The door is a stone door, about eight feet high and seven feet wide, with double openings and a movable axis, with the left leaf facing inward and the right leaf facing outward. Due to being under the shade of trees all year round, the stone walls and stone doors around the cave are covered with moss.
While Nanfeng was looking around the cave, Zhuge Chanjuan and Fatty followed him.
"Why is there a cave?" the fat man asked.
"A Taoist man lived here." Nanfeng replied.
"How do you know? Oh, there is a Tai Chi on the door." The fat man discovered the clue himself.
"Go in and take a look." Zhuge Chanjuan went first.
In front of the gate of the cave is a flat area, about four feet long from east to west and two feet wide from north to south. It is paved with stone slabs. It was originally supposed to be the outer courtyard of the cave. However, at this time, the stone slabs on the ground were mostly damaged by trees, and they were faintly visible among the trees. You can also see a larger round stone slab. If you look closely, you can see that it is the top of the stone table, with several stone piers scattered around it.
After looking at the scenery outside, Zhuge Chanjuan and Fatty had already entered the cave. Nanfeng entered the door last and looked at the situation inside the cave together with the two of them.
This cave is not natural, but was dug the day after tomorrow. It is very regular in shape, rectangular, about four feet long and two feet wide. It is similar in size to the courtyard outside and about ten feet high. It is divided into three areas from west to east.
Facing the door is the middle area. There is a stone statue in the stone wall to the north, which is the same height as the cave. It is the seated Moral God. In front of the statue, there is a long stone table incense table, with an incense burner placed on it. Made of copper, it has turned green due to moisture.
"Which kind of immortal is this?" The fat man looked at Zhuge Chanjuan.
"I can't tell the difference either, ask him." Zhuge Chanjuan pointed her hand in the wind.
"Taiqing Patriarch Moral Heavenly Master." Nanfeng said casually.
The fat man looked around, "I always feel that the three gods are all the same. How did you tell them apart?"
"There are still differences in the appearance of the Dharma. If you can't tell the difference, just look at the magic weapon they hold in their hands." Nanfeng took a few steps forward and squatted down. There was a pile of ashes on the ground in front of the offering table. If you look closely, you can see that they are plant ashes. Most of the ashes were covered by mountains. The wind blew them away, leaving behind those damp and hardened boards.
This location was obviously not where the fire pit was, and the pile of ashes was obviously not left by the owner.
While Nanfeng was squatting down to look at the ashes, Zhuge Chanjuan and Fatty went to the west and east areas respectively.
After getting up, Nanfeng went to the west area. There was a stone table in the middle area on the west side. Ancient people were used to sitting on the ground, so the stone table was not high and was about a foot above the ground. This stone table should have been the owner's desk during his lifetime, and there were also things on it. There are several bundles of bamboo slips.
"The stone gate should have been closed originally, otherwise the bamboo slips would have rotted away." Zhuge Chanjuan pointed at the bamboo slips.
Nanfeng nodded. These bundles of bamboo slips were very rotten and would break when touched. They were not allowed to be purchased. According to the styles of several cases in the cave, it is not difficult to find that this cave must have been used thousands of years ago. If the bamboo slips had been in a humid environment, there would probably be no traces left by this time. However, although the bundles of bamboo slips were decayed, the ropes used to tie them were It is still there. If I read it correctly, the decay should have occurred within the past hundred years. In other words, the stone door of this cave had been closed before and was only opened in recent years.
It is still unknown who opened it, but it is certain that it was Li Chaozong. The cave was covered with dust, and it was obvious that no one had been there for a long time.
Except for the stone table, there are no furnishings in the west area. This should be the master's study, but the books are not placed on the bookshelf, but on the three stone walls to the north, south and west. There are hundreds of stone niches carved on the three stone walls, most of which are There are rotten bamboo slips on the stone niches.
"This Taoist priest is a poor man." The fat man muttered from the east.
Nanfeng was looking for less decayed bamboo slips on the stone wall at this time. Hearing the fat man's words, Nanfeng said casually, "Books and texts can increase knowledge and awaken the mind. They are much more valuable than gold and silver."
"It sounds like you are easy to learn." If the fat man listened honestly, he wouldn't be a fat man anymore.
Nanfeng was too lazy to argue with him. He found several bundles of well-preserved bamboo slips from the upper southwest corner. The bamboo slips were all connected by ropes. At the end of the string, a section of rope would be left for binding. The ropes were better than he thought. To be strong, it can be untied.
Carefully unfolding it, you can see that the text on the bamboo slips has been blurred, but it can be seen that the text is written in cinnabar, and the blurred traces are red.
I continued to unfold it until the end of the volume, and finally found several columns of writing.
"What kind of writing is this?" Zhuge Chanjuan squatted next to Nanfeng.
"The tripod inscriptions used in the Zhou Dynasty." Nanfeng said.
"What are you writing about?" Zhuge Chanjuan asked again.
Nanfeng shook his head, "I don't know him."
"Don't know? Then how do you know it's Dingwen?" Zhugechan asked again.
"I have seen similar writings in the Jade Qing Sect's Scripture Collection Pavilion. I asked the old mage who guarded the Scripture Collection Pavilion and found out that this is a tripod text." Nanfeng took out the deerskin from his arms, "The words on it are It was the Ding text, which I didn’t recognize, but the old mage did, so I tried to get him to translate it for me.”
Zhuge Chanjuan took the deer skin and spread it out for comparison. Nanfeng stood up straight and walked eastward.
The east side area is the area where the owner lives. Near the stone gate, there are not many copper basins, pottery pots and other utensils, just a few. There is a stone bed near the stone wall on the east side. The so-called stone bed is just a stone platform slightly higher than the ground. A few pieces of decayed clothing remain on it.
"Have you ever touched these things?" Nanfeng asked.
The fat man was about to find a place to sit down when he heard Nanfeng ask, shook his head and said, "I know you want to find clues, so I won't move around, so I took a look."
"The person who came is not from the Taoist sect." Nanfeng said.
"How do you know?" Fatty asked.
Nanfeng pointed to Shi**'s stone pillow, "If you were a member of the Taoist sect, you wouldn't mess with the immortal pillow."
Immortal and ancestors have the same pronunciation. The fat man just assumed that Nanfeng was talking about ancestors and did not ask further questions.
The stone pillow was placed on the edge of the stone bed. It had obviously been moved by someone. The clothing was divided into two categories: neatly stacked and scattered. The neatly stacked items were placed at the end of the bed and had also been moved. Although they are arranged neatly, they are placed irregularly. What is scattered around is a complete outfit, including outer robe, middle coat, shoes, socks and underwear.
The fat man put down the hammer, walked over and pointed at the faded shoes, "Did you notice that the socks are still in the shoes? What's going on?"
Nan Feng did not answer immediately, but pointed to the loose outer robe and motioned for the fat man to look at it.
"What's wrong?" The fat man couldn't tell the difference between a Taoist robe and a robe. The Taoist robe was similar in style to the robes worn by the common people. The robes were easy to identify, especially the regular clothes, which were almost the same as the robes worn by the common people.
"Look at the buttons." Nanfeng reminded.
After being reminded by Nanfeng, the fat man finally discovered the clue, "Why are the buttons fastened?"
"Look at this again." Nanfeng pointed at the waist rope of the woman.
"Why are they tied up too?" The fat man was confused.
"The Taoist who lived here before has become an immortal." Nanfeng said, and then explained, "There are nine levels of fame in the human world, and there are five levels of immortals in the heaven. Earthly immortals are the last of the immortals and cannot ascend physically. Only The soul remains and the corpse is disintegrated after death, and the earthly immortal is also one.”
"According to what you said, this man died here without a grave." The fat man said.
Nanfeng nodded. Immortals are also human beings, and Taoists are also human beings. Human beings have human nature, and there are thousands of kinds of human nature. Everyone has a different temperament and a different style of acting. Although these nine Taoists are doing the same thing , but he had different arrangements for his posthumous affairs. The Taoist priest in the Orc Valley built a luxurious and luxurious tomb for himself, and arranged a large number of mechanisms in the tomb. However, the Taoist priest who originally lived here did not do that. Live here, and when the end comes, you will be transformed into corpses here.
"Who has touched his clothes?" the fat man asked. If they had not been touched, the clothes, shoes and socks worn by this Taoist before he became immortal should have maintained the same posture and shape as when the person was lying down.
Nanfeng didn't answer. What the fat man wanted to know was exactly what he wanted to know.
At this moment, Zhuge Chanjuan came over and said, "Look."
When Nanfeng heard the sound, he turned around and saw Zhuge Chanjuan holding the deerskin map in one hand and a bamboo slip binding rope in the other.
The binding rope of the bamboo slips was originally twisted into one. At this time, it had been twisted by Zhuge Chanjuan. It was about an inch wide. After unfolding it, it became clear that the binding rope was also twisted from deerskin, which was very similar to the deerskin used on the map. .
"This map originally belonged here." Zhuge Chanjuan said.
Nanfeng nodded, "It should be Xu Kun who came here back then."
"Who is Xu Kun?" the fat man asked.
"The lay master of Kongxing, the abbot of Longkong Temple, was originally a waiter in Luzhou City. After middle age, he suddenly became a martial arts master and later founded the Iron Sword Sect. Before becoming a monk, Kongxing was his great disciple. " Nanfeng said.
"Changle seems to have said this." The fat man said.
Nanfeng nodded, "Yes, this map was originally hidden in the master's iron sword. That iron sword was probably the weapon used by the Taoist who lived here when he was alive."
"The tortoise shell here was also taken away by Xu Kun?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng nodded again, "Yes, it was one of the two pieces I originally owned. This piece of tortoise shell later fell into the hands of the second disciple Xu Yunfeng. Xu Yunfeng did all kinds of evil. He was poisoned by Zhuge Chanjuan's master and lost his cultivation. Afterwards, the iron sword was discovered There was a map hidden in it, so I deceived my master Tianyuan Zhenren to search for it together. The two of them worked together to find a piece, but then they had a disagreement and the map fell into the hands of my master. The fact that Xu Yunfeng had the Book of Heaven was later obtained by Long Yunzi of the Yuqing Sect. Knowing that, Xu Yunfeng was killed in the inn where he was staying. In order to save his life, Xu Yunfeng handed over a fake Heavenly Book to Long Yunzi. Long Yunzi got the fake Heavenly Book and did not spare Xu Yunfeng's life, so he killed him and silenced him, along with everyone in the inn. We were silenced together, and later I followed Master to the cemetery in the west of the city, and on the way I met a fat man sleeping outside the city with people from Longkong Temple."
"On those days when the Dharma conference is held in the city?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng nodded, "Yes, Long Yunzi obtained the Heavenly Book and did not distinguish between authenticity and falsehood. He held the Yuqing Dharma Assembly in order to become famous. Unexpectedly, he was defeated by Li Chaozong later. In desperation, he could only take the Heavenly Book out and meet with Li Chaozong. Chaozong studied together, but Li Chaozong later discovered that the Heavenly Book was fake and was so angry that he went directly to Yuqingzong to ask for an explanation."
"By the way, why did your master have a disagreement with him back then?" the fat man asked.
Nanfeng shook his head, "I don't know, the master was already blind at that time. Xu Yunfeng may have deceived him into blindness and wanted to take advantage of him, but the master noticed it."
"This matter also involves my master?" Zhuge Chanjuan interrupted.
Nanfeng nodded, "Is your master's name Sima Dong?"
"Yes." Zhuge Chanjuan nodded repeatedly, "But I heard from my master that he devotes himself to the study of pharmacology and rarely interferes with the affairs of the world."
"Xu Yunfeng is a big thief, he is extremely daring and has insulted the royal family. It was your master who was asked by the imperial court to take action," Nanfeng said.
"No, my master doesn't like the people in the court very much. The court asks him not to move." Zhuge Chanjuan shook his head.
Nanfeng didn't answer. It didn't matter who invited Sima Dong to come out. What mattered was that Xu Yunfeng was indeed poisoned by Sima Dong and lost his cultivation.
"According to what you say, our visit this time was in vain. This place is empty." The fat man said.
"Not necessarily. You guys keep searching to see if there are any other clues. I'll go back and bring Tong Lei with me." Nanfeng turned around to leave.
"There's no turtle shell here, why are you bombing people?" the fat man yelled.
"You know who I'm going to blow up?"
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