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Otherworldly Merchant - Chapter 1187

Published at 5th of January 2023 12:37:12 PM


Chapter 1187

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"Probably." T-shirt man nodded, then turned to the bearded police chief who had been guarding the door and said, "go to Huba village."

Soon, two police cars pulled out of the alley and drove along the mountain road.

"Huba village is a local indigenous village in Hong Kong. It's very remote. People in the village seldom communicate with the outside world. It's said that it's thousands of years old. Until now, there are still some very old traditional customs, such as archery and sacrifice to the God of water."

"Thousands of years?" I was surprised to hear that.

Chinese civilization has a long history of 5000 years. However, it has always been centered on the Central Plains. Even coastal cities are rarely populated for a long time. Hong Kong is even worse. How could there be a village that has existed for thousands of years?

The sheriff heard the surprise in my voice and said with a smile, "it is said that the village had existed since the Qin Dynasty. Later, some experts went to investigate it. There are indeed some relics of the Qin Empire."

He said that I was more suspicious. Is there any connection between the water monsters in the river and this ancient village?

After walking along the mountain road for more than an hour, the police car stopped at the foot of a hill.

The mountain is not high, but it is very steep. A Hong mountain spring winds and twists and turns around this small mountain for most of the circle, which makes it to the distance.

"This is the source of the river!" The sheriff turned the map in his hand and said.

We got out of the car and walked slowly along the rugged mountain road. After walking for a long time, I turned around a lush farmland and suddenly a small village appeared in front of me.

The place is surrounded by mountains and towering, just like a huge bowl. The village is located at the bottom of the bowl.

The village is not big, with 20 or 30 households at most. The houses are also very shabby. Most of them are made of local materials and stacked with stones. At a glance, it's no different from the stone village built by Buyi people. No one would expect such a simple village to be located in Hong Kong, the most prosperous area in Asia.

Dangdang Dang!

As we walked along the path, a very clear bell rang suddenly.

"What's the matter? Is it said that this village is extremely exclusive, and it will ring a bell to warn at the sight of outsiders entering? " It's very strange in my heart, but after all, there are several police officers accompanying me, but I'm not very afraid.

Dang! Clam!

The bell continued to ring, the sound went away, hit the surrounding mountains, and there were echoes.

We followed the mountain road and set foot on a high place in front of the village. At once, we saw the whole picture of the village, and at the same time, we saw a very strange scene!

There is a high platform in the middle of the small village. Under the platform, there are hundreds of people kneeling on their knees. Everyone is very devout, motionless and deeply bowed. On the stage stood an old lady with a wrinkled face, a robe embroidered with strange patterns, a very strange pointed hat on her head, and a black crutch, singing loudly.

Her voice was very strange, high and low, like a witch in the middle ages, singing some incantations.

Dang!

There was another ringing bell. She put down her crutch and reached forward.

A kneeling in the last row of women, hurriedly climbed up, holding the baby whistling, step by step onto the platform.

What does the old lady seem to be praying for?

Then he took something out of his pocket and put it on the baby's neck with great solemnity.

"This thing should be the talisman in Hu grandma's mouth, right?" I said in my heart.

T-shirt man looked at me and said, "what kind of ceremony do you think it looks like?"

"Ceremony?" When he mentioned the word "ceremony", a word came to my mind immediately.

"Crown!" I blurted out.

"Not bad." T-shirt man nodded.

Speaking of the ancient ceremony, in addition to the emperor's accession to the throne and ancestor, it is the most ceremonious to confer the crown on several generals.

This ceremony is indispensable for the triumphant return of a general. Just now, the old lady's movements and clothes seem strange, but at this time, they are very similar to the ancient coronation.

Oddly enough, the baby stopped crying and giggled after putting on the pendant.

Several police officers saw this scene for the first time, and their faces were very strange.

T-shirt man and I looked at each other, their hearts are more dignified.

such a ceremony has long been lost in Chinese mainland, but it has been extended from generation to generation in the remote villages of Hongkong. And that seemingly simple and incomparable pendant contains a mysterious power. It can not only stop the crying of children, but also the water monsters in the river should be afraid of three points.

So it seems that we are really right in Huba village!

Seeing that the ceremony is over, the villagers under the stage disperse one after another, and our party just got close to the past.

The bearded sheriff and the local speaking police officer are the first to open the road. What did they say to the witch who presided over the ceremony just now? The witch looked at us, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.Then, the police officer who can speak the local dialect translated: "the first Taoist priest of the first day of the new year, this grandma is the village's sacrificial Sasha. They were praying for the newborn just now. What do you want to know, please ask me!"

T-shirt man walked forward two steps: "grandma, I just saw that your ceremony is very ancient, like the coronation ceremony in ancient times, I don't know what history there is in it?"

As soon as the witch heard this, she looked at us again. Then she said something slowly.

"Your eyesight is good. It's really in memory of the time when our ancestors were sealed."

"Our ancestors were the feudal kings of the Qin Empire, and they were ordered to take charge of the land. Today, although the ancestors have left, the spirit is still there. As long as you wear this stone amulet, you can protect the people from disaster and disease, and long life. "

"Another Pendant!" When I heard this, I couldn't help but take two steps forward: "grandma, is this pendant also left by your ancestors?"

"At the beginning, the first emperor of Qin ordered his ancestors to lead three thousand water troops to guard the sea, and wrote the word" king of the South China Sea ", which was engraved on the big rocks at the top of the mountain. But later, the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, and the rocks burst at the same time. Later, our ancestors asked for a dream. Let's use the rocks to make pendants and hang them on our chest to protect our health. This custom has been passed down from generation to generation. " The witch replied.

"Qin Shihuang? The king of the South China Sea My heart rocked.

"Grandma, can you show us the big rock on the mountain?" T-shirt man asked.

The witch refused very decisively: "zushi has been hidden by us. People outside the village can't see it, but they can visit zumiao."

"All right." "Thank you, grandma," the T-shirt man said in a deep voice

The ancestral temple of Huba village is built at the foot of the mountain. Although it is poor, the temple is very well built! Half of the hill was completely hollowed out, and a row of colorful stone pillars were erected outside. At the entrance of the cave were four golden words "Nanhai King Temple".




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