Episode 4 Chapter 039 Exorcism
Nothing happened that night, so I won't mention it. The next morning, Master Nan came over. Maybe he brought too many paper figures, so he asked me and Shi Hu to help him get them. Master Nan brought six in total. Although I knew that these paper figures were made to help me exorcise evil spirits, I still felt uneasy when I held them. Maybe it left a trauma.
After bringing the paper man back into the house, Master Nan took some potato pieces wrapped in talisman paper, and inserted incense sticks on them, three sticks on each piece, and placed them behind the living room door, in front of the window sill of my room, at the bathroom door, next to the desk, and next to the sofa. After placing them, he took out the inkwell from his box, and asked Shi Hu to hold the paper man and place it in front of the incense sticks. After placing it, he muttered something while using a brush dipped in cinnabar to draw a talisman seal on the paper man's eyebrows. After drawing, he asked Shi Hu to stretch the ink line, and then flick the ink line on the paper man's neck in the air at a distance of half a finger from the paper man. After flicking, he immediately wrapped the paper man's neck with the twisted black and white thread.
Even if this part was finished, Master Nan did it very flexibly and with the tacit cooperation of Shi Hu, it was done very smoothly and smoothly without any drag. But he still didn't let me participate, just let me watch the surroundings to see if there was anything wrong, because before doing these, Master Nan lit four candles at the four corners of the coffee table and asked me to watch the candles and not let them go out. If I saw any candle was about to go out, I should tell him quickly so that he could react and solve it quickly.
Master Nan and Shi Hu did this in turn, and I kept watching the candle flame. Since the doors and windows were closed, there was no problem with the candle flame burning. It didn't move at all. I stood aside and tried not to move around to avoid causing wind and blowing out the candle.
Everything went smoothly and was done quickly. Soon Master Nan and Shi Hu had finished the others and finally came to the sofa. Only this last one was left. They still used the same method as before and finally used the black and white thread to wrap the paper man's neck and left it in place.
After finishing these, Master Nan said that these paper figures must be burned on the spot to avoid endless troubles, so they burned the paper figures one by one. Because the windows could not be opened, the smoke was very strong and a bit choking, but we all endured it. After the paper figures were burned, Master Nan smashed the Guanyin statue on the table, cleaned up the fragments and put them in a cloth bag. He also used six cloth bags to collect the ashes of the six paper figures that were burned to ashes. Master Nan said that these things must be buried.
The cloth bag that Master Nan used was naturally a talisman bag, otherwise it would not be able to hold ordinary things. After doing all this, the three of us could say that we all breathed a sigh of relief, because after all, a matter was resolved. Because paper figures had been burned on the floor, there were traces of burns. Master Nan said that these traces should not be touched or cleaned within three days, just leave them there, and the ink line should not be wiped off, and it must be lit after three days. During these three days, Master Nan asked me to buy some oil, preferably rapeseed oil, and use a sea bowl that can hold a liter of oil to make a sea lamp. He gave me six wicks and placed the sea bowl in the place where the evil spirits were driven away for three days. During these three days, whether the sea lamp was lit or extinguished, whether the oil was exhausted or the wick was burnt, I didn't have to worry about it. He would come again after three days.
I asked if the exorcism was complete now, and Master Nan said it had been completed, and that lighting the sea lanterns later was just to fulfill a vow and to thank those who helped secretly, and I didn't need to worry about it, and could just let them light them there.
Afterwards, Master Nan put the wooden adze away and took out a round mirror. He wrapped the edges and back of the mirror with tin foil mixed with wedding paper. He placed the mirror where the wooden adze was previously placed, and drew a very strange rune on it with cinnabar. He told me to leave the mirror here for three days, and not to touch it or stare into the mirror during this period.
I agreed to all of them, and after finishing all of them, Master Nan packed up his things and left. He said that he had to deal with these things before noon, so there was no need to delay any longer, and he left in a hurry.
Shi Hu and I sent Master Nan downstairs. When we were going downstairs, I don't know if it was because of the dim light in the corridor, but I always felt that there seemed to be a dark shadow on Master Nan's body, making him a little unclear. I stared at him for a while, but there didn't seem to be anything unusual, so I didn't say anything. I thought it might be because I stayed up all night and my eyes were blurry.
After seeing off Master Nan, Shi Hu and I came up. It was still early because Master Nan came early. The sun had not yet come out and it was very cold down there. I looked up, but what scared me was that I still saw a person standing in front of my window, and he was looking down at us.
When Shi Hu saw me looking up, he was shocked and asked me what happened. I looked at Shi Hu and then looked upstairs again, but this time there was nothing there. I became even more suspicious. Could it be that I was dizzy from staying up late? I said that maybe I was dazzled, because I just looked up one floor at a time, and didn't see anything on the twelfth and seventh floors, so I thought I was dazzled.
Shi Hu didn't say anything, and went up with me. After going up, he collected his things and said that now that the exorcism was done, he should go do other things. He told me to take care of myself for two days and then go back to work. There should be nothing to worry about. I nodded and said okay. Besides, if I don't go to work, I have no source of income. If I continue like this, my savings will be eaten up sooner or later. I asked Shi Hu again if I should give Master Nan a red envelope as a thank you for his help. Shi Hu said it was up to me, and I guess Master Nan might not accept it.
I think that if he has to pay for the exorcism since he has already used all the gold and silver powder and has gone through so much trouble, it would seem a bit unfair of me. However, Shi Hu told me that Master Nan had told him before he helped me that he came to help me just to do some good deeds. So he said that Master Nan might not accept my help even if I asked him to, because he said that Master Nan would not help everyone, it all depends on fate, not money.
I understood what Shi Hu said, so I didn't say anything else. After that, Shi Hu and I went out together. He went to do his thing, while I bought large bowls and oil as Master Nan asked. After returning home, I poured the oil into each large bowl as Master Nan asked, put the wicks in them, and lit them with matches. I didn't breathe a sigh of relief until all six large lanterns were lit. Then I tidied myself up a little, and went to bed because I was tired from staying up late.
I slept for a long time until I heard a burst of noise coming from downstairs that woke . I was in a daze, and I only heard that there seemed to be a lot of people gathered downstairs to discuss something. The noise was very noisy, and it sounded a bit like a quarrel. So I got up from the bed, avoided the sea light, stood in front of the window and looked downstairs. I saw a group of people gathered downstairs, and they really seemed to be quarreling. It seemed that a car hit a child riding a bicycle, and it didn't look like a big deal. Now the child's parents were arguing with the car owner about who was right and who was wrong.
I have never paid much attention to this kind of excitement, nor did I like to watch it, so I planned to go back to bed and sleep for a while. But just as I was about to turn around, I suddenly saw a person standing under the street light. He was exactly the same as the person I saw every night, and even though it was daytime now, I couldn't see clearly, I just knew it was that person.
I was a little startled, so I stepped back from the window, not daring to look down any further. Then, as if I had thought of something, I went to the living room to look at the other sea lanterns, and then at the mirror on the coffee table. I felt relieved when I saw nothing unusual. But I kept thinking about this matter in my heart, so I walked to the window and looked down. Those people were still arguing and trying to persuade others, but the person under the street lamp was gone.
I took a deep breath and patted my head to stop myself from thinking too much. Then I felt groggy n't expect that I would feel dizzy again. When I woke up again, it was dark. It was not a good feeling to sleep until dark, especially when I woke up, there were some sounds coming from downstairs, like distant soundproof sounds. It felt like you were abandoned by the whole world. You felt listless and as if you were in another world.
I woke up with a feeling of melancholy and annoyance. I was a little hungry because I hadn't eaten for a day, so I simply washed up and went downstairs to eat something. I don't know if it was because I felt that a worry had been lifted, but I just felt that the things that were weighing on my mind were completely gone, and I felt a little relaxed. During this time, I also called my father and mother. During the time when they were back, my mother often called to ask about my situation. I heard that Master Nan was helping, so they felt a little more at ease in their hometown. When I asked about my eldest brother's injury, my mother said that it would take a hundred days to heal the broken bones, and now he can't walk and can only lie down.
Later, I hung up the phone and went out from the security guard. I happened to meet Lu Fei. I said hello to him. But when Lu Fei saw me, he said that I had just gone out in the afternoon. When did I come back? He didn't see me. I was stunned by his question and had no idea what he was talking about. Lu Fei said that I drove out after the sun went down and didn't see me driving back. I said he must be dazzled. I didn't drive this afternoon. Lu Fei was stunned by what I said, and then smiled and said that he might have seen it wrong.
So I smiled at him and didn't take it seriously, but after walking a few steps, I felt something was wrong, so I turned back. My parking space is not next to my residence, and I didn't pay attention when I came out, so I turned back to see if my car was there.
But when I went to check the parking space where I parked my car, it was empty and my car was not there at all.
