The years of reselling the haunted house

I was about to cry, and complained to Chu Liuyan: "Master, are we here to remember bitterness and sweetness? What kind of food are these?"

"These are all wild vegetables in the mountains, rich in nutrition, green food, no pollution and no additives. Whether you eat it or not, I will pour it out."

Chu Liuyan also sat down and ate with us. It was really incomprehensible to see him eat with gusto.

The fat man and I couldn't swallow this meal after only a little bit.Chu Liuyan didn't force us, and ate all the leftover porridge and vegetables by himself.

After eating, we thought we were going to start learning Taoism, but who knew that Chu Liuyan threw us a few books for us to read by ourselves.

I thought it was a book on Taoism, but let us learn by ourselves first.

But when I got it, I realized that it was actually a few scriptures.The Diamond Sutra, the Shurangama Sutra, the Lotus Sutra of the Miaofa, the Ksitigarbha Sutra, etc. are thin or thick.

The third uncle dropped the book and left. Pang Dahai and I looked at each other with big eyes, feeling a little helpless.

I said to the fat man with a bitter face, "Your master is training us to be monks."

The fat man asked: "Isn't Master a Taoist? These are Buddhist scriptures, right?"

"You ask me, who do I ask? Who knows what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd with thin bamboo poles?"

The fat man frowned and thought for a while, then said firmly: "Master let me see, so let's see, Master must have his reasons."

I waved my hand: "Grass, you are really obedient."

At this time, Chu Liuyan's voice came from outside the window: "Li Yang swears, he will be punished for lunch once."

"Ah?" I glanced at the fat man, who shrugged his shoulders, looking helpless.

I was very dissatisfied. I didn't teach Taoism properly when I came here, but tortured us in different ways.It doesn't matter if you don't eat that broken food.

But soon I changed my mind. The little clear soup I ate in the morning was less watery, and I was hungry after the fart meeting.

Both of our mobile phones were confiscated by Chu Liuyan, and we were restricted from going out. We were really bored, so we could only read scriptures while hungry.

After finally surviving until noon, Chu Liuyan came to ask Fatty to go out to eat, but punished me for a hungry meal.

The fat man said to me embarrassingly: "I'm sorry, boss, I'm really hungry, I'll go eat. I guess the breakfast should be lighter, and the lunch will definitely be good."

The fat man ran out to eat in a hurry, and I continued to read Buddhist scriptures in the room in a fit of anger.

Chapter 426 Hone Your Mind

After a while, the fat man ran back with a slightly strange expression on his face.

I asked him curiously: "What delicious food did you have for lunch? Why did you come back so soon?"

Pang Dahai sat down angrily, approached me and whispered: "Boss, did you offend my master somewhere? Now you are also suffering with me. Let me tell you, the lunch at noon is not as good as the morning. At least there are a few more in the morning. Some side dishes. There is porridge at noon, but there are a few more rice grains than in the morning. It won’t work like this, I’m still growing..."

I glared at him: "Go away. How old are you, and you are still growing? How can I offend your master? I haven't spoken to him when I come back. Why don't you ask him face to face if you have any questions? he?"

The fat man shook his head: "I don't dare. After all, it is my master. I dare not refute what he said. Also, my master said that we will be allowed to read Buddhist scriptures in the room in the afternoon, and we are not allowed to go anywhere."

I covered the Buddhist scriptures on my face and lay down on the bamboo bed: "Just read it, I'll sleep at worst."

As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Chu Liuyan's voice from outside the window: "Li Yang's attitude is not correct, and he will be fined for dinner once."

As soon as I heard it, I became anxious, and shouted out the window: "I said, Master, we don't bring such ones, but the ones that listen to the wall? Do you regret teaching me? If you don't like me, just find a car." Just send me back, there's no need to torture me five times and three times, give me a happy..."

Before I finished speaking, the fat man rushed up and covered my mouth.

I asked him angrily: "Fatty man, why are you covering my mouth?"

"Boss, stop yelling, you haven't eaten at noon. You're out of dinner, if you yell again, I'm afraid tomorrow's meal will be deducted."

I think so too, Chu Liuyan will definitely not let me go, there should be no good fruit to eat with him.

Fortunately, I yelled at him this time, but he ignored me.

I didn't dare to sleep anymore, so I had to continue reading those Buddhist scriptures with the fat man.

I was in a daze all afternoon, and I was so hungry that I was sweating.Even though Pang Dahai ate lunch, which was two bowls of porridge, he was so hungry that he panicked.

He finally looked forward to the evening, but was told by Chu Liuyan that there were only two meals a day here, and there was no dinner.

The fat man wanted to eat more for dinner, but he was happy in vain.Like a deflated ball, he muttered to me: "Boss, it seems that Master still favors you and fined you for dinner, but there is no dinner at all. Is it a bird to punish you or not? No, no, no. , reading the Buddhist scriptures is not very hungry, I will starve to death, I will starve to death..."

Fat Dahai lay on the bed, clutching his stomach and humming.

Just as we were talking, Chu Liuyan called us outside and said that if we were very hungry, we could gather Qi with him.

Behind these bamboo houses, there is a high slope.Chu Liuyan led us to sit cross-legged on the high slope.

He told us that the reason why he gave us a light diet was to use a traditional Taoist regimen to adjust our bodies.While eating a light diet, it is necessary to collect qi, absorb energy, and absorb the essence of nature into the body through ideas, visualization, and swallowing.In this way, the Qi and blood in the five internal organs can be circulated, the inside and outside are quiet, and the mind is calm and harmonious.If you keep doing this, you will gradually forget the feeling of hunger.

Chu Liuyan explained a lot of principles to us. I didn't understand the rest, but I only understood and followed the words, and I could forget about hunger.At this moment, nothing can stimulate our desire more than this.

Following the method Chu Liuyan taught us, we try to calm ourselves down and try to gradually swallow the gas in nature into our bodies.After doing this a few times, I felt a little hotness in my throat and chest.

Chu Liuyan constantly adjusted our actions and requirements according to the progress of Fatty and me.Gradually, that hot feeling disappeared, and instead, I could truly feel the fresh air in nature, which was gradually introduced into my abdominal cavity.Clear Qi spreads from the abdominal cavity to all parts of the body.

As Chu Liuyan said, the hunger in my stomach gradually disappeared.

We adjusted our breath in the yard to be convinced, and persisted for two or three hours before Chu Liuyan let us go back to sleep.

The first day passed in such a muddle.

I thought that on the first day, Chu Liuyan gave us a big blow, and on the second day, he should return to normal and teach us Taoism.Unexpectedly, the first day was just the beginning, and the second day was the same as the first day, still the old routine.

Drink clear porridge, listen to chanting, read Buddhist scriptures, take breath and adjust breath...

Over and over again, this kind of day has passed for more than half a month.Both Pang Dahai and I have lost a lot of weight.Especially Pang Haihai, who has a large base and has dropped faster. I guess he is now like this, and even his own mother may not be able to recognize him when he sees him.

But it's not without gains. First of all, we are familiar with the few Buddhist scriptures that Chu Liuyan threw to us. Although we can't recite them backwards, we can already read those scriptures fluently.When the monks were chanting sutras in the morning, we were able to follow along silently.

We have also gradually adapted to the diet. Since the effect of gas collection at night is getting better and better, we no longer feel hungry, but feel that our bodies are full of strength.Pang Dahai usually feels sleepy in the afternoon, but now he is full of energy.

I feel that this kind of natural energy intake is far more sufficient than eating those whole grains.This may be the original intention of Chu Liuyan to let us do this.

One thing is, for more than half a month, Chu Liuyan didn't say a word about teaching us Taoism.

He once said that he wanted us to be locked up with him for two months, which is almost halfway through, and I don't know what he is planning.

Such days continued for another ten days, and a whole month passed.

Finally, on the morning of No.30, Chu Liuyan called the two of us to the yard and told us that from today onwards, he would pass on the rune technique to us.

Upon hearing the news, Fatty and I reacted calmly.The past few days of chanting, listening to and reading scriptures have already brought about a great change in our state of mind.

Seeing our reaction, Chu Liuyan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. Great joy and great sorrow, emotional fluctuations, are taboos of Taoism. I hope you can maintain such a peaceful mind after you leave here. If you want to learn runes well, It must also be this kind of mentality, otherwise learning will be useless.”

Only then did we understand Chu Liuyan's good intentions. It turned out that he did not hesitate to spend a month to hone the state of mind of Pang Dahai and me.If it weren't for such an environment, I'm afraid it would be difficult for us to reach the current level.

We also know that there is a temple about two kilometers away from here.It is from there that we hear the ringing of bells and the sound of chanting sutras.

I was very surprised when I heard it. Two kilometers away, the sound of bells and chanting can penetrate all obstacles and reach our ears.This cannot but be said to be a miraculous thing.

Chapter 427 Rune Art

Regarding Chu Liuyan's rune skills, I once asked him for advice.

At that time in Wushan Hall, Chu Liuyan also intentionally let me get started, and told me a lot about the principles and principles of runes, or spells.

It's just a pity that the time last time was too hasty, and I was very anxious at the time, so I didn't have time to listen carefully, to figure it out, let alone to practice.In the end, he only hurriedly learned the superficial method of drawing ghost charms with one hand, and then left.

This time, Pang Dahai and I came prepared, and Chu Liuyan told us in detail about the runes he had learned.

Chu Liuyan told us that in the eyes of some practitioners such as Taoist priests or rune masters, talismans are the secret magic weapon to communicate between humans and ghosts or gods, so it is not easy to scribble. If you know the key, you will be so shocked that ghosts and gods scream."And there are hundreds of ways to draw symbols, and the methods of drawing symbols in each sect of Taoism are also different.Some need to draw formulas and ask God to come from a pen, some need to step up and down, recite spells, etc...

To be more detailed, it is to pay attention to the materials used for laying paper and ink, handling brushes, and drawing symbols.But those who draw talismans don't need to pay too much attention to these, let alone master them one by one, as long as they master one of the methods, they can be proficient.

First of all, there must be a certain procedure for drawing symbols, and it must not be simple and the order is reversed.Generally speaking, an altar should be set up to perform sacrifices when drawing talismans. There is a so-called "general altar style".The general incantations in the main altar are written with the gods that Taoists usually believe in - the land, the city god, the four emperors of the four directions, and so on.If the conditions do not permit setting up an altar, the person who draws the talisman must also have an altar in his heart. Before drawing the talisman, he must first purify his mind, must concentrate, be sincere, clear away distracting thoughts, and concentrate his thoughts.Before drawing the talisman, you have to burn incense and kneel down, and wish to tell the gods of heaven and earth that you will express your prayers.After the congratulations are over, take out the paper, ink or cinnabar, sit upright, think about luck, and draw the symbol you want to draw in one go without any interruption in the middle.When drawing a talisman, you need to blow air into the talisman, and at the same time, you must recite the mantra gently with your mouth while drawing.

In addition, the handwriting and handprints must be used when making calligraphy symbols with the left hand that does not hold the pen.The more common gestures are Sun Jun Jue, Yue Jun Jue, Tian Gang Jue and other gestures.Each hand formula and mudra have different knots and represent different meanings.For example, the purpose of using the Sun and Moon Jue is said to be to take the yin and yang true energy of the sun and the moon, draw the energy into the talisman, use the gods to boost it, drive away evil spirits and subdue ghosts, and increase the efficaciousness of the talisman.The purpose of using Tiangang Jue is also to use this fingering method to command ghosts and gods, and when drawing symbols, use the Tiangang finger to draw the outline energy into the symbol.

After drawing the talisman, turn the tip of the pen up and the tip of the pen down, concentrate on the pen tip with all the energy of the whole body, hit the talisman paper with the pen tip three times, and then point at the talisman with the diamond sword. Finally, he raised the drawn talisman paper around the furnace smoke three times, and in this way, the ceremony of drawing the talisman was considered complete.

Chu Liuyan eloquently told Pang Dahai and me the process of drawing the talisman, we both listened very seriously and understood the meaning.But I asked back: "Uncle, the cumbersome process of drawing talismans is beyond my imagination. But I saw that when you and my third uncle drew talismans, it was not so troublesome, it was almost as easy as hand."

Chu Liuyan sneered: "Boy, I just saw how easy it is for us to draw talismans. Do you know how much hard work we put in at the beginning. When you first learned talismans, you couldn't miss any of these steps. When you can do whatever you want and have an altar in your heart, There will naturally be spiritual power in the pen, and you will not have to stick to these steps and forms at that time. In short, this drawing is not a one-day effort. I have sealed you up and just introduced you. You will have to work harder in the future Practice, otherwise, let alone two months, two years, or 20 years, you may not be able to achieve anything."

I nodded, it seems that the truth in the world is the same, there is no shortcut to success.

Next, Chu Liuyan introduced to us the materials to be used to draw talismans. To draw talismans, ink or cinnabar must be used, especially cinnabar.The reason why cinnabar is used more is that cinnabar has the effect of suppressing evil.The carriers of symbols are also divided into many types according to their uses, especially yellow paper.

In addition to the ordinary yellow paper cinnabar talisman, if you want to strengthen the spiritual power of the talisman, you also need to use the blood talisman on the tip of your tongue.The blood talisman on the tip of the tongue is different from cinnabar.It is because the talisman written by the blood on the tip of the tongue has a strong "suppression" effect.Because the tongue represents the heart, the heart is fire among the five elements, and the cinnabar used in the calligraphy is also close to fire, just like lighting a bonfire in the forest at night, and the beasts will not dare to approach it to "avoid evil spirits".

Speaking of this, Chu Liuyan warned us: "The blood on the tip of the tongue is the blood of the heart. When your skills are not enough, you must not use it casually, otherwise it will hurt your vitality."

I nodded and asked again: "Master. But when my third uncle and I broke down the haunted house, we often encountered some emergencies. In that case, it was too late to escape, and there was no time for me to grab the talisman paper and draw talismans." what."

Chu Liuyan looked at me helplessly: "If you are not promising, you just know how to run for your life. I regret teaching you how to draw talismans now. I am afraid that I will ruin my reputation as a talisman."

I chuckled: "How can that be, Master, I won't have to run for my life after learning it."

Chu Liuyan hated iron for being weak, so he continued to tell us patiently: "If the character drawing reaches a certain level, it can be drawn in vain. It doesn't need to be drawn on any object, the key is the movement of the character, so it is very important in terms of movement requirements. Complicated and strict. The purpose of this kind of talisman is not long-term defensiveness, but requires immediate effect in an emergency, so you can only use your fingers to draw in the air."

I nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, this is the best, Master, teach me this."

Chu Liuyan shook his head: "You boy, you are thinking about opportunism. You have to run before you learn to walk. Didn't I say that you have to reach a certain level before you can draw a talisman. You are still far from this level. In addition You must keep in mind that there are taboos on the time of drawing talismans. There are four days in a year when you can’t scribble talismans. If you draw talismans on these four days, it will not only be ineffective, but also easily harmful to the body. These four days are the ninth day of the third month of the lunar calendar, The second day of June, the sixth day of September and the second day of December. Remember?"

Pang Haihai and I recited it silently, nodding to show that we remembered it.

Chu Liuyan nodded and said: "The effect of drawing runes is the best every day at Zishi or Haishi, because this is the time when yang fades and yin grows, and when yin and yang are handed over, the aura is the strongest. But this also varies from person to person. What I said , You have to rely on your own understanding and speculation. In short, the art of drawing symbols is not a rigid theory, but also needs to be mastered. What realm you can reach depends entirely on your own practice and good fortune."

Chapter 428 The Closed End

Only then did I know that Chu Liuyan had been helping us recuperate our bodies for the previous month.As he said, the best time to draw a talisman is when the external environment and one's own attributes reach the level of harmony between man and nature.

Pang Dahai and I have relatively shallow foundations. If we first learn how to draw symbols, we may get twice the result with half the effort, or it may be fruitless.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help asking Chu Liuyan: "Master, does it mean that even if Fatty and I have learned how to draw symbols, we will have to eat porridge and pickles for the rest of our lives, relying on convincing? I think you and Third Uncle should also eat meat." Eat meat, you should drink and drink, and it didn't delay your drawing and using symbols."

In fact, this is also a question that the fat man wants to know. You must know that if this guy leaves to eat, he will definitely feel that life is boring.In the past month, he has been able to hold back and not run, which has greatly exceeded my expectations.I can't imagine what will happen to him if he is made to be a vegetarian and eat air all his life.Don't say it's him, I definitely can't stand it.After all, I have not yet reached the realm of those who practice, and I am still more greedy for the world of mortals.

The fat man really looked at Chu Liuyan eagerly, waiting for the answer.

Chu Liuyan glanced at us, and said with a wry smile: "Look at the virtues of you two, I know what you are thinking, can't you bear it after eating vegetarian food for a few days? Don't worry, the way we practice is relatively loose. Now you It is the stage of learning talismans, and it is still near the temple, so it must be done. After leaving here, you don’t have to abide by this clear rule. But you can’t eat meat and drink without restrictions. You must be restrained. The effect must be discounted. It also depends on your hard work the day after tomorrow, and I hope to make up for this deficiency with your own practice."

After hearing this, Fatty and I finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But unfortunately, we didn't listen to Chu Liuyan's words.After going out, there was no conscious restraint on wine and meat, so that we still suffered because of it.

In the next month, Chu Liuyan began to let us learn some introductory techniques of runes, of course everything starts from the basics.

In fact, the main thing is to practice the technique and the state of mind.

This is completely different from what I expected. What I thought was that after I came here, the uncle could teach me some specific methods of drawing runes to deal with ghosts, such as the ghost-shocking talisman last time.But after we came, Chu Liuyan just led us into the door, and didn't teach us the specific methods of drawing runes one by one.

Think about it, as long as you learn the basic techniques and formulas, after you leave here, with the corresponding formulas, you can learn to draw those specific runes.

Life in the second month is much better than the first month.Not only we have adapted to this kind of life, but also what Chu Liuyan taught us, Pang Dahai and I are very interested.So it feels like this month has passed quickly.

All in all, we spent two full months in this deep mountain.For two months, we only ate some vegetarian food that couldn’t be simpler. There was no Internet, no TV, no telephone, and nothing to pass the time in modern society.It is really unimaginable to survive.

But we're really here.

When Chu Liuyan told us that the time was up and we were going to leave here, he felt a little lost.

We went back along the way we came, and at the appointed time, the car arrived as scheduled and took the three of us back to the city.

Chu Liuyan wanted to go back to Wushan Hall, so the car took him back to Wushan Hall first.

Before leaving, Chu Liuyan finally handed over the two rune patterns to Fatty and me, telling us that these are just the most basic and common runes in rune art, and let us practice more when we are free, and when we are proficient , you can find him to exchange for a deeper rune map.I took a look, and there were no less than a hundred kinds of rune pictures densely packed on it, all of which had detailed explanations and usages.

Chu Liuyan said: "The master leads the door, and the practice is up to the individual. I don't need to explain this. What I want to tell you is that rune art is not an offensive Taoist art. Its main purpose is defense. I I just hope that after you learn it well, you can better protect yourself. Instead of relying on this rune technique to bully the weak, even when facing ghosts, you must also do a good job of screening. Add talismans. Also, you can't use this rune technique to harm others, you can't use this rune technique to seek ill-gotten gains, etc. In short, the rules in the world are applicable to us, you can do it yourself .”

The fat man nodded after hearing this: "Don't worry, Master, your disciples should keep in mind your teachings."

Chu Liuyan smiled wryly and said, "You boy is my only disciple. You are so stupid, I hope you don't dishonor my reputation."

The fat man said with a bitter face: "Master, do you ever say that about a disciple?"

Chu Liuyan waved his hand: "Okay, let's go quickly. I haven't contacted you for two months, so go back to the hotel and have a look."

We bid farewell to Chu Liuyan, left Wushantang, and the car drove us back to Yiyuan Hotel.

In two months, the hotel has not changed much, just like when we left.

When we arrived at the hotel, Third Uncle and Chen Tao were not there.I called my third uncle at the front desk, only to find out that they are all in an intermediary company.Uncle San heard that we were back, so he asked us to go to the agency as well.

From the third uncle's tone on the phone, it seemed that something was wrong.Fat Dahai and I didn't dare to neglect, so we quickly took a taxi and went to Dacai Real Estate Agency.