My years as a fortune teller

After resting on the mountain for half a day, I went down the mountain with the little monk.This time it can't be the same as last time, I have to bring something more.In addition to blood jade and silver slaves, he should also bring some talismans.

After returning to the room, I put incense on the ancestor and changed into a set of clothes.The two sets of clothes I brought with me when I went there last time, one was changed and thrown at Lao Lutou's place, and the other was burned at Master's.So I took two more sets and called the black car master who sent me here.

It happened that he was waiting for someone to take the bus in Xi'an, and immediately asked where the address was to pick us up.I looked at the little monk, found a wig and put it on his head, and took out two pieces of clothes for him to change into too.

If I take the monk with me, some things will be hard to say.So it will be helpful for the little monk to dress up for our trip this time.The little monk was reluctant at first, but in the end I couldn't help it, so I had to dress up as I said.

As soon as the black car arrived, we went down and got in the car and drove towards our destination.The little monk was not very happy at first, but he suddenly became happy later.This guy pretended too deeply, even though he wanted to come out and play, he pretended not to be happy.

There were people getting off along the way in the car, so there were not many people in the back.The little monk pulled my clothes and said in a low voice: "Brother, how much do you know about cats becoming spirits?"

I was stunned for a moment, and said to him: "I really don't know much about this. I wanted to ask Master. Later, I talked about other things, so I forgot about it. But I know a little bit, do you want to hear it? "

The little monk nodded, and I whispered to him: "The earliest poem about cats is the line "There are bears and cats, and there are cats and tigers" in "Han Yi" in "Book of Songs". Here, cats and tigers are listed. Together, it can be seen that the ancients believed that cats and tigers belonged to the same family. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, "Book of Rites? Suburb Special Animals" said, "The ancient gentleman must repay him, welcome the cat, and eat voles for him.And Zhuangzi said in his writings that Qiji and Hualiu can gallop thousands of miles in a day, and catching mice is not as good as raccoons.You should be able to hear from this that the ancients defined cats as catching mice.And compare it to a Maxima!At that time, the cats raised by the nobles would be painted with sesame oil after death to achieve the purpose of antisepsis, and buried in a sarcophagus. "

The little monk nodded and said to me: "What does this mean? It only shows that ancient people respected cats. What does it have to do with cats becoming spirits?" I patted him on the head after listening. .

The little monk touched his wig-wearing head and looked at me. I said to him, "I'm giving you these examples to tell you that the ancients began to study cats a long time ago. So later, there appeared Some books about cats. The more famous one is called "The Book of Cats", but this book has been lost, and only a few sentences have been left by the people. The second book is "Cat Garden" compiled by Huang Han in the Qing Dynasty, which is divided into categories Listed a lot in terms of image, fur color, etc. But before this, there was a book "Cat Transformation". This book was also lost, but during the Cultural Revolution, the four old ones appeared in a family tomb in Henan. But later It was still burned by the young revolutionary generals. Fortunately, someone made a manuscript at that time. However, it may be a problem with the record, or it may be incomplete for other reasons.”

"Brother, you must have read this book!" The little monk looked at me in amazement and asked, "You must have read this book, otherwise how could you understand it so clearly, am I right?"

I nodded and said to him: "Actually, I only read a part of it. This book was later obtained by my brother. He gave the book to Master, and I just read some from Master."

The little monk said excitedly: "Then senior brother, tell me, I am particularly interested in these things. But my master never said it, he just asked me to cultivate my mind. Last time I went out with you, it opened my eyes. "

I tugged at his ear and said: "Then you still don't want to come out with me, then you will have a bitter face when you go down the mountain, and if you don't know, think what I have done to you, and say this again after the meeting."

The little monk just laughed, and I said to him: "I remember it said that cats can change nine times, and the first change is to pass the test of their own life and death. Generally speaking, the lifespan of a cat is only between 12 and 14 years old. , but there are also some cats that can live to 20 years old. I have read the information, and the longest-lived cats are in their 30s. I remember the book said that cats at the age of 15 began to undergo the first change. "

The little monk looked at me with wide eyes, he was more curious about these than me.I smiled and said: "It is said that after the first transformation, the cat can sense the location of Yuanyang on the human body. At this time, when the cat is sleeping, it especially likes to sleep next to the human face. Think about it. Start detoxification. At this time, the human body is the cleanest, and the Yuanyang is the most active. So at this time, the cat can easily absorb the Yuanyang of the person. Although the amount is small each time, it will become more and more over time. The more you suck. But at this time, the cat sucks Yuanyang unconsciously."

The little monk nodded and said to me: "I seem to know something about this. Last time, an old layman was not sick but his body was getting weaker and weaker. He asked my master to show him, but after my master went to his house He said that he would not sleep with the cat in the future. It is said that the cat in their family has been raised for more than ten years. I didn’t understand what was going on at the time, so I was always vague.”

I nodded and continued: "At this time, cats seem to undergo changes in their bodies. As for the second change, I don't know. There are a lot of damage in the book. But it is said that after the nine changes, the cat will undergo fundamental changes. The most obvious is that it will grow nine tails. My master said that this is a myth, cats will not grow nine tails. But the change is in the tail, and the old man did not elaborate on it.”

The little monk nodded, looked at me and said, "Brother, do you know who wrote the book? How did he know so clearly? Could it be that he has seen the nine changes of cats with his own eyes?"

I immediately turned around and looked at him and said: "By the way, I introduced this person earlier in the book. Speaking of which, this person is also a legend. His name is Shi Han, and his name is Yazheng, and his name is Baiwu Layman. This person has been a Taoist priest, and it is said that he is still Zhang Guo." The old one passed on to his disciples. Later he became a monk and had a deep friendship with the monks and his party. This "Cat Transformation" was written by him!"

The little monk thought for a while and said to me: "I seem to have heard about this person from my master. It is said that he has a deep study of Buddhist scriptures. But in his later years, he suddenly left Buddhism to live in seclusion."

I nodded and said to the little monk: "Yes, I know the same, but it is said that he went to visit mountains and rivers. His footprints are all over famous mountains and rivers, and later he gave lectures in the Jielu of Yaowang Pavilion in Zhongnan Mountain at that time. "Cat "Change" was written at this time, and later it was said that after leaving Zhongnanshan, I didn't know where to go. So at that time, I thought that it might be his tomb that was dug up."

The little monk oh, looked ahead and said to me: "Brother, you saw the station, have we arrived at our destination?" I looked out the window, and sure enough, I was in the county seat.

While picking up my luggage, I said to him, "It's still early, we've arrived at the county seat. We still have to go to the town, and then turn to the waterway to get there. But we need to find someone first, and see who is there. Do you have any additional information for me?"

The little monk asked me who I was, and I smiled and said to him: "You just need to be prepared, and don't ask who it is. Just remember that this is a strange person, and you will never forget it for the rest of your life." Stranger."

The little monk clapped his hands and said: "Okay, okay, I like to meet strange people, and I can learn a lot from these people. Brother, take me there quickly, I am a little anxious to meet strange people."

I suppressed a smile and nodded, took a taxi and drove towards Liu Qi's house.I don't want to pull Liu Qi to go there with me, but I want to see how much Liu Qi has left to say.Now there is another group of people. Doesn't Liu Qi know what this group of people do?And the seal, the master didn't see it, only said that it might be used for sacrifices, if so, Liu Qi should have seen it.So I'm going to see Liu Qi...