Hu Zongren and I are the ones who burn incense on weekdays, and we must enshrine shrines in our respective homes according to regulations, because we are still employed. Unless we are not at home for a long time, otherwise, we must do it every day. Burn incense. Hu Zongren and I both need to use consecrated incense ashes to varying degrees as a means of fighting ghosts. We know a lot about ashes. Usually when paper is burned during sacrifices, the paper will burn out quickly because of its inherent softness and flammability. However, even if the open fire is extinguished, there is still a dark fire. The so-called dark fires are those flames that you cannot see. This is why when there is no flame, the pile of money and paper will still smoke. Any burning, whether it is burning incense, burning candles or burning paper money, is divided into three stages. In the first stage, the flame can be seen, and in the second stage, the smoke is emitted. When the smoke is emitted, the money is burned. Paper and ashes appear black. In the third stage, the black paper ash will be burned again and turn into gray-white, which is what Hu Zongren and I are seeing now. And the paper ash that is finally burned out is very soft and even weightless. Moisture in the air will penetrate into the paper ash, causing the paper ash to be moist. Therefore, the paper ash that has just been burned will fly around under the action of external forces, while the paper ash that has been left overnight has a certain stickiness. This is why Hu Zongren and I immediately judged it when we saw the paper ashes in the brazier. There were actually a lot of incense candle sticks inside, and they didn't look like they were burned all at once. In the corners, there were some unburned money papers. Hu Zongren picked them up, looked at them, and then told me, this It is yellow straw paper, and it is also the most commonly used money paper in Sichuan and Chongqing areas. There are two types of burning paper. One is rough yellow straw paper with holes punched in it and looks like a string of coins. This paper is usually used to burn to the dead. The other kind is very similar to the yellow talisman paper we often use. It is bright yellow in color, relatively smooth, but also very soft. It is often a large sheet and is then folded into a rectangle. This kind is burned to Bodhisattvas or gods. If according to what Teacher Yang said, the Fujian employee who burned paper in this supermarket burned paper because of customs, he obviously chose the wrong person. In other words, probably from the first day he started burning paper, he failed to invite gods to pave the way for making money. Instead, he invited some ghosts from around to join in the fun. Hu Zongren said with a smile that the guy who burned the paper didn't even figure out who he was worshiping. It took him so long that nothing happened until now. He was really lucky. I also smiled and said, isn't it? You said there must be many old residents around here. There are relatively more old residents here. In addition, there is a hospital nearby, and people die every day. Teacher Yang and the others met The ghost of the old woman is probably around here. Hu Zongren threw away the money and paper, and then said to me, check the compass and see what the reaction is around here. So I took out my compass and started walking down the stairs from the first floor to the second floor. As before, this passage was full of movement. It's just that the further you go up, the weaker it becomes, because after all, there are people working up there, and the yang and yin qi offset each other to a certain extent. The closer you get to the brazier, the stronger it becomes, and as you continue going down it gradually becomes weaker, which shows that these ghosts are aiming at this brazier. Secondly, they gather around the brazier. So far, I am completely sure that the ghosts appear because of After burning the money paper this time, it attracted ghosts from all around. But I still haven't found the ghosts who are currently staying here, so Hu Zongren said, since they are here and they have to be taken away, let's also burn paper and pay homage. I hope those good friends will be here later. My son can be gentler to us. I smiled and said to Hu Zongren, "So you are still afraid of being rough. Aren't you just a rough person?" When you were with Fu Yunni, wasn't it because she was rougher than you? Hu Zongren burst out laughing. While laughing, he took out incense, candles, money and paper from his bag. He is a Taoist priest, and these things are more commonly used than me. Although I also prepare them on me, I use them relatively rarely. Hu Zongren's burning of incense is not an ordinary way of burning, but has the meaning of summoning souls and inviting gods. Others burn incense and just chant blessings and blessings, but what Hu Zongren chants is incantations. Taoist incantations are all kinds of strange, and most of them are It is composed of classical Chinese, so when we first learn these mantras, we often memorize them by rote. Then we gradually understand them in actual combat and slowly gain experience. By the year I met Hu Zongren, we could already know very clearly whether our spells summoned the ghosts we wanted to summon in a case. After Hu Zongren finished reciting the mantra, he kneaded and dispersed the money paper in his hand to form the shape of a fan. He lit one corner and tried to let the flame ignite the rest of the money paper. His middle finger was on top, and his index finger and ring finger were on the bottom. The paper is between the middle finger and the index finger and the ring finger, so even if you don't use your thumb to grasp it, the money paper is fixed on Hu Zongren's hand. This is a gesture used by the Yaoshan sect to make seals, make spells, and burn paper, because for Hu Zongren¡¯s sect, whether the thumb is extended or rolled in has different meanings from the gesture of the person casting the spell. The middle reason?I won¡¯t go into details. In short, when the money paper in Hu Zongren¡¯s hand was about to burn his fingers, he gently loosened a few fingers and let the money paper fall freely, and all the money paper would fall at the same time. Gather into the brazier. Just after the last one fell in, the flames that were still burning suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing through them. I know that Hu Zongren is good at controlling fire, and the Yaoshan sect¡¯s spirit detection method is basically based on this principle. The flames began to sway violently with the wind, but Hu Zongren and I didn't feel a trace of wind. Although this corridor is not completely sealed, the ventilation areas at both ends are outside the corners. If there is any place in this corridor that is least ventilated, it must be where we are standing. I think this is also the Fujian employee. One of the reasons why I chose to burn paper here. But Hu Zongren did this without warning me in advance. When I saw the flames flying, I knew that Hu Zongren had brought the ghost. I scolded Hu Zongren and said, why didn¡¯t you remind me? Hu Zongren answered me, "You didn't ask me yourself." Too lazy to continue arguing with him, I quickly took out my compass and looked at it. The compass pointer in my hand began to rotate rapidly, but when it reached a certain place, it immediately bounced back. The way it bounces is very similar to the rebound of a pointer that is running at high speed when it suddenly hits something. This situation occurs very rarely on my compass, so rarely that the fingers of one hand can I can count them, and I also understand that this kind of rebound means that there are other ghosts around, causing the compass to not know where to point. The place where the compass bounces back is exactly where I am at the moment, which means that where I stand, there is a ghost squatting or standing overlapping me. I can't see it, but it is like me, surrounding the brazier. edge. When I thought of this, I quickly jumped to the side and pulled Hu Zongren over. I felt that the posture of my backward jump at that time would cause a stir in the audience and the judges' seats even in the Olympics. exclaimed. Hu Zongren looked a little staggered by my sudden pull. He threw away his hand impatiently and asked me, "What are you doing?" I said something came from where we were standing just now. After saying that, I brought the compass up to Hu Zongren and showed it to him. Hu Zongren looked at it and said, "What does it mean to keep bouncing back and forth like this? My eyes are spinning." I said that the pile of money and paper you burned just now attracted the ghosts around here. It also means that the ghosts around here will quickly gather because someone is burning paper. That is to say, in addition to this phenomenon having existed for a long time, they almost They are fed by people every day, just like those stray cats and dogs. If someone feeds them in the same place for many days in a row, then if the person feeding them does not come on any day, these cats and dogs will still be waiting in this place. Hu Zongren nodded and said to me, that being the case, if we get rid of all these ghosts here now, does that mean we have solved the problem in the fastest way? I said that in principle, it is like catching ants. After destroying the ant nest, the ants scatter in all directions. It is difficult for you to catch them all. But if you put some sugar water next to the ant nest, you can quickly catch them all. . Hu Zongren said, let's try it. If we catch them, we will solve them one by one and send them on their way one by one. So I put the compass back into my bag, pulled out another piece of red rope, and hung five head-sized coils from the five fingers of my right hand, because I saw from the compass that although there were several ghosts here But I am certain that the number will not exceed five. If we can locate one of them, then catching the rest is just a matter of method and time. Hu Zongren only needs to sprinkle a handful of incense ash to make these ghosts appear. Hu Zongren also held one edge of the Bagua bag with his right hand to make the mouth of the Bagua bag as big as possible. Then he picked up a handful of incense ashes with his left hand, nodded at me, and then scattered a handful of ashes. How to describe it, let¡¯s put it this way, I clearly saw the incense ash hovering in the air, almost only for a few tenths of a second, so I was able to determine that the location of the group of ghosts was the location I guessed. When Hu Zongren and I Just when I was about to pounce on the blind fishermen and catch as many as I could, just when I lifted my steps and moved forward, the incense ash actually bounced towards me and Hu Zongren in the opposite direction. This was a huge surprise to me. I was caught off guard, and accidentally, the incense ash got into my eyes. I hurriedly stopped, squatted on the ground, and then turned around, trying to turn my back to the ghosts, thinking that the back would be easier to beat than the front. Then I stretched out my hand to rub my eyes, and at this moment, I heard Hu Zongren¡¯s muffled hum in my ears, followed by a burst of huffing and puffing sounds, from near to far. If I guessed correctly, it was Hu Zongren rolling down the stairs. The sound of falling. When I was about to shout out to Hu Zongren, my left ribs were pushed by a force. It didn't hurt, but I lost my center of gravity. Then I felt dizzy and felt severe pain in many parts of my body. I was pushed down the stairs too. (Mobile users please switch to?Look at the picture, there are benefits today)