[773] Dusty past
The swishing wind whistled back and forth in the cave, making a sharp and long howling sound, which reverberated non-stop.
The ghosts around Xiao Shizhu all heard his words trembling a little. The trembling of excitement, not the act of fear.
"The protective technique formed by the demon god's mystical power overflows this big hole. At the same time, Ying Ying also spoke.
She sensed a powerful force that filled every corner of the majestic cavern in front of her, protecting every strange willow tree, every pillar and stalagmite, and every pavilion in it.
"Is it an enchantment?" Xiao Shizhu, who still didn't retract his gaze, continued to look ahead and asked.
He looked left and right, curious about what he saw. Although this is a copy of Yuque City, there are still similarities. Especially those willow trees that can emit soft light, which makes Xiao Shizhu very interested.
"It's an enchantment, but it's not an enchantment of the hindrance class, it's similar to the talisman in the Jade Que Palace. Yingying, the national teacher holding the spirit snake staff, took a step forward, stood on the edge of the big cave, nodded slowly, and said: "It protects every grass and tree here, and every brick and tile is protected from natural disasters and the pre-disturbance and destruction of beast souls. It seems, it seems, it's ......".
Before she finished speaking, the national teacher Yingying fell silent. A pimple furrowed between his brows, thinking thoughtfully about what?
In the yin wind, Xiao Shizhu's robe was inspired, and the cuffs and waist bands flew up. The look of excitement and curiosity on his facial features did not decrease but increased. Eager to try, he was eager to go in and investigate at once, and when his curiosity was satisfied, he would find a bed and sleep as well as he had said.
"It seems that the ghosts who built this place did not intend to make this place never see the light of day, so there was no prohibition that could hurt people. Therefore, there is no danger here, and there is not even the breath of living creatures outside of us, although it is gloomy and compassionate, but there is no danger to life. The national teacher Ying Ying settled down, and then asked: "Please also ask the lord to decide, do you want to go in and have a look?"
"Of course. Xiao Shizhu stepped forward as he spoke, and walked towards the cave without any harm. The other ghosts didn't dare to be lazy and hurriedly followed.
The ancient gods and demon gods like to build palaces on the top of a mountain or in the middle of the mountain, where there is plenty of yin energy. The overflowing yin qi gathers and does not disperse, so that Xiao Shizhu and other ghosts who are in it are refreshed.
Exhausted, the smoke disappears.
The architectural pattern in the cave is the layout of the stone ring water and the water around the palace. The stalagmites and stone curtains gurgle the stream flows, the palaces and pavilions and the willow trees that exude the soft light of the blue mang, dot the places on the bank of the stream, and the buildings are all sitting in the north and facing south.
Although it is not as gorgeous as the Yuque Palace, the architectural shape is all magnificent and magnificent, and the courtyards are bright and open. Each carved beam and painted building, the door and window carving are exquisite and meticulous palace pavilion arrangement, but also deep and compact.
Regardless of the materials, it is said that the carved beams and paintings of the heavy palace, and the magnificent momentum, are by no means inferior to those of the Yuque Palace. And the deeper you go,
Xiao Shizhu shuttled back and forth between the magnificent palaces and pavilions, walking and stopping, tirelessly searching for every palace and pavilion here. Although these buildings are protected by the Demon God's Barrier, the Demon God's Barrier is not omnipotent. Many palaces still can't resist the torture of the years, and it is inevitable that the walls will collapse and the pillars will collapse after being in disrepair.
Between the stalagmites and curtains, only a mess of ruins can be seen at any time, burying everything in the past under broken stone bricks and rotten tiles. There is only a pile of barren land left between the ruins, and there is no longer the grand scene of the year, and there is no bustle of the past in the quiet.
However, the rest, which is still intact in the palace, is also very weird. Not only is it dusty, but the furnishings are all as usual, neat and clean and neatly arranged, without the slightest mess, nor any damage or any traces of being pushed or moved.
Moreover, Xiao Shizhu and the others, in any of the palaces and pavilions they entered, and in every place in the cave they walked, they did not see the slightest trace of a fight, nor did they have any traces of a ghost life.
Not even a piece of bones and carrion was found. And an intact building, all the bricks and tiles are still new, the beams and columns are not damaged, the doors and windows are not mottled, and there is not even a trace of paint peeling.
Xiao Shizhu walked around here, and he didn't know how the ghosts who once lived here disappeared? This reminded him of many unsolved mysteries he had seen when he was in the human world.
There are also many strange events mentioned in those books that are deciphered in the world, such as the sudden disappearance of such and such a cruise ship or such and such a plane, and when it reappears, the person carrying it suddenly disappears.
Then it became the talk of human beings in the world after tea and dinner. What space theory, time theory, cosmology theory, etc., and even the theory of conspiracy and time-travel, as well as the theory of alien abduction, are used to explain these strange and unpredictable things.
Although Xiao Shizhu had not seen those planes, cruise ships, or trains suddenly disappeared with full passengers. But according to the book description, when they reappeared, the passengers and pilots were gone, and the empty planes, cruise ships, or trains seemed to be exactly the same as the palace he saw now.
There is not the slightest trace, as if it has evaporated out of thin air. Seeing this, Xiao Shizhu couldn't help scratching his head and frowning, and he couldn't think of where the ghosts who used to live here had gone.
Xiao Shizhu, who had been walking for a long time, suddenly stopped in front of a large hall and stopped moving.
Xiao Shizhu, who had opened his eyes, raised his head and looked up at the large hall built on the three-story bluestone base surrounded by railings in front of him in the dark night, and saw its appearance clearly. Visually, this hall is about eight or nine rooms wide, and about three or four rooms deep, and the specific area is unknown. You can only see that the roof is a yellow glazed tile heavy eaves on the top of the palace, and the eaves are painted with gold threads and large gold spindles.
This is the essence of the decoration techniques he has seen along the way, the most majestic and magnificent hall.
However, there are many buildings in this kind of building, and there are many in the Yuque Palace, which is not enough to make Xiao Shizhu stop curiously. The key is that in front of the main hall extends to both sides of the Dan Majesty under the pedestal, and the sculptures standing make Xiao Shizhu very curious.
These sculptures stand in pairs of twos, one at half-foot intervals, that is, facing each other. All of them are sculptures of human faces and snake bodies carved from bluestone, and the body below the head is smeared with red lacquer to make it look like it is covered with red skin.
This kind of strange sculpture, Xiao Shizhu has never seen in the underworld. And although these sculptures have a human face, they have no eyes. They were all one-eyed, and they were on their foreheads. Not only are there no other eyes on either side of the nose, but there are no eyebrows.
And there are no feet or hands on the body, a sinuous snake body, and the lower body is coiled up with a long tail.
They look like demon spirits, they also look like beast souls, I can't tell what they are?
Xiao Shizhu simply took out the soul in the painting, slowly unfolded the rolled up painting scroll, and said: "Ruyu, you are well-informed and knowledgeable, take a look at what these things are?"
Xiao Shizhu, who unfolded the soul in the painting in the dark, stepped up to the Majesty Dan, stood in front of a stone carving, and carried the painting to make the soul in the painting like jade, and could see the stone carving clearly at close range.
The other ghosts who were searching around also looked for Xiao Shizhu's breath and mysterious power, and came over. stepped on Dan Majesty and stood beside Xiao Shizhu.
Except for Yingying, who was blind and couldn't see, the other ghosts all followed the fluorescent light of the spirit snake staff and the flame of the flame in the female leader's hand, and looked at the stone statues that were immobile in the swishing yin wind.
Since entering this cave, they have not seen such stone statues. In front of the gates of almost all palaces and pavilions, there are such stone statues on the left and right, such as mighty and strong warriors, guarding these palaces that have long been inhabited by ghosts. Looking forward to it, it seems to be waiting for their true master to return again.
However, there are not as many sculptures in front of other halls as in front of this hall. This is also the reason why Xiao Shizhu stopped when he came here.
The ghosts looked at these stone statues that were not angry but mighty, and after a while, Tai Fenghe was like jade in the painting, and said in unison: "This is a demon soldier, and it is the elite of the demon soldiers that can be dispatched by the demon god." ”。
"They are the equivalent of the forbidden army under your command, my lord. Immediately afterwards, the soul Ruyu in the painting added: "It is the ghost clan of the Jiuyin clan." According to ancient books, they are a group of unfathomable demon spirits with unfathomable cultivation, and their ghost aura is also very special, and they are born with the ability to call the wind and rain and control thunder and lightning. ”。
"Where did such a powerful ghost clan go in the end?How come I haven't seen this kind of ghost in the Netherworld?" Xiao Shizhu's eyes were filled with curiosity, and the curiosity between the questions did not decrease but increased, and there was also a bit of eagerness.
"It was exterminated by the ancient gods, and after the war between gods and demons, there was no trace of demon soldiers in the netherworld. Without waiting for Ruyu to answer, Tai Feng had already rushed to speak: "The ancient gods are in line with the principle of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, and after the war, they will not be left behind. However, the demon gods have been causing chaos in the Netherworld, and I haven't heard of them setting foot in the Yellow Springs, but how can there be demon soldiers here?"
As Tai Feng said this, he narrowed his eyes, and a little confusion appeared in his eyes.
"Forget about him, I look at the hall very unique, let's go in and have a look. Now that the clan has been wiped out, Xiao Shizhu has lost interest, turned around and stepped on the Majesty Dan, striding towards the main hall.
The other demons hurried to follow.
After a while, the heavy door of the main hall was pushed open, and Xiao Shizhu stood in the main hall, the soft fluorescent light emitted from the spirit snake staff, and the high and jumping flames in the palm of the female body, illuminated the entire hall as bright as day.
As far as the eye can see, the whole hall is wide and empty, except for the beams and pillars carved with the one-eyed spirit snake pattern, only the deep part of the main hall, the confession, the lamp and the shrine on the altar placed next to the wall.
And in the shrine, Xiao Shizhu saw his parents, Nuwa and Fuxi, who were holding rules in one hand and a reckol in the other.
Secretly surprised, I saw that there were thirty-six tablets in front of the shrine, divided into three rows, neatly lined up, standing on the long offering table, in front of the shrine.
"Look, there's a mural. Just when Xiao Shizhu was wondering why his parents were offered to this person, the female girl who was looking around suddenly shouted.
The sound echoed in the wide hall, surrounding the beams and pillars.
When the demons heard this, they also looked around, and by the light of the fire, they could see the walls on the left and right and in the depths of the main hall, and these three walls were all painted with exquisite, lifelike and colorful murals, leaving no blank space.
With the protection of the Demon God Enchantment that shrouded the main hall, it has not been mottled for thousands of years, and it has not faded. Every color is still very vivid, as if it was painted yesterday.
At first glance, these murals seem to tell the dusty past of the ghosts who come to the main hall again.