Xia Qingqing continued to explain: "In the eyes of others, the place where the fox clan thrives and establishes a city is the Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom, and in the eyes of our fox clan, only the place where the fox ancestor rests is the real Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom. ”

The reason why Heze is considered to be the location of the ancient Qingqiu country is nothing more than because of some historical materials, mythological records, and some local unearthed totems as evidence.

Judging from the unearthed cultural relics, at least there was once a tribe that worshipped the nine-tailed fox as a totem. However, no one can confirm that there was once a kingdom ruled by foxes, after all, there is still a big gap between myth and reality.

Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "If you look at it this way, will it be that even the Qingqiu Demon Fox doesn't know where the real ancient kingdom is?"

I suddenly raised my head and said, "In this way, let's put aside all the clues now, and analyze the specific location of Qingqiu from our perspective?"

"It's a way!" The fox mother was silent for a while and said, "Who will say first, you or Ye Xun?"

When I was thinking back to the Vientiane Sutra, Ye Xun said, "I'll come first!"

Ye Xun said: "The ancients had a saying that the twenty-eight heavenly quarters corresponded to the regions of the earth, and the twenty-eight quarters corresponded to the animals. ”

"The name of the Antares in the 28 Nakshatras is the Heart Moon Fox, and the animal it corresponds to is the fox. The division of Antares is the Song Kingdom, that is, the eastern part of Henan and the Heze area in the western part of Shandong. ”

Ye Xun pointed to the screen and said: "According to the aerial photograph, the terrain of Xiaoli Zhuang, the Dragon King Cliff generation, is very similar to a lying fox, and the mountain range behind it is high in the front and low in the back, like a fox with nine tails." ”

"Coupled with the research of the academic community, I think that the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu is likely to be in Heze. This is precisely the reason why the detectives rushed to Heze. ”

Ye Xun paused: "The first reaction of modern people when they hear the words "kingdom and tribe" is that there used to be tens of thousands of people, or even hundreds of thousands of people, living together. In fact, the size of a tribe in ancient times may have been very small, and a few thousand people gathered could be considered a large tribe. ”

"That area, plus the peaks that represent the body of the fox and the head of the fox, there are also eleven mountain ranges in a rough calculation, and it is not difficult to hide a tribe. I think that the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu should be somewhere in the mountains. What we compare with the Divine Explorer is who finds the location of the Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom first. ”

After hearing this, Chen Wen nodded again and again: "It makes sense, it makes sense." What do you think?"

Ye Xun and Chen Wen looked at the fox mother together, and the latter frowned and said, "Ye Xun's analysis is indeed very reasonable. However, he ignored one of the biggest problems. The name of Qingqiu originates from the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and has a great relationship with Dayu, in ancient times, there is no distinction between the sayings. ”

Chen Wen disagreed: "The time when the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" was written is not ancient, and the things recorded by later generations may be more accurate. ”

The time when the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" was written is probably from the late Warring States period to the middle and late Han Dynasty, and most scholars believe that the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" was not made by one person at a time, and it has also undergone many corrections and compilations.

If you calculate according to the age of the book "Classic of Mountains and Seas", there should have been a saying that the stars were divided at that time.

The fox mother still shook her head again and said: "According to the record of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", the name of Qingqiu should be the era of Dayu's life, but according to myths and legends, Qingqiu has existed as early as the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. ”

"Legend has it that Chiyou came out of amniotic fluid and was beheaded by the Yellow Emperor in Qingqiu. If, according to this myth, Qingqiu is a tribe that has existed as early as the Xuanyuan era. The place where Chi You was killed was naturally resentful, so in the myth, in addition to the fox clan, Qingqiu also gave birth to countless demons. ”

The fox mother looked at Chen Wen: "Based on the time inference of the myth, I don't agree with Ye Xun's statement. ”

Chen Wen rubbed his head at this time: "It's really a headache to deal with you foxes, fortunately, none of the two demon foxes from the god probe came over, otherwise, whoever sees you will have a big head." ”

The fox mother said with a straight face: "Although we are the same breed, we are not the same fox. ”

"Wait a minute!" I looked up and said, "What did you just say? You say, you are the same breed, but different foxes?"

The fox mother looked at me in surprise: "Is there any problem?"

"Yes!" I said in a deep voice, "We seem to have been confusing one issue all along. That is, who is the Fox Ancestor?"

"What do you mean?" everyone looked over to me.

I explained, "According to the green fox, the place where the fox ancestor is buried has been destroyed. In other words, someone once found the ancient kingdom of Qingqiu. ”

"However, Xia Qingqing was inherited, but he said that even the patriarch of the fox clan had never entered the place where the fox ancestor was buried. Isn't that a contradiction?"

The fox mother waved her hand and said, "What's the contradiction in this? As the head of the clan, he must be buried alone, and it is impossible to be buried in the same place as other members of the fox clan." It's normal that she hasn't been in. Ay...... Not true!"

The fox mother stopped halfway through her words: "I know, what is the contradiction you are talking about." Qingqiu entered the place where the fox ancestor rested, otherwise, no one would have written the "Vientiane Sutra". This is indeed a place of contradiction. Wang Huan, what do you want to say?"

I said in a deep voice, "What I want to say is, is the Fox Ancestor the Ancestor of Qingqiu or the Ancestor of the Nine-Tailed Fox?"

The fox mother's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, why didn't I think of this." You mean, the ancestral land of the Qingqiu Fox Clan has been destroyed. However, the place where the fox ancestor rested has not been discovered. ”

The fox mother didn't wait for Chen Wen to speak, and explained: "The fox ancestor that Wang Huan said is the ancestor of the nine-tailed fox, not the ancestor of Qingqiu. If you look closely, there should be two nine-tailed foxes in ancient mythology, one is in Qingqiu, and the other is the nine-tailed fox that Dayu met when he married his wife Tu Shan. ”

Dr. Bai also explained: "The song of Tushan recorded in Zhao Ye's "Wu Yue Chunqiu Yue Wang Wuyu Biography" of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote: Suisui white fox, nine-tailed scab. My family Jiayi, guests are king. The song of Tu Shan is enough to prove that there is a connection between Tu Shan and the nine-tailed fox. It is very likely that the totem worshipped by the Tu Shan clan during the Three Emperors period was also a nine-tailed fox. ”

Dr. Bai turned on the big screen again: "You see, according to modern archaeological discoveries, there is indeed a Tushan clan in history, according to the legend of Dayu marrying the daughter of the Tushan clan and the Tushan alliance of Dayu, the Tushan ruins found by archaeologists in Anhui are likely to be the Tushan clan at that time." ”

Chen Wen shook his head and said: "Having said that, but Mi Mu also said that there is always a big difference between myth and reality. Dayu Tushan will be in the alliance, marry the Tushan daughter-in-law as his wife, and the daughter-in-law is a historical fact. You insist on linking the Tu Shan clan with the nine-tailed fox, be careful that the descendants of Tu Shan will not spare you. ”

The difference between the Tushan clan and Qingqiu is that the Tushan clan not only has descendants, but also the Sheng clan in Jiangxi and Anhui. Especially in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, they were talented and well-known.

To put it simply, Qingqiu exists in mythology, but the Tushan clan exists in reality. In a sense, they really can't be linked.

When Chen Wen said this, I didn't dare to judge it easily.

Dr. Bai said in a deep voice: "I think Wang Huan's judgment is right. ”

"First, Qingqiu is different from Tushan. The descendants of Qingqiu have the blood of the fox clan, to make it clear, they are the descendants of the nine-tailed fox. The Tu Shan clan had only worshiped the nine-tailed fox. In other words, the nine-tailed fox is an ancestor to Qingqiu and a belief in the Tushan clan. ”

"Second, in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", Dayu once saw a nine-tailed fox in Qingqiu, and he also met a nine-tailed fox before marrying Tu Shan. If you look carefully at the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", you will find one point, that is, whether it is a god or a monster in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", there is a fixed territory. Judging from this point, the nine-tailed fox will not run around. Therefore, I think Dayu should have met a different fox. ”

Chen Wen still didn't believe it: "According to what you said, there should also be a myth about the nine tails of Tu Mountain? Why haven't I heard of the legend of the nine tails of Tu Mountain?"

Dr. Bai said: "It is because there is no myth that I say that the nine-tailed fox is only the belief of the Tu Shan clan, not their ancestor. Totemic beliefs can easily be lost in the vicissitudes of history. Tushan Nine Tails did not establish a fox kingdom like Qingqiu, so it would naturally disappear because of this. ”

Dr. Bai paused and said, "Then, our question is, if Qingqiu and Tu Shan belong to two different nine-tailed foxes. Their common ancestor should be the fox ancestor. Moreover, the resting place of the fox ancestor is likely to be near the Tushan clan. ”

The fox mother took over Dr. Bai's words: "Whether it is the Divine Exploration Hand or the No Ghost Sect, what is the purpose of their search for the Qingqiu Ancient Kingdom? ”

"Suppose that our judgment of the Nine-Tailed Fox Protector is valid. So, will the one who was designated by Dayu as the guardian beast be the unmasked Qingqiu Nine-Tails with him, or the Tushan Nine-Tails who have a close relationship with his wife? I think the Tushan Nine-Tails are more likely. ”

"After all, Tushan Jiuwei is not like Qingqiu and has many descendants, and it is very likely that he brought Jiuding into the ancestral land when his longevity was approaching. ”

Chen Wendao: "What do you mean that Dayu didn't trust Qingqiu Fox back then?"

The fox mother spread her hands and said, "This, I don't know." This secret can only be answered when we solve the secret of the nine-tailed fox. ”

"Uh-huh. Chen Wen nodded again and again: "You said, the Fox Ancestor Mausoleum is in the ruins of the Tushan Clan?"

"It can't be there!" Mother Fox stood up and said, "I think the tomb of the Fox Ancestor should be in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, not far from the Tushan Clan. ”

The fox mother called up the map of the Yellow River from the big screen: "You see, the terrain of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River is dominated by plains and hills, and it is not suitable for hiding large ruins. The middle and upper reaches are mainly mountainous, and the closer you get to the source, the more complex the terrain becomes, making it suitable for hidden forbidden areas. ”