Chapter 884: Stone Carving
He Xigu led Chu Huan to Chaowu Peak, this time there were not many people to follow, Yi Gusi asked most of the people to return to the village first, and he brought two people to follow, Chu Huan had few people under him, but they also went together, walked through Sun Lake, climbed the mountains opposite the lake, and spent half a day to reach the mountain, the sun was shining, and the breeze was coming.
Chu Huan stood firm, and then he saw that although this mountain and Chaowu Peak were not very far apart, but between the two, there was a deep stream, looking down, the deep stream seemed to be bottomless, but this creator was so naughty, between this mountain and Chaowu Peak, there was a stone beam horizontally, and the stone beam was only enough for one person to stand on it.
A stone beam is the only passage on both sides, Chu Huan and the others saw such a scene for the first time, and they all showed surprise, Xuanyuan Sheng couldn't help but ask: "Ghost master, is it ...... Want to go to Asagiri Peak from here? ”
Hexigu's expression was solemn, and he nodded: "Yes, this is the only way to meet the ghost master. ”
Xuanyuan Sheng looked at Chu Huan and said, "My lord, the so-called gentleman does not stand on the dangerous wall, this ...... It's too sinister...... too! Without waiting for Chu Huan to speak, he said to Hexi Valley: "Ghost master, can you invite the ghost elder to come out and meet the adult?" ”
Hexigu said: "You don't know, Chaowu Peak is not only where the ghost is located, but also where the altar is, the altar of the python god is in Chaowu Peak, the ghost is the servant of the python god, except for the annual sacrifice will come out to preside over a sacrifice, other times, you can't leave the altar, and you will always serve on the edge of the altar." ”
Xuanyuan Sheng couldn't help but say: "Could it be that he is the only one on Chaowu Peak?" ”
He Xigu shook his head and said: "In addition to the ghost elder, towards the peak of the fog peak, there are two sacrificers, they are personally selected by the ghost elder from the clan, and they will guard the altar of the python god together with the ghost elder for life!" After a pause, he looked at the misty Chaowu Peak opposite, "Our current scene, there are sacrificers watching over there, without permission, through this stone beam to Chaowu Peak, the sacrificers will shoot mercilessly!" ”
Chu Huan looked at this stone beam is narrow, one person walks on it, if there is a slight imbalance, it is likely to fall into the deep stream from above, if someone on the opposite side shoots arrows, no matter how high the martial arts are, there is nowhere to hide.
Hexigu had already said to Chu Huan: "Dake, you wait a moment!" He stepped forward alone, walked to the edge of the stone beam, and took a branch in his hand, and stood by the stone beam, shaking the branch in his hand, and making all kinds of movements.
Xuanyuan Shengcai and the others didn't know what Hexi Valley was doing, but Chu Huan had already seen that on the opposite side of the stone beam, there was actually a person standing at the end of the stone beam, holding a thing in his hand, and waving a tree branch, he knew in his heart that He Xigu was signaling with the other side, and the two sides didn't need to talk verbally, they only needed to use the branches to express their respective meanings, this kind of communication, I'm afraid that outsiders would not understand, only the ghost lord and the sacrificer on the opposite side knew its meaning.
Everyone around didn't dare to speak, and after a while, Hexigu turned around and said to Chu Huan: "Dake, the priest has gone to report to the ghost elder, if the ghost old man agrees, you can cross the bridge to meet ......!" After a pause, he said, "But if the ghost insists on not seeing it, then ......!" ”
Chu Huan already smiled and said: "The old ghost master doesn't need to think about it, he is very presumptuous to come to see the ghost old man this time, if the ghost old man is not seen, it is also fate that has not arrived." ”
He Xigu said with a smile: "Xiao Lao has already explained to the other side that Dake is the benefactor of our ghost side, and my ghost party was saved from extinction, all because of Dake's kindness." Ghost is a reasonable person, and I don't think he will refuse it. ”
Chu Huan nodded with a smile: "I hope so!" ”
Everyone waited on the edge of the stone beam for a long time, and finally a figure appeared over there, Hexigu stepped forward solemnly, and saw that the signal was sent out over there, and when the sacrificers over there retreated, Hexigu had already turned back, and said happily: "Dake, the ghost old agrees that you will go to Chaowu Peak to meet!" ”
Chu Huan raised his eyebrows, and he had already bowed his hand to Hexi Valley: "Thank you for the ghost master!" ”
Hexigu said: "Dake, from this road, you must be careful, have no distractions, and move forward with one heart." ”
Chu Huan smiled slightly, he had already arrived at the edge of the stone beam, and Xuanyuan Shengcai had already gotten up, and turned back and said, "You are all waiting here, I will accompany the adults to go!" ”
He Xigu had already shook his head and said, "The ghost old man only promised to meet Dake in person, and the others ......!" ”
Xuanyuan Shengcai frowned, and Chu Huan had already said with a smile: "General Xuanyuan, you don't have to worry, I'm just asking a few questions, and I'll be back soon." Xiang Hexigu nodded with a smile, and said no more, he was not afraid of the narrow stone beam, and walked forward calmly, everyone looked at Chu Huan walking calmly on it, but many people were secretly worried about him, on top of the volley stone beam, as long as there was a slight misstep under his feet, or the balance was not good, he might fall into the deep stream and break his bones.
Looking at Chu Huan's figure slowly moving towards the fog peak, Xuanyuan Shengcai's expression was solemn, and when Chu Huan arrived at the opposite side, Xuanyuan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Huan crossed the stone beam, although his expression was calm, but he was still a little surprised in his heart, he came over in person, knowing the steepness of this stone beam, and fortunately he was extremely determined, if he was an ordinary person, it would be very difficult to pass smoothly.
Just as he had thought before, walking on the stone beam, there were really arrows shooting from the opposite side, and there was nowhere to dodge.
Walking through the stone beam, to Chaowu Peak, I only saw a few green pines growing on Chaowu Peak, the air is fresh, and I really have a feeling of detachment from the world when I am on the top of Chaowu Peak.
On Chaowu Peak, a sacrificial person seemed to have been waiting, and when he saw Chu Huan coming, he folded his hands and bowed, Chu Huan knew that this was the etiquette of the ghost people, and he also returned the salute at the moment, the sacrificial person didn't say much, just said calmly: "Please come with me!" Turning around and leaving, Chu Huan followed behind, observed the rocks on the side, and found that many of the rocks seemed to have been artificially carved, and there were many serpentine stone carvings, which were magical.
After walking towards the fog peak for a while, there was a dead silence all around, it seemed to be isolated from heaven and earth, there was no sound, although it was silent, but it was also very desolate, Chu Huan couldn't help but secretly think, the ghost old man and the two sacrificers had stayed in such a deserted environment for many years, almost isolated from the world, and it was a loss that they were able to hold on, listening to the meaning of Hexi Valley, the ghost old man even had to stay in the Chaowu Peak to guard the altar of the python god for the rest of his life, although the ghost old man had a supreme position in the ghost people, but Chu Huan felt that this ghost was a little pitiful.
Since the ghost old family is passed down from generation to generation, that is to say, the ghost old man also has a family, but as a ghost elder, he has to stay at Chaowu Peak all the year round, and he doesn't know if he can see his family.
Chu Huan was thinking about it, and the voice of the priest was already heard in front of him: "The ghost elder is waiting at the altar, please come in!" Chu Huan looked over, but found that he was unconsciously in front of a natural cave, the cave had no traces of carving, it was obviously a natural formation.
Chu Huan Heshi asked, "The ghost is in here?" ”
The sacrificial nodded, didn't say much, retreated to the edge of the cave, Chu Huan hesitated, and finally stepped into the cave, after he entered, the sacrificial person looked at Chu Huan's back, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and his eyes crossed a strange look.
Chu Huan entered the cave, he was careful, first there was a narrow stone road that was not very wide, it was very dim, Chu Huan thought that it would be even darker inside, but after passing through the stone road, the front suddenly brightened, and the surroundings suddenly brightened, this was not caused by the firelight, but the real sunlight, Chu Huan looked up, only to find that it was a patio above, and there was no ceiling, and the sunlight was directly projected from above.
Chu Huan was surprised, only to find that there was a round stone altar in the middle, all around which were piled up with black stones, there was actually a person as tall as a person, but at the top, it was a stone carving, this stone carving, Chu Huan was already very familiar with it, it was the stone carving of the python god, but it had changed from a picture to a stone carving, at this time it naturally looked more three-dimensional, the python god was exquisitely carved, vivid, more imposing than the portrait on the picture, and more realistic.
Chu Huan looked at it a few times, his pupils contracted, at this moment, his eyes had already fallen on the chest of the python god stone carving, but he clearly saw that on the chest of the python god stone carving, there was a "swastika" character symbol suddenly, and the symbol was no more than the size of a thumb nail, if it weren't for Chu Huan's sharp eyes, it would not be easy to find.
Chu Huan opened his mouth, and his mind was a little dazed for a while, he had seen the portrait of the python god on the ink jade plate and the brocade silk, but on the two portraits, the arm of the python god holding the instrument was slightly raised, blocking the chest, so he couldn't see the symbol on the chest, but at this moment, this stone carving is a three-dimensional carving, although the arm is still blocked on the chest, but Chu Huan looked from the side down, he could see the chest of the python god, his eyes were sharp, his eyesight was excellent, but he also saw the symbol the size of his thumbnail.
Countless pictures suddenly appeared in his mind, Zhongyizhuang, Jingcheng, Xiliang, Ah Shiduo, Lin Daier, Blue Shirt Boy, ......, these pictures flashed through his mind like a movie.
It seems to be very familiar, but it seems to be very unfamiliar, it seems to have captured a trace of something, and it seems to be even more confused, a big question arises in his heart at this time, could it be that those strange and strange people and things before, as well as those strange stones, are all related to the ghost party? All have something to do with this python god?
He only felt a little dizzy, frowned, full of doubts, and at this moment, he could already hear a voice ringing in his ears: "You are the master of the ghost party?" ”
The voice was very gentle, the clouds were light and the wind was light, Chu Huan followed the sound and looked over, only to see that under the stone wall not far away, there was a very small grotto, and it was difficult for the sunlight to shine in, and the sound came from that small grotto.
Chu Huan was on guard, when he found the strange swastika symbol on the python god, he felt that something was very unusual, turned to the grotto, and saw that the grotto was only one person high, and it was a little dim inside, slowly approached the past, standing in front of the grotto, and saw a person sitting inside, the person was wrapped in gray coarse linen clothes all over his body, with a black scarf around his head, and even his face was blocked by a black scarf, revealing only a pair of scorching eyes, those eyes were staring at Chu Huan's body at this time.