Chu Huan looked at it for the first time, and felt that this person's body looked very small, although it was wrapped in gray cloth linen, but the body was obviously very thin, but those eyes were indeed very sharp, and the pupils didn't look very big, but they looked very spiritual, and it seemed that they could see through people's hearts at a glance.

Chu Huan folded his hands according to the etiquette of the ghost side, although he was a member of the imperial court, but this time he had a request for people, and the status of the ghost elder in the ghost side was extremely lofty, this person in front of him was a ghost elder, so he seemed quite respectful, and asked: "Your Excellency is the ghost elder?" ”

The ghost old man stared at Chu Huan with his eyes, sat cross-legged in the grotto, and asked rhetorically, "Don't you think I don't look like it?" ”

Chu Huan hurriedly smiled: "Don't dare! ”

The ghost elder's voice was very gentle: "You are the master of the ghost side, and you have a favor to the ghost side, and the ghost side people have always been gracious and will be repaid, so I asked you to come to meet you, but I don't know why you want to see me!" ”

Chu Huan thought for a while, and finally said: "Meet the ghost elder, it's only because some problems in my heart have been unsolvable, so I came to seek the ghost old gang to solve my doubts!" ”

The ghost old man let out an "oh" and asked, "How do you know that I can help you solve your doubts?" What is the problem of your heart? ”

Chu Huan originally only wanted to crack the content of the [Demon Suppression Mantra] through the ghost elder this time, but at this time, there were many more questions in his heart, and his mind was full of countless questions at this time, just like one, it seemed that the veins were very closely connected, but it was difficult to know how to connect them, he didn't know if the ghost elder would really answer for himself, but he didn't want to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Chu Huan turned around, glanced at the stone sculpture of the big python god not far behind him, and finally asked, "May I ask the ghost elder, the big python god is the totem of the ghost side?" ”

The old ghost voice was calm: "The big python god is the ancestor of the ghost side, and all the ghost people are passed down from the big python god, and the big python god is also the protector of my ghost side." ”

"Protector?"

"Not bad." The ghost elder said softly, "Every ethnic group will have his protector, and the ghost party naturally has it. ”

Chu Huan thought for a while and asked again: "I really want to know, why is the python god such a majestic god, his hand is not a sword magic weapon, but a musical instrument!" ”

"Swords? Ritual weapons? The ghost elder smiled softly, "Does Dake think that only swords are magic weapons?" Isn't a musical instrument a magic instrument? He sighed and said, "Why does Dake think that the python god must have a magic weapon?" ”

Chu Huan was stunned, but he still said: "Since it is a god, the believers who protect it naturally ...... Naturally, you need magic weapons! ”

"You may be right." The ghost elder didn't seem to like arguing, "Dake, are you here this time to ask about the python god?" ”

Chu Huan said: "This is one of them. Don't hide the old ghost, I want to know more about the aristocratic god Python. I heard that the ancestors of the ghost side are all from the distant Western Regions, and in the Western Regions, there is the existence of the Ghost Fang Country, and the belief of the Python God is transmitted from the distant Western Regions Ghost Fang Country! ”

The ghost elder sighed and said, "What Dake said is not wrong, the belief of the python god was brought by the ghost from his homeland. Far from their homeland, they need the python god to bless them here, and they don't want the python god to forget them, and the python god has indeed not forgotten them. ”

Chu Huan stood outside the grotto, and the ghost elder didn't seem to have any intention of asking Chu Huan to sit down, but even if Chu Huan wanted to sit down, he could only sit on the ground.

"I've heard about some things in the Western Regions." Chu Huan looked at the ghost elder who was almost shrunk into a ball, "As far as I know, there are many countries in the Western Regions, and the ghost fang is just one of them, the ghost elder, but I don't know if those countries in the Western Regions all believe in the python god?" ”

The ghost elder stared at Chu Huan, was silent for a moment, and finally said, "The Great Python God is the unique god of the Ghost Fang, and it will only protect the Ghost Fang Country. ”

"What about other countries?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "What is their belief?" As you said earlier, every ethnic group has its protector god, and the ghost side has a python god, so what beliefs do other countries have? ”

The ghost old smiled: "Is Dake very interested in the Western Regions?" But I can't answer your questions, although my homeland is in the Western Regions, but our branch has come to the original as early as a hundred years ago, what I know is only from my ancestors, what should be known, the ancestors will pass it on, and what should not be known, with the passage of time, will be slowly forgotten by us. ”

Chu Huan sighed and said, "In this way, the ghost elder doesn't know much about the situation in the Western Regions. ”

The ghost old said: "You can think so! ”

"So how much does the ghost old know about the languages of the countries in the Western Regions?" Chu Huan stared at the ghost elder, "I came here this time to ask the ghost elder about the language!" ”

"Language?" The ghost elder stared at Chu Huan with a pair of burning eyes, "Dake, what do you want to know from me, you might as well say it bluntly, if I can help you, I will try my best to help, otherwise I won't let you delay here for too long!" ”

Chu Huan thought about it, squatted down, took a small stone from the side, and then drew a "swastika" symbol on the ground, the symbol was very large, and the sun shone down on the top, which was enough for the ghost to see clearly.

Chu Huan raised his head and asked, "Ghost Elder, you naturally know this symbol!" ”

The ghost elder didn't know what Chu Huan wanted, but he still nodded, and Chu Huan said again: "Chu wants to ask the ghost elder, what does this symbol mean?" Why is there such a symbol on the body of the python god? ”

The ghost old man's eyes lit up, he groaned slightly, and finally said: "In ancient times, there was no country, only tribes existed, whether it was the East or the West, this is the case, does Dake know?" ”

Chu Huan nodded, he understood the evolution of human beings quite well, and he also understood very well the evolution from clans and tribes to the national system.

"Today's people only think that the ability of their ancestors is not as good as today." The ghost elder said slowly: "Few people know that in ancient times, there were many strange magic abilities, but now they have disappeared, and what remains is also extremely mysterious. They used to have witchcraft, Gu magic, strange arts, and even spells, and the swastika was a kind of charm of the ancient tribes at the earliest! ”

"Charms?"

The ghost elder bowed his head slightly and continued: "This kind of symbol is really familiar to people since the beginning of the Buddhist kingdom Tianzhu, and the swastika character has existed as a symbol of Buddhist teachings. Legend has it that the reincarnation of the holy kings who can rule the world all have 32 dharma phases, and the Buddha is the Dharma holy king, and also has 32 dharma phases, and the swastika is one of his dharma phases, which appears on the Buddha's chest, and its meaning is ...... Transmigration! ”

"Reincarnation?" Chu Huan was stunned, he didn't seem to understand, but he still asked: "Since it is one of the thirty-two Dharma Aspects of the Buddha, why does it appear on the body of the python god?" ”

The ghost old man sighed: "Don't you understand? ”

Chu Huan frowned, and the ghost elder had already said: "The python god is the protector of the Dharma, the swastika is in the chest, and the Buddha is in the heart......!" He stared at Chu Huan's eyes, "Dake doesn't understand this truth?" ”

Chu Huan was surprised: "The python god is ...... Dharma Protector Deity? ”

The ghost elder just smiled and said slowly: "The protector god of the ghost side is the python god, and all the people of the ghost side are all servants of the Buddha, and the belief in the python god is the belief in Buddhism!" ”

Chu Huan opened his mouth and was speechless for a while.

In fact, he didn't know the origin of the swastika, and he once guessed that the swastika was the code name of the Buddhist family, but later experience made him suspicious for a while.

Liu Juguang and others appeared in swastikas, but those people didn't seem to have anything to do with Buddhism, Chu Huan always felt that the swastika had a great relationship with Tianmen Dao.

But he also always felt awkward.

If Liu Juguang and others are really disciples of Taoism, then why are there Buddhist symbols on their bodies? Especially Xiao Chen, he was in cahoots with General Mu, General Mu was one of the Seven Heroes of Tianmen Dao, a complete Tianmen Daoist, if Xiao Chen was not a Tianmen Daoist, it would be a hell, but Xiao Chen, who was a Tianmen Daoist, had a swastika on his body, which made Chu Huan puzzled.

The python god is the protector god, the black jade plate in the hand of the blue-shirted boy is engraved with the statue of the python god, Chu Huan even clearly remembers that the weapon used by the blue-shirted boy is similar to the flute of the python god's hand, it can be said that the blue-shirted boy has an inseparable relationship with the python god, and the python represents the Buddhist god, so the blue-shirted boy naturally has a great deal to do with Buddhism, and the swastika on his chest even shows this.

As a disciple of Tianmen Dao, Xiao Chen has a swastika on his chest and a stone tablet in his hand, and Ah Shiduo, who is a disciple of the Great Heart Sect of Buddhism, has a swastika on his chest and a stone tablet in his hand, and the unknown blue-shirted boy and tiger striped boy have a swastika on his chest and a stone tablet on his body.

He knew that after the Qin Dynasty, he believed in Taoism and rejected Buddhism, which was not because His Majesty the Emperor really had a good impression of Taoism from the beginning, just because during the Dahua Dynasty of the previous dynasty, Buddhism has always been the state religion, and Buddhism was respected from top to bottom.

Although the empire was founded only 20 years, but the suppression of Buddhism is very cruel, in the period of the princes' melee, the original large and small temples suffered unprecedented destruction, after the Qin State unified the world, the use of various means, continued to demolish Buddhist temples, and wantonly respected Taoism, the influence of Taoism expanded rapidly, and the influence of Buddhism gradually weakened.

Although Buddhism and Taoism were not close to each other, but before the Qin State, it was not incompatible, and the two sides were at peace, although Buddhism was the most prosperous in the previous dynasty, but the children of the Buddhist family did not suppress Taoism, but after the establishment of the Qin State, perhaps it was to understand the intention of His Majesty the Emperor, and the purpose of supporting Taoism was to suppress Buddhism, so the Taoists were not merciful to the children of Buddhism, and they built Taoist temples all over the country, and even used this as a reason to demolish temples and give Taoist foundations. Moreover, the Taoists also cooperated with the government and forcibly ordered the Buddhist disciples to return to the laity.

After the respect for Taoism and the arrangement of Buddha, Buddhism has almost no place in the Qin State, only some of the remaining broken temples and rotten temples are also sparsely populated, desolate and deserted, and the children of Taoism have played an extremely disgraceful role in it, so the two religions of Buddhism and Taoism have actually accumulated grudges, although they belong to the same monks, but now they are incompatible.

However, what Chu Huan heard and saw, he was biased to the confusion between the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism, although he had not yet understood what was going on with the swastika and the stone tablet, but he faintly felt that the disciples of the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism had a big secret behind them.