Chapter 87
Chapter 87
After Chen Daji finished listening, he was shaken to the core. He stood there in a daze and kept asking, “Granny, are there really ghosts and gods in this world?”
“I’m not talking about those filthy things that don’t dare come out in the daytime.”
“I mean the big shots from the movies, the kind who can move mountains, overturn seas, and destroy the world at the drop of a hat!”
Deaf Granny shook her head.
“I can’t say for sure about gods and immortals, but the Eighteen Levels of Hell are real.”
“According to legend, ever since Emperor Zhuanxu ‘severed the connection between heaven and earth,’ so-called gods and immortals have never appeared again.”
Chen Daji suddenly understood. “So people really do get punished for doing bad things. From now on, I won’t dare let my wife get an abortion!”
“She can hit me if she wants, but no abortion!”
Deaf Granny’s words had a tremendous impact on everyone present.
Especially Chen Daji.
This guy was lustful, bursting with energy, and never paid attention to taking protection.
As a result, in the future, he ended up having more than a dozen sons in a row.
He was even slapped with a massive fine by the family planning department for having too many children.
He didn’t care about money, so it made no difference to him how much he was fined.
In his own words: In this life, I lack plenty of things, but there are three things I don’t lack.
First, I don’t lack virtue. Second, I don’t lack money. Third, I don’t lack brothers.
But because he had too many children, Chen Daji nearly lost his job.
Fortunately, he was usually fierce and had rendered enough meritorious service that he managed to keep his position.
We’ve gotten off track. Back to the matter at hand.
After hesitating for a moment, the old monk Kongchan spoke.
“Namo Amitabha. Since this matter is not so simple, we still need to investigate the truth.”
“Unfortunately, this humble monk’s abilities are limited. I cannot freely come and go between the worlds of yin and yang…”
Seeing that there was still a chance for a turnabout, Zhao Fei’s Mother hurriedly chimed in.
“Yes, yes, yes, it’s best to find out the truth!”
“If… if this matter wasn’t what that child Zhao Fengmei truly wanted, then my Zhao Fei can still be saved!”
Deaf Granny thought it over carefully, and that really was the case.
So she had the others wait in the courtyard, while Hua Jiunan and Hu Fei’er supported her and walked straight into the side room.
The more Deaf Granny looked at Hu Fei’er, who was as beautiful as a fairy, obedient, and sensible, the more she liked her. Her thoughts couldn’t help but wander.
What a pity she’s a fox immortal. Otherwise, she’d be a perfect match for our Jiunan.
Actually, being a fox immortal doesn’t matter. I just wonder if the two of them could have children together.
They probably could. Back then, didn’t Xu Xian and the White Snake Lady have Xu Shilin?
Our Xiao Jiu’s medical skills are much better than Xu Xian’s. Getting his own wife pregnant should be no problem at all…
Luckily, Hua Jiunan and Hu Fei’er had no idea what Deaf Granny was thinking, or they would have been so embarrassed they would have wanted to sink into the floor on the spot.
They arrived at the Earth-returning Hall shrine hall within the Four Pillars and Eight Pillars. Deaf Granny respectfully offered a stick of incense and muttered prayers under her breath.
“A human life is at stake, and circumstances require flexibility. I humbly ask the hall master to make a trip to the Underworld Court and inquire about this matter.”
As soon as Deaf Granny finished speaking, the incense in the burner began burning rapidly, as if someone were taking huge drags on a cigarette.
In just one or two seconds, it had turned to ash.
Hu Fei’er first gave Hua Jiunan a shy glance, then spoke.
Her voice was as sweet and moving as a yellow oriole’s song.
“Granny, the senior from Earth-returning Hall has agreed. Let me help you outside to rest for a while.”
Deaf Granny beamed with delight.
“Good, good, good. What a good child.”
“From now on, don’t go home. Stay here with Granny, all right?”
This was exactly what Hu Fei’er wanted, so how could she refuse?
She hurriedly nodded shyly.
“I’ll do as Granny says.”
A note within the story: each shrine hall in a spirit medium’s Four Pillars and Eight Pillars is like the departments of a modern organization, with a clear division of labor.
The Four Pillars were mentioned earlier. They refer to the four great categories of immortals: Hu, Huang, Chang, and Qingfeng.
Of course, some also establish the Bai Family and Gray Family as part of the Four Pillars.
Qingfeng refers to evil ghosts who died violent deaths.
According to legend, ghosts who die violently are stronger than ordinary ghosts. The underworld refuses to take them, so they wander forever in the Yin-Yang Realm.
The so-called Eight Pillars are the eight halls: Sweeping, Watching, Visiting, Protection, Sky-communing, Earth-returning, Obstacle-clearing, and Scout.
Sweeping Hall is responsible for managing the Immortal Spirits within the shrine. The good ones remain, while the wicked ones are cleared out.
Watching Hall refers to the resident immortals, the Immortal Spirits who stay only in your shrine hall and do not go to anyone else’s.
Visiting Hall is the department responsible for coordinating the visiting Immortal Spirits within the shrine.
Many Immortal Spirits are registered with several shrine halls. Whichever household has a matter to handle is the one they go to.
Protection Hall serves as guardians, protecting the shrine hall and the spirit medium disciple.
Sky-communing is responsible for relaying information upward and making inquiries above.
Earth-returning is responsible for relaying information to the underworld and making inquiries there.
Obstacle-clearing is responsible for resolving matters and clearing away obstacles. More precisely, it is something like public relations plus hired muscle.
Scout is an intelligence department. In moments of crisis, it is also responsible for calling for help and passing along messages.
Like Earth-returning Hall, this shrine hall is generally handled by evil ghosts.
The eight shrine halls above each have an Immortal Spirit presiding over them.
These Immortal Spirits do not rank above or below one another, so spirit medium disciples must worship each of them separately.
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