Chapter 24: A Hundred-Year Sophora Wood Plaque
This is a palm-sized piece of dark red jade, blocky, fine and uniform texture, wax-like to greasy luster, rounded edges, carved with the pattern of the sky dog eats the sun, the shape of the ancient, but the carving skills are not very clever, simple, not a professional artisan.
I said what is this thing, Xiao Keming proudly said that this is his life jade, although the use of low-grade Xiuyan jade, but is after a lot of thought processing. What kind of treatment? He said that when he was born, the old man at home had already made this jade, calculated the birth date, just a croak in the room, outside the knife into the belly of one of the most robust buffalo in a 100-mile radius, cut open the abdomen, while the cow's blood is still hot and not yet solidified when the jade mixed with fetal hair, blood into the cow's abdomen, sewing, buried in the countryside to the underground trail.
When he took it out after three years, there were earth flowers and blood classes on the jade, and Xiao Keming, who was at the beginning of his enlightenment, was already able to connect with his bloodline. Wear it behind the body, the mind is smart, can recognize yin and yang, when adults will have the strength of a cow.
I do not listen to his nonsense these, directly ask my Duo Duo now how?
Xiao Keming put the jade in my hand, said he felt it. I calm my heart, rubbing the smooth and lubricated jade, suddenly feel a little sense of intimacy, not a moment, I can feel the jade attached to the inside of the breath of Duo Duo, seems to be sleeping, peaceful and calm. At this moment the big stone in my heart finally fell to the ground, a long sigh of good fortune.
Xiao Keming said it was not good, I was busy asking how to say this?
He said he wore this jade more than twenty years, and his own piety to the Tao, want to prove the universe, so although the jade belongs to the yin, but the blood soaked, yang burning, is not a long time residence, at the moment he held a spell to let the little ghosts dormant, but not a long term solution, the days are long, the little ghosts of the spirit will naturally be damaged, dissipated. Her host on earth has been destroyed, should be eroded, but I have old Xiao in, out of the party can temporarily keep the spirit body only, to keep her, must also find another host.
I said is not to cast another porcelain jar doll?
He shook his head and said no, you should be that the detention of ghosts Southland school, simple and rough, not my Chinese orthodox circulation, this can also be, but at the moment the little ghosts of the bones, ashes, hair and body oil have been lost, the ancient Mantis porcelain cans and then casting has no significance. He said here, I think hard, remembering the twelve magic door torso epidemic chapter said, so asked if you can use the old wood of the Yin genus to replace. Xiao Keming surprised, said how do you also understand my Maoshan Detention of ghosts, not bad, take the age of the willow, tung and acacia tree core, carved into a talisman, with the function of locking up the soul, which, in order to acacia tree for the best.
I said this is good to do, to say is the ginkgo, bald cedar, tetrapods these a cherished plants, I really hard to find, the old acacia tree, full of Dongguan City is everywhere, casually looking for a find a garden company, see if you can get a little bit of it.
Xiao Keming shook his head and said: "This is not true. This acacia tree and acacia tree, there is still a difference between the feng shui direction, tree age shape, environmental impact, directly all affect its final efficacy of the principle, get it right, solid soul nourishes the body, get smashed, turned into ash is also possible. Poor Road since childhood to learn a strange book, called "view mountain word seven eight scripture know-how", quite insightful, a few days ago to see a landscape tree on the banks of the river around the city, the age of more than a hundred, the shape is very strange, the heart has a feeling, quite feel some destiny. Now a look, it is really useful. Only, that tree is located in a public place, people come and go, and there are city administrators squatting between them, if I go to take the core, it is inevitable that I will encounter some twists and turns ......"
I figured out, this hairy Xiao Dao excited to boast, will say "I old Xiao", pretense, bargaining time, will call themselves "poor road", really is a top annoying guy. However, I am concerned about the safety of DuoDuo, I have no choice but to give someone a handle, said you go, I LuZuo certainly will not forget your brother this favor, the kindness of a drop of water, will certainly spring to return.
Getting my promise, the small hairy road smiled, said we have side by side friendship, talk about what to do, talk about what to do, too vulgar. Turn of phrase, said Dongguan this place is very good scenery, he still have to be in this disk constant for a few days, since we are so familiar with, he is not polite, in my home temporarily live for a few days. I gritted my teeth and said this is a good deal, when it is their own home, who is polite, who is a son of a bitch.
After talking about these, Xiao Keming face, said how did you mess with that mage? What is his origin? People who can turn into wolves no longer have humanity, transformed into a demon. I said bullshit demon, we are insiders, do not coax me, this is the ape body drop, the earliest appeared in ancient India Vedanta, Solomonism, ancient, and, is an ape, not a werewolf - you tang a Chinese national essence of the forerunner, there is so like to see the West's strange talk of the bizarre? Hollywood blockbusters watched too much.
Xiao Keming was horrified, said old brother you have such insight, but have not seen the demon? What is a demon, abnormal is a demon, you really think that monsters are "Journey to the West" of the human demon ah?
I just woke up, not much strength to argue with him, so I had to pick the tight said.
When I learned that the guy is my uncle, he shook his head and sighed and said that the same family fried, where there is, this tone seems to have a stomach of heartache to talk about, and then asked me, that caused a storm in the martial arts "suppressing the mountains of the twelve methods" where is now? I honestly said burned, he was heartbroken, scolded me for being a loser, scolded the next door, such a book left behind by the predecessor of the work of hard work, how can it be put to the torch? You're a deadbeat!
So mixed mouth, he asked me to action funds, said it is not too late, this evening will be injured, go for me to take the acacia core. I did not dare to move, only said how much, he put up his index finger, I said a hundred, he said a hundred can not hurt, he went out to pick up a broken branch to do a cope, is also possible. I said you directly say, we do not guess riddles. He hemmed and hawed a smile, said we are so familiar, then ten thousand it.
I said so familiar still slaughter me? He ang head pretending not to hear, I have no choice, let the door of the root to help me advance money, accompanied by this hairy little road to go.
Xiao Keming see money, eyes smile narrowed, not with me nonsense, stood up and said goodbye to me.
Walked to the door and he turned back, expression a little more serious, said your cheap uncle may still come to the door, you have to be careful. I said that guy did not run away? He said yes, but ran away will not come back? You know, you are his only hope, if not for you to find who? --How did he know that there is a solution to the Ape Corpse Drop in your family's book?
I said he didn't! Once I thought about the words of this weedy little Taoist, indeed, the mood began to be a little depressed.
People go light, I did not stop for a while, Officer Ouyang arrived with two more people, I closed my eyes and lamented: really busy.
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Two police officers were injured in that day's clash, and one of my buddies is still lying in the hospital.
Assaulting a police officer - what the hell? So the case immediately received great attention, the deployment of police forces, the organization of elite soldiers, widely distributed arrest paperwork, with my store clerk, Xiao Keming and other people to provide information, coupled with the day of the relevant area of the CCTV footage, and soon confirmed the murderer's original form, and for a time unfolded in the full swing of the work of the arrest.
As the main party, I was unconscious for three days, personnel do not know, the police had already given me up. I didn't expect to have the golden silkworm compulsion of my life is as strong as a cockroach, and woke up again. I was notified and immediately came to find me to make a statement. I lie on the hospital bed, as if a mummy, skipped the section of the strange things, the day of the things one by one to explain. Ouyang police officer inquired, kindly comforted me, to rest assured to recuperate, do not think too much, wait until after discharge, but also continue to contribute to the people and society.
I can't nod my head, biting my lip, a few tears out of pain, as a thank you to Officer Ouyang's concern.
Sending away these people, I finally have some peace, three waves of people over, the left and right beds are sneaking a look at me, and do not say anything, there are also people whispering about me, saying that I am right and wrong. I am a small people, and I do not expect to have a high-level independent ward to enjoy, the only thing I can do is to close my eyes and enjoy a moment of peace and quiet.
I was idle, I remembered the golden silkworm compulsion inside my stomach, this guy can't fight, but to help me recover my body is a good hand. I remembered the day we met, I was cheap master uncle under the epilepsy compulsion, at the moment has disappeared completely. As soon as I thought of it, this little thing immediately responded to me, to the effect that I was too seriously injured, even with its full turnover remedies, the recovery period is also late.
It burrowed in and out of my body, sometimes feeling, sometimes not at all.
My injured bones began to itch and tingle, and when I closed my eyes I could feel them growing and coalescing. This was the Golden Silkworm Compass stimulating my vitality to recover as quickly as possible, but, relying on it alone, my recovery was set to be a long way off. In the face of a great enemy, I didn't have the heart to lie down on the bed, I began to recall for a while the section of witch doctor inside the twelve magic doors.
Witch doctor is actually also a part of Chinese medicine, began in the southern border (there are also said that Tibetan doctors, Mongolian doctors and shamans are also witch doctors, regardless of here), in ancient times is an important part of the proclamation of theocracy (almost all religions are medicine as the main means), as a book of goddesses inheritance of the readings, the twelve methods of the door recorded a lot of biased prescriptions and pharmacology. As a matter of fact, a top-notch parasite breeder (unlike a half-tuned one like me) must be a veteran with a high level of knowledge in pharmacology, as many parasites are not entities, but more often viruses and germs.
The insta-compotes that appear as entities are too few and far between!
Tianma, Nanxing, Clove, Angelica dahurica, Raw white aconite, Fenghuang, Pig's Tooth Soap ...... These herbs are simmered in a medicinal soup - "Bone-setting and Qi Nourishing Soup", and the recovery of lung and internal injuries, and broken bones and joints Has a very good promotion, I meditate, and so Gen back, let him help me go to the pharmacy to buy to boil, and, also let him help me to lose the phone card. He saw me prescribe his own medicine, and do not rest assured, can not stop asking, I only said no harm, borrowed his cell phone to the home hung up a phone, all is well, and then call my brother-in-law, he stammered that there is a returned overseas Chinese to look for Grandma, the result of his sent to find me, and hypocritically asked me to be all right?
I think he must have suffered a little bit, but the trouble was led to me, really unkind.
I ignored him and hung up.
Said to take the money to do a good job, 10,000 yuan just arrived, Xiao Keming the second afternoon with a three-finger-long and wide wooden sign, came to my ward, above the beautifully carved Golden Girls and Boys, auspicious clouds, log color, the corners of the vermilion with broken jade, polished corners and smooth, wearing a red lanyard, the end of the end of the Chinese knot, looking like a work of art. I looked at him suspiciously, said it would not be to go to the handicraft store to buy it? He smiled cheekily, said I am flattered, but if you do not believe, after the hospital to go to xx park by the river to see that an ancient acacia, not a month, will be withered - why? This acacia tree core concentrated its life essence, I took, it will die.
I really do not believe him, secretly under the heart, determined to leave the hospital will go to see on a look.
Xiao Keming was not seriously injured, asked for the key to my house, and was discharged in a few days. Later, I was told by the property owner downstairs that the long-haired boy always brought a woman home to spend the night. I had to stay in the crowded hospital room, listening to the cries of pain, grunts and farts of the other patients in the room, and recuperating from my injuries. In my absence, Root was busy and handed over the responsibility of making medicine and soup to Xiao Mei, who always gave me the medicine in a small thermos flask, while the soup was changed every day. She is from Henan, and is not good at making soup a kind of work, so with her sister's landlady to learn, always able to support me straight call full.
I was bored in the hospital room, so I asked Xiao Keming to bring my laptop to the hospital, unlock the password and study the information alone.
The only good thing about being hospitalized was that Duo's chances of absorbing the Heavenly Soul on a daily basis increased.
She had gone through a lot of trouble, and her spirit body had been tortured and weakened a lot. Since Xiao Keming returned the acacia wood plaque to me, in addition to praying with a mantra every day, I let her go free every evening to absorb the residual energy in the space. Every few days, the little girl spirit body more and more solid, I can not tell whether it is the acacia wood plaque's credit, or the efficacy of absorbing the heavenly soul.
After a few days, the gauze on my head was removed, leaving a few scars on my face, scratched by that dead monkey, the doctor said that the rupture was poisonous, but it recovered well, so it was very shallow, so I don't have to worry too much. With the supplement of a large amount of herbs from the bone-splitting and qi nourishing soup, my bones recovered quickly, and I was already able to turn over and get out of bed with the help of my caregiver.
After another week, one day at noon, Xiao Keming brought two people to see me. As soon as they came in, they bowed their heads and cried out to the heavens, and tears of grief rolled down their faces.
