Chapter 294: Gathering Evil
When Yan Guanshan announced this test, everyone focused their eyes on the Tianbao Temple in the back.
This Tianbao Temple does not look special from the outside, and the only feature is that it is large.
Xu Tianchuan's first thought was that there would be a mechanism inside, or some knowledge about feng shui gossip.
In a certain theory, the test of strength against tomb robbers is only the mechanism and feng shui layout.
Because cracking the mechanism and feng shui is one of the basic skills of tomb robbing.
In addition to the mechanism and feng shui, what else can test the strength of the tomb robbers in this Tianbao Temple?
You can't put a few zongzi in it, right?
If it is really feng shui knowledge, this is Xu Tianchuan's strength; If it's about some organs, it's a strong point of criminal practice.
For Xu Tianchuan, the problem should not be very big.
The others were also looking at the Tianbao Ancestral Hall of the Yan family and were eager to try, there were about fifty or sixty people, there were teams of three or two people, and some acted alone.
Because the team restricted the entry of three people, Shui Zhu'er had to stay outside and wait.
"The auspicious day of the zodiac has arrived, open the Tianbao Temple and worship the ancestors of the Yan family......"
With the shout of the presiding master of ceremonies, the door of the Tianbao Temple was slowly opened.
Chirping......
When the door of the temple was opened, a thick layer of ash fell from the door frame, and the first thing I saw was a majestic statue of the god in the main hall, and there was a long mahogany case used to place the tribute below.
Because the main hall gate is facing away from the sun, and the Tianbao Temple has no windows except for this gate, it seems that the sight inside is a little dim, not only dim, but even a little shady.
The statue of this majestic deity enshrined in the main hall is the Heavenly Master Zhong Kui.
Everyone is very familiar with the Heavenly Master Zhong Kui, and there are allusions and legends of 'Zhong Kui catching ghosts' from ancient times to the present, so the folk wall Zhong Kui seems to have the meaning of warding off evil spirits and eliminating disasters.
As for the mahogany table below, the tributes placed are some desserts, and a mahogany pen that is thicker than an adult's wrist.
It seems that this Tianbao Temple is used to worship Zhong Kui.
This is also more appropriate for the local folk custom of worshiping ancestors and hanging clock statues.
It's just that Xu Tianchuan stood at the door and glanced inside, in addition to smelling a strong musty smell, he also saw that there was dust everywhere, and intricate cobwebs hung in the corners.
Obviously, the ventilation of this temple is not very good, and it has not been open for at least several years, so the lack of air circulation will cause a strong musty smell, and judging by the thick dust and cobwebs falling everywhere, it has not been taken care of for a long time.
That's a bit counterintuitive.
The Yan family attaches so much importance to the ancestral hall, how can no one take care of it and let the dust pile up?
"Please enter the Tianbao Temple, according to the ancestral rules of the Yan family, in order to ensure the prosperity of the Yan family from generation to generation, this door is opened once a round, and one incense stick is opened at a time, and those who enter can only come out of the void door."
The host of ceremonies looked at everyone again and said with a serious expression.
As soon as these words came out, the scene instantly fell silent, and his expression changed slightly.
What does a round represent?
One round represents twelve years.
In other words, the door of this temple is only opened once in twelve years, and it has been twelve years since the last time it was opened, so it is full of dust and cobwebs.
And each time you open the door, there is only one stick of incense, and one stick of incense represents half an hour, if the entrant can't find the void door to get out, then he will be trapped inside for twelve years.
The implication is that if you can't find the void door, you will be trapped and die inside.
This test is life-threatening.
Looking at the silent scene, Yan Guanshan, who had not spoken on the side, spoke at this time: "You only have time to think about a stick of incense now, if you don't go in before the door closes, it means that you will take the initiative to give up this opportunity to practice in the Yan family's ancestral ancestral hall!" ”
Half an hour of thinking time is enough to think about life.
As the so-called heavy reward must have a brave man, there are still bold men in this, and as soon as Yan Guanshan's words fell, he directly stepped into the Tianbao Temple.
After all, this is a huge money temptation of 20,000 oceans, and after passing the test, you can still go with Yan Guanshan to find the tomb!
After someone made a start, immediately another person began to follow one after another, but the expression on his face was much more serious and solemn.
Xu Tianchuan, Jiao San and Xing Chang glanced at each other tacitly.
"Ah...... Ah......h
At this moment, a hysterical scream suddenly came from inside the Tianbao Temple.
This scream was extremely sharp and echoed in the Tianbao Temple.
The person who was about to step into the threshold of the Tianbao Temple with his front foot subconsciously retracted his foot into the threshold after hearing this terrible scream, and he had a creepy feeling.
Everyone outside was stunned by the screams inside.
Just listening to this voice, I felt that something terrible must have happened, and this scream only lasted for a few times, and then disappeared completely, and it was very likely that he was dead.
It's only been in for two minutes.
The eerie atmosphere was once again enveloped.
Let everyone realize that this Tianbao Temple is not simple, including Xu Tianchuan.
"Don't panic, everyone, our ancestors of the Yan family only treat those who have the ability to do so, if the ability is limited, then please go back."
Yan Guanshan's gaze flashed a little deep as he looked at everyone, but it was fleeting.
There are really some people who rolled their eyes, thought about it in their hearts, and finally chose to retreat in the face of difficulties, and turned around and left with a little unconfidence in themselves.
Xu Tianchuan curled up slightly at this time, and smiled faintly.
The more this is the case, the more it arouses the curiosity in the heart.
Come here, then of course you have to see how good this ancestral shrine of their Yan family is.
"Enter!"
Xu Tianchuan gave Jiao San and Xing Chang a determined and resolute look, and strode directly into the Tianbao Temple.
Jiao San and Xing Chang also followed without hesitation.
And after Xu Tianchuan and the three of them entered, Yan Guanshan looked at the backs of the three of them in the distance and squinted slightly.
"Shopkeeper Xu, why do I always feel that Yan Guanshan seems to be looking at us with a slightly different look."
After entering the Tianbao Temple, Jiao San muttered quietly beside Xu Tianchuan.
"Because the invitations were sent out by him personally, there are not many people in total, and he should remember all the invitations he has given them, so Yan Guanshan has already found out that we have sneaked in."
Xu Tianchuan said firmly.
"Huh?"
Jiao San let out a surprised sigh.
"I also feel that Yan Guanshan's eyes are wrong when he looks at us, but he didn't demolish us, he should want to pass this test to see if we have the strength."
Xing Chang followed up and said, it seems that Yan Guanshan's eyes when he looked at everyone just now were already very obvious.
"Xiao Changzi is right, as long as you can get out of here, everything is easy to say!"
While speaking, after Xu Tianchuan entered the Tianbao Temple, he immediately looked around cautiously.
After entering the interior of the Tianbao Temple, Xu Tianchuan immediately saw something unusual.
There are a total of four side doors on both sides of the main hall where the statue of Zhong Kui is enshrined in Tianbao Temple, and all the doors are round arched.
In addition, Xu Tianchuan was also surprised to find that this Tianbao Temple is not a wooden structure seen from the outside, there are many places and walls inside that are built with marble, and they are also glutinous rice mixed with sticky, which is usually used for the construction of ancient tombs, and the buildings used on the ground are really rare.
"Shopkeeper Xu, there are actually four doors here, how do I see these four doors are a bit like the side room and ear room of the ancient tomb?"
Jiao San also looked at the four doors on the left and right, and muttered curiously.
Xu Tianchuan nodded, the construction style of these doors is indeed very similar to the side door and ear chamber of the ancient tomb.
Ordinary dwellings could not be built in this pattern, although the ancients were very interested in death and life, but there are also a lot of exquisiteness in it, after all, one is a yang house, and the other is a yin house. Even the ancestral shrine should be built according to the Yang House.
But then again, Yan Guanshan made his fortune by robbing tombs, and it is not impossible to build the structure of the ancestral shrine according to the ancient tomb.
But everything must have cause and effect, and even if this Tianbao Temple is built in the form of an ancient tomb, it definitely has a purpose.
As for testing, it is necessarily not the main purpose.
Because as I said just now, Tianbao Temple only opens once in a round of twelve years, and twelve years ago, Yan Guanshan didn't know about the ancient tomb of the Zhensoul Clan at all, and he definitely didn't think of any tests.
"Shopkeeper Xu, do you see anything famous?"
Jiao San looked at Xu Tianchuan and asked in a low voice.
At the same time, I saw that many people are also carefully studying these four doors, some are holding a compass to calculate, and there are directly holding a dragon ruler to accurately locate and navigate, in short, there are all kinds of doors, just like the eight immortals crossing the sea, in each showing their magical powers, and then after some calculation, the four doors on both sides have people entering, which can also be seen that the direction of their calculations is different.
At the same time, Xing Chang took out an iron bead from his sleeve and used it to fly onto a marble wall on the left, and then carefully listened to the echo, judging the general layout of the entire Tianbao Temple through the echo.
"Master Xing, is there any mechanism in this?"
Jiao San immediately frowned, looked at Xing Chang with a solemn expression and asked.
Xing Chang shook his head: "This is not an ordinary ancestral hall, the walls are made of marble, and the sound insulation effect is very good......
This means that the reverberation alone is not found to be accurately determined.
Since it can't be accurate, it naturally can't be easily judged.
"Qimen gossip!"
At this time, Xu Tianchuan took out a feng shui compass from his backpack and said with a firm expression in the direction.
"Qimen gossip?"
"Qimen gossip?"
Xing Chang and Jiao San turned their heads to look at the compass in Xu Tianchuan's hand at the same time.
Listening to this tone, it seems that Xu Tianchuan has already seen something.
Speaking of Qimen gossip, this is what Xu Tianchuan is best at.
Indeed, Xu Tianchuan, who has the encyclopedia of feng shui, is best at this.
And at the beginning, Xu Tianchuan saw some clues.
"Shopkeeper Xu, what's the point about the four doors on both sides?"
Jiao San immediately couldn't wait to ask.
But because there were a lot of people next to him, he deliberately lowered his voice.
Xu Tianchuan frowned and looked at the four doors on both sides, and said: "This Tianbao Temple is built according to the gossip of Qimen, the main gate faces southwest, and it represents the door of death in Qimen Dunjia, and the door of death is one of the three major murderous gates, which is not conducive to auspicious events, so it is only appropriate to hang and send wounded, hunt and kill......
Speaking of this, Jiao San was suddenly shocked: "His grandmother's, the main gate is set as the death door among the eight gates, which is equivalent to saying that Yan Guanshan clearly wants to let everyone who enters the Tianbao Temple die inside?" ”
Xu Tianchuan nodded lightly, entering from here, it is indeed a bad omen.
And according to normal thinking, this must be the first thing that comes to mind.
But as I said before, the Yan family has built this Tianbao Temple for decades, even nearly a hundred years, and at the beginning of the construction, it was not for this purpose.
"To be precise, it's not that I want everyone who enters the temple to die inside......
Xu Tianchuan said lightly.
"I want everyone who enters the tomb to die inside!"
Before Xu Tianchuan's words were finished, the Xing Chang next to him immediately followed.
Xu Tianchuan immediately smiled and nodded, that's what it meant.
Jiao San frowned slightly, listening to Xu Tianchuan and Xing Chang's words, he was a little confused, but he quickly reacted, and suddenly exclaimed: "Shopkeeper Xu, what do you mean is that this Tianbao Temple is built according to the pattern of an ancient tomb?" And this door is equivalent to the entrance to the ancient tomb? Where we are now, the equivalent of the antechamber of the tomb? ”
As he spoke, Jiao San suddenly looked up at the statue of Zhong Kui enshrined in front of him.
Click!
Xu Tianchuan stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers: "That's right!" That's what it means! ”
"This Tianbao Temple has reproduced the construction pattern of an ancient tomb one-to-one! So, we can now think of ourselves as entering an ancient tomb. ”
Xu Tianchuan looked at Jiao San and smiled slightly.
"Tombs?"
When it comes to ancient tombs, this is a profession that everyone relates.
"Shopkeeper Xu, do you see this...... What kind of tomb is it? ”
Jiao San looked at Xu Tianchuan again and lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.
"Because there is no trace of the ancient tomb except for the construction pattern, it is impossible to determine the age, but it can only be determined that this construction pattern is definitely a murderous tomb, which is why a statue of Zhong Kui will be enshrined above the main hall, just to avoid evil.
Although this is not a real ancient tomb, and there is certainly no corpse storage, but built in this pattern, in terms of feng shui, it will also collect evil, which will seriously affect the feng shui operation of the Yan family ancestral hall, so it is necessary to enshrine a statue of Zhong Kui to block the evil qi and avoid affecting the ancestral hall! ”
Xu Tianchuan said with a serious face.
But when Jiao San heard this, he was even more confused and confused: "Shopkeeper Xu, I always feel that this is a bit contradictory, since it is built like this, why do you want to build it, and then use Zhong Kui to block it, isn't this equivalent to stabbing yourself first, and then applying some medicine to your wounds?" What's the picture? ”