The room was very empty. There was a bronze bell in the middle. It was very huge. It was nearly two feet tall and required three people to hug it. The broken bell in the bell tower to the west of Yuan Anning's residence was not too small, but it was different from this bell. It is still much smaller in comparison, and the style of this bell is also different from the broken bell in the bell tower.
The clock was placed upside down on the ground, with a circle of human heads placed around it. Some of the skulls were only the size of a sea bowl and clearly belonged to babies.
After looking at the skull below, Nanfeng shifted his gaze back to the bronze bell. Although the bronze bell had been placed here for many years, it was not rusty or green, and was still very bright. There were many strange patterns engraved on the bell. Take a closer look. , not graphics, but text.
He didn't recognize the writing on the bronze bell, but it felt very familiar. When he looked closely, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. The writing on the bronze bell was very similar to the writing on the tortoise shell.
Just as Nanfeng was looking at it carefully, Tianxunzi stretched out his hand to pull him away. Nanfeng turned around in confusion, and Tianxunzi waved his hand and said, "The smell of sulfur is very strong here, there must be a lot of cinnabar in the temple, smelling it for a long time will hurt people. "
Nanfeng thanked him and said, "Taoist Priest, take a look, what's going on here?"
Tian Xunzi approached the gap and looked in. After a moment, he looked back, frowned and shook his head.
"Exit first and come back after dawn." Nanfeng suggested.
Tian Xunzi nodded in agreement, and everyone returned the same way, crossed the canyon, and returned to the south bank. They found a shelter from the wind and made a fire to rest.
The chatter was annoying, and the boring gourd was even worse. After Tian Xunzi had eaten the dry food, he closed his eyes and rested, and did not talk to Nan Feng. The two Taoists had walked a long way up the mountain, and now they were both tired, so they relied on each other. Fell asleep.
Nanfeng looked for firewood nearby and guarded the fire. At the same time, he thought to himself, no matter what was hidden in the ruined temple, it was a blessing to come here. The words on the bronze bell were very similar to the words on the tortoise shell heavenly book. Copy it and compare it with the text on the Tortoise Shell Heavenly Book. Even if you can't compare the contents of the Tortoise Shell Heavenly Book, you can go out and ask others for advice in the future with the words on the bronze bell. Unexpectedly, someone who is interested will discover the clues in the Heavenly Book.
After thinking about this, I also thought about the stone dragon statues in the ruined temple. The purpose of the ten stone dragon statues of being tortured is still unknown, but one thing is certain, that is, the people who carved these stone statues must have great power. Power, ordinary people simply do not have the financial resources to carve such huge stone statues.
Furthermore, the gray bricks used to build the temple and the two huge iron gates are also valuable. To build such a large temple, it would cost at least ten thousand taels of silver. This does not include the huge copper bell in the main hall. Before he and the fat man arrived, Yuxian County was very poor. The granary could starve rats to death. This temple could not have been built by the county government.
That bell can be used as a clue. The bells at this time can be divided into four types, the musical bells for playing music, the court bells used by the royal family, the watch bells for telling time, the awakening bells used in Taoist temples, and the big bell from before It is larger than the watch clock in Chang'an, and its style is different from the watch clock. It is most likely a royal court bell of a certain dynasty.
Spring has begun, but the nights are still very cold. In order to keep out the cold, the south wind keeps the bonfires burning. As long as the fire is strong, wet wood can be burned, and it is easy to get materials nearby.
After adding firewood, Nanfeng put down the hatchet and continued to think. For safety reasons, he was no longer planning to catch ghosts. He would copy the words on the bell after dawn tomorrow and go back. There were heads all around the bell, so why not? It’s better to move.
Thinking of human heads, Nanfeng suddenly remembered something. There were only human heads in the ruined temple, but no corpses. There was a large stone house in the valley where Bai Quan was before. There were many bones there, but not a single head.
The ruined temple is only a few dozen miles away from the valley. The skulls in the ruined temple are mixed with the bones of babies, some old and some young. It can be seen that those skulls probably belong to those who lived in the valley before. Someone killed them and sent them to the valley. The head was brought here.
He had checked the situation in the stone house and found several spiritual tablets there. Those wooden tablets belonged to the family named Han. From this, he inferred that the person surnamed Han should be buckled under the bronze bell, surrounding the bronze bell. The skulls are all family members or relatives of this person.
Thinking of this, Nanfeng's thoughts were interrupted by the Taoist not far away. The Taoist seemed to be dreaming and talked in his sleep, "It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."
Nanfeng raised his head and glanced at the little Taoist, but didn't care. He took a hatchet and stood up to chop wood. As soon as he got up, the little Taoist said again, "It's more dangerous to stay here than to do it. Leave early to save your life." "
Nanfeng frowned and turned back. The Taoist was not talking in his sleep, but was possessed by a ghost, pretending to be a Taoist and talking to him.
When a ghost possesses a person, the person's complexion will change, but he did not notice any difference in the complexion of this little Taoist. In surprise, he called out to Tian Xunzi, "Taoist Master Tianxun, Taoist Master Tianxun."
After shouting twice, Tian Xunzi showed no response. Nanfeng walked over and pushed him several times, but still no response.
"This is not the place you should come to. Put out the fire and leave quickly." The little Taoist closed his eyes tightly but spoke very clearly. There was something indescribably strange in the dark night.
"Who are you?" Nanfeng asked seriously.
"I'm... Oops, it's coming." The little Taoist suddenly stood up when he said this, grabbed a branch and beat the bonfire hard.
Seeing his crazy behavior, Nanfeng didn't dare to stop him. The Taoist put out the bonfire, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground.
After the little Taoist collapsed, Tian Xunzi and another Taoist woke up at the same time.
"Taoist Master Tianxun." Nanfeng looked at Tianxunzi.
"I heard it," Tian Xunzi raised his hand to wipe his sweat, "This thing is not a ghost. Ghosts cannot haunt us."
Just as Nanfeng was about to answer the call, he suddenly noticed a purple aura appearing in the northwest mountains. The aura was purple with black in it and was moving rapidly towards here from twenty miles away.
"A powerful alien species has appeared in the northwest mountains and is moving towards us." Nanfeng stepped on the embers of the bonfire eagerly, "Get out of here quickly and stay away."
Tian Xunzi grabbed the baggage, carried the previously possessed Taoist on his back, and ran southward with another Taoist holding a dog.
Nanfeng crushed the sparks, picked up the rooster and chased after him.
As he ran, Nanfeng turned around frequently. The purple aura was extremely fast and it was already ten miles away in the blink of an eye.
There was a flat area to the south and there was no place to hide, so Nanfeng pulled Tian Xunzi and others to change their route to the east and hid behind a hill.
Just after hiding, a huge black shadow appeared in the northwest direction of the ruined temple. This thing must be a tiger and leopard. It jumped up and down, leaping several miles, and landed on the roof of the ruined temple in a blink of an eye.
As the distance got closer, Nanfeng could clearly see the true appearance of the black figure. Although the thing was the size of a tiger, it was not a tiger, but a huge bow-backed green wolf.
The green wolf looked left and right from the roof, and then jumped to the ground. When he jumped, he was still a green wolf. After landing, he transformed into a handsome young scholar.
Nanfeng pinched the chicken's mouth, and then asked the little Taoist priest to cover the dog's mouth to prevent the black dog from barking and alarming the wolf demon.
After landing on the ground, the young scholar who transformed into a wolf demon raised his right hand, seemingly pinching his fingers.
After a while, the scholar lowered his right hand and stamped his feet slightly. An old man with a scholarly appearance appeared out of thin air and stood in front of the scholar.
The young scholar seemed to be talking to the old scholar. Looking at the old scholar's submissive expression, he seemed to be very afraid of the young scholar who had transformed into a wolf demon.
"Then the old man belongs to the land here?" Nanfeng asked in a low voice.
Tian Xunzi nodded, "It should be so. He must have been the one who slept with us before. I don't know where this monster came from, but he can control the land."
It is not known what Nanfeng said to the wolf demon and the land, but judging from the directions pointed by the two, the wolf demon should have asked the land if anyone had been there, and the land might have replied that he had driven him away.
The wolf demon seemed to be very rude when talking to Tu Tu, who kept bowing his head to listen to the instructions. Finally, the wolf demon pointed at the ruined temple and said something, and Tu Tu nodded repeatedly.
The wolf demon circled around the ruined temple, then revealed its true form, rose into the air, and headed northwest.
"Although the land's vocation is small, it is a righteous god. This monster dares to drive the land, so he must have a great background." Tian Xunzi frowned and shook his head.
Nanfeng was also frowning, but what he was thinking about was not the origin of this wolf monster, but who was holding under the bronze bell of this ruined temple...