Volume 2 Chapter 24: Five Ghosts Moving
Since ancient times, Taoists have had the Five Ghosts Fortune-Bringing Spell. If you set up this spell at home, your family will be prosperous. The Five Ghosts refer to the God of Plague, Zhang Yuanbo of Spring Plague, Liu Yuanda of Summer Plague, Zhao Gongming of Autumn Plague, Zhong Shigui of Winter Plague, and Shi Wenye, the General Manager of Middle Plague. However, this spell belongs to the public. It is good to have good fortune, but it is not as easy as the legend says to become rich. Besides, are the Five Ghosts so easy to drive? The five of them have bad tempers, and ordinary people cannot please them.
Therefore, there are evil people in the folk who take a different approach and come up with the Five Ghosts Moving the Ship. The Five Ghosts Moving the Ship sounds just like the Five Ghosts Bringing Wealth, but the difference is indescribable.
The Five Ghosts Moving is a practice where five little ghosts enter your house without you knowing it, without opening doors or breaking windows, and move your wealth to someone else's house. It is actually a kind of robbery, but it is done by ghosts, so it is not illegal. These five little ghosts are called "Ghost Boys Who Transport Wealth"! The Five Ghosts Moving is also known as the "Five Ghosts Yin Debt Technique" because it is unjust to take money. Using ghosts to move things in the world of the living will accumulate Yin debts, which must be repaid. The person who drives the talisman must either find a substitute to send it to the underworld, or shorten his life. Therefore, orthodox Taoist disciples do not perform this kind of ritual. Only those with bad intentions will help others to make money, make profits for themselves, and eventually find a substitute to die. This is a very insidious practice.
I thought about the sudden decline of business of Liu San and Uncle Wang Zijun, and then I realized that this was a typical case of "the Five Ghosts Moving Bureau prospers when his family fails!" But whose family prospered? I couldn't help but turn my head to look at Ding Ruiyun who was unconscious on the bed. Could it be the Fan family? If so, she was the scapegoat found by the exorcist to pay off the Yin debt!
The ancestor told me solemnly that the reason why these five big-headed ghost boys are so powerful is because of their heads. I don't quite understand. The five little ghosts have big heads, as big as washbasins. What's the secret? The ancestor said that someone condensed the evil spirits of the evil spirits into the heads of the little ghosts. The more they are refined, the bigger they are, the more ferocious they are, and the more effective they are in doing things.
That's how it is. No wonder they are so fierce that they even broke the magic bottle. The pus splashing from their faces contains a high content of evil energy!
I asked the old man, do you have a way to deal with them? He shook his head and said, there is a way, but it cannot be done in the underworld, because there is too much evil spirit in their heads, which condenses the resentment of countless evil spirits. To kill them, you have to blow up their heads. Once the evil spirit comes out, it will spread throughout the underworld. It will be like a virus and will infect other ghosts, and then there will be unexpected bad consequences.
I said, what should we do then?
The ancestor looked at me and said that as long as we lured the five little ghosts to the world of the living and blow their heads off, the evil spirits would be dissipated by the energy of the world of the living, and there would be no future troubles.
I touched my nose and said, "These five little devils are too fast. I'm afraid I won't be able to lead them to the human world, so I'll sacrifice them heroically first."
"Idiot, the ancestors said that he should go and lead the way, why are you butting in?" Shen Bing seemed to be in good spirits at the moment. Once she was in spirits, she would definitely argue with me.
This time what she said really made sense, which was one of the few times that happened, so I kept silent.
The old ancestor shook his head and said, "I have been practicing Taoism for more than 300 years, and I have long since given up the thought of killing. This task still needs to be completed by Xiaofeng."
Well, I have to do it. The ancestors also said that I can't fight them as a ghost, otherwise when I blow up the five little ghosts' heads, the evil spirit will be released and cannot be immediately resolved. It will pounce on me and turn me into a fierce ghost. This is easy, because Director Cui promised me to return to the world of the living. The problem is, how to return it.
The old ancestor smiled and said, "This is easy. I will send a dream to your mother and ask her to light the resurrection lamp outside the store's door and call out your two names, and then she can go back."
How to lead the five little ghosts out of the underworld is a difficult task. I am afraid that they will die before they can leave the living world! The old ancestor was also a little worried. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, unable to think of a good solution. I touched my nose, thought of an idea and said, "You can help me lead the five little ghosts out of the underworld, and you can go back when I return to the living world."
The old ancestor sighed and said, "Well, it seems this is the only way. I originally swore not to reincarnate, not to leave the underworld, and to concentrate on practicing Taoism." My old ancestor was quite obsessed with practicing Taoism. It seems that his wife, my great-grandmother, was not happy.
The plan to lead the ghost boy out of the underworld has been decided, but the key plan to get rid of the ghost has not yet been decided. The three magic arrays in the store can't stop them, so what's the point of returning to the world? I'm not going to return to the world immediately, but I'm going to be beaten back immediately. I'm afraid I can't even reach the management office before I turn into a puff of green smoke.
My ancestors said that my Taoist magic skills were too shallow, and I couldn't use many powerful magic skills. Otherwise, these five little ghosts would be easily defeated with authentic Maoshan magic skills. However, magic skills require accumulation and understanding, and cannot be cultivated to a high level in a short period of time. The only way is to use the magic bottle.
Legend has it that the magic bottle actually came from the underworld, called the "ghost tear bottle", which was Meng Po's thing. The magic water collected in the bottle is the tears left by reincarnated ghosts at the Wangxiang Terrace. Later, it was obtained by the Wudang immortals who worshipped it as a divine product. Although this item is full of strong evil spirits, it also has the magic of defeating ghosts. Ghost tears contain a lot of regret, so they can dispel the evil spirits of evil spirits. If placed in a store, if it is not disturbed, it will certainly not have any deterrent effect on ghosts. Once the magic water rushes out, the evil spirits of the evil spirits will be washed away.
Five little ghosts were able to damage the magic bottle. The ancestor explained that they were too evil and were fighting against the magic bottle at the risk of their lives. When they were about to perish, the magic bottle was also destroyed, so both sides suffered losses. This magic bottle needs the water of the Wangchuan River to repair it, and the magic water must borrow some ghost tears from Meng Po. After the magic bottle is repaired, a spiritual light talisman is offered on the bottle, which can block a small part of the evil spirit of the five little ghosts, so there is hope to get rid of them.
The old ancestor finally said: "Meng Po has a very strange temper. If you rashly go to her with the magic bottle, she will definitely ignore you. I will go there. It may take two days to return. During this time, you should get the pass to return to the living."
I quickly said yes, this not only saves my energy, but also allows me to avoid the danger of being attacked by the five little devils when I go out. Before leaving, the old man stroked Shen Bing's forehead for a while and told us that her injury would heal tomorrow, but she would have to sleep for a few hours. As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Bing immediately fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
It seems that Ding Ruiyun, who was lying on the bed, was also treated in this way by our ancestor. He has this ability, and it is more effective than the medicine in the store. Fortunately, he is the ancestor of the Xi family, otherwise if he opened a clinic in the underworld, our store would suffer a great loss.
