Wang Qiang served as a soldier in a snowy area and saw the horror of hypothermia with his own eyes.
Qian Sheng in front of him has reached the most serious situation and is beginning to have hallucinations. If he does not receive effective treatment, his life will be in danger at any time.
"Shopkeeper Qian, shopkeeper Qian, wake up, don't you dare fall asleep, shopkeeper Qian!"
After continuous shaking, coupled with Wang Qiang's constant rubbing of his chest and limbs through his clothes, there was some improvement.
"Master Wang, are we in the underworld?"
"No, let's go to the door and ask the Lord of Hell to rush back. He said that we didn't have time and wouldn't accept us."
Qian Sheng's lips moved, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He closed his eyes and passed out.
"Shopkeeper Qian, Shopkeeper Qian! Lao Lin, help him quickly."
Lin Yi took out the silver needle from his bag, but his hands were shaking so much, like an Alzheimer's patient.
In this case, it is impossible to hit the acupuncture points accurately no matter what. You can only use both hands together to barely control the strength of your fingers and wrists.
"Open your chest!"
"oh!"
Wang Qiang stretched out his hand to lift Qian Sheng's clothes. Lin Yi applied acupuncture with both hands, and inserted a "soul-reviving needle" into Qian Sheng's body. Qian Sheng's whole body suddenly stiffened.
The veins on his neck popped out.
The expression on his face was extremely distorted, and it could be seen that this injection really hurt him.
Then a "crunch" was heard in his throat, and his whole body went limp for an instant. His eyes slowly opened, and his lips trembled, as if he had regained some consciousness.
"Great, I finally woke up."
"This is not a temporary solution. If you want to get him out of hypothermia, you have to get him out of this cold environment as soon as possible."
"Shopkeeper Qian, leave it to me. Find a way out quickly and let us get out of here. If we wait a little longer, we will all die here!"
After that, Wang Qiang carried Qian Sheng on his back and started running circles in this small space, using the heat generated by his own exercise to warm Qian Sheng.
Lin Yi nodded, put the flashlight under his arm, and began to look for clues bit by bit.
When he calmed down, he realized that the so-called portrait of the angry-eyed King Kong on the wall was actually the four heavenly kings of Buddhism.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the images of these four characters mainly come from the classical mythology "Journey to the West" and "The Romance of the Gods".
The "Four Heavenly Kings" are even more well-known than the "Four Demon Generals".
Their identity is the protector of Buddhism, and the instruments they hold are also deeply rooted in people's hearts because of the fabrication of these plots.
The King of Growth in the South: Holds a sword. Because the sword has an edge, it is homophonic for "wind".
The Heavenly King of the Eastern Kingdom: Holds the pipa, because the pipa can produce tones, which means "tuning".
The king of heaven is often heard in the north: he holds a silver rat and a precious umbrella in his hand. Because the umbrella can protect against rain, it represents "rain".
Western Guangmu Tianwang: The snake is wrapped around the hand, which means dragon and snake are in harmony, which means "shun".
In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, the names, images and magical instruments of these four heavenly kings were different from those described by later generations.
Among the relief statues of heavenly kings unearthed from the underground palace of Famen Temple, the four heavenly kings of Buddhism made their collective appearance for the first time:
Dongfang Titou Lai Zha Tianwang: holding swords in both hands;
South Pilou Boyi King: holding a sword in his left hand;
The Western King Piluoleyi: holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand;
The great sage of the north, King Bishamonten: holds the pagoda with his left hand and raises the sword with his right hand.
The shapes of the four of them are very similar to those on the ice murals in the stone chamber where Lin Yi and the three brothers are now.
Among the four heavenly kings, only the northern king Bishamon has the most special identity.
According to the "Bishamon Ritual", in the first year of Tianbao, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the vassal states surrounded Xiliang City and the border was in a hurry.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty asked Master Fu Kong Sanzang to recite the "Renwang Sutra" to practice and bless him.
When the mage was practicing the law, at the north gate of the trapped city, the king of heaven and countless divine soldiers appeared in the clouds and mist with the sound of trumpets and trumpets. Another group of golden rats bit off all the enemy's bowstrings and instruments, and the border was won.
Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict, ordering all Taoist festivals and prefectures to place images of the heavenly king in the northwest corner of the city, and Buddhist temples also ordered them to be placed in other courtyards.
Therefore, Bishamonten was particularly respected by the Tang army and regarded as the god of war.
The image of Bishamonten, wearing heavy armor and half-sitting on a tower with a sword in his hand, is often drawn on the flag and is called the "Flag of the Heavenly King" to show his protection for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.
This image of King Bishamon was finally used in King Tota Ri.
And he took the name of Li Jing, a great military strategist of the Tang Dynasty, for his use.
Only then did Lin Yi notice that the area of the portrait of Bishamon in the north was larger than the other three.
This shows his special identity.
His portrait is unique, so there must be special marks on his body.
Lin Yi stepped forward and held up a flashlight to observe carefully. He had to keep stepping on his feet to let the blood circulate.
The flashlight beam stopped at the center of King Bishamon's crown, which seemed to be inlaid with a fan-shaped gem.
The outlines of these heavenly king statues are all connected to each other, a bit like a "one-stroke painting", so after the water vapor condenses into water droplets, frost slowly forms along the ravines dug out to outline the pattern.
Only this fan-shaped gem inlaid on the crown is a single entity, connected by the surrounding fine lines and covered by frost.
At first glance, there is nothing special about it, but when you compare it with the other three crowns, you can see the difference.
fan!
Lin Yi couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw this pattern.
Among the "Eight Immortals of Darkness", the fan is Han Zhongli's magical weapon.
In reality, fans are also a must-have "artifact" for cooling off and relieving the heat. It seems that this senior really meant something and had good intentions.
But in the current situation, isn’t this coolness a bit too cool?
Without thinking too much, Lin Yi shined a flashlight towards the top of the statue of King Bishamon and discovered that there was a layer of white powder crystals sandwiched between the wall and the top of the head.
He took out the flying tiger claw, shook his arm, moved all the joints and wrists, and then threw the claw up.
He retracted his paw, twisted the powder on his hand, put it under his nose and smelled it.
Suddenly his eyes widened.
"Saltpeter! It's actually saltpeter!"
This kind of thing often appeared in the corners of the old mud houses. Saltpeter in nature is often formed by the decomposition and oxidation of nitrogen-containing organic matter in the soil into nitric acid under the action of bacteria, and then combines with potassium in the soil.
In ancient times, Taoist priests used it as a raw material for alchemy and an important ingredient in making gunpowder.
In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the above uses, saltpeter also had another important use:
Make ice!
Because they discovered that when saltpeter is dissolved in water, it quickly absorbs a large amount of heat in the water and allows the water to freeze into ice. Therefore, the saltpeter ice making method was invented.
Of course, because of its special characteristics and huge consumption, saltpeter cannot be used by ordinary people.
For the royal family, it is not a big problem at all.
(End of chapter)
