Chapter 27 Chapter Six: The New Sect of Tianlu Banner Exorcises Corpses

Tian Gudao is a person who can't be idle, and he panics when he doesn't speak: "Xiucai, I didn't expect to be poisoned by this girl. If this continues, there will be a limit to the time we can make a fortune. I don't know how much time you have to spend in the township examination. When will I be able to save enough, and I don’t know when my bright and big house will be built. I think we still have to find a way.” "What can you do?" Actually, I know that Tian Gudao is worried about Tian Xiaomei's voodoo attack, and wants to hurry up and earn more money for the family to enjoy.

"I think we should just play the banner of expelling corpses openly and aboveboard. I'm afraid we've missed a lot of opportunities to make money by being evasive." "You mean that we carry Zhu Yuke's banner to solicit business at any time? I'm afraid it violates the teacher's training!" "Did the patriarch say that you can't use banners? No! The reason why exorcists used to shy away from it was because they were afraid of affecting their own image. Making money is our top priority now, so what's the use of maintaining that vain image!"

"I think you have fallen into the eyes of money. But what you say is somewhat reasonable, I think you can consider it." "Grandma is a pickle, I didn't expect us to reach a consensus so quickly. The scholar is just as crazy when he is greedy for money, haha..." "Confucius said, a gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. We have paid labor and wisdom to drive corpses to make money, and we are not blocking the way to rob. Parents are unrighteous, one is not filial; the family is poor, relatives are old, not a salary official, two is not filial; not marrying and having no children, never offering sacrifices to ancestors, three is not filial. You make money to change the poverty of the family and to honor your parents. This is a serious matter, worthy of praise! And I earn money to take the local examination, to glorify my ancestors, to fulfill the last wishes of my ancestors, to serve as an official, and to be a filial piety, so there is nothing wrong with it!" I gave the two of us a reason.

"It's still a scholar who has knowledge, and can find out so many ways even to make money!" If the business of driving corpses is really like what Tian Gudao said, carrying Zhu Youke's flag to solicit business, it is absolutely unprecedented.At least so far, no one has been so swaggering. "Junior Brother, if we really do this, we will write a great mark in the history of exorcising corpses. This is definitely a matter of establishing a sect!" "how do I say this?" "In this case, the dead body will be divided into two factions: the hidden faction and the Ming faction. The hidden faction was the one who didn't want to reveal their identities before, and the Ming faction is the one we flaunt. In this way, of course we are the Ming faction. Founder of Pie!"

"Grandma is a pickle, I didn't expect to become the patriarch of the Ming School by accident!" Tian Gudao's eyes lit up. "Xiucai, if the three big characters of Zhu Youke are written on the banner, it will be equally obscure. I think it is better to just write the word corpse, which is more clear and clear at a glance." This kind of boldness is what is needed, and I agree with Tian Gudao's proposal. "Junior brother, founding a sect is a major event, so it was born hastily like this? Do you think there are any shortcomings?" "What's missing? Is it necessary to hold a grand ceremony and send out hero posts to morticians everywhere? Or invite the villagers to eat and drink for three days?"

"It's unrealistic to hold a grand ceremony in the business of expelling corpses. Anyway, people still avoid such things. Even if we treat people with sincerity, they may not come. Besides, there is no need to post to colleagues. People think We need to stir up trouble. Besides, after we put out the banner, the news will naturally spread like wildfire, and those chattering big mouths are our best free advertising." "Then what do you say is missing?" "Generally, the founding of a sect must have its own purpose, slogan and totem." "The purpose? The purpose is to serve the dead. The slogan is to drive away the corpses that can be driven away. As for the totem, I don't understand it. Scholar, you are a scholar, you can come up with an idea."

I'm not being polite, and I'm talking about my thoughts.Since it is the Ming school, it is to attract the attention of others, so let's make a banner of our own.The army has a commander, and the formation has a commander-in-chief flag, and this flag is the soul.Didn't the imperial court also have eight banners? The patterns and colors of each banner are different, so that people can distinguish them. Tian Gudao was very supportive of my idea, saying: "Grandma's, it's a scholar who is thoughtful." However, on the issue of the flag pattern, the two have slight differences.Tian Gudao thought it would be better to use dragons as patterns.I said that if you don't want to die, use the dragon flag.Tian Gudao looked at me blankly, it seems that he didn't know that the dragon is the emperor's royal figure.I told him that using dragon-related clothing, characters, patterns, etc. without authorization is deceiving the emperor and he will be beheaded.Tian Gudao sticks out his tongue all the time and makes a grimace.

"Then how about we choose lion heads and tiger heads as patterns, which will look majestic and airy, and can dispel yin and evil qi and nourish yang qi." Tian Gudao said. I don't think it's right. These patterns are too common and lack personality to attract the attention of others. I proposed: "Let's use the divine beast Tianlu as the totem of the Ming sect. Tianlu can not only ward off evil spirits, but also attract wealth!" Tian Gudao objected: "I have never heard of Tianlu. If you want to talk about attracting wealth, it is better to use Pixiu. Pixiu symbolizes only winning but not losing!"

"Tianlu is Paixiu!" I told Tian Gudao the reason, "Pixiu, also known as Tianlu, to ward off evil spirits, is a mythical beast in ancient myths and legends. It has a dragon head, a horse body, and Lin feet. It is shaped like a lion, with gray and white fur, and can fly. The one with one corner is Tianlu, and the one with two corners is to ward off evil spirits, and can eliminate disasters, and Bailu will be safe forever. People put them in front of the tomb, which has the effect of resolving the five yellow evil spirits. The mount of immortality. Pixiu is ferocious and mighty. It is responsible for patrolling in the sky to prevent demons and ghosts, plagues and diseases from disturbing the heaven. In ancient times, people often used it as the name of the army. In ancient times, generals who fought in battle must wear it. Bless the victory of the war. The key point is that Pixiu has 26 shapes and 7749 incarnations. It has a big mouth, a big belly, no anus, only eats but does not pull, and can swallow everything without diarrhea, which symbolizes all directions Wealth can only come in and out, and at the same time, it can guard the house to ward off evil spirits, and gather wealth and power for the master. Some people who are unlucky can display a pair of jade Pixiu carved with natural jade, which can change the aura and let Pixiu go out to attract wealth for them. , so that family luck is prosperous. Legend has it that it loves the taste of gold and silver treasures very much, and often bites back a lot of treasures to win the favor of the owner. Therefore, in casinos, many gamblers wear Pixiu with them, so that they can only win but not lose. That is to say, Pixiu has the functions of warding off evil spirits, being brave, winning chances, and attracting wealth. However, as a totem of a sect, only one mythical beast is chosen. Tianlu is a unicorn, which is rarely heard of and has more personality. The key is it It is better at attracting wealth than warding off evil spirits, so Tianlu is used as a totem."

"Grandma's kimchi, such a good thing, this is it!" Tian Gudao listened to my explanation and agreed without thinking. So, when we came to a small town, we asked Wang Erya to help us buy cloth in the town and make an apricot-yellow flag. This flag had a striking black word "corpse" embroidered on one side, and a divine beast and heaven on the other side. Lu. Tian Gudao put the Tianlu Corpse flag on his back, and a gust of cold wind blew up the flag, making the flag flutter, and the word "corpse" and the Tianlu totem fluttered in the wind... The ghost cub ran over, pulled up the Tianlu Corpse flag on Tian Gudao's back, carried it on his shoulders, and ran far ahead with an excited and novel expression.

Dusk, Migong Mountain.The ridge twists and turns, along the ridge, has been heading west. Why Migong Mountain has such a strange name is unknown. "Ah!" Tian Xiaomei, who was walking in front, suddenly let out a scream.It turned out that she accidentally kicked a human-headed skeleton, Wang Xiaoya's face turned pale, and the two kept saying to the skeleton: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, we really didn't mean to disturb you, please don't take offense... ..." There is a saying in our countryside that the bones of the dead are untouchable, and if you touch them, you will be hit with mold, which will affect your luck.If you accidentally touch it, you must sincerely apologize and say Amitabha.Because the bones and even the skeletons have spiritual responses, if you kick them, you will disturb their souls, and you will suffer retribution. Seeing the frightened appearance of Tian Xiaomei and Wang Erya, and thinking of their arrogant appearance before, I couldn't help laughing. Tian Gudao gloated a little, and whispered to me quietly: Look, they also have today. I didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly! The evening sun shines through the woods and dapples onto Tian Xiaomei's handsome face, making her a little more perverted and beautiful, and recovering the original tenderness and charm of a woman, I can't help but be moved. I comforted them a few words, and they looked a little calmer. At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and the Tianlu Corpse flag on Tian Gudao's back fluttered.In the lonely mountain forest and valley, this sound is particularly harsh. Tian Xiaomei and her two hurriedly hid behind me, for fear of encountering accidents. After a while, another gust of wind followed. Suddenly, a hare passed by in shock, stepped on the skeleton, and the skeleton rolled down the hillside.We followed the direction of the skeleton and found that there were actually three skeletons where the skeleton settled.Seeing this scene, Tian Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoya were even more frightened, and their beautiful faces were slightly deformed. "Xiu Cai, this place is very weird. I think something might happen today." Tian Gudao pretended to be terrified. Hearing what he said, Tian Xiaomei grabbed my shirt tightly, which made people feel pain. "Xiucai, Master said that the corpse hunters should not get too close to women, otherwise it will increase the yin energy. Especially in this gloomy mountain forest, it is not appropriate. I think our two groups of people must walk separately." Tian Gudao Say. Tian Gudao was full of absurd words, I knew he was deliberately scaring Tian Xiaomei, in order to relieve the hatred of Tian Xiaomei being poisoned. He hinted with his eyes that I would cooperate with him in acting.I was conflicted in my heart. On the one hand, I felt that these two women were really hateful, and that using Gu would make life worse than death.But seeing their terrified and pitiful appearances, I couldn't help feeling a little bit of sympathy from my heart. "No, no, you can't leave us alone in this barren mountain..." Wang Erya's voice trembled. "You two ladies, we can't do without separation. We have our own rules in the business of exorcising corpses. If we don't follow the teacher's instructions, the skill of exorcising corpses will be weakened, and the spell will fail. That's our life! Scholar, Don’t you think so?” Tian Gudao continued to make up some lies to slander them. "Oh", I vaguely responded. In fact, I knew that Tian Gudao wanted Tian Xiaomei's antidote, but he refused to say so. Sure enough, Tian Xiaomei couldn't hold back her anger: "How about I give you the antidote, and you take us forward together, okay?" Tian Gudao pretended not to hear, and Tian Xiaomei repeated it. When I saw Tian Gudao's appearance, I was very funny, this kid still has tricks. So, I acted as a peacemaker and pretended to take risks to agree to Tian Xiaomei's request. Tian Xiaomei took out a small bamboo tube from her bosom, opened it carefully, poured out some for us, and asked us to drink it with mountain spring. I heard Tian Gudao exhale a long breath, as if he wanted to force out the poisonous gas in his body at once, and his face became relaxed.Then he said: "Miss Tian, ​​let's go our separate ways after we get out of this forest together." "Why don't you count what you say, you turned your face and denied you just after taking my antidote?" Wang Erya lost her temper. "It's okay, it's fine if you don't take us with you, but don't come begging me from now on, it will be too late to call your aunt by then!" Tian Xiaomei had something in her words. When I heard it, I felt something was wrong, and Tian Gudao was also a little nervous: "Auntie, didn't you just give us the antidote?" "It's the antidote. If you want to get rid of the Gu poison on your body, you have to take three antidotes with different formulas. Each antidote must be taken continuously for one month. After three months, the Gu poison will naturally disappear." Tian Xiaomei said casually, Obviously, the initiative is in her hands. This woman is really poisonous, and the city is very deep.The relief we had just after taking the medicine was gone. We had no choice but to agree to take them all the way. Watching the sky gradually darken, this Migong Mountain seems to have no end, and it will be impossible to get out for a while. I discussed with Tian Gudao and decided to find a place to rest in the front and continue on my way after dawn tomorrow. "It's so scary, miss, if we knew this, we shouldn't have followed them..." Wang Erya was full of complaints. Two morticians, two women, and a walking corpse walk in the twilight of Migong Mountain. After walking for a while, I saw no sign of people, and no temple inn. "Grandma is a pickle, I'm afraid I'm going to sleep in the open air today." Tian Gudao yelled. Wang Erya was in a hurry: "How do you sleep in the open air?" Tian Gudao: "Miss, do you think this is a blessing! We eat and sleep in the open, get up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, work harder than donkeys, and eat worse than pigs. How can we be like you?" blessed……" Wang Erya pouted and stopped talking.