"It's not like a normal lotus platform where eminent Buddhist monks practice and sit cross-legged. It feels like... being imprisoned?"
Alang observed for a while and said something.
right!
Ah Huang clapped his hands: "That's right! Why does it feel weird? It turns out that these thick iron chains are extending from all directions, and it feels like they are binding the stone lotus platform. Although I am a Taoist priest, I don't know much about it.
I understand the twists and turns of monks, but you don’t play like this, right?”
Since both people feel this way, it means there must be something wrong with the stone lotus platform in front of them!
So they looked at each other and cheered up.
Sonorous!
Ah Huang held his magic sword in his hand and shook it. In the dark grotto illuminated by flames, a cold light flickered.
Alang took out two new witchcraft dolls - different from the previous ones, these two dolls both held weapons in their hands. A small sword and an axe.
With a drop of blood dripping into their mouths, the two puppets seemed to have turned into living creatures. They flew up and screamed, surrounding Alang and protecting him.
Twenty meters, ten meters, five meters...
The two of them were getting closer and closer to the stone lotus platform bound by iron chains, and the atmosphere became more and more solemn. In the dead and dark depths of the underground, in the forbidden area of Taka Village, the only sounds were the footsteps of Ah Huang and Ah Lang.
It's ringing, clicking, clicking.
After approaching the stone lotus platform.
The two discovered that it was indeed carved with reliefs of various Arhats and Bodhisattvas from various Buddhist classics. There was also a mural on the top of the Buddha expounding the Buddhist scriptures.
The lowest level of the lotus base is surrounded by a circle of Sanskrit characters.
"One person on each side, go around to the back from both directions and take a look."
Ah Huang pretended to be imitating the gestures of the special forces seen in the movie and pointed. Ah Lang didn't care about these idiots and nodded. He walked around the right side of the lotus platform honestly.
He himself is surrounded from the left.
Ah Huang had a strong feeling in his heart that there must be some huge secret hidden behind this stone lotus platform!
Close, close!
Ah Huang and Ah Lang turned around almost at the same time and came to the back of the stone lotus platform. As expected, they saw a surprising scene.
A skeleton!!!
It is wearing a gray monk's robe - it is probably very fragile due to weathering, and it will probably decay and disintegrate if touched lightly.
She was sitting cross-legged with her back against the stone lotus platform. She was tightly bound to the back of the stone lotus platform by those thick iron chains, which can be said to be tied up in five ways.
Surrounded by chains of such strength, even an elephant would be unable to break free.
Let alone a person?
Moreover, there is a rusty scimitar dagger stuck on the left side of the ribcage of this skeleton. Judging from its appearance, it is probably a local thing.
The strange thing is that there are three bones tied to its head.
What makes people feel even more creepy and numb is that this skeleton has no hands. It seems that the entire wrist is broken off.
Ah Huang had a strange expression.
Because he could tell at a glance that in this situation, it was clear that the monk was stabbed in the heart with a knife and then cut off his hands!
Then he was tied tightly to the stone lotus platform with thick iron chains from all sides. This approach... was shocking.
As for Alang, as a local wizard in the nearby area, of course he could tell at a glance that this was some kind of evil primitive witchcraft!
First, a machete was inserted into the heart in order to completely cut off the person's life.
Cutting off the palms of both hands was to prevent him from casting spells.
The three bones tied to the top of the head - they were taken from the bodies of babies who died in infancy. They were very resentful. They can suppress a person's soul and slowly eat it away. This is what the Chinese call "the soul is scattered"!
As for those big iron chains, they were naturally completely bound and fixed.
Obviously, this is an extremely cruel and terrifying situation!
Ah Huang had long since put away his playful smile, and his face became solemn and serious. His voice was low: "It's strange. If we say that this monk came to help this Taka Village back then, he also helped the villagers build so many underground shelters.
So, how could it...become like this?"
Alang vaguely guessed a chilling possibility in his mind, but he wasn't sure yet. So he just shook his head.
The voice was a little bitter: "I don't know. But it seems that this is indeed the person we are looking for. I don't know why he was treated in such a terrible and terrifying way. I don't know if there are any clues or information left.
"
Right.
The main purpose of the two of them is to find some information about Zheng He's descendants left by the people on Zheng He's fleet, or some experience information on repairing the ocean's dragon veins.
So I suppressed the discomfort in my heart and searched around the stone lotus platform again. I found nothing.
Ah Huang returned to the poor monk's skeleton, clasped his hands together, and bowed in salute.
"Although you and I don't know each other, we are both Chinese cultivators. And we are also considered strong. I didn't expect that you would die in a foreign country and suffer such cruel things. It is really embarrassing. I only hope that you have died.
Go to the Western Paradise that your Buddhism calls the Paradise. Immeasurable God."
He made a formal announcement to express his condolences to the unknown monk.
At this moment, suddenly.
Chirp, chirp, chirp!
The two witchcraft dolls holding swords and axes that were originally surrounding A Lang suddenly made a louder sound, like a reminder and warning.
Um?!
"what happened?!"
Ah Huang woke up from his pity for the monk's skeleton, looked at Ah Lang and asked.
The other party's expression was serious, and his eyes were staring straight at the direction where the two came from. At this time, it was dark there and nothing could be seen.
Alang stretched out his hand and pointed forward and said, "Something... is coming from over there."
Um?
Ah Huang was stunned.
Both hands quickly drew several talismans in the air at the same time, and then pushed forward with both hands.
Hurrah!
The moment these talismans flew out, they turned into seven or eight orange fireballs, each about one foot in diameter. They burned and illuminated a large area, almost covering the entire area where the stone lotus platform was located.
The cave area and the small half of the road ahead were illuminated as brightly as daylight.
Then Ah Huang and Ah Lang clearly saw the scene in front of them. Their pupils suddenly shrank and their expressions were stern.
Because, about dozens of meters away in front of them, at the end of the road, there were a large number of corpses - all of them were almost half rotten and covered in dust. They looked extremely disgusting. They were gathering there and heading towards them.