"The peaks in the lake..." the Taoist priest with a grimace murmured to himself: "Could it be that the "mountain in the lake" in the lingo is..."
"Taoist, what are you mumbling about? What is the mountain in the lake?" Zhao Ermu pointed at the lake in the distance and asked curiously: "Are you talking about the island lake?"
"This is called Daohu? Do you recognize this place?"
"Didn't I tell you two before? There are two lakes near Guitou Reef, one is "Sky Lake" and the other is "Island Lake". Island Lake is named after the island in the center. Although I have never been there. Here, you can guess it just by looking at the shape.”
"That means we went directly through the mountains and came to this lake surrounded by mountains?"
"Isn't that right? His grandma didn't expect to be able to go this far, but how did the secret passage lead here? I heard that there is a lot of evil around this island lake."
"Oh? What do you say?" The grim-faced Taoist priest immediately became interested.
"I've also heard that there is a lot of trouble here, white leather, yellow leather... Anyway, there are many kinds of trouble. Once ordinary people enter this place by mistake, they will inevitably end up with their skin and hearts ripped out."
"The skin you are talking about is the Five Immortals family that some people worship, right?"
"Hey! The Pi Xian family, a group of beasts that have become spirits... Oh no, I remembered it. The third child said that you are a descendant of that Immortal family or something, right?"
"It's just a fighting faction. It has nothing to do with this place. However, I'm curious about your suggestion of being a quarrel. It's common to have a yellow brat, but it's unheard of to be a white brat."
"It's only when white-skinned people make trouble that they become evil! That ghost thing transforms into a human form and turns into a smiling old woman. She squats on the roadside at night and pretends to be pitiful. As long as someone with good intentions touches her, she will immediately stretch out her claws to dig out the heart and marrow. Damn it. In the Qiang land, the white skins caused the most violence, and many well-intentioned people lost their lives."
"According to what you say, it's not even a fairy family. It's obviously a monster that eats people and does evil."
"Who says it's not! I just wonder how someone could donate money to those things and build temples for them..." Zhao Ermu paused here, as if he suddenly remembered something, and then said: "But speaking of Build a temple... It is said that there is an Xianjia Temple on the island in the middle of the lake, and there are rumors that those leather gangs are always active nearby, with the purpose of protecting the Xianjia Temple, I don’t know whether it is true or not."
The ghost-faced Taoist priest was very excited when he heard this. Regarding the location of his ancestor's Huixian Temple, Meng Qingyao once told him a cryptic saying, which read: "The mountain in the lake, the temple in the mountain, Huangzi Huangsun jumped on the roadside; the ghost did not speak, The fairy family laughs, and the old lady Bai holds the door close." And the island lake in front seems to confirm the content of the lingo in terms of its pattern and folklore. So, does it mean that by chance, I actually found the location of the Gray Immortal Temple? Found it? ..
The Grimace Taoist feels that this possibility is extremely high, especially when combined with the rat-shaped jade pendant of the Corpse King in the tomb. Judging from the empty coffin of Princess Pingdu, the financial resources of their cottage should be very limited, but the scale of the mausoleum is not inferior to that of the imperial mausoleum. Could this extremely unreasonable contrast also indicate from the side that they might have built the mausoleum in the first place? With the help of some external force? For example, the legendary beast that exists in the immortal family's Taibao - the armored mausoleum-piercing beast?
And this raises another question, that is, what is the relationship between the Corpse King and the Taibao of the Immortal Family?
Putting aside the doubts in his mind, the grim-faced Taoist priest turned his gaze to the night sky. The bright moon in the sky was slanting eastward. It seemed that it was the time of the change of Chou Yin. It was estimated that there were still two hours before dawn.
Seeing this grimace, the Taoist priest pondered for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "I have to go to the island in the middle of the lake now. How about you two waiting here for a while?"
"Ah?! What do you want to do, Taoist priest?" Zhao Ermu said in surprise: "What I just said was in vain? You don't think there is a treasure in the Xianjia Temple, do you?"
He Siniang was also deeply surprised. She had expected that the Taoist Ghostface would definitely go to the island in the middle of the lake, but she didn't expect it would be now. She couldn't help but dissuade her: "Most of the night has passed, why not wait until dawn before going? By then I will be there too Prepare to go with the Taoist Master."
The grimace Taoist priest could not explain to He Siniang in detail that there was actually a reason why he wanted to go to the island in the middle of the lake now. He could figure out the first half of the cryptic sentence given by Meng Qingyao, but he couldn't figure out the second half. However, just at that moment, lightning suddenly flashed in the mind of the grimace Taoist priest, and an idea suddenly came to his mind - the second half of the cryptic sentence. Doesn't it mean time?
The idea of the Taoist priest with a grimace is not groundless. The key lies in the concept of "the ghosts are silent, but the immortals are laughing"
in the word.
The ancients said, "The Yin hour is flat, and the night comes to an end." This time is when night and day turn, and it is also when the gate of hell is closed. As long as this time comes, all kinds of ghosts will return to the underworld, and no more cries of ghosts and gods will be heard in the world. , this phenomenon may be what the lingo calls "ghosts are silent".
The words "Xianjiaxiao" can be explained better. What is the Five Immortals Family? Fox, yellow and white willow ash, respectively, are foxes, weasels, hedgehogs, snakes, and mice. To put it bluntly, they are all nocturnal animals, especially in the early morning, which is the time when they are most active. I dare not say whether they laugh or not, but It is definitely the most noisy. Combined with the two-phase interpretation of "Ghost is silent", it further confirms that the second half of the code refers to time.
He Siniang saw the grimace on the Taoist priest's hesitant look, thinking that he was swayed by the words of the two men, so she quickly continued to persuade: "The flood will go away as quickly as it comes. Our best choice is to go back to the tomb and wait for the water to recede." Go out and meet the others, and then look for Boss Zhao together. When everything is ready and the manpower is gathered, it will not be too late to turn back and go to the island." The words seemed to remind the Taoist Grimace that saving Boss Zhao is the top priority right now. This trip You haven't even touched the lama's hair. If you don't find an opportunity to sell the Zhao family some face, will you be able to get the Qinglong blood if you want?
"But... alas!" The grim-faced Taoist priest said tangledly: "The poor Taoist is also..." Before he could finish his words, his feet began to shake violently. Seeing this, the three of them immediately steadied themselves and said in unison: "It's an aftershock!"
This wave of aftershocks came so violently that the three of them felt like they were stepping on cotton under their feet, and they seemed to be about to fall to the ground. As the shaking became more and more violent, more and more gravel rolled down the mountain behind them. People were worried about the danger of flying rocks, so they began to run hurriedly to the bottom of the stone steps again.
When they reached the wide area, the three of them finally took a breath, and then subconsciously turned their heads to look back. However, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded when they heard Zhao Ermu stuttering and asked: "Shi... Where is Shimen?!"
"The entrance to the damn cave has collapsed!" The grim-faced Taoist priest wanted to rush back to check, but the aftershocks around him still lingered. He Siniang quickly stopped him and said, "Taoist priest, don't be impulsive. There is still the danger of falling rocks above."
"But this..." The Taoist Priest with a grimace stamped his feet. He knew a little about the nearby mountains. From the outside, they looked like daggers. Trying to climb out of the mountains from the inside was like a fool's dream. So he said in annoyance: "It's all the fault of the poor Taoist. We have wasted time here, and if the cave entrance really collapses, our way back will be cut off!"
"It can't be broken." Zhao Ermu turned around and said, "Thanks to us being outside for a while, otherwise they might all be smashed to death in the tomb passage by now."
