My understanding of Taihu Lake is as good as my understanding of Yuling. I stayed in Huzhou for four years. During my college years, I occasionally took my classmates to ride around Taihu Lake twice.
I walked south along the road. At this moment, the front finally opened up and a large lake came into view.
Under the guidance of a tour guide holding a red flag, the crowd dispersed in twos and threes around the lake, admiring the lake.
But my eyes were attracted by a man wearing sunglasses. I saw that man standing in the crowd, standing out from the crowd. I couldn't help but feel shocked. There was a man next to him with a big mouth and squinting at him. It was him.
Si Weiqi and Ke Qiao!
I yelled and hurriedly ran over, not expecting that the two of them would find this. When they heard the shout, they both turned their heads, and saw Si Weiqi taking off the toad glasses and walking towards me hurriedly.
Ke Qiao behind him was also stunned for a moment, and then his face lit up with joy.
"How did you find this place?" I couldn't restrain the joy in my heart and asked loudly.
"Lin Kun, where have you been these past few days?" Si Weiqi asked in surprise.
I scratched my head, but didn't know how to tell her, and asked, "How did you know I was here?"
"In the middle of that night, when I saw that you were not there, I went to the living room to look for him. At this time, Ke Qiao suddenly woke up in the middle of the night and raised his knife to chop him. He was so confused that he said that he had just dreamed of picking watermelons and was about to see what they were.
Damn it, I woke you up, and I heard the sound of ghosts crying outside the window, so I knew that you and Ke Qiao were both fascinated in their sleep."
"We have been looking for you all day, but there is no sign of you, so we came here first."
"Sister Qi, do you really believe me? What if I can't arrive?"
Si Weiqi rolled her eyes at me and said, "What are the precautions?"
"Uh..." I didn't know what to say for a moment.
While it was still dark, a few of us, led by the tour guide, found a hotel to stay.
After calming down my thoughts for a while, I told Si Weiqi and Ke Qiao everything that had happened in the past two days. But before I finished speaking, Si Weiqi and Ke Qiao were all stunned when they heard about the woman who ate human organs.
I couldn't help but be startled.
Si Weiqi was slightly thoughtful.
I saw her expression as if she knew something, so I quickly asked: "Do you know what that monster is?"
"That night when I heard the cries of mourning, I became a little suspicious. I didn't expect that monster was really born!" Si Weiqi said with a frown.
"Is it possible? It's really..." Ke Qiao couldn't believe it.
"Yes, it is the product of that golden mask, named 'Acha'!" Si Weiqi replied slowly.
I knew that thing was closely related to Shui Xiaoliu, but I didn't expect that the monster was actually the product of the "Golden Mask".
"What does this 'product' mean?"
"'Acha' is originally an evil spirit in Japanese legend. It is an evil creature transformed from women's resentment and jealousy. It hides underground or in dark places during the day. At night, it confuses children with its cries and eats their internal organs to satisfy its jealousy.
…”
After listening to this, I couldn’t help but wonder, and asked: “What does this Japanese legend have to do with the Tibetan masks?”
"After this golden mask was introduced to Japan, the Japanese knew that it had spiritual energy, but they could not activate it. They could only add evil magic to change the spiritual energy of the Buddha into evil energy and use it to harm people."
"Any woman who wears this face will be forced out of the heart of jealousy, cry and laugh erratically, and choose others to eat. It is the same as the legendary 'Acha' in Japan. The Tibetan god 'Tseringpa'
, so it was renamed 'Golden Mask'."
I stood in front of the window, looking at the lake, feeling nervous.
I wanted to sleep, but I was afraid of hearing that plaintive cry again. Even I didn’t know if I was really afraid of that charming mind of ‘Acha’.
The faint uneasiness prevents me from sleeping...
"Sister Qi, why aren't you sleeping yet?" I saw Si Weiqi leaning against the window alone, holding a dagger and looking at her carefully in the cold moonlight.
I walked up to Si Weiqi and looked at her doubtfully.
"Do you know what this is?"
I shook my head and said, "I don't know."
"It is a
An ordinary iron sword, ordinary pig iron, an ordinary blacksmith. Thousands of souls died under the sword, but all of them were worthy of death. There are many people who want to take this sword, but few can lift it."
"The people of the world really know what should be done and what should not be done? God has not drawn a clear line between good and bad. Like the mysterious man, he is forced by the people of the world to do what the world does not do, and he becomes a person who deserves to be killed..."
"This sword is called 'Ziyou'. According to legend, it was owned by Zilu, a disciple of Confucius. Zilu was upright throughout his life. This sword is also the sword of righteousness."
Zhong Yuan (542 BC - 480 BC), also named Zilu, also named Jilu, was born in Bian, Lu State. He was one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius", one of the "Twenty-Four Filial Piety", and one of the "Seventy-two Sages of Confucius".
"One of them was worshiped by Confucians.
Zhong You was upright, brave and martial. He once bullied Confucius. Confucius inspired and induced him and set up rituals to teach him. Zilu accepted Confucius's advice and became his disciple. He followed Confucius to travel around the country and served as Confucius' bodyguard. Later, he became the defender of the country.
The Prime Minister of Puyi, Kong Kui, was famous for his political affairs, upright and courageous. During his tenure, he dug ditches and helped the poor. He had outstanding political achievements and great governance in his jurisdiction. In the 40th year of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty (the 15th year of Duke Ai of Lu)
), when Wei was in civil strife, Zi Lu was undaunted in the face of danger and rushed into the capital of Wei to rescue Kong Kui. However, he was killed by Kuai Kui in the melee. Yu Ying was killed and chopped into pieces.
Early the next morning, a few of us had breakfast, separated from the large tourist group, and walked along the lake.
I didn’t know where they were going, let alone what they were looking for when they came to the lake, so I asked: “Sister Qi, you said that we are here by the lake, like headless flies, darting here and there, bumping here and there.
, what can be discovered?”
Si Weiqi smiled and said to me: "There is no airtight wall in the world. What kind of evil thing is the golden mask? There must be a vision. According to Shantai, we can only find it in 'Li', which is the south."
Xuanwu, I looked at the sky last night, and sure enough, the ghosts in the seven southern constellations, Liu Ersu, have shifted, and the stars are dim. As long as you look for the evil spirit of the golden mask, you can find Xuanwu."
I nodded after listening, but I am afraid that even if I know where Xuanwu is, I may not be able to get it. Shui Xiaoliu is always haunted, and there is also the mother body of "Acha" - the golden mask. If you want to get Xuanwu, you really can't get it.
It is difficult to reach the sky.
"Sister Qi, let me ask you something, hit someone where it hurts the most, and hit him where he can't move!" I suddenly remembered the "Golden Eye Diagram of Eloquence" I practiced in the cave. Although I haven't achieved great success yet, if
With Si Weiqi's guidance, I should be able to improve a lot.
"Why do you ask this?"
I didn't have time to tell Si Weiqi last night what happened after I met Chang Ming. Now that I want to say it, I don't know how to describe the situation at that time. Even I felt like I was in a dream, someone had my eyes gouged out, and then
Time slows down, or I suddenly speed up, and even the human heart becomes transparent. It's really like a dream.
I scratched my head and looked at Si Weiqi expectantly. Si Weiqi nodded and said with a smile: "What an adventure you have."
"What kind of adventure? I haven't figured out what's going on yet?"
"The "Fickle Golden Eye" is actually called the "Heavenly Heart Sutra". It is a secret technique taught by the Tianzhu Master Bodhidharma. The world has only heard of it in legends, but no one has ever actually seen it. Even Yuling has never seen it.
No rare copies have been found, and only half of the copies are kept in the library."
"If that's the case, then what's so special about this "Heavenly Heart Sutra"?"
"Are you asking me?" Si Weiqi glanced at me, "You should ask yourself."
Before he knew it, it was already noon. Although the sun was high, the sunlight was still soft. Ke Qiao looked around him warily and suddenly stopped. Si Weiqi also stopped with a look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I looked at the lake. A few fishing boats floated by, and there was nothing dangerous about the mountain on the other side.
"Sister Qi, this is the road I took when I came here. Is there anything wrong with it?"
Just then, I saw a house looming in the green trees ahead.
"It's broken!" Si Weiqi looked directly at the house in front of her.
"Yeah." Ke Qiao also agreed, and then took out a dark red compass from his arms, placed it on his chest, and took a square step forward.
"What's the break?
Is it? Is it the evil spirit of the golden mask?"
Si Weiqi nodded and strode forward again. I moved closer to Ke Qiao and saw that the pointer of the compass in his hand was floating uncertainly. It was rotating very fast, but after a few circles, it pointed at the house in front of him.
.
"There are eight types of irregularities in the compass and needle, which are called the 'Eight Oddities': one is tangling; two is correcting; three is deceiving; four is sighing; five is setting; six is ​​correct; seven is sided; and eight is correct. Now, what you see is
'The image of Liu Sui' must have a soaring ghost spirit entrenched nearby to make the magnetic needle swing like this." Ke Qiao explained.
"Have you been there? Did you find anything unusual?"
I shook my head to show that I didn't know.
"Look at that house. The trees are green but not luxuriant. Birds stand on the branches but don't chirp. It looks like a dying person. But I don't know what kind of ghost it is, but it can cover up the evil spirit of the golden mask!"
I walked in and took a look, and found that there was only an old lady inside. She had a kind face and a kind face, but it was hard to tell that she would be associated with ghosts.
"Don't you feel the old lady's heartbeat is very weak?" Si Weiqi suddenly asked.
I looked at her in surprise and said in confusion: "Sister Qi, can you hear her heartbeat?"
Si Weiqi shook her head and said: "I just made my judgment based on my feelings. You should have stronger perception than me."
I thought to myself that I haven't mastered the "Heavenly Heart Sutra" well enough, but I have your ability. However, since Si Weiqi can feel it, maybe I can give it a try.
After I tried it, I actually felt the heartbeat of the old lady, and suddenly I felt that the power of the "Heavenly Heart Sutra" was really extraordinary.
"Maybe it's the Yin Qi invading her body that makes her heartbeat so weak."
Si Weiqi frowned at first, but did not stop walking. She said in a deep voice: "It seems that except for this thing, we can't find Xuanwu. Whether it is a mule or a horse, we have to take a look!"
I was stunned after listening to it. I had seen the evil methods of "Acha" before, not to mention the source of its evil - the golden mask. But listening to the meaning behind Si Weiqi's words, there was actually a ghostly aura ahead.
Overshadowed by the statue of the golden mask, if you don't see it with your own eyes, you really can't guess what evil thing it is.
When I approached the house, I didn't feel anything strange. I didn't know where the ghostly energy came from, but looking at Ke Qiao's nervous expression, I knew that the thing hiding in this house was definitely not an ordinary ghost.
I walked to the door of the yard, lay down at the crack of the door, and looked at the yard carefully. The chicks were all lying in their nests, wilting.
I was about to reach out and knock on the door, but I couldn't help but retract my hand. I saw a large group of ants crawling out from the crack of the door without any warning, rolling into a ball beside the door, and then lined up in several rows in the courtyard, as if they were covered with ants.
The march of the black armor formed a black stream like a stream in the courtyard, and then quickly surged out of the courtyard.
I looked at the countless black ants in front of me, crawling towards us like waves, and my scalp felt numb. But I saw Si Weiqi frowning, not showing any fear.
I crushed a few ants that were about to crawl onto me with my feet and asked, "What, what's going on?"
Si Weiqi snorted and did not answer. She shook off the ants that had crawled on her trouser legs with her hands, and then turned her eyes to the dark ant colony beneath her.
I saw this swarm of black ants passing by my feet like a lost dog, and then hurriedly disappeared under an old tree outside the courtyard.
"The poor cockroaches, the rich ants, and the ants have all moved away. I'm afraid there won't be any living things in the house!"
I was stunned after hearing this and asked: "What cockroaches and ants...Sister Qi, what on earth is going on?"
"There is such a great evil spirit that can cover the golden mask. I am afraid there is no other possibility except the true heart of Pangu."
"The real Pangu heart? Didn't you say that Pangu heart has already been in Shui Xiaoliu's hands?" I said with wide eyes.
Si Weiqi nodded and said, "But it's also possible that it is causing trouble behind the scenes, using Pangu's heart to divert our attention."
"Why? Isn't Pangu's Heart the most critical artifact? How could it be possible to use Pangu's Heart as bait?"
"Perhaps, the method of immortality does not work." Ke Qiao proposed a bold idea.
Chapter completed!