Chapter 33: Insiders and the Ghost Market
Borrowing longevity? If it was me before, I would have agreed if I couldn't, but now I will never consider borrowing life, the reason is very simple, I don't have enough life expectancy, my obsession in my heart is Kunlun, it is my master, I don't know how much time it takes to do such an ethereal thing, I can't allow my life to be spent on borrowing life with others.
Besides, in my heart, I don't want to lend my life to this girl, it's just to continue her pain, this is my idea, of course I won't say it to Master Liu.
So, after just a moment of silence, I said, "I'm going to the ghost market, what do you need me to do?" ”
As if expecting my answer, Master Liu turned around and said: "Of course it's best to go to the ghost market, other people's lifespan is lent to my daughter, and the rejection reaction is still very great, look at her, now I'm sleeping with such thick cotton wool, and my body hurts." If you are covered with such a thick quilt, you will also feel cold. Let's change something from the ghost market and come back. ”
Of course, I know that longevity cannot be borrowed indiscriminately, and it is good for a father to give it to his daughter, after all, the fate between father and daughter is deeply entangled, and this kind of payment is not too contrary to the way of heaven, how can other people's life span be borrowed indiscriminately? At least the eight-character life grid is very particular, in order to eliminate the adverse consequences of borrowing life to the greatest extent.
Although Master Liu says that he does business here all the year round, he is in contact with Taoists, and who doesn't know the truth that if you lend a 10-year lifespan, you can only use it on others for 1 year at most? Putting this aside, the pursuit of a true Taoist is to be able to be metaphysical, and his own longevity is not enough, where will he lend it to others?
Or there is really something urgent that has to be borrowed, but the range of choices is small, so how can Master Liu have any room to pick other people's eight-character life? That's why his daughter will be eaten like this after 9 years.
I guess he can't borrow it himself, the 59-year-old looks better than the wind and candles, and the wind and candles are in his old age, he lent it out, and then died, what should his daughter do? It's painful to think about the consequences.
In the end, he didn't dare to borrow the life of a stranger, the life of a reluctant person, such a retribution was amazing, unless he wanted him and his daughter to be pigs and dogs for ten lifetimes, and they couldn't turn over! Although these things are ethereal, as long as they are Taoists, they are taboo.
Just as my master told me, you must have a respect for everything to maintain your kindness, and you must have a fear of everything to restrain your behavior.
I don't know what Master Liu is going to change and come back, and my understanding of the ghost market is only stuck in the scene many years ago, some things that Master told me, so I said: "Master Liu, there is no problem in going to the ghost market, but I only know that the ghost market was at your doorstep before, and now I don't know where the ghost market is?" ”
When Master Liu heard me say this, there was a look of surprise on his face, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "Your master has protected you very well, I'm afraid you haven't really come into contact with any insiders for so many years, right?" ”
I was stunned, what Master Liu said was true, I think back to my more than 30 years, except for knowing some people in the department, except for our lineage, Uncle Hui, etc., I really haven't been in contact with any insiders, and I have lived a very lonely life.
But is this also called protection?
I suddenly felt that I had a lot to ask Master Liu, because I suddenly remembered a past incident, once Uncle Li mentioned some rules in the circle in his office meeting, so this circle really exists.
Because I wanted to ask too much, I really didn't know where to ask for a while, but Master Liu stood up tremblingly and said, "That's it, that's it, let's go to my room to talk, you are half stunned." I hope your master doesn't blame me, you and I are here by fate, and we all have our own needs. ”
At this time, I walked over to support Master Liu, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Why does my master blame you?" "When it comes to my master, I can't be calm, so I can't help but ask this question in a hurry.
Master Liu glanced at me, laughed twice, and then said, "Go back to the house." ”
Finally, Master Liu and I sat down in that room again, still across the table, but at this time it was undoubtedly much closer, and the more I talked to Master Liu, the more I felt that there were too many things I needed to know.
"What do you think is a Taoist priest?" Master Liu suddenly broke the silence and asked me an inexplicable question.
What do I think is a Taoist priest? I really don't know how to answer this question, do you want to answer it to the guys who support justice? Well, if I would have answered this before I was 10 years old, as for now, after all these years in business, it's really not like that.
But Master Liu didn't need my answer, he slowly tapped the table with his fingers and said, "What is a Taoist?" Before there was no enlightenment and detachment, they were all human beings, and if they were human beings, they had complex human nature, so Taoist priests also had human strengths and weaknesses, so the circle of Taoist priests was also the circle of people, and since it was a circle of people, there must be good and bad ones. To put it mildly, some people take the right path, some people take the evil way, in short, there are three thousand avenues, all of them are the way, as long as they get the way. Do you know what I mean? ”
"Yes." I said with a heavy look on my face.
"It's good to understand, your veins are too right, and you are walking the most righteous path, and the Dao heart is also the most righteous Dao heart. So, I said don't blame me, Master, let you get in touch with the circle, what kind of people are not in the circle? Metaphysically, metaphysically, this is too ethereal, it's always good to live a few more years, quite a realistic goal. So the goal is there, is the means important? At least many people think it's not important, to put it simply, if you enter the circle, you will know that the true face of many Taoist priests is nothing more than that. Master Liu said lightly, after saying this, he suddenly laughed twice, and said to me: "Do you think I look like a decent gentleman?" I'm afraid it's worse than an ordinary upright person, right? Hehehe"
If it weren't for the experience of doing business in the past few years, I'm afraid that Master Liu's words today would be enough to subvert some of my worldview, because I will be because of the Tao that Master preached, the Tao heart of all Taoist priests is the Tao of all Taoist priests, the Tao heart of all Taoist priests.
Perhaps, this is also the intention of the master to make me rise and fall in the society for three years in a hurry that year, but it is a pity that I spent my time in Heiyan Miao Village. He always said that there was not enough time, and at that time his decision was that he did not have enough time, and the apprentice was still so immature.
"I'm not as fragile as you think, and what other people do can't affect me." Eventually, I said that.
"I hope so, you all have a tendon in your veins, and you still want to say these words again. I want you to go to the ghost market, and if you can't avoid it, you'll get in touch with the circle, and I still have to give you a vaccination, don't I? You ask me where is the ghost market? Did that one exist at my doorstep, called a ghost market? After Master Liu finished speaking, he grinned again, and the smile seemed a little weird.
"Isn't that called a ghost market?" I suddenly felt like I was an idiot and didn't understand anything.
"What is the real ghost market called the transaction between ordinary people and ordinary ghosts? In my opinion, it's just a little trick of some people asking for Buddha and some people asking for ghosts, and I think your master knows it too. The ghost market of the people in our circle is the ghost market, where as long as you can afford the price, you can almost find what you want, and glory and wealth are not a dream. Doesn't it feel mysterious? Master Liu leaned forward and stared at me with burning eyes, like a witch in a fairy tale who seduced people with a poisonous apple.
My heart beat violently, find what I want, can I also find the clues of Kunlun?
"Don't fight Kunlun's idea, the ghost market is not omnipotent." Master Liu seemed to see through what I was thinking.
I swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "It's very mysterious, where is the ghost market?" "Is it still in Tianjin?
"Where? There is no fixed place, but it must be a deserted place far away from the people, when the time comes, look at the news, you kid is lucky, the ghost market is open once every six months, it has been more than 5 months, and there will be a ghost market for insiders next month, you don't have to wait too long. Master Liu said lightly.
It turns out that there is no fixed place, no wonder ordinary people don't know that there is such a ghost market at all, I have some expectations in my heart, but I don't know what I'm expecting.
It was at this time that the strange woman called Qiqi by Master Liu entered the house.