Chapter 41: Inviting the Spirit

  The night had already begun, and according to Qin Feng's instructions, the villagers had eaten dinner before it got dark, cleaned up their things, closed their doors and windows tightly, and extinguished their lights to hide.

  This scene was like when the Japanese devils entered the village back then, all personnel hid and didn't dare to come out. Only Qin Ye, Qin Feng, and Fang Yu were in Zhang Lao Han's chicken farm sprinkling chicken blood, preparing for the arrival of the snake spirit.

  "Xiao Feng, it's not completely dark yet, so the snake spirit won't come out for now. Take advantage of this and sprinkle some around Old Zhang's chicken coop." Qin Ye looked up at the sky where the sun had not fully set, estimated the time, and then said to Qin Feng, "Also, put these in their respective positions. Xiao Feng, I'll need you to help me guard the spirit later, don't forget?"

  Qin Feng took over the five-colored flag and said: "Of course I haven't forgotten, don't worry Grandpa"

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  After sprinkling the chicken blood, Qin Feng inserted the five-colored flags into the five directions according to his grandfather's instructions. Among them, the blue flag was inserted in the east (the eastern green dragon belongs to wood, so it is blue), the red flag was inserted in the south (the southern vermilion bird belongs to fire, red), the white flag was inserted in the west (the white tiger belongs to gold, western white), the black flag was inserted in the north (the northern water is black), and the yellow flag was inserted in the center (the center is located in the Kun II palace of the nine palaces and eight trigrams, so it also belongs to earth, yellow).

  The five-color banner is actually arranged according to the four cardinal directions (east, south, west, and north) and one central position in the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams. Once the flags are set up, the practitioner waits for the right moment to recite the Five Directions Banner Summoning Spell, using the power of the spiritual realm to trap the snake spirit. (The yellow command flag is inserted on the practitioner's body, serving as a commander.)

  According to the Tian Shi Dao method, the practitioner needs "spirit protection". Anyone who invites spirits must have someone protecting them by their side. If not, the snake spirit will attack and Qin Ye, who invited the spirit, may not be able to complete the "recruitment of soldiers", which would be troublesome.

  As the sky gradually darkened, the surroundings began to become quiet and eerie. The black clouds covered the moon, everything in front of them became blurred, and the three people hid in the house, listening carefully to the movements around them.

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  "Qin Feng, will the snake spirit come back or not!?" After a while, Fang Yu couldn't help but ask, on this dark night, what was he doing coming to catch a snake spirit and a yin corpse? Although he was bold and curious, he still felt a little fearful.

  "What's wrong, are you scared?" Qin Feng was wiping the sword with a paper towel, and from Fang Yu's tone, he knew that Fang Yu had already shown some weakness.

  "Who's afraid of whom!?" The voice was loud and seemed to be encouraging himself.

  Outside, it was unknown when the wind started, and the mountain peak squeezed through the door gap and blew onto Fang Yu's face, scaring Fang Yu to shiver for a while, tightly hugging his arms and staring at Qin Feng and Master Qin, hoping to find some courage from them.

  Time slowly passed, and the eerie atmosphere crept in step by step. Qin Feng opened his phone to take a look, it was already 11 o'clock, then he lifted his head to peek through the door gap, but there was no movement, so he curiously asked Grandpa Qin who was chatting with Old Man Zhang: "Grandfather, will the snake spirit come again?" Qin Feng yawned, thinking that the snake spirit wouldn't come back.

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  Puffing on his cigarette, Qin Ye appeared calm and replied, "It's to be expected. With such a severe injury, it'll take at least one or two years of rest to fully recover. Just wait and see, maybe the wound will slowly heal as we descend the mountain."

  It was unclear whose dog it was, but at this moment a "wang wang" barking sound started, Qin Feng woke up Fang Yu who had already fallen asleep, getting ready to avoid any accidents. Looking at the flock of chickens outside the door, Qin Feng suddenly heard a strange "swooshing" sound, which quickly passed by and then stopped somewhere.

  "Grandfather, listen!" Realizing something was off, Qin Feng immediately gripped the hilt of his sword and urged Grandfather Qin on.

  But Qin Ye also heard the sudden and strange sound, picked up the bronze sword beside him and whispered to Zhang Lao Han: "Old Zhang, you quickly go back to the house, we'll deal with it!" Then, he turned around and came to the door, carefully observing the surroundings through the gap.

  "How are you, Grandfather Qin?" Fang Yu asked from behind Qin Feng's back.

  "Cluck cluck cluck..." Suddenly, the chickens in the chicken coop started to stir, and dark shadows flitted about, as if they had been startled by something.

  "Hush, it's here!" Qin Ye judged that the snake spirit had arrived based on his experience.

  The candles in the house were blown out, and Qin Ye carefully pushed open the door. Qin Feng followed closely behind him, while Fang Yu carried a jar of pickled rice vinegar tightly behind them.

  Quick, vinegar! In the blink of an eye, Qin Ye swiftly snatched the vinegar from Fang Yu's hand and splashed it onto the snake spirit, who was drinking chicken blood. The pungent medicinal herbs combined with the strange smell of vinegar left the snake spirit dazed, but by the time it came to its senses, it was already too late.

  Next, taking advantage of the timing, Master Qin told Qin Feng to start inviting spirits and asked him to guard the spirits. Fang Yu then pushed over the altar that had been set up (setting up an altar was simple, just draping a piece of yellow cloth over a square table would do, and this time Old Man Zhang's family happened to have one available, so Master Qin placed the table on a small four-wheeled cart and roughly set up the altar).

  Everything is ready now.

  The snake spirit found itself under attack, furious and uncontrollable. A dark shadow flashed by, wanting to bite Qin directly. Fortunately, there was Qin Feng, the guardian, whose sword flashed brightly, striking the snake repeatedly. It wasn't clear if he hit it or not, but after several strikes, everything fell silent. In the pitch-black night sky, nothing could be seen. Lowering his head, Qin Feng looked around cautiously until the moment Qin burned the talisman paper. Only then did he feel a faint chill creeping up his back.

  Get out of the way!

  Fang Yu discovered something was wrong and immediately shouted out.

  But it was too late, the snake's reflection in the firelight was already biting towards Qin Feng, its crown-like head now shining like a sharp sword, stabbing directly at Qin Feng's skull.

  At this critical moment, Qin Ye was still calm and composed, and in an instant, he grabbed a handful of sulfur powder from his pocket and sprinkled it towards the snake spirit. To say that this move really worked, although it couldn't cause significant harm, but it was enough to make it retreat and avoid him.

  The snake spirit knew that it had encountered a powerful enemy today, and just as it was about to slip out of the iron wire hole, Qin Ye had already set up a heaven and earth net. As soon as he picked up the Wu Dao Zhaobing Yingshen symbol from the table, his mouth immediately began to chant the Zhaobing curse:

  "The token sounds, ghosts and gods are shocked. The three mountains and five peaks know that it has arrived. Following the law, borrowing the divine decree, the disciples sincerely invite the soldiers' token. The disciple burned the Eastern Spirit Summoning Talisman, 33,000 soldiers and horses were summoned back; The disciple burned the Western Spirit Summoning Talisman, 18 layers of hellish soldiers and horses were summoned back;"

  ……

  It's really amazing, after Qin Ye finished reciting the incantation in one breath, the candlelight on the altar became stronger and stronger. Although it wasn't much in this dark night, it was enough for those who could see things around them.

  In a daze, Qin Ye shouted: "You beast, don't think you can escape!"

  A burst of shouting pierced the snake's essence, perhaps it was the effect of the Five-Colored Banner Summoning Spell, and the snake essence surprisingly stopped at the iron wire mesh, rolling over in agony and crying out.

  Seeing this scene, Qin Feng excitedly asked: "Grandpa, did we succeed!?"

  "Ah, now we can trap it in here. Don't get close to it for now, be careful it goes berserk." As Qin Ye instructed Qin Feng and Fang Yu, he wrapped the old hen's crest in a talisman paper and placed it in a bowl filled with chicken blood and sulfur, then lit a talisman paper. Suddenly, under the effect of the talisman paper, the chicken blood and crest in the bowl started burning fiercely, with the flames growing larger and larger. Slowly, the fire gradually died out, and after the weak red chicken blood mixed with the talisman paper, it surprisingly turned into a deep red color.

  Then, Qin Ye picked up a vermilion brush and began drawing on a talisman paper.

  Looking at the scene in front of him, Qin Feng asked: "Grandfather, what is this symbol?"

  Qin Ye drew a few strokes, handed it to Qin Feng and said: "This is the Soul Locking Symbol, Xiao Feng, quickly stick this symbol on the snake spirit's body, so its soul will be subdued and unable to move."