My great-great-grandfather waited for a while in the south of the village. He felt that it was about time for the ghost children to return, so he took out a thick stack of burning paper, drew a circle on the ground with his finger, and put the burning paper into the circle. Then, he took out the fire sickle and tinder and lit the burning paper.
Halfway through the burning of the joss paper, my great-great-grandfather took out a thick wad of nether money from his pocket. It was round on the outside and square on the inside. He scattered it on the willow branches standing on the ground while shouting,"Once scattered, the heavens will be scattered, and Heavenly Master Zhong Kui will descend. The second is to sprinkle, sprinkle the earth disaster, the earth disaster into auspicious, male disaster and female disaster, sprinkle too much Qi will perish; Three scatter, sprinkle ghost disaster, sprinkle all the dead, hurry to leave this place; The sky is round and the earth is square. There are nine laws and regulations. I am ordered by the people of Nanshan to help me drive away the disaster, according to the laws and regulations!”
After shouting all this, he continued," Children…Come back…Mother misses you…Father is looking for you…Come…Come home with me to find Father and Mother…"
At this time, the shout had to drag out the sound, making the tone sad and desolate. It was like talking to a ghost, but also like singing to the soul.
At this time, it was important to pay attention to sincerity and spirit. Just like what Confucius said, sacrifice as if the gods were present. Whether you saw those ghosts or not, or whether they were nearby, you had to treat them as if they were beside you. Only when you had a sincere attitude and communicated with them sincerely would they sense it.
There was also another point. When doing this, one had to ensure that no one was around. If someone saw it at this time, not only would it scare those people, but it would also cause the ritual to fail and the ghosts to not come.
At this time, there was no one at the south end of Sanwang Village. It was empty and desolate because the villagers were all trembling at home. After my great-great-grandfather shouted a dozen times, the Soul Guiding Banners tied to the willow branches moved a few times. At this time, there was no wind in the sky. The Soul Guiding Banners moved without wind, which was very strange. " Of course, the strangeness is only limited to ordinary people. In our eyes, this is very normal.
When my great-great-grandfather saw the Soul Guiding Flags move a few times, he heaved a sigh of relief and stopped scattering the Nether Coins. He revealed a very kind smile and asked the Soul Guiding Flags,"Is everyone here? Whoever arrives, let me know.”
As soon as my great-great-grandfather finished speaking, the few Soul Guiding Flags on the willow tree branches began to swing irregularly.
His great-great-grandfather raised his hand and counted." One, two, three, four, five…Why is there still one less? Where did that person go? Go and look for him. Hurry up and call him over. I'll bring him to find your parents."”
As soon as my great-great-grandfather finished speaking, the fluttering Soul Guiding Flags stopped moving, as if the wind had suddenly stopped.
After that, my great-great-grandfather stood next to the willow branch and waited for about the time it took to smoke a cigarette. The six Soul Guiding Banners on the willow branch moved at the same time, like six children playing happily.
When my great-great-grandfather saw this, he smiled again and said with a kind expression,"Everyone is here, right? Alright, let's go. I'll bring you to find your parents.”As she spoke, she gently plucked the willow branch from the ground and carried it on her shoulders." Children, sit properly. Don't fall behind. Let's go…"
After my great-great-grandfather finished speaking, he carried the willow branch and walked in the direction of the barren slope. As he walked, he took out the Nether Coins and threw them into the sky. At the same time, he shouted,"" The King of the Western Regions has come to lift the coffin. The Guardian Xuan Altar is on both sides. I heard that the Grand Duke has traveled thousands of miles. The mourners should stay far away. This is not a place to leave their souls. I respectfully invite the dead to the Western Heaven..."
"If I take one step, what god dares to block me? If I take two steps, the sea will float. If I take three steps, I will be destroyed. If I take four steps, the god will avoid the ghost. There are stars to protect, there are the sun and moon three lights, the sky hinders the return of the sky, the earth hinders the return of the earth, the gods hinders the return of the temple, the ghosts hinders the return of the grave, dare to violate the law, escorted to the capital, according to the law and edict!”My great-great-grandfather was reciting a "Spirit Awakening Incantation", which was used to send the undead. At this time, he was sending these child ghosts on their way.
As he walked, he scattered the Underworld Coins and chanted a spell. Soon, my great-great-grandfather carried the willow branches to the barren slope. This was because these children had died here, just like the place where they were born. This was their root. If they wanted to send them, they had to come to the place where they died. Of course, for those unknown wandering ghosts, the method of sending them was different. As for the method of sending wild ghosts, it would be mentioned in the future.
It would be best if we could find the place where their bodies were buried. However, my great-great-father never asked the constable about the bodies of the children or if they had been found. As for the bodies of the children, my great-great-father didn't know the exact location.
According to my estimation, the bodies of these children should also be buried here on the barren slope, not far from that hole, because those evil cult members couldn't possibly carry the bodies and run a few miles to bury them, let alone perform rituals or grand funerals for them. The constables might have already searched for the bodies of the children, but one could imagine the tragic state of the bodies, with their stomachs cut open or their limbs rotting. The reason why my great-great-grandfather didn't ask was probably because of this. He didn't want to or couldn't accept the tragic state of those children.
Since there was no exact location where the children buried their bodies, my great-great-grandfather could only carry the willow branch to the hole. After inserting the willow branch into the hole, he used his finger to draw a big circle at the hole. Then, he took out all the Underworld money and burning paper from his pocket and placed them in the circle. He also took off the six-sided soul-guiding banner on the willow branch and said," My children, we're home. Take all this money and go home to find your parents…" After saying that, he knelt on the ground and took out a fire sickle and tinder from his chest pocket, lighting up the ghost money and burning paper.
The fire danced on the ink-like barren slope, reflecting my great-great-grandfather's face red. The messy money and burning paper in the circle gradually turned to ashes under the fire. At this moment, a whirlwind suddenly blew up beside the ashes. The whirlwind swirled the burnt paper ashes into the sky.
My great-great-grandfather stood up from the ground and looked at the flying paper ashes. He let out a long sigh…
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