356 Hollow Statue
Jun Qinglan didn't answer, and approached the statue step by step, stopping to take a look.
The unicorn statue is tall and majestic, condescending to overlook all living beings. Standing at his feet, he felt small and helpless, and naturally feared in his heart.
Jun Qinglan never doubted the dark guard's search ability. But two searches have yielded completely different results, which is very intriguing!
"Did you find something out of the ordinary?"
With this question, I saw a little dejection on the faces of the two secret guards: "No." ”
Lu Yun said: "There is no secret passage under the statue. In the past few days, I have been guarding the temple every day, and I have often looked around, and the entire temple does not have any secret channels! ”
Jun Qinglan took a deep breath, and this conclusion was completely consistent with the last time.
But......
"But, it's true that the smell is the heaviest here." The tethered pillar said: "It can be basically concluded that this is the source." ”
"In that case." Jun Qinglan said in a deep voice: "It can only show that we didn't look carefully enough before. ”
She put on her gloves and joined the search.
At this moment, the sun is just right, passing through the window, and the statue of the god shining brightly, dazzling and eye-catching. Jun Qinglan circled around the idol, and suddenly reached out and knocked on the idol.
There was a thud in the air, and it was extremely crisp.
"Empty?!" Jun Qinglan was taken aback.
"Listening to this voice, it does seem to be empty." Lu Yun nodded one after another.
Jun Qinglan narrowed her eyes.
Most of the Buddha statues she saw in Northern Xia were carved from fine stones. Either it is molded with clay and then plated with gold paint, and most of the hearts are real tires. Hollow idols...... It's the first time I've seen you.
Such a large space......
"Find something, smash it open!"
There was a quiet moment, and there was a clear gasping sound, and everyone looked at Jun Qinglan, stupid.
"You...... You mean....... After a long time, Jiang Yufan leaned out a trembling finger and pointed at the high statue: "You want to smash this statue?" ”
"Yes." Jun Qinglan nodded: "I thought I expressed it very clearly." ”
"No! Absolutely not! Rulu had the strength out of nowhere, and her thin body suddenly bounced off the bed, and in the blink of an eye, she rushed to the idol and stretched out her arms to block everyone: "I will never allow you to do this!" ”
Rulu's face was so thin that there was not much flesh left, and the only flesh that remained was trembling, so that it seemed that the eyes were surprisingly large. staring at everyone, he could also make people feel a little cold and strange murderous aura.
"Rulu, you get out of the way." Jun Qinglan looked at her and said indifferently: "If this case is concluded, the statue is the key." ”
"Do you know what the Great Qilin God represents in our southern Xinjiang?" Rulu was emotional and refused to give in.
"It's our God! It's worth more than our lives! Rulu screamed: "If the great god lets me die, I will not hesitate to die." When you destroy the idol, you are fighting against the gods, and the gods will bring down great sins! ”
"I understand." Jun Qinglan nodded, staring at her for a moment: "But, in your hearts, it is the Qilin God who is worthy of respect, isn't it?" It's not this idol! You can look up to Him, worship Him, and respect Him. But, please figure out the object. ”
Rulu's lips trembled and she didn't make a sound, and her eyes gradually became a little confused. Is there a difference between a great god or a idol? Isn't the idol the embodiment of the gods in the world?
"The gods are indestructible beings who can bring us happiness. I look up to him as much as you do. When speaking, Jun Qinglan did not stand still, but approached Rulu without a trace: "But, what you are protecting now is only a statue made of clay. Although it looks very noble now, in the final analysis, it was just a mess of mud, a dead thing. Why should you care about that? ”
If she raised her eyebrows, what Jun Qinglan said sounded reasonable, but ...... This is not at all the same as the cognition that has been carved into the bone marrow on the road of her life for more than ten years. She couldn't agree with Jun Qinglan's words in her heart, but she couldn't find half a suitable word to refute it.
Seeing that Rulu was confused, Jun Qing's blue eyes flashed, and he spoke again: "Moreover, this idol is related to the whereabouts of Princess Yujin." If you smash him, you can find the princess, isn't this the guidance of the gods? Isn't sacrificing oneself and perfecting all beings their great spirit to be admired? ”
Rulu hesitated, and her outstretched arms were no longer as full of strength as before. Due to the relaxation of the force, it bends into a flexible arc. Jun Qinglan took a shallow breath and suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Rulu's thin body in his arms, and dragged it away.
"Do it, quick!"
"You...... You lied to me! Rulu woke up suddenly, roaring angrily, and struggling desperately in Jun Qinglan's arms.
However, where can Jun Qinglan allow her to break free? and press Rulu to the ground. Jun Qinglan thought that controlling Rulu should have been an extremely easy task. She didn't expect that she would use the strength to eat milk to suppress her.
If it weren't for his own experience, Jun Qinglan really couldn't have imagined that there was such a huge power hidden in that thin body. It can be seen how resistant she is to smashing the idol. If her conjecture goes wrong today, I'm afraid she will completely become a sinner in southern Xinjiang.
"Do it!"
Jiang Yufan woke up like a dream, rolled up his sleeves high, and went towards the idol.
"Master Jiang, hide to the side, don't you plan to smash it." Lu Yun said behind him.
Jiang Yufan frowned, only hands, what else? When he turned around, he saw Lu Yun and the tethered pillar holding an awl and an iron pickaxe.
"Huh." Tie Zhu smiled and said, "We have tools." ”
"Where did it come from?" Jiang Yufan's eyes widened, are you doing tricks?
The pillar pointed behind him: "The apse has tools for maintaining the temple." ”
Jiang Yufan let out a sigh and rushed towards the apse. Behind him, a dull, loud knocking sound was heard immediately, and it was clear that the two men had already made a move. Jiang Yufan quickened his pace, and when he reached the apse, he heard a bang, and his heart couldn't help but tremble.
Idol...... It's broken!
He didn't bother to look for the tools he had in hand, so he immediately turned back and ran to the front hall.
Lu Yunhe has been practicing martial arts all year round, and his muscles and bones are thicker and stronger than ordinary people, and his internal strength is exquisite, and he really broke a hole in the statue. As soon as the two of them saw each other, they immediately came to their senses, and they widened the breach in three or two strokes. The rich stench rushed out at once, and the two of them almost vomited.
When Rulu saw that the idol was really smashed, she also lost all her strength and collapsed on the ground. Jun Qinglan saw that she couldn't mess around anymore, so she let go and walked to the statue. When I looked up, I saw that the hole in the statue was two feet square.
"It stinks!" Lu Yun twisted his head away from the statue on the shackle, and breathed hard: "Are you still smashing?"
"Your speed ...... It's really fast. Jun Qinglan narrowed her eyes.
Although this statue is a clay sculpture gilded, it has stood for so many years, which shows that it is very strong. Although the two of them are not shallow, they will not break the idol in three or two clicks. This kind of combat power is really amazing.
"It's just a silver pewter head." Lu Yun pouted and said, "It's thin and brittle, and it will break when you smash it." ”
Jun Qinglan nodded slightly, ignoring this matter: "Do you have a fire fold?" Ignited it and looked inside the statue, can there be someone hidden? ”
The stumble immediately ignited the fire, and with a closed breath, he poked his head into the idol. After only a moment, I saw him come out, and a smile of sincere admiration appeared on his thick face: "My lord is really clever, there are really people in it...... Huh! Wrong! ”
The tethered pillar's face turned red: "It's a dead man!" ”
"What?" Jiang Yufan stood up suddenly, stunned in place.
The news was that a scoop of cold water was poured into the boiling oil pan and the pan was fried at once. Rulu forgot about resistance and humiliation, stared at the big black eyes, first looked at the statue, and then looked at Jun Qinglan, what was going on?
Lu Yun glanced at the statue, only his eyebrows moved slightly, and then he said to Jun Qinglan, "Do you want to get this dead man out?" ”
"Wait for me."
Jun Qinglan first found a copper basin in the temple, lit a heavy atractylodes soap, and distributed the sesame oil to everyone, telling them to smear it under their noses, and then walked into the statue. As for the fire fold of the pillar, I saw a female corpse curled up and lying on the innermost side of the statue, and her face could not be seen from this angle.
"Go and tear up the curtain, and take the man's body out carefully." After putting it away, remember to wash your hands carefully with glutinous rice wine. ”
The tethered pillar and Lu Yun moved in response, and with little effort, they carried out the female corpse inside and placed it in the main hall.
"The idol actually has a person hidden in its belly?!"
Whenever he encounters a dead corpse, Jiang Yufan always can't hide his excitement, and this fact always makes Jun Qinglan feel speechless. This time Zi didn't care about reasoning with him, but slowly frowned.
She didn't check the female corpse for the first time, but her heart turned over like a river. She guessed correctly, there was someone hidden in the belly of the idol. The temple has been locked down for nearly half a month, and this person has also been in the idol for half a month, where is there still a way to live?
Princess Yujin ...... It's still dead! Such a vivid life......
"Huh?" Jiang Yufan exclaimed, interrupting Jun Qinglan's contemplation: "Who is this?" ”
This made Jun Qinglan stunned when he heard it. Isn't the person who died in the belly of the idol Yujin? Jiang Yufan was so shocked, could it be that it wasn't Yujin? Who would that be?
Jun Qinglan leaned closer and frowned first.
The female corpse has been dead for a long time, and it is now the height of summer, and the corpse has begun to decompose. Her clothes had been eroded by her own rotten flesh and turned into a tattered patch, and her bare skin was covered with an unknown liquid of yellow, yellow, green, and green, and the stench was repeated.
But...... This person is clearly not Princess Yujin!
Jun Qinglan was confused.
The temple was so well guarded that the number of people who could come and go at will could be counted on one hand. If it was said that the person who died in the idol was Princess Yujin, she didn't think it was strange at all.
But......
This person is not Yu Jin, who is it?
"Ahh Jun Qinglan was groaning to herself, and she didn't know when Rulu touched it. She only glanced at the female corpse in her soft pocket, and then suddenly screamed: "It's her!" ”