Alchemy?
Summon the soul?
Bai Qi raised his eyebrows, but did not immediately investigate further.
He walked quickly to Adi and pressed his palms on the two yellow papers to isolate him from eye contact with such things.
"Are you having a headache again? Do you want me to ask the doctor?"
Bai Ming's eyelids trembled, as if he was wandering away from the world, slightly empty and void, but it didn't last long, and he was quickly called back by his brother.
"I'm fine, brother. I recognize these tadpole characters... or not, I can understand their meaning."
Bai Qi frowned and didn't rush to ask why. He was more concerned about Bai Ming's physical condition:
"This thing is very weird, and its origin is inexplicable. I'm worried that it may be harmful to you. Brother, how are you feeling now? Are there any signs of twitching or twitching in your hands and feet that are out of control?"
Bai Ming's face turned pale, he took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look at Bai Qi, and said very seriously:
"You don't need to call a doctor. I won't lie to you. I'm really fine. I felt like my head was hit just now. It hurts a little, but it will be fine soon."
Hearing Adi's assurance, Bai Qi felt relieved. He didn't want the harvest he brought back to cause trouble:
"Why do you know those tadpole characters?"
Bai Ming also felt confused and described it awkwardly:
"Anyway, as soon as I saw them, I felt like I was squatting on the wall of the school and listening to the teacher's lecture. The voice of explanation came to my ears, allowing me to understand the exact meaning of each word."
What?
Are there really people who are self-taught?
Bai Qi frowned. According to Adi, the tadpoles on the two pages of yellow paper were like living creatures with spirituality.
He didn't believe in evil, so he asked Bai Ming to turn his back, spread out the yellow paper again, and looked at it again and again.
After a long while, I was stunned but couldn't get a glimpse of the mystery.
"Why doesn't Mo Lu stop working now?"
Bai Qi rubbed his teeth, and after confirming that the two pages of yellow paper were harmless to Bai Ming, he asked his brother to teach him step by step.
As a result, I couldn't learn even one word after another, even after tossing most of the incense sticks.
"It's broken! Is it possible that I have an innate fishing body and no talent for cultivating immortality at all?"
Bai Qi's face was a little ugly. He was still in a state of ignorance about the practice. He only knew that martial arts was divided into four major practices.
Like the Immortal Masters and Taoist officials in the city, they steadily climbed up according to what system, and they didn't even have the slightest understanding.
"What is this soul-summoning magic used for?"
Bai Qi read it several times, but still failed to activate the ink pot to reflect the skill.
In the end, I chose to give up and let Adi Bai Ming explain:
"The general meaning of that piece of yellow paper is that if a person is suddenly frightened, he may lose his mind, be unable to eat, sleep poorly, and be in panic all day long.
Especially children, if they encounter this situation, they are likely to die young. At this time, you need to ask an expert who knows alchemy to recite spells and draw talismans.
Brother, the alchemy I just recited is for summoning souls.
You need to write two talismans on yellow paper and black ink, burn one at the door in the morning and evening, turn the ashes into water, and swallow them. "
Call the soul? Fu Shui?
As a former sect practitioner who hangs out with various religions, Bai Qi always feels that this thing is like a trick of a magic trick.
However, considering that this area of the world already has a demon fish that has become a spirit, a Lianjiazi who is tearing apart tigers and leopards, and an immortal Taoist priest who looks like a dragon in the clouds.
Fu Shui can cure diseases, so it doesn't seem to be a big deal.
"Do you also recognize the tadpole text on the other piece of yellow paper?"
Bai Qi humbly asked for advice, maybe his brother would have the talent to become an immortal.
"Well, it's the same as the soul-calling spell. It's all alchemy. This one describes the secret method of making bait. There are red baits for treasure fish, fragrant baits to attract big fish to catch the tide, and insect baits specially designed to catch big fish... "
Bai Ming rubbed his hot eyebrows with his little hands, and explained to his brother word for word according to the large paragraphs of content that he could not understand in his mind.
"The red bait is flesh and blood, including chickens, ducks, poultry, or... living people. The fragrant bait is mashed and soaked with special herbs, which emits an extremely attractive smell. The insect bait is various small insects, such as earth dragons and the like... ...This alchemy, called the 'Sea Driving Curse', seems incomplete."
Bai Qi felt relieved:
"This is where Wang Laizi learned the evil method of making 'red bait'. I didn't expect that metaphysics fishing can really explode. In my previous life, I was too short-sighted and wrongly blamed those fishing guys."
I still remember the time in his previous life when he helped the master and performed the consecration service.
Fishing guys often come to my door and ask for boundless magic power to be given to their fishing rods.
The master didn't like this kind of trivial work, so he assigned it to Bai Qi, who just said a few nonsense words:
"The heavens and the earth destroy the soil, and the people are evil, but others are looking at the trees. This pole is not an extraordinary pole. It is specially designed to catch crucian carp and big yellow spot..."
Then while chanting the mantra, dip it in water and sprinkle it.
The strange thing is that those wealthy fishermen can return home with a full harvest in the future.
I don’t know if lighting up the fishing rod is really effective, or if the driver and secretary are good at catching fish.
Gathering his divergent thoughts, Bai Qi warned seriously:
"That's it for tonight. Keep the two pieces of yellow paper for now, and don't practice secretly. We'll figure out how to deal with it when I find out the details of alchemy tomorrow.
If you have any headaches, you must not hide it from my brother. Tell me as soon as possible, you know? "
Bai Ming's little face tightened, and he turned away without even looking at the two yellow papers:
"I listen to my brother."
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The next day, early in the morning.
As soon as Bai Qi stood up, his brother Bai Ming brought two bowls of tofu puffs to the table. He also put the hot meat buns and pancakes from the stove into bowls.
"Brother, do you want something sweet or something salty?"
Bai Qi looked at the soft and tender tofu patties and thought:
"In a previous life, such a simple question might have turned into a war."
He took a bowl and answered:
"I like spicy food."
Eating the big meat buns with tofu and crispy pancakes, Bai Qi couldn't help feeling that his family's quality of life had indeed improved significantly.
When I was a fisherman, how dare I imagine that I could eat three meals a day and have such a rich breakfast.
I just thought it was too luxurious, but now I have become accustomed to it.
"No wonder they say that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Brother, I'm going to Tongwen Hall to find Master Ning today, so don't go out and stay at home.
I should be back before dark, no matter what. If I need anything, I can ask the boy at Menqianjiao Shop to bring a message. "
Bai Qi, like the wind and lingering clouds, swept away all the breakfast food bought by his brother.
Then he took the bead bred by the demon fish and two pieces of yellow paper and went straight to Tongwen Hall.
The gate to the huge courtyard is empty, with only an old knife sweeping away yellow and fallen leaves.
"The young master went into the mountains today. His whereabouts are usually unpredictable. Tongwenguan is just an inn where you can rest."
Bai Qi thought to himself:
"In other places, the master of the hall is always in charge day and night, teaching and imparting skills. That is to say, there are only a few people in Tongwen Hall, so the master can be the master."
Lao Dao leaned on his broom and asked with a smile:
"Master Xiaoqi, did you encounter any difficulties in practicing?"
"The apprentice is not knowledgeable enough and would like to seek help from the master to clear up my confusion."
Bai Qi took out the big round bead in his arms and two pages of yellow paper:
"I went fishing in the river last night and picked up these. I haven't studied much, so I don't know what they are. I plan to ask the master to take care of them."
Lao Dao grabbed his mink hat, walked over, squinted his eyes, and said kindly:
"Master Xiao Qi, good luck! This is the inner elixir of a monster. Look, there are three water lines on it. It should be a monster fish with a climate of three hundred years.
For Lian Jiazi, it is a first-class treasure.
Boil it into a soup with tonics and take it every day to strengthen bones and nourish blood. The effect is excellent. "
Bai Qi raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't expect Uncle Dao to have such sharp eyesight.
"When I was young, I also hung out in the green forest for a while, but then I felt that there was no interest in it, so I followed the young master."
Lao Dao chuckled, becoming more friendly and without any charlatanism.
"Every monster has its nurturing essence, forming an inner elixir.
Birds are like patterns of flowing clouds and mist, animals are like tree rings, and for aquatic people, they are like blue water patterns.
Just this one is enough for you, Mr. Qi, to save seven to eight hundred taels of silver! "
