Chapter 29 29: Amulet, kill ghosts and gods
After Chen Abu's family burned incense in the ancestral hall, they went home together and heated up dinner before eating.
My mother-in-law is pregnant with her second child. Although it is still unclear whether it is a boy or a girl, this is a good start.
Thinking of this, Chen Abu's heart was filled with joyful hope.
The person he wanted to thank the most was Chen Jin.
My nephew has undergone tremendous changes since he came back last time.
I couldn't tell what kind of change it was, but I just felt that Chen Jin seemed to be shrouded in a layer of mystery.
"A Jin, you will soon stand out and become a big shot."
Chen Abu thought, feeling happy.
But in this case, there was nothing he could do to help Chen Jin.
The wind picked up outside and sporadic light rain fell.
Soon, it was time to rest.
Chen Abu's family is accustomed to going to bed early. There is nothing to do if you don't sleep. If you light a lamp, you will waste lamp oil in vain, which makes you feel sad.
In the past, Chen Min shared a room with her mother, but recently, because her parents often got tired of being together, the girl slept alone.
Tonight, somehow, the turbid eyes of Goddess Chen always appeared in front of my eyes.
This made Chen Min feel uneasy and couldn't sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the room became pitch black, like thick ink, too dark to be dissolved.
The wind whined outside the window, like a beast roaring.
Listening to the weird wind noise, Chen Min couldn't help but feel fear, and looked outside with wide eyes.
She could feel that something terrible was peering outside the window.
What could that be?
"Giggle!"
I don't know if it was blown by the strong wind or for other reasons, but the window lattice made a heart-breaking sound.
That thing came in...
Chen Min's hair stood on end all over his body, and he wanted to get up and run away.
But the next moment, a biting chill suddenly came and enveloped her.
The cold is so intense that it can freeze people to death and make them unable to move. Even if the quilt is wrapped tightly, it is difficult to resist it.
Chen Min was horrified and opened her mouth wide to call for help, but no sound came out.
Her eyelids kept fighting, and she could hardly hold on.
At the critical moment, "swish".
There seemed to be a ray of light.
This light doesn't look very big, just a little bit, but it is extremely bright and dazzling. When people look at it, they will immediately think of the sharp edge of the sword tip.
The light flashed past and hit something hidden in the darkness.
For a moment, Chen Min seemed to hear a shrill cry, which then disappeared into nothingness.
The girl could no longer hold on and fell asleep.
……
On the hillside, amid the wind and rain, dim lights shone out, bringing a ray of light to the endless rainy night.
Although it looks weak, it is very firm and no matter how strong the wind or rain is, it cannot be blown away. Because of this lamp, there has been a lot of talk about Chen Jin in the countryside during these days.
Some people say that Chen Jin is diligent and hard-working. He studies every night and studies so late that he refuses to take a rest. If you take the exam again next year, you will definitely pass the exam as a scholar;
Some people say that this scholar is too courageous. If he lights up the lamp at night, he may attract wolves, tigers, leopards, bandits and the like. If this continues, something will happen sooner or later;
It is also said that Chen Jin passed the Tongsheng test, and by chance, he was appreciated by a nobleman in the city and became rich. All because if you have no money, you must not consume lamp oil like this.
This statement is correct.
Chen Jin lights lamps every night, and the lamps are filled with sesame oil instead of animal ointment.
If you use ointment, it will produce thick smoke, which will smoke your eyes, and the lighting effect will be quite poor. In comparison, sesame oil is much better, but the price is much more expensive.
Having said that, his use of lights is actually more of a formalism.
In the scope of spiritual practice, "form" is the main expression and application of the fundamental method "visualization and induction", which is everywhere.
The most typical example, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, when opening an altar, there will be a series of complicated fasting rituals. You must bathe and change clothes beforehand. Various things must be arranged on the altar: incense, incense burner, banners, armor, horses, and seals. Seal, magic sword...
Scientific rituals are rituals, which are the external manifestation of form.
Another example is that if government offices are not built tall and majestic, how can they intimidate the common people in terms of impression and perception, so that they can't help but feel awe, and then surrender?
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In a sense, "form" means "rules".
The small one is "rules and etiquette", the middle one is "state system", the big one is "laws of heaven and earth", and then the rising and setting of the sun, the rotation of the four seasons, birth, old age, sickness and death, can all be summed up in the concept of "form".
Now Chen Jin lights up a lamp and reads at night. Even if his eyes don't need it, it is needed in form. Over time, it will also be beneficial to his state of mind.
Besides, with this lamp, it can not only eliminate the suspicion of outsiders, but also give some hunters who go up the mountain at night a little light, why not?
Of course, if you are a person who has achieved great success in practice and achieved the Tao and Fruit, you will be able to transcend heaven and earth and do whatever you want. There is no need to pay attention to form and you can go straight to the core.
That goes a long way.
At least for now, Chen Jin is far from reaching that level of cultivation.
The lights inside the house penetrated and shone on the wolf and the dog under the eaves, making them look particularly harmonious.
After this period of getting along, Wangcai and Laolang can be said to have become one, and have actually become inseparable partners.
Especially when hunting, the two guys go hand in hand, one behind the other, chasing in front and blocking behind, they both know how to use tactics.
As a result, the hunting efficiency has been greatly improved, and the types of prey that can be caught have also been greatly increased:
Pheasant, hare, roe deer, deer...
Even a ferocious wild boar was brought back, weighing three to four hundred kilograms.
In this regard, Chen Jin is naturally happy to see the success.
After breaking through to the second realm, in the middle stage of refining Qi, there are higher requirements for diet. Not only do you need to eat more, but you also need to eat well and meticulously, so that you can maintain the efficiency of your practice.
At the same time, the two Wangcai also ate and drank a lot, and their bodies underwent tremendous changes.
He was originally a stray mangy dog, but he has grown stronger, has a new coat, and is no longer so "ugly";
The same goes for the old wolf, who has obviously regained his second youth and become energetic.
In the room, Chen Jin put down the book in his hand, stretched, stood up and went to the window, staring at the scene outside.
The night is dark and the wind and rain are like darkness, which is the best time to evoke the memories and emotions hidden deep in people's hearts.
Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
At this moment, the wolf and dog under the eaves felt a fierce murderous intention, and had no power to resist. They shuddered at the same time and quickly knelt down on the ground.
They didn't know who dared to provoke their master and make him so angry.
Chen Jin opened the door and came out, holding an oil-paper umbrella, and headed straight for Chen Zexiang.
(End of chapter)