Yue Guanchao looked at the old Taoist priests in the awning and was talking about something mysterious. The purpose was probably to lead to the tombs of the Hu family's imperial concubines. It was obvious that these people did have ulterior motives. He had to continue to calm down and see if there were any other Taoist priests. What a moth.
"Old lady, this time your illness is caused by evil spirits and dirty things. If you don't believe it, the old Taoist can do it for you now and let you see how these dirty things harm the family and the mansion!" When Mrs. Hu saw that the old Taoist wanted to do something for the Hu family, she certainly had nothing to object to. She thanked her profusely and said, "If the old Taoist can give me the Dharma, I would certainly be very grateful." After saying this, the old Taoist put down the tea cup and said, Fu Chen tossed the old Taoist in the air, stood up and walked to the front door of the mansion. Then, other Taoists wearing Yunyou Taoist robes also stood up and surrounded the old Taoist, forming a central point and two circles around the circle.
When the old Taoist saw his disciples sitting down, he began to mutter some incantations that outsiders could not understand. Every time he took a step, he saw a Yin-Yang fish totem on the ground. When the Seven-Star Walk was completed, a Yin-Yang had appeared in the formation. Bagua seal with fish in the center.
Then, under the clear sky and daylight all around, there suddenly appeared a nameless gloomy sound, and there were bursts of cries, howls, and hoarseness, as if they had been wronged in some way. They echoed in people's ears forever, including women, old people, children, and men. Like the people suffering in purgatory, it makes people feel terrified.
This sound was obviously not an illusion. Not only Yue Guanchao and the others could hear it, but the people around them also noticed it, and they were all so shocked that they held their breath.
For the common people, they had always believed in strange powers and chaos, but now that they heard the cries of ghosts and ghosts coming from everywhere, they became even more convinced that there was evil in the Hu Mansion. Even the grievances of the Concubine Tian were real. If they didn't find a way to solve them, In the end, it will suffer consequences, and even affect the people except Hu Mansion.
"This...how many evil spirits did the Hu family attract to become like this?"
"Isn't the Hu family a family that does good deeds and accumulates virtues?"
"Could it be that the innocent souls of the imperial concubines have really found their way to the Hu family?" There were many different opinions and noisy noises. Seeing this situation, the ordinary people around them believed 80% of what the old Taoist said.
jingle! jingle! The old Taoist held the Sanqing Emperor Bell in his hand, shaking the dust and making a rustling sound, and shouted: "Exorcise evil spirits and trap evil spirits, protect life and body, the Supreme Taoist is as urgent as the law, the universe is infinite, Yin and Yang are righteous, and the evil spirits appear!" The words have not yet been spoken! As soon as she fell, she saw thick black smoke rising from behind the plaque on the door of the Hu family, as if it was burned by something. Everyone could see it clearly. Mrs. Hu quickly ordered her servants to remove the plaque and wait for them to take it down. Finally, a dead rat can be seen behind the plaque.
This rat looks bigger than a cat, with crooked teeth, a fat head and big ears. It has been dead for a long time and has turned into a shriveled corpse. The smell of decay makes people want to cover their noses.
The old Taoist pointed at the shrunken rat stem on the ground and explained: "Old Mrs. Hu, please look at this. This rat spirit came into the Hu family's plaque following the evil spirit. After it died, it transformed into a rat ghost and harmed the lady in the house. "This time, it is equivalent to confirming that the Hu family is indeed easy to attract evil spirits. The fat-headed and big-eared rats do it, which frightens the people around them to marvel. Even the old lady Hu has to believe that the underground rats are indeed evil. The evil spirit comes to harm Hu's house.
"Taoist Priest, my ancestor is indeed buried in the imperial concubine's tomb. However, opening the tomb is not a trivial matter. I can still discuss it with the family elders. When it is determined that the tomb should be opened to exorcise evil spirits, I will send someone to inform you. How about that?" Seeing that Mrs. Hu had taken the bait, the old Taoist was not in a hurry. He nodded to her and said, "Old Mrs., please go and discuss it. Opening the tomb is not a trivial matter. The old Taoist and his disciples are currently living in the Hongshang Guild Hall. If you have any news, you can go to the Xingshang Guild Hall." Come to us." After saying that, he led his disciples away from the crowd and Xianfeng left.
After they left, Yue Guanchao and the others were preparing to go down. The moment they turned around, they could see a woman in gorgeous clothes sitting in the shrine behind them. This leather puppet was so detailed and realistic that it actually looked like a real living person sitting in it, with her black hair combed. With her bun in a bun, her hair covered with pearls, and her gorgeous clothes, she looked like a concubine in the harem.
"Jindou, what is this?" Hu Jindou explained: "This is the ancestor of my family. Back then, my ancestor Hu Yuxiu was recognized as a talented woman in Jiangyong County. Huizong also gave a handwritten letter for this. After that, my family kept this A tower was built specifically to enshrine Huizong’s handwriting, and what this statue holds in its hand is Huizong’s handwriting.”
"Let's go, my great-grandmother is probably already in the living room." Everyone went down the gate, walked out of the living room and came to the living room. Old Mrs. Hu was already sitting at the top. After the others took their seats, she asked tremblingly: " Taoist Master Jin, you have also seen it. Do you think it is really as the old Taoist said that my Hu family suffered this disaster?" Taoist Master Jin shook his head: "I don't see, Miss Shu's illness is a physical illness, not a physical condition. What evil is causing mischief?"
"Sickness?"
"Yes, let Mrs. Tian tell you about this." Tian Liumei coughed a few times and explained what she told Song Siyuan to Mrs. Hu. Mrs. Hu was originally worried about the rat ghost, As soon as he heard this, he immediately tapped the ground a few times with his crutch: "Okay, it turns out they were the ones who made my Shu'er sick for such a long time."
"But, are these Taoists really the shadows of Deng?" When Mrs. Hu heard that these Taoists were the shadows of the remnants of the Taiping Army, she immediately became vigilant. Seeing these people come to her door after so many years, it was probably not a good thing.
Tian Liumei said: "Mrs. Hu, although I have never seen them before, Deng Yingying's methods cannot deceive me. Whether it is corpse sickness or chicken feet deception, it is all the work of these people."
"But, I see that the Taoist does have some tricks. The ghost cry and the rat corpse are not fake." Old Mrs. Hu remembered that what she saw was indeed a rat corpse, and it was not even an illusion.
Tian Liumei shook her head, seeming to be very convinced of this: "Old lady, these lamp shadows are the best at deceiving. Although these things are real, they are not real monsters, but just more sophisticated physical deception. , do you know Chicken Feet Taoist?"
"There is a chicken-footed Taoist in the shadow of this lamp. The Taoist magician uses illusions to deceive people. The chicken-footed Taoist is best at deceiving people with physical objects. The sound you hear is indeed real, and it is indeed very similar to a ghost's cry. However, it is These are not sounds made by real ghosts, but just ventriloquism made by some young Taoists."
"Ventriloquism?" Mrs. Hu was very new to this, and her fear of ghosts appearing was somewhat relieved.
Tian Liumei simply continued to explain: "Ventriloquism is a very strange way of speaking." When ordinary people speak, they open their mouth and tongue multiple times to drive the airflow and cause the larynx to vibrate to produce sounds. Some strange experts can move the lower Dantian The air is vomited up into the abdominal cavity, chest, throat, and mouth, and through the collective resonance of the skull, a more realistic speech sound is achieved. This way of speaking is called ventriloquism.
