Chapter 165: The Birth of the Saint Who Guards the Heart

Pei Ming and others entered the yard of a family, presumably to see if there was a well. Xie Lian stepped into the yard and said casually: "The houses on this street are very grand."

Huacheng Road: "The copper furnace is located in the center of the imperial city of Wuyong Kingdom, which is very close to the copper furnace, that is to say, it is very close to the imperial city for two thousand years, and it is also a rich place. Noble people, rich people."

There was indeed a well, but the sight at the well was terrifying. Seven or eight people were all lying on the edge of the well, as if someone who was about to die of thirst had struggled to move here, but still died. Approaching a little closer, Xie Lian was stunned and said: "This...isn't it more like a stone statue than a human being?"

These are of course not living people, but they are not corpses, nor are they a skeleton, but an extremely rough gray-white "stone statue".

Xie Lian just wanted to go up and touch it with his hands, Huacheng glanced at him, and he immediately remembered that the two had just agreed not to touch dangerous and strange things, and forcibly held back. On second thought, how can anyone make so many horrifying stone statues? It should be a human, but somehow, it has become like this.

The door of this family's house was wide open, and he looked into the room to the side, only to see two people lying on the ground in the room, their postures twisted and hugging tightly. Although their faces were blurred and their expressions could not be seen clearly, they could feel the fearful mood of the two people just by their actions. There was something tightly hugging between the two of them. At first glance, it looked like a burden, but after a closer look, Xie Lian suddenly realized.

That should be a baby.

Things are clear. Thanks for the pity: "The ones outside are the servants of this family, and the ones inside are the master's family of three."

Huacheng Road: "Well. After the eruption of the volcano, the flowing water of the Wuyong River turned into galloping magma. The residents living in the highlands were not killed by the magma and fire, but they could not escape the volcanic ash everywhere in the air, suffocating and suffocating. Death."

The overwhelming volcanic ash instantly enveloped their entire bodies, forming a hard shell on the surface, preserving the moment before people died and turning them into petrified statues. At the moment of the end of their lives, the couple embraced their lover and child in horror and became one body.

Of course, the ancient well was done long ago, and Pei Ming was not interested in studying the mold of the dead, so he went out to fight Pei Su and continued to look for water. Suddenly, Xie Lian noticed something strange, turned over and entered the house, and squatted down beside the petrified statue of the family of three. Huacheng also came in and said: "What do you want to see?"

Xie Lian frowned slightly and said: "I just think that their movements are a bit strange. These two adults are hugging each other with one hand, but the other hand..." The other hand was placed on the chest and seemed to be holding tightly. what.

Huacheng Road: "Do you want to see what they are holding in their hands?"

Xie pity just nodded, Huacheng took a photo on the petrified statue that was integrated into one, Xie pity hurriedly said: "Wait, is this not too bad for their remains..." However, Huacheng moved faster than him, this The family of three instantly turned into a pile of gray-white fragments. Huacheng whispered: "Don't worry too much. People have already died, and there are no remains."

There was nothing in that pile of debris. These "stone statues" are actually hollow.

Yes, although the volcanic ash on the surface forms a hard protective shell, the body wrapped in it will eventually rot and decompose. After the decay is complete, only the surface layer of gray shell remains.

What was once alive will pass away, and what was never alive will endure forever.

Pieces of the volcanic ash shell were left with some undecomposed fabrics and the owner's jewelry, such as rings, earrings, necklaces, and so on. Xie Lian felt that it was unlikely that the couple caught these gold and silver jewelry before they died. They were picking and picking them inside. Huacheng picked up something from the ground and handed it to him. Thanks for the pity: "What is this?"

Huacheng Road: "This is what they are holding in their hands."

It was a pendant with glittering gold pieces and bone-like ornaments. There are patterns on the gold piece, thank you for gently wiping off the ash on it, and looking at it carefully for a moment, said: "Yinghu guarding your heart?"

What was engraved on this gold plate was actually a picture of the heavens. Gold is the sky and the agate is the star. It is the so-called "Yinghuo Shouxin" phase, that is, the celestial phase that the Yinghuo star stays in the heart.

Yinghuo Xing has always been regarded as the star of war and death, and the appearance of Yinghuo guarding the heart is an ominous omen, especially for the rulers, emperors and other leaders. on jewelry?

No, this shouldn't be a trinket. Xie Lian searched the empty shell fragments for a while, and found two other identical pendants, a total of three, even the baby in the couple's arms. How can the same jewelry be backed up in three copies? Thank you Lian said: "Isn't this a talisman?"

Only the amulet can make people have the urge to hold on tightly at the moment before death, and pray frantically with the last hope in fear. Huacheng Road: "Exactly. I also dug a part of this city. Many petrified statues have found this amulet."

Xie Lian pondered: "Wuyong people believe in their prince, so this should be the prince's amulet. But why do you want to paint this? Does the prince have anything to do with Yinghu Shouxin?"

Huacheng Road: "Because the day he was born, the celestial appearance was Yinghuo Shouxin. Therefore, the Wuyong people used this celestial appearance to refer to him."

Thanks for the pity: "How did Saburo know?"

Huacheng turned the gold piece over at once and smiled: "It's written on it."

Sure enough, there is a row of text engraved on the reverse. Huacheng pointed it to him and said: "This line of characters means 'Yinghuo Shouxin, the saint is born'. Now in our eyes, Yinghuo Shouxin is an ominous omen, but it was not necessarily the case two thousand years ago."

Xie Lian touched the line of text, but a heart slowly sank.

Because, the celestial aspect on the day he was born is also a dazzling and guarding heart!

Isn't this a bit too coincidental?

Xie Lian stood up and said, "Let's go to the temple."

The two walked down the long street side by side. Pei Ming and others found nothing in this area, so they followed. There are many relics of carriages and horses on the street, some resting on the side of the road, and some overturned on the ground. I also saw some petrified people lying on the ground sporadically, with different postures. Most of them hid at home to seek refuge. These are homeless beggars or passers-by who are too late to go home. The screams and struggles of the moment before death were preserved, and everyone walked through this bizarre meeting of people. Huacheng pointed out to Xie Lian, which are the mansions of wealthy merchants, and which are places of feasting. Xie Lian couldn't help but said: "Sanlang, Wu Yongguo has been destroyed for more than two thousand years, and there is no descendant in the world before. How did you learn those words?"

You can't just learn it out of thin air, you have to have a way to do it. Huacheng Road: "It's not too difficult. Brother can see that there are some Wuyong characters, which are very similar to the current characters."

Thanks for the pity: "Yes, the word 'Wuyong' is very similar to this body."

Huacheng Road: "Yes. So these two words are one of the earliest Wuyong characters I have learned. There are some like this, mixed in the sentence, you can infer more new characters before and after. There are also homogeneous and different meanings. , but few."

Xie Lian nodded, Huacheng continued: "Then, those characters that appear more frequently. For example, these two."

He pointed to the two buildings on the street and said, "You can clearly see where this is. The words on the signboard are different at the front and the same at the back. In this way, you can determine what the last two words mean, whether it's a restaurant or a restaurant. Restaurant. There are still many methods, my brother still wants to hear it, I will tell you one by one when I have time.”

I see. There are really people in the world who can figure out something by themselves without any help. Xie Lian couldn't help but be amazed.

Wuyong Temple is still the most magnificent building in the city. A group of people came to the front of the temple, but before they entered, Pei Ming suddenly said, "What's the sound?"

Squeak, squeak. Came from afar, dispersed far away, thank you: "Rat?"

Huacheng Road: "It's not an ordinary mouse. However, if there is a mouse, it means that there is water nearby."

Entering the hall, this time, there are no scorch marks left on the wall. As soon as you look up, you can see a large number of brightly colored murals. However, this time, there are not only one mural, but three left, middle and right! Three walls, one for each!

Everyone came to the first mural and looked up. saw Prince Wu Yong sitting on the cloud, with golden light all over his body. But his face was grim, his left hand was holding a light, and in the halo was a hill spitting flames; his right hand had five fingers together, palm forward, as if waving his hand.

Below is a palace. There are more than a dozen people standing in the hall. Their clothes and accessories are all gorgeous. Each person moves differently. Some open their arms, some wear armor and draw bows, and some point to the distance excitedly.

The details of the picture are complex and the content is extremely wide. Xie Lian watched it for a while before turning his head and said, "Let me tell you what I understand about this painting?

"The halo held by Prince Wuyong's left hand contains a small volcano erupting scene, indicating that he told the people below his dream. And the gesture of his right hand is obviously a negative gesture, it should be rejecting something."

Pei Ming said: "Then what exactly is refusal?"

Thanks for the pity: "Then it depends on the actions of the following group of people. This palace is in the world, magnificent, and it should be a palace. This group of people should be the princes and nobles of Wuyong Kingdom. The one who opened his arms, look at his posture. , is it more than 'expanding', expanding what? It depends on what he has in his hand."

Everyone looked closely, and what he was holding in his hand was a map. This Pei Ming was all too familiar, and said, "Expand the territory!"

Thanks for the pity: "Yes. And these generals, all dressed in military uniforms, seem to be ready to go into battle. There are people next to them who are guiding them. You see, their movements are very directional, as if they are saying: 'Go there, hit there'.

"In this way, the meaning of this painting is easy to understand-to sum up: Prince Wuyong told his prophetic dream to the ministers in the palace. Once the volcano erupted, the consequences would be extremely serious, and it would be bad for Wuyong Kingdom. The disaster of extinction. The territory of the country will not be enough, because the volcano is in the center, and the important city will definitely disappear. So how to solve it?"

Huacheng Road: "If your own site is not enough, you will occupy someone else's site."

Thanks for the pity: "Yes. Therefore, the ministers proposed to open up the territory and attack the neighboring countries.

"However, Prince Wu Yong did not agree to do so. Therefore, his right hand showed a gesture of refusal."

After solving the first picture, everyone came to the second mural. The color of this fresco is much gloomier than the other two, perhaps because it depicts fighting on the battlefield.

On the battlefield below, the blood flowed into a river, and the soldiers on both sides killed each other. Xie Lian can tell which side is the soldier of Wu Yongguo, because their armor is the same as the generals in the previous mural. The Wuyong soldiers looked extremely fierce. They stomped the enemy's head under their feet and put their corpses on the halberd. And women, it shows the horror of war.

The top of the battlefield was covered with dark clouds, but there was a trace of white light in the dark clouds. Prince Wu Yong leaned out half of his body from the clouds, and when he saw the scene below, he seemed a little angry. He stretched out his hand and put down many golden lights. The Wu Yong soldiers at the place were all taken up.

The meaning of this one is better than the previous one. Xie Lian watched for a while, and then said softly: "It seems that the generals and ministers did not follow His Highness's advice and sent troops to attack neighboring countries. The soldiers killed too much and bullied the old and weak women and children of other countries. The prince found out I was very angry about this, and intervened again to stop the atrocities of the Wu Yong soldiers."

Hearing this, Pei Ming said in a low voice, "It's touching. But to be honest, if there must be a person in the country, it's not wrong to choose to protect the country. The soldiers charged in front and were not hacked to death by the enemy on the battlefield. His Royal Highness is so angry. Pei does not want to fight for such a monarch."

Xie Lian laughed a few times, and said a little helplessly: "General Pei said, uh, it makes sense." Huacheng sneered slightly. Pei Ming said: "So, the volcano is about to erupt, what does His Royal Highness plan to do? I can't just let my citizens die."

Thanks for the pity: "Look at the third picture, it should be solved."

The crowd finally came to this last mural. This pair of murals formed a strong contrast with the colors of the previous one, and became extremely bright again, sprinkled with holy light. However, Xie Lian was shocked when he saw it at the first sight, and his eyes widened.

Pei Ming looked at it and said, "God, is this what Prince Wu Yong came up with? Ha, he's really courageous. Pei admires it."

On the third mural, the Wuyong Kingdom is painted below, and the Wuyong River flows through the earth. The prince and the four guardian deities are also on the picture. However, these are not the focus. The most striking and central thing in the whole picture is a bridge.

A huge white bridge was held up by Prince Wuyong and his four guardians, and people on the ground were rushing towards the bridge with smiles on their faces.

This Prince Wuyong actually built a bridge to the sky and wanted to extradite people to the heavens!