Chapter 31: Kowtow
On the trays on both sides, there are two volumes of Taoist books. Tian Yingying was most interested in this kind of thing, so she ran to see it, and then came back and said: "The left side is the "Nanhua Sutra", and the right side is full of crooked and distorted words, I don't know it." "Distorted text?
I became interested, so I quickly went to the right to look through it. Generally speaking, the Taoist classics are written in seal script, or other ancient scripts, and rarely use other scripts.
If there is, it must be a very old text. This kind of book is generally very precious. The book on the tray on the right is not actually any formed text, but some atlases of the stars, and there are some annotations below.
When ordinary people see this, they will probably think of it as graffiti or ghost drawings, but in my opinion, this is a real treasure.
I groped for the star map, and for a while I was stupid, and the whole person got into it...... It wasn't until the statue of the Taoist god made a muffled sound that I came back to my senses, which was a reminder from my predecessors that it was time to stop and choose.
"Han Xiaoxie, what is written on the right volume, why are you so fascinated by it?" I smiled and said, "Hetu Luoshu, have you heard of it?" Hearing the four words of Hetuluoshu, Tian Yingying's eyes widened directly, and even the gray mouse was greedy.
Legend has it that in ancient times, Fuxi performed gossip, and then there were Xuangui and Jiaolong who sent the Hetuluo book, which recorded the truth between heaven and earth.
But in fact, the Hetuluo book is a general term for some inheritances left by some monks according to the astrological signs in the ancient pre-Qin period.
The spells recorded in the Hetuluo Book are often very strange and even unreasonable...... It is also believed that a considerable part of the Taoist art evolved from the Hetuluo book.
"Really, then let's go get the Hetuluo book!" After speaking, Tian Yingying happily went to the right, but was caught by me.
"What's the hurry, I forgot what this place is, are you choosing a prize? These two books, where can be chosen casually. After speaking, I looked at the two trays and fell into deep thought, Tian Yingying pouted and was obviously unhappy, and the gray mouse smiled and said: "Sister Yingying, there are such settings in many ancient tombs, the master takes out two treasures for people to choose, if you choose the right one, you can also take the treasure and leave, and if you choose the wrong one, you will trigger the mechanism to play it completely, let's be quiet and let the evil young think about it seriously." "I held my chin and pondered why the two Taoist books, the Nanhua Sutra and the Hetuluo Book, were placed together.
"Nanhua" is a Taoist classic, and some people still praise it, but there is nothing else in it except for the Taoist rhyme of Nanhua real people, and the Hetuluo book really records supernatural spells.
In this way, it seems that there is no need to hesitate at all, just choose the river Tuluo book directly. But why did the owner here put a copy of the "Nanhua Sutra" on it?
I pondered for a moment, then looked closely at the statue in the center. Although the statue is made of clay, the craftsman who made the statue is obviously more skilled than the statue outside, and the statue is lifelike, and there is some courage in his eyes, as if this Taoist is still alive.
What kind of eyes is this? Arrogant, playful, and condescending...... There's still a hint of anticipation. It is really strange that such complex emotions can appear in the eyes of a high god.
I thought about it for a long time without a result, the gray mouse scratched his ears and cheeks, and then said: "Evil Shao, in my opinion...... Let's choose the "South China Sutra". ”
"The owner of the underground palace is a Taoist priest, and he must value Taoist classics more, so what Hetuluo Book is probably a smokescreen put up."
"We choose the "Nanhua Sutra" to express our admiration for the Taoist Gate, and maybe we will pass the test." I snorted, the gray mouse's words really have some truth, and he deserves to be a professional in this business.
But looking at the eyes of the Taoist statue, I don't think it's that simple, but the words of the gray mouse make me think of something.
I was silent for a few more seconds, Tian Yingying, who was impatient, couldn't wait any longer, and was about to go and get the Hetuluo book.
At this moment, I heard a slight tremor inside the idol, which was the sound of the mechanism about to activate.
I quickly pulled Tian Yingying back, knocked her head a few times, knocked this stupid girl screaming, and then pulled her to the statue: "Kneel, kowtow." Tian Yingying turned her head and snorted: "If you ask me to kneel, I will kneel, why!" At this time, I couldn't estimate too much, so I knelt down directly with Tian Yingying, and kept kowtowing to the Taoist statue.
One, two...... Nine, twelve...... All the more important figures of Taoism have been knocked over, but the statue has not changed at all, Tian Yingying is impatient: "Han Xiaoxi, are you deliberately looking for me to be happy, is it useful not to take the Hetuluo Book here?" I ignored her and continued to force her to kowtow.
Finally, when the two of us were both kowtowing to the ninety-ninth head, we only heard a bang, and the platforms holding the Nanhua Sutra and the Hetuluo Book exploded together, and the two platforms were filled with explosives.
Thanks to the fact that we didn't get it, we would have probably been hit by explosives. Tian Yingying's little face was a little pale, but she still stiffened her mouth and didn't bow her head to me.
At this time, a mechanism on the idol opened, and a bamboo slip came out of it. The bamboo slip has no name, and a Taoist book is engraved on it with a small seal.
I glanced at it, and there weren't too many mysterious things in the book, they were all real Taoism.
Tian Yingying got the Dao technique, and if she got the treasure, she held it in her arms and didn't let it go: "Han Xiaoxi, don't rob me, I kowtowed!" "I pursed my lips, the evil Han family is not going to rob her of this benefit, even if I learn it, I don't dare to use it, right?
At this time, the gray mouse on the side was simply stunned, and kept applauding: "Evil Shao, I'm really ...... I admire you so much! How did you know that you shouldn't take those two books and instead kowtow to the idols? I pointed to the idol and said, "It told me." ”
"The demeanor of the statue is very vividly carved, and the eyes are full of arrogance, which should be the character of the master here."
"Such a person should disdain to pass on the Taoist book to future generations, so I think I should worship him." After all, a person who is too proud has a common problem, that is, he likes others to praise him.
Tian Yingying got the Dao technique, looked at herself, I picked up her collar and said, "Okay, the path has been opened, we have to move on." "When the mechanism on the idol was opened, a large hole was opened in the belly of the idol, through which you could see the scene ahead, which was a stone chamber lit with a lantern.
The walls are full of flowers and paintings.