It was the first time I saw these two magical instruments that day. But that's not the point, because I don't quite understand what Jiama Tan's intention was when he suddenly took out these things to show me.
Jiama Dan pointed to the copper ball and told me that this thing is called the "Yin Yang Soul Locking Furnace". It looks like a copper ball with a threaded opening and closing device in the middle. Even though it is hollow, after I The ghost caught in it cannot escape no matter what, because the inner wall is covered with cross flags and mantras. The ghost inside is as if it is in a furnace. If it does not surrender to me, it will be doomed to ashes and death. .
After that, Jiama Dan pointed to the "horse rope" and said, this thing is called the "soul tripping rope". The weights at both ends are divided into sun, moon, yin and yang, and the belt in the middle has the incantation of our Qiang people. As long as the ghost If you are entangled with it, you cannot break free and can only sit and wait for death. These two things are the things that saved you and your brother last night. Maybe you don’t understand why I want to show you these things at this time. In fact, I just want to tell you that I am not necessarily the opponent of many people in terms of ability, but I can kill you two at a time like this. They were saved. Although I captured these ghosts for sale, everyone has their own unspeakable secrets. Maybe you really think that the existence of this ghost market is unreasonable. So if it is so unreasonable, why has it still existed for so many years? Woolen cloth.
I still didn't speak, thinking about Jiamatan's words in my mind. Jiamatan went on to say that in fact, the people who come here to sell ghosts are either out of luck or desperate. This may be the only way for them to survive. In fact, everyone knows that such behavior is wrong, but they can Is there any way to do it? Why are we in such a desperate situation? Those of you who are watching with cold eyes will never know.
I replied, if you are willing to speak, we are willing to listen. When a dispute arises, we naturally have to find ways to convince the other party. Today I also told Brother Jiama our true purpose. In this industry, we are originally under the shadow of the sun. If we don’t do our part, we will make some money today, but what we lack is the charisma behind us. . I deliberately sounded like I was sincere, but in fact, these words were actually the same words that Master said to me in the early years when he was piling on my sincerity. And Jiama Dan must know it in his heart. I know that he is very conflicted at the moment. On the one hand, he also knows that this is not good for him, but on the other hand, he has to continue to live by it.
Jiamatan did not continue to question me, but remained silent for a long time, looking at the two magic weapons he placed on the ground, silently in a daze. Da Mao and I were in a daze with him, because if I were asked to say more at this moment, I couldn't explain the reason. In fact, if Da Mao hadn't told me about this at the beginning, maybe I wouldn't have paid attention to it. , I came to intervene in this matter, and I originally meant to be nosy. After all, everyone has their own way of choosing life. If I cut off other people's financial opportunities, maybe they will also cut off my livelihood.
Jiama Dan looked at his magic weapon and thought for a long time. Perhaps he was moved by my words. He began to think about why he had all the skills but wanted to do the business of buying and selling ghosts. These days When Tianxiao talked to Jiamatan many times, I could feel that he had an innate pride in him. Although he did such a thing, he didn't like to be criticized. The reason why he didn't like it , because I also feel that it is wrong, but I have to continue like this. After a long time, he raised his head and said to me, okay, I promise you, I will help you lead out the person behind the scenes, but what happens next has nothing to do with me. If I sell this ghost, I will disappear from here. No one can find me, and I will never come to this ghost place again.
I was glad that he agreed to it, but at the same time I felt a little guilty. Jiama Dan saved my life, and the way I repaid him was to ask him to help me again. According to the rules of the world, this is not reasonable in any way. But I didn't say anything at the moment. I was afraid that if I said one more word, Jiama Dan would be shaken and he would stop helping.
Jiamatan asked me what he could do to help me. I said it would take about two days for my injury to recover. In these two days, you can sell me the ghost on your hand. Although I have no money left. It’s a lot, but I guess the remaining ghosts you have are not particularly expensive. Anyway, I bought them and let them serve as soldiers temporarily. After a few days of circulation, I will send them away again. In fact, you don’t need to set up a stall anymore. You can wait until I recover. Jiama Dan agreed to me, and then said that I would sell the remaining ghosts to you except for the female ghost. Since you are giving them a good place to go, and I also believe that Qin Bukong’s apprentice will not make any promises, I will sell them to you together. As for how much money you give me, it's up to you. If you give me one hundred and eighty thousand, I'll take it all. If you give me ten or eight yuan, I won't say a word.
The ethnic minority masters were so happy, so I took out all the money I had. Except for what Damao and I had to spend, such as shopping for food and return fares, the rest was given to Jiamatan. , they were a big help, but my ability is limited and I can’t let the other party feel that we have treated them badly.
That night, Jiamatan fulfilled his promise and did not come out to set up a stall, and due to my inability to move, I just lay idle in that smelly room. Da Mao took my place and went shopping at night. Since his face was injured, I asked Da Mao to cover his face well so that the silly girl wouldn't recognize him. But that night, Da Mao came back to the house very late. When he came back, his face was red, like a child who had been caught doing something bad. I asked him what he was doing and came back so late. Da Mao hesitated. He couldn't explain clearly, and then he hid his hand behind his back. I asked him to show me what he had on his hand, and he stretched out his hand with a silly smile. I saw a small pocket in his hand with a little candy left.
So I knew that this brat like Da Mao didn't come back to sleep late at night and went to have a private meeting with that stupid girl. Da Mao argued in a panic that he just wanted to find out more information and didn't do anything else. I have no interest in that, but as a big brother, I told Damao, I know this person’s feelings are a very strange thing, but you must think about it carefully. If you really like this silly girl, you must first Just accept the fact that she is a fool. I hope you like it, not sympathy.
Da Mao looked very panicked, but I knew this kid's temperament very well. I was just worried that even if we found out the final truth smoothly, we would still not be able to give this silly girl a stable living environment. After all, she is a living person. I The purpose of saying this is just to let Da Mao think clearly during this period, so as not to regret it himself or delay others.
On the second day, I realized that I had recovered a lot. Although I was still very sore, I was able to push myself up. The injury on my foot was a little more serious, but I could jump with the other foot. Walking around. Since Jiama Dan stopped setting up a stall, his life has been completely disrupted. He started to have nothing to do. When he was bored, he would come to me and talk to me about boring things and his previous experiences in the world. I learned from his conversation that this man was once a relatively famous master in northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi. Because there were not many Qiang masters, his techniques were different from those in other areas, and they were not even the same as those in other areas. So our exchanges Often I just listen to the excitement and don’t know what’s so great about it. Maybe he knew that we might not meet again in the future, so he told me the reason for his downfall.
It turns out that Jiamatan, like me, also had a very sad memory, which was the injustice brought to us by this era. But Jiama Dan was not as lucky as me, because I still had people to rescue me, but Jiama Dan was forced to be locked up in the bullpen for two years. After he was released, he would be dragged out by those young kids from time to time to insult and criticize him. This kind of diary lasted for seven years. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he took advantage of the night to leave his hometown and came to the central Sichuan area. He barely made a living by selling a Chinese herbal medicine store, but since he needed to go into the mountains to collect medicines, he went in and out of the mountains and forests more often, and he became familiar with the local people. From time to time, he would use his skills to solve problems for the villagers. difficulty. But the good times didn't last long, and someone leaked his story. The situation was still very unstable at that time, and he was worried about being reported, so he ran away again. I have been wandering outside until this year. I heard that there was a ghost market here, so I took the ghosts I had caught over the years and stayed here for a few months.
Jiama Dan thinks this is the so-called "downfall", but to me, although it sounds tragic, it is actually similar to me. There is no one among us who has not lived in fear in those years. So I started to share my story with him, my reason was the same as his, because we would never see each other again in the future.
This conversation lasted from the afternoon of that day to the closing of the stalls at the ghost market the next day.
