"You're a bit rushed, I'm just getting started today!" I lost my voice.
The master ignored me. He placed the wooden sign saying "Thank you behind closed doors" on the wooden table, and then took me to the backyard of the Soul-Yining Hall.
The backyard is very spacious, with a lot of flowers and plants. Compared with the old coffin street in front of the store, it is a little more lively and full of life. I guess this is his only place to relax.
At this time, Master stood in the courtyard with his head held high and said with a serious expression:
"The so-called Tiangang Steps are made by our ancestors who looked up at the celestial phenomena and walked according to the image of Dou Su Kui Gang or the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. It symbolizes climbing the cloud road and entering the gate of heaven. You must remember the key points clearly!"
After saying that, the master stepped out and walked around the courtyard like a dragon. At first, in order to let me see clearly, his steps were not very fast. Later, the speed gradually increased, and I felt that my two eyes
I can barely keep up.
But I still watched intently, not daring to slack off at all. Later I discovered that the so-called Tiangang Step actually changes back and forth according to the directions of the Big Dipper. The primary and secondary positions are different, and the evolved footwork is also different.
After realizing this, no matter how fast the master's steps were, I could predict the direction he was walking in advance. In the end, I couldn't help but step forward and follow him around Tiangang.
But I don’t know why, it’s always much slower. Master seemed to see the doubts in my heart, chuckled lightly, and read aloud:
"The seven stars under my feet are born step by step, and the gods and ghosts in the sky and the earth are frightened. The fierce gods bow their heads when they see me, and the evil spirits will not stop when I encounter them. The heavenly soldiers and generals will follow me around, and the six dings and six armors will follow me!"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand!" I said anxiously.
When the master heard this, his movements stopped abruptly, he patted his forehead and said:
"As a teacher, I almost forgot that you are still a layman with zero basic knowledge!"
After saying that, he ran back to the front hall in a hurry. When he came back, he was already holding a mottled book in his hand, threaded with needlework, and it looked antique...
"I'm going to continue doing business in front of the street. Read this book slowly. If you encounter anything you don't understand, come and ask me. Then, combine it with the Tiangang Mind Technique I taught you before and practice it slowly... and the talisman technique.
…”
I took the book and flipped through a few pages, and found that it contained pictures and texts that recorded some yin-yang secret arts and ghost-catching techniques. The strange thing was that the book had no name, and the printing was very unique. It looked like a pirated copy.
Fortunately, I was very interested in the content of the book. I didn’t need Master’s supervision, so I just sat on the ground and read it with great interest...
Ever since I was a child, I have never been as immersed in the world of a book as I am today. Every sentence and every word in it attracts me deeply.
Perhaps because I have been around Aunt Liu since childhood, the originally obscure concepts in the book did not seem so difficult to understand for me.
In the blink of an eye, a week passed by in a hurry. For the sake of convenience, I lived directly in the Soul-Yining Hall these days. Under the coercion of the master, I practiced the art of Yin and Yang ghosts day and night, and I did not dare to relax for a moment.
On this day, after successfully drawing the last magic talisman, I stretched a lot. I don’t know how many things I have remembered in a week. In short, I feel that I am much more refined than before. It can be said to be a self-feeling.
good.
I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was already setting.
At this time, Master finished collecting the stall and walked over leisurely, looked at the talisman paper I drew, nodded and said:
"Well, it's not bad. Okay, it's almost time. Let's pack up and leave as soon as possible."
"Master, are you really safe if I go alone?"
"What are you worried about? It's not a big monster. Believe in yourself. You can handle it."
I looked at him helplessly, always feeling that he was trying to force me to lose my soul, but there was nothing more to say at this point. I also wanted to test my level as a beginner. Maybe a calf is not afraid of tigers at birth.
So I didn’t think too much, put on the backpack that Master had prepared for me in advance, and walked out of the Soul-Yearing Hall with big steps!
Less than half an hour later, the taxi stopped at the entrance of a village in the southern suburbs of Jiangcheng. It was already dark. After getting off the car, I looked around suspiciously and murmured to myself:
"No way…"
Looking at Xu Ting's temperament and lavish spending, he must be a rich man by any stretch of the imagination. How could he live in such a remote village? I hurriedly took out my cell phone to reconfirm the address sent by the master.
"That's right..."
I shook my head and walked into the village with doubts. As a result, I had just walked a few steps when a familiar and terrifying sound suddenly came from my ears!
"Bang...bang...bang"
I was suddenly shocked, this... was a gong sound! How come there was a gong sound here!!
Surprised, I suddenly realized something, so I ran out of the village, running a few hundred meters according to my memory, and finally stopped in front of a wasteland.
I looked up and saw that there were tombs not far away, and on the tomb in front of me stood a brand-new tombstone, which I had just erected for Mrs. Xue two days ago!
I took a deep breath, and I never expected that after a long time, I would be back to the starting point...
I made a bold guess in my mind, is there any connection between Xu Yiyi's ghost attack and the death of Mrs. Xue? Is there a relationship between the female ghost in white and Mrs. Xue?
Thinking of this, I just feel a heavy weight on my shoulders. I didn't expect that I, a half-way monk, would encounter such a complicated situation just after I started, and I was really in trouble!
Feeling the darkness, I returned to the entrance of the village. At this time, there were no more people in the village. It must be related to their living habits. I walked along the village road to a place at the west end of the village.
In front of the courtyard.
Different from other villagers' houses, this courtyard is very large. Through the courtyard wall, you can see that the bungalows inside are very luxurious. At first glance, it seems that they are not affordable for ordinary villagers.
At this time, a panic-looking man stood in front of the courtyard gate, it was Xu Ting.
After seeing me, Xu Ting hurriedly came over to greet me!