Chapter 32: Burning Incense to Fulfill a Vow
At this time, this family was holding a lantern. An old woman who looked to be in her forties or fifties, with her hair wrapped in gray cloth, looked as if she was facing a great enemy.
“Originally, if the child woke up, there would basically be no big deal.
But since he dreamed that thing followed him home, it was scary."
The old woman spoke in a low voice, “So, I must invite it over and negotiate with it to let your child go.
Otherwise, if your child gets wet, be careful of its revenge.
Moreover, as long as this matter is not resolved, it will continue to target your family, first your child, then your grandson, your son, and even you..."
Beside her, the old man's face changed, and he quickly said, "Grandma Sun, you are an expert. We will do whatever you say. Everything is up to you."
"Since I'm here, of course I'll help you take care of it."
The old woman was also confident. Just as she was about to continue speaking, she suddenly turned her head and looked beyond the backyard fence. "Here they come."
"ah……"
The old man was also shocked.
Silently, a figure was standing there.
In the darkness, the vision was blurred and I could only tell from the other person's clothes that it was a woman. She had long, wet hair draped over her face, looking very scary.
“Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor.
This kid is still young and is not your enemy.
You can either raise your hand and let the child go. The head of the family will be easy to talk to. Afterwards, they will offer sacrifices, burn incense and worship you to increase your good karma.
Otherwise, even though I am an old woman with limited experience, I will still fight you."
The old lady took two steps forward, pinching something in her hands and muttering something.
"That's impossible."
Then, she seemed to be listening to something, and then quickly shook her head.
It looked like he was actually communicating with the other party and negotiating terms.
After a long while, the two finally seemed to have reached an agreement. The old woman turned her head, looked at the old man, and said, "Tomorrow morning, place a chicken and a duck on the shore, burn three sticks of incense, and have the child kneel down and pay tribute there. Then the matter will be settled.
But it’s better not to let this kid wade in water in the future.
He lacks water in his destiny, but is also born with good luck. Once he enters the water, he will be easily targeted by this thing.
The things in this water are all filled with resentment, and they come to me with requests. The child is still young and incompetent, and if he can't catch them, he will easily die."
The old woman spoke directly to the old man.
As she spoke, the figure outside the door seemed to have truly compromised, and walked back towards the river step by step...
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The next day, Chen Yushu woke up at the sound of roosters crowing.
After washing up, he walked straight through the backyard and along the path to the river.
Soon, we arrived at the shore where we often stayed.
It was already autumn at this time, and the wind was cool in the early morning.
However, these days of training were not in vain. Chen Yushu's physique was much better than before. Even wearing a thin shirt, he did not feel cold.
Then, without hesitation, he started practicing the standing meditation.
The Medicine King Posture, combined with breathing techniques, has a unique beauty in every move.
Soon, his body shook.
His breathing seemed to be in harmony with the entire world. His whole body was shaking violently, and countless fine beads of sweat poured out of his body.
At the same time, an intense warmth emerged from his body and rushed throughout his body.
Medicine King Posture +1
Chen Yushu was panting and sitting aside to rest. He looked up and around, and happened to see an old man and a young man standing on the river bank about ten feet away from him.
They were standing by the river at this time, with offerings placed in front of them, as if they were worshiping something.
"Is it them?"
When Chen Yushu was practicing before, he actually felt someone approaching, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. Now that he saw the two people clearly, his face changed.
He had seen both of them.
It just happened to be the old man surnamed Wu who was shouting "Help" in the drugstore yesterday and the young man who was struck by evil spirits and "fell dead".
At this time, the young man had woken up and followed the old man surnamed Wu, kneeling down three times in succession facing the river.
“It seems that Grandma Sun is really capable and helped him solve the problem directly.
However, what they are doing now, according to the description in 'Li Chao's Ghost Records', is called paying off a vow with incense. This means that the Grandmother Sun only helped him out of the predicament, but the dead body was not eliminated. It is still there... and not far from the surrounding waters."
Chen Yushu's eyelids twitched slightly.
But I know that "burning incense to fulfill a vow" must be within a certain range around the deceased to be effective.
Since the grandfather and grandson chose to place the sacrifice here, it must mean that the dead were actually in the surrounding waters.
Thinking about how he practiced martial arts and studied around here every day, and practiced throwing techniques, his face turned a little dark.
This is really——
At this time, the grandfather and grandson finished their worship and walked back without stopping.
When passing by Chen Yushu, the old man even smiled and said hello, "Young man, are you from the Liu family's pharmacy?"
"right."
Chen Yushu nodded in response.
"That's great. Unlike me, who has a hard life."
As he spoke, he glanced at his grandson and said, “From now on, I can’t make a living in Jiangli, and I don’t know what to do.
If only I could be like you and go to the Liu family pharmacy."
As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh.
As a neighbor, he knew how high the threshold to enter the Liu family pharmacy was.
A precious medicine worth dozens of taels of silver, or a precious fish of equal value... this is equivalent to the food expenses of an ordinary family for nearly ten years.
Even if he was lucky enough to catch a precious fish, he would not be willing to give it away.
After all, there are several mouths to feed at home.
A grandson is, after all, just a grandson.
Not to mention, as old fishermen with decades of experience, they know how difficult it is to catch the treasure fish. Even if they are caught in the net, with their strength, they can break free and escape from the net.
Over the years, he only occasionally heard that someone had caught a precious fish, and each time it would cause a sensation among the fishermen.
Chen Yushu smiled and did not answer.
The old man surnamed Wu didn't think of getting an answer from him, and pulled the boy home.
Chen Yushu originally planned to stop practicing and go to another place to practice, but after looking around, he found that this place was the most suitable.
He thought to himself that after all, a dead person would have to go into the water before he could harm others. He was on the shore and it was broad daylight, so he didn't think the other party would dare to come ashore and harm others.
So he found a place to sit down, picked up the book "Li Chao's Ghost Records" again, and started reading it.
This time, what he saw happened to be a list of cases of people dying in the river.
It tells the story of a professional corpse carrier at the dock who encountered a fatality and finally asked Li Chao to get rid of it.
(End of this chapter)
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