Lin Fan was still a little dazed until he walked out of the subway station and the iron gate was pulled closed behind him.
Climbing onto the passenger seat of the domineering car, she felt like there were so many questions stuck in her throat that she didn't know which one to ask first.
"Just ask if you have anything you want to ask?" Sister Xu in the back row couldn't bear to see her hesitant look on her face.
Wu Yusen drove onto the road and encouraged her. "Don't worry, Sister Xu is very easy to talk to."
Lin Fan thought about how Sister Xu had given her some encouragement before. Although it was a little cold, it was powerful! Her courage grew again.
He leaned on the passenger seat, turned his head and asked, "Sister Xu, did you take that thing?"
Lin Fan had never seen that last operation in any film or television work.
Of course, there is no chance to meet him in real life.
"No. I sent it away directly." Sister Xu replied calmly, "Qingyun has the ability to send souls directly to the west."
"Qingyun?" Lin Fan heard an unfamiliar term. "Is it that puff of green smoke?"
"No, it's this." Sister Xu took out the tin box from her pocket.
"Cigarettes?" Lin Fan was stunned when he saw the colorful pattern. "Qingyun is a cigarette?"
"It wasn't originally," Sister Xu denied. "In the early years, it was the long incense sticks used in temples. I asked the refining team to convert it into smoke-like incense sticks so it's easier to carry. Do you want to see it?"
Lin Fan carefully reached out and took it. "So the Refining Group can do this."
"The Refining Group is capable of anything." Wu Yusen chuckled beside him, "But don't think this is just an ordinary cigarette. It's actually a magical weapon, just shaped like a cigarette."
Lin Fan touched the slightly cool tin box and was involuntarily attracted by the pattern on the lid.
"Don't focus on the pattern above, it's a soul-calming picture." Sister Xu reminded lightly.
Lin Fan shuddered and quickly turned his eyes away. "No wonder, I was wondering why I got so hooked."
The emotional cigarette box is also a magical tool.
Lifting the lid of the cigarette box, the slender ladies' cigarettes were neatly arranged in the rose gold box. There were two rows, one above the other, with only two empty spaces.
"Will this Qingyunyan work as soon as it is lit?" Lin Fan carefully picked up a stick and looked at it carefully.
The white, slender cigarettes seemed to be no different from the women's cigarettes sold on the market, with filters and tobacco.
If you put it under your nose and sniff it gently, you can smell a light fragrance. However, that fragrance is not the smell of plant tobacco, but rather a bit like the fragrance you get when you burn incense near the incense burner in a temple.
"Ordinary fire won't produce the same effect you saw before," Sister Xu took out the lighter she had just used and handed it to Lin Fan, "You need to use this."
Lin Fan closed the cigarette box in his hand, handed it back to Sister Xu with both hands, and respectfully took the lighter.
The lighter's shape is the famous Z-brand classic, made entirely of brass and somewhat heavy. Needless to say, it's definitely the work of the Refining Group.
The patterns on both sides are recessed into the body of the device, and each side is different. This is what Sister Xu must have been touching when she was rubbing it with her lighter.
"What are the functions of these two patterns?" Lin Fan asked.
"One side is engraved with 'Lie,' representing the control of time and space, and the desire to help others," Sister Xu explained, glancing at the pattern before her. "The other side is engraved with 'Front,' representing the control of the five elements, signifying the ability to use superpowers more freely."
The two characters were obviously engraved using an uncommon way of writing. They looked like two patterns and it was impossible to associate them with two characters.
After listening to Sister Xu's explanation, Lin Fan frowned slightly, "I feel like I've heard this before somewhere."
"The Taoist nine-character mantra is also called the Liujia Secret Blessing. Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing. It has been used so many times in TV dramas that it's normal that you have heard of it." Sister Xu leaned back in the back seat and said helplessly.
"It seems a little different." Lin Fan recalled silently in his mind.
"Yes, there's a different character." Sister Xu nodded. "When it was transferred to Country R, a character was copied incorrectly. As a result, anime became popular there over the years, and it was transferred back to us."
"So that's wrong?" Lin Fan was surprised after knowing the cause and effect. Although TV dramas are all fake, everyone actually uses them this way.
Is this a successful cultural invasion? They're using something that was passed down from us but distorted.
Lin Fan had a strange feeling in his heart.
The correct answer is unknown, while the wrong answer is widely accepted. How absurd is this?
"Legend has it that the Nine-Character Mantra can communicate with the gods. Each character has a different function, and each is accompanied by its own hand seals." Sister Xu said, waving her hands quickly.
Before Lin Fan could see clearly, she had already finished. She put her hands back in front of her and continued, "So even if there's a mistake in one word, it won't necessarily have any effect. It will just be a little less effective."
"It's like one day when you swing your sword and find that the power is not as great as you imagined. It may not be the sword's problem, but your lack of strength." Sister Xu shrugged and gave an analogy.
Lin Fan understood that mantras, secret spells, and even magical instruments were all auxiliary. The most important thing was to have strong personal strength.
If you tell someone who knows nothing about the correct mantra and how to use it, it may not be of much use.
She instantly thought of her previous self.
After leaving Xingchen, I was as fragile as a little chicken. Whenever I went out, I even needed Song Ren and others to protect me.
The shoulders cannot carry, the hands cannot lift. It looks strong, but it is actually weak.
Now, after hard work, even if I leave the stars, I am still an independent entity with great strength.
Lin Fan was happy, the corners of his mouth curled up, and his thumb subconsciously flicked open the lighter cover.
The crisp sound of "clang" penetrates into the soul.
"This sound..." Lin Fan remembered that when he was fighting with Hong Ying before, it was this sound that made Hong Ying turn around and go to destruction.
"The Heart-Clearing Bell," Sister Xu said, "No matter when or where, the moment it rings, it will penetrate all obstacles and instantly awaken anything with ears and consciousness."
The interior of the lighter also has the gear-operated design of Z. Lin Fan was still thinking about whether to light it and try it out when he heard Sister Xu say it again.
"The lighter contains the Chaos True Fire, which has the power to purify everything. In our department, it can be said to be a must-have artifact for everyone."
When Lin Fan heard that it was a magical tool, he immediately moved his thumb away from the gear.
I feel it is so disrespectful to look at the sacred fire so casually.
She gently closed the lighter lid and respectfully raised the lighter with both hands and returned it to Sister Xu.
"You don't have to be so serious." Sister Xu smiled and casually took the lighter and put it in her pocket. "This is just a flame from the fire. I heard that the fire is more powerful, but we are not allowed to see it."
Lin Fan turned around and twisted his sore neck.
Is this the first time I feel that their equipment refining team is so powerful?