Liaozhai Ghost Story

Chapter 205 The Immortal

In March of Guihai, Gao Jiwen and I went to Jinan and stayed in the inn.

Brother Ji Wen suddenly contracted the disease, and Gao Zhenmei happened to follow Mr. Niandong and also came to Jinan. Let's discuss seeking medical treatment and medicine together. I heard Yuan Linggong say: There are fox fairies in the Liang family in the south of the city, who are good at medical skills. So I went to visit.

Liang, a woman in her forties, looks like a fox. Entering the room, I saw a red curtain hanging in the room, raising the curtain, and a picture of Guanyin hanging on the wall. There were also three or two other pictures, depicting a warrior, riding a horse with a gun and running around. Under the north wall, there is a wooden table with a small stool on the table, which is one foot high. The stool is covered with red brocade. Liang said, "Every time the immortals come, they sit on the bench."

Everyone burned incense as a courtesy and stood beside him respectfully. Liang knocked on the iron, knocked three times in a row, and said a word in his mouth. After the prayer, Liang's face was solemn. He asked everyone to sit outside and sit down. He stood under the curtain, straightened his hair, put his hands on his cheeks, talked to the guests, and told the fairy deeds.

After a long time, it was dark and the immortals came for a long time. Everyone was worried that the night was dark and it was inconvenient to hurry. They begged the Liang family to pray again and invite the immortals to go down to the earth. Liang nodded with a smile, hit the iron, then turned around and stood and said, "Shangxian likes to talk at night the most, and it is difficult to see it in the daytime. Last night, there was a scholar who rushed to take the exam and brought his own wine and food to drink with Shangxian. Shangxian also showed the wine guests. The two talked about wine and recited poems, and talked about the dawn all the time. Before he finished his words, he suddenly heard a slight sound from the room, like a bat spreading its wings. When everyone was listening attentively, there was another bang. It seemed that the bench on the table was hit by a boulder. The sound was violent. Liang patted his chest and smiled, "It's scary." A sigh came from the bench while talking. The sound seemed to be made by a strong old man. Liang took out a banana fan and covered the stool so that everyone could not see the appearance of a fairy.

I only heard the fairy on the bench say loudly, "There is fate, there is fate." Then he gave up his seat in a loud voice and faintly saw the banana fan fluttering slightly, as if the fairy arched his hand to salute. After a bad meeting, the immortal asked, "What do you want to teach?" Gao Zhenmei followed Mr. Niandong's instructions and asked, "Have you seen the Bodhisattva?" The fairy replied, "I know the place in the South China Sea. I don't know how many times I have walked. How can I not see the Bodhisattva?" Gao Zhenmei asked again, "Has the King of Yan also been replaced?" Xian said, "It's the same as Yangjian." Gao Zhenmei asked again, "What is the surname of the king of hell?" He replied, "The surname is Cao."

Next, everyone asked for medicine for Brother Ji Wen. The fairy said, "You can go back first and prepare tea sacrifices in the middle of the night. I will ask for medicine at Guanyin, and any disease can be treated." Everyone asked some more questions, and the immortals answered one by one, so the group left and returned to the store.

After a night, Ji Wen's condition improved slightly. Gao Zhenmei and I went home in advance, so we didn't have time to visit the immortals again.