Chapter 13 Chapter 9: The City of Turtle Burials

I looked up, and it turned out that there were several large beads inlaid on the top of the ancient temple. The moonlight shone on these large beads, releasing milky white light.I couldn't help being a little dazed, as if I had returned to the Yellow River ghost cave. Is there any mysterious connection between these two ancient caves? The monkey looked around and said, "Why is there something wrong with this stone?" I went over and saw that the huge stone foundation was floating in the water, covered with a layer of black mud.The monkey wiped away the black mud with his hands, and the black stone was covered with various lines.I thought the stone looked familiar, but the monkey said, this is not a stone, but a big tortoise shell.I was also stunned, how could this big tortoise shell be a foundation?Could it be that the entire ancient temple was built with big tortoise shells?

The monkey looked at the other foundations and found that they were all big tortoise shells, and the middle of the tortoise shells was firmly smeared with a kind of black river mud.He tried to pry it with a hatchet, but it was so hard that even a knife couldn't pry it in. No wonder the tortoise shells could be piled up to form such a big city. It seems that this special river mud is also a great achievement. We looked around and found that not only the foundation, but also the roof, stone steps, and even the big pillars of the whole city were all made of big turtle shells.This huge underwater castle turned out to be a turtle burial city.

I was surprised: "Monkey, we have arrived at the big tortoise's nest this time, why are there so many big tortoise shells?" The monkey was also a little terrified. He scratched his head and said, "Old Bai, I think this might be the turtle burial place mentioned in the ancient books." He explained to me that tortoises are spiritual creatures that have lived for thousands of years. Many giant tortoises have comprehended the mysteries of heaven and earth, and also understand geomantic omen.The "Mengxi Bi Tan" of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded the story of "Turtle Burying the Liang Family". Also buried here.He knew that the tortoise burial must be a blessed place, so he moved the tortoise corpse away and buried his relatives here. Afterwards, the family was rejuvenated and the descendants prospered.If you walk around, this place is a huge tortoise burial place.

I also looked around curiously, but saw that the round stones piled up were a bit strange. I brushed off a layer of dust on them with my hands, only to find that these were not stones, but a pair of round turtle shells. I once heard my grandfather say that he once saw a turtle burial site on a small island in the East China Sea. On that small island the size of a football field, there were densely packed turtle shells more than ten meters high.But building a palace out of tortoise shells like this is unheard of. We looked around and found that the tortoise burial site is very large, just like a huge castle. The place we are in is just the front hall, and we don’t know how far it is inside. I secretly thought about building such a huge tortoise burial How many large tortoise shells are needed for a city, and how are they piled up?

The monkey said that according to ancient books, this tortoise burial place is like the legendary elephant underworld. The old tortoise would have a premonition before death, so he would come here from thousands of miles to wait for his death. became a city. I don't think it's possible. This tortoise shell palace is so huge. It's definitely not enough to use tortoise shells alone. There must be beams and supporting pillars. We must also take into account the ebb and flow of water and the dispersion of water. Such a legendary tortoise shell palace can only be built by a person with knowledge, alchemy, gossip, and civil structure, but who is this person?

We walked forward along the stone steps, and after walking for a while, we saw a huge beam in front of us. The beam was not made of tortoise shells, but a pair of huge whale bones, firmly supporting the entire palace.A huge snakeskin was wrapped around the huge fish skeleton, hanging down from the beam.The monkey used to pull off the big snake's skin and found that the big snake's skin was tens of meters long. What's even more strange was that there were two obvious protrusions on the snake's head, which made people have to think of a big snake. The legend of the dragon. This snake is as big as a jiao, and if the jiao practiced for another thousand years, horns would grow on his head. This horned jiao would no longer be a big snake, but a dragon that could roam the world.

But we have ignored this, this huge tortoise shell palace attracted us deeply, we walked involuntarily.Going forward, I saw a big fish hanging from the beam of the house. The fish was three to four meters long. It was suspended from above. I don’t know how long the big fish had been hanging. of. I looked up and saw that the big fish was hanged from a height of ten meters above the roof. Hanging a fish in this underwater turtle shell hall is nothing more than a common thing.It's just that it's not an ordinary rope that hangs the fish, it's a gold thread. I squinted my eyes and saw that this strange golden thread looked the same as the golden thread on the back of the big toad in the ancient mulberry garden. Could it be that the two had something to do with each other?

The monkey suddenly said, "There are people in the fish." I was taken aback, and immediately understood what the monkey meant.He meant that this big fish has such a bulging belly, could there be a person wrapped in it?This matter is easy to handle. The monkey cut the gold thread with a hatchet, and the big fish fell to the ground. I checked and found that the belly of the fish was sewn with a circle of gold thread. It seems that there must be something sealed in the belly of the fish. . The monkey picked apart the gold thread with a hatchet, and the fish's belly was covered with dry bones. The dry bones had been wrapped for an unknown amount of time, and the clothes had long since rotted into a layer of ashes.The skeleton looked weird, sitting in meditation, sitting cross-legged in the belly of the fish. Although so many years had passed, the skeleton was still intact.It seems that this person does not seem to be wrapped in the belly of the fish after death, but it seems that he is cultivating immortals in the belly of the fish.I have heard my grandfather talk about water burials, tree burials, and even ancient times in Mongolia and Tibet where the dead were thrown into the wilderness for wolves and giant eagles to eat, but it is unheard of to sew a person into the belly of a big fish like this.

After walking a few more steps, we found a body lying on the ground. This weird tortoise burial city is actually hidden in the Yellow River. Only people can enter the petrified ancient mulberry tree along the ancient mulberry tree. We all thought it was a great chance, but we didn't expect someone to come here earlier. The man had been dead for an unknown number of years, and only a skeleton remained, leaning on a big tortoise shell, with a layer of golden sand piled under his body. The monkey turned him over with a hatchet and found a scimitar under him. The two of us were also a little surprised. This man actually used an ancient knife. Could it be that he is an ancient person?

If analyzed in this way, this turtle burial city may have a history of hundreds of years. How can it stand firmly in the water without falling down? The monkey snorted and said, why is this a Tang sword?Picking up the knife, swishing it out, a long dragon roar came from the blade. Although I don't know how long it has been here, the blade is still bright and sharp, and the cold air is pressing.Monkey is the most knowledgeable about swords, so he praised it at this time, saying that the blade of this Tang knife is made of composite forging, and it is legally cast from three ancient swords, so it has such a good steel mouth.

I also said, "Hey, isn't this the Toyo sword used by Little Japan in the movie "Tunnel Warfare"?" The monkey was furious, and said, "The Japanese Japanese stole my Chinese sword-making skills and spread them everywhere. It's shameless." At that time, he gave me a lesson on ancient weapons. He said, when it comes to the best swords in China, my ancestor Ou Yezi used the tin from Chijin Mountain and the copper from Ruoye River to forge five swords: Zhanlu, Chunjun, Shengxie, Yuchang and Ju. Que. These ancient things are all divine weapons, and later generations can't compare them, and they can't be compared. Let's not talk about this, but let me tell you about Tang Dao. In the era of cold weapons, sword casting is the most important thing. This sword casting not only represents military strength, but also represents the majesty of the king, so all dynasties have paid attention to casting swords.In the Tang Dynasty, the country was rich and the people were strong, and the skill of sword casting reached its peak, the representative of which was the Tang Dao. The Tang knife followed the Han knife's "hundreds of steelmaking" technology, and created the "Baogang" technology, which made the Tang knife hard on the outside and soft on the inside, wider than the blade of the Han knife, and the handle can be held with both hands.At that time, Tang Dao was already strong to a perverted level. Let me give you an example, Tang Dao can cut through almost any armor. However, because the craftsmanship of Tang knives is too complicated, only the Tang Dynasty can afford it.After the Tang Dynasty, China began to decline, and such complex Tang knives could no longer be cast, and the forging method of Tang knives was gradually lost.In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates in the southeast coast were in chaos, and the cheap waist knives of the Ming army could no longer compete with the Japanese knives. During the Tang Dynasty, the Tang sword was introduced to Japan, and the Japanese emperor praised it greatly, saying: "Only the Central Plains can cast such a fine sword." So he sent an envoy to China to learn the forging method of the Tang sword. No one expected that in the end, with the Bushido spirit of Little Japan sweeping the world, the Japanese sword would become one of the world's three most famous swords after the Damascus sword and the Malak Rex sword.The monkey sighed and shook his head. He said, of course, there is still a big difference between Tang knives and Japanese knives, the most obvious being on the blade.The Japanese blade area accounts for more than half of the blade, and the Tang blade area only accounts for a quarter of the blade. This is because most of the Japanese soldiers have no metal armor on them, and Japanese knives are mainly used for chopping meat, so the blade must be wide to be more lethal.Most Chinese soldiers are equipped with armor, and if they want to move the heavy armor, they must use a heavy and sharp Tang knife.So Tang swords are much heavier than Japanese swords.According to the "Tang Six Classics" volume 16 of the arsenal's office, "there are four types of swords, one is called Yi Dao, the other is called Barrier Dao, the third is Heng Dao, and the fourth is Mo Dao." It is said that it "weighs fifty catties", even if it weighed two catties in ancient times, the knife still weighs twenty or thirty catties. My eyes were straightened, and I finally asked the monkey: "Is the Tang sword stronger or the Japanese sword stronger?" The monkey curled his lips and said, "Let me tell you this, when a Tang sword and a Japanese sword fight, there is one and only one result, that is: one Japanese sword will become two." I was taken aback: "Can the Japanese sword deform?" The monkey grinned and said, "It's not that it can deform, but it was cut in two by our ancestor's Tang knife. Our Tang knife was born to be head-to-head. Japanese knives are used to cut flesh by cutting open the abdomen. This is definitely a different thing." We continued to move forward, and after walking for a while, we found a large hall in front of us. Looking from a distance, there were many things hanging from the main hall. Those things were densely packed, one next to the other, like corpses. I was startled and said, "Monkey, could there be a hanged ghost in front?" The monkey squinted his eyes and said that he would go and have a look first. The two of us walked over carefully, and found many thin threads hanging from the ridge of the roof, and many large dried fish hanging from below.I was taken aback by the big fish, all bigger than a man, hanging upside down like a bacon shop. I thought these dried fish were too weird, so I asked the monkey to leave quickly, but the monkey refused to listen, but cut and peeled the biggest fish with the Tang knife, pulled out the skeleton from the fish, and continued to search for it in the belly of the fish. , and took out a strange-looking Wujin long knife from the belly of the fish. It's fine that there is someone in the belly of this fish, why is there a long knife?What is this long knife for? Monkey held the long knife in his hand with one hand, gave me the original Tang knife, and continued to open the way, as if he was eagerly looking for something. I felt that something was wrong with the monkey. After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I picked up the Tang Dao casually, but I didn't expect the Tang Dao to be so heavy. I tried my best to lift it up. After finally picking up the Tang knife, he saw the monkey carrying the big knife, and his figure gradually disappeared in front of him. There was a flash of lightning in my mind, and I finally remembered what was wrong, and I burst into cold sweat. wrong! There must be something wrong with the monkeys! Monkey and I have been playing together since we were young, but I don’t know how much he weighs. With his small body, it takes a lot of effort to lift a big axe. How can he easily lift a big knife that weighs dozens of kilograms? Seeing the way he set up the big knife, it seems that he often plays with these ancient weapons, no, there must be something wrong with this. Also, although this kid has read a few more books, at most he has only been in high school. How could he know so many things? The more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, but under the circumstances at that time, I didn't dare to tell the truth. I just held the Tang knife firmly and followed behind carefully. After walking for a while, the originally dark tortoise shell gradually had a light yellow layer on it. The further we walked, the more intense the color became on the tortoise shell, as if a thick layer of golden yellow paint had been applied.I knelt down and scratched hard on the ground with my fingernails, and a trace was drawn. I was stunned for a moment. This bluestone board was actually covered with a layer of gold. The purity of this gold is still very high, otherwise it would not be It was easily cut off by me. My God, the tortoise shell floor is actually covered with a layer of gold shell. Where did so much gold come from? The monkey also stopped, scratching the ground with a long knife, with an incredulous expression on his face, and called me: "Old Bai?" Although a little hesitant, I still passed. The monkey said: "Old Bai, the story Huang Qiye told is actually true, there is actually golden water in this world!" I asked, "What story?" The monkey stared fixedly at the gold plate on the ground, with fanaticism in his eyes, and said, "You forgot, Huang Qiye said that the human-shaped jade coffin in the Yellow River at that time was made of human beings condensed in jade veins. You Say, is this golden shell full of knots also formed by the condensation of golden water?" What the monkey said is also somewhat possible. Grandpa once said that lava is rich in gold, and there are many gold mines near the volcano. A lot of gold ore is melted by the high temperature of the volcano into gold water.However, this kind of thing has always been just a legend in Jinmen. Even my grandfather only told me this thing as a story, and never experienced it. The ancient cave was getting hotter and hotter, and the fish skin clothes on his body were sticking to his body, like a big damp towel, which was extremely uncomfortable.Could it be that what we encountered this time turned out to be a rare golden water spectacle? After hearing what I said, the monkey became even more irritable. He didn't even care about the golden floor, and kept urging me to leave quickly. Monkeys usually have the tightest hands, and they have to worry about pears that cost two cents a piece for a long time. At that time, they kept urging me to sell the jade pendant that Jin Zihan gave me in exchange for sesame biscuits. It's not like his style anymore. I walked on this genuine golden avenue, and I couldn't stop my legs from trembling. This gold really has endless magic power, so I couldn't move my legs. After walking for a while, the beams of the tortoise burial city became lower and lower, and the passages became narrower and narrower, forming a small tortoise shell hall in front of it. I thought this cave was a bit weird, and I was still thinking about it, but the monkey went straight into it. go in. Here, not only the ground, but even the wall of the tortoise shell has a thick layer of gold, which is like a golden hole.In the center of the golden cave, there is a tortoise the size of an ox. What is even more strange is that a toad the size of a dustpan is riding on the tortoise. Seeing us coming in, the tortoise slowly crawled forward. It seems to be leading us. In this city made up of tens of thousands of big tortoise shells, it is so strange to suddenly see a live old tortoise with a big toad squatting on its back.At that time, I didn't care too much, so I quickly grabbed the monkey and told him that the toad has become a spirit, so let's go quickly. The monkey didn't even look at me, and followed the old turtle with a big knife. I was so angry that I scolded the monkey who had received a thousand knives. Sooner or later, the old turtle spirit would catch him and make monkey soup!But scolding is scolding, I was worried about him after all, and finally followed his ass into the hole. The toad rode the big tortoise and walked straight forward. After walking not far, he saw that the front gradually opened up. On both sides were several huge shells. There were large vertical snails and horizontal giant clams. , just like the statues of Arhats arranged neatly in the temple. I walked all the way, and I was also frightened, thinking that first I saw this palace made of tortoise shells, and there were big shell statues, and the toad rode a big tortoise to lead the way. I don’t know if shrimp soldiers and crab generals will come out later to catch us. , steamed and eaten. The big turtle walked for a while, and it became hotter and hotter in front. My hair was completely soaked, and I kept wiping the sweat from my face with my hands. No cold water to lower the temperature! Looking from a distance, the flames in front of us were blazing with golden light, dazzled our eyes, I covered some of the light with my sleeve, looked carefully, and found a small pool in front of me, the pool was about the size of a room, The golden light in the pool was dazzling, and Gudu Gudu could be seen bubbling out from a distance. It was obviously extremely hot, and I don't know what strange thing it was.I stood far away, feeling hot and sweating. At this time, the monkey said: "This is not a pool, but a golden pulse!" I hurriedly squinted my eyes and looked carefully, only to see the golden light shining in the pool, and a thick golden liquid surging. Are these things the legendary golden water? I looked around, and the tortoise shells near the water pool were all burnt red, and the nearby ground was covered with a thick layer of gold plates. It seemed that this was indeed a rare open-air gold vein. The golden water should all flow out of this golden vein. The ancients said that "real gold is not afraid of fire". Gold is extremely resistant to high temperatures, with a melting point of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius. It is impossible for ordinary charcoal fires to reach this temperature. The golden water flowed around, and when it cooled, it solidified, and half of the bottom of the river was paved with a golden base. This is really a legendary spectacle. Fortunately, the Jinmai was located at the bottom of the river. Although the temperature of the golden water is extremely high, there is a deep pool around it. There is continuous flowing water flowing through the pool, which arouses waves of heat and cools down the Jinmai. Let alone the monkeys come in, I'm afraid they will be burned to death before they get close. The monkey was also stunned, looked at it for a while, and said, "Old Bai, what do you think is in that golden water?" I had seen a big thing floating in the golden water earlier, but the golden water was too dazzling, and with the steaming heat, I couldn’t see what it was. At this time, I took a closer look. If you don't know what it is, ask him "what is it?" The monkey said coldly: "It is the ghost coffin we have been looking for." I took a closer look and found that it was indeed a large coffin, which just pressed on the gurgling golden water and was covered by a thick layer of golden liquid, as if it had been coated with a golden shell.I was also secretly surprised, isn't this black coffin in the Yellow River, how it came to the golden vein under the Guibu City is really unbelievable.Also, how did the monkey know? The monkey was looking for something around the main hall. After searching for a while, he said, "Sure enough, eight tiger-headed generals are in charge."I also looked over and found that facing the eight corners of the golden coffin, there was a toad the size of a dustpan lying on a large tortoise shell, forming a gossip shape with the golden coffin as the center. These eight toads were the same as the one seen in Shanghe Village, all of them had their limbs cut off, and they wore a thin golden thread on their backs.I looked along the golden thread, only to find that the eight golden threads were all stretched into the golden coffin, holding the golden coffin firmly so that the golden coffin can hang on the golden veins, which can keep the golden water constantly nourishing It will not suppress the golden vein and stop the flow of golden water. The eight toads are still alive, their eyes are red, they don’t scream or move, they stare at us, the strands are connected to the big toad and the golden coffin, trembling slightly, as if there are living things in the coffin .Seeing that the golden toad coffin was so weird, I couldn't help taking a few steps back, not knowing what to do. The monkey looked at the big toads with a strange expression, and murmured, "No, why is Tiger Head General still alive?" I saw that something was wrong with the monkey, so I hurriedly asked him what was going on?What is this tiger-headed general? The monkey's face was ashen, and he told me that he dived all the way along the iron chain. The pool was bottomless, but fortunately, the water was not as muddy as it was above, and there was also a layer of white shimmer under the water, as if there was something under it. Everything is the same.He looked down through the white light, and saw a huge building under the water, and the iron chain stretched all the way into that huge building, and he didn't know what was inside. He recalled that when he dived into the water with one breath, he thought that if he didn't risk his life to take a look this time, he might never have the chance to watch it again in this life.At that time, he grabbed the iron chain and swam to the gate, and kicked hard towards the gate, but with his kick, the gate slowly opened. Hou Zi also felt that things were too weird, how could such two huge stone gates be kicked open with one kick, it felt like... as if the stone gates were not kicked open by him, but opened for him.The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, the hairs all over his body stood on end, and he wanted to run out while grabbing the iron chain, but that's how people are underwater, the more nervous they become, the less fast they swim, he struggled a few times, but his body was closer to the stone gate I couldn't help looking into the stone gate, but I found, I found... I was anxious for him when I heard it, and kept urging him: "Say it quickly, kid, what did you see?" The monkey showed a strange smile, which was uglier than crying. He shook his head and murmured, "What the hell did I see? I can't believe it myself. What the hell did I see!" He shook his head nervously, looked around blankly, and suddenly yelled, raised his long knife and was about to strike at the big toad, when a low voice suddenly came from behind: "Don't move!" That person turned out to be Huang Qiye. Huang Qiye was in a panic, his clothes were soaked in blood and turned into a bloody garment, and there were several bloody cuts on his arms, dripping blood, but he ignored it, went straight to the golden coffin, knelt down with a plop, bang bang He kowtowed three times and said, "Patriarch, please protect me. Huang Zhongcai, an unworthy boy from Jinmen, risked his life to come here. It's really hard to tell. I still hope that Patriarch will protect you." I saw Huang Qiye knelt down, so I quickly followed suit, Huang Qiye nodded, and asked me to kowtow three times as well, for the protection of my patriarch. The monkey hesitated for a moment, and wanted to bow down, but was stopped by Huang Qiye. Huang Qiye looked at the monkey meaningfully, and said how the descendants of the Ouzhi family, Jinmen, could afford the big gift of bowing, and could do a salute. Even if it is to give him a big face. Although I am dissatisfied with Huang Qiye for hiding many things, deep down I still treat him as a relative.At that time, seeing that he was almost a man of blood, his eyes were hot for a while, and tears flowed down his face at that moment. He held his hand tightly, and he had a lot to say, but he didn't know where to start. Huang Qiye patted me on the shoulder and told me not to ask anything, but to quickly cut off the eight golden threads on the toad one by one, and he would explain everything to me in detail later.I was just about to cut off the gold thread, but saw the monkey wielding a long knife, swiped it a few times, and cut off all the gold thread.As soon as the golden thread was broken, eight toads the size of a dustpan uttered a strange cry, spit out a few mouthfuls of black blood, and died immediately. Huang Qiye sighed there, and said, "I didn't expect this toad to live for so long, but it was destroyed in my hands." The ancients said that "one hair moves the whole body". Although the eight golden threads on the big toad are thin, they use a very ingenious force to connect the eight big tortoise shells and the golden coffin closely together, making the golden toad The coffin could just float on the golden water. When the golden thread broke, the golden coffin lost its balance and fell to the ground, blocking the golden veins. It kept flowing out, and a lot of it flowed to the base of the city under the tortoise, burning the big tortoise shells crackling, and then cracked one by one. As the foundation was destroyed, the whole tortoise city began to tremble slightly. The tortoise shell fragments fell from the beams above, and water began to seep from the walls. A weak stream of water seeped in along the stone wall. The monkey shouted: "It's broken, this tortoise burial city is about to collapse!" Huang Qiye was not afraid at all, and stood there firmly, staring at the golden coffin without blinking. Only a crackling sound was heard, and a large tortoise shell finally collapsed on the city wall. As the tortoise shell fell off, a stream of river water flowed in along the crack, impartially pouring it on the golden coffin. It was reddened by the boiling golden water underneath, and at this moment, it was excited by the cold water, steaming up in gusts of water vapor, and a layer of white mist formed in the entire tortoise burial cave. The river water was constantly transpiring, and puffs of white air rushed to the tortoise shell hall, and the water vapor rushed to the dark tortoise shell hall, washing the originally dark tortoise shell hall, revealing huge murals. Unexpectedly, there is a mural hidden in the tortoise shell hall. When we looked carefully, we found that the ceiling was actually a magnificent landscape picture. Under the rolling clouds, there are undulating mountains hidden. In the mountains and valleys, a majestic and magnificent palace appears and disappears. The palace is blazing soaring to the sky, and the flames are covered with a layer of black water. This mural is magnificent and imposing, and with the steaming water vapor, it seems to be reflected in the white clouds.We watched from below, as if we were standing in front of that majestic palace, feeling the soaring flames and the ice-like black water. I rubbed my eyes and said, "Monkey, am I dreaming? It's like seeing a movie before me, it's even better than the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain!" The monkey said: "This mural is too fake. You can see that outside the palace with this mural, the mountains have been submerged by floods, and there is still a layer of fire outside. How can this fire and water be together?" Huang Qiye spoke slowly at this time, he said: "This is not a mural, this is the Yin City of Kunlun." The monkey stammered and asked, "Kunlun Yin City, does Kunlun Yin City really exist?" Huang Qiye didn't speak, just stared at the huge mural in a daze. I hurriedly asked the monkey what happened to the Yin City of Kunlun? The monkey was obviously in a trance. He stared straight at the murals and said, according to ancient books, Kunlun Mountain has a radius of 800 miles and a height of 10,000 ren. On the mountain grow Muhe, Shatang, Shirou, Wenyushu, Immortal Tree, Phoenix, Luan bird.At the foot of the Kunlun Mountains, there is a Ruoshui River, eight hundred miles long, where goose feathers sink to the bottom. Beyond the Ruoshui, there is a Yanshan Mountain that can burn anything. The monkey shook his head blankly and said, "You must not pass there." I ask him why. The monkey said in a daze, "According to the ancient books, the Yin City of Kunlun is the legendary 18th hell." The tortoise shell hall has been standing underwater for many years, and it is already very old. After the hole was broken, it could no longer withstand the huge pressure of the river. The river water flowed down like a waterfall. Although the golden veins were hot, they couldn't withstand the continuous impact of the Yellow River water. It didn't take long before the white air gradually disappeared from the golden coffin, and the golden water began to slowly solidify. Huang Qiye seemed to have finally waited for this opportunity. Holding the herring pillow in both hands, he bowed first, then stepped forward, touched the back of the golden coffin, and pulled out an iron chain as thick as an arm. Pulling the iron chain outwards vigorously, with the sound of creaking gears, the heavy golden coffin was slowly moved away from the golden vein, revealing a dark stone cave underneath. The monkey and I hurriedly followed. We were only a few meters away when we felt that the black hole was extremely cold, like an ice cellar, and I couldn't help shivering. The monkey turned pale with fright, and shouted, "Here, is there a ghost cave under here?!" Huang Qiye stopped his words with his hands and said to me: "Baby, we just met, and we will be separated soon. But I am very pleased to see you again. You have grown up. I hope you will not be like you before. That's it. Yazi, listen to me, stay far away from the Yellow River in the future, don't come back, don't let the Bai family die for you." I froze there for a moment, and said in surprise: "Master Huang Qi, where are you going? You come back with us! You said that the Bai family died for me, what's going on?" Huang Qiye chuckled: "I died in the Yellow River decades ago. If it wasn't for waiting for that black coffin to be born, for that old guy to go out, I wouldn't have stayed on the Yellow River beach for so long This is the fate of us craftsmen, son! I just didn't expect that you would still come here after we have been tossing for so long. Alas, things have come to this point, and I don't know what we did wrong. You are right. Maybe what he said is right, people still can't resist God!" When I heard him say this, tears came down at that time, and I held him tightly, and refused to let him leave me. Huang Qiye smiled and advised me: "Baby, I have lived for decades, I have already lived enough, you can let me go to your grandpa with peace of mind." I cried, "No, I won't let you go..." Huang Qiye was also moved, he closed his eyes tightly, two lines of muddy tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, he finally seemed to have made up his mind, and said to me: You are still young, you don’t understand our Jinmen affairs , These things are beyond your control.I think you should have guessed it. Back then, your grandfather and I did find the source of the Yellow River and knew the true identity of the Patriarch.But so what?Because of that incident, your grandfather and I retired to the world, he went away and became an ordinary person, and I became a water ghost on the bank of the Yellow River.However, what should come will come after all, and there is no way to hide or run away.So many years have passed, and when I close my eyes now, I will remember the scene I saw at that time, and I will never forget it.I know that I was actually dead at that time, and I lived to complete that task.Today, that task is finally completed, and I can finally go. Boy, I know you must really want to know all this, but I want to tell you, this matter is not something you can imagine, nor is it something you can know. If I can choose now, I will definitely choose to never know this matter. thing. He patted me on the shoulder, and took this opportunity to lower his voice and say to me: "Boy, your grandpa wrote me a letter before he died, and asked me to tell you something. In exchange." I was so excited that my whole body trembled. My grandfather actually wrote a letter to Huang Qiye before he died, and even left me a sentence. What message did he leave for me? He whispered in my ear: "The patriarch of Jinmen is not a human being." I was stunned for a moment, the patriarch of Jinmen is not a human being, so what is he? is God? Is it a ghost? Or a monster in the Yellow River? Thinking of this, I couldn't help being distracted, Huang Qiye took the opportunity to break free from me, jumped into the ghost cave, pulled the iron chain from inside, and slowly closed the stone door. I rushed over and pulled the iron chain vigorously, only to find that the iron chain was buckled inside. No matter how hard I tried, it couldn't be pulled even a little bit. I knocked hard on the stone door and shouted loudly: "Monkey, monkey!" But the monkey stood there, watching everything coldly, and didn't come to help me. The tortoise shells kept falling down from the tortoise burial hall, and the river flowed into the main hall. The river water quickly covered the calves, and all kinds of tortoise shells and dead fish were floating on the water. The water of the Yellow River poured on my body and head, and my vision gradually blurred stand up.At this time, there was a sudden melodious flute sound in the distance. The sound of the flute was very strange. After listening to it a few times, I felt my head swell. In a daze, I saw Huang Xiaoli walking in slowly. She was wearing a white robe, holding a reed pipe in her hand, and slowly playing a weird tune. The tune of the tune was weird. The more I heard it, the more I felt The eyelids are heavy, and I can't help but fall asleep. There seemed to be a cloud of white mist rising in the ancient cave, the white mist filled the air, and there was a scent of sandalwood in the air. I don't know where I am and where I am, I just feel that this scene around me seems to have happened before, but my brain hurts like a needle, and I can't remember it. I moved vigorously, only to realize that my hands and feet were no longer in charge. I felt like I was in a nightmare, and I couldn't use any strength. I could only watch her walk away step by step.I was thinking numbly, Huang Xiaoli, Huang Xiaoli... Ah, why did Huang Xiaoli come here suddenly?What is she going to do?The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I wanted to call out to her, but my throat seemed to be tightly strangled by something, and I couldn't make a sound no matter what. I stood there stupidly like a piece of dead wood, watching Huang Xiaoli walk over, she smiled sadly and said, "Rukawa, do you know how much I regret it?" I watched her lower her head, kissed me lightly on the forehead, smiled sadly, and left resolutely. I stood there stupidly, just watching her leave like that. At that moment, that decisive and beautiful posture suddenly opened the door deep in my memory, and a strong emotion stirred my heart. Knowing how to describe this feeling, I suddenly felt extremely sad in my heart, my heart was beating violently, tears fell like a suddenly opened reservoir, and I couldn't stop it. I struggled desperately, but my body seemed to be paralyzed, I couldn't move at all, only tears flowed, I didn't know what was going on?Why am I crying again? I was in a trance, why did this scene seem to have been experienced somewhere?越使劲想，越想不起来，脑浆子像堆浆糊，有一柄尖利的刀子在里面使劲搅和，疼的要炸开了……黄晓丽，黄晓丽……我痛苦地想着，一时间好多影像和图片在我脑海中翻腾着，来来回回舞动着，在我眼前晃动，我却怎么抓不住。 她一直走到了那个金棺处，不知道触动了什么机关，被一层金水裹住的金棺竟然裂开了一条缝，接着缓缓打开了，黄晓丽最后朝我看了一眼，两只手做了一个古怪的姿势，然后步入了金棺，金棺再次合拢了盖子，静静躺在那里，仿佛从来没有打开过一样。 不知道过了多久，也许只是几分钟，我却觉得像是过了一万年那么久，我的身体终于反应了过来，我大叫一声，朝着那金棺狠狠扑过去，但是不管我怎么拍打，那金棺仿佛是一整块铸铁一般，丝毫没有移动半分。 我搬起石头狠狠砸在金棺上，火星四溅，碎成了小块，我疯狂找着石块，最后用拳头狠狠砸在金棺上，砸的手上鲜血直流，猴子就在后面死死抱住我，说：“老白？！他娘的你疯啦？！” 我愣愣地说：“黄晓丽在里面！” 猴子狠狠骂道：“你他娘的！这里要塌了，赶紧跟我走！” 我坚持往金棺处走，还是说：“黄晓丽在那里！” 猴子狠狠给了我两个大嘴巴，骂道：“老白，你他娘的给我清醒清醒！那个人是他娘的黄晓丽吗？！” 我冷冷看着他，一句话没有说，不知道他是什么意思。 猴子两只手哆嗦着，他索性把唐刀扔在地上，死死盯住我，说：“老白，你信不信我？” 我还是愣愣看着他，没有说话。 猴子严肃地说：“老白，你他娘的听我说，我确实有好多事情瞒了你，但是老子还是那句话，我肯定不会他娘的害你！我最后跟你说一件事，你信也好，不相也好，都希望你听了后要挺住！” 我说：“你说！” 猴子深深吸了一口气，说：“那个黄晓丽，可能不是人。” 我一时间没听明白：“啥？她不是人，那她是什么？狐狸精？！” 猴子严肃地说：“我当时从古洞出来后，什么话也没说，其实我是看到了一些东西，只是不好说。” 我死死盯住他说：“你看到了什么？” 猴子看着我的眼睛，说：“那山洞里有一副水晶棺材，我看见……我看见……” 我说：“你看见什么了，倒是赶紧说呀！” 猴子用一种古怪的语气说：“我他妈看见那里有一个黑棺，盖子敞开了一半，里面躺着的人就是黄晓丽！” 我一下愣在那里，好半天没有动弹。 猴子使劲摇晃着我，说：“老白！老白！你他妈的要挺住，别像个娘们儿一样！” I didn't say anything. 猴子啪啪给了我两个嘴巴，喊道：“老白！老白！” 我直勾勾地看着他：“你到底是不是猴子？” 猴子站住不动了。 他有一丝慌乱：“老白，你连我都不认识了，我是猴子呀！” 我摇摇头，说：“不对，我认识的猴子，是个文弱书生，他不懂古代刀剑，更举不起五十斤重的大刀。” 猴子却朝我无奈地笑了笑，说：“反正你要相信我，我一定不会害你。” 我一下子爆发了，夺过那把唐刀，狠狠摔在地上，叫道：“你总是让我相信你，可是你他娘的什么时候信过我！” 猴子孤单地站在那里看着我，有些伤感了，他说：“老白，你不在的时候，发生了好多事……” 我更加暴怒了，我不在的时候，我什么时候不在了？ ! 为什么每个人都不肯告诉我真想，真想到底是他娘的怎么回事？ ! 猴子无奈地张了张嘴，表情有些伤感，他犹豫了一下，终于下定决定，说，老白，不是我不告诉你真相，好多事情，我自己也搞不明白。他自嘲地笑了一下，刚想继续说，就听见大殿上轰隆一声巨响，房梁塌了半边，好多龟甲劈头盖脸砸下来，猴子拽着我就往外走，喊着：“快走！是那条蛟龙！” 没走几步，外面突然传来一声怒吼，有东西狠狠撞在龟甲殿上，整个龟甲殿都摇晃起来，我和猴子跌倒在地上，房梁上挂着的大鱼、龟甲不断落下来，铺天盖地往下砸着。 猴子拉着我藏在一块大岩石后，我脑子里一片茫然，就看着大殿塌了一角，河水像瀑布一样，呼啦呼啦流淌了进来，大殿中很快积满了没了脚脖子的积水，这些河水漫到了流动的金液上，立即激起了一层厚厚的水蒸气，将整个龟甲殿里都弥漫上了一层白雾。 这一切都发生在梦里一样，就在那大雾弥漫之中，房梁上哗啦一阵响，掉下来一大堆龟甲，又坍塌了一角，河水顺着这个缺口迅速涌入，我抬起头，也看着这个巨大的缺口，脑子里还想着，这里要塌了，这里要塌了，心中早已经被那么多事情弄的麻木了，也忘了害怕，这时候就看见那个缺口处重新被堵住了，不对，那个缺口处有一个什么东西，在拼命往里挤，挤得缺口处的大龟甲不住往下掉。 奇怪的是，在那朦朦胧胧的房梁上，也突然出现了两盏通红的灯笼。 灯笼？灯笼？ 我脑子里乱成了一团，总觉得这一幕好像在哪里经历过，却怎么也想不起来。 我抬头望过去，只见那长达十几米高的房梁上，好像往下吊了一个巨大的水缸，不，那不是水缸，那竟然是一个水缸大小的活物，那东西拼命扭动着身体，竟然想从缺口处挤进来。 我还没看清那到底是什么东西，就听见猴子在旁边倒吸了一口冷气，小声叫着：“他娘的，这古桑下竟然真有龙！” 我终于明白过来，这分明是一条巨大的蛟龙，水缸般大的东西是它的头颅，两盏红灯笼是它的两只眼。 不过，这条蛟龙为何要费了那么大的劲挤到这龟葬城里来？ 那巨大的蛟龙不断撞击着龟葬城，缺口渐渐扩大，那蛟龙朝里面狠狠一蹿，终于大半个身子钻入了龟甲殿，龟甲殿里已经存了半米多深的水，勉强能盖住蛟龙的身子，它在水中费劲地扭动着，连看都没看我和猴子一眼，直朝那金脉处冲去，接着猛烈撞击着金棺。 这时候，原本炽热的金水早熄灭了，那金棺下的金水手冷凝固，将棺材和底下的金脉牢牢凝结在了一起，正好将黄七爷藏身的古洞堵了个严严实实，一点缝隙都不露，那蛟龙虽然力大无穷，但是狠狠撞了几下，那金管也纹丝不动，就像和山洞已经融为了一体一样。 猴子也不住感慨，说古人真是算得准，这个秘道设计的真是天衣无缝，早一分晚一分都进不去，只能在金水遇冷开始凝固却又没凝固的时候，拉动金棺后的铁链，方能开启这个大门。待几分钟的时间一过，金水和棺材完全凝结在一起，恐怕就只能等到几十年后，下一次火山喷发时，熔浆将金块熔化开掉，才能进去了。 那蛟龙屡次撞击金棺不动，巨大的冲击波震的整个龟葬城都剧烈摇晃起来，大块大块的龟甲和碎石块滚下来，砸在那蛟龙身上，金棺后面的石壁也往下吊着碎石，蛟龙撞在这些尖石上，扎的浑身是血，却也无济于事。 那蛟龙怒极，长啸一声，身子在水中潜了一潜，接着纵身往上一跃，狠狠朝着龟甲殿砸过去，龟甲殿整个房梁都塌下来了一大半，河水将大殿撕开了一个巨大的口子，呼呼往里面灌水。 猴子见这里马上要塌了，死死拉住我，朝河边拼命游去，我当时大脑子一片空白，只想着黄晓丽，黄晓丽，黄七爷，我父亲，后来觉得眼前一片白花花的大水，不断有东西落在水中，后来就失去了直觉。 醒来后，我发现自己躺在医院中，头上裹着厚厚一层纱布，我口干舌燥，挣扎着想起身，却发现身上一点力气都使不出来。这时候正好进来了一个护士，忙扶住我，说：“你可醒来了，现在感觉怎么样？” 我要了点水喝，问那护士这是哪里，我怎么来这里了？ 那护士捂着嘴笑着说：“你是在河滩上被发现的，躺在那儿昏迷不醒。要不是你朋友把你送过来，我估计你现在还躺在河滩上呢！” 我以为她说的是猴子，忙问她那个朋友怎么样了，受伤严重不严重。 那个护士表情古怪地看着我，说：“那个人好胳膊好腿的，有什么伤，你是不是病糊涂了？” 我问她：“那个人是不是叫欧冶侯，黑瘦黑瘦的？” 护士摇摇头，说：“那个人白白净净的，人长得不赖，就是不爱说话，好像说他姓金，是你朋友！” 我一下子愣住了，白白净净的，姓金，难道是金子寒那个死人脸？ 我忙问她：“那个人现在在哪儿？” 护士撇撇嘴说：“他早走了。你这个朋友出手倒阔，给你交了好多押金，够你在这里老实住几个月的。” 我闭上了眼，想着谁把我送到医院都有可能，但是我却万万没有想到，竟然是金子寒将我送到了医院。 他又是怎么发现我的呢？ 难道说，他当时一直跟在我们后面？ 我在医院又躺了半个月，出院后，我先去了黄委会。 果然不出我的预料，猴子和黄晓丽都失踪了。 后来，我又去了“芈”那里，找到了黄七爷的小院子，小院子干干净净，连个人影也没有。 短短几天里，所有人都失踪了，消失得干干净净，好像事情从来没有发生过一样。 这几天发生的事情太多，我也有些要崩溃了，每次回想起龟葬城中惊心动魄的一幕幕，依然还会心惊肉跳，仿佛又一次回到了那里。 我苦苦思索着，黄七爷显然已经决意一死，却为何要跳进那个深洞中？我爷爷让他带给我的那句话又是什么意思？还有黄晓丽，她最后为什么会进入鬼棺，她又为何叫我“流川”，还说了一句那么古怪的话？为什么她转身离去的场景，让我感觉那么熟悉，甚至泪水完全控制不住地流出来？猴子又去了哪里？他当时告诉我，在山洞中看到了黄晓丽的尸体，这又是怎么回事？ 事情越来越乱了，千头万绪，好像什么都有些联系，又好像跟什么都连不在一起。我脑子里乱哄哄的，怎么也想不明白，但是在潜意识里，我总觉得这一切和我去了上河村有关。现在黄七爷、我父亲、猴子、黄晓丽都失踪了，能告诉我这一切的，恐怕也就只有这个死人脸了。 我干脆去了知青办，想查一下死人脸的资料，我想找到他，然后跟他好好谈谈，问问他到底是怎么回事。 知青办的人检查了记录后，告诉我，最近下乡的知青没有叫金子寒的人，而且，最近下乡的知青也没有去本省的，都是去了边疆。我坚持他搞错了，告诉他我就是从三门峡的上河村回来的，就是坐着知青办的小吉普车去的。知青办的人斜着眼看着我，说自从三门峡建了水库，黄河边上那几个村子就被淹没了，几十年前就没这个村子了。再说，我们这边送知青插队，都是统一用大卡车接送，还小吉普车，你以为你是大干部下乡视察呀！ 我还想说什么，他挥挥手，把我撵出来了。 我失魂落魄地走回去，一路上回想着这段时间发生的事情，我上了一辆吉普车，跟着到了黄河渡口，乘船到了上河村，这些都没错呀！难道说我当时真乘错了车子，误打误撞到了上河村，碰巧经历了这些？但是想想也不对，我当时明明在这个知青点报的名，上面通知我就是去三门峡的上河村，不可能弄错，可是他们为什么又要否认呢？ ! 我心乱如麻，想着一定在哪个环节出了问题，却不知道问题到底出自哪里。如果说这次去上河村，是朱颜她们几大家事先安排好的，她们就不会在车上把我当成自己人，说了好多圈子里的话，也不会在我和老支书说话时才看出来问题，跟老支书打了那个奇怪的手势。 我现在回过头来想想，老支书在见到朱颜的手势后，明显和我说话的语气和神态都变了，明显是在骗我，估计他说的那些黄河鬼窟传说等，都是骗我的。 这样看来，朱颜她们根本不是被孙傻子带走的，她们是故意丢下我，几个人自己行动了。 要是不是他们在搞鬼，那又会是谁呢？ 当然了，还有一种可能，就是在黄河六大家以及知青办之外，还有一股神秘力量，它一直在秘密跟踪着我们。我想了想，这还真有可能。在黑龙潭时，黄晓丽就说河滩有个黑影，在我们进入古桑树中时，我还抓过一只很小的手，甚至猴子还遭到过他的攻击。 那么这个“他”又是谁呢？他真是死人脸吗？ 想想也不可能，我不能保证死人脸那家伙肯定是自己人，但是他那种高傲臭屁的样子，显然不会做这样无聊的事情？还有就是，凭他的伸手，恐怕他要是真出手了，恐怕我们谁也躲不过去。 不过这些人中，最神秘的很显然就是死人脸。 他应该是和宋圆圆她们是一伙的，不然不会和她们坐一辆车，但是不知道他为什么没和她们一起走，反而装成什么都不知道，在那里等我。 我对死人脸的感情很复杂，我一方面觉得他神鬼莫测，另一方面又觉得他是一个可以信赖的好朋友。死人脸虽然总是嘲笑我，但是对我还不错，他不仅救了我几次，在我和他分手时，还硬将那枚珍贵的青鱼枕塞给了我。 让我怎么也搞不懂的是，他怎么能从那个古怪的龟葬城中将我送进医院？ 我越想心里越冷，自己好像渐渐陷入了一个深不见底的深渊，可是我如今却对这个深渊一无所知，不知道哪里才是正确的方向，也不知道身边的谁还能相信。 一路上跌跌撞撞走着，前面有几个人在淘古井里的沙子，沙子堆在路上，挡住了我的去路。我当时心里乱糟糟的，呆呆站在那里，就看见她们把一条铁链拴在一个箩筐里，用箩筐装满沙子后，结果沙石太沉，几个人拉了半天也拉不动，有人灵机一动，牵了一头小毛驴过来，把铁链子系在小毛驴脖子上，使劲给它一鞭子，小毛驴往前一窜，一箩筐沙石就上来了。 小毛驴拉铁链……箩筐……我的眼前渐渐恍惚起来，黄河上发生过的一幕幕在我脑海里迅速闪过，上河村养龙的豢龙氏后人，芈地黄河古道下一副被锁链吊起的龙骨，延伸至河底的铁链子，黑龙潭神秘的龟葬城……黄河上一幅幅诡异的画面不断浮现在我眼前，形成了一副壮丽的浩瀚的黄河画面，在那奔腾的黄河中，仿佛游动着许多条巨龙，摇头摆尾，在大水中呼啸着。 还有我们在上河村见到的巨鼋，它身后也拖着一条长长的铁链，还有那大的邪乎的蛤蟆，黑龙潭那棵沉阴古桑上的巨鹰，这些动物无一不是非常巨大，好像是活了几百年乃至上千年一样。 这时候，在我脑子里突然冒出了一个想法，这个想法实在太过诡异，连我自己都吓了一大跳，禁不住浑身颤抖起来。难道说……难道说，在几百年前甚至是上千年前，有高人在黄河上布了一个局，他用大粗铁链锁住了黄河中的蛟龙，想用蛟龙强大的生命力和力量去完成一件巨大而神秘的事情。 要是事情真是这样的话，那简直是太可怕了。 这样延续了几百年乃至上千年的天局，又是为了什么呢？ 事情到了这一步，早已经远远超越了我的想象极限，我不敢再想，想也想不明白，索性成天在家闷头大睡，想彻底忘掉这些乱七八糟的事情，重新回到我原本波澜不惊的生活中。 但是我一闭上眼，就会想起黄晓丽凄然一笑，那决绝转身的背影，这一幕不断在我脑海中浮现，常常让我失落，总觉得这一幕好像在什么时候经历过，我却怎么也记不起来。 日子一天一天过去，没事时，我还是习惯去黄委会转转，想看看有没有黄晓丽和猴子的消息，但是不管我去了多少次，铁嘴张都是板着一张冰冷的臭脸，理都不愿意理我，好像是我将他的两个好部下给藏起来了一样。 就在我心灰意冷之时，却又发生了一件怪事，将我刚刚平静下来的生活彻底打断了。 那一天，我鬼使神差地收到了一个古怪的字条。 这个字条交给我的方式，实在是古怪的难以想象。 我敢发誓，若不是我亲身经历过，就算打死我，我也绝不会相信，这个字条竟然是一条鱼给我送来的。 那一天，郑州城连续下了三天三夜的大雨，大雨劈头盖脸打在瓦楞上，打在脸盆上，打在大街上，最后汇聚成小河，流入黄河中我当时心中一片茫然，看着铺天盖地的大雨，索性也打着伞，去河滩上透透气，却发现河滩都成了小河，齐膝深的水中，到处都是人。原来雨水太大，河水漫过河滩，鱼顶着水上了岸，在齐膝深的水中扑腾扑腾乱蹦，引得好多人冒雨抓鱼。 我看了一会，觉得无聊，就淌着水往回走，才走到门口，水下有东西猛然撞在了我的腿上，差点把我撞倒。我看了看，那是条足足有五六斤的鲤鱼，翻着白肚子左右挣扎着，眼看着就要死了。 这地方那么大，这鱼怎么偏偏朝我冲过来，还那么轻易就撞死了？ 翻过这条鱼，鱼肚子鼓鼓的，我开始以为是条雌鱼，但是看了看，这鱼体形瘦长，尾巴粗壮，颜色光滑鲜艳，肯定是一条雄鱼。 我一下愣住了。 这条鱼肚子里，一定藏着什么东西。 看着四下里没人，我赶紧将鱼抱回了家，将鱼肚子剖开，鱼肚子里果然有一个硬邦邦的东西，我掏出来一看，看形状像是个鼻烟壶。 鼻烟壶东西挺常见，文革前到处都有卖。这东西不贵，造假的成本还高，所以很少有人在鼻烟上做假，赝品少，成了一些小户人家收藏的恩物，也许是大鱼不小心给吞食掉了。 我顺手将鼻烟洗掉血污，待看清楚这鼻烟壶的样子，心里猛然一抖，刀子一下掉在地上，哐当一声响。 这个翠绿的鼻烟壶，分明是我父亲的，多少年来，一直被他挂在身上把玩，从不离身。 我浑身冷汗都出来了，这个鼻烟壶盖子封的紧紧的，里面一定有东西。我手心里直冒汗，使劲撬了几次，才撬开，发现里面有一个纸条。 我的心突突跳动起来，慌忙展开那个纸条。 纸条上是我熟悉的瘦金字体，上面只有一句话：我在老坟圈子里等你。 我浑身一个激灵：我父亲，回来了。 【THE END】