Chapter 290 Probably, maybe, maybe I understand...
The depths of the valley are much wider than the outside, and it is no longer possible to have a sweeping view like before.
Fortunately, after walking nearly a hundred meters, they saw a section of bare ground, which was extremely unusual in the valley covered with vines.
"I think I know why those snakes, insects, rats, and ants dare not come over." Hu Bayi stared at the ground for a while and said thoughtfully.
"Do you think this is the insect-breaking path?" Shirley Yang also knew some knowledge in this area and asked after hearing this.
"It's very possible, but it still needs to be confirmed."
Hu Bayi did not give an accurate answer. Instead, he squatted down and dug a shallow pit with an engineering shovel, hoping to check the material composition in the soil before making a conclusion.
The insect barrier is a device designed to prevent insects and ants from damaging the mausoleum.
The main method is to bury long-lasting insect repellent secret medicine near the main tomb. Generally speaking, mercury and sulfur are buried, but poisonous ma powder, Xun Scutellaria, Lazy Bodhi and other substances are also added to mix to repel insects.
The effect can last for thousands of years.
This kind of arrangement is most common in the tombs of emperors in the Han Dynasty, and the most typical one is the famous Maoling Mausoleum.
"But this place should be far away from King Xian's Tomb. How can there be a Broken Insect Path?" Ding Sitian asked in confusion.
She didn't know much about the Broken Insect Path, but she knew how far it was from the Tomb of King Xian.
Hu Bayi thought for a while and replied: "From what we have seen and heard along the way, we can know that King Xian is proficient in thaumaturgy and is also good at changing the Feng Shui pattern. And a tomb of such a large scale is not only harmful to the main tomb.
There are requirements for regulating Qi according to the situation, and the same applies to the nearby auxiliary points."
"If the star positions of these auxiliary points are changed well, they will definitely have the effect of adding wings to the main tomb, like a dragon entering the water. Therefore, King Xian is likely to expand the coverage of the Broken Insect Path and include the fragile auxiliary points on the periphery.
Included.”
He felt that this arrangement was probably to protect some auxiliary points with low self-protection capabilities to ensure that the overall Feng Shui pattern would not be destroyed by the creatures in the valley.
Hearing what Hu Bayi said, Chen Ziyan also echoed: "Although King Xian's methods are despicable, his Feng Shui attainments are still very powerful."
Hu Ba nodded: "In the secret art of Feng Shui since ancient times, the most difficult thing is to rewrite the pattern and trend. This requires a macroscopic understanding of the heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, and the changes of stars. Moreover, the workload of this kind of thing is not something ordinary people can do.
Only those princes who have separatist rule and hold great power have the strength to build such large-scale construction projects."
This reminded him of the technique of changing wind and water described in the scroll of the word 'hua' in the family biography "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique". Among them, the "Yi Long Jing" recorded that the dragon veins in the world changed shape and situation.
, changing wind and water requires mobilizing at least nine related acupuncture points in the surrounding earth veins.
Only by transforming all nine acupuncture points can we ensure that the overall Feng Shui barrier is tightly protected and the acupuncture points are unbreakable for thousands of years.
Thinking of what he saw in this valley, Hu Bayi made this conclusion: "There is no evidence for the other things yet, but the situation of the nine twists and turns towards the mountain bank is already very clear."
Chen Ziyan nodded slightly. He knew only a little about these things. He could roughly understand Hu Bayi's professional terminology, but if he had to look at it, he wouldn't be able to tell what was going on.
But he knew that Hu Bayi had figured out something through this broken worm tunnel, so he asked: "Old Hu, what do you think of the Feng Shui in this worm valley?"
"It stretches and twists and turns. In its deep place, the mountains on both sides are chaotic. It stands to reason that the 'Water Dragon Vein' running through the valley will appear to be neither subject nor object due to the terrain. It is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. It is suspected of overshadowing the guest and taking over the host. To be more specific,
Just like a lowly person sitting in a well and looking at the sky, the weather has no meaning of dignity and is more humble, but King Xian reconstructed a nine-turn loop towards the mountain bank at the lock of the dragon vein, which can be said to have changed the world in an instant!"
When Hu Bayi finished speaking, his eyes were filled with wonder.
This method is really impressive!
Wang Kaixuan was very confused after hearing this, shook his head and asked: "Old Hu, can you stop using these professional words and just tell us what we should do next?"
Regarding Wang Kaixuan's words, Hu Bayi was not annoyed, and just said: "I didn't think of it before, but after seeing this broken insect path, I am 80% sure that there must be nine in this valley.
It may be a shrine, an ancestral hall, or a temple, and the toad symbol we saw on the mausoleum is probably one of them!"
Wang Kaixuan heard it more clearly this time, and immediately asked: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find it quickly."
He felt that instead of analyzing it here, it would be better to go directly to the field for investigation. As long as it can be confirmed that the toad symbol really corresponds to a certain building, wouldn't it confirm Hu Bayi's words from the side?
Wang Kaixuan's words are a typical example of being rough and unreasonable, so everyone agrees that the facts are more effective than anything else.
After leaving the first insect-breaking path, the second and third insect-breaking path were soon discovered again.
After all, the vegetation in this deep valley is dense, but the surface of the Broken Insect Path is barren. It can be seen at a glance, so it is not difficult to find it.
When we reach the third insect-breaking road, the terrain of the valley is extremely open. From this, we can see that the insect valley is in the shape of a trumpet.
But when they got here, they had to be more careful, because there was already a looming light smoke in front of them.
Fortunately, everyone has already put on protective clothing, so there is no need to pay too much attention to these.
The deeper you go, the thicker the white fog becomes and the lower the visibility becomes.
What's more important is that there is a dead silence under the white mist. Not only are there no birds or insects, but even the vegetation has begun to become sparse.
All this shows that they are very close to the location of the poisonous miasma, and have even entered the scope of the poisonous miasma.
Wang Kaixuan glanced at the invisible fog in front of him and said: "How about we just ignore him and just rush over. Anyway, we are all wearing protective clothing, so even if we encounter a poisonous miasma, we may not be able to survive."
Nothing to do with us."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing that the visibility here was getting lower and lower, he gave up hope of finding the temple site.
Hu Bayi couldn't help but said: "I wonder if there is a missing string in your mind. Let's not talk about the scope of this poisonous miasma. What if this poisonous miasma is corrosive? Our protective clothing
No matter how powerful you are, there will be a moment when you can't resist it anymore, and by then I'm afraid you won't have anywhere to go if you want to run away."
There is another point that Hu Bayi did not mention, that is, they are all human beings, but human beings will eat, drink, and defecate, and they cannot do these things in a poisonous miasma. These are all things that need to be considered.
After hearing what he said, Wang Kaixuan knew that his idea was a bit hasty, so he had no choice but to walk in front without saying a word.
At this time, they had arrived at the foot of the mountain on the left side of the valley.
This place is already some distance away from Snake Creek. If there really is a fourth insect-breaking path, then this place should be in the middle of the third and fourth insect-breaking paths.
While everyone was marching, suddenly there was a sound coming from the side.
The appearance of such a movement at this time immediately aroused everyone's vigilance. Everyone put their fingers on the triggers. It seemed that if the situation was even slightly wrong, they would shoot directly.
But when they got closer, they discovered that the sound was coming from a windless bush.
After Wang Kaixuan saw the bushes, he fired a burst of fire almost without thinking.
But apart from the sound of bullets penetrating plant leaves, there was no other feedback.
Just when he was about to go over to investigate, Shirley Yang said: "This should be dancing grass. It is a very unique plant. It usually looks listless, but once a creature appears nearby, it will dance in a pretentious manner.
The ability to act upon hearing a sound does no harm to people."
While she was speaking, the piece of dancing grass was shaking crazily due to the gunfire just now, which undoubtedly proved her words.
"Dancing grass?" When Chen Ziyan heard this name, he immediately thought of other related things.
Then he walked towards the dancing grass, and as he got closer, the dancing grass trembled more and more happily. When he actually walked in front of him, the dancing grass slowly divided into two clumps, revealing half of the dancing grass.
Big fiery red gourd.
Seeing this, other people stepped forward one after another. When they got closer, they discovered that the fiery red gourd was carved from stone. The part exposed on the ground alone was more than one meter high. The whole body was smooth and delicate, and the color was bright.
It's like it's just been finished.
Wang Kaixuan saw that the shape of the gourd was very realistic and the color was so bright. He couldn't help but feel moved. He walked to the side and left a mark, apparently intending to take it back if he had the chance.
Chen Ziyan didn't say anything after seeing it, because he was also very interested in the gourd, and he wouldn't stop it if he could take it back.
But before Wang Triumph's mark was finished, he suddenly exclaimed: "Come and see!"
Several people walked over quickly, and when they looked in the direction he pointed, they saw that opposite the gourd, there was a temple that had already been covered by vines.
This temple built on the mountain looks like a mountain temple, and its location should be the central axis of the mountain peak behind it.
However, over the years, this temple appears to be extremely dilapidated.
It can be said that it is a miracle that the wooden frame, which has long been in decay, can be maintained until now without completely collapsing.
"Hey, what do you mean by having such a big gourd in front of the temple?" Wang Kaixuan asked curiously, looking back and forth between the flaming stone gourd and the temple.
"It may have something to do with the gods enshrined in this temple. In ancient times, many people believed in the theory of the five elements. The gods in charge of mountains and rivers also have the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth." Chen Ziyan gave a simple answer.
Although this kind of problem needs to examine many factors, it is ultimately inseparable from the categories he mentioned.
Wang Kaixuan nodded as if he understood: "Ah, that's right."
He felt that he probably, maybe, maybe understood...
Without staying too long on this topic, several people saw that although the temple looked in danger, there was no sign of collapse, so they planned to go inside and have a look.
If this temple is where the toad symbol is on the mausoleum, there will probably be a secret entrance to the tomb of King Xian.
For this reason, they had to go into the temple to look for it.
However, in order to prevent any creatures from taking up residence inside, everyone did not go in swarm, but were divided into two groups very vigilantly.
After all, it is one thing to need to enter, but how to enter is another matter. Your own safety is even more important.
The main hall of this temple is small in size and is also covered with plants. There is an altar in the center, but the clay statue on it has long since fallen to the ground.
Although the statue collapsed, the damage was not serious and the outline of the past can be seen.
The dark face was expressionless, his eyes were slightly closed, and he was wearing an unknown black robe. Although he was lying in the corner, he still gave people a sense of cold majesty.
On both sides of the altar, next to the original location of the statue, there are two clay sculptures of mountain ghosts, both in the shape of a yaksha with green faces and fangs. The difference is that the mountain ghost on the left is holding a flaming gourd, and the one on the right is
Holding a toad in both hands.
Whether it's a gourd or a toad, Chen Ziyan and others are no strangers to it.
The toad was exactly what was described on the mausoleum, and the flaming red gourd they had just seen outside.
Seeing the two things in the hands of the mountain ghost, Hu Bayi showed a look of surprise: "I bet the toad and the gourd are the objects of the mountain god in this temple. I just don't know what these two things represent?"
He knows that generally speaking, such objects have their own unique meanings.
Wang Kaixuan was not interested in this aspect, so he said indifferently: "What else can I do? Put the wine in the gourd, and make the toad as an appetizer, which is just right to go with it. Isn't that what the big gold tooth thief likes?"
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Hu Bayi was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. Looking at the desolate and miserable scene in front of him, he somehow remembered the days when he and Wang Kaixuan had not met Chen Ziyan, and he couldn't help but sigh:
"This mountain god is originally a god who protects a place, and should be worshiped with incense, but I didn't expect it to be like this now. It really fulfills the saying that ups and downs can be counted!"
Hu Bayi didn't want to talk to Wang Kaixuan, but the fat man didn't think so. When he heard that he was so sad and sentimental, he thought he was showing kindness again, so he said:
"Lao Hu, you have nothing to say. Do you have some evil intentions in your heart? I can tell you in advance, don't let the fat man worship this wild god!"
Hearing what Wang Kaixuan said, everyone else also cast inexplicable glances at Hu Bayi.
At first I didn't think about it after hearing Hu Bayi's words, but looking at Wang Kaixuan's reaction, it's really not impossible.
However, they had the same idea as Wang Kaixuan, and they didn't care much about the so-called gods.
Even though they have experienced many bizarre events, some things are still hard to believe.
They believe in biological beings becoming spirits, but they don't believe in gods or anything like that.
Rather than believing that there are real gods, it is better to believe in some kind of creature with supernatural abilities.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Hu Bayi couldn't help but secretly sigh that this fat man was really a roundworm in his stomach.
Yes, Wang Kaixuan, who was familiar with him, guessed right. Hu Bayi did have the idea of rightening the statue and worshiping it.