Chapter 18 Chapter 9: Casting Spells Under the Moon

After dinner, after waiting for a while, the moon also climbed up from behind Changshan.I was restless and anxious to go out, but my grandfather sat still.I said anxiously: "Grandpa, the moon is out, we are leaving!" Grandpa said: "It won't disappear immediately after it comes out, what's the hurry?" Then he just closed his eyes and rested his mind. I'm really anxious, after all, the water ghost I'm going to catch tonight is my "Dad of the Same Year". Although I rarely call him that, I still have an inexplicable feeling in my heart. Seeing that I was not quiet, Grandpa said again: "Wait a little longer, wait until the light of the moon is stronger."

Grandpa drank a cup of tea, rubbed his eyes to look at the moon outside, and thought it was all right, so he said: "Let's go." He stepped out of the door first, and walked towards the lotus pond.I quickly walked into the veil-like moonlight, and only followed his footsteps after driving more than ten meters. Grandpa stopped when he came to the intersection some distance away from the lotus pond, and looked at the lotus pond.I stood on tiptoe to see that there were many people standing beside the lotus pond.It turned out that they were worried that Grandpa and I would be afraid, and so many people came here on purpose to embolden them.The leader over there came over to say hello to grandpa: "Master Ma, just tell us what you need."

Grandpa nodded, and went straight to the table with some excitement.I know he is afraid of disappointing the hopes of so many people.He handed the yellow paper to me and said, "If you hear me say 'hack', throw one at me." Grandpa picked up a bottle of wine and sprinkled it around the table, then raised the mahogany sword in the air Swiping, muttering something in my mouth, I can't understand what I'm saying.He suddenly shouted: "Here!" I hurriedly threw a piece of yellow paper. Grandpa danced the mahogany sword in his hand, and the yellow paper flew towards the mahogany sword as if it had grown wings, and was pierced by the mahogany sword.At the same time, the yellow paper burned, and the flame was faint blue.Grandpa pointed his sword at the lotus leaves, and the yellow paper fell off from the sword, flying lightly to the dark place where the moonlight was covered by the lotus leaves that Grandpa pointed at.The yellow paper fell on the water, illuminating the dark place under the lotus leaves, but the flames did not go out, as if a burning boat was floating on the water.The flame touched the water surface like a tongue, making a "squeaky" sound.

Grandpa suddenly jumped out of the ambiguous words "Zhe!" When he said "Zhu", he used a loud voice to remind me to pay attention.I threw out another piece of yellow paper.Grandpa used the same action to place the burning yellow paper among the lotus leaves.After doing this three times, a lot of yellow paper floated on the water, and the lotus leaf bushes were illuminated by the blue flames, with almost no dark corners.I also ran out of yellow paper in my hand.The person next to him opened his eyes wide and watched the ceremony that was taking place.The leader's Adam's apple rolled up and down, impatiently.The blue flames shone on our faces, and all of us looked hideous.

At this time, the sack in front of the table gradually moved.Grandpa yelled: "The Supreme Lord taught me to kill ghosts, and he gave me the magic formula. Calling on the jade girl, it is ominous to capture it. Climbing rocks are cracked, wearing a seal. Wearing a canopy on the head, walking on the knees, supporting Liujia on the left, and Liuding on the right. .There is the Yellow God in the front, and the Yuezhang in the back. The god master kills, does not avoid the powerful, first kills the evil spirits, and then kills the night light. What gods do not subdue, what ghosts dare to be? Urgently like a law." This is the curse of killing ghosts. Grandpa once mentioned it to me.

While Grandpa was chanting the ghost-killing spell, the sack slowly inflated like a balloon.Everyone was amazed!Someone whispered to himself: "Isn't the water ghost in the sack?" The person next to him also guessed: "Maybe the light from the yellow paper illuminates the dark corner and forces the water ghost out. Only the sack has no water ghost." The light, maybe the water ghost got inside." Grandpa put away the mahogany sword, sighed and said, "Father Shan, you were the one who asked me to catch ghosts, but I didn't expect you to be so reluctant and let me catch you." The sack was wriggling, as if there was a pig inside. kid.

"Everyone stand a little farther away." Grandpa said nervously to the people next to him.He walked gently to the front of the sack by himself, as if he was afraid that the sack would grow feet and run away.Everyone was also taken aback by Grandpa's cautious action, and they didn't dare to take a breath.Several people's fists were clenched, ready to fight the water ghost in the sack.The water in the lotus pond is as dead silent as the bright moonlight. When he got close enough, Grandpa reached out and grabbed the seal of the sack.Everyone's spirits tensed up, and their eyes were all focused on the sack.Grandpa shook when he lifted the sack, probably because the things in the bag were too heavy.

Grandpa turned the sack upside down, and gently pulled off the fine hemp rope that sealed it. "Pfft!" A stream of water gushed out of the bag and spread out on the ground, covering a washbasin. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. They were not wondering how water could be contained in a leaky sack like a bamboo basket, but why it was water instead of other scary living things.I was also taken aback, and the nervousness evaporated immediately.I look at grandpa, his expression is no different from others. I asked in a low voice: "Grandpa, did the water ghost not catch it?" The others immediately looked at the dumbfounded grandpa with questioning eyes.