The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 154: Lighting a lamp with your mind to bless the deceased

Although she met Madam Pei by chance, Cui was not in a hurry to reminisce with her. She first took Lang Jiuchuan to light the eternal lamp for Lang Zhengfan.

On this day every year, she came alone, but this year she brought Lang Jiuchuan with her. Cui's mood was very complicated, especially when Mrs. Pei's words kept echoing in her mind, saying that seeing her was like seeing her father.

Yes, after Lang Jiuchuan came back, she could increasingly find the shadow of Lang Zhengfan in her. So what she saw when she gave birth that year was really just hysteria caused by her excessive sadness?

Cui felt a pang of pain in her heart and looked at Nanny Cheng. Seeing that she was holding her chest, Nanny Cheng quickly took out another medicine bottle and gave her a pill.

Lang Jiuchuan's phoenix eyes moved slightly and he touched the corner of his eyes. Are they really so similar?

Even the old lady she met for the first time said that she looked like Lang Zhengfan. Was Cui wrong?

The monk in charge of reception had already prepared lamp oil and other things. He led the two of them to the altar where the tablet of Lang Zhengfan was placed, clasped his hands together, and took two steps back.

Cui stepped forward and picked up the new lamp prepared by the temple. She personally wiped the lamp carefully with a handkerchief dipped in the grapefruit leaf water prepared by Nanny Cheng and the others, then wiped it dry with a new cotton handkerchief, placed it against her forehead and silently recited for a while before handing the lamp to Lang Jiuchuan.

"This is your first time here, and you're his daughter. Come and add some lamp oil to light the eternal lamp." Cui's voice was a little hoarse.

Lang Jiuchuan looked at the brand new lamp in her hand, and then at the longevity tablet engraved with Lang Zhengfan's birth and death years. His heart was moved and he clenched his hands slightly.

Why did she come? Why...

She is Lang Jiuchuan.

Lang Jiuchuan took it. Cui's hands were empty, but she felt something falling with them, as if it had landed on solid ground. Her heart suddenly ached, tears welled up in her eyes, and she turned slightly to the side.

Lang Jiuchuan took the lamp, looked at the tablet of Lang Zhengfan, picked up the lamp oil, added oil and wick to the lamp, then took two steps back and bowed to the tablet.

She held the lamp in both hands, focused her mind on Dantian, and silently chanted the formula: "The chaos of Qi fills my body, and the Yu steps push me up to Yangming..."

She rotated her feet slightly, and then stepped forward, her toes tapping and landing precisely where she wanted.

When Cui saw her dancing-like movements, her face changed slightly, but she did not say anything, and the maids and servants were even more silent.

At some point, Gong Qi came here and leaned against the door, watching Lang Jiuchuan's actions with his peach blossom eyes half-closed.

The Tiangang Seven Star Steps combined with the Bagua Yin-Yang Formation is to pray for the deceased.

Lang Jiuchuan was focused, her feet moved flexibly, her hands held the lamp steadily, and she knelt three times and kowtowed nine times for her deceased father and old friends.

Cui's tears fell.

The maids also had tears streaming down their faces.

And when Lang Jiuchuan's last step came down, he knelt in front of the tablet, and with a thought, puff.

"what."

Someone exclaimed.

But when Lang Jiuchuan knelt down, the eternal lamp she held above her head suddenly ignited without any fire, shining brightly.

Cui was so shocked that she subconsciously looked at the longevity card, tears streaming down her face. As the saying goes, there is a god above your head, and you are in heaven, so it is you, do you recognize this child?
Gong Qi hummed softly and lit the lamp. If nothing unexpected happened, the lamp would stay on for a year and even the wick would not need to be replaced. With the most pious heart, he prayed for the soul's blessing and accumulated blessings for the deceased.

This is what they call knowing a little bit of the basics, haha, this little liar!
Lang Jiuchuan lit the lamp, then placed it steadily in front of the tablet, then bowed slightly, his heart pounding as if it was resonating with something.

When she raised her head again, her whole spirit and energy seemed to have changed again. The blessings of good deeds fell into her mind and nourished her soul. She felt as happy and comfortable as a fish that had been dry for a long time returning to the water.

She is Lang Jiuchuan.

Lang Jiuchuan placed his hands on his forehead, bowed three more times, looked at the already stunned monk, and said, "This eternal lamp only needs to be placed in front of the tablet. There is no need to replace the oil or wick. It cannot be extinguished."

"Amitabha, I understand."

Lang Jiuchuan glanced at the tablet again, then looked at Cui, who wiped her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "We will not return to the city until the third day of the New Year, and the lights are on now. If you want to go out and play, go ahead. Bring a few more people with you, and don't go too far. On the first day of the New Year, there will be many pilgrims at the Huguo Temple, so don't let the maid leave your side."

I don’t know if it’s because Lang Jiuchuan used such an alternative method to light the lamp, Cui’s tone is less sharp than before. Although it is still indifferent, it is less cold.

"Go, I'll talk to your father." Cui turned around and looked at the tablet.

Lang Jiuchuan walked out, and just as he stepped over the threshold of the small hall, he heard Cui's crying and the comforting voices of Nanny Cheng and others.

She stood in the yard, looked up at the sky, saw snowflakes slowly falling, but her heart was at peace.

Suddenly, she tilted her head slightly, and a Bodhi seed flew past her head.

Lang Jiuchuan turned around and said, "Master Gong has nothing to do, so why is he trying to plot against you instead of catching evil spirits and exterminating demons?"

"Using your mind to light the lamps for the deceased's afterlife, Miss Langjiu is very good at it." Gong Qi looked nonchalant and snorted, "It seems that Mr. Pi Mao has taught you a lot."

Lang Jiuchuan: "Looking at your sour tone, someone who doesn't know me would think you are jealous. Want to learn? You can just take me as your master, kowtow to me a few times, and I will teach you."

"Are you serious?" Gong Qi rushed to her and said with blinking eyes, "Just because I call you Master, you will teach me what you know?"

Seeing his deadly look of joy, Lang Jiuchuan dared not respond, and answered irrelevantly as he walked away: "What are you doing in Huguo Temple?"

Gong Qi walked side by side with her, glanced left and right, and said mysteriously: "You know a lot, so it's okay to tell you. I'm investigating demons with my senior brother. Are you scared?"

Lang Jiuchuan paused and turned to look at him: "Investigating evil spirits?"

"You don't really think we're here just to support the Lang family and help them out, do you?" Gong Qi said, as if smiling, "Even if we're here for the Lang family, one person is enough. Two people would be a waste of talent."

Lang Jiuchuan said sarcastically: "I don't see you solving this problem for the Lang family. We were just bullied by Miss Qi, who is on good terms with Qi Xinyu."

Gong Qi said: "You can also say that your family is protected by the Gong family, so you dare to act arrogantly in the future."

Lang Jiuchuan sneered disdainfully and said, "I dare not, lest I end up like someone else." She stopped being naughty and said, "You just said that you brothers came out to investigate the evil spirits?"

Gong Qi nodded, wanting to say something sarcastic to her about how her hearing was not working well at such a young age, but when he saw her expression from the corner of his eyes, he restrained his expression and said, "Why, you, who know a little bit, have noticed something wrong?"

Lang Jiuchuan looked ahead and said, "When I came here, I got a hexagram. All six lines were yin, like dark clouds covering the earth and blood-stained bright moon. The hexagram Kun represents the earth, and it seems that something extremely yin and evil is coming out from underground. However, I only know a little bit, so I'm afraid I'm wrong. If you find anything wrong, please take care of us mortals!"

Although it’s not well written, to be honest, I like the part where Jiu lights the lamp!