Chapter 478 Cantonese Accent
A bright light finally appeared in front, and then the light shook, and Heng Fa's voice sounded: "Elbow is coming in?"
Zhou Zhi hurried a few steps, but saw Heng Fa Waiting at the entrance of a fork in the cave, he was resting against the stone wall with a large bundle of long ropes hanging on his body.
"Master, how are you doing in your investigation?"
"There are too many side roads in there. We checked two at random, but we still haven't gotten to the bottom of it."
"There is no need to go to the end." Zhou Zhi said: "If the scriptures are really hidden too deep, let alone we can't find them. Even if the person who hid the books comes back for the second time, I'm afraid he won't be able to find them."
"What you said seems to make sense." Hengfa smiled and said: "We are not randomly exploring. Look up."
Zhou Zhi raised his head and looked carefully at the dark gap above his head. It took him a while to see the clues: "Yes, people in the past came in with pine torches. Some people have explored caves with rocks on them. There will be pine smoke left around the cracks."
"So the forks without black smoke can be eliminated..." Zhou Zhi said.
"There are also passages that are too small that can be eliminated..." Heng Fa said: "There are not many left."
"Okay, then let's continue." Zhou Zhi licked his tongue and raised his fingers in the air: "Hey, it seems..."
Heng Fa knew what Zhou Zhi was doing: "It's ventilated here, and the miasma cannot be contained. "
"Ventilation requires vents," Zhou Zhi said. Maybe the rumor that this place is connected to Gulou Mountain is true!”
“Then the wind tunnel is too long!” Hengfa didn’t believe this legend and took off the rope from his body: “Let’s go. !”
“Why don’t you give me the rope and I’ll go ahead?”
"Hahaha... How did you teach Mumu a lesson before entering the cave? Forgot?"
There is another huge difference between Danxia Grottoes and karst caves, which is relative safety.
The karst cave has been eroded by running water all year round. There may be a thin layer under your feet, and a bottomless pit or even an underground river below. Once a person falls into it, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Once formed, the Danxia Grottoes are relatively stable and the geology changes very slowly.
Moreover, Zhou Zhi and the others came here not for adventure, but for treasure hunting. Yuan Xiu would not be stupid by carrying so many scriptures, so the dangerous place itself was not within the scope of investigation.
The two of them explored two more forked caves with smoke marks, and found nothing particularly valuable except for the writing marks "Uncle so-and-so is here" left by some former daring people.
After exiting the cave, Zhou Zhi discovered that it was already dusk outside. The surface of the water pool in front of the big stone cave was spread with dazzling golden light. Groupers were swimming and playing on the water surface, and the ripples they made reflected the sunlight. When we reached the top of the grotto, it was a wonder.
This scenery is also very strange. You can even see the shadows of birds on the pond shuttle in the changing light. Mr. Qiao is lying on the sleeping bag, with his hands behind his head, watching the bizarre music played by nature. The drama of light and shadow is fascinating.
Looking at the stone wall on the other side, Zhou Zhi couldn't help but smile. "The University" just happened to be continued to "can be a human but not as good as a bird."
“Brother, you are very comfortable!” Zhou Zhi said with a smile.
"How is it?"
"Same as you."
"Oh, let's eat!"
The yam porridge doesn't taste very good, because the sworn brother only cares about admiring it The shimmering bird shadows made the bottom of the pot burnt.
Master Hengfa also helped to smooth things over: "Mixed rice with water can cure food problems and help digestion. I have been in the mountains for a few days, so it is good to eat some of this."
"That's right, I need to mix some milk powder into it to taste like coffee." Zhou Zhi complained. Fortunately, canned anchovies are okay. After baking the homemade naan at Hooji Temple and dipping it in the oil and water in the can, it tastes delicious!
After dinner, the sky became gloomy and there were mosquitoes moving around the water. Master Hengfa went around and picked some neem, calamus and lemongrass, and combined them with the neem, mountain thorn and mugwort picked a few days ago. Grass, thrown on the fire, turns into earth mosquito-repellent incense, and the effect is actually quite good.
A pot of herbal tea was boiled, and it was time to chat again.
"Elbow, do we still have a chance to find the Dragon Tibetan Sutra?" Mr. Qiao held the marching cup and looked at the cigarettes coming out of the fire in trance.
"Whether you can find it or not, once you have an idea, you have to confirm it before you feel at ease." In fact, Zhou Zhi basically gave up hope.
There is only one Bodhisattva Cave in Lianhua Peak left that has not yet been explored, and these two places only appear in the county annals, and when I asked the fellow villagers around, there was no such place at all.
But Zhou Zhi did not give up. After carefully comparing the names of surrounding places, he found that there was a place marked on the Jiachuan map called Linfa Mountain, and not far from there, there was a place called Paosha Cave.
Zhou Zhi, who is familiar with Cantonese, immediately thought that Lin Fa might be the Cantonese pronunciation of lotus, and Pao Sha might be close to the Cantonese pronunciation of Bodhisattva.
It is a coincidence that one pronunciation is similar, but if both are similar, it has to be said to be too much of a coincidence.
After studying the travels of Dongfang Zen Master, we found that he once stayed at Liurong Temple in Guangdong Province. When he came east, there are records that he had two more disciples, civil and military, in front of him.
In other words, the Paosha Cave in Linfa Mountain is actually probably the Lotus Peak Bodhisattva Cave mentioned by Brother Yuanyin Yuanxiu. However, one is calligraphy and the other is the Cantonese dialect of the two people, which were recorded separately in It was passed down by word of mouth in local chronicles and among the surrounding villagers.
“Place of origin, accent, place name, these are three coincidences. Although the speculation is still a bit far-fetched, it is also vaguely exciting. It’s hard to give up until we find out, isn’t it?”
“ We have to try our luck." Hengfa agreed with Zhou Zhi: "If we really find the scriptures in our temple, it will be a great merit."
"Is that an easy way? "Zhou Zhi is more concerned about this issue.
"It's a bit difficult to walk..." Heng Fa said: "But I've been visiting for ninety-nine miles, can't I get rid of the shivers when I get to the mountain gate?"
"That makes sense!" Zhou Zhi said not so much. I agree with what Hengfa said, no It's like cheering yourself up: "I won't tell any stories today. Go to bed early and recharge your batteries for the last shiver tomorrow!" Then he packed his bags and set off again.
Hengfa walked more cautiously than in the past few days, because he had never been to this place.
However, there are "animal roads" in the mountains, which are roads that large beasts make in the forest. Such roads are indeed much easier to walk than opening your own roads. There is only one problem...be careful of crashing.
After Heng Fa's guidance, Zhou Zhi and Mr. Qiao even learned to distinguish wild boar excrement from black bear excrement...
This is not only a winding road, full of thorns, but also dangerous.
Fortunately, there was no danger along the way. At noon, Heng Fayou led them to a small basin in the mountains.
Zhou Zhi was extremely tired. This trip involved him rolling and crawling in the bushes for a lot of time. He walked forward with his back bent, which consumed much more energy than the previous few days.
He didn’t know how Heng Fa reached the point marked on the map, but Heng Fa said he had arrived.
"That's wrong..." Zhou Zhi looked at the terrain in confusion. Whether it was Lotus Peak or Linfa Mountain, this should be a mountain peak, or at least a hill. But why is it a small basin in the mountains?
Heng Fa was still trying to explain: "Does this basin look like a lotus?"
"That should also be called a lotus seat or a lotus basin?" Mr. Qiao was also puzzled. The explanation: "Master Hengfa, are you sure this is here?"
"I'm sure..., right?" Even the veteran pharmacists who have been here for many years are confused.
"Then let's check separately to see if there is a cave." Zhou Zhi said, "Blow the whistle if you find anything."
(End of this chapter)