Chapter 997: Drowning, Horns Grow on the Head
The Bai family will definitely not expose the Martial Saint Rituals to the public.
However, there are many temples dedicated to General Qiianqi in Hantai Prefecture, comparable to the Dragon King Temple in Jianghuai - the incense and offerings from all the people carry their own power of vows, which is beneficial to the nourishment and growth of rituals. Outside the city of Hantai Prefecture, the largest one is at the foot of Bingjing Mountain. Bright lights can still be seen in the middle of the night, with crowds of people stretching out on the steps. There is also a big master with a neat beard, who looks like two strokes of ink from a distance. He rides a sedan chair up the mountain, and the people on both sides make way.
“It’s colorful.”
Liang Qu stood on the roof and looked into the distance.
Although the General Temple is a bit dark under the night sky, you can still see its colors clearly.
Completely different from the temples in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, the General Temple is "heavily made up". The background color of the plaque is also a very bright and eye-catching blue, and the entire gate tower can be described as colorful.
Not to mention the temples for worship.
The architectural styles of residents in Pingyang and Hantai are also very different.
Pingyang houses are mostly built with sloping roofs to prevent water accumulation and mold, with horse-head walls on both sides and walls made of brick and stone; Hantai houses are mostly built with flat roofs, covered with a layer of thatch to store grain, which is what is meant by insulation in summer, grain storage in winter, and a stone platform in wartime.
The walls were not made of bricks or stones, but cement mixed with camel hair. There were also pottery jars on the roof. Out of curiosity, Liang Qu dug out the jars and found dried hair and grains in them. As a person from a water town, Liang Qu didn't know what this custom was.
This is the feeling of being in a foreign land.
Can't understand.
can't read.
At first glance, nothing is familiar in my memory.
I miss the first day in Pingyang.
Long Eying stood aside and asked: "Why are you stopping here again after coming out so late at night?"
Liang Qu pointed at the people burning incense on the stairs and said, "I thought there would be no one here in the middle of the night, but I didn't expect it to be so lively during the New Year. I'll wait a while."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for the drinking water to sink."
"..."
boom!
Sparks flew in the temple, and orange sparks drifted into the night sky, causing a commotion.
"Let's go, it's almost time."
From the eaves of the General Temple peek out a glazed beast head, and the copper bells hanging from the eaves are engraved with the Lotus Sect's mantras.
Flip inside.
The smell of rust and ghee filled my nostrils.
Square beams crisscross.
In the dim place where candlelight could not reach, Liang Qu relied on the distorted light and shadow of the water curtain of the [Whirlpool God Armor], holding Long Eying's hand, and walked freely on it, overlooking the entire General's Palace in front of the temple keeper and pilgrims.
The left wall of the hall is painted with "Ice Field Killing Monsters", and the right wall is painted with "Horse-Headed Vajra King Subduing Demons". The pigments of the murals are mixed with blue lake salt jade powder. From a side angle, jade-colored scriptures will be reflected, otherwise not.
The 39-foot-tall statue of the deity is located to the lower left of the two men.
He is of majestic and strong build, with a patchwork fish-scale armor on the left side of his body and a blood-mane robe with a thousand knots on the right side.
There are three faces, one bronze face, one jade face, and one face limited to winter, which is frosted and icy, and is euphemistically called the "dark side". Combined with the geographical characteristics of Hantai Prefecture, it has a unique sense of local cultural mixture.
The hall was noisy, with the common people vying to discuss the previous wealthy man's deeds.
"Ten thousand taels for one incense stick. Master Ma Zha is really generous. The so-called shortage of money is all a rumor."
"Ten thousand taels is considered cheap. The one at midnight on New Year's Eve costs fifty thousand taels! The first incense of the year, General Qieqi will bless you. Thirty thousand on the second day of the first lunar month, ten thousand on the third day of the first lunar month, and three thousand on weekdays..."
"Don't stop, don't stop, go forward, go forward."
The dense crowd continued to move.
How many tens of thousands of taels does it cost to burn incense?
Damn it!
Liang Qu was filled with resentment. With all his current assets and several months' salary, he was not even qualified to come here to burn incense!
Long Eying glanced around and said, "Are you coming now? There are so many people..."
"Wait a little longer, there can't always be so many people."
Facts have proved that there are quite a lot of people idle in winter.
Around two o'clock in the morning, the crowd was still dense. It was not until four o'clock in the morning that someone began to clean the hall. Liang Qu, who was lying on the beam and yawning, perked up.
The opportunity is coming!
"finally!"
Liang Qu stood up immediately and unbuckled his belt. Long Eying looked away, but couldn't help but glanced at him twice before looking away again.
absurd!
But if you think about it realistically, it does make sense.
According to the professional Huai Kong, the triggering of the drowning karma is most likely related to the distribution of Lotus Sect believers, giving everyone a foundation for unknown reasons. General Qiaqi is also part of the Snow Mountain system. Touching believers and touching statues...
"Ni" also means urinating!
This is exactly the guidance of Fighting Buddha!
"Even the Buddha is peeing, but he is still laughing. What's a general like that? I, the Earl of Xingyi, have no taboos!" Liang Qu stepped sideways and moved to the side.
There are generally three types of building beam structures: well-beam type, through-beam type, and raised-beam type.
Large buildings often adopt the "raised beam style", that is, beams are raised on columns, columns are installed on beams, and beams are raised on columns again. This structure can increase the width and depth of the building, so it is the main structure of large buildings, and the General Qieqi Temple is also the case.
The top beam is close to the eaves, and the next two beams are only five feet above the roof. There is not enough space for people to sit, and the bending is not beautiful.
Therefore, Liang Qu could not stand directly above or on the shoulders of the statue, and could only go to the third level, a little further away, straighten his body, and fire from a distance.
Align slightly.
The sluice gates that had been held back all night opened, and the flood poured out!
Hua Hua Hua.
Like a stream or a pillar.
Fearing that direct artillery fire would make too much noise and attract attention, Liangqu deliberately drew a parabola first, poured water onto the beams, and then slowly dripped onto the statue through the beams.
"Amitabha, may the Tathagata bless you, may Dou Shengzhang bless you..."
Long Eying couldn't stop rolling her eyes that whole night.
In the whole world, only Liang Qu could think of such a cruel way to fight poison with poison.
The beams and pillars are wide, filled with water, which naturally flows to both sides.
Tick tock.
"what sound?"
The old temple keeper looked up in confusion, but saw no one climbing the mountain to burn incense.
Wow.
The intermittent sounds became clearer and continued.
The sound of water?
Is there a leak? Is it raining outside?
The temple keeper was confused as a weed, and he looked out the window.
The sky was clear, the stars and the moon were shining, without a single cloud blocking the view.
Weird things, weird noises.
"Temple, temple priest! God, statue of god!"
The young man raised his hands in surprise.
The temple keeper turned around with his pupils dilated, and saw water dripping from the beams and falling onto the ice behind the statue!
It was freezing cold in February, and the water column and the ice surface quickly froze together, like stalagmites that had grown in caves over the years. They bulged high and turned into two horns, destroying the original appearance of the statue!
The old man and the young boy had no idea where the water came from or what kind of water it was.
Wow.
Ze Ding trembled.
[Drowning Trigger]
[Drowning Karma Accumulation: Four]
It works! Very useful!
The wind is blowing!
Before the temple keeper could react, he shook it off and got rid of it cleanly. Long Lingxiao tied the belt tightly, Liang Qu picked up Long Eying, and with the help of the darkness, he quickly moved out of the temple without destroying the light and shadow effects.
The young man jumped up and down, and then he leaped onto the beam and found the top beam covered with a thick layer of frost.
The temple keeper asked anxiously, "Look, what kind of water is this?"
The young man looked left and right, confused and uncertain.
Take a small sip.
"Okay...it seems like..."
"What is it?"
"Urine?"
"!"
The temple keeper's head felt like it was about to explode, and then he looked at the "ice shoots" growing on the statue's head, and his heart sank.
The next day.
Calm and calm.
Liang Qu asked Cha Qing to go out and ask around, but he didn't hear any changes in the General Temple.
The matter was kept secret.
"It's only three o'clock, it's not enough..." Liang Qu didn't think that life would be any different at four o'clock, so he decided to go all out. "Find out, give me all the remaining locations of the General Temple, as well as the locations of the Snow Mountain opposite the Blue Lake, and prepare two more kettles for me!"
(End of this chapter)
The Bai family will definitely not expose the Martial Saint Rituals to the public.
However, there are many temples dedicated to General Qiianqi in Hantai Prefecture, comparable to the Dragon King Temple in Jianghuai - the incense and offerings from all the people carry their own power of vows, which is beneficial to the nourishment and growth of rituals. Outside the city of Hantai Prefecture, the largest one is at the foot of Bingjing Mountain. Bright lights can still be seen in the middle of the night, with crowds of people stretching out on the steps. There is also a big master with a neat beard, who looks like two strokes of ink from a distance. He rides a sedan chair up the mountain, and the people on both sides make way.
“It’s colorful.”
Liang Qu stood on the roof and looked into the distance.
Although the General Temple is a bit dark under the night sky, you can still see its colors clearly.
Completely different from the temples in the Central Plains and Jiangnan, the General Temple is "heavily made up". The background color of the plaque is also a very bright and eye-catching blue, and the entire gate tower can be described as colorful.
Not to mention the temples for worship.
The architectural styles of residents in Pingyang and Hantai are also very different.
Pingyang houses are mostly built with sloping roofs to prevent water accumulation and mold, with horse-head walls on both sides and walls made of brick and stone; Hantai houses are mostly built with flat roofs, covered with a layer of thatch to store grain, which is what is meant by insulation in summer, grain storage in winter, and a stone platform in wartime.
The walls were not made of bricks or stones, but cement mixed with camel hair. There were also pottery jars on the roof. Out of curiosity, Liang Qu dug out the jars and found dried hair and grains in them. As a person from a water town, Liang Qu didn't know what this custom was.
This is the feeling of being in a foreign land.
Can't understand.
can't read.
At first glance, nothing is familiar in my memory.
I miss the first day in Pingyang.
Long Eying stood aside and asked: "Why are you stopping here again after coming out so late at night?"
Liang Qu pointed at the people burning incense on the stairs and said, "I thought there would be no one here in the middle of the night, but I didn't expect it to be so lively during the New Year. I'll wait a while."
"What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for the drinking water to sink."
"..."
boom!
Sparks flew in the temple, and orange sparks drifted into the night sky, causing a commotion.
"Let's go, it's almost time."
From the eaves of the General Temple peek out a glazed beast head, and the copper bells hanging from the eaves are engraved with the Lotus Sect's mantras.
Flip inside.
The smell of rust and ghee filled my nostrils.
Square beams crisscross.
In the dim place where candlelight could not reach, Liang Qu relied on the distorted light and shadow of the water curtain of the [Whirlpool God Armor], holding Long Eying's hand, and walked freely on it, overlooking the entire General's Palace in front of the temple keeper and pilgrims.
The left wall of the hall is painted with "Ice Field Killing Monsters", and the right wall is painted with "Horse-Headed Vajra King Subduing Demons". The pigments of the murals are mixed with blue lake salt jade powder. From a side angle, jade-colored scriptures will be reflected, otherwise not.
The 39-foot-tall statue of the deity is located to the lower left of the two men.
He is of majestic and strong build, with a patchwork fish-scale armor on the left side of his body and a blood-mane robe with a thousand knots on the right side.
There are three faces, one bronze face, one jade face, and one face limited to winter, which is frosted and icy, and is euphemistically called the "dark side". Combined with the geographical characteristics of Hantai Prefecture, it has a unique sense of local cultural mixture.
The hall was noisy, with the common people vying to discuss the previous wealthy man's deeds.
"Ten thousand taels for one incense stick. Master Ma Zha is really generous. The so-called shortage of money is all a rumor."
"Ten thousand taels is considered cheap. The one at midnight on New Year's Eve costs fifty thousand taels! The first incense of the year, General Qieqi will bless you. Thirty thousand on the second day of the first lunar month, ten thousand on the third day of the first lunar month, and three thousand on weekdays..."
"Don't stop, don't stop, go forward, go forward."
The dense crowd continued to move.
How many tens of thousands of taels does it cost to burn incense?
Damn it!
Liang Qu was filled with resentment. With all his current assets and several months' salary, he was not even qualified to come here to burn incense!
Long Eying glanced around and said, "Are you coming now? There are so many people..."
"Wait a little longer, there can't always be so many people."
Facts have proved that there are quite a lot of people idle in winter.
Around two o'clock in the morning, the crowd was still dense. It was not until four o'clock in the morning that someone began to clean the hall. Liang Qu, who was lying on the beam and yawning, perked up.
The opportunity is coming!
"finally!"
Liang Qu stood up immediately and unbuckled his belt. Long Eying looked away, but couldn't help but glanced at him twice before looking away again.
absurd!
But if you think about it realistically, it does make sense.
According to the professional Huai Kong, the triggering of the drowning karma is most likely related to the distribution of Lotus Sect believers, giving everyone a foundation for unknown reasons. General Qiaqi is also part of the Snow Mountain system. Touching believers and touching statues...
"Ni" also means urinating!
This is exactly the guidance of Fighting Buddha!
"Even the Buddha is peeing, but he is still laughing. What's a general like that? I, the Earl of Xingyi, have no taboos!" Liang Qu stepped sideways and moved to the side.
There are generally three types of building beam structures: well-beam type, through-beam type, and raised-beam type.
Large buildings often adopt the "raised beam style", that is, beams are raised on columns, columns are installed on beams, and beams are raised on columns again. This structure can increase the width and depth of the building, so it is the main structure of large buildings, and the General Qieqi Temple is also the case.
The top beam is close to the eaves, and the next two beams are only five feet above the roof. There is not enough space for people to sit, and the bending is not beautiful.
Therefore, Liang Qu could not stand directly above or on the shoulders of the statue, and could only go to the third level, a little further away, straighten his body, and fire from a distance.
Align slightly.
The sluice gates that had been held back all night opened, and the flood poured out!
Hua Hua Hua.
Like a stream or a pillar.
Fearing that direct artillery fire would make too much noise and attract attention, Liangqu deliberately drew a parabola first, poured water onto the beams, and then slowly dripped onto the statue through the beams.
"Amitabha, may the Tathagata bless you, may Dou Shengzhang bless you..."
Long Eying couldn't stop rolling her eyes that whole night.
In the whole world, only Liang Qu could think of such a cruel way to fight poison with poison.
The beams and pillars are wide, filled with water, which naturally flows to both sides.
Tick tock.
"what sound?"
The old temple keeper looked up in confusion, but saw no one climbing the mountain to burn incense.
Wow.
The intermittent sounds became clearer and continued.
The sound of water?
Is there a leak? Is it raining outside?
The temple keeper was confused as a weed, and he looked out the window.
The sky was clear, the stars and the moon were shining, without a single cloud blocking the view.
Weird things, weird noises.
"Temple, temple priest! God, statue of god!"
The young man raised his hands in surprise.
The temple keeper turned around with his pupils dilated, and saw water dripping from the beams and falling onto the ice behind the statue!
It was freezing cold in February, and the water column and the ice surface quickly froze together, like stalagmites that had grown in caves over the years. They bulged high and turned into two horns, destroying the original appearance of the statue!
The old man and the young boy had no idea where the water came from or what kind of water it was.
Wow.
Ze Ding trembled.
[Drowning Trigger]
[Drowning Karma Accumulation: Four]
It works! Very useful!
The wind is blowing!
Before the temple keeper could react, he shook it off and got rid of it cleanly. Long Lingxiao tied the belt tightly, Liang Qu picked up Long Eying, and with the help of the darkness, he quickly moved out of the temple without destroying the light and shadow effects.
The young man jumped up and down, and then he leaped onto the beam and found the top beam covered with a thick layer of frost.
The temple keeper asked anxiously, "Look, what kind of water is this?"
The young man looked left and right, confused and uncertain.
Take a small sip.
"Okay...it seems like..."
"What is it?"
"Urine?"
"!"
The temple keeper's head felt like it was about to explode, and then he looked at the "ice shoots" growing on the statue's head, and his heart sank.
The next day.
Calm and calm.
Liang Qu asked Cha Qing to go out and ask around, but he didn't hear any changes in the General Temple.
The matter was kept secret.
"It's only three o'clock, it's not enough..." Liang Qu didn't think that life would be any different at four o'clock, so he decided to go all out. "Find out, give me all the remaining locations of the General Temple, as well as the locations of the Snow Mountain opposite the Blue Lake, and prepare two more kettles for me!"
(End of this chapter)
