Because the main purpose of this trip to the canyon was to collect rent, in order not to affect the process, I discussed it with the chief steward, and the group divided into two roads, I and the eldest of these people, the old man, Yava, Yu Lina, and Muzi, went straight to the magic lake, and the chief steward and the others made a little detour to the third village.

Before leaving, the chief steward asked Xiaoqing and Xiaobi to take care of me.

We walked along the creek that only came after the rain, all the way forward.

In the subsequent translation, I learned that there was an ancient book hidden in this village, to be exact, a chamois scroll, according to the records on the suede scroll, the ancestors of the third village came from the Yellow River, their ancestors were the attendants of the Yellow Emperor, in order to repay the kindness of the master, voluntarily set up ancestral precepts, so that their descendants would guard this land and ensure the peace of this land.

I want him to explain in detail, what do these words mean, what do you mean by coming from the Yellow River? It's not a fish, so what does it mean to ensure tranquility? Could it be that the so-called magic lake hides something that will pant for breath?

The old man didn't answer, but told me that these were all the contents of the suede book, because there was a strange rule in their village - no one was allowed to learn to write, so a lot of information was passed down orally, and it was conceivable that there must be "distortions" in it.

As we spoke, several "small rivers" appeared in front of us, and these ditches were almost specially designed, which seemed to be chaotic and irregular, but if you look closely, you will find that there seems to be a pattern.

"Little brother, these ditches are actually a road map! Only one of them is the "true road", the others are "dead roads", and only by following the true road can you reach the center of the magic lake, otherwise you will either be trapped to death, or you will not be able to enter the middle of the lake. The old man said to me very seriously.

He walked in the front, and as he walked, he muttered something in his mouth, as if he was reciting some mantra, and the further he went, the denser the ditches became, and the expression on the old man's face became more solemn.

Suddenly, I saw a dilapidated stone house next to the small peaks in front of me, and I knew that it was a little old, and when the old man saw the stone house, the dark clouds on his face instantly dissipated, and he pointed to the front and shouted, "We are not on the wrong path!" ”

It turns out that if you want to enter the center of the magic lake, you must first reach this dilapidated house, and you have to bow to the true monarch inside.

Strange to say, the distance between the dilapidated house and us was only more than 1,000 meters, but after walking for half an hour, we really got close to the house. When I stood in front of the house and saw the "real body" of the house, I trembled.

The appearance of this building is very familiar, it is the kind of ancient temple in the western suburbs of the old temple village and the jade girl village.

Speaking of this building, I have more and more doubts in my heart, let's just say the one in the Jade Girl Village:

According to legend, the valley of the Jade Girl Village was the ancient road of the Yellow River before, so isn't the broken temple in the river? If the diversion of the Yellow River from Helan Mountain took place during the Song and Yuan dynasties, wouldn't this temple have existed even earlier?

Theoretically, humans before the Song Dynasty simply did not have the technology to build such a temple at the bottom of the river.

Analyzed in this way, the one in the western suburbs of Laomiao Village is also very peculiar, I have often played hide-and-seek with Li Xiaobai and Wang Er since I was a child, and I remember very clearly that the stone wall of the entire temple is full of potholes and small holes, and I was so strange at that time, and I specially asked the old people in the village.

The village elders said they were like this when they were children.

I have carefully analyzed: Could it be that it was bitten by insects? But where in the world are there insects that bite stones? Was it blown by the wind? It's impossible! If the wind is strong, at most it will blow down the temple, and it will not blow out so many small holes inexplicably. Was it rained? But the stone statues in the temple are also full of holes, and the rain will not bend.

This has become a doubt in my heart since I was a child.

A few days ago, I learned that the Jade Girl Village was an ancient road of the Yellow River hundreds of years ago, and I saw that the temple next to the village was also full of holes, and suddenly thought of a possibility, that is, soaked in water for many years and washed out by water.

So, the ruined temple in Laomiao Village at that time was also immersed in the Yellow River a long, long time ago?

If my analysis is 80% correct, then I can conclude that there must be something related to this valley, the valley where the Jade Girl Village is located, and the area around Laomiao Village.

While thinking about it, several of us entered the temple one after the other.

The building was even more dilapidated than the previous two, and the roof of the entire temple had almost completely collapsed.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw the stone statue standing directly opposite the door—what the old man called the true monarch.

I know this true gentleman! Although he was mutilated and half of his head was left, I could recognize it at a glance as the Gu God I had seen a few times before.

Sure enough, it was him! I said in my heart.

The space inside the temple is not large, and due to the collapse, it can be said that it is already in ruins.

The only thing that was "sound" was the wall behind the Gu God Stone Statue, which was not damaged because it was supported by a huge stone statue.

Yu Lina and Xiaoqing walked over because of curiosity, and then turned their heads and shouted at me, "Little brother! There are so many murals on this wall! The carving is so realistic! ”

I leaned over with it.

Sure enough, it is a vivid depiction, because the temple is built against the mountain, and this wall happens to be the face of the mountain, and it is precisely because of this that the murals carved on it are still very clear.

At a glance, the first thing I saw was a scene of war.

Carefully identify, there are two groups of people on the wall, and the painting technique is the same as the mural seen in the cave outside the valley of the Jade Girl Village before, all of which use very simple strokes to outline the outline of the figures, although simple but very expressive.

It can be seen that the battle in the mural took place on the edge of the Yellow River, and both sides were hand-to-hand.

Suddenly, Yu Lina pointed to the mural on one side and said, "Xiao Zhen, look, is this person a little familiar!"

Familiar? You're dazzled! This mural is at least more than 1,000 years old, and there are still people you are familiar with on it? I retorted inwardly.

But when I walked to Yu Lina's side, I only glanced at it, and I was also stunned, indeed! At first glance, this person is still a little familiar.

Compared to the others in the picture, this is a tall man, at least a head taller than the people around him, with a pair of antlers on his head, an axe in both hands, and a vicious battle with a circle of enemies.

Wait a minute! The shape of this axe is so strange that it looks like an old-fashioned puff fan.

Suddenly I remembered, isn't this the Kaishan axe we found in the ancient tomb under the Yellow River before?

At that time, we relied on the mountain axe and the water sword to magically break out of the ancient tomb, but then Uncle Shi's attitude took a 180-degree turn, and he actually said that this was not the real mountain axe and water sword, but two "evil weapons", and told me not to use them.

I am convinced of everything that Uncle Shi said, but I didn't put it in my heart, this time Ningxia also brought these two ancient weapons on my westward trip, but before coming here, I stayed in the Jade Girl Village.

Who is this man? Why do Yu Lina and I feel familiar?

After pondering for a while, Yu Lina didn't have much contact with her, except for the previous contact in her village, the closest contact was this trip to Ningxia, suddenly, my mind was like a lightning bolt, this person was not the person in the illusion I saw before the heavy rain the night before yesterday - the leader with the skull of the beast.

Isn't this man the Yellow Emperor? I secretly exclaimed in my heart.

Could it be that this is the battle between the Emperor and Chiyou described?

"What is this? It's a turtle shell stuck to it! “

Muzi and Eva murmured around the base of the Gu God Stone Statue.

Something again? I walked over confused.

I saw that there was a circular groove in front of the two of them that was smaller than the basin, and there were several pieces of black wood stuck to the groove, and Muzi was trying to pick out one of them with his hands, and muttered while holding it.

I could see at a glance that these pieces were not some wood, but broken turtle shells, and almost at the same time, I figured out something that I had been puzzled before.

The main reason why we all came here was because Yang Guoshan handed us a pile of broken turtle shells left by our antique Li, and Uncle Shi took a lot of effort to decipher the words on it.

I remember that Uncle Shi once said that these turtle shells were incomplete and that a few pieces were missing, so he could not guarantee the accuracy of the deciphered text and map. I remember very well the appearance of the turtle shell glued by Uncle Shi, although a few pieces are missing, the size is about the same size as the groove on the ground, and the key is that there are still a few pieces of turtle shell glued to this groove.

There can't be such a coincidence, right? What's more, antique Li has indeed come to this valley and come to this magic lake.

All the evidence gathered together is enough to show that the broken turtle shells hidden in the antique Li family were taken away in this temple, and the broken turtle shells in front of us are the ones that are missing.

The old man was also very puzzled, squatted down and helped Mu Zi buckle a few times, and then everyone noticed that these turtle shells were not glued to the bottom of the groove, but were inlaid into the stone entirely, and it was impossible to buckle them out completely.

The old man touched the edge of the groove, and with an expression of disbelief on her face, she exclaimed something I didn't understand.

Eva let out an "ah" and then translated.

It turned out that the old man said that the groove was formed by a turtle being pressed into the stone, and although the turtle shell was hard, it was not as hard as the stone, so when the groove was formed, the turtle shell was also broken.

I shuddered when I heard this.

How is this possible? I touched the ground, and it was all natural stone, which was not as hard as granite and basalt, but it was almost impossible to press a groove into it—unless it was so strong, and I didn't believe it if it were to be killed by human power alone.

I also squatted down and tried a few times, and broke two of the turtle shells, but they didn't buckle them out.

In the end, he gave up, and the old man was the first to walk up to the Gu God stone statue, kowtowed three times respectfully, and then signaled that we could move on.