The Huai Shui God's Cave

Chapter 4

1. Qimen Dunjia
There seemed to be no road at all in this pine forest.Fortunately, we met a forest ranger riding a motorcycle at the foot of the mountain, stopped him and asked a few words, only then did we learn that there was indeed a small wooden house on the mountain, and a strange old man lived in it.Because behind this pine forest is a virgin forest that no one dares to enter, so no one cares about such an old man.

We had to abandon the car and walk.The mountain road is uneven, overgrown with vegetation, and the road is much longer than I imagined.My limbs and face were scarred by overgrown branches.Yang Xiaoxie was even worse, there was a hole in the back of his trousers, exposing the white flesh on his buttocks.

We have been climbing for more than an hour, but we did not see the cabin that the ranger said.

Yang Xiaoxie was so tired that she couldn't even talk to me.After going up the mountain, the dense forest blocks most of the light, and there is still fog rising; the further you go up, the thicker the fog, the vision is very blurred, and you can't even see things ten meters away.I looked at my phone, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon, the fog was still very thick, and the phone had no signal here.

I couldn't help but get up and down in my heart.Yang Xiaoxie also seemed to become timid, and moved closer to me.It is not pleasant to walk side by side in a cloud-shrouded forest.The fog was thicker and thicker, and the surrounding trees turned into blurred shadows.We both felt parched and lightheaded.Suddenly, Yang Xiaoxie yelled: "Oops, why are we walking back?"

He pointed to a half stump and said, "This tree tore my clothes just now. Look, there is a strip of cloth on it!" His voice sounded like he was crying.

I yelled "No", and said, "Little Xie, I guess we encountered a ghost hitting the wall."

Yang Xiaoxie said: "No way? It's noon, where did the ghost come from? Don't scare me, I'm cowardly."

I thought to myself, yes, even if there are ghosts, they usually come out at night to harm people.Although the surrounding fog is heavy now, no ghosts would dare to come out during the day to harm people.

I carefully looked at the sunlight shining through the gaps in the leaves. The terrain here is very complicated. Fortunately, it was originally a steep slope. As long as I keep walking towards the higher ground, I will definitely find the right place.

Yang Xiaoxie urged me again and again: "Let's go back first, and bring a few more people to look for it another day." It seemed that he was really frightened.No wonder no one is looking for Yuan Xiazi for fortune-telling now. It seems that the difficult mountain road is one of the big reasons!

I said to Yang Xiaoxie: "Okay then, let's go back and tell other colleagues that it's because you're afraid of ghosts that you backed out."

Yang Xiaoxie joined the unit because of his father, and he is not good at boxing and kicking. His colleagues actually look down on him.He also understood very well, so he quickly raised his hand and surrendered, saying, "Okay, I've convinced you!"

The two of us bravely climbed up, and this time we no longer took detours. We saw thorns and forests, and we did not avoid small bushes. We walked like this for more than an hour. An old hut.A simple shed was set up at the door, with stoves, pots and bowls inside.There is also a vegetable field behind the house, and the green vegetables are lush.It does appear to be inhabited.

I took a deep breath and knocked on the door: "Is anyone there? I'm looking for Grandpa Yuan!"

There was no sound for a long time.I continued to shoot, and Yang Xiaoxie also stepped forward and knocked on the door together.After finally finding a place, we will naturally not give up.After a long time, an angry voice came from the house: "Let's go, I've already lost my life. I told you that I'm seriously ill. Go! Go!"

Hearing that it was indeed a human voice, Yang Xiaoxie suddenly became courageous. He cleared his throat and said, "Mr. Yuan, we finally climbed up the mountain. If you don't open the door, we will knock it open!"

The voice inside was even more angry: "Just hit me, old man, I should have died a long time ago, why don't you just burn the house down!"

We both looked at each other, although we said harsh words, but if that was the case, we would definitely not be able to ask anything.

I thought for a while, knocked on the door lightly, and said, "Grandpa Yuan, I am the son of Dr. Wu from Wu Village, do you remember me?"

The tone inside was not so angry, and he said lightly: "Oh, you are from the Wu family, I still remember your grandfather, what's the matter?"

I said, "I'm currently working in the Public Security Bureau. I have a case I would like to ask for your help. Do you know a man named Chen Daudao?"

There was a "bang" sound inside, as if that kind of foreign porcelain cup fell to the ground. This kind of cup was very popular when I was young, and people of the older generation like to use it. I am more familiar with this sound.

After a while, there was no answer from inside, and after a while, I heard footsteps and the sound of bamboo poles hitting the ground.Suddenly, the door was opened, and I saw Blind Yuan come out with a bruised nose and a swollen face, holding a black cat in his arms. There were several cloth strips around his neck, faintly seeping blood.He was no different from the blind fortune-teller I remembered, a black and thin old man with high cheekbones and an indescribably cold aura, probably because he lived alone in the mountains for a long time.

The cat in his arms is not the usual kind, it is very big, with patterns on its body, like a small leopard, it stares at us, with a strange look in its eyes, which is not what a cat should have.Our hearts trembled involuntarily.

Yuan Xiazi seemed to have been beaten up by someone.Ordinarily, this old man used to be easy-going and helpful, except for being a little stubborn.Now he lives in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and the folk customs around him are mostly simple and honest. I really can't think of anyone he can make enemies with.

I was about to ask the old man what happened, but he waved to me as if he knew what I was going to do, and let us in.

This is a very simple thatched hut, furnished simply, but tidy up very clean.A bamboo bed occupies half of the space, and next to it is a bamboo table and several small chairs, one of which has only two legs left.There was a porcelain jar under the table, and there was a puddle of spilled water on the floor.It seems that my judgment is not wrong.

The most eye-catching thing in the room is the painting on the wall. The yellowed ancient painting depicts a beautiful woman wearing a mask. She soars up from a bronze door under a cliff and writes six small seal characters: Mingyue Cliff Flying Immortal Picture.The thatched hut is dark and damp. I don't know what material the painting is made of, but it seems to be very well preserved.

Yang Xiaoxie and I picked two slightly better chairs and sat down.Blind Yuan said: "Son of the Wu family, old man, I have been hiding from the world for a long time, and I didn't want to get involved in worldly disputes, but since you came here for that man named Chen Daudao, it seems that I can't hide either."

Next, Yuan Xiazi said that a few days ago, late at night, two men sneaked into his room through the window, touched his bedside, put a sharp dagger on his neck, and asked him to confess Where there is the ancient tomb of Prince Ma Chu, he said he didn't know, another person beat him up and down, and said: "You are dishonest, I will beat you until you say so."

He was old and weak and could not bear this sin.He knew that even if he was killed in this barren mountain, no one would know, so he said to the two people: "If I tell you, can you let me go?"

The tall man seemed to be in charge, and he said solemnly: "My name is Chen Daudao, and my brother Chen Xiaoer may not be any heroes on Changsha Road, but we have a clear grievance and grudge, and we only seek money. As long as you Say, I promise to let you go."

Blind Yuan had no choice but to tell them: "There is a forbidden area behind the 803XX troops on Xianling Road. Going down from the cliff at that place, there is an ancient tomb that no one has discovered."

Chen Xiaoer asked, "Is it the tomb of Prince Ma Chu?" Blind Yuan said, "I'm not sure if it is the tomb of Prince Ma Chu you are looking for, but there is a big one nearby."

The Chen family brothers got the information they wanted and left. As expected, they did not break their promise and did not embarrass him, and they left 1000 yuan.However, Chen boldly left a message: "If we find out that you have lied to us, we will definitely come back and settle the score with you."

As soon as Blind Yuan finished speaking, Yang Xiaoxie asked anxiously: "Master Yuan, how do you know that there is an ancient tomb in that place?"

Blind Yuan seemed to have expected him to ask this question, and said: "Although I am blind, I opened the Yin-Yang Sky Eye before, and I can feel the evil energy in that place from a long distance away, and the Yin energy gathers. If they are looking for ancient tombs, they must Right there."

About Yuan Xiazi's yin and yang eyes, he told us another story.He lives in a small village near the Yangtze River in Hubei. He was born like a normal child, not blind.Once, when he was playing with his partner on a small hillside, he found a small cave. There were many feathers of chickens and ducks near the entrance of the cave. It was dark and deep inside, and he didn’t know what was there.An older child said: "I have a way to know what's inside." He found a bunch of twigs, put them in the hole, lit them with a match, and fanned the smoke in with his hands.

After a while, a small white-haired animal popped out of it, with a pointed mouth and shiny black eyes. It barely stopped, and ran away for a long distance, then turned around and stared at it fiercely. They glance.The older child exclaimed, "Fox!"

It was a snow-white fox.After it gave a vicious look, it paced back and forth not far away, and finally let out a sad cry, and fled quickly.

At this time, there was a sound of "creaking" in the hole, and two little foxes were moved out, but they were too small, and the big boy grabbed one of them, and then fell hard on the nearby stone. Immediately, his brain was flowing, and he died before he had time to struggle.The child said: "The fox is a bad thing. It likes to eat chickens. I have lost several laying chickens in my house. They must have been eaten by them."

He wanted to catch another little fox. At that time, blind Yuan felt that the little animal was too pitiful, so he snatched the little fox and said, "It's so small that I can't eat chicken. Give it to me, and I'll give it to you." A piece of candy." He had a relative who just came to visit, and the candy he brought made several children greedy.

The older child agreed, and Yuan Xiazi exchanged a piece of fruit candy for a little fox.He took it home, put it next to the kennel, tied it with a rope, and prepared to raise it to play.

That night, he had a dream, dreaming that the big snow-white fox spoke, and it said: "You are my great benefactor, you saved my child, and I will repay you."

Yuan Xiazi woke up the next day and found that the little fox was gone, and the rope was also broken, with uneven cuts, as if bitten off by something.He didn't think much, thinking that the little fox had run away by himself.

After more than ten years, Yuan Xiazi's hometown was flooded, and his family members were drowned; and he was also hit by the collapsed house. After being rescued, he found that he could not see. blind.One night after he went blind, he dreamed of the fox again.The fox said: "Benefactor, I want to give you a mana, let you open the Yin-Yang Tianyan, and you will have the ability to make a living from now on. Don't be greedy, otherwise you will lose your lifespan."

When he woke up, he found that although he was blind, he could see things that ordinary people couldn't see, and he could even hear sounds and distinguish objects.He worshiped a fortune-teller who walked away as his teacher, and learned some gossip and fortune-telling skills in the Book of Changes, and then made a living by this and wandered around.

At that time, because he was optimistic about the evil disease of the village chief's child, he stayed in Jitou Mountain and found a place to live. After that, he followed the words of the Fox Daxian, wrote fortune-telling for others, and cured some evil diseases. Food and vegetables, and later also some small denominations of money.However, he has always believed that it is his job to avoid bad luck and solve problems. Over the years, although he has lived in poverty, he has been quiet and peaceful.

However, one day 20 years ago, he dreamed of that fox fairy again.It said: "Benefactor, our fate is over, I will take back your mana." When he woke up, he found that he no longer had the mana to open the eyes of the sky and see the future.Without mana to help him, he also had no means of earning a living, so he had to live in seclusion in this place.

After the story was told, Yang Xiaoxie and I were confused and skeptical.Blind Yuan asked again: "I don't know what happened to those two people in the end, were they caught by your Public Security Bureau?"

I thought about it and told him: "Mr. Yuan, those two tomb robbers went down to the location you said and got caught in the trap, and they both died. Don't tell anyone that there is an ancient tomb there, lest some people who want to make a fortune People lost their lives for nothing." Blind Yuan nodded repeatedly and said, "I have no choice but to tell them to save my life. Digging people's graves is punishable by God."

At this time, he got up again and took down the ancient painting, handed it to me and said, "Son of the Wu family, this painting is a copy. I obtained it by accident many years ago. It is said that it has a great relationship with the tomb of Prince Ma Chu." Link, I give it to you, I hope it will help you solve the case."

According to Yuan Xiazi, this "Mingyue Cliff Flying Immortal Picture" was originally a treasure in Ma Chu's palace. There is a hidden mystery in the painting. Prince Ma Chu came to Chu City because of this painting.The real one has long since disappeared, and the current one is a fake, but it is also painted lifelike.Maybe the two tomb robbers came to him because they knew he had this painting.Blind Yuan gave it to me not only to get rid of his own troubles, but also to help me find some clues to this case.

Speaking of this, we had no choice but to leave with the painting.Before leaving, I inadvertently asked blind Yuan: "Why is there so much fog in the woods? We almost couldn't get up, and thought we were hit by a ghost."

Yuan Xiazi replied lightly: "The trees in this place were planted by the ancients according to the five elements and eight trigrams. This mountain forest is not far from Xiaonan Lake. The ecology is balanced and the humidity is heavy, so the forest is surrounded by clouds and mists all the year round. The reason why you choose to live in seclusion here is that ordinary people can’t find it, and want to be quiet and undisturbed.”

I remembered that when Zhuge Liang used the formation of strange stones to block Lu Xun at Xichuankou, didn't he also use the Five Elements, Eight Diagrams and Qimen Dunjia?In fact, it is not very mysterious to put it bluntly, but it is magical to use.

As the two of us went down the mountain, we chatted one after another.Yang Xiaoxie said: "I was going on a date just now, but she is a beautiful girl with a very good figure, if I hadn't come out with you, I might be having a romantic relationship with her right now!"

I said: "Why, do you regret it? Don't you like to study mysterious events? Let me tell you, Yuan Xiazi is a very mysterious person. He gave me a very strange feeling. I think he must have a big secret."

Yang Xiaoxie said: "Boys, you don't really believe what he said about the great fox imparting spells, do you? I don't believe in the tricks of the charlatans!"

I said: "Even you don't believe it, brother, how could I believe that, but have you ever thought about why Yuan Xiazi told us the story of the fox fairy? I feel that there is something else in it, and he seems to be hiding it. what..."

Yang Xiaoxie thought about it and said: "I really didn't think about it so much. Now that you remind me, I really feel this way. How did Chen Daudao know that Yuan Xiazi knew about the ancient tomb? He is a foreigner, so how did he know that Yuan Xiazi was there?" people?"

I lowered my head and pondered for a while and said, "Chen Bold's source of information must be the person who contacted him on the Internet. It seems that the mysterious person is not simple. He not only knows that there is an ancient tomb here, but also knows what is in the tomb. "

Yang Xiaoxie continued to analyze: "That mysterious person must know Blind Yuan. Maybe he found out that Bold Chen had failed, and would come to see Blind Yuan himself."

I nodded: "It's possible. Blind Yuan must know something. He doesn't want to say it, so we can't force him to say it."

At this time, we had already arrived at the foot of the mountain. We sat in the car and were about to start the car. A man on a motorcycle passed by on the side of the road and called me: "Wu You, Wu You?"

When I saw it, it turned out to be a red apple.Red Apple is a classmate of mine in elementary school. I remember his name is Feng Pingguo, and we all call him Red Apple.The name is so weird that I always remember it.

Red Apple lives in this village. He said that his nephew was bewitched by an evil spirit, so he asked the famous Liu Xiangu nearby to do it.He had just arrived in town to buy yellow paper for ritual use, incense candles, and invited me to his house for dinner.

We have been hungry for most of the day, and our stomachs have been growling, Yang Xiaoxie hastily agreed without my consent.In fact, we all wanted to see how Liu Xiangu did it, and what "evil" happened to Red Apple's nephew.

Red Apple took me to his elder brother's house first, and he went back to let his wife cook.

When we arrived at the place, we saw Liu Xiangu holding a thick and long joss stick. After lighting it, she kept turning around to the child, singing in a very strong dialect, and I could roughly hear her chanting. ——Please ask Jiutian Siming to protect the house, Zhenjun, to put away the shock, put away the lost soul of a certain child, the frightened soul, and return it to yourself.Put away the East Jingwujing, the West Jingwujing, the South Jingwujing, the North Jingwujing, the Central Jingwujing, the five righteous qi protect the body and eliminate the evil spirits, and the big fuss and the small fuss are gone.Zichou Yinmaochen has not Shenyouxuhai at noon, 12 Yuanshen is at ease, all diseases are eliminated, and the body is safe. Eat milk every day and know the fragrance, sleep well at night without crying, and the light of life illuminates the Lingtai. as a law".

After repeating this three times, she took out another charm drawn with cinnabar and burned it to powder, put it in a bowl, and asked the child to drink it with water.

Miraculously, the child really fell asleep peacefully after taking it.Red Apple's sister-in-law gave Liu Xiangu a red envelope and cooked brown sugar egg tea for her.

2. Maoshan Taoist
The child's illness was cured, and Xiangu Liu was very happy.Yang Xiaoxie put on a pious look and asked her for advice.

(End of this chapter)