Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 14: Tiangang Talisman

Mr. He didn't know much, but he did tell us a lot. After all, he had lived in Xiu Yue County for more than ten years, and he knew a lot from listening to operas, reading books, and even street gossip.

The court he was talking about was called the Da Ning Dynasty. He naturally had no idea how large the court's territory was or how long it had been established. He only knew that his small mountain village belonged to Xiu Yue County, Changping Prefecture, with a radius of two or three hundred miles.

This world has ghosts and monsters, gods and spirits. I heard that there was a national guardian god in the Da Ning Dynasty, as well as a national guardian god religion, and there were also magicians from all walks of life who patrolled the world to exorcise monsters and ghosts.

"In the early years, life was quite peaceful." He Laozhang sighed, "But starting over thirty years ago, accidents started happening frequently in the county, including a few hauntings. I was timid, so I returned to the village and rarely went out since then."

"Didn't they say there was a wizard touring the world?" Gu Zhao asked.

He Laozhang shook his head. "How many magicians can there be in the imperial court? How many demons and monsters are there in the world? Thirty years ago, I heard that a river monster was causing trouble in the neighboring Wuhe County and almost turned the place into a white land."

Speaking of this, Mr. He still felt a little scared. Obviously, the events in Wuhe County played a decisive role in his decision to return to the mountain village.

The two chatted casually, and time came to the middle of the Si hour. The embroiderer placed fragrant rice and a stew of cabbage, radish and bacon on the low table in the yard, and also cut two apples into small pieces and put them aside.

"Sir, this fruit is so sweet. It looks like a pear, but it is bigger and sweeter than a pear!" The embroiderer had just eaten the leftovers from the apple. She had never eaten such a sweet fruit.

The embroiderer's smile was very healing, and Gu Zhao couldn't help but smile and said, "As long as it tastes good."

"The food is ready! Come and eat!" The embroiderer set the food and dishes and invited Gu Zhao and his grandfather to eat.

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After dinner, the children from yesterday came to Mr. He to read again. He Xiu Niang also took out some bamboo strips from the side room and started weaving bamboo while listening casually.

Gu Zhao looked at the bamboo hats, bamboo baskets, bamboo sieves, etc. under the eaves of the surrounding houses and asked the embroiderer, "How much are these for?"

The embroiderer raised her little face and said, "Uncle Zhang goes to the county every ten days to sell all the bamboo weavings in the village. He then exchanges them for some food. Sometimes he has some extra money, which everyone gets."

According to the embroiderer, this mountain village is not isolated from the outside world. In addition to farming, everyone has their own skills, such as carpenters, stonemasons, and bricklayers. There is also a family that can weave bamboo. They taught the skills to the villagers, so that the women in the village can also supplement their family income.

"The official road is not far from the village. From time to time, traveling merchants or guests who missed their place of stay come into the village." The embroiderer explained.

Gu Zhao shook his head. "Aren't these people afraid of being attacked by bandits?"

The embroiderer didn't laugh, but said with a hint of worry, "Bandits rarely appeared on the official road before, but last time Uncle Zhang came back, he said he saw two dead people on the official road. As a result, within two days, the village was attacked by bandits."

The embroiderer looked at Gu Zhao with eyes full of gratitude, "If it weren't for you, we might have been killed by those bandits."

"I don't think so..." Gu Zhao shook his head and laughed, "If we kill all the villagers, who will they rob in the future?"

The embroiderer couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Young Master is so kind! Those bandits have so little food to eat that they don't care about much."

Speaking of this, the embroiderer was indeed a little scared. Although those bandits might not necessarily massacre the entire village, and the bandit leader was only concerned about the female ghost in green, she noticed that several bandits looked at her with strange eyes.

"Weren't they all killed by that female ghost later?" Gu Zhao spread his hands and smiled.

The embroiderer was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, "Female ghosts are scarier!" Thinking of the villagers' reactions when they learned that the female ghost was going to suck Gu Zhao's energy, Gu Zhao couldn't help but laugh. When people face unknown forces, their fear will be maximized.

Even Mr. He's speed exceeded the limit.

Speaking of female ghosts, Gu Zhao remembered his achievements yesterday. He reached into his arms and took out two yellow triangular paper talismans and stuffed them into the embroiderer's hands.

"These are two amulets. One is for your grandfather, and the other is for you to carry with you. If you encounter any monsters or demons, they can protect you and save your life in times of crisis." Gu Zhao said.

The embroiderer was shocked when she heard this and subconsciously wanted to refuse, "This is too expensive..."

Gu Zhao stopped her, took the embroiderer's hand and clasped the two paper talismans in his palm. He reached out and patted her head with his other hand, saying with a joking smile, "Take it. There are so many monsters in the world. If you really encounter one next time, at least you won't be scared like a rabbit."

This is the Tiangang Talisman in "Shangqing Tianxin Zhengfa", and it is also a talisman that can be activated autonomously without the need for magic power. Wearing it for a long time can strengthen the body and prevent all diseases. At the critical moment, it can destroy evil and protect the body and life. However, it is mainly aimed at the aura of evil, and cannot prevent swords and weapons.

There was no way. There was no such talisman or spell in the Taoist scriptures that Gu Zhao had learned.

"It is said that cultivating the Golden Elixir can create an indestructible body of diamond. The Zhengyi Sect has the Vajra Mysterious Talisman." Gu Zhao was thinking, "Let's not talk about the indestructible body of diamond. As for the Vajra Mysterious Talisman... should we go to Longhu Tianshan and talk to the Taoists there?"

Although the "Daoist Canon" can be found on the Internet, there are different versions, and there are missing pictures and words. God knows whether the various schools and factions kept their secrets private when they presented them to the court at that time.

For example, the three Taoist scriptures that Gu Zhao studied were very different from the contents in the "Tianxia Taoist Canon" on the Internet, and contained many more details such as breathing, pinching words and the operation of magic power.

Therefore, if you want to learn the Vajra Sutra, you may have to go to Longhu Tianshan.

Gu Zhao wasn't worried about not being able to learn, because...

Thinking of this, Gu Zhao couldn't help but smile, "If I perform a palm thunder in public at Longhu Tianshan, will they just put a purple robe on me and invite me to be the current Heavenly Master?"

Things like ghosts taking detours, demons being subdued, and flying with swords are all memes made by netizens on the Internet. If someone could really perform thunder magic in real life, it would definitely cause a sensation across the country.

Gu Zhao was laughing, but the embroiderer couldn't laugh.

When Gu Zhao held her hand, the embroiderer's face flushed, feeling shy and happy, but as soon as Gu Zhao spoke, her face turned pale.

It’s not that she thought Gu Zhao’s words were not funny, nor did she mind his teasing, but she heard another meaning in his words.

The embroiderer suppressed her panic and smiled happily when she raised her head. "I will carry it with me, always!"

Gu Zhao nodded. He didn't notice the stiffness in the corners of the embroiderer's lips because he suddenly realized that he hadn't been home for a whole day.

I have to travel back quickly, otherwise I will become a missing person.

"I'm going to the back mountain to practice and will come back in the evening." Gu Zhao said to the embroiderer, then turned around and left in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)