Chapter 411: Yama Palace
The front hall of the temple is dedicated to the god of wealth and martial arts, the incense is prosperous, the people who enter the incense line up, throw incense money into the merit box, the middle hall is the hall of the lord of the city god, there are also a lot of people who enter the incense, but there are fewer people who throw incense money, and there are more people who kowtow sincerely.
Shen Luo and Lu He went straight through the middle hall, and as soon as they arrived in the backyard, they found that there were fewer people immediately.
Shen Luo raised his eyes and looked at it, and saw the big hall standing behind, with a plaque hanging on the lintel, on which the three big characters of "Yama Palace" were written in black and gold paint.
And in the square in front of the main hall, there are two men and one woman, a total of three figures.
Although the three of them were in front of the main hall together, they were all separated from each other by some distance, and they didn't seem to know each other well.
Among them, a slender young man with a pale face but quite handsome, with a slender cyan sword behind his waist, was standing under an ancient locust tree in front of the main hall, looking up at the luxuriant locust leaves above.
Not far from it, near the railing in front of the hall, stood a middle-aged man wearing a crescent moon armor covering his left cheek, wearing half a suit of armor, only protecting the location near the heart, and a golden long knife hanging from his waist.
And four or five steps away from him, leaning on the railing, leaning on a plump woman in a red gauze skirt, her posture is not too beautiful, her face is quite heavy makeup, but a pair of crisp breasts are too full, under the wrapping of clothes, there is still a great tendency to come out.
Seeing Shen Luo and the two coming, the young man just glanced at it and withdrew his gaze, while the man in armor and the woman in red took the initiative to walk over to this side.
"Yo, here's a newcomer......"
The woman in red swayed, and with every step, her chest trembled three times.
"I've seen all of you. Shen Luo took the initiative to clench his fists and say hello.
"One has a cold and stinky face, one covers half of his face, and one face can't be seen, but finally a handsome one comes, take a few more looks, and this mission will not be a loss. The woman in red owed, stared at Shen Luo up and down without any scruples, covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Lu He, who is this?" the armored man asked with a fist in return.
"The Chamber of Commerce has newly recruited to act with us this time, called Shen Luo. Shen Daoyou, the ...... under the locust tree over there" When Lu He heard this, he began to introduce Shen Luo and the others to each other.
The young man under the locust tree was called Lin Qing, and he was the first of them to follow the Chamber of Commerce on a mission, but it was not too early, and he had only carried out it six times so far.
The armored man was called Kington, and the woman in red was called Yun Niang, both of whom came later than Lin Qing, but a little earlier than Lu He, and had carried out four missions.
In these tasks, several of them have intersected with each other, so they are naturally not strangers, but they are not familiar with each other, so Lu He's introduction to each person seems simple and straightforward.
While a few people were talking, in an arch in the side courtyard, an old man in a brown robe with a stiff figure like an old ape walked over, carrying a dark red wine gourd in his hand, and walked towards several people with vague steps.
Shen Luo looked at it, and saw that the front part of his head was already bald, from the ear to the back of his head, and the residual hair was pitiful, and some of it was messy on the back of his neck.
The old man's cheeks were quite round, his long eyebrows hung down to his ears, his nose was red and shiny, his long beard under his chin reached his chest, and it was shining with water, and it seemed to be sprinkled with wine that had not dried out, and he looked a little kind and a little sloppy.
Different from Shen Luo's reaction, as soon as the other four saw the old man, they all immediately greeted him, and hugged their fists respectfully:
"Hu Lao ......"
"What is the old man, how many times have you said it? Either call me Brother Hu, or call me Brother Hu, and you are not allowed to call me Hu Lao. The old man raised the wine gourd in his hand and complained.
"Senior Hu. ”
Shen Luo knew that it was the predecessor of Hu Yong that Lu He was talking about, and immediately stepped forward to salute.
"Oh, you're the new one Xiuxiu girl said, called, called...... What's going on?" Hu Yong thought for a while, but he didn't remember what Shen Luo was called.
"The younger generation is down. Shen Luo replied.
"Shen Luo, yes, as long as you follow my brother and me well, I will ensure that you go safely and completely. Hu Yong nodded, used the gourd to sink a little, and said.
Shen Luo looked at this scene and couldn't help but feel a little worried, could this old man like a drunken mengzi in front of him really be able to take them to complete the task? But looking at the expressions of the four people around him, he seemed to be accustomed to this.
"Senior, where are we going on this mission?" Shen Luo asked.
Hearing this, Hu Yong turned around and pointed to the hall behind him, and said, "It's here." ”
"Right here?" Shen Luo said in surprise.
The eyes of several other people also flashed with doubt, obviously a little incomprehensible.
"Don't worry, where we're going, we really have to go here. Hu Yong poured another sip of wine, wiped his mouth, and said.
After drinking, he finally stuffed the mouth of the gourd and hung it around his waist.
Then, I saw him brush his beard, straighten his clothes, and take the lead in striding towards the Yama Palace.
Seeing this, Shen Luo and the three hurriedly followed.
Before entering the hall, a cool breeze came out of the hall, obviously it was July and August, but it still made Shen Luo feel cold all around, and there was some sense of calmness.
Shen Luo crossed the threshold and entered the Yama Palace, and saw that behind the offering table in front of him, there was a tall statue of a god with a white face and a crown on his head, which was naturally the king of Yama that the folk often said.
On both sides of his head, he wears a wide-sleeved robe with a ruffled collar, and holds a wat board with both hands on his chest.
On both sides of the statue of King Yama, there is a statue of a judge dressed in a blue and black official uniform, one has a yellow and white face that is no different from an ordinary person, and the other has a dark face like an evil ghost.
Beneath the judge, on the left stand two thin statues wearing high crowns, one black and one white, exactly black and white, while on the other side stand side by side with the head of a bull and the face of a horse.
Shen Luo's gaze stayed on the face of the horse for a few more minutes, and he only felt that the clay sculpture horse face in front of him was still a little different from what he saw in reality, and he grinned a little fiercely.
On the surrounding walls, there are also colorful and lifelike murals, all of which are painted in the eighteenth layer of purgatory in the underworld.
After Shen Luo glanced at it a few times, he also felt a little uncomfortable, so he immediately withdrew his gaze.
At this time, I saw Hu Yong's palm turned over, and there were three more dark red incense sticks in the palm of his palm, he rubbed it with his fingertips, and gently twisted it on the three incense sticks, and the incense heads lit up with red light.
Then he saw a strange trick in his hands, holding incense and bowing respectfully to the statue of King Yama and other gods, and then inserted the three incense sticks into the incense burner.
Then he stood aside with his hands behind his back, as if waiting for something.