Liu Qi walked on the streets of Gaochang Wangcheng, although the desert was in the sky at this time, but he still felt eerie here, and Professor He Jicang continued to follow Liu Qi.

"Judging from the scene of the ruins and streets, this Gaochang Kingdom was also prosperous back then, and it deserves to be the pearl of the Silk Road. No one knew what kind of natural disaster the Gaochang Kingdom died in before, but now it seems that it may have died of some kind of plague, but I have also heard that there is a kind of locust in this world, which does not eat rice millet, only eats flesh and blood, and where it crosses, the cattle and sheep are all turned into white bones, will this Gaochang Kingdom also encounter this kind of locust, Liu Qi, what do you think?" Professor He asked.

Liu Qi smiled when he heard this, Liu Qi naturally knew the reason, but it was no good for secular people like Professor He to know, and Liu Qi didn't plan to tell him.

"You're an expert on this kind of historical question, you shouldn't ask me a layman. ”

The two walked all the way, and they also saw a lot of monks fighting on the road, but they were fighting for some ordinary antiques, not some magic weapons, it seems that even a cultivator is not exempt from vulgarity, he didn't pay attention to these, the two walked to the palace unconsciously, compared to the majestic and magnificent palace of the Central Plains Dynasty, this Gaochang palace seems a lot shabby, and the area is not large.

"The palace is not bad, although it is not so magnificent, but it can be regarded as having its own characteristics. Professor He said.

At this time, many monks had gathered near the palace, and the palace was naturally the focus of everyone's attention.

The two walked into the palace, the palace is not very tall, and the two walls of the palace are painted with murals, which is not surprising, all ethnic groups in the Western Regions have the habit of using murals to record history or write religious stories.

These murals have beautiful lines, exquisite skills, lifelike, and more importantly, after thousands of years, they have not faded, and the colors are also very bright, which is pleasing to the eye, but the text under each mural is in Gaochang script, no one knows it, so everyone is confused when they see this mural, and they don't know the meaning.

"Professor He, do you know Gao Changwen?" Liu Qi suddenly remembered that Professor He was mainly interested in the history of the Western Regions, and he might understand some.

"I just know a little." Professor Ho said modestly.

"Could you please explain it to us?" asked the other monk.

"Yes."

Professor He cleared his throat, looked at the murals on both sides, and decided to start with the murals on the left, which recorded the history of the Gaochang Kingdom from its founding to its demise a thousand years ago.

So, Professor He began to talk endlessly.

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At the beginning of this seventh mural, it is about the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang, when he went to Tianzhu to learn scriptures, he passed through Gaochang and was warmly welcomed by the king and the people of Gaochang Kingdom. Professor He talked about the seventh painting in one breath, "This eighth painting tells the story of the king of Gaochangguo who wanted to keep Master Xuanzang, but Master Xuanzang insisted on leaving, and the king reverently knelt down for Master Xuanzang. ”

In the ninth, the king tells Xuanzang about the suffering of Gaochang Kingdom, who is constantly under the threat of the Turks. ”

"In the tenth picture, after listening to the suffering of Gao Changguo, Master Xuanzang decided to help them and became a brother with the king. ”

"In the eleventh piece, in order to help Gaochang resist the Turks, Master Xuanzang left three treasures to Gaochang Kingdom, namely the Brahma Seal Lock, the Du'er Wooden Fish, and the Maha Zen Staff, as the treasure of Gaochang Kingdom, to resist the Turkic cavalry. ”

At this point, some of the monks present cried out excitedly:

"Okay, these three treasures should be the most valuable things in this ruin, it's up to us to find them first. ”

"Although the story of Master Xuanzang's scriptures is not as magical as depicted in "Journey to the West", since Master Xuanzang is a national teacher of the Tang Dynasty, he must also be a profound Buddhist cultivator, and the treasures he left behind cannot be simple. ”

"Don't make a noise, listen to the gentleman continue. "There were other monks who stopped these people from interjecting.

Professor He was interrupted and continued.

"The story of the next few paintings tells the story of Master Xuanzang's sermon in Gaochang for 9981 days, leaving a legacy of cultivation to Gaochang Kingdom, and in addition to these three treasures of the town, as shown in the fourteenth painting, a group of monks holding three treasures of the town, chanting Buddhist scriptures, in front of the Turkic cavalry is also fearless. In the end, the Turkic cavalry was helpless in the face of them, and they failed to break through the city for a long time, and finally retreated. ”

In the story that followed, Gao Changguo promoted Buddhism in the country, and for a time, the whole country believed in Buddhism and Buddhism prospered. ”

The stories of these murals are generally similar to the stories that Professor He told Liu Qi in the car, except for three treasures that had not been told before.

When Professor He said this, when he saw the next painting, he frowned and looked a little surprised, and then he said to everyone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, there is no text to introduce the next painting, so you can see it for yourself. ”

So, everyone stepped forward and carefully observed the next murals.

I saw that in the next mural, the painting is like an evil demon, the evil demon descended from the void, fell into the Gaochang royal city, the evil demon has bat-like wings, the face is hideous, and the two fangs grow to the chin, which is very terrifying.

At this time, I saw that the demon had a big mouth, and instantly sucked in the flesh and blood of most of the people in the city, turning them into a white bone, at this time, the king sent twelve monks who had cultivated well, holding the treasures of the three major towns, to suppress the demons, although the monks finally succeeded in controlling the demons, but they could not completely kill the demons, at this time, three immortals flew from the sky, and together they formed a large array, and the demons and the Gaochang King City were sealed together, and they entered the desert.

"This ......" The contents of this mural were a little incredible, and a little terrifying, if these contents were real history, then wouldn't they be in a city with a powerful demon now?

"Don't panic, the content of this mural does not necessarily reflect the real history, it may also be myths and legends, religious stories, etc., you don't have to be too serious. Professor He reassured everyone.

However, Liu Qi was also secretly surprised, because this mural does reflect the real history of Gaochang, Liu Qi was surprised that this mural must have been painted before the evil demon came, and if he wanted to predict the future, he only needed to rely on the technique of speculating on the heavens, and he couldn't imagine that a thousand years ago, even a small country like Gaochang had such strange people.

Also, those three "immortals", although they don't know the specific cultivation, but they can fly in the sky, at least they have to be in the Jindan period, it seems that the earth cultivation realm a thousand years ago really can't be underestimated.