Chapter Ninety-Six: Emperor Dongyue

Qin looked at Yu Dong in horror and said, "You, don't scare people!" What the hell is that? You describe it, if you really see it, you can die, let's avoid it, right? ”

Yu Dong snorted coldly and laughed, as if he was laughing at Qin Zhen's ignorance and lack of heart.

"If I've seen Hook, can you still talk to me now?" Yu Dong asked Qin Zhen coldly.

Qin Zhen was slightly stunned, ah, too! Yu Dong has just finished speaking, and as soon as the hook comes out, Yang Shou will be exhausted. Then he naturally hasn't seen Gou Mu either, otherwise wouldn't he have reported to the Netherworld earlier?

"But...... So what is the situation when Old Man He keeps talking about hooks in his mouth? He's seen it?? Qin Zhen's heart couldn't help but sink, if it was really according to Yudong's statement, then He Xi's father ...... I'm afraid it's going to be more than lucky.

Yu Dong shook his head and said, "Whether he sees it or not, we can't help now." He has done his best to bring back important information that we can use to do something that is true. ”

"Important information? Scold...... I said that the phrase 'they are coming' and 'hook' are not repetitive, and they add up to only six words. That's the important message you're talking about, huh? Qin Zhen asked puzzled.

"It's quite a few. ' They're coming' these four words, at least to prove the number of each other, and what kind of species they really are. Obviously, He Lao and the others encountered something similar to a human being, but they didn't seem to be human. Whether it is human or not, it is estimated that he is not sure. Both like people. There is a huge gap between it and people, and it is weird and terrifying, so it is characterized as a ghost. To put it simply, the four words of He Lao have already told us, they seem to have encountered ghosts, and there are many, many ghosts. The identities of these ghosts, I'm afraid He Lao is still relatively familiar. Otherwise, he would have shouted 'The ghosts are coming' instead of 'They are coming.'" ”

Qin Zhen looked at Yu Dong in a daze, obviously completely shocked by his analysis.

Yu Dong then said slowly: "As for the hook. These two words convey even more information to us. I did. Gou is a Taoist word. This time, I'm afraid we will need to use Taoist methods to solve this problem. ”

"Taoism, Taoism? You know that, too?? Qin Zhen's eyes widened in surprise, and he had seen Yudong's understanding and ability in all aspects of Mahayana Buddhism, Brahmanism, Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism, and Wiccane...... But he didn't expect that he also had research on Taoism.

Yu Dong returned to the guest house and took out two bright flashlights, and then slowly walked along with He Xi's father's bloodstains. While chatting with Qin Zhen, he said, "You know. Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, and Christianity. It is one of the four major religions in China. Buddhism originated in India and was formally introduced to China during the Han and Han dynasties. Islam originated in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Muhammad, and was introduced to China during the Sui and Tang dynasties. As for Christianity. It was first introduced to China as Nestorian Christianity, and flourished most during the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, in addition to Nestorianism, there were Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism at that time, and these foreign religions were called Tang Sanyi.

And only Taoism is the religion of the Chinese through and through. The founder is Zhang Daoling of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is what our later generations call Zhang Tianshi. He took Lao Tzu as the head of the religion, took the Tao as the highest faith, and Fulu Zhai Jiao as the means, and was a 'native' Chinese religion. ”

Qin Zhen followed behind Yu Dong, feeling that he had gained insight again. Maybe it's because he himself is not religious, so he doesn't know much about the history of this area.

However, after listening to what Yu Dong said so much, Qin Zhen could also understand what Yu Dong wanted to express. He just wanted to say that Taoism is the religion of China. He knows a lot about the religions of other countries, so how can he not understand his own country?

But when it comes to Taoism, Qin Zhen first thinks of those Maoshan Taoist priests and zombie movies in the eighties/nineties. I've always thought it was a very mysterious and magical sect, and it has always been regarded as a myth, and I never thought that one day I could really count on this to save my life. In other words, Qin Zhen didn't believe that he could expect any religion to save his life before.

But now looking at Yu Dong's posture, he is very much about to "hunt ghosts and subdue demons".

Before they knew it, they had walked into the dark woods, and the footprints and blood had suddenly disappeared at the edge of the woods. This phenomenon looks very strange and evil, and I can't understand how those people disappeared into the edge of this forest out of thin air. And how did Qin Zhen and Yudong walk in normally?

As soon as he walked for a short while, Yudong asked Qin Zhen to start walking back. Qin Zhen was very puzzled, could it be that this man was scared? Impossible! He wasn't scared yet, how could Yudong be afraid? Besides, what terrible place haven't you seen? How could you be afraid of this wood?

Seeing Qin Zhen's puzzled expression, Yu Dong said lightly: "They didn't go inside at all, what are we going to do inside?" Just look at the edge of this wood, and you're sure to find some clues. ”

With that, Yuto walked quickly out of the woods and began to search inch by inch along the edge.

Although Qin Zhen didn't quite understand Yu Dong's inference and instructions, since the leader had spoken, of course he had to obey. It's just that in the middle of the night, I didn't have a target in the woods, looking for any trace that looked like a suspicious trace...... It's really not a normal person's job.

But don't say it, God always seems to be able to provide Qin Zhen with some meritorious opportunities for blind cats to kill mice. After walking a dozen steps, Qin Zhen saw that the trunk of a tree seemed to have some nicks. Squatting down and taking a closer look with a flashlight, I was surprised to find that it was actually a bloody 'east' character! There seems to be a crooked stroke of apostrophes under the east character, which should be a word that has not been written.

At this moment, Qin Zhen suddenly became energetic! He immediately turned around and shouted, "Hey! Xia Yudong! Come and have a look! Here is the mark left by our own comrades! As soon as he saw the word Dong, Qin Zhen naturally remembered Yudong. And just saw the look in the eyes of that old man He when he heard Yudong's name, obviously he knew him. Who knows if this was a clue that was deliberately left for him?

Yu Dong walked over, squatted next to Qin Zhen, looked at the word 'Dong' with a flashlight for a long time, and then frowned and thought for a while. Until Qin Zhen and the others got impatient, they pushed him and asked, "Hey, what does this mean?" What is this trying to sue you? ”

"Where did you see what you were trying to sue me?" Yu Dong looked at Qin Zhen with very strange eyes.

Qin Zhen said as a matter of course: "Isn't this written East?" The following apostrophe, maybe it's the beginning of a few words. Isn't that something to leave for you, but to whom? ”

Yu Dong listened to the expressionless squint at Qin Zhen and asked, "When you are about to die, you have to bring a title to leave a clue?" ”

Belch......

This seems unlikely, and a person in an extremely dangerous situation should not have the leisure to write words like 'Dong Shao, colon'......

Yu Dong was very careful to observe the blood word, and then said to Qin Zhen: "Look at the apostrophe under this Dong character, it is obviously a horizontal apostrophe. I think...... This should be a Yue character. What this person wants to write should be Emperor Dongyue. ”

"Emperor Dongyue? Where is this? Lord Taishan? Qin Zhen is getting more and more confused, every time he sets off, there is a main line, but this time, there are too many branches. So much so that he couldn't figure out what these complicated and mysterious clues meant!

Yu Dong looked at the blood word, but explained to Qin Zhen very patiently: "The Emperor Dongyue is indeed the Taishan Lord you said, and he is the Supreme of the Five Mountains. But in Taoism, he is also in charge of the gods and ghosts of the three hundred and sixty-five roads in the world, and is the ruler of the ten halls of the underworld and the eighteen layers of hell. ”

"What the hell?" Qin Zhen's incomprehension at this moment had completely surpassed his fear.

Although it seems that the position of the ghost manager can be connected with the events in front of him, maybe he is lonely and unheard, and he has never heard of Taishan Ye being in charge of ghosts. So Qin Zhen said cautiously at this time: "It turns out that ...... There are leaders above Lord Yama......"

Yudong stood up, looked around and said, "In different religions, the ghosts and gods who manage the Netherworld are also different. The highest status in Buddhism is the Bodhisattva of the Earth, the highest status in Taoism is the Emperor Dongyue, and the so-called King of Yama was originally the lord of the underworld in ancient Indian mythology, in charge of the reincarnation of hell, and is the only boss who coordinates the eighteen prison kings. Later, after it was introduced to China, the belief in the underworld began to appear in the Tang Dynasty, and it was divided into ten different parts. Each has its own officials in charge, which is the so-called Ten Palaces of Yama in China. The Ten Paths Yan Jun had a different position, judging the sins and karma committed by the deceased during his lifetime and imposing punishments. The first hall is the king of Qin Guang, the second hall is the king of Chujiang, the third hall is the king of Song, the fourth hall is the king of Wuguan, the fifth hall is the king of Yama, the sixth hall is the king of Biancheng, the seventh hall is the king of Taishan, the eighth hall is the king of the city, the ninth hall is the king of equality, and the king of the ten halls of the wheel. ”

Qin Zhen couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, thinking that he had told Lao Gu the history of Hades at the beginning! Now I listened to Yu Dong talking eloquently in front of him, about the Ten Paths Yan Jun and Emperor Dongyue.

Qin Zhen found that Yudong had been looking around absentmindedly since he talked about Emperor Dongyue just now. It's as if he's looking for a suitable position, but he doesn't know what he's trying to do.

When Yudong finished talking to Qin Zhen about the history of the allusions to the king of Hades, he looked at Qin Zhen's introduction and said four words: "Follow me up the mountain." (To be continued......)