Chapter 290: Life is short
Lei Shaoxuan walked towards the Land Temple. β,.?. o?
The humid air, a clear and quiet, although it was late at night, the view was excellent, and under the bright moonlight, the clear and clear wilderness seemed extremely silent, occasionally drifting through the veil of mist, giving the earth a faint mysterious atmosphere.
The ancient temple occupies a small area, the radius is only a few zhang, although the earthen courtyard wall has collapsed, but the decadent wall still tops a half-covered temple door, even the complete hall has been tilted, a decadent and dilapidated scene.
Lei Shaoxuan pushed open the temple door, and the squeak was extremely loud, and the glimmer in the temple seemed to be startled, and the light and extinguish were swaying.
In the middle of the main hall is a stone platform, there is a dilapidated clay statue of the land lord, the color is mottled, showing the vicissitudes of life, there are two little ghosts under the seat, the body is crooked, the arms have been broken, revealing a hideous wound, adding a tragic atmosphere. The sky above the head of the statue is covered with cobwebs and dust, and it seems that no one has cleaned it for a long time, only the huge incense burner is full of incense ashes, trying to show off the glory of the past.
The only thing that is clean is the offering table, with a plate of white steamed buns and a few small fish, two unburned red candles stand on the left and right, emitting a faint candlelight, and there are more than a dozen incense sticks with cigarettes that are about to burn out in the incense burner, the breeze drifts by, and the incense flickers and darkens, adding a bit of mystery and weirdness to this lonely and deserted hall.
Lei Shaoxuan raised his eyes and saw that on the pillars on both sides of the clay statue, there was a pair of gold-painted couplets, which read:
If you believe in your strength, you will be blessed with your righteous body, and if you think of all souls, you will not allow evil deeds to harm all shumans.
Lei Shaoxuan's heart moved, and he couldn't help but smile, this land temple couplet is quite interesting, and it actually has the meaning of praying for believers, and it is not as free and easy as other temples, as if to say: Those who believe in me, Lao Tzu will definitely protect you.
When he was concentrating, suddenly a strange breeze blew, and suddenly the incense candle flame was shaking, and a slight chill hit his heart, and there was a mist rising in the hall, and the hazy and gray meaning quietly spread around.
"Old Han, it looks like something is peeking at us!" said a pro-soldier in a trembling voice.
"Why is the candlelight so white, weird? β
"Is there a ghost?"
"How can there be ghosts in the land temple, stop talking nonsense, be careful of the land lord to blame......"
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The temple courtyard was small, only a few personal soldiers followed behind Lei Shaoxuan, and the rest were left outside the courtyard, and the collapsed low earth wall separated the two worlds. At this time, several people entered the main hall, as if entering a gloomy strange world, looking at a few people around them seemed to be close at hand, but it felt like being far away in the world, just like looking at everyone's fate, together, the fate is different, between the spaces, full of strange atmosphere. γοΌ.2β β₯
Lei Shaoxuan faintly felt that something was wrong, the alarm in his heart loomed, but his face was silent, and he said calmly: "I want to worship here, you are waiting outside the courtyard!"
The soldiers agreed in a daze, breathed a faint sigh of relief, and fled away from the main hall.
At this time, the fog in the courtyard gradually spread in all directions, the clouds and mist under Lei Shaoxuan's feet were like smoke, and the hall, statues, and offering tables in front of him seemed to be floating in the clouds, with an ethereal feeling.
In the main hall, there is a death-like silence, only the faint light of incense candles is swaying, the fog is flickering, the surroundings gradually become dark red, bursts of blood light are like a gushing, rolling in, and inexplicable voices come, like ghosts crying, like screams, like ape crying...... The sound of drums, the sound of Jin Ge, and the sound of shouting and killing, as if they were on the battlefield, with ghosts and shadows, and the fog was shaking, just like the bloody rain and bloody wind.
Lei Shaoxuan's brows furrowed, thinking about it, his eyes were confused, but his heart was very sober.
Everything in front of me is clearly an illusion.
Lei Shaoxuan clearly knows that he has cultivated the "Dacheng Wisdom and Infinite Vajra Sutra" for many years, and has already cultivated Buddha power, although he can't talk about Dacheng, he has been able to be free from shock, not affected by external objects, let alone hallucinations.
What he saw in front of him seemed to be illusory, although Lei Shaoxuan did not feel frightened, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, and he felt a little restless, so he subconsciously picked up three incense sticks from the offering table and lit them with red candles.
However, the moment the three incense sticks left the incense candle, the mutation protruded, an inexplicable strange wind, from the mist, with a thin whistling sound and eerie chill, rolled over the incense head, the incense head was still burning The flame was blown out instantly, the incense head was blown violently by the wind, and the sparks splashed in all directions, but the sparks were soon surrounded by the cold wind, as if they were poured cold water, and became dim, the moment the three incense sticks were inserted into the incense burner, they were suddenly extinguished, and the incense came with a cold feeling, as if the incense had been extinguished for thousands of years, however, in the incense burner, the incense branches left by the previous villagers were still burningγ
Lei Shaoxuan felt an inexplicable hesitation in his heart, he felt a slight chill all over his body, and forced himself to calm down, Lei Shaoxuan picked up the three incense sticks again, and lit the incense candle again, however, as long as Lei Shaoxuan inserted the incense into the incense burner, the three incense sticks were extinguished.
For a long time, Lei Shaoxuan did not believe in the gods very much. Born on death row and accustomed to life and death, how can he believe that there will be any gods in the world who can save himself or save the world? The monk said that he had killed too much, and that he had hurt the heavens, but Lei Shaoxuan thought that it was just a matter of cultivation, and this trip to worship the land temple was just a casual move, not really believing in any land.
Of course, Lei Shaoxuan no longer believes in any ghosts and gods, since he was a child, he has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he knows more or less the legends of the gods and goddesses such as the land and the city god temple, but at this moment, when he encounters such an abnormal situation in the land temple, where is this done by the land gods who bless all living beings? It is clearly a ghost who pretends to be a god and a ghost.
Lei Shaoxuan held the Qing Qing knife in his hand, and suddenly swung a knife into the void, and the wind and thunder exploded.
There was a clear sound, the murmur and illusion were clear, the mist suddenly disappeared, and there was still clear darkness in front of me, mottled statues, little ghosts with folded arms, and quietly burning red candles and sparks in the incense burner.
Lei Shaoxuan looked around the hall with delusional eyes, but saw that the statue stone platform was like a void, on the statue platform, there was an old man sitting upright, with white hair, clear bones, bright eyes, eyebrows divided into eight characters, wrapped in black crepe to wipe his eyebrows and scarf, revealing a high forehead, with a kind eyebrow and kind eyes, but the old man was more like a phantom.
Seeing this, Lei Shaoxuan swung his knife and was about to slash at the old man.
"General, stop!" The old man was so shocked that his soul was scattered, and his figure suddenly flashed in front of Lei Shaoxuan and instantly condensed, revealing a figure, trembling and standing still in front of Lei Shaoxuan.
"Where is the Yin Soul, dare to tease me?" Lei Shaoxuan said sharply.
"I am my land. The land stretched out his hand to stop Lei Shaoxuan.
Lei Shaoxuan was stunned, with some disbelief on his face, "Since you are the god of the land, why do you stop me from burning incense and worshiping?
Hearing this, the land showed a helpless wry smile on his face, and said, "Does the general know what the land temple is and what is its origin?"
When Lei Shaoxuan heard this, his face was at a loss, "The land is a god, since ancient times, the land temple is the place where the land lives, what else can I say?"
"The general's body is full of vitality, and his eyes can see through yin and yang, and he can see my true body, presumably the general is a monk?"
Lei Shaoxuan nodded.
The land lord breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Since the general is a monk, he should know that in addition to the flesh and bones that are visible to others, there are also invisible forces such as vitality, divine thoughts, beliefs, etc., and even mountains, seas, rivers and lakes, grass and trees, stubborn stones, homes, countries, towns, and other things also have spirits, which are called feng shui, luck, and so on. β
Lei Shaoxuan's brows furrowed, and he was puzzled: "What does this have to do with you?"
The land looked at Lei Shaoxuan, his eyes flashed, and he sighed and said: "The so-called land god is born from the belief of the souls of all beings in the land, and is in charge of the luck of the land and the blessings of the masses. Since the god of the land is worshiped by the living beings of the land, he should protect the living beings of the land. β
The land said slowly: "The land has no name and no surname, all living beings believe in me, worship me, I live on this, and therefore protect one side of the living beings, no one side of the living beings worship, one side of the land god will perish! β
The land looked straight at Lei Shaoxuan and said with a wry smile: "The general destroyed the dam, flooded for hundreds of miles, the living soul died, the corpses were all over the field, the spirit was resentful, the living soul is the foundation of my life, the general cut off my roots, where do I dare to be worshiped by the general?"
When Lei Shaoxuan heard this, he was speechless.
"Isn't it rumored that the land was canonized by God?" Lei Shaoxuan said casually.
"The rumors are false, there is no god in the world, and the land god is just born of the belief of the living beings of the land, and the living beings build temples to worship, and the land temple becomes the place of belief and sustenance. You can see that next door to the desert, deep in the mountains of the Jedi, there is no living soul and there is no land god land temple, since ancient times, wars, disasters and other vicissitudes of life, so that countless lands have become barren hills Jedi, and the land temple is not worshipped, and the land will naturally disappear!"
"That being the case. You can control the luck and fortune, presumably the mana is powerful, such as wind and rain, moving mountains and reclamation, etc., it is easy to take my life, how can you be afraid that I will destroy the temple with one sword?" Lei Shaoxuan had an unbelievable expression on his face.
"Although the land god can control the luck and fortune, this is the power of yin and void, as for the manifestation of mana, let alone wind and rain, even if it is windy and rainy, it can't even move a leaf, let alone move mountains and reclaim the sea. The general lit a fire, I can't extinguish it, but I can stop the general from burning incense, burning incense for worship, for the power of yin and void, lighting a fire is a real thing, I can't stop it. β
"Since you don't want me to worship, leave it at that. Lei Shaoxuan felt quite bored, with a hot face and a cold buttocks, but he never meant to destroy the temple.
"General, listen to me!" The land stopped Lei Shaoxuan and looked straight at the top of Lei Shaoxuan's head, "The general knows that your life will not be long!"
Lei Shaoxuan was taken aback, his face changed slightly, "How do you say this?"
Although Lei Shaoxuan knew that his life was half less, he still had luck in his heart, after all, he was in good health, if he could live sixty before he lost half of his life, and the remaining half was still thirty years old, and now he is only twenty years old, and he can have a life span of more than ten years anyway.
The land sighed: "In fact, the general's life is very good, and the blessing is profound, but he is full of evil spirits, and even penetrates the flesh and bones, because of too much killing." Now the Yin Hall is gray, and the bad luck is gathering at the top, this is fate, and there will be a fatal disaster at any time. β
"What is fate?" Lei Shaoxuan asked with a frown.
"Drowning across a bridge, falling to the ground on horseback, breaking a tree in the shade, choking on ...... throat while drinking"
Lei Shaoxuan couldn't help but laugh angrily when he heard this, "In this way, I can't move an inch?"
Lei Shaoxuan couldn't help but think of what Yuan Wenbo once said in the death row camp: Those who kill too much will not die well.
The smile on Lei Shaoxuan's face slowly froze. 11