Chapter Fifty-Seven: The Stone Town of the Evil Gate
Hearing me ask, Lao Fang clicked his lips and explained to me in detail the origin of this thing in Shizhen.
The appearance of Stone Town was forced out by some tomb robbers among warlocks or warlocks among tomb robbers.
Before the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty, there had been a situation of stealing the tombs of nobles and royal families, and in order to protect the tombs of their ancestors from being stolen, many guys with status and status would usually hire warlocks to arrange some anti-theft magic circles in the tombs of their ancestors.
In the beginning, these anti-theft measures were really effective, after all, tomb robbers and warlocks were two different groups and did not interact much.
Tomb robbers have broken down on these anti-theft measures, and some people have begun to think crookedly.
At that time, the identity of the warlock was extremely vague, and there was not even a clear division, and it was more accurate to use the title of cultivator.
The ruling class can bribe warlocks to furnish their own mausoleums, and tomb robbers can also buy warlocks to advise them on their behalf, or even bring warlocks together.
In this world, the group of people who are most disrespectful of ghosts and gods are probably warlocks.
As a result, a gang of tomb robbers who can manipulate spells appeared, and the magic circle mechanism that the ruling class had hired to arrange in the tomb suddenly became useless.
At the beginning, these people only used the technique of yin and yang and the five elements of yin and yang with the assistance of some props such as compasses to find some ancient tombs in the deep mountains and old forests.
Later, as long as there is no special warlock guarding the tomb, it will be difficult to escape the poison, these guys, even the mausoleum of the royal family, dare to attack!
It was in this context that Seokjin emerged.
Seokjin also has another nickname, called Sinqin. In other words, Stone Town was made by Sinqin.
During the Eastern and Western Han dynasties, there were already relatively complete laws, which stipulated that, except in extremely special circumstances, in general, prisoners must wait until a specific time before they can be executed en masse.
This is what is often said in costume films, and the old man said that the meaning of asking and beheading after autumn first came from "The Book of Rites and the Moon Order": "The cool breeze arrives, the white dew falls, the cicadas chirp, the eagle is a sacrificial bird, and it is killed with the beginning." ”
I really didn't see it, Lao Fang, an old rascal, really had goods in his stomach, and he even dragged the text.
At that time, the law was severe, and the number of prisoners was executed only once a year, which was extremely unsafe.
After all, no matter what crimes these prisoners committed in their lives, they don't want their heads to be cut off, and they will naturally have resentment when they die.
When there are many prisoners who die, their grievances are entangled with each other, and it is naturally easy to cause trouble.
Later, a capable person gave advice to the government, and before each execution, a large stone that had been spelled in advance was buried under the execution site.
This big stone is the sin, and its function is to absorb the resentment of the prisoner after his death.
If you want to introduce resentment into a large stone, it is not easy, and the top of the stone is also arranged, and you need to choose a special wood, bury it vertically in the ground, and the bottom end is connected to the stone, and the top is exposed to the ground.
There are one hundred and eight grooves carved into this log, and if the blood of a prisoner is sprinkled on it, it will seep directly into the ground and flow onto the big stone.
This is also the origin of the name Sinqin, which means to be soaked in the blood of sin, and to be immersed in the stone of sin.
When all the prisoners are executed, Sinqin cannot be taken out immediately, and the warlock has to use means to seal the resentment in Sinqin.
Of all things in the world, only death is a great terror.
The amount of resentment generated by a large number of prisoners before their death was extremely staggering, and it was very difficult to resolve them, so the practice at that time was to bury these sins deep in the deep mountains and old forests without people, or throw them directly into the big rivers.
At that time, the big families who were in trouble with the tomb robbers were eyeing the sin.
I don't know which cow came up with the trick, buy Sin Qin back, get it directly near the mausoleum of his ancestors, choose a day when the sun is in full bloom, let Sin Qin be exposed to the sun for nine days, and then transport it to a suitable location and smash it directly.
After smashing, he threw it in the open air and continued to be exposed to the sun.
The yang energy is strong, the sun is sharp, and the resentment in the sin does not dare to diverge at will, so it can only drill into the ground.
And these grievances can't be too far away from the fragments of Sinqin, so in the vicinity of Sinqin, a resentment-contaminated underground area has been formed.
At this time, the sin is Shizhen.
Within the radiation range of Shizhen, the flow of spells was not smooth, and foreign objects such as compasses were even more ineffective, which directly hit the arrogant warlock tomb robber gang at that time......
This situation has led to the fact that for a long time, the supply of evil things like Sinqin has exceeded demand, and the big nobles and royal families and even some wealthy people can only secretly buy them at a high price.
In this way, another evil was born, that is, the deliberate plundering of innocent people, specifically beheading and creating crimes.
This situation lasted until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the Taiping Dao Incident was suppressed, and even the group of warlocks was suppressed severely, and all spells and formations were regarded as the symbol of Taiping Dao and were expressly forbidden by the government at that time.
Dragged down by these, the thing of Sinqin is also regarded as a remnant of the Taiping Dao, and naturally it cannot continue to be used, and after a long time, it will slowly die out.
Without Sinqin, there will naturally be no Stone Town, so this thing is extremely rare in modern times.
After all, Shizhen is placed on the ground, not buried in the ground, and it is normal for the years to pass, time washes away, and is removed and destroyed.
I'm extremely curious about something as evil as Shizhen, and I want to see what it looks like.
As for Mo Laoha and Lao Fang, they complimented each other.
Lao Fang Kuamo Lao Ha is worthy of being from the four families of the Inverted Dou, even if the heads of the other three families may not have heard of this thing in Shizhen.
And Mo Laoha complimented Lao Fang for being well-informed, even knowing something as obscure as Shizhen, and what is even more commendable is that he actually knows the source, far more than other warlocks, after all, the group of warlocks is most concerned about cultivation methods and various cheats.
Following two old foxes who praised each other, we came to a sunny slope three or four hundred meters away from the camp.
"These are Shizhen, you can't be wrong, my compass doesn't work anymore."
Pointing to dozens of stones, Mo Laoha looked helpless.
Stone Town looks unremarkable, and if I hadn't known in advance, I'm afraid I'd have seen it as a pile of rocks.
These stones are not small in size, and the edges of the gravel have become smooth after years of wind and sun, but the lines of the whole stone can still be seen in those years.
Lao Fang pouted his teeth and smiled at Mo Laoha: "Brother Mo, this thing is really evil, after so many years, it is still so evil!"
The compass can't be used, brother, you won't find your way in, right? ”
Mo Laoha smiled: "Boss Fang said that he was laughing, we are not young anymore, and we work like a compass...... Hey?! ”