"Since the Song Dynasty, human sacrifice has not been allowed."
"Nowadays, all mountain ghosts actually have no gods, right? In fact, the original rules for the succession of witches pretending to be gods cannot be sustained, and the current mountain ghosts cannot resign."
"So you have been here for hundreds of years?"
Lu Wenming speculated on the mountain ghost's intentions.
Zhao Qingxue shook her head and said: "It's not that exaggerated. No human sacrifices are allowed. There are no witches pretending to be gods, but they can directly recruit people to be mountain ghosts."
"Until the Song Dynasty, their recruitment criteria were still Earth Immortals."
"In the Ming Dynasty, the standard was lowered. Of course, it was also to make others blame. After all, mountain ghosts used to engage in human sacrifice. When they cut down mountains and destroyed temples, they settled old scores and needed a few unlucky people to set a warning for others."
"So starting from tomorrow, we will recruit a group of top-notch people."
"Spending money like mountain ghosts became popular from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. This is the reason. Although some folk currency experts have verified that spending money on mountain ghosts is actually 'thunder orders to kill ghosts'."
"First of all, this is modern research. Secondly, this expert doesn't understand the function of thunder at all. He thinks that thunder can only exorcise evil spirits and kill ghosts."
"But I don't know that the mountain ghost spends money, after all, to suppress victory. Pressure, as the name suggests, suppression, victory, mainly suppression, is the effect of situation, and the mountain itself has the trend of suppression and coercion , so mountain ghosts are suitable for the purpose of spending money, rather than 'killing ghosts'."
"As for the popularity of mountain ghosts spending money."
"Essentially, it's a top-notch mountain ghost who works hard there to atone for his sins."
"Because of the spirit, things are effective. When they are effective and easy to use, Taoist priests will use them in large quantities."
"If spending money on mountain ghosts in the Ming Dynasty was still limited to Taoist priests, it was outrageous in the Qing Dynasty. Common people also rushed to buy them in an attempt to change their luck and ward off evil spirits."
"So, after those mountain ghosts died of exhaustion, the mountain ghosts' beliefs, witchcraft rituals, and sects all died out."
"The mountain ghosts who have returned have no choice but to stay in the mountains because their faith and sect are gone."
"So the real 'boring' of mountain ghosts started in the late Qing Dynasty."
"It's only been a hundred years now."
Hundreds of years...
Lu Wenming suddenly said: "The wolf demon happened to be the one who committed crimes in the late Qing Dynasty, right?"
"That's right..."
The two looked at each other, and after Zhao Qingxue fell silent, he asked: "Although it's a bit presumptuous to ask, that mask is still with you, right?"
"Well, and..."
"stop!"
Zhao Qingxue stopped him and said, "There are some secrets, and it's best not to tell anyone, not even me."
"Regarding the mask, it needs to be explained that even if it only has the effect on the mountain, it is a very powerful magic weapon. You must understand the principle of not revealing your wealth."
"in addition……"
"Holding a mask is not necessarily a good thing. Li Ke'er is a witch pretending to be a god, but it is obvious that the mountain ghost asked her to enter the mountain to be a god's attendant. Although there is a precedent for a god's attendant to replace the mountain ghost, the conditions are very harsh."
"First of all, the witch herself needs to be talented and strong enough, and the mountain ghost she serves must not be high in cultivation and just rely on the power of the Shinto priesthood."
"This is the only way to replace it."
"The witches who actually take over the duties of the mountain ghosts are actually the most powerful witches in the sacrificial group."
"Not those girls who were sacrificed."
"So, do you understand? With that mask and the mountain ghost's plan, it is very likely that his target is you."
Lu Wenming clenched the red seal in his hand and asked, "Wouldn't it be great to gain the favor of ghosts and gods and become a candidate?"
Zhao Qingxue glanced at him and said: "You, how can you think this is a good thing? Others are naturally happy, but even the mountain ghosts don't look down on such people and find them boring."
"He will only find it interesting if you are reluctant."
"and."
"It is up to Him to decide when Shan Gui will abdicate. As for whether he will abdicate and let you succeed Shan Gui, it will be like in the Ming Dynasty when he found someone to take the blame. I can't say..."
"There will be great disasters in the future."
Zhao Qingxue has made it very clear that she is not completely sure, but she has no evidence. In her heart, the mountain ghost is restless because of the future disaster.
The ghosts and gods chose the witches who pretended to be gods to succeed them, and then hid.
Wait for this group of people to respond to the disaster and die...
This is the purpose of ghosts and gods. Don't think that if immortality is boring, they will be willing to die. Besides, they are not boring. Even if they are trapped in the mountains and forests, they are not allowed to act rashly in the human world. They are still very free in the Dharma Realm.
The Dharma Realm is much wider than the human world...
"A scapegoat?"
Lu Wenming murmured, "There is no need to guess what the purpose and motivation of ghosts and gods like Shangui are, because guessing is useless. Confucius told him how to deal with it a long time ago."
Respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them.
But Lu Wenming had already violated the precept and got close to ghosts and gods.
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that you can't avoid."
Putting away the red seal, Lu Wenming said that he was too lazy to think about the purpose of the mountain ghost. At least, so far, the rules are what the mountain ghost still abides by. The mask has three chances to be used.
After that, he is the witch pretending to be God.
Before that, he should try his best to eliminate the impact of his trip to Wushan...
…
After talking to Lu Wenming, Xu Jing met with Cheng Wei.
Regardless of Cheng Wei's current age and weakness, he still lights up cigarettes, as if he doesn't smoke if he doesn't have three packs of cigarettes a day...
"Tell me, what did you ask the mountain ghost?"
Cheng Wei said in a hoarse voice: "Did Lu Wenming tell you about the things on the mountain, or Professor Wang?"
Xu Jing laughed: "Professor Wang told him everything he knew. Lu Wenming added how he persuaded the mountain ghost. Now it's your turn to explain."
"On this trip to Wushan, the most important things are just three things."
"The bamboo slip in Professor Wang's hand and its corresponding Bashu symbols, the mask Lu Wenming got, and the answer to your question."
"It's about ghosts and gods, and this is what the country must know."
Cheng Wei was silent for a long time.
Cai Youyou said, "Do you know that the Five Thunder Dharma advocates compassion and contemplation?"
Xu Jing paused and asked, "Are you asking about the origin of Lei Fa?"
Cheng Wei's wrinkled face finally showed a youthful spirit, and he smiled: "The world only knows that the thunder method of the teachings comes from the form of thunder, but they don't know that Zhang Jixian, Wang Wenqing, and Lin Lingsu, the founders of the thunder method, were born. At that time, the Holy Lord Zhang Gong had already become an immortal."
"Sage Zhang Gong practiced medicine, cured diseases, called for wind and prayed for rain, and killed demons throughout his life."
"Yufeng Jian Lei Yushi, Master of Five Thunders."
"Isn't the thunder method unique to Zhengyi Shenxiao? We, Lushan, are the source of orthodoxy."
Xu Jing flicked the cigarette ashes: "I don't care about this thing, but I still know the information clearly. There are two records of Zhang Ciguan, both of whom were 45 years old. But is it the first year of Xining (1068) or the year of Chunxi? Died ten years (1183)."
"You know it yourself."
"Who knows if you changed the time in the historical data just to seize the source of the thunder method?"
"As for the Five Thunder Dharma Master, first of all, it is the 'Dharma Master', conferred by Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty. There is no word 'Five Thunder'."
"As for the 'Supervising Censor', Yufeng, that is not a human matter."
"I don't think you can settle this secret historical case just by asking the mountain ghost. The mountain ghost doesn't have that ability yet."
Cheng Wei laughed in a low voice: "Haha, the essence of magic is presence."
"What I'm asking about is... the real thunder method when Lord Zhang Gong was the source of the thunder method, the Lord of Five Thunders."
"The mountain ghost is just a price to pay for watching the inside scene on my behalf."
"I'm asking the mountain ghost, asking the sage Zhang Gong, and even more, I'm asking myself."
"so."
"Is the country trying to take away the thunder method I have learned?"
