Chapter 486 Live frogs as sacrifices
There are some differences between characters and talismans. So Bao Longtu was confused and didn't understand how Fang Yuan actually drew a talisman after studying the seal text. Is there any connection between the two?
"Of course it's related." Fang Yuan explained with a smile: "I said at the beginning that this seal is a bit strange. After research, it was found that the text is actually just a concealment. The star and moon symbols on it are the real key."
"What, the text is a concealment?" Bao Longtu was stunned, even Xiong Mao was a little surprised.
"Haha, I didn't expect it." Fang Yuan laughed: "So, the owner of the talisman is very smart. He cleverly hid a talisman in the text. People must subconsciously think that the seal is the key, so they carefully study the text on it and then fell for a fool."
Bao Longtu instantly understood: "You mean, the seal text is equivalent to the garbled code of the encryption program?"
"That's right, that's what it means." Fang Yuan nodded and said, "To put it bluntly, it is a means to preserve the core secret techniques and prevent others from stealing."
"I didn't expect that the ancients were so defensive." Bao Longtu sighed and then curled his lips: "But it doesn't seem to be of any use. Didn't you still crack it?"
"Brother Bao, you can't say that." Xiong Mao smiled and said, "Don't you think about how many Master Fang are in the world? Aren't we ready-made examples? We have been studying texts, but we have ignored the star and moon symbols."
"That's true." Bao Longtu agreed very much.
"The star and moon symbols are the key, but some lines of the text are also bridges connecting symbols." Fang Yuan explained: "So I have been thinking about how these bridges are built."
"I know you are amazing." Bao Longtu waved his hand and pulled the topic back: "You haven't said it yet. What is the function of this talisman? What kind of talisman is it?"
"Uh..." Fang Yuan touched his nose and said frankly: "I don't know either. I'm planning to ask someone for advice, for example..."
"Mr. Gu Yue!" In an instant, the three of them spoke in unison and laughed at each other.
"Mr. Gu Yue has a lot of research on talismans. It's right to find him." Xiong Mao said affirmatively.
Fang Yuan no longer hesitated and called directly for help, and also passed the rune pattern over. Facts proved that it was wise to ask Mr. Gu Yue for advice. Soon after, there was a detailed reply about the origin of the rune.
"What. It turns out to be..." For a moment, Fang Yuan was happy and smiled happily: "I knew that the key to solving the problem was indeed on this talisman."
"Your intuition is really accurate." Bao Longtu sighed a little, and then said enthusiastically: "Then how should this talisman be used? Fold it to prevent yourself. Or burn it into ashes and blend it into water to spray it?"
"You will know then." Fang Yuan smiled lightly: "Anyway, if Zheng Jian dares to attack, he will definitely be able to kill him into a scum."
"Yes." Xiong Mao agreed very much, and then smiled with a shy face: "However, one talisman may not be enough, so Master Fang would rather draw a few more. If it is unnecessary... can you give me two?"
"I want it too." Bao Longtu quickly raised his hand. Although he didn't know how to use this talisman, he also knew that it was a good thing. Naturally, he was unwilling to fall behind.
"...I understand." Fang Yuan sighed helplessly and continued to lift the pen to outline it.
As expected, a stroke of aura was not so easy to do. Fang Yuan even drew a few talismans, but he did not fail unexpectedly. However, Xiong Mao didn't mind. Instead, he happily put away these talismans and hung them back in the Feng Shui Bureau of the Qinglong Seven Constellations. He would probably successfully condense the aura.
But as Bao Longtu said, once you get familiar with it, you will fail more times and have success. After drawing twenty or thirty talismans without aura, God may have felt sorry for Fang Yuan, and finally gave him a chance to succeed...
"brush!"
With one stroke, Fang Yuan quickly stopped, and the tip of the pen did not stick the paper page, but when the talisman was formed, the aura naturally condensed, and the paper page also floated out of thin air, slowly rising by more than ten centimeters, and then it fell naturally.
"Mine, mine." Bao Longtu directly snatched the ball. Xiong Mao was slowing down and could only smile bitterly and shake his head. Then he looked at Fang Yuan with a hint of desire.
Fang Yuan had no choice but to draw again...
It took a long time to draw it, until at night, Fang Yuan's arm was sore and could not even lift the pen, so he stopped. The process was very boring, bitter and tiring. However, looking at the thick stack of talismans, he felt that everything was worth it.
In short, after finishing the work of drawing talismans, the three of them immediately went to the hotel to have a good meal to reward themselves.
During this period, Xiong Mao reminded seriously: "Master Fang, don't relax. If I was not wrong, either tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, Zheng Jian should take action again."
"So fast?" Bao Longtu said in surprise: "Didn't you say that the Heaven-Swallowing Toad needs to rest for a while before it can recover its vitality?"
"It's true, but I'm afraid that Zheng Jian is eager for quick success and instant benefits and can't wait for so long, so I'd simply use the battle to recover from the wounds." Xiong Mao said solemnly: "After all, as long as you seize luck, you can speed up the recovery of the Heaven-Swallowing Toad. With Zheng Jian's character, he will definitely take some extreme measures to temporarily overdraw the potential of the Heaven-Swallowing Toad, and then seize luck to make up for it, killing two birds with one stone."
"Thank you for your reminder, Master Xiong." Fang Yuan's expression was slightly condensed and he said cautiously: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot that there is still a possibility."
"I also suddenly remembered it." Xiong Mao snorted: "With his despicable personality, it is not uncommon to do this."
"Yeah." Fang Yuan nodded and said, "I will pay attention."
"Actually, there is nothing to worry about." Xiong Mao smiled again: "It is his luck that he doesn't provoke Master Fang. If he still has a bad heart, he will definitely be asking for trouble."
“That’s, that’s…”
While eating and drinking, the three of them were full of wine and had fun.
There was nothing to say all night. The next morning, the three of them gathered in the company and then found that there were suddenly more decorations on the opposite street, which was in front of Zheng Jian’s shop.
"As expected," Xiong Mao sneered at first glance, "I knew that this man was cunning and profitable, and he would never wait for a few days. I have made some arrangements in the store, and I don't know what tricks he was playing."
"No matter what the trick is, it is definitely not a good thing anyway, it is hiding evil intentions." Bao Longtu frowned and said, "Maozi, this man is determined to deal with us, and this time he can't let him go easily. Otherwise, some people will definitely treat us as sludge in the future and step on it if you have anything to do."
"I know." Fang Yuan nodded slightly, then waved: "Go up to the top floor, he is seeking death by himself, then I will just give him a promise."
After a while, the three of them went upstairs to watch, and Zheng Jian's arrangement was clear at a glance. A group of people were busy and quickly arranged a simple pool in front of Zheng Jian's shop. The pool was filled with clear water, and bunches of lotus lotus. The green lotus leaves and pink lotus flowers looked full of vitality and full of summer fun.
Of course, that is the opinion of ordinary people, but in the eyes of experts, this lotus pond is mysterious.
"What's the secret?" Bao Longtu asked curiously.
"First of all, you look at the pool, the size is connected, it looks like a gourd with 8 characters." Xiong Mao commented: "The appearance of the gourd also symbolizes Tai Chi, the circulation of yin and yang, and the endless life. Several bunches of clear lotus, including the water in the pool, are not only simple plants and water, but also the meaning of vitality. Pools, pool water, and clear lotus are themselves the environment that frogs prefer."
At this time, Xiong Mao snorted: "Not surprising, Zheng Jian must have wanted to use this arrangement to restore his vitality as soon as possible, and then harm others and benefit himself."
As it turned out, Xiong Mao guessed everything. After the arrangement of the pool was completed, someone put a high stool in the middle of the pool water, and then Zheng Jian walked out with the Tianshen Toad.
At this time, Zheng Jian seemed to know that Fang Yuan and others were watching, so he directly raised his head and grinned. It was a smug smile, like a fierce wolf, cruel and cunning, and then he moved.
Not only that, after Zheng Jian put down the Tiantian-Swallowing Toad, he also gestured to the roof of the building to cut his throat, and his provocative look was very obvious. It seemed that he was guarding again, and it was obvious that he could do anything to me...
"Rampant." Seeing this, Xiong Mao couldn't help but angrily: "It's too rampant."
"It's normal for a villain to be rampant." Bao Longtu said contemptuously: "Let's see how he cries later."
As soon as he cursed, Bao Longtu was stunned and said in surprise: "Look, what are they doing?"
Fang Yuan and Xiong Mao looked at it again. After placing the toads in the sky, Zheng Jian waved his hand and someone brought a table and carried a big bag. Although it was more than 100 meters away, the three of them could see clearly that the big bag was squirming and what living thing should be contained in it.
After a while, the answer was revealed. Zheng Jian casually untie the pocket, then reached into the pocket and touched it, and caught a frog creature that was not known to be a frog or a toad.
"What is he going to do?" The three of them were somewhat confused.
At this moment, a dazzling light suddenly flashed, and Zheng Jian pulled his right hand around his waist, and a sharp dagger with sharp light shining appeared in front of everyone.
"hey-hey."
At the right time, Zheng Jian smiled strangely, waved his dagger and gestured a cross at the three people in the building. Then, without waiting for the three people to react, his eyes showed cruel and ruthlessness, and he threw the frogs on the chopping board, and then suddenly poked them with a knife.
In an instant, the sharp tip of the knife pierced the abdomen directly on the frog's back, and a strand of blood slowly oozed out. The most pitiful thing is that after this knife, the frog was not dead yet and struggled violently under the tip of the knife...
Of course, such a bloody scene was far apart, and the three of them couldn't see clearly. However, through brainstorming, we can also know Zheng Jian's cruelty.
Even though he couldn't see it, Bao Longtu couldn't bear to look directly, narrowed his eyes and angrily scolded: "He is perverted, does he have the hobby of killing frogs?"
Chapter completed!