Chapter 25 6. Lanterns on the wall

In the third watch, Zuo Yongchan and his party left.Grandfather lay on the bed, thinking about Zuo Yongchan's words, tossing and turning, without sleep all night. The next day, the "Shanghai News" issued a news: July 15 Ghost Festival is approaching, Master Mei Xuanzi intends to light ghost lanterns by the Huangpu River on the night of the full moon to save the dead in the Jianghuai area.He also said: Throughout the ages, apart from Master Zhang Daoling of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, only Mei Xuanzi has this ability! "Throughout the ages", this is a big word!From the creation of Pangu to the twenty-three years of the Republic of China, how many grievances, right and wrong, wars, fights, assassinations, wrongful killings, suicides, and love killings have occurred in the land of China. These ghosts will gather by the Huangpu River. Squeeze into the river?

Mei Xuanzi, Mei Xuanzi, even if someone backs you up, you don't have to be so crazy!Grandpa gritted his teeth in hatred. "Crazy! Crazy! Really crazy!" Sanbatou cursed. The grandfather was very thoughtful, and then whispered a few words to Sanbatou, and Sanbatou took the order and left. A few days later, on the evening of July 15th, my grandfather dressed up in disguise, and brought Erbatou, Sanbatou, Zhang Zizhan, and Huang Farong to Meixuanzi's practice platform by the Huangpu River, and the river was crowded with people. , crowded with ordinary people, the police headquarters and patrol room also came, and some important government officials, the formation was very big!

The time of Xu is gone, the plain moon rises eastward, and the river reflects the moon, what a beautiful scene on a moonlit night! A few drums sounded, and Mei Xuanzi's eldest disciple yelled loudly: "Dangdang Tianmen is open forever, how many people return, how many people come back, Guiyou Taisui Youming pardon, plum blossoms eliminate karma and overcome the sea of ​​suffering. Open the altar—" The crowd suddenly fell silent.The bright moon in the sky passed across the clouds silently, and everything was silent, only the surging Huangpu River was slowly stirring in the moonlight.

Mei Xuanzi walked out slowly from the curtain, holding a dust whisk in his hand, dressed in Taoist robes, with disheveled hair, chanting words, climbed onto the altar, burned incense and prayed, and worshiped the sky and the earth. There is a white gray wall built on the platform, about three feet long, one foot wide, and two feet high. The wall is clean and nothing else.Mei Xuanzi prayed for about a stick of incense, then took a red candle from the incense table, held it in his hand, walked towards the white gray wall, knelt under the wall, held up the candle, and walked around the wall, hoo With a sound, more than a dozen lantern-shaped imprints appeared on the white wall. They were bright red, flickering, and seemed to be burning!The crowd suddenly burst into exclamation!

Immediately afterwards, Mei Xuanzi knelt and recited the Chaodu Wen: The imperial edict surpasses your lonely soul; All ghosts and ghosts are blessed by the four lives. Those with heads surpass, those without heads live; Killing with guns and swords, diving and hanging ropes. To die in the dark, to die unjustly; Enemy and creditor, call for life. Kneeling in front of my stage, the gossip shines; Standing up and coming out, surpassing others. Whether you are a man or a woman, you are responsible for yourself; Rich or poor, it is up to you to recruit yourself. Edict and others, hurry up and overtake life!

Edict and others, hurry up and overtake life! After reciting, he got up, took Fuchen, and shook the lantern on the wall a few times, the light of the lantern gradually dimmed, then Fuchen pointed to the Huangpu River, and shouted: "Get up!" In an instant, countless lanterns rose from the river, one by one, like undead, shining red light, rising into the sky.The crowd boiled, the common people could no longer restrain themselves, and they knelt down one after another. The wronged, sad, and suffering people burst into tears at this moment, kowtowed, kowtowed, and the relatives who died unjustly were finally saved!

Grandpa watched in the crowd, and Zhang Zizhan frowned even more. "It's terrible!" Grandfather cried out in his heart. Once this game is over, there will be no second master in the Jianghuai area! The 300-year foundation of "Muzilian" is about to be ruined!Zhafei, Zhafei, the strong point of "Muzilian", but now the whole hall has been squeezed out of nowhere!Grandfather has always been self-confident that he is smart, but he can't beat a late-born student!Seeing that the general situation is gone, what is the use of him staying in Jianghuai!Thinking of this, Grandpa felt tight in his chest, and with a pop, he spit out a mouthful of blood!

"Grandpa!" Jiang Feiyan was right behind Grandpa, holding him up. "Grandfather!" Erbatou, Sanbatou and Zhang Zizhan also embraced him. Grandpa looked at his brothers, these people were all living with him, and he called "Grandfather" on weekdays, and he had no complaints or regrets. As the leader of the family, he led everyone to such a miserable situation !Grandpa was so ashamed, he felt dizzy and his eyes turned black! During that period of frequent setbacks and painful days, grandfather lost his self-confidence for the first time. Zhang Zizhan frowned even more, only Huang Farong remained calm.

At night, when everyone returned to the entrance of the hall, the grandfather was lying weakly on the chair, and the others were silent.After a long time, Huang Farong said softly, "Grandpa, take some nourishing medicine." "No problem." Grandpa said wearily, "Go back and rest earlier." Everyone wanted to talk to comfort grandpa, grandpa waved his hand, everyone looked at each other, and they all backed away silently. Grandpa dragged his exhausted body and lay on the bed. He was too tired.Dimly, he dreamed of his parents, his younger siblings, the familiar walls at home, and the gardenias in the corner.

Suddenly, a knock on the door woke him up. Although the knock was very light, he still woke up.It's the housekeeper. The housekeeper really doesn't want to wake up grandpa, but it's urgent and he has to knock.Sanbatou has something important to report. Grandpa asked, "How's the matter?" Sanbatou looked at his grandfather and said in a low voice, "The newly arranged two people have entered the 'Plum Blossom Club'...the fifth son is dead." The grandfather was stunned, and his heart was twisted like a knife. The "five sons" are little feet of a hall, and they were inserted into the "Plum Blossom Club" last year. Find out the inside story of Mei Xuanzi's actions by the river.I don't know if the five sons were impatient and showed their feet, or the other party had discovered the five sons long ago. In short, the five sons were cut off before the opponent made a game, and no news was sent back.

The two secret agents who had just been inserted into the "Plum Blossom Club" were newcomers, and Sanbatou changed their appearance for them, and the other party would not find out for a while. Disguise is an ancient secret technique with many methods and genres. It has been passed down as miraculous since ancient times. In fact, there are only three basic techniques. The first is the human skin mask.This method was created by Zhang Jiao in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Cut off the skin of the human face, wash it with liquid medicine, and apply it on the face to create an "immortal body". However, this method can be used for a short period of time, because human skin will rot after all. The second is acupuncture.The method of acupuncture and moxibustion follows the meridians, and the acupuncture points on the face each belong to them. If the acupuncture point is below one inch, the Qi and blood will be transferred. If the acupuncture point is below three inches, the meridians will be reversible. If the acupuncture point is identified and the technique is precise, one needle will cause the mouth and eyes to crooked.After the facial features have been removed, it is difficult to recognize them. Afterwards, find the corresponding acupoint and recover for a week. The third type is a ruthless trick, everyone knows it, and it is disfigured.If you cut yourself in the face and get a big scar, most people won't recognize it. When Wang Yaqiao was besieged by spies in 1932, he had to use this method as a last resort, and barely escaped. This time, Sanbatou used the method of acupuncture for newcomers, which he learned from "Zhafei Secret Book". He, let him be responsible for the arrangement and contact work of informants.