Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 32: Meet Two Young Ladies Again

"So, the talisman drawn with cinnabar and yellow paper is a disposable talisman, and the runes engraved on wood or jade are magic tools?" Gu Zhao extended his thinking.

He could sense that the spiritual energy stored in the bracelet was very strong. In addition to the long-lasting spiritual nourishment effect, it could also activate the Tiangang Talisman's energy at least three or four times, and then...

Then, can I activate this Tiangang bracelet again by inputting magic power along the order of the runes?
"It's a pity that it can't automatically absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, otherwise it would be a legitimate magical weapon." Gu Zhao felt a little regretful, and then immediately shook his head to get rid of the thought, "Blessings are born infinitely, Tianzun, people's hearts should not be too greedy!"

"Not bad, quite beautiful." Gu Qi looked at the bracelet in his hand.

The three bracelets are all different sizes.

He made 8mm small beads for Li Man, which were exquisite and elegant; he made 12mm medium beads for his son, which highlighted his personality; and he made 15mm large beads for himself, which were grand in style.

Red sandalwood is indeed the top-grade wood, with clear texture, purple with red, and a faint fragrance when you smell it carefully.

On a string of purple-red beads, one is slightly larger, with vermilion Taoist runes engraved on its surface. It shines brightly under the light from different angles, looking mysterious and noble.

"Take it and play with it!" Gu Qi threw one of the bracelets to Gu Zhao, then took out an exquisite gift box from the cabinet next to him, carefully placed the bracelet he was going to give to Li Man in it, and even arranged it into a shape.

"As for it?"

"A sense of ceremony!"

Gu Qi ignored Gu Zhao and took the gift box in his hand, "Let's go! Go home!"

……

"Thank you, husband! Mua!" Li Man kissed Gu Qi, then put on the bracelet and looked around happily. "It's really beautiful. You can't buy this thing on the market. It looks really high-end."

Gu Qi smiled proudly and said, "Of course, this is a work of art hand-carved by the Gu family's master. It's much better than those carved by machines!"

Li Man looked away and asked Gu Zhao, "What kind of talisman is this? I can show it off to my friends!"

Gu Zhao snapped his fingers. "The Tiangang Talisman in the Taoist Shangqing Tianxin Zhengfa can cure diseases, remove disasters, return the dead to life, destroy evil, and eliminate all traces of evil. That's why this bracelet is called the Tiangang Bracelet."

"I see. It's to maintain health and prolong life, and prevent bad people from causing trouble." Li Man said.

Gu Zhao nodded speechlessly, "Almost the same."

"If you have a Tiangang Talisman, why not carve a Disha Talisman as well?" Li Man asked. "Aren't Tiangang and Disha a pair?"

Gu Zhao didn't even need to answer this question. Although Gu Qi hadn't practiced with Grandpa Gu Zhao, he had read the Taoist scriptures. "There's only the Tiangang Talisman in the scriptures, no Disha Talisman. There is a Xuanwu Heisha Talisman, which is used to exorcise demons, but you can't use it!"

"Okay." Li Man asked casually. After all, with the development of information nowadays, the two complementary words "Tian Gang" and "Di Sha" are often linked together. She wondered if the ancients who wrote this Taoist scripture only knew about Tian Gang and not Di Sha at that time?
Thinking of this, I looked at the Tiangang Talisman in my hand and said secretly, "May you be blessed with infinite blessings, Tianzun." This little girl was just thinking casually and didn't mean to look down on the ancestors!

"Okay, go to bed quickly. You have to catch a plane tomorrow morning!" Li Man sent Gu Zhao to bed, and then pulled Gu Qi to the second floor.

Gu Zhao, “…”

……

Gu Zhao and Li Man flew back to Chengdu on Friday and went to meet Gu Zhao's grandparents first.

Gu Zhao's grandparents were already quite old when they gave birth to Gu Qi, and they have passed away now, but Gu Zhao's grandparents are not too old and are in good health.

After Gu Zhao secretly drew a Tiangang Rune on their bed, their bodies would surely become stronger. The wedding the next day went smoothly. Li Man and her fake bestie enjoyed themselves to the fullest, and Gu Zhao didn't actually take the bride home.

"I'm going shopping with my bestie, you're free!"

It was a rare opportunity for Li Man to return to Chengdu, so she naturally wanted to invite her old best friends for a small gathering. At this time, everyone's children were either adults or about to become adults, and it was a time of free time. In addition, she was still relatively young, so it was a perfect time for shopping and gatherings.

Gu Zhao would not be bored without any mission. His first stop was Qingyang Palace, which was known as the number one Taoist temple in western Shu.

It was not yet summer vacation, so there were not many tourists. Gu Zhao handed over his student ID and paid five yuan. As usual, the first person he saw when he walked into the mountain gate was Wang Lingguan.

Compared with the pure gold statue in Yuanfa Palace, the Wang Lingguan in Qingyang Palace is a colorful sculpture with precious armor, red hair, and fierce eyes. The upper couplet is [The law decrees thunder and the mysterious way is magnificent and the Qingyang is solemn], and the lower couplet is [The God drives away evil and the sky supervises the law world strictly].

Gu Zhao looked up and saw the four big characters "Thunder and Fire General Administration" on the plaque.

"That's good. Although the title 'Thunder and Fire General' is not the original title, it fits his identity. At least he doesn't use the title from Journey to the West, so it won't be out of place at first sight." Gu Zhao smiled.

Qingyang Palace is still more stylish than Yuanfa Palace, but not by much.

Because this was not the first time that Gu Zhao came to Qingyang Palace, he remembered that the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were enshrined in the Sanqing Hall at the back!

"By the way, will "Investiture of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" become orthodox Taoist books in the future?" Gu Zhao thought to himself as he bowed three times to Wang Lingguan, then walked around the altar and received three free incense sticks at the side.

Without listening to the introduction of the public welfare tour guide next to him, Gu Zhao walked out of the mountain gate with the incense, walked along a long road, and arrived at the Hunyuan Hall.

Gu Zhao was not in a hurry to burn incense. After all, the Hunyuan Hall only enshrined Laozi. It would be more cost-effective to burn incense in the Sanqing Hall at the back and pay homage to the three ancestors directly.

Gu Zhao: (ω)

He first paid homage to Master Hunyuan in the front hall, and then to Master Cihang in the back hall. When Gu Zhao passed the Bagua Pavilion, he did not disturb Laojun again, but went directly to the Sanqing Hall to burn incense.

Gu Zhao lit incense, first worshipping the Three Pure Ones, then paying respect to the Four Directions. After inserting the three incense sticks into the incense burner, he felt someone approaching him. "Handsome boy, what a coincidence! It's you! How did you get to Shu Province?"

Gu Zhao turned around and saw a pair of huge fruits filling his eyes.

He took a step back to see more clearly, then Gu Zhao looked up again and finally saw a face. It was the young lady Shuoguo who had spoken for him in Yuanfa Palace.

Another somewhat shy long-legged girl still followed her.

"What a coincidence." Gu Zhao replied, "My grandparents are from Shu Province. They just happened to come back for something. What are you doing..."

"We came to Chengdu to perform, and we stopped by Qingyang Palace to pray," Miss Shuoguo said with a smile. "We were in Guangzhou as well. I didn't expect to run into you again. Are you here to buy cinnabar and yellow paper again?"

"Of course not." Gu Zhao shook his head and smiled, "I've been to Qingyang Palace many times. This time I'm just revisiting the old place."

Miss Shuoguo's eyes lit up, "You've been here many times?"

"Yes." Gu Zhao nodded.

"Then let's take a tour together. You can be our tour guide and we'll treat you to a vegetarian meal." Miss Shuoguo said with a smile.

Gu Zhao looked at the two of them, finding them pleasing to the eye, and readily agreed, "Okay!"

(End of this chapter)