Xu Jianguo, who is proficient in mechanical maintenance skills, can measure the approximate size of the jade plate with the naked eye. The size of the jade plate clearly matches the size of the groove on the stone door in the cave. Is this really a coincidence?
Xu Jianguo thought of the old Taoist priest, Fu Niu, himself, and the hidden cave behind the stone wall of his home. He had a feeling that there seemed to be an invisible and intangible thread running through all the things. It was definitely not just a coincidence. Who was manipulating all this behind the scenes?
Xu Jianguo did not feel afraid. The only thing he was worried about was what kind of conspiracy was hidden in this and whether this conspiracy would harm Funiu and other people around her.
While thinking, Xu Jianguo suddenly thought of a key question: Is the old Taoist priest really dead?
He only heard from Li Mancang that the old Taoist priest was buried in the village cemetery. As to whether he was really dead, Xu Jianguo did not see it with his own eyes.
It seems that I need to find an opportunity to confirm it. If there is no corpse in the tomb, then there must be something else behind this matter.
"Haha, haha!" Funiu's cry interrupted Xu Jianguo's thoughts.
"I'm sorry, Funniu, I'm thinking about something!" Xu Jianguo looked at Funniu with a pouting face and hurriedly explained with a smile.
"Haha, are you thinking about Sister Tian?" Funiu asked with a cunning look in her eyes.
Just this one sentence made Xu Jianguo feel confused. After thinking for a while, he said, "Yes, I am thinking about Fu Niu and your sweet sister."
"Haha, so shameful!" Funiu stretched out a finger, stroked her red face, and said with a smile.
"I... you stinky girl, wait and see how I'm going to deal with you!" Xu Jianguo was a little angry and embarrassed. He grabbed Funniu and started tickling her, making the little girl scream and giggle.
After Xu Jianguo washed Funiu clean, he carried her to the kang and said, "Funiu, from now on, when you go to bed at home at night, take off the tag around your neck. Otherwise, you won't be comfortable sleeping. Put it back on when you get up the next morning. You can only do this at home. Don't take it off when you go out. Do you understand?"
"Okay, quack!"
Seeing how obedient Funiu was to him, Xu Jianguo felt a pang of guilt, thinking to himself, "What a sin! I actually deceived such a young child!"
After changing Funiu into clean clothes, Xu Jianguo moved the water tank to the outer room, poured out the water inside, scrubbed it again, and then put the water tank away.
After returning to the house and coaxing Funiu to sleep, Xu Jianguo picked up the jade pendant that Funiu had taken off and slipped into the space.
He did not rush to the space portal, but came to the farm, called Gu Mingqi and others over, assigned them some tasks before leaving.
Standing in front of the space portal, Xu Jianguo silently thought about where he wanted to go, then pushed the door open and walked in.
Coming to the cave space again, it was still quiet except for the sound of gurgling water.
Xu Jianguo walked up the stone steps with ease and stood in front of the tall stone gate.
He took out the jade token left by the old Taoist priest, compared it with the groove on the stone door, and found that the size matched perfectly.
After taking a few deep breaths, Xu Jianguo untied the rope on the jade token and placed it into the groove. With a gentle push, the jade token was embedded into the stone door, fitting perfectly, as if it had merged into one with the stone door.
Xu Jianguo took a half step back, staring at the stone gate in front of him without blinking, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement from the stone gate.
Just when Xu Jianguo was feeling puzzled, a slight sound of gears turning came from the stone gate. As the gear turning sound stopped, the stone gate in front of him slowly opened inward.
A rotten smell wafted into his nose. Xu Jianguo held his breath and took a few steps back.
Only after the smell became lighter did Xu Jianguo walk over again. He did not rush in, but took out a candle from the space, lit it, and slowly walked into the stone gate with the candle.
Xu Jianguo observed the flame of the candle in his hand. Once the candle went out, it proved that the oxygen content here was too low and he had to retreat.
Fortunately, the candle didn't react much, which made Xu Jianguo feel relieved.
Behind the stone gate is a long passage. At the foot are strips of bluestone, which are made of the same material as the stone steps outside. There are smooth stone walls above and on both sides. It looks like they were carved directly out of the stone, but Xu Jianguo couldn't figure out how they were polished so smoothly.
The passage was not long. After about five minutes, Xu Jianguo came to an open stone chamber. The area of the stone chamber was about 20 square meters and about five meters high. There was an arched stone door on the stone wall facing the passage. There were murals on the stone walls on both sides. Although it was not known when they were painted, the colors in some places had already fallen off, which showed that it was definitely a long time ago.
Xu Jianguo blew out the candle, put it away, and walked towards the mural on the left.
When he began to look at the mural, he was so shocked by its content at first glance that he stood there in a daze.
After a long while, Xu Jianguo muttered to himself, "How...how is this possible?"
The scene depicted on the first mural was exactly the scene when Xu Jianguo met the old Taoist priest and Fu Niu at the foot of the hillside on the day he traveled back to Sandaliang Village.
The style of the mural is similar to hyperrealism, and the facial expressions of the characters in the painting are vivid. If the paint had not fallen off in some places, Xu Jianguo would even have thought it was a giant photograph.
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