Chapter 31: The Murals

This time I saw the stone door was wide open inward, I walked over, paid special attention to the situation behind the door, and breathed a long sigh of relief, afraid that there would be a naughty zongzi standing behind the stone door and rubbing his face. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After passing through the stone door, there was nothing but an empty coffin. Diao Nan pointed to the side and said, "There's a side room, go over and take a look." "We walked in, and in one corner was a skeleton curled up, its head had fallen off, rolling aside. The space is not large, and there are a few stone carvings piled up, which is even more full.

"It doesn't seem to be finished yet. Diao Nan touched the two stone carvings and said a little strangely.

The stone carving depicts a dragon, or more appropriately a lizard, with a human face and a rough appearance, making it difficult to distinguish between men and women.

After turning around, I really didn't find anything, and when I turned my head, the door to the side room closed at some point. "Bearpaw, I feel like we're stuck in here. "I looked at the skeleton again, and no matter how I looked at it, I felt that I was dying there with my stomach clutched, maybe starving to death here.

Brother Qiang pushed the door, and with a creak, he easily pushed it open. I breathed a sigh of relief, but then I realized something was wrong.

Outside the door was not at all the place where he had come in, it was a closed stone room. There were some murals on the walls of the stone room, and the three of them walked in. The frescoes are dazzling and colorful, and they all tell some scenes of court life.

I don't have much interest in the murals, Diao Nan and Brother Qiang watched it with relish, and Brother Qiang couldn't help but envy, "Look at these emperors, how many women are waiting in line in a word." ”

I smiled and said, "We don't have the emperor's life, even if you have the strength, you don't have such a good kidney, and your kidneys can be tired." ”

I didn't find the paintings interesting, so I went back and re-entered the side room. When I entered the door, I was stunned, what about the stone carving before, and when I turned my head again, what about the skeleton curled up in the corner? I felt that something seemed wrong, and I turned around to come out, but the door of the side room closed again. When I opened it again, a figure stood in front of me. I subconsciously thought it was Brother Qiang or Diao Nan, and the lights were shining.

The long hair was spread out, covering his face. I kicked it, but it seemed to be on the rock. I stumbled back and fell to the ground, picking up my gun and about to get two bullets.

It may be that I have seen too many zongzi, and my heart is beginning to be immune, not so frightened at the beginning, the lights are shining, and the stone sculpture standing in front of me is really a stone sculpture, scolding, "Which mischievous kid did it, can you afford to scare your Bai Ye's bladder out?"

After calming down, I walked out of the side room and looked around, it was the same as what I had seen before, it was still some murals of court life, the only difference was a stone sculpture, which seemed to be a woman covering her face and crying.

The stone sculpture is dressed in a robe, with his hair scattered and covering his face, no matter how he looks at it, it looks like a rice dumpling with his face. I didn't dare to see how the face was carved, if it was really made into a zongzi, wouldn't it be exciting for myself, after a cursory glance, but the two arms covering the face did not move up and down. It's a little awkward and disgusting to look at.

I went back to the side room, the door closed automatically, and I deliberately watched for vibrations from the side room. After a while, there was no strange feeling. Isn't this side chamber going up and down? Otherwise, I wouldn't be in another place anyway. "Brother Qiang, Diao Nan, can you hear me?" Actually, I was a little panicked, if two people were together, there would be more or less someone to discuss, and now one person has become extremely lonely.

It didn't take long for me to muster up the courage to open the door to the side room again. There was a strange creak, the door of the side room opened, and two lights shone on my face, and then Brother Qiang's voice came, "Smart, this side room is a little weird, don't go in alone." ”

"I've been around several places, you're just talking about it now. "I'm not angry, seeing Diao Nan turn his head and still look at the mural, I also looked over.

The murals here are no longer scenes of life, but more like a person's life history.

Diao Nan said that what is painted here is actually the life of Concubine Quan. At first, a group of Smecta gathered, with several young girls in the middle. Then there were some people wearing Ming Dynasty costumes surrounding these girls, and it is estimated that this concubine is a local product of Smecta from the North Korean side. Later, there were a series of scenes such as sealing, hunting, and war. There was a picture of a young girl lying there with a haggard face, and a man in a dragon robe next to her was frowning and talking to a monk.

According to common sense, monks should take wooden fish, bowls, prayer beads and other objects. But this monk was carrying a strange thing in his hand.

A long-handled bell. The handle of the bell is longer than the small arm, and there are some patterns carved on it, although the mural is painted in detail, but after all, the utensils are relatively small and cannot be seen clearly. The bell at the front can be the size of a bowl, and the bell is relatively long, and there are also some vague patterns on it.

Obviously, this bell is not a Buddhist ritual weapon, and it is a bit nondescript to hold in the hand of a monk, and this kind of tomb mural is usually more rigorous, and it will not be added to such a thing for the sake of beauty at all.

Brother Qiang must not understand this, so I asked Diao Nan, "Bear paw, do you think what he is holding in his hand is the Mani in Tibetan Buddhism?"

Diao Nan shook his head, "Look at his dress, how can he look like Tibetan Buddhism, it is a bit nondescript to hold a Mani in his hand in the Central Plains, and Mani's head is upward, and this thing he is holding is obviously facing downward." If it was Mani, the painter could not help but draw the rope on which the orb was attached. ”

Brother Qiang quipped, "You don't look like a toilet drawer, but it's more beautifully made." This monk is the one in charge of the palace toilets, and this is his baton. ”

We are carefully watching and studying, Brother Qiang is completely impatient, and looks at the next picture "Bear paw, smart, you see." Is this toilet pump a soul bell, this little girl died at a young age, and this monk is using a soul bell. ”

We'll go around and see it right away. The painting depicts the girl lying peacefully in a black coffin with her eyes closed. The monk is performing a ritual with a long-handled bell, and in the corner of the picture there are four strong men struggling to carry the lid of the coffin.

Diao Nan shook his head again, "This thing is not a soul bell, the handle of the soul bell is very short, and there is no twenty centimeters, and this monk is holding it like a big mallet." Besides, the soul bell is not a Buddhist thing, don't you think it's strange that a monk uses Taoist magic weapons?"

I pushed Brother Qiang, "Don't make trouble, how can the soul bell be used when entering the coffin." Didn't you see that the four people were carrying the coffin lid and were about to close it? We are also studying this mural, and it has nothing to do with us. ”

Diao Nan said that it didn't matter, and then pointed to the mural and said, "Look at this coffin, there are two chambers, and this is a smoothbore coffin." ”

I scanned the mural again, and I still felt that I couldn't tell what was wrong, like a stutter, and I knew that what I said was incomplete. Diao Nan also seemed to realize it, frowning and looking left and right, then we looked at each other, and Brother Qiang said, "What, you two have taken a fancy to this flower girl? So, don't be, what are we supposed to do. ”