Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

The moonlight scattered on the Mogao's cave that had been covered in dust for a thousand years. The river below the ninth floor had long been frozen, and the dry reeds by the river were still swaying with the wind, making rustling sounds.

The entire world was deathly silent. There was no longer any trace of fire and smoke in this place. The yellow sand had almost frozen history. No wonder this area could escape so many fires of war; it was truly too desolate.

Suddenly, Expedition's camel's bell sound seemed to have alarmed something, a faint fire appeared in the distance.

"There's someone here?" The guide said incredulously, "Last year, when I came, there wasn't even a trace of human smoke. This is the desert ruins, there's nothing here at all …"

Waving his left hand, he commanded, "Go check out..." Be careful! "

While they were talking, the six cavalrymen split into two teams and headed straight for the location of the flames!

The Expedition itself had the protection of Zuo Zongtang's veterans and the Chinese SPECIAL SERVICES, so it was natural for them to not be afraid of some small thieves.

"There are two of them... And a black dog... There's no one left! "

The guide who was well versed in Tibetan went to ask quickly. It turned out that the two monks were both monks from the Ningma Sect, also known as the Red Sect. The year before yesterday, they found out that there was a buddhist cave here, so they stayed behind to cultivate.

After a careful interrogation, he did not discover anything suspicious. The Dunhuang was already at the border of Qing Hai, and the influence of Tibetan Buddhism was also great. It was not strange for a few of the monks to be cultivating here.

Shang Tai and Zuo Zuo Zuo discussed everything for a while and decided to give the two Lama a sturdy leather tent. After that, he gave them a lot of food and winter fuel as well as some palace monks' money.

But the condition was that the two of them could not stay in the cave anymore. From now on, Expedition would presume that she had the authority to manage the Mogao's cave, so they could start by cleaning up the cave.

The new leather tent was sturdy and warm, with a small portable stove inside. It was much better in the winter than in the cave, so the two monks naturally would not object.

That night, they rested for a few hours. When the sky lit up, Shang Tai and the others crawled back up, ready to explore the secret of this cave.

The two of them cleaned their teeth and rinsed their mouth. The guard went to the river to dig ice and water. When he was washing up, he was surprised to find that there were already a few shadows moving around the cave.

"Who's gone so early? It was only six o'clock … It seems to be Samuel himself! "

He frowned, he had already started to dislike Samuel, he threw away the cup and ran over without wiping his face, Shang Tai quickly followed.

The winter sun rose late into the night, and the sky was still bright at six o'clock. Expedition's camp was by the side of the Rock Spring River, still quite a distance away from the Buddha Cavern.

Samuel's appearance in the cave meant that the man had probably woken up at four o'clock!

Just as expected, Samuel and his four assistants were carrying two bright kerosene lamps, their faces flushed with excitement.

"Mr. Samuel... Your body is pretty good! "He came here late at night because he wasn't sleeping …"

"Oh, dear Mr. Zuo... You should really come and see, this is a miracle... There's a huge Buddha inside! So big! "

Of course, the nine floors in front of him were already in ruins, but just like the first time when the Tang Dynasty was flourishing, you could see the scale of the buildings.

Within the cave of the ninth floor, there was a thirty meter tall statue of Buddha, which Samuel had mentioned before.

The left looked at Samuel as if he were a thief, which made the Englishman uncomfortable. "Mr. Zuo..." If you don't want to see the Buddha, why are you staring at me? "

"I want to see what a night owl looks like... This won't do! " After saying that, he turned around and entered the ruins of the nine-floor building.

This was truly a ruin. The windows and doors had already been destroyed, and the fools had piled them up to the knees of the Buddha statues. Looking up at the magnificent statue of Maitreya, there was only a frame left and people could see the sky outside.

The sandstorm covered the Buddha statue's body, but it did not diminish the Buddha's majesty. Instead, it gave Maitreya a sense of ancientness, and even a spiritual aura.

The left side was kneeling on the sand, kowtowing to the Buddha statue. He brought a few pieces of incense with him and lit them in the sand of the stone incense burner.

Smoke curled up into the air, and the Mogao's cave who had lost his Joss Flame for a thousand years had once again the worship of the human world!

"Lord Buddha, please bless the believers that all went well in archaeology this time …" This time, the reason I came to Mogao's cave is not for my wealth, nor is it to steal our precious treasures … "

"The believers have the secret order of the Eastern Sea's leader, Xiao, to protect the thousand-year-old Buddhist relics from being lost overseas, from being destroyed in the desert …"

"We came here to protect the temple, to rebuild the golden body, and to let future generations see the Buddha at its peak a thousand years ago!"

"Buddha, please protect us as a nation that is prosperous and prosperous. All citizens will be safe and happy!"

Although on the surface, all of these visits to the Mogao's cave were funded by King Shang Tai, it was actually just an explanation to the outside world. The real financial backer was actually Xiao Letian.

The murals, sculptures, including the Tibetan Meridian Cave's … At the moment, he had not been discovered by the western bandits, so Xiao Letian had to protect them before the enemies attack.

At the very least, he had to hide it somewhere safe for now!

Perhaps it really was Buddha appearing, after kowtowing to the left and standing up, he suddenly turned around and shouted loudly, "Aiyo …" Prince, look! "

Shang Tai, who had also just finished bowing to the Buddha, stood up, causing the one on the left to jump in shock, "What's wrong?"

"Mural... "The frescoes here …"

When the two of them looked around, they were immediately infuriated. From the Yu Lin Cave to the Mogao's cave and even the ruins of the temples along the way, there were all kinds of exquisite murals.

Some of these murals were destroyed by humans, some were eroded by wind, frost, and snow, while others were simply buried and ground away by the yellow sand.

However, just behind the Buddha, on the left side of his rib cage, a large mural had mysteriously disappeared!

This was an entire piece of evidence that had been artificially peeled off. They were all antiques, if you couldn't even tell the difference between new and old, then you shouldn't be fooling around!

"Damned bastard!" It must have been stolen by Samuel and the others! This is a new problem, you can't fool me! "

This was a mural about two feet square. The area that had been pried open revealed the bottom of the mural made out of straw and linen. There was no place to pry it open, and one could even see Fairy Fei's clothes fluttering in the wind!

"This must be a very complete mural. He actually violent took it down …" I'll kill him! "

"Wait …" At that critical moment, Shang Tai grabbed him.

"Don't be so excited, it won't help if you go!"

"Prince, what do you mean by this?" His left eye stared like a bronze bell.

Shang Tai was so angry that his facial features changed, "Steady... It's not as simple as you think! "