The eight of them walked around the cave, and Long Baoyu said casually, "Hey, do you think it's possible that the Buddha's sarira is hidden in this cave? Look at how classy this cave is. Look at these pillars, they are comparable to the Huabiao in front of Tiananmen Square. "
Lan Shan sneered disdainfully, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't know. What do you mean by classy decoration? Is this decoration? This is carving, stone carving. Do you understand? "
Xie Duzhong listened to Long Baoyu's words, looked around again, and shook his head. "I don't think this is a place to hide treasures. There is no door at the top, no hole on the ground, and stone scriptures on all four walls. I can't see where the treasure can be hidden. "
Long Baoyu was just saying it casually, but after hearing Xie Duzhong's words, she was afraid that Lan Shan would mock her, so she hurriedly said, "If anyone can find the place where the treasure is hidden, then the Buddha's sarira would have been unearthed long ago."
Xie Duzhong felt that it was very reasonable. He nodded and said, "That's true. We can ask Professor Wang later to see if they have looked here before."
Li Rui smiled and said, "Let's go up to the top and have a look."
The eight of them walked out of the cave, went down the mountain path to the entrance of the mountainside, and climbed to the top of the mountain from another direction. When they reached the top, they saw the collapsed stone tower that Professor Wang had mentioned. The ground was full of gravel and bricks, and even the foundation of the tower could not be seen.
Li Rui took a few steps forward, intending to see the scenery behind the mountain. He didn't know if he didn't see it, but when he saw it, he was shocked. Good heavens, this side was actually a knife-cut cliff, which was far from the 45-degree slope in front of the mountain. What surprised him even more was that there was a deep pool under the cliff. Looking down from the top of the mountain, the pool didn't seem very big, but if he used the trees next to the pool as a reference, he estimated that it was at least 40 or 50 square meters. The pool was calm and dark green, so it was probably very deep.
Long Baoyu walked to his side and also saw the strange scene behind the mountain. She cried out in surprise, "What a beautiful pool!"
Lan Shan sneered and said, "Then why don't you jump in and swim in it?"
Long Baoyu saw that she was opposing her again, she was so angry that she rolled her eyes and angrily said, "Why don't you jump?" Finished speaking, she gently grabbed her arm and pretended to pull her forward.
Lan Shan was so scared that she screamed, she pushed his hand away and retreated backwards.
Long Baoyu laughed loudly and said, "You jump, I jump!"
Xie Duzhong found a fist-sized rock under his feet and came to the front of the cliff. He let go of the rock and let it fall freely. The stone quickly fell into the pond, creating a loud splash and creating countless ripples on the surface of the pond. Due to the reflection of the mountains, it even created a series of echoes.
Li Rui and the others heard it clearly. Judging from the sound of the stones falling into the water, this pond was not shallow.
Everyone played around at the top of the mountain for a while. When they felt that it was no longer interesting, Li Rui suggested that they return to the ruins of Qingtai Temple in front of the mountain to see how Professor Wang and the others excavated it.
When they returned to the ruins of Qingtai Temple, Li Rui and the others were shocked to find that Professor Wang and the others did not do anything. Instead, they stood in a daze.
Long Baoyu was the most curious. She quickly walked to Professor Wang and asked, "Professor Wang, why are you still not moving?"
Professor Wang smiled bitterly and raised his finger to point around the ruins. He sighed and said, "Look at the ground where the ruins are located. Where hasn't it been excavated? When I first participated in the excavation, I only excavated a few important points, including the main hall and under the foundation of the monastery. Who knew that after we left, several archaeological teams later excavated all the points on the ruins that could be excavated. They have already dug three feet into the ground. I didn't know about this change in advance. I thought that there were still many places to excavate and there would be many opportunities to find Buddha's relics. That's why I brought the students here to try their luck again. If I had known about this change, I wouldn't have come here in vain. "
Li Rui and the others looked in the direction of his finger. They saw that the ground was full of loose soil and stones. Obviously, it had been dug out and then backfilled. Even the remaining bricks in the foundation of several houses seemed to have been carelessly stuffed back. Looking around, wasn't it dug out everywhere? Since all the places that could be dug out had been dug out, there was no need for Professor Wang and the others to dig again.
Long Baoyu suddenly thought of something. She pointed in the direction of the cave at the back of the mountain and asked, "Professor Wang, have you ever thought that Buddha's relics might be hidden in that cave?"
Professor Wang looked in that direction and nodded. He said, "In 1981, two red Buddha's relics were unearthed in Yunju Temple. They were unearthed from the Leiyin Cave of the Fifth Sutra Depository Cave. It was also the only Buddha's relics in the world that were collected in a cave instead of enshrined in a pagoda. When we were excavating, we considered this possibility and went to the cave at the back of the mountain to take a look. However, this cave was not like the Leiyin Cave of Yunju Temple. The surface of this cave was full of stones. There was no soil and no pit. Naturally, it was impossible to bury Buddha's relics. "
He sighed and said, "We also carefully searched the stone pagoda at the top of the mountain. Back then, only half of it collapsed. However, the base of the pagoda was empty. There were only rocks below, so it didn't have the conditions to hide treasures."
Long Baoyu asked curiously, "You mean, you only checked the ground of that cave. But who told you that Buddha's relics had to be hidden underground?"
Professor Wang was slightly startled. He said, "If it wasn't hidden underground, where else could it be hidden? The top of the cave? The top of the cave is made of rocks. The four walls? The four walls are made of stone slabs. " Without waiting for Long Baoyu to say anything, he sighed, "Alas, this trip was in vain. Let's go, let's go!" As he spoke, he raised his hand and beckoned the students to go down the mountain.
Li Rui and the others watched Professor Wang and the others go down the mountain. Lan Shan opened her mouth and said, "Let's go down the mountain too. The sun at the top of the mountain is too hot."
Long Baoyu finally found an opportunity to take revenge. She said sarcastically, "Aren't you holding an umbrella? You're still complaining about the sun. It's just like the famous saying, bitches are pretentious!"
Lan Shan's face turned cold. She walked to his side and kicked his leg.
Long Baoyu didn't get angry. She smiled and said to Li Rui, "Let's not go yet. It's not easy to come up here. Let's stay a little longer. You all heard what Professor Wang said just now. I came to a conclusion. So far, all the places in the Qingtai Temple site that could be excavated have been excavated. But that cave was the only place that everyone turned away when they saw that the ground was made of stone. That means that it has never been excavated. And the three Buddha's sariras have never been excavated. So can we understand it this way — — if the three Buddha's sariras are still there, then they can only be hidden in that cave? "
Li Rui smiled and said, "In what you said just now, there's something that I agree with. That is, no one said that the Buddha's sariras must be hidden underground! When Professor Wang and the others saw that the cave's ground was made of stone, the cave's ceiling was also made of stone, and the four walls were made of stone slabs, they thought that there was no place to hide the treasures. So they turned around and left. But I think that there's more to the cave's four walls. There are hundreds of stone slabs, and they have different textures. It's obvious that they were later inlaid and pasted. No one knows what's inside. What if the Buddha's sariras are hidden inside? If the outside is covered with stone slabs, who can find them? "
Long Baoyu clapped her hands happily and said, "I think so too. Let's go to the cave. Maybe we'll be lucky enough to find the Buddha's sariras."
Lan Shan said lazily, "If you want to go, you go. I'm not going. I have to find a place to rest."
Long Baoyu glanced at her with disdain and said, "I didn't say you should go."
Lan Shan snorted and walked to the left side of the temple under a huge chestnut tree. The rest of the people quickly made their choice. Xie Peilan and Murong Rong weren't interested in treasure hunting, so they chose to wait below with Lan Shan. Xie Duzhong, Lin Meidian, and Daina felt that this matter was interesting, so they chose to go with Li Rui and Long Baoyu to explore the cave. The two teams separated.
As soon as Li Rui and the other four entered the cave, Long Baoyu knocked and groped on the wall at the entrance. Xie Duzhong, who didn't show much enthusiasm at the beginning, also opened his eyes wide. He walked step by step to the four walls, carefully observing the places where there might be gaps between the stone slabs.
Li Rui saw this and smiled. When he was about to start, he suddenly heard Daina say, "I think, you shouldn't look around randomly. You should analyze carefully where the sariras are most likely to be hidden. It's not too late to act after you've analyzed it."
Li Rui said, "What's your opinion?"
Daina didn't answer him directly, but asked him to think with her, "This cave isn't that big. It's just a small place. If you're a Master of Universal Enlightenment, where would you hide the sariras? "
Li Rui looked around the cave and said, "It should only be hidden in the four walls. The ground and the ceiling are all one piece of rock … "
Daina interrupted, "I know, but the four walls also have four sides. Can you narrow down the scope?"
Li Rui looked at the wall at the entrance of the cave and said, "The wall at the entrance of the cave is made of mountain rocks. The wall is also thin, so it shouldn't be used to hide treasures. I think we can ignore it."
Daina nodded with satisfaction and said, "See, we've narrowed down the scope of the inspection."
Li Rui, Long Baoyu and Xie Duzhong, the three main generals, heard this and cast their gazes on the other three walls.
"Tear down the walls?"
Long Baoyu looked at the stone slabs on the three walls and asked a question.
"These stone slabs are fine. If we tear them down … I don't think it's appropriate?"
Xie Duzhong was a kind person. He felt that it was inappropriate to do so, and even against the law. Although Qingtai Temple was in ruins, who knew if this cave was a protected cultural site?
Li Rui shook his head and said, "Let's not tear it down first. Let's find something to knock on each stone slab and see if there's an empty space behind the stone slabs. If there's an empty space, it might be the place where the sariras of Buddha are hidden."
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