Before leaving the secret room, she bowed to the skeleton and said to Yu Xunting, "Could this humble place really hide a secret that would even tempt the Japanese?"
"Whatever the truth is, let's unravel it and we will find the answer."
Wenwen nodded. "How did those Japanese know there were people practicing Taoism here? I guess the villagers of Lijiawan don't know about this."
Yu Xunting frowned slightly, "If it's not a leak from a traitor, then there must be a Japanese spy nearby."
Wenwen lowered her eyes slightly, "This matter cannot be known to too many people. Apart from Grandpa, Master, and my parents, no one else should be told."
Yu Xunting agreed, "Let's just decide it this way. The fewer people who know about it, the better."
The secret room was five or six meters away from the stone gate on the mountain wall, and dim light shone in from the stone gate.
Wenwen looked around. "The entrance is so close to the secret room. It felt like I had walked for a long time when I came in. It was pitch black, the ground was uneven, and there were strange noises coming from time to time. If I hadn't been so strong-minded, I would have been scared silly after a long time."
"Cancan said that you fell into hallucinations as soon as you entered the stone gate, which means there are hallucinogenic herbs here." He glanced around and found no extra items except the gables.
Wenwen sniffed the air. "It doesn't necessarily require drugs to cause hallucinations. If I'm not mistaken, the air in here is mixed with certain minerals, which produces a hallucinogenic airflow. The air smells a bit astringent."
She looked at the golden little monkey and said, "I'm more curious about what's so special about it? It can actually eliminate the hallucinogenic air currents in the air."
It is still unclear whether it is an ape or a monkey, and now a living antidote has appeared. This little monkey has a lot of secrets.
Yu Xunting took a few steps back, twitching his nose, then walked back to her side, especially close to Cancan. After doing this several times, he was sure, "When I'm close to Cancan, I can't smell the astringency in the air. But when I'm away from it, even if I'm just a few steps away, I can still smell the astringency."
The two men stared at the little monkey with sharp eyes, "Cousin, do you think I should dissect it and study its secrets?"
Cancan was frightened by the malicious looks of the two people. It rushed out of the stone gate and disappeared.
Seeing this, the two of them hurried out. What if they didn’t have Cancan, the living antidote, and were drugged?
"It's a bit depressing in the secret room. The air outside is fresh and the sun is bright. How nice! I really can't understand why the monks had to dig a secret room in the mountain wall. Wouldn't it be better to build a house outside?" Wenwen was puzzled.
"Due to safety issues, I read in a book that cultivators with advanced cultivation levels spend a long period of time in seclusion to cultivate. After taking the Bigu Pills, it is normal for them to stay in seclusion for several months.
If you practice in a large sect, you don't have to worry about safety. If you practice alone, you must take precautions. Practicing in a secret room where no one can find you is the safest."
"But how could one person dig out such a large secret room?" Wenwen observed carefully and found that the walls of the secret room were smooth and had no potholes.
Yu Xunting thought for a moment, "Those who practice Taoism understand alchemy and have a good grasp of it. A small explosion shouldn't be a problem for them."
Wenwen patted her forehead, "Right! How could I have forgotten this? The alchemy skills of those who practice Taoism are very powerful. Blowing out a secret room is not a difficult task for them."
She sighed softly, "In fact, Taoism was once the national religion of our country, but now many traditions have been lost, and Taoism is facing a precarious situation in the future with no successors."
Yu Xunting shook his head. "The current policy does not allow feudal superstitions. We need to eliminate the four pests. Why do you still feel sorry for Taoism? You can't talk about it outside, or someone will catch you."
"I didn't say a word to outsiders, but seeing this secret room today reminded me of many things. What's this about destroying the Four Olds? It's just an excuse for some people to use chicken feathers as a token of authority and destroy so many cultural relics.
How many people have been harmed over the years? How many cultural relics have been destroyed? It's heartbreaking to think about it. Mrs. Ding once mentioned that the transit point on the Hong Kong side was piled high with gold, silver, treasures, and cultural relics brought from the mainland.
Why are so many cultural relics and treasures scattered overseas? Some people are taking advantage of the current situation to make ill-gotten gains.
Yu Xunting remained silent after hearing this.
"Hmph, what is feudal superstition? I only know that when the Japanese invaded our country, most of the Buddhist disciples went down the mountain to fight the enemy. The Taoist priests of Mount Mao even fought bloody battles with guns in their left hands and incense in their right hands."
She only knew that Chinese people were materialists. They were sincere and honest in their daily lives, and worked hard for everything with their own hands. They worshipped their ancestors during festivals, and only when something happened would they bring out the gods and Buddhas in the sky for a walk and pray for their blessings.
Yu Xunting looked at him and asked, "How do you know that Buddhism and Taoism participated in the anti-Japanese movement?"
Wenwen was choked by the question, "I read it in a book. I found a room full of books at the scrap yard. If you're interested, you can go and browse and read them."
Today she was just talking nonsense because she had been feeling aggrieved for a long time. Coming to this era and seeing such a situation, she was powerless. She did not have the ability to tamper with history or policies, but she knew that such a thing would happen, but she could do nothing. It was so aggrieved.
Yu Xunting was used to her excuses. Only such excuses made sense. Otherwise, how could she have so many weird ideas in her head?
Yu Xunting said, "Let's go and pick some fruit to fill our backpacks. We can't go out all day empty-handed."
They had not walked far when the stone gate on the mountain wall behind them slowly closed and merged with the mountain wall, making it impossible to find the location of the stone gate.
The two watched in silence for a long time. Wenwen couldn't help but ask Yuxunting, "What kind of mechanism is this?"
Yu Xunting picked up the two baskets on the ground and said, "Our country's mechanical technology is profound and intricate, and it is beyond your and my comprehension."
Wenwen shook her head and said, "Indeed, the essence of the Mohist mechanical arts can only be mastered by those with great talent. An ordinary person like me would never understand it."
The two came to a few apple and peach trees not far from the hot spring. The fruits hanging on the branches gave off an enticing fruity aroma. Only then did they feel hungry as they had not eaten anything all day.
Suddenly something was thrown down from a tree. Yu Xunting quickly dodged sideways and was hit on the shoulder by a peach pit.
Seeing Yu Xunting being hit by the fruit core, the arrogant laughter of the little monkey came from the tree.
Wenwen put her hands on her hips and looked up at the tree. The dense leaves blocked the view of the little monkey, so she couldn't see it at all. "Cancan, if you act naughty again, I will beat you up."
Before she finished speaking, something fell from the tree towards Yu Xunting. Yu Xunting caught it quickly. It was a peach.
Then two, three, four peaches slowly fell towards Yu Xunting like raindrops. At first he could catch them one by one, but later he was in a panic and many peaches fell to the ground.
Wenwen saw the smashed peaches on the ground and jumped up in pain, "Cancan, if you do this again, I'm going to beat you up."
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