Chapter 129. The last level
I had some aches and pains, which were the result of overexertion, but I didn't suffer any external injuries. After being killed by me and Qin Bukong, Lu's body was actually light and fluttering, even less than the weight of a piece of wood. Qin Bukong said that he carried it to the river and threw it into the water, because Lu was afraid of water, so it could be regarded as an eternal disaster, and at the same time, it would also save others from seeing this monster when they came here.
On the way back after throwing away the corpse, I asked Qin Bukong when we would start digging boxes? He said that he would start after a rest, and try to dig before dawn, so as not to cause more trouble if he was seen during the day. I nodded, and then told Qin Bukong that the incident that saved Songzi just now should not be mentioned again, and don't force me to think of it. Qin Bukong said, why, how great it is to save people, and I don't think you are all intoxicated by it?
I scolded, intoxicated with your uncle, why don't you get intoxicated? Qin Bukong said, I don't know if you are intoxicated or not, but looking at the expression of the kid in Songzi, it seems that he is quite intoxicated. I didn't speak, because I didn't want to think about the beautiful scene. Qin Bukong continued with a good death, did you notice just now, when we carried Lu's corpse over, Songzi's expression?
I was a little curious, so I asked, what is his expression? Qin Bukong said, he seems to have a good aftertaste, he has been looking at you, and then his fingers touched his lips... After Qin Bukong finished speaking, he also stretched his finger to his mouth and touched it a few times, and I suddenly had goosebumps on my body. So I started to cover my ears and sing loudly, trying to use my voice to cover Qin Bukong's voice. So Qin Bukong didn't continue the topic anymore, but in his smiling expression, he seemed to be still thinking about something dirty.
The pine nuts have recovered a little, but they still look very weak. So after resting for a while, Qin Bukong told Songzi to sit still, and just teach us to do the excavation work. I was lying on the old pedestal of the Yellow Crane Tower, my ears were close to the ground, because the sound transmission of the solid was better, so I could clearly hear the cicada chirping from the wax bead in the box, and according to the sound positioning, it was almost four o'clock in the morning, and we pulled out the stone box. In addition to the wax beads, the box also has a long bone. It was impossible to tell whether it was a human bone or an animal bone, but the surface of the bone was smooth and covered with a thick layer of pulp, and it was evident that it had been used in the hand for many years before it was buried. The inner wall of the box is very dry, perhaps because the terrain is higher here, and the bottom is also the relationship between soil and stones, resulting in a better seal, so there is no water, or maybe this pass is the relationship between the fish, which was originally dominated by fire and drought, so it is kept as dry as possible.
And when I picked up the bone, I found that there were five small holes drilled in the bone on the back of the bone, and one side of the bone was flattened to form an air opening, but there was also a large bag of bulging bones at the end, and there was also a slightly larger round hole. It is not difficult to see that this is an instrument similar to a flute. Qin Bukong said that this is a bone flute, which is used by ethnic minorities, and it should be made of cow bones or horse bones. Five holes are because we only have five rules, the style of this thing is a bit different from four, the shape is like shakuhachi, but shakuhachi is made of bamboo, and in the Miao family bone flute, there is no such five-hole ah.
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't understand that there was nothing in the stone box except the wax beads and the bone flute. According to past experience, the things placed here all have a certain catalytic effect on the big ghosts guarding the gates here, but the connection between that Lu and this bone flute is really impossible to think of, could it be that this Lu is an elegant person who likes to play the bone flute in front of him? Or rather, this bone flute is made of the bones of the Lun at all, no wonder there is only one hand and one foot.
Of course, these are all our random speculations, although we don't understand why, but we can only take this thing back to store it first, and dare not destroy it at will, in case we are lucky enough to get through the last hurdle, but we can't find the things used in these formations.
After backfilling the ground, the sky had begun to get a little dark, and I was indeed too sleepy after a night of tossing, but I knew that in another hour or two, we would have to go home, so I persevered. Qin Bukong has been squatting on the side with the bone flute to study, but he didn't talk much, Songzi has recovered after a few hours of recuperation, in fact, he can move freely, but he should still be weak, so he has been sitting still, just looking at me from time to time, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable, maybe because I have known Songzi for so long, I have always felt that his personality is a little feminine, probably after the scene just now... Ay... I don't want to think about it any further.
After dawn, we began to prepare to walk back. Although Songzi is weak, there is no problem walking at the moment, but since he woke up, he has not spoken again, and every time he speaks, it seems that he has swallowed a pile of sand in his throat. Fortunately, I relied on transportation on the way home, and I also took the opportunity to take a nap on the road, which saved me the embarrassment of staring at pine nuts in broad daylight.
It was still early to get home, not yet noon. Although everyone didn't have a good rest, we still decided to settle the matter first, because of Songzi's health, Qin Bukong asked him not to follow us down the tunnel again, just let me go with him, and Songzi rested on the ground by himself. When I arrived at the center of the formation, I peeled off the wax bead as always, handed the smooth bead inside to Qin Bukong, he put it in the stone brick and stuffed it into the pillar, and the last stone brick we had been waiting for for a long time popped out.
"Kui", among the seven stars of the Taoist Big Dipper, has always been used as the handle of the spoon, which is composed of four stars. But if it is taken into this word alone, it will appear much more frequently in our daily life than the previous six words, and its meaning will be much more. For example, when it comes to the first place, we will say "win the top prize", and in the ancient imperial examination, the top three champions, Bangyan, and Tanhua, the other names of the champions, also called "Kuijia", means the first place. And this word also refers to the leader of a group of people, the central person, such as "the culprit". The word also means an outstanding person, for example, to describe a person who is profound and profound, he will be called a "nobleman", and it also has the meaning of a leader. And combined with the "unattainable height of Kui" mentioned in Lu Zuliu's book, this can't help but make me think that Kui also has the most critical meaning, that is, tall and huge.
To sum up, almost every one of them is likely to appear under this word, because we have worked hard to break here, in order to face the big ghost of this last level, if it is expected, it should be the most difficult of the seven levels, and it will also be the most dangerous level, after all, almost all the meanings of this word throughout the ages are secretly metaphors for the terrible last ghost guarding the pass, and it is impossible to escape, which is destined to be another vicious battle.
And the four words under the stone brick "Guan Gong cherishes the horse", but there is no doubt that we are told that this place and even the legends and stories of this place are related to Guan Yu, the martial god of the Three Kingdoms.
Since I am a fan of the Three Kingdoms, when I was a child, I often went to watch the singing in the background of the Three Kingdoms, and it just so happened that Guan Yu was my favorite figure of the Three Kingdoms, and this person was also named "Guan Sheng Emperor" by Taoism, which can be seen from countless "Guan Yue Temples" across the country.
Suddenly, an extremely terrifying thought appeared in my mind, could it be this "kui" guard ghost, it turned out to be the martial god Guan Yu? Then I'd better stop breaking in, and just kill myself. But after thinking about it, I also felt naïve and ridiculous, no matter how powerful Lu Zu was, he was terrible and had to respect Guan Gong, so this was absolutely impossible. It's just that this gives us a clue, as long as we find a direct relationship with Guan Gong and the Red Rabbit Horse in the Second Mountain of the Snake Turtle, then it is very likely that we are looking for the place.
At this time, I thought of pine nuts. Maybe among the three of us, only he has the ability to accurately eliminate some impossible locations, so let's wait until he fully recovers, Qin Bukong and I also just took advantage of these few days to adjust and rest, after all, he and I are the main attackers.
So for the next two or three days, until Songzi fully recovered, we stayed at home, but this time I took on the work of buying vegetables and cooking, and I was more often learning some mental methods and formulas from Qin Bukong, as well as some practical skills. There are still many differences between Qin Bukong's skills and Master Lin Qishan's, and Master's emphasis is justified, at least when the first time it took off, it was still more troublesome and time-consuming. And Qin Bukong doesn't need it, he only needs to pray in his heart, and he can use it with mantras and movements, I have to say that his tricks will be more practical, and the speed of casting will be faster, but it gives people a feeling that the foundation is unstable and not solid enough.
It's just that I've been studying with Qin Bukong most of the time these days, and Songzi is not from this sect, so it's inconvenient to participate, so it also saves me a lot of time to be alone with Songzi, because the earlier scene will be embarrassing when I think about it, and I'm afraid that he will inadvertently mention it, and then stimulate my nerves.