Chapter 9 The Gossip Mirror
After making the decision, the three of us took action. Li Yu was responsible for collecting the design drawings of the factory to facilitate us to familiarize ourselves with the terrain and environment in advance. Xingchen and I were preparing to go to the county antique market to see if we could find some items to suppress evil.
The antique street in Ganxian is in the northernmost part of the county town. It is now 10 o'clock in the morning, and it is the most lively time of the day. Thousands of tourists gather here to buy some souvenirs or hang out to pass the time.
Xingchen and I walked all over the street but didn't find anything handy. Just as we were about to leave, we suddenly smelled a strange smell. I was shocked: Is this smell a rare thunder-striking wood that was rare in a century? Lightning-striking wood, also known as evil-avoiding wood, is the supreme sacred wood in Taoist magic, and is also the first holy wood to make magic weapons. The book "Returning to the Sect of All Fascination" records that thunder-striking wood is the essence of the combined electricity of the yin and yang of heaven and earth. After sacrifice and refining it into a magic weapon, it can not only resist the evil energy, but also send ghosts and gods to refine the souls, and seal the green talisman. It is precisely because of this that this thunder-striking wood is very rare and hard to come by. Unexpectedly, today, Xingchen and I met.
Xingchen and I looked at each other and began to learn to touch. If we could get the lightning-striking wood, even if it was just a small piece, it would have a great effect on our actions tonight. However, after searching for a long time, I didn't find any trace of lightning-striking wood on any stall.
At this time, Xingchen patted my shoulder and whispered: "It's over there."
Following the direction pointed by the stars, I saw an old man squatting under the western wall. He was placed in front of him. The bronze mirror was sunflower-shaped, with a diameter of about 1 foot and 3 inches. Although it looked rusty, the mirror still shone with a faint white light, especially the gossip patterns around the mirror, which added to the mystery of the bronze mirror.
We looked at each other and walked quickly to the old man.
"Old man, how much does this bronze mirror cost?" Xingchen picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it left and right.
"1,000 yuan." The old man stood up immediately when he saw someone asking for the price.
1,000 yuan? Xingchen and I were shocked. Not to mention the lightning struck the wood, there are more than one count of this mirror alone. Could it be that we both made a mistake?
When the old man saw Xingchen and I hesitate, he hurriedly changed his words and said, "900, 900 will be done." Hearing this, Xingchen and I felt a little relieved. It seemed that the old man did not know the value of his bronze mirror.
"Old man, where are you living? You are still setting up a stall here at such an old age?" Xingchen was still a little worried and signaled me to identify it carefully.
"Uh, it's at the foot of Liangshan." The old man responded to the stars, but his eyes never left the mirror, for fear of being stolen.
"Liangshan? Is this mirror your family's inheritance?" Xingchen and I were shocked. It seemed that Liangshan was indeed a "hidden dragon and creeping tiger".
"The four-headed ancestor left behind, young man, do you want it?"
"Old man, that's the case. We have been deceived before, so be more careful. Do you have a family tradition?" Xingchen looked at the old man with a sincere face.
"Baby, you are also honest children. Let's tell the truth, this mirror was picked up on the mountain."
"Then where are you from Liangshan..."
"Old man, we want the mirror. This is 1,000 yuan, you have it." I hurriedly interrupted Xingchen, took out the money and stuffed it into the old man's hand, pulled him up and ran out of the antique market.
"Yifan, why are you pulling me away? I still haven't asked clearly." Xingchen shook my hand away.
"Look at what this is?" I looked at the no one around and pointed to a pattern on the back of the bronze mirror.
Xingchen took the mirror and looked carefully for a long time. "It's too blurry, I can't see clearly."
"It's a waste of literature."
"San Wen?" Hearing me say this, Xingchen picked up the mirror and recognized it again, "Can you understand?"
"I just saw one or two words before, but the specific meaning is not clear. By the way, you can ask Li Yu, maybe he can see something."
After returning to Li Yu's house, Xingchen and I carefully checked the mirror again, fearing that we would miss something important, but apart from the gossip that struck the wood with lightning, we could not see anything special. At this time, Li Yu came back, holding a lot of drawings in his hand.
"Li Yu, come and take a look at this thing." Xingchen shouted anxiously.
"Have you really found a treasure? Let me tell you, although this county is not big, the old skills are very clever. Many experts are trapped here, even the people in our circle..." Li Yu, who was sorting out the drawings at the beginning, was surprised when he saw the bronze mirror on the table.
"Oh my God, where did you get this thing?" Li Yu held the bronze mirror and wanted to hold his own child, looking up and down carefully.
"Why, do you know the origin of such a bronze mirror?" I asked.
"Bronze Mirror? Fortunately, you two are people from the supernatural world, and you don't even know this mirror." Li Yu looked at me, looked at the stars again, and said, "It is called the Bagua Sword Mirror, which is said to be able to reflect the past and present lives of ghosts."
"Goggy and I lost our literary works?" Xingchen and I looked at Li Yu in confusion.
"Oh, let me tell you about the origin of this treasure." Li Yu pointed to the Bagua Zhenwenjing and said, "You Taoist practitioners should know that the Zhongyuan Festival is the time when the Ghost Gate is open in the year. The ghosts in the underworld will come to the world to receive worship from their families. This day is very important for these ghosts. However, there was a strange phenomenon in a village on the Zhongyuan Festival. The ghosts who came out of the Ghost Gate could not remember who their family was, let alone what sacrifices they received. The trouble is now great. The ghosts cannot receive any sacrifices on this day and cannot achieve their wishes. The resentment gradually gathered in their hearts, and in the end they began to harm the villagers unscrupulously. At this moment, a Taoist priest happened to pass by the village and saw such a scene of course he had to take action. But the problem is that there are too many ghosts. If they really beat them all to death, they all turned into a sacrificial way. At this moment, a Taoist priest happened to pass by the village. When he saw this scene, he certainly had to take action. But the problem is that there are too many ghosts. If they were really beaten to death, they all turned into a sacrificial way. At this moment, a Taoist priest happened to pass by the village. When he saw this, he certainly had to take action. But the problem is that there are too many ghosts. If they were really beaten to death, they all turned into a sacrificial way. At this moment, a Taoist priest happened to pass by the village. When he saw this, he certainly had to take action. But the problem is that there are too many ghosts.
It is hard to explain to the underworld at that time. However, fortunately, the ancestor of this Heavenly Master was the ghost master of the ancient Aquarium. He knew a word and language for communicating with ghosts and gods, which is what we call "destroying text". So he tried to communicate with these ghosts and help them find their own family. But as I said just now, there are too many ghosts. The long-term communication made the Heavenly Master a little overwhelmed, and the gate of ghosts has begun to close. If he cannot return to the underworld on time, these ghosts will become lonely ghosts and will never have the chance to reincarnate. At this time, he had a sudden inspiration and found a bronze mirror, and set up a Bagua diagram array on the front of the mirror, and engraved some "destroying text" on the back. As long as the ghost stands in front of the mirror and recalls the past when he died, the mirror will show the appearance of his family. This is the origin of the Bagua Mirror."
"How did you know these things?" Xingchen asked.
"Once, my master and I went to explore an ancient tomb. I found a book next to the tomb owner's headrest, which recorded the origin of the Bagua Demon Mirror and introduced in detail some of the situations of the aquarium and ghost master." Li Yu recalled.
"Aquarium, ghost master? I never seemed to have heard of it." I continued to ask.
"This is not surprising." Li Yu paused and continued, "The Shui people were a nation from ancient times. It existed for a short time, so it is normal for you to know it. This Shui people admired ghosts and gods very much. They believed that all things in the world have souls. When a certain species dies, its soul will be transferred to other objects. According to the book script, there is a word called "Shui Shu", which is written in a very strange form. Except for some pictographic characters, other words are written in reverse. Moreover, this Shui books are divided into two types: "White Shu" and "Black Shu". The main purpose of white books is to sacrifice ghosts and gods and judge the good and bad luck of things. The function of "Black Shu" is to communicate with ghosts and gods, so it is also called "Shui Shu Shu Shu" by the Shui people, which is what we now call "Eliminated Texts."
"Where is the ghost master?" I continued.
"In the aquarium, people who can understand and read and use water books are called ghost masters. The inheritance of ghost masters is extremely strict and harsh, and is a very mysterious existence, so there are not many records in the book. By the way, haven't you told me how I got this treasure?"
After listening to Li Yu's story, Xingchen and I suddenly realized that we had such good luck and got such a precious treasure. So we told the story of what happened just now.
After hearing this, Li Yu thought a little more deeply and said, "When Xingchen told me about the stone tablet before, I still had some doubts, but through today's events, I dare to conclude that there must be something strange on Liangshan. Maybe there is really a tomb of a Taoist hermit master. Since that's the case, it's better than us..."
"No!" I knew what Li Yu wanted to say, so I interrupted him before he could finish his words, "Take a tomb is small, and saving people is big. Besides, your sister has been robbed for so long, and there will inevitably be no accidents, so the most urgent task is to save people. What are you talking about? "
"That's right. Even if you can't find the ancient tomb of Liangshan, Yifan can still help me get the golden spirit insect. So, let's hurry up and study how to rescue your sister as soon as possible." Xingchen echoed.
Li Yu looked at Xingchen and me gratefully, and nodded vigorously.
Chapter completed!