"What happened to Ming Mansion?"

"fine."

Rain fell on the bluestone steps.

After Ouyang Rong paused for a while, under Wang Caozhi's doubtful gaze, he held up an oil-paper umbrella he carried with him and continued walking forward.

Since arriving at Xunyang Grottoes, the rain has been intermittent, so Ouyang Rong always keeps an oil-paper umbrella.

Regarding the rain and white mist, he had only made some guesses before, but this afternoon, after hearing from Nvshi Congrong about the secrets of the Xuanwu Guard and the White Tiger Guard, Ouyang Rong had a complete understanding.

"Do you remember that man's appearance clearly?"

Ouyang Rong took Wang Caozhi and continued walking forward.

He held an umbrella and walked forward, looking into the distance and speaking softly.

After Wang Caozhi pointed out the thin-faced man just now, Ouyang Rong didn't stare at him for too long.

"I remember it clearly, brother-in-law. I am not bragging. I am the best at remembering people's faces. I have a photographic memory."

Ouyang Rong nodded: "Okay."

Wang Caozhi glanced at his back as he walked forward calmly, and asked in a low voice:

"Brother-in-law, is there something fishy about this person?"

Ouyang Rong didn't answer.

…

Xunyang Grottoes actually has more than one giant Buddha, and there are many other Buddha statues on the blueprint, all of which are still under planning.

Donglin Buddha is the most important and the first one.

The entire Xunyang Grottoes are built around it.

Therefore, the main grotto where the Donglin Giant Buddha is located is the largest semi-open-air cave on the north bank. The other second-tier grottoes are all centered on the main grotto, arranged to the left and right sides, and are arranged along the river on the north bank of the entire Shuangfengjian.

The main grotto is a semi-open-air cave recessed into the cliff mountain, which cannot be blown in by ordinary wind and rain.

Even without Rong Zhen's instructions about waterproofing a few days ago, Ouyang Rong had already prepared waterproofing and moisture-proofing measures in advance when planning the construction.

Now that it is completed, even if the water suddenly rises at the peak of the twin peaks and floods Xingzifang, it will be difficult to submerge the Donglin Giant Buddha.

In the afternoon.

North bank of Shuangfengjian, main grotto construction site

The atmosphere is solemn.

The people who arrived one after another stood quietly in their respective positions.

Maybe they all realized something, and no one made a fuss in the arena that was prone to echoes.

The sky outside was foggy, and the rain was getting heavier and heavier, making it more and more noisy.

White mist shrouded the outside of the main grotto, and the scene here was still the same as what Ouyang Rong observed a few days ago:

Inside the main grotto, the white fog is thin and almost non-existent.

There seems to be a layer of separation between the main grotto and the open air outside, blocking out the white mist.

Ouyang Rong, who was standing in the front row of the crowd, looked away from the white fog outside.

Looked around.

Today, the construction site of the main grotto is missing dense crowds of workers.

The completed headless Buddha body sits quietly on the stone wall in the center, as if waiting for something.

The female officers of Sitianjian, the White Tiger Guards, and the Xuanwu Guards almost filled the main cave.

But they all turned their backs to the Buddha and faced the river outside.

Female officials who were born in Si Tianjian, including Aunt Song and Miaozhen, wore plain White House skirts as a standard.

Yi Qianqiu, Li Congshan, and Duan Quanwu also followed the colors of their respective guards' clothing.

The White Tiger Guards have white robes and white armor, while the Xuanwu Guards have black robes and black armor.

Looking at the entire venue, there are almost only two colors, white and black, standing neatly.

Ouyang Rong also wore a moon-white uniform and blended into it.

He finally understood why Rong Nushi asked him to keep a low profile and stop wearing the crimson official uniform.

A perfect conspicuous treasure and a target for beatings.

Just like on the battlefield, you, as the commander, are dressed brightly, always reminding the enemy to rush over and draw a lottery to behead you.

Only Rong Zhen.

Wearing a bright purple palace dress.

Standing alone at the front of the team, in front of the headless Buddha.

She seems to be looking up at the headless Buddha.

The already low and petite figure lost its sense of scale in front of the giant Buddha that was hundreds of feet tall. It was no different than a mayfly in the ocean. Only the purple color, which symbolized nobility and mystery, firmly attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

.

Including Ouyang Rong.

He had no reason to think of Rong Nushi's purple bellyband that had turned white after washing.

I don’t know if I wore it today.

Ouyang Rong shook his head to get rid of this somewhat irrelevant thought.

My thoughts are divergent, but how can I think about such improper things in a serious situation.

Ouyang Rong said secretly.

If Rong Nushi knew about it, the ice on her face would probably freeze the entire audience to death.

Someone quietly sped up the rotation speed of the beads he was playing with.

Ouyang Rong looked around and made many unexpected discoveries.

In addition to the main defense members who had just eaten together at noon, there were also many unexpected people coming to the main grotto:

Lao Yangtou, whom I haven't seen for many days.

Still the same as before, he moved a bench and sat next to a tent behind the crowd, lowering his head and flipping through a tome. It was not very eye-catching, as if he had just changed his position to flip through a book... Previously

He heard Rong Zhen say that Lao Yangtou went to Xinzhou Prison a few days ago, and he didn't know why he came today.

There was also a familiar figure of a woman.

Princess Anhui.

But today, like him, he was dressed in a low-key style, wearing a solemn black dress similar to mourning clothes, which made him inconspicuous among the crowd.

Ouyang Rong's eyes moved away slightly and fell on an accompanying man beside Wei Anhui.

This man is a fresh-faced man, with a rugged northern appearance, a Chinese-character face, a black suit, and a short coat similar to a mandarin jacket, which is convenient for riding horses. He also wears a scarf that is convenient for working in the sun. His outfit looks like Ali, and he is a driver.

The horse is dressed as a groom, but he has a strip of white cloth on his head, which does not match the black groom's uniform.

It should be Wei Anhui's groom or bodyguard.

Ouyang Rong looked away.

He looked around and found no sign of the thin-faced man.

As for Miaozhen in the team, he still had an indifferent and dignified attitude, nothing unusual at all.

At this time, Ouyang Rong noticed movement from behind the team and turned to look with the people around him.

I saw an old musician holding a piano and walking slowly, a little late.

But at this moment, no one said anything to scold him, and everyone looked at him quietly.

Rong Zhen left the foot of the Buddha statue and went to greet him personally.

An old man and a young man met, and Rong Zhen whispered something to the female officials next to him. The female officials immediately stepped forward and took the old musician down.

The old musician disappeared and no one knew where he went.

At this time, Ouyang Rong saw something in Rong Zhen's hand from the corner of his eye.

If you look carefully, you will see that it is a string of white jade Buddha beads, round and shiny.

He had never seen Rong Zhen wear it before.

She didn't look like someone who worshiped Buddhism, and she didn't know if it was given by the empress of Luoyang, just like the string of sandalwood beads in his hand that "save death once", but Rong Zhen's string looked better than his.

This string is a bit more advanced.

At this time, the movement on the field brought Ouyang Rong back to his senses.

I saw Rong Zhen returning to the foot of the Buddha. There was a high platform there. Rong Zhen stood on it and turned around, overlooking the whole scene.

She looked around the audience and said calmly:

"Let's get started."

Ouyang Rong heard a sound similar to "kazikazi".

Turning around, I saw those familiar pulleys and winches being dragged out by a group of White Tiger Guards.

It was at the Xingzi Lake construction site last time that Lin Cheng was preparing to complete the lifting tools for the Buddha's body.

I didn't expect that this time, it would finally come in handy.

It does not require labor and only requires dozens of cattle, sheep and other livestock to pull and transport it.
To be continued...