Chapter 10 The Evil Event in the South of the City
Jianjian didn't raise any monkeys. The reason why he said this was just to let Niu Fatty accept the three yuan with peace of mind, and then take us to the Earth Temple after school.
Fatty Niu carefully wrapped up all the peaches and handed them to Jianjian. Naturally, Jianjian wouldn't accept them. He had no use holding such a large pile of peaches. So he made an excuse, saying that he was going to go there today.
It was difficult to get it in the southern suburbs of the city, so we had better leave it to Fatty Niu first. Fatty Niu was convinced and stuffed a large bag of peaches into his desk.
After school that day, Jianjian and I followed Fatty Niu to the south of the city. On the way, Fatty Niu said mysteriously: "Boss, you must have heard about the evil things about the Earth Temple in the south of the city."
I asked at a loss: "Is there something evil going on in that Earth Temple?" Biangui and I even heard about the Earth Temple from Fatty Niu, so naturally we didn't know what evil was going on.
"Ah!? Haven't you heard of it? I thought you were going there because of that rumor!" Fatty Niu looked surprised. In his opinion, Jianjian and I grew up in a Feng Shui shop.
, how could he not even hear the rumors about the Earth Temple in the south of the city! But he didn't know that at home, Huang Yixian never said anything evil to the two of us, or even mentioned it.
"What rumors? Tell me about it!" Fatty Niu's words immediately aroused our interest.
Fatty Niu coughed a few times and then told the two of us about the rumors about the Earth Temple in the south of the city.
The Tutu Temple, also known as Fude Temple and Bogong Temple, is a miniature temple built by the people to worship the local god of earth. It is widely distributed and can often be seen beside the roads in many villages. It is a small miniature building with a height ranging from 1 to 10 meters.
From two meters to the height of a normal house, the area ranges from a few square meters to more than ten square meters. There is actually a reason why the earth temples are built so short, because if they are too high, they will not be grounded, and if they are too big, they will not be conducive to the earth.
Gathering the Qi of the Earth. The Earth Temple in the south of the city is a miniature temple only as tall as a person.
Although this temple is small, it has a long history. It is said that it was built during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, and the earth god it enshrines is quite special. It is not like the ordinary earth temples that enshrine clay sculptures of earth, but a black stone that resembles a human figure.
The origin of this stone is very legendary. It is said that one night, a scholar named Li Su failed to pass the exam for many years and his family was poor. He couldn't think about it and wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river. He walked to the river.
Before he could jump, he suddenly saw something shining golden light at the bottom of the water near the river bank. He thought it was some kind of treasure, and he felt excited. He completely forgot about committing suicide by throwing himself into the river. He carefully went into the water and fished the thing out.
Lo and behold, it was a long black stone. At first glance, the stone looked exactly like a human figure.
Li Su thought for a moment, could this be the true form of a Bodhisattva? So he took the stone home and worshiped it. Unexpectedly, after that, his fortune turned, and he not only passed the exam, but also passed the exam.
He also became an official in the court, and his career in the officialdom was always smooth, and he became bigger and bigger until he returned to his hometown in glory, and relied on the connections he had accumulated over the years in the officialdom to create a strong family fortune.
He became a wealthy landowner.
In Li Su's opinion, everything he got today was due to the help of that magical stone, so he planned to build a temple for the stone and place it properly. He invited an expert who had attained Taoism.
When the Taoist priest saw the stone, he said that it was the incarnation of the earth god in this area, and it would be best to build an earth temple to enshrine it.
As a result, the Earth Temple in the south of the city was built. Since everyone believed that the prosperity of the Li family was related to this stone, since then, the Earth Temple has become a "holy place" in the minds of local people, whether they are seeking wealth or seeking wealth.
Officials, and even those looking for a son, all went there to worship, and the incense was so prosperous that it was no less impressive than some magnificent temples.
Later, due to years of wars and the fact that this place was a battleground for military strategists, the Li family gradually declined, and the Earth Temple in the south of the city also lost its former lively scene.
During the Han Dynasty, a trend of "destroying the four olds" emerged. Naturally, the Earth Temple in the south of the city, built during the Daoguang period, was not spared. It was smashed to pieces, and the black stone enshrined in it was missing.
At this time, only one of Li Su's descendants was left, named Li Fangtian. Because he was a landlord, he suffered fierce criticism from the people. Li Fangtian was so angry that he committed seppuku. The place he chose to commit suicide was exactly
In front of the Earth Temple in the south of the city that had become a ruin, and when he died, he was holding the black stone that had disappeared in his arms! Later, during the autopsy, it was found that the wound on his abdomen was quite special, and it was not.
There were regular strange patterns, and he also drew the same pattern on the black stone with blood, making it very evil. Of course, in that era when all ghosts and monsters were defeated and only believed in materialism, no one would care about this.
Kind of thing.
Since no one came to claim Li Fangtian's body and the local area did not have the conditions for cremation, people dug a pit next to the ruins of the Earth Temple in the south of the city and buried his body hastily without even being able to do anything for it.
He prepared a decent coffin. As for the black stone, in the words of the Revolutionary Committee at the time, it was a symbol of old feudal customs and had been tainted by Li Fangtian's sinful blood. It had to be disposed of together, so it was buried together.
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However, not long after this incident passed, a series of strange things happened one after another. First, the residents living near the Earth Temple in the south of the city would hear a strange sound, like the sound of wind, every night after dark.
It was also like someone was wailing, and the sound often lasted until dawn, making it impossible for people to sleep at night. The Public Security Bureau thought that someone was causing trouble, and that it was enemy agents who wanted to destroy the harmonious social environment of stability and unity, so they began to intervene.
They investigated the matter and arranged for the militia to step up night patrols in the Tutu Temple area in the south of the city. However, before the cause could be found out, something happened to the militia team responsible for night patrols.
One night, three militiamen carrying semi-automatic rifles and leading a big yellow dog were patrolling in the south of the city. The strange sound came again. The three militiamen followed the sound and found that the sound seemed to come from the underground next to the ruins of the Tutu Temple.
Yes, they were about to get closer to find out what was going on, but the big yellow dog suddenly became mad and threw its owner to the ground, opened its mouth and bit its owner's neck.
Fortunately, its owner reacted quickly and quickly raised his hand to block it. His neck was not bitten, but his arm was bitten on the spot, causing him to scream in pain.
Seeing this, the other two militiamen quickly hit the wolf dog on the head with their rifle butts. However, the big yellow dog bit its owner's arm and refused to let go no matter what. In desperation, one of the militiamen had no choice but to kill the wolf dog.
The gun was pointed at the wolfdog's head and the trigger was pulled.
Due to the shooting incident, this matter quickly attracted the attention of the Public Security Bureau and the Revolutionary Committee. After some investigation, it was discovered that this seemingly accidental incident was actually very strange. The big yellow dog was owned by
The owner has always been obedient since he was a child. Even if rabies breaks out, he will not attack his owner first. What's more, the onset of rabies should have a process, but it had no symptoms at all before the incident. So
What exactly caused it to go crazy? A veterinarian believed that it was probably caused by poisoning!
Indirectly "attacking" the night patrol militia in this way was considered a counter-revolutionary incident at the time! The matter got worse and worse. The director of the Revolutionary Committee at the time, whose surname was Huang and whose first name was Youcai, vowed that the whole matter would be brought to light.
The mastermind behind the incident was found out!
Speaking of which, Li Fangtian's death had something to do with Huang Youcai, because it was he who ordered Li Fangtian to be arrested and criticized, and during the struggle, he used fists and kicks on Li Fangtian, and he was vicious.
At that time, most of the criticism was based on literary struggle, and there were relatively few martial arts. What's more, although Li Fangtian was born as a landlord, his family was actually in decline by the time he was born, so he didn't exploit anyone, so it was nothing.
A big evil person, in his situation, can at most just wear a high hat and walk around the streets. For some reason, Huang Youcai hates him, as if there is some bitter hatred between him. So people privately
Li believed that Li Fangtian chose to commit suicide because he could not bear the beating from Huang Youcai.
Because the militiamen on night patrol heard strange noises coming from the ground near the Tutu Temple, and the big yellow dog suddenly went crazy near there, Huang Youcai concluded that there must be something wrong around the Tutu Temple, so he
Tianbian led a group of young Red Guards to the Earth Temple in the south of the city and said that he would dig three feet into the ground to dig out the mastermind hidden deep underground.
Unexpectedly, he had just raised the hoe above his head, but before he could dig it down, there was a loud "pop" sound, and a thunderbolt hit him straight on. As a dazzling fire flashed by, Huang Youcai was on the spot.
He fell to the ground, and the clothes on his body quickly burned.
It took everyone a moment to react, and they hurriedly extinguished the flames on Huang Youcai's body. However, almost all the clothes on his body were burned away, and when he checked his breathing again, it was found that he had no breath left.
Huang Youcai was struck to death by lightning in a drought. The local area exploded with discussions. There were various theories. One of the more mysterious theories said that the black stone was actually the incarnation of Tai Sui. Huang Youcai
How dare you disturb Tai Sui's head? It would be strange if you don't get struck by lightning.