Chapter 7 Chapter Seven Looking for Conch Mountain

When we entered the car repair shop, Brother Hu was repairing the car.He crawled out from under a tractor, his upper body was naked, the flesh of the shuttlecock was stained with streaks of black machine oil, only a string of gold chains hung around his neck, matching his red copper skin - he was wearing jade before, Later, I recognized it as inferior jade, so I changed it. "You've ruined my business, you're going to leave again, and now you're coming here to beg for things, isn't that a bit deceptive?" Brother Hu said sadly, sitting on a big forklift tire, the wrench in his hand was spinning flickeringly.Kido Kana put his hands on his knees and bowed: "We apologize for the trouble caused to you. I will make compensation in the next cultural fund investment."

Brother Hu shook his head and held up three fingers: "This kid ruined my face first, you bring out my uncle, okay, I won't pursue this." He put down one finger and continued: "He also spoiled me a few times. Ten thousand yuan, you said it was supplemented by the cultural fund. Forget about it.” He put down another finger and shook the remaining one: “The face and the money are exchanged with my uncle and the fund. The rest He bet on me for the last Longwen Jue. One yard is worth one yard, this cannot be counted among the first two." The implication is that he has to reap some benefits before he is willing to spit out Long Wenjue.Kido Kana was a little embarrassed, I knew that at this time I couldn't let another woman stand up for me, so I stepped forward: "Brother Hu, please make a price."

"Okay! It's refreshing enough!" Brother Hu stood up from the tire, walked up to me, touched his chin with his right hand, probably wondering what benefits he could squeeze from me.As soon as he leaned over, I suddenly opened my eyes wide, and I couldn't help arching forward.Brother Hu thought I was going to do it, and raised a wrench to smash it.I hastily said: "Don't worry!" Pointing to the gold necklace around his neck, I asked loudly, "Where did you get this necklace?" Brother Hu subconsciously grasped the necklace with his hands, and said angrily, "None of your business!" I threw all the money from the medicine or else from my pocket: "The money is yours. Tell me quickly, this Where did it come from!"

Brother Hu didn't expect that I would suddenly be interested in his necklace.He took two steps back and stared at me suspiciously: "My grandma invited me from Fengming Temple. What do you think?" Kido Kana was puzzled by my actions and asked in a low voice: "Xu San, what did you find?" I gestured excitedly, and Kana Kido cast her eyes on the gold necklace, and immediately widened her eyes and let out an "ah".Brother Hu's gold necklace is made of pure gold chains, and a small golden Buddha is tied at the end.The small golden Buddha is a seated Buddha, and the workmanship is a bit rough, but the style of the top of the Buddha's head is exactly the same as that of the Jade Buddha's head in Zetianming Hall. The two curtains hanging from the forehead of the Buddha are quite eye-catching.

From the photos of the Buddha head brought to us by Kido Kana, I judged that the stolen jade Buddha head has three major characteristics: one is that the face resembles the Lusana Buddha in the Longmen Grottoes, which is Wu Zetian himself; the other is that the shape of the Buddha statue tends to be The style of the Mathura school; the third is that the top of the Buddha's head is as strict as the early Tibetan Buddha statues, with a large curvature, and the outer decoration is layered and peeled off, and the curtain is opened on the Buddha's forehead. It is difficult to explain why Wu Zetian chose such a strict style that almost came out of nowhere.If this doubt is not resolved, it will be difficult to confirm the authenticity of the Buddha head—but I really didn’t expect to see almost the same Buddha statue in the strict style on the boss of a gangster with a gangster nature in Qishan in modern society, so Kido Kana and I lost our composure suddenly.

Brother Hu probably didn't want to offend Kido Kana too much. He picked up the money I threw out and put it away, and then reluctantly answered our trivial request.According to him, this gold necklace was his grandmother's dowry when she was married in the early years. The chain was made by someone else, and the Buddha statue was consecrated from the local Shengyan Temple. Kido and I took the gold necklace carefully and looked at it carefully.In terms of shape, this Buddha belongs to the Dharma statue, sitting cross-legged, with his right hand raised to form a ring, and his left hand flat on his knee. It is quite a common statue in Han.Only the Dingyan was particularly abrupt, as if a cucumber was forcibly grafted onto a potato.

"This is at Shengyan Temple, right?" Kido Kana asked, Brother Hu nodded, and then explained that Shengyan Temple is a local temple in Qishan, located in the southwest of Qishan County, and it has been abandoned for a long time, until recently The monk who lives in the temple. I said to Kido Kana: "It seems that we have to go to Shengyan Temple to see." Kido Kana gave a "hmm" and squeezed my hand.Since that strict style appeared on the head of the Golden Buddha, it means that the craftsmen must have reference when casting the Buddha, and this reference is likely to be in the Shengyan Temple.

Brother Hu received the money, he was in a good mood, and he turned around and shouted.Not long after, Second Master Qin, who was wrapped in bandages, turned around from behind, still holding Long Wenjue in his hand.When he saw it was me, there was a look of resentment in his eyes.Brother Hu grimaced and said, "You take them to Shengyan Temple tomorrow, no mistakes are allowed." Qin Erye had a face of reluctance, but he didn't dare to show any resistance.He handed Long Wenjue over to us, and walked away tremblingly, still limping, probably the last time he was beaten badly. That night, I slept at Ji Yunfu's house, and Kana Kido went back to the hotel in the county.On the second day, we drove the jeep, Qin Erye led the way, and drove towards Shengyan Temple at high speed.Along the way, Qin Erye didn't say a word except to guide the way, obviously holding a grudge.I wanted to strike up a conversation with him, but I was always pushed back by him saying "You are so good at pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, I dare not say".

Shengyan Temple is located in the southwest of Qishan County, less than three kilometers away.Qin Erye didn't dare to lie about the direction, so he took us along the road and arrived at our destination in a short time.It is located on the top of the plateau on the north bank at the confluence of the Zhougong River and the Hengshui River. The terrain is quite high. In terms of Fengshui, it is indeed a good place to build a temple. When we arrived at the gate of Shengyan Temple, I asked Qin Erye if he would follow us in.Qin Erye twisted his neck: "No, I'll walk back by myself!" He turned around, spat hard on the ground, and limped away.

The gate of the ancient temple is half destroyed, and there are blue marks everywhere. Although it has been rebuilt, it is hard to hide the decadence.One of the two big trees in front of the temple gate has been half down, and the other has long since died, leaving bare dead branches hanging down, which have not been cleaned up.Standing in front of this temple, I can feel a sense of simplicity and desolation.Kido Kana muttered to herself, she didn't know what she was talking about, she took out her camera, and first took a photo of the mountain gate. Yesterday Kana Kido had requested relevant information from the Bureau of Cultural Heritage.Shengyan Temple is an ancient temple. It is impossible to test when it was built. The earliest reconstruction was in the seventh year of Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty. Rejuvenate.

This temple is not considered a tourist attraction, and no one charges.We walked inside and walked through the square all the way. Occasionally, a few villagers passed by, and they just glanced at it and continued on. We walked through the Bell Tower, Drum Tower and Tianwang Hall from the square, and we can see many common temple statues such as Buddha statues, Bodhisattva statues and Vajra statues at the corners of the side halls along the way.However, these stone statues were either smashed to a blurred face, or the entire head was cut off, and few of them were complete.When we came to the Daxiong Hall, the core of the temple, we found that there was only a messy stone foundation left in front of us, and all the wooden structures were gone—it is said that it was all destroyed by a fire during the "Cultural Revolution". Ironically, a small incense burner was placed in front of the hall by someone, and a few sticks of incense were stuck in it crookedly, half dead.It seems that there are still some villagers here who will come to offer incense, but I don't know why they are praying to the ruined walls. We continue to walk back.Functional buildings such as the Avalokitesvara Hall, the Sutra Library, the Huayan Hall, and the Zen Room in the back were also mostly damaged.Wooden statues, golden statues, and bronze statues are definitely not left. Fortunately, a small number of stone statues in secluded corners or in the recesses of the mountain wall still retain their original appearance.Kido Kana and I inspected carefully and found that these Buddha statues can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, but the shapes are all typical Chinese style, and none of them are similar to the golden Buddha on Hu Ge's neck. We wandered around for a long time, but found nothing, and asked a few monks passing by.But they were all sent to Shengyan Temple to supervise the reconstruction recently, and they don't know anything about the previous things. "Xu Sang, what kind of Buddha is that?" Kido Kana suddenly pointed to a stone statue and asked.This stone statue is hidden behind a protruding rock, with a big poplar tree behind it and traces of an incense altar in front of it.The upper half of the stone statue's body is gone, only the body remains.I took a glance and saw that the stone statue was wearing a skirt armor, with a long weapon handle leaning against it, and a few strands of beard hanging down near the waist. I couldn't help laughing and said: "This man is in your Japanese , is also very famous, it can be said that it is a household name." "Ah? Really? A Chinese that everyone in Japan knows?" Kido Kana was surprised. "Because this is a statue of Guan Gong." I pointed at the beard hanging down from the stone statue.Among the gods enshrined in Chinese temples, apart from Guan Yu, there is no second person who has such a long beard.After I finished speaking, I stroked my beard with my right hand and held the knife in my left hand, posing a staring posture of Guan Yu in Peking Opera, and Kana Kido let out a "puchi" sound. "But why did Guan Yu appear in a Buddhist temple?" "Guan Yu is regarded as a patron saint in Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, so in temples all over the world, there will be statues of Guan Yu God, which is similar to the Dharma Protector Jialan God. It is also a fusion of Chinese Buddhism and local traditions. testimony." "Then when did Guan Yu change from a human general to a Buddhist deity?" Kido Kana raised his face and asked curiously.I happened to have received a statue of Guan Yu before, so I studied several books on the evolution of Guan Yu worship, and knew a little about it, so I told her: "This is a long story. Add titles, and slowly change from a military general to a famous general, and then to a god general." "You really know a lot." Kido Kana was greatly admired.I blushed, not long ago I had a big somersault in front of Ji Yunfu, and I couldn't bear to hear this kind of compliment. "No way. This is also a business need... Let me tell you a story. I received a bronze statue of Guan Gong before. It was very exquisite, and it was said to be a Song product. I saw the words on the back of the bronze statue. "A few words, I'm happy, saying that you are definitely not from the Song Dynasty. Why? Because Guan Yu's title in the Song Dynasty was called "King Zhuang Miaoyi, Yongwu An Yingji". Later in the Yuan Dynasty, the word Zhuang Miao was not majestic enough. , it was changed to 'appearance'. Therefore, which dynasty and generation Guan Gong looks like, you can tell just by looking at the title." Kido Kana listened very seriously: "I have also seen traces of Guan Yu's worship in Japan, and it must have the same origin as China." "Well, that's right..." I agreed casually, and patted the dilapidated statue of Guan Gong. I was calm on the surface, but my heart was like boiled dumplings, ups and downs. It turns out that I have always had a question that I can't figure out: Why did Xu Yicheng let Zheng Hu come to Qishan to cast bronze Guan Gong?What does this action have to do with the head of the Jade Buddha? Now, seeing this half-length statue of Guan Gong enshrined in Shengyan Temple, I vaguely captured a hint of inspiration. If I remember correctly, Guan Yu was formally introduced into Buddhism in the twelfth year of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty.At that time, the eminent monk Zhiji gave Bodhisattva precepts to Guan Yu's soul in Yuquan Mountain, making him a Buddhist disciple.During Wu Zetian’s time, Shenxiu, the founder of the Northern School of Zen—the deadly enemy of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng—built the Datong Zen Temple in Yuquan Mountain, and for the first time named Guan Yu the Dharma Protector Jialan God, officially introducing the Buddhist god system. And it was this Shenxiu who was later invited to Chang'an by Wu Zetian to make offerings. He was known as the "Lord of the Two Capitals" and "Teacher of the Three Empires". Since Shenxiu entered Chang'an, it is not surprising that the worship of Guan Yu entered the upper class; as Shenxiu was an authority in Buddhism, Wu Zetian would ask him for advice on building Buddha statues. This connection is very far-fetched, and there is still a lack of key evidence But after all, let me touch a little doorway. I was meditating as I walked, and I had to be careful not to let Kido Kana see it—she didn't know about Zheng Hu and Bronze Guan Gong.Kido Kana didn't feel suspicious, and kept taking pictures with the camera. At this time, an old Taoist stood in front of us. Yes, I read that right, it is an old Taoist priest in the monk's temple.This Taoist priest has gray hair, pair of eyes, a loose bun, and a dirty Taoist robe. He looks a bit like the Immortal Lu Li in TV dramas.He also carried a small flagpole and a small maza in his hand, and the word "fortune-telling" was written on the flagpole. "These two, do you want to come to have a fortune-telling? No money is not allowed." The old Taoist opened his mouth and spoke fluent Mandarin, as standard as a news broadcast announcer. Kido Kana and I were overjoyed, and I said, "You are a Taoist disciple, why did you come to the Buddhist temple to do this? Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will say that you are robbing business?" The old Taoist raised his chin and looked disdainful: "Let me tell you, serious monks don't know how to tell fortunes. In the 13,600 volumes of Buddhist scriptures, there is no sentence that teaches people to ask gods and divination. Therefore, all monks who ask for fortune tellers will not tell fortunes." They are wild monks who don’t follow the precepts, just fooling fools and thugs. We Taoist priests do fortune-telling, which is our job.” I heard what he said was interesting, so I simply stopped and reported my horoscope.The old Taoist poked the flagpole on the dirt, tied it with the little horse, and sat down with the golden sword of the big horse. He pinched his fingers and counted a few times, and opened his eyes with a "shua": "You have a good fate, you are cutting in the mountain road." I clicked. Someone told me my fortune before, and that's what I said.It seems that this old man really has two tricks.I quickly asked him: "Then can you see my recent fortune?" The old man squinted at Kido Kana: "I don't know anything else, I am sure that I will commit a crime." Kido Kana also came over curiously and asked him Palmistry.The old Taoist squeezed her hand, looked at her and said, "You are not a Chinese citizen, but rather someone from overseas." She was very surprised, and asked him how he could tell, the old Taoist smiled and said, "Your passport has been lost. It's..." Kido Kana quickly lowered her head and saw her passport with "Japanese Passport" written on it fell on the ground.We all laughed, thinking that the old man was really interesting.He said: "Seeing that you guys hit it off, I'm an old man. Let me tell you the truth. For fortune-telling, three points depend on the sky, and seven points depend on the look of your eyes. Look at your clothes and manners, and talk a few more words, and you can guess the origin. Ten. If you follow the history, basically you can’t go wrong.” "Are you not afraid that we will call you a liar if we don't give you money after hearing the truth?" "Old Daoist, I just looked over and knew that the two of you are not that kind of people." "Then who are we?" "Hey, you are all smart people. You may not believe me when I tell you the horoscope; but to tell you the truth, you must think I am interesting, and you will definitely give me money." I couldn't help laughing at what the old man said, and wanted to give him money, but when I touched my pocket, I remembered that I just threw it all at Brother Hu.Seeing this, Kido Kana took out a one hundred yuan ticket from her wallet and handed it to the old man.The old man was taken aback, and kept saying that this was too much, I said you just accept it, it is also fate, so he took it tremblingly, folded it several times, and put it in his arms. With this hundred yuan at the bottom, we got acquainted quickly, and we simply sat down and chatted with the old man.The veteran did not shy away from talking about his own experience.His secular surname is Xie, and he was originally a young novice monk in Shengyan Temple. Later, he was too poor and quit, and went to Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan to join the Taoist sect. During the "Cultural Revolution", Shengyan Temple was burned and the monks were dispersed, but Qingcheng Mountain remained motionless, allowing Xie Laodao to escape.After the reform and opening up, the religious circle was lifted and revitalized, so he ran back to Qishan and wandered around temples and Taoist temples. "So you are very familiar with the Shengyan Temple before it was burned down?" I asked casually. Xie Laodao patted his chest: "Needless to say, I'm as familiar as my own family." "Then you know what Buddha statues are there?" Xie Laodao said: "That's natural. When I was a little novice, I liked counting Buddha statues the most." I asked Kido Kana to show the photo of the head of the Jade Buddha to Xie Laodao: "Look, is there anything similar to this in this temple, especially this one." I specifically pointed to the location of Dingyan.Xie Laodao squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and said: "It seems that there is such a statue... I remember that there was a Vairocana Buddha at the back of the Buddhist temple, and the top of the head is similar to this one." Kido Kana and I stared in horror.The old Taoist said again: "But looking at the face in the photo, it looks like the big Buddha at Longmen." "Oh? Have you seen the Great Buddha of Lushena in Longmen?" Xie Laodao looked angry: "You look down on people! When I was a monk, I studied Buddhism intensively, and it's not like I didn't have an order." He rubbed his nose and put on a lecture pose: "The Great Buddha of Lushe is It was carved according to Wu Zetian's appearance, you know that?" "Know." "But do you know why Wu Zetian chose Lusana Buddha as his statue?" Kido Kana and I shook our heads together. Xie Laodao was very proud, and turned his feet upwards: "Lushena Buddha is one of the three avatars of the Buddha, called Sambhogakaya Buddha, 'Lushena' in Sanskrit means vast wisdom, universal light, and Empress Wu Zetian. The word '茵' can be printed together." "Leave it alone for now, let's talk about the Vairocana Buddha you just mentioned." I'm afraid he's going too far. Xie Laodao stared at him: "No culture! When the Buddha established his name, he named Dharmakaya Buddha and Sambhogakaya Buddha together to express the essence of Dharma and Sambhen Buddha. Therefore, Lushana Buddha is Vairocana Buddha. The abbreviation of the two is the same thing. If you want to talk about Vairocana, how can you not mention Lushana?" My heart moved: "That is to say, Vairocana Buddha and Lushana Buddha have different names and the same body, and they are the exterior and interior of each other?" Xie Laodao said: "That's right. When it comes to Buddha statues, these two Buddhas are usually offered facing each other. If you worship Lushana Buddha in the open place, you must also worship a Vairocana Buddha in a remote place, and vice versa. One method, one Buddha. Only in this way is it in line with the profound meaning of Buddhism—but this Shengyan Temple is very strange. There was a stone statue of Vairocana Buddha at the back of the original temple. No one knows how many years old it is. But no one has seen it." "Is the august statue of Vairocana Buddha the same as the one in the photo?" "Almost. I remember quite clearly that the Buddha was very popular at that time, and many devotees went to worship it. The temple also sold a lot of small golden Buddhas that were consecrated, and they came according to its appearance. Vairocana The name "Buddha" is too awkward to pronounce, and the local people call it the "Golden Top Buddha" because of its austerity and uniqueness. "Can you show us around?" "Okay, anyway, I don't have much business today. But the Buddha statue has long since disappeared, and now there is only a big puddle left." Xie Laodao got up, put away the ponytail, and led us to the back of Shengyan Temple.He was familiar with the road, and took us to the back temple in a short while.This place used to be a secluded Buddhist monastery with all the abbots, but due to years of disrepair and overgrown weeds, several construction workers were slowly repairing the roof.Xie Laodao walked to a fence: "This is it." We took a look, and sure enough, as he said, there was only a large dry puddle left here, not to mention the Buddha statue, even the base was gone, and the red and yellow dry soil was exposed on the edge of the puddle. Compared with the surrounding grass, it looked like a A man had a rash on the top of his head. Kido Kana asked: "Since the incense of this Buddha is so strong, why should it be placed in the Zen courtyard instead of moving to the main hall or the front yard? This is the residence of the monks. Wouldn't it be very inconvenient for pilgrims to come to worship? " Xie Laodao was stunned by the question, and then he replied: "The body of the Tathagata Buddha has been enshrined in the main hall, so how can doves occupy the magpie's nest..." Xie Laodao realized that the idiom was used wrongly, knocked his head, and changed his words Said: "How good is one Buddha and two worships? Besides, it is said that the golden-topped Buddha stood there when the temple was established, and it has never been moved for so many years. Even if the monks in the temple want to move, the lamas will not move." Do it." "Lama? Isn't Shengyan Temple a Zen temple?" "It's not far from Linxia and Gannan, and lamas often come to visit. They don't do anything else, just come to worship Vairocana Buddha. They donated a lot of sesame oil, and the temple agreed." "Why did they do that?" Xie Laodao raised a finger: "Have you even forgotten this bit of common sense? What is the other name of Vairocana Buddha? Great Sun Tathagata! That is the highest god of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism!" Hearing this sentence, I felt as if I had been hit in the head, and I could hardly stand up. How could I be so stupid!Even this most basic common sense has been forgotten! The supreme Great Sun Tathagata enshrined in Tantric Buddhism is Vairocana Buddha!It is not surprising that the top of the Buddha's head is strict in Tibetan style. I am familiar with these Buddhist common senses.However, the head of the Jade Buddha is, after all, a work of the early Tang Dynasty. At that time, Buddhism had just sprouted in Tibet, and the face of the Great Sun Tathagata was quite different from the later shape, so I didn't recognize it at all.It wasn't until Laodao Xie reminded me that I suddenly remembered that there was still such a connection. The statue of Guan Yu, the protector of Jialan God. Then the jade-made Tathagata in the Tianming Hall. The austerity of Tibetan Buddhism. Vairocana Buddha and Lushena Buddha facing each other. These fragmentary clues swirl in my mind, forming a huge vortex, lingering.I try to fish them up, try to discover the connection, but I always feel powerless. Old Taoist Xie saw that my expression was not right, and asked me if I was not feeling well.He took out a bottle of pills from his pocket, and boasted that besides learning Taoism, he also studied medicine, combining the Taoist way of keeping in good health, he could combine elixirs and cure all kinds of diseases.I declined his kindness, and asked again: "You said that the two Buddhas made offerings to each other, so where is the Lusana Buddha who made offerings to Dari Tathagata in Shengyan Temple?" Xie Laodao thought about it in confusion, and replied: "No." "No?" Hearing my question, Xie Laodao's authority seemed to be hurt: "There are a total of 137 statues in Shengyan Temple. I remember every old Daoist clearly, and I can't make mistakes." I said "Oh", Nod your head and let him go. We left Shengyan Temple quickly, drove back to Qishan County, and sent Xie Laodao into the county town by the way.He rushed to us, turned around and got into a farmers' market, not knowing what business he was doing.Kido Kana asked me whether to go back to the hotel or where to go, I said to go to Xinhua Bookstore first.So we went to Xinhua Bookstore and bought a large-scale map of the vicinity of Baoji City, and bought a Chinese atlas by the way.Kido Kana looked puzzled, but didn't ask. After returning to the hotel, I spread the map on the bed, looked at the map for a long time with a magnifying glass, and measured it with a ruler. I raised my head and said to Kido Kana: "I think I know..." "What did Xu Sang know?" Kido Kana blinked. I said word by word: "I found out where our ancestors went in the two months when they disappeared in 1931." Kana Kido's hands trembled when he heard this, and he almost dropped the water glass on the ground.I checked the window of the hotel, closed the door again, turned around and said seriously: "Miss Kido, before that, I want to confirm one thing with you." "Please say." "What is your real purpose for returning the Jade Buddha head?" Before Kana Kido spoke, I added another sentence: "Please don't say such nonsense as friendship between the two countries or atonement for grandfather. I won't believe it." The atmosphere in the room suddenly became awkward. If she really wanted to return the Buddha head to atone for her grandfather's sins, the logical thing to do would be to make a statement in the media and then coordinate between the Chinese government and the Institute of Northeast Asian Studies.As the successor of the Buddha head, she should have enough influence to facilitate cooperation.In fact, instead of going back to Japan and the Institute of Northeast Asia to mediate, she only came to China with a bunch of old photos of the Jade Buddha's head to inquire about the news. things, at least not right now. After looking at the map just now, I have a fairly reliable guess.If this conjecture is confirmed, then the mystery of 1931 will be a big step forward.At this critical moment, I must be cautious.If Kido Kana can't be completely trusted, I'd rather not say it. Seeing my doubts, Kido Kana's expression became a little bitter.She lifted her hair roots, bit her lip, and sat on the sofa silently.I didn't press to ask, but looked at her coldly with my arms folded.After a long time, she raised her head: "If I tell you, Xu Sang, will you still be with me?" "It depends on what you're talking about." Kido Kana said: "Even if I tell the truth, how can I convince Xu Sang?" I replied, "Of course I can hear it." Kido Kana shook his head with a wry smile: "So, what about me?" Only then can I confirm that you, Xu Sang, have no reservations about me?" Her rhetorical question made me choke.Indeed, trust works both ways, and she certainly didn't tell me the full truth, and I didn't tell the whole truth.Do you want to show all your cards at this time?I hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly realized that I had been tricked! This is a temptation of Kido Kana.When she saw my flinching eyes, she knew right away that I also had something to hide from her. This woman is amazing.I wanted to be the first to sniff out her bottom line, but instead she made a move without showing any trace.But Kido Kana's big eyes were not proud, but still had a sad look of being misunderstood.She stared at me for a while, then suddenly suggested: "Xu Sang, I think there is a way for us to stop doubting each other and truly become reliable partners." "what?" "We, um, got married." Kido Kana whispered, her voice trembling slightly. "Get married!" I was taken aback by her unconstrained thinking, which must have jumped too much. Kido Kana blushed, but she still mustered up the courage to say: "Yes, get married. Our two families have had entanglements since our ancestors. After we become a couple, we will become one from now on, and we can share this destiny. Any estrangement." This woman's way of thinking is really different from ordinary people.I thought for a long time before murmuring: "Even if we want to get married, it's too late. My household registration is still in Beijing." Kido Kana said: "As long as we confirm the relationship, the legal procedures can be made later." My face became extremely strange: "How do you determine the relationship?" At this time, we were a man and a woman in the hotel room, and the atmosphere was a bit ambiguous.Kido Kana probably guessed my thoughts, shook his hands angrily and shyly, and said angrily, "I mean, get engaged first." I slapped my head and sighed secretly thinking too much.Kana Kido poured two glasses of white water and handed me a glass: "If Xu Sang doesn't mind, I invite you to drink this glass as a testimony of our engagement." I held the glass, not knowing what to say.Kana Kido tapped her cup lightly on mine and drank it all in one gulp. "We will work hard together with Xu Sang in the future, please take care of me." Kana Kido bowed deeply after seeing me finish drinking, showing a happy smile, like a married Nadeshiko Yamato.This well-behaved and docile appearance made me a little dizzy, and there was a subtle sense of unreality, just marrying a wife in such a muddle? Kido Kana put down the cup, sat on the edge of the bed, and held my hand with both hands: "Since Xu Sang is my fiance, I can share everything about me with you." "Well, I'm listening." I replied without pulling my hand away. Kido Kana said: "First of all, I have to make one thing clear. The information I provided to the Chinese side before, including what I told you, is all true and there is nothing false. It's just that I concealed one thing at the time. Something I can't tell outsiders." Speaking of this, Kido Kana gave me an ambiguous look, meaning that now I can tell you. "The relationship between our Kido family and this jade Buddha did not start with my grandfather, Professor Kido Yuzo..." Kido Kana said in a calm voice, as if he was defending a thesis in an academic hall. "According to the incomplete records left by the Kido family, the earliest probably dates back to the Tang Dynasty." "Tang Dynasty? Isn't that the same time as the production of the Jade Buddha?" I didn't expect it to be so early. "Well, it's almost there. According to my grandfather's research notes, there was an envoy from my family who sent Tang Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, and he accidentally saw this Jade Buddha in Luoyang. What happened between him and the Jade Buddha? The historical records are vague. But after he came back, he never forgot about the Jade Buddha, so he left this wish to his descendants, hoping that future generations can visit this Jade Buddha again one day." "That is to say, didn't Kido and Xu Yicheng accidentally discover this Jade Buddha head during their investigation? As soon as Kido Yusan came to China, he wanted to find the Jade Buddha?" "Yes. The 'China Fengtuhui' at that time formulated a plan. They collected all kinds of Chinese documents and records kept in Japan, and formulated a "China Antique Account", which listed more than one hundred items that have not yet appeared in the market. At the same time, there are precious ancient relics that can be traced with sporadic clues, including the Zetianmingtang Jade Buddha recorded in the documents of the Kido family. The people of the research association are very interested in the Zetianmingtang Jade Buddha, and think that its value is better than a museum .My grandfather came to China with this mission.” "Then he met my grandfather, and the two of them were like-minded, and they went to get the Jade Buddha head away together?" My voice was full of bitterness, helplessness and a hint of sarcasm. Kido Kana's body froze, and his voice suddenly became louder: "But, my grandfather's original intention was definitely not to go to other countries to steal antiques. He is a person who loves ancient things and doesn't care about politics. He just hopes to see The Jade Buddha that the Kido family dreamed of is enough." "But he brought the Jade Buddha back to Japan after all." "My father is a simple archaeologist. In his mind, the country and race are not as important as the study of cultural relics. What's more, the only thing my grandfather brought back to China was the Buddha's head. For this reason, he has been melancholy for a long time. Others think that he did not It's a pity to get all of the Jade Buddha, but I know that my grandfather is actually sad because he let a precious cultural relic be separated." Seeing my expression, Kana Kido was not very convinced, and added: "Didn't Ji Yunfu say that today? Your father, Professor Xu Heping, suddenly decided to go to Xi'an and brought two notebooks with him. I am a little suspicious now. The two notebooks were given to Xu Heping by my grandfather to atone for sins." I almost jumped up from the sofa: "What's going on?" "The Kido notebook was found in a secret compartment at home after my grandfather died of illness, and it was put into a private museum after discovery. But I checked later, and the size of the secret compartment was obviously customized according to the width of the notebook. Yes, but its depth is enough to hold three notebooks. I have always wondered if there is more than one notebook. Now after hearing what Ji Yunfu said, I am more sure. Two of the notebooks were returned to your father, so Professor Xu Heping went to Qishan." "But, why only give two copies instead of returning all three?" I still don't understand. "Probably he wants to keep some souvenirs for himself." Kido Kana sighed softly, "My grandfather was very lonely in his later years. The Buddha's head was collected by the Northeast Asian Research Institute. He hardly saw it, and his family almost ignored it. He. The only thing that carries the memory is this notebook. This time I said that I want to return the Buddha's head to China. The real purpose is to take this opportunity to fulfill the long-cherished wish of my family and my grandfather to find the Buddha's body that disappeared back then. Let the Jade Buddha combine two into one. As for the ownership of the Jade Buddha itself, it doesn’t matter whether it is in China or Japan. As long as the treasures are restored, my grandfather will be happy.” "For this matter, you did not hesitate to fall out with the people from the Northeast Asian Research Institute, and even traveled all the way to China to enter into a marriage contract with a strange man without authorization. How could you have such deep affection for a grandfather whom you have never met? Feelings?" "This is the blood of the so-called family. Isn't Xu Sang also working hard for the grandfather who has never met?" Kido Kana asked back. Our eyes met, and suddenly we all understood.Decades ago, two people from the Xu family and the Kido family embarked on a journey to find the Jade Buddha; decades later, the descendants of the same two families embarked on the same road. It is inevitable.In fact, we are all the same kind of people, with idealistic tendencies, and will stubbornly insist on some seemingly meaningless things, and pay all the price for it-this is the "family blood" that Kido Kana said. Kido Kana and I looked at each other and smiled.Only then did I realize that she had snuggled up to my shoulder unknowingly, leaning slightly towards me, maintaining an intimate and ambiguous posture.In order to avoid embarrassment, I coughed and said, Miss Kido, let me tell you about my discovery today. 木户加奈坐正了身子：“以后叫我加奈就可以了。”说完她嫣然一笑，一片灿然。她和黄烟烟的美截然不同：烟烟的美是惊心动魄的，如同荒野里熊熊燃烧的野火；而木户加奈更像是一本翻开的诗集小卷，馨香静谧。 既然我们已经——姑且算是吧——订婚，而且她也吐露出了自己的真实意图。如果我还继续藏着掖着，就太不够意思了。于是我盘腿坐在床上，把地图翻到河南省洛阳市那一页。拿起铅笔说道：“综合目前我们掌握的信息，可以知道：这个则天明堂玉佛的正身，是毗卢遮那佛，也就是大日如来。而它的面相，是以则天女皇为蓝本。你记不记得谢老道说过，按照佛法法报不二的精义，大日如来与卢舍那佛这两尊佛，在很多寺院里都是一阴一阳相对供奉。” “是的。”木户加奈说。 “我听到那句话以后，就一直在想一个问题。武则天供奉在洛阳明堂里的，是大日如来玉佛。那么，一定存在一尊与之相对的卢舍那佛。明堂的遗址，在今天洛阳中州路与定鼎路交叉口东北侧。” 我一边说着，一边用铅笔在地图上点了一点。听了我的提示，木户加奈眼睛一亮，她从我手里拿过铅笔，从洛阳市区划出一条淡淡的铅笔线，一直连接到龙门石窟的位置。 “不错！”我赞许地看了她一眼，“龙门石窟的是卢舍那大佛，而明堂里供奉着的，是大日如来。一在明，一在暗。咱们有理由相信，这两尊佛，是严格遵循着'法报不二'的原则来设置的。” 我又把宝鸡市的地图摊在床上：“咱们再来看胜严寺。今天谢老道说了，胜严寺里只有一尊大日如来，那么，另外一尊卢舍那佛是在哪里呢？洛阳的二尊佛，一在堂内，一在城外，那么胜严寺的两尊佛，是不是也是同样的安排，一尊在寺内，一尊在寺外？” 木户加奈一拍手，情不自禁地喊了一句日文的感叹词。她整个上半身都俯在地图上，用指头一寸一寸地在岐山县附近移动。 “所以我认为，胜严寺的佛像，是一个指示方位的坐标。我研究了一下明堂遗址和龙门石窟之间的距离与方位关系，并把这个关系套在胜严寺里。结果发现，与胜严寺大日如来相对的卢舍那佛，准确位置正是在这里……” 木户加奈随我的解说移动铅笔，很快就画出了一条线。起点是胜严寺，而终点则落在了秦岭崇山峻岭之间，那里没有任何地名标示。她抬起头望着我，我点点头：“许一城和木户有三，很可能在岐山发现了这种对应关系，然后他们根据胜严寺这尊佛像指示出的位置，深入秦岭，去寻找另外一尊卢舍那佛。” 木户加奈兴奋地接过我的话：“也就是说，他们发现玉佛的地点，很有可能就在秦岭中的某一点，那里有一尊卢舍那佛像作为标记！”可她忽然又困惑起来：“玉佛本来供奉在洛阳，怎么会跑到岐山这么偏僻的地方来呢？” 我摇摇头：“你不要忘了，在证圣元年，也就是公元695年的正月十六，明堂被一场大火烧毁了，明堂内的许多珍贵宝物都付之一炬。这尊玉佛，可能就在那个时候被转移了出来，放到什么地方暗藏起来也说不定。” “那么我们接下来该做什么呢？”木户加奈问。 “当然是去实地看看喽。”我伸出手，指向远方的秦岭山脉，神情平静。 龙门石窟是在洛阳明堂遗址的东南方向大约十五公里左右。如果我的理论成立，那尊神秘的卢舍那佛像，应该也在胜严寺东南十五公里的地方——那里恰好是秦岭山中。这个距离看着很近，但这只是地图上的直线距离。秦岭险峻曲折，山里没有现成的道路可以走，少不得要绕路攀岩，十五公里直线，不知道要走多久才能绕到。 我把这个猜想告诉姬云浮，他很赞同，也想跟我们去看看。不过他必须帮老戚破译笔记，暂时抽不出时间来。于是我决定只带木户加奈去。我本想再找个熟悉地形的当地导游，不料又在街上碰到了谢老道。谢老道听说我们要进秦岭，自告奋勇要跟着去，拍胸脯说这一带他从小就熟悉，翻山越岭不在话下——他说是跟我们投缘，我猜我们出手阔绰也是个重要原因。 我们在岐山买了一些登山用的装备，还有两顶帐篷和三天的粮食。现在时节还未进入秋季，山里除了稍微凉一点以外，还算适合露营。我以前跟人去北京附近的司马台野长城玩过，有攀登经验；而木户加奈表示，她在日本时也经常要去深山考察神社遗址什么的，野外作业司空见惯。至于谢老道，人家当年是从陕西一路要饭要到成都的，这点路程，小意思。 我们面临的最大问题，其实是精确定位。这不是一次“面”考察，而是“点”考察，必须准确地抵达那个“点”，才有意义。 最后解决这个问题的，还是姬云浮。他从自己的收藏里，翻出一张古老的军用地图。这张地图木户加奈看起来格外亲切，因为这是旧日军参谋本部出版的。在抗战之前，日本派遣了大量间谍潜入中国，绘制了大量精细地图，甚至比中国自己的都好用。这张地图就是岐山附近的地形图，严格遵循军事地图画法，等高线勾勒得一丝不苟，标高也特别细致，相当好用。 “不得不承认，日本人做起事来，就是认真啊。”我抖了抖地图，谢老道一脸不屑：“这一条一条线曲里拐弯的，还能比得过老道的掌中罗盘、胸中玄机？”说完他托起一个风水罗盘，拨弄一番，摆出一副仙风道骨的模样。 这罗盘是黄杨木质地，边缘光滑，浮着一层暗红色的包浆，内敛深邃，像是给人玩熟的核桃一样，沾染着气血，一看就是件好文物。不过我对这玩意的实用价值存疑，罗盘还能转，但上面刻的字都磨得几乎看不见，中间的指南针磁性也堪忧。 木户加奈在一旁没有说话，她正默默地检查着我们的登山包。自从“订婚”以后，我跟外人说话的时候，她从不插嘴，永远站在我身旁稍微后一点的位置，总是恰到好处地递来外套或是水杯，像传说中的日本女人一样贤惠。 胡哥听说我们要出发，建议我们把秦二爷带上。不过我看秦二爷对我们一直余恨未消，还是婉拒了。山里太危险，需要团队精诚团结，我可不想攀山之余还要提防他。 这一切都准备停当以后，我们选了一个大清早，从胜严寺附近的一处山口进入秦岭。姬云浮把我们送到山脚下，叮嘱了一番，说等你们回来，这边也破译得差不多了。 秦岭的主峰坐落在眉县、太白县、周至县境内，海拔三千多米。岐山毗邻三县，属于主峰北麓范围。山体之雄奇、山势之跌宕起伏，一点都不含糊。我们一开始出发时，尚有牧羊人小路可以走，但很快小路的痕迹就消失了。我们不得不沿着陡峭的山坡小心前进，有时候为了翻过一道高坡，要反复上下好几处山头。开始时还能偶尔在山坳里看到一两块田地以及经济林地，到了后来，周围的野生华山松、油松、椴树变多，从稀疏逐渐茂密起来，还有好些不知名的鸟和小动物窜来窜去。我们在山里走了足足一个上午，一看地图，直线距离还不到三公里。 我们满头大汗地走到一条山涧的拐角低洼处，看到有一条清澈小溪横穿而过，蜿蜒伸向山脉深处。所有人都同意停下来休息一下，于是我们在溪边坐下，吃了点午饭。 我低头拿着指南针看地图，研究该怎么走才最有效率。这张地图虽然等高线精细，可也不能完全信赖。有的地势险要，但山石起伏，可以落脚攀爬；有的地方看似平缓，却是密林紧凑，无法通行。谢老道拿着罗盘在四周转悠了一圈，看我正在发愁，眯着眼睛说：“这一带啊，叫做鬼剃头。你看看，东一条沟壑，西一道山岭，像是被鬼抓了脑袋，拽下几根头发一样。出了名的难走，附近的山民，都很少进来。” “这么说你也没怎么来过？” “咳！这地方有啥好的，除了逃犯，谁轻易往山里来。”谢老道摸出一块馍，就着溪水啃着吃。 木户加奈没参与讨论，她殷勤地为我切开一片面包，抹上巧克力酱，还撒了几粒葡萄干在上面。我接过面包吃了一口，她又递过来一瓶泡着蜂蜜和柚子片的水来，让谢老道好一阵羡慕。 等到我们都吃饱喝足了，躺在草坪上休息的时候，她忽然问了我一个问题：玉佛头本来放在洛阳明堂里，为什么许一城和木户有三会来岐山寻找？ 关于这个问题，我之前还真做过一番功课。反正这种跋涉很无聊，我把这个背景故事说给她听。 所谓明堂，是指古代用来宣布政令和祭祀的场所，政治意味浓厚。为了给称帝做准备，武则天在垂拱四年，也就是公元688年春天在洛阳修建了一座明堂，号称“万象神宫”。这座明堂的主持者是她宠信的一个面首，叫薛怀义。这个人非常聪明，他指挥数万民工，以乾元殿为基础，只用了一年时间就修起了一座无比高大的明堂。 这座明堂周长九十米，高九十米，搁到现在也是栋高大建筑了。它分为三层，最高层是一个圆顶亭，亭中立有铁制金凤一头，暗喻武则天本人。而在明堂后头还有一座天堂，里面放置着一尊高百尺的夹纻佛像，周围放置诸多佛教器物，大日如来玉佛像很可能就摆放在天堂里。 明堂落成八年之后，证圣元年（公元695年）的正月十五上元节，薛怀义为了讨好武则天，挖空心思在元宵节当天搞了一场盛大的表演活动。他在明堂挖了一个深五米的大坑，放了一尊佛像下去，当着武则天的面用铁链拽上来，展现出了佛自地涌的奇观。他还拿牛血画了一张两百尺高的佛像，悬挂在天津桥上。可是武则天对此没太大兴趣，把全部心思都放在了新宠沈南璆身上。 薛怀义心生嫉妒，竟然在上元节的次日，一把火把天堂给烧了。这场火势很大，连明堂也被祸及，生生烧了一个罄尽。武则天不愿丑事外扬，对外说是工匠的失误，给遮掩过去了。 “后来明堂虽经多次修复，但再也没恢复第一次的规模。到了安史之乱的时候，明堂被彻底焚毁。我估计，那尊玉佛很可能就是在这两次浩劫中的某一次，被转移出宫的。” “如果是把玉佛送到长安保管，我可以理解。但为什么要特意把它送到岐山附近呢？难道岐山在唐代有什么特殊的地位？”木户加奈问。我摇摇头，表示这个问题答不出来——事实上，我们此行的目的，正是为了找出这尊玉佛背后的故事。 我拍拍手，起身背起背包，准备继续上路。木户加奈坐在地上，把手抬起来，我握住她的手轻轻一拽，把她拽了起来。谢老道一个人走在前头，我们谈话他从来不插嘴。这个人虽然油腔滑调，其实聪明得很，知道有些事装不知道的好。 我们又在山中跋涉了整整一个下午，从一座高岭的侧面斜插到两片山崖交汇处，沿着一条无比狭窄的崖边向下走去。这里山体断层天然形成一条狭窄栈道，勉强可以走过去，但人必须后背紧贴岩壁，一步步蹭过去。从地图上看，这是一道类似外墙的山岭，突破之后，里侧山势趋缓，就好走多了。 赶在太阳下山之前，我们终于有惊无险地翻过这道山墙，来到一处长满竹林和槭树的山坳。这里地势平缓，适合扎营。这时候谢老道忽然喊了一声，我们循他的视线看去，看到远处的林子里影影绰绰的，似乎有栋建筑。 这个发现让我们吃惊不小，没想到在如此偏僻的地方还有居民。我们谨慎地停住了脚步，想看清楚再说。那建筑的大部分都被竹林和槭树遮挡，只能从轮廓勉强判断，它的体型很小，还不到寻常茅屋的高度。外围树林与草坪没有任何人类活动的痕迹。 谢老道观望了一阵，捋着胡子道：“槭树为帐，那不是人住的地方。” "what is that?" 他转过头，一脸严肃：“那是一座坟。” I breathed a sigh of relief.在深山里面，一座坟总比一群不知底细的人要安全。我们走近一看，果然是一座坟。这坟墓形制一看就是明代的，坟围用大块青砖砌筑。不过这坟已经被人给盗过了，墓前石碑只剩下一个基座，坟塚像一个人被剖开了肚皮，向两侧敞开，里面隐约可见半扇拱形葬顶。大概盗墓贼觉得这里荒无人烟，所以肆无忌惮，连盗洞也不打，直接挖开了事。 坟墓附近长着高高的灌木与野草，几乎要埋掉一半墓身，没有任何小径的痕迹。说明这地方即使当年有人祭祀，也早已弃之不管了，就连盗墓的恐怕都是许多年前的事情。谢老道拿着罗盘看了一圈，说这坟修得古怪，这里无水环山，乃是个枯困局，在这里修坟，成心是不打算让死者安生。 我是个无神论者，木户加奈在日本也是见惯了墓葬的人；至于谢老道，他自称会法术，鬼神不能近身。我们三个都不忌讳，索性就在坟墓旁边扎营，支起帐篷。谢老道说他不用睡帐篷，有块石板就够了。但他年纪不小，我们不太好意思让他露宿，硬是塞了一顶给他。 不过这样就出现一个问题，我们只剩一个帐篷了。我正在为难，木户加奈已经钻进帐篷，把里面的充气垫子铺好，拿出两个睡袋摆直。我暗自松了一口气。 我们走了一天，都非常疲劳。吃过晚饭以后，我和谢老道随便闲聊了一会儿，各自钻进帐篷。我一掀帘子，木户加奈正跪坐在充气垫上，双手放在膝盖上：“您回来了。”口气像是一个等待丈夫下班的家庭主妇。她帮我把外套脱了下来，仔细叠成枕头形状，放在睡袋口。我忽然发现，自己竟已慢慢习惯了这种相处模式。 我注意到，她已经脱去了登山外套，里面穿的是件白色T恤衫，胸前的曲线不输给秦岭的险峻，两条白皙的手臂有些耀眼，让整个帐篷里都有一种暧昧的味道。她大概是注意到我的视线落点，面色一红，却没有躲闪，反而轻轻挺起了胸膛。我大窘，顿时有些手足无措。她凝视着我，忽然叹道：“许桑，我们离开岐山以后，你打算怎么办呢？” 我知道她是什么意思。我现在理论上是一个失踪人口，五脉只知道我在安阳失踪，就算他们能撬开郑国渠的嘴或者药不然泄密，也不知道我已悄悄潜入岐山。等到我回到北京现身，一定会掀起轩然大波，黄家和药家姑且不论，刘局那里肯定要有一个说法才行。 “如果这次咱们能查清真相，这些小事他们是不会计较的。” “那黄小姐和药先生呢？” 一听到这两个名字，我沉默了。药不然我还算能交代，但黄烟烟却是一根刺。这根刺不深，但很锐利。我告诉自己这是因为黄家才不得以采取的手段，可终究是我欺骗了她。一想到浑不知情的她在郑别村头与郑国渠拼命的样子，我实在不敢想象，她如果知道我骗了她，会有多大的怒气。 “哎，这个到时候再说吧。”我想不出别的办法，只好不去想它。木户加奈抓住我的手：“我能感觉得到，五脉对你的成见太深，很难接纳许家回归。等到这次的事情结束以后，我们不如回日本定居吧。木户家不会不欢迎故人之后的。” “再说吧……哎，对了，东北亚研究所，现在是做什么的？” “嗯，主要是文物的整理、保存、鉴别工作，说起来，工作内容跟中华鉴古学会差不多。你如果跟我回日本，可以去他们那里任职。” “咳，那个就扯得有点远了。你说，他们会不会现在也做一些古董进出口生意什么的？” “那我就不知道了。”木户加奈摇摇头，“你怎么会想起来问这个？” “随便问问，随便问问。” 我这才想起来缩回手，赶紧钻进睡袋里去。木户加奈摇摇头，没有继续追问，把帐篷里侧拉锁拉好，钻进另一个睡袋。而隔壁谢老道的帐篷里，早已鼾声如雷。 我当天晚上失眠了，脑子里翻来覆去都是木户加奈那个问题。思绪像是把大木杵，把脑子里的睡意像捣蒜一样捣得支离破碎、汁液横流。 大约到了午夜光景，肉体疲惫好不容易快要压服精神亢奋时，我迷迷糊糊忽然听到外头传来一声轻微的金属响动。我顿时睡意全无，轻轻拉开睡袋，隔着帐篷门帘上的透明窗朝外看去，看到一个人影在树林里晃动。 我小时候听反特故事里有一招，找一根细线拉在外头草丛里，细线那头栓在小木棍上，支起一个罐头盒。碰到那根线，罐头盒就当啷一声倒扣下来。晚饭我们吃的是午餐肉，我看到那个空盒子，一时有了玩心，才设了这么一个东西，装完以后就忘了这茬儿，谁也没说——没想到这么个东西，居然真派上用场了。 那个模糊的人影估计也听到空盒子落地的声音了，正打算掉头离开。我侧耳倾听，谢老道在帐篷呼噜打得正响，肯定不是他，再侧脸一看，木户加奈也在睡袋里睡得正酣。毫无疑问，那是另外的人。一想到在如此偏僻的地方，居然还有除我们以外的人在，我就有些心惊。 我赶紧爬起身来，随手抄起野营用的铝水壶，离开帐篷。今天夜色无云，星月高悬夜空，整个山坳里罩着一层浅浅的灰白光芒。我抬眼这么一看，却看到那人影跑到坟边上那么一晃，消失了。一股凉气从我脚底升起，顺着脊梁骨往上爬。我是无神论者，可这大半夜往坟墓旁凑，确实需要点胆气。我咽了口唾沫，先去帐篷里把谢老道叫醒。 谢老道听我那么一说，一骨碌爬起来，特兴奋，抄起罗盘和金刚杵就走。我本来想问那金刚杵不是佛家法器么，后来想想，那玩意儿也能防个身扎个人…… 无数槭树阴森森地矗立四周，在月光照耀下像直立无声的尸群。谢老道告诉我，这在老时候，叫做骨光，意思是跟死人骨头的颜色差不多的光。这种时候不能走夜路，更不能靠近坟地，有讲究。我说咱们现在可不就在犯忌讳么？谢老道一拍胸脯：“我会五雷正法，孤魂野鬼近不得身。” 我们俩围着坟墓转了一圈，没看到什么动静。那人影不可能跑开，那么只有一种可能，他钻进坟里去了。这坟头被人挖开过，露出半个拱形葬顶黑漆漆的洞口，宛若地狱的入口。我让谢老道拿起手电对准洞口，然后依次跳了下去，钻入洞里。 洞里只能容一人单向弯腰进入，里头阴气逼人，尽头是有两扇青石墓门，石门紧闭，上头还刻着花纹与鸟形。我伸手去推了推，不动，皱起了眉头：“这坟墓被人盗过，为什么墓门却完好无损呢？” 谢老道骇然道：“难道真是鬼？”我摇摇头，手掌慢慢地朝旁边挪去，忽然恍然大悟。 “我知道了，这个墓门是假的！”我叫道。 我告诉谢老道，明代坟墓为了防止别人盗窃，已与前代墓制不同，往往设一假墓门，使盗墓贼得门而不得入内。而真正的墓门，却在别的地方。这个墓门两旁的夯土都是实的，有经验的人一摸就知道不对，估计那些盗墓贼也是挖到这里，发现是假的，就不往下挖了。 “那人能跑哪去了？”谢老道环顾四周，兴奋大过紧张。 我问谢老道：“你不是懂风水吗？这里的吉位在哪里？”谢老道手忙脚乱地算了一圈，说吉在东南。他正要往东南方向跑，我拽住了他。谢老道问你不是要去找墓门么？我急道：“你之前不说了么？这起坟之人处处都跟墓主为难，那墓门自然不会挑吉位而设，而是反其道而行之，设在相反的东北方才对。” 我们俩离开洞口，来到坟墓东北方向。我眼睛尖，借着月光看到不远处有个微微的凸起。我跑过去，一眼就看到草丛里有一个很不起眼的洞穴，洞口不大，旁边看似随意地垒着几块石头。谢老道一看，就叫起来说这是镇墓石，摆的是北斗七星图。 我走到洞口，大声喊道：“快出来吧！不然我们就把洞口给封住，往里灌烟！”过了半晌，洞里发出悉悉索索的声音，好似蛇爬。从那里面先是探出一支手臂，然后露出一张我所熟悉的脸庞。 “许愿，咱们又见面了。”方震脸上挂着淡淡的笑容。 我实在没有想到，在秦岭这个无名古坟里钻出来的，居然是方震。这比从里面钻出一个费翔还要让我惊讶。他是刘局手下的得力干将，身上迷雾缭绕，我从来没看透过他。这样一个神秘人物，居然跑来偏远山区钻进一座坟里，这事怎么想都蹊跷。