Chapter 22: Dead Tallinn
Yi Xingchen wanted to start the hexagram again, but as soon as this thought flashed, it was immediately denied. Because, there is a basic principle of divination, which is "no doubt is uncertain, one thing is one hexagram". In other words, divination is only done when it is difficult to make a decision in the heart, and if it has to be done, then it should not be divined, otherwise it is meaningless. And each thing can only be divined once, and it cannot be repeated and re-occupied, otherwise it will not work.
Looking for Mei Lengxiang, although he has calculated two hexagrams, the content of these two hexagrams is completely different, and the previous hexagram is to ask the general direction. The next hexagram is to ask the specific location, and these two questions have already been occupied separately, if you occupy another hexagram and ask the specific position again, it is against the principle of one thing and one hexagram, and the hexagram will not work.
You can only re-examine the hexagram in your mind and look for new clues.
His mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about what the three kun hexagrams kept flashing represented?
Finally, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he turned around and asked the little monk, "Does your temple have a Tallinn?" ”
Tallinn is the place where the monks are buried in the temple, and the kun hexagram represents the yin person or cemetery. They had searched the entire temple and the places related to the kun hexagram, and only this one was Tallinn. Yi Xingchen decided to look for it somewhere to go.
The little monk said, "Yes, it's in the back mountain." ”
"Far away?"
"Not far away? It's right behind the wall, a hundred and ten steps away. ”
The little monk pointed out of the wall. Judging from the direction, it happened to be in the southwest of the temple, which further strengthened the guess in Yi Xingchen's heart.
Yi Xingchen said: "Take us to Tallinn for a walk." ”
The little monk was a little puzzled and said, "What is there to see in Tallinn?" ”
Tang Xiaoqi heard Yi Xingchen's proposal to go to Tallinn, he must have his intentions, and he hurriedly glared at the little monk and said, "Go to see the remains of the monks of your temple, why didn't you see it." You, a little monk, are so disrespectful to the monks who have passed away, you must have no intention of becoming a monk and are living in this mess. As the saying goes, 'The little monk recites the scriptures with a mouth but not a heart', is it you? ”
The little monk blushed suddenly, and Ai Ai said, "Yes, I said something wrong, I'll take you there, please go this way." ”
The little monk took the two out of the backyard, and left the temple through the back door, and after walking for a long time, he saw a tower in the distance, hidden between the mountains and forests.
When you come to Tallinn, there are hundreds of high and low stone towers. I don't know where to look.
Yi Xingchen glanced at Tang Xiaoqi and motioned for her to entangle the little monk.
Tang Xiaoqi said to the little monk: "What eminent monks and great virtues are buried in this Tallinn?" What kind of virtues do they have? Can you tell me about it? How much do you know about your temple? ”
The little monk blushed and began to introduce Tang Xiaoqi to the monks buried in Tallinn, he didn't know much, Tang Xiaoqi deliberately asked him some knowledge of Buddhist scriptures, he memorized a lot of Buddhist scriptures, so he talked to Tang Xiaoqi with great interest.
Yi Xingchen pretended to walk around casually and walked towards the low place of Tallinn.
Tallinn is built on a gentle slope with paddy fields at the end of the low.
He walked until he reached the lower part of Tallinn, near the edge of the paddy fields, and then stopped, looked up, and saw the official road that meandered from the city below.
Looking back again, the Tallinns had blocked the sight of Tang Xiaoqi and the little monk, and they couldn't see them, so he was relieved and began to search carefully along the low places of Tallinn.
Suddenly, his heart sank, and he saw a few drops of dark red scars on the ground, which seemed to be blood-colored. Hurriedly follow the trail. After walking more than a dozen steps, at the base of a tall stone tower, I saw half a mutilated bloody handprint.
When I turned around, I saw a man lying on the grass on the other side of the stone tower, holding a steel knife in his hand, his neck was pierced by a sword, and he was already stiff with death.
There has been a fierce battle here, Mei Lengxiang must be in danger, where is she?
Yi Xingchen looked up at the stone tower, it was very high, but there was no door, because it was made of blue bricks, and the remains of the monks were buried inside, and there was no passage to enter.
He looked around, and suddenly, he saw a small patch of tall grass not far away, and he couldn't help but sigh and walked quickly to the grass. The grass was close to the ridge of the paddy field, and there seemed to be blood marks on the place where it fell. He couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and quickly opened the grass to look for it, and soon, in the tall grass, he saw a woman lying on her back in the grass, dressed in a black robe, covered with a black scarf, and her eyes closed. Holding a long sword with dark red blood spots on it.
Judging from the figure, it should be the Mei Lengxiang they were looking for.
Yi Xingchen hurriedly squatted down, he didn't dare to go up and touch her directly, otherwise she would be dazed, thinking that she was an enemy and giving herself a sword, it would be miserable.
He squatted down first and said, "Is it Sister Meizi?" I'm Yi Xingchen, can you hear me? ”
Even after asking a few times, the woman in black didn't react, Yi Xingchen shook her feet boldly, but still didn't react, so he grabbed her hand holding the long sword, gently took off the long sword, and threw it aside, only then did he grab the black towel on the woman's face and tear it off.
Sure enough, it's Mei Lengxiang!
This time the hexagram is correct!
It turned out that the three kun hexagrams in Yi Xingchen's mind represented three meanings. The first kun hexagram represents the direction, which refers to the southwest of the temple; The second kun hexagram represents Tallinn, which refers to the place where the Yin people are buried, not the low houses or warehouses that Yi Xingchen had speculated before; The third hexagram refers to the graves in the tomb group that are located in a low place, and the kun hexagram also has the meaning of a field. Therefore, Yi Xingchen searched for these paddy fields in the low places of Tallinn, and only then did he find Mei Lengxiang who fell in the thatch on the edge of Tallinn near the paddy fields.
Yi Xingchen grabbed her shoulders, shook her twice, and said, "Sister Meizi, can you hear me?" Wake up! ”
After he shook it vigorously a few times, Mei Lengxiang finally hummed, her brows furrowed, but she didn't open her eyes or speak.
Yi Xingchen looked up and down, didn't find any superficial wounds on Mei Lengxiang's front, grabbed her shoulders and thighs, and forcefully turned her sideways. At this glance, I couldn't help but gasp. I saw that Mei Lengxiang had two wounds on her back, and most of her back was soaked with blood. The thatch on the ground was all stained red with blood, and she didn't know how much blood had been shed, so it was no wonder she couldn't move.
Yi Xingchen had never encountered this kind of thing, not only was his forehead sweating, but he was squatting in a daze, at a loss.
Soon, he calmed down, looked around, and found no one. On the other side, Tang Xiaoqi and the little monk couldn't see their figures, and they couldn't even hear their voices.
The wound must be bandaged immediately, or she will bleed from shock and die.
It stands to reason that she should take off her clothes and clean the wound and bandage it, but Yi Xingchen didn't dare to take off Mei Lengxiang's dress to bandage her, if that was the case, she would know it after she woke up, but she was afraid that she would kill herself. The concept of women's chastity in the Ming Dynasty was too strong and had to be guarded against.
So, Yi Xingchen learned from the scenes he saw in the TV series, grabbed the hem of Mei Lengxiang's skirt, and tore off a few cloth belts vigorously, so he tied up Mei Lengxiang's wound through his clothes, basically preventing the blood from continuing to flow out, and buying time for the rescue later.
Then, he found a small money bag on Mei Lengxiang's waist, pulled it open and looked inside, there were some copper coins.
took the money bag and stuffed it in his arms, Yi Xingchen covered Mei Lengxiang with thatch, and then washed off the blood on his hands in the paddy field, and walked back to Tang Xiaoqi and the little monk quickly. I wanted to visit again, but it was getting late, so I would have come back another day. Let's go back. ”
The little monk was being asked by Tang Xiaoqi and couldn't answer the question, but when he heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and of course led them back happily.
When he arrived at the main hall, Yi Xingchen took five cents and handed it to the little monk, saying, "You have worked hard, there will be a period later!" ”
After that, he pulled Tang Xiaoqi and walked outside the temple.
The little monk opened his mouth and wanted to say donor, don't you want to give alms? But the words came to his mouth and swallowed again, as if he was forcing others to give alms, not to mention that he had already received more than ten yuan for nothing, which was all his own, so he no longer had much to do, and quickly put the money into his arms, said that the two of them walked slowly, and saw them out of the temple, so he turned around and went back.
Tang Xiaoqi followed Yi Xingchen to the outside of the temple and asked suspiciously, "Where did you get the money?" ”
Yi Xingchen said: "I found Sister Meizi, this money is hers." ”
Tang Xiaoqi was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly said, "Then why don't you ask her to go with you?" What is she doing? ”
"She was very badly wounded and lying in the grass, and we had to hurry to find a wagon, stop at the foot of the hill, and go up and carry her off and back again."