The depths of the valley are much wider than the outside, and it is no longer possible to have a sweeping view like before.
Fortunately, after walking nearly a hundred meters, they saw a section of bare ground, which was extremely unusual in the valley covered with vines.
"I think I know why those snakes, insects, rats and ants dare not come over." Hu Bayi stared at the ground for a while and said thoughtfully.
"Do you think this is the insect-breaking path?" Shirley Yang also knew some knowledge in this area and asked after hearing this.
"It's very possible, but it needs to be confirmed."
Hu Bayi did not give an accurate answer. Instead, he squatted down and dug a shallow pit with an engineering shovel, hoping to check the material composition in the soil before making a conclusion.
The insect barrier is a device designed to prevent insects and ants from damaging the mausoleum.
The main method is to bury long-lasting insect repellent secret medicine near the main tomb. Generally, mercury and sulfur are buried, but poisonous ma powder, Xun Huang Jian, Lazy Bodhi and other substances are also added to blend to repel insects. The effect can last for thousands of years.
This kind of arrangement is most common in the tombs of emperors in the Han Dynasty, and the most typical one is the famous Maoling.
"But this place should be far away from King Xian's tomb. How can there be a Broken Insect Path?" Ding Sitian asked in confusion.
She didn’t know much about Broken Insect Path, but she knew how far it was from King Xian’s Tomb.
Hu Bayi thought for a while and replied: "From what we have seen and heard along the way, we can know that King Xian is proficient in thaumaturgy and is also good at changing the Feng Shui pattern. And such a large tomb is not only harmful to the main tomb. There are requirements for regulating Qi according to the situation, and the same applies to the nearby auxiliary points."
"If the star positions of these auxiliary points are changed well, they will definitely have the effect of adding wings to the main tomb and adding wings to the dragon. Therefore, King Xian is likely to expand the coverage of the Broken Insect Path and include the fragile auxiliary points on the periphery. All inclusive.”
He felt that this arrangement was probably to protect some auxiliary points with low self-protection capabilities, so as to ensure that the overall Feng Shui pattern would not be destroyed by the creatures in the valley.
Hearing what Hu Bayi said, Chen Ziyan also echoed: "Although King Xian's methods are despicable, his Feng Shui attainments are still very powerful."
Hu Ba nodded: "In the secret art of Feng Shui since ancient times, the most difficult thing is to rewrite the pattern and trend. This requires a macroscopic understanding of the heaven and earth, mountains and rivers, and the changes of stars. Moreover, the workload of this kind of thing is not something ordinary people can do. Only those princes who have separated themselves from one side and hold great power have the strength to carry out such large-scale construction projects."
This reminded him of the technique of changing wind and water described in the scroll of the word 'hua' in the family biography "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique". Among them, the "Yi Long Jing" recorded that the dragon veins in the world changed their shape and situation. , change wind and water, all need to mobilize at least nine related acupuncture points in the surrounding earth veins.
Only by transforming all nine acupuncture points can we ensure that the overall Feng Shui barrier is tightly protected and the acupuncture points are unbreakable for thousands of years.
Thinking of what he saw in this valley, Hu Bayi made this conclusion: "There is no evidence for the other things yet, but the situation of the nine twists and turns towards the mountain bank is already very clear."
Chen Ziyan nodded slightly. He knew only a little about these things. He could roughly understand Hu Bayi's professional terminology, but if he had to look at it, he couldn't tell what was going on.
But he knew that Hu Bayi had figured out something through this broken worm tunnel, so he asked: "Old Hu, what do you think of the Feng Shui in this worm valley?"
"It stretches and twists and turns. In its deep place, the mountains on both sides are chaotic. It stands to reason that the 'Water Dragon Veins' running through this valley will appear to be indifferent between the subject and the object due to the terrain, and it will be difficult to distinguish the true from the false. It is suspected of overshadowing the guest and usurping the host. To be more specific, this is Just like a lowly person sitting in a well and looking at the sky, the atmosphere has no dignity but a humble attitude, but King Xian reconstructed a nine-wind loop towards the mountain bank at the lock of the dragon vein, which can be said to have changed the world in an instant!"
When Hu Bayi finished speaking, his eyes were filled with wonder.
This method is really impressive!
Wang Kaixuan was very confused after hearing this, shook his head and asked: "Old Hu, can you stop using these professional words and just tell us what we should do next?"
Regarding Wang Kaixuan's words, Hu Bayi was not annoyed, and just said: "I didn't think of it before, but after seeing this broken insect road, I am 80% sure that there must be nine in this valley. It may be a shrine, an ancestral hall, or a temple, and the toad symbol we saw on the mausoleum is probably one of them!"
Wang Kaixuan heard it more clearly this time, and immediately asked: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go find it quickly."
He felt that instead of analyzing here, it would be better to go directly to the field for investigation. As long as it can be confirmed that the toad symbol really corresponds to a certain building, wouldn't it confirm Hu Bayi's words from the side?
Wang Kaixuan's words are typical of being rough and unreasonable, so everyone agrees that the facts are more effective than anything else.
After leaving the first insect-breaking path, the second and third insect-breaking path were quickly discovered again.
After all, the vegetation in this deep valley is dense, but the surface of the Broken Insect Path is barren. It can be seen at a glance, so it is not difficult to find it.
When we reached the third insect-breaking road, the terrain of the valley was extremely open. From this, we could see that the insect valley was in the shape of a trumpet.
But when they got here, they had to be more careful, because there was already a looming light smoke in front of them.
Fortunately, everyone has already put on protective clothing, so there is no need to pay too much attention to these.
The deeper you go, the thicker the white mist becomes and the lower the visibility becomes.
What's more important is that there is deathly silence under the white mist. Not only are there no birds or insects, but even the vegetation has begun to become sparse.
All this shows that they are very close to the location of the poisonous miasma, and have even entered the scope of the poisonous miasma.
Wang Kaixuan glanced at the invisible fog in front of him and said: "How about we just ignore him and rush over to him? Anyway, we are all wearing protective clothing, so even if we encounter a poisonous miasma, we may not be able to survive." Nothing to do with us."
Seeing that the visibility here was getting lower and lower, he gave up hope of finding the temple site.
Hu Bayi couldn't help but said: "I wonder if there is a missing string in your mind. Let's not talk about the scope of this poisonous miasma. What if this poisonous miasma is corrosive? Our protective clothing No matter how powerful you are, there will be a moment when you can't resist it, and by then I'm afraid you won't have anywhere to go even if you want to run away."
There is another thing that Hu Bayi did not say, that is, they are all human beings, but humans will eat, drink, and defecate, and they cannot do these things in a poisonous miasma. These are all things that need to be considered.
After hearing what he said, Wang Kaixuan knew that his idea was a bit hasty, so he had no choice but to walk in front without saying a word.
At this time, they had arrived at the foot of the mountain on the left side of the valley.
This place is already some distance away from Snake Creek. If there really is a fourth insect-breaking path, then this place should be in the middle of the third and fourth insect-breaking paths.
While everyone was marching, suddenly there was a sound coming from the side.
The appearance of such a movement at this time immediately aroused everyone's vigilance. Everyone put their fingers on the triggers. It seemed that if the situation was even slightly wrong, they would shoot directly.
But when they got closer, they found that the sound was coming from a windless bush.
After Wang Kaixuan saw the bushes, he fired a burst of fire almost without thinking.
But apart from the sound of bullets penetrating plant leaves, there was no other feedback.
Just when he was about to go over to investigate, Shirley Yang said: "This should be dancing grass. It is a very unique plant. It usually looks listless, but once a creature appears nearby, it will dance in a pretentious manner. The ability to act upon hearing a sound does no harm to people."
While she was speaking, the piece of dancing grass was shaking crazily due to the gunfire just now, which undoubtedly proved her words.
"Dancing grass?" When Chen Ziyan heard the name, he immediately thought of other related things.
Then he walked towards the dancing grass, and as he got closer, the dancing grass trembled more and more happily. When he actually walked in front of it, the dancing grass slowly divided into two clumps, revealing half of the dancing grass. A large fiery red gourd.
Seeing this, other people also stepped forward. When they got closer, they discovered that the fiery red gourd was carved from stone. The part exposed on the ground alone was more than one meter high. The whole body was smooth and delicate, and the color was bright. It's like it's just been finished.
When Wang Kaixuan saw that the shape of the gourd was very realistic and the color was so bright, he couldn't help but feel moved. He walked to the side and left a mark, apparently intending to take it back if he had the chance.
Chen Ziyan didn't say anything when he saw it, because he was also very interested in the gourd, and he wouldn't stop it if he could take it back.
But before Wang Triumph's mark was finished, he suddenly exclaimed: "Come and see!"
Several people hurriedly walked over, and when they looked in the direction he pointed, they saw a temple that was already covered by vines opposite the gourd.
This temple built on the mountain looks like a mountain temple, and its location should be the central axis of the mountain peak behind it.
However, after years of wasted time, this temple appears to be extremely dilapidated.
It can be said that it is a miracle that the wooden frame, which has long been in decay, has been able to survive until now and has not completely collapsed.
"Hey, what do you mean by having such a big gourd in front of the temple?" Wang Kaixuan asked curiously as his eyes wandered back and forth between the flaming stone gourd and the temple.
"It may have something to do with the gods enshrined in this temple. In ancient times, many people believed in the theory of the five elements. The gods in charge of mountains and rivers also have the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth." Chen Ziyan gave a simple answer.
Although this kind of problem needs to examine many factors, it is ultimately inseparable from the scope he mentioned.
Wang Kaixuan nodded as if he understood: "Ah, that's right."
He felt that he probably, maybe, maybe understood...
Without staying too long on this topic, several people decided to go inside and take a look after seeing that although the temple looked in danger, there was no sign of collapse.
If this temple is where the toad symbol is on the Zhenling genealogy, there will probably be a secret entrance to the tomb of King Xian.
For this reason, they had to go into the temple and search for it.
However, in order to prevent any creatures from taking hold inside, everyone did not go in swarm, but were divided into two groups very vigilantly.
After all, it is one thing to need to go in, but how to get in is another matter. Your own safety is even more important.
The main hall of this temple is small in size and is also covered with plants. There is an altar in the center, but the clay statue on it has long since fallen to the ground.
Although the statue collapsed, the damage was not serious and the outline of the past can be seen.
The dark face was expressionless, his eyes were slightly closed, and he was wearing an unknown black robe. Although he was lying in the corner, he still gave people a sense of cold majesty.
On both sides of the altar, next to the original location of the statue, there are two clay sculptures of mountain ghosts, both in the shape of a yaksha with green faces and fangs. The difference is that the mountain ghost on the left is holding a flaming gourd, and the one on the right is Holding a toad in both hands.
Whether it's a gourd or a toad, Chen Ziyan and others are no strangers to it.
The toad was exactly what was described on the mausoleum's genealogy, and they had just seen the flaming red gourd outside.
Seeing the two things in the hands of the mountain ghost, Hu Bayi showed a look of surprise: "I bet the toad and the gourd are the objects of the mountain god in this temple. I just don't know what these two things represent?"
He knows that generally speaking, such objects have their own unique meanings.
Wang Kaixuan was not interested in this aspect, so he said indifferently: "What else can I do? Put the wine in the gourd, and make the toad as an appetizer, which is just right to go with it. Isn't that what the big gold tooth thief likes?" "
Hu Bayi was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. Looking at the desolate and miserable scene in front of him, he somehow remembered the days before he and Wang Kaixuan met Chen Ziyan, and couldn't help but sigh:
"This mountain god is originally a god who protects a place, and should be worshiped with incense, but I didn't expect it to be like this now. It really fulfills the saying that ups and downs can be counted!"
Hu Bayi didn't want to talk to Wang Kaixuan, but the fat man didn't think so. Hearing him being so sad and sentimental, he thought he was showing kindness again, so he said:
"Lao Hu, you have nothing to say. Do you have some evil intentions in your heart? I can tell you in advance, don't let me worship this wild god!"
Hearing what Wang Kaixuan said, everyone else also cast inexplicable glances at Hu Bayi.
At first I didn't think about it after hearing Hu Bayi's words, but looking at Wang Kaixuan's reaction, it's really not impossible.
However, they had the same idea as Wang Kaixuan, and they didn't care much about this so-called god.
Even though they have experienced many bizarre events, some things are still hard to believe.
They believe in biological beings becoming spirits, but they don't believe in gods or anything like that.
Rather than believing that there are real gods, it is better to believe in some kind of creature with supernatural abilities.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Hu Bayi couldn't help but secretly sigh that this fat man was really a roundworm in his stomach.
Yes, Wang Kaixuan, who was familiar with him, guessed right. Hu Bayi did have the idea of rightening the statue and worshiping it.
(End of chapter)
