Chapter 454 Carrying the Coffin
"Do you want to leave early?" Master Wang's experiences in the past few years have made him develop an extremely cautious character. At this time, the three of us have been exposed. Although we are just a laggard child, we are in danger and we must Always prepare for the worst.
"Wait a little longer. Without the guidance of local people, we will only get lost in the wild even if we leave the village." After knowing the reasons for the formation of the village, I was in no hurry to leave.
Master Wang saw that neither Feng Minglong nor I had any intention of leaving, so he opened his mouth and said: "Leaving the village is just a temporary measure. We will stay around the village to prevent any unexpected events. When the sun rises, we will naturally be able to determine the direction and then escape from the mountain. "
"Your method is indeed sound, but you made a key mistake." I was a little helpless: "How do you know the sun will rise in this place? What if it is always dark?"
Master Wang obviously did not consider similar situations. The basis of his thinking was based on the premise that this was the world of the underworld.
"Then we hide here and wait to die? Leave life and death in the hands of others." Master Wang replied unwillingly.
"You can't say that. In fact, even if we want to leave, we may not be able to get out of the village safely. The team that greeted the gods just now are probably all living people in the village, but in addition to the living people, the dead also account for more than half of this village. . Think about the coffins in those houses, let alone the old lady in this stone building. With so many dead bodies guarding us, can we escape safely?" I had many worries, and I spoke out at once. : "Welcoming the Gods is very important to this village. If we act rashly and ruin the Welcoming God Ceremony, I'm afraid the end will be even worse. So as I said, wait and see what happens. The soldiers will come to cover up the water and the earth."
While I was talking with Master Wang and the others, new changes occurred in the village. The procession to welcome the gods suddenly stopped when they were about to leave the village. The sound of gongs and drums gradually weakened, and only the shrill suona sound could be heard lingering throughout the whole place. Over the village.
Then something no one expected happened. Lu Shan, who was dressed in an unusual way, was kicked out of the team, and four or five stout women carried her back.
"what happened?"
They quickly arrived in front of the stone building and shouted some local dialects into the stone building.
"Can you understand what it means?" Feng Minglong looked at me and Master Wang: "From the tone, I guess we are not welcome."
I frowned and used my discerning eyes to see that the lagging child was hiding behind a few women, mixing in the group. It was obvious that he was the informant.
"I don't know what they are talking about, but only a few peasant women came over, and no men from the village came over. This is a bit strange. Things have not developed to the worst point yet." My guess was quickly confirmed, and the two-faced woman She was pushed into the house by two women. She was the only one in the procession who did not wear a mask.
"There are few men in the village, and the clan elders want you to follow the procession to welcome the gods to the temple to carry the coffin." Lushan's words flickered, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
"Carrying the coffin? Aren't you going to welcome the gods? Why are you involved with the coffin again?" No matter how I asked, Lu Shan refused to speak. However, the peasant women occasionally spoke a few words in a completely incomprehensible dialect. Judging from the tone of their words, it doesn't seem like a good thing.
After a stalemate for several minutes, we three outsiders chose to compromise, and we had to bow our heads under the eaves.
Several peasant women put brightly colored robes on us, and then led us to catch up with the procession to welcome the gods.
After we integrated into the team, the noisy group in front started beating gongs and drums again. The shrill sound seemed particularly weird when combined with the ups and downs of the red and white soul sedan.
"What is this? You are forced to carry the coffin, which brings bad luck." The three of us outsiders walked together with Lu Shan, and we were out of tune with the silent dancing crowd around us.
The long procession to welcome the gods quickly left the village, climbed halfway up the mountain along the rugged mountain road, and finally stopped in front of a Buddhist temple.
Low and dilapidated, dark and damp, with moss growing on the walls and green tiles on the roof, it is an antique temple. It is estimated that this temple has existed longer than the village at the foot of the mountain.
"It is overgrown with weeds and the temple is in such a dilapidated state. It is obviously lacking of maintenance. Judging from the importance the local people attach to welcoming the gods, it seems that this dilapidated temple has a high status in their hearts. This is strange, why they clearly respect the temple in their hearts. But you let the temple fall into disrepair without taking care of it?" I was a little confused by the attitude of these people in the village towards the temple, and I couldn't figure out what they really thought.
Not long after, an old man said a few words to Lushan. Lushan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then took us three outsiders to the door of the temple: "The clan elder asked you to go in and carry the coffin. Be careful not to disturb the gods. ."
"Only the three of us?" I froze on the spot. The team to welcome the gods crowded outside the temple and formed a circle. They were wearing bright clothes and paper masks, and they just stared at the three outsiders quietly: " Okay, let’s go.”
The temple is not big, but the threshold is very high. The mountain is steep, and there are seven stone steps arranged outside the temple.
"All the houses in the village have no thresholds, but this dilapidated temple has a threshold?" I understood why the temple was dilapidated and lacked maintenance. This place was probably not accessible to ordinary villagers.
Climb the steps and enter the temple. Inside is a small courtyard of more than ten square meters. The ground is paved with green bricks and overgrown with weeds on both sides.
Continuing to walk inside, we passed through the small courtyard and entered the main hall. It looked even more dilapidated than the outside. The tiles on the roof were missing, with big holes exposed, the walls were cracked, and there were shocking cracks everywhere.
Deep in the main hall stands a Buddha statue with two sides. In front of the Buddha statue is an offering table with a tablet on which are written three ancient characters - Buddha of Good and Evil.
"Is this the real name of the Double-Faced Buddha? Is he called the Buddha of Good and Evil?" I picked up my phone and recorded all this. After talking to each other for such a long time, I didn't know the other person's real name until now: "Good and evil are opposites. This name has What does it mean? Or is this just a name made up by the villagers themselves?"
"Mr. Lu, taking pictures with your mobile phone in the temple is disrespectful and will bring disaster to yourself."
"No. 12, come here and help me quickly. I feel uncomfortable all over in this ruined temple. It seems like I'm being watched all the time."
Master Wang and Feng Minglong found the coffin Lu Shan said behind the Buddha statue. It had a large front end and a small rear end. It was trapezoid-shaped and looked like a half log.
"How to carry it? I heard that carrying a coffin is also very particular."
The coffin was placed sideways behind the Buddha statue. There was a thick layer of dust on it. It was unknown how long it had been left here.
"You two carry the head of the coffin, and I carry the end of the coffin alone." I practice Miaozhenxinfa and Bengquan, and my physical fitness is much better than ordinary people, so I am responsible for one end of the coffin alone.
"Just carry it?" Feng Minglong and Master Wang looked at the wooden coffin on the ground and were unwilling to do anything. In their eyes, the coffin was very unlucky, and the coffin in the deserted temple itself was an unbelievable thing.
"The walls of the Buddhist temple are low. How about we just climb over the wall and escape? This place is beyond the scope of the village. This is a rare opportunity!"
Master Wang said to me in a consultative tone, and I felt a little moved in my heart. I was about to discuss the feasibility of the plan when the mobile phone in my hand made a light sound.
"Ding!" A text message was sent to the mobile phone mailbox at this time.
"Wait a moment." I opened the mailbox and flipped through the message. There was only a short line of text in it - "Optional task three: Steal the relics of good and evil. If the task is successful, you will be rewarded with ten points! Get immunity for one live broadcast!"
"Relics of good and evil?" The rewards of this optional mission are extremely rich, almost comparable to the mission of killing Lu Xing in the eighth live broadcast. I stared at the screen of my phone for a long time without saying anything: "I won't come sooner or later, but why?" We announced after entering the temple, could it be that the good and evil relics are hidden in the temple? Is it because Na Luxing went through all the trouble to take the train just to come here to take the relics? "
The tablet of the Double-Faced Buddha has the words Good and Evil Buddha, and the good and evil relics must also be related to the Double-Faced Buddha.
"Mr. Lu, let me tell you whether I want to leave or stay." Feng Minglong and Master Wang both looked at me anxiously. They were afraid that the delay would arouse the suspicion of the villagers outside.
"No hurry, I want to find something here first."