Chapter 866: Inferring Location
"What are you looking for, old man?"
Zeng Hong, who was wrapped in a red silk nightdress, walked into Wang Baxian's study barefoot, her steps were light, and she didn't make a sound at all.
Wang Baxian was trying to remember which book he saw the purple lazuli from when he suddenly heard a voice, and he was so frightened that his soul almost flew away.
"You, why did you get here?" Wang Baxian was a little displeased, his study was generally not allowed to let people in.
Zeng Hong leaned against the door frame and yawned, "When I woke up, I found that you were gone, so I looked for you." By the way, who just came?"
"Your boss. Wang Baxian didn't raise his head and said.
"Mr. Luo!" Zeng Hong exclaimed, "Oh no! he didn't find me, did he?"
Wang Baxian smiled: "Hmph, your boss is so smart, when he sees your shoes on the shoe cabinet, he knows that you are here with me, did you say that you found it?"
Zeng Hong looked at the time and said, "Old man, I have to leave quickly, there are still twenty minutes before the time to go to work, in case Mr. Luo knows that I am skipping work, it will not be good." ”
"Go, go, go. Wang Baxian was busy looking for things, and she didn't have the heart to deal with Zeng Hong, it was best for her to go.
Zeng Hong was a little angry, snorted lightly, and turned to leave.
Wang Baxian rummaged in the study for a whole day, and it was not until eight o'clock in the evening that he found a description of amethyst on a tree called "Ancient and Modern Mountains and Rivers".
"Yes, yes, that's it, found it, finally found it!"
The "Ancient and Modern Mountains and Rivers" records minerals and minerals from all over the country, Wang Baxian found this book at a bookstall next to a station, he valued the book at a glance, and spent five cents to buy it.
The book was purchased 30 years ago, when five cents was not a small amount, enough to feed for a month.
Over the years, he has traveled from place to place, going north and south, changing his bags one after another, discarding I don't know how many things, but none of these books he has collected have been lost, and they are treasured as treasures.
He immediately called Luo Xu, who was still working overtime in the cattle farm at that time and was in a meeting with middle-level leaders. Shortly after receiving the call, he quickly ended the meeting and drove to Wang Baxian's villa.
After arriving, Wang Baxian was already standing outside the door to greet him. The two went straight to the study, and Wang Baxian carefully opened the book "Ancient and Modern Mountains and Rivers", and said, "Master, look!"
Luo Xu looked at it carefully, there were not many records about the purple lazuli, only one and a half pages, but it was enough for him. In this page and a half, the appearance characteristics and origin of the purple lazuli are recorded.
"Wang, where did you get this book? It can't be dug up from a grave, does it? It looks weirdly old. Luo Xu couldn't help but ask, anyone can tell at a glance that this book is a little old.
Wang Baxian said with a smile: "Master, this book is older than you, and it has been in my hands for thirty years. I was in a city in the north, and on a hungry and cold night, I found this book and bought it for five cents. You don't know how valuable five cents were at that time, enough to buy several catties of pork. If you just buy food, you won't be able to eat it all in a month. ”
Luo Xu smiled: "Yo, I really didn't see that you are so willing to spend money!"
Wang Baxian said: "I think I was hunted down and killed back then, and I lost all my pants, but I didn't even throw away my books." ”
Luo Xu nodded again and again and asked, "Do you know where this Pegasus Mountain is?"
Wang Baxian turned on the computer in the study and said with a smile: "Now that the network is so developed, just search for it." ”
He typed in a keyword, but couldn't find the place.
"Master, there is no such place!"
Luo Xu said: "Lao Wang, did you say that the book you bought could have been made up by someone out of thin air?"
Luo Xu pointed to the cover and said, "You see, there is not even an author's name." ”
Wang Baxian said: "No, no, it shouldn't be made up." Master, you haven't read this book thoroughly, but I have read it in its entirety. You see......"
Wang Baxian flipped it over and found a few places to illustrate, some places have more copper, some places have more gold, and they are all accurate.
All of the examples he gave were correct, and some of the places in the book are no longer available, perhaps with a different name, but many of them can still be found.
"Lao Wang, can you let me watch it alone for a while?"
Wang Baxian advised: "Master, this book is precious, be careful when you turn it, it will be broken if you use too much force." ”
"I see, I'll be careful. ”
He had never seen Wang Baxian pay so much attention to anything, and Luo Xu knew that he must value this book very much, so he was careful when he flipped through it, for fear of breaking Wang Baxian's anxious eyes with him.
He spent five hours flipping through the entire book and found an idea for locating Pegasus Mountain. He called Wang Baxian in and asked Wang Baxian to find a pen and paper.
A piece of A3 white paper was spread on the desk, Luo Xu held a pencil in his hand, and quickly wrote several place names on the white paper, these place names are familiar to Wang Baxian, all of which are mentioned in the "Ancient and Modern Mountains and Rivers".
"Lao Wang, there is such a paragraph about the description of Pegasus Mountain, three hundred miles north of Pegasus Mountain, is Yuelong Lake, Yuelong Lake is in this place, I have marked it. In addition, Pegasus Mountain looks at Qingli Mountain in the west, so it is inferred that Pegasus Mountain should be on the east side of Qingli Mountain......"
After a series of inferences, Luo Xu finally located Pegasus Mountain.
Wang Baxian exclaimed: "Master, you are in such a bad situation, why didn't I think of it." ”
Luo Xu said: "Do you have a map of the whole country here?"
"Yes!"
Wang Baxian immediately took out the map, unfolded it and put it on the table. The two of them first found Yuelong Lake, Qingli Mountain and other places on the map, and naturally, they could find Pegasus Mountain.
"Why is it now Horseshoe Mountain?"
Wang Baxian was dumbfounded, no wonder he couldn't find it on the Internet, the original name had already changed.
Luo Xu said: "It is also possible that the author of this book mistakenly wrote Horseshoe Mountain as Pegasus Mountain when he was writing the book, anyway, now we know where this place is." ”
Wang Baxian said excitedly: "Then when are we going to leave?"
Luo Xu said: "Tomorrow, I'll arrange things." ”
Wang Baxian said: "Master, you have to take me." ”
"When you and Zeng Hong are in love, are you willing to leave that gentle township?" Luo Xu asked with a smile.
Wang Baxian slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, women only come to play when they are bored, there is really something to do, I can bear it without touching women for half a year." ”