"What happened after that?" My great-great-grandfather asked anxiously.
The constable had a lingering fear on his face. He recalled and said," Later…Later, when those brothers outside the cave came in, more than ten of them came together to hold him down…Among the more than ten brothers I brought, one was crazy, two were seriously injured, and three were slightly injured. We didn't even bother to dig out the items in the cave. Later, I went to the cave to take a look and saw that there were still six or seven jars in the cave. At this time, they were all broken. The cave suddenly became gloomy…"
After hearing the constable's words, my great-great-grandfather finally understood why the village chief and the others could hear the cries of children at night.
My great-great-grandfather hurriedly asked him," How many jars were broken?”
The constable thought for a moment and said,"We moved out seven of them. There should be six left in the cave now."”
"All shattered?"
"It's all broken. Maybe it was broken when we were fighting with my brother.”
When the constable said this, his great-great-grandfather couldn't drink anymore. He knew very well what it meant to have six jars broken.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked the constable," Among those jars, there are twelve new jars and one old jar. Is that old jar broken?"”
The constable thought for a while and said,"The old jar…is in the county government now." After that, we transported the wounded and the items that we had brought out back to the county office. When the county office master saw that we had dug up something and ended up in such a state, he was also afraid and stopped sending people to dig. He personally went to Wei Hui Manor to report to the Manor Head, but he had yet to return.”
The constable's last words were completely ignored by my great-great-grandfather. When he heard the constable say that the old jar was not broken, he immediately let out a long sigh. The new jar was filled with children's ghosts, or rather, new ghosts. They were easy to deal with. "My great-great-grandfather probably sealed an old ghost in that old jar. Looking at the old jar, it's at least 50 years old. If the ghost in the old jar runs out, plus the group of little ghosts now, even if his master Wang Shoudao revives, the master and disciple may not be able to control them.
At this moment, the constable looked regretful." Mr. Liu, you told us not to touch the jar previously. I was curious at that time. What was inside? Why couldn't we touch it? Later, I caught those Taoist priests for trial. They said that there was a ghost inside. I didn't believe it at that time. I told those Taoist priests that there were no ghosts in this world at all and that they should stop spreading rumors to confuse the public. Now that I think about it, my brother…was possessed by a ghost, right?”
My great-great-grandfather nodded and asked,""How is your brother now?”
The constable said," After we got him out of the cave, he fainted. He's still unconscious. Today, I came to you to talk about the reward. Secondly, I want to ask Mr. Liu to take a look at my brother to see if he's possessed by a ghost. To exorcise the ghost..."
When my great-great-grandfather heard the constable say this, he sighed in his heart. From the way the constable first asked for a reward and then said that his brother had been possessed by a ghost, this constable valued his own career more than the lives of his subordinates. Perhaps this was officialdom.
After that, the constable rambled on about other things. It was nothing more than some dark officialdom, unsmooth career, scheming and so on. My great-great-grandfather was not interested in these things.
In the afternoon, my great-great-grandfather found a carriage in the village. The constable led him to the house of the constable who was possessed by the ghost. The constable also lived on the south bank of the Yellow River, in a village to the east of Sanwang Village. The constable usually didn't go home and stayed in the county office. Now that he was unconscious, he was sent home by the constable and the others.
When they arrived at the constable's house, the constable's mother was at home. She stood by the constable's bedside and wiped her tears. She looked quite desperate.
At this moment, the constable brought my great-great-grandfather in. After being introduced by the constable, the old mother was very excited when she heard that it was Wang Banxian's disciple, Liu Yi. She almost knelt down in front of my great-great-grandfather. My great-great-grandfather quickly held her and comforted her. This old mother had long heard of my great-great-grandfather and Wang Shoudao. After all, this village wasn't far from the Three-Kings Village. However, the constable had previously assured her that he could find someone to save her son, so this old mother didn't think about anything else.
The possessed constable looked to be in his early twenties. Perhaps because of his poor family background, he was not married yet. My great-great-grandfather came to his bed and saw that his face was pale and his eyes were closed. He first used his hand to feel under his nose, then grabbed one of his hands and used his thumb and index finger to stop at the end of his middle finger. It was similar to taking his pulse.
The best way to determine if someone was possessed by a ghost was to touch the end of the middle finger. If it was really possessed by a ghost, the end of the middle finger would jump non-stop as if it had a pulse. At this time, it could be determined that the person was possessed by an evil spirit. If it was not possessed by a ghost, his knuckles would be like a normal person's without any twitching. At this time, it could be determined that the person involved had a seizure and had nothing to do with ghosts. It was necessary to persuade their family members to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
Generally, exorcists with some common sense would first make a judgment before coming to a conclusion. If someone was spouting nonsense, twitching, running around, cursing, or hitting someone, the first thing to do was to not rush to a conclusion. If the patient's illness was just acting up, not only would you not be able to cure him by using the method of exorcism, but you would also delay the patient's medical treatment. At that time, you would not be saving him, but you would be committing a sin. It was not a small matter of affecting your reputation, but it was a big matter of delaying the patient's medical treatment.
After touching his middle finger, my great-great-grandfather let out a long sigh. Then, he opened the bailiff's eyelids and looked at his two eyes.
This was another method of inspection. If the person was possessed by a ghost, there would be a red blood vein in the black eye and a black blood vein in the white eye. The blood vein would run from left to right through the entire eyeball.
After the inspection, my great-great-grandfather said to the constable's mother and the constable,""What's the matter? That thing has already left. This brother will wake up tomorrow at most.”It was evening. What my great-great-grandfather meant was that this constable would wake up tomorrow evening at most.
"What's going on? Didn't he get possessed by a ghost?”The constable asked.
My great-great-grandfather explained," It was possessed by a ghost, but it was a new ghost. This brother has a lot of yang energy, so the ghost can't stay on him for long. I guess when you carry him out of the cave, the sun will shine and that thing will run back into the cave.”
The constable and the old mother were relieved when they heard that. The old mother was very grateful to my great-great-grandfather and insisted that my great-great-grandfather and the constable stay for dinner. It was still early. Moreover, my great-great-grandfather and the constable had drunk a lot. How could they have the mood to eat?
After that, my great-great-grandfather instructed the old mother to find some wormwood leaves and soak them in water. Then, she dipped the leaves in water and sprinkled them all over the constable's body.
Wormwood was a kind of perennially grown herb. It was found in Asia and Europe. It had the effect of removing dampness and cold, as well as removing internal evil. In ancient China, wormwood was used for acupuncture. The so-called acupuncture was actually divided into two parts. The "needle" was used to stab the acupuncture points, and the "acupuncture" was used to burn the acupuncture points with ignited wormwood. When folk cupping, they used wormwood as fuel, which was more effective than other fuel. At the same time, wormwood is also a kind of thing to ward off evil spirits in the eyes of people like us. During the Dragon Boat Festival, the common people often put wormwood on their doors to ward off evil spirits. My great-great-grandfather asked the constable's mother to soak her whole body in water to ward off evil spirits. This is because the constable's body is very weak at this time, and it is easy for him to be stained with other things.
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