The group of people accidentally bumped into the mother and son. The woman was about forty years old. She was holding a lantern with the name of the deceased person written on it. The child behind her also held a lantern.
, with a piece of clothing worn by an adult male draped over his shoulders, the mother and son completely ignored the people who suddenly entered the mountain, and continued to shout their names, and the child responded from behind, passing by the four of them.
After the mother and son walked away, Yingning said curiously: "Why does the child put an adult's clothes on his shoulders?"
"That's the abdominal garment." Yue Qing said: "From very early times, in historical records, the ritual of summoning souls originated very early. Some documents from the Zhou Dynasty said that relatives of the deceased had to ascend the house from the front to summon souls.
Hold the clothes of the deceased in your hand and call to the north. If the deceased is a man, call his name three times in the hope that the soul of the deceased will return to the clothes. Then come down from the back of the house and put the clothes on the body of the deceased.
This piece of clothing is also called abdominal clothing."
"When someone wears this piece of clothing, it will be dyed with the fragrance of the person's skin. The soul may be attracted by it and return to it according to the familiar smell or shape. It is said that in the past, almost every household of the Dai people was prepared to call the soul.
Soul Basket, when summoning the soul, the clothes of the deceased are put in the bamboo basket, and white rice and white thread are put on it, which means that the soul is to be brought back. Although the current ritual is simpler, the meaning is the same.
The clothes should have been worn by people who have passed away." Yue Qing suddenly closed his eyes: "Let's leave quickly, they are going to accomplish something."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of wind blew up from the ground. It seemed that there was not much movement, but it carried a whining sound, as if someone was sobbing. A strange feeling appeared in Yingning's heart, and he quickly caught up.
Yue Qing, suddenly there was a cry behind him, it was clearly the child's, the child's sensitivity is much stronger than that of adults...
The four of them finally got close to their destination, found a cave and went into it. They sprinkled Fu Yu's special insect repellent powder around, then got into their sleeping bags and slept all night until the next morning. At dawn, Yue Qing opened his eyes.
, he immediately saw that the insect repellent powder on the ground was now scattered on the ground. The powder was spread out, as if it had been rubbed by something. Yue Qing shuddered and quickly got out of the sleeping bag. He only found out after he stood up.
There were only three people in the cave, and Bai Moxuan was missing.
Yingning and Cui Ying also woke up one after another. At this time, Bai Moxuan came in from outside covered in mist. Seeing the three of them waking up, he said, "We have uninvited guests tonight."
"What is it?" Yingning asked.
Bai Moxuan closed his mouth and said after a while: "Spirit."
Yingning blurted out: "Isn't that the same as us?"
Only the human forms transformed by years of birds, beasts, and vegetation can be called spirits. The biggest difference between spirits and fairy foxes is that one is a monster and does not know what path to practice yet, but the Nine-tailed Fox Clan takes cultivating the path to heaven as its own duty.
The demon was still in a state of confusion. Last night, the little humanoid demon stepped on the insect repellent powder on the ground and came in. He just stared at them curiously and didn't even dare to make a sound. He had no offensive power. It's a pity.
Bai Moxuan was still shocked, so Bai Moxuan followed him all the way to see what kind of monster it was.
"It was made of vegetation." Bai Moxuan said, "It ended up on the cliff over there."
Under the eagle-beak-like cliff, many skeletons were found, with no skin and flesh left, only skeletons left. The most important thing is that Yue Qing took one look and shuddered: "Isn't that where we want to go?
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The map clearly marked the entrance to the treasure they were looking for inside the eagle's beak-like cliff. Bai Moxuan began to pack his sleeping bags: "If you go over and take a look, it will be clear why so many people died there."
The four of them packed their sleeping bags, replenished food and water, and headed there. The mist in the mountains in the early morning made the ground wet under their feet, and they slipped if they were not careful. Cui Ying was tall but her center of gravity was not very good, and she almost lost her mouth several times.
Chewing mud, thanks to Yue Qing's support, the four of them came to the opposite side of the cliff. There was a stream in front of them. Next to the stream was a dense jungle. The corpses were hidden in the jungle. Looking up, they happened to be in that area.
Cliff, Yingning said: "Did he fall from the cliff?"
Yue Qing and Bai Moxuan looked at each other and said in unison: "A blind trick."
Cui Ying asked strangely: "What do you mean?"
"The cliff you see now is not a real cliff." Bai Moxuan said, "Follow us for a while, and you can't miss even half a step."
Yingning followed Bai Moxuan, and Cui Ying followed Yue Qing. The four of them walked forward one after another, and arrived at the cliff in a tacit understanding. Cui Ying was about to touch the rock wall, and Cui Ying felt a little uneasy.
He lost his temper: "Do you still want to go forward? Use the wall penetration technique?"
Yue Qing and Bai Moxuan looked at each other, bit their fingers at the same time, and drew a talisman in the air. They saw the air twisting and squeezing, truly showing it. The two of them stepped in first, and their bodies disappeared into the air.
Cui Ying stuck out her tongue: "Invisibility?"
Ying Ning took Cui Ying's hand and followed her. When her steps settled, Cui Ying took a breath at the cliff in front of her. Only now did she understand that the cliff she saw in front of her was not the real cliff. The real cliff was still there.
Inside, what we just saw was just an illusion created by a blind eye, which can explain the corpses below. It can be seen from the messy backpacks in the grass that these are backpackers entering the mountains. Climbing is inevitable when entering the mountains.
"After they climbed to the top, out of a sense of danger, they would definitely stand on the edge of the cliff. However, because the cliff they saw was created by blindness, the real end was closer than what they saw, so they had to go forward.
As soon as you took one step, you fell directly off the cliff. All the corpses below were killed by the fall." Yue Qing explained: "They lost their lives in a daze."
"Then the concealment is not broken?" Cui Ying said.
Bai Moxuan said: "Don't worry, we'll talk about it before we leave."
They were now standing in front of the real cliff. Bai Moxuan said: "This guy Su Bai, why don't you ask where the entrance is? What's the use of just knowing this cliff."
Yue Qing stretched out his hand and groped on the cliff, but Bai Moxuan pushed him away: "Be careful, if this is really the place where Ji Yao hides treasures, there will be tricks everywhere, let me do it."
He has the protective Gu under the talisman, which is invulnerable to all poisons. Bai Moxuan replaced Yue Qing and carefully groped on the cliff. When he didn't find anything, he moved to the side. At least he found a small hole, only big enough for his fist.
When he entered the hole, he was about to continue when Suba's voice rang out: "It seems it doesn't matter whether I come or not, you have already found it."
"Yes, there is no need for you to show up now." Bai Moxuan put his fist in and touched the dent on it. He immediately said: "Jade tube."
There were two jade tubes in total. Su Bai said: "Wait a minute, let's try the one from the Punishment Division first."
At that time, in order to show the difference, the one from the Punishment Department had already made a mark. Bai Moxuan put the jade tube in. Although it happened to be stuck inside, the rock wall did not change at all. Bai Moxuan glanced at Su Bai sideways: "It doesn't seem so."
Yue Qing put another jade tube in Bai Moxuan's hand: "Look at this."
This time, not only did it happen to be stuck inside, but I also heard a "click" sound. A stone on the cliff wall was pushed inward and continued to be pushed inward. This was different from everyone's imagination. I originally thought it was a secret door, and only appeared.
After finding a passage, Bai Moxuan put his hand back into the hole and tried to take off the jade tube. He found that the jade tube was not moving at all: "It can't be taken off now. Let's go and take a look first."
After Su Bai materialized, he followed the four people in. The passage was about two meters high. It was quite spacious when walking in. They walked along the passage to the end. The original stone wall happened to be blocking the front. There was no way ahead. Everyone looked to the right and saw that there was
At a corner, Bai Moxuan was walking at the front. The passage slowly opened up, and there was still a sultry atmosphere in it. Bai Moxuan suddenly stopped: "It's really a step too late."
This side of the chamber is the passage, but there is a hole in the other side. It is a very square cave. Judging from the neatness of the edge of the hole, it is of course made with modern tools. There is a large space inside the passage, and there are still some square marks on the ground.
The size of these marks reminded Su Bo of the Khitan treasure, but he immediately thought that the Khitan treasure box was still there, but the contents had long been emptied.
"Even if the boxes are not original to the Khitan treasures, it can be proved that there were many boxes piled here." Subo said, "But now they have all been transported away from the entrance of the cave."
Subai snapped his fingers: "I am possessed. He dropped the jade tube the first time he showed up in front of me. The jade tube is the key to opening this place. When the Khitan treasure was discovered, he wanted to move the treasure here. No
The only way to find the key was to find another way, so the hole was made at that time."
No one denied his statement. The purpose of their visit was not to find treasures, but to confirm whether Chen Xuanli was Ji Yao's previous life. The purpose of the jade tube was also clear. Yue Qing said: "The jade tube in the hands of the Punishment Department is fake. Look at it."
He was also tricked."
"When did he transfer the treasure?" Subai walked anxiously around the cave. They thought carefully about the scene in Yinshan Mountain at that time. At that time, they were separated because of the fake tea's light ink.
When they entered the stone chamber, everyone fell into a coma, the fake tea Qianmo was missing, and all the boxes were empty: "He took away the Khitan treasure early in the morning without the key, so it was emptied in the time between
Here, losing the key is an accident."
"He did things carefully and was worried that the key would hinder him, so he came here immediately and moved the things away without leaving any traces. He also did the deception." Yue Qing was a little angry: "Because of this deception, it hurt
Many people died."
Su Bai had already walked out: "Yang Yuhuan's statement is true. She exchanged the treasure for her life. Let's go. There is no value here anymore."
After leaving here, the rock wall is restored and the jade tube can be removed. Now, the jade tube is completely worthless. Yue Qing took the jade tube and asked Su Bai: "Do you still want to keep it?"