I collect cultural relics in the human world

Chapter 9
"Go." Qin Jian waved his hand and said to the light dots surrounding He Si, but the faint light did not obey his instructions.

"I will protect her." Qin Jian added. Shimmer passed through the forest as if he had received a pardon, and soon came to a magnificent building.

"That's not right." Fan Yu was still smiling, but his whole body was tense, and the lines of his muscles were exposed from under his clothes, like a beast ready to attack at any time. He Si could not help but become nervous, but Qin Jian was still nervous. The deputy old god is there.

The tall building in front of me should be a temple, with vermilion pillars, green tiles and golden eaves. The eaves are raised like a bird spreading its wings. There are also auspicious carvings such as seahorses, lion cubs, and unicorns. Raindrops stretch along the new glazed tiles to form a silver thread. It dripped downwards, making a pleasant tinkling sound. It was antique, solemn, and yet so sudden that it made people feel terrified.

"This is the hall of peace and happiness, surrounded by the underworld." The figure of the little monkey had disappeared into the Buddhist hall. He Si raised her head and read out the couplets posted on both sides of the hall door. The more she read, the darker her face became.

Fan Yu obviously noticed the strangeness of the couplet and continued: "The second half of the sentence is not very auspicious."

"It's just a job." Qin Jian showed disdain, and the mirror light flashed across the palm of his right hand. The prosperity in front of him immediately collapsed like fine sand, leaving only a circle of cracked earth walls and roof tiles.There are overgrown weeds around the three of them, and the red-painted door in front of them looks like a bloody mouth dripping with saliva, inviting you to enter the urn.

"It has to be Uncle Qin." Fan Yu said, his eyes turned between Qin Jian and He Si, and he wisely took a step forward with his long legs.

"Let's go." Qin Jian turned sideways and looked at He Si. She was standing in a daze. The rain was pouring down, winding along the messy hair on her forehead to her slender and fragile neck, and then got into her clothes. The collar added a touch of pale and broken beauty to her cold figure. Qin Jian suppressed the throbbing in his heart and said softly, "Didn't you come here? Are you afraid now?"

He Si was not actually afraid. She was thinking about the man in her previous dream who wanted to take away her little monkey. That man could create an abyss beneath her feet with just a few clicks. He obviously had the ability to manipulate illusions.This time, it seemed that the situation in front of him was definitely related to him. Fortunately, the confusion was easily broken by Qin Jian after all.

"That's amazing." He Si turned her head, but she was not frightened as expected. On her face that was wet by the rain, a pair of dark eyes shone with excitement, "Sir, you are really amazing."

Huarou's face, which had just returned to tenderness, was full of vitality. The girl's heart and eyes were full of admiration. The strong contrast almost burned Qin Jian. He lowered his head to avoid the intense gaze and made a gesture to signal He Si to go first.

The house was even more dilapidated. The sparse and broken mud tiles could not block the bitter wind and rain. Fan Yu stopped by a water-stained wall. Beside him, the little monkey flickered brightly and darkly, as if someone's heartbeat was unsteady. .

"Is this the mural?" He Si looked at the scroll unfolded on the wall - several lotus flowers blooming in the pond, thin and elegant, standing gracefully, with lotus leaves in the field under the flowers, round and gentle, with fish playing among them, forming a picture. An elegant Chinese painting.This mural is brightly colored and complete. It is obviously not an ancient relic and is incompatible with the surrounding ruins.The rainwater climbed up the mural along the corner of the wall and turned into mist, making it difficult for people to tell whether it was the water in the painting or the painting in the water.

"Is this it?" Qin Jian's voice came. He was clearly asking the little monkey, but Fan Yu and He Si felt that the spiritual stage was clear. Only then did they realize that they had just been fascinated by the painting, and they took a step back.

But the little monkey didn't. It nodded with a flash of light, and then shook its head with some confusion: "There is my breath here, but it is not the breath of my hometown."

"Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a lotus." Qin Jian took another step closer to the painting, stretched out his hand and touched the snow-white petals of the lotus.

"What's the point?" He Si was puzzled and asked quickly.

"Do you know the origin of lotus?" Fan Yu spoke first, as if he wanted to find out what He Si was.

"I have seen some in architectural books before. The Beiliang Grottoes of Mogao Grottoes already have the image of lotus. It can be regarded as a decorative pattern that appeared earlier and was used more frequently in ancient times."

"Indeed, the lotus pattern is also a common pattern in tomb murals." After Fan Yu finished speaking, he saw that He Si's face was not good, and added, "Of course, this does not mean that we are in tombs now. There are many Buddhist caves, temples, and ancestral halls. This pattern can be found everywhere, even on bronzes from the Western Zhou Dynasty."

"So, what does this have to do with the little monkey becoming like this?"

"I don't know." Fan Yu shrugged and looked at Qin Jian without asking for any explanation.

"The lotus falls into the mud in the winter and breaks through the water to show its beauty in the spring. It means nirvana and rebirth in Buddhism. The white lotus is particularly noble, the purest, and has the strongest magic power," Qin Jian took over the mess left by Fan Yu and explained, "This is an ancient painting made by modern people. It uses the meaning of the lotus to forcefully awaken the sleeping magnetic field, which happens to give the bone powder from thousands of years ago the ability to accompany you."

"You mean... someone painted this painting, and the paint in it was the skeleton of a little monkey?"

Qin Jian was very satisfied with He Si's speculation and nodded slightly.

"Since he was forced to commit suicide, I'm afraid there are some ancient artifacts in this person's hands that we didn't expect. Uncle Qin, have you ever seen such things?"

"No," Lao Chaofeng's mood suddenly dropped when he encountered two things that were beyond his grasp in one day. "But since he brought us here, he won't let us go back empty-handed."

"That's true. I'll go look for you. You and Miss He are resting here."

"Go and take a look at the water tank under the eaves first." Qin Jian called to Fan Yu, who was walking towards the back of the house in a hurry.

He Si followed his gaze and saw that there was indeed a large blue vat in the yard behind the house. It was about half a person's height and was filled with water. From time to time, water overflowed from the mouth of the vat, and raindrops dripped down the eaves of the vat. , causing ripples in circles.

After hearing this, Fan Yu took two quick steps to the tank, only poked his head in, and immediately took a breath of cold air and stepped back.

"What is it?" He Si was both curious and scared, standing there and asking eagerly.

"That thing in the morning," Fan Yu took a deep breath to calm down, "is another skeleton. It seems that Xiao Lin and the others have to come."

He Si looked at Qin Jian. He frowned but did not show a surprised expression. He seemed to have guessed it a long time ago. She was about to ask a question when she suddenly saw Fan Yu's expression stern and he took a few steps back.

"not good."

The situation took a turn for the worse. Fan Yu let out a soft chuckle. In front of him, the water jar seemed to be burst from the inside by some force and shattered. For a while, porcelain shards, water splashes mixed with broken bones flew everywhere.

The glimmer of light that had been hovering in front of the mural spread out, and the halo swayed in the wind and rain. It looked as if it was about to go out at any time, but it was able to surround He Si, and the foreign objects that came were instantly evaporated and dissipated.

Then, the earth shook, the loess collapsed, and the decaying houses sank into the ground in an instant, and the surrounding woods also fell heavily with them as the center of the circle.

He Si saw countless white larvae squirming in the rain. Reason told her not to be a burden to others at this moment, but her body was nailed to the spot and unable to move.

In just a moment, Fan Yu had already retreated to He Si's side. He got into the halo and grabbed He Si, who was stunned on the spot, and hid behind Qin Jian. This was the only place left in the entire forest. .

Let the sky fall and the earth collapse, Qin Jian remained as still as a mountain. The dull pain from his wrist reminded him of the injury he had just suffered in the morning. He did not dare to exaggerate, so he could only protect the tranquility of the small world behind him and squinted his eyes to search in the illusion. Where we are in touch with reality, we cannot relax and we are not willing to fight.

"There seems to be something over there?"

He Si's voice sounded behind her, and she saw among the countless squirming white worms, a reflection that was different from rain flowing among the remaining fragments of the water tank.When Qin Jian heard this and was about to take a closer look, the raindrops suddenly turned into countless silver needles, changing directions and attacking the three of them. The shaky light source above their heads was completely extinguished.

"little monkey!"

"Let's go!" Qin Jian's voice sounded at the same time as He Si's. He took He Si's hand and stepped into the mirror-like pond in front of him.

"Little monkey!" After a moment of spinning, He Si found herself in the mirror corridor again. She had no time to rejoice in the aftermath of this disaster. The extinguished light was still vivid in her mind, making her heart clench.

"The formation is so big." Fan Yu raised his hand to wipe away the sweat mixed with rain on his forehead, as if he didn't hear He Si's words.

He lay on the corridor and looked at the mirror he had just passed. The loess in the outside world surged like a tsunami, swallowing up everything.Then everything returned to silence, the mountains remained the same, the autumn trees shone, and everything just now was just an illusion.If they had taken a step too late, they would have returned to the loess and turned into spring mud to protect the flowers in the coming year.

"He's fine." Qin Jian stood with his back against the wall. His voice was not loud, but it was reassuring.

"Uncle Qin, what's wrong with your hand?" Fan Yu took a break to catch his breath, and his tone of voice was exaggerated and a bit artificial, "Isn't it to save that little thing?" Qin Jian glanced at Fan Yu He Si didn't answer for a moment and all his attention was attracted by the little monkey. Only then did He Si realize that something was wrong. Qin Jian, who was always used to keeping his back straight, was slightly bent over. His right hand hung down weakly, and bright red blood soaked into his sleeves. dripping onto the hallway floor.

"Are you injured?" She took two steps forward eagerly, wanting to reach out, but she didn't dare to touch the person in front of her.

"Aren't you asking questions knowingly..."

Before Fan Yu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Qin Jian: "I'm fine."

"Otherwise, let's go directly to the hospital." He Si couldn't see the wound on Qin Jian's arm, but judging from the blood volume, it should be serious. Thinking of Fan Yu's words, He Si couldn't help but feel worried.

"It's just a minor injury." Qin Jian straightened his back again and glanced at Fan Yu with a hint of warning. Fan Yu swallowed his words as soon as they reached his mouth.

"Let's go back to the hotel first and then we'll make further plans." Qin Jian took the lead in taking a step forward.

"Wait, Uncle Qin, my car..."

"The Mirror Door is still there, you can go back and look for it."

"Forget it, forget it, it's a bus after all. Director Deng can understand that you can't die in the line of duty at a young age." Fan Yu said, and looked at He Si who was still standing there, "I have been there for ten years. This is the first time in my working life that I have seen such a big battle, and it’s really thanks to Miss He.”

"You don't need the car, but I think Director Deng must be very interested in the skeleton in the vat. Why don't you go and take it with you." Qin Jian stopped and said
"Does Director Deng still have this kind of hobby? Why didn't I know about it?" Fan Yu quickly took two steps, as if he was afraid that Qin Jian would be kicked out of the mirror if he was half a beat slower, but he still refused to admit defeat: " It’s true that old trees bloom new flowers.”

"It's not your problem." Qin Jian didn't argue with him. He turned around and urged He Si, "Let's go."

"But...if it weren't for the fact that I insisted on coming..."

"Since it's a trap set by someone with good intentions, if you escape one, there will always be another one. It's better to find out each other first. As for the injury, it's not because of you..." Qin Jian pondered for a moment, then disappeared and jumped for rescue in the morning. The details of her injury in the cliff were revealed, and she said, "That obsession did not abandon us in times of crisis, and I did not abandon him to escape alone."

"Where is he?" He Si said, looking at Qin Jian's hand again, as if she thought the little monkey was holding it in his palm.

"He's with you." Qin Jian saw He Si's doubts and couldn't help but twitching his lips, "Now that he has identified you, others can't take him away. However, he is too seriously injured at the moment and the magnetic field is chaotic. He should be sleeping. When the time is right, you will naturally see him.”

"Then your injury..."

"It will be fine in a while."

"Well," He Si walked slowly behind Qin Jian. Seeing that he walked calmly and his mood became more stable, she began to think about what had just happened, "Do you still remember the person I told you about this morning? Appeared in the dream The one pretending to be you and asking me for a little monkey."

It's okay that He Si didn't mention this. Qin Jian felt his temples twitching when he mentioned it: "Remember, I forced you to commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. What's wrong?"

"That person also used the power of manipulating earth and stone to create a cliff out of thin air, and then caused the cliff to collapse..." He Si thought for a while, stared at Qin Jian and said, "Could this be the person who just attacked us?"

"Oh, maybe."

Qin Jian quickened his pace as he spoke, and He Si almost started to trot after him. She instinctively felt that the person in front of her was in a bad mood, but she didn't know what she said wrong. She couldn't help but sigh and complained in her heart. : "Old men are really difficult to maintain."

Stepping out of the mirror again, before He Si could get used to the illusion of being top-heavy, the phone in her pocket started vibrating crazily.She glanced at the screen. It was a video call from senior brother Han Jun.

"Xiao He, why can't the phone call be connected?" The phone call was connected, and before Han Jun's square face with Chinese characters was refreshed on the screen, his voice came from all over the face.

"Uh... the signal here is not very good." It seemed that there was no signal in the Mirror Gallery, He Si speculated in her mind.

"Are you okay?" Second Senior Brother Li Feng's face also appeared from the edge of the screen. His tone was still slow, but his worry was clear.

"I'm fine." He Si's eyes wandered, falling on Qin Jian, and then quickly ran away, "Do you have a problem with me?"

"I don't know how to call to report that I'm safe," Han Jun pushed away the head crowded next to him, with a reproachful tone, "We saw on the Internet that something happened to the hotel you were staying in, and we couldn't contact you when we contacted you... "

"Everyone said that the accident was caused by a female anchor. What's wrong with Guan Xiaohe? You're so worried." The figure of the third senior brother Zhu Ziqi hurriedly flashed past the screen.

"Isn't it because there are rumors that the female anchor had a supernatural incident when she was live broadcasting in the hotel before." After Han Jun finished speaking, he shrank his neck unconsciously.

"Do you believe this?" Zhu Ziqi's disdainful voice echoed in the laboratory.

Han Jun did not argue and spoke earnestly to the camera: "I would rather believe that it is true than that it is not true. Xiao He, you'd better come back early."

"I know, don't worry." Han Jun looked tall and tall, but he was actually very timid. Thinking of the way he was scared out of his body during the Halloween club activities, He Si couldn't help but smile.

"Xiao He, is it raining in your place?" The always meticulous Second Senior Brother finally squeezed back to the screen and asked, looking at the water drops still hanging on He Si's hair.

"One thing, I just went out without an umbrella. I won't say more. I'm going to check for the return ticket and chat later." He Si said, fearing that more flaws would be discovered, so she quickly hung up the phone.

As soon as the phone in the compartment was hung up, Qin Jian's voice sounded: "The return ticket has been purchased. Fan Yu will take you to the airport in a moment."

"Hey, I promise to complete the mission." Fan Yu raised his eyebrows, suddenly thinking that his car had been buried in the wilderness, and quickly added, "But my car is gone."

"Go in my car."

With a deep voice, the car key drew a beautiful parabola in front of He Si and fell accurately into Fan Yu's hand.And the figure slowly leaving began to become blurry in He Si's eyes, evolving into the young man who was extremely attractive to her in the fantasy, but a little more fragile than usual.

"Why, reluctant?"

A face full of teasing blocked He Si's sight. She had no choice but to suppress the worries in her heart, stretched out her hand to push away the annoying Fan Yu, and said simply: "Let's go."

"and many more."

Fan Yu's voice sounded behind her, and He Si sighed impatiently, stopped and waited for his next words.

"Let's take the employee passage. The main entrance should be very busy now."

"You...how did you clean up?"

"Big battle, this time is really a big battle," Fan Yu said a familiar mantra, shaking his head and adding, "Xiao Lin and the others set a fire."

(End of this chapter)