Tomb Raiders Codex

Chapter 102 The Golden Statue of the Earth Store

My niece's life and death are unknown, and the older woman can't stand still. After some explanations, I probably didn't lie to us.In the current situation, if we want to know how to cross the bridge and what happened on the bridge, it seems that we have to go there ourselves.We, together with Ren, a total of seven people, went up the bridge at the same time. Yuqiao must not be able to bear it, and we had to go up one by one.

There may still be something unclean on the jade bridge, so the first one to find out the situation must have some means.

Although I wanted to explore it, I couldn't bear the entanglement of rice dumplings. After much deliberation, there are only two people who are most suitable here.One is Feng Guishou, the buffalo horn on his body is a treasure, and the other is Lu Su, with his steel knife, it is estimated that ordinary soft rice dumpling ghosts would not dare to get close.

Both of them were quick-witted, and before they could speak, Feng Gui raised his buffalo horn and said, "I'll go up and have a look first, and if there is any accident, I will use the order as an order." Then, we agreed on a few secret signs, Feng Guishou put down his equipment bag and went into battle lightly. He only took buffalo horns and a cold weapon and walked up the narrow jade bridge. He grew taller and further away until he couldn't see anyone.

The rest of us stayed where we were, pricked up our ears, waiting for the signal from Feng Guishou.A moment later, a melodious horn sounded, which disappeared in an instant.This made several of us overjoyed, but also felt strange.Because this short and melodious horn sound is the safety signal we agreed in advance, that is to say, there is no danger on the Yuqiao, and there may even be no waterfalls.

But the strange thing is, if there is no danger, what is going on with Ren Ling?

After Feng Guishou blew the signal, he turned and walked back, and he was no longer seen.The few of us were a little hesitant, and didn't come forward immediately, Tofu said to the darkness: "Old Feng, are you all right?" The voice of the shout was amplified by the space, making it very clear.It stands to reason that Feng Guishou should be able to hear it, but he didn't respond to us with words, but just blew the safety signal again to signal us to go over.

Gu Wenmin frowned slightly, and said: "It seems that there is nothing wrong, maybe we are overthinking."

Lu Su's expression was still calm and gentle, and he said slowly: "Why don't I go up and see what happened first, and I will come back later regardless of whether it is safe or dangerous." superior.The sound jade was hard. Although it carried Feng Guishou and Lu Su, they stood at one end of each other. The weight was even, and there was no sign of shattering.Lu Su walked onto the Jade Bridge with peace of mind.

Not long after, Lu Su shouted in the darkness at the other end, let us pass by one by one, Yuqiao is safe, and there is no waterfall at all, but what is more strange is that he did not follow the previous agreement, no matter whether it is safe or not, he came back to report .

I thought to myself, is there something behind the jade bridge that prevents them from walking away?

This thing is definitely not dangerous, but it makes the two of them reluctant to leave. Could it be the golden coffin?

My heart moved, and I said immediately: "I will go up first, and I will give you a signal when I get to the top. You come one by one. You can't go to too many people at once, and keep a distance from each other." The three Tofu nodded, and I went He went up to Yuqiao with a pistol.

This bridge is very narrow. Standing on the bridge, looking to both sides, there is a dark abyss. If the mental quality is not good, and the legs tremble on the bridge, it is easy to lose balance and fall into the abyss.

Although the abyss is dark and bottomless, according to the Ren family, it is a cave of dragons and snakes below. If you fall down and fall to your death, if you fall half to death, if you are bitten by the dragons and snakes, life would be worse than death up.

My mental quality is quite strong, and I walked to the top of the arched bridge in a short time. I saw the other end of the jade bridge, but the trend was relatively gentle, and I didn't see any waterfalls. There were two lights at the end of the jade bridge. It was the two of Lu Su who seemed relatively stable and not in any danger.So I shouted at the three of Tofu, indicating that they could go up the bridge one by one, and then I approached Lu Su and the other two.

As the distance drew closer, a huge red shadow suddenly appeared at the end of the jade bridge. At first I thought it was a red-clothed soft rice dumpling, but I was startled and almost slipped.On closer inspection, it turned out to be a huge statue.

The statue was seventeen or eight meters high, and Lu Su and his two stood in front of it, just like children.

At this time, the two of them turned their backs to me, as if they were watching something, and they seemed very attentive.

At first I couldn't see what shape the statue was made of, but as the lights gathered, some of its features emerged. When I saw it, I felt a thump in my heart, and an ominous premonition arose.

The huge statue in front of us, facing the jade bridge and backed by rocks, was faintly red all over.The material looks like stone but not stone, like gold but not gold. If you guessed right, it should be cast from 'gold essence'.The statue sits cross-legged, with one foot on the ground and one foot twisted. Sitting down is a quirky beast, with one hand in mudra and the other holding a magic pestle. It is a precious elephant of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Sitting under it is the divine beast 'Ting Ting'. Since the statue is relatively tall, we cannot see the Bodhisattva's facial expression clearly, only the outline of a head with a crown.

In fact, I don't believe in Buddhism, but I do know a little bit about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. About it, the most famous sentence should be: Hell is not empty, and I vow not to become a Buddha.

It is said that the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is not in the Western Paradise like all the Buddhas, but its residence is in the underworld.Because of his great wish to save all living beings and save evil spirits, he is respected by the world.And because the hell is not empty, and he could not fulfill his great wish to become a Buddha, Ksitigarbha was not listed as a Buddha, but as a Bodhisattva.In the Buddhist hierarchy, the Buddha is the highest level, followed by the Bodhisattva.

People in the world are all for their own benefit, rushing around to work, or benefiting others at the expense of others, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is benefiting others at the expense of himself. , but it is also widely popular, and even written and recited in books by some literati.

Although this bodhisattva has a big heart, seeing it in this place has to surprise me. I guess Lu Su and the two of them were also shocked by this statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

There is no other reason, because the story of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva saving evil spirits and suppressing hell is widely spread, so it can be said to be the nemesis of evil spirits.In many folk places, if a certain piece of land is not clean, people like to build a small quilt according to the terrain. In this quilt, neither the Lord of the Earth nor Guanyin Bodhisattva is enshrined, but Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, who transforms evil spirits. .

Why is such a large statue in an underground tomb tens of meters deep if it is not enshrined in the temple?It can't be for the sake of saving evil spirits, right?

At that time, the emperor dug for gold veins everywhere, looking for gold essence, could it be that he wanted to cast this statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?
It took so much trouble to place this Bodhisattva here, who can transform evil spirits and suppress evil spirits, is it possible that Princess Gegeer is really so evil?

Thinking about it this way, the woman surnamed Ren has already come over first.Tofu was probably afraid that she would run away and trip us up, so we let her go first, followed by Tofu, and Gu Wenmin was last, so we haven't seen anyone yet.As soon as we arrived here, we were all attracted by the huge statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and we couldn't help guessing wildly in our hearts.The most eye-catching thing, apart from the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva statue, is the coffin placed on its legs.

It was a stone coffin, square and square, placed on the legs of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. The shape of the stone coffin was relatively large, but it was not so eye-catching when placed with the huge statue of Bodhisattva. Therefore, at first we Neither noticed.And if you want to touch the stone coffin at close range, you have to climb up from the legs of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

At this time, Lu Su and Lu Su also came back to their senses, Feng Guishou sighed: "This is an artifact, what a pity." Tofu didn't know what Feng Guishou meant, but I did.

This statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is made of gold, and there is no second one in the world. The shape is rigorous, and even after so many years, it is still shining brightly.It's just that it is so big that even if the archaeological team comes, it may be difficult to get it out, and it is destined to be buried deep in the loess.In our business, there are very few who can be called divine weapons, because in this prosperous age, the most indispensable thing is a bold buyer, no matter how hot the goods are, there are people who dare to take them, but only those who are classified as divine weapons, the tomb thief Even if I saw it, I didn't dare to move it, because I couldn't sell it.

One is that no one dares to buy it, and the other is that the value of some things is difficult to measure with money, and buyers cannot afford them. This is what we often call priceless treasures.

Tomb robbers dig mushrooms for a lifetime, but they may not be able to encounter a magic weapon. Even if they do, they have to resist the urge to bleed and pretend not to see it.

At this moment, everyone's eyes shifted from the statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to the stone coffin. They were thinking about how to lower their Yin claws so that they could climb onto the statue's legs with a rope, when they saw that Tofu seemed restless. Look back from time to time.I asked him what he was looking at, and Tofu said, "Why hasn't Miss Gu come here yet?"

As soon as he said that, I just remembered, and I also looked back, logically speaking, Gu Wenmin should be here soon, but when I turned around, I couldn't even see her shadow.

I was startled, and thought that something had happened. Just as I was about to call Gu Wenmin's name, I heard Gu Wenmin's loud cry from the dark place above the jade bridge: "Ren Ling! No... "

Immediately afterwards, a yellow halo fell down from the jade bridge and plunged into the darkness.

This scene happened so suddenly that everyone didn't have time to react. When they came back to their senses, Lu Su's usual gentle tone changed, and he said, "No, Miss Gu..."

I just felt numbness in my hands and feet, and my heart seemed to follow the falling yellow light and fall into the boundless darkness.

Obviously, that yellow halo was the light from the headlights.Gu Wenmin, she... fell.

Tofu's eyes were bloodshot in an instant, and he rushed to the edge of the jade bridge to look down. Where could he see anything, the yellow halo had disappeared, and there was only a dark abyss under our feet.

(End of this chapter)