The years of reselling the haunted house

We just ate dry food, and now we have solved the cold. The three of us seemed to have recovered from that tired state. Facing this mysterious underground palace, we even became a little excited.

Liang Yue looked at the open door of the side hall, and asked, "Do you think the door was opened by Lao Ma and the others?"

Neither Qu Kangcheng nor I answered right away, but I thought it must be possible.But I still have doubts, maybe the little stonemason Shi Jin opened the door.

Although there has been no news of Shi Jin, I always feel that this kid is in this underground palace now.Maybe, he's staring at us somewhere.

Thinking of this, I was shocked, and hurriedly looked into the opened door.

Who knows, with just this glimpse, there seems to be a real person flashing past inside.

It was just for a moment, I couldn't tell if someone was really there, and I didn't tell them both of my discovery, but I was fully prepared in my heart.

Holding torches, we walked in slowly through the gate of the side hall.

The door and the ground of the side hall are also made and paved with stones.We walked on it and could hear clear footsteps.

Entering the side hall, one can see a row of thick stone pillars head-on, and those stone pillars are carved with coiling dragons, supporting the main hall.

Seeing these stone pillars, I also felt some waves in my heart.If you want to hide someone here, it's too easy.As long as you hide behind the stone pillar, no one will find out.

So after I came in, without saying a word, I ran towards the nearest stone pillar first, and I quickly circled around the stone pillar, but I didn't find anyone there.

The underside of the stone pillar was covered with thick dust, and I left my own footprints after I walked over.I didn't see anyone else's footprints there.

This made me realize that maybe the figure I saw before was really dazzled.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Liang Yue's voice: "Old Qu, what are you doing?"

I was startled and hurried to the side to look.

Qu Kangcheng was looking at something in his hand on the other side of this side hall, and Liang Yue was beside him.

After the three of us came in, I ran towards the stone pillar, but the two of them didn't follow me.

Unexpectedly, after such a short time, Lao Qu had another problem.

At this moment, Liang Yue was staring at Qu Kangcheng, with the torch shining on her face, her expression was incredible.

I was startled, rushed over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Look at the old song." Liang Yue pointed at Qu Kangcheng.

I quickly rushed to them and saw that Qu Kangcheng was staring at the thing he was holding in his hand, which turned out to be another skull.

And Qu Kangcheng stared at the skull with straight eyes, and his body remained motionless as if frozen.

Chapter 1087

Seeing this scene, there is no need to think about anything else, there must be something wrong with Qu Kangcheng's state.

I took a deep breath, stretched out my middle finger, first tapped Qu Kangcheng's eyebrows, and then slapped Qu Kangcheng's back hard with my palm.

With one palm, I felt that Qu Kangcheng's body was very hard, as if a breath was supporting his body.

But I slapped it with my palm, and the effect was obvious.

Qu Kangcheng was shocked and regained consciousness.Seeing the skull in his hand, he threw it subconsciously and put the skull back in its original place.

Only then did I notice that in front of Qu Kangcheng, there was a stone table.

Not just in front of him, but on this side, there is a row of stone tables.And on each stone table, there is a skull placed upright.

Another skull, how many skulls are there in this underground palace?

Qu Kangcheng looked at the skull, then at us, and asked, "Just now... what happened to me?"

Liang Yue said: "What's the matter? You just seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. After you came in, you came straight to this side, then picked up the skull and stared straight at it. I talked to you and you didn't answer me." , I saw that something was wrong, so I yelled."

Qu Kangcheng shook his head: "I don't know what's going on. I walked over when I saw the skull. I don't remember much about the rest of it. How can you look at the skull like this?"

"Look, there's something on it." Holding the torch, Liang Yue suddenly shouted again.

When we raised the torch, we suddenly found that there was a stone statue standing behind the stone table.

The stone statue was also one person tall, the light from the torch clearly illuminated the stone statue, it was actually a Taoist holding a dust whisk.

The stone statues are still carved very delicately and look lifelike.The Taoist's eyes were lowered, his face was bald and he didn't have a beard. He didn't look very old. He hit his head with one hand and dropped the whisk to his elbow with the other. His Taoist robe was wide and elegant. Daogu, like a fairy who has attained the Tao.

Looking further away, there is a similar stone statue behind each stone table.

We watched in amazement.All the way along the hall to go inside.I reminded Liang Yue and Qu Kangcheng from time to time: "Don't stare at the skull on the table. To avoid further accidents."

I guess, just now Qu Kangcheng stared at the skull so that his soul wanted to go out of his body.Although I didn't look carefully, I can basically tell that those skulls must be Jiuqiao Linglong bones.Didn't Ma Di say that the nine orifice bones have the effect of absorbing souls?

We searched all the way, and found that the stone statues behind the stone tables were all dressed up as Taoists.Although we don't know their faces, it is certain that they are not the same person.Some of their faces are old, some are young, some are slender, some are short and fat, they have different shapes, some are holding whisks, some are wielding swords, some are fighting jishou, and some are making sword tactics...

Although they have different postures and looks, they are all immortal and extraordinary.

Although I don't know how to meet each other, I can see that if these people have prototypes, they must all be Taoists.Even if he has not cultivated to become an immortal, he is still a person who has achieved something in Taoism.

Seeing these stone statues of Taoists, Qu Kangcheng touched his head and said, "My dear boy, so many statues of Taoists should be carved from real people. Could it be that the skull on this stone table belongs to this Taoist himself?"

I nodded and said, "It seems that in this underground palace, everything that happens is normal. Seeing these stone statues of Taoists, I feel that this underground palace is not like an emperor's palace, but more like a Taoist temple."

Qu Kangcheng also said suspiciously: "Yes, I also felt this way when I came in. It seems that the structure of the underground palace is different from what I imagined. The structure of the main hall and side halls here really doesn't look like a normal palace, could it be Was it really built according to the structure of the Taoist temple? But wasn’t it ordered by Emperor Qianlong? What’s his intention of sending people to secretly build such an underground Taoist temple?”

I waved my hand: "This is all my guess. I don't know the details yet. We only saw the side halls. We haven't seen what the main hall looks like yet. It's not easy to draw such a conclusion so early."

Liang Yue said from the side: "You two are really stupid. It's not difficult to know whether this underground palace is a palace or a Taoist temple..."

Qu Kangcheng and I were taken aback, and looked at Liang Yue at the same time.

Liang Yue said with a smile: "As long as we see if he enshrines a Taoist statue in the main hall. If he really enshrines a god statue, we can see what is enshrined, for example, Taishang Laojun, three Wait a minute, there is no doubt that it is a Taoist temple.”

The authorities are confused by the onlookers, Liang Yue's words awakened Qu Kangcheng and me.This is indeed the best and easiest way.

Otherwise, we cannot understand why there are so many stone statues of Taoist priests in this underground palace built for the royal family.Moreover, these Taoists seem to be ordinary monks. Although they may have some Taoism, they are not gods or bodhisattvas.

We decided not to stop at this side hall, but to keep going.Qu Kangcheng looked at the topographic map again, and said: "According to the map, the main hall and the side hall should be connected to each other. This inexplicable line and that special symbol indicate that it is in front."

I nodded, since we have come here, we have gone through a lot of hardships, we must find out the whole underground palace.And this is the last place we want to find Ma Di and the others.

If I can't find them here again, I really dare not think about the consequences.

We walked down the stone statues of these Taoist priests. I roughly estimated that there are at least twenty of these Taoist priest statues.That is to say, there are at least [-] Taoist skulls left here.

I know that the soul of a Taoist is purer and clearer. Those who have a certain level of morality have a pure soul in their bodies, so this kind of pure soul is called the soul of Dao Ming.So by analogy, are the skulls of ascetics more precious than those of ordinary people?

Otherwise, why are there so many skulls of ascetics collected in this underground palace?

The more I went down, the more questions I had, and I still couldn't get the answers.This feeling is very uncomfortable, so in order to find the answer, it also prompted me to bite the bullet and go on.

Although the place is deserted and the temperature is extremely low, but we have those few sips of wine at the bottom, but there is nothing special about it.Relatively speaking, it feels safer here than the passages we have passed through.

Chapter 1088

This sense of security is entirely my own special feeling. I don't know if it has something to do with the statues and skulls of those Taoist priests.

After all, those Taoist priests should be masters of Taoism, even if they were carved into stone statues, they must have a deterrent effect on some evil spirits.I believe that there will be no evil spirits, who dare to run wild and make trouble here.

In fact, when we got here, we didn't encounter any obstacles or troubles, and passed through the side hall smoothly, from the main entrance of the side hall to the back door.

A stone gate stood in front of him. Qu Kangcheng said that he should have walked out of the side hall through this stone gate.

In this side hall, except for the skulls and stone statues of the Taoists, we found nothing abnormal.

We approached the stone gate with torches, only to find that the stone gate was half open just like the main gate.There is also a little light flashing outside the half-open door.

Those lights twinkled like stars.

If it was in the past, we would have to observe here before we act.But at this moment, I don't know if the few sips of wine we drank had an effect, or my nerves are a little numb.Facing the stone gate leading to the unknown world, we held torches and filed through the stone gate without any hesitation.

Perhaps this entire underground palace is the place to show us miracles.

After we passed through the stone gate, another jaw-dropping scene appeared.

Below our feet, what appears is not a road, but a bridge.

Can you imagine it?In the underground palace, there was no water, but a bridge appeared.

The bridge started from our feet and stretched forward.The dots of starlight we see are the lights from the bridge.

"The bridge...the bridge...so it's a bridge...I see..."

Seeing an arched stone bridge in front of me stretching into the distance, Qu Kangcheng next to me suddenly became excited, pointing at the bridge and muttering non-stop.

Liang Yue asked: "Old Qu, you mean, those two lines and those circle symbols on your topographic map refer to this bridge?"

"That's right, that's right. I have never understood that line, and there are several circles below. What do these represent? Looking at it now, this is clearly the symbol of the bridge. The circle is clearly the hole of the arch bridge. It's so simple and easy." Why didn't I think of the symbols I understand?" Qu Kangcheng danced excitedly while explaining.

I saw that Qu Kangcheng was a little overexcited, so I said puzzledly: "Old Qu, I don't understand, what's the difference between whether you understand the symbol or not? Even if you don't understand, so what? "

Qu Kangcheng waved his hands again and again: "No, no, that's not right, Li Yang. There is not much difference between knowing and not knowing. It's just that I have learned a new symbol of ancient architecture. But we know that this symbol represents a bridge. It will save a lot of trouble..."

I was taken aback for a moment, and asked, "So what?"

Qu Kangcheng explained: "On the original drawing of the blueprint, next to this symbol, there is a line of small characters, of course they are all written in Manchu. I remember these words: the beginning and the end of the universe, floating in the dark river, Going backwards without fear can reach the age of heaven."

"The universe is at its end, floating in the dark river, going backward and fearless, reaching the age of heaven..."

Both Liang Yue and I followed Qu Kangcheng silently for two times, but wanted to know the meaning of these words, but couldn't understand them for a while.

The ancients were like this. For the records of some events, they would often use a few concise words to summarize, and the summary was extremely appropriate.For example, the 24-character mantra we have seen on that blueprint, and the [-]-character mantra that Qu Kangcheng said now.

Qu Kangcheng obviously did some research on these characters, and he must have been searching for the meaning of these characters before he understood the symbol of the bridge.

Because according to the location, this place is infinitely close to the main hall of the underground palace.Whether the meaning of these words can be clarified is likely to be related to whether they can enter the main hall smoothly.

I also finally understood why Qu Kangcheng was so excited when he saw the bridge in front of him. He must have passed the bridge and understood the meaning of these words.

Qu Kangcheng pointed to the bridge in front of him, and said: "The meaning of these sixteen characters means that the universe is turned upside down, and the cart before the horse. Because this is underground, it should be completely opposite to the ground. Floating in the dark river shows that the bridge is It is not that there is no water, but there is a dark river. This dark river may be deeper underground, or it may not really exist, but a river in name. Then there is the most important field, going backwards and fearless, but Reaching Tiansui means that we can only go backwards on the bridge, and only if we go backwards can we be fearless, otherwise it may cause disaster."

I know that this kind of underground palace was originally built according to Feng Shui, and there are many secrets in it that we don't know.If it hadn't been explained in the drawings, we would never have thought of crossing the bridge backwards.

Qu Kangcheng continued: "This bridge is also the only way to enter the main hall. To enter the main hall, we must go on the bridge."

I nodded: "I prayed everything else that should be prayed, and I will see the true God soon. Of course we are going. It doesn't matter if we cross the bridge, then we will get on the bridge as soon as we are ready."

We rearranged our bags, refreshed ourselves, and walked to the bridge under the leadership of Qu Kangcheng.

Waiting for the three of us to stand at the head of the bridge, following the lights on the bridge, I suddenly saw three words engraved on the head of the bridge: Qianzhou Bridge.

It turns out that the stone bridge in the underground palace also has a name like a normal bridge.

I looked around again, it was silent and there was no other movement.

Qu Kangcheng took a deep breath and said, "I'll go up first. If you see that I'm fine, you can come along."

As he spoke, he turned around and stepped back onto the stone bridge.

Liang Yue and I watched Qu Kangcheng go up under the bridge. Unexpectedly, as soon as Qu Kangcheng stepped onto the bridge, it was as if some switch was touched, and a mist drifted from nowhere.

The mist quickly enveloped the entire stone bridge, and Qu Kangcheng soon disappeared in the mist.

I was startled, and quickly imitated Qu Kangcheng, turned around and walked towards the Qianzhou Bridge.

Liang Yue also followed me onto the bridge.Since we were all turned upside down, I could still see Liang Yue coming up after me.

As I stepped onto the stone bridge, which may be the reason for being in it, the fog didn't seem so heavy.I can only feel a trace of white air lingering around me.The surrounding scenery can be seen in the eyes.

Since we were walking backwards, we couldn't pick up the speed, so we could only tentatively walk behind step by step.

Chapter 1089

Now we are on the bridge, and I can see the structure of the stone bridge clearly. As I was walking and observing the bridge railing, I suddenly felt a shock.Because I suddenly discovered that this Qianzhou Bridge is somewhat similar to the Kunzhou Bridge at the entrance of Sanyangpu Village... No, it should be extremely similar, or even almost identical.

I have an impression of Kunzhou Bridge.When I was crossing the bridge, I got off the bridge to check the little stone lions on the watchtowers.Cracks appeared in the little lion. At that time, I said that this meant that the Yin bridge was gaining momentum and the Yang bridge was about to lose its hold.

And the Qianzhou Bridge that I see now has the same kind of pillars, and there are the same little lions on the pillars to guard the bridge.

"Qianzhou Bridge, Kunzhou Bridge... Gan, Kun, isn't that Qiankun? Qiankun is at the bottom, and Qiankun is upside down. Does it mean that this Qianzhou Bridge is a replica of Kunzhou Bridge? So, that Kunzhou Bridge is Yang Bridge, and this Qianzhou Bridge is the Yin Bridge of Kunzhou Bridge?"

I walked backwards, thinking about this question.Regarding the concept of yin bridge and yang bridge, generally speaking, yang bridges are real, while yin bridges are attached to yang bridges and do not really exist.But what I see now is not the case at all.

At this time, I can't confirm the statement that this Qianzhou Bridge is the Yin Bridge of Kunzhou Bridge.

I walked backwards, unable to see what was behind me.I just feel that the bridge deck under my feet is slowly rising.

This means that I am on the way up the bridge, and I can still hear the sound of footsteps behind me if I listen carefully, which should be from Qu Kangcheng.

He walked in the front and should be able to see me and Liang Yue.