Chapter 4 Night Exploration of the Thorn Fox Temple
Helping a cat soul find a corpse or something, Qiao Ming thought it was too weird. It must be that I have been studying too hard lately, and my brain has started to be muddy, so I have some messy dreams. She gave the Bodhisattva three sticks of incense, blessed herself with passing every exam, and by the way, she could sleep well.
Gou Rixin was awakened by Qiao Ming's words, he realized that he was different from ordinary meows, he could speak human words and had nine lives, he should be a person! So excitedly began to find their own fate.
In the past, I only knew how to eat and drink enough to sleep, and live a small life in a mess. This is no longer the case.
The next day he wandered to the Thorn Fox Temple.
I don't know if I can find my mother again and ask for clarification. Being able to come back from the dead is so extraordinary, it must have a lot to do with the Thorn Fox Temple.
When night fell, the Thorn Fox Temple was deserted, with only a faint scent of sandalwood. Winter is the off-season for tourism, not to mention that there is no scenery on the mountain, and people who devote themselves to worshiping Buddha will not make a special trip here.
Gou Rixin leaned on the threshold and leaned in. He is now a lonely ghost, and although the incense in the Thorn Fox Temple is not prosperous, it is not so easy to enter. An invisible pressure spread around, making it difficult for Gou Rixin.
He tried to lift one of his paws and place it lightly on the threshold. It's okay, it's just a little gasping. With his body against the ground, he walked towards the yard step by step. There is a large incense burner in the middle of the courtyard, and the sandalwood fragrance emitted makes Gou Rixin in a trance. The closer he got to the center of the temple, the more Gou Rixin felt that his breathing was not smooth and his body was weak.
Suddenly, there was a "bang", Gou Rixin was so frightened that his whole body exploded, turned around and ran out of the hospital, desperately fleeing out. Damn, I'm scared to death!
It wasn't until the invisible pressure on his body could no longer be felt that Gou Rixin stopped. Floating into the air and looking at the temple, it turned out that the door of the Heavenly King's Hall suddenly opened, squeaking in the cold wind.
A meow is more dangerous to move, so it's safer to find someone.
Gou Rixin wrinkled his cat face, thinking of Qiao Ming, a woman who could still be called a girl.
I can only enter her dream, but after waking up from the dream, this person obviously didn't take himself seriously, and used her father as a pastime. It's okay to be long, but I don't know if it's reliable.
Is there any way to let her know that she really exists?
Thinking about it day and night, Qiao Ming comforted himself like this recently, he must have gone crazy and thought too much, so he had the same dream every day. The black cat in the dream called himself Gou Rixin, and he also talked about the Thorn Fox Temple. Where did a cat come from such a strange name, and where is the Thorn Fox Temple? I've never heard of it.
Wen Xin leaned over and said faintly: "Maybe it's a cat that died unjustly, and I'm looking for you to avenge it." ”
“…… You've been reading too many novels lately, right?"
"Who said I read novels? What I study is authentic Buddhist allusions, Gou is new, every day is new. The name sounds like it was given by the ancients as a sign of instruction. ”
In the middle of the night, Qiao Ming nested on the bed, holding the computer and searching for the three words Gou Rixin, and a line of words came out of the encyclopedia: "Gou Rixin, a native of Kaifeng, Henan Province, Northern Song Dynasty, is famous for literature." At that time, Anyue County moved to a new county seat, and he served as the chief bookkeeper, worked hard, and had pioneering achievements, and was a good official for a while. ”
"Is this you?, you're a person, you're a cat, comparable?" Qiao Ming pouted disdainfully.
The search bar continued to type the word "Thorn Fox Temple", and an explanation came out, "Xinxiang City..."
"Didn't you say it was here? The encyclopedia says it's in Xinxiang, Henan...... Could it be that you have crossed 108,000 miles by yourself?" Qiao Ming frowned suspiciously. Gou Rixin, who was squatting next to her, also wrinkled his face, what is she checking here, messy, unreliable? Can you change the search engine?
"It's a big night, and it's a phone call, so you don't let people sleep!" Qiao Qishan knocked on the door.
"Oh. Qiao Ming responded, if Qiao Qishan knew that he was talking to a ghost, he didn't know how scared he would be.
"Hey, I see," Qiao Ming flipped through a few pages, and finally saw the information about the Thorny Fox Temple in City B on a post. "It turns out that there is really a Thorn Fox Temple, but the post said that it was struck by lightning and there was a fire on the mountain, so it should be long gone now, right?"
"Who the hell are you talking to?" Qiao Qishan shouted at the door wrapped in a quilt, "Xiao Ming?"
"I heard it, I heard it, Dad," Qiao Ming jumped out of bed and opened the bedroom door, "Have you heard of the Thorn Fox Temple?"
"The one who was struck by lightning?"
"Yes, yes, where?"
"Oh, south of the city, on a hillside not far from our house, that's a long time ago, and you're not there before you were born. ”
"Take me!" Qiao Ming grabbed Qiao Qishan's arm excitedly.
"It's sick, it's a big night!" Qiao Qishan shook off Qiao Ming's hand.
"Oh," Qiao Ming replied with a little disappointment, "but you have to go to work during the day, then you tell me how to go, and I'll find it myself tomorrow." ”
"Shall I draw you a map?" Qiao Qishan was interested and eager to try.
Qiao Ming rolled his eyes, "Okay, as long as it's not a ghost drawing." ”
Qiao Qishan immediately straightened his face when he heard her words, "What the hell is not a ghost, it is not serious all day long." ”
Qiao Ming stuck out his tongue.
Early the next morning, Qiao Ming set off with the road map that Qiao Qishan had drawn overnight.
The bag contained anti-wolf spray, a fruit knife, nunchucks, and another map of ghost drawings that she had drawn based on the description she had made in her dream last night. Although the two pictures are messy, Qiao Ming can see that the two are pointing the same, and he really admires his fiery eyes.
The cold winter and gloomy days are destined to be extraordinary days. Qiao Ming exhaled and went to Tubao Mountain in the south of the city alone, looking for the legendary Thorn Fox Temple that was struck by lightning for angering the heavens.
Standing on the top of the hill and looking into the distance, most of the city was shrouded in gray mist, and Qiao Ming felt a little sad and desolate.
"Damn, what about the mountain, what about the temple, it won't be wiped out if it is struck by lightning, right?" Qiao Ming couldn't help but roar as he looked at the bare mountain. He threw the map in his hand, untied his heavy bag, and sat down on a stone to gasp. "Grandma's legs, the old lady thinks she can dig up treasures!"
Gou Rixin, who was following her, looked at the front in a daze, and a cat face said unknown why.
What about mountains? Isn't it just a mountain?
What about the temple? She couldn't see such a big temple in front of her? The three words "Thorn Fox Temple" on the gate were shining with golden light, and they could blind his titanium alloy cat's eyes, and they didn't dare to approach it.
Is there something wrong with this woman's eyes?
"Take a good look, keep your eyes open!" Gou Rixin jumped up and down beside him, anxious. What is the reason why I can't see it when I see it all in front of me? Could it be that this woman has no connection with Buddhism and can't see anything with fairy energy? Or is there something strange about this temple?
But Qiao Ming didn't see anything, she sat on the stone and rested for a while, and then studied the two maps, "It's not wrong..."
Gou Rixin wanted to cry and stared without tears. Qiao Ming went home disheartened and nestled on the sofa to watch TV for a day.
Qiao Qi came out of the bedroom with the head of the chicken nest on the top, "What's the matter, did you find it?"
"I don't even see a shadow, do you really remember that there was such a temple? There was not even a broken wall except for stone and stone. It's not going to be bulldozed, is it?"
"You can't be the wrong one, right?"
"It's also possible," Qiao Ming said weakly, "who knows your ghostly map." ”
"Stinky girl," Qiao Qishan pinched Qiao Ming's ears, "I find the wrong way and blame others." Let's go, I'll take you now, it's not far away. ”
"No, it's going to get dark soon. Qiao Ming looked at the gloomy sky outside the window and didn't want to move at all.
"Let's go, it's rare that your dad and I have this interest. Qiao Qishan went into the bedroom to clean up, and walked out tightly wrapped, leaving only a pair of eyes outside, and his voice was full of eagerness, "Let's go." ”
Qiao Ming glanced at his equipment and pursed his lips.
The father and daughter followed the path that Qiao Mingtian had explored, heading towards the place where the Thorn Fox Temple was located. Because the sky was getting darker, the two spent a little time on the road, and when they arrived at the place, it was already the middle of the moon.
"Holy!" Qiao Ming exclaimed in surprise.
Qiao Qishan was taken aback, and hurriedly hid behind Qiao Ming, "Where is it, where is the ghost!"
Qiao Ming pointed to the temple in front of him, "I really didn't see it during the day. No, I came here during the day, and I sat on this stone and scolded my mother. ”
Qiao Qishan looked around cautiously, "I also think the evil sect, Xiao Ming, since we have found it, let's go back," he was a little scared, "I think this place is gloomy, out of breath." ”
"Since you're here, let's go in and have a look," Qiao Ming hugged Qiao Qishan and took her hand, "Dad, the time to witness your majesty has come!"
"Ming'er, your father is an honest man. Qiao Qishan shook off Qiao Ming's hand and stopped, watching Qiao Ming approach the temple step by step, his heart was anxious, "Xiao Ming, let's come tomorrow, anyway, the temple is here, and it won't run." ”
"Who said that, maybe they ran away during the day and showed up at night. Qiao Ming muttered.
Qiao Qishan listened to his daughter's words, and his legs trembled with fright, "Xiao Ming!"
"Oh, I see, I'll just go in and have a look, you stand there and don't move. Qiao Ming waved his hand in disgust and raised his leg to cross the threshold of the temple.
Suddenly there was a "bang", Qiao Ming, who was exploring the way, screamed in fright, and Qiao Qishan also shouted, pulled his legs and ran back, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Gou Rixin, who had been following Qiao Ming, also retreated and ran to a place away from the temple where it felt safe before stopping.
The door of the Heavenly King's Hall suddenly opened, and after rebounding, it swayed in the cold wind, and there was a dead silence around it.
"Grandma's legs," Qiao Ming's heart finally let go, and he leaned against the wall and breathed deeply. Looking back, Qiao Qishan was long gone, and she looked into the temple unwillingly.
"Anyone, don't pretend to be a ghost, the old lady has practiced. Qiao Ming shouted loudly. After waiting for a while, seeing that there was still no movement, he relieved himself and walked into the temple.
"It's weird, but it's nothing. Qiao Ming muttered, holding a flashlight and looking around, that is, an ordinary small temple, on the left is the Tianwang Palace, on the right is the Niangniang Palace, the main hall is the Daxiong Treasure Palace, which should be dedicated to Sakyamuni, there is a large incense burner in the middle of the courtyard, and there are a few sticks of incense stuck on it.
Gou Rixin, who was floating in the distance, saw Qiao Ming walk into the temple, meditated for a moment, and slowly approached the Thorn Fox Temple. He suddenly felt the invisible pressure he had felt before disappearing.