Although I cannot disobey Master's instructions, deep down in my heart, I still resist. Especially when I learned that the weak but living old woman in front of me would die in a few days. For her, she had no idea, but for me, these days from now on, I am waiting for her to die. time.
Life is so strange. Everyone is struggling in their own way from the moment they are born, but everyone is waiting for death from the moment they are born. Is it better to be born in order to die or to die in order to be born? This seemingly philosophical question is obviously not something that a person like me, who has only learned some old school knowledge, can understand. So I could only agree to Master, and before Granny Yang woke up, I watched Master go down the mountain.
Grandma Yang took a nap and didn't wake up until the evening. The whole time I was thinking about how to deal with the ghost of the old cat. Since I couldn't communicate, I couldn't make it feel what I meant. Just now when I pulled Grandma Yang out from under the bed, the ghost of the old cat escaped from my present. The reason why it escaped must have been because of fear.
Therefore, if I want to capture it by force, it will probably be difficult. If I send troops to capture it, my troops may be damaged. So I thought about it for a long time and decided to be a "host" for Grandma Yang.
The so-called "residence" is simply a cover-up. If a person is haunted by a ghost, and the ghost itself is not very intelligent, such as a cat or dog, you can use spells and spells to make the ghost temporarily think that this so-called "host" is the haunted person.
Rather than saying this is a ritual, it is better to say that it is a kind of jugglery in the form of metaphysics. It is not difficult to learn in itself. It only requires a spell, a charm, and a "hosting" container, but Since this spell has no practical use, it basically has no other purpose besides coaxing the souls of children. Unexpectedly, this most boring spell I have ever learned can be of help to me now.
When Granny Yang woke up, she found that Master had disappeared, so she asked me where I had gone. I hesitated and said that Master went down the mountain to do other things, so just leave this place to me. We have found out that the strange things you encounter at home are due to your old cat. The old cat may have died a long time ago, but because cats love their homes, they often come back to see you and stay with you, thus making some noise in the house. However, animals always have no sense of propriety, and it gradually affects your body, so after you went to the kitchen just now, you have no memory, and then you wake up and get under the bed inexplicably.
I first told her that the old cat was dead. I knew she might be a little sad, so I made the result a bit serious to divert Grandma Yang's attention. After all, a woman whose man died and her child died, if a cat died at this moment, she shouldn't have much emotional fluctuations.
Sure enough, Granny Yang sighed and said that this old cat had been with her for so many years, and she didn't know where she would die in the end. I hope the little master will take good care of it and let it go peacefully.
Grandma Yang saw that it was already getting late, so she planned to cook something for me to eat. She told me that there was nothing delicious at home, just plain meals. I didn't doubt her words at all, because that meal was indeed a simple meal. After eating, it was already dark. I knew that Granny Yang might go to bed earlier, so before she went to bed, I lied to her that there was dust on her head and took the opportunity to pull off a piece of Granny Yang's white hair. hair. When Grandma Yang was getting ready to go to bed, I specifically told her not to close the door. I would stay in the main room and watch her. You can sleep in your bed tonight while I catch my ghost. Nothing will happen in the morning. So after she went to bed, I found some firewood near the woodshed, put a few pieces together and tied them with ropes, and managed to make a human shape.
I used a hatchet to cut a small slit on the head of the human figure and clamped Grandma Yang's hair in it. Then I took out the pen and ink talisman paper, drew a talisman, and recited while drawing:
"Wearing Tianyuan on the head, walking on the ground. The crown is tied with nine qi, forming a garment. The sun is a round image, and the moon is a round light. Wearing the Beidou, Liujia nine chapters. On the left is the leader of the river, and on the right is the Tiangang. It can subdue all evil spirits and eliminate the ominous ones. .Hurry as the law dictates.”
After finishing the painting, I got into it again, then put the charm into my pocket for ready use, and then put the tied wooden figure outside the door of the main room.
This spell, called the "Incarnation Curse", is used to divert the enemy's attention in order to protect oneself in times of urgency. It's like putting a dummy in real clothes and letting the enemies think it's a real person. This spell originally originated from the straw man method in Maoshan ancient law. However, as it evolved and became localized, it gradually lost the mystery of the original spell. It is said that the original straw man method, paper man method, etc. can not only make these straw man and paper man a substitute for the mage himself, but also move and walk like a human being. It can even make soft things like paper man and straw man, Lift a huge boulder. I don't know whether it is true or not, because I have never seen it, but even if the rumors are exaggerated, it is enough to show the mystery of this set of spells.
Then, I opened the wooden door of the main room wide so that the inside and outside could be connected at once, and then inserted three unlit incense sticks on the ground outside the wooden door. Then I hung the bell on the lintel of Grandma Yang's bedroom.
The rest of the time, I can only wait. While waiting, I kept reciting the Golden Light Mantra to myself to protect myself. At about 11 o'clock at night, Grandma Yang's snoring could be heard in the house. Other than that, the surroundings were quiet. As the saying goes, dozing off is contagious. When I heard Grandma Yang snoring, I started to feel a little drowsy. I accidentally fell asleep several times, and then I woke up again when my body tilted.
At this moment, a gentle tinkling sound came from the bell on the lintel. At night, such a small sound can easily be heard, so I suddenly woke up and immediately turned to look at the three sticks of incense that were originally stuck at the door. One of them had fallen to the ground. I know it's coming.
So I immediately walked outside the door, picked up the fallen incense stick, and quickly lit it. Then he attached the incarnation charm in the bag to the tied wooden figure. I held my breath and listened quietly to the movement in the room, but I didn't hear anything. Maybe it was true that cats made no sound when they walked. At this moment, a "meow~~" sound came from my ear.
This sound is basically the same as the cat meowing I heard when I was looking for Grandma Yang, but it can be clearly distinguished that it is not a person imitating a cat's meow, but the cat's own meow. Originally, I thought that when I put on the charm, even if I heard a cat meowing, it should come from the wooden man's defense line, but now it is in my ears. Instinctively, I quickly turned my head and looked in the direction of the sound. In the darkness outside the door, I could only see two fluorescent eyes in a round black shadow.
It was a cat's eye, that's right. Maybe it realized that I was dealing with it, so it became a little angry, so angry that I could even see it. I didn't have time to think about it, so I hit it with the purple micro tab on my palm, but people's movements are never as fast as cats. I only heard a low growl of "meow", and then the black shadow of the old cat dispersed like smoke. , and at the same time, there was a sudden pain on my face, and I couldn't help but scream. When I came to my senses again, the old cat was gone.
There were bursts of sharp pain on the right side of my face, as well as a cool and sticky feeling after being blown by the night wind. When I reached out and touched it, my hand was covered in blood. I knew that my face was scratched by sharp cat claws. It was not a serious injury in itself. It would only leave a scar at most, but when I saw so much blood, I couldn't help but be shocked. So I grabbed the wooden man and prepared to drag it into the house and light a fire to burn the wooden man. However, I found that the wooden man that could be lifted with one hand seemed to have another force playing tug of war with me. I pulled the wooden man, but I couldn't pull it.
In my current mood, I felt like a child who had been deceived by an old liar. Master left me to deal with it because he knew my skills well and knew that I could solve this matter. But he didn't expect this cat to be so powerful. Originally, after I put the incarnation charm on it, the cat would mistake the wooden figure for Granny Yang, but now it seems that it is aware of my little actions and knows that I am lying to it. Instead of being fooled, he got angry.
So I had no choice but to give up on the wooden man. If I continued to snatch it, the other side's face would probably be stained. I let go of the wooden man's hand and jumped into a lighted place in the room. The moment I let go, the wooden figure seemed to lose its strength and flew out two or three meters from my palm.
I stood in the room, my heart beating fast, and the pain on my face irritating my nerves. I kept cheering myself up, telling myself that you can do it. You can even deal with more powerful ghosts. Are you still afraid of this beast? When I thought of this, I wiped the blood on my face with my sleeve and planned to go out and snatch the wooden man back. At this moment, a cat meowed again from behind me, but this time it was a man imitating a cat. Yelling, I thought it was bad, the old cat was still possessing Granny Yang.
I quickly ran towards Granny Yang's bedroom. As soon as I reached her door, I saw her wearing only sleeping clothes, barefoot, eyes wide open, hands on the ground, and rushing towards me with all four limbs on the ground. come over.
At that moment, I was quite frightened. Considering Grandma Yang's age, she would walk relatively slowly, let alone use all four limbs together which she would never use several times in her life. She was like a running cat, rushing towards me very quickly. I subconsciously stepped aside and she passed me directly and rushed towards the outside of the house. Seeing this, I didn't have time to think too much. , suddenly rushed towards Granny Yang, landed hard on her stomach, and grabbed one of her ankles with both hands.
But she didn't mean to stop. Instead, she dragged me out of the house with great strength. I should be glad that the threshold of Grandma Yang's house is not high, otherwise I would have smashed my head when I walked through the door. But I didn't let go. I was dragged for a long distance by Granny Yang who was running like an animal. I hit the ground so violently that I couldn't tell the direction at all.
Finally she stopped, and before I had time to breathe, Granny Yang suddenly turned around and bit the back of my hand that was on her ankle hard.
