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Chapter 12 The Dharma at the beginning of Wutang

Zhao Ran was so enthused that Fang Zhihe was even more interested in speaking: "Why do you think the surname Luo is so petty? This is because of nature. He was poor when he was young, so he was too busy to take care of his own money. However, this person has a generous point. He is very good at gold, stone, flowers and plants, and is generous to it. Junior brother, if you have any good jade, good treasures, or strange flowers and plants, you can show them tomorrow, and he will definitely spend a lot of money! Haha, of course, if you want to ask for some other foreign wealth, don't waste your time..."

No wonder this Senior Brother Fang was unwilling to go to Wutang. It turned out that this guy had no gold, stone, flowers and plants, so he "reduced his thoughts of seeking foreign wealth" and was too lazy to go to Luoxianghuan to "waste his time".

Early the next morning, Zhao Ran sorted out a small bamboo box, stuffed it with various veterinary utensils from the warehouse, and walked down the mountain with Fang Zhihe in the fresh morning snow. The bamboo box was divided into two layers, and could be carried behind her, like a test basket used by a scholar taking the exam. The upper layer was tied with a crimson robes and square-headed shoes, and the lower layer was stored with silk ribbons, green ropes, magic lamps, bronze mirrors, copper bells, talisman paper, etc., and a two-foot-long peach wood sword was tied in the middle - this was all his possessions for setting up the altar.

Fang Zhihe waved to exchange for a ox cart, said goodbye to Zhao Ran with a smile, and headed to Guyang County. Zhao Ran got on the carriage sent by the Huan Family in Luoxiang and went to Wutang.

The carriage walked ten miles west on the official road and turned down a fork, gradually heading south. It started to bump along the way, which made Zhao Ran feel very distressed. Wutang is located twenty miles southwest of Guyang County. Although it is not far from the county town, it is not in the main direction of Guyang County. Therefore, the road is getting more and more difficult. In the last three miles, it is all driven by the coachman and hard-hitting of the carriage, and dragged Zhao Ran into Wutang, causing Zhao Ran to be miserable.

But Wutang is indeed beautiful! When Zhao Ran got off the bus, his complaints were suddenly thrown out of the sky. The valley was covered with snow, and the pine forests on the hillside were covered with ice, shining under the sun. Villagers surrounded several green ponds, each forming a fenced house, and smoke rose from the thatched huts. There were chickens and dogs that were heard from each other, which was a peaceful and harmonious scenery.

Zhao Ran was so obsessed with seeing that he had entered the concentration of mind. His eyes seemed to be not looking at anything, but the world and everything entered his heart. He only felt that the energy here was smooth and vibrant, and all things had the meaning of cycles and recurring. The taste was wonderful. The state of concentration was an opportunity that Zhao Ran had obtained after his second drowsiness. It was hard to explain clearly, but he could perceive the subtlety and perceive the rhythm of heaven and earth. It was the most wonderful.

Zhao Ran had wanted to find out the truth, and buried his head in the Wujiyuan Sutra Collection Building to search for classics, but he did not find any relevant records. Instead, the heaven and earth energy he perceived was described in some mixed Feng Shui books, called "Feng Shui Qi". For this reason, Zhao Ran had actually read several Feng Shui books and learned some methods of looking at the qi.

In Zhao Ran's view, Wutang is the only Feng Shui treasure land he has seen in Guyang County in recent years. Compared with the majestic Wuji Mountain, this place should be considered a jasper in the small family, but it cannot hide the vitality.

When he came to a mansion with blue and white stone walls, the top was covered with eaves, which looked like a Hui-style house. However, when Zhao Ran walked into it, the courtyard and garden were much wider. Under the guidance of the butler, Zhao Ran walked through the vestibule and the wall, and saw that the master was already on the stone steps in front of the deep well.

Luo Xianghuan's fat belly was hidden in the thick cashmere cloak, and he looked full of wealth. If no one told him, no one knew that this person had lived a poor life of almost two meals for three days before he was twenty years old.

Zhao Ran took two steps and bowed his head together: "I tell Zhao Zhiran, I have seen the old man."

Luo Xianghuan was slightly shining and saw Zhao Ran, and he led Zhao Ran into the hall to use a cup of tea. He briefly explained the reason: "My grandson died inexplicably three days ago, so he went up the mountain to tell someone to come to your courtyard to do the trick, thinking that it would be a blessing for Master Zhao to go out to bury this time." It turns out that he was not a legitimate grandson, but a concubine, so the first seven was to be buried, otherwise Zhao Ran would not be able to work alone.

I don’t know how many years ago, the world was owned by the Tang Dynasty, and the Buddhist and Taoist families were not as fierce as they are now. Although there was a dispute over justice, they never reached the point of fighting each other and fighting each other to the death. When the people prayed for blessings, they usually went to Taoist palaces and temples, and they went to search for Buddhist temples. They have always had the habit of "the monks do not hold rituals, and the Tao does not pass through the dead", and they are clearly divided.

I don’t know when the Buddha and Taoism became increasingly unmatched with water and fire, and they were at the same level as never to end. Taoism supported the Ming Dynasty, and Buddhism established large and small Buddhist countries represented by Tubo and Xia Kingdoms in the West, with soldiers coming and going, and national wars continued. It was also from this time that Buddhism added the content of praying for blessings and vows at the Dharma Assembly, and Taoism supplemented the business of reliving the dead souls.

Today, Zhao Ran prepared a "disaster elimination ceremony" specifically for relieving souls. Moreover, because the Luoxiang Huan family was a illegitimate young grandson, the ritual ceremony was also simplified accordingly. He talked with Luoxiang Huan for a few words, and accordingly, he seemed not interested in it, but he was thinking about completing the matter as soon as possible and burying the young grandson, so he felt even more clear.

Luoxianghuan summoned his family members at the house, and Zhao Ran first set up the altar. The housekeeper led Zhao Ran through several deep-jing houseyards and came to a small side courtyard. This was where the concubine Zhang of Luoxiang's concubine's concubine Zhang lived. Zhao Ran heard that the concubine's concubine of Luoxiang's concubine had died, and he thought that it was no wonder that Luoxiang's concubine did not pay attention to it. The concubine's concubine's concubine was in the second power, and there was a gap in the middle. Now that the child died, Zhang's situation must be even more embarrassing.

Zhang's face turned pale and dressed in plain clothes. He came out to greet Zhao Ranfu. Zhao Ran hurriedly returned the gift. When Zhang raised his head, his eyes were red and swollen, and he didn't know how many times he cried.

Seeing that the yard was very narrow, Zhao Ran asked the housekeeper to let someone clear it again, but the square was still not enough, so the original fasting and ritual ceremony was reduced a little. He took out various utensils from the bamboo box, set up an inner altar on the altar, and asked the Northern Yin Fengdu Emperor to be in the right position; then formed silk ribbons to form six gates, indicating the six officials of the underworld and the talisman papers in each of them; burned the Nine Palace Lanterns - the birth date of the Emperor Fengdu, the Nine Palace Lanterns can be used to attract each other...

Everything was arranged properly, Zhao Ran changed into a crimson robe and flat-headed Taoist shoes, which looked quite good. Unfortunately, he was not good enough for Taoist ranks, otherwise he would wear a magic crown and would be even more outstanding there.

Luoxianghuan had recruited all his relatives and gathered all in the side courtyard. Because the place was narrow, only more than a dozen close friends could come in, and others were waiting outside the courtyard.

Zhao Ran waited for a while and shouted, "Dou——The auspicious time has come, the cauldron has opened!" In fact, he himself couldn't say when it would be considered auspicious time. I forgot to look through the Taoist calendar before going out. This sentence is purely nonsense.

Take out the Qing Ci I wrote last night and recite it loudly. Of course, when I recite it quickly, it is necessary to make Luo Xianghuan unable to understand. Wujiyuan has specialized in various Qing Ci "templates". This Qing Ci was created by Zhao Ran searching the corresponding "template" and slightly changing it. It was considered a lazy person. He changed the name and family name of the deceased. The rest of the words were not moved. Some of the words and sentences were inevitably inconsistent with the actual situation. You must know that Luo Xianghuan was a serious and Jinshi who passed the exam step by step. If he heard the content of this Qing Ci clearly, he would be laughable.

Zhao Ran glanced at Luo Xianghuan in the aftermath. Seeing that he was frowning and carefully distinguishing, he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly became a little faster when he recited. Zhao Ran felt ashamed and thought that he had really lived up to his hard work every day in the past year. If he had not had the time to quickly recite Taoist 108 Jie nine times in the morning class, he would have been arrested by Luo Xianghuan today.

Who can understand the Taoist priests chanting scriptures? Luo Xianghuan must not understand it, so Zhao Ran's "worshiping message" was successfully completed.

The Emperor of Fengdu in Beiyin is a high-level god with special hand techniques. Zhao Ran pinched the Six Prisons and sang: "Hurry and as the law, please ask the Emperor of Bei Tai to show his saints--" This is a real sing, especially the last word, you must be proud and excited, and sing "Heyin" to be considered as passing.

After singing, Zhao Ran threw Qingci into the air, pulled out the peach wood sword and stabbed it upwards, and the talisman paper with Qingci was poked by the peach wood sword and exploded and turned into a ball of Mars. When Zhao Ran heard it, the relatives of Luo, who were watching, exclaimed in unison - this shows that the effect is good, and the role of the talisman paper plays a role.

Thank you yangzhigang for listening to the sea’s songs and rewarding.
Chapter completed!
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