Chapter 30 - 30 27 Earth Temple

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30: Chapter 27 Earth Temple 30: Chapter 27 Earth Temple Yin Sha Qi aside, Corpse Qi, Buddha energy… How could these two conflicting properties come together? “Where is the smell coming from?” Liu Tianen frowned deeply. “Here!” Qiao Yu quickly ran to the spot where the smell was strongest and stomped forcefully on the ground. A clear footprint became a marker. Liu Tianen pointed at the footprint and gave orders. “Dig right there, call all the laborers over, and while digging, tell them no matter what they see, don’t recklessly spread rumors… whoever does will end up in jail!” “Ah.” Qiao Yu waved to the laborers, gathering them together. The laborers gathered at the target point, expanded the digging area to a five-meter radius around the footprint, and swung their hoes to start digging. “Hey, ha! Hey, ha!” Inspired by the uniform chant of labor, the soil layer was quickly removed, and in less than half an hour, they had gone down a meter. “Pfft,” a hollow sound, one of the laborers’ hoes unexpectedly made a hole the size of a washbasin in the ground, and as he lay on the ground peering into the hole, it was pitch black and seemed quite deep. “Mr. Qiao, take a look at this…” He wanted to call Qiao Yu to check the hole, but the loud chanting of labor covered up his voice. A few laborers nearby heard him, but mechanically swinging their hoes had its inertia; although they looked toward the hole, their hands kept moving without interruption. Just a few strokes with the hoe made things go wrong. The washbasin-sized hole, when put under pressure again, caused the thin layer of soil around it to break apart, fragments falling into the hole. The area of the hole, originally the size of a washbasin, quickly expanded to the size of a bathtub, and then, in the large pit dug by the laborers with a five-meter radius, the soil rapidly cracked. It was much like the shattered Golden Crow Mask—starting with a piercing through the brow, then the force spreading out, covering the whole mask with a web-like pattern. If the mask cracks, as long as you don’t tug and put it under stress again, it won’t completely fall apart. But the soil in the pit… every cracked line had a laborer standing on it, solid as a copper statue, and the already fragile land couldn’t handle such force. Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! The number of cracked lines grew geometrically, and the surface of the large pit was noticeably trembling. Being an old tomb raider, Qiao Yu was extremely sensitive to changes in soil layers and terrain. He waved his hands forcefully, calling out to the laborers, “Climb up, climb up, there’s a chamber under the soil.” Acupoint implies Dragon Seeking; “chamber” in the context of tomb raiding refers to burial chambers, underground palaces. Qiao Yu was also panicked, dredging up his professional jargon. But it was too late. Almost in two or three moments, the surface of the large pit completely collapsed underground, creating a pit on the ground. Over the pit, dust flew into the air, twisting into a wind that surged up to the sky, forming a yellow mushroom cloud. As the dust cloud settled. Zhou Xuan and Liu Tianen stood on the edge of the collapsed hole, looking down, and lo and behold, there was a Buddhist Temple in the pit. The temple’s blue tiles were smashed into pieces by the falling laborers. In the center of the temple sat a Maitreya Buddha statue about six or seven meters tall, shorter and fatter than usual Maitreya statues found in temples, but still quite imposing. This excavation had brought the temple and the Great Buddha, buried underground, back into the daylight. “Ouch, ouch…” The laborers’ cries of suffering echoed in the temple for a while. “Qiao Yu… are you still alive?” Liu Tianen leaned over the pit’s edge, calling down. Zhou Xuan, meanwhile, ran towards the stage. “I’m alive and well.” Qiao Yu lay at the edge of the pit corner, wiped the blood from his face, leaned against the earthen wall, and struggled to stand up on the temple floor submerged up to his knees. Once he caught his breath, he cupped his hands around his mouth, funneling his voice toward Liu Tianen. Liu Tianen’s tightened heart slightly relaxed, then said, “If you’re alive, keep working! Check to see if any of the workers are hurt.” The laborers were hired by him to investigate the case. If this case isn’t solved and it results in several, or even dozens of casualties, returning to the bureau would be disastrous… He didn’t know if he’d face the maximum punishment, but any future promotion would become as difficult as reaching the heavens, and he would become the bureau’s laughingstock. Fortunately, after a thorough inspection by Qiao Yu, good news was reported: “Everyone can breathe, the temple roof’s blue tiles reduced the impact, and the pit was a semi-water pit, no one suffered major injuries…” A semi-water pit, also a thief’s jargon, refers to a tomb that has been entered by water, but the water isn’t deep. If the tomb is not properly sealed, and underground water floods it like a soup dumpling, with no water outside but full of soup inside, that’s what’s called a water pit. The Earth Temple under Liu Tianen’s feet is not far from the river, and over the years, river water has seeped into the temple, not only accumulating water knee-deep but also turning the soil surface into a thick layer of soft mud. Falling on it is almost like falling onto a life-saving cushion. Blue tiles, water surface, rotten mud—these three layers of impact reduction ensured that everyone was spared from serious injuries. “No serious injuries, but what about minor ones?” “Two have broken legs, one has broken his wrist, the rest are fine.” Liu Tianen really wanted to kneel down and shout “Thank heavens!” three times—thank goodness no serious injuries happened… “Director Liu, how are things down there?” A flurry of footsteps mixed with Zhou Xuan’s urgent querying voice poured into Liu Tianen’s ears. Liu Tianen turned back and saw Zhou Xuan holding a roll of hemp rope, with a crowd from Zhou Family’s Troupe standing behind him. Zhou Xuan running off earlier was not out of fear, he anticipated the accident and went to organize people from the stage to rescue the workers who fell into the Earth Temple. He doesn’t want Liu Tianen to take advantage of the Zhou Family Troupe’s labor for free. But on such critical matters, how could he neglect! He must be meticulous. “Brother… Brother Zhou…” Liu Tianen thought Zhou Xuan was a businessman who was stingy and hard to deal with, but it turns out he has a warm heart. For a moment, Liu Tianen felt a warmth in his heart. “Was it a big accident? How many died?” Zhou Xuan, seeing Liu Tianen’s sobbing demeanor, looked much grimmer. “Nothing much, two people broke their legs, another broke his hand.” “Then why the long face? You scared me!” Zhou Xuan almost wanted to kick Liu Tianen into the Earth Temple. “Good that it’s nothing serious, got me all fired up and called so many people here…” Zhou Xuan stood on the edge of the pit looking down, sighed, “So high, yet the workers didn’t suffer much, they must be in good shape.” Since it’s not a major incident, they wouldn’t need so many people for the rescue, Zhou Xuan takes command, keeping eight apprentices from the troupe used to moving props around, each with well-developed chests and strong arms. “You guys, pull the injured out, find a rickshaw by the bridge to send them to the hospital.” After handing the hemp rope to an apprentice, Zhou Xuan reached into his pocket for money and couldn’t pull out even a copper coin after a long search. “Damn, I forgot I’m only carrying a ‘family card’…” Zhou Xuan slapped his forehead, then remembered something else, hospital transportation, treating injuries, these aren’t costs for him to cover. “Director Liu, the expenses should come from you, right? It counts as work-related injury…” “Uh…” Liu Tianen has been working at the Investigation Bureau for half his life; any businessman or boss who saw him on duty rushed to treat him or pay, so he never had the habit of paying himself. Suddenly being asked for money by Zhou Xuan left him dumbfounded. “It… it counts as a work-related injury… but… I didn’t bring my wallet either.” Liu Tianen often didn’t carry his wallet. There’s a cafeteria at the office, and on the road for snacks or cigarettes Qiao Yu would pay, and with bosses treating him outside, carrying a wallet wasn’t much use. “Good that you admit it’s a work-related injury.” Zhou Xuan instructed the apprentices, “After rescuing the people, ask my sister-in-law for the carriage and medicine fees, just say it was on my account…” Halfway through speaking, Zhou Xuan with a serious expression said to Liu Tianen, “Consider the fare and medicine expenses as loans, remember to pay me back. If you don’t, I’ll come to the Investigation Bureau to get you…” “I will definitely pay!!!” Liu Tianen nearly driven mad by Zhou Xuan’s ‘fearless’ attitude, truly believing that this young man would dare come to the Investigation Bureau to collect debts… he couldn’t lose that face! … As the apprentices rescued the last injured worker, the rescue operation came to an end. seaʀᴄh thё novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Liu Tianen then refocused on finding evidence. “Qiao Yu, you mentioned Buddha energy was found, but what about the corpse energy and Yin Sha Qi?” “I can’t find them anymore, definitely not happening today.” Qiao Yu said in despair. “Why’s that…” “My nose is broken… Take a look.” Qiao Yu tilted back his face.

Chapter 30 - 30 27 Earth Temple

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