The fat steward takes the first step.
When the master and the apprentice arrived at the Zhang Mansion, the door of the Zhang family was opened. When they saw the two figures, a group of people rushed out and respectfully welcomed the master and the apprentice into the mansion.
Looking at the posture, Zhang's family may have suffered a lot from the ghost.
Entered the lobby.
The old Taoist looked at the people in the hall. Although most of them looked haggard, there was no sign of the evil epidemic among the people in the hall.
He looked at Li Changan, who also shook his head. He didn't see any ghosts in his eyes.
The list clearly stated that the head of the Zhang family was the one who suffered the ghost.
So Li Changan asked directly: "I wonder where Zhang Yuanwai is?"
So the group of people swarmed and led the two people to a side room.
There were several imperial chairs in the side room, and a man in luxurious clothes was leaning sickly on the main seat. This man's face was blue and his eye sockets were sunken. Everyone could tell that he was dying soon. No wonder he didn't go out to greet him. This should be It was Zhang Yuanwai who was haunted by ghosts.
The old Taoist was about to step forward to greet him.
Li Changan grabbed him and pointed to Zhang Yuanwai's shoulder. There sat a baby-like kid with blue and black skin and bloated body. It stepped on Zhang Yuanwai's shoulder and played by itself, sometimes pressing its black mouth against Zhang Yuanwai Zhang shuddered when his ears and deflated cheeks bulged.
The old Taoist took out a talisman from his sleeve, this time it was the "Lingzhong Shengsheng Talisman", which was used to arouse the eyes. He waved the talisman in front of his eyes, looked over Zhang Yuanwai's shoulder, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
Zhang Yuan still had some strength to speak, but he was frightened by this ghost. Seeing the old Taoist's heavy face, he couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Taoist Master Xuanji, isn't this ghost... difficult for you to deal with?"
The old Taoist didn't answer the question and said: "It's very fierce."
Hearing this, Zhang Yuanwai's disappointment was palpable, and he sighed faintly: "For no reason, what kind of ghost is this that wants to harm Zhang's life?"
"What ghost?" The old Taoist chuckled, "Of course it's Ling Qianjin."
Zhang Yuanwai's expression remained unchanged: "Master Taoist, please don't joke."
"Are you kidding me?" the old Taoist asked, "haven't any babies drowned in the past few years?"
Hearing what the veteran said, Zhang Yuanwai was stunned for a while, then came back to his senses, with a hint of relief in his eyes.
In the ignorant era when productivity was underdeveloped, the bad habit of drowning female infants was common in most areas. Even many wealthy families were not exempt from the habit. It seems that the Zhang family was also the same.
With the last trace of luck, Zhang Yuanwai asked: "What can I do now? Please save my life from the Taoist priest."
Unexpectedly, the old Taoist gave a completely different answer.
"Who says there's nothing we can do? I'm an old man and I want to start a business!"
In this world, Taoist priests and monks have always been the main force in exorcising evil spirits, but in terms of competitiveness, monks have never been able to defeat Taoist priests. Why? It's not because Taoist priests can open altars and invite ancestors and gods to help them when they can't figure it out.
There is a saying in the industry - there is no problem that cannot be solved by opening a forum. If there is, then set the altar higher. In addition, this sentence was said by Li Xuanxiao.
He ordered everyone in the Zhang Mansion to prepare the items for opening the altar.
Li Changan approached the old Taoist and asked:
"Is this kid really so powerful that he needs to open a forum to solve it?"
Along the way, the idea of opening a forum was only talked about by seasoned Taoists, but never put into action. Of course, the main reason was cowardice.
"Even if you open the altar, you may not be able to deal with it." Unexpectedly, the old man was contrary to his aggressiveness. He sighed, pointed at the ghost baby and said, "What a sin, that little baby has been reborn in this family no matter how many times. I drowned every time, I don’t know how many times I died before I feel so resentful!”
Li Changan stopped talking after hearing this, and then continued to ask: "What kind of altar are you talking about?"
Dharma altars are not opened randomly. Each Dharma altar has its own special talismans, instruments, steps, and scriptures. All kinds of tricks are the secrets of each sect. The Shangjing sect is just a small Taoist sect, and only two or three kinds of altar rituals have been handed down.
The old Taoist also roughly explained it to Li Changan.
"Do you want to use the Zhuzhen Demon Suppressing Altar Instrument?"
The old Taoist turned his head and looked at the ghost baby for a long time, his expression uncertain. Finally, he sighed and said, "Use the forgiveness of sins to transcend the altar ceremony."
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Zhang Family Courtyard.
The courtyard door is closed.
In the east corner of the courtyard, an altar was set up, complete with command flags, tablets, talismans, seals, etc. The master and the disciple stood guard by the altar and were ready.
On the other side of the yard, Zhang Yuanwai was lying on a chair. He was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep.
"Master?" Li Changan pointed outside the staff.
"It doesn't matter." The old Taoist waved his hand, "It's better to be asleep than to be awake."
Then, he signaled his disciples to get ready, stepped on the seven-star steps, and recited the scripture: "The God of the Origin, the True Talisman. The Origin is too true, and the five spirits are noble. The gleaming light shines brightly through the eight gates." The five elders have told me to die, and no one will be able to hear it..."
After performing some rituals, the old Taoist winked.
Li Changan, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly moved out a small wooden basin and placed it in the center of the yard. In the basin was freshly found human milk and frosting sugar. These two things are most attractive to children. They are suitable for the ghosts. Ying was led away from Zhang Yuan so that the old way could be done.
The old Taoist made a secret.
The ghost baby seemed to smell something, so it climbed down from Zhang Yuanwai's body using its hands and feet, and crawled to the small basin with babbling sounds.
Under the nervous gazes of Li Chang'an and Liu Laodao, the ghost baby first sniffed, then circled around the basin a few times, and finally couldn't stand his instincts anymore and plunged into the basin.
There was special talisman water in this milk, and the ghost baby felt dizzy as soon as it touched it.
A big step in the plan was completed, and Li Changan was about to let out the heavy breath in his chest, when the old man's urgent shout rang in his ears.
"quick!"
The old Taoist had already thrown out a token, danced with his hands, and hurriedly recited the scripture: "The light of the Suzaku mausoleum, the power of the gods is rising. The ghost soldiers are fleeing in the four towns of Shanyuan..."
Li Changan was so excited that he walked to the ghost baby in one step and tied it with a red thread. He did not dare to tie it too tightly for fear of waking the ghost baby. After tying it roughly, he nailed it to the ground with wooden nails. .
When they got closer, Li Changan discovered that there were vague white markings under the ghost baby's green and black skin. The swelling of the body made it more than a circle bigger, but the eyes, ears, mouth and nose were not covered by the swelling, but there were no holes in the eye sockets. It has eyes, no tongue in its mouth, and its facial features are all dark holes, which makes it look even more terrifying.
When Li Changan stepped away, he felt a chill on his forehead, and when he wiped it with his hand, he was covered in cold sweat.
Everything that can be done has been done, only the final salvation is left.
Both the master and the disciple breathed a sigh of relief at the smoothness of the previous steps, and the subsequent salvation also went smoothly.
With the help of the gods, the ghost baby's ferocious aura gradually disappeared, and its body gradually changed from a bloated death-like state to that of a normal baby.
After a stick of incense, only half of the ghost baby's body was still a little swollen.
But suddenly.
"Ghost!"
An inappropriate scream.
It turned out that Zhang Yuanwai woke up leisurely, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a baby whose lower body was covered in purple and swollen purple, and he subconsciously screamed.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized something was wrong and covered his mouth suddenly.
But.
The ghost baby has been awakened!
