Chapter 282 The unknown tripod sword and auspiciousness are revealed
"Da Lang doesn't look good."
After a pause, Ouyang Rong turned around and asked seriously: "You want to go to Yunshui Pavilion for tea? Why don't you call me?"
"..." Li Fusu.
"Don't be kidding, Tanlang." He rubbed the dark bags under his eyes and smiled bitterly: "I prayed for my grandmother, and I had some insomnia at night."
Ouyang Rong looked strange: "Are you really stupid enough to pray for her?"
Li Fusu scratched his head: "My father stays at the pagoda day and night to pray for blessings. As a son of man, I can't hide away and eat and drink well. I have to be with him."
Speaking of this, the bearded young man looked worried and looked a little haggard:
"My father is also very tired. The date set by Liang Han to report the auspiciousness is getting closer and closer. My father has been a little restless recently. I have to stay with him."
Ouyang Rong smiled:
"Your father can't help it, so that's okay, but don't let your uncle fall ill before you fall ill first. It's useless for you to fall ill. If grandma doesn't kiss you, uncle won't love you."
"..."
"If you are tired and can't sleep, Suanzaoren Decoction is the best remedy. You can try it."
Li Fusu was different: "Can Tanlang still have medical skills?"
"I have read a few medical books and prescriptions recently and learned some. People can't..." The young county magistrate said calmly:
"Sometimes you don't even know what kind of injuries or illnesses you have. You just listen to others."
Without saying a word, Ouyang Rong and Li Fusu separated in front of the pagoda as usual.
The early sun at eight or nine in the morning shone brightly on a brand new and solemn pagoda in front of the two of them.
The hundred-foot tower body, with high eaves and teeth, is magnificent and magnificent, with countless glazed tiles shining brightly.
Li Fusu walked into the pagoda where the faint sound of solemn chanting could be heard, and went to find Master Li Xian and Shandao to start a new day of praying and chanting.
Ouyang Rong, who was familiar with the road, bypassed the tower and stopped in front of a familiar wellhead behind the tower with his hands behind his back.
He lowered his eyes at the ancient well in the underground palace, then looked back at the golden pagoda that had just been completed two days ago, and murmured in a low voice:
"Is it built a little too far? In other words, the lotus pagoda back then was probably built above the entrance to the underground palace, right?
"However, if it were built exactly according to the old site and blocked the sun, wouldn't it be pitch black underneath? I don't know if everyone has no sun, how can this be done...
"The pagoda built by me is called all-round humanistic care. A small step for the pagoda is a big step for merit.
"So, little wooden fish, please give me more merit."
Ouyang Rong smiled.
He was quite satisfied with the largest pagoda in the south of the Yangtze River, which was built strictly according to the scale of the lotus pagoda.
During these days, in addition to the necessary official duties of the county government, Ouyang Rong spent most of his time in Donglin Temple, supervising the construction of this pagoda, which was built from scratch.
It's like watching it rise tall.
The new pagoda was built very quickly.
Thanks to the free ride created by the large-scale construction of water canals and docks in Longcheng County in the first half of the year.
There is no shortage of skilled craftsmen and young laborers in Shanxia County. As long as the Su government's silver is in place, the scale and speed of the pagoda will not be a problem.
As for the Buddha statues and tablets enshrined in the pagoda, they are of course the various titles and Buddhist titles that Her Majesty the Queen proclaimed herself.
The face of the large Buddha statue in the center of the pagoda is also modeled after Her Majesty the Queen's dragon face.
It is completely customized according to the template of this "sage".
The only problem in someone's mind is that His Majesty's titles are too many and too long.
For those who didn’t know, I thought there were many people enshrined in the pagoda. Fortunately, the new pagoda is big enough to accommodate them all.
Ouyang Rong twitched the corner of his mouth.
In addition, even though it is a Buddhist pure land, the decorations inside the pagoda are very luxurious and expensive.
In Li Xian's words, the queen mother must like it.
At present, the brand-new and towering pagoda has become the new landmark of Donglin Temple.
Master Shandao had a dream at night, which made him smile crookedly.
But Mrs. Weber, the accountant down the mountain who came out with the money, couldn't help but have a look of pain on her face.
It was just that he didn't show it at all in front of Ouyang Rong, but who knew the sighs behind the housekeeper's back?
As for Li Xian and Li Dalang, they are not housekeepers and are not very sensitive to money matters. The father and son have great trust in a certain weak-headed counselor who has gone through a lot of hard work to get him. They treat him as a gentleman and obey his words.
As for Miss Li, who was also in charge of the accounts, she was a little unexpectedly calm. She cooperated with Ouyang Rong's actions tacitly and did not show any signs of physical pain or complaint.
In the Su Mansion on Luming Street, people come in and out every day, moving boxes containing precious calligraphy and paintings away.
It was this little lady from Li who was silently pawning her birthday gift.
These days, Ouyang Rong's three meals and snacks every day are all provided by Su Mansion, and he never misses them.
With sharp eyes, he saw that as the construction progress of the new pagoda was gradually completed, the daily food standards of Wei Mei mother and daughter and Li Xian father and son were visibly reduced.
Li Xian and Li Dalang, who were guarding the temple, began to go out early and come back late to enjoy the morning and evening fast meals at Donglin Temple.
However, the meal specifications that Wei Mei, Li Guoer and her daughter personally delivered to Ouyang Rong every day did not change at all and were on time every day.
Ouyang Rong saw all this and said nothing.
On the contrary, the food tastes quite delicious. After all, happiness comes from unevenness. Well, if these two guys, Li Dalang and Yan Liulang, didn't come over to him from time to time and take advantage of him...
"Looking at the letter sent from Jiangzhou a few days ago, the junior sister should be back soon."
In front of the wellhead surrounded by stone railings, Ouyang Rong touched the skirt knife on his waist with his palm, muttered to himself, and jumped over the railing gracefully.
At present, the new pagoda and the saint Buddha statue have been completely completed.
Li Xian, Li Dalang, in the name of filial piety, followed a group of eminent monks from Donglin Temple, including Master Shandao, to pray day and night for Her Majesty the Queen in the capital.
At the same time, a certain brocade box "containing jade" sent by the Queen was being sealed with a seal, enshrined in front of the Buddha, and enjoyed the incense.
As for the junior sister, the latest news is that she secretly purchased the jade from Guangzhou Prefecture on Lingnan Road three days ago and returned to Jiangzhou.
However, she did not return to Longcheng immediately. She only stayed in Jiangzhou City for half a day, left a message to report that she was safe and the jade purchase went smoothly, and then rushed to Gezao Mountain to seek elixirs without stopping.
Now that the work of supervising the construction of the pagoda was completed, Ouyang Rong suddenly felt free.
Every day, apart from cheering up a timid old county magistrate, persuading him, and drawing big cakes, he would spend his free time wandering around the Pure Land Palace like now.
Seeing that no one was passing by the wellhead, Ouyang Rong turned over, quickly went down the well, and entered the underground palace.
After activating a certain haggard monk on a daily basis, Ouyang Rong quickly skipped the daily task-like questions and answers from Master Ignorance.
He took out a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and handed it over. The haggard monk stopped, walked aside happily, sat down on the ground, and tasted it.
Ouyang Rong turned around, walked aside, and pulled out a long sword from his waist.
He used the dim moonlight on the sword as a 'torch' and carefully walked around the claustrophobic underground palace.
"It stands to reason that after Master Zhongma died, it should have stayed in the underground palace."
Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and thought to himself.
He often revisits his old places recently, not to accompany the crazy monk Xiuzhen.
Rather, I am exploring something that is close to my heart.
After Ouyang Rong recovered from his illness and came down from the mountain, he reorganized these days and reviewed all the things that happened after he returned to Laixi from activation that day.
He suddenly discovered something he had overlooked.
If the engraved message written by Master Ma on the wall of the underground palace is true, it is not deceiving.
So, didn’t the new tripod sword that Master Zhongma stole from the Mad Emperor stay in the underground palace?
In other words, are you still in Donglin Temple?
According to Ouyang Rong Jiehu's "craftsmanship" experience, Master Zhongma originally took advantage of the tripod sword born in Butterfly Creek and used the entire Dragon City as a sword furnace to wash the sword for the first time.
Master Zhongma hid in the underground palace, and used the sword technique, real name and other conditions first to summon the New Cauldron Sword and successfully intercepted the Mad Emperor Sui.
Later, the mad emperor set fire to the temple and flooded the lotus pagoda. Master Zhongma was still hiding in the Pure Land Palace, suffocated to death by the choking and hot black mist, and he did not come out.
Therefore, the tripod sword whose true name is unknown is still left in the Pure Land Palace.
Ouyang Rong lowered his head and glanced at the Moonlight Sword.
He was originally very doubtful whether this strange long sword was the unknown cauldron sword.
The reason is that the hazy moonlight emitted by its sword body can strangely activate the moonlight stone carvings on the walls of the underground palace.
As for these stone carvings, Ouyang Rong guessed based on the phantom image of Master Zhongma that day that they were probably carved with the unknown cauldron sword.
So... this stone carving light, which is similar to the cold moonlight, is the sword energy of the unknown cauldron sword?
And because the moonlight emitted by the Moonlight Sword has some kind of homologous connection with it, it can inspire the Moonlight Sword Qi in the stone carvings that has been dormant for decades?
From this point of view, there is a high probability that the Moonlight Sword is the unknown tripod sword.
However, this moonlight sword "exploded" from Liu Ziwen's body.
Ouyang Rong went to the Guyue Sword Shop to investigate a few days ago. An old craftsman revealed that the Moonlight Long Sword was a newly-baked sword from the Y-shaped sword furnace. It was made by the old swordsmith... was it passed down from generation to generation?
But this eliminates suspicion.
Just imagine, if the Moonlight Sword was really that unknown tripod sword, how could the old swordsmith easily give it up?
If he had an extra cauldron sword, why didn't he send it directly to Yunmeng Jianze and kill the Lotus Tower Alliance?
Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and looked around at the empty and dim underground palace.
"Master Zhongma has been cremated long ago and his relics have been burned. Where did this unknown cauldron sword go?
"I have asked Master Shandao before about what happened after the underground palace was opened. Except for the body of Master Zhongma who became a Buddha, they said that they did not find anything similar to a sword...
"Could it be said that it is the same as my 'craftsman's work', which is in the form of a sword but not a sword, difficult to identify, the pearl is covered with dust, and was cleaned up by the monks and discarded casually?
"Or is it that someone took it away and hid it?
"But for so many years, apart from 'Artisan's Work', since 'Emperor Wen', I have never heard of a new tripod sword being released..."
Ouyang Rong touched his chin and thought:
"The sword master is dead, and the sword is not in the form of a sword... It is normal for the pearl to be covered in dust. Besides, future generations don't know the true name. Even if they find out, who can clear away the dust?"
He sighed softly, frowning and looking around:
"So, wouldn't it be completely lost?
"Wait, that's not necessarily the case. I heard that a person with strong energy can have a secret connection with the unidentified Cauldron Sword. The Cauldron Sword has spirituality and can also choose people, just like my 'craftsman'. It's quite interesting.
She dislikes me a little but is also dependent on me and can't live without me. Why does it sound weird...
"It's just that it's rare to find a person with great energy. Ordinary people don't know their true name, so how can they find it..."
One morning passed, Ouyang Rong circled the underground palace and searched several times, but still found nothing.
"Where is this tripod sword?"
After a while, he frowned and turned to leave.
Well, before leaving, he used pastries to tempt him and searched Master Shishi's lower body. He even didn't let go of his Buddhist beads. He bit them and found teeth marks. It was definitely not the Cauldron Sword.
Ouyang Rong nodded.
In the end, Xiuzhen found nothing except fleas.
Ouyang Rong left the demented monk who left his Buddhist beads innocently damaged in the battle.
In the evening of that day, Ouyang Rong returned to Meiluyuan. As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, a warm and fiery red figure appeared in his field of vision.
"Big Brother!"
I saw the little junior sister jumping down from the swing, with a pretty face happily handing over a package of red cloth and a pill box.
A round jade ring is wrapped in red cloth, and two pill pills of different colors lie in the pill box.
"It fulfills its mission." She raised her chin.
"Thank you for your hard work, little junior sister!"
Ouyang Rong took out a piece of Sushan with his backhand and fed it.
Xie Lingjiang: "..."
"It's not good to eat cold drinks before meals. It will cause stomachache." She said with a straight face.
"Stomachache?" Ouyang Rong frowned: "Then drink more..." He immediately changed his mind: "Then give it to me, or it will melt."
"don't want."
The cold foggy Sushan in Ouyang Rong's hand was quickly snatched away by a red sleeve.
"Isn't it allowed to have cold drinks before meals?"
"Elder brother, can't you wait for me and eat later? I'll digest it."
"..." Ouyang Rong nodded: "It's really not a problem for you. Okay, I'll go to the next door first and let Junior Sister digest it."
Without looking at the resentful look in his junior sister's eyes, Ouyang Rong immediately went to the Su Mansion to convene everyone to discuss matters after receiving the two items.
On the way, he also muttered... Why did the feeding this time not increase the merit? Well, the little junior sister is getting more and more difficult to raise... No, it is difficult to coax.
Sufu next door.
When Li Xian and others saw Ouyang Rong's figure, they immediately became nervous.
Is it finally here?
An hour later, the study door opened. Before leaving, Ouyang Rong glanced at Li Xian, whose face was red and whose hands were trembling, leaving a pill box on the table...
late at night.
A tall figure appeared in front of the newly built pagoda next to the Beitian Almshouse.
This figure seems to be walking silently, its breath is deep and silent.
Wearing a bronze mask on his head and carrying a long and narrow wooden box on his back, he stepped into the tower, silently walking in the shadows and bypassing the sleepy monks standing guard.
The figure came to a brocade box with a golden seal that was enshrined in front of the Buddha.
In front of the Buddha, the orange candlelight halo was suddenly mixed with a trace of blue light.
An arc floated quietly above the brocade box.
The box appears to be intact, lying quietly on the table.
Ouyang Rong passed his fingers around the seal and tapped somewhere on the box. A neatly broken arc-shaped piece fell off and was sucked into his palm.
Although a piece is missing, the box body is stable and shows no signs of disintegration.
He took out a round jade ring, stuffed it into the empty box through the arc gap of just the right size, and then calmly put the pieces back together like building blocks, making them fit perfectly.
The appearance of the brocade box is intact.
The young man wearing a bronze mask took one last look at the kind-faced golden Buddha statue, turned around and left.
The "arc" disappears.
The next day.
As usual, Prince Xunyang Lixian and other masters prayed for the Empress of Zhou Dynasty in the largest pagoda in the south of the Yangtze River.
A monk sweeping the floor accidentally knocked down the brocade box, which fell to the ground and fell into pieces.
Li Xian and other monks went to save Yu.
He was shocked to find that among the broken pieces, the jade gift given by the empress was not only unbroken, but the missing corners were healed, perfect and as bright as the moon.
The Buddha appeared and the jade became round again.
The eminent monks were shocked, and the auspiciousness of the clear and round jade tree spread throughout Longcheng instantly, and everyone in the county was shocked.
On the fifteenth day of the ninth month in the first year of the Holy Calendar, there was a county magistrate surnamed Diao in the south of the Yangtze River. He handed over a memorial letter to offer auspicious auspiciousness.
The memorial flew to Luodu quickly.
Suddenly a thousand waves were stirred up.
I hope it didn’t disturb my brothers’ celebration of Chinese Valentine’s Day (serious face)