As soon as I saw this posture, I immediately felt that something was wrong.
It stands to reason that since Taoist Yunxu and the others returned to Wuji Temple and said they were in trouble, that person would definitely be here.
But now there is no one in sight, so something must have obviously happened.
"That's exactly what I'm confused about."
Zhang Yichen frowned and said with a puzzled face: "I received a paper crane message from the Taoist priest before, saying that they were in trouble here, so I rushed over. But who would have thought that after I came over, they disappeared. I have searched the whole Taoist temple inside and out, but I can't find anyone."
"Then did they leave any messages or anything like that?"
When I heard this, I couldn't help but frown.
"No."
Zhang Yichen shook his head and said: "When I came here, the incense candles in the main hall had not been extinguished, so they had obviously burned incense before that, and the time was no more than an hour, but the person just disappeared, and they didn't know they had left here. , or did you encounter any other trouble?"
Speaking of this, Zhang Yichen also looked very puzzled.
"They probably didn't leave."
I shook my head, then narrowed my eyes, and said thoughtfully: "If they want to leave, they will definitely notify you, and they will definitely not let you go in vain, unless the situation is very urgent, but look inside this Taoist temple There were no signs of a fight, so I figured they must still be here."
"But I have already searched this Taoist temple? Even if they want to hide it, there is absolutely no place to hide it."
Zhang Yichen said very firmly.
"There should be some mystery in this Taoist temple. It may not be as simple as we think."
I said as I walked into the hall and looked around the hall carefully.
The place is very simple, with only an incense table with incense burners, candlesticks, etc. on it.
There is also a copper stove for burning paper money and several old futons under the incense table.
Apart from New Year's Eve, the only thing left was the rather huge statue of Sanqing.
I looked around and found nothing in the end. I just felt that the statue seemed a bit too big.
Of course, compared to the statues in other temples or Taoist temples, this Sanqing statue is actually not too big, only about three meters high.
But the key point is that this Taoist temple is very small. Such a huge statue is almost touching the roof and takes up a lot of space.
In general, this statue is somewhat inconsistent with the small Taoist temple and the main hall where the statue is enshrined, and is out of normal proportion.
I think this kind of Taoist temple should not make such mistakes under normal circumstances, so I suddenly began to have some doubts about this statue.
Thinking of this, I quickly walked around behind the incense table and looked around the statue at close range.
Because the back of the statue was pressed against the wall of the hall, I couldn't see what was going on behind it.
"Brother Li, do you think there is something wrong with this statue?"
When Zhang Yichen saw my behavior, he quickly asked in surprise.
"It's not like there's anything wrong with it."
I shook my head and frowned: "I just feel that this statue is a bit too big. It is completely out of proportion to the Taoist temple and this main hall."
Zhang Yichen immediately realized this when he heard this.
So he jumped directly onto the arm of the statue, and then carefully looked at the face of the statue and the position above the shoulders.
But apparently no clues were found.
"Try to see if the eyes of the statue are dead or alive."
I suddenly thought of this, so I reminded Zhang Yichen.
He understood immediately and reached out to press the left eye of the statue.
The eyeballs immediately became sunken, but there was no change in the statue.
After Zhang Yichen let go, the statue's eyes immediately bounced back to their original state.
This time, Zhang Yichen reached out and pressed the other eye of the statue without my reminding him.
The eyes will also be sunken, and after letting go, the eyeballs will pop up and return to their original shape, but the statue still hasn't changed at all.
"This eye feels like a switch, but why doesn't it respond?"
Zhang Yichen was also lost in thought now.
"Try pressing both eyes at the same time."
I thought about it and reminded Zhang Yichen again.
After hearing this, he quickly pressed his hands on the two eyes of the statue, and then pressed them hard at the same time.
At this time, there was a sudden "click" sound from inside the statue.
Then the statue trembled slightly, although it slowly turned to the right.
Zhang Yichen quickly jumped down from the statue, and then watched the movement of the statue warily.
After a few seconds, the statue finally became still.
But at this time, the three-meter-high Sanqing statue had moved about a meter away, revealing the wall behind it.
I looked up and saw a dark door on the wall. When I got closer, I realized that the door actually led to the ground diagonally.
And there is a winding staircase that leads to an unknown place underground.
It seems that this Taoist temple really has another mystery.
Judging from this situation, Taoist Yunxu and Zhang Yichen probably entered the underground through this road, so they disappeared.
Thinking of this, I quickly took off the candle on the incense table, and then carried it all the way down.
Zhang Yichen, Wang Weiwei, and Yu Xiyao also quickly followed.
This passage is somewhat narrow and can barely accommodate one person, so Zhang Yichen and the others can only follow me and let me take the lead.
From time to time, there are eerie breaths coming from the underground, and it feels like there should be something terrifying.
But I am not afraid, I am just more vigilant and always pay attention to possible changes below.
In this way, the four of us walked down the winding stairs for hundreds of meters before finally reaching the bottom.
What is in front of us at this time is a closed stone door.
However, this stone door is obviously much larger than the entrance to the underground passage outside, and the top of the stone door is carved with dragons and phoenixes, which feels very grand.
After arriving here, I couldn't help but stop and think about it.
Because I am also guessing, what kind of place is the underground of Wuji Temple?
Judging from the layout and design here, it feels like an underground darkroom or something, but the imposing stone door in front of you looks like some kind of large mausoleum or the portal of an underground palace.
So I couldn't figure it out for a while, what is behind this stone door?
Could it be the resting place of the ancestors of Wuji Temple?
"How come there is such a place under this Wuji Temple? Is it an ancient tomb?"
When Zhang Yichen saw this, he couldn't help but frown and ask.
