191 The Heavenly Master Comes to Earth
Superstition is a way of thinking that misunderstands things. Especially when people are desperate about known things, they are more likely to believe them.
Especially in this era, many people have no cultural knowledge, and their theory of gods and ghosts is deeply rooted in their thoughts. In addition, the sudden outbreak of the epidemic and the group of doctors are helpless, so people naturally think that ghosts and gods are doing the trouble.
The team slowly walked past him and happened to be on the same road as Liu Liwa. He naturally followed the team until he came to an open land in the city. This place turned out to be a market, with some farmers selling some surplus grains and vegetables from their homes, which was the largest gathering place for grassroots. At this time, the grassroots classes surrounded by Taoist priests were also wearing simple clothes, nervous but extremely pious.
The middle-aged Taoist priest held a copper bell in his hand, jingling, muttering words, pointing directly at Gao Tian with a peach wood sword, looking like a master. Several Taoist boys around him sprinkled talismans and shouted in unison: "The Heavenly Master is here to eliminate demons and catch ghosts, save lives and help all living beings..."
This open land has been prepared for a few days, and the tables are placed facing south. Two tung oil lamps will not be extinguished even in the cold wind. Three incense sticks are scattered with blue smoke. There are also several plates of tributes, including rice and steamed buns. The grassroots French style cannot be compared with those of rich families.
However, the Taoist priest didn't care much about these things. He came to the altar like a star holding the moon, put the copper bell in his hand, placed the peach wood sword on the altar, waved his hands, waved his sleeves, and the two oil lamps swayed. The believers surrounded her with pious expressions, and some women clasped their hands together, extremely fanatical.
The Taoist priest slowly closed his eyes and calmed down. Everyone held their breath and did not dare to make a sound. Liu Liwa, standing outside the crowd, also aroused curiosity and stopped to watch the fun.
After a while, the Taoist priest opened his eyes, formed a seal with his hands, and said loudly: "Good men and women, the epidemic has been rampant recently, which has harmed us. I, with compassion, burned incense and prayed sincerely last night, and prayed sincerely, in exchange for the Nine Heavens Plague God's dream, saying that this epidemic is not a punishment of heaven, but a disaster for ghosts. Last night, Lord Zheng Shen asked the dream to guide me, saying that today the Heavenly Master went to Yaochi to attend the Peach Banquet, and today it happened to pass by here at noon today. If you are sincere, I, I, please, please, stay and stop to eliminate demons, the epidemic here will definitely be resolved."
Wow... Liu Liwa almost laughed out loud, and finally saw what it means to speak better than singing, as if listening to mythological storytelling. The Heavenly Master passed by this place when he went to the Peach Banquet? Could it be that he took a bus, and this is a stop? Then was he taking a high-speed train, and was the ticket scalper ticket?
Liu Liwa naturally didn't believe it, but people around him who were suffering from epidemics and were in extreme panic in their body and mind, believed in the words of Taoists, because the large-scale infectious diseases in front of him were difficult to suppress, and there was no other explanation except for ghosts and monsters.
"Please ask the Taoist priest to do it, ask the Heavenly Master to subdue demons and eliminate demons, and let me wait for a piece of blue sky." Suddenly someone shouted in the crowd, and someone took the lead in kneeling down and shouted in unison: "Please invite the Heavenly Master."
Hundreds of people knelt down in darkness, the scene was spectacular. The Taoist looked at it with a solemn face, and a trace of secret joy flashed in his eyes. He did what he thought: "God has the virtue of being a good person. I am a monk who is away from home. It is his responsibility to do good deeds and accumulate virtues. But Luo Tianzhen Immortal Tianshi wants to rush to the Yaochi to go to the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet. If you miss the time, you cannot enjoy the Peach Banquet Golden Pill. Who can bear it if the Queen Mother blames this? Of course, the Tianshi Zhenxian Immortal is very compassionate and merciful, and he will naturally not care about you and other ordinary people. But we cannot delay the true fruit of the Tianshi's cultivation because of our own selfishness. It is best for everyone to express some sincerity..."
The Taoist priest said righteously and calmly, calmly putting a color into the crowd. Liu Liwa stood straight outside the crowd, with some cranes standing out of the crowd, so he could see clearly all the small movements. No one cared about him at this time. He only heard the "child caregiver" who had been ambushed in the crowd, shouting: "I beg the Heavenly Master to come down to earth and save us poor people from water and fire, ghosts and monsters, and our lives and deaths are uncertain. The villain is willing to offer all the family wealth and sincere invitation to the Heavenly Master to eliminate demons."
Before he finished speaking, a young man stood up in the crowd. Even though he tried hard to show off his serious face, he could not hide a trace of the sensation in his flowing air. He was holding a silver note in his hand. As soon as he got up, he seemed to have not stood firm, deliberately letting go. The silver note fell to the ground. Everyone next to him was surprised when he saw the amount.
The young man picked up the silver notes in a panic and said seriously: "The villain offered a thousand taels of silver, and asked the angel to come down to earth."
As he said that, he raised the silver note high, with a large number of silver characters of 1,000 taels in the middle of the story, which made people see clearly. Many people were gasping for air conditioning and were shocked. But when they thought about this urgent moment, they might even die when they were talking. The epidemic was too terrible and their lives were not guaranteed. The money was all external objects.
The scammers use people's hearts to lose money and eliminate disasters to cheat and make money.
Some people in the crowd took the lead, and it was a huge sum of 1,000 taels. Others began to be moved. Of course, the first ones to follow the trend were also a few children. This thirty taels and that 80 taels were all savings for poor people. The old master said this, the more you give, the more sincerity it shows. It is not impossible for the angels to come down to earth to see your sincerity. In addition to catching ghosts and subduing demons, they can also bless you to get promoted and make money!
Liu Liwa watched coldly, feeling like watching a comedy. In addition to catching ghosts, the Heavenly Master also blesses people with wealth. So how busy this Heavenly Master is every day!
He was open-minded, but the other people were not good. They were all panicked and wanted to offer their "sincerity" to buy peace. A few Taoist children came forward with bowls in their hands. The two taels of good men and women put all the money into bowls. It seemed that they were all small money, but they couldn't resist the number of people. There were more and less people here, and everyone had a share. After a round, the income was quite high.
After collecting the money, the Taoist priest became more energetic, and the heavens were beautiful. The dark clouds in the sky had been gloomy, revealing the scattered sun above the sky. It happened that it was almost noon. The good man and the believer kneeled down to the ground. The Taoist priest pointed at the sky with a peach wood sword in his hand. Four Taoist boys placed the bowl on the altar to show sincerity. The sun shone on the bowl, and burst out with silver light, all of which was extremely tempting.
The Taoist priest was full of spirit, and the silver light plated his face with a layer of silver. Seeing this thing, the gods couldn't stand steadily. The Taoist priest held the wooden sword of the spirit talisman and immediately began to do it, lit the spirit talisman in his hand, ashes flew all over the sky, and sparks were scattered, and there were lyrics in his mouth. Liu Liwa's heart continued to be "uneasy". Suddenly, the Taoist priest knelt down with a plop, looking at the sky three times, his forehead hit the ground and pounded his strength.
Everyone was moved when they saw it. When the Taoist priest stood up, the Taoist priest had prepared a copper bowl and filled with strong wine in front of everyone's eyes. The Taoist priest took out a paper-thorned man with hands and feet from his sleeve and placed it on the edge of the big copper bowl. It was not far from the fire candle. The Taoist priest shouted in great devout voice: "I'll invite the Heavenly Master to come!"
With his loud shout, everyone immediately looked up and saw a starry light burst out from the two oil lamps, which was very brilliant. What was even more unexpected was that the paper-thorn man about inch high on the table actually moved by himself, slowly stretched out his arms, as if he was going to pick up the copper bowl. At this time, the Taoist priest took a hairpin from his head and gently stroked the copper bowl. The wine in the bowl was magically divided into two from the middle, and the middle was empty. Everyone widened their eyes and held their breath. The Taoist priest said loudly: "Please see, the Heavenly Master has come down to earth, lit up the divine fire, and drank tribute wine. The evil spirits are bound to be rampant here!"
Chapter completed!