The West Pole Army Chapter 10 Revisiting the Maitreya Temple

In the next few days, we were busy in the mourning hall of Cousin Lao Long. I persuaded Lao Long to focus on his aunt's funeral until Nanchuan's reinforcements arrived. Three days later, Lao Long's cousin was buried, and Lao Long's mother was going to return to Nanchuan. The old dragon excused us to stay in Taiping Town, so he took us to stay. Looking at the back of the old dragon's mother turning away, I was unexpectedly excited in my heart. Lao Long took out his mobile phone unscrupulously and called Nanchuan's accomplices, asking them to rush to Taiping Town.

At noon, Taiping Town is like a steamer, and although the electric fan in the house is turned to the maximum, it still seems to be overwhelmed. We all hid in Aunt Long's house. I was sleepy and went into the back room to take a nap. Chaoyang Jun had to pull me to discuss the situation under the thief cave, so I could only fall on the bed and perfunctory without saying a word. In a trance, I heard someone knocking on the door, so I asked Chaoyangjun to see if it was Nanchuan's reinforcements. After a while, Chaoyang Jun actually led Old Man Zhang in. I quickly got up and asked him how he got here. Old man Zhang smiled and unfolded the portrait of the three-headed god general, and said to me, "Don't you want to know who this painting is?" Hearing this, I was still sleepy, so I quickly turned over and got out of bed, and asked the old man for advice. The old man couldn't find a seat, so he sat down at the end of the bed and looked at me with a smile. I was about to give Old Man Zhang a cigarette, when I felt someone tugging at my trouser leg, and when I looked down, I saw that a black dog came out of nowhere and was latching on to my trouser leg......

"Lao Liao, Lao Liao......" Lao Long suddenly broke in from outside the door, which really startled me. When I looked at it again, there was an old man Zhang, and I was left alone in the room to lie on the bed - it turned out to be Nan Ke's dream. I rubbed my eyes and asked the old dragon what was the matter. He was particularly excited to tell me that Nanchuan's support force had arrived.

I got up and went out with Lao Long, two people were leaning on a car to take a cool, and when they saw us going out to greet us, one of them said to me happily: "Xiao Liao, I can't see it!" You cub usually look like a pig, and you do big things. I smiled and said nothing, stretched out my hand to make a "please", let the two of them into the house, and then asked the old dragon to close the door.

The reinforcements called by the old dragon were Lao Zhou and the mouse. Lao Zhou's name is Zhou Zhihong, he is my friend with Lao Long, the three of us have lived together in Chongqing for a period of time, and we are friends who know each other well; The rat is my cousin, this kid's real name is Cheng Hao, and he is a bad boy among my relatives. He was sentenced to a year and a half for a mistake committed at a young age. After being released from prison, he turned his new life and now works as a chef at a food stall. I wasn't surprised by Lao Zhou's appearance, and when I asked Lao Long to find someone to help, I already expected that he would definitely call Lao Zhou. And the appearance of the mouse surprised and delighted me, and I was surprised by his appearance, I don't know how the old dragon got in touch; The good thing is that this kid has been in the society since he was a child, and he has been in contact with the three religions and nine streams, and he is bold and ruthless, and he will definitely play a big role at critical moments.

After a few words of greeting, I first introduced everyone to familiarize themselves again, and then asked Chaoyangjun to give you a brief explanation of the situation of the cave theft, and I took the list of items handed by Lao Zhou to see if it was ready. In the end, it is up to me to emphasize discipline: "First of all, none of us have any experience in this area, so we must be more careful in tonight's actions, follow the command in all actions, and do not act without permission to avoid unnecessary trouble; Secondly, our purpose is to explore, so don't do any sabotage; The most important thing is that if we are sure that there are antiques inside, we can choose a few pieces and take them out for cash, and we have to report the rest to the Cultural Relics Bureau. "At this moment, the old dragon sat on the side and didn't say a word, but made me feel like the organizer. Everyone said that there was no objection to my words, and it was all just waiting for the night to fall.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Taiping Town was completely quiet, except for a few households, there was still the sound of mahjong, and most of them had already turned off the lights to rest. The old dragon probe went out to look at the situation outside, and said that he could act. Before I could express my opinion, the mouse pushed the old dragon back to his seat, so that he would have to wait until eleven o'clock at the earliest. Taking advantage of the space in the middle, I asked Lao Zhou to divide the necessary items for each person: a small folding shovel, two wolf-eye flashlights, a lighter, a bottle of water, a pack of cigarettes, and the rest of the items were all packed and managed by Lao Long. At eleven o'clock, the old dragon summoned everyone to set off. The rat turned out the lights in the house, stood by the window and looked at it for a while, and when he was sure that there was no noise in the street, he beckoned us to go.

Tonight's moon hides behind the clouds and disappears from time to time, which is indeed a good weather with a dark moon and high winds. The mouse and I didn't dare to blatantly turn on the flashlight in front of us, so we could only use the faint light of the mobile phone to slowly grope on the ridge. What was supposed to take about twenty minutes to walk, we walked for nearly an hour. At the top of the mountain, everyone sat down and rested for a while. Chaoyang Jun took out the live chicken and rope from the old dragon's cloth bag, and led the mouse to the cave to check the situation first. I was leaning under the tree and just lit a cigarette, when the old dragon came over, stretched out his hand and said to me, "It's about to take action, Mr. Liao still gives you your Yuxi." "Damn! I glared at the old dragon, but handed one to the old dragon. By the hazy moonlight, I saw that the old dragon was trembling a little, and I didn't know whether he was excited or afraid. I casually told him that it was too late to regret it. Who knew that the old dragon resolutely said: "It's all here, it's not appropriate for you to go down for a trip." Besides, I TM carry so much equipment up the mountain, just go down the mountain, how will I mix in the circle in the future. ”

A cigarette, Chaoyangjun and the mouse have not returned, so we went to the entrance of the cave to inquire about the situation. Seeing us coming, Chaoyang Jun pulled the chicken out of the hole, it was still alive, and there was nothing unusual under the cave. Seeing that the chicken was alive, the old dragon suddenly came to his senses and shouted for us to stand back, he wanted to be the first to go down.

"Forget it, Mr. Long." I grabbed the eager old dragon and persuaded him, "I don't recommend that you take the lead. ”

"What? Lao Liao's action was initiated by me. Naturally, I was the first to go down and set an example for everyone. The old dragon couldn't hold back his emotions a little. I gave him a blank look, and said in my heart, you still know that you initiated it. I didn't see you say a word when I was there during the day. I hurriedly explained to Lao Long: "This has nothing to do with being exemplary or not, you don't have to hold high the banner of your leader." As I said below, all actions are under my command, and you can't make an exception. You see, your body size is a cut wider than ours, and if you are the first to go down and get stuck in the middle, I'm afraid we won't have to go down, and spend a night saving you. I gestured to the old dragon's waist as I spoke.

"Mr. Liao, let's talk about something, don't attack personally." The old dragon looked very depressed, and asked me, "Then which one do you say the old man will go down first?" "I looked around and thought that rats were the best candidates. The rat was about to enter the cave without saying a word, so I grabbed him and asked him to tie the rope. He waved his hand and said that he had just gone in and looked at it, and it was not very deep inside. I was not at ease and insisted on letting him take safety measures. He patted his pocket, smiled at me, and went into the hole.

After a while, a voice came from the thief's cave. I listened to it, and the rat had arrived safely. I had one end of the rope tied to a tree not far away, and I grabbed the other end of the rope and went into the hole first. I turned on the flashlight and climbed deeper, the thief hole extended down like a ramp ladder, and the inside was quite spacious, reinforced with wooden planks in some places, so I didn't have to worry about the old dragon getting stuck in it. After about seven or eight minutes of climbing, I came to the entrance of the cave, where a white light was flickering, and the rat was answering us with a flashlight. When he saw me crawling out of the hole, he picked me up and said, "Go over and see, there's something you like." ”

When I first entered the ground, my heart was pounding, and I was not afraid at all when I thought about my first "tomb robbery", but I was extremely excited. I turned around with a flashlight, the temperature inside was slightly lower, and there was a faint musty smell, the area was small but extremely square, and the square bricks under my feet were neat and neat, which showed the intentions of the builders. a square platform in the middle, on which there is nothing left; There are obvious traces of destruction on both sides of the square platform, and it is thought that the items originally placed here have been forcibly stripped and taken away; Each of the surrounding walls depicts a god depicted on the wall, and parts of the frescoes have fallen off due to age. It can be roughly seen that the four gods are holding swords or holding pipa, which should be the four heavenly kings in Buddhism, the only difference is that the four heavenly kings are not like the common angry scolding in the temple, they are all peaceful, humble and polite, with their right hands on their chests, as if listening to the Dharma in front of the altar. The mural was painted vividly, and the King of Heaven looked at me with kind eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he had penetrated people's hearts. Although the mural is dilapidated, you can imagine its former glory.

I stopped in front of the painting and was fascinated by the charm of history. In a trance, the fairy mist in the painting is shrouded, the colorful clouds are turning, and the king of heaven will step out of the painting, where do I have a way out, I can only kneel in front of him and pray for forgiveness...... Suddenly, a voice came from behind: "What did Lao Liao find out?" Listening to this confident voice, I think that later people will feel the slightest discomfort in the underground world. I shook the flashlight around, indicating that we were late, and they didn't even give us any hair left. The old dragon hit my feet with a flashlight, and said with a smile: "We don't understand this, don't lie to us." If you find something good, you have to share it with everyone, and don't come back to eat alone after a few days. ”

Ge Laozi! Although I knew that the old dragon was joking, I still wanted to slap him in the face. Do I look like that kind of villain who values profit and renounces righteousness? Looking at the pottery shards and garbage scattered on the ground, the last wave of visitors swept it up cleanly, and it was our turn to pick up the leaks. I squatted down and said to the old dragon: "Don't be discouraged, if you want to say that there is still a little bit of discovery." ”

"What discovery?" Everyone asked in unison.

"That is, there must be Chongqing people in the last wave of tomb robbers, and he likes to smoke Chaotianmen like some people." I picked up a cigarette butt on the ground and said in a thoughtful voice.

As we were talking, Lao Zhou moved to my side in a few steps, and I didn't know where to conjure a candle, and asked me, "Mr. Liao, where is the southeast?" ”

I looked at the candle in Lao Zhou's hand, I didn't know which one he was going to play, and hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Lao Zhou said to me with a serious face: "I didn't do my homework before I came, I came down after watching "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", and the book said that you must light a candle in the southeast corner of the tomb. When the candle is extinguished, people have to retreat, and I know the rules. "There is pride in the words.

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You're a baby! We are in the underground palace of the Buddha Hall, not in the tomb of an ancestor, and there is not even a coffin here. Besides, are you the captain of the Golden School? Did you bring a gold talisman? Are you getting started? Who agreed to you getting started? You...... You...... If you want to be happy, you can just find a corner......

Now that there are no more leaks to pick up, I thought it was time to end this adventure and retreat home with everyone. I didn't want Chaoyang Jun to make a voice in the distance: "Jing Kejun, come here, there is a thief hole here." ”