Modern Onmyoji

Chapter 65 New Discoveries

Li Dazhuang was taken aback by what I said, but I walked up quickly.I noticed just now that the thing that tripped the guide seemed to be a stone statue.Squatting next to the raised stone, one can see that it should be a stone statue of a human head.Because the shape of a person's ear can be clearly seen on it, "Come and see this, this is a stone statue."

When the others heard it, they all rushed over.This is just the part exposed to the ground, there are more if you dig deeper.We looked at each other and understood the value of this thing.The stone statue is a work of art, and in a sense it is also a record, representing a special meaning.This place is already relatively close to our destination. If we analyze the stone statues found nearby, it will be of great help to find the specific location.

But this time we came out without any equipment.Unable to dig further, Long Sichen finally said, "Let's get one out and have a look."

"If you dig it forcibly, it may cause damage." Feng Yiyi said hesitantly at this time.

"It doesn't matter, this is an accidental discovery. The best clues can be found, and it doesn't matter if you can't find them." Long Sichen said and began to loosen the surrounding soil. We didn't bring any shovels or the like, so we could only dig with bare hands.But Li Dazhuang's strength is not a problem here, it's the gang of robbers who are poor.Just now they were fighting like martial arts masters on TV, but they were put aside in a blink of an eye.This contrast is a bit too big.

The stone statue is much deeper than we imagined. We dug down more than half a meter to get the whole stone statue out.The action is very violent, and it was already several yuan when it was basically produced.I didn't feel anything, but it was obvious that Feng Yiyi was very distressed.It seems that she belongs to the archaeological school.

"Yiyi, can you tell which dynasty it is from?" Long Sichen asked, but Feng Yiyi ignored him.Just trying to piece together as many pieces of broken stone as possible.Afterwards, it can be seen that it is a complete human figure, which looks like an angry-eyed King Kong in Buddhism.However, it may be due to the relationship between being buried under the soil for a long time, and the paint on the outside is gone.

"It doesn't look like something from the Song Dynasty." Feng Yiyi looked at it for a long time before saying, "The Jin Dynasty belonged to the nomads, and they didn't have much knowledge in carving art. This should be a Vajra Buddha statue, although the years have left a mark on it. There are traces, but it can be seen that it was definitely a vivid work of art when it was in its complete state. The style is close to the Tang Dynasty."

I looked at the dilapidated stone statue, but I really didn't see any artistic value.I really don't know how Feng Yiyi saw these things.This can be regarded as the ability of each walk of life.It's like ordinary people can't see mountains and rivers as thoroughly as I do.

"Then something is wrong. If this is something from the Tang Dynasty, how could it appear here?" Long Sichen said strangely, "There is no deeds from the Tang Dynasty in the information we have investigated."

"It may also be some ancient relics from the Tang Dynasty, which were preserved as handicrafts. Then they were passed down to Jin." I thought for a while and said, but even I think this possibility is unlikely.It's not saying it's impossible, it's just that it's too far-fetched to explain it that way.My intuition tells me that there must be a deeper meaning for this thing to appear here.

"Ask the tour guide, he's a local, and see if he knows the legend about this thing." In the end, I decided to use the old method.The ability of Xunlong Tianguan to find ancient tombs is not only to observe Fengshui, sometimes the investigation of the surrounding people is also a very important part.Half of history is written in history books, and the other half is written in folklore.Sometimes it is more direct to find clues from the folks than to find clues from the vast history books.

"Hey, come here!" Li Dazhuang turned around and shouted to the tour guide who was slumped on the ground, and saw him walking over tremblingly, "What are you doing! I——I tell you! This area is all mine Territory! If you dare——touch me——I—"

Before he finished speaking, Li Dazhuang stretched out his hand and brought him in front of the stone statue, "You are a local, I ask you, do you have any legends about this stone statue?"

"I—" The tour guide was originally a strong outsider, but now he was relieved to hear that he was not going to beat him up.My heart said, isn't it just telling stories, what my own tour guide is doing is fooling tourists.Immediately, I began to look at the stone statue carefully, and at the same time, I tried my best to recall the stories I used to arouse the interest of tourists.

"Oh, this stone statue has a lot of background." The tour guide patted his thigh for the last time and said, "Let me tell you, I grew up in it, and there are indeed legends about this stone statue. That's what happened when I was a child." , It rained heavily that summer. There was a sudden landslide on a mountain next to our village to the north. The next day, many people went to the foot of the mountain, saying that a large hole was exposed after the landslide. It seemed like a palace inside. , Some people say that it is an ancient tomb, and many people have gone into it."

"But in the end, I didn't really take out any valuables. People who went in said that there were only some stone statues left inside. There were also some things like bamboo slips and brocade silk. Once they were taken, they fell apart, and no one was there. Excuse me. Then there was another landslide on the mountain, and the ancient tomb was buried again. But this matter is not over yet. After that, our village began to be haunted. Some people often died suddenly overnight. Only later did I find out that the sudden death They are all those who have entered the ancient tomb..."

Hearing this, I had a rough idea.I can't believe what the tour guide said, especially the place where the dead people died later, most of them are used to increase the sense of mystery.However, it is indeed possible that the landslide exposed the ancient tomb.If he didn't lie about that part, it should be a place where a Tang Dynasty monk passed away.Because there are only books in the tomb, this is the custom of monks.But if I'm not wrong, if I dig further down, I should be able to dig out an eightfold treasure letter containing relics.It is a kind of box similar to a doll, a large box with a small box, a total of eight, and the innermost one is filled with relics.

But God knows if the Eightfold Treasure Letter was stolen at that time. Of course, these are all issues that I don't need to care about.

"Where is the mountain you mentioned?" I asked casually.

"It's not far, just follow the road just now and drive another [-] kilometers. But the mountain has not been connected to the road yet, and there are still more than ten kilometers to go by foot." The tour guide said, Long Si Chen looked at me, "How is it? What do you think?"

"Whether it's far or near from our destination. I want to go and have a look. If there is a treasure cave in that place, it is very likely that Wanyan Tuo's tomb will be chosen next time." It's a place with super Fengshui. Of course, it's also possible that Wanyantuo directly occupied that person's tomb."

"Well, let's make a note of this first." Long Sichen said, "Our current equipment is not suitable for in-depth exploration. Let's rent a car tomorrow and have a look."

In this way, there is no need for us to continue, Feng Yiyi took a few more photos and we followed the car back.Afterwards, those robbers were naturally reported to the police, but we didn't bother to make extra troubles.We got together again that night to discuss what we found today.

"That can be identified as an Arhat statue from the Tang Dynasty, plus Zhao Jue's refusal. I can confirm that there is indeed a tomb of an eminent Tang monk there." Feng Yiyi's specialty is history, and we are in no position to refute her conclusion. .

"In this way, I still think the latter is more likely." I thought for a while and said, "Let's restore the scene at that time. Let's assume that the tomb of the Tang Dynasty did occupy a prominent place, and the later Jinren discovered Then they forcibly destroyed the ancient tomb, threw some of the heads of the stone statues outside, and then hid their own coffins in it. This can also explain why we can find stone statues so far away."

(End of this chapter)