Tadpole script is also called "tadpole script" or "tadpole seal script". As the name suggests, this type of writing is shaped like a tadpole with a thick head and a thin tail.
Although the name "Tadpole Writing" only appeared after the Han Dynasty, it refers to ancient writing from the Pre-Qin period. It is one of the eight original scripts that have been discovered by Chinese archeology and need to be deciphered.
[Tadpole Essay] No one knows when exactly it appeared. But after the Tang Dynasty, it was almost invisible.
Even in the world of spiritual practice, this [Tadpole Essay] is extremely mysterious!
My master once said in a casual conversation that she could only barely recognize 60% to 70% of the existing "Tadpole Essays" in the world, but could not recognize them all. Not to mention there are still some that have not been discovered...
She speculated that perhaps, like the legendary [Alchemy Cauldron], they were special runes left by some mysterious cultivators in ancient times.
After all, the history of China is too long and long, and there are countless powerful people and secrets hidden in time!
It's a pity that I haven't learned this extremely mysterious ancient writing called "Tadpole Writing" from my master.
But that doesn't stop me from wanting to see what the broken stone tablet in the middle-aged male ghost's mouth is!
I said solemnly.
"You go on."
"Okay little brother!"
The middle-aged male ghost continued to tell.
It turned out that his name was Liu Yuanjing. After I contracted to raise fish in the reservoir, I did make a lot of money at the beginning. The days are getting better and better.
But unexpectedly, the good times did not last long.
Liu Yuanjing’s wife and son were both diagnosed with cancer—still at an advanced stage!
He was struck by lightning.
I am afraid that just relying on the money from the contract to raise fish in the reservoir will not be able to support the cancer treatment expenses for his wife and son in the short term. In desperation, I had no choice but to take risks and speculate in stocks.
Moreover, it is still a "leverage" model through gray financial means - which means that whether you make money or lose money, you have to multiply it several times.
Liu Yuanjing chose five times leverage.
Under this model, if the stock he bought actually rose by 10%, she would earn 50%!
Similarly, as long as the actual price drops by 10%, he will lose 50%.
What a gamble!
Unfortunately, Liu Yuanjing lost the bet.
The stocks he was heavily invested in plummeted continuously during a certain fluctuation... Not only did he lose all his savings, he also owed a large amount of debt.
Now, let alone the money for medical treatment for his wife and children, even normal life has become difficult.
Under the double blow, Liu Yuanjing thought of committing suicide!
One night, after his wife and children were asleep, he wandered alone by the reservoir. I wanted to commit suicide by diving, but I couldn't make up my mind for a while.
Suddenly, Liu Yuanjing saw something flashing in the center of the reservoir. Like a light.
He subconsciously thought that someone came to steal fish from his reservoir.
After all, this kind of thing was not uncommon at that time. In the mountainous countryside and suburban areas, people often steal fish, chickens, ducks, etc.
Liu Yuanjing suddenly became furious!
My life is already hopeless, and I have no place to vent my worries, but there are still people who want to add fuel to the fire and steal fish?
He was ready to fight with the other party, since there was no point in living anyway.
Therefore, Liu Yuanjing did not shout loudly to scare the other party away as before. Instead, they rowed a small rubber boat, without even turning on the bow lights, and just rowed toward the light in the center of the reservoir in the dark.
Only when he got closer did he realize that he had made a mistake.
There are no fish thieves at all, the light comes from under the water!
Liu Yuanjing was stunned at the time.
Is there anything else that can shine in this water?
He was born by the water and worked as a sailor on an ocean cruise ship when he was young. He is particularly good at water. Now I am not afraid of death anymore, I am very brave.
After putting on a waterproof headlamp, he plunged into the water, held his breath, and swam toward the place where the light came from.
Then, I was shocked to find out.
It's a weird black triangular stone floating in the water!
It's obviously a stone, but it's floating.
It's obviously black, but it emits white light.
The longer side of this triangular stone is uneven and looks damaged. Liu Yuanjing thought for a moment and understood. It was probably a corner of a rectangular stone tablet that had been broken.
Looking closer, I found that there were really weird tadpole-like characters on the stone.
He even guessed that it might be a certain stone tablet.
Liu Yuanjing boldly approached and reached out to touch it. The touch was indeed like stone, but the moment his hand touched it, a strange fluctuation and complex and obscure information was transmitted into his soul...
About spiritual practice, about ghosts and the like.
He was so frightened that he immediately retracted his hand.
Then the stone tablet suddenly sank deeper into the water and disappeared from Liu Yuanjing's sight.
The reservoir is very deep and the water is turbid. The lighting effect of waterproof headlights is greatly reduced as you go deeper. In addition, the big breath he was holding was almost exhausted, and he did not dare to continue diving, so he quickly surfaced.
The news that suddenly and inexplicably appeared in his mind made Liu Yuanjing know that as long as he died in this reservoir, he would die in the area where the triangular broken monument was. It will not die, it will become a ghost!
Become a ghost...the mind and consciousness are still there, except that he is not a living person, there is no difference from when he was alive. And there is no need to worry about survival, and there is no pain.
This made Liu Yuanjing feel that it was simply a gift.
So, after thinking for a while, he went back and told his wife about it.
Although the wife was skeptical after hearing this, she also knew that she and her son were hopeless. It's better to just trust my husband. After all, he has been taking care of me since I got sick...
So, late one night, Liu Yuanjing and his wife agreed to jump into the cold reservoir with their young and ignorant son.
Suicide by drowning!
Sure enough, not long after his death, Liu Yuanjing regained consciousness - he became a ghost. His wife and son are also by his side.
The originally miserable family of three reunited in another form.
So, they lived in the reservoir and continued to be the "masters" here.
It's just that Liu Yuanjing is not a bad person. After becoming a ghost, he will not scare people who come to fish casually. On the contrary, from time to time, he will help the "fisherman" who come for night fishing to drive away some mountain spirits and wandering spirits with malicious intentions...
Generally speaking, it is relatively safe for anglers who come to this abandoned reservoir for night fishing.
During this process, Liu Yuanjing also discovered that he was a very powerful ghost!
Of course, Liu Yuanjing was very curious about the strange triangular stone where the fragments of the stele were missing. After turning into a ghost, you can dive underwater to find it.
But he discovered that there seemed to be an invisible barrier blocking the stone, making it impossible to get close!
Liu Yuanjing was surprised and disappointed.
When he was still alive and still an ordinary person, he could get close and touch him casually. Now that he has become a powerful ghost, he cannot get close to him?
He had tried countless times over the years, but he just couldn't do it.
I have no choice but to give up.
Not long ago, a young girl committed suicide by drowning here.
Liu Yuanjing saw with his own eyes that her body fell right next to the triangular stone. Then... the soul leaves the body and becomes a ghost.
He originally wanted to go up and say hello, but the other party was too timid and scared him away.
Liu Yuanjing didn't force it either.
After all, the other party had just died, and he still needed to adapt to the change of identity from a living person to a ghost.
In the days that followed, Liu Yuanjing's wife tried to contact Hu Jiao, who was also a neighbor who lived in the same reservoir.
Then, one day Hu Jiao suddenly disappeared...
Liu Yuanjing's wife was a little worried, so she asked him to go out from the reservoir tonight and go down the mountain to look for Hu Jiao's remaining ghost spirit. As a result, as soon as I came down the mountain, I encountered me using magic to scare the taxi driver.
Liu Yuanjing thought that I was the kind of evil cultivator who relied on his magic to do evil, so he wanted to show off and teach me a lesson. The result is obvious.
After listening to his entire story, I became more and more certain that the stone was definitely some kind of rare treasure!
It is very likely that it is a "holy object" or "secret inheritance" of some hidden dharma lineage.
Master once told me that some Taoist traditions are passed down using some rare objects.
It's just that Hu Jiao, that love-minded female ghost, seemed innocent, but in fact she lied to me and deliberately concealed the existence of the three ghosts in Liu Yuanjing's family.
Maybe she wanted to protect them?
It's not a bad idea.
What's more, she has already gone to the underworld, so I have no way to pursue her, and of course there is no need to pursue her.
While talking with Liu Yuanjing, they had already arrived at this abandoned reservoir that was shrouded in mystery.
I saw a woman and a five- or six-year-old child standing on the shore. They all looked at me timidly. They should be Liu Yuanjing's wife and children.
I removed the spell that restrained Liu Yuanjing, and he landed from the air to the ground.
"Go and reunite with your wife and children. Since you didn't do any bad things during your time as a ghost and you helped others, of course I won't do anything to you."
"Thank you, Mr. Master, thank you very much!"
Liu Yuanjing quickly thanked him.
I waved my hand.
"You go and reunite with your wife and children first, and have a good chat. After I go down to the bottom of the water to take a look at that weird stone, I will have to save you and send you to the underworld when I come back. Although you are all good ghosts, if you don't step on If you are on the path of spiritual practice, you cannot stay in the world of the world for a long time. You will eventually go to the underworld."
