Wei Yang raised his head and glanced at the sky. Although the sun was not blocked at the moment, the sky was still blue, and it didn't look like it was going to rain.
Lin Ye saw Wei Yang's puzzled expression, but did not explain. Instead, he looked to the left, where there was a dilapidated temple on the mountainside.
"Go over there and take shelter from the rain."
Lin Ye took the lead and walked towards the mountainside on the left. Although Wei Yang was full of doubts, Lin Ye had already left, so he had no choice but to follow.
From the top of the mountain to the mountainside, it only took a quarter of an hour. Wei Yang looked at the ruined temple in front of him.
It is said to be a ruined temple, but in fact it is more like a small stone house built of stones for temporary rest. There is a stone Buddha statue placed in the house. Judging from the style of the sculpture, it is not what is common in temples.
"This should be a local Buddhist Bodhisattva sculpture, which is somewhat different from the Chinese Buddhist Bodhisattva in our country."
When Wei Yang saw this Bodhisattva statue, he immediately recognized it as a local Buddhist Bodhisattva and explained it to Lin Ye.
"People from the laboratory? Since you are from the laboratory, you should know the agreement between me and the laboratory. Why do you want to move the Bodhisattva that I enshrine!"
"Consultant Lin, there are many of them..."
Heavy rain comes at any time.
But even if these ghost knights did not wail, the majestic aura of the ghost governor's patrol also dissipated.
What Wei Yang explained was also the result inferred by their appraisal.
"Consultant Lin, I remembered that this stone Bodhisattva may have been placed here by the ghost governor. Local chronicles record that when the ghost governor came here to take office, the ghost governor was not yet civilized and refused to obey the government's discipline.
The prefect introduced Buddhism into the area under his jurisdiction.
After building temples, the local natives gradually embraced Buddhism, and he claimed to be a Buddhist protector. With this method, the people and the government were united. When enemy troops invaded and besieged the city, they insisted on holding on to the city for three months.
In the end the enemy had no choice but to retreat."
"Kowtow to the Bodhisattva, I'm afraid the Bodhisattva won't be able to bear it."
Could it be that Consultant Lin has some grudges with Buddhism?
Just when Wei Yang was thinking wildly, the rain suddenly stopped, the dark clouds dispersed in an instant, and the sun appeared in the sky again.
"How do you say that?" Lin Ye asked curiously. He also saw the red team at the foot of the mountain.
"Consultant Lin, our laboratory has dealt with this ghost governor. He will not embarrass us. But should we put the statue of Bodhisattva back first?"
This scene, even if it was the ancient governor's patrol, was nothing more than this.
Guarding the border like this, and also guarding the city for more than three months, allowing the enemy troops to return without success, will generally be recorded in history books. To put it bluntly, emperors of various dynasties hope to be praised by future generations after their death.
As long as it is a good deed, it will be recorded by historians.
It only takes five minutes.
Lin Ye stepped forward and moved the stone Bodhisattva out of the stone house. Wei Yang was dumbfounded.
"Oh, why is such a powerful person not recorded in history books?"
Lin Ye glanced at the Bodhisattva and then looked back. Buddhism here in Helan Mountain is different from Buddhism in the southeast and north. Most of the domestic Buddhism is Zen-based, but not here in Helan Mountain.
Wei Yang was stunned.
The ghost governor was a national hero during his lifetime, and he promised not to leave Helan Mountain. The laboratory just thought that it would be better to do less than to do more, and chose to stand by and watch.
Wei Yang opened his mouth to explain the reason and at the same time lowered his attitude. This was also the common attitude of their laboratory towards Helan Shan, the leader of the ghostly forces.
After bowing, Lin Ye suddenly shouted loudly. The stone statue of Bodhisattva actually cracked. The cracks expanded rapidly, but within a few breaths, it broke into more than a dozen pieces and fell to the ground.
Wei Yang smiled, but the smile was a bit false. Lin Ye probably did not intervene because they were family members, but I am afraid that the Helan Mountain Appraisal Institute also had the idea that these ghosts would conquer each other and lose both sides.
"Actually, it's not just this ghost governor. There are many ghost forces, large and small, in the Helan Mountains. There are several Shanyu and Khan alone. These ghost forces are fighting against each other and continuing the war of the past. Our laboratory has persuaded them several times.
, but these ghosts won’t listen, and it’s not good for us to interfere in their battles. After all, we are all a family now.”
Wei Yang muttered in a low voice, meaning that Lin Ye should give in first. Even if you are a stranger, you may not be afraid of the ghost governor outside, but this is Helan Mountain after all, and you have also seen the ghost governor's men, so
There are so many ghost riders that two people can't handle them.
Hundreds of ghost riders fell off their horses because they were ghosts and would not feel any pain, otherwise they would have been wailing in pain at this moment.
As the ghost rider moved out of the way, several bands appeared holding long flags and beating gongs and drums.
Ten years ago, Li Qian's ghost suddenly woke up. At first, he was guarding the graves of his own adults, but after a few years, he was fed up with this boring life. The most important thing was that he discovered that many dead soldiers were buried in Helan Mountain.
Thinking of his master's majesty during his lifetime, he also moved his thoughts, entered his master's tomb, and found the official uniform and official seal that his master wore during his lifetime.
From Wei Yang's point of view, the ghost prefect was afraid of their appraisals and would not deal with the people at the appraisal office under normal circumstances. However, Consultant Lin moved the stone statue of Bodhisattva away, fearing that the ghost prefect would go crazy because of this.
"this……"
"Without the approval of Heaven and without being pardoned by the Yin Division, you dare to call yourself the Ghost Governor and follow the example of the Yin Division City God on patrols. How brave you are!"
"The Bodhisattva is compassionate and will not blame you, but you are disrespectful to the Bodhisattva. How can I forgive you lightly? Since you two are from the laboratory, I have some friendship with your boss, so this is a small punishment but a big warning. Two.
People can just kowtow to the stone statue of Bodhisattva and apologize."
Behind the chariot were still two teams of ghost riders, numbering no less than a hundred people.
The twelve ghost riders just stared at Lin Ye and Wei Yang with cold eyes and did not take any action. Behind them, the sound of drum music came. The twelve ghost riders were separated, but the position they stood happened to be between these two ghost riders.
The stone house was surrounded, and no matter which direction Lin Ye and Wei Yang wanted to break out, they would be blocked by a ghost rider.
"Master Taishou, we are from the Helan Mountain Appraisal Institute. We were passing by here this time. I didn't know you were on a patrol. Please forgive me for any offence."
The band stood on the spot and lined up on both sides, and two groups of soldiers with intact armor appeared with long swords at their waists.
Lin Ye's tone was cold, the curtain of the carriage was opened, and a middle-aged man in official uniform walked out. The man looked horrified. When he saw Lin Ye, his body began to tremble.
"I am the prefect of Helan Mountain. Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"
"Since it's abandoned and this is a stone body, let's give the place to us to take shelter from the rain."
Hearing what the ghost governor said, Wei Yang felt relieved. But kowtowing to the statue of Bodhisattva and apologizing was nothing. The ghost governor did give face to his team leader.
"Li Qian? Isn't your name Chen Qian?"
"That...that is the name of the adult that the villain served during his lifetime. The villain stole the name of the adult..."
"How dare you accept this gift from me!"
Lin Ye looked at Wei Yang. The laboratory just allowed the ghost governor to continue to develop his power?
This place is already deep in the Helan Mountains, and no common people live here. If this ghost governor wants to live up to the addiction of the city god, then let him be the one. Even the laboratory hopes that the ghost governor's territory will be expanded and all the dead souls will be recruited.
Under his command, there will be no dead souls running out of Helan Mountain to cause trouble.
Wei Yang looked back, and was a little stunned when he saw it. At this moment, Consultant Lin was sitting cross-legged on the spot where the Bodhisattva had been, eyes closed, and his expression was somewhat similar to that of the stone Bodhisattva.
"We are from the laboratory!"
"This is not clear. It may be because of the inconvenient transportation at the time. After all, this place is too far away from the center of the ancient dynasty. In addition, although the enemy army failed to break through the city at that time, it may have blocked the surrounding official roads, and the information was transmitted
He did not go to the court, and it was recorded in the local chronicles that the prefect died of illness within a few years."
Lin Ye rejected Wei Yang's proposal, and the team at the foot of the mountain had already reached the mountainside while talking. The first to arrive in front of Lin Ye and Wei Yang were the twelve ghost riders.
The shower suddenly stopped, but there was the sound of drumming not far away. Hearing the sound of drumming, Wei Yang glanced towards the foot of the mountain. When he saw a group of red men and horses there, he said to Lin Ye: "Consultant Lin, let's
What a coincidence this time.”
"This ghost governor was recorded in history during his lifetime. The local chronicles recorded that this governor once led soldiers to kill hundreds of enemies and protected the people on the frontier from being invaded. The team leader had contact with this ghost governor, and the other party
He made it clear that he will not leave Helan Mountain."
Consultant Lin had dared to move the stone statue out of the stone house earlier. It was obvious that he was not interested in the Bodhisattva.
Wei Yang was surprised first. According to the investigation by their appraisal institute, the ghost governor's name was Chen Qian, and he was the governor of Helan Mountain during the Han Dynasty.
"Consultant Lin, there are many such statues enshrined on the mountain, but most of them are abandoned."
This... is too disrespectful to the Bodhisattva.
Wearing old armor, holding a spear, and looking at Lin Ye and Wei Yang with cold eyes.
Wei Yang was a little stunned. Over the years in Helan Mountain, he certainly knew that the weather in the mountains could change at any time, but it was rare for a rain to stop in five minutes.
This matter is also a plus for the emperor.
Behind it is a chariot.
Lin Ye said something meaningful, and then without waiting for the ghost governor's reply, he turned to the stone Bodhisattva and bowed without kneeling down.
"You...who are you with?"
Li Qian was an aide to Chen Qian, the governor of the Han Dynasty who was stationed in Helan Mountain. After Chen Qian died of illness, according to the instructions left by his elder, Li Qian, as an aide, was buried in Helan Mountain with his elder's body.
And he himself got sick a few years ago, so he chose a cemetery near his family's grave to bury himself.
"Your laboratory doesn't care about this matter?"
Li Qian felt the underworld aura on Lin Ye and knew that it was impossible to hide it from Lin Ye, so he directly chose to confess. Wei Yang was stunned after hearing Li Qian's words and didn't know what to say for a moment.
A majestic voice came from the chariot, and the twelve ghost riders raised their spears, filled with a sense of killing.
Rain as big as beans poured down from the sky, but the stone house sheltered him from the rain. Looking at the dense rain curtain outside the stone house, Wei Yang somewhat agreed with Advisor Lin's actions.
The soldiers and the ghost riders looked at the middle-aged man blankly, obviously not understanding why the adult in their eyes would do something that only they would do in the past.
Even if Consultant Lin is not a Buddhist disciple and takes the seat of another Bodhisattva, there is no need to sit in the seat occupied by another Bodhisattva.
But when he saw Lin Ye's still smiling expression, his heart skipped a beat. He was fine, but he forgot that Advisor Lin might not accept this punishment.
Then he pretended to be his own master, and relied on some soul-calling techniques he had learned during his lifetime to summon the souls of Han soldiers buried in the mountains. His soul-calling techniques only attracted residual souls, and they were not mentally sound.
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"Yin...Yin Division, little Li Qian has met the adults!"
Lin Ye understood the meaning of Wei Yang's words.
Since he joined the laboratory, he has seen supernatural energy and is in awe of this aspect. Consultant Lin is a strange person, so he should change his awe to these things. How can he dare to touch the stone body of the Bodhisattva?
Boom!
Just when Wei Yang was confused, rolling thunder suddenly came from the sky, which startled him. When he looked up, he found that the originally blue sky had been covered by dark clouds at some point.
Four graceful maids stood in front of and behind the chariot.
"No, I'm a little curious about this ghost governor."
What shocked Wei Yang even more was that Consultant Lin's violent shout caused not only the stone statue of the Bodhisattva to break into pieces, but the horses under the feet of the ghost riders seemed to be frightened by something, and they all raised their hooves to throw the ghost riders off their horses.
Then it turned into a ghostly mist and dissipated.
Regardless of whether it's disrespectful or not, at least you don't have to get your clothes wet, and with the stone house to protect you from the rain, you can enjoy the rainy scenery of the mountains and forests comfortably.
"We unexpectedly encountered the eunuch on patrol!" Wei Yang spoke quickly and explained: "Due to historical reasons, Helan Mountain has had many wars. Many soldiers and generals have died in Helan Mountain. Not long ago, there was an official who died in ancient times.
The soul awakens, this is
The ancient prefect did not go to the underworld to be reincarnated after waking up. Instead, he imitated the ancient city god and recruited a group of dead souls who also died in battle, and designated an area as a jurisdiction. Every once in a while, he would bring people with him.
Many dead souls patrol this area."
Wei Yang didn't know how to answer. He looked at Lin Ye, but Lin Ye said calmly: "It's just because it's raining, and this stone house happens to be a shelter from the rain. However, the stone house is narrow, so I can only ask the Bodhisattva to make room.
I guess Bodhisattva is so compassionate and won’t blame me!"
Wei Yang immediately revealed his identity, and at the same time he was a little surprised. The last time he followed the team leader to see the Ghost Governor, there were no ghost riders at that time. Now, in just one year, the Ghost Governor's power has increased again.
The Ghost Governor's voice came from the chariot, but this time Wei Yang heard it. The Ghost Governor's voice was not as coercive as before, but full of fear.
The middle-aged man got out of the car in a hurry. He was so panicked that he didn't step on his feet and fell off the carriage. But even so, he still knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
However, these remnant souls retained some consciousness of their lives. When they saw Li Qian's official uniform and official seal, they followed Li Qian's call.
"I've only heard of living people being impostors, but I've never heard of ghosts being impostors." Wei Yang couldn't help but muttered.
Lin Ye listened to Wei Yang's words and said with deep meaning: "Official uniforms and official seals are not so easy to replace."
PS: On the first day of the first lunar month, I wish you all a happy New Year and a happy Year of the Rabbit!