Chapter 59, Huixian Bridge
I saw that the little monk couldn't get it open alone, so I rolled up my sleeves and went up to help, but I was stopped by the master.
Zhang Daoyi stepped forward and took a closer look at the crack and said to us: "Generally, there will be a lot of arrows and crossbows when the door is opened in this kind of tomb, and the ninety-nine kneeling have all come, but we can't give up because of this trembling."
As he spoke, he took the umbrella sword from my hand, and after letting us push away for a distance, Zhang Daoyi went to open it himself, and as soon as he opened the temple door, he immediately dodged to the side, propped up the umbrella sword to cover the vital point, and waited for a while, seeing that there was no abnormal movement in the hall, he went over again and pushed the gap in the temple door a little bigger.
We watched nervously, and then the master turned back to us and said, "After so many things that cannot be prevented, this time it surprised me!" ”。
Seeing that there was no danger, I nodded, signaling the little monk and Nini to go in, and the three of us took our weapons and lighting equipment, and ran over to help the master work together to push the door of the temple completely open. Although there was light around the East China Sea mermaid oil lamp outside, it could only shine at the door, and the depths of the vast palace were still dark and gloomy, so I had to light the torch again.
As soon as I stepped through the tall mahogany threshold of the temple gate, I saw dozens of giant statues standing on both sides of the door, first of all, two mighty and evil bronze lions, both of which were more than one person high. On the left is a male lion with a golden ball under his paws, symbolizing the supreme power to unify the universe; The lion cub on the right has a lion cub under its paw, symbolizing the endless offspring, this is the female lion.
The bronze platform where the lion crouches is engraved with a phoenix and a peony, and together the three symbolize the "king"——— the king of beasts, the king of birds, and the king of flowers.
Although there are many stone lions in the world, and bronze lions are relatively rare, but they are not nothing, so there is nothing strange about this, strange is strange that this pair of bronze lions is not placed in front of the temple door, but placed inside, I don't know for what reason, in short, it is very unreasonable.
Behind the bronze lion are two water and fire unicorns carved from pure jade, and on the left and right sides are dark and hideous pythons.
Behind these strange lions, unicorns, and pythons stood some military generals wearing battle armor and long swords, or Wenchen wearing gold crowns and holding wat boards, a total of 36 lords. The postures and costumes of the bronze figures are very peculiar, not so much to serve the royal road in the court, but to perform some strange ritual. A large group of bronze beasts and bronze men guarded the deepest throne of the temple like stars holding the moon.
The little monk said: "What kind of rice is this, this lion unicorn civil and military officials is also reasonable, but what is the matter with this big long worm that is not black and does not slip away?" “。
I said to the little monk: "What's so strange about this, I haven't seen the mural before entering the tomb, maybe this Bashu king regarded the big long worm as a kind of faith, throughout the Qin Emperor Han Wu, Tang Dynasty and Han Ancestor, which dynasty and which generation have no faith or anything, but these bronze men and bronze beasts are quite strange."
The master poured a sip of wine into his mouth and said, "There is nothing strange about it, the dynasties are different, so some forms are not the same, anyway, it is just a symbol that the ruler hopes to let the living people follow after death, even if it is the undead, they must enjoy the right to live."
Nini looked at this extraordinary place and said: "A little general, who occupies the mountains as kings, conscripts the people as soldiers, quarries mountains and alchemy, in order to build a place for himself to sleep after death, and wastes money and labors the people, this place is full of luxury, a robber is already like this, think of those emperors who have built mausoleums soon after the succession, their mausoleums are not even more shocking?" ”。
I don't quite agree with Nini's statement, and retorted: "This Bashu king is ruthless, and he will kill everyone after his death, and he has not considered it for future generations at all, just for himself to enjoy glory and wealth after death, and the real emperors are not necessarily as extravagant as him, building a palace of pure gold underground, even if it is a strong dynasty, such a pendulum, I am afraid that the treasury will be empty in an instant, that is, the old bastard has gone out of shit luck."
The master took a sip of wine and looked left and right at us and said, "Okay, no matter what he likes, don't forget what we're here for, I just checked the surroundings of this immortal shop, it's not the tomb where the coffin is placed, so we have to find the tomb as soon as possible, and then get down to business."
I nodded, after the just now, we seemed a lot more relaxed, not as nervous as when we first entered the temple gate, after the master's reminder, this slowly marched inward, this hall is surprisingly quiet, the more there is no movement, the more eerie it seems.
The little monk ran over and pulled my sleeve, and said thoughtlessly: "It's so quiet, will a zombie or a ghost with a long tongue suddenly pop out later?" “。
I looked back, Nini's face was a little green, and I quickly covered the little monk's mouth and said to him: "Don't open any pot and mention which pot, don't go to what my master does, let him stand aside for any evil ways."
Although he said so, he secretly said to the little monk; "If you kid is going to scare Nini, you're going to carry her on your back."
Hearing that he was going to carry Nini on his back, the little monk stuck out his tongue and immediately fell silent.
To be honest, my palms began to sweat when I was so frightened by him, this place has not been lived in for 2,000 years, but there is no damp mildew at all, and everything is covered with a thick layer of dust. These ashes also come from the bricks and tiles in the temple, without any dust from the outside world, covering the history of 2,000 years ago.
The throne inlaid with gold and jade is in the deepest part of the Immortal Palace, and there is a golden pool in front of it, but there is no white jade bridge in the middle. This pool is not narrow, the water in it has long since dried up, because the torches flickering and dimming the lighting is limited, and the things on the throne in the distance are not clear whether there is a sitting statue of the king of Bashu.
Seeing this, the master sneered and scolded: "Cultivate the Immortal Palace, and still make the immortal pond in it, it's really extravagant, let's go, let's go over and see what this old man looks like."
As he spoke, he jumped into the dry pool in front of him. I said hello, and the little monk Nini jumped into it, and there were many jasper toads and many strange plants, but most of them were carved with gold and jade.
As soon as I climbed to the other end of the pool, before the master could pull the little monk and Nini up, I couldn't suppress the curiosity in my heart, and rushed over with a torch, but what made me dumbfounded was that there was nothing on the throne opposite, let alone a human figure, not even a single hair.
At this time, the master and Nini also walked over, and when they saw this scene, the master took a sip of wine, fell into deep thought, and said, "Did I guess wrong, this is not a tomb?" “。