Chapter 24 Manju Sawa
I don't know how big the sinkhole is, because of the heavy fog around, I only feel that the pit mouth is very large, hidden in the mist, the temperature under the sinkhole is extremely low, the temperature of the surrounding air suddenly drops, only cold I have goosebumps.
And a few meters to the left in front of the body, there is half a damaged stone stele, the upper body of the stele fell to the side, Yin An and I walked to the front to check, from the broken upper half and the remaining lower half of the body, each engraved with two big characters, respectively, "ghost", "hole", looked at the swarthy sinkhole below in front of me, I don't know who erected the monument named "ghost cave"! Judging from the cold air that came up from under this sinkhole, it was really creepy.
"Sister, that fat man has gone down!" Yin An pointed to the sinkhole in front of him, and with the faint light of the crescent moon half-hidden in the clouds, I saw that there were many thick vines on the edge of the sinkhole, and people could climb down the sinkhole along the vines.
"Yin An, have you ever seen this sinkhole called the Ghost Cave a few years ago?" I asked Yin An.
"I've seen some deep ditches and holes, but they are not big, and there is usually stagnant water in them, not as deep as this one, and besides, I have never seen such a stone monument. Yin An said a little puzzled.
On the way here, I did see some caves and small sinkholes, such a large and stone monument has not been seen, seeing this sinkhole called the ghost cave, I don't know what is hidden underneath, the strange fat man should have followed the team of ghosts down the sinkhole, is it really a ghost cave down here.
There is also a question, why is there a worm smell on that fat man's body that should only have been on Lao Lei?
Whether to rush in, or go back in time, thinking about it, Yin An and I still decided to go down to investigate, I don't know if it's because of this mysterious fat man, or because of the team of ghosts, or because of this sinkhole called the ghost cave, in short, there is a mysterious force pushing us.
Following the wet vines, Yin An and I slowly climbed down from the mouth of the sinkhole, but fortunately, the vines were very strong and intertwined on the sinkhole wall, so there were many footholds and places to climb. However, as we climb down, the temperature under the sinkhole is getting colder and colder, and the air has become a white mist, and it is estimated that the temperature has reached a few degrees Celsius.
Soon after climbing down, the moonlight above our heads disappeared, and I don't know whether it was because the moon was covered by dark clouds or because the sinkhole was a trapezoidal shape that was narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the moonlight was blocked by the pit wall.
By the light of the flashlight, I could see that the vine on the wall of the pit turned out to be a strange dark purple plant, with some small flower stems on it, faintly exuding a strange fragrance that could not be explained.
The sinkhole climbed deeper and deeper, climbed down for a long time, but never reached the bottom, and the lower part of the sinkhole was cloudy and windy, about hundreds of meters down, a layer of gray-white mist appeared strangely under the feet, as we got closer and closer to this layer of fog, the more there was a feeling of stepping on a cloud under our feet.
The question is, how can there be such gray-white clouds in the depths of this dark sinkhole?
Through a thick layer of gray-white mist, a little fire suddenly appeared in the darkness at the foot of the vines! Yes, Yin An and I were not mistaken, there was a little fire in the deep darkness under our feet, and in that firelight, there was also some strange dark green.
Oh my God, what kind of world is under this sinkhole? When we climbed closer to the bottom of the vines, we found that the little fires we saw earlier turned out to be one huge Kong Ming lantern after another, they floated at the bottom of the sinkhole, one by one emitting a faint green light, what made me even more thrilling was that at the bottom of the sinkhole about dozens of meters under these Kong Ming lanterns, there was a blood-red strange flower sea, and in this sea of flowers there was an empty avenue leading to the dark depths at the bottom of the pit, in the dark depths, there were a lot of green fires shining, it looked as if there was a brightly lit city in the distance, I don't know what kind of scene there was, just I couldn't believe my eyesγ
With a kind of apprehension and amazement, Yin An and I finally stepped on the bottom of the sinkhole called the ghost cave, and were in a sea of blood-red flowers, and then Yin An pulled me and pointed to the top of my head. My God, the Kong Ming lanterns floating above my head didn't notice it when I came down just now, they were like huge green lanterns, emitting huge light, illuminating the entire bottom of the pit clearly, and it was extremely strange that the flames burning in the Kong Ming lanterns were also dark green.
The sea of blood-red flowers seen is also extremely rare, blooming brilliantly like blood-red poppies, the flowers are grand and gorgeous, more delicate than roses, more luxurious than peonies, and some lily postures, it is really a magnificent flower that has never been seen, and what is more peculiar is that there are no leaves on this flower stem, and a flower stem only gives birth to a delicate flower that blooms, which is a wonderful gesture that cannot be seen in the world.
"It's Manju Sahua!" Yin An looked at the sea of flowers carefully, and said to me in disbelief.
As soon as I heard Yin An say the words "Manzhu Sahua", I suddenly realized, and looked at this sea of flowers carefully, it seems that Yin An is right, only Manzhu Sawa has such a strange posture and appearance.
However, how can this endemic flower of the underworld, which has always existed only in legends and myths, and is also called the "flower of the other side", grow here? Thinking of this, my heart is even more worried, yes, Manju Sawa is another name for the flower of the other side, and it is said that it is a flower that only grows in the underworld. Speaking of Manju Sahua, I still remember a poignant story.
Legend has it that a long, long time ago, by the Santu River in the underworld, there were large patches of flowers on the other side, and its fragrance had a magical power, which could make people recall their past lives, and the two goblins who guarded the flowers on the other side were two goblins, one was a flower demon, named Manzhu, and the other was a leaf demon, named Shahua.
According to God's arrangement, the flowers and leaves on the other side have the same root, but they never see each other, because there are no leaves when the flowers bloom, and only after the flowers are defeated will there be leaves. The flower demon Manzhu and the leaf demon Shahua have guarded the flowers on the other side for thousands of years, but they have never met each other.
Because of the long-cherished fate of the same root, the flower demon and the leaf demon miss each other frantically, and are tormented by pain, and finally in July of a certain year, Manzhu and Sahua went against the will of the gods and secretly met, in July of that year, the flowers and leaves on the other side of the river bloomed beautifully, and there were large patches of bright red on the side of the Styx, but the flowers and leaves bloomed on the other side of the flower emitted a strange floral fragrance that frightened the underworld, because of this fragrance of flowers, all the smelling souls remembered their previous lives and ...... their previous lives.
The gods eventually blamed and sent Manju Sawa into a cycle and cursed them forever, causing them to suffer from suffering on earth for the rest of their lives, and since then, the other side flower is also called Manju Sawa and is one of the most poignant flowers that blooms in the underworld, because it symbolizes separation, separation and despair of love.
It is said that the way to break the curse of Manju Sawa is to find the reincarnated Manju and Sawa and use their tears and blood to mix them in the mud of the flower of the other side, so as to break the fate and stay together. It is also said that everyone, who was once a manju or a sawa, is looking for his own sawa or manju in one lifetime.
Thinking of this poignant legend, and then looking at this delicate and blood-red flower, this flower is like a pair of palms praying to heaven, so pious and warm and not without despair, is this also a kind of happiness, this fire-like flower is full of sadness but burning love loyalty, can not help but make people full of pity.
But I don't care to think much about the story of Manzhu Sahua, because at this time, the wind is blowing, and a yellowed avenue illuminated by the Kong Ming lantern above my head in the sea of flowers leads straight to the depths of the bottom of the pit, and on the avenue in the distance, there are two white shadows dangling in the distance, Yin An grabbed me, and we hurriedly hid in the lush flowers on the other side beside us.
Seeing this straight avenue in the sea of flowers on the other side, I thought to myself, is this the legendary Huangquan Road, in various records, the Huangquan Road is full of flowers on the other side, and then go down is the Lechuan River, there is a bridge on the Lechuan River, but this is about the characteristics of the Netherworld Difu, and it is a place that only the dead can go, at this moment, Yin An and I still have a breath, how can we come to this kind of place.
In the midst of fear, the two white shadows in the distance finally came closer, and secretly took a closer look at the two white figures that came over, and they turned out to be two ghost officials wearing cow heads and horse masks, but they saw that the bull head and horse face were wearing wide white armor, wearing white satin suits, holding a big knife and spear, wearing a red ribbon around their waists, and black shoes, which looked quite powerful. Could it be that these are the two gods of the cow head and the horse face in the underworld, I muttered in my heart.
After the bull head and the horse came over, they asked and answered, and they heard the bull head say: "Today, the ghost gate has been closed, and I heard the last ghost to say that it seems that the smell of a living person has been brought in, let's chase all the way here, have you found anything?"
"No, those little ghosts are often suspicious of ghosts, outside this ghost gate is a strange gate array, how can outsiders get in, besides, once the cannibal vine on the ghost gate gate smells the breath of a living person, it has already been drained of the yang energy of the living person, how can it come down here, brother, don't worry about it, a few of them are still waiting for us to go back and continue to push pai gow, you know, there are a few beautiful new ghosts recently, you are not in a hurry, I am still in a hurry to enjoy it." Ma Mian said.
"That makes sense, then let's go back quickly, don't let other ghosts take advantage. With that, the bull head turned around and left with the horse, and it seemed that he was rushing along the same road to the lighted place at the other end of Huangquan Road.
When the cow head and horse face were far away, I exhaled slightly, it seems that the bottom of this sinkhole is really a ghost cave, and it is the flower on the other side, Huangquan Road, and the cow head and horse face, so we really came to the underworld. According to Fang Cai, what kind of ghost gate has been closed, and those thick vines on it are man-eating vines, is it because Yin An and I covered up the breath of living people that we were saved from the poison of man-eating vines?
When I was confused and didn't know what to do, Yin An saw some flaws: "Sister Lin, there is something wrong with this bull head and horse noodles." β
"Ah, what's wrong, you can see that?" I asked him in a curious whisper.
"yes. Sister Lin, you may not know that Daddy has told me about various scenes in the underworld, and has also used witchcraft to invite some ghosts and gods to appear, and the bull head and horse face I saw are a little different from what I saw just now. Yin An said.