Chapter 16: Into Hell
"Two Middle-earth monks have been here, but they have not gone down the steps. More than 400 years A.D., the Eastern Jin Dynasty monk Fa Xian traveled west to Tianzhu, and had encountered the guidance of the sky and saw this huge pit. At that time, he cut off a piece of skin and threw it into the pit, leaving four sentences and flying away: westward and westward, the road was uneven. Cut the meat and feed it, and hope that it will be peaceful.
In more than 640 years AD, Xuanzang traveled west to Tianzhu and returned to the east, encountered the Buddha's light in the sky, and had doubts in his heart, and also came to this huge pit. At that time, Xuanzang was silent, and he also left two sentences to leave: long-distance clear self-heart, lonely and narrow encounter with small thunder.
Although the two eminent monks never mentioned this place to the world, it became the biggest obstacle in their spiritual journey.
More than 500 A.D., Syrians brought Nestorian religion into Xinjiang. They've been here before, and that time they've walked down the stairs, and only one of them has returned.
More than 600 A.D., the Persians introduced Manichaeism to Xinjiang. They also walked down the stairs. But what happened next, no one knows. The beaver stared at the huge pit in front of him, hesitant and dazed.
"No one knows what's at the bottom of this pit?" Hearing the mountain beaver's explanation, Lu Qing's heart was already stormy. It is impossible for Fa Xian and Xuanzang not to know. What did these two monks foresee back then? Thinking of this, Lu Qing couldn't help but shudder.
"There is only one person who knows the truth, and that is the sage of the Nestorian Sect who crawled out of the pit back then. Later, he took the secret to Europe. That's why the Nazis and the Orochi they found here. The beaver replied.
"This is the biggest secret hidden in the ancient city of Loulan?" Lu Qing asked.
"No, the giant pit is much older than the age when the Loulan people appeared. At that time, the Loulan people built the Loulan country here, but then they didn't know what happened, and the Loulan city disappeared in more than 400 AD, and the Loulan people were forced to move south to establish the Shanshan country. It can be said that Loulan may have been destroyed by this giant pit, but it has nothing to do with the giant pit. The beaver shook his head and replied.
"The Pisces jade pendant was brought out of the pit?" Lu Qing asked.
"So to speak. However, there is still a doubt, who brought out the jade pendant? It can't be the sage of the year, and it can't be the Nazis. The beaver nodded.
"Could it be the Manichaean people in the 500 years BC? They brought out the jade pendant, but for some reason they buried it again, and later the Nazis dug it up. However, I don't understand, more than 1,300 years apart, why didn't those things in the desert take back the jade pendant before the Nazis? Lu Qing seemed to have caught something in his mind, but he never got the point.
"The world below isn't simple, either. Our world can survive in 1,300 years, so what will happen to the world below? The beaver smiled wryly.
At this time, Lu Qing was very sure that the mountain beaver knew more about the secrets of this huge pit, but he seemed reluctant to tell it until he saw Yu Pei.
Suddenly, a sand man who came out of nowhere startled Lu Qing was taken aback. The Sandman is in an extremely bad state, his body has turned completely dark green, and a fishy liquid is coming out of his festering skin from time to time.
Lu Qing was about to swing the alloy knife to give him a break, but was stopped by the mountain beaver.
"It's not aimed at us."
Sure enough, the poisoned sandman did not pounce in the direction of the two like zombies, but staggered towards the giant pit.
"What is it going to do?" I whispered to the beaver.
"Go home!" The beaver still said lightly.
At this time, the sandman had already walked to the edge of the giant crater, and he didn't know if it was because the toxin affected the visual nerve, he didn't seem to see the giant crater in front of him at all, but stepped out step by step. There was no screaming, no crying, and the sandman was calmly overwhelmed by the darkness, and for a long time no echo was heard from the fall.
"Is there no bottom to this pit? Or did you fall into the ground and be swallowed by something? Lu Qing thought in horror.
The word 'hell' is portrayed in different ways in various countries around the world. But they all have one thing in common, and that is to represent darkness, power, and evil.
Lu Qing is a believer in the gods and has never denied the real existence of hell. If hell really exists in this world, it must exist somewhere in the existing world, such as this huge pit in front of us. If there really is a 'demon kingdom' in the ground, it must confirm a hypothesis that has been questioned for a long time - the 'earth is empty'.
So far, no one has been able to loudly announce to the world that the Earth is a physical entity, and no one is conjecturing that the Earth is a solid sphere.
In the 21st century, human civilization has entered a prosperous era, and science and technology have sent mankind into space and deep into the ocean. But the only place that has never been set foot is in the interior of the earth. In addition to those so-called speculations, how much does the world know about this green cradle that nurtures life?
Again, these are all hypotheses, but why do people choose to believe in the theory of the solidity of the earth? It may be a kind of avoidance out of fear, after all, no one wants something terrible to live underneath their house. However, the pursuit of beauty and stability can make people lose their keen judgment and even the courage to pursue the truth.
At this time, the beaver seemed to be ready, and walked step by step towards the steps on the edge of the huge pit. Although Lu Qing was still struggling in his heart, there was no turning back, and the original road had been blocked by 10,000 tons of sand. Moreover, only you can get the Pisces jade pendant, so you can only give it a go.
"I warn you, whatever you see or hear on the way, you must not look down or make a sound. Otherwise everything will be over. Before stepping up the steps, the beaver suddenly looked back and said. There was an invisible sense of oppression in his eyes. Lu Qing did not refute, nodded and gave assurance. Indeed, this journey is a matter of life and death for the two.
In the ruins of the ancient city, sandstorms come and go quickly. Although it came quickly, it had little real impact on the ruins of the ancient city. The sand didn't even bury half of the ruins of the ancient city, but the crater was filled.
"Continue to organize the sand people, dig the pit for me, dig it desperately!" The leader was furious, eager to fight with God.
"My lord, there are not enough people. Most of the Sha people have already been killed or wounded, and with the part we have isolated, there is not much left. The middle-aged man in the black armor beside him said helplessly.
"Then use the soldiers, at all costs."
"We don't have many soldiers, unless we ......"
"Then wake up a group of green poison warriors and dig the pit as fast as possible."
"Yes, sir."