The fiery gourd was carved out of stone, more than a meter high, smooth throughout, and bright red like fire. If it was erected here 2,000 years ago, then the passage of 2,000 years could have turned the sea into a mulberry field, but this stone gourd seems to have just been completed.

When we first saw this gourd, we were amazed that its color was so bright, which was really a little strange. When he opened the dancing grass and walked closer, he realized that it was made of red marble. The fiery red color of the natural marble is made, and the earliest red dye is made by adding the marble powder.

The surface of this gourd carved out of stone is also coated with a layer of insect repellent ingredients, so that the weeds and vines grow in the vicinity and avoid it. For so many years, it has been alone, in this inconspicuous corner of the valley.

I looked at the red stone gourd and wondered, "Why not a statue of a toad but a gourd?" If you want to fully release the shape and potential of this water dragon vein feng shui treasure cave, it makes sense that an altar should be built here or a building such as a ancestral hall. ”

Located on the edge of a valley, the craggy and steep mountain walls hang from countless vines, all of which are shaded by vines three steps away. The fat man was anxious, took a few steps forward, shoveled away the vines that were blocking the way, found something under the mountain wall, turned back to us and shouted, "Come here and see, this is really a toad." ”

When Shirley and I heard this, we saw that under the cover of countless vines and plants, there was a shrine dedicated to the mountain god in front of the red stone gourd. Although I can't see the terrain clearly, it is probably built on the central axis of the mountain behind it, and it is divided into two entrances in the front and back by using a "wedge-mountain large wooden frame structure", and the façade of the temple in front of it has been entangled with vines and roses countless times, and some of the tiles have collapsed.

Although the green tiles on the top and the carved beams are dilapidated, because this is the hole of the water dragon vein, it can hide the wind and gather qi, and the general framework is still retained. The layers of broken insect passages on the mountain wall have lost their effect due to the change of water and soil, and it is a miracle that all the wood of the temple is rotten, and it is still not falling under the pressure of a large number of plants.

This quaint building dedicated to the mountain god has spent countless years quietly in this lonely corner of the valley, thanks to the special wood and framing workmanship, as well as the special environment in which there is very little rainfall.

It's just that I don't know what the red stone gourd placed in front of the temple is for, and it may be related to the form of this mountain god. The ancients believed that the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth all have gods in charge, and the same is true of every mountain and river. However, depending on the customs, geographical environment, and cultural background, the appearance of the shrine is also different.

We looked up and saw that although the temple was covered by layers of vines, there was no danger of collapse for the time being. There are many birds and finches in the vicinity that have set up nests on the temple floor, which means that the air quality here is also no problem, and there is no need to worry about those poisonous miasma. So we took off our gas masks and opened the vine in front of the door, and the broken door collapsed as soon as we pushed it.

As I walked in, I saw that the main hall was already overgrown with all kinds of plants. The size of this temple is not large. The clay statue on the altar has been poured down, it is a black-faced god, with an expressionless face, eyes slightly closed, and a black robe made of clay on the body.

Next to the clay statue of the mountain god, there are two clay sculpture mountain ghosts, both of which are blue-faced fangs, as if they are yakshas; The one on the left holds a fiery red gourd, and the one on the right holds a toad in both hands.

I woke up when I saw this, yes, it turned out that the toad and the gourd were the things of the mountain god, but I don't know what the mountain god wants these two things to do.

The fat man said: "Probably use a gourd to hold wine, and eat toads as a snack when drinking, doesn't the grandson of the big golden tooth like this?" However, he eats chicken thighs. ”

I saw that the mountain temple was desolate and desolate, overgrown with weeds, and it was really moving, and I couldn't help but think of the days when I and the fat man were so poor that I sold watches, and I felt that there was something wrong with it, so I said to the fat man and Shirley Yang: "The mountain god was originally a god's residence to protect one side, and the temple should be worshiped with incense, but now it is like such a desolate scene, and it really has a lot of ups and downs." Even the mountain god has a difficult time, let alone the common people, it is really yin and yang, success or failure. ”

Shirley Young said to me, "You say all this nonsense, could it be that you want to fight some kind of idea?" Do you still want to worship? ”

I shook my head and said, "It's okay to worship, let's push this poured clay statue back into its place, and give the mountain god an American cigarette, so that he can bless us with a smooth trip, and don't make any mistakes; In the future, if you can make an inch, you can reshape the golden body and add incense. ”

The fat man said beside him: "I think it's useless to believe what you ask for, Lao Tzu just doesn't believe in heaven and doesn't believe in it, only believes in his own arms and legs." If this mountain god's grandson really has a miracle, how can he not even protect himself. In my opinion, it is best to let this grandson lie down, as the saying goes, it is better to eat dumplings, and it is better to stand upside down. Let's go and take a look. ”

Seeing that no one would help, I gave up and followed them into the apse. This saw that the apse had been built inside the peak on the left side of the Worm Valley, and it was narrower than the front nave. In the middle is the Daocui stone screen, there is a portrait of the mountain god on it, the body shape is similar to the clay sculpture in the main hall, but relatively vague, the appearance is not very clear, and there is no mountain ghost foil on both sides. The stone screen does not seem to be artificially painted, but a naturally generated texture.

Turning around the emerald stone screen, at the very end of the temple, there are nine stone statues of huge toads arranged horizontally. When I saw it, I felt that my eyes lit up, and sure enough, I responded to the number of nine loops. This kind of mechanism is very obvious in the eyes of people who understand the "Book of Changes", if you don't understand the essence of the secret art of Feng Shui, and only know the gossip of the Book of Changes, most of them will be treated as the number of the nine palaces to deal with, so you will not be able to find the secret path in your life.

I took a closer look and found that the mouths of the nine stone toads opened and closed, and the toads had different directions. The mouths of these toads carved in stone can be moved, there are also stone troughs that can rotate their bodies, and each of the nine toads can rotate in four directions, plus the opening and closing of the toad's mouth, if you calculate how many different arrangements there are, it will take a lot of brains. Moreover, these stone traps should be pushed one by one from left to right, and if they are randomly moved and misaligned with the correct position three times in a row, the machine will be completely stuck.

So I asked the fat man to help, according to the number of nine loops from left to right, first open and close the mouth of the toad separately, and then use the "shield" scroll in the "Sixteen Characters Yin Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" with the conversion formula in the "Yi Long Jing" to arrange the stone toads one by one according to the corresponding direction.

After doing this series of things, there was no reaction from the inner sanctum. It is said that this nine-song loop towards the mountain should not be wrong, why didn't I see a secret door opened?

Shirley Yang's mind turned quickly, and asked us to take a look outside the temple, and we hurriedly turned around and went outside to search, and finally found the outside of the mountain temple. I saw that the gourd in front of the hall was broken in half at some point, and a stone door was exposed underneath.

This stone door was built in the shape of a toad's mouth, flat and short, and also made of fiery red marble, carved with some simple ornamentation, with two large copper rings on the left and right, which can be lifted upward.

It turns out that this mechanism is very well designed, even if some people know that the nine toads are the mechanism that opens the stone door, as long as they don't know how to crack it, even if they use a large number of explosives to blow it up, they can't find the entrance set up outside.

Shirley Yang asked: "This stone gate is so strangely repaired, how does it look like a toad's mouth, I don't know what is famous in it, is there really a tunnel leading to the main tomb?" ”

I said to her: "The mark on the Zhenling spectrum is correct, this should be an underground passage, and it must lead to the cave eye star position closest to the water dragon halo, and it seems that the only way to go to the Ming Tower to worship can only be reached by passing through here." As for why the toad was used as a marker, I can't figure it out. ”

The toad has many symbolic forms in ancient China, and there is a kind of New Year painting that depicts a fat child holding a fishing rod, hanging a gold thread, and playing with a three-legged toad, called Liu Hai'er playing with the golden toad; As the saying goes, a three-legged toad is hard to find, and it is derived from this allusion. However, there are also some places where the toxicity of toads is deliberately highlighted in traditional folk customs. However, the two toad statues opposite us now are neither three-legged nor wart-like leprosy on their bodies, they may just be the playthings of this mountain god.

The fat man patted the "Chicago typewriter" in his hand and said: "It's a big deal to meet a big toad below, with this kind of gun, I'm afraid it won't work." Even if the ancestor of the toad comes, he can also make a honeycomb for it. ”

Since we have the powerful firepower of the American submachine gun, we are indeed like an extra big * mountain, but I still reminded the fat man: "The tomb of the king is very tightly arranged, although this stone gate is extremely hidden, but it is difficult to ensure that there are any powerful mechanisms inside." After we go down, the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will cover it, but there is no need to be afraid. ”

After that, the three of them started together, using a rope to pass through the copper ring on the side of the stone gate, and with a "bang" the stone door opened, revealing a narrow passage. I fired a flare at the depths with my flare gun, cutting through the darkness underground. The white light shone into the depths of the cave, and we saw that there were countless huge bones and tusks, a huge burial ditch.