Wang Baotou came to Wu Zang Taoist Temple in a hurry. As soon as he saw Jin An, he eagerly pulled Jin An out.
"Taoist Master Jin'an, because the matter is urgent, Mr. Wang stopped talking to each other. This time he made a special trip to find Taoist Jin'an for help!"
"Priest Jin'an must have heard that a fleet was in distress at sea recently, and many corpses washed up on the coast. I know that Daoist Jin'an, you are a truly capable man. I would like to express my gratitude to the people who went out to sea to salvage the corpses this time."
The master recommended Taoist Master Jin'an!"
This can be regarded as benefiting the people, Jin An nodded in agreement.
However, at this time, there were some incense guests in the Taoist temple kneeling in front of the statue to pray sincerely. It was not easy for him to drive them away at this time, so he left the old Taoist priest to help look after the Taoist temple, and then left alone with Wang Captou.
However, they did not go to the Yamen to gather, but went directly to the pier.
Only when they arrived at the dock, they discovered that the navy army had already left for a while. It turned out that the government was eager to stabilize the people's hearts, and considering that Jin'an was from Wuzhou and was not someone who grew up by the sea and was familiar with the water, so
He went out to sea without waiting for everyone to arrive.
After Wang Captou thanked the navy soldiers, he then looked at Jin An awkwardly: "I asked Jin An to make a trip in vain today. I..."
Before Wang Captou could apologize, Jin An had already interrupted him and said with a smile: "Everyone is working for the welfare of the local people. Wang Captou and I both want to contribute to the people. What crime does Wang Captou have?"
Really? Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the Navy felt that I was not familiar with water and did not take me out to sea for the sake of my personal safety. This is a good parent officer who considers the people."
Jin An's open-mindedness made Wang Captou's face even more apologetic. He insisted on inviting Jin An to Yunmeng Pavilion Restaurant for dinner as an apology. Jin An couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed to set a time...
Just when the two of them were about to leave the bustling commercial wharf, which was full of docked ships and where a large number of porters and coachmen were unloading and loading goods, Jin An suddenly stopped in his steps and looked surprised.
A group of people worshiping the gods came to the pier carrying sedans, carrying incense burners, and playing gongs and drums. Led by several old men, this group of people knelt down and kowtowed toward the sea, and then took out a stone statue from the sedan.
The statue of the monkey god was thrown into the sea.
Seeing Jin An's expression of interest, Wang Captou explained: "The stone monkey statue is called Zhenhai Stone. It can pray for the safety of relatives who go to sea, suppress sea storms, and eliminate disasters. Therefore, there are many coastal people and crew members.
, businessmen, and fishermen all believe in Zhenhai Stone.”
"Taoist Master Jin'an didn't know something, because the weather at sea is ever-changing, and the power of heaven cannot be resisted by man. Especially in recent dynasties, shipping has been prosperous, and there are more people on the sea, so more people die in this weird way.
As a result, various strange things began to spread among the people, such as ghost ships, centuries-old floating corpses, mysterious disappearances, etc."
"There is more than one kind of Zhenhai stone beast, the Zhenhai stone monkey. To put it into detail, I can't count them with two hands, but the most famous ones are the Zhenhai stone monkey, Zhenhai stone bat, and Zhenhai stone turtle."
According to what Wang Baotou said next, in addition to throwing the sea-suppressing stone beast into the sea to suppress the waves, some businessmen believed in these ghosts and gods so much that they would seal the sea-suppressing stone beast in the cabin in the early stages of shipbuilding and integrate it with the keel of the ship.
, just like a sea-fixing needle that stabilizes ships and waves. The place where it passes is calm and the waves are calm, and it is far away from ghosts and ghosts.
After listening to the introduction about Zhenhai stone beasts, Jin An showed a surprised expression. Isn't this the same as throwing stone oxen and stone turtles into rivers? Although the folk customs in different places are different, they all have the same purpose.
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Taoist temple of the five internal organs.
Seeing that Jin An had come back so early, the old Taoist priest was surprised and asked Jin An what was going on. When he heard that Jin An had missed the time to board the ship, the old Taoist priest slapped his thigh: "Little brother, you came at the right time, I was just thinking What should I do about this?"
Jin An was curious: "What's going on?"
"You, you are Taoist Jin An." At this time, a pilgrim took the initiative to talk to Jin An and looked at Jin An with some anxiety.
From the tone of the other person's voice, it sounds like they came specifically to see him?
Jin An looked at the old Taoist priest in confusion.
The old Taoist priest roughly explained the situation to Jin An: "The benefactor's name is Shen Zhuxiao. He also has an elder brother. The two brothers own a pawn shop. Since the two brothers received a pawn item, strange things have happened one after another. The two brothers suspected that the pawned items they received this time were not clean, so they tried their best to find out the name and address of the pawner. His brother asked Shen Zhuxiao to stay and take care of the shop, and he brought several people and a high price to hire him. A folk exorcist who came here went to the countryside to settle accounts with a pawnbroker, but he heard nothing from him for half a month. So Shen Zhuxiao found the Wu Zang Taoist Temple and asked us to help him find his eldest brother. By the way, his eldest brother went there. The place where you can find a pawnbroker must be familiar to you, little brother, it is in Yin County below the state capital."
Jin An's eyebrows moved.
Yin County is indeed very familiar to him.
He didn't think about it for long, nodded and agreed to the matter, and went to Yin County with Shen Zhuxiao.
This was not only to establish the reputation of exorcism for the first time and make the Five Zang Taoist Temple famous among the people, but also for another purpose. Uncle Yuyangzi once stayed in Yinxian for a period of time, and he wanted to try his luck in Yinxian again.
Now that they had decided to go to Yinxian County, the few of them stopped delaying and packed up their things in a hurry before the city gates were closed due to curfew. Before leaving the city, he went to the Nancheng Yamen to find Wang Baotou. Yunmeng tonight The banquet will be postponed for a few days.
Before leaving, they even put a note on the door of the Taoist temple, saying that they would be traveling for a few days and would be back in a few days.
On the way out of the city, Jin An finally learned what the pawned items received by the brothers Shen Zhuxiao were a pair of shoes from a wealthy family.
The only thing wrong with these shoes is that they walk on their own at night, like someone walking back and forth in a pawn shop, looking for something.
At first, the two brothers thought there was a thief, but they failed to catch the thief several times. Later, they thought it was a mouse, so they put mouse traps in several corners. However, they did not catch the mouse, but they caught a pair of shoes. .
This was so evil that the two brothers didn’t believe that the noise in the house was caused by these shoes at first. Until that night, the sound of walking was heard again in the pawn shop, but this time they no longer walked around without any structure, but stood directly. In front of the bed, it was as if an invisible person was staring directly at them.