Ghostly Tomb

Chapter 78 Heavenly Fox Temple
The scale of the temple is large and the style is ancient. The painted colors of the temple are strong and the patterns are gorgeous.It has a strong mythical charm of prehistoric civilization, and the palace is towering and majestic.Judging from the style of carving on the outer wall, it looks like a temple used to worship gods before the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Looking at the temple from the outside, the temple gate faces west.The double-opened bronze gates are engraved with ferocious fox-like beasts, which are very similar to the stone carvings in the fox village ancestral hall.The gate is more than 10 meters high, and the bottom of the temple is all solid and thick stone walls. The gilding on the golden roof of the temple has faded, but it is still possible to imagine the splendor of that year.

"Awesome, I didn't expect that there would be such a large temple in this deep mountain. It is probably dedicated to the thousand-year-old fox spirit. But to build such a large temple requires a lot of manpower and material resources. How can the mountain people here have such a large temple?" A kind of strength?" Fat Wei said with wide eyes.

Chen Zhi also felt very shocked. Such a magnificent temple is not common outside, let alone in the mountains.In ancient times, it was unimaginably difficult to build such a building in a cave. The people in the ancient mountains did not have this ability at all, so the existence of this temple is basically impossible.

"Let's go, the purpose of my mission this time is right here, don't keep Sister Baiqian waiting too long, if you want to see people, you want to see dead bodies." Fat Wei said, tightening his belt, and drew his gun. come out.

Everyone walked all the way to the gate of the ancient temple, and it was only when Chen Zhi discovered that it was very difficult to open the bronze gate because it was too bulky and the whole was poured with bronze, which was too heavy.Fortunately, they found a small opening under the bronze door, which was just the right size for people to pass through.

"Damn! It seems that sister Bai Qian left it for us on purpose." Fat Wei said, and was the first to sneak into the darkness.

A few people stretched their waists and also got in through the small door opening.After entering the door, there was a damp and musty smell, and the air pressure became even lower.It is difficult to see clearly in the dark. The ancient temple in the mountain is very quiet, and the panting of the four people can be clearly heard.The four of Chen Zhi shook their flashlights in the dark, and they could see that they were in the hall of this temple. The decorations around them were exquisite and exquisite, with carved beams and painted buildings, and they could see the colorful colors of the past.Facing them is a huge jade screen.

This stone screen is carved from a whole piece of white jade, like the white snow of Tianshan Mountain, the whole body is crystal clear.A long mural was carved on it.In the center of the painting is a woman in various poses, sitting on top of a huge turtle monster.The monster opened its teeth and claws, and spit out the flood, which flooded the village below, and many people were struggling in the flood.The woman and the monster are huge in the painting, and the people below are like ants compared to them.

When Chen Zhi saw this mural, he was immediately horrified.The monster in this painting has been seen before, it is the golden turtle boulder in the dark river.

"Could it be possible?" A bold guess emerged in Chen Zhi's mind, "Could it be possible that the golden tortoise stone was once alive? It was really a fossil of a giant beast in ancient times. It used to be here in ancient times. It caused floods and harmed the people. Later, the times changed and the times changed. It was passed down from generation to generation by the people here and became the legend of the Golden Turtle Stone.”

Thinking of this, Chen Zhi swallowed his saliva, "If that piece of golden tortoise stone was really a living thing, it would be too huge, so who is the woman who can sit on the back of such a huge monster? Bai Qian?"

"Go quickly" Ghost Knife interrupted Chen Zhi's thoughts, he didn't seem to be interested in the painting on the stone screen, he said hello, walked around the stone screen and walked inward.

It was so dark inside that I couldn't see my fingers.The hall behind the stone screen seems to be the center of the entire temple, with a large area.Under the beam of the flashlight, you can see countless glazed lamps embedded on the wall. Pang Wei took a look, and found that the lamp oil inside was usable. Pang Wei opened the fire folder and lit a few glazed lamps for illumination.

The interior of the entire temple was presented in front of them, and the ancient glazed lamps were shining dimly, making the entire hall appear gloomy and dark.This is a structure of candied haws. The roof can be seen from the first floor. There are three floors and the frame is very high.Looking into the middle of the hall, it turns out that from the first floor to the top floor, there is a tall statue of a god.The statue is more than 40 meters high and is carved from a whole giant tree, which is very majestic.The sculpture is a posture of a goddess descending from the sky. There are several fox tails behind the goddess, and the golden tortoise is on her feet. It is obviously the image of a sky fox.There are various small idols around the statue.There are fairies with benevolent smiles, and evil ghosts with hideous faces.

In front of this statue, it seems to have entered another world. These lifelike statues seem to have life and are about to get off their seats.If ordinary people walk in here, a terrifying and pious power will deter them and anesthetize their nerves.

"It's the girl Bai Qian, right?" Fat Wei said with a flashlight, as if he was also shocked by the majesty of the statue, "We have all arrived at her house, and we haven't seen her shadow yet!"

"Hush!" Ghost Knife signaled everyone to stop, and pointed to the top. Everyone looked up. They didn't pay attention outside just now. There was a stone staircase behind the statue leading directly to the second floor.Looking up from the stone ladder, there are faint lights on the second floor of the temple.

"There is someone on the second floor, is it a god or a ghost?" This thought immediately entered Chen Zhi's mind, and he couldn't help becoming nervous, and he reached for the pistol behind his waist.

Everyone remained motionless in the hall, looking up, but did not hear any movement.

At this time, Ghost Knife said: "Want to know who it is? Go up and have a look." After Ghost Knife finished speaking, he took the lead and walked up the stone ladder to the second floor.

Chen Zhi motioned for Fat Wei to step up, let Xiao Gu'er follow behind him, and also walked towards the second floor.

The second floor of the temple is a suspended hall, just in the middle of the Tianhu Temple.In the middle of the hall is a huge ornate altar.There is a huge tablet on the altar, and the candles on both sides are burning.

Chen Zhi took a flashlight and carefully looked around the second floor, but saw no one.There are huge wooden cabinets and bookcases everywhere, as well as rotten bamboo slips.

"Nobody..." Chen Zhi shook his head at the others.

"There is no one on the second floor, let's go to the third floor to have a look!" Xiao Gu suddenly interjected, then turned and walked towards the third floor.

"Don't worry," Chen Zhi grabbed him and said, "According to the customs of the ancients, if a statue is enshrined in a temple, there must be a tablet in front, and the specific name and title of the god must be written on the tablet." Let's go to the altar and see what the name on the tablet is, and we will know who the owner of this cave is."

(End of this chapter)