Frankly speaking, the master's posture just now was not very elegant, and the process did not look that awesome, but this move did allow me to truly appreciate the power of talismans. Because I have seen the power of this ghost before. I couldn't kill it with two moves before, so you can imagine how powerful it is. I even doubted at the beginning whether the master would be too good at boasting, but I still couldn’t tell because according to my understanding of the master, even though I have been in the arena for so many years, I have at least learned his skills. At 70%, the gap is not as big as imagined.
But Master's move really shocked me. It turns out that such a powerful ghost can actually win with one blow when faced with Master's talisman. If I can learn this skill in the future, wouldn’t it be much faster to get things done? Wouldn’t the time saved be able to help more people?
The master stood up, walked to the seven-star lantern, picked up the little wooden man, then wrapped the talisman that fell on the ground around the little wooden man, and then wrapped the hands and feet with red thread several times, because the ghost was too resentful and was afraid of it. They rebelled, so it was safer to tie them up in advance. While the master was recovering his troops, he said to me, "Did you see that brat?" This is a complete set of talisman-making skills. Master has not let you see it before, because the ghosts we face are all ghosts who can still be reasonable, so we can't be so strong right from the beginning, and we have to be merciful. And spare others. If the opponent wasn't particularly powerful, the master wouldn't use this move casually.
I nodded and said yes, Master did not lie to me, it really opened my eyes. The move of striking a talisman, in today's terms, is a "nirvana".
After my master and I tidied up, we were ready to go out. When we opened the door, we saw Dr. Huang standing at full alert outside the formation of incense ash. The nurse in the distance was still watching. In the ward on this floor, the same thing happened. Several heads popped out to watch, just like the situation earlier. Probably these people heard the screams of the ghost just now in their sleep, so they came out to see the excitement.
Doctor Huang saw the two of us coming out and asked in a nervous voice, "How is it...has it been solved?" The master nodded, and then said to Dr. Huang, let's go to your office on the third floor first. When we arrived at Dr. Huang's office, Master told him that there was too much noise in the hospital tonight. If master and apprentice didn't leave, I'm afraid there would be even greater trouble after dawn. Before I go, I have a few things I want to tell you.
Master said, first of all, since the ghost died in the hospital and no one came to see him before his death, there should be relevant units to dispose of the body after death. Generally speaking, it is cremated and stored directly in the crematorium. If If this is the case, Dr. Huang needs to find out more clearly. The second thing is the patients and nurses in the hospital, especially the second floor. You have to find a way to lie and cover up the matter. Don't spread it too widely. There is a lot of mobility of patients, mainly the nurses. If necessary, you can even debunk the rumor specifically for this matter.
Doctor Huang nodded, presumably these two things were not difficult for him. Master went on to say, the third thing is, after you find the address of the ghost's ashes, write an anonymous letter to the "Hu Shengli" in its relative column at the address and tell him in detail what happened tonight. You can even scare him on purpose, but remember to mention that if he doesn't come back to properly place the ashes, someone in my family will cause trouble for him in the future!
The master's last words were full of domineering power. It stands to reason that every family has its own sutras that are difficult to recite. Some families are indeed not as harmonious as most, and each has its own problems. Since it is a family matter, it should be handled behind closed doors. Master's words still seem a bit overbearing, but despite this, I still appreciate his methods.
After Dr. Huang promised us these things, we went downstairs and escaped from the hospital under the cover of night. That night, although I stumbled, I managed to handle the matter. I was injured and a little weak, so my master and I sat on a stool in the waiting hall outside the bus station and slept for a few hours.
After dawn, Master took me to a place to have breakfast. During the meal, he handed me the Luban ruler again, but this time he didn't say anything, as if it was originally mine. But I couldn't help but ask Master, why did you give me your ruler? Don't you want to use it yourself in the future? The master said, no need, I’m getting older and can’t work for much longer. Save some time and accumulate some blessings for yourself. The master said that this Luban ruler has been passed down from generation to generation, and it cannot be replaced by just buying a handicraft. He asked me to keep it well. In the future, whether I learn it or not, I will treat it as a treasure of the master and find someone to pass it on to. .
We rushed back to the village that afternoon. Meng Dongxue felt very anxious after learning that I was injured. In the next half month, she took care of me almost all the time. Although we look like lovers to outsiders, in fact, no one has ever said anything clearly. Maybe I have concerns, I have been thinking this way, because I once heard Aunt Xu say that if the educated youth who jump in to the village want to go back, they must stay there for two years. During this period, if you marry or fall in love with a local person, you will be treated like an "educated youth returning to your hometown." The so-called "educated youth returning to their hometowns" probably means that from now on, they need to register in the local area.
Although I don't take seriously such weird rules, after all, I am not from the village and I only live here temporarily. But for those who are involved in political review, they may not feel this way. I think it is probably for this reason that Meng Dongxue never made this relationship clear to me, and we remained ambiguous and kept a distance. I was like a player running far away with the ball, seeing the goal in front of him, but not having the courage to shoot. In addition, my personality is quite procrastinating, so since Meng Dongxue didn't mention it, I just muddle along.
In April, Master left the village again and disappeared again. In June of this year, a new group of educated youths arrived in this village and several nearby villages. Suddenly, these enthusiastic young people became vibrant again in the originally peaceful mountain village. In several neighboring villages, educated youths communicated and helped each other. Sometimes a film screening team is organized to come to the village to show movies to everyone. Meng Dongxue often invites me to participate in their educated youth activities. Although my education level is not as good as these young people, in terms of life experience, I can definitely be their teacher.
Since I helped Ji Youan and her roommates, and had an inexplicable ambiguous relationship with Meng Dongxue, the educated youth group in the village quickly included me in their small group, including the man I beat for stealing a dog earlier. Educated youth. They love having me tell them stories, even though I often scare them to the point of screaming.
The days passed so quietly, until one day, a male educated youth in the village came to me with another strange young man. As soon as the young man saw me, he immediately took off his hat and bowed to me. It felt very solemn, as if I had been famous forever. I quickly helped him up and told him that it was hot and there was no need for such a big gesture. You must have come to me for help. If you have anything, please just ask.
I did not know this young man. After being introduced by the educated youth in the village, he was said to be an educated youth from the neighboring village of Sujiatuo who jumped in the queue. Because the two villages often have social gatherings, they knew each other. Sujiatuo is another village next to this village. It is slightly larger than this village and can be reached in half an hour by walking. There is only a small mechanical farming road between the two villages. The village is on the left and Sujiatuo is on the right.
What the young man told me immediately sparked my interest.
He told me that just three days ago, when he was returning to his dormitory from work at night, he would pass by the tractor-tillage road shared by the two villages. It was already past 8 pm, and it was already dark, but there was still some faint light. As he passed a small corner, he vaguely heard a woman crying.
He told me that the sound of a woman crying was not loud, but at night, it was still easy to tell the direction of the sound. The young man's dormitory is not very far from this place. If you walk past, you will find a slightly more densely populated area in the village. Moreover, the boy was already bold, so he didn't think much about it at the time. Out of enthusiasm, he followed the sound.
After crossing the corner and continuing toward the hill for twenty or thirty meters, he saw a girl about twenty years old, wearing a red cloth, covering her mouth with a handkerchief, sitting on the hillside crying sadly.
I asked him, aren’t you scared when you see someone wearing red clothes at night? When I actually heard this, I basically concluded that this woman was probably a ghost. Because in that era, most people wore very simple clothes, and few people wore bright red and purple clothes. This neighborhood is not rich, because the rich are considered capitalist roaders and have been defeated, so a young girl wearing red clothes crying on the hillside at night is already very easy to judge for someone like me who has been in the industry for several years. come out.
The young man said that he didn't feel anything was wrong at the time, and the girl didn't behave like a ghost. So the young man stepped forward and asked the girl what happened and why she was crying so sadly. But the girl didn't say a word, she just covered her mouth and cried, shaking her head silently. Although the girl covered her mouth, the young man could see that the girl was quite good-looking, so he said, it was getting late, and it was not safe for you as a girl in this barren mountain. Otherwise, I'll take you home.
The girl hesitated, then nodded. Then she followed him down the mountain, still sobbing as he walked.
The young man said that after getting closer, he discovered that the girl's voice seemed to be very deep, but he could still tell that it was a female voice, but there was always a strange feeling. I asked him what the strange method was, and he said that his voice seemed a bit hollow, and he thought it was because he covered his mouth.
After coming down the mountain, the young man asked her where she lived. The girl still cried and pointed forward, so the young man began to take the girl home. However, he told me that what happened later that night, I am afraid he will never forget this fear until the day he dies.
