Latest website: Seeing Ji Yuan’s familiar look, the young man became a little cautious. After all, the man in front of him looked knowledgeable and had a hosta on his head.
“Then, sir, please come with me. In fact, there is nothing to worry about. Although times are difficult these days, the nearby fishing villages are still very hospitable, especially since you are still a scholar, right?”
Ji Yuan walked forward together with the young man, nodding his head in response.
“Of course I’ve read books, so Ji is relieved when you say that. By the way, haven’t you asked me your little brother Gao’s name?”
The young man was not used to Ji Yuan’s unusual way of asking for advice, so he scratched his head and answered.
“Mr. Da, please don’t say that. I don’t have a great surname, just Liang Pingle.”
“Oh, little brother Liang, stay safe and happy. Your parents gave you a good name with a good meaning!”
Ji Yuan said with a smile, which also made Liang Pingle smile. This name was given by his grandfather. It is very satisfying to be recognized by a knowledgeable scholar.
After a brief exchange, Ji Yuan gained some understanding of Liang Pingle, and at this moment his eyes were looking at the village in the distance.
“Brother Liang, can you tell Ji that you want to drive away evil spirits? What kind of evil are you trying to drive away? Ji has traveled to many places and really likes to hear these anecdotes.”
Liang Pingle was now walking and talking with Ji Yuan, and gradually relaxed, and even felt a sense of honor to talk to a knowledgeable person. When Ji Yuan asked questions, it was not a taboo anyway, so he told them all.
“Sir, you don’t know that the villages near the sea here are all fishermen. Fishing, especially coastal fishing, one of the benefits is that the taxation is not as heavy as farmland planting, so we coastal fishermen live a basic life. It’s not bad, but since the end of last year, it’s been hard to catch good fish offshore.”
“What do you mean? Could it be that all the fish have been caught?”
Ji Yuan just asked casually.
“The sea is boundless, and there are endless fish, shrimps and crabs in the sea. How can we catch them all? At most, there will be fewer fish when the tide is wrong, so how can we never catch fish?”
“Same.”
Ji Yuan agreed, with the technology and the number of people in these fishing villages, it is naturally impossible to exhaust all the fishery resources in a sea.
“So you suspect something evil?”
“Sir, you are right to the point. Folks from ten miles and eight villages along the coast feel the same way. They have already thought about inviting mages to come and have a look. However, they invited several mages to come and found nothing. Offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods is of no use.”
Ji Yuan kept walking, but turned his head to look at Liang Pingle.
“Since you know it’s useless, why bother again this time?”
“Isn’t this problem never solved? The government doesn’t care about it. When the elders of several villages gathered together, they wondered if the magician they invited was not powerful enough. Even if there was Dingfeng Island, it would still take a long time in the middle. Damn it, it’s not the end of the year, everyone gritted their teeth, and every household in many villages pooled their money and invited the most powerful magicians to come over. The magic power is by no means comparable to those before!”
Ji Yuan nodded with a slightly surprised look on his face.
“Oh, I see, this mage does have some tricks up his sleeve by gathering popularity.”
“Hey, sir, you know this too?”
“I have traveled to many places and seen many similar scenes. The most lively one had hundreds of mages jumping around together. It was very beautiful.”
Ji Yuan thought about the water and land ceremony and answered casually.
“Oh, that’s it!”
Liang Pingle imagined the scene Ji Yuan was talking about and felt that it was indeed very lively. Just as he was thinking about it, footsteps approached quickly, and several men also turned out from the side of the road. When they saw Liang Pingle, they also said hello.
“Hey, Xiaoliang, you’re here too. Who is this next to you? I’ve never seen it before!”
“Brother-in-law! Doesn’t every household in the village have men come over? I also want to come and have a look. My father will be here in a while. Oh, by the way, this is my new acquaintance. Sir, he is a learned man, he came from far away, and he has seen similar scenes.”
Ji Yuan bowed his hands to several visitors.
“I, out of luck, traveled here and wanted to watch the rituals here together.”
The identity of a scholar is still very useful, especially for someone like Ji Yuan who is well-founded and has an extraordinary bearing. You can’t tell how old he is from his appearance, but at least he is definitely not young.
The people around him did not dare to neglect, and quickly returned the gift, inviting Ji Yuan to go with him again.
This is not a shameful thing, and the mage also said that it would be better if there was help from officials and the like.
The man who greeted Liang Pingle was named Zhang Fu. He was much more talkative than Liang Pingle. Before, Ji Yuan asked Liang Pingle for answers. Now when it was Zhang Fu’s turn, Ji Yuan didn’t even need to say anything. He started talking nonstop. .
Even Dingfeng Island, who Ji Yuan wanted to ask about in passing, also made it clear. As he thought, it was the island where he practiced before. It was originally called Shanjianzi Island, but now the fishermen around him call it Dingfeng Island.
The remaining road was not long, and soon the group entered Pianwan Village together. A large area had been cleared on the battlefield in front of the village. There were loud gongs and drums inside, and there were several piles of firewood. It should be I want a big bonfire at night.
Ji Yuan looked from a distance. Although his vision was blurred, he could still see that there were many people walking around the battlefield. From time to time, they would follow the leader and shout a few words. Whenever this time, the sound of gongs and drums would be loud.
“People from all over the country~~~~ gather here to raise the Yang energy~~~~”
“The Yang Qi is rising~~~”
“The Yang Qi is rising~~~”
……
Ji Yuan stared blankly for a while, then turned around and saw that Liang Pingle and Zhang Fu had also received a few red cloth strips from the village women nearby.
“Uh, what’s the point of their actions?”
Zhang Fu handed a red cloth strip to Ji Yuan who looked confused.
“Sir, the mage said that if you tie this red cloth on your arm, you can prevent evil spirits from coming. Everyone over there is tied up, and it is also on the battlefield. The Yang Fire is raging now.”
“Raising Yang Fire? Is that what the mage said?”
New words, Ji Yuan has never heard of them.
“Yes, I have been very angry these two days. I will have a banquet for thousands of people tomorrow. I will start a fire torch formation from the evening and drive a long line of dragons along the coast to chase away the evil spirits. I will be able to drive out the evil spirits that scare the fish! It will be a while. The Moon Fish School is back!”
Zhang Fu said with a bit of excitement on his face.
Ji Yuan looked stunned and nodded in agreement with the excitement of others.
“Oh…I’ve learned a lot, so that’s it!”
“Hey, although sir is a scholar, he certainly doesn’t know much about this kind of thing. What we hired is a famous and powerful mage in the eastern part of Dongtao Road. There is no evil that he can’t control!”
Ji Yuan couldn’t help but laugh.
“This is something we need to get to know each other!”
“Stop talking, sir, tie the red rope quickly and let us go to the Yanghuo! The more people, the better!”
Ji Yuan looked at the red cloth in his hand, and then at Zhang Fu, Liang Pingle and others who had already been **** on their arms.
“Do I have to tie it up too? Since it’s a red cloth to protect against the impact, it should be fine if I hold it in my hand, right?”
“This, the mage never said that.”
“If you don’t say no, then it’s okay. Just take it, Ji. By the way, the mage is over there, right?”
Ji Yuan’s quick words immediately settled the matter.
“It’s natural.”
“Then let’s go!”
If you want to eat a banquet for thousands of people, Ji Yuan must do as the locals do, and this is actually quite interesting, so I just treat it as a pastime, so I went to the battlefield with Zhang Fu and others, and quickly walked into the crowd. .
It’s just that Ji Yuan just followed them casually without shouting. As the team approached the firewood pile, he saw the famous mage.
Wearing a large red and yellow robe, with yin and yang, Pisces and Bagua diagrams painted on it, as well as various cloud patterns, a high crown dotted with pearls on his head, a sword on his back, and a Taking the whisk in your hand and shaking it around, it looks a lot like that.
Somewhat unexpectedly, this mage actually has spiritual energy and mana flowing through his body. Although it is the so-called “miscellaneous mana”, that is, the spiritual energy is refined by contemplating the inner fire without being able to practice the Dharma. mana.
Ji Yuan’s demeanor and clothes are not too eye-catching among a kind of fishermen. Many fishermen are looking at him, even the mage has seen Ji Yuan.
Seeing Ji Yuan smiling and nodding to him, the mage was stunned for a moment. Although he kept dusting the whisk in his hand, he nodded in response to Ji Yuan.
The irritating yang fire lasted until nightfall. Fortunately, he didn’t have to leave all the time. Ji Yuan only walked around for a few times and then came out with Zhang Fu and others.
Bonfires have been lit on the seaside battlefield, and people from other villages who came to participate in the “Caoyang Fire” have gone back, waiting for the banquet of thousands of people and the torch array tomorrow evening.
However, Zhang Fu, Liang Pingle and later Liang’s father did not leave. Zhang Fu was originally from Pianwan Village. He went to Cui in another village before. The Liang family and the Zhang family are in-laws, so they will not go back today. Ji Yuan naturally stayed in the Zhang family.
The guests were served taro rice, steamed salted fish, and a vegetable soup. The two families were afraid that Ji Yuan, a learned man, wouldn’t be used to it, so they asked several times about taboos while cooking. When they saw Ji Yuan at dinner, You can rest assured that you can eat delicious food at the table.
The surrounding fishing villages such as Pianwan Village have not had a scholar for more than ten or twenty years. Now the village chief can barely read, but it is far worse than Ji Yuanlai. Both families will Ji Yuan treated him as a distinguished guest.
In the middle of the night, Ji Yuan left the fishing village alone and went to the beach. He scanned the waves and found that at least no evil spirits were seen near Pianwan Village. However, the sea was too secretive and it was impossible to tell accurately. He was going to After this farce is over, try to find a way to investigate. Of course, it would be best if you don’t get into the water.
The banquet for thousands of people the next day was extremely lively. People from each village brought some things to Pianwan Village. This matter is not a matter of one village or one place. Everyone started to prepare the banquet together, and it was The Chinese New Year is quite festive.
While eating, Ji Yuan discovered that people in Pianwan Village were becoming more angry than ever before, especially when nearly a thousand men lined up to receive torches, it reached its peak.
This made Ji Yuan suddenly realize that the mage he invited was indeed knowledgeable. Naturally, the change was not the other party’s magic power, but a kind of psychological suggestion.
After so many ritual-like processes, thousands of men were fed and drank to strengthen their courage, and the torches were carried by a long dragon. The crowd aroused an aura from the heart, which was similar to the evil spirit of military force.
Ji Yuan also held a torch in the team, and the mage also held a torch at the front. At this moment, his voice was like thunder, making a loud noise.
“Everyone is ready to follow and form a formation~~~~Walk in a long line~~~~~~”
The next moment, the mage took the lead in holding a torch and started walking, starting from Pianwan Village and walking along the sea. A long dragon of torches was swimming on the seaside, carrying the billowing energy of human fire.
Ji Yuan was watching this scene in the middle of the team and muttering to himself.
“It’s interesting! Don’t underestimate the world!”