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Chapter 193 Saltpeter, he added saltpeter! (Please subscribe, please read)
Wang Qiang served as a soldier in a snowy area and saw the horror of hypothermia with his own eyes.

Qian Sheng in front of him has reached the most serious situation and is beginning to have hallucinations. If he does not receive effective treatment, his life will be in danger at any time.

"Shopkeeper Qian, shopkeeper Qian, wake up, don't you dare fall asleep, shopkeeper Qian!"

The continuous shaking, coupled with Wang Qiang's constant rubbing of his chest and limbs through the clothes, somewhat improved.

"Master Wang, are we in the underworld?"

"No, let's go to the door and ask the Lord of Hell to rush back. He said that we didn't have time and wouldn't accept us."

Qian Sheng's lips moved, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say. He closed his eyes and passed out.

"Master Qian, Master Qian! Lao Lin, save him quickly."

Lin Yi took out the silver needle from his bag, but his hands were shaking violently, like a patient with Alzheimer's disease.

In this case, it is impossible to hit the acupuncture points accurately no matter what. You can only use both hands together to barely control the strength of your fingers and wrists.

"Open your chest!"

"Oh!"

Wang Qiang stretched out his hand to lift Qian Sheng's clothes. Lin Yi applied acupuncture with both hands, and inserted a "soul-reviving needle" into Qian Sheng's body. Qian Sheng's whole body suddenly stiffened.

The veins on the neck burst out.

The expression on his face was extremely distorted, and it could be seen that this injection really hurt him.

Immediately afterwards, a "crunch" was heard in his throat, and his whole body went limp for an instant. His eyes slowly opened, his lips trembled, as if he had regained some consciousness.

"Great, finally woke up."

"This is not a temporary solution. If you want to get him out of hypothermia, you have to get him out of this cold environment as soon as possible."

"Leave it to me, Shopkeeper Qian. Quickly find a way out, let us go out from here, and if we stay for a while, we will all die here!"

After that, Wang Qiang carried Qian Sheng on his back and started running circles in this small space, using the heat generated by his own exercise to warm Qian Sheng.

Lin Yi nodded, put the flashlight under his arm, and began to look for clues bit by bit.

When he calmed down, he realized that the so-called portrait of the angry-eyed King Kong on the wall was actually the four heavenly kings of Buddhism.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the images of these four people mainly come from the classical mythological novels "Journey to the West" and "Feng Shen Yan Yi".

The "Four Heavenly Kings" are even more well-known than the "Four Generals of the Devil".

Their identities are the guardian gods of Buddhism, and the instruments they hold are also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people because of the fictional plots of these novels.

The King of Growth in the South: Holds a sword. Because the sword has an edge, it is homophonic for "wind".

The Heavenly King of the Eastern Kingdom: Holds the pipa, because the pipa can produce tones, which means "tuning".

The king of heaven is often heard in the north: holding an ermine and a precious umbrella, which represents "rain" because the umbrella can cover the rain.

Western Guangmu Tianwang: The snake is wrapped around the hand, which means dragon and snake are in harmony, which means "shun".

In fact, during the Tang Dynasty, the names, images and magical instruments of these four heavenly kings were different from those described by later generations.

Among the relief statues of heavenly kings unearthed in the underground palace of Famen Temple, the four heavenly kings of Buddhism made their collective appearance for the first time:
Lai Zha Heavenly King Dongfang Titou: holding swords in both hands;
South Pilou Boyi King: holding a sword in his left hand;
Western King Pilu Leyi: holding a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand;

The great sage of the north, King Bishamonten: holds the pagoda with his left hand and raises the sword with his right hand.

The shapes of the four of them are very similar to those on the ice murals in the stone room where the three Lin Yi brothers are now.

Among the four heavenly kings, only the northern king Bishamon has the most special identity.

According to the "Vishamon Rituals", in the first year of Tianbao Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, feudal states surrounded Xiliang City, and the border was in a hurry.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty asked Master Bukong Sanzang to recite the "King of Kings" to practice and bless him.

When the mage was practicing the law, at the north gate of the trapped city, the king of heaven and countless divine soldiers appeared in the clouds and mist with the sound of trumpets and trumpets. Another group of golden rats bit off all the enemy's bowstrings and instruments, and the border was won.

Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict, ordering all Taoist festivals and prefectures to place images of the heavenly king in the northwest corner of the city, and Buddhist temples also ordered them to be placed in other courtyards.

Therefore, Bishamonten was especially respected by the Tang army and regarded as the god of war.

The image of Bishamonten, wearing heavy armor and half-sitting on a tower with a sword in his hand, is often drawn on the flag and is called the "Flag of the Heavenly King" to show his protection for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

This image of King Bishamon was finally used in King Tota Ri.

And it took the name of Li Jing, a great military strategist in the Tang Dynasty, for his use.

Only then did Lin Yi notice that the area of ​​the portrait of Bishamon in the north was larger than the other three.

This shows his special identity.

His portrait is unique, so there must be special marks on his body.

Lin Yi stepped forward, held up a flashlight to observe carefully, and had to keep stepping on his feet to let the blood circulate.

The flashlight beam stopped at the center of King Bishamon's crown, which seemed to be inlaid with a fan-shaped gem.

The outlines of these heavenly king statues are all connected to each other, a bit similar to a "one-stroke painting", so after the water vapor condenses into water droplets, frost slowly forms along the gully dug out to outline the pattern.

Only this fan-shaped gem inlaid on the crown is a single entity, connected by the surrounding fine lines and covered by frost.

At first glance, there is nothing special about it, but when you compare it with the other three crowns, you can see the difference.

fan!

Lin Yi couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw this pattern.

Among the "Dark Eight Immortals", the fan is Han Zhongli's magic weapon.

In reality, the fan is also a necessary "artifact" to cool off and relieve the heat. It seems that this senior really meant something and had a good intention.

But in the current situation, isn’t this coolness a bit too cool?
Without thinking too much, Lin Yi shined a flashlight towards the top of the statue of Bishamonten, and discovered that there was a layer of white powder crystals sandwiched between the wall and the top of the head.

He took out the flying tiger claw, shook his arm, moved all the joints and wrists, and then threw the claw up.

He retracted his paws, twisted the powder on his hands, put it under his nose and smelled it.

Suddenly his eyes widened.

"Saltpeter! It's actually saltpeter!"

This kind of thing often appeared in the corners of the old mud houses. Saltpeter in nature is often formed by the decomposition and oxidation of nitrogen-containing organic matter in the soil into nitric acid under the action of bacteria, and then combines with potassium in the soil.

In ancient times, some Taoist priests used it as a raw material for alchemy and an important ingredient for making gunpowder.

In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to the above uses, saltpeter also had another important use:
Make ice!

Because they discovered that when saltpeter is dissolved in water, it quickly absorbs a large amount of heat in the water and allows the water to freeze into ice. Therefore, the saltpeter ice making method was invented.

Of course, because of its special characteristics and huge consumption, saltpeter cannot be used by ordinary people.

For the royal family, it is not a big problem at all.

(End of this chapter)