Chapter 44: The Golden Mask

Dong Xiaowei's face finally looked better: "You go on." ”

I reluctantly said: "If your initial speculation is true, then this copper tripod is something that was sent to Yunnan by the Chu people. Originally, the things recorded in the copper tripod were the reaction of the witch culture, as long as there was a little use of it, it could make the indigenous wizards of Yunnan feel that the copper tripod was the best instrument to worship the gods. The indigenous wizards who can't build a giant tripod will of course hope to get a copper tripod, and the opportunity for the Chu people will come. ”

I'm not talking nonsense, the earliest bronze tripod in Chinese history is the Yuwang Jiuding, which symbolizes the royal power of Kyushu, that is, the Xia Ding that is regarded as a national artifact by later generations.

Legend has it that King Yu painted the ghosts and gods into images and cast them on the tripod, so that the people knew the gods and monsters, therefore, the people received the blessing of God, and they would not encounter the charm and spirit depicted on the tripod when they entered the mountains and forests of Sichuanze. This can be called a manifestation of witch culture.

Dong Xiaowei naturally agreed with my statement: "You keep talking. ”

I continued: "In fact, the Dian sorcerer didn't know that the coveted copper tripod was actually a conspiracy of the Chu people, who had already been plotting something from the Dian tribe. I think that thing is hidden in this Shark Palace, but the Chu people have not found the specific location of the Shark Palace. ”

"It is impossible for the sorcerers of the Dian region to lead the Chu people into the Shark Palace, and because they are secretive, it is impossible for the spies of the Chu people to go deep into the center of the tribe, let alone find the entrance to the Shark Palace. However, after they sent the copper tripod weighing hundreds of catties, the wizards of Yunnan would naturally send the copper tripod into the Shark King's Palace solemnly, and it was because of this that they exposed the location of the Shark Palace. ”

Dong Xiaowei said: "Why do you say that?"

I was silent for a moment and said, "I can only say it's speculation. ”

I continued: "Zhuang Ji entered the land of Yunnan during the reign of King Xiang of Chu and fought for two years, and in the second year of Zhuang Ji's entry into Yunnan, the Qin State sent troops to conquer Chu. At that time, the Qin State divided its troops into two ways to attack Chu, one was Bai Qi led the army to capture the Dengcheng of Chu and then advanced to Yan, and the other was to lead the army of land and water led by Zhang Ruo, the defender of Qin Shu County, to march eastward to Wujun and Jiangnan of Chu. Zhuang Ji was blocked by Zhang Ruo's army and could not return, so he became king in Yunnan. ”

Dong Xiaowei squinted at me and said, "What does this mean?"

I explained, "Don't you think Zhuang Ji's entry into Yunnan is very interesting? King Chu Qingxiang succeeded to the throne after King Chu Huai was trapped in Qin. King Chu Huai can be said to be the last monarch of Chu to make a difference, but King Chu Huai was detained by Qin when he was in Wuguan, but King Chu Qingxiang did not think about saving his father and set himself up as king. ”

"King Chu Qingxiang has the talent of a hero, and if he wants to stabilize the country, he can establish himself as a king, which is reasonable, but King Chu Qingxiang is a complete fool, and Chu is losing the northwest territory in his hands. ”

Dong Xiaowei said: "I know what you said, you'd better get to the point." ”

I said in a deep voice, "It's all about time. Zhuang Ji should have entered Yunnan in 279 BC and decided to return to Chu in 277 BC. However, Bai Qi led his army to attack Chu in 279 BC, and in 278 BC he broke through the capital of Chu. ”

"If you are replaced by King Xiang of Chu, will you send a general to lead the army to expand to the wilderness when the Qin State is attacking Chu with all its strength and the Chu army is defeated and retreating?"

"You must know that the people who attacked Chu at that time were famous and famous, and it only took him a year to take the capital of Chu, forcing King Qingxiang to move the capital. You can think about how tragic the war situation in Chu was at that time. If it is said that the natives of Yunnan attacked the rear of Chu at that time, it is understandable that King Qingxiang sent troops to suppress it, but there is no record of Yunnan attacking Chu, right?

Dong Xiaowei muttered: "How did I hear that Zhuang Ji is not a descendant of the Chu State, but a Yue person, and even once raised an army against Chu? If this record is true, then shouldn't he have rebelled out of the Chu State when the Qin State attacked Chu?"

I replied: "There is indeed such a statement in the academic circles, and there is even a controversy that Chu Jiang Zhuang Ji and Chu thief Zhuang Ji are not the same person. Tell me, what was the first thing that Chu thief Zhuang Ji considered after the founding of the country? I think it should be whether he can withstand the wrath of Chu after he becomes king in Yunnan. You must know that at that time, although the Chu State lost part of its territory, its national strength was still there, and it was not difficult to turn back and clean up Zhuang Ji. Why should he fight against the State of Chu?"

I looked up at the Shark King Palace and said, "I have a very ridiculous idea. The reason for Zhuang Ji's expansion into Yunnan is likely that there is something in the Fuxianhu tribe that can help the Chu State against the Qin army, or it can help Zhuang Ji against the Chu State. ”

Dong Xiaowei groaned: "What is that thing you are talking about?"

I shook my head and said, "That's just my guess. I reckon that the secret of the Shark Palace's palace is either in the bronze dome or in the mask worn by the wizard. ”

Dong Xiaowei turned around and said, "Go and open the bronze tripod for me." ”

I just focused all my attention on the surroundings of the bronze tripod, and I didn't look carefully at what was inside the tripod, until a few of Dong Xiaowei's subordinates walked up and took out a square copper plate and a few sealed clay pots from the bronze tripod, and I didn't know that there was a compartment there.

After Dong Xiaowei opened one of the clay pots, he gently sniffed the edge of the jar twice before handing it to me, "Look, what is this?"

As soon as I took the clay pot, I smelled a strong smell of blood, and it contained half a jar of crimson liquid like plasma. I sniffed it carefully before saying, "This thing still smells of medicine, it should be some kind of witch medicine!"

Dong Xiaowei nodded and said, "I think so too." Spread out, go find me that mask, hurry. ”

Dong Xiaowei's subordinates searched around without hesitation, but Dong Xiaowei himself stood between me and Ye Xun as if nothing had happened. I hurriedly glanced at Ye Xun, but the latter shook his head quietly.

I mean let Ye Xun join forces with me to take down Dong Xiaowei.

Ye Xun's meaning is probably to ask me not to act rashly, even if the two of us join forces, we may not be Dong Xiaowei's opponents.

I was deflated. This matter is my whimsical, I don't know martial arts and have no weapons, Ye Xun can take me down with a face. Even Ye Xun is not Dong Xiaowei's opponent, what use can I have?

Dong Xiaowei didn't seem to notice that Ye Xun and I were exchanging glances, and after turning around the throne by himself twice, he reached out and touched the back of the throne: "Wang Huan, come over and have a look." What is this?"

When I walked up to Dong Xiaowei in a few steps, she had already rubbed a highlight the size of a dragon's eye on the back of the throne with her hand: "This is gold? No, it's a mask......

I quickly grabbed my sleeve and brushed it around the bright spot, and in a few moments a gold mask was wiped out of the back of the throne. The mask should have been on the seat all along, but it was obscured by the dust, and we never noticed it.

After the mask was completely displayed in front of us, Dong Xiaowei grabbed the edge of the mask with his hand and slowly pulled it outward. No sooner had the mask left his seat than I heard a loud cracking of rocks behind me.

Dong Xiaowei and I were shocked and looked back at the Shark Palace, the ground under the throne exploded one after another, and the entire Shark Palace's palace was full of stone patterns, and the loud sound of the ground cracking was endless.

Dong Xiaowei's subordinates rushed to the other party's side in a few steps: "Miss, let's go......"

Before the man finished speaking, he was slapped by Dong Xiaowei: "What are you panicking about?

After the man obediently stood aside, Dong Xiaowei's subordinates all gathered and quietly separated me from Ye Xun.

Dong Xiaowei's composure is not for nothing. I was also jumped when I saw the ground cracking, and when I saw the crack in the ground, I calmed down again.

The ground of the Shark King's Palace is not cracking like a collapse, but is divided into several areas, and small areas are cracked, and at first glance it looks like someone has turned the Shark Palace's palace into a grid, and the cracks that spread between the grids continue to spread.

Just a few dozen seconds later, the ground in a grid exploded into countless pieces of rubble, and a square pool of blood filled with scarlet blood water also revealed its true face from under the cracked ground.

When I looked into the pool of blood, the blood that had filled the edge of the pool suddenly sank to the bottom of the pool by about two feet, and a samurai in armor holding a long brother also exposed half of his body from under the blood.

Scarlet blood was still dripping down the samurai's armor, but the joints of a samurai's neck moved slightly.

Someone couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh no! Those samurai are alive!"

When I turned my head to look at Dong Xiaowei, the other party also looked at me in shock: "The inner force you said is enough to fight against the Qin army is them?"

"It should be ......" I also felt a chill on my vest, "The Fuxian Lake Water God is choosing someone who is suitable for making a Wu Clan warrior?"

Only the right water gods will come out of the water and guard under the Fuxian Lake, and only those who are selected by the water gods to be strong enough will be sent to the lonely mountain caves, and the sorcerers pray to the gods in the secret caves and kill the giant pythons, in fact, they are soaking the human body with the blood of the giant pythons and making them into warriors of the witch clan.

Whenever a warrior is successfully created, the wizard will send the other warrior into the Shark King's palace and seal it in a pool of blood. It is no wonder that the copper pillar sent to us requires a certain weight, because the test specimen that does not meet the requirements cannot be lowered by its own weight.

Ye Xun and I, plus the warrior left in the bronze pillar, should at least exceed the weight of four hundred catties. A finished samurai can weigh as much as us, how strong are the Wiccan warriors they make?

I was shocked, and a terrifying thought came to my head.