Starting from the recovery of Shanhaijing

Chapter 93 The Buddha Carver

Hotel lobby.

The dark sky made the innkeeper light the oil lamp at the counter in advance.

The slightly dim light shines on the side of the counter, facing the simple wooden Buddhist altar placed at the gate of the inn.

There is a large open space around it, and only a futon is placed in front of the altar.

Quite a few of the guests coming in and out of the inn will come straight here, kneel down on the futon with their bodies wet, and mutter something in their mouths.

The light illuminated half of their faces where their rain-soaked hair was stuck.

Different expressions, or restlessness, or pious pleading, or resentment
In front of them is a bronze tripod filled with incense sticks.

Gray-white smoke rose up windingly, enveloping the statue of Sandu Buddha, which was said to be able to resist the invasion of evil spirits.

In the shadows behind the Buddhist altar, tentacles seem to be passing by, and whispers are heard, making it difficult to calm down.

smack~ smack~
Patting his forehead lightly, forcing himself to get rid of the inexplicably generated fantasies in his mind, Yan Jing leaned against the pillars in the inn and continued to look at the Buddha statue.

When he first arrived, he didn't pay attention to the Buddhist altars in the inn, but looking back now, he still didn't see the strangeness of the Sandu Buddha statue.

There is neither a solemn treasure, nor a golden casting or jade embellishment. What is enshrined in the Buddhist altar is just an ordinary wood carving. Even the carving work can only be said to be mediocre, and the carving marks on the surface have not been processed.

Not to mention that there are almost no exquisite details in the entire Sandu Buddha statue, it is just the appearance of a Buddha wearing cassock and sitting cross-legged.

The depiction of its head is particularly vague, as if the sculptor was unable to complete it and could only carve a general outline.

But it is such a scribbled Buddha statue that has been respected by the townspeople.

The treatment is just a little worse than those beings called Earth Immortals.

"I can't feel the special energy that exists on the Buddha statue, and there is no sign of recovery from the negative state of wisdom erosion."

Yu Zhen reminded softly at the side that he had doubts about the role of the Sandu Buddha statue.

"Maybe it's not yet the time for it to take effect. After Youshi is the time when Jingjiang Town is really dangerous."

Yan Jing shrugged, he also didn't understand where the power of this Buddha statue was hidden,
"Maybe it will be different at night."

It was still daylight on the first day, and the monsters were not very active, and the two they met on this trip couldn't even be recognized by the torch.

The former is just a clone, and the rat-faced man is a monster that catalyzes a temporary mutation.

The task given by the torch described killing at least three strange or evil spirits, which obviously couldn't be dealt with by some cats or dogs.

"Guest officer, your dishes are ready, do you need a drink?"

The shopkeeper was holding a plate of scrambled eggs, and bowed to ask, Yan Jing turned around to answer, and saw Zhao Qianwu and Yu Ke appearing at the door.

The clothes of the two were a little messy, with large areas of sewage stains, and the sleeve of Yu Ke's left arm was opened, obviously having experienced battles.

It was getting darker in the afternoon.

The wind and rain still showed no sign of stopping, the branches and leaves of the trees "hula~" sounded, and the stalls on the street turned over a lot.

Pedestrians came and went in a hurry on the street, and most of the foreigners who entered and exited the inn were drenched, stepping into the lobby with their arms around their shoulders, hiding from the heavy rain, and taking advantage of the dim lights in the inn to barely breathe.

The steaming food was placed on the wooden table by the window on the right side of the inn. Yu Zhen deliberately avoided the crowded lobby when choosing a seat.

The accommodation conditions in the inn for foreigners are extremely shabby, and the food is naturally not much better. Fortunately, the four of them don't have high requirements, they just want to fill their stomachs, and the most important thing is to exchange information.

"The negative state of intellectual erosion. It seems that you have already noticed it."

As soon as he was seated, Zhao Qianwu spoke about the problem of wisdom erosion. Seeing that Yan Jing and Yu Zhen didn't show any surprise on their faces, he continued,

"Yu Ke and I found a weird willow tree during the investigation process, and we worked together to solve the problem. As long as we come into contact with weirdness or evil spirits, or things related to them, our mental state will continue to change." deterioration."

"The abnormal state that the people of Jingjiang Town show when they face those weirdnesses is most likely because their sanity has been affected by intellectual erosion and has dropped to an extremely low level, but it just looks normal on the surface."

Yu Ke took a sip of wine from the porcelain bowl, frowned, put the bowl aside, and added,

"In other words, if the intellectual eclipse continues to increase, we will no longer be limited to seeing hallucinations, and there is a great possibility of mental abnormalities, especially when faced with weirdness. Heh, this is"

"I think it's those absurd, indescribable weird events that impact or pollute our will, just like horror movies can make the timid people have horrible associations with the surrounding environment, and now we are in the horror event , what you are facing is not a ghost, but a more special existence!"

Yu Zhen returned from the county government to the present, tried many methods to relieve the negative state, but all failed, and said bluntly.

With the level of fighting strength of the four people present, it is purely courting death for ordinary ghosts to come in front of them.

Only the weirdness that is difficult to guess with common sense can use the current environment of Jingjiang Town to affect them.

"We must hurry up to complete the main task, and at the same time, it is best to find a way to alleviate the intellectual loss. With the current situation, once it comes to the third day of the Ghost Festival, the situation in the town may be worse than we imagined. "

Yan Jing opened her mouth to remind.

Although they haven't been able to figure out the root cause of this negative state so far, one thing is certain, when the intelligence loss data falls below a certain limit, it will inevitably begin to affect their sanity and weaken their combat effectiveness.

"The pagoda in Jingjiang Town!"

Zhao Qianwu and Yu Zhen spoke at the same time, and immediately they were a little surprised. The former asked,

"You also found out?"

"The lunar eclipse mentioned in the background of the event occurred in the first year of Dashun, that is, 12 years ago. The county annals in the Jingjiang government clearly recorded that on the night of the lunar eclipse, there was an earthquake around the pagoda. After that, Strangeness started to appear in the town."

Taking out the notes, Yu Zhen tried to use simple sentences to describe the information she and Yan Jing collected,
"Not only that, since the pagoda began 12 years ago, there has been an eminent monk in it who has carved Sandu Buddha, and several statues will be sent out every few months. These Buddha statues are also quite effective in suppressing evil spirits and weirdness. I have reason I suspect that the stupa at this time is related to suppressing these monsters!"

On the way back, Yu Zhen discussed this matter with Yan Jing.

If the Sandu Buddha is indeed effective, then the eminent monk who carved it must have mastered some key methods.

"That's right, Yu Ke and I also noticed this clue, but we learned from the people around the pagoda that we have observed the pagoda closely. The strange thing is that the government sent special guards to seal it off. The gate, no one is allowed to go in to pay respects, and there is also a special person in charge of delivering food, and this situation has been going on for many years!"

The two talked to each other, and at this time the benefits of acting separately appeared. Both sides had obtained part of the information about the pagoda. Now that they meet, they can understand its situation more comprehensively.

The four quickly reached an agreement on this aspect, that is, to go to the pagoda in the afternoon to find out the situation inside.

"There is one more thing. He Bo will get married tonight. This is an opportunity that is close at hand."

Speaking of the special incident detected earlier, Yu Zhen was about to explain the situation, but the shout from the door of the inn interrupted her speech.

"It's a disaster. Someone died at the county government, and the archives room was burned to the ground. Officials are coming to our side."

The ragged middle-aged man shouted out of breath.

Zhao Qianwu and Yu Ke immediately looked at the other two.

"When we were reviewing the file, Shuzuo suddenly mutated into a rat-faced man."

Yu Zhen explained something first, then looked at Yan Jing and asked,

"We should have blown out the oil lamp when we came out. Is there any other reason why the accidental fire could have occurred?"

"That's a murderer. He killed half of the people in the county government office, and finally walked away from the main entrance!"

The man behind was still talking about what he heard from the official.

"It's not us who killed people and burned the archives, obviously to block the news inside."

"Don't think about it, it must be He Jianbing. Killing and setting fire, destroying corpses and destroying traces, this is his usual method in this world!"

Zhao Qianwu's tone was firm.

Torch's important consideration when choosing Ember Apostle is obviously not morality.

Different from Yan Jing and Yu Zhen who subconsciously follow some moral principles that ordinary people should have when acting, He Jianbing, who is himself a super wanted criminal, is a lawless existence in this world, let alone in an event in another world where he may die at any time .

Act without restrictions!

"Go, leave here, and head to the pagoda immediately."

Yan Jing got up suddenly, looked at Zhao Qianwu and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, the other three people quickly understood what Yan Jing meant, and put down their bowls and chopsticks.

Since Yan Jing and Yu Zhen were able to find the information they wanted through the archives, He Jianbing could do the same. He must have also seen the strange corpse on the ground. A neighborhood populated by people.

You must know that when Yan Jing and the two entered, there were people watching outside the door!
If it is found by the government, the latter will not care whether Yan Jing set the fire on, and interrogation will definitely be indispensable.

At that time, there are only two roads left in front of Yan Jing and the others, resistance and compromise, and no matter which one they choose in the end, they will fall into a disadvantageous situation and waste their already tense time.

This will allow He Jianbing to take the lead.

If he found the monk in the pagoda first, the consequences would be disastrous!
Without any delay, Zhao Qianwu, who knew the location of the pagoda, grabbed the bamboo hat beside him and walked straight out.

The wind and rain are sudden, and there is no need to hold an umbrella.

All four of them changed into coir raincoats and bamboo hats. Yan Jing and Yu Zhen bought two sets through the shopkeeper after returning to the inn.

Stepping out of the threshold of the inn, leaving the place barely shrouded by a ray of candlelight.

The sky is dark.

　there will be later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)