Chapter 104: The Three Talents of Taoism, Liuhe, and the Number of Nine Palaces
Next to the Spiritual Palace stands a bell tower that is two feet high.
Under the bell tower.
Yan San, with a rough face, folded his arms and glanced around with his big copper eyes. The curious pilgrims were all frightened by his ferocious appearance and looked away.
On the bell tower, within a one-foot radius of heaven and earth.
Zitian's withered hands gently stroked the big brass clock.
Ye Qing and He Wen stood behind him, their eyes incomprehensible.
Boom!
Tap the clock body with your knuckles, making a slight muffled sound.
Purple Heaven looked at the big brass bell that had gone through countless years and said:
"This ringing bell has been standing here since the beginning of the Chaotian Palace, and it has gone through five hundred and twenty-nine years."
"It looked at everything I went through in Chaotian Palace in this panic world."
Speaking of which.
Lady Zitian turned to look at Ye Qing and He Wen.
Finally, bright eyes fell on He Wen.
He made seals with both hands, bowed slightly and said:
"Before He Wuzuo came to watch, Pindao already knew about it."
"The three of you who came here today must be because of the fire that year."
He Wen and Ye Qing nodded.
He Wen said: "I dare to ask the real person, what was so strange about the fire that year?"
As soon as this question came out.
Zi Tian's body was stooped a lot, and the aura of twilight gradually emerged from her body.
Bright eyes are full of memories.
After a few breaths, Zi Tianzhen slowly spoke:
"The fire that year burned something strange."
Speaking of which.
He turned around and looked to the east, where the Sanqing Palace was, and said with pain on his face:
"The Sanqing Palace, which had stood for more than 200 years, was invulnerable to water and fire, but it was destroyed in one day."
"The fire broke out too suddenly and was too big to put out."
"The Sanqing Hall burned for almost an hour, and only the ruins of the walls were left before the fire was extinguished."
"After entering, Junior Brother only had a charred corpse left."
"At the time of the autopsy, they said that my junior brother was murdered, or at the hands of someone close to him."
"I can't believe it. Junior brother is doing good to others and helping the world, but why did he suffer such misfortune?"
Muddy tears flowed from the old man's eyes, and before they fell to his chin, they disappeared into the furrowed cheeks.
Zitian closed her eyes, took a deep breath, exhaled the turbid air, and calmed down.
He turned around and looked at the two people with solemn faces and said:
"Over the years, Pindao has secretly investigated the disciples of the temple and visited some of the pilgrims and laypeople who came to the temple, but found nothing."
"However, Pindao remembers that Master Sun Xusun of the Qianhu Family of Jinyi Guards said that it was really strange for my junior brother to appear in Sanqing Hall, and he might have entered through a secret passage."
"The ruins of Sanqing Palace cannot be moved, and I can't see anything."
"In the past month or so, Pindao has walked countless times through his memories of his junior brother's whereabouts on the day of the accident."
Speaking of which.
Master Zitian pointed to her feet and said:
"Pindao remembers the day when my junior brother came to this bell tower to ring the sky bell."
"Perhaps, the answer you are looking for lies within this bell tower."
He Wen and Ye Qing immediately looked around and frowned.
Ye Qing asked:
"May I ask Master, why do you think it's weird for Master Ziyuan to ring the bell?"
Zitian Humanity said:
"Junior brother, as the master of the Chaotian Palace, should preside over the Dharma assembly, so there is no need for him to ring the heavenly bell."
"But that morning, he didn't ring the bell, and even came to the bell tower again in the evening."
"This is behavior that has never happened before."
then.
Purple Heaven raised her hand again, touched the big brass bell, and said with shame:
"It's a pity that the poor man is really blind and didn't notice anything strange about the bell tower."
Ye Qing crossed his arms, raised his right hand to rub his chin, and asked aloud:
"I dare to ask the real person, why did you not mention this matter in the confession recorded in Dali Temple at that time?"
Zi Tianren said with a bitter smile:
"At that time, my junior brother died suddenly, and Pindao was devastated. Whatever Dali Temple asked him, Pindao just answered. He didn't think too much about it at all."
"It was during this period of time that I visited pilgrims and lay people, had some experience in the world of mortals, and my mood improved. Only then did I calm down and think about these things."
Ye Qing, who bowed his hands and apologized to Zi Tian, said:
"So it turns out that this junior is suspicious."
Zitian shook her head slightly and said seriously:
"It's good to be suspicious. If you think more, you might be able to figure out the truth about the past."
Then, Master Zitian turned her head again and looked towards the east, her eyes full of hope and she said:
"I hope that the truth will be revealed soon, and the imperial court will allow us to rebuild the Sanqing Palace."
Said.
Purple Tianren pinched the Dao Seal, silently recited the Dao Jue, and bowed to the east with a guilty look on his face.
Ye Qing and He Wen looked at each other, then nodded solemnly and said in unison:
"We will do our best to investigate this case thoroughly."
Purple Heaven straightened up, bowed to the two of them, and slowly walked down the bell tower.
Ye Qing and He Wen walked to the bell tower, holding the ancient bluestone with both hands, and had a panoramic view of Chaotian Palace.
The first thing you see is the majestic Jade Emperor Palace.
Next, there is the magnificent Qiu Zu Palace. Even though it is a little further away, it looks even taller than the Jade Emperor Palace.
After that, the terrain increased, and a huge bronze tripod stood on top of the wide square.
Even if the two of them were standing on the bell tower that was more than two feet high, they still had to raise their heads to look at it.
The Sanqing Hall, which was supposed to be the most extensive and the highest-standard, was nowhere to be seen behind the bronze tripod.
Ye Qing frowned and said solemnly:
"Brother He, I remember that the Kanyu map of Chaotian Palace in the file indicates that the Ling Palace is 369 feet away from the Sanqing Palace, right?"
"It is the distance controlled according to the Taoist numbers of heaven, earth, man, three talents, Liuhe, and nine palaces."
"If this bell tower hides a secret passage leading to the Sanqing Hall, Master Ziyuan came to the bell tower since the fire started, entered the secret passage and returned to the Sanqing Hall."
"How long do you think it will take?"
His bright eyes were full of contemplative congratulations, and he quickly said:
"Zhenren Ziyuan's agility is not weak. A master in martial arts can easily take a step one step at a time. He can leap eight steps in one breath. There are also people who are extremely skilled in Qinggong. They can leap from a high place and take a step up to five steps with ease."
"There are many palaces in Chaotian, and in addition to avoiding the crowds, I think Ziyuan Zhenren ran from Sanqing Palace to the Bell Tower, and calculated it as fifty."
"I don't know the condition of the secret passage. I don't know the time to enter and exit the secret passage. If the secret passage is wide and flat, and people can run wildly, it will take a hundred breaths in total."
Ye Qing murmured: "Within a hundred breaths, only half a moment, will no one really notice that Zi Yuan has disappeared?"
"He is the master of the Chaotian Palace. If he fails, he will definitely take the lead, and there will definitely be people looking for him to take charge of the overall situation."
"This is a doubtful point because there is no record of the confession recorded in the file."
Congratulations with flashing eyes, nodded and said:
"What Brother Ye said is true, but it is recorded in the file that when the fire broke out, Sun Xu, the Qianhu of the Jinyi Guards, was the first to ask everyone to put out the fire. I guess it was because of this."
Hearing this, Ye Qing thought for a while, and then remembered that this was indeed the case, and said with shame:
"Brother He's photographic memory is really something I envy."
"I forgot about this just now. If you hadn't reminded me, and unless I read the files again, it might be hard to remember."
He Wen waved his hand and said:
"Brother Ye, you envy my photographic memory, and I envy your ability to turn your words into poems, both of us."
Ye Qing, who was dumbfounded, smiled and shook his head.
Then, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the bell tower at his feet and said:
"Brother He, let's get started."
"Let's see if this bell tower has any hidden secrets, as Zitian said."