Chapter 7: Twin Phoenixes

In the inner room, the servants of the Liang Mansion had already placed the unconscious lady on the bed.

The Taoist priest saw this and said nothing. He walked to the bedside and first took out three pieces of fortune written in cinnabar and pasted them on the lady's eyebrows, chest and abdomen, corresponding to the upper, middle and lower dantian of the human body. Then he held the hand mirror in his left hand and pointed at the lady, pinched the fingers with his right hand, moved his lips slightly, and silently recited the Taoist formula.

After a long time, the Taoist priest suddenly shouted softly: "Get up!" The Taoist formula in his right hand turned into a sword finger and pointed at the lady in the air.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle full of resentment seemed to sound in the room. It was vague, and a purple mist rose from the lady's body, constantly gathering towards the place where the Taoist priest pointed in the air. This time, the purple mist could even be seen by Liang Yiwen beside him.

Seeing this, the Taoist priest's right hand formula suddenly changed, and the sword finger was retracted, and it pointed to the hand mirror in his left hand again.

"Return!"

The Taoist priest shouted softly again, and saw the purple mist slowly floating towards the mirror and disappearing into the mirror. It started slowly, but as the purple mist floating outside became less and less, the speed of immersion became faster and faster.

When the last trace of purple mist disappeared, with two "swish", the Taoist priest pasted two talismans that had been prepared long ago on the two sides of the mirror.

With a long sigh of relief, the Taoist priest touched the non-existent sweat on his forehead, turned his head and said to Liang Yiwen, who was nervous beside him: "Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."

Liang Yiwen was immediately excited. He could only say "thank you" excitedly. He couldn't speak clearly and bowed to the Taoist priest repeatedly.

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "Boss Liang, don't thank me anymore. It is the duty of our generation of practitioners to exorcise demons. Now the ghost has been eliminated, but your wife has been infected by the ghost for a long time, and some yin and foul air have accumulated in her body. I am afraid it will take some time for her to be weak and cold, and she needs to be recuperated. But this is not a big deal. Boss Liang can ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine to replenish qi and nourish the essence."

Liang Yiwen thanked him again after hearing this.

After a long time, Liang Yiwen finally calmed down and said to the Taoist priest: "I will never forget the great kindness of the immortal. I hope the Taoist priest will not despise me and let me stay in my house temporarily. When my wife wakes up, I will bring my son to thank the immortal priest. I hope the immortal priest will help me."

"Boss Liang, you are too kind. It's just a small matter. My master and I are both practitioners outside, so it's inconvenient for us to stay in one place for a long time. Now that the matter here is over, my master and I should also set off. Let's say goodbye!" After the Taoist priest finished speaking, he bowed and turned around to pull Li Chuyi away.

Liang Yiwen was very anxious when he saw this, and hurried forward to stop the Taoist priest: "Wait a minute, Immortal, wait a minute. Although this matter is a small matter for you, it is a great favor to me. The Immortal Master and his disciple are practicing outside, and Liang dare not delay them. But it is late today, Immortal Master, please don't go on the road anymore, just stay in my Liang Mansion for one night before leaving. Liang has ordered people to prepare a banquet, and I hope you will not be stingy with your presence."

The Taoist priest wanted to refuse, but when he saw that he couldn't refuse, he agreed to Liang Yiwen.

Liang Yiwen was overjoyed, and he took the master and his disciple to the front hall.

Li Chuyi was speechless all the way, silently watching the Taoist priest pretending to be an immortal, thinking: "Sleeping in the open air? You want to stay in a brothel to play with the soul-saving!"

Anyway, there is food to eat, and he can't beat the Taoist priest, so he doesn't bother to squeeze him.

Seeing Liang Yiwen smiling in front of him, almost worshipping the Taoist priest as his own father, Li Chuyi could only curl his lips.

When he came to the front hall, he saw that the long and wide table was already filled with wine and food, and the other family members of the Liang Mansion had already stood respectfully beside them waiting for the three of them. After everyone sat down and Liang Yiwen finished the first glass of wine, Li Chuyi couldn't wait to start eating it all.

During the meal, the wine was poured and there was no detailed list.

After the meal, the master and the apprentice were escorted by Liang Yiwen and others to the guest room that had been cleaned up. They thanked him several times, until Li Chuyi showed a look of distress, and Liang Yiwen reluctantly led the people to leave.

After closing the door, Li Chuyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it was quiet.

Looking back, he saw the Taoist priest sitting at the table, taking out the magic mirror and looking at it carefully, playing with it repeatedly.

Li Chuyi came to the table, moved a stool and sat down, supported his head with his left hand and asked: "Master, what's so good about this broken mirror?"

The Taoist priest glanced at Li Chuyi after hearing this.

"You know nothing. This mirror is not simple!"

Li Chuyi scratched his head and asked: "What's not simple? Isn't it just a hiding place for ghosts?"

The Taoist priest sneered and handed the mirror to Li Chuyi: "Come and take a look."

Li Chuyi took the mirror and looked at it for a long time. Except that he felt that the mirror was finely crafted and very beautiful, he still couldn't see anything special about it.

"Master, just tell me directly. The road I have walked is not as long as the brothels you have visited. I am shallow, please help me solve my doubts."

Pa!

The Taoist priest slapped Li Chuyi on the head: "Bastard, is there such a metaphor as you?"

After speaking, he took the mirror back from Li Chuyi's hand, turned the mirror over, and asked: "What picture is this?"

"A picture of two phoenixes welcoming auspiciousness." Li Chuyi replied.

"What a ridiculous picture of welcoming auspiciousness! Take a closer look at the whole picture, and look at the gem in the middle!"

Li Chuyi looked at it carefully for a long time.

"The gem is pretty, and the peony sculpture is also good. It's a picture of two phoenixes welcoming auspiciousness," Li Chuyi said.

The Taoist sneered and slapped Li Chuyi on the head again, saying, "You ignorant bastard, why don't you have any spirituality from your master? Two phoenixes chasing each other is called double phoenixes welcoming good fortune? Look carefully, look at the phoenix's mouth, this is a picture of a phoenix crying blood! And it's a picture of two phoenixes crying blood! It means great misfortune!"

Li Chuyi was a little dumbfounded, and looked in the direction pointed by the Taoist, and saw that there were stars on the phoenix's beak, passing through the petals and extending all the way to the ruby ​​in the middle. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.

At this time, the Taoist priest's voice came again: "See, the phoenix is ​​crying blood, it's very ominous, two phoenixes are spitting blood together, it's the most ominous, as for this flower, it's not a peony, but a blooming red spider lily, which is a flower unique to the underworld. It blooms once every three thousand years and falls in an instant, which is shorter than the night-blooming cereus. The person who made this mirror is definitely not an ordinary person. He must have seen the red spider lily bloom, otherwise he couldn't carve it so lifelike."

Li Chuyi was speechless for a moment.

Wow, this pattern that means wealth and good fortune at first glance, how can it become a very ominous thing after the Taoist priest said it?

Seeing that Li Chuyi didn't speak for a long time, the Taoist sighed: "You can't see it, it's not your fault. You are young and have little experience, so it's normal that you can't see it. Apart from you, there are many people in the world who can feel the evil of this mirror, but few can recognize it one by one like me. This mirror is not an ordinary thing. It is a great evil to ordinary people. Although it is also an evil thing for cultivators like us, it can also be used as a magic weapon. However, if this mirror falls into the hands of demons, it will be a supreme holy object."

"Why?" Li Chuyi was puzzled.

"Because this mirror can absorb Yin Qi and nourish Yin souls. Look at the ghost today. I think it is just a little ghost. It must have practiced for no more than a hundred years before it can possess a body. It is estimated that it is not far from solidification. You said that such a little ghost relied on the mirror and practiced for less than a hundred years to reach this level. If this mirror falls into the hands of a thousand-year-old ghost, then..."

The Taoist didn't say anything else, but Li Chuyi still shuddered.

Yes, a little ghost can cultivate so well, so if it is taken away by a big ghost, it is really unimaginable.

"Moreover, the person who made the mirror also has ulterior motives," the Taoist priest said again: "He made this pattern of two phoenixes crying blood into a pattern of dragon and phoenix, and he has great ambitions. It is estimated that this mirror was deliberately introduced into the human world by him, not accidentally."

Li Chuyi remembered that during the banquet just now, the Taoist priest asked about the origin of the mirror, and Liang Yiwen said that it was his wife's dowry, and he didn't know where it came from. At this time, if this mirror was really spread by someone on purpose, then the most likely harm would be Liang Yiwen's wife's family, or Liang Yiwen and his wife.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chuyi asked again: "Then Master, there are so many meanings on the back of this mirror, so what do the patterns carved around the mirror represent?"

The Taoist priest trembled when he heard this, and snorted coldly: "Huh, you don't need to know this."

Seeing this, Li Chuyi thought that you must not know, so he stopped asking.

After looking at it for a long time, the Taoist priest sat upright and said, "Don't just look at the mirror. Let's see who this monster hidden in the mirror is."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to peel off the Taoist talisman on the front of the mirror, and held the mirror to the open space in the house.

But after waiting for a long time, the mirror did not respond.

Li Chuyi scratched his head and turned to look at the Taoist priest.

"It's broken?"

The Taoist priest's eyes twitched, and his face turned completely cold.

Taking a breath, the Taoist priest said to the mirror: "You monster, you don't want to come out, right? Humph!"

He pinched the magic formula in his hand and pointed at the mirror.

"Quick!"

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

How embarrassing!

Li Chuyi pursed his lips tightly, afraid that he would laugh out loud. It's not common for Taoist priests to be embarrassed!

Seeing the fat man laughing at the side, and he couldn't say anything, the Taoist priest suddenly got angry.

"You forced me to do this! You don't want to come out, right?! I'll destroy your broken mirror today, so you won't have to come out again!" The Taoist roared, "Hey! The sky and the earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law! Help me to be righteous, eliminate demons and subdue..."

Before the Taoist finished reciting the spell, the mirror suddenly flew out of the Taoist's hand, hung in the air and started to spin.

After spinning a few times, purple mist gradually overflowed around the mirror.

A faint sigh was heard.

"Alas..."

Liang Yiwen was very anxious when he saw this, and hurried forward to stop the Taoist priest: "Wait a minute, Immortal, wait a minute. Although this matter is a small matter for you, it is a great favor to me. The Immortal Master and his disciple are practicing outside, and Liang dare not delay them. But it is late today, Immortal Master, please don't go on the road anymore, just stay in my Liang Mansion for one night before leaving. Liang has ordered people to prepare a banquet, and I hope you will not be stingy with your presence."

The Taoist priest wanted to refuse, but when he saw that he couldn't refuse, he agreed to Liang Yiwen.

Liang Yiwen was overjoyed, and he led the master and his disciple to the front hall.

Li Chuyi was speechless all the way, silently watching the Taoist priest pretending to be an immortal, thinking: "Sleeping in the open air? You want to stay in a brothel and play the game of salvation!"

Anyway, there was food to eat, and he couldn't beat the Taoist priest, so he didn't bother to squeeze him.

Seeing Liang Yiwen's apologetic smile in front of him, and almost worshipping the Taoist priest as his own father, Li Chuyi could only curl his lips.

When he came to the front hall, he saw that the nearly long and wide table was already full of wine and food, and the other family members of the Liang Mansion had already stood respectfully beside them waiting for the three of them. After everyone sat down, Liang Yiwen finished the first glass of wine, and Li Chuyi couldn't wait to start eating it all.

During the meal, the wine was mixed and there was no detailed list.

After the meal, the master and the apprentice were escorted by Liang Yiwen and others to the guest room that had been cleaned up. They thanked him several times, until Li Chuyi showed a look of distress, and Liang Yiwen reluctantly led the people to leave.

After closing the door, Li Chuyi breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, it was quiet.

Looking back, he saw the Taoist priest sitting at the table, taking out the magic mirror and looking at it carefully, playing with it repeatedly.

Li Chuyi came to the table, moved a stool and sat down, supported his head with his left hand and asked: "Master, what's so good about this broken mirror?"

The Taoist priest glanced at Li Chuyi after hearing this.

"You know nothing. This mirror is not simple!"

Li Chuyi scratched his head and asked: "What's not simple? Isn't it just a hiding place for ghosts?"

The Taoist priest sneered and handed the mirror to Li Chuyi: "Come and take a look."

Li Chuyi took the mirror and looked at it for a long time. Except that he felt that the mirror was finely crafted and very beautiful, he still couldn't see anything special about it.

"Master, just tell me directly. The road I have walked is not as long as the brothels you have visited. I am shallow, please help me solve my doubts."

Pa!

The Taoist priest slapped Li Chuyi on the head: "Bastard, is there such a metaphor as you?"

After speaking, he took the mirror back from Li Chuyi's hand, turned the mirror over, and asked: "What picture is this?"

"A picture of two phoenixes welcoming auspiciousness." Li Chuyi replied.

"What a ridiculous picture of welcoming good fortune. Look at it more carefully, look at the whole picture, and look at the gem in the middle!"

Li Chuyi looked at it carefully for a long time.

"The gem is beautiful, and the peony is also well carved. It is a picture of two phoenixes welcoming good fortune," Li Chuyi said.

The Taoist sneered and slapped Li Chuyi on the head again, saying, "You ignorant bastard, why don't you have the spirituality of your master? Two phoenixes chasing each other is called a picture of two phoenixes welcoming good fortune? Look carefully, look at the phoenix's mouth, this is a picture of a phoenix crying blood! And it is a picture of two phoenixes crying blood! It means great misfortune!"

Li Chuyi was a little dumbfounded. He looked in the direction pointed by the Taoist, and saw that there were stars on the beak of the phoenix, passing through the petals and extending all the way to the ruby ​​in the middle. If you don't look carefully, you really can't see it.

At this time, the Taoist priest's voice came again: "See, the phoenix is ​​crying blood, it's very ominous, two phoenixes are spitting blood together, it's the most ominous, as for this flower, it's not a peony, but a blooming red spider lily, which is a flower unique to the underworld. It blooms once every three thousand years and falls in an instant, which is shorter than the night-blooming cereus. The person who made this mirror is definitely not an ordinary person. He must have seen the red spider lily bloom, otherwise he couldn't carve it so lifelike."

Li Chuyi was speechless for a moment.

Wow, this pattern that means wealth and good fortune at first glance, how can it become a very ominous thing after the Taoist priest said it?

Seeing that Li Chuyi didn't speak for a long time, the Taoist sighed: "You can't see it, it's not your fault. You are young and have little experience, so it's normal that you can't see it. Apart from you, there are many people in the world who can feel the evil of this mirror, but few can recognize it one by one like me. This mirror is not an ordinary thing. It is a great evil to ordinary people. Although it is also an evil thing for cultivators like us, it can also be used as a magic weapon. However, if this mirror falls into the hands of demons, it will be a supreme holy object."

"Why?" Li Chuyi was puzzled.

"Because this mirror can absorb Yin Qi and nourish Yin souls. Look at the ghost today. I think it is just a little ghost. It must have practiced for no more than a hundred years before it can possess a body. It is estimated that it is not far from solidification. You said that such a little ghost relied on the mirror and practiced for less than a hundred years to reach this level. If this mirror falls into the hands of a thousand-year-old ghost, then..."

The Taoist didn't say anything else, but Li Chuyi still shuddered.

Yes, a little ghost can cultivate so well, so if it is taken away by a big ghost, it is really unimaginable.

"Moreover, the person who made the mirror also has ulterior motives," the Taoist priest said again: "He made this pattern of two phoenixes crying blood into a pattern of dragon and phoenix, and he has great ambitions. It is estimated that this mirror was circulated in the human world intentionally, not accidentally."

Li Chuyi remembered that during the banquet just now, the Taoist priest asked about the origin of this mirror, and Liang Yiwen said that it was his wife's dowry, and he didn't know where it came from. At this time, if this mirror was really spread by someone on purpose, then the most likely harm would be Liang Yiwen's wife's family, or Liang Yiwen and his wife.

After thinking for a long time, Li Chuyi asked again: "Then Master, there are so many meanings on the back of this mirror, so what do the patterns carved around this mirror represent?"

The Taoist priest trembled when he heard this, and snorted coldly: "Hmph, you don't need to know this."

Seeing this, Li Chuyi thought that you must not know, so he stopped asking.

After looking at it for a long time, the Taoist priest sat upright and said, "Don't just look at the mirror. Let's see who this monster hidden in the mirror is."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand to peel off the Taoist talisman on the front of the mirror, and held the mirror towards the open space in the house.

After holding it for a long time, there was no response.

After waiting for a long time, Li Chuyi scratched his head and turned to ask the Taoist priest: "It's broken?"

The Taoist priest's eyes twitched slightly.

After taking a breath, the Taoist priest said to the mirror: "You monster, you don't want to come out, right? Humph!"

The Taoist priest snorted coldly, pinched a spell in his hand, and pointed at the mirror: "Quick!"

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

How embarrassing!

Li Chuyi pursed his lips tightly, afraid that he would laugh out loud. It's not common for Taoist priests to be embarrassed!

Seeing the fat man laughing on the side, and he couldn't say anything, the Taoist priest suddenly got angry.

"You forced me to do this! You don't want to come out, right?! I'll destroy your broken mirror today, so you won't have to come out again!" The Taoist shouted angrily, "Hey! The sky and the earth are boundless, Qiankun borrows the law! Help me to be righteous, eliminate demons and subdue..."

Before the Taoist finished reciting the spell, the mirror suddenly flew out of the Taoist's hand, hung in the air and started to spin.

After spinning a few times, purple mist gradually overflowed around the mirror.

A faint sigh came.

"Alas..."