Part-Time Taoist Priest

Hai Guanchao was still quite unconvinced, and he didn't know how to make up for it, "I'll give you an idea."

"You really know a lot about perfumes." Xie Lingya complained, "Thank you, if I can make top notes, middle notes and back notes, what else do I need to learn about finance?"

When Xie Lingya was making Jiangzhen Xiangzhu, he asked Shanghai Guanchao and Fang Zhe to help him.There are twelve kinds of raw materials for Jiangzhenxiang, such as agarwood, green wood, black ginseng, white sandalwood, etc. Agarwood is the most used. Proportionally speaking, three liang of black ginseng will cost three catties of agarwood. .

Pound and sieve them separately, add dried jujube meat, and pound another [-] times.There is no shortcut in this step, just dry pounding, fine pounding, and constant pounding.Moreover, various materials were pounded separately in the front, and the three of them couldn't pound incense all the time, so it took several days.

After pounding, steam for one day, add three catties of white rice, continue pounding together, then make balls and dry them in the sun.

After the incense beads were made, they could still smell the tranquil fragrance without burning them. Xie Lingya specially made some more, and at this time, each of them gave out one threaded, "Wearing this can drive away evil spirits."

The fragrant pearl was as big as a chicken head, and he took a small amount of it in his hand and sniffed it, then boasted: "Mr. Xie is really amazing, and the fragrant pearls he made smell really good."

Hai Guanchao couldn't help laughing and said, "Have you smelled other incense beads?" He didn't say anything, and Xie Lingya didn't make this one alone, he and Fang Zheke helped pound the incense.

Xiaoliang: "Uh... Anyway, I think Mr. Xie should do the best job!"

Xie Lingya said triumphantly: "Why not? It is said in "Haiyao Materia Medica" that the best incense beads for descending true fragrance, burning them, or attracting cranes to descend, offering sacrifices to the stars, burning this incense is the first. Burning it with a talisman is extremely powerful. It is also said that it was burned in the altar, and the innocent girl heard it, and fell into the void. Watch and see if I can attract the girl.”

Hai Guanchao joked: "If it's a jade girl, it's better to have a front, middle and back tune. Girls like this. But, aren't you doing underworld rituals?"

Xie Lingya: "...forget about it."

……

Ning Wanlai came again when he was doing something for Li Dongdong. When he came, Xie Lingya gave him some Jiangzhen incense and told him to burn it at home, maybe he would not be so afraid.

"Mr. Xie, I explained the matter of impermanence with my relatives as you said." Ning Wanlai's original troubles had not been resolved, and this time there were new troubles. "It was hard to get my parents to believe me, but My mother is thinking about how to get me this errand every day, asking around for those great masters and witches, and taking me to see them."

"You said you've already found me!" Xie Lingya said.

Ning Wanlai: "I said it, my mother said... multi-pronged approach, she found the countryside from the temple."

Xie Lingya told Ning Wanlai to be mentally prepared before, and it is unlikely that the ceremony will be successful in one go.It is said that in the past, some people didn't know whether to call it unlucky or capable, and it took them eight years to perform rituals before they were removed.

Ning's mother was annoyed when she knew it, and thought about finding more people to help at the same time, so that she could be removed as soon as possible.

"Your mother is worried about you. Be careful, don't let her be deceived." Xie Lingya reminded.

"That's what I think!" Ning Wanlai said, "That guy, who is unreliable at first glance, even bought amulets from others!"

Although Ning Wanlai was terribly frightened, at least he was a person who had experienced impermanence, and he could vaguely tell the difference, at least if he met someone, he would know right from wrong.It's a pity that his mouth is not as good as those magic sticks, and he can explain it no matter how fucking reasonable it sounds.

Just as he was talking, Ning Wanlai answered a phone call, "Hello? Mom, I'm holding the Sunshine Temple, and I just finished the ceremony... It's not mine, it's for Li Dongdong."

He listened for a while, and his expression became strange: "The belly fairy? At home? ... Oh, well, you wait!"

After Ning Wanlai hung up the phone, he couldn't laugh or cry and said: "My mother said that I found a special fairy woman with a belly, and I want her to discuss with the underworld for me. Teacher Xie, do you know what that is?"

Xie Lingya also laughed, "It's easy to understand, and it's also a kind of inviting ghosts. Belly Fairy claims that there are immortals in her belly, and immortals can help them, travel between Yin and Yang, bring ghosts from the underworld to attach to her, and live with them. People communicate."

Ning Wanlai blurted out: "How is this possible! What kind of fairy can be attached to the stomach of a person, and it is not disgusting to be next to the intestines!"

Xie Lingya touched the doll on his shoulder and said, "Actually, I've always wanted to say that my doll is an ear god, and it also possesses a 'god'."

Ning Wanlai: "..."

Ning Wanlai was confused about whether this was true or not, but Xie Lingya said nonchalantly, "I have never communicated with this kind of belly fairy. It is said that it can change voices and ventriloquist. However, the so-called immortals are not necessarily real immortals. Many earth immortals, ghosts, and spirits also claim to be immortals."

For example, the God of Ear Reporting is not a true God.There are no absolutes in the world, and if they are not complete, there will be that heavy-tasting "immortal", just like living in people's stomachs.

Moreover, according to what Xie Lingya had heard, many of the "immortals" in the belly of the fairy mother-in-law were debts owed to the host in the previous life, so they came to serve to pay off the debts.

"Mr. Xie, can you go back with me and see what kind of connections that belly fairy has." Ning Wanlai has seen a lot of magic sticks these days, and deeply feels that although some people have no skills, they are really good-spoken. What the hell do you believe.Mr. Xie is a true professional, and his eloquence is not bad. It is best to help him.

"Okay." Xie Lingya agreed very eloquently, and the two went to Ning Wanlai's house together.

……

……

"My mother said that usually people have to go to the house of Duxian Po. It’s best to go and see it when the peach blossoms are in bloom.” Ning Wanlai relayed his mother’s words to Xie Lingya on the way.

Xie Lingya was noncommittal, no matter how you say it, you have to see the deity to know.

When he arrived at Ning Wanlai's house, his parents were there, and the legendary belly fairy, who was about 40 years old, was also at his house.

"This is Mr. Xie who embraces the sun." Ning Wanlai introduced Xie Lingya to his parents.

Ning's mother just heard him say Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie, but she didn't expect Mr. Xie to be so young, so she was a little surprised for a while.

The belly fairy listened and looked at Xie Lingya a few times, but her expression was still very reserved, "Why did you invite someone else, so I should go back?"

"Come on, come here. We arranged the ritual at Baoyang Temple, but it has nothing to do with this side. The ritual belongs to the ritual. Fairy, look, this is my son. He passed out several times, so pitiful " Ning's mother hurriedly grabbed the belly fairy, "Look, can you invite the immortal to go to the underworld to talk about love?"

"I thought you were asking for Guan Xian. When you came, you said you were asking the immortal to intercede." Guan Xian just invited the ghosts below for questioning. It seems that Du Xian Po didn't know about Ning Wanlai's situation in advance, and she was a little bit wrong. , "It takes a lot of sympathy. Immortals are not necessarily willing to owe this face."

"Please give it a try. If you need something, we can deliver it." Mother Ning said.

"Then let me give it a try and ask the immortal first." After the belly fairy said, she sat upright, called Ning Wanlai to come in front of her, and asked him a few words about his past life.

No matter how Ning Wanlai looked at it, he felt that this person was also a liar, but his mother believed it so firmly. Fortunately, he invited Teacher Xie this time, so maybe he could believe what he said.

"I'll ask the fairy to go down and ask." The belly fairy didn't move her mouth, and a sound like vomiting began to come out of her throat, which seemed to symbolize that the fairy in her stomach left her body and went to the underworld.

Ning Wanlai was just about to turn around and say something to Xie Lingya when suddenly he twitched and lay down stiffly, breathing weakly and eyes closed.

"Son!" Both Ning's mother and Ning's father rushed forward anxiously, and then looked at the other two, "Xian Po, Mr. Xie, is he in trouble again?"

"That's right, the immortal hasn't turned back at this time, let me ask the immortal where he went to live in the shadows." The belly fairy said.

Father Ning and Mother Ning looked at Xie Lingya again.

Xie Lingya hadn't reacted yet. He wanted to open his eyes to see when the belly fairy asked the immortal, but Ning Wanlai fell down. When he was stared at, he hesitated and said, "How about... I'll ask someone too?"

Father Ning and Mother Ning: "..."

If Ning Wanlai hadn't said that Xie Lingya was very powerful, they would all have thought that Xie Lingya was a liar, this unexpected performance, this unsure tone.

The belly fairy was also happy in her heart. She gave people Guanxian, some of them were allowed, some of them were not, and she was not allowed to say that the fairy was tired.But this family has a self-proclaimed impermanence—I don’t know if it’s true or not, it’s probably a disease—and asked her to intercede.

She was thinking about how to compose the lyrics, and the child of the family fainted.And the young man from the Taoist temple was also petrified, but she seemed very calm, all of which came from practice!

"Move to the bed first, maybe you won't wake up for a while." Xie Lingya said, and wanted to move Ning Wanlai with Ning's father, but the belly fairy also passed away suddenly.

Ning's mother screamed, "Immortal woman, fairy woman?" She asked with a pale face, "Did you get punished by the underworld?"

Xie Lingya saw the color on the face and lips of Du Xianmao, and said, "Hurry up and call an ambulance, it looks like you're sick."

"Yes, an ambulance." Ning's mother hurriedly called for an ambulance, and the two of them fainted at once, and she was stunned.

The ambulance came quickly and carried the belly fairy away, and Ning's mother notified the belly fairy's family.

Ning Wanlai didn't get in the car, and it was useless for him to go to the hospital.It's better for Xie Lingya to ask Mingchai, when will it be more reliable to finish this errand.

Mingchai told Xie Lingya, "Mr. Xie, please tell me that this time it will only take half a day. It's a pretty close job."

Xie Lingya turned around and told Ning's father and Ning's mother that they were dubious. The previous few times Ning Wanlai had been dizzy for two days, but this time it only takes half a day. Is it true?

Xie Lingya stayed at his house, and after a long time, Ning Wanlai gradually woke up, Ning's father and Ning's mother were convinced.

"Did you go on an urgent errand?" Xie Lingya asked.

Ning Wanlai sat up slowly, wanting to cry, "Isn't it very close, just that belly fairy, her life is up, tell me to take her away."

Everyone: "..."

Ning Wanlai: "I brought it in the ambulance, and she howled when she saw me, thinking that I was dead and came to her for revenge."

Everyone: "…………"

Ning Wanlai felt a little emotional when he thought about it.

Seeing that he was going to arrest her, the belly fairy woman started crying and howling: "I lied to your family, but I did not cause your illness, and it is not my insistence that your parents don't send you to the hospital!"

It was Ning Wanlai who found out that this belly fairy didn't believe that he was really an impermanent before, and thought that he fainted because of a disease!

After listening to Mother Ning, she called the hospital, and she found out that Duxian Po died suddenly in the ambulance. It was caused by cerebral infarction, and she went too fast and suddenly.

Although they heard about his experience of impermanence from his son, Ning Wanlai's parents still couldn't regain their senses for a long time with such proof around them.

"Uncle Ning, Aunt Ning, Ning Wanlai himself is impermanent, don't look at what he is afraid of, but the relationship is much stronger than those who are true or false, and indirectly know. Even he can't plead , other people's face may not be as big as him, you ask, most of them still find people who are impermanent to ask about the underworld." Before leaving, Xie Lingya persuaded, "I will try my best, but I can't guarantee the time. There is really no rush for this kind of thing, it is better for you to be more cautious at ordinary times."

Xie Lingya also showed his hand after all, telling them when Ning Wanlai would wake up, plus this time a belly fairy fell ill at home, Ning's father and Ning's mother were also frightened.

At this time, Ning Wanlai said again, and they agreed immediately that they would not spend money randomly in the future.Let's leave this matter to Mr. Xie alone!

For Ning Wanlai's ceremony, Xie Lingya was more cautious, and he had to do it with Shi Changxuan. The two of them fasted for seven days first, and then took a bath before starting.

In fact, Xie Lingya can do it alone, but Baoyang Temple is open, and people come and watch when doing things. He is not a monk. If it is not good to preside in the Taoist temple, it is better to find another person to preside over the practice, and he will assist .Speaking of being cautious, it's not because he used two people, but because he chose Shi Changxuan.

On the appointed day, Ning Wanlai's family came.

Xie Lingya prepared sacrifices such as wine, white rice, dried dates, fruits, etc., and placed three stoves on the left and right of the altar. At this time, it was necessary to light the real incense. From the beginning to the end of the puja, the smoke of the spices could not be cut off.

Taoism attaches great importance to the use of incense. In the past, if a person attending a ceremony knocked down an incense stick, he would be fined two catties of incense, and if the smoke died during the ceremony, he would be fined four catties of oil.There are many regulations like this.

"The envoy of the incense official, the left and right dragon and tiger kings, and all the spirits will meet before this incense fire. May the believers in front of the altar be blessed to the world and serve the incense officials. Guard the cigarettes, pass on what they said, and play in front of the fairy roads of the ten directions. "Shi Chang hangs the words of congratulations and incense, and then prays and prays.

Xie Lingya was on the sidelines, and lit the Jiangzhen Incense while he was congratulating.I saw three wisps of cigarette curling up, accompanied by Shi Changxuan's congratulations, rising slowly and flying very high.

Ning Wanlai also closed his eyes and prayed silently in front of the altar. I beg you, please let me burn half of my monthly salary. Don’t ask me to be a temporary worker anymore.

Xie Lingya was chanting scriptures beside him, and he also chanted silently in his heart, hoping that the cigarettes could convey his wishes.

Because of the scale of the Baoyang Temple, it is impossible to set up a separate place for the meeting. Every time everyone gathers to watch the ceremony, there are also many people watching the scene this time, but they are all very conscious and quiet.

But when Xie Lingya was closing his eyes and meditating, he suddenly heard a commotion, frowning and opening his eyes, he was startled for a moment——

……

Believers or tourists of Baoyang Temple stand around the altar to watch Shi Changxuan and Xie Lingya perform their deeds, even ordinary people find it pleasing to the eye.There are also a small amount of this, and they are also watching from the sidelines.

What Shi Changxuan was wearing was the red cassock with cranes embroidered on the back that Xie Lingya wore at the Rain Prayer Ceremony when he first met him.

The smoke from Jiangzhen Xiangzhu curled up to the sky, hovering in the air.

At this time, eight or nine birds with snow-white bodies and black-tipped neck wings flew from the sky in the main hall. After flapping their wings and flying through the smoke for two weeks, they landed gracefully on the altar and stood upright. , Qingming!

Taking a closer look, the appearance of these birds is exactly the same as that embroidered on Shi Changxuan's casket, and the two complement each other very interestingly. Isn't this just a group of cranes? !

The scene suddenly boiled, and a group of cranes came unexpectedly while the ritual was going on.

Those more loyal believers were even more emotional at this time. Most Taoist immortals rode cranes, such as Zhang Tianshi also rode cranes, and the place where he learned Taoism was called Heming Mountain. It is also said in "Supplements of Relics" that the immortals often ride dragons and cranes.

In the Taoist classics, only the powerful mana can attract cranes.

Even ordinary passers-by feel that it is very magical, and they have already picked up their mobile phones to take pictures.Even if they don't know about cranes and Taoism, Chinese people know that cranes represent longevity and auspiciousness. It's a coincidence that they appear in Buddhist rituals.Didn't you see that the Taoist priest still has a crane embroidered on his back!

"Quickly, let's see the crane!"

"My mother, Daoist Priest, brought the cranes here when she was performing rituals."

All of a sudden, even the people in the hall came out to watch.

Xiaoliang's mind exploded even more, he remembered what Teacher Xie said a few days ago, burning down real incense, or attracting cranes...

Or lead cranes!Jiang Zhenxiang is so awesome!

Xiaoliang took two steps forward, looked up at Xie Lingya, and said excitedly: "Mr. Xie, Jiangzhen Fragrance really attracted the cranes!"

Xie Lingya was also dazed for a while, and then calmly said: "Stop talking nonsense, call the zoo to see if their red-crowned crane is lost."

Xiao Quan: "..."

……

The red-crowned crane, which was called the crane in ancient times, is now a national first-class protected animal.

A few red-crowned cranes were still strolling around on the altar, and even lowered their heads to eat the offerings. The people at the scene were in an uproar because of them, and the ceremony was forced to stop. Xie Lingya carried these cranes, which were not afraid of people, into the room.

Ning Wanlai's family was also stunned. They didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.Although the explanation will be suspended because of the crane, but the implication seems to be very good...

Xie Lingya and Ning Wanlai made an appointment to do it next time, and then called the zoo.There is no nature reserve for red-crowned cranes around Yuyang, so it must be related to places like zoos.

Sure enough, after calling there, they found that the zoo was also in a hurry. They imported ten red-crowned cranes from a certain forest zoo, but because they hadn't cut their feathers, and the handover was chaotic.

Only then did I find two of them, and the whereabouts of the other eight were unknown. I didn't know until I received a phone call that they had landed in Baoyang Temple.

Xie Lingya suspected that they were hungry and attracted by the food, or they were in a busy city and thought Baoyang Temple was quiet and comfortable.But as soon as he said that, Hai Guanchao said: "You are too unconfident! Why can't this come from Wenjiang Zhenxiang?"

Xie Lingya didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It must be improved in this respect, that's why he came to listen to my lectures, just like a little fox."

Hai Guanchao: "This is not bad..."

……

With so many people present, it was Xie Lingya's turn to speak. Everyone had their own opinions.

These red-crowned cranes landed so coincidentally, Baoyang Temple was doing something, so dramatic, when Xie Lingya was still in contact with the zoo, the video of the cranes landing was posted on the Internet.

When a certain Taoist temple performed rituals, the Taoist priest wearing the robe of cranes attracted a group of real cranes. Is this the rhythm of becoming a fairy?

Such sensational headlines quickly spread, and the video was also spread from local forums and circles of friends in Fuyang to various platforms in minutes.

One of the best videos was shot by a crowd standing next to the Buddhist altar. He originally wanted to film the Buddhist rituals, but as he was filming, a two-three-three There are only... eight red-crowned cranes, with elegant postures and faint smoke, which set off against the old hall, just like the scenes in ancient paintings.

There was an obvious "fuck" in the voiceover, and the camera moved up a little.

Immediately after several cranes flapped their wings and fell down, there were two people standing among the green smoke curling up on the altar, one with his back to the camera, and lifelike cranes were embroidered on the red cassock.

The other person was facing the direction of the camera. His eyes were closed at first, but when the crane landed on the ground, he just opened his eyes because of the movement. Those very beautiful smiling eyes also showed a hint of surprise.

The shooting quality is a bit poor, but the picture is really beautiful and fairy-like.

Later, the camera was shaken, it seemed to be cut off by accident, and a later scene was added. The ceremony was already suspended, and two handsome guys who practiced rituals were picking up the red-crowned crane and taking it away-in fact, several people were helping , but when netizens watched the video, they noticed that the two had gone.

Especially the one in the red cassock, no matter how you look at him now, he looks like a fairy, with a handsome appearance in his toga and long sleeves, he looks like a crane even if he is hugging a goose, let alone an elegant red-crowned crane.

"66666 The person who took the video has been inhaling, and I was inhaling as I watched it. I couldn't think of it before I opened it."

"Which Taoist temple deep in the mountains am I going to go to? Guguan, Taoist priest, crane, mom, this video has a sense of immortality!"

"...The way of the gods?"

"Oh no, isn't this the Taoist temple that saved the fox last time, and the fox refused to leave! I remember the faces of these two very clearly, and they appeared in the photos!"

"Which mountain is this on! What is the price of Fashi! I'm going to—"

The author has something to say: Mr. Xie: Thank you everyone. The address of our Taoist temple is at the entrance of Jingui Pedestrian Street, Fuyang City, facing Liming Square