Under the illumination of the flashlight, an extremely exquisite rain praying pool appeared in front of them.
This pool is composed of four structures, namely the diversion channel, the pool, the mandala beside the pool, and the bridge city above the pool.
The area of the pool is the same size as the rain praying platform above the head. A straight ditch extends from the west direction, and it can be seen that water flows into the circular ditch continuously.
The edge of the pool is half a meter higher than the pool. On the edge of the altar, which is nearly one meter wide, there are countless pavilions, pavilions, houses and mansions, completely surrounding the pool.
If you look closely, you will see that these mansions and houses extend directly into the pool, just like the stilted houses on the riverside in Sichuan and Sichuan. The houses are connected and the buildings are stacked on top of each other. The edges of the terraces are half a meter above the pool water. They range from pavilions to small tiles. The nail heads, as well as the wooden figures placed everywhere in the building, are all realistic, vivid and sophisticated.
It looks like a splendid city surrounding a giant lake. Above the lake, two nine-hole arch bridges are connected to form a "ten" cross frame. The bridge is also in the style of a double-story pavilion, with the Cloud Palace Golden Tower on top and a traffic bridge below. Corridor, on the pedestrian bridge in the middle, you can visit freely.
Further down is the rain praying pool!
In the rain pond, the water was considered clear, but it had not yet reached the bottom. Waves of fishy smell rose into the air as the pond surged.
"What are these things?"
Song Siyuan looked at the nearby balconies, and she could see that the surface of the balconies resembled ceramic clear glaze, with a layer of reflective light. Probably, these balconies were made of ceramics, so they could remain bright and bright in a place with such a large amount of water vapor.
"Could it be some structure under the rain praying platform, or simply a sewer!" Yue Guanchao guessed casually.
Song Siyuan's eyes became strange: "I don't think so. If it is a drain, it should be draining out the water. In the pool in front of us, we can only see water pouring in from the outside, but no leakage out. How can there be water leaking out from the outside? Pour it back!"
"This shows that when this rain praying platform was built, it may not have been for praying for rain. As for the role of the drainage channel, it is also doubtful. The only thing that can be determined is that it was used for water intake."
After that, she walked to the balcony and touched it. Not only was there no dust on it, but there was also a layer of shiny oil flowers on her hand. When she got closer and smelled it, it was tung oil!
She seemed to have strengthened some of her ideas and showed the oil flowers on the water: "There is no dust on the surface of the balcony, which proves that this place has not been abandoned. It is likely that someone has been cleaning and using it. At the same time, the presence of tung oil further proves that someone is maintaining and repairing it." , brushing with tung oil is to prevent the glaze of the balcony from breaking and becoming old.”
Song Siyuan's eyes lit up when she said this: "Think about it, if it hadn't been used and maintained regularly, this place would probably have been covered with dust. It would have experienced water vapor erosion and the clear glaze would probably have cracked. Praying for rain is only used in April and May every year." If it is not used regularly, I guess it is definitely not for praying for rain. It can be maintained so intensively, and it is probably for daily use. Thinking about it, I am afraid that only Guanluoyin is suitable for the current situation."
"Tan Yanqiu said that Taoist Cui has not been idle in the past few years. He frequently shows the people the raindrops, which means that the rain praying platform is frequently used and they are so troubled to maintain it. It shows how important the rain praying pond is. We You have to take a closer look to see what’s fishy here!”
The three of them glanced around. The walls were flat on all sides, about two meters away from the edge of the pool. The four walls were carved with four heavenly kings, their eyes wide open and holding magic weapons. The paint was clear and vivid, like gods. The four statues were vivid, and their eyes were corresponding to the ones in the middle. Rain praying pool platform.
They looked up and saw that the top of the pool was a circular caisson with a flat top and a slightly concave surface. The porcelain surface was colorfully glazed. There were countless waves clearly drawn. It could be seen that the auspicious clouds were flowing and the water was rushing. Between the clouds, mist and tide, there was no real dragon. It's not a snake, but a big white fish.
Although the fish is hidden in the clouds, specific details can still be seen.
The big fish's head is like a pointed shuttle, its muzzle is spread horizontally, its body is as slender as a dragon's snake, its tail is like a forked swallow's tail, its fins are shaped like ginkgo leaves, wide and soft, its belly is white and yellow, and its scales are white with gold. There are lines, there is a little white beard under the chin, and the eyes are round and lively, as clear as black and white like human eyes.
In the caisson, the big fish stirred up the waves, rolled up the floating clouds, its scales threw up golden light, and rippled with auspicious clouds and treasures. Surrounded by countless fish, shrimps, snakes and eels, the white fish looked almost like a dragon, but it still looked like a fish. The aura that leads the Shui Tribe is similar to that of a dragon god who moves the clouds and casts rain.
"The big white fish? It looks like a dragon, slender and slender. Isn't this the fish god we saw in our dreams?"
Song Siyuan looked at the white fish body, which was indeed the fish's tail. The slightly golden scales were easy to recognize.
Xu Xiake carefully stared at the things on the caisson: "That means our guess is correct. This rain praying pool is indeed for watching the falling clouds. I just don't know why the caisson here is not the image of the fish god but just a Dabai who almost turned into a dragon. fish."
Song Siyuan looked around. There was an attic around the caisson, and railings were built along the walls. The waves were still painted on the railings. Countless pillars involved red ropes filled with copper coins and bells, woven everywhere like a dense spider web.
"Could it be that the fish god we saw is real?"
Xu Xiake became confused. Both of them felt numb. This place was so evil. It was probably to summon the so-called fish god.
When several people were frightened, they could clearly feel the voices getting closer and closer to the entrance where they came in, which meant that some people were coming.
Seeing that they could no longer get out, the three of them had no choice but to stand on the pool platform, jump up to the attic, and hide behind the railing.
After a while, a dark figure climbed down to the ground on the iron grabbing pole on the tunnel. Yue Guanchao poked his head out of the darkness. It seemed that the person looked like a familiar person.
After the lights were bright, they hid under the railing and looked down. This man was gray-haired, lean and energetic. It was obvious that he was Taoist Cui who had fallen into a trance during the day.
The three of them were not surprised by this. After all, Taoist Cui must know some secret technique to create a dream-like hypnotic dream for someone. What they were curious about was that it was already this time, how could Taoist Cui suddenly come down? ?
"It's been a hard day for me, and it's also tiring for Yu Daxian'er."
Having said that, Taoist Cui took out a thumb-thick strip from the bamboo tube behind him. It looked like an ink strip, but it was lighter in color than the ink strip. It was similar to loess color, with a lot of light gold on the surface. Sequins.
He picked up the oil lamp and walked near these balconies. He only had to open one of the balconies with his hands, and he could see the double doors opened like a lamp niche cabinet. Then, the old Taoist priest took out a strange-looking incense cauldron from it. The shape with a hollow lid was probably an incense burner, and they speculated that the thing in his hand was probably some kind of spice.
He opened the lid, took out the incense plate that was half a finger high, and kept grinding the incense sticks until they were broken into countless powders and left in the plate. When it was covered with a layer, he collected the incense sticks and put them into the bamboo tube.
