The insects in the valley behave quite abnormally, why don't they dare to move deeper? I hurriedly jumped up the remnant wall of rammed earth and stone bars, and stood on a high place and looked into the valley, only to see that the terrain in front of me was gradually lowering, and I probably went further in, and I entered the realm of poisonous miasma.

I said to the fat man and Shirley Yang: "If you go deeper, there are no more insects, which means that there may be toxic substances in it, so for the sake of safety, we should prepare our gas masks so that we can wear them at any time." ”

Before moving on, the three of them also took some "Hongqi Miaoxin Pills" to reduce their heart rate and breathing. This is the secret recipe of Captain Jin, which was prepared by experts from the big gold tooth, and it is not clear whether it will work or not.

I took out the human skin map, and found the mark of the remnant wall of the tomb of the king in the map, and compared it with each other to confirm that it was correct, according to this, the toad mark on the tomb of the town should be on the left side of the valley not far from this remnant wall.

After walking seven or eight meters forward, Shirley Yang saw that there was a section of the ground that was bare, which looked unusual in this vine-covered valley. So the sappers dug a shallow pit in the ground, squatted down to look at the substance in the soil, it turned out that this place was like Maoling, in order to avoid the damage of insects and ants to the mausoleum, in the vicinity of the main tomb buried a long-lasting insect repellent secret medicine. This method is very common in the tombs of the emperors of the Han Dynasty, the simplest is to bury the sulphur and mercury, plus the harmony of poisonous hemp powder, Xun astragalus, lazy Bodi, etc., due to the attribute hedging, can be buried in the soil, thousands of years will not volatilize clean.

Shirley Yang asked me, "This is still far from the main tomb of the Tomb of King Xian, why is there a broken worm road buried here?" ”

I thought about it and said: "From some signs on the periphery, it seems that the most powerful thing about offering the king is that it will change the feng shui pattern, such a large-scale king's tomb, not only the shape of the main tomb should have the atmosphere of a fairy cave, but also some kind of auxiliary cave eye will be set up nearby." ”

These auxiliary cave eyes and star positions of the main tomb, if changed well, the acupuncture points of the main tomb are like a tiger with wings and a dragon into the water. Since ancient times, the most difficult part of Feng Shui has been to change the pattern, which requires a macroscopic understanding of the world, the world, the mountains and rivers, and the stars. Many Feng Shui gentlemen who deceive the world and steal their names also claim to be able to change the pattern, but in fact, they only know a little about some details, and it is not easy to change the leyline.

In addition, the workload of changing the feng shui pattern is not something that ordinary people can do, unless those princes who are divided and have great power have the strength to build such a large number of buildings.

The "Hua" scroll of "Sixteen Characters Yin and Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" is a description of the means of changing wind and water, among which the "Yi (Yi Zhe Changye) Dragon Sutra" has a record, the dragon vein changes shape and momentum, and turns the wind and water, at least nine related main acupoints around the earth's veins need to be moved. The first acupuncture eye turns into anger and protection; the second acupuncture eye, the two ears are inserted into the sky and the clouds; The third hole eye, the fish is the dragon's whiskers and gathers gold water; The fourth acupuncture eye, the towering palace is supported; The fifth hole hole decorates the Tianliang Mingtang; The sixth hole, the water mouth pass is set up to welcome; The seventh acupoint, the sand foot should be used as the left and right plates; The eighth hole, the curtain is heavily pierced through the dragon; The ninth hole, the nine curves circle towards the mountain bank.

The nine acupuncture eye star positions near the main vein have been changed, which can keep the feng shui lock tightly entangled and dense, and the acupuncture point shape shì qi vein will not be broken for thousands of years. This mantra seems to be ancient and difficult to understand, but in fact, as long as you have studied "Dijing 1", you will know that in fact, it is just to bury a goldfish bowl in a specific location, plant tall trees, dig deep wells, etc., and the difficulty lies in the choice of location.

The vegetation here is too thick for the time being to see anything else, but the last of the nine curves is very clear that it faces the mountain bank.

The worm valley stretches and twists and turns, its deep place, the hills on both sides are chaotic, and the "water dragon vein" that runs through the valley, it seems that the host and the guest are not distinguished, the truth is indistinguishable, there is the suspicion of dominating the host, presumably in the "dragon halo" of the water dragon, the terrain will be lower, sit down and sit down low, such as sitting in the well and watching the sky, the weather has no dignity and more humble state, so it is necessary to rebuild a nine-curved loop towards the mountain bank at the lock of this dragon vein.

At every nine turns in the valley, a shrine, ancestral hall or temple is built to add a momentum to this "water dragon vein" and make the vein visible. If it is a building such as a mountain temple, there must be more civil structures, and wood is the most afraid of insects and ants, and some insect repellent measures must be taken, so I guess that this broken insect road is used to protect the mountain temple, and there are at least three such barriers, and there will be another insect-proof structure in the mountain temple.

Shirley Yang Xi said: "So the toad mark in the town's mausoleum and human skin map should be somewhere Shenzhi, it seems that your feng shui theory is really useful." ”

I said to Shirley Yang: "Fish can't do without water, melons can't do without seedlings, and fighting and looking for dragons can't do without "Sixteen Characters Yin and Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique". ”

The fat man said disdainfully: "Look, he will gasp when he says he is fat, if you really have the ability, you might as well talk about what arrangements are in the underground palace dedicated to Wang Lao'er?" What are the burial vessels? ”

We didn't want to waste time, so we followed the broken insect path, deviated away from the stream that crossed the middle of the worm valley, and searched for the temple site that revealed the "water dragon vein" in the oblique thorn.

As I walked, I said to the fat man and Shirley Yang: "I said that there is a mountain temple or something like this on the side of the valley, which is definitely not wrong, because these things, although they seem strange, but one law is all the same, as long as you master the secret art of feng shui, it is not difficult to see why." As for what the pattern of the underground palace of the tomb of the king is, I can't say if it's not close, and I can't guess it at random. However, since the end of the Qin Dynasty, the ancient Dian Kingdom has been closed to the country, cut off contact with the Central Plains civilization, although later also somewhat influenced by some Han culture, but I estimate that the structure of the tomb must inherit the legacy of the pre-Qin Dynasty more. ”

The fat man asked: "The last time we went to Shaanxi, we heard the grandson of the big golden tooth say some deeds of the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, what kind of people make candles out of oil, which will not be extinguished for ten thousand years, but is there really such a thing?" ”

Shirley Yang said: "It's not human oil, it's the ointment of the mermaid in the East China Sea as fuel, which will not be extinguished for 10,000 years. ”

I listened to Shirley Yang's words and said with a smile: "This is a bluff in the "Historical Records", the device of the ever-bright lantern is found in the tombs of many noble emperors, but these things seem to be a joke in the eyes of the inverted dou touching gold. Regardless of the sea fish grease as fuel, how much it takes to burn for 10,000 years, once the underground palace of the ancient tomb is closed, the air will stop circulating, there is no air, the ever-bright lamp is energy-saving, it also burns an egg, if the air is allowed to circulate, this ancient tomb underground palace will not be more than a hundred years, it will have already rotted into a pile of ruins. ”

Even if the ancient tombs of the Qin and Han dynasties are preserved, if it is not for the special environment, it is difficult to maintain the old view, and it is not yet known what Cheng dù can be preserved in the depths of this dense forest valley.

We had found a reference, and although the jungle was full of plants, it was not long before we found a second and third broken tunnels paved with insect repellents. Because in this deep valley, sheltered from the wind and rain, the insect medicine contains a lot of sulfur, so there is no grass on the surface.

The valley has reached here, the terrain has become more and more open, showing a trumpet-shaped, there is already a looming light smoke mist in front, the deeper you go, the more thick the white fog is, as far as the eye can see, the valley in front of you, all shrouded in clouds and mist, there is a dead silence inside, there is no insects chirping birds and wind and grass.

Although we were still some distance from the miasma, we had to put on gas masks just in case. The fat man looked at the white miasma in front of him, and said to me and Shirley Yang: "Since we are equipped with anti-poison equipment, wouldn't it be easier to ignore it and rush directly through this white fog than to find some temple site among the trees and weeds?" ”

I said to the fat man, "You don't have any major defects except that you don't have a string in your head. Do you know how extensive this miasma is? The white fog was so thick that once you walked in, even if you didn't lose your way, when visibility was reduced to the limit, it would be several times slower than your usual travel speed. If you can't get out until dark, and you can't take off your gas mask to eat and drink, you'll be in a dilemma. ”

As we spoke, we had come to the foot of the hill on the left side of the valley, which had deviated a long way from Snake Creek, but was almost in the middle of the three broken worm walls. Walking and walking, suddenly a flower shrub around us was shaking, we were all taken aback, no one touched the lush flowers and plants, and there was no wind, how did the plant move by itself, didn't it touch the strange trees and strange grasses attached to the python? The fat man and I both raised our Chicago typewriters, pulled the bolt, and were about to shoot at that strange plant.

Shirley Yang raised his right hand: "Wait, this is a dancing grass, usually listless, once it is alarmed by a person or animal passing by, it will become as if it is dancing, and it has the ability to move and dance when it hears the sound, and it is not harmful to people." ”

The large clump of dancing grass, which shook like a grass ghost, gradually divided into two bushes, and then revealed half a large fiery red gourd.

The fiery red gourd is carved from stone, more than a meter high, smooth throughout, bright red like fire. If it had been erected here 2,000 years ago, then the sea might have turned into a mulberry field with the passage of time, but this stone gourd is as if it had just been completed.

When we first saw this gourd, our hearts were full of joy, its color was so bright as this, which was really a little strange, until we put aside the dancing grass and came closer to see, we knew that it was made of red ochre. Ochre is a naturally occurring fiery red color, and the earliest red dye was made by adding ochre powder.

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

I couldn't help but wonder, "Why not a statue of a toad, but a gourd?" If you want to completely release the shape and potential of this water dragon vein feng shui treasure cave, it is reasonable to build an altar or a building such as a ancestral hall here. ”

On the edge of the valley are craggy and steep mountain walls, and countless vines hang down, all of which are shaded by vines three steps away. The fat man was in a hurry, took a few steps forward, shoveled away the vines that were blocking the way, turned back to us and shouted, "Come here and see, there are really toads." ”

Shirley Yang and I stepped forward when we heard the sound, only to see that under the cover of countless vine plants, there was a shrine dedicated to the mountain god in the place facing the red stone gourd, which was built by the mountain, but it should be built on the central axis of the mountain peak behind it, using a wedge-mountain type large wooden frame structure, divided into two entrances before and after, and the façade of the temple in front of the temple was entangled by the vine and the vine for countless times, and some tiles had collapsed.

The green tiles on the top and the carved beams are dilapidated, but 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, so although the wood of the temple is rotten, it is still not falling, which can be regarded as a miracle.

This quaint building dedicated to the mountain god has spent countless years quietly in the lonely corner of this lonely valley, thanks to the special wood and framing workmanship, as well as the special environment of the valley with 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 this mountain god. The ancients believed that the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth all have gods in charge, and this is the case for every mountain and river, but according to different customs, geographical environment, and cultural background, the faces of the gods are 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, and they have set up nests on the temple floor, which means that the air quality here is also fine, 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 plants. The scale of this temple is not large, the clay statue on the altar has fallen, and it is a black-faced god, with an expressionless face and slightly closed eyes. The body is also a black robe made of clay, although it is arched by vines and falls from the throne to the corner, it still gives people a cold and majestic feeling.

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

When I saw this, I realized that 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 fill wine, and eat toads as a snack when drinking." Doesn't that grandson like this? However, he eats chicken thighs. ”

I saw that this mountain temple was desolate and miserable, overgrown with weeds, and it was really easy to move people's hearts, and I couldn't help but think of the days when we 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 who blessed one side, and the temple should be worshiped with incense, but now it is like such a desolate scene, and it really rises and falls." 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 these words, could it be that you want to fight some kind of idea?" Do you still want to worship? ”

I shook my head and said, "The worship is also exempt, we might as well do it, push the fallen clay statue back to its original position, and give the mountain god a cigarette, so that he can bless us with a smooth trip, don't make any mistakes, and in the future, we can make an inch, and then reshape the golden body and add incense." ”

The fat man said on the side: "I see what I believe and ask for, it's useless at all, Lao Tzu just doesn't believe in heaven and earth, only believes in his arms and legs." If this mountain god's grandson really has a miracle, why can't he 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 lie down than to stand. Let's go and take a look. ”

Seeing that no one would help, I had to give up and follow Shirley Young and the fat man into the apse. This apse has been built inside the mountain peak on the left side of the worm valley, which is narrower than the front hall, and in the middle is the Daocui stone screen, on which there is a portrait of the mountain god, and the figure is similar to the clay sculpture in the main hall, but it is more blurry, and the appearance is not clear, and there is no mountain ghost foil on both sides. This stone screen does not seem to be artificially carved, but a naturally generated texture.

Turning the emerald stone screen, at the end of the temple, there were nine stone statues of huge toads horizontally. If you don't understand the essence of Feng Shui and only know the gossip of the Book of Changes, most of them will deal with it as the number of the nine palaces, and you will not be able to find the secret path in your life.

I took a closer look and found that the large mouths of the nine stone toads were open and closed, and the toads had different directions. The mouths of these stone toads can be moved, and there are also stone troughs that can rotate their bodies in all directions, plus the opening and closing of the toad's mouth, if you calculate how many different arrangements, it will take a lot of brains, and these stone mechanisms should be pushed one by one from left to right, if you move casually, three times in a row to not align the correct position, 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 toad mouth 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", the stone toad is arranged one by one according to the corresponding direction.

After doing these things, there was no reaction in the inner sanctum, it is said that this "nine-song loop towards the mountain bank" should not be wrong, why didn't you see a secret door open?

Shirley Yang's mind turned quickly, let us go to the outside of the temple to see, we hurriedly turned around and went outside to search, and finally found the outside of the mountain temple, only to see that the gourd in front of the temple did not know when, split in half, and a stone door was exposed below.

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

It turns out that this mechanism is exquisitely 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 knock and blow up, they can't find the entrance set up outside.

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

I said to Shirley Yang: "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 go to the Ming Tower to worship, it seems that you can only reach it by passing through here." As for why the toad was used as a marker, I can't figure it out. ”

The toad had a lot of symbolism in ancient China. There is a kind of New Year's painting, which depicts a fat child, holding a fishing rod, hanging a piece of money and playing with a three-legged toad, called the golden toad with bangs. 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 the traditional customs. However, the two toad statues opposite us now are neither three-legged nor wart-like pimples 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, there is this kind of gun, I am afraid that it will not work, even if the ancestor of the toad comes, I will also make it into a honeycomb." ”

Since the advent of American submachine guns, we have become like we have a big backer. 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 block, the water will come to cover, but there is no need to be afraid." ”

After that, the three of them started together, used a rope to pass through the copper ring on the side of the stone gate, and lifted it hard, and with a "bang" the stone door opened, revealing a narrow passage. I fired a flare at the depths with a flare gun, piercing the darkness of the ground, and the white light shone into the depths of the cavern, where we saw a huge burial ditch with countless huge bones and tusks.

1匫, pronounced hū.