Chapter 467: The Immortal Journey to Obtain Treasures
After leaving Xianyang, Yan Jiekuang went straight to Zhouzhi County and drove slowly along the Wei River. When he came to a place with few people, he released Da Wang and Xiao Wang. Da Wang and Xiao Wang ran after the car, sometimes in front, sometimes behind, and then disappeared into the woods nearby. But Yan Jiekuang was not worried at all.

The car drove to a very steep place. Yan Jiekuang felt that the road was a bit difficult to drive on, so he called Da Wang and Xiao Wang to get in the car. The car slowly passed through the mountains and forests. Chen Liang and Chen Fang looked through the window at the river on one side and the mountains on the other side. Occasionally, small animals popped out, making them scream and shout. It felt very novel.

It didn't take long to get out of the mountains. There was a dirt road in front of them. The car kept going forward for a while. There seemed to be a reservoir next to it. Although Yan Jiekuang had a map, he still didn't know where this was, so he slowly parked the car next to the reservoir.

Yan Jiekuang released Da Wang and Xiao Wang first, and Chen Liang and Chen Fang also got out of the car. Only the girl fell asleep in the car. Chen Liang asked, "Da, what's wrong? Do you want to rest here?"

Yan Jiekuang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm a little lost, let me find someone to ask for directions."

Chen Liang looked around and said, "Big brother, wait a minute, I'm going." He pulled Chen Fang and ran to the reservoir. Yan Jiekuang looked up and saw several children about the same age as Chen Liang fishing there with their bare butts.

Yan Jiekuang thought, is there no one here to take care of it? Isn't it said that the fish in the reservoir are all public property and we are not allowed to catch them? Yan Jiekuang took out a cigarette, leaned against the car and started smoking. After a while, Chen Liang ran over. Chen Fang was holding a small crab in her hand, which seemed to be picked up by herself.

Chen Liang said, "Big brother, this place is called Wujiazhuang. As for where Hanzhong is, they don't know either. They just know that there is a temple just ahead."

Yan Jiekuang chuckled and said, "It's already very hard for them to know the name of this place. Not bad. Let me take a look at the map. You two go play first. I'll call you later."

Da Wang and Xiao Wang did not go to the river. As if there was something in the mountains, they got out of the car and ran into the mountains nearby.

Yan Jiekuang was holding the map and smoking at the same time, and then he figured out where he was. In front of him should be Xianyou Temple. When he saw this name, Yan Jiekuang felt a pain in his head as if it was pricked by needles.

Yan Jiekuang looked in the direction of the temple in confusion, feeling that he had to go there. He remembered a poem by Bai Juyi saying, "I once lived in front of Taibai Peak, and came to Xianyou Temple several times. When the black water was clear, it came out from the bottom of the pond; when the white clouds broke, the cave door opened. In the forest, warm wine burned red leaves, and poems were written on the stones and swept on the green moss. I am melancholy about where I will go again, and I envy you for returning during the chrysanthemum season."

Could it be that the holy place in Tibet that he was destined to visit was also related to Buddhism? Was there something there that he had to see? Yan Jiekuang thought about it and decided to go there after all.

After making up his mind, he called out to Big King and Little King, and the two guys suddenly rushed out from the mountain. Big King had a gray rabbit in his mouth, which seemed to have been bitten to death by it. Chen Liang and Chen Fang also heard Yan Jiekuang's call and ran back.

When the two saw the rabbit in the king's mouth, their eyes widened. Chen Liang exclaimed: "The king is really amazing. He brought back a rabbit in such a short time."

Yan Jiekuang touched the big king's head and said, "Not bad, not bad." At this time, the little king was unhappy and kept whimpering. Yan Jiekuang also touched it and said, "Okay, I know it's also your contribution. Get in the car and let's go a little further."

Yan Jiekuang took them into the car, bypassed Wujiazhuang, and drove along a mountain road to Xianyou Temple.

It was only a ten-minute drive before the car slowly stopped at the foot of a mountain. From afar, we could see a large fenced compound halfway up the mountain. From the outside, we could only see a spire inside.

Yan Jiekuang got off the car, came to the carriage and said, "Let's have a simple lunch and make some noodles. I'll prepare delicious food for you in the evening." Chen Liang and Chen Fang both nodded.

Yan Jiekuang cooked three bowls of noodles, boiled three eggs, and made two side dishes, then began to eat at the dining table in the carriage. After a while, Nannan woke up, and Yan Jiekuang stuffed the warm bottle of milk into her hand. Nannan held the bottle with her two little hands and began to eat. Da Wang and Xiao Wang were not left behind and also ate their food.

After they finished cleaning up, Yan Jiekuang took them and Da Wang and Xiao Wang to the mountain. This temple was close to the Heihe River. There were several ancient pine and cypress trees in front of the courtyard. Passing through the ancient pine and cypress trees, there was a stone wall with three big characters "Xianyou Temple" written on it. Yan Jiekuang took a look at the signature and found that it was written by Su Shi.

Yan Jiekuang shouted in front of the front hall door: "Is anyone there?" Although the front door was wide open, he did not enter rashly. After waiting for a long time and hearing no sound, Yan Jiekuang led the children in. But for some reason, the eldest and the youngest Wang refused to go in and just lay down at the door.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and thought that this might be a place for Buddhists to meditate. The king and the little king were spiritual beings, so it was understandable that they did not go in. Yan Jiekuang led the children into the front door. In the courtyard, there were two ancient cypress trees on both sides of the corridor, and a pagoda behind each tree. There were nine side halls and side rooms on the east and west sides, facing each other. In the middle of the temple stood a front hall with eleven rooms, in the style of a Tang or Song dynasty palace. They stopped here for a while and then walked back.

There is a main hall at the back of the temple, with eleven rooms arranged in a row. Two ancient cypresses remain in front of the hall, planted on the left and right. There are five side halls on each side of the corridor, and there are wing rooms behind the side halls. The temple wall is rectangular in shape, with the color of palace wall. There is a gate in the middle of the east and west walls. The east gate leads to the peach garden and vegetable field, and the west gate leads to the stele corridor and pagoda.

Standing in front of the Main Hall, Yan Jiekuang felt a sharp pain in his head again, this time on the right side of his brain. Yan Jiekuang turned his head and stared blankly at the pagoda in the west gate, feeling a little dazed, as if someone was letting him enter the pagoda.

In fact, the buildings in the entire courtyard were overgrown with weeds and in a dilapidated state. Even the large iron bell in front of the hall was casually placed aside. No one had maintained this place for a long time, and no one should come here. Yan Jiekuang summoned Chen Liang and Chen Fang who were still wandering around the rooms, handed the girl to Chen Liang, and told them to stay here well and not go anywhere.

Yan Jiekuang first took a handful of incense, lit it, and then respectfully placed it in the incense burner. Then he bowed three times and kowtowed nine times. Yan Jiekuang left the main hall and went straight to the pagoda inside the west gate. The tallest pagoda in Famen Temple looked shaky and dilapidated everywhere, but it still stood firmly.

Yan Jiekuang bent down and walked into the tower. There was a lotus throne in the middle of the tower, with nothing on it. Behind it was the staircase leading to the tower, which was broken in the middle. Yan Jiekuang had no intention of going up. He first walked around the first floor and found nothing, but his mind reacted that he should come here.

Yan Jiekuang looked around carefully again and set his sights on the lotus platform. The entire lotus platform was two meters wide and half a meter high, with a thick layer of dust on it. Yan Jiekuang walked around the lotus platform and slowly wiped off the dust with his hand. It was just a corner, but there was nothing unusual.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it carefully. It was said that if there was a treasure in a tower, it must be in the underground palace. Could it be that this tower also had an underground palace? Yan Jiekuang first pushed the lotus platform with 70% of his strength, but the platform did not move at all.

Yan Jiekuang thought about it, held both sides of the lotus platform with both hands, and turned it counterclockwise with all his strength. The lotus platform actually moved, and it seemed to have risen a little. Yan Jiekuang's eyes lit up, and he began to push the lotus platform with all his strength. The platform rose less than 20 centimeters and then stopped.

Yan Jiekuang lay on the ground and shone the flashlight towards the bottom of the lotus platform. There were two stone coffins embedded in two recesses on the ground. When Yan Jiekuang was thinking about which one to take first, he felt a pain on the right side of his head again. Yan Jiekuang took out the stone coffin on the right side carefully without hesitation. As soon as he took out the stone coffin, the lotus platform fell to the ground.

Yan Jiekuang understood that he could only take one, and it was fate that made him take the one on the right.

As soon as Yan Jiekuang took out the small sarcophagus, he heard a noise in the yard. Yan Jiekuang wrapped the small sarcophagus in the blanket he used to wrap his daughter, put it in his leather bag, and then carried it on his back. He quickly walked out of the tower and passed through the west gate. He saw two northwestern men wearing towels on their heads talking to Chen Liang.

Yan Jiekuang walked over, and one of the older men, who had a goatee and a big pipe, asked, "Kid, where are you from? What are you doing in this dilapidated temple?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "We are from Sijiu City and are planning to go to Tibet for pilgrimage. We are passing by the temple to take a look. Who are you?"

The old man smiled slyly and said, "Oh, I'm a villager from the mountain. I saw a car at the foot of the mountain and it was a bit strange, so I came up to take a look. There are snakes in the mountain, and I'm worried that you might get into an accident."

Yan Jiekuang knew that the old man was afraid that he would do something bad, so he came up to take a look. Maybe he was just here to see the temple, but he pretended not to know and said, "I didn't expect that this Xianyou Temple is really as famous as it is said to be. I just saw such a tall tower. It's amazing. Old man, it's getting late. I'll take the children downstairs and take a closer look at this place when I have a chance."

The old man looked at Yan Jiekuang, then at the two children, and without asking any more questions, he waved his hand.

Yan Jiekuang led Chen Liang and his sister out of the yard. Chen Liang said, "Big brother, how did they get in? Aren't there Da Wang and Xiao Wang at the door?"

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "They should have come in from the back, probably to stare at us. Since they don't welcome us, let's leave quickly."

Yan Jiekuang took Nannan in, took the children, called them Da Wang and Xiao Wang, and walked quickly down the mountain. After going down the mountain and getting in the car, Yan Jiekuang stepped on the accelerator to the bottom and drove straight towards Hanzhong.

(End of this chapter)