[Urban Spirituality] Heaven's Way

Another full moon night.

On the second watch, in the Zuo family's courtyard, the lush bonsai in the past had been moved to the corner of the courtyard, and the entire courtyard was empty.

In the middle of the courtyard, Zuo Mu stood on a temporary altar in a purple Taoist robe with a mahogany sword hanging from his waist. He opened the altar. In front of him was a table covered with a yellow silk cloth. There were two candles on the table. An empty bowl, a blue brick, an oil lamp, a red thread, a handful of earth, a pack of incense, and some ghost coins. Surprisingly, there is a drowsy rooster tied under the table. .

This is the second time Cheng Zi has seen Zuo Mu open the altar. Even so, he still finds it very strange. Although he is an infant spirit, it does not mean that he understands these things very well. The knowledge in his stomach is taught by Zuo Mu. Yes, Cheng Zi is a lazy person, he will learn as much as Zuo Mu teaches, and he will never learn more.

Hua Yueru stood nervously in the corner and watched all this. Standing on her left was Cheng Zi, and standing on Cheng Zi's left was a familiar snack.

Cheng Zi curiously tugged at the corner of Xiao Shi's clothes, Xiao Shi lowered his head, but Cheng Zi asked, "Brother Xiao Shi, what does that chicken do?"

Xiao Shi glanced at the listless rooster, and said: "The Qiming chicken is used for calling souls. After the evocation is successful, the rooster crows three times, once for ghosts, and twice for hell. After three crows, the evocation of spirits is complete."

Hua Yueru listened attentively, and when she heard "Damn", her body trembled suddenly, Xiao Shi said nonchalantly: "Ordinary people can't speak no matter what they see, or they might be scared to death."

Hua Yueru froze, was she scared to death?

Hua Yueru smiled wryly, even if her child was terrifying, so what?

After setting everything up, Zuo Mu turned his head, looked at Hua Yueru calmly, and said in a deep voice, "Student Hua, this process requires the exact time of your birth, can you provide it?"

The exact time of birth can be calculated from the horoscope of birth date. Modern people are less and less concerned about this. Many people don’t know what their horoscope is. In fact, if they were born in a hospital, the hospital will have a record at the moment of birth, not only In this way, some hospitals will also issue a bronze medal, which will record the date of birth.

This was Zuo Mu's negligence. He didn't explain it in advance. I don't know if Hua Yueru can say it at the first question. Tonight is the night of the full moon, and the yin is the most abundant. If you look for the night of the full moon, I'm afraid you will have to wait. It's been a month.

Unexpectedly, after thinking for a while, Hua Yueru gave the answer, "I was born in 44, July [-], at [-]:[-] in the morning."

Zuo Mu was a little surprised, while Cheng Zi's eyes widened in disbelief, Xiao Shi did indeed burst out laughing.

"No wonder, Zuo Mu and I can't see anything unusual about you, so that's the reason..." Xiao Shi seemed to be talking to himself.

Hua Yueru is a little embarrassed, is there any problem with her birthday?

No one answered her, only Cheng Zi stared at Hua Yueru curiously, as if meeting her for the first time.

Zuo Mu quickly calculated Hua Yueru's horoscope, then took out a white letter from his sleeve, dipped a brush in cinnabar, and wrote down Hua Yueru's birth date and name.

"Student Hua, do you have a name for the unborn child?" Zuo Mu asked while writing.

Hua Yueru blushed, and stammered, "Jiaozi, Jiaozi, I'll name the baby, Jiaozi."

Zuo Mu paused, Hua Dumpling, what a good name.

"Cheng Zi Dumpling, if we meet, you can be friends." Xiao Shi lowered her head and whispered in Cheng Zi's ear.

After everything was ready, Zuo Mu took out ten sticks of incense from the table, lit the incense from the faint candle, and picked up the oil lamp on the table, and lit it.

"The oil lamp is called Soul Lamp, and the pile of soil on the table is called Huangquan soil. When ordinary people make it, they have to give three, but you, Brother Mu, have already learned one and that's enough... In fact, it's okay if you don't give it." Xiao Shi twitched his lips, but refused to give him a hand. How can those gangsters in the underworld take Zuo Mu?

Zuo Mu bent down, not knowing what he had done, the rooster was still drowsy, even Zuo Mu cut its paw with a knife to get the blood without struggling, Zuo Mu dripped the chicken blood on the white paper, and then took it from his sleeve Two small porcelain bottles were brought out, Hua Yueru was taken aback for a moment, she recognized one of them, it was the blood that Zuo Mu asked her for before.

"Pregnant women's blood is pure yin to stop bleeding, and can communicate with the underworld. Chicken blood and your own blood together can let you see the person you want to see. If you drink yin and yang water, you can make ghosts go to your body. However, no Ordinary people who understand magic power will suffer great physical damage if they are caught by ghosts." Xiao Shi stared at Zuo Mu while explaining to Cheng Zi.

Zuo Mu touched the white paper with his finger, the white paper stained with blood and written Hua Yueru was lit, and Zuo Mu threw the burning white paper into a white porcelain bowl, and then turned it upside down on the blue brick.

There was a smile on the corner of Xiao Shi's mouth, and he said to Cheng Zi and Hua Yueru who couldn't stop twisting his clothes nervously: "It's started——"

With a burst of golden light, the mahogany sword on Zuo Mu's waist rushed into the sky, "Back!" Zuo Mu shouted, stood up and leaped, and took the mahogany sword in his hand. He spun it, and the tip of the sword lifted the red line on the table.

"Entangled!" But seeing the red thread seemed to have a sense, one end was tied to Zuo Mu's wrist, and the other end was tied to the rooster's paw.

Zuo Mu whirled again in mid-air. This time, the mahogany sword picked up the blue bricks on the table. At this moment, the rooster who had been drowsy suddenly regained energy, his eyes widened, and he bent down. He raised his head and stretched his neck to the sky.

"Clack-clack--" A sharp cock crow pierced the night sky, Zuo Mu's eyes were as focused as torches, and he flicked the mahogany sword, "Go!"

The blue brick on the mahogany sword was quickly thrown towards the door, following a semi-circular arc, it landed firmly behind the door.

Zuo Mu didn't happen, but his mouth kept moving. According to Zuo Mu's mouth shape, it could be vaguely recognized that Zuo Mu said the word "dumpling".

Strange to say, the rooster that crowed energetically just now fell into a groggy state again, and lay down obediently.

Xiao Shi locked the door tightly with his eyes, Zuo Mu never stopped calling, but there was still no movement.

Whether it was Cheng Zi, Xiao Shi, or the more concerned Hua Yueru, their nerves were all tense.

1 minutes.

2 minutes.

……

10 minutes

Two 10 minutes.

The time passed extraordinarily long, a gloomy cold wind blew by, and everyone's hearts felt cold and cold. Everyone had a thought at the same time, here comes...

"Hang, hang, hang" the closed gate of Zuo's house made a sound, and the door latch automatically began to move to the left, and with a "clang", the door latch fell to the ground.

"Squeaky—" The door opened slowly.

Hua Yueru nervously looked in the direction of the door, but found nothing.

At this time, the rooster, who had always been very honest, became excited again, raised its neck and crowed to the sky, "Cuckoo——"

Something unexpected happened, a thin and small boy appeared at the gate of the house out of thin air.

He was wearing a very poor-quality jumper, a pair of plastic slippers on his feet, and pudding in the pants that could be used as trousers.

He was very calm, looking at Zuo Mu and Zuo's house calmly, only when his eyes met Hua Yueru's, his thin body trembled, revealing a look that matched his age, belonging to Childlike, longing and aggrieved expressions.

Hua Yueru was extremely excited, tearing up with joy, when she almost couldn't restrain herself from screaming out, her voice suddenly couldn't make a sound, Xiaoshi glanced at her coldly, warning her not to speak.

Realizing that someone had tampered with Hua Yueru's voice, the child frowned slightly.

"She can't speak, and if she speaks, you will return to your original form. I think you probably don't want her to see you covered in bruises and umbilical cords." Zuo Mu said gently.

Looking at Zuo Mu's performance, Xiao Shi can tell that Zuo Mu likes this child very much. In fact, when he saw this child for the first time, Xiao Shi also likes him very much. The temperament of this child is a bit like Zuo Mu.

But Zuo Muke is much cuter than him.

The child remained silent, as if he was trying to determine whether what Zuo Mu said was true.

Whether it is Chengzi or the children in front of them, because they have never been to the real hell, they have a terribly shallow understanding of themselves. They don't even know what they fear or taboo. Their understanding of the world is also very shallow. Good people It is a good person, a bad person is a bad person, black and white are clear, children are very innocent, they can hold what they think is the best in front of you, and they will not ask if you need to pay in this way.

Cheng Zi curiously looked at this little boy who was about the same age as him. He could feel that the other party was his own kind. They were all baby spirits. Only then did he have the current form, but what about the child in front of him?How can he grow up if no one helps him?

This is the first time for Chengzi to meet the same kind, and he is full of affection for this baby spirit named Jiaozi.

When the eyes of the two met, Cheng Zi opened his mouth and smiled at the boy. The boy trembled, but without saying anything, he turned his head and continued to stare at Zuo Mu.

"Your name is Jiaozi, right. Every time Student Hua has nightmares, you are the one who warns her and tells her to avoid danger. But recently, the danger has been lifted and she is safe. Why do you keep her having nightmares?" Zuo Mu said and looked at the child calmly, "Whether I can understand, it's not about her, but about you.

If so, can I know what you want from me? "

Zuo Mu's words surprised everyone.

Hua Yueru couldn't believe that this was the reason for her frequent nightmares recently. She stared at the child in the middle of the courtyard in disbelief, as if she wanted to hear the child's negative voice.

The child glanced at Zuo Mu, as if he was examining whether this person was reliable or not. In fact, the child's intuition is very keen. After hesitating again and again, he finally made up his mind, pointed in the direction of Cheng Zi and said, "I want to be like him, I want to be like him." Live like him, okay?"

Cheng Zi was dumbfounded, he pointed at himself, looked at Zuo Mu, looked at Snacks, and looked at the child, "Me?"

The child looked at Chengzi enviously, and said: "I saw him from my mother's memory, and I felt that he was my kind. I knew I was special, although I didn't know why I was special. I was in the hospital and saw a lot. Many friends, they can't grow up, only him, only he is like me, I made a spell, changed my mother's path after school, wanted to appear in front of her, let her ask you for help, who knows if I will come out in time... ..."

The child was a little aggrieved. He planned well, but something went wrong halfway.

Everyone understood at once that Xi Nang appeared before he came out, Xi Nang is a very powerful big monster, no matter how resentful the infant spirit is, he is no match for Xi Nang, so he can only hide quietly.

"I don't know what that is. It's very powerful. I can only make my mother have nightmares and tell her over and over again, be careful, but my mother ignores me." The child pursed his mouth and his eyes were a little red, "Later, you come here Well, maybe I’m too weak, you didn’t realize my existence anyway, I was watching you secretly... You killed the monsters and took your mother away, this place is too restricted, I can’t get in... ...Later I found out that my mother was erased by you. Maybe you think that my mother is an ordinary person and does not need a strong spell, but I still struggled to solve it. I used all my strength to remind my mother of everything before dawn. ..." The child pointed to Zuo Mu, then pointed to Snacks, "You and you, you are all very powerful people, I want you to help me, I also want to live like him..."

The child looked at Cheng Zi enviously. The ghosts can come out to meet people during the day, and they can also be seen by ordinary people. How wonderful.

Cheng Zi was taken aback when he heard the child's words. He never thought how lucky he was to have a body and live in the sun. He never thought that in the eyes of others, he would be so happy.

The orange was a bit unpleasant, he rubbed his fat fingers, and checked whether he was born too blessed and didn't know the blessing.

Even worse than Chengzi was Hua Yueru, whose throat was sealed by a small edible spell, so she could only cry silently.

She is not a good mother. If she hadn't been so careless, her child would not have died, let alone such a desire to stand in the sun and live with normal people.

All along, he was the one who protected his mother, but he gave him nothing.

Hua Yueru covered her face, squatted on the ground and began to cry.

After hearing this, Zuo Mu involuntarily looked at the snacks, then at the oranges, and finally returned his gaze to the child named Jiaozi.

Zuo Mu smiled, put away the mahogany sword, and said, "I can help you, but what will you exchange with me?"

Dumplings choked, he didn't expect Zuo Mu to say that, he looked at his shabby clothes in embarrassment, he had no money in the real world, only a little money, but what do living people do with money, he has magic powers, but The opponent is someone who can kill even a big monster, and a Taoist priest with a little bit of magic can take him away.

Dumplings were downcast, he found

, I really have nothing to exchange with the other party,

After a long pause, Jiaozi suddenly thought of something, raised her head excitedly, "I know how to work, I can work for you like him, I don't want your money! It's free!"

"Pfft—" Xiao Shi laughed out of joy, leaning forward and back, Cheng Zi covered her mouth, and her small body trembled.

Zuo Mu's face was a little cracked, he looked at the dumplings in embarrassment, scratched his head, and muttered in a low voice, "I don't like money that much..."

However, he was really thinking about the kid's proposal seriously. Usually, it's okay. The noodle shop business is really too busy on weekends. Snacks don't like crowded places. Chengzi manages accounts, and he has to work so much by himself...

What if there was a free labor force?

Zuo Mu's eyes sparkled, and he looked suspiciously at the child in front of him, "Are you really willing to work with me, without money, for free?"

Cheng Zi rolled his eyes upwards, even Hua Yueru who was in pain just now stopped crying and looked at Zuo Mu in a daze.

Knowing that the other party's heart is moved, Jiaozi was extremely happy, and for the first time showed a childlike innocent smile, "I am willing, very willing!"

Chengzi looked at Dumpling sympathetically, should he remind him, don't agree so readily?Thinking of Mu Ge's horror, Cheng Zi decides to keep his mouth shut.

This is an honest kid.Cheng Zi sighed in his heart.

Zuo Mu smiled, turned his head and said to Xiao Shi: "Xiao Shi, help me get the contract book on the bedside, and sign the contract before the third watch."

Xiao Shi nodded, and quickly ran to the house where they lived.

But seeing Zuo Mu looking at the dumpling with a smile, "I promised you, you must not go back on your word!

Before the third watch arrives, talk to your mother, maybe there will be no chance in the future..."