sbdcsierra Chapter 111 Dripping Rock
Chapter 111 Dripping Rock
Lin Chen looked at the back carefully, "How did you tell that?"
“It’s just a feeling. When I saw her just now, I remembered what the water ghost said.
Long hair, short stature, and hot body.
And he doesn’t look like a Dragon Countryman at first glance.”
Lin Chen said to Yue Qiluo in his heart: "Qiluo, go follow her."
Yue Qiluo was just asking for it.
After letting her out, she followed him in stealth.
Lin Chen whispered, "Qiluo went to follow her, let's just have our fun."
The two of them then went to the famous cliff tombs in Longhu Mountain.
They chartered a bamboo raft and cruised along the river.
In fact, the cliff tombs in Longhu Mountain were only excavated and archaeologically explored in 1978.
So Lin Chen had no idea what had happened in the past sixty years.
Sixty years ago, Longhu Mountain had not yet been developed and no one cared about these cliff tombs.
When I was learning my craft in Longhu Mountain, I often had to collect herbs on various hills.
It is normal to go out for two or three days at a time.
Spend the night in the mountains.
He had seen some strange visions appearing above these cliff tombs several times.
He went back and asked his master Zhang Daoyi why there were so many tombs there?
How did people in the past put it up there so high? What about the vision I saw?
Zhang Daoyi replied: "Those are tombs of the ancient Yue Kingdom, dating back more than 2,000 years.
In fact, much of the wisdom and methods of the ancients are incomprehensible to us today.
I have visited several tombs and found that they had all been robbed.
As a teacher, I feel that this is related to the Taoist concept of ascension to heaven.
It would be nice if I could go into the tomb of 'Dripping Blood Rock' and take a look. Maybe there are even secrets of Taoist ascension hidden inside."
Unconsciously, Lin Chen recalled the little things he had done with his master in the past.
Although those experiences were not his, the memories of these previous lives had been integrated together.
When I think about it it's like I experienced it myself.
Ma Xiaoling saw the countless caves of different sizes on the cliffs on both sides of the river, and the wooden coffins placed inside.
Exclamations from time to time.
The boatman also kept introducing various stories about these cliff tombs.
In order to attract tourists, of course a lot of artistic processing elements are added.
"The one on the right is the most famous 'Xianshuiyan', which was also the first cliff tomb excavated in 1978.
Many cultural relics were found there, and many of those now in the museum were discovered here.”
Ma Xiaoling said: "It's amazing. It would be great if I could go in and take a look."
The boatman laughed and said, "Young lady, you are so pretty and glamorous. If you go in, you will definitely get covered in dust."
Ma Xiaoling glanced at Lin Chen, smiled, and continued to enjoy the scenery.
Seeing her naive look, Lin Chen found this wife-to-be more adorable.
Lin Chen and his friends were sitting on bamboo stools that were fixed to the bamboo raft.
He turned around and chatted with the boatman.
The boatman should not be very old, but since he makes a living on the river every day, he always looks older.
"Boatman, have all the cliff tombs here been excavated?"
The boatman smiled and said, "That's about it, there's not much left.
There is a place called "Dripping Rock" above which we have tried several times but have not been able to explore."
"Oh? Can you tell me in detail?"
The boatman took off his bamboo hat, and Lin Chen saw that some parts of his neck were tattooed.
And the hairstyle is quite peculiar too.
The boatman said, "There is a cave on top of the 'Dripping Rock', but the location of the cave entrance is very steep.
Experts organized several exploration attempts, but every time it started, it would rain heavily.
In fact, we are not going to climb that mountain.
Our legend is that the tomb is cursed and they don’t want to be disturbed, so they always use rain to stop it.”
Ma Xiaoling asked curiously, "Is it really like this every time?"
The boatman nodded vigorously. "That's right. Later, the experts were at a loss. Until now, they have never entered the tomb."
Lin Chen asked: "Boatman, I see you have tattoos and a very unique hairstyle, you are not Han Chinese, right?"
The boatman said: "Well, I am from the She ethnic group. Actually, here used to be the Baiyue area, and I belong to a tribe called the Ganyue tribe.
If we trace our origins further back, we belong to the Sanmiao, the descendants of the legendary Chiyou.
Our hair and tattoos are called "cutting hair and tattooing", which is a tradition of the Ganyue people.
Because they live in a water town, they have tattoos on their bodies with images of water spirits such as dragons and snakes.
Pray for protection from water creatures."
"So that's how it is. It's actually connected to the ancient god Chi You. I never thought of that."
"That's right. In fact, who among us Dragon Countrymen is not a descendant of those great gods?
Oh, we are here. Look, that mountain is the 'Dripping Rock'."
Lin Chen and Ma Xiaoling took a look and found that the mountain was very smooth.
What is different from the others is that those have many tombs on one rock.
But there is only one on this piece.
And the entrance of the cave is like an outward-expanding trumpet.
The mountain is extremely smooth, and even an expert in rock climbing may not be able to climb up.
The three words "Bloody Rock" suddenly popped up in Lin Chen's memory.
He immediately searched his memory and found that indeed, the name of this rock at that time was "Dripping Blood Rock".
"Boatman, is this 'Dripping Rock' only accessible by water?"
"That's not the case. It would take several times longer if we took the land route."
Unfortunately, there is no navigation positioning now.
"Boatman, can you rent this bamboo raft tonight?"
The boatman was stunned. He had never heard of a night tour and there was no such project available now.
“Handsome man, there was a murder last night, so we are no longer allowed to receive customers on that section of the river.
Moreover, there are no lights on the river at night. Firstly, there is nothing to see, and secondly, it is dangerous.
Where do you want to go and see?"
Ma Xiaoling also looked at him with confusion.
Lin Chen said, "How about this? How much is your bamboo raft? I'll buy it."
The boatman saw that he was serious and said, “This… handsome guy, it’s not that I don’t want to make money.
But if I sell the raft to you, I will lose my means of livelihood. This kind of raft has to be custom-made.
Even if I had the money, I couldn’t buy a new one right away…”
Lin Chen took out a thousand yuan and said, "Then consider it as my rental for one night. I'll return it to you tomorrow. Is a thousand yuan enough?"
"This... no need, my bamboo raft only costs two or three hundred to buy a new one, you just have to wait."
Lin Chen stuffed the money into his hand and said, "Take it."
After the bamboo rafting trip, the two went to Shangqing Ancient Town, Guyue Water Street, Longlin Dam and other attractions.
In the evening, I found Fu Yilian and had a "Tianshi Bagua Banquet" together.
When I returned to the hotel, I saw Hu Han sitting in the hotel lobby.
As soon as he saw them coming back, Hu Han stood up immediately.
"Mr. Lin, can I talk to you for a moment?"