"The more we investigate the key, the more confused we become!" He Siniang interjected: "After going around for a long time, we can't even tell who owns the tomb."
The grim-faced Taoist priest was also very worried. He originally thought that this was just an ordinary tomb, but there were more and more doubts involved. Now it seems that the tomb has nothing to do with Shi Zhou Huozhu's tomb, but it is very similar to Shi Le's real tomb. The imperial mausoleum, could everyone be misled by some information in the process?
At this time, Xia Houxiang, who was on the outermost side, suddenly pointed to the back of the stone tablet and asked suspiciously: "Do you think there are words on this side too?"
"What word?" Luo Laoqi tilted his head and looked at it: "The back is bare, where is the word?"
The grim-faced Taoist priest and He Siniang also looked at the back of the stone tablet. As Luo Laoqi said, this side was bare without even a scratch. Where could the words be seen?
The grim-faced Taoist priest was about to ask, but Xia Houyun, who had not spoken for a long time beside him, said: "Why does this old man seem to have some words?"
"Ah?!" The three grim-faced Taoist priests widened their eyes in disbelief. Luo Laoqi even grabbed the stone tablet, stretched out his hand to touch the back, and then asked doubtfully: "Where are you two, grandfather and grandson, causing such trouble? The back is smooth and smooth, as white as the buttocks. How can you read the words? Is the Sa family blind? "
"Don't be anxious, Luo." Xia Houyun waved his hand, took the stone tablet and looked at it carefully, then looked at Xia Houxiang inquiringly, and the latter nodded, so Xia Houyun said with certainty: "There is indeed something on the back of the stone tablet. The words may have been inscribed with some special paint, so the three of them couldn't see it."
"Similar to fluorescent paint?" The Taoist Priest with a grimace asked, "But why can only the Xiahou Sect Master and his seniors see it?"
Xia Houyun replied: "Taoist priest, do you remember that I sent Qiu Tianguan to have the ability to not be afraid of the miasma and poisonous gas?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded, and Xia Houyun added: "The reason why Faqiu Tianguan has this ability is because he used the sect's secret medicine to clear the meridians and clear the paths since he was a child. After he became a talent, not only his body was different from ordinary people, but his eyesight was also different." The power will also become much more sensitive after being fumigated all year round, and some faint colors can often be seen. The old man inferred that the words on the stone tablet were ground out of some rare herbs. After being written on the stone tablet, it would not be visible at all under normal circumstances, unless something is used. It takes something to make it appear, or someone with a special physique like Tian Guan can find something fishy."
"I see, senior, please take a look at what's written on the stone tablet?"
Xia Houyun smiled awkwardly when he heard this, and replied: "I may be old, but my vision is actually very blurry, only some horizontal and vertical directions. Xiang'er, you are young, see if you can read the words on the tablet. ?”
Xia Houxiang shook his head directly and said: "My grandson can't see clearly, he can't even put together a complete word..."
"Is it because the words have faded or because my vision is limited?" He Siniang asked.
"It should be due to limited eyesight. We found that Qiu Tianguan has not received any professional training in this area. His eyesight is only better than that of ordinary people, but not enough to see clearly."
"What can we do?" The grim-faced Taoist priest rubbed the edge of the stone tablet and muttered: "If you can go to great lengths to hide the text in this way, it must be recording something very important. Maybe the key to the entire mystery is hidden inside. Clues, we have to find a way to know the contents."
"Why don't you and your grandson squint for a while?" Luo Laoqi asked: "Are you tired from working for a long time, so your eyes can't keep up."
"That's not the case. If you can't see it, your ability is limited." Xia Houyun said and sighed, and then said: "It would be great if there were some medicinal herbs now. Grind it into a concoction and apply it on the tablet to reveal the words."
"Hey! You might as well just squint for a while. Who can fight back with herbs?"
When the grimace Taoist heard Luo Laoqi's words, he suddenly raised his head and looked at He Siniang, just in time to meet He Siniang's gaze. The two of them had obviously thought of something. The grimace Taoist hurriedly said: "Don't say it yet, let's There may be some medicinal herbs nearby, but I don’t know what kind Senior needs? Can those that aphrodisiac be used?”
"Taoist Master, are you referring to the burial elixirs in the secret pavilion below?" Xia Houyun asked.
"Yes, although the herbs below are all rotten, aren't the prepared elixirs still there? Gather them together and shell them carefully. You can always save some medicinal properties, right?"
"I don't know exactly what kind of medicinal materials can reveal the words on the stele. I can only infer based on the secret medicine in the sect. At least Atractylodes, Musk, Cassia Heart, and Licorice must account for one of them. Other rare medicinal materials can also be used. It can’t be wasted on this.”
"The prescription mentioned by the senior doesn't sound serious? Except for licorice, why are the other ingredients used in rejuvenating medicine?"
"This is just a small part of the secret recipe... He Siniang, please don't misunderstand..."
"Yes, there are all these things in the secret pavilion below. Maybe a blind cat will bump into a dead mouse." The Taoist Priest with a grimace patted He Siniang and said, "Six Niang, let's go down and get some pills." Come over here and give it a try before talking about it."
The Taoist priest with a grimace and He Siniang quickly brought up four boxes of pill pills from the tomb below. Then everyone joined in to crush the pill pills and water, and then pounded them repeatedly. After the pill pills were almost soaked, they took them again. Use a piece of cloth to filter the juice, and soon half a bowl of thick brown-green liquid came out.
The Taoist priest with a grimace picked up the jade bowl and smelled it. The smell of moldy haystacks went straight to his forehead. He quickly took his hand away, feeling that he would die on the spot if he smelled it again. He couldn't help but frowned and said: "Can this thing be useful? It doesn’t smell very serious.”
"Taoist priest, you need to keep your hands steady." Luo Laoqi stared at the jade bowl and said nervously: "This is a freshly poured dish. Sajia hasn't warmed it up yet, Taoist priest, don't drop it."
"I'm just thinking about this thing!" The grim-faced Taoist priest stood up and came to the stone tablet. He turned to Xia Houyun and asked, "Just apply the concoction once?"
Xia Houyun nodded and replied: "Apply it first and see the effect."
So the grim-faced Taoist priest picked up the filtered cloth and began to dip the concoction into it and smear the stone tablet. He first carefully tried a palm-sized area, and then stopped and held his breath to observe. After a while, the smeared area really changed, and the wet stone tablet The red letters began to appear on the page. After a while, the red letters were connected into one piece. They were densely packed and seemed to have a lot of content.
"Yes!" Everyone exclaimed softly, and quickly asked the grimace Taoist priest to continue his work. The grimace Taoist priest let go of his hand and wiped it up and down, and soon the entire monument surface was painted.
As more and more words were revealed on the stele, people began to look at the content. This time the inscription no longer recorded Shi Le's life, but the shocking and strange things that happened on the stormy night when he died. In the process of unraveling the mystery of the tomb, At the same time, it draws everyone into a conspiracy that spans a century.
