Liu Ruyi quietly watched the saint go away, while A Luo shook Liu Ruyi's arm and said, "Uncle, uncle, the saint will become a living person soon. Let's go over and take a look!"
"Becoming a living person?" Liu Ruyi was stunned and quickly looked at Xiao Zixin who was standing aside.
Xiao Zixin was also a little confused, so she quickly pulled Aluo into her arms and said dotingly: "Girl, what are you so anxious about? You have to let people understand what you say!" |
A Luo hurriedly explained: "Uncle, Miss, I heard that the Holy Lady has great magical powers. She can directly summon the evil spirits in hell and burn them with fire. As long as the people nearby see the burning holy fire, then
You will seek good luck and avoid bad luck, and you will be able to cure all diseases!"
Liu Ruyi frowned slightly. He couldn't say he had a favorable impression of the Wenxiang Sect. He just knew that this non-governmental organization belonged to a branch of the White Lotus Sect and had been circulating in Shandong for hundreds of years. As early as the second year of Tianqi, Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect,
They once gathered a crowd to revolt, but they were quickly extinguished by the government and army, and their disciples and descendants were also torn apart!
Jining is located in the hinterland of central and southern Shandong, and has always been the hardest hit area for Wenxiang Cult activities. Originally, Liu Ruyi was somewhat disapproving of these godly things and sneered at them, but seeing the almost fanatical appearance of the believers around him, even Xiao Zixin and
A Luo is not exempt from vulgarity!
Liu Ruyi waved her hand to the dozen or so guards around her, then took the hands of Xiao Zixin and A Luo, "Come on, let's go over and take a look!"
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At this time, members of the Wenxiang Sect had arrived on the high platform in front of the Jiezi Temple.
In villages all over the Central Plains, there are usually such high platforms set up. On weekdays, incense can be offered, and during festivals, it can also be used as a stage. This is also one of the few entertainments for ordinary people in this era.
Soon, eight boys were on the left and eight girls were on the right. Two of them each held their wrists with red silk threads, waved the red candles in their hands, and shouted in unison: "White Lotus, Clean Flame~! Holy Spirit!"
The girl has arrived!"
At this time, two shirtless men with red silk threads wrapped around their bodies came to the stage carrying a frying pan. They knelt on their knees and kowtowed to the frying pan several times!
Suddenly, a red curve was drawn in the sky, and a slim woman fell from the sky. She flicked her wrist fiercely, and in a moment, the oil pan burned violently!
The believers in the audience exploded instantly, as if they were going crazy, shouting in unison: "Saint, Saint, Saint..."
Xiao Zixin and A Luo on the side were also full of excitement. Xiao Zixin was more reserved, but A Luo excitedly shouted along with the crowd.
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but laugh. This mode of appearance was really gorgeous. I'm afraid some big-name stars in later generations would not have such a big pomp!
However, these ordinary people could not see the abnormality and were astonished by the saint. People like Liu Ruyi, who have experienced countless visual blockbuster tests in later generations, quickly discovered their flaws!
The two big men knelt on their knees and stood on both sides of the stage respectively. Two red threads were tightly stretched out in their hands. If you don't look confidently, you can't notice it at all. The saint just followed the red thread in the sky and slipped into the air.
Among!
This is comparable to the acrobatic performances of later generations, but the level of care and the cast are far from being comparable to the commercial performances of later generations!
At this time, two sixteen boys and girls wearing red bellybands sat north and faced south, shouting in unison: "Empty hometown, no biological parents! The red sun is over, the white sun is here! The white lotus blooms, King Ming is born, Maitreya
Birth!"
The saint also sat facing south, muttering something in her mouth. Suddenly, she flipped her wrist, and several beautiful fireworks flashed in the night sky, and a red cloud filled the sky above everyone!
The people knelt on the ground one after another, kowtowed to the ground and worshiped this grand scene!
Xiao Zixin and A Luo also wanted to kneel down, but Liu Ruyi pulled them up one by one and hid behind the crowd.
"Uncle, this, this is disrespectful to the Buddha, and you will be punished!" The little girl A Luo looked frightened, and tightly grabbed Liu Ruyi's skirt and refused to let go.
Xiao Zixin was also surprised and said: "Ruyi, what's wrong?"
Liu Ruyi shook her head gently, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "It's okay! The retribution of the Buddha will not fall on us, so continue reading!"
"Dear fellow villagers, the Purple Kui star is twinkling, the Big Dipper is dark, and a great catastrophe is about to happen. The sky and the earth are dark, and the sun and moon have no light! My little girl has a dream at night and the Buddha has asked me to come here to save those who are destined! All things in the world are sincere!
Sit north and face south to welcome me Buddha!"
The saint's voice was very pleasant. I don't know what secret weapon it was with the help of, but there were ethereal echoes all around. It was like a dream, like an illusion, like a fake but like a real thing. Even Liu Ruyi was in a trance for a moment!
"Good luck to the saint! Good luck to the saint! Respectfully invite me to be the Buddha!" The people in the audience kowtowed desperately and waved enthusiastically towards the saint!
The saint smiled slightly, like a charming red butterfly. She clasped her hands together and muttered something in her mouth. Suddenly, she shouted: "Let the fire of karma in hell burn away the evil ghosts in the world~~! Let me, the Buddha's compassionate light~~,
Cover his people, protect his people!"
At this moment, a flickering glare suddenly flashed across the high platform, and everyone covered their eyes. When they looked at the stage again, a naked, pale, and trapped humanoid creature like a rice dumpling was already there.
He was placed on top of a frying pan!
A big man stepped forward and took off the cloth stuffed in the air of the 'zongzi'. The saint shouted: "Monster~~~! You still don't deserve to die~~!"
The 'Zongzi' body had been lifted onto the oil pan, and the scalding fire was only a few feet away from him. He shouted desperately: "Help, me! Help, me! Please..."
"Burn him to death, burn him to death! Burn him to death..." Everyone in the audience had already been ignited with enthusiasm, shouting loudly, wanting to come forward with their own hands!
The little girl A Luo also reacted at this time. She pulled Liu Ruyi's skirt with her little hands and leaned tightly into Xiao Zixin's arms, "Uncle, Miss! Wow~! This is an evil ghost! Why does he still have growths on his body?
Wow! It’s really scary!”
Xiao Zi was also a little frightened, and her delicate body trembled slightly, "Ruyi, is this really an evil ghost? Will he take revenge on us?"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but laugh, what the hell is this? This white man is so unlucky! He unexpectedly fell into the hands of these Wenxiang Cultists!
However, let alone that, this method is really useful for these ignorant people in front of us!
"Help me! Help me~! I'm not a ghost, I'm a human just like you! I'm a citizen of the British Empire, you have no right to treat me like this!" Several blisters had burned on the white man's back.
I could no longer bear the fear in my heart, so I shouted loudly in broken Chinese, with a lot of tears and runny nose!
"Uncle, he, what did he say? I, why can't I understand?" A Luo was no longer panicking and looked curiously at the white man on the stage.
In the land of China, basically every place has its own dialect!
Going south from Jining, across the Yangtze River, there are basically two different languages. The accent in the north is a little more clear, but the accent in the south is incomprehensible at all!
There was a strong Cantonese flavor in this white man's accent, and his tongue was curled and difficult to stretch, so no one in the audience understood what he meant!
Liu Ruyi didn't want to meddle in other people's business. The harm done to China by these white people in later generations is simply too numerous to describe. Let their ancestors pay off their debts for them!
At this time, the saint took a willow stick from the boy's hand, dipped it in the water, and began to beat the white man's body hard.
In folklore, wicker, together with peach wood, has a strong effect in warding off evil spirits!
It was early autumn at this time, and the wicker was so tough that it was no more resistant to water than a whip. Soon, the white man was beaten until his blood and flesh were blurred, and he screamed incessantly!
"You can't do this to me~~! My uncle is the governor of Macau! I will ask him to give you a large sum of money! Please, please! Let me go..." The white man shouted desperately, but he couldn't get it at all.
Less than half a reply!
At this time, the two big men were eager to lift the white man into the air like a chicken. Several boys and girls added some firewood to the big pot. The saint smiled mysteriously, raised her little hands in the air, and just
When he was about to fall, he heard a shout from the audience: "Wait a minute~~! Save someone under the knife!"
Liu Ruyi quickly ran to the high platform, "Holy Girl, how much does this ghost cost? I'm willing to pay for him, how about it?"
The saint's face changed, and she instinctively took two steps back, calling out sweetly: "You, who are you? Why do you want to redeem yourself for this evil ghost? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Liu Ruyi smiled softly, "What the saint said is wrong! As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda~! I am a compassionate Buddha, so I believe he will not blame me! What's more, if I don't go to hell,
Who will go to hell? If it is because of this little thing on my part that I can calm down the Buddha’s anger, then that is also a meritorious deed!”
"You~~!" The Saint was stunned, and lowered her voice and whispered: "Glib-tongued! Get down quickly, otherwise, I, I won't be polite!"
"Holy girl, what are you talking about with this kid! Have you forgotten the leader's instructions?" A big man next to him asked coldly!
The saint's big bright eyes dimmed instantly, and she looked at Liu Ruyi pleadingly, "Sir, you, please go down quickly! I'm begging you!"
Liu Ruyi nodded slightly, but said without any doubt: "I don't want to interfere with your affairs, and I don't want to! But today, I must stay with this person!"
"You brat, you're looking for death!" A big man next to him suddenly became furious, punched and rushed towards Liu Ruyi!
But before he had even taken two steps, a tall figure, like a mountain, kicked him away and carried him down, "You idiot, are you looking for death?"
Liu Ruyi waved her hand to Xiao Liuer, signaling him to step back, walked a few steps towards the saint, and said with a smile: "Girl, have we met somewhere?"
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