pentagram pattern. The light was so strong that it dazzled the eyes, but it didn't take long before it gradually weakened until it disappeared.