Hao Xie nodded, then turned around and ran to the warehouse, fetching all the props he needed to tie paper recently: hay, branches, pulp, white paper, paintbrushes and other items, and placed them one by one in front of Zhang Hao.
After placing them, Hao Xie couldn't help the doubts in his heart and asked: "Brother Zhang Hao, there is something I have never understood. When you said about giving life to paper figures, is their life the same as ours?" Is it the same? ”
Zhang Hao shook his head slightly and explained: "This paper-tying technique was unique in ancient times. It is different from the corpse-removing technique, corpse-retrieving technique, and Maoshan Taoism. It is extremely special.
But the paper-tying technique does not give life to the paper figures in the true sense, but gives them a short yin life, which is different from the yang life of living people.
With this yin age, the paper man can drive his body and take on the appearance of a human being.
Unless the Yin age is exhausted, what most people see is a living person, not the real body of the paper man.
Of course, if you look carefully at the details, you can still tell them.
The more skilled the paper maker is, the more realistic the paper figures will be.
Legend has it that the most powerful paper maker in ancient times could make fake ones look real! ”
Zhang Hao continued: "The lives of paper people are different from ours. They are more like borrowing the paper people's bodies and returning the souls of lonely ghosts. Through spiritualism, part of the ghost's age is sealed in the paper. In the human body, the paper man can obey your orders and do whatever you want. Therefore, the skill of paper makers is not only about paper making, but also about summoning spirits. In ancient times, paper makers were divided into two major schools. One school focused on paper making. Paper skills, the paper man is extremely strong, and according to legend, he can even be invulnerable to fire and water. The other faction is better at summoning spirits. The paper man is extremely agile and can use 70% of the power of ghosts. It is also extremely powerful. You can understand it as a. One is a master of horizontal kung fu, and the other is a master of internal energy. These two techniques are not either/or, but a person's life is limited, and he can only reach the extreme in one of them."
Hao Xie was confused when he heard it, but he felt it was extremely magical in his heart, and the look of anticipation in his eyes became even stronger.
He observed Zhang Hao's techniques and secretly marveled: It turns out there are so many ways to tie paper!
From what Zhang Hao said, the paper maker can be so powerful. If the paper figures he made were invulnerable, wouldn't it be a miracle?
If there were more paper figures, he would not have to guard the yard all the time. Any intruders such as nine-headed birds would be immediately chased away by the paper figures, and he would not have to keep staring at the yard. This would Save him a lot of trouble.
As for spiritualism, it sounds a bit difficult.
When Zhang Hao taught them the art of exorcising corpses, he once mentioned the importance of spiritualism, which would be useful whether it was to exorcise corpses or to retrieve corpses.
It's just that Zhang Hao didn't expect that there would be a paper maker in their yard at that time, let alone that Hao Xie would be talented in this area!
Now it seems that the most suitable person to learn spiritualism is the paper maker.
Hao Xie thought to himself that he did not expect to be able to exert seventy-eight percent of Yinhun's abilities like the ancient papermakers. As long as he could exert twenty-three percent of his abilities, that would be enough.
So he asked: "Should I start learning how to tie paper now?"
Zhang Hao looked at the straw man in his hand and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
This kind of artistic work seems not suitable for him.
Compared with Hao Xie's, the paper man he made was indeed inferior.
So he smiled and said: "Before you learn the art of paper-tying, I want to tell you about the taboos in this industry. The paper figures you make must be clear for whom they are used, whether for yourself or for others. . Should he burn the paper figurines for others to use for the dead or for the living? There are many taboos in this ancient industry, and there are countless details about it. There are more corpse craftsmen! Therefore, it is not as simple as just making a paper man to fool strangers.”
Hao Xie nodded and then asked: "What if it is a paper figurine for living people?"
Zhang Hao explained: "The paper figures for living people can have Yin energy, but not too much. As for the evil spirits, there cannot be any. So when deciding to enchant the paper figures, make sure you attract them. The ghost can be suppressed, otherwise you will be asking for trouble. The paper figurine for the dead is relatively simple, but remember, the paper figurine cannot look like a child, because the ghost baby is taboo, and it may happen. It will ruin your moral character and harm your Taoism! In modern times, this is immoral and unethical. After all, it is just a child. In addition, if it is a boy or girl, it should be done according to the principles of men and women, that is, boys should be naked. Red, girls should be all green. If a guest wants to hold a funeral for a man, you suggest that he burn a paper horse, and if it is a woman, you suggest that she burn a paper cow.
"If you get confused, you won't be able to pass through the gate of hell. And you can't draw eyes on the paper figurine used for sacrifice, but you have to draw eyes on the paper figurine you want to possess. This is called raising spirits! ... Well, and Your name is somewhat similar, haha! Maybe the person who named you was a paper maker! At the same time, when making paper figures, you need to use needles to pierce their eyes, ears, mouth and nose. It doesn’t matter if the paper figurine is burned by a dead person.”
Hao Xie nodded seriously, keeping every word Zhang Hao said in mind.
Then he watched Zhang Hao tie up a paper man and stand it up, pointed at the eyes of the paper man and said: "Generally speaking, this step is completed. As for the eyes, you don't have to do it when tying the paper man. Be anxious to draw it, but if you have already drawn it, you must immediately summon the spirit, otherwise there will be wild ghosts that will harm you. Now I will teach you how to summon the spirit!”
Hao Xie nodded again and watched seriously as Zhang Hao added eyes to the paper figurine and then painted it with a brush.
Then Zhang Hao drew another talisman on the paper figure and muttered: "The dirt will eliminate the nine holes to receive the spirit. It will transform me into the form of a soul-returning child. The heaven and the earth will live together to shape my true shape!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Hao sprinkled a bowl of chicken blood on the paper man, and then placed his hand above the paper man's head, about three inches away.
Just like before, the chicken blood was completely absorbed by the paper man, but the paper man did not become bright red because of this, and still maintained its original color.
Then Zhang Hao's palm slowly pressed down. Although he did not touch the paper man directly, he could see wisps of red steam starting to emerge from the paper man's body.
Immediately afterwards, Hao Xie was shocked to find that the places where Zhang Hao's palm had moved began to squirm, and the paper man's skin began to become delicate and smooth, and even pores and hairs could be seen.
When the palm of the hand moved to the paper man's neck, the paper man's head had completely changed, and his eyes were moving very smartly and his hair was swaying extremely elegantly.
Hao Xie even felt the breathing of the paper man.
The paper man was also looking at Hao Xie with a confused expression at this moment, as if he was a newborn baby, full of curiosity about everything around him.
Immediately afterwards, Zhang Hao's hands had brushed the paper man's body. The paper man raised his hands and looked at it confusedly. Then he turned his eyes to the yard and asked with confusion: "Where am I?" ?”
He looks silly and doesn't have a high IQ.
Zhang Hao was limited by his paper-tying skills, so this was the best result he could achieve. But compared with the real ancient paper makers, it is indeed far behind.
However, this was shocking enough for Hao Xie.
He opened his eyes wide, pointed at the paper man and said in disbelief: "Brother Zhang Hao, this... this paper man has spoken!"
Zhang Hao smiled faintly, then looked at the paper man, and said in a deep voice: "I only gave you one day of Yin age, so you don't need a name. You can do whatever you want during this day, but there is one thing, you You can’t leave this yard. Once you leave, I will knock you back to your original state!”
Zhang Hao was actually bragging. He couldn't do it even if he wanted to give him two days of age, because he didn't have the skills for the time being!
The paper man was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhang Hao. Then he remembered all three sentences of Zhang Hao in his mind. He quickly bowed to Zhang Hao and said: "Yes, Master! Don't leave the yard, otherwise we will call you back." True form! ”
Zhang Hao nodded slightly, then pointed at the paper man and said: "Here, you should have learned almost enough, right?"
Hao Xie looked left and right at this moment, and couldn't help but said in amazement: "Brother Zhang Hao, you are so amazing! This is a real person! Are you creating people? This is no better than the Laoshizi Yuanverse, Are smart AI robots much more powerful? It seems that our ancestors are still more intelligent!”
Zhang Hao smiled, having long expected that Hao Xie would be like this.
When the paper man becomes a living person, everyone who sees it should have this expression, right?
If there was a scientist here, his jaw would definitely drop.
So he patted the paper man on the shoulder and said: "Practice first. If you have any work, you can leave it to this paper man. As for the advanced techniques, I won't teach you yet. You won't understand even if I teach you. Let's get started first." , learn the most basic ones, and I will teach you other practical paper-tying techniques.”
Hao Xie nodded quickly, carefully looked at the paper man who had turned into a living person, and said in shock: "This is amazing! Transformed into a living person! If only I could do this!"
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Zhang Hao smiled at this time and said, "You have the potential in this area, I think you can learn it quickly. Do you remember when Zhang Qilin first learned to drive away corpses? He has the potential to drive away corpses, so he learned It's very fast to get up. I think your potential in paper-making is not inferior to his potential in killing corpses, so you don't have to worry about how long it will take to learn. What you need to worry about is whether you can understand the profound things once you get started. There are so many advanced paper-tying techniques! For example, scattering beans to create soldiers, ghosts carrying sedans, and five ghosts carrying... There are so many advanced paper-tying techniques that are really difficult to learn.”
Hao Xie nodded, and then looked at Zhang Hao with great gratitude.
"Thank you very much, shopkeeper! I will definitely study hard!" Zhang Hao nodded slightly and then walked back to his room.
Hao Xie, on the other hand, quickly sat down by the well, imagining what Zhang Hao looked like in his mind just now, and then began to make paper figurines.
"If you learn this trick...if you encounter any sea monkeys in the future, you won't be afraid anymore! At worst, I can drag a cart full of paper figures to the grave! This skill is so cool!"
At the same time, in Sanjia Mountain Village, the moon entered the clouds, making the already dark night even more gloomy.
However, the village seemed very lively, with the crows of chickens, cows and dogs intertwined together.
At this time, almost all the people in the village were standing in the yard. Some were holding a chicken, some were standing next to the cow, and some had a snake coiled around them.
Such a scene may seem strange to the uninformed, but everyone in the village knows that today is the day that Mr. Yin Yang said that the ferry attracts ghosts.
They had all seen their own shadows coming out of the bodies of the Ten Corpses before, so they were all preparing to take their remnant souls home on this day.
Fatty Wang and Zhang Qilin were also standing in the yard, watching the village chief hugging Jiaxian.
Fatty Wang jokingly said to Zhang Qilin: "Brother Qilin, you said that when the ferry opens later, will the evil and black and white impermanence you encountered before appear? What will you say if I meet you again? Zhang Brother Hao seems to have given you a talisman for the fourth-grade Zhengqin official position, right? It should be useless after using it, right?”
Zhang Qilin glanced at Fatty Wang lightly, glared at him, and then continued to look at the village chief.
At this time, the village chief saw the two chatting and came over, touched the feathers on the chicken, and then asked with a worried look: "Two gentlemen, will our remnant souls really come back tonight? Mr. Yin Yang has Don’t you have anything else to say? I’m always a little worried!”
Zhang Qilin walked aside and didn't want to say anything more.
Fatty Wang smiled like an old man, touched the head of the chicken in the village chief's arms, and said with a smile: "Village Chief, it's not like you don't know our shopkeeper. Do you think our shopkeeper has anything important to do? , will you not tell you? Moreover, our shopkeeper is a good person. When Tie Zhu placed the order at the inn, he just said that he wanted to change the feng shui of Sanjiashan. It was our shopkeeper who sent the Buddha to the west. I helped you. It’s a bit wrong for you to think so of our shopkeeper!”
The village chief quickly apologized, bowed his hand and said: "No, no, no, Mr. Wang, don't misunderstand me, I don't mean anything else. I have never experienced this soul-inducing thing at the ferry, and I am afraid of any accidents. Mr. Yin-Yang's kindness, we Everyone in Sanjiashan keeps this in mind, and we have also decided to build an ancestral temple for Mr. Yin and Yang. How could we slander Mr. Yin and Yang?”
"Establishing an ancestral temple?" Fatty Wang was stunned for a moment.
He just thought that the people in Sanjiashan Village were very grateful to Zhang Hao, but he never expected that they would be so grateful that they wanted to build an ancestral temple.
This is enshrining Zhang Hao as a god!
So Fatty Wang nodded, and patted the village chief on the shoulder in a daze. He extended his thumb and said, "Okay! Village chief, I just like you! You know how to repay kindness! From now on, you will always be our guest at Yin Yang Inn." Guest, haha!”
As soon as he finished speaking, it was past midnight.
The barking of dogs in the village was originally chaotic, but now there was suddenly a chorus of barking. "Wang!"
The night suddenly became darker, and a cold wind suddenly blew in the village, as if it had some ominous omen.
At this moment, the village suddenly lost power and became dark. (End of chapter)