Chapter 159: Purple Temple on the Outskirts of the City (2)
"Very rare, hahaha, Second Brother Su, I've been planting it for so many years, and it's the first time I've heard that the luminous grass is still a rare variety!" Mo Qingyu felt very funny, and couldn't help but say, "This luminous grass is only a dozen dollars in the nearby markets in Echeng, Yecheng and other places, and it sells in great quantities, especially in the past two or three years." Because the merchant said that this kind of seed is not easy to erosive and moldy, and can be stored for a long time, I asked my subordinates to buy a large number of seeds directly and put them in the basement of Mofu. ”
"This is strange, could it be that there is a mistake in the record in the book I read?" Su Mu was very curious, it stands to reason that the records of the herb techniques collected by the Butterfly Fairy are very complete and accurate, and there should not be such a big error.
"Okay, don't worry about that, it's getting a little late, I'll go to the temple to worship, let's go back quickly, it's better to hurry before the curfew starts, otherwise there will be more trouble when we enter the city." Mo Qingyu smiled and walked towards the temple.
Walking into the inner hall, although it is obvious that the burn is serious, most of the bricks and carvings have been briefly restored, and the smell is a little choking, but it is not completely inaccessible.
What is even more surprising is that the Buddha statue and shrine in the middle of the temple are still very well preserved, and there is not even a trace of being burned by fire. Su Mu followed Mo Qingyu to kneel down in front of the shrine and worship, and as soon as he leaned down, Su Mu immediately noticed that something was wrong.
"Didn't this Buddha statue be burned by fire at that time?" asked Su Mu curiously.
"This should have been burned, and I'm afraid it was repaired later. Mo Qingyu replied.
"It's not right, the various beams and columns at the entrance, the handrails have quite serious burn marks, and the follow-up treatment is just a simple repair on the surface, which looks fine, but you can still feel obvious unevenness to the touch. The Buddha statue is completely different from the shrine table and chairs in front of the Buddha, and it feels almost the same as new. This strong sense of abruptness made Su Mu very concerned.
"It's really true when you say that, maybe I've been used to worshipping all these years, but I haven't paid much attention to it. ”
"Brother Qingyu, you just said that the restoration of this Ziji Temple is mainly completed by the Mo family, have you ever heard about the handling of this Buddha statue?" Su Mu couldn't help but stepped forward and took a closer look, the more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, "This Buddha statue doesn't even have the phenomenon of paint peeling at all, listening to the knocking sound, even the interior should be intact, it really doesn't look like a product that survived the fire." ”
"When the second brother Su said this, I remembered something. The elders of the family seem to have explained to the workers who are responsible for the restoration of the Ziji Temple that the Buddha statue is seriously damaged, and the restoration project is very huge. ”
"That's even more strange, it can be restored to this point without a major project, it's like a new Buddha statue, Brother Qingyu, when did this Buddha statue start to become like this, do you remember?"
"I don't have any impression of this, when I came here before, because of the smell of burning, I was a little choking, and most of them were far away from the shrine and simply worshipped and left, and it was the first time to explore the shrine like this. ”
This abrupt Buddha statue suddenly aroused Su Mu's interest, Su Mu carefully probed along the perimeter of the Buddha statue, and suddenly found that there seemed to be a shallow trace hidden behind the Buddha statue, which was very inconspicuous in the dark environment, and required extremely keen observation to find.
"It looks like a secret door. Su Mu looked at him and said.
"The secret door? behind the Buddha statue? Mo Qingyu was a little confused, "I remember that when we took over the task of repairing the Ziji Temple, we had repeatedly checked for a long time, and we didn't find any secret doors at all." ”
"Brother Qingyu, this Ziji Temple is usually not approached by anyone now, right?"
"Yes, because this place has long been assigned to the private territory of the Mo family, and the previous fire has made many people feel uneasy, except for me, no one usually comes to this vicinity, and I myself only come here a few times a year. Mo Qingyu said affirmatively.
"It's also possible that someone replaced this Buddha statue without you knowing. Su Mu calmly analyzed, and began to inspect the objects near the Buddha statue in detail, hoping to find something like a mechanism.
"Second Brother Su, what are you looking for?" Mo Qingyu asked curiously, unsure of the meaning of Su Mu's move.
"Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always felt something strange about this statue, and I've just smelled an indescribable smell around here. ”
"What smell? Why didn't I smell it?" Mo Qingyu sniffed hard, but he didn't feel it at all.
"It's like the smell of someone I've seen. Su Mu already had a conjecture in his heart at this time, if the conjecture was true, he was afraid that there was really some secret hidden behind this Buddha statue.
"Ah, I found it, it should be this shrine. When Su Mu touched the shrine on the table, the shrine showed no signs of moving, but was firmly fixed on the table. Su Mu simply fiddled with it and spun it around, and a crisp sound of the mechanism suddenly sounded, and a secret passage suddenly opened under the Buddha statue that could be entered by one person, which should be the location of Fang Cai's shallow trace.
"This Buddha statue, there is still such a hidden mechanism? Could this also be the organ of the Ziji Temple at that time?" Mo Qingyu has been here for more than ten years, and it is the first time he has found it, and his expression is also very surprised at this time.
"No, this secret passage is more like someone has only recently opened it. The stone slab on the ground should have been replaced after repair, and the entrance of this secret passage can be connected so well with the gap between the stone slabs, apparently someone specially customized it according to the restored stone slabs. Su Mu analyzed.
"However, why would someone want to set up such a secret passage here? It is unforgivable to do such a thing without telling my Mo family, this is contempt for the Buddha statue and my Mo family!" Mo Qingyu looked very angry.
"I don't know, but it's not like I'm doing anything good. Su Mu said, "Brother Qingyu, do you want to go down and have a look?"
"Yes, of course, I want to see who did this kind of stealing and touching of chickens and dogs on the ground of my Mo family!" With that, Mo Qingyu dodged and went directly into the dark passage, Su Mu pondered for a moment, and then followed closely behind.