Chapter 29: Taoist Priest Catching Ghosts
Not long after, a young man came back with a clay jar of pickled vegetables. When the young man saw the study and the people in the room, he was stunned at first, and then he took the jar directly to Taoist Mao.
"Master, can you take a look at this jar?" the young man asked respectfully.
Taoist Master Mao slowly opened his eyes, reached out his hand and touched the mouth of the jar, nodded, "Okay, go get half a jar of cold water."
"Okay." The young man went out with the jar and soon came back with half the jar filled with tap water.
Taoist Master Mao took the jar and stood up. After chanting "Wulian Tianzun", he said to Director Chang: "We have everything. Let's get started."
Director Chang also stood up from his seat, clasped his hands together and politely said, "Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Taoist Master Mao walked out of the study room holding the jar in one hand, and the others followed him out. Taoist Master Mao walked to the door of Mr. Chang's bedroom. At this time, the bedroom door was ajar, and he could see the old man lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his mouth open. He didn't know if he was asleep, but he was motionless.
Taoist Master Mao looked inside through the crack in the door, then quickly took out a yellow talisman from his cross-body bag and stuck it on the door. There was a "pop" sound from inside the house, as if something had fallen to the ground and exploded.
Everyone looked into the room to see what was going on, but Taoist Mao suddenly closed the door.
Taoist Master Mao turned around and said to everyone with a serious face: "I have sealed the evil ghost in the house. It is not advisable to approach here. Everyone, please step back immediately. I will enter the room to catch the ghost in a while to prevent the evil ghost from getting desperate and hurting everyone."
There was no need for Taoist Mao to say much. Tan Xuan and the others obediently stepped back a few steps, leaving the "stage" to the protagonist.
Taoist Master Mao waved to Director Chang and said, "Mr. Chang, there is no need to step back. You stand at the door. I will need your help with the things that are to come."
Director Chang obediently walked back to the door.
Taoist Master Mao handed the jar to Director Chang and said with a serious expression: "I will go into the house and cast a spell. The evil spirits will not be able to bear my Taoist mantra and will rush out. I will cast a spell to force the evil spirits into the jar. Mr. Chang, you stand at the door holding the jar. When the time comes, listen to my orders. When I say seal, you must seal the jar immediately."
"Okay." Director Chang nodded solemnly.
Taoist Master Mao continued to instruct with a serious face: "Then you should be ready. No matter what strange phenomena appear later, don't panic. Just follow my orders. I will ensure that you are fine."
"Okay." Director Chang gritted his teeth and agreed.
"I am leaving now."
Taoist Master Mao straightened his Taoist hat, smoothed his Taoist robe, pushed the door and entered the bedroom.
Qian Bo and others looked from a distance, but the door was immediately closed, and then there was a "click" and it was locked. Not to mention them, even Director Chang at the door did not have time to see the situation inside the house clearly.
"You bold evil ghost, why don't you surrender? Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude. Oh, you are looking for death!" Suddenly, a shout was heard from inside the house, followed by a burst of fighting sounds.
Everyone outside the door was shocked, and only then did they realize that it wasn't just people who started fighting over a disagreement. Everyone's heart was in their throat, and the battle that could not be seen was the most intense. They were all worried for you, Taoist Master Mao.
Of course, there were also those who were indifferent, such as Tan Xuan, who was standing at the back. After arriving here, he said nothing, but just stood at the back and casually looked at the layout of the living room, sometimes at the furniture, sometimes at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, regardless of whether he could understand them or not, they all seemed more attractive than that side.
Even worse than Tan Xuan was Qian Bo, who had a lot of complaints about this Taoist priest. Hearing the loud noises coming from the house, he muttered quietly, "Oh my god, it sounds like a lively fight. It seems that the old Taoist priest has met his match. I wonder if he can do it. Will he be captured by the ghost instead of being captured by the ghost?"
"Xiaobo..." Aunt Feng glared at Qian Bo, and Qian Bo immediately shut his mouth tightly. But Qian Bo's words still had some effect, because Aunt Feng and Director Chang at the door were obviously shocked when they heard him speak, and the young driver who had been responsible for assisting also quietly moved away from the door.
“Click!”
There was a noise coming from the bedroom door, and everyone was startled. Director Chang's face at the door changed instantly, and he lost his calmness just now. His hand holding the jar began to tremble.
The door suddenly opened, and Director Chang closed his eyes and held Tanzi in front of the door.
"it's me!"
Taoist Master Mao shouted, pushed away the jar that almost hit his face, and flashed out of the door. He closed the bedroom door again , and then leaned against the door as if he had lost his temper. At this time, he no longer had the demeanor of a master before entering. His Taoist robe was a little messy, and the Taoist crown on his head was crooked. Not only was his forehead covered with sweat, but there was also some blood at the corners of his mouth.
Director Chang was startled by the appearance of Taoist Master Mao, and asked in a panic: "Master, what happened to you? Did you succeed in...?"
Taoist Master Mao shook his head, leaned against the door and panted for a long time before he gradually calmed down. He frowned and said, "No, I don't know how the master of your house offended such an evil ghost. He has such a strong grudge and wants to kill the master of your house without listening to my advice. He also attacked me when I was not prepared. I had a hard time getting away from it. Alas!"
"This...what should we do?" Director Chang was no longer calm after hearing this. He looked at the bedroom door and asked in panic: "Then it didn't hurt the old man now? Will it break through the door and get out?"
Taoist priest Mao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chang. The master of your house has my talisman hidden on him, so the evil ghost can't get close to him and hurt him. I also pasted a yellow talisman on the door of this room, so it can't get out for the time being."
"It won't come out for the time being?" Director Chang panicked, sweat instantly appearing on his face. "You mean it will come out after a while?"
Taoist Master Mao nodded. "Yes, this evil ghost is unusual. My ordinary talismans can't suppress it for long. At most, I can't trap it for half an hour."
"Ah!" Director Chang's legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Taoist Mao reached out and supported him, thus protecting both the man and the jar.
Director Chang pulled Taoist Master Mao's arm and asked, "What should we do? Doesn't the Taoist Master have any other solution?"
"This..." Taoist Master Mao stroked his beard and pondered for a while, with a struggling expression. After a long time, he spoke, "Although this evil ghost is stronger than I expected, it is not really impossible for me to deal with it. It is difficult to subdue it with ordinary talismans, unless the Heavenly Master Talisman is used. But the Heavenly Master Talisman is a treasure of my sect, and I only have one given by my master. Moreover, to use this talisman, I must use my heart blood as the talisman, which is quite harmful to me. Alas!"
After hearing that there was a solution, Director Chang immediately showed joy on his face. As a thousand-year-old fox, how could he not know what Taoist Master Mao meant? So he pleaded sincerely: "Master Mao, this matter is entirely dependent on you. Don't worry, as long as the matter is successful, I will definitely reward you handsomely."
"This..." Taoist Master Mao pondered for a while with a serious expression, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision, "Well, meeting is fate, and it is the duty of people of my generation to eliminate demons and defend the way of Taoism. I will accept this cause and effect."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest."
Taoist Master Mao dusted off his robe and put his Taoist hat in place again, then said to Director Chang, "I will go in again later. You still wait at the door. I will use the Heavenly Master Talisman to trap the evil ghost and seal it in this pottery jar. Then I will take it back to the mountain gate and wait for Master's decision."
"Thank you, Taoist Priest." Director Chang, with his protruding belly, held the jar and bowed to Taoist Priest Mao with difficulty.
Taoist Master Mao respectfully called out "Wulian Tianzun" to the sky, then took out a pair of silver gloves from his small bag and put them on his hands. He then took out something wrapped in brown paper from the bag, opened the brown paper, and revealed a silver talisman inside.
Taoist Master Mao picked up the silver talisman amidst everyone's astonishment, stuffed the brown paper back into his small bag, called out "Wulian Tianzun", and pushed open the bedroom door again and rushed in.
"Little evil ghost, I, the Taoist priest, will take you away today for the sake of justice. Look at the talisman!"
Everyone only heard Taoist Mao shout loudly, and at the same time a scream came from the bedroom, and then the bedroom door opened. Taoist Mao held the silver talisman in his hand and put it into the jar held by Director Chang.
Suddenly, a hissing sound was heard from the jar, followed by a puff of white smoke.
Taoist Master Mao shouted, "Quick, cover the lid cleanly, don't let the evil ghost escape."
Without saying a word, Director Chang immediately picked up the lid that had been prepared on the side and put it on the jar.
There was a constant hissing sound in the jar, and there was an obvious vibration. Director Chang became even more panicked and looked at Taoist Mao anxiously.
"Master, this..."
"No problem!"
Taoist Master Mao took out another talisman and pasted it on the entrance of the altar. Then he placed his hands on the entrance of the altar and whispered a spell that no one could hear or understand.
The vibration of the jar gradually weakened, the sound inside gradually disappeared, and finally everything returned to calm.
"This..." Director Chang was dumbfounded. Aunt Feng and the young man were also stunned.
"Okay, I have lived up to your trust. I have sealed the evil ghost in this jar." Taoist Master Mao let out a long sigh.
"puff……"
Taoist Master Mao suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, which immediately stained the front of his Taoist robe.
"Master!" Director Chang was frightened and hurried forward to ask.
"It's okay." Taoist Master Mao waved his hands and said weakly, "The backlash from using the Heavenly Master Talisman without authorization is indeed severe. Don't worry, give me the jar. I will return to the mountain gate immediately to practice in silence, lest my practice be ruined."
Director Chang handed the jar to Taoist Master Mao, then turned around and told the young man, "Xiao Shi, quickly prepare the car, and you will personally take Taoist Master Mao back."
"No need. My mountain gate is far away from here and has been isolated from the secular world for many years. Secular people are not allowed to go up the mountain. I can go back by myself. But the journey is long and I need Mr. Chang..."
Taoist Master Mao's words were so blunt and tactful, but Director Chang understood what he meant. He turned around and went to the study, took out a bank card from the study, and held it in front of Taoist Master Mao with both hands.
"Thank you for your help, Taoist priest. This small gift is not enough to show my respect."
Taoist Master Mao glanced at the bank card, on which the amount and password were clearly written, and reached out to take it.
"It is my duty to exorcise demons and defend the Way. However, I need spiritual medicine to recuperate in the mountains. I cannot do without , so I reluctantly accepted it."
After saying that, Taoist Master Mao dragged the jar and walked out. But before he reached the door, an inopportune voice sounded behind him.
"You're in such a hurry to leave, are you really going back to the mountain?"
