Chapter 030 Chapter 30
The team was divided into three groups, and the live broadcast room was naturally divided into three small frames, which was very considerate to let all the live broadcast viewers see the actions of those who were willing to face the weirdness. Moreover, the platform interface finally had a place to operate, and the frame you wanted to see could be maximized, and all the details of the live broadcast could be seen more clearly on the big screen.
Every time the charred human figure turned into ashes and reappeared, it took about ten minutes to cool down. Before the woman in ancient costume appeared, Qin Yi and others could only stand on the steps leading to the observation deck and wait.
At this time, the clean stone surface of the observation deck has been covered with a layer of soil, weeds, and some scattered pebbles, just like the situation before development.
The three of them squatted down and waited. Qian Zhi felt his pocket and took out a few chocolates to share with Qin Yi and Qing Tong. "If I can go back after this, I'll have dinner with you guys. This is all I have now."
The incident happened suddenly, and all the stores in the shopping district became like that. Everyone had not eaten and was already starving.
"I'm sorry." Qin Yi whispered, "I shouldn't have advised you not to bring food."
Qian Zhi chuckled and said, "Squad leader, if I had known, I would not have come. Don't mind it."
I really knew it a long time ago. Qingtong lowered his head and ate the chocolate without saying anything.
Well, he is the mastermind behind this.
"You can go back alive." Qingtong said.
Qian Zhi smiled and said, "Let me borrow your good words."
"I used to dream about being a hero and saving the world when a huge crisis occurred." Qian Zhi said with emotion, "Now, I just want to go back home, have a good meal, and then have a good sleep."
It is said that troubled times create heroes, but when the time comes, people still long for a peaceful era. Even heroes have short lives.
This is currently the most comfortable team. There are very few people following the live broadcast here, and there are only a few scattered comments below.
【You are a hero now. 】
[I will definitely be able to return alive. ]
【Come on. 】
The other two live broadcast interfaces have the largest number of followers.
The first to go to the east side hall were Tang Xiaoxiao and others, and she was accompanied by Guan Haoguang, Jing Qin and a dozen others. The side hall was very small, and after a dozen people went in, they filled up the hall completely, and everyone dispersed to investigate the east side hall.
Just as the girl with the ponytail said before, there was a desk here, and there was also a wooden bed in the corner, which was shabby and stained.
"It's made of pear wood," said a tourist who was familiar with wood. "It's a pity that it's rotten like this."
The tourist knocked on the wooden bed and looked under it, but didn't find anything special.
On the other side, Tang Xiaoxiao and Jing Qin were rummaging through the cabinet. There were quite a few things in the wooden cabinet, including many worn-out scriptures and copied papers. Tang Xiaoxiao took a look and put them down.
Jingqin curiously went over and flipped through the book while taking photos with her phone. When she saw the last few pages, she said, "This is the document for praying for a child."
After hearing this, Tang Xiaoxiao took a closer look and found that they were all words praying to the Buddha to give him a son to carry on the family line, expressing her willingness to burn incense and pray to the Buddha and copy Buddhist scriptures every day for blessings. As a girl, Tang Xiaoxiao was disgusted by such thoughts, so she pouted and put down the scriptures.
"In ancient times, having no children meant extinction of the family. Even if you gave birth to a daughter and married her off, she would only get a small dowry. The remaining property would be passed on to others if there was no child to inherit it. Also, having no offspring meant that the family line would be cut off, and there would be no one to worship them in the underworld." A female tourist came over and whispered, "That was the thinking at the time. There was nothing that could be done about it. Married women would have a hard time if they couldn't give birth to a boy."
Tang Xiaoxiao glared: "Whether it's a boy or a girl, the focus should be on the man."
The female tourist laughed: "Who knew biology at that time?"
The conversation of several people was recorded clearly by the live broadcast. The discussion in the comment area was about the dispute between men and women. Women thought that society was unfair to women, while men shouted that there were women's fists everywhere. Both sides had a great time arguing, and some people were rational and did not participate in this fruitless argument. The discussion in the comment area ended only when a female tourist took out a few thank-you articles from the bottom of the cabinet.
Flipping through the pictures one by one, all of them were about giving birth to boys and being rewarded generously.
Jing Qin was puzzled: "Is this place so effective? Are all my prayers answered?"
Thinking of the two women who knelt on the ground in front of the Buddha and burned to ashes, Tang Xiaoxiao shuddered. She didn't think so.
There is nothing else to gain from this room.
Compared to the tranquility of the east side hall, Bai Lin, Lu Shuyun, Guan Haoguang and others were shocked when they entered the west side hall.
Because the walls and ceiling of this room are covered with spells that make people dizzy.
"It's just like a cursed house." Bai Lin said with disgust. She wanted to leave now and never come back.
Guan Haoguang was very interested. He walked forward to study the words on the wall. Some were in Sanskrit and some were in traditional Chinese. After looking at them for a while, Guan Haoguang said, "It's a spell to ward off evil spirits."
Bai Lin:!!!
He retreated three times and jumped out of the room, refusing to go back in.
But she still remembered the highly decayed face she saw when she looked in the mirror. If it wasn't for the sake of staying alive, she wouldn't have wanted to come here to explore.
But now, she has really reached her limit, and it is obvious that there is something wrong with this house.
Compared with the east room, there is no bed or cabinet here, but there is a rotten futon, a broken bowl, and a piece of chain.
More like a prison.
"There's nothing more to investigate, get out," someone said.
Guan Haoguang looked at the spell on the wall reluctantly and nodded.
They cannot see the live broadcast platform, so they don’t know that the comment section of the live broadcast platform is full of comments.
[Ceiling!! Who looks up at the ceiling!!]
[They had read it before when they entered, and it was all scriptures, so they didn’t read it again.]
[It’s a good thing not to watch it. It scared me to death. 】
【What is that, tell me what that is!!】
[Although it was only three to five seconds, I saw clearly that it was a cute little baby.]
[The body is burnt black, the eyebrows and eyes are ferocious, the mouth is full of fangs, the eyes are red, and it is crawling on the roof. You call this cute? 】
[I took a closer look as it passed by. It was a baby girl.]
[Where are you looking!!!]
【Based on the live broadcasts from the two side halls, there are serious problems with this temple.】
【Nonsense, I suggest you stop saying it! 】
[Does anyone know the background of this temple? I suddenly want to know. ]
【I know that this temple was built during the Song Dynasty 800 years ago. It was once very popular, but it was burned down later. After it was rebuilt, fewer people went there. The temple was popular on and off, and the name of the temple was changed several times until it completely stopped being popular a hundred years ago. The small temple we see now was rebuilt by the person in charge of the scenic area. Although there are Buddha statues enshrined in it, there are no monks at all. The manager is also a member of the scenic area. It is completely developed as a tourist attraction for everyone to visit.】
[Burning, I seem to understand something...]
【Me too.】
Guan Haoguang and others were unaware of the comments in the live broadcast. After he walked out of the side hall, he saw a small house behind it.
This hut is really narrow. When Guan Haoguang first came to the temple, he noticed the hut. At first, he thought it was a toilet, but thinking about it, its location seemed a bit wrong as a toilet, because it was originally locked, Guan Haoguang did not go to check. But now, the door of this hut was half open, Guan Haoguang immediately became curious and walked over slowly.
The others noticed Guan Haoguang, saw the hut, and followed him there.
The hut had no windows and was completely dark inside, making it very dark.
Several girls didn't dare to get close, so Guan Haoguang and other men walked forward. Guan Haoguang picked up an umbrella and poked the door open with the tip of the umbrella.
As soon as the door was opened, a strong stench emanated from inside, and several people immediately covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves.
When they leaned their heads to look inside again, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and one of them turned around and vomited.
The hands of the woman in ancient costume are tied up with ropes and hung high up, with her legs apart and kneeling on the ground, with a wooden basin at her feet. But both the rope and the wooden basin are rotten. Although the woman's drooping face is half covered by her long hair, you can still see the rotten face from under the half-covered long hair.
After that, no one dared to look anymore and turned their heads away. Guan Haoguang also covered his mouth and wanted to leave, but then he stepped on something. It was a wooden sign with blurry words on it that seemed to say "Men Not Entering".
"Is she being tortured?" a male tourist asked in disbelief.
Guan Haoguang shook his head, and after enduring for a long time, he said, "It should be in production."
“…kneeling?”
Guan Haoguang nodded. His uncle was an antique dealer and had a good understanding of ancient customs and culture. Otherwise, he would not be able to do this business. His uncle had introduced Guan Haoguang to an ancient maternity chair before. Unlike the modern lying chair, ancient people gave birth vertically for the convenience of childbirth. They either stood or knelt, but the maternity chair was convenient for giving birth while sitting.
When Guan Haoguang heard his uncle's introduction, his expression fell and he asked his uncle: Is that chair valuable?
As a result, his third uncle looked like he really wanted to buy one, and said: If it is good wood.
He is worthy of being his third uncle. His only love in life is antiques.
Not to mention a maternity chair, even if it's a night pot, as long as it's made of good materials, I would be ecstatic to buy it.
Being tied up with ropes and kneeling down to give birth may seem strange to modern people, but it was common in ancient times. The reason for tying up women was to prevent excessive labor from affecting childbirth. The ropes would be untied after giving birth, but why this woman was tied up until she died... it is still unknown.
Maybe something happened, happened just after she gave birth, or during the birth, causing everyone to run away and ignore her?
Thinking of the two women who were burned to ashes in front of the main hall, Guan Haoguang wondered to himself, "Is it because of the fire?"
This is probably the only reason.
This small house is not adjacent to any main house. Even if it is closer to the side hall, it is still quite far away. Even if there is a fire, it will probably not affect here. But the people in this room may not think so. It is human instinct to fear fire and water and to run away first.
But if that were the case, how desperate would the woman tied up here be?