Guard Li was startled after hearing Jin An's words.
Is there such a thing as Li...
Is there such a thing as Li...
He chewed it several times, his eyes became brighter and brighter, and his face showed joy.
"Okay, okay, Li should be like this, hahaha."
In the gloomy tomb passage, Guard Li laughed heartily.
As expected, Guard Li, who was bent on defeating evil and becoming the headless corpse king, had a lot of nerves.
Jin An: "?"
What a god, Li Ying is like this.
Several black lines hung down Jin An's forehead, and he almost couldn't hold back and gave Li Guards a few fat beatings again. Was it because he thought they were not dangerous enough and wanted to attract the sleeping bloody roots around them?
After being glared at by Jin An, Li Weiwei realized that he was in trouble and shut up, but he still secretly laughed in private.
Reunited with old comrades, although the identity of Guard Li who was disguised was not revealed, the atmosphere in the team was much more relaxed and the morale of the 10 or 20 large cavalry guards in the tomb passage was restored. Under their familiarity and guidance, the group of more than 20 people The rest of the journey will be uneventful.
Gradually go deeper into the ground in the tomb passage.
Along the way, he didn't forget to leave marks for the captain and the swordsmen.
In the dark tomb passage, there is no concept of distance or the passage of time. It is not known how far we have walked in the tomb passage. Suddenly, the Feng Shui master who was the most powerful in the tomb stopped everyone again, and there was another movement ahead.
people?
There are many people?
After listening to Mr. Feng Shui's reminder, everyone who was a little numb walking in the tomb became energetic and wondered if the captain and the others were in front?
Logically speaking, they were the largest number of people going to the tomb this time.
as expected.
After walking about a hundred steps in the dark in the tomb passage, a different building finally appeared in the same tomb passage. It was a stone hall made of stone strips, like a Hades palace.
The flickering light of torches could be faintly seen in the Hades Palace.
"Good guy, the roots of the soul-nurturing trees around this underworld palace are as thick and big as his grandma's, and they are denser than anywhere we have walked along the way." Daochang Chen exclaimed.
The cavalry guard said at the right time that as long as they don't take the initiative to stimulate or approach these soul-nurturing tree roots, they'll be fine. They didn't encounter any danger when they came.
Unless stimulated by blood, these soul-nourishing tree roots are in a quiet slumber.
There was a fire swaying in front of the Hades Palace, as if many people were walking around holding torches.
When Jin An stepped into the Hades Palace, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
The old Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, and then sighed regretfully.
This Palace of the Underworld is the center of the burial pit. On the stone walls around the Palace of the Underworld, dense caves have been carved, and in each cave there is a mummy nailed to death by hands and feet.
The hands and feet of the mummies were nailed alive here. Look at the clothes on the surface of the corpses. Although those clothes have been corroded for thousands of years, they are tattered and covered with dust. You can still tell the identity of these corpses through some fine patterns on the clothes. The status is certainly not low.
Every corpse in the cave is wrapped with soul-nourishing tree roots.
In the center of the Hades Hall, there were several potholes separated by carved dragon guardrails. When I approached the guardrails, I saw that those potholes were full of human mummies.
These mummies were all slaves who built the mausoleum. They were thrown in like animals and stacked in disorder to form several mountains of corpses.
These are all burial pits!
One, two, three...
At a rough count, there are nine burial pits.
If there are hundreds of corpses in each burial pit, there are thousands of corpses in this Hades Hall alone. These are living people who were sacrificed and used to nourish their souls.
And sacrificing so many people to the soul-nurturing tree was just to give a person a slim hope of resurrection after a thousand years.
"This underground tomb passage is very large. We accidentally found this Hades Palace through a robbery hole. There are two Hades Palaces with exactly the same specifications in other directions."
"The Teng Kingdom existed thousands of years ago when hundreds of vassal states were at war. In that era, wars were raging, and large areas of crop land were abandoned. The vassal states were conquering and conquering them everywhere. The people were in dire straits, and human lives were as worthless as grass roots on the roadside. The lords There are wars between countries every year, and many people die every year. All the soldiers die. In order to preserve their glory and wealth, the leaders of the princely countries begin to force civilians and farmers to go to the battlefield. For these people to go to the battlefield is basically the same as sending them to death. , once captured, they would be tortured with ink, have slave marks tattooed on their faces, and live worse than animals. And after the country fell, their fate was also very tragic. Either the city was massacred, the people's families were destroyed, and the young men were They were branded as slaves, and their wives and daughters were reduced to military prostitutes. Most of them would die of torture before they could survive long."
"The more wars are in progress, the less valuable the lives of ordinary people are. Even if they do not die at the hands of the major vassal states, sooner or later they will starve to death on the roadside and starve to death in the fields."
Hey, even Li Wewei, who was very nervous and had unreliable jumps along the way, like ADHD, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh at this time, and it was rare for him to calm down.
There are so many innocent dead bodies in the Hades Palace. As soon as one steps into the Hades Palace, it seems that hundreds of innocent souls immediately come out from the burial pits and caves. They seem to be crying with their dark mouths open. The hardships of life and the pain of family destruction and death.
The piles of corpses in the Cave of Thousand Corpses can also be explained by the fact that people from various places fell into the water and drowned over the past thousand years.
But the victims in these burial pits in front of us are all living people. Whose husband, father, and son were they pushed into the burial pit alive, just because the owner of the tomb needed the victims to be buried with him.
Looking at these inhumane burial pits and the particularly developed root system of soul-nurturing trees in the burial pits, the atmosphere in the team was a bit dull.
The Hades Palace is very big.
They followed the firelight to find the people in the Hades Hall, and unexpectedly saw three eminent monks from Bailong Temple painting Buddhist scriptures on the stone walls of the Hades Hall.
Those Buddhist scriptures are all written with golden body powder. The characters are dense and the shapes are thin and muscular. They have the majesty of the Buddha's salvation of all sentient beings, but also the ethereal years of the Buddha.
These Buddhist scriptures are shining with golden light and the Dharma is condensed.
They are all based on the lifelong Buddhist practice of three eminent monks.
The more scriptures are written, the golden light of the Buddha in the Hades Palace becomes stronger and stronger, and the breath of peace sweeps away the resentment, hatred, hostility, evil spirit, and yin energy in the Hades Palace and the burial pit...
I observe the power of Ksitigarbha, and it is difficult to say that the eons of sand in the Ganges will be exhausted. A single thought of seeing, hearing, observing, and paying homage can benefit people and heaven in immeasurable ways.
If you are a man, a woman, or a dragon god, you will fall into the lower realms after all your retribution. Sincerely take refuge in the body of a great warrior, and your lifespan will be extended and the obstacles of sin will be eliminated.
Those who have lost the love of their parents have no idea where their souls are. Brothers, sisters and relatives have not known each other since they were growing up.
The body of a great warrior may be sculpted or painted, and he will not give up for a moment in sorrow and love. If you recite his name for three or seven days, the Bodhisattva will appear in the boundless body.
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"Little brother, this is the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" used by Buddhism to save people's sins. It can eliminate countless sins and help people go to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."
"Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva has made a great wish: 'If hell is not empty, I will never become a Buddha, and only when all sentient beings are saved can I realize Bodhi'."
The old Taoist priest explained to Jin An.
Although he is a Taoist priest.
But this does not prevent him from contacting some monks and knowing some Buddhist classics.
"These three eminent monks are using the great incense and incense power accumulated by Bailong Temple over the years to selflessly save these suffering martyrs, so that they can escape from the sea of suffering and ascend to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss."
The old Taoist priest said in awe.
The three eminent monks of Bailong Temple, who had been immersed in writing Buddhist scriptures, heard the voice of the old Taoist priest. They turned around and saw Jin An and the others as if they were just waking up from a dream.
"Taoist Jin'an, Taoist Chen, great, you are all fine." The three eminent monks of Bailong Temple were overjoyed.
When they saw so many cavalry guards following Jin An, the three eminent monks of Bailong Temple were quite surprised. When they learned about Jin An and their experiences along the way, the three eminent monks of Bailong Temple sighed with emotion. He said that the captain would be very happy to see that the cavalry brothers were still alive and well.
Jin An turned around and looked around, but did not find Du Wei and Xi Jian, so he asked about their whereabouts. The abbot of Bailong Temple smiled and told Jin An not to be nervous. Du Wei and Xi Jian were both safe.
They met one after another in this underworld palace. Duwei and Jiajian were worried about Jin'an and his group's safety, so they looked for Jin'an and his group nearby, leaving the three of them here to write "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" with the golden body of a Buddhist monk. 》.
Now that they have found the lair of the soul-nurturing tree, they plan to quell this ten-thousand-year-old soul-nurturing tree once and for all, so as not to leave a root of trouble that will continue to cause trouble for thousands of years.
Hearing that Jiajian was alone with the captain.
Jin An and the old Taoist priest looked at each other strangely.
Will the captain notice something about their honest sword-sharpening skills?
"Taoist Master Jin'an, you can find this place, but have you noticed the marks we left along the way?" The abbot of Bailong Temple clasped his hands together and looked happily at everyone who was safe and reunited again.
Jin An shook his head: "The terrain in this tomb passage is complicated, and there is more than one tomb passage. We must have staggered it."
"Thanks to the help of Mr. Feng Shui and the guidance of these cavalry brothers, I am lucky enough to reunite with you, abbot."
After hearing Jin An's answer, the abbot of Bailong Temple sighed and sighed again.
Perhaps it was because there were so many people here and there was so much noise that the captain and Xiejian, who were not far from the Underworld Palace, heard the noise and rushed back.
"Master!"
"Third Junior Brother!"
The reunion between master and apprentice naturally involves the master's greetings to his apprentice. The old Taoist priest has long been numb to his status as "third junior brother". Now that he can reunite with Jiajian, he doesn't care if he suffers some disadvantages in terms of seniority.
The most important thing in the Taoist temple of the five internal organs is to be neat and orderly.
"Old Shitou, Zhouzi, Wang Guang..." The captain was also surprised to reunite with his subordinates at this time.
The reunion of so many people made the Hades Palace, which had been cold and silent for thousands of years, become lively with people. Everyone spoke to each other and told about their experiences along the way with the joy of reunion.
While there were many people chatting, Jin An secretly pulled Xi Jian and said: "Xi Jian, when you were alone with the captain, did the captain have any doubts about your identity? Or did he do anything to you?"
Sharpening his sword dully, he answered truthfully: "The captain asked me how I got to know my master, senior brother, and third junior brother."
Jin An's head tightened: "How did you answer the question of sharpening the sword?"
Sharpening the sword still had the dull and dumb expression: "Disciple answered truthfully, I forgot."
Jin An laughed happily when he heard this.
He could imagine the captain's depressed expression at that time, which must have been choked by the sharp sword.
"What happened next?"
Jin An gave Chi Jian a thumbs up and praised Chi Jian for his good answer.
"The captain also asked my disciple why he knew so much about tomb robbing."
"Xie Jian, how did you answer this time?"
"Disciple, I still answered truthfully and forgot."
The more Jin An listened, the happier he became.
"The captain also asked why the disciple always recognized his master as his master." This time, for the first time, a serious expression appeared on his dull face, and he took the initiative to speak.
Jin An was a little nervous and asked what was Xi Jian's answer?
He sharpened his sword and shook his head: "My disciple said he doesn't know. He only knows that by following the master, he can learn many principles of life, and he can also have lamb chops and haggis noodles to eat every day. Master, after we come out of the tomb this time, I can eat more A bowl of haggis noodles?”
He sharpened his sword and looked at Jin An dully.
In the pure and flawless eyes without the intrigues of the secular adult world, it was the first time that I longed for something.
"Master, are you crying?"
"You must have made a mistake about sharpening the sword. Master, if that doesn't mean you are crying, that means there is sand in your eyes."
Sharpening a sword is dull.
Jin An: "Good disciple, when we get ashore this time, the first thing we will do is eat a bowl of hot haggis noodles to get rid of the cold and the moisture in this tomb."
"However, we can just keep it secret from your senior brother. You must never tell your senior brother. We often eat mutton chop rice and haggis noodles behind his back."
Jiajian was carrying the body in the river, and he was seriously injured and unconscious. He floated down the river and was salvaged by him and the old Taoist priest. However, Jiajian was later carried all the way to the village by Shayang. Jiajian opened his eyes and woke up halfway. , so I always consider Shayang to be my senior brother, and I have the best relationship with Shayang.
He was also afraid that he would tell his senior brother Shayang about everything he wanted to do with his sword.
Then they will no longer be able to eat mutton chop rice, haggis noodles, mutton liver, mutton lungs, mutton hearts, mutton tongues, mutton kidneys, etc...
"Master, don't worry, my disciple is not a fool." Xiajian nodded solemnly.
Jin An was pleased to see his sensible and good disciple sharpening his sword: "Whoever says that you are stupid, my disciple, will be beaten into a fool by Master to vent your anger."
Jin An finished muttering privately with Xiejian. When he turned around to look for the old Taoist priest, he saw the old Taoist priest on the other wall of the underworld, using cinnabar, a pure Yang thing, and calmly copying Taoist scriptures from behind. .
Those scriptures are painted with silver hooks and iron in the hands of the old Taoist, like a prostrate dragon, carrying with them the vicissitudes of life and righteousness.
What the old Taoist priest copied was the Taoshang Cave Xuan Ling Bao Sheng Xuan Miao Sutra for Dispelling Disasters and Protecting Lives from Taoists.
On the other side, the three eminent monks of Bailong Temple continued to use the Buddhist eminent monks' seated golden body powder to solemnly copy the unfinished "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's Original Vow Sutra" from behind.
Seeing the three monks working together so persistently to save the souls in the burial pit, no one present, including Jin An, laughed at the senselessness of such a thing. On the contrary, they were all impressed by the supreme generosity of the four people in front of them. .
Jin'an was infected by the actions of the abbot of Bailong Temple, Monk Kongming, Monk Hongzhao, and the old Taoist priest. He took a deep breath and used the Qi of the five internal organs in the Immortal Temple of the Five Internal Organs as the main one, supplemented by the thunder method, the head of all methods. Pointing through the iron back, he began to write scriptures on saving people on the third stone wall of the Hades Hall.
Mr. Feng Shui was completely impressed by Jin An's big heart this time and smiled with relief.
"Madam, she really saw the right person."
"Those who have gained the Tao will receive much help. Mr. Jin'an has already achieved the Tao."
"Master Jin'an, Taoist Chen, and several eminent monks, please let me help you, so that together we can never have this harmful tomb in the future."
Mr. Feng Shui also stepped forward at this time. He once again depicted a larger ghost house and the overall situation of Feng Shui on the fourth stone wall. He did not hesitate to consume his own energy and spirit to create a larger gate of hell, and sent the dead souls here to the road to hell and free themselves from the shackles. Putting down the 10,000-year-old soul-nurturing tree's disaster completely cut off all hopes of the Lord of Teng Kingdom.
