Part-Time Taoist Priest

Bai Juan's family does not believe in gods.Since Mr. Bai has been teaching at the university, she has also been a teacher herself, and her husband is a civil servant.Therefore, Bai Juan's relatives and friends felt strange, how could she think of asking someone to do something about Mr. Bai's funeral?

Someone asked Bai Juan herself, and she said faintly: "After my father passed away, I dreamed that he told me that he hoped that I would find a Taoist priest to read scriptures for him. This is his last wish, and of course I must fulfill it."

Everyone understands, just say condolences.This should be thinking day by day and dreaming at night. When a loved one dies, the living entrusts the world after death, hoping that they will live happily and have comfort in their hearts.

Because the community where she lived did not allow funeral halls, Bai Juan rented a hall from the funeral parlor, where she would do business and keep the mourning.

The work of asking Taoist priests was handed over to her husband. Speaking of it, the most amazing thing about this matter is that Bai Juan heard her father clearly in her dream that she was not only a Taoist priest, but also a Taoist priest of Baoyang Temple. no.

After Bai Juan's husband invited them over, she suddenly discovered that she had seen one of them in her father's ward.

Xie Lingya said: "I work part-time at Baoyang Temple, and I knew that Professor Bai wanted to do something, so I came together."

Bai Juan thought she was like an intern, and felt a little speechless. Why did the young man go to the Taoist temple for an intern?But this time, a total of three or four Taoist priests were invited, and the advance payment was given, but she didn't say anything.

In the evening, all the immediate family members stayed at the funeral parlor. Bai Juan had a daughter, but because she was too young, it was inconvenient to stay here at night, so she entrusted her to a relative.

The Taoist priests rested until ten o'clock in the evening.As for the vigil, the conditions must not be good, and every time it is on time, papers will be burned for the dead, basically unable to sleep all night.

Old Professor Bai's body had already been put on makeup, Xie Lingya took a look at it, and it looked a little unnatural compared to when he was there, but in his opinion, that rosy face was full of lifelessness, with a strange sense of contradiction.

The Taoist priests were a little more tired than the family members, because just after finishing the ritual, Xie Lingya put his coat on and leaned against the wall to doze casually, when suddenly he was jolted and woke up from the cold.

He looked around, it was two or three o'clock now, and those who stayed up late were tired, before the hour, Bai Juan was napping with her head on her hands.

At this time, another gust of cold wind blew, Xie Lingya put a talisman on his body thoughtfully, and saw old professor Bai entered arm in arm by the messenger, this is the return of his soul.

Xie Lingya was already mentally prepared, so he was not frightened, and even had time to make up his mind, yes, this is the time to return to his soul.

Look at old professor Bai again, holding hands with Yin Cha as if they were friends.

——If it is a person with criminal karma, depending on the situation, he will be tied with a hemp rope or an iron chain when returning to his soul. However, after the death of Professor Bai, there is also an official underworld official, and there is no fault, so it is just holding hands.

The errand bowed slightly to greet Xie Lingya, and the old professor Bai also nodded to Xie Lingya, "Meet you again."

"You're back." Xie Lingya also said something like a family routine, stood up as a show of respect, and introduced him to the funeral.

Old Professor Bai happily said: "It's very appropriate, I'm sorry to trouble you."

The dead thanked the living, and handled the religious affairs well for themselves. This scene is so weird.

"It's okay, it's what it should be, you can take a look at the child." Xie Lingya said again.

Old Professor Bai has just come from home, he has seen his old residence, and he is here to see his old friends again.No matter how good the underworld is, after all, Yin and Yang are separated, and it will be difficult to see relatives in the future. Old Professor Bai walked around reluctantly.

When the hour was about to arrive, old professor Bai reluctantly left, and said goodbye to Xie Lingya before leaving.

……

Bai Juan was so sleepy that she began to doze off unconsciously. Gradually, she felt very cold.

——The funeral parlor is very cold, otherwise how to put the corpse, it is winter now, but the inside is colder than the outside.Under this kind of cold, Bai Juan, who was wearing a coat, still felt a cool chill, which reached her bones.

In a daze, Bai Juan involuntarily hugged herself tightly. She really wanted to wake up, but her eyelids seemed to be stuck, and she couldn't open them no matter what.

In a haze, Bai Juan heard the sound of the wind and the slight sound of footsteps in the empty mourning hall.

A feeling of fear and anticipation arose. Although someone told her that it would be bad luck to bump into a dead person, she felt that it would be a good thing if she could really see her father again.

However, the resurgence is not so easy to see, Bai Juan couldn't wake up, but heard a voice, like that Xiao Xie, the specific content could not be heard clearly, as if she was gossiping, occasionally uttering a few words .When he got there, his voice seemed to be approaching, approaching with a gust of wind, which brushed against Bai Juan's face.

This slow rhythm made Bai Juan's beating heart slowly calm down.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Juan woke up slowly and saw Xie Lingya tearing apart paper money, and greeted her, "Sister Bai, it's just right, it's on time."

Bai Juan touched her face, only to realize that she had shed a few tears in her dream. She went forward to burn the paper in a daze, and looked at Xie Lingya sideways, but saw that he was as if nothing had happened.

Bai Juan held back what she wanted to say.

After the funeral, besides the agreed remuneration, Bai Juan sealed a package for Xie Lingya alone.

Xie Lingya thought for half a second before taking the bag.

Bai Juan: "Thank you."

Xie Lingya: "You're welcome."

The two looked at each other, and got a tacit understanding without saying a word.

……

The Taoist priests in charge of every ceremony had a commission, and they watched Xie Lingya take an extra bag.

On the way back, Xie Lingya was asked how to be as likable as him, obviously watching everyone act together, this time Xie Lingya is not the master of the law, nor is he the oldest—at least ordinary people should not be able to distinguish their cultivation. Why.

Xie Lingya: "It's useless, it's because I look good."

Everyone: "..."

They really wanted to refute, how could any family member be so superficial, but when they thought that Baoyang Temple still had the pennant that Mr. Xie earned with honor, they fell silent.

At this time, Xie Lingya's cell phone rang, and he saw that it was an unfamiliar number, so he picked it up and asked, "How are you?"

"H-Hello, is this Master Xie?"

Xie Lingya: "...Yes."

Admitting that this title is a bit shameful, Xie Lingya added: "I am Xie Lingya."

"It's you, it's you. My name is Pang Yuan. We met in Fengping Village. I added your WeChat—and I like you every day."

Xie Lingya sweated, "Oh, what's the matter?"

He doesn't remember the name, but he still has an impression of Fengping Village, and he probably knows who this person is.The last time he accompanied Shi Changxuan to investigate the corpse sacrifice in Subaru County, something happened during the ancestor worship ceremony in Fengping Village. After the resolution, many villagers added him on WeChat.His WeChat ID is his mobile phone number, so it's not surprising that he called.

"Master, I would like to invite you to see the matter!" Pang Yuan explained, "The ancestral hall in the village is always noisy these days. I think the ancestors have some opinions, so I invited the master to see it, but it is not good. Oh yes, no Fengping Village is Xiaoba Village."

Pang Yuan had already cut in and went to Xiaoba Village. At that time, Xie Lingya was added when he came back to the village. The ancestral hall he was referring to was the ancestral hall of Xiaoba Village, but it was also in Pleiades County, and the distance between the two villages was not too far.

Xie Lingya felt strange, the teacher class he saw that day, although not advanced, did have a certain ability to communicate, if the ancestors were dissatisfied with their descendants, couldn't they solve it?

Xie Lingya asked again, specifically what happened.

Pang Yuan said: "The sacrificial offerings were overturned, and there were strange noises in the ancestral hall at night. When we went in to see, there was nothing! We invited the teachers of two teams to look at them, but they didn't like it. Our village recently wanted to put The Fengshui pond was filled, and I wondered if it was because of this that the ancestors were angry. But the master told me to comfort him, but it was useless."

Xie Lingya had already missed class because of other things, so he said, "I have something to do recently, so it's not convenient for me to go, so, do you mind if I invite a colleague to go over?"

Pang Yuan asked: "Is it Master Shi from last time?"

Xie Lingya laughed, "No, it's another one with a very high level."

He was talking about Fang Zhe. If the matter was really related to the Fengshui Pond, then Fang Zhe would definitely be able to see it, and it would not be a problem to do it.

Pang Yuan only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

……

After Xie Lingya went back, he talked to Fang Zhe about this matter. It should have been settled like this, but at night he dreamed of the Patriarch.

Lingzu gave him a middle finger and gestured at him for a long time.

After waking up the next day, Xie Lingya felt very tired, so he ran to ask the patriarch what was wrong, and after several guesses, he was wrong.He thought about it carefully, the recent changes, apart from attending the funeral of Professor Bai Lao, are people from Subaru County...

Xie Lingya held a glimmer of hope and asked, "Should Fang Zhe not be allowed to go to Xiaoba Village?"

Bu You, it hit the spot!

Xie Lingya breathed a sigh of relief, "It turns out that Fang Zhe didn't want to go, of course it's okay, but if he doesn't go, who will he go..." Xie Lingya said speechlessly, "Could it be that you let me go?"

If there is, I want him to go.

Xie Lingya: "..."

This matter doesn't sound like it's serious, it's just a disturbance in the middle of the night, it will take two days to go to Subaru County to settle the matter and come back, conservatively.

Xie Lingya seemed to be refusing, but seeing how hard the cup fell, if he refused, the patriarch's hand that was holding the Lingguan Jue would have smashed it down.

"Okay, let's go."

Xie Lingya didn't know why the patriarch asked him to go to Subaru County, but he was very clever, he expected it would not be that simple, so he had to bring Shi Changxuan together.With Shi Changxuan, it is easier to look at Feng Shui.

"I originally wanted Fang Zhe to go, but now I have to go with Shi Changxuan." When Xie Lingya explained this, Hai Guanchao sneered.

Xie Lingya: "...What are you laughing at?"

Hai Guanchao felt that he had seen through the truth, that is, Xie Lingya took the opportunity to go out on a date, and he couldn't be presumptuous and panic in Baoyang Temple.

Hai Guanchao: "Go and have fun."

Xie Lingya: "..."

It takes more than three hours to go to Subaru County by bus. Xie Lingya has already made plans to stay overnight, so he simply leaves a little later and arrives in Xiaoba Village in the afternoon.

Pang Yuan came to meet them, and there were two other old people from the village, who were in charge of the affairs of the ancestral hall and the genealogy, and who could make decisions.

Because Xie Lingya and Shi Changxuan had been to Fengping Village, and the atmosphere of worship was strong in this area, the people of Xiaoba Village treated them very well, so they first took them to see the Fengshui Pond at the entrance of the village.

It was also along the way that they learned some details.

The Fengshui Pond in Xiaoba Village has a semicircular shape and is located in front of a large old house. The folks pay attention to the fact that there is water in front of the house and mountains behind the house. The Fengshui Pond can gather wealth and energy.

This Fengshui pond has a history of hundreds of years including the late Qing-style buildings behind it. The most respectable family in Xiaoba Village was named Shang. The houses were derived from each other, and there were many descendants. The five-bedroom houses were gradually separated from each other. Later, the courtyard wall disappeared, and many houses were built around them. It is only possible to vaguely distinguish which part is where the former house was. .

The old house is the first house in front of the village, and it is also the ancestral house of the big house. It has been passed down through the direct line, and until now, the oldest families living in it are all cousins.Some of them have already bought another house, or even moved elsewhere, but logically speaking, this house is indeed shared by several of them.

Today is different from the past, old houses in such a village are not too rare, not to mention that there are only a few houses in each family.In recent years, the owners of the old house have always had an idea, that is to sell the house, but because there are too many people and opinions are not unified, they have not been able to do so.

Until recently, a family member proposed that he could give money to all his relatives and transfer the old house to his own name, and then he wanted to run a homestay, which is unique in this kind of really old building.Then, the Fengshui pond had to be filled, because the area was not enough.Relatives can also choose not to have money and exchange it for shares.

How to say, this is also the ancestral house shared by everyone, and there is the only Fengshui pond in the whole village, which was dug by the ancestors at the beginning, so the meaning is not the same.When the villagers knew about it, they complained a little.

Let everyone protest completely, which is a strange thing that happened in the ancestral hall. Everyone thinks that it is because they want to fill the Fengshui Pond.Every day, someone went to the family's house to complain, which made them unable to start work.

Even so, the ancestral hall has not completely calmed down, and the villagers have speculated that the ancestors were too angry.

The old man from Xiaoba Village stood by the pond and said to them, "Look, a gap has been dug in this place. Everyone has filled it with soil spontaneously these days, and you can still see some of it. Alas, isn't this just a gap?" Have you leaked your Qi? It is reasonable for the ancestors to cultivate like this, bless our present life."

Shi Changxuan looked around for a week, Xiaoba Village was backed by a mountain, and the buildings were indeed feng shui at the time of construction, which was also the custom at that time.Moreover, it is estimated that the one who pointed out Fengshui here was the best Fengshui master at that time.

——The whole village looks like a winding dragon body, with a clear dragon head and tail. The "dragon head" is the ancestral hall, which was also used as a school in the past. Students in the village always come to the ancestral hall to go to school.Next to the ancestral hall, there are two double-storey pagodas, which are pointed and towering, which are "dragon horns".

The so-called Xizi Pagoda is a place used to burn papers with written characters. There are also burners, Jingzi Pavilions, etc. for the same purpose. It is derived from the ancient style of advocating literature. Respect, so set up a special place to burn waste paper.

It is said that there is a negative virtue in doing so. There is a poem that says, "Words and papers in the world can store scriptures, and those who see them must put them in the paper. Or put them in a long and clean place, and the natural blessings will be endless."

It is precisely because of this that Shi Changxuan whispered to Xie Lingya after reading it carefully: "The Fengshui of Xiaoba Village is all in the shape of a dragon. You can see that the whole village is shaped like a coiled dragon. The dragon's head is an ancestral hall, and the dragon's horns are two pagodas. This area is also a Fengshui cave. As for the Fengshui pond, its function is only auxiliary, at most, the coolness brought by the wind passing through the pond makes the villagers happy."

Xie Lingya was stunned, he had just read it himself, and felt that the feng shui of the ancestral hall was good, but he couldn't explain the ins and outs like Shi Changxuan.

Then this thing is worth pondering.

If Fengshui Pond didn't have much impact, why were the ancestors of the Shang family so angry?

Or is that just how people's temper is, and they always compare pennies and pennies?

This is also possible.

The two were biting their ears, and for the time being, they didn't express their temporary inferences. Xie Lingya only said: "We have already looked at it, but the most important thing is the ancestors. Let's go to the ancestral hall to have a look."

They also nodded and wanted to lead the two away.

Xie Lingya suddenly stopped them, "Wait, what is this?"

He had just discovered that there was an old horse tethering stone next to the Fengshui pond, and when he turned around, he saw a pool of dark red blood on the horse tethering stone. "Could it be popular when the construction started?"

It suddenly occurred to him that the old man said that after digging a gap, he said that the villagers filled it in, and he didn't say how to stop it. He just thought it was because of an accident in the ancestral hall, which scared everyone.

"It's popular, but it has nothing to do with people." The old man mentioned it with a delicate expression, "I just wanted to say that when they were starting construction, it started to rain, and the cow raised by one person in the village went back, and it was under the nearby tree. Was struck by lightning, then struggled for a few steps, stuck his head on the horse tethering stone, rubbing blood. It was also that night, the ancestral hall broke out, and this was a reminder! Later, work was suspended!"

Lightning?Xie Lingya was a little surprised, was it an accident, or were there some details in it that they didn't know yet?

Originally, Xie Lingya thought that things were clear at a glance, but after arriving in Xiaoba Village, he gradually realized that it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface, no wonder the patriarch would signal.

……

The two of them followed the people from Xiaoba Village to the ancestral hall. They walked around the screen wall and saw the magnificent ancient ancestral hall. The gate was locked during the day, and the old man took out the key to open the door.

There is a courtyard in the ancestral hall, but there is no water. The tall and thick pillars are bright red, the ancestors on the table are also covered with red and colorful, and some colorful decorations are hung on the roof.

The old man lit up the incense, pointed to the table and said, "Look, these are also traces left by the offerings when they were turned over."

Indeed, there are some bumps on the table.

Xie Lingya looked around in the ancestral hall, but saw nothing, but he didn't know if it was a psychological effect, he still felt that something was weird.

Xie Lingya turned his head to look at Shi Changxuan, he also shook his head, but didn't see anything strange for now.

"Little baby?" Xie Lingya tilted his head, wanting to ask Liu Lingtong.

Liu Lingtong was very anxious, "N-I can't count."

Xie Lingya showed a playful look, which is interesting, Liu Lingtong can't figure it out, not that there is nothing wrong.In fact, this indirectly proves that there is indeed a problem with this place, it's just that the little baby didn't figure it out because of certain restrictions.

When Xie Lingya was having fun, he noticed that Pang Yuan and the old man were staring at him strangely, with embarrassing expressions, "??"

Just when he couldn't figure it out, Xie Lingya suddenly remembered that he turned his head and called "little baby" just now, and Shi Changxuan was standing beside him, so in the eyes of outsiders, he just called Shi Changxuan "little baby"?

Xie Lingya: "..."

Damn, what should I do, do I need to explain, but he and Shi Changxuan really have an affair!

When Xie Lingya was in a daze, Pang Yuan and the others silently looked away, looking at the roof and the ground, and pretended not to hear it as if they had come to their senses and wanted to save him.

Although the old man was surprised and chose to respect the latter between "how are the two boys like this" and "they are masters", but because of his poor acting skills, the atmosphere seemed to be even more embarrassing.

"The sun hasn't set yet, let's come again at night." Xie Lingya's mouth twitched twice, and he simply changed the subject.He thought about it, and decided to come back when the yin qi was a little heavier. At this moment, the yang qi was full, and he didn't seem to be able to see the specific weirdness.

People from Xiaoba Village took them to Pang Yuan's house to rest and have a meal.

When they arrived at Pang Yuan's house, Xie Lingya asked Shi Changxuan if he had any ideas.

Shi Changxuan had no idea, "It's just... I always feel that it has something to do with the ancestral hall."

"I think so too." Xie Lingya said in a daze, "I hope I can see the problem tonight."

……

At half past midnight, they went out with flashlights.There are street lights in front of every house in Xiaoba Village, but they are usually only turned on after dark to [-]:[-] pm, and after that, each house is closed, so most places are completely dark.

The night in the countryside is different from that in the city. There are various lights at night in the city, but the night in the country is a deep darkness, with almost no light at all. It is all black when you look around, and you can’t tell the difference between the village and the forest.

In this case, they can only rely on the flashlight in their hands to illuminate the place a few meters in front of them, and walk quietly on the stone road.

The old man took them to the ancestral hall again, took out the key and opened the gate.

At this moment, there was a very clear sound of plates hitting the ground in the room!Dang clang clang clang, in the quiet country night, it is extraordinarily clear!

Such a coincidence?

The old man trembled and looked back at them.

Xie Lingya stepped forward to take the key, thought about it and said, "Why don't you go back first."

He saw that the old man was getting old, so what to do if he stayed here and rushed.

The old man was unwilling. He and another old man were responsible for managing the ancestral hall and keeping the genealogy. According to his old concept, he had to stay here too.

Xie Lingya couldn't help it, stepped forward and carefully unlocked the lock, and opened the door at once!

It was also the moment the door was pushed, and the voice inside disappeared instantly, as if the voice just now was just an illusion.

The light of the flashlight swept across the room, a mess of desks, smiling statues, bright couplets...

Nothing.

Xie Lingya tilted his head, "Little cutie, what do you think?"

Xiao Liu was stumped anyway, wondering if the innate wood spirit had any inspiration.

Shang Lushen made a voice as if he was trying to poop: "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm——"

Xie Lingya looked at it expectantly.

……

In the darkness, a faint and a little embarrassed voice came from behind: "Grandmasters, after thinking about it, I'd better go back."

Xie Lingya: "..."