Chapter 40: Three-inch Chicken Crown

  "I don't know!" The old man shook his head, it was unclear whether he really didn't know or just didn't want to say.

  It's worth noting that the five-color banner is a Taoist ritual instrument, specifically used for setting up altars to summon spirit soldiers and in driving out ghosts and deploying heavenly generals. Such an important thing is being wasted and desecrated by being placed on a street stall like this.

  At this time, the old man lit a cigarette and continued after taking a big puff: "Young man, if you like it, just take it away, don't pay any money."

  "Give it to me?" The old man's words really shocked Qin Feng.

  "Here, I'll give it to you. To be honest, I don't really understand any of this stuff, I just help people with fortune-telling and earn some extra money for the family. These things are actually all just stuff I picked up from various places when I was a kid, they're not worth much. But since you seem like someone who has a connection with me, I'll just give it to you."

  "That's great!" Qin Feng hurriedly thanked the old man, his heart excited and secretly thinking that he had finally found a way to deal with the snake spirit. With this, the Five-Colored Banner of Summoning Soldiers and the Incantation of Summoning Soldiers could be used to trap the snake spirit.

  After bidding farewell to the old man, Qin Feng still felt a bit embarrassed and deliberately left 10 yuan as a "thank you gift". He then ran to his grandfather's place, preparing to ask for advice on how to deal with the yin corpse.

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  "Xiao Feng, have you seen Yin Shi?" Qin Ye immediately put down the teapot in his hand and sat up to ask as soon as he saw Qin Feng approaching.

  "No, but I saw the snake spirit and it got onto Zhou Qin's body. Luckily, I used mugwort to wound it, otherwise it would have killed Zhou Qin! Grandfather, now is the best time to catch it, I want to capture the snake spirit and the shadow corpse." Now, Qin Feng finally revealed his intention for coming this time.

  Master Qin listened to Qin Feng's words and also had this idea, lit a cigarette, puffed out smoke, and replied: "Yeah, I actually have this idea too. This beast and the ghost will definitely not bring any good things if they stay in the world, so let's just get rid of them together and solve this matter once and for all."

  After hearing Master Qin's words, Qin Feng excitedly said: "Then Grandpa, are you planning to go with me?"

  "You little scamp, you haven't even mastered the basics of Taoist magic and can't even handle a snake spirit, let alone something more powerful like a shadow corpse. This time, I'll have to take action myself with my old bones!"

  Qin Ye took action, naturally without any issues, just at this time, how could he again give the five-colored recruitment flag that had just been obtained from the market to Qin Ye.

  "Five-colored recruitment flag!?" Qin Ye was also shocked after taking a look, and immediately asked: "Xiao Feng, did you buy this from Old Horse Street?"

  "Hmm! It was an old man who could tell fortunes who gave it to me. He said that I had a hint of purple spiritual energy on my head, and that we were fated to meet, so he gave it to me."

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  "Hmm... looks like he's also a folk master." Qin Ye sighed and looked at the token, discovering that it didn't have any enchantments on it. He said, "Never mind all that, this thing is very useful to us, but since it doesn't have any enchantments, I need to add some first. Xiao Feng, go help me prepare some things, we'll be using them tonight."

  Consecration, a necessary process in Taoism where ritual objects are imbued with spiritual energy. Modern people often confuse it with "opening the light", but that's incorrect. Consecration has two parts: incantations and decisions. One must understand how to respectfully invite the ancestral masters and deities being worshipped, use their secret names and specific incantations in combination, and then use incense or other methods to seal the secret name into the ritual object, giving it a certain energy. This is the method of consecration in Taoism.

  While Kai Guang is the use of specific rituals, also known as Kai Guang Ke Yi, using mirrors, red pens and other tools, the master under the drive of mantras and hand seals, steps on the magic circle, uses a red pen, in conjunction with mantras, to dot the eyes, nose, mouth, tongue, ears and many other parts of the deity image. Each point has its own position and method, as well as mantras, so the ritual of Kai Guang is extremely complex.

  Divided the work, Qin Feng was in charge of buying what Grandpa Qin said, while Grandpa Qin gave Ling Qi support. Finally, at dusk, Qin Feng and Grandpa went to Dongtou Village together in a van hired by Fang Yu.

  On the way, Qin Ye told Qin Feng that he would bring out the snake spirit later and asked Qin Feng and Fang Yu to inform the villagers to stay at home honestly and not to run out. Especially at midnight twelve o'clock, they cannot turn on the lights or make any noise, lest they startle the snake and ruin Qin Ye's plan, which may also bring disaster.

  Having made all necessary preparations, everything was ready by nightfall.

  The snake spirit was seriously injured this time, and it will definitely go down the mountain to "replenish its energy" to heal its wounds. Zhang Lao Han's chicken farm is also the closest to the mountain, so it's very likely that it will go to Zhang Lao Han's chicken farm this time as well.

  "Master Qin, this time you must help our village get rid of this monster. My family's chickens have been disappearing every day for the past few days, and I haven't been able to sleep well." "Yes, the police said we need to wait for an animal expert, but when the animal expert came, they didn't find anything and left. You guys must help us get rid of it!"

  The villagers in the village saw that Qin Feng was coming to exorcise the snake spirit, and although they didn't know if it would work, at least it was a spiritual comfort, so they all came to Zhang Lao Han's home to see what would happen.

  Qin Feng warned everyone not to go out tonight, especially at 12 o'clock do not turn on the lights, especially for families with children, must not make a sound. The snake spirit can find the soul, if it finds the medium, it is likely to possess its body, and the consequences are unthinkable.

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  Here is the translation:

  At this point, Qin Feng wanted everyone to find a hen that had lived for more than six years. Originally, Qin Feng was going to go with Fang Yu to buy one at the market, but after searching many places, the oldest age they could find was only three years old. For hens over six years old, it's really hard to come by. However, this Dongtou Village is a place where people raise chickens, and as soon as Qin Feng finished speaking, Old Man Zhang squeezed out of the crowd, excitedly saying: "Young Master Qin, I have one here, two hens that are over six years old."

  "Great, can I buy it?"

  "What's the use? I'll send you to catch snakes!" The old man was straightforward and didn't wait for Qin Feng to respond, turning around and leaving the house. Immediately after, a loud crowing of chickens could be heard.

  "Look, will this do?" Before long, Old Man Zhang was gleefully holding the two wings of an old hen and arrived in front of Qin Feng and Master Qin. He also said: "These two hens were originally laying eggs, but since the snake spirit came out, they haven't laid any eggs."

  Mr. Qin took a look at the hen's crest, which was thick and large, roughly three inches long. "Hmm, this is indeed an old hen with a three-inch red crest. May I ask how much it costs?" Mr. Qin asked Old Man Zhang politely.

  "Don't mention money, you're here to catch the snake demon, how can we take your money? I'll give it to you for free, is that enough? If not, I'll go catch another one." Old Zhang repeatedly declined the offer of money, only wanting Qin Feng and Qin Ye to catch the snake demon. (At this time, they did not know that there was a yin corpse on this mountain.)

  Taoist exorcism is a matter of course, let alone taking someone's goods should pay compensation to the owner, can't break the rules set for thousands of years. In the end, Qin Ye still had to let Qin Feng take out 50 yuan and stuff it into Zhang Lao Han's hands.

  Found the old hen, next is to start arranging. First, Qin Ye let Qin Feng grind the bought Huang, Cangshu, Yuxiangcao, Banbianlian, Qingmuxiang and Qiyeyizhihua into powder, soak in rice vinegar. Once the snake essence appears, use this medicated rice vinegar to spray on the snake essence's body, which can first drive away the evil spirit on its body.

  Then, Qin Ye himself wielded the knife to let out the blood of the old hen and took off the three-inch red crest on the old hen's head. Using the hen's blood to lure out the snake spirit and the yin corpse would be the best. (For driving away ghosts and monsters, the chicken comb is very useful. The strong yang energy of the chicken itself is produced by the chicken comb, especially for roosters, whose yang energy far surpasses that of hens. However, it's hard to find a rooster over six years old, so a hen has to be used as a substitute. The three treasures on a chicken's body are its crowing, eyes, and comb.)

  It wasn't until the sky was about to darken that Qin Feng and Old Man Qin finished preparing all these things. With everything ready, they rested for a while at Zhang Lao Han's home, waiting for the snake spirit to appear.