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seen in the temple. "

"That's Shiva Linga." Yue Chentan said softly, "There are many sects in Tianzhu who believe in Shiva. Shiva has dual natures of birth and destruction, creation and destruction, so he presents strange and weird appearances. You see The six-faced statue I saw was probably the one of Shiva. Linga is the symbol of Shiva, the stone plate symbolizes Shiva’s wife, and the stone pillar symbolizes Shiva. At this point, he glanced at Jia Wuchai, "Do you understand?"

When he saw this, Jia Wuchai blushed a lot.It has the meaning of fertility and reproduction, and also associates with the shape of Lin Jia's upper and lower layers. Jia Wujue may not understand. He just kept silent just now, but he was a little embarrassed to discuss this matter with Yue Chentan. He didn't understand, so he asked specifically.

"Of course I understand better than you!" Jia Wuhai responded in a rough voice, then changed the subject, "But why did the believers from Tianzhu Kingdom appear here?"

"Shiva is not only enshrined by one religion. Many sects in the Western Regions regard him as the main god. In the Buddhist scriptures, Shiva is also called the Great Freedom, who lives on the top of the color world and is the master of the three thousand worlds. Therefore, the Buddhism in the Central Plains is not Some sects also worship Shiva, for example, there are many stone sculptures of Shiva in the temples around Quanzhou Prefecture."

"Could it be that Yue Ouzhi also believed in Shiva? But why did he go to such lengths to build the six-faced statue under the sword pavilion?" Jia Wu deceived.

"According to what you said, under the sword pavilion there is a hole in the sky, and the organs are complicated. If Yue Ou Zhiruo just puts the treasures, why should he spend so much trouble? Whether he knows about the construction of the six-faced god statue is still unknown." Yue Chentan said, " What's more, the statue of Shiva has always only had three faces and five faces. I have never heard of the saying that there are six faces. According to your description, five of them can also be seen in other Shiva statues. , which has never been seen in previous representations of Shiva."

"Could it be that the Avalokitesvara was added on purpose?" Jia Wujue recalled for a moment, "When you say that, I think that among the six faces, only the Avalokitesvara has a smile on his mouth, the most amiable."

Hearing this, Yue Chentan suddenly had a bold guess in his heart.Seeing that he was thoughtful, Jia Wuchai asked, "What clue did you think of?"

"In the construction of royal temples, many craftsmen used the face of the court as a model to carve Buddha statues, either for the purpose of decree or to please the court. For example, the statue was carved according to the appearance of Emperor Wu The Buddha statue of Lushena in Longmen, and the statue of Maiji Buddha and Bodhisattva based on the appearance of Empress Yifu are all examples of this.”

"You mean, the Avalokitesvara was also carved with reference to the appearance of a certain royal family member?" Jia Wuju understood.

"According to what you said, the appearance of Avalokitesvara is that of a woman, and it probably refers to the appearance of a certain person in the harem." Yue Chentan analyzed, "If this person can enter the Buddha with his appearance and be worshiped by all people, if this person is not from the harem The master is a concubine who is honored and favored. You said that the organs in the cave are related to the old things of the previous dynasty, so this woman is probably a well-known figure in the court of the previous dynasty. It should not be difficult to investigate."

He figured it out in a few words, and Jia Wujue was quite impressed, but he still couldn't find the answer to a doubt: "If it's related to the concubine of the previous dynasty and the harem, why did Shiva statue be chosen instead of many statues of gods and Buddhas? "

Yue Chentan took a deep look at him: "Think about it, the answer is not that hard to guess."

Jia Wuchai concentrated for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he held Yue Chentan's hand excitedly, like a child begging for a reward: "The previous dynasty had close contacts with countries in the Western Regions. It is said that there are many foreign beauties in the harem. And there are many people who believe in Shiva in the countries of the Western Regions, if the Tian family wants to please this foreign beauty, starting with her beliefs is also a means."

"That's right." Yue Chentan nodded slightly, "I'm afraid there are not many concubines who came from the Western Regions in the previous dynasty and were quite holy. Starting from here, the mystery hidden under the sword pavilion should be solved soon."

"There is a clue to this question, but—" Jia Wukai hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "You don't want to know, why did you appear in that cave with many traps? Besides, you were ignorant back then. I feel that someone must have unlocked the mechanism for you, so you could appear there..." He turned his face and tried hard to see the other person's expression, but apart from a pair of deep eyes, he couldn't see anything clearly in the darkness.

He didn't finish what he wanted to say, but Yue Chentan already understood his implication.Yue Chentan didn't answer right away, the coffin became quiet for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit depressed.Just when Jia Wuchai was about to lose his temper and wanted to take the initiative to remedy the situation, Yue Chentan suddenly said: "I will definitely understand this matter."

His voice is like a seven-stringed lingling, making people feel like the cold wind entering the pine forest, and there is a sense of bleakness. Jia Wujue couldn't help but clenched his hand a little more, wanting to pass his own temperature to him, let him There was a hint of warmth in that cold body.

Yue Chentan seemed to be aware of his thoughts, so he pulled out his hand and patted the back of his hand lightly: "You don't need to worry about me. It's you, the 'Yan Ku' you mentioned, who loves you as a teacher and a student , why did you fight with you again in the end?"

"It's not for you." Jia Wuju pretended to be dissatisfied in order to ease the somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

Yue Chentan raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"If you weren't so handsome and handsome, Yushu Zhilan was loved by everyone, why would Boss Yan insist on snatching it from me?" Jia Wujue said in a joking tone, "And to be honest, I don't understand until now, Boss Yan After snatching you away, why give up halfway?"

Yue Chentan glanced at him: "Why give up halfway?"

"If I were Boss Yan, I would go to great lengths to snatch you away, not to mention doing some ulterior motives, but at least keep you in Tiancan Valley or Star Picking Valley for ten and a half months..."

"Something not to be told?" Yue Chentan played with these few words, "It seems that apart from practicing martial arts, you know a lot about other messy things."

"Acceptance, acquiescence." Jia Wujue answered with a salivating face, and then said seriously, "You never thought about why you appeared in Chuiyun Temple?"

"Never." Yue Chentan said uninterestedly, "However, your words reminded me that according to what you said, Lin Luanpo and Ye Zanghua are the same person. Guess your Boss Yan knew about this matter? have no idea?"

For some reason, the words 'Your Boss Yan' made Yue Chentan's words seem extraordinarily meaningful.

It's a pity that Jia Wuchai didn't understand the deep meaning of this sentence, and the focus fell on other places: "People in the Tiancan Valley never ask about their origins. Once they enter the valley, they will break with the past. It’s possible that it’s all just half-knowledge.”

"There is another possibility." Yue Chentan said coldly, "They already knew each other's identities, or Tiancangu and Zhaixinggu belong to the same sect."