Yue Guanchao took the photo and circulated it among the people. The ancient village in the black and white photo was clearly visible. The houses everywhere were covered with weeds and vines, and the walls were weathered over the years and were mottled with debris, showing a sense of desolation and chaos.
Song Siyuan took the photo and observed it carefully. A glimmer of light gradually flashed in her eyes, as if she had discovered the truth. She said excitedly: "Looking at the decoration shape of the eaves and beams, it is indeed a Tang Dynasty style dwelling, similar to the Jiaolong Temple we saw in Changbai Mountain. It's almost the same, but it's not that the temple can't use compound arches here. It only uses herringbone half eaves and single arches for decoration. The colorful paintings on the pillars are not too much, and it feels like they are decorated with five colors. Tangling Village's It is very likely that the mountain guard really knows about the Soul Palace, otherwise the old man would not have hummed such a sentence."
"If this old gentleman really knows the news about the Soul Palace, there is a high probability that there is something else behind these four sentences. It's a pity that he has already noticed that someone is going to the Soul Palace. When we go there again, this old gentleman may not be willing to tell us. We, we have to find other ways."
After Song Siyuan finished speaking, she looked at Sun Dingying: "Shopkeeper Sun, besides this old man, can't you look for clues from other places?"
Shopkeeper Sun sighed, patted his heart and said:
"Girl, I, Sun Dingying, have been making a living in Xijing City since I was a pawnbroker. Now more than 20 years have passed. From government commissioner to businessman, there is no one I don't know. If anyone really knows about the Soul Palace, it is You can ask, but it’s a pity that the news about the Soul Palace is like golden beans falling from the sky, almost non-existent.”
"It can only be said that the Soul Palace is too far away from today's era. If you think about it, it has been more than 1,500 years since the Tang Dynasty. In addition, Chang'an has been destroyed and rebuilt several times. Is there really any news about the Soul Palace? It was lost without a trace, so why is it our turn to find it?"
Yue Guanchao listened to Sun Dingying's interest and asked Yue Qingshan: "Second uncle, didn't the Chao family send someone there back then? Didn't Chao Bingzhong tell you?"
Yue Qingshan stroked the handle of his cigarette and said: "It's so long ago that there is no way to test it. The ancestors of the Chao family were so scared when they escaped at that time that they thought they were punished by heaven. There was no trace of the Qinling Soul Palace left at all." The only clue left was the last wish of future generations to retrieve the bones of their ancestors. Even when they left this picture of the souls of their ancestors, Yuan and Li only wanted the address of the soul palace in the picture, and they did not explain what it meant. , we were dumbfounded by the unclearness.”
The two uncles of the Yue family thought that they would be able to find the Soul Palace as soon as possible when they came to Xijing. Sun Dingying's words made their wish come true. The clues only stayed on the prophecies that had been circulated for thousands of years. This dilemma made the two of them in trouble, and they frowned for a while. No exhibition.
Xu Xiake was listening to their words. Uncle Yue did not say clearly that they were going to rob the tomb. Fu Zhi also guessed in his heart that it was for the Soul Palace in the mountains of Qinling Mountains. He looked at everyone: "How about we go back to Yuji Mountain in advance? , it’s already November, Yu Jishan’s rituals are also being prepared, I just happen to take you to Tangling Village, let’s meet the blind old man again.”
"That's fine. Anyway, everything is at a deadlock right now. It's difficult to go any further. Let's go meet the blind old gentleman again."
As soon as these words came out, Sun Dingying already knew what they meant, and he raised his hands and said: "Now that the old man has made up his mind, I can only wish you a safe return. I just picked up things from the Northeast from the post office yesterday, and the old man told me to do it." Over to you."
After saying that, he took out a palm-sized brocade box. Yue Qingshan took the box and opened it. Inside was a bead the size of a red date. The surface was etched with complex patterns. When placed in the sun, you can see the yellow light. You can smell the sea even before you get close. Fishy smell.
This thing is clearly a mirage bead, and it is even almost identical to the one discovered by Master Mao.
"Mirage beads?"
Yue and Song couldn't help but say it.
"That's right, Mr. Chao said that our ancestors mentioned that the thousands of souls in the Soul Palace could not be liberated because of the Mirage Pearl, which created a hundred-mile soul barrier that no one could approach. He thought that since Mr. Cat had also dug it up These things are all sent to you in one piece. If you can use them in the future, they can be considered a good thing."
Yue Qingshan looked at Nie Nephew and Song Qianjin, and saw from their eyes that this thing was very precious. He waved his hand and accepted it: "When you go out, you prepare everything in advance. We accept your kindness and see you later."
After saying that, Lao Yuetou took everyone to say goodbye and left the court.
"Brother Yue, are shopkeeper Sun's words really true?"
Sun Daqiao didn't say a word just now because he already had Yue Qingshan as his backbone. If he rushed to speak again, he would lose his sense of control. He waited until everyone walked out of the alley before raising his doubts.
"I don't look like a naughty person. If you really don't want to do this, why bother to go to the Qinling Mountains again and bring back all the photos and prophecies? He gave these things to us before leaving. It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into it, maybe the Soul Palace is too old, and it is really impossible to find clues."
Yue Qingshan was extremely depressed. He lit up his pipe and took a few puffs. The smoke dispersed like a wave of sadness lingering around him.
