First of all, grandpa makes it clear that many things propagated by feudal superstition are false. The ghosts and gods in mythical novels are just stories and should not be taken as true. However, there are indeed many things in the world that are beyond the understanding of ordinary people.
For example, there are zombies appearing in ancient tombs, treasure-holding people encountering moving gold ingots, Miao corpse exorcists who can make corpses travel long distances, Taoist ghost-hunting masters, folk dancing masters... and so on.
Regarding these supernatural phenomena, both Chinese and foreign scholars and folk experts have their own unique theories.
Among them, the most recognized ones are the theories of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements of our Chinese Taoism.
Heaven is yang, earth is yin, life is yang, death is yin, righteousness is yang, evil is yin, and so on, the two poles of yin and yang evolve into the four images, five elements, Liuhe Bagua...
All living things in the world cannot escape the scope of Yin Yang and Five Elements.
To put it simply, whether they are humans, animals, plants...all living things in the world are between yin and yang, life and death.
The difference between life and medicine is just one breath, which is called soul, or spirit.
The soul plus the body constitute life.
If you want to make your life strong, you must cultivate both your soul and your body.
Cultural education, physical exercise... are all ways to strengthen life, and of course these are the most basic.
More advanced cultivation methods are found in various sects in the world, including some foreign sects.
When you practice to a certain level, you may develop abilities beyond ordinary people. In ancient times, there were many martial arts masters whose bodies were so powerful that they could fly over walls and fly over walls, and were invulnerable...
When the soul is powerful, it can affect the emotions of others, and can even exist for a period of time after the death of the body, thus becoming a ghost in folklore.
When the soul or spirit is attached to a person, it may occupy the other person's mind and turn the other person into a completely different person. This is what folk often call ghost possession and reincarnation.
There is also a special situation where the body is strengthened to the point where it remains intact for a long time after death and does not decay for decades or hundreds of years. In addition, if there is a remaining soul in the body, the person may become a zombie.
Not only humans, some animals have been strengthened in this area by chance, and they will also mutate.
For example, Baojiaxian, Chumaxian, Dance Master, etc. that often appear in the countryside... there are also some vixens, weasels, etc.
In addition, the unique Five Elements environment can also achieve similar results.
You see, some places can produce valuable medicinal herbs, some places have volcanoes erupting, some places have people living a long life, and some places have people suffering from terminal diseases. This is because the qi of the five elements interact with each other.
Of course, these things are very rare and can only occur under extremely specific environmental conditions. Moreover, these monsters and zombies are not as powerful as the legends. At best, they are just creatures with special abilities. Otherwise, it would not be possible for the world to be conquered soon. There was chaos.
Grandpa paused, blew out the last puff of dry smoke, cleaned up the ashes, took out two sheep's teeth from the small cloth bag, and spread them evenly with the smoke oil in the pot.
The strange sheep in Lao Caiyuan is a special case of this kind.
It turns out that Laocaiyuan used to be a place where people died all the year round, and gradually the Yin and Yang became imbalanced and the Five Elements became chaotic.
This wild sheep must have been entrenched in the courtyard for a long time and eaten something corroded by the dead air. In addition, excessive cutting of water and soil in recent years has caused continuous loss of water and soil, thus turning the old financial courtyard into a sinister place.
The goat gradually became bloodthirsty and became a strange goat that loved eating meat. The first thing it ate was chicken, and it has developed this habit ever since.
As time went by, this guy became so powerful that he could spew evil energy and influence people's thoughts.
The first time I went to Laocaiyuan, the goat was hiding in the yard eating chickens. We made noises and let out dogs outside to disturb it.
However, although the sheep turned into a monster, it still retained the timid nature of sheep. It did not come out to attack us, but hid behind the door and subconsciously sprayed out evil spirits.
Zhao DaDa and the others were all hit. Li Fei and Zhang Liang didn't inhale much because they were far away, but they just got sick.
Zhao DaDang was the first to bear the brunt. His whole mind was affected by the goat and he turned into a puppet specially designed to catch chickens for it.
After Daudaoer was possessed by the evil spirit, he would feel hot all over his body whenever he had an attack. He only had one image in his mind: to catch chickens and feed them to the sheep, so he would take off his clothes and run outside.
Fortunately, Zhao DaDang was in good health and had sufficient energy and blood. The evil energy only affected him intermittently, otherwise he might have become what he was.
Grandpa mentioned an idiom, to help the tiger.
It talks about some tigers that have become sperms. After eating people, what they spit out is a soulless guy who specializes in luring people and animals to give them to the tigers as food.
Zhao DaDa has a bit of a pawn character. He is not a tiger, but a pawn of a sheep. Speaking of this, Grandpa pointed at Zhao DaDaFeng who was sleeping on the kang. Looking at him at this time, he looked dark and had the charm of a black sheep.
I rubbed my head. The place where the sheep's teeth stabbed me was still a little swollen. I felt scared for a while. Sheep monsters are so fierce. If I encountered a wolf monster, it would soon turn into bones.
"Grandpa, the five of us went together. Why are they all possessed by evil spirits? Are Dajun and I okay?"
Grandpa pointed at my chest: "That's because the wolf fang amulet I made for you two worked. Otherwise, you would have run naked like stones."
No wonder, it’s a good thing we have this thing, otherwise we would have to run naked, and we wouldn’t be able to stay in this village in the future. We are not bold and tiger-headed people.
"It's not in vain. These two sheep's teeth are serious good things. I'll make two new amulets in two days. I'll give the original wolf teeth to Shitou and Ma Li as compensation for Shitou."
Grandpa stared at my forehead again: "Xiao Dao, the injury on your body is not healed yet. There is evil in this sheep's tooth. I think you will suffer a little. Tomorrow I will give you a few more needles and use some precious herbs. You Be more careful yourself.”
"Oh, I understand, Grandpa, it's not a big deal." I didn't take it seriously. How could it be serious? Wasn't it just dizzy for two days?
As a result, when I woke up, I realized that something was a little serious. My brain was feeling dizzy and intermittent with pain. What was even more frightening was that I actually had a lot of white hair on my head.
When my mother came back, she wiped away tears when she saw me feeling distressed. She was relieved until my grandfather reiterated that he could be cured.
We are busy dealing with injuries here. Uncle Ma went to the village early and told the story about the old financial institution, which immediately caused a huge sensation. The relevant leaders at the two levels met with the village chief respectively, which made Uncle Ma smile. Numb.
It turns out that Lao Caiyuan's reputation has become more and more popular in recent years, and it has spread not only to the countryside, but also to the county.
The leaders of the county were furious at that time. Under the social background of the time, such a large haunted house was still standing for decades. It was definitely a cancer of feudal superstition and must be eradicated.
