Shantang Street is different from many other tourist attractions, it is not a relatively closed water town, it is a prosperous neighborhood outside the ancient city of Suzhou, rivers and alleys extend in all directions, Shantang Street along the north bank of the Shantang River is the main body of the tourist area, it is not closed by walls or gates, and there is no card to charge tickets, it is a pedestrian street in the city.

In fact, Shantang Street Scenic Area also sells tickets, 45 yuan a ticket, with tickets can visit several scenic spots restored and protected by the cultural relics department along the way. If you don't buy this ticket, although you can't enter the interior of those scenic spots, it is not a big problem for the pleasure of visiting the mountain pond. The 2,000-year-old Suzhou Water Town Ancient Alley, its cultural accumulation is too deep, although it has undergone modern development and transformation, you can inadvertently find traces of history everywhere. 001, the law of demon cultivation, the seven spirits and three souls of the Ming Dynasty

Most of the brick and timber houses built along the river are old and new, and the stone slabs on the small bridge may have been filled last year, but the vague carvings on the railings next to the stone slabs show the vicissitudes of hundreds of years. The pillars and beams may be a hundred years apart, but the foundation of the wall under the new brick powder wall bears the traces left by an unknown number of generations.

In the old days, all houses were built with title deeds, and what was the boundary of the title deeds? It's a boundary stone. In the alleys of the ancient city of Suzhou, traces of boundary stones can be seen everywhere, that is, a stone pile is built into the corners of each outer wall of the courtyard, which itself is part of the outer wall and is engraved with handwriting. Ordinary people are generally marked with surnames, such as "Zhang Jie", "Li Jie", "Jin Jie", "Wang Jie", etc., and some other buildings will also be engraved with the name of the Junwang Hall, shops and guild halls, such as "Yu Qingtang Jiang Jie", "Yu Family Ancestral Hall", "Wei Fu Ji Jie" and so on.

Cheng Tianle walked all the way, and was very interested in the boundary stones in the corners of the walls on both sides of the old street, and saw many pieces along the way. The entire Shantang Street totals more than 7 miles, and the Beijing-Shanghai Railway and the Suzhou North Ring Viaduct happen to pass through the air in the middle of it, dividing this thousand-year-old street into two parts, east and west, and also forming a clear divide. 001, the law of demon cultivation, the seven spirits and three souls of the Ming Dynasty

To the west of the Beijing-Shanghai Railway Bridge, it is the local government, cultural protection, and tourism departments to repair and develop the style tourist street, with neatly planned shops, black tiles and white walls that look brand new, but the window ridges on the old building, the boundary stone under the wall foundation, and the stone bridge on the river still reveal ancient traces. To the east of the railway bridge, the original appearance of the old alleys is generally retained, in addition to the restoration of the landscape with important cultural relics along the way, there is no large-scale renovation and development, it is still a typical old Suzhou residential area, slightly messy but has another vitality.

Passing under the railway bridge and stepping across the Caiyun Bridge, you can obviously feel the subtle changes in the breath, a little less impetuousness in the bustling, and more quiet in the chaos of life. The stone pavement under his feet has also changed, it is no longer so neat, and Cheng Tianle also saw a tombstone with blurred handwriting and a few boundary stones. These tombstones and boundary stones are no longer in their place, and they have been moved here to repair the stone pavement for some unknown years.

Walking forward after crossing the Caiyun Bridge, there are several ancient archways on the side of the road, but these archways are not clearly displayed to visitors, and many have been built in the courtyard walls of local residents and become part of the houses. What's even more exaggerated is that there is a memorial arch that has become the beam and pillar of a family, and Cheng Tianle saw the carved building on the top of the archway emerging from the roof tiles.

There are vegetable markets on both sides of the road in the residential area, selling all kinds of melons, fruits, flesh and vegetables and even small chickens, looking into the alleys, there are old people sitting on bamboo chairs and shaking pu fans, and the loquat trees in the courtyards of several families are full of yellow and clear fruits, and it is greedy to see the joy of the whole day. The Pufu Temple next to the road does not charge admission fees, enter this legendary gourd temple and turn around, continue to walk along Shantang Street to Tiger Hill, and see a family next to the road, and the branches full of loquat fruits stretch out to the courtyard wall.

Liu Shujun looked left and right and said: "There is a lock hanging outside the door of this courtyard, there must be no one inside, let's find something to step on and pick some loquat to eat?" ”

Cheng Tianle said with a smile: "There are so many pairs of eyes coming and going, you dare to steal other people's loquats, you are really bold enough!" …… The branches are too high to reach unless I hold your legs and carry you up. ”

Liu Shujun glared at him and said with a feigned anger: "People are wearing skirts!" ”

Cheng Tianle he: "Then forget it, there are too many people, it's not good to run out!" …… Besides, how beautiful the loquat is hanging on the tree, and it doesn't belong to yours, why do you want to take it off? The two talked and laughed, followed by Yu Fei, who was carrying a travel bag, and this "Mr. Yu" was already sweating.

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At this moment, two more people in the distance stepped across the Caiyun Bridge, they were a father and son. His father's name is Shi Ye, and he looks like a middle-aged man, but he can't tell how old he is when he describes his appearance, he walks calmly and unhurriedly, every step seems to take root, and the child next to him is named Liu Yancheng with his mother's surname.

Liu Yancheng is fifteen years old this year, with long eyebrows and clear eyes, he looks very well-behaved and cute, his clear eyes can't stop looking around, he suddenly stopped and pointed to the side of the road and said: "This way, I have seen several stone beaver statues, this stone statue is obviously just built according to the legend, but I always feel that the breath is not like contemporary things." ”

Ishino smiled slightly: "Your divine sense is right, these stone statues are indeed new, and they have just been carved and placed here for less than two years." But the place where they are placed is where the earth qi spirit centers are located in various places on Shantang Street, and there have been such stone beast statues here for hundreds of years. I've just taken a closer look, and these statues still contain the magic of hundreds of years ago. ”

Liu Yancheng was surprised: "How can the magic of hundreds of years ago be left on the stone statue carved two years ago?" And this is just an ordinary stone beast statue, not something like a divine jade proverb? ”

Ishino explains, "In a sense, this object is a kind of stone statue. Hundreds of years ago, there were stone statues in this place, and some people left the magic in the stone statues for some unknown purpose, but I suspect that no one came here to open the stone statues, and the people who left the magic tricks never returned. Hundreds of years later, the original stone beast statues have long been destroyed, and those magic and divine thoughts have been contained in the earth qi spirit center, but now someone has built stone statues and placed them in place, and these stone statues seem to have become a door. If someone can open it, they can get those tricks. ”

Liu Yancheng stepped forward curiously, put his hand on the top of the stone statue's head, closed his eyes as if sensing something, and frowned after a while. Shi Ye just smiled and watched, and when he saw his son frowning, he said, "You can't get those tricks, let alone you, even your father and I can't take out those tricks completely." ”

Liu Yancheng asked puzzledly: "Why is this, is it because the cultivation is not enough, even you can't do it, Dad?" ”

Shi Ye shook his head and said, "This has nothing to do with cultivation, even if the person who left the magic trick back then came in person, it would not be able to open it." He didn't expect that hundreds of years later, the tanuki on Shantang Street seemed to have undergone such a change, and although the magic was left by man, now it seems to be more natural and has become a kind of chance. These stone statues are like opening doors, you have to have a key, this key is the soul of the destined person itself, otherwise it is useless to break the stone statue. No matter how high the cultivation is, it can only erase these divine recitation techniques. ”

Liu Yancheng asked, "Then who can open the stone statue and obtain those tricks?" ”

Ishino pondered for a long time before replying, "Although I can't take out those complete spells, I also know the fragments of them by the Divine Mind Induction, but it is only an introductory demon cultivation method, and I don't see it in my eyes. Hundreds of years ago, the magic divine thought was integrated into the earth qi spirit center, and because of the re-establishment of this stone statue, it has become a natural divine thought. The method of demon cultivation is different from that of people, and at the beginning of demon cultivation, they all realize by themselves, just like the formation of a person's soul. The opportunity to obtain this formula should belong to a monster who is comprehending heaven and earth.

But the demon who had just comprehended the heavens and the earth was still shallow in cultivation, and he couldn't change his body at all, so how could he come to this densely populated Shantang Street? Even if such a monster came here occasionally, it would not have the ability to discover the abnormalities of these stone statues, let alone manage to open the earth qi spirit to obtain the magic tricks, so the possibility of these divine thinking magic techniques being taken out is very small. ”

Liu Yancheng frowned again and said, "In this way, is it absolutely impossible?" ”

Shi Ye shook his head: "That's not necessarily, I just said that these stone statues are things of chance, so just look at chance, and those who have this chance are not known for their fortune." ”

Liu Yancheng blinked: "If, I mean, if it's not a demon but an ordinary person who walks through here and is interested in the stone statue, is it possible to open the Earth Qi Spiritual Hub to obtain the magic trick?" ”

Shi Ye was stunned, and then replied with a smile: "Silly boy, at the beginning of the cultivation of demons, they are completely different from people, have the birds and beasts in the mountains and wilderness ever had their own names?" Such beings are self-conscious, but they do not know what they are going to do in the afterlife, nor what they want, and they act on instinct. If by chance, they inexplicably begin to think about who I am, begin to observe the world and reflect on themselves, and often mutations occur, which is the beginning of demon cultivation. ”

Liu Yancheng: "I didn't understand too much. ”

Shi Ye said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, this process is quite mysterious, and it can't be described in words, even if you are a demon who has achieved cultivation, you often can't tell it yourself." Let me give you an example, if there is such a cat on this Shantang Street, it suddenly starts to wonder what it is and why it was born like this. When it opened its eyes and learned to appreciate the scenery of this mountain pond, and had all kinds of associations that people may seem unrealistic, this was the beginning of demon cultivation. ”

Liu Yancheng nodded: "I kind of understand, but what I asked just now is - is it possible to have such a person?" ”

Ishino smiled again: "There are many people who are confused in this world, and there are many people who pretend to be confused, but it is rare to be confused and not know it." This kind of person is not delirious, not born stupid, but he is a chaotic person, and he will forget what his name is, not that he really doesn't know, but he usually doesn't think about it at all. ”

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