Wen Qingshan stared at the drum for a while, his face suddenly changed slightly, and he shouted in shock: "Master Zhuoma, could this be a human skin drum!?"
Master Zhuolma nodded: "Good eyesight! This is indeed a human skin drum."
When I learned that this was the legendary human skin drum, I immediately became interested. Wen Qingshan once said that human skin was an extremely high-quality production material among ancient Tibetans. It was not only used to draw maps and write important documents, but also
It was used to make human skin drums. Because ancient Tibetans believed
, pure girls can communicate with the gods in the sky, and objects made from their skins are holy objects. Therefore, for the native Bon religion, the human skin drum is considered a very powerful magical weapon. It is said that
The sound it produces can exorcise evil spirits and suppress demons.
I stared at the human skin drum in front of me and took a closer look. The drum was quite old. There were even some thin cracks on the drum surface, and it felt as if it might break at any time. The body of the drum was made of
Made of some kind of wood, with several circles of strange characters carved on it.
I looked at it for a long time, but I couldn't see any clues. However, the strange characters on the drum caught my attention, because those characters were not Tibetan, but a kind of hieroglyphics, and hieroglyphs were not used in Tibet.
It's very common, and I seem to have seen this kind of hieroglyphics somewhere before, but I just couldn't remember it for the moment.
I stared at those characters for a while, and suddenly something came to my mind. Aren't these characters the same messy hieroglyphs carved on the animal bone tablets that Master Dolma gave me?
I didn't expect to see this kind of hieroglyphics on this drum. It seemed that Master Dolma must have some knowledge of this kind of writing. I quickly asked: "Master Dolma, what are the hieroglyphs carved on this drum?"
With the piece of animal bone you gave me..."
Before I could finish my words, Master Dolma interrupted me: "Do you really want to know the origin of this kind of writing?"
When I heard this, I nodded quickly.
Master Zhuoma took a deep breath and replied: "Actually, I don't know much about the origin of this kind of writing. I only know that this kind of writing is very ancient, and it is very likely that it has something to do with the dragon world."
I was slightly startled: "Is it related to the dragon world? How do you say this?"
Master Zhuolma explained: "Because this kind of writing was first discovered engraved on some dragon scales, it is also called dragon armor writing."
"Dragon scales!?" Wen Qingshan and I were both shocked.
Master Zhuoma nodded and continued: "Since ancient times, almost no one has been able to understand the true meaning of the Dragon Armor script, but the Dragon Armor script seems to contain an extremely mysterious power. If the Dragon Armor script is engraved on some magical
On top of the weapon, it can greatly enhance the efficacy of the magic weapon. Therefore, even if the true meaning of the Dragon Armor Script is not known, it does not affect the widespread use of the Dragon Armor Script as a kind of rune."
After listening to what Master Dolma said, I immediately thought of the animal bone plate and asked, "Is it possible that the animal bone plate you gave me, Master, is also a magic weapon?"
Master Zhuoma waved his hand and said: "No! That animal bone plate is not a legal weapon. No one knows its true origin, let alone what animal bone it is made of. It is said to have a history of thousands of years. According to legend,
It is a token passed down from the gods. Only the successors chosen by the gods can unlock the mysteries contained in the animal bone plates."
I sighed and said, "But I don't even know what these words mean, so how can I unlock the mysteries contained in them!?"
Master Dolma said meaningfully: "Since you are the successor chosen by God, everything is in order."
"Master Dolma, what do you mean by this?"
Master Dolma smiled slightly but did not answer.
After listening to the conversation between me and Master Zhuoma, Wen Qingshan asked in confusion: "Master Zhuoma, remember when you first met Shi Yu, you said that he was the successor chosen by God, and that he would also be a successor."
Why are you so sure about giving him a token handed down from the gods? Aren't you afraid of admitting your mistake?"
Master Dolma smiled faintly and said: "His body exudes the spirit of the gods. Although it is invisible to the naked eye, I can sense it and I will never be mistaken."
After hearing what Master Zhuoma said, Wen Qingshan turned around and looked me up and down, with a look of confusion written on his face.
At this moment, another deafening "moo" came from the lake. Since the three of us were standing next to the lake at this time, the sound sounded very deafening. I was unprepared and was frightened by the sudden cry.
He jumped and quickly took two steps back.
Wen Qingshan was also a little nervous, but Master Zhuoma was unmoved. He said calmly: "It's time for the monster to show up. You two will wait aside." After that, he removed the human skin.
The drum was placed in front of him, and then he started to beat it gently with a pair of fleshy palms. While beating the drum head, he sang something loudly.
Wen Qingshan and I neither understood what he was singing nor why he did what he did, so we had to watch from the sidelines.
After a while, the lake water began to fluctuate violently. A splash of water came from far away, as if something was approaching us.
I couldn't help but feel nervous, subconsciously clenched the dragon tooth in my hand, and looked at the mist-filled lake with vigilance.
Through the thick mist, I suddenly noticed a huge black shadow on the lake that seemed to be swimming towards us quickly. I quickly shouted: "Holy crap! That monster is coming, let's get out of here quickly!"
Wen Qingshan obviously also discovered the black shadow. We didn't care so much, turned around and ran back. After running seven or eight meters, we turned around and took a look, only to find that Master Dolma was still sitting by the lake.
, continued to beat the human skin drum with his hands, and did not stop singing.
Seeing this, I immediately became anxious and shouted loudly: "Master Dolma! The monster has come, run!" However, he seemed not to hear at all and still did not get up.
I didn't care anymore, and was about to rush over and drag him away from the lake shore, but Wen Qingshan grabbed him. He stared at Master Zhuoma, frowned and said: "Shi Yu, don't be anxious first, let's take a look at the situation."
Besides, in my opinion, Master Dolma seems to have a way to deal with that monster."
After a while, the outline of the black shadow in the mist gradually became clear, and the lake rolled violently. Judging from the outline of the black shadow, it was indeed a huge creature. I am afraid that even a huge giant ground otter was in front of it.
It is also dwarfed by comparison. No wonder Tashi Duoji said before that at first people thought it was a small island emerging from the center of Chishui Lake.
I stared closely at the black shadow, feeling very nervous. I was mainly worried about Master Dolma. He was still sitting by the lake. If the monster showed up, he could easily drag him into the lake.
The black shadow got closer and closer, and finally revealed its true appearance. I took a closer look with the help of a flashlight and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The shape of this monster is really like an island. It is extremely huge. Only part of its back is exposed, and it is more than ten meters long and five to six meters wide. There is no way of knowing how much is hidden under the lake.
The monster's skin looks very rough and uneven, somewhat similar to some lizards. The most shocking thing is that it has three necks that are seven or eight meters long, and each neck has a
A big, ugly head.
I stared at one of the heads and took a closer look, and found that it was actually somewhat similar to the legendary dragon, but it had no horns, and the head was covered with pimple-like protrusions, which was very ugly and did not have the majesty of a dragon at all.
The giant monster stopped in front of Master Dolma. Accompanied by the beating of human skin drums, the monster's three heads shook back and forth. All six eyes were fixed on Master Dolma, and they didn't even look at me.
Hewen Qingshan glanced at it and felt as if he was completely attracted by the sound of the drum.
Wen Qingshan and I were actually not that far apart, only about six or seven meters. We held our breaths and didn't dare to say a word, for fear of accidentally disturbing the giant monster in front of us.
Master Dolma seemed completely unafraid of the approaching giant monster. The sound of drums and raps remained the same without being affected by the giant monster at all.
I couldn't help admiring this Bon master from the bottom of my heart. I remember that when I first saw the giant ground otter in the cave, I was almost scared to death. However, Master Dolma actually managed to survive in the face of such a huge giant monster.
He can still be so calm, which shows how strong his heart is!
I was just thinking about what was going to happen next. Master Dolma suddenly stopped playing the drum, stood up slowly, raised his head, and said something sharply to the troll. Those words didn't sound like he was hiding.
The language, of course, is not Mandarin, it is a bit vague, I don’t know what it is, but it is like some kind of spell.
What is incredible is that the troll seemed to understand what Master Dolma said, and was stunned for a moment. After a while, it suddenly opened its three big mouths and let out a deafening roar.
The monster's voice sounded like a cow's braying, but it was so loud and we were so close that I felt my ears hurt from the shock.
Wen Qingshan and I quickly covered our ears with our hands. After the monster finished roaring, it suddenly turned over and dived into the lake with a loud "crash". However, in the blink of an eye, the extremely huge body disappeared in front of us.
It disappeared without a trace, leaving only a huge whirlpool on the lake surface.
Wen Qingshan and I were stunned for a while before we came back to our senses. We looked at each other and couldn't believe what had just happened. Seeing that Master Dolma was still standing by the lake, we hurriedly walked forward.
After I got closer, I discovered that Master Dolma's face seemed a little ugly, and his forehead was covered with large beads of sweat. You must know that the temperature outside is almost below zero, and he was actually sweating profusely. It can be seen that just now