Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Temple of the Wilderness
This time, Li Tang didn't bring too many people, but just brought Huang Qi, Tsunami and others, plus the Roaring Sky Dog. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info deliberately brought that old mother with her this time, after all, she had been to the Mazu Temple, and she should know more details.
There are also many soldiers, and they are all packed into the Qiankun bracelet. There are fewer people and the speed of travel is faster.
There is a way to sharpen a knife and not cut wood. Li Tang had a topographic map in his hand, so he naturally found the nearest way, that is, to take the waterway first, to the best place, and abandon the boat on foot.
Li Tang and his people took a red horse boat, and after traveling for less than an hour, they walked hundreds of miles of waterway. When he found a tidal flat, he put away his red horse boat and walked to his destination.
This place is only 7-8 miles away from the Mazu Temple, and there are mostly ridges along the way, so it is easier to move forward.
Of course, when he walked to the land, Li Tang naturally found a few hunters from the Qiankun bracelet to open the way, and Li Tang followed behind. The Howling Dog is more miserable, and is acting as a guard all the way. But it doesn't get tired of it!
Along the way, the hunters opened the way in front, and snakes, insects, rats, ants, thorny vines, miasma, etc., naturally had no choice but to Li Tang and his party. A few people also moved quickly, but in just over two hours, they crossed the ridge and came to the top of the mountain.
The Mazu Temple, on the other hand, is in a small basin guarded by several mountain arches. In other words, as long as you walk down another 1 mile, you can reach the Mazu Temple.
In fact, along the way, Li Tang and his entourage also saw a lot of white bones, some of which belonged to animals, and some of which belonged to humans at a glance. And the closer to the area of the Mazu Temple, the higher the proportion of human white bones, and it is very likely that these white bones belong to the believers of the Mazu Temple.
Further on, the trees began to thin out. Sometimes, you can see a lot of people walking around. Looking at the clothes, they are by no means raw, but Hermes-Epitek. This surprised Li Tang, it was the first time that Li Tang had encountered Hermes-Epitek who was not a pirate in the wild! And the Mazu Temple is ahead.
At this time, Li Tang began to release Tsunami, Huang Qi, Lao Mazi and others. A few hunters who opened the way in front of them all withdrew into the Qiankun Bracelet, leaving only a few 9-star soldiers to deal with some idle affairs on the side.
When a few people saw the Mazu Temple, there were already nearly 100 people around the Mazu Temple who were worshipping here, which was very lively.
This Mazu temple is actually not big, and it is one size smaller than the ancestral hall in the village. However, there are doors, windows, columns, and beams, so I don't know what kind of material it is.
Anyway, it is neither stone nor wood, neither iron nor gold, and there are no seams, it seems to be carved, and the whole temple has no traces of artificiality, and it does not look like a human work at first glance.
The surrounding site of the temple is relatively flat, there is no grass and trees, and it is estimated that those believers are compacted on weekdays.
The worshippers did not have the slightest surprise when they saw Li Tang and the others coming. Obviously, they regarded Li Tang and others as people who came to worship the Mazu Temple.
Li Tang and others naturally joined the crowd of worshippers and entered the Mazu Temple. The inside of this Mazu temple is very bright, and the walls are depicted with exquisite flower and bird murals, character stories and other patterns. The roof and everywhere are inlaid with huge pearls, which are like shadowless lamps. The whole part of the Mazu Temple is very clear.
At the top of the temple is the statue of Mazu, the statue of Mazu is exactly the same as what Li Tang saw in the city stele. It all looks very vague, but in my mind, I can immediately reflect that this is Mazu Niangniang.
It stands to reason that the lights in this Mazu temple are bright, and even a grain of dust on the ground can be seen clearly, how can you not see the face of the god of Mazu clearly? Thinking about it, it is estimated that it is a system setting, and female gods cannot show their heads, lest some people blaspheme the gods.
Everyone bowed around and visited the Mazu Temple, but in the end they didn't see a reason, so they prepared to go home disappointed. The old mother is very happy, as a devout believer, to be able to go to the Mazu Temple again, this kind of opportunity is hard to find!
When she was about to leave, the old mother asked for some money and rice to give to the temple, so that the temple could help clean the temple often!
When everyone heard it, there was still a temple in this Mazu Temple? Why didn't you see it just now?
There is still a temple in this Mazu Temple? However, after asking, I learned that this temple blessing was self-proclaimed.
It turned out that when this Mazu temple started, there was no temple blessing. It was only later, after some believers came to pay their respects, those who were particularly devout stayed near the Mazu Temple.
One helps clean the temple and wipe the dust from the statue of Mazu, and the other takes care of the believers who come all the way to worship here, giving them drinking water, stoves, firewood and other daily necessities.
On weekdays, they set up shacks and lived outside the temple. And those believers will also leave some surplus money and food supplies to maintain their survival.
These people are known as the temple of Mazu Temple, in fact, they are not fixed here, but there are always their people here, and the old mother is looking for them.
Of course, the temple must be full of pious people, otherwise it would be impossible to wipe the dust of the Mazu statue. You must know that ordinary people who touch the statue will be punished by heaven, and often a thunderbolt will come down, which will paralyze for half a day at least and die on the spot.
Sure enough, a few people found a shack on the edge of a big rock not far from the Mazu Temple. There were several old men in the shack, who were busy preparing meals.
Seeing Li Tang and the others coming, an old man got up to greet Li Tang and his party. He took out a few large black pottery bowls, poured hot water, and put them on a simple table sawn from a large wooden stake, and beckoned everyone to drink.
Li Tang and the others took out the rice, noodles, meat, and money to give them the offerings, and sat down to drink water while talking with an old man.
It turned out that this old man was a pirate when he was young. Later, when he was shipwrecked, he prayed for Mazu's blessing and really survived by a miracle. Since then, he has devoutly believed in Mazu, believing that it is because of Mazu's blessing. Now this old man is pious and guarding around the Mazu Temple, one is to repay his vows, and the other is to repay his debts.
Li Tang saw that the old man was kind and kind, but he had no connection with the murderous pirates at all.
Li Tang asked almost first: "Uncle, do you wait to stay here overnight, not afraid of the invasion of wild beasts?" ā
The old man smiled slightly and said, "The strong man doesn't know anything!" Within a radius of one mile in this Mazu Temple, the beasts generally do not take the initiative to attack the living, even if we wait to go to the mountain spring to fetch water, the beasts generally do not attack us, speaking of which are all blessed by Mazu Niangniang, and the beasts dare not make a mistake. ā
Li Tang asked again: "There are so many treasures in this Mazu Temple, aren't you afraid that robbers will covet them?" ā
When the old man heard this, he laughed and said:
"This Mazu temple has existed for I don't know how many years. During this period, how many people came, good people, bad people, thieves, robbers, and many people who wanted to hit the idea of the night pearl in the Mazu Temple. In the end, however, none of them succeeded. Mazu Temple, how can the young people go wild? Not to mention that it is inside the Mazu Temple, or outside the Mazu Temple, if you want to destroy the Mazu Temple, you will be punished by heaven. ā
Li Tang asked again: "Does the old man know the origin of this Mazu Temple?" ā
The old man thought about it and said:
"No one knows how this Mazu temple came about. I heard that the Mazu Temple existed very early, and at that time, the temple was closed, and ordinary people could not enter. It is said that only people with great luck or those who are favored by the heavens can open the doors of the temple and let people visit the temple. However, it is impossible to verify whether this is the case. ā
As soon as Li Tang heard that some temples were closed, and only people with great luck or people favored by God could open the door of the temple, he felt that this should be a good clue. However, when asked if the old man had any other temples that no one else could open, the old man shook his head and said that he had not heard of it.
Everyone waited for a long time, and it was getting late, so they decided to return this time. Speaking of this night walk, Li Tang is not afraid at all now. After all, there are Howling Dogs and a group of generals, and there are many soldiers who train in the Qiankun Bracelet. When needed, a large number of soldiers can be called in directly.
Therefore, if you are not afraid of wild beasts at night, you are afraid that there will be no wild beasts. Last time, a white wolf king also gave Li Tang a village building token!
All the way to the water's edge without any danger, the red horse boat was released, and a few sailors were released to operate the boat, and the others were included in the Qiankun bracelet except for the tsunami. The roaring dog is still with Li Tang, and when he has nothing to do, he is looking through the Penghu topographic map.
Li Tang stayed in the cramped cabin and chatted with the tsunami.
When Li Tang asked if there were such temples on the mainland, Tsunami gave an affirmative answer, saying that there are actually many such temples on the mainland, such as the Water Temple, the Fire Temple, the Sea Temple, the Nuwa Temple, the Shennong Temple, the Luban Temple, the Qinglong Temple, and so on, and there are many types.
The incense inside is also very different, such as the incense of the Guanyin Temple is very prosperous. And the doors of these temples are all open, and no one has ever encountered a temple that has not been opened, and even in the middle of this sea, there has never been a temple that has been opened.
Li Tang thinks about it, this is also the truth, on the mainland, in a prosperous place, the population is also large, even if there is a temple, it is estimated that people can find it. Although the player is a person favored by God, compared to the person favored by God, it should not only refer to the player, but also the aboriginal people, who can open the door of the temple.
And, even if there are no people blessed by God, there is no shortage of people with great luck in every era, and they are all people who can open the doors of the temple.
In this way, the temples everywhere should have been opened, and as long as they can be discovered, they are estimated to be opened. And what Li Tang is most concerned about is whether he will get any reward for opening the temple for the first time? If there is a reward, is it related to the upgrading of the village?
Anyway, everything is unknown! It's too early to worry about it, and finding a temple that I haven't been to is the priority.
But does such a temple exist? Li Tang's intuition told him that this should exist. Moreover, it should be related to the upgrading of villages and towns into cities.
Of course, if such a temple exists, it is estimated that it can only be in the desert, or in the desert, or in the swamp, or on the island of the great lake, or on the desert island of the sea.
Tsunami speaks of this sea, and I have never heard of such a temple. However, their range of activities is still small, basically along the coast, and they do not go deep into the interior at all. So, whether such a temple really exists or not, it's really not certain.
But as long as it is in the Penghu sea area and there is such a temple, Li Tang will definitely be able to find it. Who called Li Tang has an artifact Penghu topographic map! With this topographic map, it's simply too easy to find something in this part of the ocean.
Thinking of this, Li Tang found the Roaring Sky Dog and asked it to carefully consult the map to find a similar building like today's temple. After all, the topographic map of Penghu is usually kept in it, and it is the most familiar with any buildings.
Who knew that as soon as he gave instructions, the Howling Sky Dog immediately screamed excitedly, and directly operated the map, pointing out the similar buildings on the map to everyone.
It turns out that when the Penghu topographic map was first used, the Howling Sky Dog had already discovered some similar special buildings. However, because it was too small, there was no attention. Now, Li Tang asked to find similar buildings, and the Howling Sky Dog naturally pointed out these buildings one by one as soon as possible.
Li Tang counted that there are a total of 12 such buildings, almost one in average of 10,000 square kilometers. Except for nine buildings located about 20-30 miles away from the city, several others are located in the interior of the mountains, or in the middle of small desert islands.
Although these buildings are not large from the map, fortunately, there are no huge plants and trees within 10 meters of these buildings, and it is not difficult to find them from the air, but it should be difficult to approach them from land.
In addition to the one Mazu temple that I have already worshipped, there are 11 that I have not been to. However, if according to his previous guess, if the temple is related to upgrading the city, then the Mazu Temple around the 9 cities that have been built in the entire Penghu sea area should have been opened. If you go by yourself, you probably won't gain anything.
In other words, if there is a real chance of being rewarded, the most likely items to be found are the 3 temples that are far away from the city. Fortunately, two of these temples are located deep in the mountains, and one is located on a small deserted island.
Now, Li Tang's top priority is to eliminate the pirates. However, now that the city has just begun, the troops and defenses need to be adjusted in place, and the mobile forces also need to be kept in case of emergency, and it is estimated that it will take 10 days to move again.
After all, the population of the other cities is much larger than that of the Eagle Castle! And basically there is no means to take shortcuts, it can only be soldier-to-soldier, general-to-general, and the carriage and horse artillery are clearly displayed.
Now, with 10 days to spare, Li Tang has nothing specific to do, so he plans to go to 3 of the temples to explore.
Of course, the remaining 8 temples that are relatively close to the city can not be missed, Li Tang sent 4 groups of hunters and sailors, with simple maps, to explore from the waterway, if it is found that it is not opened, immediately send a carrier pigeon report message.