The history of women is already very particular.

In addition, there was another sign that caught Ouyang Rong's attention in the past few days.

The white fog near Xunyang Grottoes has become thicker and thicker these days and has not dispersed.

Even for a whole day after arriving, the sun couldn't shine in, and it was completely white.

At first, Ouyang Rong only thought it was a side effect of the blinding formation.

Later, it was discovered that the white mist made the entire Xunyang Grottoes humid, and the bedding and other items in the bamboo house were all wet.

This day.

Wang Caozhi returned from outside.

He immediately came to Ouyang Rong to return to his life.

"You're saying that Master Shandao was ill and didn't come. He only sent a deputy to come over? He was responsible for pretending that the final Buddha statue was dirty?"

"That's right."

Wang Caozhi smiled bitterly and said:

"I didn't even see the master. It was his disciple's hair that told the story. It seems that he is seriously ill."

This is the task assigned to him by Ouyang Rong, to go to Longcheng Donglin Temple to pick up Master Shandao and the others to preside over the pretense.

This is the last procedure before the completion of the Buddha.

The so-called decoration of internal organs is a very important ritual in Buddhism and Taoism when creating statues. After a new Buddha statue is completed, it needs to be equipped with symbolic internal organs and spiritual consciousness, which means to give it vitality...

The landing of the Donglin Giant Buddha certainly requires this ceremony.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but frown, Master Shandao's illness was too coincidental.

Rong Zhen came over at this time and asked:

"What's wrong?"

Wang Caozhi repeated it.

Rong Zhen listened quietly and shook his head;

"It's okay. If the eminent monk Mahamati doesn't come, then he doesn't come. Just pretend to be dirty as usual so as not to delay the progress."

Ouyang Rong nodded and ordered:

"Take the eminent monks there and finish pretending to be dirty today."

"yes!"

Wang Caozhi clasped his fists and left. The highly promoted man went to ask the eminent monk to pretend to be dirty.

Ouyang Rong and Rong Zhen followed.

The dressing ceremony is held at the foot of the Buddha.

The grotto is a huge open space recessed into the mountain.

The surrounding area has been treated with moisture-proof treatment so rainwater cannot get in.

The deputy abbot of Donglin Temple, also a gray-haired old monk, led a group of monks to hold a chanting ceremony.

Soon, some incomprehensible rituals of pretending to be dirty ended in the music of Buddha.

But before leaving, Ouyang Rong noticed something and couldn't help but look back at the grotto.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but the white mist outside cannot enter the grotto.

There is no sense of humidity in the grotto, and it is even a little warm.

Ouyang Rong turned his head and glanced at Rong Zhen, Yi Qianqiu, Aunt Song and others who were rushing over.

He noticed that the three women were watching the ceremony seriously.

Ouyang Rong calmly looked away.

Before leaving, he glanced at the location where the golden Buddha head was stored not far away.

If I remember correctly, the golden Buddha head has been under the highest level of moisture-proof treatment ever since it was delivered.

If the white fog is part of the defense.

So the dry and white fog inside the Xunyang Grottoes is now intentional or accidental?

…

night.

Ouyang Rong carried a can of pickled radish and returned to the secluded bamboo house.

The decoration of Donglin Buddha was successfully completed before evening.

This can be regarded as the last ceremony before the giant Buddha lands on the ground. Next, it is time to wait for the golden Buddha head to return to its place.

The task of the statue-making team such as Ouyang Rong and Wang Caozhi has been completed. The headless Buddha has been officially handed over to Rong Zhen, Aunt Song, and Yi Qianqiu. They are just waiting for them to take the final step.

The jar of pickled radish in my hand was a gift from Master Shandao, and was handed over to me by the deputy abbot of Donglin Temple who came to command the pretender.

The fog filled the bamboo forest, and in the small courtyard outside the secluded bamboo house, Wang Caozhi stood with his hands down, waiting quietly.

When Ouyang Rong entered the courtyard, Wang Caozhi respectfully handed over a small bundle, then turned and left without saying a word.

Ouyang Rong weighed the baggage, opened it and saw that it was a small bamboo tube.

There was liquid sloshing inside. I opened the lid and took a look. It was green liquid.

Burning Heaven Dragon Oil.

This was previously seized from the Liu family in Longcheng, and there were still a large number of them. Before Ouyang Rong left Longcheng, he specifically ordered Magistrate Diao to store them secretly.

This time, Wang Caozhi, who went to Dragon City, brought back a batch under his instructions... which was mixed in with the dirty supplies and shipped in.

It can be regarded as an additional means of self-protection.

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips.

With the endorsement of Donglin Temple, the thing that pretends to be dirty is special, and it is not surprising that it is weird, and it did not arouse the suspicion of Si Tianjian and Bai Huwei.

Ouyang Rong temporarily put away the Burning Sky Dragon Oil.

The Alchemist Taoist lineage that the Jade Princess Fairy belongs to is already good at using this thing. Ouyang Rong has never used it before because he is afraid of being recognized by the Wei family.

But then he thought about it. When Wei Shaoxuan asked to investigate the case, the owner of the Dielianhua who had been misled by him might be Liu Zilin, the missing third son of the Liu family in Longcheng. In this case, even if the owner of the Dielianhua used this thing,

Not surprising either.

Ouyang Rong went into the house to light a lamp, suddenly took out the package, and found a bronze dagger stained with blood.

This was originally seized from Zen Master Yizhi.

He lowered his head and looked at this special Yunmeng Token, then turned around and went out to the courtyard.

At night, the heavy fog that seems to come from the Xunyang River still covers the bamboo forest.

Coupled with the nightfall, the sky and earth in all directions were covered with gray.

Ouyang Rong held the lamp in one hand and spread out the other hand, with the bronze dagger lying in the palm of his hand.

By the light of the lamp, he lowered his head and looked at it carefully.

Gradually, Ouyang Rong discovered that the dark red blood spots on the bronze dagger had become much lighter... It wasn't that it was lighter, but there was an extra layer of green rust spots in the white mist, covering up the original blood spots.

Like moisture and rust.

Ouyang Rongfu closed his eyes as if in a spiritual state, and tried to infuse his Dantian spiritual energy into his palms, just like he had tried time and time again in the past.

But after a while, his expression froze.

As if he didn't believe it, he tried again, his face continued to be stunned...

After several attempts, Ouyang Rong's expression gradually became serious.

The speed at which the spiritual energy was injected into the blood bronze slowed down, almost like a turtle.

The light in his hand went out silently, and in the darkness, Ouyang Rong gradually frowned.

Could it be that this white mist is specifically designed to restrain blood bronze?

Sure enough, Si Tianjian knew Blood Bronze very well and had a targeted strategy.

Combined with Rong Zhen's calm and strategizing performance before, they had already thought of a response strategy.

In the cold wind, Ouyang Rong stood in the empty courtyard, couldn't help but turn his head, looked at Rongzhen's bamboo house not far away, and murmured to himself:

"Is it also part of the defense? No wonder it is said that there will be no return for them..."

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Chapter completed!