In fact, there are more than just four guardian deities. Animal spirits, such as black bears, rabbits, and mice, are worshipped by humans to protect their families. The program team chose a wide range of topics, as this is just one episode, and filming has to be split into two parts.
I chose the four most popular doors.
Especially the fox and the weasel are mentioned as the center, because I heard from the shaman that the white hedgehog has declined, and the willow hedgehog is not much better, because snakes are lustful and cold, and they hibernate in winter, etc. Nowadays, some traditional families in the folk mostly worship weasels and foxes.
The name of this shaman is Ma, a middle-aged man in his fifties. He has two apprentices who are also in their twenties. The three of them are of average appearance. Although they knew that they had cleaned up before the show, they were still neat and tidy. However, they were inferior to the six people in the family of six who went on the road to bid farewell.
There are six people in the family, including the cute and adorable Zai Zai, and the beautiful and capable Gong Xichao. Although Lu Cijiu is modest and understated in saying that his appearance is average, he is still better than the other three.
Master Ma originally looked down on the "Internet celebrity master". After being criticized for his sarcasm, he could not compete with him in terms of appearance, so he could only crush the Internet celebrity Lu Cijiu in terms of professionalism.
So before the show was recorded, I talked to the director about the rules and history of this industry.
The director nodded repeatedly and said admiringly, "Oh, I learned something today, thanks to Master Ma. But we haven't started filming yet. When we start recording, I hope Master Ma can explain it in detail."
Master Ma: ...
At this time, Lu Cijiu, an old driver who had recorded a program before, was very familiar with the process. After listening to the general direction and exchanging a few words, he took the kids to eat, check out the place in the evening, and even took a stroll.
Filming starts tomorrow.
This was my first time visiting Capital Road, but I had been fascinated by it for a long time. I bought a map. The program crew had a car, so we went to Beixinqiao first to see the Locking Dragon Well. I looked at the map in the car and planned to take the kids to the Forbidden City and Beihai Park for fun after the program was recorded.
Eat candied haws and roast duck.
Beixinqiao originally had no bridge. A legend tells of a time when Zhu Yuanzhang was in power during the Ming Dynasty. A dragon appeared in his dream, threatening to take away all the water in Kyoto. Yao Guangxiao eventually imprisoned the troublesome dragon beneath the well, which later became the Locking Dragon Well.
At that time, Long asked: "Are you going to lock me up for a thousand years? Ten thousand years? When can I come out?"
Yao Guangxiao replied: When this bridge becomes old and the bridge wings are repaired, that will be your day to come to prominence.
But the ground is flat, and there are no bridge wings at all, so how can it be raised? Later, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, a microscopic bridge was built on it, which is one of the famous local attractions.
As we were leaving the road, we listened to an old man nearby enthusiastically explaining the story. Some individual tourists gathered around the "Dragon Locking Well" to take photos, ask questions, and a child curiously asked if there really was a dragon.
"Of course not. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, spirits are not allowed to appear." A young girl joked.
Dalong looked disappointed and said, "No."
Lu Cijiu rubbed the dragon's head. Even if there really was a dragon in this well, it was a different species from the big dragon. The Four Seas Dragon Kings were real dragons. The big dragon was Yinglong. When Emperor Xuanyuan fought Chiyou, Yinglong assisted him. After defeating Chiyou, Emperor Xuanyuan adopted Yinglong as his tribal totem, passing it down through generations.
Therefore, Yinglong is also called the Dragon of Yingde.
The earliest version of the dragon totem on the emperor's dragon robe is Yinglong.
Dalong rubbed Jiujiu's hand. He was just curious. If there was no such thing, then there was no such thing.
This Locking Dragon Well is visited by tourists all day long. It is very popular and there is not a trace of foul air. It is clean and looks like an ordinary tourist attraction.
So, the mission for our family of six was over, and we had some free time to eat dinner. After checking in with the director, we found a nearby roast duck restaurant, ate and drank, took a walk, and then went back to the hotel to sleep.
On the way back, he met the apprentice of the Ma Xian, who was standing at their doorway, not knowing what he was doing. He was startled to see them coming back, but then pretended to be serious and nothing happened. Lu Cijiu wanted to laugh when he saw it.
"Could it be that your master asked you to come here to perform some tricks?" Lu Cijiu asked.
The disciple hastily denied: "Of course not, my master is not that kind of person."
"What kind of person? A villain?" Lu Cijiu asked.
The disciple was so angry that his face turned blue. Finally, he snorted and left in a hurry.
Lu Cijiu didn't believe this person was just passing by by chance. When they came out of the elevator, they saw this person squatting at the door, not knowing what to do. They swiped their card and went in, and a very light fragrance came in.
There was a little bit of incense ash at the door.
"What's going on?" Lu Cijiu murmured.
Gong Xichao: "Beat him up first?"
"..." Lu Cijiu should have said that Boss Diao now still knew to ask for his opinion, unlike before when he just ended it with a period. "Of course not. Let's see what this person wants to do first. Maybe his enthusiasm is just to warm up the room for us."
Lu Cijiu himself didn't believe what he said, but he couldn't let President Diao beat anyone up. If he beat someone up today, he would be short of guest consultants tomorrow. How could he shoot the show?
He picked up the ashes on the ground with paper and threw them away.
After washing up and coaxing the cubs to sleep, Tail licked his mouth and said, "Roast duck is delicious, but chicken is the best."
"When we finish work, we'll have roast chicken." Lu Cijiu promised.
Tail took the initiative to stretch out his little hands, put them around Lu Cijiu's neck, and happily kissed Jiujiu on the cheek. Lu Cijiu touched the little brat's head and said with a smile, "Go to sleep."
Looking back, the other three were so sleepy that their eyes were blurry, but they were still waiting for a kiss and refused to fall asleep.
Lu Ci followed the old routine and rubbed the baby until he fell asleep. Then he returned to the master bedroom.
Then he noticed that the bedsheets and quilt covers were the same set knitted by the mermaid, and they were bright red. He didn't know if they were the ones at home or new ones. He hesitated for a moment, "Brother Gong, are you doing some kind of formation? Are these the ones at home or new ones?"
I never changed this when I was on a business trip before.
"It's new. The mermaids knitted a lot of them, or do you prefer a different color?" Gong Xichao decided to respect Lu Cijiu as his partner. He lowered his head to admire it and said, "You humans should like this color very much."
It's quite festive.
But it seemed strange for two grown men to sleep together. Lu Cijiu wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. It wasn’t worth arguing about this so late at night. Besides, Jiao Renzhi was really comfortable to sleep with.
So he nodded and said, "It's fine, no need to change it, as long as you like it, Brother Gong."
"I respect you, and this is what you like." Gong Xichao confirmed.
Lu Cijiu: ... "Yes, yes, go to sleep, Brother Gong."
Lu Cijiu was sleeping soundly in the middle of the night when he felt something was wrong. He couldn't explain the feeling, it was probably just intuition, but he couldn't get up. Just as he was about to struggle, he was patted twice.
It's obvious that he doesn't do it often, his movements are stiff and his strength is very weak.
It’s Boss Diao.
"You sleep, I'll go take a look." Gong Xichao said softly.
In the room where the cubs slept, a red furry fox was lying at the end of the bed, stretching out its claws to climb up. As soon as it got up, it made eye contact with a little boy. The little boy looked at it intently, not showing any fear. There was a small red hemorrhoid under its left eye. It was very beautiful at such a young age, even more beautiful than the human forms of the foxes.
"Shh, Dalong Dudu and the kitten are sleeping, don't make any noise." The little boy hushed.
After hearing this, the fox nodded subconsciously and calmed down.
"How many tails do you have? Let me see."
The fox sensed something was wrong and tried to retreat, but then felt a chill on the skin of his neck. Someone had lifted him up, and he heard a cold voice say, "A hundred-year-old fox spirit is here to deliver food?"
Even if it can't see who is holding it, the fox instinctively knows that something is wrong and dangerous.
"Uncle Gong."
The little boy, also known as Tail Baba, looked towards Uncle Gong with desire for the fox in his eyes.
Gong Xichao threw the fluffy, soft, and oversized fox onto the quilt, reducing it to the size of a cub. He said, "Have fun with it."
"Thank you, Uncle Gong." Wei Ba was happy.
He liked the little fox, so he held the little fox and lay down obediently.
Gong Xichao thought about what Lu Cijiu usually did and said, "Go to bed early and don't play too late." Then he leisurely went back to the master bedroom and continued to sleep.
The little fox in Tail's arms struggled and turned over, its bright eyes showing undisguised surprise and shock. It, it couldn't transform, become invisible, or use magic!
Another suite on the same floor.
Incense and candles curled up, and behind them was a sign made of yellow paper with the words "Hu Xian Hu Sanniang" written on it.
Master Ma knelt in front, kowtowed three times in a neat row, said thank you to the immortal, and promised to go back and burn incense towers, etc. When he saw the smoke rising from the incense, he knew that he had received the response from Hu Sanniang, the immortal, and the matter was done.
After finishing his work, he said to the two disciples on his left and right, "That's enough, go back to sleep."
I have to record a show tomorrow.
The disciples on both sides said goodbye respectfully and went into the room, chatting quietly: "Let's show this internet celebrity some color, tomorrow will be fun, hehe." "We are decent people, of course we won't hurt anyone's life, we just want to take the opportunity to play a trick on him, don't worry. It's his fault that this guy embarrassed our master this afternoon."
The master and his two disciples washed up and rested. They had no idea that Hu Sanniang, who had responded to them, had now become a cub and could only serve as a pillow and pet toy for the tail.
Early the next morning.
"Why is there a little fox in Weiba's arms?" Lu Cijiu got up early and looked at the cubs first. He was shocked to find that Weiba was holding a furry little fox in his arms.
Gong Xichao sat on the sofa and said calmly, "Last night, that guy named Ma sent this fox to challenge me. I told him to just kill it, and if he liked the tail, he could keep it for fun."
Lu Cijiu: ??? !!!
"This guy surnamed Ma!" Mr. Lu Cijiu was furious. How could the adults let the horse come over to compete with each other? He couldn't stand it when he actually touched the children's room. After seeing that nothing was wrong, he said, "Let's not fight and kill each other. Let's see what tricks he is up to today."
Gong Xichao nodded indifferently, "I'll do as you say."
Lu Cijiu: Mr. Diao has been behaving so well recently.
After breakfast, we arrived at the courtyard. The director was discussing with Master Ma the props that the spirit would need.
This courtyard house is certainly not Master Ma’s home. It was rented by the director team. For the sake of program effect, it is used as Master Ma’s office to create the image of Master Ma as a master, and of course it is also convenient for filming.
Master Ma has been in this industry for more than 20 years and has settled down in Beijing. He worked hard to buy a house, but that house is outside the Seventh Ring Road and in the suburbs, almost out of the city. So he looks down on or is jealous of Lu Cijiu, a young internet celebrity who has made a fortune by relying on his looks and lives in a big house.
He really has some talent, otherwise the program crew wouldn't have sent people to find him. Master Ma looked down on the internet celebrity Lu Cijiu, and at the same time thought that if the program crew promoted him, he would become famous and earn more in the future.
One program authority is enough.
"Hey, Master Lu is here." The production crew was very respectful and polite when they saw Lu Cijiu, and they all greeted him. After all, it was Master Lu who saved them from being trapped in the ancient house.
Compared to Master Ma, people trust Master Lu more.
This is also one of the things that Master Ma is unhappy about.
In terms of experience, skill, and age, why did Lu Cijiu surpass him? He could see that these people also called him Master Ma, but they were not as serious and respectful as they were to Lu Cijiu.
"Do you want to eat cake, Dudu?"
"I have some Wahaha here, specially bought for my little Keke Daotong."
"I bought some fruit to cut up. Do you want some, Kitty?"
The staff loved the Daoist children and gave them snacks and gifts. They also provided them with small stools, which were specially designed for the Daoist children. While Master Lu worked, the Daoist children would sit on the stools and slowly eat their snacks.
Everyone is used to it.
The director didn't say it, but the cubs are like mascots of the program team.
"Hey, what's that tail you're holding? It looks like a little fox."
When Master Ma heard the word fox, his eyelids jumped. He looked over and saw the little boy on the stool holding a furry red fox in his arms. This, this -
After taking a few steps closer, I saw that it was a very small fox cub, and it couldn't be the fairy Hu Sanniang's.
The immortal may have practiced Taoism for a hundred years.
He usually doesn't reveal his true form, and all orders are given through his body. How can he have a physical body?
This Lu Cijiu is just trying to use the fox to humiliate him, right? I'll teach this guy a lesson later.
Soon all the guests of the program arrived and the filming began. Lu Cijiu did not enter the country and stayed outside with his Taoist assistant. If there was "that kind of" danger, he would go in.
The director's opening remarks were followed by an introduction, followed by the guests' groups. Exploring by day and playing dead by night is the essence of this show. This episode was no different, with the six guests split into two groups: one searching for dragons, the other learning the rules of the horse-riding world from Master Ma. In the evening, the two groups competed.
See who can find the dragon, or who can successfully let Hu Xian possess him.
Even a fool would know that they should choose Master Ma. There are no dragons in this world, and they are locked in Beixinqiao. Isn't this just a trap for them?
"I choose Master Ma. I like this. I want to watch Wu Xian."
"I choose Master Ma too. I don't want to look for a dragon."
The guests raised their hands one after another. Master Ma was chosen by several stars and a slight smile appeared on his face.
Lu Cijiu had watched the process and knew that the last part, which was also the highlight of the evening, was that Master Ma would personally invite Hu Xian to possess his body and help the stars solve small problems, demonstrating Master Ma's ability and the fact that Hu Xian really existed.
No one went to Beixinqiao, so there was no point. The director just smiled friendly and said, "Guests who go to Beixinqiao will get extra points. We know that finding a dragon is probably a long shot, so if we can record a dragon's roar or any miracles, it will be a bonus."
This is free points.
But giving away points for free means that compared with Master Ma's team, which is sure to win, Beixinqiao will be hammered to the ground and face a dead end.
"Then I'll go find a dragon. I haven't seen one yet." Dou Qinglan raised his hand.
Everyone present thought to themselves, "Who has ever seen a dragon?"
Only Lu Cijiu was subtle. Dou Qinglan had not only seen it, but also touched the dragon's leg.
Finally, Dou Qinglan, Duan Wei, and a group of fresh meat went to hunt for dragons. This was the young dragon hunting team, while the experienced group was learning from Master Ma.
I had seen Suolongjing Road before bidding farewell to the old year. It was clean and fine, so I stayed in the courtyard.
The three celebrity guests spent a day studying with Master Ma, and were occasionally sent out to buy things so they could interact with passersby and generate buzz. The same thing happened in Beixinqiao.
Soon it was evening.
The lanterns are hung up in the courtyard, and the production team is very good at creating a horror and suspenseful atmosphere - they learned this after seeing a ghost in the ancient house.
"Master, I would like to ask you, I have two scripts in my hand, which one is better?" Shen Wenguan asked respectfully.
Of course, Master Ma asked the stars to invite Hu Xian first, because he knew that the stars could not invite her.
He looked at Lu Cijiu behind the lens again. He had waited for a whole day and felt suspicious. Why hadn't Lu Cijiu gone crazy yet?
Master Ma didn't dare to do anything too bad, so he asked Hu Sanniang to play some tricks on Lu Cijiu. When he burned incense, Lu Cijiu made an ugly face in front of the camera, and then he helped Lu Cijiu solve the problem.
It is clear at a glance who is taller and who is shorter.
After waiting for a whole day and teaching the stars how to burn incense, Master Ma personally watched Lu Cijiu entertaining the children and eating snacks, and there was no sign of him going crazy at all.
Forget it, if the star can’t invite the immortal, he will ask him.
Hu Sanniang, who had never thought of being sent out, was attracted by the tail of the fox, which was also of the fox type and had suppressed roots, as soon as she entered the hotel, and became a toy cub on the spot.
At this moment, his fur is being rubbed by his tail.
Celebrities began learning to ask for help from the immortals. The conditions and etiquette were complicated, and they were all respectful and sincere, but of course, nothing was gained. Knowing the routine, they all asked Master Ma to demonstrate it personally, and they couldn't wait to ask Hu Xian to help solve their problems.
Surrounded by the expectations of many stars, Master Ma knew it was his turn to shine.
With the cameras all facing him, Master Ma was humble and low-key before he began to ask for help from the gods. His movements were skillful and smooth, and it was obvious that he did it often. The stars naturally praised him in whispers, saying, "I didn't do this right just now, Master Ma is amazing, he did a great job, and we are looking forward to it."
The fragrance slowly rises and then dissipates.
Master Ma was stunned. Sanniang hadn't come? Impossible. Sanniang was soft-hearted and easy to talk to. That was why Master Ma had asked her to raid Lu Cijiu that night. This time, he had also agreed that the spirit would only possess him.
The fragrance wafted in the air, the yard was quiet, and the camera was facing, recording Master Ma's stunned expression.
"The Great Fairy Hu Sanniang must have been delayed by something. I will ask another fairy to try." Master Ma said helplessly.
Looking at Lu Cijiu again, he is still not crazy.
Master Ma invited many guardian gods back home, including two Hu gods and three Huang gods. Except for Hu Sanniang who was easy to talk to, the others had bad tempers and different personalities. They were usually worshipped with great care. To be on the safe side, Master Ma chose Hu Sanniang.
Unexpectedly, the most reliable Hu Sanniang didn’t come.
I had to burn incense again and change the brand.
After three attempts to replace him, the star trio was embarrassed. They couldn't even find a word to excuse Master Ma. They all looked at the program director. What was going on? His acting skills had reached their limit and he couldn't continue.
Have you been cheated?
The director also began to doubt.
Master Ma didn't see the excitement of the old road, and was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, "How can it be? No, wait for me, I'll treat you again, and more."
The two apprentices were also anxious, fearing that they would be beaten out as liars.
Lu Cijiu also found it strange. Given Master Ma's tactics last night, he couldn't be a liar if he could send Hu Xian to help. So why didn't he get any help after four attempts? The first time, Hu Sanniang even said she was being held by her tail and couldn't move.
"Brother Gong?" Lu Cijiu subconsciously looked at President Diao.
Gong Xichao put his hands behind his back and didn't want to answer, but thinking that partners should be honest with each other, he said, "Yes, he came, but when he saw me, he immediately ran away in fright."
Lu Bijiu: ...
He said that Master Ma burned incense to invite the immortals four times in total. Except for the first time when the incense was scattered, the smoke rose straight up three times afterwards. Master Ma was happy that the immortals had come, but they scattered halfway up.
This is like giving people an opportunity. Hope is there, but if you don't grab it, it's gone.
It's too tiring.
Master Ma was already sweating profusely.
Lu Cijiu asked the little fox cub during the day and knew that Master Ma just wanted to see him make a fool of himself. Now that Master Ma had made a fool of himself in front of the camera, he said, "Forget it." Otherwise, when would the show be recorded?
Waiting to finish work and go back to sleep.
Gong Xichao snorted, full of reluctance, but finally said, "I'll listen to you."
Lu Cijiu: ...Mr. Diao is so well-behaved, but he wants to thank the Lord for his grace.
I'm used to being bullied by my rebellious eldest son, and now that the rebellious phase is over, I can't adapt.
On the other side, Master Ma wiped his sweat, endured the questioning gazes, and made a final invitation under great pressure. If he didn't come again, his reputation would be ruined.
The smoke rose straight up, and Master Ma, far from being happy, was actually feeling very anxious. The two disciples behind him even whispered, "Don't disperse, don't disperse, Great Immortal, please come quickly."
I don’t know if it was because of the anticipation, but this time the smoke floated straight into the sky.
Master Ma felt relieved. He had finally arrived. But when he saw who he had invited, he suddenly felt uncomfortable again. He had no choice but to...
Just look at Master Ma closing his eyes.
The two disciples behind him sang happily, "Please welcome the Yellow Immortal, Master Huang Er."
The celebrity directors were skeptical, wondering if he'd been cornered and was using his acting to trick them into believing he was possessed. But in front of the camera, everyone looked curiously at Master Ma. He opened his eyes, and his once-normal features were now huddled together, his eyes becoming tiny. His teeth were bared, his mouth pouting, and his mannerisms reminiscent of a weasel.
If this were a performance, Master Ma would be awesome.
"Great, Great Immortal—" The director hadn't finished speaking when he saw Ma Daxian open his eyes, hopping to the side, kneeling down and kowtowed in the direction of Master Lu, and said in a shrill voice, "I pay my respects to the Great God."
Lu Bijiu: ...
Everyone: ...
Master Ma's two disciples were petrified and cracked.
Lu Cijiu didn't want to act so pretentious. He knew that the person who had taken over Master Ma's body was kowtowed to Master Diao, but Master Diao was standing right behind him! So in front of everyone's cameras, Master Ma kowtowed to him.
You have to pretend even if you really don't want to.
"Get up, someone needs your help." Lu Cijiu had no choice but to say calmly.
Master Ma kowtowed again and skipped back. This must have been Master Diao's order.
The stars were shocked by what they saw. When Master Ma came back, they were skeptical. However, Huang Xian, who had kowtowed respectfully to Lu Cijiu, was not so good-tempered when facing them. He spoke shrilly and condescendingly to them.
But you know what, it's really accurate. It said that Shen Wenguan should not take action scenes because his hemorrhoids would rot and he would suffer a bloody disaster.
Shen Wenguan: ...
Oh oh oh, it turns out Teacher Shen also has hemorrhoids.
Shen Wenguan was very embarrassed. No one except his family and close friends knew that he had hemorrhoids. He bowed respectfully and said, "Now I know, thank you for the advice."
It was Shi Qing's turn.
"The wealthy man you're hanging out with is actually a broke man and is about to go bankrupt."
Shi Qing: ...
No one knew that Shi Qing was in a relationship. To the outside world, Shi Qing was a beautiful older sister who had always been single. She also claimed that she was a single, did not like family, and had never thought about getting married. But the result was, emmm.
"I'm not in love—" Shi Qing said stubbornly.
Huang Daxian jumped up and said, "Bullshit, you're pretending in front of your uncle Huang Er. You even slept together and bought a ring. Let me see, your belly will be found in another month."
Everyone: !!! Holy crap! This is a killer.
Shi Qing's face turned pale, and she was afraid that Wong Tai Sin would say something else, so she quickly admitted it. When it was the last person's turn, this person saw that Wong Tai Sin had a bad temper and quickly said that he had nothing to ask.
Wong Tai Sin said sarcastically, "You invited me out, and that's it. Who do you think you are?"
Then he started to spill the beans. This celebrity was a real star, a powerhouse, but he was not only having a lover, but he was also having an on-screen affair with another actress, who wasn't pregnant with his child. If you're exposed for this scandal, you'll be banned. At this point, Wong Tai Sin said, "Oh, you're a gigolo! Your wife's on the production team. Now your wife knows. Hehe, you're done for."
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