Controlling the Five Thunders and the Two Worlds

Chapter 9 Five Thunder Talisman

Young people love to show off and are mostly self-centered. When Huibin was a teenager, he learned a few Tai Chi moves and went to a boxing gym to challenge others. Of course, he was suppressed in the end.

He is only in his thirties now, so of course he understands the young people's mentality of showing off. It's a rare opportunity to meet one today, and it feels quite interesting.

"Junior brother, did you encounter something dirty?" Huibin asked jokingly.

"Hmm?" Gu Zhao suddenly looked at Hui Bin, feeling quite shocked. Could it be that there were demons and monsters in the modern world? Was there actually an underground world in today's society?
But when he saw the smile in Huibin's eyes, he knew that he had misunderstood. Not only did he misunderstand Huibin, but Huibin also misunderstood him.

I didn't expect that this Taoist priest had such a good personality that he even acted to cooperate with me.

Gu Zhao felt amused, so he told the truth again, and said it seriously, "I encountered a female ghost yesterday. Although I killed her, I am afraid that I will encounter a more powerful one again, so I want to draw some Five Thunder Talismans to prepare myself."

Onlookers, "Oh——"

Some smart people started looking around for the camera to see if they were filming a joke.

Some of the smarter ones have already taken out their mobile phones, opened the video and are ready to record.

Huibin also laughed, but at the same time he was a little disappointed, thinking that he was still young and said everything at once. Not only was there no suspense, but it sounded fake and too clichéd.

Even if you say that someone is using evil magic to harm you, you can use thunder magic to counter it, which is more reliable than encountering a female ghost!

If there really is a female ghost, would it be your turn?
All the unmarried Taoist brothers from various sects, please rush up and yell!
After Gu Zhao said everything, Huibin was no longer interested in acting. However, the other party was a young man who was interested in Taoism after all. Some yellow paper and cinnabar were just not very valuable things.

"Oh, that requires some talisman paper. Please wait a moment, I'll get some for you." Huibin smiled and turned away.

Gu Zhao's eyes lit up and he bowed in greeting, "Thank you, Senior Brother!"

Although the other party obviously did not believe what he said, as long as he sold him cinnabar and yellow paper, he would be a good Taoist priest.

The staff looked at Gu Zhao as if he was a liar, but since Taoist Huibin had already spoken, he naturally wouldn't say anything.

The young man snorted "pretentious" and was pulled away by his girlfriend. He ignored Gu Zhao and accompanied his girlfriend to pick talismans.

On the other hand, Miss Shuoguo spoke to Gu Zhao cheerfully, "What does the Five Thunder Talisman look like? What are the five thunders?"

Gu Zhao turned around and found that she was not alone. There was a long-legged young lady standing next to her with her hair draped over her shoulders. She looked a little shy and couldn't help laughing, but she also seemed quite curious.

"There are different interpretations of the Five Thunders, and there are several ways to divide them."

Miss Shuoguo is cheerful and bright, while Miss Long Legs is gentle and beautiful. Gu Zhao is also willing to explain, "Some say it's the Celestial God Dragon and Water Society, some say it's the Wind, Fire, Mountain, Water and Earth, and some say it's Gold, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth, but no matter how it changes, it still has the same basic principle, which is to correspond to the Five Directions, Five Elements, Five Internal Organs and Five Qi."

Miss Shuoguo nodded in confusion, not quite understanding.

When the young man saw Gu Zhao frightening Miss Shuoguo, he couldn't help but snort, "You've memorized a few concepts and you're showing off. You even have the Five Thunder Talismans? Do you have the ability to perform a thunder spell?"

Miss Shuoguo turned around and gave him a sidelong glance, then snapped, "What's it to you if I'm talking to someone else?"

People who are willing to speak in public are not the type to indulge others.

The young man curled his lips, glanced at the two women, a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say anything in the end.

It was one thing to mock Gu Zhao, but it was another to quarrel with a beautiful woman.

At this moment, Taoist Huibin also came back with a stack of yellow paper, a small bottle of cinnabar ink, and a new brush in his hand.

It was quite quiet here just now, and he heard Gu Zhao's explanation from afar. He walked closer and asked with a smile, "So, what are the five thunders in Junior Brother's Five Thunder Talisman?" Gu Zhao replied, "It's the Heavenly God Dragon Water Society."

Huibin nodded, "Yushu Five Thunder Method."

The tourists around looked at Gu Zhao and then at Hui Bin. Even if they thought Gu Zhao was pretending, the fact that he could chat with the Taoist priest of Yuanfa Palace without being shy proved that he was quite capable.

Huibin handed the things in his hand to Gu Zhao, "This is cinnabar and yellow paper, and I'll give you a brush."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Gu Zhao quickly thanked him and took it. "Um, the cost..."

"I'm giving it all to you. You're welcome." Huibin waved his hand and said with a smile, "If you feel bad, could you please leave a Five Thunder Talisman for me?"

Since the other party came here to show off and even said that he wanted to draw the Five Thunder Talisman, he must have practiced for a long time in private and might have been ready to draw the talisman on the spot. Huibin didn't mind fulfilling the other party's little wish.

"Of course!" Gu Zhao agreed immediately.

Every time he went home for the Chinese New Year, he would review what he had learned in previous years and draw some peach charms for praying and hang them at the door. The Five Thunder Talisman was a classic Taoist talisman, and Gu Zhao was very familiar with it.

Seeing that Gu Zhao agreed, more tourists came to join in the fun.

Huibin also asked considerately, "Do you want to stay here, or go to the quiet room in the back?"

"Here! Here!" The surrounding tourists cheered.

"Then let's do it here." Gu Zhao didn't care. After all, he was very good at drawing the Five Thunder Talisman, so he was sure that nothing would go wrong.

Then the staff immediately cleaned up the counter, made room for Gu Zhao, and gave up their own chair.

"No need." Gu Zhao waved his hand to refuse, and said seriously, "Although the talisman paper is not big, drawing talismans is different from writing. It requires strength to flow through the whole body and the qi to flow up and down. It is not suitable for sitting."

The onlookers all looked at each other with an expression of "you are so professional", but Huibin's face turned slightly red, because the Taoist priests of Yuanfa Palace were all sitting when they drew talismans.

Seeing Gu Zhao pour a little cinnabar ink into the bottle cap and pick up the new brush, the people around him were full of anticipation, but the long-legged girl next to him suddenly said, "Don't you need to open the brush?"

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows, and Hui Bin looked at the long-legged girl in surprise, then nodded and smiled, "I was negligent."

As he spoke, he walked into the Sutra Library next door, and soon came out with a brush and handed it to Gu Zhao.

Gu Zhao took the brush and shook it lightly, and found that the brush had just been moistened and was perfect for writing.

……

The tourists once again gathered around the counter of the Dharma Distribution Center, all wanting to see the process of drawing the Five Thunder Talisman.

Gu Zhao did not disappoint everyone. He dipped the brush lightly in the cinnabar ink and then began to write on the yellow paper.

First draw the Eastern Sky Thunder with nine dots, then turn to the Southern Divine Thunder with three dots, then turn to the Central Thunder with one dot, then turn to the Western Dragon Thunder with seven dots, and finally turn to the Northern Water Thunder with five dots.

The five thunder patterns were drawn using the brushstrokes of the Five Elements, then connected with cinnabar, and finally dragged to the end, forming a graphic-style word [敕] at the bottom.

When he drew the last stroke, Gu Zhao's expression changed. He couldn't help it and used his magic power to paint through the tip of the brush.

"Shh!"

(End of this chapter)