Chapter three hundred and seventy fifth death knell
As my words fell, not only Yu Zimo was stunned for a moment, but also several people around him were in a daze. Since everyone came to worship, how should they come to worship? Could it be that just kowtow a few times?
Really? If it were really that simple, then the death curse wouldn't seem so scary.
My eyes swept over the people around me, and my heart became heavier and heavier. Sure enough, everyone here didn't know how to worship. In ancient times, there were many taboos, rules and etiquette. The emperor had to worship the heaven.
It usually takes two or three months to prepare, and the complexity is outrageous. And this so-called worship is definitely not that simple.
"No matter how he worships, he has already come here. Do you want me to go back?" the couplet said angrily, strode forward, and pushed open the door of the temple.
I took a deep breath and stared at this reckless man, feeling that there was something wrong. But when people around me saw that the couplet had already walked in, they followed behind.
I pulled Yu Zimo and walked at the back of the crowd. After seeing dozens of people entering, I walked into the temple.
"No, there is Yin Qi here!" Tian Xiaorui reminded hurriedly in her arms.
My heart suddenly sank, and I glanced towards the inside of the temple. There wasn't much in it. From my angle, it seemed that there were only three major halls. These three major halls were very dilapidated, giving people a dilapidated atmosphere.
I glanced at Yu Zimo behind me and said softly: "Don't act rashly yet, I'll go up and have a look..."
Yu Zimo was a little hesitant, but fortunately he was more obedient and stayed where he was. At this time, the couplets burst into laughter in front of him, "I thought it was a big deal. Isn't it written on it? Just three
Just go in with nine prostrations and then come out with three prostrations and nine prostrations. Everyone, follow me!"
The faces of the people around me were all filled with joy, and they seemed to think that it was really simple to do this. In the face of life, what does three kowtows and nine bows mean?
"Everyone, follow along!" Yinglian shouted.
I hurriedly looked forward, and there was a stone tablet in front of the couplets. There were several patterns painted on the stone tablet, which looked like three kowtows and nine bows. I guess the couplets saw the patterns on the stone tablet, so they had this kind of pattern.
move.
I half-squinted my eyes, looked back at the people around me, and found that these people were all kneeling down.
Yu Zimo walked up and said, "How about we kneel down too!"
I hesitated for a moment and saw the anxiety on Yu Zimo's face. I knew that if I didn't do anything at this time, even Yu Zimo wouldn't believe me. I sighed softly and nodded to her.
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Yu Zimo hurriedly knelt down and followed the crowd.
Kowtow three times, stand up and take three steps, and then kneel down and kowtow again. This is the three kowtows and nine bows depicted in the pattern, and the depiction is very detailed.
Everyone was kneeling. I couldn't stand out from the crowd, so I followed behind this group of people and knelt down behind the temple.
When I knelt down, I realized that it was so painful when my knees touched the ground. This feeling made my legs feel numb and even a little uncomfortable.
I raised my head and looked into the distance, half-squinting my eyes, and heard Tian Xiaorui say in my mind: "Tianju, should we open the main hall and go in to take a look?"
"Not yet! Who knows what's in the hall? If there's something we can't handle, wouldn't it hurt so many people?" I whispered.
Tian Xiaorui responded.
The couplet is at the front, and the three kowtows and nine bows are performed smoothly, even smoothly. The way he looks like this makes me wonder if he has practiced too much on weekdays.
I knelt and worshiped all the way to the second level of the palace, and my knees were already numb. The crowd around me didn't stop yet, and kept walking forward. Yu Zimo's face looked ugly, probably because his body couldn't bear it.
I nodded to her as an encouragement, and then walked forward again.
When...at this moment, a bell seemed to ring in the distance.
My eyes flashed and I raised my head hastily. Where did this bell come from? How could there be a bell?
When... there was another crisp sound, and the people around were also a little dazed, but the couplets were still leading everyone to kneel down, and a shadow had already been cast on my heart. This was a bit weird, and very weird.
"I'm going to see what's going on!" Tian Xiaorui said hurriedly.
I continued to kneel on the ground without saying anything, and continued to kneel forward with the crowd. But just when we reached the third grand hall, Tian Xiaorui had already returned to me, and said with some fear: "God Hey, if it’s not good, we won’t be able to leave?”
"What do you mean?" I asked hurriedly.
"There is a bell tower in the northwest corner, but there is no clock on the bell tower..." Tian Xiaorui said tremblingly.
"What's going on with the bell?" I asked hurriedly.
"It's a death knell! It's a death knell!" Tian Xiaorui said: "On the top of the bell tower, there are two statues of messengers of the underworld, and the bells sound from their mouths!"
"How is that possible?" I almost shouted. There are two statues of messengers of the underworld in the bell tower. Doesn't that mean that the bell is a summons from hell?
When... another bell rang, the whole temple seemed to be shaken.
This time, everyone's expressions changed. Even the couplet at the front was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and didn't have the courage to stand up at all.
I raised my head and stared at the bell tower in the distance, trying to see clearly what was going on. But all I could see was the outside of the bell tower.
"Don't be afraid, everyone!" Hearing the bells stop ringing, the couplet seemed to gain courage, "Let's continue to kneel down and we can go home soon!"
"You can't kneel down!" I yelled and stood up suddenly. The people around me quickly looked at me with questions in their eyes.
The couplet was a little angry, "Zhang Tianju, what do you mean by this? Do you want everyone to die here?"
I took a deep breath, strode to the front of the crowd, and said loudly: "Everyone, stand up! We are not worshiping at all, but convening the gate of the underworld!"
"What is the gate of the underworld? What are you talking about? If we don't kneel down, how can we go home? The stone statue tells us to kneel down and worship!" the couplet said angrily.
I looked around, half-squinting my eyes, "The bell that rang just now was the death knell..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him suddenly changed their expressions.
I said again: "This death knell comes from hell. If we continue to kneel down, the death knells will become more and more dense, and the door to the underworld will open..."
"Stop talking nonsense here, how can we go back if we don't kneel down and worship?" the couplet was furious.
I stared at his face with hatred in my eyes. This guy is really a bastard. He really won't die until he reaches the Yellow River.
"Since everyone wants to kneel down and worship, I won't stop you, but as long as the bell rings again, everyone will stop immediately!" I said.
Several people around me talked with each other and seemed to agree with what I said.
The couplet became even more furious and knelt down to the third grand hall.
When...the bell rang again, the whole temple looked particularly gloomy.
I stared at the couplet with secret hatred, and even his expression changed this time.
I raised my head and said to everyone: "Stop all actions immediately. If everyone goes back now, they can all leave alive! Everyone, believe me, there will definitely be no death curse after returning home!"
"You fart, if there is still a death curse after returning home, what should we do?" Couplet was furious.
I gritted my teeth and said, "I swear on my life!"
"Swear? Swearing is useless these days? Who knows if you made up the bell? Maybe God saw our sincerity and rang the bell out of joy. You are hurting us!" As he said the couplet, he knelt down and kowtowed three times.
I really want to kill him now, but it's too late.
When... the bell rang again, and then a crashing sound was heard. The third largest palace suddenly collapsed and turned into a pile of rubble.
I stared at this scene with a chill in my heart, and Tian Xiaorui even shouted, "Tianju, look what that is!"
I hurriedly looked over, and among the piles of rubble, there was a statue. The statue was carved from stone, but its body was pitch black. Its eyes were blood red, and it was extremely ferocious and terrifying. In his hand was a statue. Holding a harpoon, the other hand was holding a rag, as if staring at me.
I felt chills all over my body, and Yu Zimo on the side exclaimed, "This is the statue of the great virtuous teacher!"
"How did you know him?" I asked hurriedly.
"I study history, so I know this statue. This is the statue of the great sage Zhang Jiao!" Yu Zimo said loudly.
I turned around sharply and stared at the statue, motionless.
The couplet also came back to his senses at this time, "It's just a statue, maybe it's just a coincidence! Let's go kneel down and worship, and then we can go home!"
After these words were spoken, there was an immediate commotion among the crowd, because the word "go home" has great magic power for these people.
I gritted my teeth and said loudly: "You can't kneel down!"
"You care about me?" Yinglian pushed me away and knelt down again.
I wanted to step forward and hold him, but I saw more people had knelt down, and Tian Xiaorui in my arms said softly: "Tianju, I felt the eyes of the statue turned! "