Chapter 127 Weird Mountain Ceremony
"Mr. Zhang Hao."
Wu Liang raised his hand and said hello.
When Zhang Hao saw him, he also smiled and said hello.
Then, he stepped forward on straw sandals.
"Uncle Zhao." He greeted the villagers and looked at the Jiaxian Temple behind them.
The villagers left.
Wu Liang seized the opportunity and introduced: "Hello, Mr. Zhang Hao, this is the chief director of our program group, Director Li Piyi."
"Director Li, this is Mr. Zhang Hao, the walker from Zhaojiacun."
"Mr. Zhang Hao, I have long admired you, hello." Li Piyi took the initiative to extend his hand with a kind smile on his face.
Zhang Hao also smiled and stretched out his hand: "Hello, Director Li."
"I heard that Mr. Zhang Hao built this Immortal Temple?" Li Piyi asked straight to the point.
Zhang Hao didn't intend to hide it, nodded and said: "Yes, I did build it."
"Then do I know why this family temple was built?" Li Piyi asked again.
Zhang Hao said: "The foxes on the mountain kept shouting, maybe something happened, so I built this fairy temple at the foot of the mountain. Villagers can come here to worship the foxes and ask for blessings, which can also be regarded as letting the foxes on the mountain Be able to accept the incense and be more at ease.”
"The effect is pretty good. Since the construction of this Jiaxian Temple, the foxes on the mountain seem to have received the incense and have stopped making noises. Even the villagers throwing away chickens and poultry have been reduced a lot."
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Li Piyi nodded thoughtfully.
It has to be said that he has seen a lot of magical fairy temples and customs from various places in his travels over the years. Anyway, they all say they are useful, but whether they are useful or not is unknown.
The same is true for this fairy temple. It is also unknown whether the foxes stopped making noise because of the incense, or whether it was for other reasons that the foxes settled down.
"Director Li, we have a rule as mountaineers. We are not allowed to be interviewed on camera." Zhang Hao glanced at the camera with concern.
Li Piyi immediately pressed his hand towards Zhang Wen behind him.
Li Piyi looked at him and asked with a smile: "Mr. Zhang Hao, are you dressed like this to go into the mountains?"
Zhang Hao nodded: "Yes, as a mountain walker, I have to make a living by walking in the mountains."
Li Piyi smiled: "I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Zhang Hao. I may have to disturb you in the future, and I may need to consult some things about the mountain. I hope Mr. Zhang Hao will not be stingy."
They went into the mountains to shoot a documentary. After the filming, they would inevitably have to edit it. In order to make the edited documentary look good and reasonable, he might actually ask Zhang Hao for advice.
After all, as a mountain walker, Zhang Hao must have a better understanding of the mountains than "laymen" like them. He could also say hello in advance, so that it would not be too abrupt when he actually goes to see Zhang Hao in the future.
Zhang Hao did not refuse immediately: "If you have the opportunity, welcome."
Looking up at the sky, he checked the time and said, "Director Li, I have to get ready to go into the mountain."
Everyone was stunned.
They raised their heads, looked at the path leading to the mountain, and looked at Zhang Hao in confusion.
If you want to enter the mountain, shouldn't you take the path at the foot of the mountain?
Why does Zhang Hao seem to want to go behind them? Is there a road leading to the mountain there?
Li Piyi was stunned, and immediately realized that Zhang Hao might want to pay homage to the Immortal Temple, and quickly stepped aside: "Okay, Mr. Zhang Hao, do you mind if we take a look at it?"
"Watching is okay, but filming is not okay," Zhang Hao said.
Li Piyi was stunned and asked: "Mr. Zhang Hao, can you tell us why it can't be shot in the camera?"
Zhang Hao looked serious and said: "I am worshiping the mountain god. This is a folk custom before entering the mountain. And on such a serious occasion, how is it appropriate to take pictures here? And most importantly, I am afraid of bad luck."
"Afraid of bad luck?" Li Piyi asked.
Zhang Hao nodded: "When holding this kind of ceremony, if you use a shooting device to take pictures, it is easy to take pictures of things you don't really want to see. This is the same as not looking in the mirror in the middle of the night."
Everyone was a little thoughtful and a little surprised.
Then, Zhang Hao glanced at everyone and warned: "If you take pictures and enter the mountain, it will not be good for you and will offend the mountain god."
After hearing this, everyone's expressions changed one after another. Some were confused, some suddenly realized, and some frowned and said nothing.
Li Piyi squinted his eyes, nodded, and then turned his head: "We are here to make peace. Everyone is strictly prohibited from filming and must not film. Do you hear that?"
"Understood, Director Li, we definitely won't be filming." Wu Liang took the lead and shouted.
The others also nodded, indicating that they would definitely listen to the director and abide by the rules here.
After all, in the program group, the words of the chief director are orders and ancient edicts.
Zhang Wen also nodded silently and deleted the video captured by the camera.
And under everyone's doubtful eyes, Zhang Hao carried a basket, stepped on straw sandals, and led the dog to the temple.
Then, he did not take out the standing incense from the basket, but took some ashes of the standing incense offered by the villager just now from the incense burner and held it in his hand.
Not worshiping the immortals, but taking incense ashes?
What is this operation...
What everyone didn't understand was that Zhang Hao did not have the habit of visiting the fairy temple before entering the mountain. The villagers who came to worship the Immortal Temple every day were enough for the foxes to enjoy the incense. Moreover, he brought the fox wood carvings there, which had created a cause and effect with the foxes invisibly. Every time the foxes received a little incense, they would Invisibly keeping him safe is an added layer of security.
However, this guarantee alone is useless.
The incense ashes he obtained were the first incense ashes of Jiaxian Temple, which was also the first incense offered by the villagers after the sun rose that day.
The purpose of taking the first incense and ashes is naturally to prepare for the next ritual before walking up the mountain.
Before walking up the mountain, Zhang Hao observed the sky. At the same time, he also used [Mountain Viewing Art] to see some clues. This is a basic skill that mountain walkers have. If they cannot easily identify weather changes, it will not be conducive to walking in the mountains.
While observing the sky this time, Zhang Hao discovered that in the next two days, there will be a heavy rain on the mountain, and the rain will be very heavy.
The reason why I took the first fragrance was because of this.
The main reason why he had to go into the mountains when he knew it was going to rain heavily was mainly because Zhang Hao had mentioned it in the records he had seen in the "Illustrated Record of Mountain Walking Travels".
If you go into the mountains during special weather or different weather, you will get different rewards, and the mountain treasures you can encounter are also different.
Therefore, Zhang Hao wanted to try to see what different gains he could get from going into the mountains when it rained heavily.
If you get lucky and encounter another mountain treasure, wouldn't it be a huge profit!
When it rains and you go into the mountains, you naturally have to pray and make some preparations.
After taking some incense ash, Zhang Hao walked a few steps to the path leading to the mountain under the eyes of everyone.
In front of everyone, he took out the incense burner from the Guling basket and placed it on the ground. He put the ashes of the first incense into the incense burner. This time he took out the standing incense and put it aside.
Just when everyone thought he was about to start worshiping,
Zhang Hao took out some strange things from the basket.
A few pieces of yellow paper, a few bamboo leaves, and a few relatively short, but tough-looking bamboo pieces.
This is what Zhang Hao prepared in advance, specifically for the paper-tying technique.
Everyone was stunned when they saw this. Li Piyi took a few steps closer curiously, but was very cautious and did not come forward to disturb him. He just stood not far away and watched.
I saw Zhang Hao picking up a piece of yellow paper and picking up a leaf with his other hand. His hands were flying up and down so fast that the people watching didn't know what was going on. Then Zhang Hao picked up another piece of yellow paper. , also picked up the remaining bamboo pieces.
Li Piyi squinted his eyes. After looking at it for a while, he vaguely recognized from the technique and the gradually forming state that Zhang Hao should be tying paper?
But why Zhang Hao tied the paper, he didn't know.
Not long after.
In Zhang Hao's hand, there appeared an unusual creature that looked like a fox, but also had the hooves of a deer, a "king" pattern like a tiger, and a body shape like a cow.
Although it is tied with yellow paper, it is lifelike. Apart from the color and texture, it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
Li Piyi couldn't help but be surprised, his pupils narrowed.
To be honest, he has traveled all over the country for many years. Whether in daily life or in various mountain villages, he has never seen anyone with such strong paper-making skills as Zhang Hao, or anyone who can make such a good paper-making.
The other people were also secretly surprised, and their impression of Zhang Hao deepened.
After tying up the "four different" things, Zhang Hao did not stop in his hands. He picked up the yellow paper and leaves one after another and continued to pierce.
Later, he stabbed hedgehogs, snakes, weasels and other domestic immortals one after another.
Finally, after pricking out a tiger, he stopped.
However, there is nothing strange about this tiger. The only strange thing is that it seems to be holding a person in its mouth, which is very strange.
After finishing all this, Zhang Hao stopped what he was doing, picked up the standing incense on the side, lit it, and bowed three times to the "four dissimilarities" and the various things stuck out, and then, after lighting it, The incense stick was inserted into the incense burner.
After finishing all this, Zhang Hao stood up and took out his mobile phone, as if he was giving instructions to someone.
After getting Li Siyu's response in the chat window, Zhang Hao put his phone back into his pocket and looked directly at the "mountain god" made with paper-making skills in front of him, as well as the followers of the "mountain god".
[Mountain Travel Notes] It is recorded that the "Mountain God" is not a real thing. It can be said to be a consciousness, but it can also be said to exist in every spirit in the mountain.
Therefore, the image of the "mountain god" is a collection of mountain spirits, such as the eyes of a fox, the body of a cow, the hooves of a deer, the king-character pattern of a tiger, etc. This is what mountain walkers see as the "mountain god". "Image.
Moreover, when he entered the mountain this time, the ritual he performed was different from usual.
Logically speaking, when he usually goes into the mountains, he only needs to worship the mountain gods, worship the mountain spirits, and then visit the Jiaxian Temple.
But this time, he directly stuck out a yellow paper "Mountain God", and also stuck out the followers of the "Mountain God", the family immortals, and the tiger.
I have to say that this mountain worship ceremony was very grand and the tributes were very impressive.
The purpose of doing this is to truly get the mountain god's blessing and attention.
After all, it was known that there would be heavy rain in the past few days, which was very likely to cause a natural disaster. Therefore, Zhang Hao took precautions and organized such a hike into the mountain in order to avoid the risk of being trapped by the disaster or dying due to the disaster. ceremony.
Attracting the attention of the "Mountain God" and receiving the blessings of the "Mountain God" is naturally to avoid disasters and ensure a safe and smooth trip.
This is also a ritual that every mountain walker from past generations will perform before entering the mountain after rain, to seek peace of mind and peace.
And just now, he sent a message to Li Siyu so that Li Siyu could come here every day to burn a stick of incense.
(End of chapter)