Chapter 33 Going to the countryside to exorcise evil spirits
"Alas, it is your own fault and you will not live."
At night, with a cool breeze blowing, in front of the desk in the clean room, Chu Chen dipped his pen in ink and concentrated on practicing the calligraphy talisman.
During the day today, he was very conscious and self-disciplined, practicing the Shu Ling Talisman all day long.
But in the evening, Master Xu Ping gave him homework again.
First, he took him to recite sutras, including the Three Official Sutra, the Qing Jing Sutra, and the Tao De Zhen Jing. Then he explained to him the talisman and let him practice the talismans.
The whole education was just cramming, and Chu Chen had a dream of going back to the time he went to school in his previous life.
Master Xu Ping seemed to have a sense of urgency and wanted to teach him as much as he could, trying to teach him well as soon as possible.
The kind that has immediate effects.
Chu Chen really couldn't laugh or cry.
He enjoys reciting scriptures, reading spiritual talismans and learning spells. He can be self-disciplined even when no one is watching him, and his subjective initiative is never bad.
But if someone is watching and forcing you, that's another story.
However, Chu Chen also knew very well that the reason why his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping, became "enchanted" was because he used too much force.
The analysis of the Taoist sect in the Guishensi Yamen in the evening could not be said to be very insightful or in-depth. It was just a superficial talk without too much systematic investigation, analysis, argumentation and summary.
However, in this world, Chu Chen's independent thinking outside the framework seems a bit "shocking" and "deafening".
Not to mention, this insight came from a young man.
Master Xu Ping didn't say anything on the spot, but deep down he already regarded his disciple as a peerless jade.
When you cultivate the Tao, you cultivate the principles of the world.
As a master, facing such a disciple with extraordinary understanding, he became nervous, fearing that he could not teach the disciple well and wasting his disciple's qualifications.
With this idea in mind, Master Xu Ping was completely "enchanted" and suddenly changed from a sheep-herding education to a spoon-feeding education.
"Let you be mean-mouthed! Let you pretend to be cool! Let you feel emotional!"
Chu Chen slapped himself three times in a row and practiced the calligraphy skills patiently.
Pretending is risky, so be careful when pretending.
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In the early morning of the next day, Chu Chen, as usual, collected the purple energy of the morning sun and practiced [Hunyuan Qi Gathering and Form Refining].
Although he did not accept Long Jun's funding from Long Jun's night banquet this time, his gains were not small.
After drinking six glasses of Moonlight Divine Wine, his Taoism and cultivation level skyrocketed. His physical body was savage, and his magic power was endless, comparable to months of hard training.
The only hidden danger is that the yin and yang qi in the body are slightly imbalanced.
But it's not a big problem.
At most, in the past month, he could not collect the taiyin energy at night for practice, but could only collect the sun's energy every day to balance the yin and yang in the body.
"Huh~"
As the sun rose higher and higher, the sun's energy became more intense. Chu Chen ended his meditation practice and hurried to the Ghosts and Gods Division.
The two-day holiday is over and he has to go to work.
"Fugui, why are we the only two today? Where are the scholars?"
As soon as he entered the Yamen of the Ghost and God Division, Chu Chen received today's errand - to go to the countryside to drive away evil spirits and prevent disasters for the people.
This is considered a regular monthly errand.
In this world, demons, humans, ghosts and gods live together. People without Taoism and cultivation will be invaded by "evil energy", "ghost energy" and "devil energy" from time to time. It may not be fatal for a while, but as time goes by, for ordinary people who are weak,
My body can't stand it anymore.
Therefore, the County Department of Ghosts and Gods will regularly send Taoist priests, monks and other monks to the countryside to drive away evil spirits, ward off disasters, purify and pray for blessings.
Huang Fugui touched his head.
"Xiu Cai was called over by Deputy Team Leader Liu. I heard that he was going to the east of the city to drive away evil spirits and ward off disasters. There is a shortage of people there. We will go out this time. In the next few days, we will have to visit two villages, large and small, and dozens of people.
Village."
Although Huang Fugui was said to be simple and honest, he was not stupid, and his tone was quite complaining, complaining about bad work.
The work of exorcising evil spirits, warding off disasters, purifying and praying for blessings in the city is naturally much better than going to the countryside.
Once you come here, you don’t have to travel around to work, and it’s a lot easier;
Secondly, there are many wealthy households in the city, and the same purpose is to ward off evil spirits and ward off disasters. If you pray for the people in the city, you will have extra money to show filial piety. The people in the countryside are miserable and can't even eat enough. There is no filial piety at all.
I'll give you a good meal.
"Fugui, stop complaining, hahaha, your uncle is the deputy governor, and my master is the governor. Both of them are very decent people. Our errands are probably specially ordered by them. We can't escape, scholar."
Unlike us, it's fine for him to go to the city."
Chu Chen patted Huang Fugui on the shoulder to comfort him.
"I didn't say that scholars don't have loyalty."
Huang Fugui shook his head and whispered: "Brother Chu, let me tell you, this deputy class leader Liu is a snobbery. He was cold-blooded to the scholar a few days ago, but when he saw the scholar today, he smiled like a flower.
The scholar was dragged away by force, and people who didn't know the inside story thought he was a relative of the scholar."
"Hahaha, it's human nature."
Chu Chen smiled casually.
The scholar has won the favor of Lord Long, and his path of spiritual practice has suddenly become much broader. It is hard to say anything else. The three-acre land of the County Ghosts and Gods Department will definitely cultivate the scholar.
If a scholar's fortunes are better, his reputation is bigger, and he is lucky enough to become a disciple of a great Confucian scholar, his future will be even brighter.
Chu Chen had no envy, only blessings.
The two of them left the Ghosts and Gods Office without any further ado, carrying their bookcases and luggage.
After leaving the city gate, the two of them cast their rushing spells and disappeared in a flash.
This is bound to be a busy and dusty day.
Not long after, the two followed the route they had planned and arrived at the first village in the area they were responsible for.
The village is about ten miles away from the county seat, which is not too far.
As soon as the two arrived, someone came from a distance to greet them at the entrance of the village.
Obviously, there must be villagers waiting at the entrance of the village early in the morning.
"Welcome to the Immortal Master, we finally have two Immortal Masters here."
A gray-haired old man received the two of them.
While receiving the reception, the old man summoned the villagers, and the whole process of exorcising evil spirits and eliminating disasters was clearly understood.
This made Chu Chen and Huang Fugui feel much more relaxed.
Ordinary villagers can dispel any trace of "evil energy" or "ghost energy" contaminated in the people's bodies by making incantations, chanting mantras, and spraying magic water.
When the situation is more serious, the evil energy has been deep in the body for a long time, affecting the health of the people.
Chu Chen cast the spell [Five Senses to Drive Ghosts and Gods] or [Golden Light Spell], and the effects were very good, with immediate results, and people immediately jumped to life.
Huang Fugui also had a special spell to dispel "evil spirits". The two of them divided their labors and cooperated very well.
Soon, the two of them successfully exorcised evil spirits and warded off disasters for hundreds of people in the small village.
Hearing the people's continuous thanks and bright smiles on his face, Huang Fugui, who had been deeply resentful before setting off, now had no complaints at all.
Young man, with a righteous heart and generous passion!
The two of them finished walking through one village and immediately rushed to the second village without taking any rest.
For a whole day, from sunrise to sunset, the two traveled to eight villages and had a meal at a villager's house. The rest of the time they were either on the road or helping the people to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters, which was quite hard.
By the time the two returned to the city, the night had completely darkened.
Along the way, they were accompanied by the chirping of birds and insects. Dressed in moonflower clothes, the two figures shone with a pure white light.