Chapter 287: Digging a Pit
From the hall where the monument of merit was erected to this place, we also experienced a lot of things in just about 20 minutes.
It was inevitable to get lost in the graveyards, and the chaotic graveyards were so numbing that I didn't even bother to make any more signs, thinking about getting out of the maze by luck.
In the meantime, we've had other strange things. For example, when we were walking in the tombway, we encountered two ghost acts again, and these spirits were obviously not the ones we had encountered in the hall before.
The most thrilling time was when we were about to turn a corner, and we almost collided with those wandering spirits who walked silently, but fortunately dodged in time at the end, otherwise we really don't know what would have happened.
Li Huiyan had already warned that if a living person collided with these spirits, it was very likely that the villagers would be delirious like the one that happened in the previous village.
Fortunately, those wandering spirits did not have thoughts, and they did those things completely by instinct, and we passed them very easily, and finally there was no danger.
I shook my head, retracting these inexplicable thoughts in my mind, and I asked Qin Gong, "Gu Sacrifice? What's that? ”
"To put it simply, this altar is used by Gu raisers to worship the gods, but what they worship is the legendary Wu Ancestor, and of course, the Miao people regard it as an ancestor." Qin Gong said.
"I also want to pay tribute to Chiyou, could it be that those blood locusts we saw before were raised by a certain Miao Jiang Gu cultivator, if that's the case, it makes more sense." I said.
"Not necessarily." Qin Gong shook his head, and then said: "Although most of the Gu cultivators have been raised by the Miao people of Xiangxi for thousands of years, people from other places have also learned the art of witchcraft, and it cannot be concluded that those blood locusts are from the hands of the Gu cultivators of Miao Jiang. Having said that, after all, the art of witchcraft came from Miao Jiang, and many traditional things were also in accordance with the rules of Miao Jiang. ”
"But I always feel weird, since it is used to worship Wu Zu and Chi You, why should this altar be built in the ancient tomb, wouldn't it be better to build it directly outside." I said again.
"How can it be so easy, the magic of witchcraft will not be recognized when it leaves, all dynasties and dynasties, whether it is the people or the emperors, regard it as a sideline, once it is discovered, they will shout and shout to kill, who dares to blatantly build a sacrificial Gu platform outside." Qin Gong said.
When I think about it, even before entering the ancient tomb, I have never been exposed to the art of witchcraft, and when I hear the words of witchcraft, I also feel hairy in my heart.
The magic of witchcraft gives people a very mysterious feeling, and at the same time, it makes people have an instinctive sense of fear.
"Qin Gong, how did you know that this was the Sacrificial Gu Table, had you seen it anywhere else?" I asked Qin Gong.
I've never heard of such a thing as a sacrificial Gu platform, let alone seen it. When I walked in here just now, I also secretly glanced at Li Huiyan, and found that she also had a blank expression, obviously not knowing the sacrificial Gu platform.
"I haven't seen it, but I've heard of it. The sacrificial Gu platform is actually very easy to identify, those cattle and sheep skulls, and those clay pots are all things that need to be used for the sacrificial Gu platform. Moreover, no matter how big or small the Gu altar is, the appearance is built according to the same specifications, and it has not changed from ancient times to the present, no matter what dynasty it is in. Qin Gong said.
For Qin Gong's words, I naturally can't tell the truth from the false, anyway, I haven't seen the sacrificial Gu platform before, no matter what he says
"How do you know so well?" I asked.
"I heard my grandfather say before that there are ninety-nine such sacrificial Gu platforms in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang." Qin Gong said.
"Cut, I'm bragging again, anyway, none of us have been to the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, you can talk nonsense." Xiao Yue pouted and said.
Interrupted by Xiao Yue like this, I didn't say anything to Qin Gong again, and slowly walked towards the sacrificial Gu platform in the center of the hall.
Compared to the previous hall, it was obviously built with much more care, and the walls on all four sides were carefully polished to look smooth and smooth.
Not only that, but there are several murals painted on the walls of the hall, but because of their age, most of these murals are no longer visible.
Generally speaking, the appearance of this altar in front of us is like a birthday cake, and it gradually becomes smaller from the bottom to the top.
The height of each layer of the sacrificial Gu platform is about half a meter, which looks very regular, and almost every layer is filled with cow and sheep skulls and clay pots.
"Sister Lizi, what did you say this clay pot contains, could it be a pearl, or a jade or something." Xiao Yue's eyes lit up when she looked at the clay pot, and said to Li Huiyan at the same time.
"Probably not, have you ever heard of jade jewelry used in the worship of gods?" Li Huiyan shook her head and said.
"It's not jade jewelry, so what's inside this clay pot, is it a human head?" Xiao Yue said.
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was taken aback, including Xiao Yue herself. Judging from the size of the mouth of this clay pot, it is indeed very likely to be stuffed with human heads, and it is not too unusual to use living sacrifices in ancient times.
"Xiao Yue, don't scare me. If it's really a human head in this jar, then let's get out of here quickly, and I feel hairy just thinking about it. Dong Shuang unconsciously took two steps back and said with a frightened expression on his face.
"Don't listen to her nonsense, how does she know what is in this jar, I think it should be something like five grains, the ancients almost used this whether they were sacrificing to the heavens or worshipping the gods." I said to Dong Shuang, glaring at Xiao Yue at the same time.
This guy doesn't speak lightly or heavily, and he is always afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Originally, there were enough strange things we encountered in the ancient tomb, and everyone's nerves were almost in a tense state, but Xiao Yue still didn't have a long memory, and always liked to say something to create tension.
Hearing this, Dong Shuang's face finally looked better, but he didn't dare to say anything and didn't dare to take half a step closer to the sacrificial Gu platform.
"You don't have to guess, most of the clay pots are Gu insect corpses soaked in medicinal liquid, and they are necessary to sacrifice Wu Ancestor at this time." At this time, Qin Gong spoke.
"How do you know everything, shouldn't you be talking nonsense again, what evidence do you have to prove that this clay pot contains Gu worm corpses." Xiao Yue said with a look of disbelief.
"It's not easy to prove it, just open a clay pot and see if it's okay." Qin Gong said.
With that, he walked to the nearest clay pot. Seeing this, I hurriedly ran forward to stop him and said, "Qin Gong, don't care about Xiao Yue's nonsense. I think it's better not to open this clay pot, in case it contains Gu worm eggs, it's bad, don't hatch some Gu worms and chase us for our lives. ”
"Don't worry, if this one in front of us is really a sacrificial Gu platform, then there will never be a Gu worm egg in these clay pots." Qin Gong said confidently.
"Oh? Why? I wondered.
"Rules, have you ever seen anyone who uses chicks as sacrifices during the Qingming Festival, they all use their fattest roosters, or they are also fresh fruits and the like." Qin Gong said.
"That's true, but in case the rules of these Gu cultivators are different from ours, I think it's better not to take this risk." I nodded, but was still a little worried.
It is said that the more things a person experiences, the more courageous he becomes, but I don't know why, after experiencing too many strange and strange things in the ancient tomb, my courage has become much smaller than before, or more cautious.
If it had been before, when I saw these clay pots, my first reaction was to open them and see what was going on, because I couldn't control my curiosity.
But now it's different, after all the horrors and weird things I've been going through, I'm afraid of anything in the tomb, even a small clay pot seems to me to be a ticking time bomb, and if I don't do it, I'll wipe out all of us here.
"If you're just worried about Gu worm eggs in the clay pot, then you can put a hundred and twenty hearts, there is absolutely no one in it. When Gu cultivators worship Wu Ancestor, they will seal the Gu worms they have cultivated in a clay pot with medicinal liquid, and they will choose the best Gu worms they raise. Qin Gong smiled and said.
"Why, isn't it a pity that the Gu worms that I worked so hard to cultivate were put into the jar and suffocated?" I asked.
"I guess it should be that the Gu Cultivators hope to sacrifice the best things to Wu Zu so that Wu Zu can bless them to breed better Gu worms in the future." Qin Gong didn't speak, and Li Huiyan, who hadn't spoken for a long time, spoke.
"Yes, that's it. The Gu cultivators felt that the reason why they were able to cultivate good Gu worms was all due to the blessing of Wu Zu, and they sacrificed the best Gu worms to Wu Zu in the hope that they would be able to continue this luck forever. Qin Gong said.
"So that's the case, then this altar shouldn't be called a sacrificial Gu platform, it should be called a Gu altar." I said.
"It doesn't matter what the name is, it doesn't matter to us anyway, as long as we know that there is no danger in this clay pot." Qin Gong said.
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed a clay pot, and in three or two clicks, the sealing mud on the clay pot was opened, and a somewhat pungent smell of medicine instantly filled the entire hall.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Gong held the body of the can with both hands, and the mouth of the can was facing downward. Soon, small black insects were poured out of the mouth of the clay pot.
I took a look, and there were locusts, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, and many strange Gu worms that I had never seen before.
"It's really strange, it's been more than a thousand years, and the corpses of these Gu worms can still be preserved so well, just like they died not long ago." Looking at the corpses of those Gu worms that were poured down on the altar by Qin Gong, I was amazed.
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