After staying quietly for a while, the three of us planned to return to the ground first. Songzi did not receive any damage during the whole process, so he should be the first to climb to the ground along the rope. Climbing up and sliding down are two completely different physical exertions. Obviously, sliding down takes much less effort. However, because Songzi was thin and small, he looked like a monkey, but he finally climbed up.
When passing by the head that we threw away at the beginning, I was also surprised to find that the head, like the previous body, had also turned into a soft layer of skin, and the rest turned into liquid and flowed away.
I was the second one to climb up. Because I had spent a lot of energy before, something that was usually very easy was now so tiring that it killed me. Fortunately, Songzi climbed up first and was able to give me a hand. After I panted for a while at the entrance of the cave, I worked together with Songzi to pull Qin Bukong up. In this way, the three of us returned to the ground safely. We sat in the pit dug earlier, and I asked what happened to Qin Bukong when he fell earlier, and why he fell.
Qin Bukong said a little helplessly that he fell because he didn't have enough strength and thought that the layer of soil would be thicker after that, so he used the shovel a little hard and pierced through it all at once. At that time, I could have stopped the force immediately, but the direction of digging the side tunnel was on a gentle slope, so I lost my balance and stretched out my hands to support the cave wall, which completely crushed the thin layer of soil. It collapsed, so it fell down.
Qin Bukong said that although the place where he fell was filled with pebbles, it was still relatively soft after all. He took advantage of the short period of time in mid-air to summon Gu creatures to block him, so when he fell it was only his body. He was injured by the shock, but there were no other external injuries. But this time it was still very violent, so he fainted immediately, but when he woke up, he found himself slumped in the middle of the pool, leaning against the headless mummy.
I asked Qin Bukong, "You didn't wake up at that time. I remember that you woke up after I pushed you into the water." Qin Bukong shook his head and said, that's not the case. In fact, when we were lying at the entrance of the cave calling him, he had already woken up, and had been awake for a long time. He just didn't know why his eyes could not open, and there was nothing we could do. Talk.
He told us that while he was in a coma, he clearly felt that his body was being lifted and moved to another place by something. During this process, he had already woken up. At that time, he felt as if there was a piece of tissue under his body that was moving on its own. He brought him to a soft blanket and leaned down on it. Then he felt like something was squirming all over his back and the back half of his neck. Because Qin Bukong was a master of Gu, this touch When it came, he immediately realized that the feeling on his body came from other Gu creatures.
Since I couldn't open my eyes, I couldn't shout, and even if I wanted to move, my body always seemed as limp as if I was asleep. At this time, a feeling of water droplets began to appear on the skin on the top of his head. The sticky liquid followed his eyebrows and crossed his eyes. The wormy feeling on his body directly touched his skin, and he felt that all his strength was gone. It's like being pulled away bit by bit.
Qin Bukong said, Fortunately, I didn't hurt my brain when I fell. Otherwise, I might not even be able to remember those self-protection spells. When you guys really rush to my side, I'm afraid I would have been killed by those millions of people. The little bugs devoured everything.
I asked Qin Bukong, after you woke up, you immediately reminded me to recite the incantation. How did you know what incantation to recite? Could it be that you had already realized that it was a thousand-year-old insect poison at that time? Qin Bukong said that it is actually easy to distinguish. Because my body structure is somewhat different from others, I also have a mouth. Even though it is not very useful on weekdays, at critical times, it can whisper to me what it sees. Yes, we have been together since childhood. Others think it is an ominous thing, but it has always been a part of saving my life.
When I said this, I couldn't help but glance at the big beard on his face. The beard almost completely covered the second mouth. If you don't move it away to look, you can't find it at all. Qin Bukong seldom uses this mouth these days. In our opinion, the weirdness of his body happens to be an indispensable part of him. It is not too much to say that if Qin Bukong lacks this little mouth If he talks too hard, his strength will definitely be greatly reduced, and he might not even be able to compare with me.
So I asked Qin Bukong, the mantra you taught me at that time sounded to me like a gu curse, right? I have never learned the art of Gu, and I have absolutely no trace of the Gu sect in me. How do you know it is useful? Or are you just giving it a try? Qin Bukong snorted and said, "Who said you don't have a master anymore? Aren't you my disciple?"
I was stunned and a little embarrassed, so I said that even though it was so, you never taught me these things, and you also made it clear at the beginning that you would not teach me the art of Gu. Qin Bukong said, I haven't changed my mind until now. I won't teach you voodoo. The incantation just now is just for the Gu Master Mingshen to boost his energy. It is not considered voodoo. It's just that before releasing the voodoo, most people It’s just one thing to do, which is similar to your method of awakening the spirit.
Qin Bukong told me that this man is like an animal. He has no chance of winning when fighting alone. He will always form a gang to fight. There is nothing else in the cave except the big ghost guarding the gate. So at this moment, you don’t want to fight with all the creatures in the world. With help, can we still count on your gods? When a person has a backer, he will be more confident. When you are confident, your arrogance will increase, and the result will be different. This is why I want you to use your usual tricks after you become a god.
I understood a little bit, and then I said that after I painted my forehead with blood with my middle finger, I could immediately see some faint ghosting, and I heard a whisper-like murmur in my ears, but I couldn't understand it at all. Qin Bukong said, of course you don't understand, not even me, let alone you. I said that since I can’t understand it, what’s the point of the existence of those sounds? Qin Bukong said that those sounds are the sounds of all things in the world, ants, insects, birds and beasts. The more you hear, the louder it is, the stronger your leverage is. Some Gu masters recite incantations when facing certain things and then listen to them. If he doesn't hear a whisper, he will immediately run away, because he can immediately tell whether he can defeat the opponent from the strength of the whisper.
Gu magic is a completely different system to me, it's really amazing. Qin Bukong went on to say, let you draw three horizontal and vertical strokes, because after crossing like this, a sealed square will be formed on the forehead. These four directions are called the four images, which are the green dragon, white tiger, red bird, and Xuanwu, which are the most powerful among all animals. Powerful, if they don't help you, I can't save you.
I stopped talking. If I continued speaking, it would appear that I was too ignorant, so I stopped asking further questions. Qin Bukong also said, after this incident, we master and apprentice should find time to sort it out. Maybe what I taught you is too little. I remained silent. I had not treated Qin Bukong and his disciples for a long time, but at this moment I discovered that even though the relationship was not bad, it was definitely not good. When a real crisis occurred, I would not hesitate to do anything. If I choose to save him without hesitation, he will save me without hesitation.
After we came out of the cave, we found that it was almost dark. We were all exhausted and just wanted to rest. So the three of us asked Master Wu from the Taoist temple for food. After devouring the food, we fell asleep one after another. Starting early the next morning, we backfilled and compacted the hole, and finally added the floor tiles. As guests of the Taoist temple, there was really no reason to make trouble and then leave without explaining, so we told Master Wu the whole story without any concealment. He probably has rarely been exposed to these levels, so when he listened to us talking about it, his expression was as if he was listening to a legend. Songzi also specially told the other party that if we build any new palace in the place where we dug the hole in the future, we must be careful not to drive the piles too deep, because the underground is a deep hole. If it collapses, someone may die.
After thinking for a while, Master Wu said that he would not let anyone know about this, and he did not intend to record it. It was a pity that the sound of dragon sighs would no longer be heard in Tanlongjing, and there would be no waves in Langhuajing.
After doing all this, it has been two full days since we got the contents of the box. Now that that's done, it's time for us to leave. Before leaving, in order to thank Changchun Temple for the convenience of our trip, Qin Bukong specifically told Master Wu that if there is any need for our help in the future, as long as it is within our ability, we only need to find someone to send a message, and we will go through fire and water without hesitation. .
It really surprised me that Qin Bukong could say such righteous words. Maybe he and I were influencing each other subtly. I am no longer as thoughtful and decisive as before, and he is gradually becoming less cold and more humane.
After returning home, we didn't have time to take a shower and change clothes, so we immediately got into the hole, peeled off the outer layer of the newly obtained wax-skinned ball, and placed it in the groove inside the stone brick with the character "魍". Then the stone bricks were pushed into the pillars. The moment the joints were closed, it was as if a mechanism was triggered, and the bricks with the word "鉉" popped out.
When I took it off, I found that the internal structure was exactly the same. Except for the words on the surface, it seemed that this stone brick, which was light and airy in my hand, heralded the beginning of the next adventure. I raised the stone bricks in my hands towards Qin Bukong and Songzi and asked, should we start now? Songzi said nothing and looked at Qin Bukong.
Qin Bukong looked at me and said, "Let's rest for a few days. I'm a little tired."
