Chapter Thirteen: The Boundless Taboos of Gods and Buddhas

  Taboo

  The students in front had already entered the temple, and we hurried to follow them. As soon as I stepped into the temple, I felt a cool breeze brush against my face!

  "Haha, look! What kind of god is this?! It's even learning from Guanyin to send children!" a classmate suddenly pointed at the enshrined statue and laughed.

  I hastily took a look, on the incense table at the main gate, an idol was being worshipped. But what I saw was not like other idols with benevolent eyebrows and eyes, her face was pitch black.

  What's even more bizarre is that she was holding a baby in her arms, and the baby had a bright red glow on its face. The statue behind her was wearing a golden cloak, why did this statue look more and more bizarre?

  Oh! That's right! Generally, the statues of gods are with lowered eyebrows, symbolizing humility and compassion. But this statue... she is staring straight at us!

  A bad premonition suddenly struck! I felt a chill run down my spine! I hastily walked to the front of the statue, bowed deeply and silently recited: "The gods are merciful, today we have come here recklessly, please forgive our sins."

  My classmates saw it and burst out laughing. "Haha! Xu Ming! Why are you like an old Taoist priest, still believing in feudal superstitions?" Even Old Gou started teasing me.

  "Hey, how do you understand this? I'm doing this to protect you, to plead for you! I was just about to kowtow when suddenly a classmate's voice came from the side hall: 'Hey, come and take a look, there are so many good things to eat here, hurry over!'"

  What's going on? No good! I hastily rushed towards the side hall! But it was already too late... Several classmates had already picked up bananas and started eating them!

  "Put it down quickly! Hurry up and apologize!" I shouted loudly. My classmates were all startled by me, and several who were eating bananas looked at me as if they were looking at an alien.

  "Xu Ming? What's wrong with you? Haven't you gone mad?" Dormitory Old Liu stared at me in surprise.

  "I... I'm fine, you guys hurry up and put down your things, follow me, quickly!" I've almost lost my mind, why are they being so reckless?! Can't they see the sign on the side hall door that says "Grandma's bedroom"?!

  They were completely scared by me, putting down the things in their hands. I quickly drove them all out! "Xu Ming, what's wrong with you?" one of the classmates who had just eaten the offerings asked as soon as they left the temple gate.

  "Nothing's wrong! Follow me and hurry down! I'll tell you when we get back!" I dragged them one by one with great force, they were very unhappy, muttering in their mouths, saying what was wrong with me, but they didn't dare to turn against me because of our classmate relationship, and they all followed me downstairs.

  When I got downstairs, I found that my shirt was wet all over, it really scared me to death! Just now when I walked into the side hall, my peripheral vision clearly saw that the statue of the old lady, her eyes moved and looked towards us!

  So at that time I was so panicked, really afraid she would get angry with my classmates, it's not a joke, but fortunately it's over now.

  They were all disappointed because of my earlier outburst and wanted to go back and rest, thinking they could have more fun tomorrow. This was exactly what I had in mind, as it would be safer to head back first, since up until now, I still didn't know which god or Buddha she actually was.

  The boys returned to the hotel and started playing cards, forgetting what had just happened. I, however, couldn't get into the game because of what had just occurred.

  I was alone in a large room, took out the talismans and ritual tools, took out other things from the bag, put the ritual tools and talismans back into the bag, but for some reason, I still felt a faint sense of unease in my heart.

  It wasn't until the evening that the girl and Lao Ban returned. Lao Ban said that they would be holding a bonfire party outside at night, and had already discussed it with the scenic area's management personnel. They would be using an empty plot of land, so there shouldn't be any problems.

  Are you still going out tonight? I wanted to stop them, but they were already unhappy with me this afternoon. If I ruin their fun again tonight, they'll definitely get angry with me.

  Well, I'll just stick with them no matter what. If anything happens, I'll definitely fight to protect them. Thinking this way, I suddenly don't feel as conflicted as before, and my heart feels much more at ease.

  By the time it was past eight in the evening, dozens of us lit a bonfire in the area designated by the park administrator. The girls had prepared all sorts of food, while the boys brought two cases of beer and several large bottles of juice.

  The bonfire party officially started at 9 o'clock, and Lao Ban took the stage first, performing an opening dance for us. We saw Lao Ban jumping up beside the flickering bonfire, twisting his plump waist in an oval shape while singing lyrics...

  Finally, under the gaze of my classmates, I finished dancing. The teacher shouted: "Dancing is nothing to me, singing is so tiring!" Oh my, actually the seaweed dance only has two lyrics: Seaweed! Big seaweed! And then it's just: Big seaweed, big seaweed...

  Then the girls sang a song of gratitude together, and the boys started discussing who would go first. The party gradually entered **. The girls opened juice, and the boys opened beer and started drinking with Lao Ban (the teacher). Before we came, we had already planned to get Lao Ban drunk and see what he's like after drinking, haha.

  Everyone drank and played for more than an hour, some classmates started to rush to the toilet, the water tank was full~~ At that time, I also drank a lot, looking at the bonfire party organized by others beside me, with many people and strong yang energy, I thought nothing would happen tonight.

  Unexpectedly, suddenly! Dormitory Old Liu ran over from the toilet and shouted loudly: "Old Class! Everyone come and take a look! Someone has been possessed by an evil spirit!"

  Old Liu's sudden loud shout instantly made us lose all our intoxication! Old Ban immediately changed his sly smile, hastily got up and ran to the toilet, while letting the girls return to the hotel first!

  I also quickly picked up my bag and followed, the other boys were stunned for a moment, then they all grabbed a bottle of wine and followed, you thought it was a fight! Forget it, let's go take a look first!

  Not yet at the toilet, I heard the teacher yelling that classmate's name! As expected! This is one of the classmates who ate the offering during the day! He heard the teacher calling him, but just looked up at the teacher with a glance!

  In the instant he raised his head, everyone was silent! Because his face had become as pointed and monkey-like as that of the goddess statue! His complexion was pitch black! His eyeballs rotated agilely in their sockets, gave us a sly smile, then rushed towards the wooden door!

  She can't be a demon, can she?! But if she is a demon, I would have had a strong reaction! It's even more impossible for her to be a spirit, I don't feel anything from her at all right now! Could it be that she really is a god?!

  Just as I was thinking, suddenly! This classmate jumped over our heads and prepared to run upstream of the Tianhe River! No good! I hurriedly chased after him! The voices of Lao Ban and classmates came from behind. I shouted back: Don't come over, I'll be right back with him! Lao Ban and classmates were very surprised, but they still chose to believe me.

  Can't take care of so many things, absolutely can't let her take the classmate away! Otherwise, something big will definitely happen! He ran very fast in front, I really couldn't keep up, hurriedly took out the seal, silently recited the incantation, and shouted loudly: Please! The seal flew straight out, bang! Hit the back of the classmate! I clearly heard a woman scream!

  Then I saw a dark figure flying out of my classmate's body! My seal was able to suppress her, which means her original form is an animal! However, the seal couldn't hold her down, and since it let her escape, that means she's much higher in level than a demon creature!

  I watched her fly towards the higher ground, my heart was temporarily at ease. I quickly went over to see how that classmate was doing. After feeling his breath, he was still breathing, but there were some wood shavings in his mouth. First bring him back and then talk about it.

  I dragged him up with all my might and carried him on my back. From now on, I must exercise more, not even walking to the hotel, I was so tired that I almost couldn't breathe!

  Fortunately, Lao Ban and the boys were waiting for us outside the hotel! Seeing me carrying him back, they rushed over to catch him and supported me into the hotel.

  We arrived at the hotel and everyone quickly helped to clean out the wood shavings from his mouth. He also fell asleep soundly. It seemed like Teacher Wang had a lot of questions for me, but didn't say anything in front of the other classmates. After they all went back to their rooms to sleep, Teacher Wang called me to the hotel courtyard.

  Under the moonlight, I saw a lot of worry and confusion on his face. Lao Ban finally spoke up: "Xu Ming, tell the teacher what happened when you guys went out to play during the day, and how did you bring him back?"

  I let out a long sigh and gazed at the moon, saying: "Old Classmate, it's better if you don't know some things. Some things can't be explained by science. What happened to him tonight is that he was possessed."

  Lao Ban has already understood the meaning, he quietly looked at me: "Then are you still my student Xu Ming?"

  I was suddenly stopped by this inexplicable sentence, and I am still the Xu Ming in his eyes who only knows how to read books and is usually quiet.

  "It was like that, hehe, I've always been like this, don't think too much, Teacher. Let's go back to school tomorrow, we can't stay here for long. That's all I can say, I hope you believe me." I smiled and turned to the teacher.

  "En... Okay! I'll contact the driver in a bit, let's head back tomorrow." Lao Ban suddenly seemed unusually determined, hehe, my mood was greatly relieved because getting someone else's trust is what motivates me the most.