After the staff's words, the tourists who had gathered in the sun immediately began to talk, and someone said: "Since they are all here, you have to go to see the statue, and you can't just go around the gate and go back." ”

Amisha hesitated for a moment, and then dragged Shakru and whispered, "Brother Shakru, why don't we go in and have a look?" ”

Shakru laughed, "What, aren't you scared now?" ”

"I think what they said just now makes sense, we have all come all the way to Bicaniel, we can't just go to the gate and not even enter the main hall, then we can't let grandpa laugh to death when we go back." Amisha muttered.

Shakru nodded, "Okay then, but be prepared, the inside must be more scary than the outside." ”

"With Brother Shakru by my side, I'm not afraid!" Amisha held Shakru's hand tightly and said firmly.

After a few minutes, the visitors finally agreed to enter the temple to find out, but then the white-clothed priest came up and said, "Hello everyone, welcome to the temple, but we have a rule here, and I must make it clear to you in advance, that is, in the temple, anyone who tramples on or tramples on the holy rat must buy a gold or silver rat statue and place it in the temple as punishment!" ”

Although this request is a little strange, no one has objected, first, since it has come, it has to follow other people's regulations; Second, who wants to step on a mouse? Everyone is barefoot without shoes now, and if you step on or even step on a mouse to death, the feeling and hiss are unimaginable!

Just as Shakru was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard a scream from Amisa beside him, tugging at Shakru's clothes, pointing to a woman not far away and shouting, "Oh my God, she, she's actually drinking the milk of rats, that's, that's the milk basin used by rats!" ”

The priest at the front of the procession said disapprehantly, "So what's the matter? All of us here eat the same thing as holy rats, they are our relatives, do we need to separate your plate or my plate when we eat among relatives? ”

There was nothing wrong with this at first glance, but with the picture in front of him, Shakru suddenly felt that his stomach was also a little uncomfortable

After this episode, the tourists began to follow the white-clothed priest into the main hall, because the rats did not like the sun, so the temple was extremely dark, and the corridor was extremely narrow, and Shakru instantly had the feeling of visiting the "haunted house" in his previous life.

Amisha, who was walking behind, trembled and said, "Brother Shakru, it's so dark in here." ”

"Shhh Shakru whispered.

Shakru makes sense to say this, because compared to the inside, the number of rats outside is almost negligible, and the narrow corridor leading to the main hall is lined with countless rats lying and squatting, and every step must be cautious, for fear of stepping on them, and every step is thrilling, it is simply a mine war in a tunnel war

Although it was only a few dozen steps, it felt as if it had been a long walk for half an hour, and after the eyes slowly adjusted to the faint light inside, everyone finally reached the main hall.

As soon as you enter the main hall, the first thing that catches your eye is not the statue of the god, but the dense and overwhelming rats, and at this point, Shakru finally believes that the temple has 20,000 rats.

Just when everyone's teeth were chattering and trembling, the white-clothed priest suddenly shouted excitedly: "Everyone hurry up and kneel down to worship, the Rat King is coming!" ”

I've heard before that the white-haired rat king here has a huge shelf, and it is easy to rarely go out of the hole during the day, and it is usually only out at night to patrol it, so it is a great luck to see it once during the day.

Shakru looked in the direction of the worship of the white-clothed priests, and saw a statue of the elephant trunk god (the elephant trunk god is the god of wealth in Hinduism, but it is not clear why elephants are worshiped in the mouse temple), and the idol is full of offerings such as silk and flowers and millet offered by believers, and several huge black-haired mice are squatting in the tribute basket and munching on flowers comfortably. In the center is a large white-haired mouse.

Just when Shakru was observing, he suddenly found that the mung bean-like eyes of this rat king actually emitted a cold star-like gaze, and glanced at himself coldly, Shakru suddenly felt cold, and quickly closed his eyes, squatted down, and gasped for breath.

Amisha, who was beside her, patted Shakru on the back and asked gently, "Brother Shakru, what's wrong with you?" Are you alright? ”

Shakru rubbed his temples, then slowly stood up and said, "I'm fine, Amisha, let's go out, I can't stand it here, here." ”

After walking out of the Rat Temple, Amisha teased Shakru and said: "Brother Shakru, I didn't expect you to be less bold than me, I always said that I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to stand it before I came, but it was you who couldn't hold it first!" ”

Shakru smiled bitterly: "Yes, I also overestimate my ability to bear, it's okay outside, but as soon as I went in, I found that when I saw that kind of scene, my ears were full of rats squeaking, I really couldn't stand it, and if I stayed for a while, maybe I would have to vomit like you." ”

"Brother Shakru, you are not allowed to say it again, now I feel chills when I think about it!" Amisha said with a palpitating feeling as she rubbed the goosebumps on her arm with her hands.

Then she seemed to think of something suddenly, and asked, "By the way, Brother Shakru, aren't rats all pests that spread diseases, why are these priests and staff in this temple nothing at all, but they all eat on the same plate as rats." And it is said that at the time of the Great Plague in 1927, the whole of North India was fine here, don't you say strange? ”

Shakru frowned and thought for a moment, then replied, "My guess is this, whether a creature is dirty or not depends on the environment. The plague is not born with rats, but because they often go in and out of those dirty places, so they are contaminated, and the environment here in the rat temple is environmentally friendly and comfortable, so the source of infection is blocked, so the germs they carry are not high, and naturally they will not bring diseases to the surrounding people. ”