Yefutidaolu

Chapter 11 is gone (second update)

In the stall owner's house.

It is called a house, but in fact it is just a one-room wooden house with a yard at the back and a small wing where sundries, firewood and other things are stored.

Most people’s houses in the city are like this, and only a few have the money to build brick houses.

In these places, the land and labor are not valuable, but the wood and bricks used to build houses are very valuable, and few people can build big houses.

"Thank you, boss. We will only stay for one night and then leave. You can go to bed early tonight. Nothing will happen." Bai Ping said.

"Master, and guests, what's wrong with you?" The stall owner welcomed the two men in.

It seemed that he had just returned home and didn't know what had happened to Gao Jian and Bai Ping.

"I have provoked a dirty thing, so I came here and asked the door god to take shelter." Gao Jian sat down and said, "It's really fate. I didn't expect that I would have to rely on you, the boss, to save my life just after I made such a big promise."

The boss handed the two people water and said, "Hey, what nonsense is that? This is how the world is. If you don't mess with dirty things, you will mess with gangs. The government wants taxes, the gangs want respect, and if you encounter dirty things on the road at night, you have to give paper money. How can we survive without helping each other? We live well in the city. You two don't have to worry. The City God Temple is very powerful. Wait until the night is over and go to the City God Temple tomorrow morning to worship, and all the dirty things will go away."

After pouring the water, he handed over two bowls of bean rice and mixed it with soy sauce. "Sir, you are from another place and don't know the situation. Let me tell you, our county is a good place. The county magistrate is wise, the taxes are not high, the gangs are restrained, and the city god can control the ghosts. It's just that there are occasional incidents in the wild. It's much better than other places."

Hearing these words, Bai Ping and Gao Jian looked at each other and just smiled bitterly.

Most ordinary people in this world are like this, but even so, there are still kind people.

So Gao Jian took out his copper coins, which were only a little over a hundred yuan, and kept a few coins for himself. He slapped the rest on the table and said, "Boss, take this."

"Oh, that's not possible. Sir, you helped me out before. People should have consciences. It's only natural for me to help you. How can I charge you for it?" the stall owner said immediately.

"Just think of it as a way to shut my sister-in-law up." Gao Jian said.

"What do women know?"

"What do I know? At least I know how to cook soy milk and grind tofu!" At this time, a woman came into the house and took over the conversation.

"Sister-in-law, please accept it. You have to pay for staying in an inn, so why don't you pay for living at home? I won't feel safe if you don't accept it." Gao Jian said.

Having said that, more than one hundred yuan is not a small amount of money, and the stall owner is not so noble, so he quickly accepted it. Then, two more pieces of bacon were added to Bai Ping and Gao Jian's bean rice.

Bai Ping passed the bacon to Gao Jian and said as he ate, "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm going to do some rituals here in a while, which might mess up the house. You'd better not go out, and no one should go to the yard."

"Master Taoist, please be at your own convenience. If you can perform some ritual to exorcise the evil spirit for us, we will be getting a good deal!" said the stall owner with a smile.

While they were talking, a fifteen-year-old girl next to them said nothing and seemed a little shy.

It's dark now.

Soon, the stall owner and his wife had spread out their bed on the floor. They were originally planning to sleep in the side room, but were persuaded by Bai Ping, who said there were ghosts outside.

The stall owner then stayed away.

In this world where ghosts really exist, civilians are very obedient.

Not long after it got dark, the stall owner and his family went to sleep, and they fell asleep quickly. They slept on the floor, giving the bed to Gao Jian and Bai Ping. It was called a floor bed, but it was actually just straw covered with a piece of cloth.

Bai Ping then began his own ritual, first chanting the Gong Bai, Bu Xu, Ti Ke, the altar and curtain rolling up, then chanting the Water Pardon Mantra, the Pen Pardon Mantra and the Ink Pardon Mantra.

He planned to use these spells to seal the door and survive the night until dawn.

Then he took out the brush and asked Gao Jian to help grind the ink.

After Gao Jian finished, Bai Ping dipped the brush in cinnabar and ink and began to draw talismans on the cracks of the door and window.

There were so many kinds of talismans that they were too numerous to count. Gao Jian couldn't understand them all. He could only see the apocalyptic words, spells, images of ghosts, images of gods and other graphics that he had drawn. They were difficult to recognize and gave people a sense of mystery.

This is the text of the Dragon and Phoenix Talisman, the words of the spiritual talisman book. It is different from ordinary books in the world and can only be understood by oneself in the dark. There seems to be some charm in it.

"By the way, Taoist priest, didn't you say that there are no gods after the opening of the Jedi Heaven and Earth? How come there is no god to control the rain in this world, but there are still door gods?" Gao Jian asked.

Bai Ping answered while drawing the talisman: "Although there are no gods in heaven, there are still human gods. Look at the current door gods, they are actually the two generals Qin and Luo, both of whom were great generals in the founding period of the Qiyun Dynasty. After their death, they were canonized as gods and received incense from the world. The gods nowadays are all human gods. The missing gods are the gods of heaven, such as the Mother of Lightning and the Master of Rain."

The two seemed to be chatting, but they were actually cheering themselves up.

Because they all noticed that the moon was no longer visible outside.

Outside, black fog was rolling in.

Ghosts and demons are everywhere, the wind is howling, and the black fog is everywhere!

I looked out through the crack in the window, but I saw that the entire street outside, in all directions, left and right, was filled with ghosts and monsters!

The evil ghosts are rolling around, some are hungry ghosts hanging their tendons, some are jumping in the fire pit, some are peeling off their skin and exposing their bones, some have broken arms and severed tendons, and some are ghosts with their tongues pulled out. Each one has a miserable appearance, crying and wailing, so miserable that it makes you feel cold all over!
He had red hair and a black face, green cheeks and fangs, and was holding an iron chain and a copper hammer. His weapons were covered in blood, and he was crying and wailing.

There are many ghost lights that appear and disappear, and many strange and ugly shapes that are hard to describe in words!
Then, they rushed towards Gao Jian!

The wind was howling, and the door was blown by the strong wind, making a clanging sound!
At this moment, the two door gods at the door were blown, and at this moment, the talismans painted on the doors and windows suddenly flashed golden light!

There was a flash of golden light, and the black fog faded away.

Bai Ping couldn't help but laugh: "When Yin and Yang were first separated, there was the energy of the Three Yuans, Five Virtues and Eight Meetings, which formed the book of flying in the sky, and compiled it into the chapter of Eight Dragons, Cloud Seals and Bright Light. The predecessors interpreted it into the text of many books, and the paintings were naturally flying and mysterious, forming talismans in the air, which originated from the heavens."

"This book was obtained by the Taoist master, who gave the magic talisman to his disciples. It has pure Yang virtue and contains the ultimate truth of the five elements. It can replace cold and heat with day and night, and promote the sun and moon with the sundial. It is fast and has a wide range of uses. It is called 'talisman secret'. As the saying goes, 'If you don't know the secret when drawing talismans, you will make ghosts and gods laugh. If you know the secret when drawing talismans, you will make ghosts and gods scream.' Today, I will let you scream!"

Before he could finish his words, suddenly, black fog enveloped the door, and eyes of all sizes opened from the black fog and looked at them.

Two door gods fell off with just a tear!

Bai Ping's long speech was immediately interrupted and he hurriedly picked up a pen.

Gao Jian held the knife and stared at the door god that was torn off by the cold wind.

The door god that had just been torn off... actually joined the ranks of the ghosts, rustling in the wind and opening its mouth wide!

(End of this chapter)