"Is there something on the altar opposite?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang and the others hurriedly went to look, but unfortunately they found nothing.
This made them all look at Sister Yingchun with suspicion.
"Sis, are you sure you saw that? What did you see?"
Sister-in-law Yingchun was a little embarrassed by everyone's stares: "I didn't see it, it's just... it's just a feeling."
"Maybe you're mistaken, you don't need to take it seriously."
Hearing Yingchun say that only made Zhao Youliang more curious.
He turned his head again to look in the direction of the altar, but still couldn't see anything. Puzzled, he looked at Liao Zhiyuan beside him.
Liao Zhiyuan slowly shook his head, indicating that he felt the same way.
Seeing this, Zhao Youliang pondered to himself: Could it be that his Yin-Yang Eyes are not powerful enough?
Subconsciously chanting incantations opened the Taoist "third eye".
"Heaven's laws are clear and pure, Earth's laws are spiritual and powerful. Yin and Yang combine to form essence, Water's spirit manifests its form, Spiritual light is captured by Water, Connecting Heaven and Earth, All laws are followed, Yin and Yang mirror, True form quickly appears, Quickly reveal True form!"
"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"
With the blessing of the incantation, Zhao Youliang indeed saw several blurry figures appear on the altar opposite him.
However, due to the hanging banners, its exact appearance could not be seen.
Did the monks really manage to bring down all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas?
But I couldn't see it before, so how did Sister Yingchun "see" it?!
At this point in the writing, let me explain the "process" of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly:
The first step is the "Cleansing of the Boundary," which is the sprinkling of holy water that Zhao Youliang saw yesterday, to clear away the evil energy.
The second step is "issuing talismans and hanging banners," which readers can understand as monks holding talismans, petitions, etc., to respectfully invite the holy spirits of the sky and the underworld.
The third step is to "invite the deities to the altar," which means that the invited deities or Buddhas are seated on the altar.
I will not go into the details of what happens next, as it is irrelevant to the plot of this book.
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While Zhao Youliang was secretly puzzled, Liao Zhiyuan, who noticed his unusual behavior, spoke softly.
"Quantum Bro, you saw it too?"
Zhao Youliang nodded slightly: "Yes, I did see it, but I couldn't see it clearly."
"Xiao Liao, try using your own method to open your third eye; you should be able to see it too."
"If these masters really manage to invite gods and Buddhas, that would be a great thing; maybe our town could be saved!"
While Zhao Youliang was speaking, Liao Zhiyuan had already used his sect's secret technique to enhance his Yin-Yang Eyes, and indeed he could also see "things".
However, his face was deathly pale, and his body trembled as he touched Zhao Youliang beside him.
"Quantum, look closely, what exactly is on the altar!"
"What?" Zhao Youliang replied while looking over, and was immediately startled.
Because he clearly saw that there were no "gods or Buddhas" on the altar, but rather the spirits of the people who had died in the town in the past few days, or more precisely, their wronged souls!
These wronged souls, each bleeding from their seven orifices, looked pitifully at the crowd at the barbecue stall.
He even kept waving at the crowd, his mouth clearly saying, "Come on... come on..."
"Holy crap!" Seeing this, Zhao Youliang quickly looked down: "How could this happen!"
"Are these ghosts no longer afraid of Buddhism? They even dare to appear in Buddhist scriptures and occupy the positions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas..."
Zhao Youliang was not the only one puzzled and shocked; Liao Zhiyuan was as well.
"Quantum, what do we do? Should we go talk to the masters?"
"If this continues, I'm worried things will get really messy!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Youliang pondered for a moment and then nodded deeply.
"OK!"
"Xiao Liao, you stay here and protect Sister Yingchun and everyone else. I'll go check it out myself!"
The small square where the altar was located was just across the street from the barbecue restaurant, so Zhao Youliang arrived there quickly.
Upon seeing someone approaching, a young monk standing guard at the outermost edge immediately bowed his head and came to greet them.
"Namo Amitabha Buddha. May I ask what brings you here, benefactor?"
Zhao Youliang was about to speak when he heard this, but after seeing the little monk's appearance through his "heavenly eye," he was immediately shocked and speechless.
Because outsiders couldn't see anything unusual about this monk—even Zhao Youliang couldn't see anything unusual without using his "heavenly eye"—his face was now ashen and blood was flowing from his seven orifices, just like the wronged souls on the altar!
Not only this young monk, but all the other monks were the same.
However, they continued chanting Buddhist scriptures as if nothing had happened... A vengeful ghost chanting Buddhist scriptures!
"Holy crap!" Even Zhao Youliang was trembling with fear at the sight. He was at a loss for words when faced with the questioning monk.
Seemingly sensing Zhao Youliang's abnormality, all the monks stopped chanting and stared at him with their eyes flowing with black blood.
Not only monks, but also the wronged souls on the altar.
Under immense pressure, Zhao Youliang turned pale with fright.
He knew that if he said the wrong thing at this moment, or if the monks realized that he could see the "truth", he would die a terrible death!
He quickly calmed himself down and spoke as if nothing was wrong.
"Master, I'm fine... I just saw you've been busy for so long and I was worried you might be hungry, so I was asking if you'd like anything to eat."
"Oh, by the way, I'm the owner of the barbecue restaurant across the street."
"If you want anything to eat, I'll have the chef make it for you... all vegetarian dishes!"
Upon hearing Zhao Youliang's words, the monks indeed stopped waiting for him and lowered their heads to continue chanting scriptures.
The young monk who greeted Zhao Youliang smiled and spoke—and as he spoke, another large clump of blood fell from his mouth.
"Namo Amitabha Buddha".
“We appreciate your kindness, but we cannot eat during the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. Please leave.”
Zhao Youliang was eager to run away, and upon hearing this, he immediately said "farewell".
However, in order not to give himself away, he didn't dare to actually run away.
Instead, after returning the greeting to the young monk, he turned around and slowly walked back to the barbecue stall.
Noticing Zhao Youliang's unusual behavior, Liao Zhiyuan quickly inquired about it.
Because he was too close to the altar on the opposite side, Zhao Youliang dared not say anything more.
He simply whispered, "Don't ask, and whatever you do, don't look again!"
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
"Also, it would be best to remove the 'Heavenly Eye' as soon as possible!"
In order not to be noticed by the ghosts on the other side, Zhao Youliang did not even dare to pack up his stall early.
And the "ignorant" people kept him drinking until late at night... You can imagine the fear and torment he endured during that time.
After finally managing to dodge the last batch of customers and personally escorting Sister Yingchun home, Zhao Youliang and Liao Zhiyuan hurriedly returned to their paper-making shop.
After closing the back door, Zhao Youliang immediately took out talismans and pasted them all over the doors and windows.
At the same time, he whispered to Liao Zhiyuan, "Brother, if you have any methods to ward off ghosts, use them quickly, don't hold back."
"Don't ask why now, just do as I say!"
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