The little white snake climbed down the giant pillar and came to the tablets of Lu's ancestors. He blew a breath at the tablet in the fifth column on the left side of the third row, and it suddenly turned.
At the same time, under the long table and long cloth covering the eyes under the ranking table, a piece of floorboard became loose.
Bai Jin used the snake's tail to lift up the floor, only to see a three-foot-sized hole under the floor, leading diagonally to the depths of the ground.
He got into it, and with a turn of demonic power, the spirit tablet was restored, the floor closed, and Bai Jun climbed into the depths of the ground.
The further you go down, the cave becomes more and more empty, but the oxygen in the air is very thin, and it's so dark that you can't see your fingers.
Bai Jun climbed more than twenty feet, and an underground palace suddenly appeared in front of him. His snake body transformed into a human form and his arms and legs appeared. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the nearby and far sides of the underground wall. Rows of candles suddenly lit up. It's just blue phosphorus fire, because the phosphorus candles are hanging on the walls.
Light blue flames illuminated this underground world. This passage had ended. In front of him was a stone door. There were hidden mechanisms on the left and right sides of the door that seemed to open the door, but in fact both were switches. , as long as you press it, you will be killed by the boulder falling from your head and the arrows and crossbows behind you.
Bai Jun took one step forward and patted the stone door with one hand, and the stone door rose spontaneously. In fact, there is no opening mechanism at all. You only need to lift it with your hands. However, the stone door is heavy and has no point of strength. It is difficult for ordinary people to lift it.
However, there is a secret door on the other side that can be entered, but it will touch some other mechanisms. Only the builder can enter without touching the mechanisms.
Bai Jun walked through the stone gate. The huge boulder slowly fell down behind him, raising a burst of dust on the ground. The two rows of candles in the passage behind him were extinguished.
In front of him, there is still a long passage. It seems to have no mechanism, but there are extremely slender silver wires fixed on both sides of the stone wall. They cannot be found at all in this dim underground palace, although walking through it will not cut off your head. , but the skin and flesh will definitely be cut by the silver wire, and the silver wire is still highly poisonous.
Bai Yan moved and saw an afterimage swaying. He crossed the dense silver thread channel, then turned around and spat out a piece of poisonous mist, which condensed into poison and attached to the silver thread, blending into it.
How could human poison be as powerful as his demonic poison?
After walking through this passage, you will see a road of black and white stones in front of you. You need to walk this road according to the Bagua directions. If you take a wrong step, you will be hit by the falling boulder behind you and the boulder in front of you. Into patties.
Bai Yan did not take this route, but chose to fly directly there, so naturally there was no need for that trouble.
After passing this corner, Bai Jin saw another stone door in front of him. This time there were two hidden mechanisms on the stone door. However, this time it was a real door-opening mechanism, but the mechanisms on both sides needed to be pressed at the same time.
Bai Jun stretched out his left and right hands and pointed, and the stone door slowly rose, revealing a pool of water.
When I walked in, I discovered that there was a high platform beside the pool. On the high platform, there was a pair of sandalwood coffins, lying there quietly.
Bai Jun didn't look at it because there were only a pair of human bones there.
And once the coffin is opened, thousands of venomous snakes will crawl out of the pool. They will be attracted by the snake demon breath in the coffin and bite any living thing they see.
These poisonous snakes naturally migrate from Baijun during the year.
There are oxygen channels here that can accommodate snakes to survive. There are also small holes at the bottom of the pool that lead to the outside world. Only snakes can pass through to ensure that these snakes can survive.
Bai Yan jumped into the pool. There were snakes of different sizes swimming in the dark underwater world, or they swam past Bai Yan, turning a blind eye.
Further down to the water pool, this place was originally an underground river. After being transformed, it became even deeper. There was a small hole on the right side of the water. Bai Jun got into it and rushed up. He unexpectedly broke through the water and came to a small hole. It is a cave that has been connected by an underground river for thousands of years.
Next to this cave, there is a coffin made of gloomy wood. The gloomy wood is a precious wood that was deposited underground by natural changes and contaminated with earth's air. It is said that it will not rot after being submerged in water for thousands of years, and will not be eaten by insects for hundreds of years.
Inside the gloomy wood coffin is golden nanmu. This kind of wood can protect the body from decay. Even human emperors often use this wood for burials.
Naturally, these treasures cannot be achieved by just a prefect without a strong family background. It was Bai Yan who found it from the deep mountains. Once these treasures are spread out, they are worth thousands of gold. Therefore, there are no treasures in the mountains, but it is difficult for mortals to find them.
The dark wood is waterproof and decays, and the golden nanmu protects the body from decay for thousands of years.
Bai Jun wants to leave his body here.
Hu Qiniang has the secret technique to avoid tribulations that spread across the sky and sea, and Bai Jun also has the magical ability to overcome tribulations by changing the sky and changing the day.
Since his death, he has been searching for new life and death.
When I encountered a hint of mystery, I encountered the image of my ancestor in the chaos of my mind. I visualized its shape and understood a hint of the mystery of life and death, and thus obtained the secret technique of transcending tribulations as a substitute.
As long as you are within a few thousand miles of this coffin, when you encounter a life crisis, you can live for the dead, which is the only way to save your life.
Bai Jun waved his hand, opened the coffin, and lay down in human form. The lid of the coffin closed and sealed the four sides of the coffin.
Bai Jun fell into a long sleep. The secret of death is not easy, otherwise the monks in the world will disrupt the fate of life and death. How can the number of days continue?
Bai Jun's body is attached to the dragon robe that faded away when he was two hundred years old. The body is like a body and the dragon robe is like a corpse.
He nourished this pair of dragon clothes with demonic energy and essence. The two energies of Taiyin and Shaoyin circulated throughout the body, slowly separating the body and the corpse.
Beside the pool in the dark underground palace, the years pass endlessly, year after year.
Wan Snake Mountain remains as usual, and there is no attack from the Gu Master from the Seven Gu Sect. Lu Yutang of the Lu Family in Xiahe also became the Minister of Household Affairs of the Second Rank of the Ministry of Finance twelve years later. Several more junior members of the Lu Family's internal and external service have also appeared. Juren, most of his children serve as county magistrates, county magistrates, chief ministers and other officials in various places.
Among them, Lu Yutang's fifth son was quite talented. He was admitted to Jinshi by himself. Lu Yutang also paved the way for his sons in the court. The Xiahe Lu family has become a famous family in Yinzhou.
On this day, Lu Yutang, who was sleeping with his fifth concubine in the Jinjing mansion, had a dream in his daze.
In the dream, there was no one in his field of vision. He turned from the Lu family's ancestral home to the Lu family ancestral hall, and then suddenly sank into the underground palace he quietly built. His field of vision passed through passages and finally sank into the bottom of the water, with poisonous snakes. Swimming before his eyes seemed real, Lu Yutang was extremely frightened. He knew it was a dream, but he had no way to wake up from the dream.
The scene in front of me changed from underwater to land. On the shore, there was a strange coffin lying horizontally.
Lu Yutang was shocked. He did not remember that a coffin was placed here during the construction.
The field of vision shifted to the top of the coffin again. The coffin lid made strange sounds of "creaking" and "creeping" in the dark valley, and the coffin lid slowly opened on its own.
Lying in the coffin, it turned out to be a real person, a young and handsome man.
Lu Yutang was shocked, because he remembered this man. Before he passed the imperial examination, he was so poor that he almost lost his ancestral home. Fortunately, he was saved by a young prince with mysterious origins.
Over the years, his horizons gradually improved, and he gradually began not to believe that the man was the Liu Xian his wife said he was.
Although it was true that Liu Xian had a dream for him to move the ancestral hall, this underground palace was for him to store his family wealth and avoid disasters.
But now because he is an official in the court and has many eyes, it is inconvenient to move.
But Lu Yutang was also frightened by the man in front of him. After more than thirty years, in this world, apart from the immortal cultivators and the Holy Emperor whose appearance remains unchanged, only gods and demons can keep their appearance unchanged.
Suddenly, the young man sleeping in the coffin opened his eyes, as if looking directly at him through a dream.
Lu Yutang shouted in horror, suddenly sat up from the bed, and then slowly opened his eyes.
The fifth aunt who was woken up next to him was too busy patting his back vest and comforting him: "Master, is this a nightmare?"
Lu Yutang broke away from the fifth concubine's soft and smooth hands, lifted the quilt, got out of bed, sat at the table and drank three cups of herbal tea, and then his thoughts slowly became clear.
Years of political experience as an official made the scholar at that time very resourceful and shrewd.
He is a dignified second-rank official of the current dynasty. Although he has the word Cong, he is also a big man with a golden pheasant and a long crown. He also knows a lot of inside stories about gods, ghosts and monsters. If he wants to, he only needs to send a letter back, and the ancestral home will naturally no longer believe in Liu Xian. Even if it will be opposed by the whole clan, who makes him? Where is the current Minister of Household Affairs? Even if you don't want to, you have to follow it.
But Lu Yutang is an ambitious man and a man of family honor. He lost his mother when he was born, and when he was a little older, he lost his father because his father was involved in gambling. From then on, he was confused and made no progress.
It wasn't until I woke up from the panic that my ancestral home was sold that I almost became a bereaved dog. From then on, I could read ten lines at a glance whenever I read, had an outstanding memory, and had amazing reflexes. I spent a lot of time in the next thirty years of my political career. crisis.
Lu Yutang thought of the powerful families in other places who were famous and powerful, and felt a trace of unwillingness in his heart.
He got up and went back to his study, where he stayed alone all night.
Until dawn, Lu Yutang made a decision. He decided to take leave from the court and return to his hometown to worship his ancestors.
Last night he read the Lu family history again, and suddenly realized that his ancestors had been accompanied by Liu Xian since they started their lives.
Lu Yutang decided that he would respectfully invite this White Snake Immortal to be the ancestor god of his Lu family!
Behind each of the eight aristocratic families in the Jin Dynasty is not only a powerful worldly strength, but also a powerful supernatural power behind the unknown. Some mountain gods, river gods and even city gods in the Jin Dynasty have the shadow of their families.
If the Lu family wants to become a high-class family, it is indispensable to have an ancestor god. Because many things that are powerless in the Yang world are easy to do in the Yin world.
In April of that year, Lu Yutang, the minister of household affairs, asked the saint to listen to it. He returned to his hometown to pay homage to his ancestors, and the saint performed it accurately.
Lu Yutang returned to his hometown in fine clothes. Officials from various places treated him solemnly along the way, and even the gods of the mountains and rivers had to protect him.
The officials of the Jin Dynasty are not ordinary people. Every official is protected by the laws of the Jin Dynasty. Monsters and monsters cannot get close to them at all. Ordinary little monsters and monsters can be killed if they are scolded by the officials with the aura of blue clouds above their heads. This is also the reason why Lu Yutang once had great respect for Liu Xian, but now he has less respect.
In the underground palace under the Lu family's ancestral hall, Bai Jun got up and walked out of the underground. After twelve years of cultivating the dragon's body, he succeeded in the secret technique of surviving tribulations as a substitute.
From the moment he walked out of here, Bai Jun was no longer so afraid of death.
Because I have a back hand, I feel stable in my heart, natural and confident, and calmness creates elegance.
He walked down the mountain. Xiahe Village was no longer what it used to be. The entire village was occupied by the Lu family's fields and residences. The former Lu family's ancestral residence had also been renovated over the years from a three-entry courtyard to a six-entry gate.
Bai Jun looked at the plaque hanging on the high door which had been changed from wood to carved jade decoration. The dazzling word "Lu Mansion" added a bit of majesty.
Cars and horses piled up in front of the door, most of them were rich and distinguished people, welcoming and seeing off, and the door was packed with guests, making it very lively.
Bai Jun walked past a peach blossom in full bloom, picked out a pink peach blossom, and walked towards the door of Lu Mansion.
It happened that an official lady supported the maid's hand and stepped on the soft stool that the boy had set down, and slowly got down from the carriage. When she looked up, she saw a handsome young man in white walking past her. She had seen many people. The young master from a rich family has never seen such a combination of chic and refined man. His mind wandered, his feet slipped, and his body tilted and he was about to fall.
But at this moment, the young man in white put one hand on her waist, half-armed her waist, and lifted her up. A faint smile appeared on his face, "Miss, please be more careful next time."
The clear young man's voice echoed in the young lady's ears, and her cheeks started to heat up, "Thank you for your help, young master, I will remember it, little lady."
She watched intently as the young man in white walked to the door of Lu Mansion holding a wooden box, handed the wooden box to the concierge, and then turned and left.
"Miss! Miss!" the maid next to her called softly twice, "My master has gone far away, haven't you calmed down yet?"
"What are you talking about?" The lady covered her face and said softly, "I just want to thank you for your help."
"Yes, miss. We have also improved. Don't keep the master and uncle waiting for too long." The maid whispered softly: "If miss is really interested in that young man, wouldn't he have given him a gift? Just ask later. If you ask your uncle, you will know your family background, and then you will find a matchmaker to come to your door and marry you with three letters and six etiquettes."
"Oh, if you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart!" the young lady said angrily.
In the mansion, Lu Yutang and his family received a group of powerful people from Yinzhou. A young man came to his side and stayed beside him without daring to say anything when he saw the master talking to the guests.
After waiting for a moment, he was about to speak, but he saw a child running out and bumping into him. Without holding the box firmly, the boy dropped to the ground and opened it.
This alarm naturally disturbed everyone. When Lu Yutang saw this situation, he yelled: "What's the matter with you? You bumped into the young master."
The boy quickly knelt down to apologize.
The little boy stood up and said with a smile, "Dad, it's okay. I fell down on my own."
Lu Yutang's wife, Mrs. Wang, glanced at her and did not say anything to disparage this annoying child born from a concubine. A wife will be obedient to her husband for a long time, and a disobedient one will be miserable.
She has always been a smart woman, even though she is nearly fifty.
But when Mrs. Lu saw the white jade-like gift on the ground, her eyes suddenly jumped. She stood up and walked to the little boy to pick up the white jade.
A guest on the side laughed and said, "Hey, who sent this white jade? The eldest lady can't take her eyes away from it."
This sentence made Lu Yutang look over, and he said slightly displeasedly: "Since Madam likes this white jade, she just sent it back to the room to have a good look at it. Now all the guests in the courtyard are here."
Prince Lu did not pay attention to him, but suddenly remembered something and exclaimed: "Master! Look, this is..."
Halfway through her words, she woke up with a start and changed her words: "This is a congratulatory gift from our benefactor."
Lu Yutang was stunned, what kind of benefactor? He took the white jade from Wang Lu's hand. As soon as he put it in his hand, it felt cool all over. It was delicate and flawless, but with its irregular edges and special texture, only when he looked carefully did he realize that it looked like a scale, a piece of animal material. scale!
He suddenly woke up, turned his hands and put them into his sleeves to block the eyes of the guests who wanted to inquire, and asked: "Who sent this piece of white jade?"
The boy on the side quickly replied: "I don't know who the guest is who is giving the gift. I only know that it is for a very handsome young man in white with an extraordinary temperament. Only this young man dares to think of giving it to the master."
Prince Lu asked, "What else did that young master say?"
The boy's nervous voice trembled slightly, but he knew that this was a good opportunity for him to get into the eyes of the master and his wife.
"The young man said that this jade is called white fragrant jade, and it can be placed in front of the incense table as an offering. The jade will be more expensive as it ages.
He also said that this thing must be handed over to the master and his wife in person, and the master and his wife would like to see it. "
Lu Yutang frowned and whispered: "Bai Xiangyu, Bai Xiangyu..."
"Oh, that's right!" The boy suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly: "I asked the young master his name, family background and how to call him, and he said his surname was Bai, Mr. Bai!"
