It was already noon when a few people entered the inn, and when dusk and dusk, they quietly walked out of the inn and walked along the middle street avenue for hundreds of meters to the Yin Temple.

The temples in the countryside, the grass shed stone houses are already considered temples, the yin temple in front of you is very magnificent, the foundation is built according to the foot of the mountain multi-level, the temple temple is entrenched in the wild mountain, surrounded by the vermilion lacquer wall in the dense mountain forest, the bamboo forest and jade trees are widely planted outside the courtyard wall, the breeze blows, the bamboo leaves sway and sway, leaving mottled bamboo shadows on the courtyard wall!

Step on the stone steps and walk into the mountain gate, the courtyard is paved with cobblestones, the surrounding verandah eaves surround the courtyard, the tall Yin Temple appears on dozens of steps, there are two statues of suppressed beasts on both sides of the steps that are higher than people, the beast's mouth is a stone niche, the incense inside is filled with smoke, just floating around the Yin God Temple, with the sunset tile roof, there is a kind of indescribable divinity.

In order to show the height of the temple, a temple like this is built at the foot of a mountain, and the steps are deliberately steep.

In this way, when people look up at the temple from below, they can realize their own insignificance and helplessness, and the process of climbing up the stairs is also the process of approaching God, and they step up the stairs and walk through the verandah to the temple.

This temple is the southern style, gray tiles and red columns, pepper yellow painted walls, the eaves are like a crescent moon up, the owl kiss spine beasts on both sides are painted with gold paint, the big hall of seven bays, the panes are full of bright tiles, there are flowers and birds relief decorative windows, the pillars are painted red and hung with colors, there are bells under the temple, and they shake more than with the breeze.

Walking into the hall, there is a one-person high shrine in the main hall, just like the steps of the emperor to the court, with stairs in front and on both sides.

In the golden throne tent above, there sits a kind and dignified female deity.

This statue of the god is wearing a grandmother's dark green wide-sleeved dress, with crimson cloud shoulders on the shoulders, and a colorful shawl in the crook of the arm, and the wide sleeves are directly pulled to the top of the feet with the front seat, and the red silk hanging down on both sides of the waist purple gas covering the knees, and the cloud head embroidered shoes are on the feet, and the wat board is held in the hand, which is extremely solemn.

Looking at the top of the god's head, this female god has a high bun, wearing an imperial crown on her head, with seven-colored hanging beads falling to the tip of her nose, willow leaves and thin eyebrows, a wide face, wide earlobes, and a jewel around her neck, graceful and luxurious, and her divinity is prominent, as if she is a god like the queen mother of a rich emperor's family!

They all thought that the Yin God referred to the Emperor Fengdu, a ghost god such as the Five Palaces of Yama, but they didn't expect it to be a kind female god, and they immediately became curious.

"Yin God, what kind of god is it? I haven't heard of it. ”

Yue Erpao looked at the statue of God, scratching his head and puzzled.

A few people thought that there was no one in the temple, and when they heard a voice behind them, they looked back, this was a Taoist priest in a gray robe and a hat, and when they saw them coming, he said in a gentle tone: "Good guest, the yin god is the queen of the earth!" ”

"Hou Tu Niang, isn't Hou Tu Huang Di the god in charge of fertility and land?"

Song Siyuan knows a little about Hou Tu Niang!

It is recorded in "The Fifteenth Year of the Emperor Xi" that the monarch overthrew the land and wore the emperor.

Once the ancients were involved in sacrifices and high sacrifices to heaven and earth, they would inevitably deal with the "Emperor and Queen Earth".

However, what kind of god is the Emperor Tianhou Earth?

Folks say that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother are a family, in fact, the Queen Mother is just a god in folklore, if you look for it in Taoism, there is only a similar image and no exact gods, if the Queen Mother is temporarily classified as the Queen Mother of the West, the Queen Mother of the West in Taoism is the head of the fairy of heaven and earth, and her spouse is not the Jade Emperor but the prince of the East, and the folk are called the Emperor of Donghua.

If it is counted as the Eight Classics, the Jade Emperor is only a Taoist folk belief, no matter how the folk sacrifice, at least at the official level, when it comes to sacrificing heaven and earth, the emperor must be Haotian God, and Houtu refers to Houtu Niangniang.

This god has a great background.

It is rumored that this god comes from the matrilineal society, is the transition from the matrilineal society to the patrilineal society, to the Qin and Han dynasties, and Haotian together with the revered as the mother of heaven and earth, after the development of Taoism, the Houtu was enshrined as one of the six royals, the Jade Emperor manages the Heavenly Palace, she is the management of the Houtu, is the god who dominates the earth, and at the same time is in charge of yin and yang, fertility, harvest, the beauty of all things, and finally has become the embodiment of the land, is the mother earth that carries and gives birth to all the creatures on the ground.

"It's really good, but before Taoism absorbed the myth of Houtu Niangniang, Houtu was already recorded in Chu Ci, she is the lord of the hidden capital, and the real master of the underworld!"

As soon as the Taoist priest said this, everyone understood that since the dirty thing was infesting the corpse in the land, the god to be worshiped must be Hou Tu Niangniang.

"I see, no wonder it's her, little master, are you a Taoist priest from Heming Mountain?"

Song Siyuan listened to Boss Qiu say that the ancient town has to hold a temple fair every year, and it is all presided over by the Taoist of Heming Mountain, and this little Taoist seems to be a small road in the temple.

"Yes, Heming Mountain will send a small Taoist priest to the temple every month, and when he finds that there are pedestrians staying in the back mountain, he will directly persuade him to return, so as not to get an accident in the ancient road."

"Then, Chief, are there really the living dead here?"

The little Taoist didn't say that he didn't know: "You can know if it's true or not, just wait for a few people to climb the tower at night, people can't persuade people to return, and people will persuade people to go back." ”

These words clearly regard them as those foreign devils who come to explore!

Yue Guanchao and they didn't mind, followed the trail leader around the verandah, and continued to climb the stairs to the temple behind the temple, surrounded by temple houses, and after passing through the verandah, they came to the tower of the last courtyard of the temple!

This high tower occupies a courtyard alone, the square is regular, the gray and white railing carves the steps, and there are countless steles under the steps, on which the name of the person who erected the stele and the Taoist scriptures are written, counting the base of the tower, about 40 meters high.

The body of the tower is like the corn cob on the tip and wide at the bottom, the whole body is round, the pepper yellow wall is covered with the tower body, the octagonal eaves fan is full of green tiles, the tower body is divided into six different floors, the round arch and the red lacquer railing can be seen on each floor, the top of the tower can see the multi-layer golden top such as the bamboo shoot standing on the top of the gray roof, apply the gold paint, wear the pearl, there are six copper ropes to tie the golden top, tie it firmly on the green tile eaves.

"This tower is also called Houtu Tower, which was donated by the squire after the temple was built, and all donors will set up a monument here, which can be regarded as being sheltered by Houtu Niangniang all year round."

As the Dao Leader spoke, the sky had completely darkened, and the golden dome gathered the last golden light and sank into the darkness of the night.

A few people took a flashlight, and were taken up to the tower by the Taoist, and the tower could stay on all floors, but there was nothing in it except for rune paper and divine paintings, so they simply climbed directly to the sixth floor, and stood on the top of the tower completely.

In the dark night ahead, the stars and ghosts lingered in the mountains, and some black figures could be seen walking among the mountains in this boundless green fire.

Some people died, but not completely......