The dark wind whizzed back and forth in the cave, making a sharp and long roar that echoed endlessly.
The ghosts around Xiao Shizhu all heard that his voice was trembling. It was the trembling of excitement, not fear.
"The protection spell formed by the devil's mysterious power overflows this big hole." At the same time, Yingying also spoke.
She sensed a powerful force that filled every corner of the majestic cave in front of her, protecting every strange willow tree, every stone pillar and stalagmite, and every pavilion.
"Is it a barrier?" Xiao Shizhu, who still didn't look away, continued to look ahead and asked.
He looked left and right, full of curiosity about everything he saw. Although this place was a replica of Yuque City, it was still very similar. Especially the willow trees that could emit soft light made Xiao Shizhu very moved.
interest.
"It's a barrier, but it's not a barrier. It's very similar to the protective talisman in the Jade Palace." Yingying, the national master holding the spiritual snake staff, took a step forward and stood at the edge of the large cave, nodding slowly twice.
, said: "It protects every plant and tree here, and every brick and tile avoids natural disasters and the disturbance and destruction of animal spirits. It seems? It seems to be...".
Before she finished speaking, Imperial Master Yingying fell silent. There was a knot between her brows, what was she thinking thoughtfully?
In the gloomy wind, Xiao Shizhu's robes were fluttering, and the cuffs and waist belt were flying. The excitement and curiosity on the facial features did not decrease but increased. He was eager to try it out, and wanted to go in and explore it immediately. It was satisfying.
When he was curious, he found a bed and had a wonderful sleep as he said before.
"It seems that the ghosts who built this place did not intend to let this place never see the light of day, so they did not set any restrictions that could hurt people. Therefore, there is no dangerous atmosphere here, and there is not even the atmosphere of living creatures other than us. Although it is sinister
I'm sorry, but my life is not in danger." Imperial Master Yingying calmed down, and then asked: "My lord, please make up your mind, do you want to go in and have a look?".
"Of course." Xiao Shizhu said and stepped forward, walking towards the cave without any fuss. The other ghosts did not dare to be lazy and hurriedly followed.
The ancient gods and demons all like to build palaces on top of mountain tops or in mountains, in places with abundant yin energy. The overflowing yin energy gathers and never disperses, making Xiao Shizhu and other ghosts inside feel refreshed.
The exhaustion all over my body disappeared.
The architectural layout in the cave is a layout of stones surrounding water and water surrounding the palace. A gurgling stream flows between the stalagmites and stone curtains, palaces, pavilions and willow trees emitting soft blue light dot the various places on the banks of the stream.
The buildings all face north and south.
Although it is not as gorgeous as the Jade Palace, the architectural styles are all majestic and the courtyards are bright and open. Every carved beam, painted door, door and window is decorated with exquisite and meticulous arrangements of palaces and pavilions, which are also deep and compact.
Regardless of the materials used, the carved beams and painted pillars of the numerous palaces and the grand momentum are by no means inferior to those of the Jade Palace. And the deeper you go,
Xiao Shizhu and the others shuttled back and forth between the magnificent palaces and pavilions, stopping and taking the trouble to search every palace and pavilion here. Although these buildings are protected by the devil's barrier, the devil's barrier is not omnipotent.
.Many palaces still cannot withstand the torment of time, and due to long-term disrepair, walls and columns will inevitably collapse.
Between the stalagmites and stone curtains, it can be seen at any time that there is only a mess of ruins left, burying everything in the past under broken stone bricks and rotten tiles. There is only a pile of desolation between the ruins, and there is no longer the grand scene of the past, but in the quiet
It's no longer as lively as it used to be.
But the rest of the palaces and pavilions, which are still intact, are also very strange. Not only are they spotless, but the furnishings are all as before, neat and neatly arranged, without any mess, damage or damage.
Pushed, traces of movement.
Moreover, in every palace and pavilion that Xiao Shizhu and the others entered, and in every place in the cave that they walked through, they saw no trace of a fight or any trace of ghosts living there.
Not even a single bone or carrion was found. Moreover, the intact building had brand new bricks and tiles, the beams and columns were intact, the doors and windows were not stained at all, and there was not even a trace of peeling paint.
Xiao Shizhu walked around here and wondered how the ghosts who once lived here disappeared. This reminded him of the many unsolved mysteries he had seen when he was in the human world.
Those books on human decryption also often mention some strange events, such as a certain cruise ship or a certain plane suddenly disappearing, and when it reappears, the people on board suddenly disappear.
Then it became a topic of discussion among human beings after dinner. What space theory, time theory, cosmology, etc., and even conspiracy theory, time travel theory, and alien abduction theory are used to explain these strange and unpredictable things.
.
Although Xiao Shizhu has never seen with his own eyes those planes, cruise ships, or trains that suddenly disappeared without a trace when they were full of passengers. But according to the descriptions in the book, when they reappeared, all the passengers and drivers were missing, and they were empty.
It seems that a person's plane, cruise ship or train should be exactly the same as the palace he sees now.
There was no trace at all, as if it had evaporated out of thin air. Seeing this, Xiao Shizhu couldn't help scratching his head and frowning, and couldn't figure out where the ghosts who used to live here had gone.
Xiao Shizhu, who had been walking for a long time, suddenly stopped in front of a large hall and stopped moving forward.
With his eyes opened, Xiao Shizhu raised his head and looked up at the hall in front of him in the dark night, which was built on a three-story bluestone base surrounded by railings. He could see its appearance clearly. Visually, the hall was roughly
It is eight or nine rooms wide and about three or four rooms deep. The specific area is unknown. All you can see is that the roof is made of yellow glazed tiles and the roof of the verandah with double eaves is painted with gold threads and large dots of gold spirals under the eaves.
This is the most majestic and magnificent hall that he has seen along the way, with the finest decoration techniques.
However, there are so many buildings like this in the Yuque Palace that Xiao Shizhu is not curious enough to stop. The key is that the sculptures standing in front of the hall extending to both sides of Danbi under the pedestal make Xiao Shizhu very curious.
These sculptures are paired in pairs, one pair every half a foot, standing face to face. They are all sculptures of human faces and snake bodies carved from bluestone, and the body below the head is smeared with red paint to make it look like
It's like wearing a red skin.
Xiao Shizhu has never seen this kind of strange sculpture in the underworld. And although these sculptures have a human face, they have no eyes. They all have one eye, standing on their forehead. Not only do they have no eyes on either side of the nose,
The other eyes don't even have eyebrows.
It also has no legs or hands. It has a winding snake body, with its lower body and long tail coiled up.
They look like demon souls or animal souls. I can’t tell what they are?
Xiao Shizhu simply took out the pregnant soul in the painting, slowly unfolded the rolled scroll, and said: "Ruyu, you are well-informed and knowledgeable, take a look and see what these are?".
Xiao Shizhu unfolded the soul in the painting in the darkness, stepped up to Bidan, and stood in front of a stone sculpture. He held the painting so that the soul in the painting was like jade, so that he could see the stone sculpture clearly at close range.
The other ghosts who were searching around also came over looking for Xiao Shizhu's aura and profound strength. They stepped on Danbi and stood next to Xiao Shizhu.
Except for Yingying, who was blind and unable to see, the other ghosts followed the fluorescent light of the spirit snake's long staff and the firelight of the female demon's hand, and stared at the stone statues that remained motionless in the whooshing wind.
stand up.
Since entering this cave, they have seen such stone statues. Almost all the palaces and pavilions have such stone statues on their left and right in front of the gates, like mighty and strong warriors, guarding these palaces that have long been no longer occupied by ghosts.
They look forward to it, as if they are waiting for their real master to return again.
However, there are not as many sculptures placed in front of other halls and pavilions as there are in front of this main hall. This is also the reason why Xiao Shizhu stopped when he came here.
The ghosts looked at these stone statues that were calm but powerful. After a while, Tai Feng and the jade souls in the paintings said in unison: "These are demon soldiers, the elite of the demon soldiers that can only be dispatched by the demon god."
"They are equivalent to the forbidden army under your command, my lord." Immediately afterwards, Hun Ruyu in the painting added: "They are the ghost clan of the Jiuyin clan. Ancient books record that they are a group of demon spirits with unpredictable cultivation, and their
Ghost energy is also very special, and it has the ability to control wind and rain, and control thunder and lightning."
"Where did such a powerful ghost clan go in the end? Why haven't I seen such ghosts in the underworld?" Xiao Shizhu's eyes were full of curiosity, and as he asked, his curiosity only increased instead of decreasing, and there was also a hint of eagerness.
"They were wiped out by the ancient gods. After the war between gods and demons, there is no trace of the demon soldiers in the underworld." Before Ruyu could answer, Tai Feng had already rushed to speak: "The ancient gods followed the principle of eradicating the weeds and eradicating the roots. After the war, one man
They were all killed without leaving anything behind. However, the demon gods have been making trouble in the underworld, and I have never heard that they have set foot in the underworld? But why are there demon soldiers here?"
When Tai Feng said this, he narrowed his eyes, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.
"Forget it, leave him alone, I think the main hall is very unique, let's go in and have a look." Since the clan has been exterminated, Xiao Shizhu has lost interest, turned around, and strode towards the main hall with Bi Dan.
The other ghosts quickly followed.
After a while, the heavy door of the main hall was pushed open, and Xiao Shizhu and others stood in the main hall. The soft fluorescent light emitted from the long staff of the spirit snake, as well as the rising and jumping flames in the palm of the female demon, illuminated the entire hall.
Bright as day.
Looking around, the entire hall is wide and empty. Except for the beams and pillars carved with the one-eyed spirit snake pattern, there are only confession tables, lamps and shrines on the confession tables in the depths of the hall, placed against the wall.
In the shrine, Xiao Shizhu also saw his parents, holding a rule in one hand and a ritual in the other, Nuwa and Fuxi with the body of a snake and tail.
Secretly surprised, I saw thirty-six tablets placed in front of the shrine, divided into three rows, neatly lined up, standing on the long altar table in front of the shrine.
"Look, there are murals." Just when Xiao Shizhu was wondering why his parents were sacrificed to this person, the female demon who was looking around suddenly shouted.
The sound echoed around the beams and pillars in the spacious hall.
After hearing the words, the ghosts also looked around. Through the firelight, they could only see the walls on the left, right and deep of the hall. These three walls were covered with exquisite and lifelike colorful murals, leaving no blank space.
Protected by the demon barrier that covers the main hall, it has lasted for thousands of years without any spots or fading. Every color is still very bright, as if it was painted yesterday.
There are many ghosts in the paintings, doing various things. At first glance, these murals seem to be telling the dusty past events to the ghosts who come to the hall again.