Chapter 1539: The Building Collapses

The Xiangzhuan Water Spirit is a fat lungfish more than 300 years old, older than Tianshui City, and more than one and a half zhang long. It swam to the edge of the open space in front of the temple fair, poked its head out, and listened to Master Xiao's request.

At this time, it could be seen that its appearance was exceptionally fat and terrifying—no matter what kind of fish, it was a bit scary if it grew too big—the forehead had already been ossified, and there was dark green algae on it, while the two small fleshy fins behind the gills could support its upper body, letting it stand half-up on the stone steps submerged in the water.

After Master Xiao finished speaking, it twisted its head and plunged into the water, disappearing in a blink of an eye.

The reason for asking the Xiangzhuan Water Spirit to survey the temple foundation is that it is a monster similar to amphibians, with both gills and lungs, and can also breathe through its skin.

This old lungfish not only comes and goes in the water, but also has the ability to escape the ground.

Under the temple by the lake, there are stones, sand, soil, and water. Except for this old lungfish, Master Xiao couldn't think of which monster was more suitable to go down to survey.

Now, it escaped directly from the bottom of the water to the bottom of the temple to check the situation of the strata.

This trip took two hours, longer than its first dive in January this year.

The longer he waited, the heavier Master Xiao's mood became.

The situation is not optimistic.

Just when he was sitting on pins and needles, the Xiangzhuan Water Spirit resurfaced and said a bad news as soon as it opened its mouth: "The bottom of the temple is already full of water. You are standing on quicksand now. Thanks to the building itself being tight, otherwise you would have all fallen into the water."

Master Xiao couldn't believe it: "Didn't you say in January that the temple foundation could hold on for another three to five years?"

"January was January. At that time, water seepage was far from being so serious." The old lungfish replied, "The water seepage underneath formed a hollow drum in the strata, and the temple foundation is already unstable. Living in the temple, didn't you feel the beams and pillars tilting?"

"..." The craftsmen also said so, Master Xiao pressed his forehead, "What is the reason for the disaster to suddenly accelerate?"

"From Xiangzhuan Lake to the bottom of your temple, a big hole seeped out, very big, two of me could pass through easily." The water spirit explained, "I can pass, so water can pass. So the speed of bubble erosion accelerated, and your temple couldn't hold on."

"Seeped out a big hole?" Master Xiao's eyes narrowed, "Man-made or natural?"

"How can this be seen?" The Xiangzhuan Water Spirit shook its head, splashing water, "There was no hole when I came last time, at least I didn't notice it, so it appeared in about two or three months."

"Two or three months, can it erode such a big hole?"

"There is nothing impossible." The Xiangzhuan Water Spirit said, "The shore was originally full of holes, and you humans always pour things by the lake, attracting so many fish, raccoons, and turtles to dig soil and build nests on the shore. I am very tired of cleaning it up. In the past few months, it has rained heavily, the lake level has risen, and the water pressure is great. Maybe it collapsed into a hole."

"Could it be man-made?"

"You mean, someone wants to dig down your temple?" The Xiangzhuan Water Spirit thought for a while, "I can't see it. But, why do that?"

Does this guy have persecution delusion?

Master Xiao sighed long, not hiding his fatigue.

The situation of Xilin Temple was reported to King Yao that night.

You Rongzhi and He Lingchuan entered the palace to report the progress of the new city, and hearing the King talk about this, You Rongzhi asked: "Then, what plans does Master Xiao have next?"

"Master Xiao went to report to Magistrate Liang." Magistrate Liang is the head of the temple servants in Tianshui City and the ground spokesperson of the Goddess Miaozhantian in the Yao Nation, with a high status. Master Xiao couldn't decide on the matter and could only go to ask Magistrate Liang.

But King Yao knew that the ball would eventually be kicked back to him. What Magistrate Liang could do was to let Tianshui City find a way to solve it.

It was time to test the loyalty and ability of the Yao Nation.

Besides, the disrepair of the temple was not because the Yao court had been dragging it on! If the new temple hadn't been built for two years, how could Master Xiao be so embarrassed? "This matter is a bit tricky."

You and He looked at each other, and He Lingchuan immediately said: "I also heard that the crux of Xilin Temple is underground. No matter how hard the craftsmen on the ground try, it is difficult to save its collapse. So many people are still living inside, it is too dangerous. If something happens again, it will be a big event."

In a word, Xilin Temple is bound to collapse, and even the gods cannot save it.

The Soul-Absorbing Mirror in his arms mocked: "If the goddess has boundless magical power, why can't she save even one of her own temples? Isn't it just an extra hole underground? Eh hehehehe! This hole came just right, this hole is wonderful!"

King Yao nodded. They had been dealing with each other too frequently recently. He was somewhat used to He Xiao's way of speaking, which was relatively straightforward, but the communication efficiency was high.

You Rongzhi said solemnly: "We are willing to share worries for the monarch! The new city has already planned the temple land, and we have also reported to Magistrate Liang and Master Xiao. In three months, the new city temple will have a prototype, and it will be basically completed in six months and can be moved in."

Residential houses and shops can be built in more than ten days because their forms are simple and materials are ordinary, and everyone has no opinion even if the layout is the same, suitable for batch construction. But temple buildings are tall and complicated, requiring exquisite workmanship, and every carving is full of love for the gods, not something that can be built by rushing and grabbing progress.

Even with the current vigorous state of the new city construction, promising to build it in six months is boasting.

King Yao couldn't help but ask: "Can it really be built in six months?"

The consequences of deceiving the gods are very serious.

You Rongzhi subconsciously looked at He Lingchuan. He was in charge, but the person in charge of the project was He Lingchuan, and only he could answer the question of progress.

"Six months of progress, it will be enough for Master Xiao and others to move in. We will definitely build the residence first, but it is still far from the true completion of the entire temple." He Lingchuan said with a stern face, "Although it will be noisy in the early stage of moving in and you have to endure the construction environment, it is better than being crushed to death in your sleep at any time, right? It is said that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. I believe Master Xiao can overcome this little discomfort."

He lowered his voice: "The You Lake villa has been under construction for more than a month, and Qing Yang's supervision doesn't live well on the opposite side?"

How much noise did the You Lake villa deliberately create? Qing Yang held the belief that "a hundred tolerances can become gold," letting the south bank chisel stones and saw wood, while she remained unmoved.

The supervision from Beijia can endure it, why can't Master Xiao? King Yao wanted to laugh, but held it back, and said hmm: "Makes sense, let's do it this way. Alas, why is it so coincidental that the temple collapsed at this time?"

He Lingchuan laughed, yes, why is it so coincidental? You Rongzhi said: "Every rainy season is a dangerous period, not just this year."

To persuade Magistrate Liang, King Yao had to come forward personally.

These two are now smiling on the surface when they meet, and MMP in secret. Fortunately, the objective facts are there. Whether it is the Xiangzhuan Water Spirit or professional craftsmen, they have identified that Xilin Temple has become a dangerous building, and even the gods cannot save it.

So the two sides reached an agreement quickly.

At this time, it was useless for Master Xiao to be stubborn, so he had to move out. The Xilin Temple crowd was first diverted to other temples, waiting for redistribution and assembly three or four months later.

No way, Xilin Temple had a huge number of people and could only be temporarily dispersed to various small temples.

In the process of packing up the temple's property, one could often hear low creaking sounds from the roof, and the beams and pillars also dropped powder.

Even the dullest people could see that this place couldn't hold on.

As soon as they moved away, the Tianshui City authorities immediately sent professional teams to seal and handle Xilin Temple. The temple had the most and tallest buildings in the city. It was as grand as it looked before, and it was as dangerous as it became a dangerous building.

Ten zhang outside the temple wall was surrounded, and outsiders were forbidden to approach. Last time the Xilin pagoda collapsed, it crushed more passersby than temple servants. With this bloody lesson, this time everyone was very conscious of staying away when they saw the enclosure.

Just on the second morning after Master Xiao and the temple crowd withdrew, nearby residents suddenly heard a series of rumbling sounds, and the ground trembled.

Everyone originally thought it was an earthquake, men, women, old and young fled in disarray, but when they looked closely, oh my god, Xilin Temple collapsed on a large scale! It was no longer collapsing a pagoda or a side hall. How many people watched with their own eyes as the spectacular spire of the main hall slowly

collapsed in the smoke and loud noise, and finally pushed the golden mountain and poured the jade pillar, as if it were crushed to the ground by some invisible great force.

Other halls and pavilions, buildings symbolizing magnificence and majesty, also followed in its footsteps, and few were spared.

The residents nearby were not without goddess believers, and seeing this, they all knelt on the ground, tears streaming down their faces, feeling extremely painful.

Why did Xilin Temple suffer such a catastrophe?

For half the night, this place was shrouded in a cloud of smoke.

Xilin Temple made such a big move, the temple servants and the authorities were of course alarmed. Everyone was terrified, fortunately Master Xiao and others moved out one step earlier, otherwise they would have been crushed in the ruins, and I don't know how many people could survive.

King Yao was also very happy. If two thousand temple servants and believers died, it would be a major event with bad influence, and it would be unclear with the temple.

Fortunately, fortunately, he handled it in time.

So when He Lingchuan came to report the aftermath of Xilin Temple, King Yao didn't think much and approved it with a big stroke.

Xilin Temple was glorious before, but now it is only a ruin, what value is left? Logically speaking, this is the work of the construction office.

But the skilled craftsmen of the construction office are not also pulled to the capital's eastward expansion project, all under You Rongzhi and He Xiao.

The accident of Xilin Temple seemed to come to an end here, and few people paid attention to it anymore.

Now the most depressed one is Master Xiao.

Xilin Temple is a big temple with a history of more than 100 years. Except for the main temple where Magistrate Liang is located, its scale ranks second in Tianshui City, and believers are like clouds and incense is prosperous every day. Being the master of Xilin Temple was so glorious, the first-class dignitaries of Tianshui City had to be respectful when they saw him.

Unexpectedly, he is now homeless and has no crowd to manage, and he has to live under others' roofs for six months!

The level of daily eating and offering has dropped in a cliff-like manner.

Every day of such days is a torment for Master Xiao. ===== CHAPTER 1540 =====