When the master said about opening the tower, he naturally referred to the floating tower.

It was rumored in the village that there were many demons and monsters suppressed under the Futu Tower in the big temple, but the master said that he wanted to open the tower at this time, what does this mean?

The master didn't explain much to me, but that night, he closed the door of the temple and told me to prepare a table under the Futu Pagoda and place the incense burner and Buddha seals on it, and then asked me to get ready, and at three o'clock in the morning, go up to the bell tower and strike the bell.

Hearing this, I felt a little uneasy, in my memory, the bell tower in the big temple is almost a decoration, I haven't seen it ring once for more than ten years, why tonight, the master suddenly asked me to hit the bell?

I remember that the master once said that this big bell is actually quite a good origin, it is the old ancestor of this Zen temple, raised thousands of iron casting, weighs about five tons, and casts gossip patterns, it is said that on the day of casting, the big bell is ringed, the sound shocks in all directions, and even dozens of miles away can be heard.

But in the middle of the night, what is the bell?

The master saw that I was puzzled, so he told me that this is called the soul bell, and the bell of the extraordinary time to tell the time, since the day the temple was built to the present, only the day of the opening of the temple has been ringed once, this town soul bell has a saying, there is a way: a ring, the people are respected, two sounds, ghosts and gods are not surprised, three sounds, the world is peaceful.

This is one of the magic weapons of the Great Temple to suppress the ruins of this old river ditch.

I was secretly surprised when I heard it, and the doubts I had since I was a child, until now, the master has finally explained it to me.

At three o'clock, I went up to the bell tower alone.

The master took the jade pendant, stood under the Futu Tower, waved at me, I took a deep breath, grabbed the bell pestle, and slammed it into the bell.

Bell Bell ......

According to the master's instructions, I struck the bell three times in a row, the bell was melodious, the momentum was solemn, and in the darkness, there seemed to be an invisible mysterious atmosphere, spreading in all directions.

My ears were buzzing, my mind was a little confused, nine bells rang, I got off the bell tower, and I saw the master under the Futu Pagoda, burning incense and praying, holding a bowl of water in his hand, constantly dusting around the Futu Pagoda.

This Futu Tower, there are seven floors, two people are more than high, there is a portal on each floor, on the portal at the lowest level, there is also a big lock, and although this Futu Tower is a miniature version, but the antique and solemn, in the night to see, but also solemn and sacred, especially with the master of the god chattering appearance, giving people a very mysterious feeling.

The master quickly made preparations, and slowly stepped forward, using a big key to open the big lock on the Futu Tower, and slowly opened a layer of dark compartments inside.

At this time, the master's expression was extremely strict, and the dark grid he opened was actually the portal on the ground floor, which seemed to be made of bronze and carved with a lotus pattern.

After the master opened the portal, he handed me the jade pendant and said sternly: "As soon as I make a sound, you will immediately throw this object in, and then lock the portal without delay." ”

I nodded in response, and began to beat the drum in my heart, grabbing the jade pendant, it felt as if it was as heavy as a thousand catties, and I couldn't help but regret it, if I hadn't caused such a trouble and came back, the master wouldn't have had to go to such great lengths.

What's inside this Floating Tower?

At this time, the master was already sitting cross-legged next to him, his hands were sealed, and a large number of awkward scriptures were read out of his mouth.

But this scripture is something I have never heard before, and even the pronunciation of the text is unfamiliar to me, I wondered as I watched the master recite a scripture, and then bowed down to the Futu Pagoda, so three times in a row, the master suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed to the Futu Pagoda, and shouted: "Go!" ”

I was slightly stunned for a moment, only to realize that the master was signaling to me, and hurriedly threw the jade pendant into the portal of the Futu Tower, and then closed the portal, grabbed the big lock, and locked the portal with a click.

I did this move quickly in one go, there was no mistake in the middle, and when I locked the door, the master's face was slightly relaxed, and he bowed his head and recited the scriptures silently for a moment, and then grabbed the wooden fish hammer in front of him, and struck the wooden fish with a "du" sound.

It was this trick again, my heart involuntarily, and with a bang, I was full of anticipation and nervousness waiting for some miracle to appear, but at this moment, from the inside of the Futu Tower, a woman's piercing scream suddenly sounded!

This scream instantly broke the silence of the night, and the master's face changed suddenly, and he stood up suddenly, grabbed the wooden fish in his hand, and knocked it down again.

This time, the wooden fish actually made an incredible loud noise, like a thunderclap on the ground, and with this sound, even inside the floating tower, it seemed that something responded, making a rumbling sound.

But the screams were endless, as if they were competing with the master, and at the same time, from the newly closed portal, a trace of black gas also escaped, and in just a moment's effort, the bottom of the Futu Tower was already shrouded in black qi.

I was so shocked that I didn't dare to move, and I watched the master continue to chant and knock on the wooden fish, but the effect didn't seem to be very good, the woman's screams continued, and, from the portal at the bottom of the Futu Tower, there was a popping sound, as if something was struggling and beating inside!

The master's face became more and more nervous, and he suddenly shouted at me: "Quickly take the Buddha seal and close the Futu Pagoda!" ”

I hurriedly answered, grabbed a stack of Buddha seals from the table, and no matter how many, I raised my hand and slapped it on the portal.

Although I don't understand the meaning of closing the Futu Tower, but after so many years of mixing with the master, I can still understand this thing, but just as my hand was about to touch the Futu Tower, the master suddenly screamed behind me, jumped up, and pushed me aside.

I stumbled to the ground, and then I saw that the black gas in the Futu Tower suddenly swayed violently, and then there was a boom, and the black gas burst out, diffusing in the air, and the portal was violently shaken open, and the figure of the master was also knocked out at the same time.

I was shocked, and hurriedly got up and rushed over, but I saw the master lying on the ground, bleeding from the corners of his mouth, his face was as pale as paper, and a pair of eyes were staring at me, staring straight at me, with an angry expression on his face......

What's going on?

I hurriedly held the master in my arms, called repeatedly, the master was silent, his face was ugly, and he stretched out his hand to point to the ground in the direction of the Futu Tower, I took advantage of the situation to look, at this time, the dark air had dissipated in the night sky, where the master fingered, the jade pendant was lying there, and the corresponding portal had been shaken open, and even the big lock had been torn apart.

I couldn't believe my eyes, was this—Is this a failure? Oh my God, what the hell is this jade pendant, it turned out to be ......

The master grabbed my clothes weakly, stared at me and asked, "Where did you get the Buddha seal?" ”

I was stunned for a moment and said, "Well, it's right next to the French Logistics Office......"

The master looked up to the sky and sighed: "Alas, that's five yuan a piece, I didn't let you go to the main hall to get ......"

"Huh?" I was stunned to look at the black Buddha seals scattered all over the place, and stumbled to my feet and said: "Then you didn't make it clear, didn't you sell this kind of Buddha seal before, I thought they were all the same......"

This operation, in the end, ended in failure, although the master was nothing on the surface, but he suffered internal injuries, he was bedridden and coughed up blood for three days, and took a few pairs of Chinese medicine before he slowly improved, but after this change, the master was obviously much older, and his qi weakened a lot when he spoke.

I asked the master, what is going on with this floating tower?

The master said that the construction of this Futu Pagoda was to suppress the river demon, as well as the evil spirit below, that day he wanted to seal the jade pendant of the evil door at the bottom of the tower, but he did not expect that the yin and evil spirit of the jade pendant was too heavy, and the resistance was fierce, and in the end I took the Buddha seal by mistake, and the result fell short.

The jade pendant still can't be handled, the master once wanted to reopen the tower, but he was unable to do it, and it was a little inconvenient to walk, where else could he do any magic things?

I looked at the master's full head of gray hair, and then I remembered that he was already an old man in his seventies.

But there are good things, that is, the mildew behind me, reduced a lot, the master said after reading it, it is estimated that a year and a half, my life is no problem, but if the root cause is not solved, sooner or later it will be troublesome.

Just as the master was saying these words, I was suddenly surprised to find that two mold spots had quietly appeared on the master's face, although they were very small, but they were almost exactly the same as those on my body.

I understand that we are all people who have come into contact with this evil jade, and if we can't solve the problem fundamentally, then sooner or later, my master and I will not be able to escape the curse of death.

I suddenly felt very sorry for the master, if I hadn't caused this trouble, how could I have affected the master, but the master didn't care about my guilt, he said to me with a faint smile, it's not the last moment, don't be busy apologizing first, now, if you can find your uncle, maybe there is a solution.

Looking for an uncle? I think of the Tibetan Buddhist monk, but he only appeared once when I was a child, and I never saw him since, where do I go to find him?

"Why do you need to find Uncle Shi to solve it?" I asked.

The master sighed: "Because, it was he who left the temple with this piece of jade back then." Come to think of it, there has been no news of him for almost ten years. I thought he had already disposed of this piece of jade, but I never expected that after many years, you would bring it back again. ”

As he spoke, the Futu Pagoda outside the big temple sighed: "It's a pity that the master can't leave this big temple......"

I looked at the floating tower in a daze, and I couldn't help but feel a chill on my body.

"Master, then how do I go to Uncle Shi?"

The master said: "Back then, your uncle had a friend who was a digger, and they were more familiar with each other at that time. ”

I asked the master how I could find the man, and the master sighed again and slowly uttered three words.

"Pan Haigen."

I was stunned for a moment, only to feel a cool breath from head to toe, it was him?