Ghost Blowing Lantern II

This incident became a sensation, and the locals were talking about it. Some people said that Mr. Jindian Hu had a false reputation and defrauded Ma Liuhe of a fortune, but he pointed out a "vulnerable hole" for others, which ended up ruining his family. Dozens of lives were lost. Maybe Mr. Hu himself knew what happened, so he took his belongings and fled to nowhere.

But more people don't see it that way. Two stone tablets were excavated from the grave of "Ghost Hat". How alarming are the inscriptions engraved on them? If you think carefully about the words "It is auspicious to be buried in this place, to live here, it is auspicious to be righteous, and it is auspicious to be unrighteous", you can understand that it is not that Mr. Jindian Hu pointed out the wrong hole, but that Ma Liuhe has lost his conscience and has fought openly and secretly over the years. He resold fake medicinal materials and killed countless people in his hands. Who wouldn't hate him for hundreds of miles around? It can be seen that deception is not allowed, and God wants to accept him in this department. It is true that the sky has eyes, and the eyes of the gods are like lightning, and retribution is not good.

When Mr. Hu inquired further, he found that people really hated the Ma Liuhe family. He was just like those ordinary rich people in rural China. He was blinded by money and his appetite grew bigger and bigger. , The rising tide lifts all boats, and no matter how much money you make, you feel it is not enough. This is true to the old saying: "When people's hearts are not enough, the snake swallows the elephant." In order to make money, he deceived relatives, invaded the countryside, harbored thieves, and specialized in business. , The false business without roof beams has caused the area to be barren and the chickens and dogs are restless. It can be said that it has made the world angry and the people are angry. Most of the people applauded and celebrated the tragedy of destroying their family. They all said that this is "the evil people are afraid of the sky but not the sky, and the good people bully the people." God does not deceive; good and evil will be rewarded in the end, just fight whether they come early or come late."

The remnant stele excavated from the ancestral tomb in Maliuhe also has a real provenance. According to an old monk in the local temple, there was indeed a place named "Ghost Hat Mountain" many years ago. The open land at the foot of the mountain was once This is where the Chenghuang Temple is located. During the Ghost Festival, paper money is burned to the dead at this mountain pass. A stone tablet is buried under the temple to warn future generations - "The underworld is not as good as the heart." good.

Later, the City God's Temple was destroyed by war, and hundreds of years passed by. The old site no longer existed. Unexpectedly, the ruins of the stele buried in the soil still exist. The incident of the Ma Liuhe family came to light again, letting the world know "the depth of God's will and the truth of God's way." skillful".

From then on, Mr. Hu no longer dared to claim that he was proficient in Feng Shui and geography. He finally understood the meaning of what his master said back then. Why did he say "the way of heaven is silent"? Just because God can't speak, but the response of heaven and earth often lies in the human heart. Whether you are building a tomb or building a house, you should focus on accumulating virtue. As the saying goes, "The heart is the master of Qi, and Qi is the talisman of virtue." Heaven and earth may not have intentions in people. , and people’s thoughts and virtues often resonate with heaven and earth.

I told Mr. Li about this matter to let him understand that the science of "Feng Shui" refers to "the principle of correspondence between heaven and man, the way of change in nature", and it is not as simple as finding a cemetery to bury the bones. It should be too superstitious. Throughout the ages, many emperors have been buried in dragon veins after death, but they still cannot stop the historical trend of changing dynasties.

Shopkeeper Li nodded and said: "If you don't turn on the lights, you won't be able to tell, and if you don't speak, you won't be able to tell the truth. If the window paper is not poked, it will never be broken. I heard you say it today, and it is true..." He suddenly remembered something and called Yao Meier into the room. Come and give some instructions, as if asking her to pick up something.

Yaomei'er rummaged around in the room for a long time, and finally found an ebony box. The mouth of the box was unlocked and tied tightly with two ropes. The rope buckles were sealed with fire paint and stamped on it. It seemed heavy and contained a lot of things.

The fat man and I were quite curious, thinking that Mr. Li, the shopkeeper, was going to show off some "mountain-powerful treasure" to us again, so we asked him what kind of strange "hidden weapon" was contained in the box?

The old shopkeeper said: "What are the things in here? I don't know, I have never even seen it, but you may know something."

I felt even more strange: "You don't know your things, and we can't see things from a distance, how can you guess it?" When I said this, I thought about it, and asked quickly: "Could it be that you touched Captain Jin's things?"

The old shopkeeper said: "Yes, I saw that you could recognize the gold steel umbrella before, so I knew that you must be traveling with the customers who came to my store to order this umbrella, because the gold steel umbrella is not an ordinary instrument. It can only be touched by gold. That merchant came to my shop to make a gold steel umbrella and left this box of things on the cabinet. He agreed to take it with him when he picked up the umbrella. But as soon as he left, he disappeared without a trace for decades. , now I am buried up to my neck in loess, but I have never seen him a second time."

Speaking of this past event, the old shopkeeper could not help but sigh for a long time. He could not stop the "sun and moon passing by, things changing and the stars moving". Now "Honeycomb Mountain" has long been moved from Hebei to Sichuan. After so many years, many things around him are gone. However, the ebony box has always been well preserved, because when I promised to do it, I had to take good care of it.

Old shopkeeper Li felt that he was old and might not be able to preserve the things here anymore, so he handed the "ebony box" to us. After all, we were both "gold-touching captains", so it would be better than if it fell into the hands of unrelated outsiders after his death. , as for what was actually inside, he didn’t know.

After hearing the news of Duo Ling's death, I felt relatively low. Seeing that the wooden box was old in style, I guessed that it must have contained some valuables. Plus, I was drunk at the time, so I didn't rush to open it and watch it. I drank until late at night. After getting drunk, we thanked Shopkeeper Li early the next morning, said goodbye and set off for the return trip. This time we split into two routes. Shirley Yang and Yao Meier went via Hunan, picked up Blind Chen, and then met together in Beijing.

There was nothing to say along the way. Fatty and I were the first to return to Beijing. Uncle Ming, Da Jinya and others had been waiting for a long time. Uncle Ming kept asking where we went to fight? Has the market ever been launched? I didn't say a word. I just asked Fatty and Da Jinya to dig out a lot of information that he had researched and compiled for many years according to the location described in Sun Jiuye's letter. However, there were no cultural relics and antiques, so I had to wrap up the things dejectedly. return.

I brought the few things I got from this trip to the table, closed the door with Fatty and Da Jinya, and discussed what to do with it. Master Sun Jiu stayed in Coffin Gorge and refused to show up again until his death. However, the ancient hexagram information he left behind is all true. If he wants to decipher the Zhou Tianquan hexagram, he still needs the help of an expert like Zhang Yingchuan. The result will not be achieved in a year or two, and it is inseparable from " Guixu Ancient Bronze Mirror".

I used to be very interested in the "Sixteen-Character Zhou Tianlao Gua", but after experiencing many things in the past, I vaguely felt that the Tianji Gua was very confusing. Mr. Zhang would not have destroyed the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui" "Secret Technique", which is probably closely related to this. In addition, I have found that Zhang Yingchuan is willing to be indifferent and does not seem to attach much importance to "Zhou Tianquan Gua".

Zhang Yingchuan is proficient in "Neo-Confucianism" and understands human affairs through the interpretation of heaven. His vision is extremely far-sighted and he can see many truths that ordinary people cannot see through. If I complete the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique", it may not be a complete one. It's a good thing, not to mention that it takes a lot of brainpower to do water grinding. How can I sit still and meditate with my temper?

After thinking about it, I finally decided to transfer all the information on Sun Jiuye’s research on ancient hexagrams to Zhang Yingchuan. The “Guixu Ancient Mirror” and the “Bronze Dragon Talisman” are even more significant, and the “Guixu Bronze Ware” are both An ancient treasure and secret weapon, Ruan Hei, the boss of the ship who went to sea with us, died because of the "Guixu Bronze Mirror", and my comrade-in-arms Ding Sitian is inextricably linked to the "Bronze Dragon Talisman". These things should not be left behind. In anyone's hands, it would be most appropriate to return it to Professor Chen for disposal.

The fat man picked up the "ebony box" given by Shopkeeper Li and asked me: "Old Hu, what should we do with this thing? We have arrived in Beijing, so we should open it and take a look. The weight of this box is unclear, and it makes a lot of noise when it is shaken. , is there Yuan Datou?"

I have always believed that the "ebony box" is someone else's property. Just because others don't come back to pick it up can't be used as an excuse to keep it as my own. But I'm more curious about what kind of treasures the seniors who are also touching the gold captain can have in their hands. There are only three real "old gold-touching talismans" preserved in the world. Fatty, Shirley Yang and I each have one. Two of them were passed down by Elder Liaochen of Wuku Temple back then, and the other one was given by Fatty behind the Fish Bone Temple. Found in an ancient tomb.

From this point of view, the customer who ordered gold steel umbrellas in "Fengsheishan" back then was probably the senior who died in the Spider Cave in Longling. If that were the case, he would never be able to come back and take back what he had stored. .

In order to find the ruins of the "Heishui City Tongtian Grand Buddha Temple" buried under the yellow sand, the last Taoist who moved the mountain, Partridge Shao, became a disciple of Elder Chen of Wuku Temple and wanted to learn the Dragon Searching Technique and the method of dividing gold to fix acupoints. Unexpectedly, Elder Chen died unexpectedly in an accident on the way, and did not have time to teach him the "Search for the Dragon". When Elder Chen was dying, he left a last word instructing Partridge Whistle to go to both sides of the Yellow River to find another "Moker". "Jin Xiaowei".

The "gold-touching captain" often dressed up as a merchant and always held a gold abacus in his hand. Although Elder Liaochen did not explain his relationship with this person, he must have been friends and partners with whom he met at the beginning. Friendship, otherwise he would not have mentioned this person to Partridge Whistle at the last moment. Unfortunately, Elder Chen did not know that "Jin Abacus" had died in the Longling Cave a long time ago, and Jin Abacus acted secretly. If it weren't for We came out of the Ghost Tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty and slipped into a deeper spider hole by mistake. I am afraid no one knew that the "Golden Abacus" would be buried in it.

I have thought about this before, but I have never dared to confirm it because I did not see an abacus made of pure gold in the Ghost Tomb and Spider Cave. The golden thing must be particularly conspicuous, and some of them are "gold abacus" Of course, the important things you carry with you will not be left easily. Based on this assumption, in addition to the previous owner of the three ancient talismans, could there be a fourth gold-touching captain in the world?

Thinking of this, I couldn't hold it back anymore. I decided to take a look first. If someone really came to claim it in the future, I would just return it to him without changing it. I only looked at him a few times and couldn't tell him badly. Now He started to cut the beef tendon rope buckle that had been sealed for many years. As soon as he opened the lid of the box, he saw the golden light inside.

It turns out that this "ebony box" is very much like the money box used by merchants to collect money in the old days. There is a broken abacus inside. The frame of the abacus is made of gold, and is engraved with many small symbols representing "Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches". The style is simple and exquisite, and it has been passed down for many generations.

I thought to myself that this would never be wrong again. Sure enough, the "golden abacus" that I met Elder Chen, it seems that we are destined to this person. Looking at the other items in the box, they are nothing more than written The account book records the details of the income and expenditure of purchases and sales, but upon closer inspection, I found that there was a lot of information recorded in the account book. I flipped through two pages, and there seemed to be a description of the "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" related deeds.

Although I plan to take care of Duo Ling’s funeral in the United States, I will stop fighting for money and live a quiet life after getting married. However, all my experiences in the past few years are almost the same as those in "Sixteen Characters of Yin and Yang". "Secret Techniques of Feng Shui", but everyone I know, including Mr. Zhang's descendant Zhang Yingchuan, can't explain why there is only half of this wonderful Feng Shui book. Even if some reasons are given, they are all instructive. I couldn't believe it. Now I saw relevant deeds recorded in the account book of the "Golden Abacus". I felt very surprised. I was even more eager to know the details, so I gave the things in the "ebony box" to the fat man to pack, and then took them under the lamp. I flipped through the account book page by page.

I read it word for word all night long, and finally solved the questions that had been buried in my mind for many years. After thinking about the experiences of Fatty and I and others over the years, I had to admire the book "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret". 》Zhang Sanlianzi is farsighted and far-sighted, and not everyone can escape unscathed from the storm.

Learning from the past and the present made me feel something, and I made up my mind to retreat bravely and fulfill the promise I had made to Shirley Yang. After burying Duo Ling, I went to "Golden Basin" with Shirley Yang and Fatty. Wash your hands", and then picked up the "Gold Touching Talisman". We sold the green heads we caught in the "Coral Spiral" as capital, and started doing business overseas with Chen Xiazi, Uncle Ming, Da Jinya, Guchai and others. , and never ask about "fighting" again.

When I have some free time, I will take a look at the things passed down by the "gold-touching" predecessors. One is the half-volume fragment of "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique", and the other is the fat man, Shirley and I. I don’t know if these “antiques” also have a “destiny” for the “gold-touching charms” that the Yang trio once wore, but their “rise and fall numbers” over the years were completely determined by the master of the golden abacus a long time ago. Zhang Sanlian expected it.

season finale

(The complete story of Hu Bayi and other contemporary gold-touching captains ends here. What exactly is recorded in the account book of the golden abacus? What is the real reason why "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" became a broken book? Please Read the Gaiden, there are three chapters in the entire Gaiden)

(Side story will be uploaded tomorrow)