It's strange to say that after following this method, the old man who was about to die became much quieter at that time. He didn't cry, make trouble or fuss. Until noon the next day, several pairs of children threw themselves in front of the bed. The old man's face was red.
I have no intention of going there.
Everyone couldn't figure out whether Jin Jiuye's father's method was effective or whether it was a happy coincidence. Anyway, the kind-hearted mountain people were very happy to see them like this.
After explaining the future life, the whole family couldn't help but burst into tears. The sensible person wrapped some red envelopes as rewards for the five children who had been tired for a day and a night. After thanking them profusely, he sent them away.
But as soon as the children went out after receiving the red envelopes, the old man who was holding the eldest son's hand and talking something immediately stopped breathing.
Master Jiu said that at that time, the method his father taught them was to extend the old man's life. Extending life and extending life could not last too long. To put it bluntly, it was a temporary and helpless measure.
The method of borrowing life is different from this.
Generally speaking, there are no direct costs for extending one's life. In contrast, "borrowing one's life" is not worth the gain.
Among the people, borrowing life is also called "building a bridge", which is a way of passing on one's life to others.
This method is not easy to come by, and the price to pay to save a person is also very high. Judging from past experience, if you want to lend someone one year of life, you have to pay at least two years.
Therefore, even the most powerful mage is not willing to use this method easily unless absolutely necessary.
Of course, there is another reason here. People say, "Those who comply with destiny will be miserable. Those who resist destiny will die."
Anyone who leaks the secrets of heaven and violates the destiny of heaven is destined to be punished by heaven. It is for this reason that the Maoshan Taoist priests have a general saying of "five disadvantages and three shortcomings".
The so-called five disadvantages refer to the five fates of being widowed, widowed, lonely, alone, and disabled. The three disadvantages refer to the three misfortunes of lack of money, lack of relatives, and short life. As the saying goes, once you enter the Taoist gate, it is as deep as the sea, and you will be happy ever after.
He's a passerby.
Of course, what we are talking about here are also those Maoshan Taoist priests who entered the world to save people. Quanzhen disciples who escaped into the mountains and devoted themselves to alchemy did not have to worry about such problems.
Knowing this, you know that Jiuye's business is actually exchanging lives for money. Therefore, no matter how interested Xiaopang and I are in his magical way, this old guy will always show a kind of indifference.
It seems, not because he is arrogant, but because he doesn't want us to follow him on such a path of no return.
"After fifty, I will wash my hands in a golden basin. Then you can do whatever you like and don't bother me." When nothing happens, Master Jiu always talks about this matter, and we are all used to it.
"Hey, Master Jiu, you just said a way to extend your life. So, what should you do if you want to lend your life to others?"
Xiaopang has always been a philistine who has no profit and cannot afford to die early. After listening to Master Jiu's words, he became interested in this method of extending his life again.
"This is not necessarily the case. Each school has several special methods. It is difficult to borrow a life. Unless your Taoism is particularly deep, it depends on luck whether you can borrow it." He said, pinching his fingers to make gestures.
After a moment, he said, "You know what chopsticks are? Just use that one."
"What?" After saying this, I was confused. Master Jiu smiled when he saw this, "Do you know why we don't use the chopsticks used by others when doing work? The reason is here, when you use one
When you pick up chopsticks, your things will be left on the chopsticks. No matter how you clean them, they cannot be wiped off. This situation will not change until the person dies."
"Then, what does this have to do with longevity?" I asked, still not understanding what he meant.
"It does matter, of course it does. The method I told you uses a little mark on the chopsticks. When you have nothing to do, you can try it. First, fill a wine glass with about one ounce of white wine and put it in
In front of the person who is about to die, and then put two chopsticks that the person usually uses on the edge of the cup. The two chopsticks face each other and stand in a triangle shape. If the chopsticks will never fall over when they stand in the cup, then this will
The matter is settled. You will lose two years of your life, and he will have about a year to prepare for his funeral."
"Damn it, this is too difficult..." Thinking about the method he said, I think the success rate of this thing is a bit too low.
"If it wasn't difficult, everyone would use it." Master Jiu laughed when he heard this.
"Wait, wait, the chopsticks are standing up, which means the longevity extension is successful. What if they fall down?" Xiaopang asked as he quietly slowed down the car.
"Then, this method won't work. A person only has one chance." Master Jiu said, closing his eyes and thinking deeply, and then said, "As far as I know, those who can use similar methods are experts. They don't understand."
It’s better not to try it easily. If you accidentally get into trouble, you can’t afford it.”
"Then, is the one you're talking about also like this? It's the cactus one." I said, thinking about Master Jiu's words.
"No, borrowing life can only be done between people. I have never heard of anyone borrowing life from a cactus. The method he used should be similar to my father's method to extend his life."
"In that case, how did the old man of the Zhao family live to be over ninety years old? Living for so long in one breath, could it be that this ghost door bolt delayed the seductive kid for many years..."
Saying this, a very brave feeling arises spontaneously. If my hypothesis is true, then the cactus before it became a spirit can be regarded as awesome to the sky. What kind of plant is it? It is simply a plant that can permanently seal a living person.
A living crystal coffin!
I used to say that there were the luminous pearls that kept corpses from decaying, and the dark wood that could make the dead look beautiful. At that time, I thought those things were really magical, but now compared with the green tropical plants covered with thorns,
These things are so weak!
A living fountain of youth!
"Pull him down, there's no such thing as a good thing."
Just when I was excited and imagining, Master Jiu poured cold water on me mercilessly, "From past experience, if you can live for one more year, you are considered capable. How did you get such a long time? If not
If his life is not over yet, he must have used other methods."
"for example......"
Hearing this, Xiaopang's face turned red with excitement.
"Hush, the secret must not be revealed."
As Master Jiu spoke, he stretched out his fingers to make a silent gesture, which was very pretentious and annoying.
"Idiot!"
When the little fat man heard this, he narrowed his eyes and was quite speechless. He took back his words as soon as he spoke. It was so disappointing...