RBCT Chapter 57 Temple
Chapter 57 Temple
"How could I not be curious?"
Bai Shengrang's clone shrugged.
There was an air of student innocence in his tone.
"It's all over the internet, with all this talk about light strips and stuff. Who wouldn't want to come and take a look?"
The sheriff didn't respond.
He simply raised his hand and pointed upwards.
The clone followed his finger and looked in that direction.
A tin sign was hanging on a branch of an old pine tree.
White background with red lettering:
No entry ahead! Violators will be fined 1000 yuan!
The clone quickly shut its mouth and stood obediently in place.
The sheriff glanced at the clone from head to toe.
His gaze lingered for a moment on the cheap T-shirt and the mud-covered cloth shoes.
"Are you still in school?"
"Yes, I'm still in school."
The sheriff's tone held a hint of impatient tolerance: "He's still a poor student..."
Okay, fine, I won't fine you. Now you can go.
Bai Sheng understood immediately; this outfit, reminiscent of Pinduoduo,
They were a huge help!
This outfit was something he bought on Pinduoduo before.
I bought ten pieces in one go, specifically for my partner to wear.
The total cost of his entire body is less than one hundred yuan.
Once the label of "poor student" is put on,
The sheriff was too lazy to issue a ticket.
He controlled his clone to thank him repeatedly, and was about to turn around.
The sheriff's gaze had already passed over the clone.
The image fell upon the figure in the floral short-sleeved shirt behind them.
His brows furrowed.
"Tsk! It's you again?"
The beautiful woman quickly emerged from behind the clone.
A fawning smile plastered on his face:
"I was picking wild vegetables when this young man asked for directions, so I brought him here to take a look."
The sheriff clearly wasn't buying it.
The tone was stern, as if reprimanding a repeat offender:
"You brought two people over last time, and you brought one more this time!"
If I see you loitering around here again, you'll be punished too.
The beautiful woman responded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes."
He tugged at his clone's sleeve, signaling him to hurry up and leave.
He picked up the bamboo basket and hurried down the mountain.
On the way back,
The beautiful woman walked ahead, her steps hurried.
The bamboo basket swayed back and forth.
I slowed down after walking about half a mile.
She glanced back to make sure it was safe.
Just as he got close to the clone,
"I didn't show you the way just now..."
But I'm going to tell you something secretly, but don't tell anyone else, okay?
She paused, as if weighing something.
Bai Sheng: "Fine, I won't say anything. Besides, who else can I tell?"
The woman continued, "Well, let me tell you, those stones they dug out were shiny when they were dug up, but they stopped shining when they got them back."
So don't even think about it, it's pointless to dig! Understand?
Bai Sheng was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.
This woman may look big and simple-minded, but she's actually quite shrewd.
If outsiders knew, they would know that this is what's called a glowing stone that stops glowing after being dug up.
Then the business of leading the way will not be possible!
High probability,
She had never told any of the tourists about this before.
As for why he was willing to tell Bai Sheng,
I guess I just gave her 100 yuan, and I didn't take advantage of her.
In addition, perhaps it's because Bai Sheng's clone has a really handsome face.
Only after all this did I get this one true statement.
This village woman, however, had a clear understanding of the situation!
Bai Sheng wasn't annoyed; he just smiled and teased her on purpose.
"So you spent all that time talking to me on the mountain just to get me to pay upfront before you'd show me the way, right? You even lied to me!"
The beautiful woman, though exposed, didn't blush. Instead, she confidently switched the bamboo basket to the other hand.
"So what? It's not like I didn't lead you to the right place."
"Once you get there, you can dig for yourself. Whether it lights up or not is your problem; I can't guarantee it will still be bright when you dig it up."
After she finished speaking, she walked forward for a few steps, then turned back.
"I'm a person of conscience, so I'm telling you the truth."
Bai Sheng: "..."
……
This expedition was an unsuccessful start.
We didn't get much useful information.
Bai Sheng wasn't in a hurry; this matter couldn't be rushed.
We can only observe slowly, wait for the right opportunity, and proceed gradually.
Opportunity favors the prepared mind.
Therefore, we can't just wait; we need to make more preparations!
Bai Sheng simultaneously distributed his consciousness to his three clones.
They were all sent out.
One of his agents remained in the pine forest near the ruins, keeping watch for any movement within the cordon.
They sneaked back to the vicinity of the village and eavesdropped on every house.
There is another route that leads directly towards Cangshi Town.
These three clones are no ordinary beings; they inherited Bai Sheng's physical strength.
Even if he was shot several times, he could still keep running.
Even if in the end they really can't escape,
It can also instantly dissipate innate true energy, causing one to disappear on the spot.
With so many clones, it would be a shame not to cause trouble!
Bai Sheng refused to believe that with so many people gathered in this mountain area, there wouldn't be a single whisper of news.
You can always hear some honest things people say in private.
Mountainous areas
As darkness fell...
The mountain wind is blowing up from the valley floor.
The wind rustled the leaves.
Outside the cordon,
Bai Sheng hid one of his clones behind a bush.
Perception unfolds.
The workers on the other side of the pit haven't left yet.
They stood around the edge of the pit, shining flashlights.
"They're still working overtime!" Bai Sheng thought to himself.
After observing for a while, I noticed that very few people passed by.
Bai Sheng controlled his clone to quietly approach, gradually making out some of the conversation.
A young man wearing glasses stood at the edge of the pit, holding a measuring tape and a whiteboard.
He was talking quietly to a middle-aged man wearing a work vest next to him.
"Mr. Zhang, this depth is wrong. We dug down another half meter this morning, but we still haven't reached the bottom."
Moreover, I discovered that there was another layer of stone slabs beneath this layer of blue bricks.
The carvings on the stone slab are completely different in style from the ones on top of it.
The middle-aged man named Zhang took the flashlight and shone it into the pit:
"There's no doubt that the top layer is from the Ming Dynasty, but the bottom layer..."
Look at the depth and finishing of this engraving; it's at least two or three hundred years older than the one above!
It's probably from the Song Dynasty.
He handed the flashlight back to the young man, patted the dirt off his hands, and
"That's the problem."
A temple from the Ming Dynasty, with Song Dynasty artifacts buried beneath its foundation.
Either they buried something from the previous dynasty when they built the temple, or... the temple was built to suppress that thing underneath!
"Should we continue digging?"
"We definitely have to dig, but I can't make that decision."
"The province will send people tomorrow; we'll let them see it then and then we'll discuss it further."
Engineer Zhang got up from the edge of the pit, walked a few steps to the side, and lit a cigarette.
"However, I've been doing this for almost thirty years, and I've seen this kind of layering before."
The problem is that the things stacked here are not right!
I suspect someone deliberately buried something under the temple.
"Deliberately buried? Mr. Zhang, you mean...?"
"I mean, why is this temple built on the mountaintop?"
The mountain is neither high nor dangerous, and there are no villages or markets around it.
Temples built in such places during the Ming Dynasty were either for seeking refuge and living in seclusion, or for warding off evil spirits.
Moreover, we've now dug down to the next layer of stone slabs, and those slabs are covered in talismans!
Zhang Gong flicked his cigarette ash. "There are Taoist talismans under this Buddhist temple. What do you think was the point of building this temple here?"