Maoshan ghost hunter

Ye Shaoyang told the truth to Cao Yu alone. Cao Yu was shocked and moved, and was willing to cooperate with Ye Shaoyang to perform the scene well. As for the dead believers, he was also handed over to him.

Because it is located in the depths of the desert, there is no way to transport all these corpses out for the time being, so Cai Yu asked Xiao Zhang to turn them over to the front, take pictures of their faces and record them, and then plan to bury them on the spot and notify the people at the base to come and deal with them.

After the photo was taken, Ye Shaoyang went up to check the five of them, and checked them all over. The skin on both hands of these wizards was red, which was the result of long-term tinkering with some magic medicine.

Taoist Zikun is right. These wizards are good at ambushes, just like the long-range professions in the game. As long as they cooperate well, long-range attacks are very objective, but if they are close, their skills will be poor, unlike Taoism and Buddhism. A mage has many powerful spells for personal use.

This is also one of the differences between magic and witchcraft in the form of expression.

"Wait a minute, what is this!" Professor Sun who came with Cao Yu suddenly yelled, stepped forward and held down a corpse that Ye Shaoyang was observing, and looked behind his head.

These believers are all bald, and there is a red mark on the back of the head. Ye Shaoyang was only checking the magic medicine before, but he didn't notice it. He was reminded by Professor Sun and looked closely. It turned out to be a tattoo.

The tattoo is red, and it is the upper body of a person. At first glance, it looks like a Buddha, but it is not the case when you look closely. There is something like a crown on the head.

crown?

Ye Shaoyang was startled, looked again, confirmed that it was correct, and said to Professor Sun in surprise: "Professor, take a look at your photo, is this Di Shitian?"

Professor Sun also thought of it before him. He took out his mobile phone, found the photo identified by the Four Treasures as Di Shitian, and compared it. Although the facial features are not distinctive, the crown is exactly the same. On the front point, there are three There are small dots arranged in the shape of a letter, like a jewel inlaid on a crown.

"It's really Di Shitian," Sibao gasped and said, "Why do they have Emperor Shitian tattooed on their bodies? Could it be that they have something to do with the tomb of the sun?"

Professor Sun was stunned for a while, then grabbed Ye Shaoyang's hand suddenly, and said: "Mr. Ye, can you find a living believer? I believe they carry the secret of the Sun Tomb. , It will definitely be a huge shock to the academic world."

Sure enough, he was engaged in scientific research, and he only thought about academics, but turned a blind eye to the difficulties in the process. Ye Shaoyang smiled helplessly, "Where can I find them now, but maybe they will come to me."

Sibao said: "Shaoyang, you have unintentionally made another good move. If you can establish a relationship with these disciples through the disciples of the pavilions, maybe you can really find out the identity of these disciples."

Ye Shaoyang nodded slowly, carefully recalling what Taoist Zikun said—before I was only thinking about other things, but I didn’t pay attention to the part about the origins of these believers mentioned in his words. Now that I think about it seriously, I seem to have some clues, yes Professor Sun said:

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"By the way, I heard the Taoist priest say that these believers seem to have migrated from the Tibetan area, saying that the ancient tomb we are going to dig is the cemetery of the gods they enshrine, and their responsibility to come here is to serve the gods. To protect the tomb from being excavated by outsiders, and to kill all intruders for this..."

After finishing speaking, Ye Shaoyang realized something, and looked at Sibao, both of them were stunned, and finally Ye Shaoyang took a breath and said: "No...the one buried in this mausoleum is Di Shitian, right?"

The shock in Sibao's heart is hard to describe.

Professor Sun was not interested in what they said, chewing on Ye Shaoyang's words over and over again, "From the Tibetan area, the Tibetan area..." He slapped his thigh suddenly, "I thought of it!!"

Everyone looked at him with wide eyes.

Professor Sun thought for a long time in a daze, and murmured: "Oh, I have to go back and check the information to make sure!"

After waiting for a long time to come out with such a sentence, everyone was very depressed, Ye Shaoyang said: "Go back and check again, you tell me first, what did you think of?"

"It's not sure yet, it's just a guess... Have you heard of the Bon religion?"

Everyone shook their heads, completely unfamiliar with this term, only Fang Mengna said: "Mr. Sun is talking about the Yongzhongben religion in Tibet?"

Professor Sun nodded approvingly, "Yong Zhongben religion believes in the ancient Zhang Zhung Buddhism, but this is a belief that gradually formed after Buddhism entered Tibet and was absorbed by primitive religions. The previous Bon religion was almost a primitive belief. Later, it gradually developed into the ancient Zhang Zhung Buddhism.”

Sibao wondered: "What is Bon religion? Why have I never heard of it? I only know Tibetan Buddhism. Isn't that the traditional religion of Tibet?"

"Bon Religion is still inherited, but its influence is very small. It's normal if you haven't heard of it. Everyone knows about Princess Wencheng, right?"

Ye Shaoyang scratched his head and said, "Did Wei Xiaobao marry that one?"

Sibao rolled his eyes at him and said: "What nonsense, Wei Xiaobao married... I forgot whether it was Princess Taiping or who, anyway, it wasn't Princess Wencheng, I know Princess Wencheng, she was married to Songtsan, the king of Tibet in the Tang Dynasty A royal family member of Gampo."

Professor Sun said: "Yes, Tibet was still called Tubo at that time. Songtsan Gampo married Princess Wencheng. Since then, Tubo has been a vassal to the Tang Dynasty and learned Han culture. Buddhism also entered Tubo at this time. After Tibetan Buddhism grew stronger , became the "state religion" of Tubo, and in this way, the local religion of Tubo became less and less existent, and Bon religion declined like this.

On the other hand, some Tubo religions such as Bon religion are also actively or passively absorbing elements of Buddhism. Today, the difference between Bon religion and other religions and Tibetan Buddhism is getting smaller and smaller. In a sense , has become a branch of Buddhism. "

Ye Shaoyang was not interested in these religious histories. He felt a little dazzled after hearing so much from Professor Sun. The Four Treasures are monks. He listened more seriously to the history of Buddhism. disciple?"

"It should be a branch of the Bon religion. Even if it is not, it must be a branch of other small religions in the Tibetan area. First, you have already concluded, master, that what they worship is the Buddhist Indra. Second, they are from the Tibetan area. Those who meet these two conditions must be the native religions in Tibetan areas represented by the Bon religion.”

Sibao thought for a while, and felt that this analysis was very reasonable, and asked casually: "I heard that you are well-informed, and you seem to know the history of religion very well. Why didn't you think of going to the Bon religion before?"

Professor Sun sighed: "This is my blind eye. I didn't think about religion in Tibetan areas. I only thought about Buddhism and various investigations in Han areas... Besides, my attention was all on figuring out the identity of this statue. In terms of identity, it’s a bit of an upside-down. As for these religious histories, I’m an archaeologist after all, so it’s okay if I don’t have a certain understanding of ancient culture.”

Sibao nodded, thinking that Lop Nur belongs to Xinjiang, but not Tibet. It is understandable that Professor Sun did not pay attention to Tibet.

"I never expected that the Tomb of the Sun would be related to traditional religions in Tibetan areas..."

Thinking of this, Professor Sun couldn't help getting excited, and said in a trembling voice, "If this news is announced, it will definitely be an earthquake in the entire archaeological world. I...Mr. Witness, this shocking secret was discovered by my grandson... No, we all discovered it together!"

Ye Shaoyang waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, you discovered it alone, and we don't want to argue about it. However, Professor Sun, if you want to go back alive and well, please follow my arrangements and don't act without authorization."

Professor Sun is a typical scholar, he only has scientific research in his eyes, he only has a concept of the environment and conspiracies and tricks, and has no deep judgment at all, and he doesn't even want to understand. I am only in charge of archaeological excavations, which is exactly what I want.Hearing Ye Shaoyang's words, he nodded vigorously.

Sibao said: "For credit or something, let's not argue with the old man, let's discuss practical issues, no matter whether those believers are from the Bon religion or not, they can come here all the way from the Tibetan area and live in this harsh environment for so long , just to protect the ancient tomb, it means that there must be something very important in this ancient tomb!"

Ye Shaoyang nodded and said: "Didn't Taoist Zikun say that their god is buried in this ancient tomb?" Thinking of the topic that he hadn't had time to talk about before, he asked, "Isn't it Di Shitian himself?"

The corner of Sibao's mouth twitched, and he said, "Di Shitian himself... this should be impossible. According to the records in the Buddhist classics, Di Shitian is the head of the twenty gods, and is the official god of Buddhism..."

Ye Shaoyang interrupted him and said: "Don't talk about this, it is said that Asura is the guardian of the Asura Dao, so he also came to the world to join in the fun."

"Listen to me, I don't believe in the idea of ​​becoming a Buddha, but as far as I think, since Asura is in the Infinite Realm, after Di Shitian converted to Buddhism, maybe he should be there too, mixing with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. Not in this world."

Professor Sun interrupted and said, "Let me interject, I don't understand what you said, but according to my previous archaeological experience, the gods worshiped by many religions are actually not real gods. This is the same at home and abroad. Egypt People worship every pharaoh, saying that he is the son of a certain god, and the people are convinced of this, so they worship the pharaoh as a god.

Perhaps this Emperor Shitian also has a similar belief?For example, a certain great ancestor was regarded by the believers as the reincarnation or son of Emperor Shitian... After he died, he was buried here. The believers felt that it was their responsibility to protect his mausoleum. Is there such a thing? possibility? "

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It was really a word that awakened the dreamer, and everyone nodded slowly, agreeing with this guess.

For now, this is the closest guess to the truth.

Ye Shaoyang thought of Bai Qi again.Could it be that this tomb really has nothing to do with Bai Qi?What's going on with the so-called crystal door? What's inside?

Thinking of this, Ye Shaoyang's interest in this ancient tomb suddenly increased several times, and he was eager to go down to find out.

Lin Sansheng said: "Well, Sibao, you continue to explore the ancient tomb, and Shaoyang can also help. I guess if there is no accident, Taoist Zikun will definitely come soon, and then we will act according to the plan."

Everyone agreed, so they worked together, buried the body on the spot, made a mark on the ground, and then went back to the camp together.

On the way, Ye Shaoyang posed the question to Professor Sun: If those believers have lived here for thousands of years, in the vast desert, what exactly do they eat and drink, and most importantly, where are they hiding, and why have they not been discovered by outsiders? ?

Professor Sun thought for a while and analyzed: "What you said was not a problem at all decades ago. In the past, Lop Nur was a lake. Although it was salt water, there were still creatures like fish and shrimp in the lake. You can As food, at that time the flow of rivers such as the Kongque River was also large, and drinking water was also guaranteed.

At that time, no one came to Lop Nur. As long as they did not take the initiative to expose it, the outside world would not know about it. As for modern times... I have an idea, and I think it is the only possibility. You know Peng Jialin, right? "

Sibao asked in surprise: "You mean the expert who was said to have found the Pisces jade pendant and then disappeared?"