Monster Hunting High School

"The ancients said that in the Mengchun month, the virtues are in the wood, so the wood should be used to worship the household."

"It is also said that in spring, Yang Qi comes out. If you worship it in the household, it is Yang inside."

"Mengchun is the first month of spring, and also the first month of the year, that is, the first month. In this season, all things sprout, and all kinds of life that have been dormant all winter begin to stir up. Among them, trees are the most prominent, so 'wood' is used to worship household."

"The so-called 'house sacrificial ceremony' means worshiping the 'household', the first of the five sacrifices. There is also a corresponding 'sacrifice gate', which is held in September to 'meet the treasures of heaven and earth'."

"As for why the sacrificial household and the sacrificial door are separated, it is because the ancients had the idea of ​​'door'. The Book of Characters explains that 'one door is called a household, and two doors are called doors'. It is also said that 'the east of the hall is called the household, and the east of the house is called the household. It's called "men", and some people think that "those who are outside are called doors, and those who are inside are called households"... In short, according to ancient rituals, sacrificial households are separate from sacrificial doors. Our family adopts the last term..."

While Zheng Qing was burning incense and piously placing willow branches on the many doors of Qingqiu Mansion, Su Shijun was holding Bo Saidong in his arms and tirelessly telling her about the ancient rituals related to it.

To be honest, Zheng Qing knew many of the contents for the first time. He pricked up his ears and listened with gusto, feeling that he was listening more seriously than a little fox.

Naturally, the priest will not simply plant a few willow trees.

Placing willow branches on the door is the first step.

Burning peach branches under the door is the second step - lighting peach branches here is part of a traditional evil-warming ceremony, and secondly it coincides with the ritual requirement of "sacrifice to the household, the inner Yang" - and then sprinkle the peach wood ashes In front of the door, the prayers are recited silently at the same time, in order to achieve the magical effect of "children are not afraid when they enter, but ghosts are afraid of them".

The 'ghost' here not only refers to living beings in a ghost state, but also includes all evil spirits.

Speaking of ghosts.

After Zheng Qing finished spreading a handful of peach wood ash, he couldn't help but glance back.

He felt that Jiang Yu was about to become a ghost now.

Ever since the little orange lantern was taken away by Su Shijun with almost sophistical skills, Jiang Yu had become a little sleepy. Although she was still following Zheng Qing, she seemed to be sleepwalking, making the young public-funded student always worried that she would move while walking. sleep.

With this pressure, he subconsciously accelerated the process of 'household sacrifice'.

The Qingqiu Mansion is quite large. Even if he does not have to personally insert willow branches and sprinkle peach wood ash at every door, he has already passed the time after hanging branches in several key places such as the front hall, main hall, left and right wing rooms, and the corridor. It's been less than half an hour.

"The last thing I need to do is to perform the ceremony of releasing vegetables."

The owner of Qingqiu Mansion held the little fox and a group of maids. He looked at the young public-funded student who had finished his work and was about to leave with a smile, and waved happily.

A row of fox maids came out one by one carrying jujube-colored wooden trays.

There are various kinds of sacrifices such as wine, celery, dates, chestnuts and vegetable soup, as well as various kinds of sacrificial utensils such as red chopsticks, yellow candles, Ruyi, Dharma conch, Dharma drum, golden bell, jade pan, wooden fish and so on.

Zheng Qing felt a little numb looking at those dazzling things.

"These……"

"You planted so many willow branches and didn't find anything?"

Su Shijun interrupted Zheng Qing's words with a hint. Then she lowered her head, scratched Bo Saidong's ears, and began to teach the little fox a lesson:

"The ritual of releasing vegetables has two explanations: "Heaven" and "Human". The former is to pay tribute to the gods, and the dish is also called "Shicai". It is a ritual to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters; the latter is to pay homage to the sages. "Li" says that at the beginning of teaching at the university, Pi Bian sacrifices vegetables to show respect for the Tao. It means that when the university starts, we should wear formal clothes and prepare sacrificial dishes to worship the sages to show respect for the teachers. "

Having said this, Su Shijun raised the front paw of the little fox and waved it happily towards Zheng Qing: "Of course, you can also understand that my father has started teaching at the university, so he has to put out a sacrificial dish to show respect for the teacher. ”

There is no wind on a cold night.

Zheng Qing could not help but shudder.

Just because of that word that made him feel uncomfortable - although he had already acknowledged that he had a special relationship with Bo Saidong and admitted that he had an ambiguous relationship with Su Shijun, he had never used the word 'father' in front of others. The words of tiger and wolf.

He subconsciously glanced at Jiang Yu beside him from the corner of his eye.

But he saw her hanging her head, as if she had fallen asleep. Compared with the worry a few minutes ago, Zheng Qing was now very eager to see the witch sleepwalking.

Although the wizard's stealthy glance was very inconspicuous.

But under the eyes of the great wizard, there was nowhere to hide.

Su Shijun couldn't help but scratched Bo Saidong's belly and said mockingly: "Dongdong, don't be like your father. He obviously does things unscrupulously, but he behaves like a mimosa, curling up into a ball when others touch him. …”

Zheng Qing blinked, and before he could think of how to refute her words, Jiang Yu's slightly dazed voice came to his ears.

"Mimosa? Not really." The witch muttered, as if she was dreaming: "I think he is like a big mature persimmon that explodes into a puddle when someone touches it..."

Zheng Qing had a dark face.

He never imagined that he would have such a strange image in the minds of the two witches.

However, after Su Shijun heard Jiang Yu's muttering, he carefully looked at her listless appearance. It was rare that he did not make fun of the witch, but instead glared at Zheng Qing complainingly.

"You should let her rest well and not run around with her."

With that said, she handed the little fox in her arms to the head maid, then walked up to Jiang Yu and used her hand skills to sort out the magic power around her body and regulate her spirit. At the same time, she sincerely suggested: "This semester has just begun... you should You know, lack of sleep won’t end well.”

Jiang Yu raised her head, as if waking up from a big dream, and looked at the jade hands touching her body. She was a little at a loss for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Zheng Qing.

Zheng Qing pretended not to see it, looked up at the willow tree he had just hung in front of the main hall, punched it in the palm of his hand, and showed a hint of surprise on his face.

"I see!"

His fingers passed over the places where he had hung the willow branches, and he nodded slightly: "Although the willow branches were hung in different places, they are now pointing in the same direction... In other words, the release of The place where the vegetable ceremony is held is where the willow branches converge?"

"Very good, but no reward."

The owner of Qingqiu Mansion turned around, took Jiang Yu's arm, and Shi Shiran walked towards the wing: "After placing the sacrifices, lighting candles and inserting chopsticks, your mission is completed. Where did you come from and where will you return? Go ahead... As for other trivial matters, they will do it for you, so there is no need to worry about it... By the way, classmate Jiang Yu can't waste time with you anymore, she really needs a good sleep."

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