A knife in love

Chapter 400

Everyone walked slowly along Situ Bridge, zigzagging over the bottomless abyss, everyone was extremely careful.After walking and stopping for half an hour, I suddenly heard Situ Qiao say, "Here we are!"

Everyone's heart trembled, and they stopped in unison.It's just that the passage is only more than ten feet wide. Liu Yong walked behind Situ Qiao, and behind him was Chu Danyang.Therefore, except for Liu and Chu, no one behind could see what was going on ahead.

Liu Yong and Chu Danyang could see clearly.Under the light of the torch, a tall temple gate actually appeared two or three zhang away.

The gate of this temple is embedded in a recessed crack in the stone wall, it is more than two feet high, and it is divided into three gates.The temple gates on the left and right sides are smaller, and the temple gate in the middle is tall and wide.The temple gate almost completely covered the gaps in the mountain wall, so I don't know what it looks like inside the temple gate.

Situ Qiao also stopped at this time, first grabbed a handful of silver powder with his right hand, and swung forward vigorously.When the silver powder fluttered down one after another, it just happened to form a silvery passage between his feet and the temple gate.Situ Qiao walked forward slowly, until he was under a stone step, and then stopped.There are nine stone steps in total, and the gate of the temple is located at the top.

Liu Yong and Chu Danyang were overwhelmed by the tall temple gate in front of them, and forgot to step forward for a moment.However, more than ten people behind them followed up, and by the light of the torch in Situ Qiao's hand, they had already seen the gate of the temple.Everyone's heart trembled, facing the tall and majestic gate of the temple, a trace of fear could not help but grow in their hearts.

Murong Danyan stood beside Li Qiufeng, looked at the shadow of the temple gate, and said in a trembling voice: "Why is this temple gate so scary, it doesn't seem real..."

Before she finished speaking, Situ Qiao had already walked up the stone steps.It's just that he walked extremely slowly, raising his legs high with each step, and then slowly lowered them down.Only after stepping on the stone steps extremely firmly will he take the next step.

Seeing Situ Qiao walking up the stone steps step by step, everyone didn't even dare to vent their breath, for fear that something might happen again.Fortunately, Situ Qiao walked very steadily, until he reached the end of the stone steps, but nothing strange happened.

Situ Qiao walked to the gate of the temple, looked up, then turned around and said to the crowd: "Everyone, come up."

Only then did Qunhao follow, but he was also cautious when walking up the stone steps.I didn't notice it when I was far away at first, but when I stepped on the stone steps, I realized that the stone steps were paved with bluestone, and the surface was polished like a mirror.Only then did everyone know why Situ Qiao raised his legs high and stepped lightly when he walked up the steps, but because the surface of the stone steps was polished too smooth, if he walked in a hurry, he might stumble and fall.

After everyone walked up to the end of the stone steps, they arrived in front of the temple gate.At this time, compared to when I saw it just now, I feel that the gate of this temple is extremely tall.And it was far away, and I only saw the majestic and majestic gate of the temple. When I got closer, I found that the roof of the temple gate was covered with glazed tiles, and various pictures were painted with colored pens under the eaves.The beams are painted bright red, which looks even more majestic.

Li Qiufeng turned his head and looked at the way he came. Since everyone had already walked to the gate of the temple, the range of light from the torch had moved to above the stone steps.The silver powder spread on the passage lost the light of the torch, but it no longer shone.Therefore, looking back at the way back, we can no longer see the shadow of the passage.It seems that under the steps, there is a bottomless abyss.As for the disk on the opposite stone wall, it has long been hidden in the darkness.

Suddenly I heard Zhu Sanjia say: "Damn it, I really saw a ghost! I have been to Jingxin Temple fifty or sixty times, why have I never seen this temple gate?"

Situ Qiao sneered, "If you didn't mean to deceive, then what you saw was just a fake Jingxin Temple."

Zhu Sanjia's eyes widened, and he said to Situ Qiao: "How could it be fake? There are three big characters 'Jingxin Temple' clearly written in front of the temple gate..."

When he said this, his voice suddenly stopped, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.It's just that this expression slowly turned into confusion, and finally a look of fear.

Murong Danyan wondered: "Brother Zhu, what's wrong with you?"

Brother Zhu said tremblingly: "Fake, fake... how could it be fake... door, so it doesn't have a door..."

Everyone didn't know what Zhu Sanjia meant by muttering to himself, but they couldn't ask any more questions when they saw that he was in a daze.Situ Qiao didn't care about this, and said to Zhu Sanjia: "Have you remembered? The place you went to was entered through the Pingmen Gate, so it wasn't really Jingxin Temple at all. But Yao Guangxiao was pretty good to your ancestors, didn't you think It is a fake Jingxin Temple that let your Zhu family enter, but it is really a place to avoid the enemy's pursuit. But you Zhu family are really stupid, since the temple is not Really, just push open a palace door and go in to have a look, but you have to stand honestly in the courtyard and have been teased by Yao Guangxiao for more than 100 years..."

Situ Qiao satirized Zhu Sanjia while walking up and down in front of the temple gate, inspecting the three temple gates carefully.

Zhu Sanjia stood on the side in despair, seemingly turning a deaf ear to Situ Qiao's sarcasm.Li Qiufeng couldn't help comforting him and said: "Brother Zhu, it's really nothing. Yao Guangxiao's actions were unexpected, and he presumably built a fake Jingxin Temple because he was afraid of revealing his secret. It's just that he didn't care about the Zhu family. The ancestors were not malicious, and you don't have to be depressed."

Zhu Sanjia shook his head and said, "Young Master Li, I don't have any resentment towards Yao Guangxiao. I just think about the past 30 years... no, it should be nearly a hundred years. My Zhu family has guarded outside Hutouyan for generations. The food was transported into the mountains. Unexpectedly, this hard work turned out to be just a big dream. Alas, my ancestors, who were firmly tied to Hutouyan, were like walking dead every day..."

When he said this, he whimpered and couldn't go on.

Li Qiufeng knew that Zhu's family was deceived by Yao Guangxiao, so he felt lost.It's just that this matter really can't be comforted, so I have to smile bitterly.At this time, I heard Situ Qiao say: "This temple gate is a bit weird, I'm afraid there are many articles in it."

Everyone thought: "Since we entered here, where is there nothing weird? Your words are like farting, and they are completely useless."

Situ Qiao turned around and said to Zhu Sanjia: "You said that the Jingxin Temple you saw didn't have a gate, didn't you?"

Zhu Sanjia nodded and said in a trembling voice: "If I hadn't seen this temple gate just now, I wouldn't have remembered it. There is indeed no temple gate there. After crossing a stone bridge, there is a courtyard. Right opposite the stone bridge is a courtyard. A big hall, but it is not too big. There are a row of side rooms on the left and right, which are much lower than the main hall. The ancestors of my Zhu family said that if you enter Jingxin Temple, you can only take shelter in the courtyard, and you must not enter the main hall Or in the wing room, otherwise terrible things will happen. Therefore, for more than a hundred years, even if members of my Zhu family came to Jingxin Temple, they only stayed in the courtyard for a while."

Murong Danyan said: "Brother Zhu, why do you think that the monastery has no gates and conclude that it is a fake?"

Zhu Sanjia said: "The girl doesn't know something. In any temple, the gate is the most important. If there is no temple gate, it can't be called a temple. Yao Guangxiao is a monk, so he naturally knows this truth. How can we build a temple without building a temple gate? The truth? It’s just that the ancestors of my Zhu family all regarded Yao Guangxiao as a god. He handed over the heavy responsibility of guarding the cave to the ancestors of Sha and Zhu. There are backhands in everything. I am afraid that Emperor Chengzu is not single-minded."

Before he finished speaking, Situ Qiao sneered and said, "Yao Guangxiao naturally doesn't have one heart and one mind for Zhu Di. Zhu Di is a bastard, cunning and cunning. Zhu Di also wants to keep a hand."

Emperor Chengzu's reputation among the people is not good, but since Chengzu came to the throne, Jinyiwei and Dongchang have monitored officials and civilians, and they have been arrested and tortured in prisons. Killing people is useless, scaring the officials and the people trembling for fear of disaster. From the mouth, it means that for the Emperor Chengzu, the common people are only slandering at most, and no one has ever opened their mouths to curse like Situ Qiao.Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "Every time Emperor Chengzu is mentioned, this Mr. Situ will yell at him, as if he has a deep hatred with Emperor Chengzu."

After Situ Qiao finished speaking, he looked at the gate of the temple with his hands behind his back, and said: "The folks call the gate of the temple a mountain gate, and they use the mountain of a big mountain. In fact, this is a myth. To be precise, there should be three Three characters. This is because the gate of the temple is divided into three gates. The gate in the middle is the largest and is called the Wuxiang Gate. Wuxiang means to become a monk in Sanskrit. Therefore, only monks who are ordained can walk through Wuxiang Gate. The door on the left is called the door of emptiness, and the door of emptiness means that everything is empty, meaningless and needless. The door on the right is called the door of Wuzuo. People from other places should enter the temple through the empty gate on the left and leave through the Wuzuo gate on the right before reaching the temple gate. The temple gate in front of us has three gates. Think about it, which gate should we enter the temple from? ?”

Everyone was very surprised when they heard him speak with eloquence.Murong Danyan smiled and said: "So that's the case. I always thought that the three characters for Sanmen used the name of Dashan. Mr. Situ, you are really knowledgeable and well-deserved."

Hearing her praise, Situ Qiao was quite proud, and said with a smile, "You have good eyesight. Tell me, which gate are we going to enter the temple from?"

Murong Danyan was stunned, looked at the gate of the temple, and said: "Since you said that people outside the square should enter from the left and exit from the right, we should naturally enter the temple through the empty gate on the left."

She said while pointing to the temple gate on the left.Situ Qiao chuckled and said, "If it's true what you said, Yao Guangxiao would be too stupid."

After he finished speaking, he said to the crowd: "Which gate do you think is more appropriate to enter the temple?"

Seeing that Murong Danyan didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, Qunhao opened his mouth to answer rashly, but was ridiculed by Situ Qiao.The gang leaders and heads of all the gangs respected their identities and did not want to humiliate themselves, so they remained silent.Seeing that everyone was silent, Situ Qiao turned his eyes to Li Qiufeng's face and said, "You are quite knowledgeable, why don't you tell me, which gate do we need to enter the temple?"

Li Qiufeng looked at the temple gate, shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Situ Qiao was about to say something sarcastic, when he suddenly saw Li Qiufeng holding the Xiuchun knife tightly in his right hand, his heart trembled, and he swallowed the few words that had come to his lips.

(End of this chapter)