Chapter 242 Jinjiang (1)
Because it is approaching the New Year, everyone in Haiyun Temple is very busy preparing for the New Year.
At this time, Binhai University and other schools had already finished their final exams. The students who were released had some free time, so they happily began their travels.
Binhai City has also entered the peak winter tourist season.
As one of the famous scenic spots, Haiyun Temple is crowded with tourists. The mountain road is blocked so that you can't see the ground under your feet at all.
The enthusiasm of the tourists was not extinguished even though it started to drizzle.
“Pah, pah!”
The cloth shoes stepped into the rain, splashing a series of water droplets.
Taoist Priest Ma ran all the way back to the room, then he put down his hands that were shielding him from the rain and breathed a sigh of relief in the corridor.
He turned around and looked at the raindrops and gloomy sky outside, feeling depressed and uncomfortable.
Director Zhang Wubing and the others should have left Binhai City, right?
They really came at a good time. The sky was clear in the morning, but it gradually became cloudy and rainy from noon. If they had left later, it would have been unbearable in the rain.
Taoist Master Ma felt better when he thought about this.
He felt that since Director Zhang Wubing and his team had such good luck at the very beginning, it seemed that the recording of this episode would go smoothly.
Director Zhang shouldn't be unlucky enough to encounter any danger again. Anyway, the Tianjin-Port area has been quite peaceful recently. It seems that everything has finally gone smoothly for once.
Taoist Priest Ma exhaled a breath and laughed softly.
"Master, don't you know how to use Qinggong?"
A curious question suddenly came from the side.
When Taoist Ma turned his head, he saw a young man who looked like a student standing next to him, his eyes fixed on his feet.
He looked down and saw that the cloth shoes on his feet were slightly wet, and the water had seeped into the fabric, turning it darker in color.
No one said it was okay, but after Master Ma realized this, he suddenly felt uncomfortable with the wet and cold feet, and his mood, which had just been brighter, dropped again.
Taoist Priest Ma: “…………”
"This area is not open to the public. Did the pilgrims take the wrong road? The tourist area is in front."
The young man looked like a tourist. Taoist Priest Ma suspected that he might have lost his way while trying to avoid the rain, so he kindly pointed him in a direction.
However, the young man didn't seem to have any intention of following. Instead, he continued to look at Taoist Ma curiously, with a look that said, "Mom, I saw a living old goblin, come and see!"
Taoist Ma was speechless, but he still shook his head good-naturedly, smiled and said nothing, intending to let the matter go.
Unexpectedly, the young man was very persistent about this issue.
"So, Taoist priest, why don't you use Qinggong? Don't worry, Taoist priest, you can use it as much as you want, I won't tell anyone."
The young man first pretended to sew his mouth shut, then seeing that Taoist Ma was indifferent, he asked hesitantly, "Ah... Could it be that Taoist Master, you don't know how to do it?"
The young man's disappointment was visibly evident, and even his eyes showed contempt of "You don't even know Qinggong, you're such a rubbish."
Taoist Priest Ma: “!!!”
"Blessings to the infinite heavenly master!"
He couldn't help but yell, "Which Taoist priest have you seen use Qinggong? Wake up, kid. Have you watched too many TV dramas?"
The young man didn't expect that the Taoist priest, who looked smiling and good-tempered, could also have such an angry look.
He shrank back in fear, hesitated for a moment, and still argued unconvincedly: "Brother Yan can do it!"
The words that Taoist Ma was about to say suddenly got stuck in his throat.
Okay, that's good. He actually used the evil ghost to compare with him... The question is, is there any other Taoist priest in the world who can compare with Junior Brother Yan? What a joke!
Taoist Priest Ma: "... Didn't you hear him persuade you to believe in science every time?"
Taoist Priest Ma thought to himself, don't try to fool me, do you think I'm the kind of Taoist priest who never watches the show and is out of touch with society? I've personally participated in many, many episodes of this show, okay?
The young man was stunned for a moment by what Master Ma said, and his originally exposed emotions became dull.
"Then let me see. I think the Taoist priest surnamed Song in your temple can do it, too."
The young man stammered, "There's an older one who can do it, too..."
Taoist Priest Ma listened to the man on the other side counting the number of heads for him with his fingers, and his eyes became more and more dead as he listened.
Wow, this kid may not have high emotional intelligence, but he has a very broad vision. If you take them all out, they would all be the top figures of their generation.
Who among Master Li's lineage is not extremely gifted?
If you are so ignorant that you must compare yourself with that lineage, please choose Lu Xingxing as a reference. Otherwise, if you compare yourself with others, you will definitely end up not being able to survive.
Taoist Priest Ma was just getting impatient and wanted to take the young man away for speaking rudely, when he heard an urgent shout from not far away.
"Master Ma!"
When he looked up, he saw another Taoist priest running towards him anxiously, panting heavily and looking very urgent.
Taoist Priest Ma's face immediately turned serious, thinking that something big might have happened, and he was ready to listen to what the Taoist Priest had to say.
Then the Taoist priest asked, "Master Ma, have you seen a statue of a deity in the temple?"
As the Taoist priest spoke, he gestured with his hands to demonstrate the size and appearance of the statue.
"It's a small black statue, very narrow and small, only about the size of a palm, and looks very old..."
The more Taoist Ma listened, the more he felt that this image was very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
But when I really asked him about it, he just couldn't remember it.
"What's wrong with this idol? What are you looking for it for?"
Taoist Priest Ma frowned and said, "From your description, it seems that this is not the statue originally worshipped in Haiyun Temple."
"Indeed not."
The Taoist priest nodded repeatedly: "It was from a pilgrim before. She didn't know what to do with it, so she brought it to me and wanted me to help her deal with it."
"Didn't I go to the southern region during this period? I kept the statue, but the ritual was delayed for a while."
"I thought about it when I came back this time, and I was afraid I would forget it again. After all, the New Year is coming soon, and I will be even busier. So I thought I would take advantage of this time to deal with the little statue. But I didn't expect the result."
The Taoist sighed and said in annoyance, "I can't find the statue."
Because the Taoist priest was good at Feng Shui, he had gone to Jiazifen Village before and changed the Feng Shui there so that it would no longer gather negative energy and would be more beneficial to the local residents.
He spent a lot of time there for this.
After the Feng Shui arrangement was completed, he observed it for a long time out of concern. Only after he saw with his own eyes that there was indeed no problem did he return to Haiyun Temple.
It just so happened that the pilgrim who had delivered the statue of the deity earlier also came to Haiyun Temple today. After seeing the Taoist priest, he asked him with concern and worry whether the statue had been dealt with and what the follow-up would be.
The Taoist priest suddenly remembered this incident and dug out this memory from his heavy and busy work.
He hurried to the place where he remembered to have placed the statue, but found that the statue had disappeared at some point. He asked all the little Taoist children around, but they just shook their heads blankly, indicating that they had not seen any statue.
The Taoist priest was extremely anxious. Coincidentally, the pilgrim also discovered that her child had gone missing, so the Taoist priest mustered up his patience and accompanied her out to look for the child.
Unexpectedly, I saw Master Ma.
The Taoist priest suddenly remembered that Taoist Priest Ma had been in the temple longer than him and was more powerful than him, so he might know something.
Unexpectedly, before Taoist Ma could speak, the pilgrim who was chasing after the Taoist suddenly exclaimed: "Why are you here? Can you just walk around here?"
The two Taoist priests looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that the young man hiding from the rain under the corridor was the child brought by the pilgrim.
The young man seemed a little afraid when he saw the Taoist priest. He was not at ease in front of Taoist priest Ma at all. Instead, he shrank behind Taoist priest Ma, like a child who had done something wrong and facing his parents.
Taoist Priest Ma noticed this, he raised his eyebrows, and suddenly realized why this child knew so many Taoist priests from Haiyun Temple.
No wonder, he said, normal tourists should not know so many Taoist priests of Haiyun Temple.
Even if you have watched the show and know Junior Brother Yan, it is not so easy to meet Taoist Master Song Yi and Taoist Master Li. You have to rely on luck. Moreover, Taoist Master Song Yi has gone to the Jingang area, and Taoist Master Li is recuperating. No one can see these two people during this visit to the temple.
It seems that this pilgrim has brought his child to Haiyun Temple many times.
Taoist Priest Ma thought of a possibility and frowned as he asked the pilgrim, "You keep coming to Haiyun Temple because of the relationship between the statue and your child?"
The Taoist priest and the pilgrim both showed surprised expressions on their faces.
The Taoist priest turned his head and looked at the pilgrims with a confused look in his eyes.
The pilgrim avoided eye contact and stammered.
As for the young man who had spoken casually in front of Master Ma before, he now lowered his head, stepped on his left foot with his right foot, and then switched back and forth.
Pretend to be doing something else but don't talk.
Taoist Priest Ma's expression gradually became serious, and he could tell something was wrong from the looks of these three people.
It's likely that the statue that the pilgrim brought to dispose of was originally taken back by this child. The hidden secret inside frightened the pilgrim, but he was afraid of being rejected by the Taoist priest if he spoke out, so he kept it secret.
Taoist Priest Ma stopped paying attention to the pilgrims and turned to look at the young man beside him. He asked sternly, "Did you take the statue home?"
The young man flinched suddenly.
Taoist Master Ma understood.
It is true.
"Master, Master, he really didn't mean it. He is still young and a child, and he didn't expect there would be such serious consequences."
The pilgrim was panicked when he saw the intimidating look of Taoist Priest Ma. He said quickly, "I found that the boy brought the statue back and immediately sent it to the temple. I really didn't dare to delay. Please don't scare him like this."
The Taoist priest and Taoist priest Ma looked at each other and realized that the problem here might be quite serious.
Because the statue is now missing in Haiyun Temple. If no one in the temple moved the statue that the Taoist priest placed aside, then either an outsider stole the statue, or... the statue itself has become spiritual and left Haiyun Temple on its own.
Some statues of gods that have been worshipped for a long time will indeed become imbued with spirituality and vitality through daily worship.
Even though the Great Dao was in decline and even the gods had long since disappeared, the power left for the statues was even scarcer. However, the statues were still able to do something as simple as moving.
This is why in some homes where deities and Buddhas are worshipped, it is often found that things on the shrines or altars have been moved or are missing.
——In the world outside of science, there is still a lot of space that needs scientific exploration and explanation.
Since the pilgrim came to Haiyun Temple again and again to inquire about the statue, it meant that she believed that the statue would bring bad things and even endanger her children.
So, where was the statue brought back from?
Taoist Priest Ma looked at the young man with a serious gaze.
He and Taoist Song Yi have different personalities. Compared with Taoist Song Yi who is always serious, Taoist Ma, who is always smiling and easy to talk to, is more terrifying when he gets angry.
The young man lowered his head lower and lower, and soon he could not resist the pressure from Master Ma's gaze and was the first to give in.
"I just... saw this thing when I was traveling with my classmates, and I thought it was valuable, so I brought it back."
The young man's voice was as soft as a mosquito's. If Master Ma himself was not a cultivator with sharp ears and eyes, he might not have been able to hear it.
“But who knew, who knew something like that would happen later.”
Genuine horror and disgust crossed the young man's face as he recalled what had happened.
After the first sentence is said, the rest will flow smoothly.
The pilgrim saw that her child had told the story, and now that the statue was lost, she was also worried and afraid that something might really happen.
So she gritted her teeth, stopped hiding anything, and told the whole story truthfully.
About half a year ago, the young man and several classmates made an appointment to go on a trip together. Because they had no money in their pockets, they decided to look for travel guides to visit free attractions, climb some mountains, and see the local stone Buddha statues.
They went to the southwest, and after climbing down a wild mountain where there was no entrance fee, they saw a deserted village.
On the hillside behind the village, there is a dilapidated and long-abandoned temple.
The roof collapsed, bricks and stones were scattered all over the ground, and weeds and moss covered the faded red-painted pillars.
Several young, courageous, adventurous, fearless people immediately suggested going to the temple to have a look, thinking that they might be able to see some gold and silver utensils.
Even if there's nothing, it's still fun enough.
After digging up the bricks and stones of the temple that had collapsed into a pile, what came into view was a weathered skeleton.
No one knew how long the skeleton had been dead. There was no flesh and blood left, only a layer of skin tightly wrapped around the bones, which had turned brown in the wind and rain.
But in the arms and under the skeleton, something was being firmly protected.
The skeleton's empty eye sockets stared at them, with weeds growing out of them, swaying slightly in the wind, looking eerie and creepy.
Although they were frightened, they forced themselves not to admit defeat in front of their friends and wanted to show their brave and fearless side.
In addition, they were indeed curious about what was protected under the skeleton. It looked like something valuable, so they boldly threw the skeleton out of the temple, revealing the thing being protected underneath.
Several people were stunned at first, and then they started shouting excitedly.
Their original idea was unexpectedly achieved!
——Those were the vessels used for sacrifices in the temple in the past.
Although some of them have been buried under the soil and are extremely dirty, the colors of gold and silver can still be seen from the edges.
Several people searched the ruins with laughter. Even if they were not looking for money, this treasure hunting game made them excited.
Young people are among them.
However, he did not take the sacrificial vessels, but was attracted by a small statue in the ruins.
When the young man saw the statue, it was half buried in the soil, with only the head sticking out. The pitch-black head had almost merged with the soil.
But the statue had a ferocious and sharp face, full of ancient and strange mystery, which perfectly met the definition of "cool" in the young man's mind, and therefore deeply attracted him.
He dug out the statue, took it home, and forgot it in his schoolbag. He was addicted to games during the entire holiday and almost forgot about it.
However, when school started, the young people were dumbfounded.
——Others told him that several people in the school had accidents.
The young man identified them one by one, and found that those who had been in trouble were all friends who had traveled with him before.
Without exception.
The man who took the golden candlestick fell down the stairs and was pierced in the throat by the mop pole that the neighbor had placed in the corridor. His eyes were wide open when he died.
When they were collecting the body, the people at the funeral home had to use a lot of effort to barely close his eyes.
The person who took the golden tripod was hit to death by a flowerpot that fell from the sky. His brains were smeared all over the ground, and red and white brains flowed through the gaps between the paving bricks. The person who threw the object from the high altitude has not been caught yet.
The man's entire head was smashed, and the part above the neck could not be repaired at all. The traditional family almost fainted from crying, but they could only ask a carpenter to carve a head and put it on top, hoping to send him away intact.
As a result, the family kept vigil in the farewell hall all night, but the next morning, the wooden head was missing and there was only a headless corpse in the coffin.
The head was found in a water tank.
It seemed as if it was placed upright in the tripod, with a peaceful and smiling expression.
The man who took the silver wine jug drowned in his own bowl while eating.
His mother just turned around to go to the kitchen to get some food, and when she came back she found her son's head buried in the bowl, motionless.
There was clearly only rice in the bowl and his face was covered with rice grains, but his mouth, nose, lungs and stomach were all full of water.
Because the death was suspicious, the forensic doctor performed an autopsy and found that the water in the lungs contained plankton that was only suitable for living in the lake.
It wasn't the tap water in his home that drowned him.
But it was lake water that came from nowhere.
Several families were extremely sad, but because the children did not inform their parents when they went out to play, but returned home after playing for a few days after leaving school, their parents did not know that they had traveled or where they had been.
Because it was during the holidays, the parents did not contact their classmates when the burial took place, but only informed local friends.
So, it was not until the beginning of the school year that the young people suddenly realized that—
He actually...
He became the only survivor of this trip.
The young man panicked and ran home, trying desperately to find the statue he had brought back.
His mother didn't know what had happened to him. She just kept talking to him about the content of the call from the counselor. She lamented that the deaths of those children were pitiful and reminded him to be careful.
The young man was so frightened in his bedroom that he dared not move, as if his room had turned into a gloomy morgue. The air-conditioning was on full blast everywhere, and even the light dimmed instantly. In the high temperature of over 30 degrees in the summer, he felt as if he was frozen into an ice cube and his back was cold.
The idol he had forgotten in his schoolbag...
He appeared on his desk.
The statue was completely black, with unwashed dirt on its surface, making it look old.
But it is even more ancient and eerie.
The young man couldn't tell which god or Buddha the sculpture represented.
However, with his shallow understanding of traditional theology, he also knew that gods and Buddhas should be generally kind, and even if they were angry, they should still have righteousness in them.
However, this statue has none of these.
The lines on his dirty face were sharp and fierce. Although his eyebrows and eyes were carved with a knife, they were sharper than the knife. They were so sharp that one would be horrified at first sight.
The young man couldn't help but scream in fear, his mind went blank and the only thing in his vision was the black face of the statue.
The mother was startled and came over quickly.
The young man was so frightened that he cried and told his mother the whole story.
The mother was stunned, and then she felt lucky to have escaped.
Although she knew it was not a good idea to think this way, she was glad that it was other children who died, not hers.
The way the other people died shocked the mother. She became restless and decided to pass this hot potato to the Taoist temple.
In this way, even if the statue really causes disaster, it will only affect the Taoist priests and has nothing to do with her son.
She just wanted her son to live, and she didn't care whether others died or not.
And isn't it said that Haiyun Temple is very powerful? Since those Taoist priests are Taoist priests, they should protect ordinary people like them, right?
Isn't it said that with great power comes great responsibility? They are just ordinary people who are poor and vulnerable. Those Taoist priests should help them. Even if they die because of this, it is reasonable, isn't it?
Who made them the powerful Taoist priests of Haiyun Temple?
Thinking this, the mother took her son to Haiyun Temple.
Because she was worried that Haiyun Temple would refuse to accept the statue after knowing the truth, my mother lied and said that the statue was passed down from her hometown and was worshipped by the elders in the past.
Now that the old man is gone, they don’t know what it is and don’t want to continue worshipping it. They are also afraid of problems, so they returned it to the Taoist temple, hoping that the temple would help them deal with it.
The Taoist priest who was asked by my mother to do the task was in a hurry to go out and save someone.
So after listening to the general situation, the Taoist priest did not think much about it or look at it carefully, and hurriedly accepted the statue.
He also comforted the mother and son not to think too much, and that any problems would be solved when he returned.
Since then, the Taoist priest has been busy traveling outside, and was stuck in Jiazifen Village. He only came back now and thought of the statue he had forgotten.
But they didn't expect that this mother and son would be frightened by Master Ma's angry and cold face and discover such a horrifying truth.
“You, you, you…”
The Taoist pointed at my mother with a shaking hand, his lips trembling violently, and he was unable to speak for a long time.
He never expected that the mother and son, who looked weak, pitiful and in need of help, would be like this!
"Master, this is not the child's fault! He is still young, what does he know?"
The mother burst into tears and cried, "It's still that dilapidated temple. Why is there no one to take care of those things after it was demolished? Of course my child thought it was trash that no one wanted. He picked it up because he thought it looked good. He thought it was recycling or doing a good deed."
The Taoist priest was so angry that he almost fainted, but his good self-control prevented him from saying a harsh word. His chest just heaved violently and he was shaking so much that he almost fainted.
That’s a temple! It’s a temple in a remote village in the southwest!
The Taoist priest wanted to curse loudly.
The deeper you go into the mountains, the less science penetrates and the more divinity remains.
The people there believed in the existence of gods, and therefore worshipped them devoutly. Therefore, even though the main road has collapsed, most of the statues in the old temples that have been worshipped for many years still have some power.
In this situation, a whole village was abandoned, but even the statues in the temple were not respectfully moved to the new site, and the gold and silver utensils were thrown there. One could almost imagine that something must have happened there that caused the devout villagers to ignore the temple.
No matter how deserted and dilapidated it is, it is still a temple!
Taking away the god's things from his sight, and even taking the statue away from its original location without respect...even the soul of the statue with the best temper would be angry.
What's more, we don't know what kind of statue it is.
If it were a righteous god, that would be fine.
Just like an official, even if they are angry, they will act within normal limits. If they want to ask the gods to calm down, there are clues to follow, and they can also mention the names of several celestial masters of Haiyun Temple when offering incense. Maybe one of the ancestors has a friendship with the gods, and for this reason, they can forgive the offense.
But if not...
The Taoist priest felt chilled just thinking about it.
Fortunately, Master Ma often dealt with Zhang Wubing's program crew and was experienced in dealing with such strange and dangerous things. Therefore, after being stunned, he quickly adjusted his emotions and regained his composure.
Taoist Priest Ma frowned and asked the young man, "Others took gold and silver, why didn't you take any, but took the statue instead?"
The young man said angrily: "I think the statue is quite punk, very cool and dark, and very unique. So, I took it back and wanted to make it into a decoration."
Taoist Priest Ma: “…………”
That's really unique!
The Taoist priest stood nearby and clumsily took out his phone and began searching "What is Penko?"
Taoist Priest Ma: "It's the word peng for friend and ke for nemesis... just think of it as the new aesthetic of today's kids."
Taoist Priest: "Oh, oh, oh, Brother Ma often cooperates with them and has even penetrated into the circle of young people. That's amazing."
Taoist Priest Ma looked at the mother and son who were hugging each other nervously in silence and said, "You are really a friend-killer. You can also be considered a punk."
The young man was confused: "Huh?"
Taoist Priest Ma shook his head, not knowing what to say to this young man.
"Even if you don't believe in ghosts and gods, you should stay away from them. Even if it's just to protect yourself? Don't be so unscrupulous and take everything."
Taoist Ma sighed, "If you had told me earlier, if you had discovered this earlier, maybe your friends could have been saved in time... You told me when it was your turn. No, if we hadn't discovered something was wrong, you wouldn't even have told me this."
The Taoist priest was also lucky.
If he had not happened to be busy with the affairs of Jiazifen Village, he would have dealt with the statue.
However, the Taoist priest, who did not know the story behind the statue and was deceived about the statue's true origin, simply performed rituals according to normal procedures and treated the statue as an ordinary offering.
But the problem is, based on the way those people died before, this statue... is evil.
If the Taoist priest was really caught off guard and performed the ritual as normal, he would probably be attacked by the statue and die suddenly.
Thinking about it this way, it was Jiazifen Village that helped the Taoist priest escape the disaster.
Thinking of this, the Taoist priest broke out in a cold sweat, and even his best temper made him a little angry.
"You guys really want me to die."
The Taoist priest shook his head and couldn't help but said to Taoist Priest Ma: "When there is a chance, I really want to meet Taoist Priest Yan. He saved my life!"
Taoist Priest Ma extended his hand to the young man and made a gesture to ask for something. “Since you said the statue is cool, you should have taken a photo and shared it, right? Otherwise, who are you showing off your coolness to? Where are the photos? Give them to me.”
The young man was hesitant and reluctant.
The pilgrim couldn't help but defend his own child: "Master, if you have anything to say, please tell me. He is still young, still a child. This kind of thing has already scared him a lot. Please don't scare him anymore..."
"I'm twenty-one this year."
Taoist Priest Ma sneered, glanced at the young man, calculated casually, and said, "You are already an adult, how can such a big child come from? When I was this age, I was already dealing with charred corpses at Wild Wolf Peak. The evil spirit didn't let me go just because I was still a "child."
"If it were anything else, it wouldn't be such a big problem, but your little kid took the statue."
Taoist Priest Ma's voice was very cold, and there was no smile on his face, which made people feel intimidated.
"Hey pilgrim, why don't you go ask the other families whose children have died to see if their children were frightened?"
Taoist Priest Ma looked at the mother and said through gritted teeth: "If only you had stood up earlier, realized something was wrong earlier, and said it out earlier, maybe you could have saved a life."
The pilgrim has come to Haiyun Temple several times. Every time he saw the Taoist priest, he always had a smiling face. After a long time, he really thought that all Taoist priests were good-tempered. However, he did not expect to meet a person with a personality like Taoist priest Ma this time.
She was frightened by Master Ma's harsh words for a moment and stood there without saying a word.
When the young man saw that his mother did not protect him, he suddenly lost his confidence and obediently took out his cell phone and handed it to Master Ma.
"I, I did take a few photos and posted them on my social media accounts."
Now that the statue has disappeared, Master Ma can only rely on the photos he took previously to confirm which deity the statue belongs to.
But after clicking on the photo, Master Ma tried to identify it for a long time, but the more he looked, the more frowned he became and his expression became gloomy.
The blade used to carve the statue is extremely sharp, but the statue, which is only a hand long, is shiny black all over. Although covered with mud, one can still clearly see the exquisite folds and bead decorations carved underneath. Every detail is handled very meticulously, showing that it is a superb skill that can only be achieved by experienced craftsmen.
However, even though the statue has such exquisite details, it does not have a single smooth line on its body.
Especially the main body and face of the statue, all the lines are straight up and down, as if the craftsman was very angry and cut the work with great force, but it makes the statue look more intimidating and frightening.
“This material…”
Another Taoist priest also came over to take a look, tilted his head and thought hard, and he felt that he could tell the material of the statue.
Different from Taoist Master Ma who is good at formations, this Taoist master is good at Feng Shui. Ordinary wealthy and powerful people also like to ask him to make things to protect their homes and rearrange the Feng Shui of their homes.
The Taoist thought for a while, and suddenly realized something, and even raised his voice: "Ebony!"
"It's the ebony that can suppress all evil spirits!"
The Taoist priest didn't care about anything else for a moment. He quickly came over, snatched the phone from Taoist Priest Ma's hand, and enlarged the picture to take a closer look.
"That's right. If that's the case, then I can understand why the statue is designed like this."
The Taoist priest pointed out the items one by one to Taoist priest Ma: "It is covered with scales and armor, holding a saber, glaring with anger, and wearing a dragon on its waist. Add to that the sharp lines and the ebony material... This is a talisman!"
Taoist Priest Ma also gradually reacted.
Who would normally carve a statue of a deity like this?
If the craftsman and the owner did not have a grudge against each other, it meant that the place where the statue was enshrined had been haunted by many ghosts and monsters, so they had to use this method to suppress the evil spirits and restore peace to the local area.
In this way, Master Ma also understood why all his friends, except the young man, died unexpectedly.
——The young man took away the talisman, so the evil spirit that had been suppressed began to retaliate.
And those people holding sacrificial vessels with residual ghost energy were their first targets.
Although Taoist Priest Ma did not know what it was originally used to suppress, nor did he know what had happened in the area, he was very clear that if the talisman left its original location, not only would the area become chaotic, but the power of the talisman itself would also gradually weaken after it was out of the scope of what it should be suppressed.
In the end, not only will local ghosts and monsters stir up trouble, but even the talismans will be retaliated against.
At that time, the young man holding the ebony idol will end up in a more tragic and terrifying end than all his friends.
"You're really a friend's nemesis."
Taoist Priest Ma shook his head and sighed repeatedly.
After hearing the whole truth, the mother collapsed and rushed over to punch Taoist Ma, crying, "What nonsense are you talking about! Don't curse my son! Nothing will happen to him, don't say that!"
The Taoist priest next to them quickly pulled the mother away. Taoist priest Ma's eyebrows twitched, but he didn't say anything because the mother was worried about her son.
He sternly asked the young man, "Where was the exact address of the place you were going to? On which mountain was the temple found? Where was the village?"
The young man was frightened by the chaotic scene of his mother crying and wailing. His upper and lower teeth trembled and knocked together, making a sound. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "I can't remember the details... It's just the southwest region."
"We are students and have no money, so we didn't go to places that require tickets. We climbed a wild mountain. We only knew where to go up the mountain, but after climbing over the mountain, we didn't know where to go down the mountain."
Under Master Ma's angry glare, the young man had to try hard to recall.
He cried, "Besides the mountain, I remember there was also a lake. The shape of the lake was very special, very round on the outside, with an island in the middle, like a square hole, so I still remember it."
Taoist Priest Ma’s frown slowly relaxed.
He suddenly realized something and turned to look at the other Taoist priest.
The Taoist priest also had an impression and blurted out in surprise: "Baizhi Lake?"
There are many theories about the origin of the name Baizhi Lake.
Some said that it was because all the people living around Baizhi Lake had died and the scattered paper money fell all over the lake.
But some also say that the lake got its name because its shape resembles paper money.
Like the shape described by the young man, plus this area...the only thing the two Taoist priests could think of was Baizhi Lake.
"You must save my son, Taoist priest! Please, if anything happens to my son, you will be murderers!"
The mother cried and pointed at the two Taoist priests, begging and cursing them.
The young man could not help but rush over and hug his mother, crying, "Mom, will I be okay? I don't want to die!"
The mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly.
The sound was so loud that it attracted many other Taoist priests and little Taoist children.
After all, the back is not the place in the front for tourists to visit and burn incense. Many Taoist priests practice and study here, and it is rarely so noisy.
So many people came out to check the situation after hearing the noise.
Taoist Priest Ma's head was throbbing with pain from the crying. He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples, still thinking about Baizhi Lake.
He thought to himself that it was fortunate that Director Zhang Wubing and his team went to the Tianjin-Gang area this time, and they were able to avoid the crisis. This was a blessing in disguise.
Taoist Priest Ma was thinking about heading to Baizhi Lake immediately. After all, he didn't know the situation there, and the longer he delayed, the more likely something would go wrong.
The Taoist priest next to him hurriedly said, "I'll go with you."
"No need, you stay here and look after this mother and son, don't let anything happen to them."
Taoist Priest Ma sighed and said, "I will first discuss this with the official
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