the last priest

Looking at the watch in his hand, four hours have passed. Although it is usually said that walking downhill is faster than going uphill, this speed is not true for the few of them.

At first, they had an adventurous and unknown attitude. When they went down the steps, they didn't walk fast. On the contrary, they almost ran when they went back.At this time, it was about six o'clock. According to this season, the sky should have been bright already.

Looking up at the sky, there is no light projected from the top. This place is like a well that is permanently dark, and the well cover is tightly closed after you open it with your own hands, or simply put, the well mouth of the well has disappeared.

This is such a desperate result, perhaps Cha Wenbin has already understood it, so he chose another "road", an unknown road that may even lead to death.

His daring to jump does not mean that he is not afraid of death, but that he understands.With the skill of that "Old Sword", how could he be pushed down so easily by Chao Zi?That kind of wild laughter was ridicule, a kind of naked contempt, so he decided to give it a go and go with that person. Now that he came in, how sure was he that he planned to go back alive?

Just like the steps leading to hell, the reason why people will be cycled to death by this seemingly simple steps is because people are always going back and forth on the steps, because there is only one seemingly road under their feet. People have never thought about leaving this road, what would it be like to leave this step?Because in front of people, if there is a visible road, people will not choose other roads. This is like a high-rise building that is on fire. People who seem timid usually choose to escape by jumping off a building. Although people know that the chance of surviving by jumping from this building is also very slim, they will still choose.

In this desperate situation, choosing another path is because people have nowhere to go.If this road that seems to be possible to walk but will never go through always exists, people will keep walking, keep walking, until they die.

Looking back, the road is still there, but this road is no longer the original road. Just like you can’t step into the same river twice in the world, the road back is still not the road you want to go. .

A simple yet complicated staircase, a space endlessly looping to death, a seemingly simple but impenetrable path, these are the ones who can be called the "Ghost Emperor" built for the world.

Are hell and Hades the scariest thing?Is the pan of oil and the mountain of knives the most insurmountable thing?

No, it is only oneself that one cannot defeat in the end.After understanding this truth, the steps and the darkness are not that important.As long as you are willing, there is a way everywhere, and as long as you are willing, there is also a way everywhere.

Tao imitates heaven, Tao imitates earth, Tao imitates nature, all things are Tao, and all can become Tao, but if people stick to their feet all the time, how can they truly become Tao!

So, jumping out of this cycle seems to be the only way out!

woke up.

The surroundings were silent in a bright light, the hazy white light was a little dazzling.It was like the top of the dance hall that was just popular in that era. It is a pity that people like Cha Wenbin have never been to such an occasion.

Cha Wenbin stood up staggeringly, feeling some pain in his body, which should not be broken.Looking up, there is a vast expanse of whiteness, and there are stones the size of goose eggs emitting white light.

"Yu Mingzhu?" He looked at this place in disbelief. This is a kind of precious stone, that is, fluorescent stone.In the past, luminous pearls were priceless treasures, but there seem to be countless luminous pearls here, which have been spreading far away.

Looking up again, he couldn't find the direction in which he fell. It seemed that this was a relatively closed space. Somehow, he came here.

There are huge stone pillars one after another supporting the vaults on both sides, standing symmetrically.

It is really a somewhat magnificent underground palace. The person who can build this palace cannot be described by power.Even the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty may not be able to build his imperial mausoleum into such a look.Because the fluorescent stones in the sky are not simply used for decorative lighting, they are arranged in an orderly and complex manner according to the stars in the sky.

On each stone pillar, there is a hovering Yinglong, sometimes flamboyant, sometimes glaring, each representing a different emotion.These dragons are like the guardians of this palace.

Under the feet, it is made of flat stones, with a thick layer of ashes on top, which has always declared to Cha Wenbin that history has forgotten this place.

The fluorescent stone on the top of the head spreads from here to the inside, so in the subconscious mind, people will want to look forward, and Zha Wenbin is no exception.

The things around him were still there. After trying it, fortunately, he could still walk, so he started to walk inside.

For some reason, walking in this hall, Zha Wenbin seemed to have a familiar feeling. He always felt that he had been here before. Although he was just a little Taoist priest born in the countryside, he felt so familiar.This familiarity was quickly verified, because he began to see something more familiar: murals!

Mural painting, this is the only simple and intuitive way for the ancients to convey information to future generations.

Standing in front of this mural, Zha Wenbin stood dumbfounded.

The portrait depicts a man with a long sword on his back. Behind him is a toad with only three legs. In front of him is something that looks like a huge coffin. He is standing in front of the coffin.

If this is a coincidence, then Cha Wenbin can clearly feel that the man in the painting is himself, because the man is carrying a bag on his body, and the bag has been carved with a little gossip by the ingenious craftsman.

Today's Cha Wenbin, for the convenience of going up the mountain, did not wear a Taoist robe, but simple casual clothes. It was this dress that was almost identically portrayed on the person in the painting.It can be said that there were no photos in that era. If there were, then this picture, except for the absence of the three-legged toad, would be the same as the current Cha Wenbin, as if it was portrayed in front of his today's photo.

This discovery is no less frightening than opening a tomb thousands of years ago, only to find that there are photos of ourselves hanging in the tomb.Therefore, Cha Wenbin pinched his arm fiercely, the pain and swelling told him that this was not a dream, it was real.

In this empty hall, apart from himself and the little tadpole, he couldn't feel a third living creature for the time being. He was thinking, where did that "old knife" go?

Because the ashes on the ground are thick enough, people will leave footprints when they step on it. Soon, he found such a row of footprints on the other side. The direction of the toes is walking inward, so Cha Wenbin is very happy Quickly decided to continue along this series of footprints, the thing on that person's body must be what he really wanted to find.

This road is very long, Cha Wenbin thought, if it was really built by Tu Bo, the ghost emperor, then he must have found all the stones that could emit light in the world at that time, because there are too many fluorescent stones here, how many? To incredible.There are pale colors everywhere, and this kind of white makes people feel a little permeable.

After walking about 300 meters, a huge stone gate appeared in front of it. The gate was ajar, not closed.Standing only twenty meters away from the door, Cha Wenbin noticed something strange, there is a "person" in this door!

Not just one person, but many!

Some people wore purple and black shrouds, while others wore ordinary clothes. These people had boyfriends and girls, some were old and some were young, and some were just children.These people did not know where they came from, their eyes were blurred, they just appeared at the gate out of thin air, and then jumped in one by one.

What kind of person is Cha Wenbin? Doesn't he know that these are not "people" but souls?But is he afraid of the soul?No, so he decided to go in and have a look.

Just about to move, he felt someone tap on his shoulder. Zha Wenbin knew that the probability of people appearing in this kind of place is extremely low, so the Seven Star Sword came out of its sheath with a "chuckle", turned his head and prepared for the blow , but found that standing behind him was a person he was too familiar with.

Looking at that face, the five-flavored bottle in Zha Wenbin's heart seemed to have been knocked over. He felt his eyes wet, and murmured: "Master!"

The old man looked at his beloved disciple kindly, and shook his head at him, meaning don't go in.

Why does Cha Wenbin care so much? He still has too many things he wants to ask him. He wiped away his tears quickly, trying to catch the mad Taoist priest who gave his aunt the order to ask him what happened, but he found that there is nothing behind him now. , where there are people. . . . . .