152 “Heavenly Official’s Blessing” Chapter 151
by☆, 151 left and right, choosing the east or west road 3
Thank you for your pity: “Really? How can you see it?”
Huacheng was about to speak. At this time, Pei Su, who was stuck in speech, stretched out his trembling fingers and began to write on the ground.Out of inexplicable respect, everyone gathered around to look at him, only to see that what he wrote crookedly were the words “combat form”. After writing, he seemed to have exhausted the last bit of strength, clenched his fists, and became motionless.
Huacheng raised his head and said: “That’s it. The rain master’s guardian mount is a black bull transformed from the golden beast of the royal dojo door knocker of the rain master’s kingdom. It usually walks steadily without leaving any traces, but once it enters the battle, it will change its shape. Therefore, the shape of this hoof print is different from the ordinary cow hoof print, and it is wider.”
Pei Ming said: “Your Majesty the Ghost King has an amazing amount of information.”
Huacheng pointed to the mark on the ground and continued to say to Xie Lian: “Brother, look.”
Xie Lian leaned over to take a look and said: “Well, sure enough…the hoofprints appeared suddenly. I think it was also very sudden when they encountered the enemy.”
Huacheng said: “Yes. And the hoofprints are very deep, which shows that the enemy is not simple. The cow was wrestling with the enemy here, and was pressed into the soil for more than two inches.”
The two simulated the battle scene at that time, and Pei Ming was not to be outdone, saying: “But in the end, the two sides still ended up in a tie.”
Thanks for the pity: “Not bad.”
There was no blood around, nor was there any ghostly aura floating around. Apparently, they collided here, and they exchanged a few moves quickly and hard. Gu realized that the opponent was a tough nut to crack, so they both gave up.
Huacheng informed that things in the east had changed direction, and the group continued westward, but the speed was slightly slower.Not long after, a very tall and strange building appeared on the roadside. From a distance, it looked more majestic than other houses. Even though several walls and part of the eaves collapsed, people could only look up.Xie Lian couldn’t help but stop and asked: “Where is this place?”
Huacheng only glanced at it and said: “The temple of Wuyong people.”
Pei Ming took one of Pei Su’s arms and dragged him away, saying, “How did the Lord of Flower City know that this is the temple?”
Huacheng said: “Because it’s written above.”
After hearing this, everyone looked up and saw a row of huge words carved on the stone beam in front of the building’s gate.Although there are some strange scratches after years of wear and tear, it is still clear.
However, after a moment of silence, he thanked Lian and said, “It is indeed written above, but…”
But I can’t understand this text at all!
I never expected that even this would not be a problem for Hua Cheng.He said to Xie Lian: “The general meaning of this line of text is ‘His Royal Highness came to the world with light to illuminate the Wuyong land forever.’ It’s just nonsense to praise virtues. Brother, look at the last few characters, are there two characters that are very similar to ‘Wu’ and ‘Yong’.”
When he heard “His Royal Highness,” Xie Lian moved slightly, and then took a closer look. Sure enough, although this line of text looked like a child’s drawing, with circles and bends, mixed with many strange symbols, the shape and strokes of the word “Wu Yong” were quite similar to the text he was familiar with, as if it were some kind of variation.Pei Ming said: “The Lord of Flower City can even decipher this ancient Chinese language that has been lost for thousands of years. Pei is really impressed.”
Huacheng raised an eyebrow and said with a fake smile: “I have stayed in Tonglu Mountain for ten years. I can do a lot of things in a month. If you can’t decipher a word after ten years, then what are you still doing in the world, right?”
The top ten literary gods in the heaven may not dare to say such things. As a martial god, what can Pei Ming do.All he could do was fake a smile and say: “Maybe.”
Xie Lian breathed out softly and said: “Fortunately, Saburo is here.”
Huacheng said: “I can only roughly interpret some crude Wuyong prose. If I encounter something difficult to understand, I can only ask my brother to discuss it together.”
Xie Lian said with shame: “This…I am definitely not as good as Sanlang in this. However, is the god Wu Yongguo believes in also their crown prince?”
Huacheng crossed his arms and said, “I think so.”
Xie Lian frowned and thought, and said: “Since my master knows about the prince of Wuyong Kingdom, he should also know that he has ascended. But why did he tell me that the prince is ‘dead’?”
Huachengdao: “Three possibilities: first, he really didn’t know; second, he lied; third, he didn’t lie. The prince of Wuyong Kingdom is dead, but it is not ‘dead’ in the common sense.”
Pei Ming said: “If the emperor is here, maybe you can ask him if he knows this country and this person.”
Huacheng said: “That’s not possible. Wuyong Kingdom disappeared more than two thousand years ago. Compared with it, Junwu is just a young man. It’s a generation away.”
Junwu ascended to the throne about 1,500 years ago. He was a famous general in a troubled time. Later, he established himself as a king. After several years of management, he successfully ascended to immortality.As the number one Martial God who has been in power for thousands of years, his origins have long been known clearly.The “generation” that Huacheng talks about refers to the “generation” of heaven.
Nowadays, the Heavenly Court, which is composed of hundreds of priests with the king and me as the lord, belongs to one generation, and earlier than this generation, there is another generation.
Just as dynasties change in the mortal world, the heaven will also “change dynasties.”Although it takes a long time, the essence is not different. New believers will replace the old believers, and new gods will replace the old gods.
Sometimes, the decline of a god is not because he did something wrong and was demoted, or because a stronger priest appeared than him, but simply because people’s lives and minds gradually changed and he was no longer needed.
For example, a priest who is in charge of horses must be doing well nowadays, because people cannot travel without horses and carriages. Who doesn’t want their horses to be strong and safe when traveling?Therefore, his incense cannot be short-lived.
But if one day, mortals discover something brand new that can run faster than a horse. After this new thing becomes people’s first choice for travel, the popularity of the horse priest will definitely become more and more deserted.Such priests who flash past like meteors are the vast majority.
This type of decline is the most brutal because the process is almost irreversible.Unless the priest jumped from the sky, returned to a mortal body, changed his path to practice again, and ascended again as a brand new god, otherwise, he was destined to watch himself slowly decline and disappear.However, not everyone has such courage and luck.
This is how the gods and gods of the previous generation declined in this way. It is also said that it was because they caused a big mess and had a scuffle that they all fell. It is impossible to test and it is not important anymore.
Because, hundreds of years later, Jun Wu was born, opening up a new era of heavenly gods, and after him, a large number of new generations of priests came up in an endless stream, filling the vacancies of believers, and gradually formed the current stable heaven.
In other words, unless there is a priest who is more than 1,500 years older than Junwu, it is impossible to know how the ancient Wuyong Kingdom and the gods they worshiped were quietly erased from all traces.
The group of people stepped over the half-collapsed wall and entered the dark hall.After taking a few steps, Xie Lian noticed something was wrong.
He originally thought that the darkness inside the hall was because there was no light and no windows open all year round. However, after looking around, he felt more and more weird.He walked to the wall, lightly traced his fingers on the wall, put it in front of his eyes, and couldn’t help but said: “This is…”
Huacheng said: “Black.”
It’s not that the light is dim, the walls of this huge temple are actually completely black!
Huacheng said: “As far as I can see, almost all the temples in Tonglu Mountain are like this.”
This scene is horrifying. What temple walls would be painted in such a hellish black color?Just looking at it makes me panic, so how can I worship the gods here?
Pei Ming said: “Are they all like this? Are they rotten after being left for too long?”
Xie Lian said: “We have just passed by other houses that were not so dark. Logically speaking, these houses should be of the same age.”
As he spoke, he continued to explore the temple walls with gentle caress.The wall was not only horribly black, but also uneven, like a woman’s disfigured face, covered with horrific scars and extremely hard.Xie Lian’s heart moved and he said: “This temple was burned by fire.”
Pei Ming said: “How can you see it?”
Xie Lian turned around and said: “The walls of this temple should have been covered with murals originally. They used special paint, a very thick layer. After being burned by fire, it will turn black and partially melt and deform. After solidification, it will have this uneven and hard feel.”
Pei Ming said: “His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knows so much, Pei should also admire you.”
Xie Lian rubbed his brows, coughed slightly, and said: “This… is not something worthy of admiration, just because I had this effect after many prince palaces were burned down.”
“…”
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.Xie Lian remembered something again and said: “There is also the stone beam outside! There are many scratches on the hymns engraved on the stone beam. It does not look like ordinary wear and tear. Someone should have scratched it with a knife.”
Pei Ming frowned and said, “Why do you do this?”
Huacheng said coldly: “Because I don’t admit this sentence.”
Xie Lian said: “Yes. It means the same thing as smashing the plaque.”
Ban Yue was startled and said, “So, the citizens of Wuyong set this temple on fire themselves?”
After a while of silence, Xie Lian was about to speak when he suddenly heard Pei Ming ask: “What does this mean?”
When Xie Lian turned around, he saw Pei Ming raising his left hand, holding a scorpion-tailed snake in his mouth and poking him hard with the pointed tail.Ban Yue knelt down to him again and said, “I’m sorry, I’m covered in snakes…”
Xie Lian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, so he pulled her and said: “Ban Yue, don’t get into the habit of kneeling down and apologizing to others. General Pei, how could you be bitten by her snake?”
Pei Ming raised her hands and said with a dark face, “How do I know? As soon as I put my arm around her shoulders, that’s it.”
Xie Lian asked patiently: “Then General Pei, why did you put your arm around her shoulders?”
“…” Pei Ming seemed to have noticed and started to think about this problem now. After a moment, he said, “It’s a habit. In such a dark and gloomy place, it is common sense to hold women’s shoulders and comfort them not to be afraid?”
Ban Yue said: “I’m sorry, I’m not afraid.”
“…” Xie Lian understood. This was the tragedy caused by Pei Ming’s unintentionally itchy hands.Pei Ming finally pulled off the scorpion-tailed snake, and his left hand was already swollen.He said: “Give me the antidote quickly.”
Ban Yue said: “I’m sorry, I’ve run out of the Good Moon Grass on me.”
Thanks for the pity: “It’s okay, General Pei, you are a priest, the swelling will subside in a while.” After saying that, he turned back and continued to study the wall.Suddenly, his eyes swept across a black wall and froze for an instant.
He said: “Everyone, come and see, there is still a face in this wall!”
The author has something to say: I… did not understand the chemical composition of mural paints, nor did I find out what the effects of these chemical compositions would be after burning.Everyone just thinks that the paints they use to paint murals are all mysterious and exclusive formulas…
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