The years of reselling the haunted house

I took it and glanced at it by the light of the candle, and found that it was also an ancient book, the pages had already turned yellow, and the name of the book was written vertically on the cover: Shi Qi Gangmu.

I flipped through it briefly, and some of the handwriting on it was blurred, and some pages were incomplete. I only saw a lot of patterns inside.

"Shi Jin, this is..." I asked.

Shi Jin said: "This "Compendium of Shiqi" was passed down to me by my master, and his book was also passed down from my ancestors. It records the ancient stonemason's craftsmanship, various stone tools, and the construction of various stone buildings, etc. It can be called a divine book. This book is just a catalog and some simple techniques, and more skills are recorded in dozens of other volumes. Unfortunately, the master only has this catalog in his hand. Others The whereabouts of the sub-volumes are unknown. Master has been looking for these sub-volumes all his life, but it was not until his death that he got the news..."

I was taken aback: "Those sub-volumes are not in this underground palace, are they?"

The little mason nodded: "Brother, you are right. The news we got is that there are indeed a lot of sub-volumes hidden here. One of the purposes of my sneaking into the underground palace was to find them and take them out. These things were not good before. Let me tell you clearly, on this occasion today, it’s okay to say it. All I know is mentioned in this book handed down by my master. Have you seen the construction of this underground palace? It’s all made of stone... ..."

All of us nodded at the same time. The architecture and structure of this underground palace is indeed breathtaking, whether it is the Nine Dragon Cauldron we saw before, or the main hall and side halls we saw later, even the stone floor of this underground palace , whether it is the overall scale or individual details, the level of craftsmanship has already made us praise.

I don't know if we can do this with the level of craftsmanship of our modern people.With the level of craftsmanship at that time, it is no longer possible to describe such an underground palace as impossible, it is simply a miracle.

So I listened to the little mason's introduction and asked, "You mean, this underground palace was built by your master's ancestors?"

The little mason shook his head and smiled: "Brother, you are joking, this underground palace is a huge project, how could it be made by my ancestor alone?"

I waved my hand: "That's not what I meant, of course it couldn't be made by a single person. What I mean is, he presided over the construction of this underground palace?"

"That's right. The "Shiqi Compendium" left behind was written while the patriarch presided over the construction of the underground palace. It also records the process of building the underground palace in detail, including some that the masons need to use. Skills. These amazing stone products were all built with that method. At that time, my patriarch had three thousand disciples, and he led these three thousand disciples to fight starry night to build such a huge underground palace."

The little mason was talking about the events of the year, with a look of envy and a sense of pride.

I also know that in ancient times, when a certain large-scale building was built or a large-scale project was undertaken, a role similar to the commander-in-chief was often selected. This person played a very important role in the entire construction process.Not only must he coordinate and arrange the process and procedures of the entire project, but he must also be very skilled in all kinds of skills that need to be used.I think the ancestor of this little mason should be such a character.If all his subordinates are his own direct disciples, then his work efficiency will be greatly improved.

Chapter 1100

However, in the Qing Dynasty, and even the Ming Dynasty before that, it was staggering to have three thousand disciples.That means that this person's skill is already the best in the world, and he is invincible in the world.

Thinking about it, even though the construction of the underground palace was supervised by Huang Jiye, the ancestor of the Huang family, he was also ordered by Qianlong.What the emperor wants to build must be the best craftsman in the country.

After listening to the little mason, I questioned again: "Shi Jin, since it was written by your ancestor, "Shi Qi Compendium", how could only the volume of the catalog be handed down, and those sub-volumes are all left in the underground palace. Did it happen? Could it be that your ancestors did it on purpose?"

The little mason shook his head: "Of course not. The masonry skills of the ancestors, of course, hope to pass on this skill to future generations, and it will last forever. That's why he wrote this book at that time, and because this skill has There are many complexities, and it will take more space to write them out, so it will be written in dozens of volumes."

Liang Yue asked: "Then he has [-] disciples? With these [-] people, how can the skills be passed down? Why bother to write a book?"

The little mason shook his head slightly, but said nothing.But I saw some clues from it, and combined with the previous judgment, I tentatively asked: "Could it be that when your ancestor master took over this job, he had a premonition that neither he nor these three thousand disciples would come out alive?" The underground palace. That’s why he didn’t want his superb skills to be buried underground forever, so he thought about writing this book, hoping to find a way to get it out and pass it on to future generations.”

Liang Yue was taken aback: "No... No way, 3000 people? They all died in the underground palace? How is this possible? It's incredible, it's terrible..."

Liang Yue shook her head again and again, and we all looked at the little mason, who smiled wryly and nodded: "But that's the truth. But the three thousand people may be an over-expression by the ancestors in order to create a tragic atmosphere. I don't think there will be 3000 people, but there should be hundreds or even thousands of people. We won't discuss this number too much. In fact, these hundreds or even thousands of people did die in the underground palace In the end, only one of these craftsmen escaped with the catalog of "Shiqi Compendium" under the ingenious arrangement of the ancestors, and passed this book on to future generations."

Liang Yue snorted coldly: "Even if there are hundreds of people, they are too vicious. Why do you build an underground palace for them, and you will die in it later?"

I smiled bitterly and said, "They must have known the secret of this underground palace."

The little mason nodded and said: "That's right. Actually, when the ancestors compiled the book, they should have obtained official approval at the beginning. After all, the inheritance of this kind of skill is also good for the whole country. But maybe later the ancestors recorded in the book A lot of things that should not be recorded were discovered again, so they became murderous. Fortunately, the ancestors took precautions, bought an official person, found a substitute, and exchanged with a disciple of the ancestors After confirming his identity, the disciple escaped from the underground palace with the directory."

"You said that the ancestors recorded a lot of things that shouldn't be recorded in the book. The evil people you told us just now, the collapse of the underground palace, etc., were recorded in that book?" I asked.

"Yeah, otherwise, how could I know so much about the underground palace. This is not my nonsense, the book is in your hand, you can read it, and you will know whether what I said is true or not."

I turned over a few pages of the "Compendium of Shiqi" in my hand. Most of the front pages are the craftsmanship that stonemasons and artists need to use, as well as some patterns of stone products, which I can't understand.After turning it over, there are densely packed characters, those characters are as thin as mosquitoes and flies, and the light is very dim, even though I carefully read them, I still can't make them out clearly.

The little mason said, "Didn't you bring a flashlight, brother? You can take a look at it, but it shouldn't take too long."

I waved my hand: "Forget it, there is no need to look carefully, I believe you. Then tell me, what do we need to do now?"

The little mason told us about this before, and he just wanted us to believe him through this.At least for now this goal is achieved.What he said was well-founded, and we had to believe it.

So for the next action, we naturally have to obey the instructions of the little mason.

The little mason said: "At that time, in order to build this underground palace, not only a lot of financial resources were spent, but also a lot of human resources. At that time, there were mainly three groups of people who built this underground palace. Some of the craftsmen led by the ancestors were responsible for guarding the palace. Qing soldiers, and the rest are Taoists."

I nodded, what the little mason said was also reliable.When we came to the main hall and side halls of the underground palace, what we saw most were the shadows of Taoist priests.

In other words, not only those craftsmen died here, but the fate of those Taoist priests must not be too good.

"But it's normal to use craftsmen to build an underground palace. Why do we need so many Taoist priests?" Liang Yue questioned.

The little mason explained: "Because the construction of this underground palace is strictly based on the changes in Fengshui. Craftsmen can build underground palaces, but they don't understand Fengshui. Taoists understand Fengshui, but they don't know how to build them. So only the two cooperate with each other. In order to build an underground palace that meets the requirements."

What the little mason said was also reasonable, and we nodded frequently when we heard it.

Speaking of this, the little stonemason said proudly: "At that time, my ancestor was the number one stonemason in the world. By the way, at that time, everyone called the ancestor the number one stone maker in the world."

I said to myself, if your ancestors were unlucky, they were unlucky to become number one in the world. If they were not number one in the world, they might not be called to repair the underground palace, let alone die in the underground palace.

Liang Yue asked: "Your ancestor is the best in the world, so the Taoist who came to monitor Feng Shui must be a powerful character."

The little mason nodded: "That's natural. It is also mentioned in this book that the Taoist master who came to monitor Fengshui was the Taoist of Shimen, that is, the evil Taoist. He also brought a hundred disciples. This Taoist of Shimen was from Jiangnan area at that time The most famous cultivator, it is said that he already has the body of a half-immortal and can ascend to immortality. But he still wants to benefit the common people and save the suffering in the world. So he still stays in the world."

I sneered at this statement: "Isn't this nonsense? I agree that cultivating the Tao can achieve a positive result, reach a certain level, and have a certain level of Taoism, but this ascension to immortality is too ridiculous, right?"

Chapter 1101 Who Will Sacrifice

Shi Jin smiled and said: "Brother, this is your opinion now. It was more than 200 years ago, and people at that time believed in this very firmly. Thanks to the appreciation of the prince, the priest from Shimen later became the prince’s personal mage. He helped the prince to make alchemy, watch Fengshui, etc. Later, the prince recommended the Taoist priest to the emperor in order to please the emperor. Well, another clever mouth, and immediately won the appreciation of the emperor. Just in time, Lord Qianlong wanted to build an underground palace here, so he entrusted this Shimen Taoist with a heavy responsibility to supervise the construction of the underground palace."

I questioned: "Is this something wrong? The emperor sent him to supervise the construction of the underground palace, why did he build a Taoist temple for himself?"

Shi Jin said: "That's why this evil person is so powerful. He doesn't know what the emperor said. In short, he should have quoted a lot of Fengshui theories. It's nothing more than the complex terrain here, and Taoist temples can be used to suppress it." One side is evil or something. In addition, the emperor's original intention was not to build a mausoleum, but for other purposes. So I followed his suggestion and built the underground palace into a Taoist temple. However, it is understandable that this building is an underground palace, after all, it is called Kowloon underground palace."

I nodded, based on what Shi Jin said, plus what I had mastered before, I probably understood the formation process of this underground palace.

Emperor Qianlong's original intention must be to give his Qianlong Tongbao's royal money to replenish the dragon's energy.So under the supervision of the master stone maker, the Jiulongding was made.And use the method of the descendants of the royal family to hold the king's money in their mouths to absorb the dragon's energy.

However, in order to achieve their own goals, the Taoists of Shimen asked the emperor to build a Taoist temple to suppress the evil spirits here.The Taoist in Shimen was eloquent, possessed Taoism and Fengshui skills, so the emperor couldn't help but not believe it.So the Taoist asked craftsmen to build the Shimen Palace.

"Then let me ask you, this Shimen Taoist must have his own purpose in building this Shimen Palace. What is his purpose?" I asked again.

The little mason poked his head out to look outside again, and said in a low voice: "Brother, I can answer all your questions, but I think the most important thing now is to prevent the resurrection of evil people and save Fatty and the others. If you continue to ask , it is estimated that the opportunity may be missed.”

What the little mason said made sense. It took about ten minutes for us to ask about these things in this room.For Pang Haihai and the others, life and death are only a matter of thought, and the more time is delayed, the worse it will be for them.

I nodded and said, "Okay, Shi Jin, how can you save Fatty and the others?"

The little stonemason led us from this room to the door, and said, "According to the design of the Taoist temple, this room should be where the Taoist boy guards the mountain. From our position..."

Then, Shi Jin pointed to the direction of the main entrance of the main hall, and continued: "About 30 meters ahead, that is, the place where you were stopped by me just now, and then you will see a stone jar and a stone candlestick. It was restricted by evil people there, and as long as someone passed there, their souls would be sucked away. This is a trap set up by evil people, and it is difficult to crack. At that time, the fat man and the others were sucked away when they passed by there. Their Flesh body, kneel in front of that candlestick now. If I don’t stop you, if you go forward, you will end up with them. Your soul will also be divided into three, and you will be enslaved in this underground palace.”

After listening to the little mason's explanation, I realized that the three of us had chosen a life, and it was all thanks to the little mason.

I nodded: "Shi Jin, thank you."

Shi Jin smiled: "Brother. Since I recognize you as a big brother, don't be so polite. It's easy for me. But if we want to enter the hall, we have to pass there. So this is the first place where we need to be tested .”

"Since the soul is absorbed after passing, what should we do? Is there a way to avoid it?"

Shi Jin shook his head: "It can't be avoided at all. There is no other passage here."

"What should I do?"

Shi Jin said: "I've thought about this too. Once someone is sucked in there, there will be a short ten seconds of free time before the second soul sucking. So as long as we don't go there together and use this free time, we can The second group of people can pass through smoothly. After passing, there will be a door incense on the candlestick, and everyone will light one and hold it in their hands, so as to avoid soul absorption. The next step is to plan."

Liang Yue looked at the little mason and said, "You mean, among the four of us, one needs to be sacrificed?"

The little mason nodded: "That's right, that's it, and this is the only way. This is why I stayed here and couldn't take any further actions. Because I have no skills, only one person can't complete this task .”

Liang Yue sneered and said, "Then do you think it's appropriate for the three of us to sacrifice?"

The little mason smiled: "This beautiful sister, I can see that you don't trust me all the time. How about this, you don't have to make sacrifices, I will make sacrifices, how about it?"

"This..." Liang Yue was also at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing how to proceed.

In fact, what the little stonemason said was correct, Liang Yue did not trust the little stonemason, and there were often thorns in his words.She must have thought that the little mason wanted one of the three of us to be soul-absorbed, but she didn't expect the little mason to sacrifice himself.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and I hurriedly said: "Shi Jin, this is not possible. Without you, I don't know what to do next. After all, you are the most familiar with this place, and you are also the most familiar with these processes."

But Shi Jin waved his hand: "Brother. Needless to say, I think it's most suitable for me to sacrifice. You three, I can't think of anyone who is more suitable to be soul-absorbed. I am voluntary, let's just decide... ..."

Seeing Shi Jin's attitude is very firm, and it doesn't seem to be pretending.

In fact, I really can't choose which of the three of us to sacrifice, Liang Yue is a girl, it is not appropriate to let her go, Lao Qu is old, and now he has been tossed to death. It is estimated that this fate will be explained.

If I go by myself, I'm afraid that Liang Yue and Lao Qu will not be able to cope with something.

Therefore, seeing that Shi Jin insisted on going by himself, I stopped forcing it.

Then there is another problem, if the little mason is sucked into his soul, he can no longer go to the main hall with us.So even after passing the stone jar and incense burner that the little mason said, I don't know what to do next.

Chapter 1102 Action Begins

But I was obviously worrying too much, the little mason had already made plans in his heart.

He found a place, squatted down, and motioned for us to follow suit.

After the candle was lowered, it could be seen that a thick layer of ash had deposited on the ground.No one has walked this place, and there are no footprints.

The little mason took the ground as a map, and his fingers traced it.

While drawing, he explained to us in a low voice: "Brother. After I am sucked into the soul, my body will kneel down, just kneeling in front of the incense burner. But please don't worry about me. Once you see me kneeling, act immediately. Go to the censer and candlestick and light a piece of incense for each person, and then walk towards the main hall. After you walk ten steps, you will be relatively safe, and the souls of the Taoist priests hiding in this main hall will not be found again You. In addition, there are too many ghosts hidden in this hall, all of which are transformed by craftsmen after death. If they find strangers entering, they will definitely ask for your life. But as long as you still hold the Taoist incense, you will not Be found by them."

I asked: "Then what happened to us, can we discuss it with each other?"

The little mason said: "Before entering the main hall, after lighting the Taoist incense, you can still say a few words, but not too much. But after entering the main hall, don't be surprised by what you see, and don't talk. This is very important. .”

I nodded and glanced at Liang Yue and Qu Kangcheng.They also listened carefully, and it seemed that they had already trusted the little stonemason.

The little stonemason Shi Jin then continued: "When you arrive at the main hall, you should see a altar in the middle of the main hall. There is a person on the altar, to be precise, it should be a corpse. He is an evil way People. You just need to cut open the area between his eyebrows with a knife and take out a bead inside, and he cannot be resurrected. At the same time, with the bead taken out, the souls enslaved by him will return to their original bodies , Fatty, them, and I will also be saved. The process is as simple as that, but you have to be careful, you may see two people on the altar, and only one of them is a real evil person. Remember, close your eyes What you see is fake, but what you open your eyes is true. Don’t make a mistake.”

"There are two people, one with eyes open and one with closed eyes. The one with closed eyes is a fake, and the one with open eyes is a real evil person. Let's go up and cut a hole between his eyebrows, and take out the beads inside?"

I simply repeated what the little mason said.

The little mason nodded: "That's right, brother, that's it."

"Why did beads grow between his brows?" Liang Yue asked.

The little mason explained: "This is a kind of sorcery by the evil Taoist. Before he died, he implanted the bead between the eyebrows. During 200 years, most of the dragon energy here was actually sucked away by him. The bead is used to absorb dragon energy, and it is also the main magic weapon he wants to use to resurrect."

I still think it is very logical for what the little mason said.Because Lord Qianlong put the king's money here at that time to mend the dragon's energy, but the repair effect of the king's money was not good.After what the little mason said, it was obvious that a lot of dragon energy in it might have been absorbed by this evil person.

So, I said to Liang Yue and Qu Kangcheng: "Since this is the case, we have no choice. You follow me. When the time comes to the main hall, I will come to get the bead from the evil Taoist."

The little mason said again: "That's all I know. Since I haven't been to the main hall, I just read the relevant records from the book. I'm not sure if the current situation there matches the talisman written in the book." No, so after you go, you have to adapt accordingly, you just need to remember one thing, no matter what, you must get the bead. I also believe in the ability of the elder brother, this small matter must be easily grasped, and success will be achieved immediately."

I smiled wryly and said, "Don't say that first, I can only do my best. You also said that the situation inside is unclear. Let's talk about it after everything is resolved."

The little stonemason nodded: "No problem. Then if we are ready, let's set off and start to act..."

Saying that, the little mason waved his hand and led the three of us out from where we stayed.We stopped at the place where we were stopped by the little mason last time.

The little mason pointed to the front and pressed his hands down, which meant that we should wait in place while he was going to move forward.I know that the stone jar and candlestick he mentioned should be in front.

So I asked Qu Kangcheng and Liang Yue to wait at the same place, and I slowly walked two steps forward to observe the movements of the little mason.

I saw the little mason holding a candle and striding towards the hall.From a distance, I saw that the direction of the main hall was dark, and I didn't see any earth jars or candlesticks.

And the little stonemason may have arranged everything well, so his steps are very solid, and he walks sonorously.

I didn't dare to move forward anymore, so I could only squat down and stare closely at the back of the little mason.

After he left us and walked a dozen steps, I finally saw the shadows of stone jars and candlesticks appearing in front of him.

The candle light in the little stonemason's hand, although not bright, can make me recognize these.

Before I could understand what was going on, I saw the little mason's body suddenly stopped, and the body that was still moving forward suddenly stopped.

At the same time, the candle in his hand fell to the ground.The flame flickered a few times, and then went out.

And the moment the candlelight went out, I saw the little mason's legs bent and he knelt down straight.

Sure enough, everything was as the little mason expected.The little mason has been sucked into his soul, and this is the time.

I hurriedly waved my hand behind me, and the three of us quickly stood up and walked towards the little mason.

I also hold a candle in my hand, ten seconds is enough for us to act.

When I also walked to that position, I found that the little mason's body was stiff, kneeling there straight with his head down, and the candlestick was in front of him.

Moreover, beside the little mason, there were three people kneeling side by side.Although the time was short, I couldn't take a closer look, but I saw a broad back at a glance.I am very familiar with this figure, it is Pang Dahai.

So, those three people are Ma Di, Pang Dahai and Huang Wenbai.

And this is their physical body. Like the little mason, they are standing upright, kneeling on the ground with their heads hanging down.

This posture made me feel very uncomfortable. I didn't expect them to be missing and suffer so much here.

I saw their souls pulling carts and supporting bridge piers. Although they were just souls, they were suffering unbearable pain.