Day of Imprisonment

“A bad omen is a bad omen!”

Luo Xi was a little helpless. This omen interpretation looked very ominous at first glance. Evil thoughts were like snakes hiding, and once they erupted, they would devour people's hearts.

This sentence was very meaningful.

But no matter the situation, the indication was not good, so it was a bad omen.

Luo Xi didn't feel anything. All the omen interpretations here, whether good, bad, or neutral, had their specific effects. It couldn't be said that a bad omen was necessarily bad.

Just like the bad omens Luo Xi had obtained before, they all had their own uses.

And currently, the number of people who had truly deciphered all the omen interpretations might exist, but it was definitely not many.

“The omen interpretations I have seen should only be the tip of the iceberg. If I could know the content of all the omen interpretations, then clearing this place would be almost effortless. However, that would require me to come here continuously to explore.”

Of course, Luo Xi didn't have that time.

Moreover, he was certain that the 'clue' he was looking for was definitely not about figuring out all the omen interpretations.

Because knowing all the omen interpretations would theoretically only require coming here repeatedly, hundreds of times, and one would definitely be able to try out all the omen interpretations.

It could be said that this matter had no technical content whatsoever.

It was purely a tedious and time-wasting thing, and the former self would never have chosen this method to hide clues.

Because he disdained it.

In fact, Luo Xi had already found some clues about the 'clue'.

That was the 'donation box'.

“Although each donation box is made to look exactly the same, in reality, there are still some details that are different, and these details are hidden in the unique Buddhist verses on the donation box. For example, 'The sea of suffering is boundless, turn your head and the shore is at hand; lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot'; another example, 'The heart is like a lotus flower, not attached to water', and 'The sun and moon do not dwell in the void'.”

“They seem like ordinary Buddhist verses, but some are written on the left, and some are written on the right. There is no distinction between left and right, and there is no fixed number. It is clearly a kind of hint. It is estimated that some people have already noticed it, and even explored it, but they don't know that this is not a hint left for them, but for me.”

Luo Xi had now seen six donation boxes, and according to what the Undead said, the entire Youzuo Temple only had six easily accessible Buddha worship spots on the surface, which meant there were six corresponding donation boxes.

There were also three hidden Buddha worship spots and donation boxes.

That was nine.

Nine donation boxes must correspond to nine Buddhist verses.

Luo Xi knew that what he was looking for was hidden in these nine Buddhist verses.

“So even the hidden areas, I must go and see, but I don't know if I have enough time.” After worshiping Samantabhadra, Luo Xi went straight to the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Hall in the back Buddhist courtyard.

In fact, in Youzuo Temple, Luo Xi was not the only unlucky person who had 'sins clinging to their body'.

On the way just now, he also encountered another person sitting on the ground, with a big-headed monk on his back as well.

However, no one could walk and move almost like a normal person while carrying sins clinging to their body like Luo Xi. Even with good physical strength, they couldn't last long.

Basically, after being entangled in sins, they could only wait to be slowly exhausted to death.

Luo Xi was able to move quickly thanks to that short-haired girl.

In addition, Luo Xi also discovered an interesting thing. Although the big-headed monk on his back and the big-headed monks on the backs of other Memory Retrievers looked the same at first glance, if you looked closely, you would find some small differences.

Luo Xi first went to see the donation box. Sure enough, there was a Buddhist verse on it, and the content was very consistent with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, which was that classic sentence: 'If hell is not empty, I vow not to become a Buddha; when all living beings are saved, then I will attain Bodhi!'

This time, it was written on the right side of the donation box.

Luo Xi noted it down, then worshiped the Buddha and asked for an omen interpretation.

This time, it was still a bad omen, which was: 'On the road to the Yellow Springs, shadows become double; the cycle of life and death is bitter and heartbroken.'

“Not very lucky!”

Luo Xi estimated that the omen interpretations obtained in this place were not good. Just now, the faces of the people who had asked for omen interpretations looked bad.

One person even had a ferocious evil ghost appear on their body after obtaining the omen interpretation. At that moment, the other party seemed to have been sentenced to death.

I don't know what the omen interpretation was.

Seven omen interpretations were complete. In theory, he could go to the old monk.

But what Luo Xi wanted had not been fully collected.

The donation boxes of the two remaining Buddha worship spots had not been seen.

“The Undead said that the dry well Buddhist courtyard and the last hidden area are related to the corresponding omen interpretations, but he doesn't know which omen interpretation it is. I don't know if any of the two bad omens I obtained are among them.”

Luo Xi planned to change places. Memory Retrievers were unwilling to stay in this place, there must be a reason, and if he wanted to inquire about information and exchange omen interpretations, he had to go to a place with more people.

Just as Luo Xi was about to leave, he suddenly stopped.

Faintly, he heard a voice.

Blurred and dazed, like a sudden illusion, it came quickly and went quickly, like a flying insect passing in front of his eyes, fleeting and nowhere to be found.

Luo Xi looked around.

This courtyard was the most tranquil in the entire Youzuo Temple, because the trees were lush, and the cyclical days were mainly cloudy, so this place was indeed a bit gloomy and terrifying.

The courtyard was already like this, let alone inside the main hall.

Looking from the outside, it was pitch black inside.

At this moment, Luo Xi walked over and peered into the main hall from the doorway.

It was silent. The statue of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was in the center, but due to the lack of light, only the lower half of the body was visible. The head was shrouded in darkness, giving people a strange feeling.

Luo Xi was naturally not afraid of this. He walked in and looked around. There were hell paintings on the walls, and the murals were so exquisite that it was unbelievable. Every figure and every scene on it was lifelike and vivid, making people marvel.

Soon, Luo Xi became immersed in it, walking and watching.

The entire hell painting was mostly based on gloom and horror, but there were also some contents promoting Buddhism. There were also scenes similar to the surging of Buddha's light and the salvation of the dead, but more were various strange things, as well as various punishments in hell. The terror and punishment of judging sinners in hell were used to teach the world to do good and avoid evil.

In addition, the scale of the entire mural was unbelievable, and there were also the Ten Kings of the Underworld.

"It's really well painted!" Luo Xi praised.

He was sincerely praising, without any hint of ridicule.

Interestingly, Luo Xi found that the karma of the big-headed monk on his back was actually very honest here, and he even had his eyes closed.

"Karma is to be punished in hell, so you are karma, it is right to be afraid here."

Luo Xi muttered.

Unknowingly, he walked around behind the Buddha statue, and then Luo Xi saw the three huge bronze mirrors.

"Buddhist instruments for monitoring hell?"

Luo Xi walked closer and began to look in the mirror.

A long time ago, he didn't like to look in the mirror, because in his memory, forgetting to take medicine and looking in the mirror would cause very outrageous and terrible things to happen.

But later, he got used to it.

Sometimes he would even discuss issues with the personality in the mirror.

At this moment, Luo Xi stood in the middle of the surrounding three bronze mirrors.

Looking in the mirror is essentially a very interesting physical phenomenon. The reflection of light and the mirror surface, if there is only one mirror, then it is reflected once, but if there are multiple mirrors appearing at different angles, which can include the same position, then the same light reflection phenomenon will occur, which is commonly known as infinite mirror image. This phenomenon has a professional name, the Droste effect, which is a recursive visual form.

In the mirror, countless identical images will appear, like a vortex, infinitely looping.

And at this moment when Luo Xi stood among the three mirrors, a strange thing happened.

Logically speaking, it should be an infinite loop of the same picture, that is, there would be infinite Luo Xis appearing in the mirror, and then nesting each other, but at this moment, the Luo Xis appearing in the mirror were all different.

Although they looked almost the same, there were differences in body shape, clothing, expression, and so on.

Moreover, the expressions and movements of each 'Luo Xi' were different.

Some were surprised, some were shocked, some were angry, some were indifferent

And some were with obvious malice and madness.

Just from that kind of terrifying gaze, one could feel a strong sense of fear and discomfort.

Luo Xi naturally saw this strange and terrifying scene, and not only did he see it, but even the karma of the big-headed monk on his back saw it.

Before, this guy had his eyes closed, obviously a little afraid of this Buddhist hall, but just now, it seemed to have sensed something and opened his eyes. So, he saw this scene from the mirror.

It, the big-headed monk, karma, was lying on different people in the mirror. Although that person looked like the same person, apart from the facial features, it was really impossible to tell that it was the same person.

This scene was too weird.

It was so weird that even the big-headed monk's karma instantly widened his eyes. He took a closer look and saw that he looked the same in the mirror, but he was lying on different 'Luo Xis', and the expressions and auras of these people were also real, and most of them were not easy to mess with.

In this instant, the big-headed monk's karma felt a strong sense of fear.

After a while, it actually wanted to struggle to jump off Luo Xi's back.

I'm not lying down anymore!

I'll never lie down again.

But the next moment, Luo Xi reached out and held the big-headed monk down.

"Don't move, who told you to leave?"

"..." The big-headed monk began to shiver. He glanced at Luo Xi, and his expression was no longer the weirdness and resentment he had before, only fear and begging for mercy were left.

"You can't leave. If you leave, what will happen to my lottery solution? And even if you want to leave, it's not now. I still have energy and can carry you for a while. Be obedient and stay a little longer," Luo Xi persuaded, but this was as unconvincing as coaxing a child.

The almost infinite 'Luo Xis' in the mirror also began to move at this moment, but the movements of each of them were different. It seemed that each of them was an individual, not an image reflected by the mirror.

And the next moment, a cloud of mist suddenly appeared around, almost instantly filling the hall.

The bronze mirror disappeared.

The main hall also disappeared.

The surroundings were dim, the sky was like yellow sand, wailing continued around, and a strong, rotten and decaying aura suddenly appeared in the air. In front, a wide road appeared, stretching forward.