The third day of the talisman-issuing ceremony was passed without any danger.
However, out of caution, the flag-hanging ceremony has not yet begun.
As time goes by, the fourth day is getting closer and closer.
According to the procedures of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the rituals that need to be performed on the fourth day are: Please come to the hall.
Just before that.
"Jiang Hao, hanging flag."
Li Leping confirmed that the time had reached ten o'clock in the evening, and while giving orders to Jiang Hao to hang the flags, he looked at the dark night with a crescent moon hanging forever.
After staying in this place where daylight can never be seen for a long time, people's concept of day and night seems to be gradually disappearing. If there is no tool that can confirm the time, I am afraid that no one present can tell whether the real time corresponding to this moment is morning or evening.
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"good."
After hearing Li Leping's order, Jiang Hao did not hesitate and quickly took off the gray sea green on his body and hung it on the top of the bent bamboo.
And his action also attracted the attention of people around him.
Everyone's expressions were solemn, and although they remained silent verbally, they already knew it in their hearts.
Everyone has seen the strange ability of this ghost-attracting flag, and everyone knows the consequences of hanging such a ghost flag that can attract evil spirits.
In the eyes of everyone, the most damning thing is that they know clearly that they are seeking death, but they have no choice but to continue to do so.
"Crash——!"
Just when Jiang Hao had just hung Hai Qing up.
This bamboo that had been bent for more than 20 hours suddenly seemed to come to life. It straightened up in front of everyone. The movement of the branches and leaves as they cut through the air was unexpected.
All of a sudden, the ghost flag hung on the top of the bamboo, and as the bamboo straightened, it floated in the air of the temple, like a flag hanging on a flagpole.
"The process of hanging the flags should be considered completed."
Li Leping directly confirmed that his guess was correct when he saw that the bamboo suddenly stood upright after being hung with a ghost flag, as if it had been hit by medicine.
Based on the experience of the past few days, it is not difficult to confirm one thing, that is, every change that occurs in the temple is actually a subtle reminder.
And this bent bamboo pole should be a hint to everyone that the talisman-issuing ceremony has been completed, and now it is time to carry out the flag-hanging ceremony.
"The flag-hanging ceremony is completed, and the ceremony on the third day should come to an end. The next step is the invitation ceremony on the fourth day."
"Since it is an invitation to the hall, the process will most likely have something to do with the three coffins on the altar. However, in reality, the meaning of the invitation to the hall is to politely invite the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to come to the Dharma assembly. But in this ghost hall, how can
What kind of gods and Buddhas are there? To put it bluntly, even if we can really invite something, I’m sure the one we invite in the end won’t be something clean.”
While Li Leping was sorting out the process of the actual Dharma conference, he was thinking about a more serious matter.
"In the eight-day process, the first three days are actually an appetizer. Now that the distribution of talismans and flags has been completed, it is equivalent to inviting ghosts into the temple to participate in the Dharma assembly."
"In other words, we are likely to have a head-on collision with ghosts in the next few days."
"If the speculation about the process is correct, then the fourth day will be the ceremony for entering the hall, the fifth day will be the ceremony for leaving the hall, and the sixth day will be the ceremony for leaving the hall, plus the seventh day.
The consummation offering and the sentencing of the saints on the eighth day..."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but darken his face.
The experience of the past few days can be said to be a near miss. Although there were casualties, it can be regarded as an acceptable loss. After all, no matter how noisy the ghosts outside are, they have never allowed the supernatural to truly invade the temple.
A little trace of penetration.
However, in the remaining five days, there is a possibility of face-to-face contact with ghosts every day.
Can you really survive it?
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk..."
Just when Li Leping was thinking.
A rhythmic sound faintly reached my ears.
"Um?"
Li Leping was not the only one who heard the commotion.
Everyone's expressions suddenly became horrified, and they all turned their heads suddenly at this moment and looked at the entrance door of the temple.
The sound came from outside the temple.
Fortunately, the black door was still firmly located at the entrance and had not moved at all.
This made many people who were frightened by the silence secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
But their faces were still extremely solemn, and their whole bodies tensed up at this moment.
Because this was coming from outside the temple, and if you listen carefully, you can find that the source of the movement seems to be approaching the temple.
It was as if the paper messenger who had sent away turned back at this moment.
"So fast?"
Everyone's eyes wandered back and forth between the hanging ghost flags and the gate, with only one thought in mind.
Including Li Leping, everyone was a little surprised by the changes after the hanging flag.
I looked at the time.
It's ten ten o'clock in the evening.
"I thought that ten o'clock in the evening was already a relatively late time, but the time for the hanging flags to take effect was much shorter than I expected. It only took less than ten minutes before the ghost came."
Only ten minutes had passed since the flags were hung, and the envoy sent came back.
It is not difficult to imagine what the returning messenger will take with him.
The original intention of issuing talismans is to send messengers to report when and where the Dharma Assembly will be held, so that all sentient beings in the six realms can attend the Dharma Assembly.
So, it is not difficult to guess what will follow behind these returning envoys to participate in the Dharma Assembly.
The ghost came to attend the meeting.
"Listen, the sound of this wooden fish seems not as complicated as before. It seems that there is only one paper man coming back this time?" said a ghost controller with a better ear.
But his words were not enough to make everyone feel better.
Maybe there is only one messenger coming back today.
Compared with the previous ghost groups, the number of ghosts brought back by one messenger may not be large.
But the problem is that what this messenger brought back was also a real ghost.
Regardless of the number, as long as it is a ghost, it is extremely difficult to deal with. Individuals would not want to encounter a ghost.
"Tuk, Tuk, Tuk..."
The sound of the wooden fish knocking continued to be heard and became increasingly clear.
It sounds like the paper man riding the paper horse and holding the wooden fish is returning to the temple.
The distance is getting closer.
Despite this, Li Leping still did not take action immediately.
He needs to look at the situation before deciding how to act.
At least we need to confirm what changes the returning paper man will cause.
For a moment, everyone gathered in front of the steps leading to the main hall, holding their breath and staring at the door that was still tightly closed, waiting to see how things would develop next.
"Bang! Bang!"
Sudden.
Several loud noises were heard.
There was another knocking sound at the temple door.
It's just that this time is different from the past. The black door seems to have lost its previous function, and there are vague signs of being pushed open, making a "crunching" sound.
At the same time, in addition to the sound of wooden fish knocking on the door, there were also rustling footsteps. It sounded like a group of pilgrims gathered outside the door, eager to enter the temple to offer incense.