Following the guidance of the ginkgo leaves, we climbed over half of Snake Mountain and came to the foot of a cliff.
This place is far away from the formal tourist area.
The three of us walked for more than forty minutes.
The high cliff faces the sea, and the terrain is steep. The rocks under the cliff are pierced through the sky, and there are surging seawater in the gaps.
There is a man-made grotto on the rock wall at the bottom of the cliff.
There is a statue with a bird's head and a human body standing in the grotto.
In front of the statue there is a long stone altar table and a stone incense burner.
The altar table was broken into two parts, the incense burner rolled to the ground, and two of its three legs were broken.
The statue is also in dilapidated condition, with obvious signs of human chopping.
Lu Chenyin laughed and said, "What did you think it was? It turned out to be an owl. There are no tigers in the mountains and monkeys are the king. Isn't the owl invincible on Snake Island?"
She took the long package and knocked the bird's head, "Even the statue was cut like this. This mountain god is a bit weak. I don't know how many years he has not been worshiped. No wonder the demon god in the Yin Temple is like this." I accept it all, it’s true that I am hungry and don’t choose what to eat.”
"What mountain god?" Zhang Baoshan was stunned, "Didn't you say you were looking for a spirit?"
I explained: "This spirit has been granted the title of mountain god of Snake Mountain. But even if it is granted the title of mountain god, it is still a spirit, so don't worry."
"Mr. Zhou, I have learned more and more since I started hanging out with you." Zhang Baoshan cautiously came closer and looked at the statue carefully, "Is it the one that caused Xiaowen to suffer so many crimes?"
"That's right, look here."
I pointed to the stone platform at the foot of the statue.
It was only as high as one step, and there was a row of characters carved on it. It had been chopped into pieces, and only the vague words "Edict", "Shenxiao" and "Guard" could be seen vaguely.
"This is the imprint of the original seal. It should be some years old, and it is not a recent seal. Judging from the traces, it was destroyed quite a few years ago."
"I'll find someone to ask what's going on."
Zhang Baoshan picked up his cell phone and wanted to make a call, but there was no signal at all.
Nowadays, mobile phones are still rare and valuable items. Although they are convenient, there are not many places with signal. Even urban areas cannot have full coverage, let alone such an island in the middle of the lake.
"No, I'll just ask it." I turned to Lu Chenyin and said, "Xiangu Lu, help me protect the law, okay?"
Lu Chenyin patted the long package generously, "No problem, as long as I'm here, all the monsters and ghosts will come and go. But I can't give you the Dharma protector for free. My master said that no matter how big or small the Dharma work is, you have to pay for it. . But you are on your own, so you don’t need money. Come down the mountain and treat me to a meal. There is a dumpling restaurant owned by a Northeasterner under Mumo Mountain. Her meat dumplings are delicious."
At this point, she couldn't help but lick her tongue, "I always don't eat enough, but the master won't let me eat more, saying that greed for mouth and tongue will affect my practice. But if you can't even eat what you like, then this What’s the point of practicing? Hey, I can’t mention this to my master. It’s time for her to punish me again.”
I said sincerely: "Huang Xiangu has great supernatural powers. I'm afraid that if you say it here, she will know it over there. If you don't believe it, think carefully about whether you have done something bad whenever you say something outside." If you do something bad, will she punish you immediately when you return to the temple?"
Lu Chenyin tilted his head and thought for a while, showing a surprised look, "Oh, this is really the case. Why didn't I think of it before? My master must have used magic to monitor me!"
I asked: "Do you still want to eat these dumplings?"
Lu Chenyin said firmly: "Of course I will eat. I will be punished anyway. If I don't eat, I will be in trouble. Not only do I have to eat, I also want to eat more. I will eat enough at one time!"
I readily agreed, took out the talisman pen and the yellow paper from my bag, drew a number of divine talismans, pasted them on the forehead of the statue, and pinched the Sword Finger Technique to add a little more to the talisman.
The magic talisman ignites spontaneously without fire.
I have the mark left by the mountain god on my body. With the help of the power of the talisman, I can directly establish contact with the mountain god statue and see some of the statue's past experiences.
As the flames ignited, my vision went dark.
The next moment, scenes of images flashed before my eyes.
In the dark night, there is a forest of torches.
The angry crowd held up spades and pickaxes.
A young man wearing an old-fashioned green military uniform waved a small red booklet in his hand and shouted something.
A deep shudder of fear welled up.
This is the emotion coming from the mountain god.
Although it has received the imperial edict, it cannot possibly compete with this powerful will that holds the power of the entire country.
This is an unprecedented scale of mountain demolition and temple destruction promoted by the state.
Gods can be sealed by humans and destroyed by humans.
Inspired by the young men, the crowd plucked up the courage and swarmed forward, smashing the altar table, overturning the incense burner, and hacking at it with spades and picks.
The vision turned to darkness.
Only deep fear remains.
Then the darkness faded and the second image appeared.
It was still dark.
A thin, dark man walked over with a flashlight, took out something from the foot of the statue, wrapped it in a cloth and took it away.
Deep anger welled up.
That thing is extremely important to the mountain god.
Even if the statue is destroyed, as long as this thing is there, it will still be the mountain god.
But if that thing is gone, it can no longer be a mountain god.
This thin, dark man appeared in the first scene.
He was hiding at the end of the crowd, neither excited nor excited, with greed flashing in his eyes.
After a dark cut scene, the third act of images begins to emerge.
A person can be vaguely seen carrying another person walking towards the statue.
But before I could see clearly, I suddenly heard Zhang Baoshan's roar.
"Fuck, what the hell!"
All images are shattered.
Consciousness returns to reality.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a black shadow jumping out of the water among the rocks and rushing towards me with great ferocity, with a frightening cold light shining in its hands.
Zhang Baoshan reacted very quickly. He immediately stepped forward and kicked the black shadow hard.
The speed of the black figure stagnated, but Zhang Baoshan was bounced away and fell onto the rocks.
But the black shadow's attack was also interrupted by this kick.
He landed on a rock, then bounced into the air like a ball, still rushing towards me.
This is a person.
There were fishing nets and many scraps of cloth hanging on my body. My long, wet hair hung down from my forehead, covering my face. My red eyes were exposed between the gaps in my hair. They were full of hatred. I felt like there was something different with me. Dai Tian's great hatred is the same.
I staggered slightly and prepared myself for a fight.
But this person failed to rush over.
Lu Chenyin stepped in front of me, his face flushed with excitement.
"Monster, look at my magic weapon!"
She roared, threw away the long package, showed a double-barreled shotgun, raised it and fired at the black shadow.
This is an old-fashioned shotgun used to hit iron sand, commonly known as a spray gun. It fires at close range and the iron sand is overwhelming, making it impossible to avoid.
The menacing black shadow was sprayed on the head, flew out, fell on the rocks, rolled, and fell into the sea water.
