Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven: The Omnipotent Chenzhou Talisman

After the Celestial Eye Ceremony is over, the master gave me some cinnabar. Cinnabar is also known as cinnabar and cinnabar. The powder is red and the surface is shiny. Because it is mostly produced in Chenzhou, Hunan, and its quality is high, it is called cinnabar.Chensha is an indispensable treasure for the corpse chaser, without the cinnabar, it is difficult to chase the corpse. Traditional Chinese medicine of all dynasties used cinnabar as a medicine for calming the nerves, calming shock and sterilizing bacteria, and ancient warlocks used it as an important raw material for alchemy.Because the color does not fade for a long time, it is also used in the "Zhubi Yupi" of the emperors of all dynasties. The purpose is to look eye-catching and to preserve for a long time. This shows its unique effect.

Cinnabar is used to drive away corpses, mainly to seal the soul and suppress the soul. Even if the deceased enters the tomb, it should be sprinkled at the bottom, which means to suppress the "old house". Any corpse chaser must be inseparable from cinnabar, let alone Chenzhou talisman. "Amulet" is a powerful fixed spell.Because the "talisman" was first created by the wizards in the Chenzhou area, it was named "Chenzhou Fu".When using the "talisman", it is generally necessary to recite the "spell" "Spell", like the "Chenzhou Talisman", is also a powerful and deterrent spell invented by wizards in ancient times.

"Amulets" have a wide range of uses. In my hometown, wizards almost cannot do without "talents" in every scene. There are also many kinds of "talismans". There are "talismans" drawn in the air, water, and bowls with incense or burning paper money; "talents" drawn in wine glasses or chicken blood bowls with chopsticks or sharp swords; On the ground; engraved on wooden boards; "talismans" carved on rocks; some are painted on paper or at crossroads; there are also "paper symbols" carved into plates and printed in batches, which can be pasted wherever you want; in short, In the tradition of Chenzhou, "talisman" is needed to protect all things, and "talisman" is needed to do everything well. "Fu" is the magic of all spirits.Some wizards have special "talismans", which are passed down from generation to generation and kept secret.There is a saying in Xiangxi, which is called "one master and one talisman", that is, every wizard has his own way of drawing the talisman.In fact, wizards only recognize the spells of their own sect.

"Chenzhou Talisman" is also called "Spirit Talisman", "God Talisman" and "Peach Talisman".Most of them are paper talismans and water talismans. The Chenzhou paper talismans used for expelling corpses are prepared with cinnabar, dipped in sand liquid with a pen, and cast various spells. According to different effects, different spells and spells are drawn on the yellow paper, which are divine talismans. The Chenzhou talisman has a wide range of uses, and most wizards and warlocks know something about it.There are 120 kinds of Chenzhou talismans, such as town house water purification talisman, Baijie misfortune talisman, town house repellent talisman, evil spirit talisman, water purification talisman, fetal protection talisman, etc.; There are soul-gathering talismans, revival talismans, corpse-sealing talismans, corpse-removing talismans, walking talismans, stopping talismans, winding talismans, uphill talismans, downhill talismans, ditch-crossing talismans, ghost-expelling talismans, demon-suppressing talismans, etc...

Chenzhou Talisman and Water Talisman.That is to say, with a bowl of clear water, the caster squeezes the sword formula with his hands, draws amulets on the water bowl, and then sprays the water on the target, or drinks it all at once, and the effect will be effective.Its incantation effect has something in common with the paper talisman.Water talismans are generally used in conjunction with paper, and their effects are more effective.Folk witch doctors, Taoist priests, craftsmen, and sorcerers mostly use this technique. The usage and practice of Chenzhou Talisman are very particular.Because it is a folk law, it is a side door of earth evil, and it can be used to accumulate goodness and virtue, but it is difficult to escape the karmic retribution of evil.Those who practice this technique must have karma such as widowhood, widowhood, loneliness, loneliness, disability, etc., which cannot be learned by people in Taoism.Therefore, ordinary people can't practice this skill, and even talk about it in horror. If they want to learn it, they must have great determination and do it carefully.There are also rules for Shi Chenzhou Talisman.For example, if you cure a minor illness, you will never be rewarded with money, and the person concerned will be rewarded with food and wine.

The efficacy of the Chenzhou talisman is unimaginable. There are many stories circulating in Chenzhou. Before I started to drive corpses, I heard it: One year, the White Lotus Sect attacked Longshan from Laifeng, and Yan Duolue, a local, led a group of villagers to fight against the White Lotus Sect.During the battle, he suddenly heard a cry. He looked back, and it turned out that one of his neighbors had been stabbed in the right chest, piercing through the front and back, and he seemed to be dying.Yan Duolue thought to himself, he brought him out but was beaten to death, how could he explain to him?So, he immediately recited a mantra, then spit on the palm of his hand, patted the wounded part of the wounded man, and shouted: "Get up!" The injured neighbor suddenly stood up, and took up the weapon again. The White Lotus Sect fought.The wound on his chest also healed quickly.

Of course, the Chenzhou Talisman cannot be used indiscriminately, especially not with evil thoughts in mind, otherwise there will be retribution.I heard such stories when I was a child.There is an old bachelor who knows the Chenzhou talisman and likes to brag that he can turn a dead chicken into life.A middle-aged man didn't believe it, so they cast a poisonous curse: If the bachelor wins, the middle-aged man will give his wife to the other party; if the bachelor loses, he will throw himself into the river.After placing bets, the prodigal son cut off the neck of a chicken with a knife, then reattached it, took a mouthful of talisman water, sprayed it on the neck, and threw it to the ground, and the chicken would run around immediately .Sprinkle a handful of rice on the ground, and this chicken actually rushed back to eat rice!So the prodigal son takes another man's wife for himself.But within a month, the prodigal son suddenly fell ill and died, the reason is unknown.

Before, I always thought that the magic of Chenzhou Talisman was unreasonable, and I thought it was a lie.After learning how to exorcise corpses, I first saw the master cast spells, and then I also tried the spells myself. I verified it myself, and I was completely convinced and respectful. For the morticians, the incantations and graphics of each talisman must be memorized one by one, so that they can be trusted when used. Repairing corpses is a tiring job.Not only requires boldness and carefulness, but also a good memory. There are more than 500 kinds of spells, talismans, and taboos alone, and they must be memorized and practiced repeatedly.It takes two to three years for ordinary people to learn how to drive corpses before they can graduate, and there are very few who can complete it in ninety-nine and eighty-one days.Fortunately, I have been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since I was a child, and I have my own method of memorization. I have memorized the key points of these formulas back and forth. No wonder the master said that I am talented and intelligent.

However, Tian Gudao, who entered the industry almost at the same time as me, still has a little understanding of many essentials, which may be related to the fact that he has not read a few books. "Although your junior brother Tian Gudao is now a nominal student and sometimes gets confused, his temperament is not bad, and he grew up in hardships. You should take care of him. At the beginning I promised his parents that he would be able to learn and become a teacher. After getting such a pimple, you can take him with you in the future, and it can be regarded as sharing your worries for the teacher."

"That brat is a soul boy who is rare in a hundred years, and you also take him with you. It is your luck to have him, so you have to treat him kindly, and he will help you share your worries on the road to the corpse in the future." I naturally agreed one by one. The master told me to call the ghost cub into the house, and the ghost cub entered the house, full of joy.The master asked me to take off his trousers, his little pink buttocks were proudly sticking out.On the left buttock, a brown fetal spot came into view, the color was slightly redder than when he was born, and a natural map of the Qing Dynasty came into view.The master looked up for a while, remained silent, and sank inwardly. He picked up the cinnabar pen in his hand, pointed towards the Chenzhou area of ​​the territory, and said a few incantations. slightly sweaty.

I asked the master what laws and regulations were in the Qing territory, but the master remained silent.After a while, he said, "The secret must not be revealed, everything is within reason."I didn't dare to ask more, but I added a bit of mystery from my heart. The ghost cub lifted up his pants and ran out in a hurry. I can get out of the house with the master.Seeing that he was not there, Tian Gudao had already guessed eighty-nine in his heart. The high spirits he had when he was thinking about eating the suckling pig feast just now disappeared. He drooped his face like a discouraged skin, but he did not give up. Answer: "Master..." The master pretended not to have heard of him, ignored him, but made a show of embarrassment to the corpse. The corpse sealer understood and slaughtered the little pig with a knife. When the knife was raised and lowered, the pig fell to the ground immediately.When the little pig had just died, the mortician cut a small hole in one of the pig's legs, and breathed into the body, everything was in order, so he said goodbye tactfully. At this time, the master has put on the robe, the magic hat, fully armed, and opened the altar in Pingzhong to practice. Before performing the practice, Master asked me, "How many piglets did you see just now?" "Both ends." I replied with certainty. I looked around the front lawn, one piglet had been slaughtered, and the other was lying quietly on the side, obviously two. I saw the master chanting incantations, kicking his right leg on the ground suddenly, raising the mahogany sword in his hand into the air, shouting "Chi", and then asked me to look at the piglet again. When I looked back, I saw that little pig who was still lying on the side of the ground just now turned into a bench! I was stunned, with a stunned expression. Tian Gudao even shook his head, opened his mouth wide and wiped his eyes, looking stunned. Only the ghost cubs were clapping their hands and giggling. I have only read about this trick of transforming things in some ghost novels and fairy tales before, and I always think it is too absurd and unbelievable.But the master's performance just now was witnessed by me with my own eyes, so you can't help but believe it. "This is the foreign body technique in the folk alchemy. Corpse exorcisers usually use it when fighting opponents. Warlocks with high skills know this technique. In the future, when exorcising corpses, if you encounter corpse exorcisers from other sects, the opponent will cast spells to embarrass you If you don't have a countermeasure, it will not only affect the exorcism schedule, but also lose the face of our Liu Sect's exorcism sect. If it spreads like this, it will lose all face, and it will affect our sect's status and reputation in the world, ashamed of the teacher Ancestor, it is insulting to the master. I will teach this technique now, and it will be useful in the future." So, the master told me the incantations and essentials of "Alien Corpse Art" loudly. I was wondering just now why Master only asked me, but not Tian Gudao.It turned out that according to the rules, the master's skills can only be passed on to the direct disciples, not the nominal disciples, but he wanted Tian Gudao to also learn it, so he did so. The master is really well-intentioned, an old man with a stern appearance but a kind heart. "Since I entered the profession as a teacher, I have chased countless corpses. Apart from being taught by my predecessors, I have also figured out how many techniques I have used. I have also invented a few, and I have been studying the walking corpse ten thousand magic spell and Chenzhou wantong talisman. What is wantong Talisman? The corpse-repelling charm is too trivial and complicated. You have to chant the corpse curse when you lift up the corpse, the uphill curse when you go uphill, and the turning curse when you turn a curve. , affecting the walking speed of the corpse, delaying time, and causing a lot of inconvenience. If we learn a Wantong spell that covers a certain category or even all spells, it will save a lot of trouble..." Although we only really experienced exorcising corpses once, what the master said deeply resonated with us. After a short pause, the master smeared some unknown herbal powder on the piglet that was slaughtered just now, pasted on the charm he had drawn himself, lit cinnabar, and chanted the spell.Then he picked up the talisman water on the bill, took a sip, then sprayed it on the pig, and let out a loud "get up".The dead pig stood up suddenly, ran all the way, crossed the stream, went up a small slope, and finally fell down on the slope. Seeing the master's performance, we admired it. The master shook his head, saying with regret: "At present, my spell can only go up the ditch and uphill, and the problems such as turning have not been solved. How many days, maybe I can't solve it before I close my eyes. I am doing this demonstration today, one is to tell you to use your brain more in everything, and dare to surpass the master; the other is to hope that you can also participate in the study. If you succeed, you will be regarded as a dead body The good fortune of one sect is to carry forward my Liu faction..." "Outlier, you have a very high understanding, you can try to figure it out more", the master has high hopes for me. I nod. Tian Gudao was a little jealous of the master's preference for me, and he already knew that the master kept him out of his direct disciples, so he said to the master: "Master, I am not talented, and I have shamed you as an old man, but I must remember today. The words of the master, study and ponder with your heart. If the apprentice learns the Wantong Talisman someday, then please ask the master to formally accept the apprentice..." After hearing Tian Gudao's words, I not only had a sore nose, but also felt a little sympathetic to him. "If that's the case, let's talk about it on that day." The master replied speciously. Just when Tian Gudao was about to lose confidence, the master took out the ghost lock rope and gave it to him: "This rope is eight feet long and extremely tough. Ghosts bind monsters, after being bound, the master will chant a spell, the ghosts cannot change and escape, and the more they struggle, the tighter the binding becomes. You carry it with you, and you can use it when the time comes..." Tian Gudao took the ghost rope, with tears in his eyes, and bowed three times to the master, as if he understood the master's difficulties, and saw hope, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. The master let out an imperceptible sigh, and then taught Tian Gudao the spell to lock the ghost rope. According to the rules, if the disciple passed the body inspection, he should leave the teacher's school that day and find his own way out. The master didn't say much, he called me and Tian Gudao to him, and explained a few times. Then with a serious face, he taught us: "Yin and yang are separated, and humans and ghosts coexist. Humans are ghosts, and ghosts are also humans. Humans and ghosts are one body. People are really moving their souls. When people are alive, they are bright and upright, righteous, and walk between heaven and earth. Even if their souls are lost, ghosts are afraid of three points. People are alive, mean and despicable, morally abnormal, ethics are not established, and they die There must be retribution in the end. Some people have died, but they are also vigorous, and some people are alive, but they are walking corpses. The person who drives the corpse is not a judge, but a craftsman. Collecting people's money, helping others, and retribution. Don't go beyond the gate. Those who drive corpses, all the corpses in the world, see them as corpses. They are neither ugly nor inferior, and they should be treated equally. Those who drive corpses should not insult corpses, destroy corpses, or discard them. Corpse, do not whip the corpse, do not rot the corpse, do not leave the corpse, do not rape the corpse, do not lure the corpse. The spell of expelling the corpse, do not use it indiscriminately, do not cast it evilly, do not harm others, do not get rich, do not trade, do not pass lightly, do not teach Girl, don't let it out, don't lie, don't play games, you must remember it!" After the master explained, it was already late.About to say goodbye, the master and apprentice have nothing to say. Tian Gudao and I knelt down on our knees, kowtowed three times to the master, turned around and left. Master Xiangtian is as simple as a hundred-year-old pine, standing in the wind of Duling Xiaolu, silently sending us away. After walking for less than half a mile, I suddenly heard the sound of Guzheng coming from behind. A piece of "Lin Chong's Running at Night" started slowly and quickly, the voice sometimes sighed and sad, sometimes panicked, and finally rolled and strummed the strings, short, clean and powerful, and the dust settled . I know that the sound of the guzheng master must have been played for us. It seems to be saying goodbye to us, and it seems to be telling us to take care all the way.Thinking of the master living alone in the barren valley again, and thinking of the story between him and Miss Bu, I felt my eyes moist and burst into tears. So, I paused, waited for the sound of the zither to stop, took the wolf flute cinnabar pen, put it in my mouth, and blew a hole flute "Remembering the Old", tactfully and affectionately expressing my nostalgia for Master. The hole flute begins with a clear and elegant sound, swaying quietly in the empty mountains and valleys; then, thoughts unfold with the ups and downs of the flute sound, slow and lingering, and then the tone rises, advances layer by layer, and continues to descend.At this time, the master should have realized that my inner thoughts are tumbling, my heart is ups and downs, I am constantly cutting, and my reasoning is still chaotic... Putting down the sound of the flute, my mood was hard to calm down, and then I wrote a poem on the cliff with a cinnabar pen, and silently dedicated it to my teacher: Tonight people are drinking lightly, Unpredictable future for each other. When I first came to meditate, Still see pink willow green. That's all! That's all! Let's talk about it when the time comes.