"What's the matter?" Zhang Meng asked softly.

"In the last years of Cao Wei, the Sima clan was in power on behalf of Wei, Sima Zhao destroyed Shu, and ordered Ye Xian, the captain of Jin, to be the general of Xiqiang Zhonglang and personally conquer Xiqiang." Ye Jiu said with a solemn face: "And this period of history is not recorded in the historical materials. ”

"What do you mean?" The fat man asked puzzled.

"Are you saying that the Western Expedition is just a pretense, and their real purpose is to go to Central Asia to rob tombs?" Lai Zi added with a contemplative expression: "Maybe their real purpose in this expedition to the west, like this group of Mongolian cavalry, is to find the secret of this immortality. ”

"The ancestors did not leave any record of this expedition to the west, but soon the ancestors did not say goodbye, and in the end, the matter was over, and the ancestors of the Ye family also kept their names incognito many times, and finally migrated to the south to settle down......" Ye Jiu seemed to be narrating history, not mixed with any emotion at all, and there was not even superfluous speculation.

"Hide your traces, resign and don't do it, this matter is definitely strange!" Zhang Meng muttered: "Just like the sudden disappearance of Chen Zhi, the commander of the white-eared elite soldiers, it seems that Ye Xian also knows the secret of immortality." ”

"Then I remembered that in the last years of Cao Wei, the three divisions (Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao) died of illness one after another, and the two brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao both died in the prime of life, and Sima Zhao must have obtained the secret of immortality from Shu Han." The fat man thought for a moment and said.

Lai Zi said: "This touching Jin lieutenant and Faqiu Zhonglang general were originally Cao Cao's official positions specially set up to supplement food and salary, Cao Wei Jianguo, these two official positions have been abandoned, after Sima Zhao took power to destroy Shu, and re-established this touching Jin lieutenant and Faqiu Zhonglang general. Judging from the situation at that time, the world was reunified, the people were stable, and the army was abundant, so there was no need for Captain Jin and General Faqiu Zhonglang to continue to rob the tombs......"

Zhang Meng also thought of something, and added: "As far as I know, during the Three Kingdoms period, the army and the people were weak in the early Jin Dynasty, and the external situation was dominated by Huairou. It should not take the initiative to provoke foreigners. ”

"Not to mention that it is just a Jin Dynasty with a population of less than 10 million, even if it is a strong man, it has not pacified the Western Regions after years of war! Therefore, the expedition to Xiqiang is a disguise. Raiko said.

"It seems that although Sima got the clues of immortality from Shu Han, he did not master the method of immortality, Sima Zhao was seriously ill and feared that he would die soon, so he led his troops to the west, trying to find the true answer to immortality." The fat man leaned aside and said teasingly: "It seems that this Sima Zhao didn't get the secret of immortality, otherwise how could he have died violently in a short time after destroying the Shu Kingdom?" ”

"Ye Xian must know something." Ye Jiu said suddenly.

"Yes, if he didn't know, he wouldn't have disappeared out of thin air, and in the end he would have to be incognito." Zhang Meng nodded and agreed: "Whether it is the previous Zhuge Demon Shrine, or Southern Xinjiang, or even the Exquisite Ancient City, the immortal secrets of these places have not mentioned Central Asia. ”

"It seems that there is more than one mystery of immortality, the descendants of Chiyou in southern Xinjiang are part, and the exquisite civilization of the desert is also partial, so ......" said Zhang Meng and looked at the unfinished mural on the wall.

"The Western Regions and even Central Asia are also part of the mystery of immortality." Ye Jiu said.

"Perhaps, we will discover more mysteries of immortality." Laizi echoed.

"I'm afraid that even if we don't investigate, the person behind the scenes won't give up, right?" The fat man said helplessly: "Fat man, I hope that this mystery of immortality will end here." ”

"Do you think it's possible?" Zhang Meng responded to the fat man with a wry smile: "Things are out of our control anymore." ”

"Then you can't always be led by the nose like this!" The fat man scolded angrily.

"If you want to not be driven by others, the top priority is to get this matter to you through quickly." Zhang Meng pointed to the mural and said to the fat man: "Fat man, have you rested enough?" ”

"Here it is." The fat man patted his buttocks, turned around and continued to analyze the next mural.

Before the fat man could see anything, he saw Laizi rip off a little soil from those statues, sniffed it and said, "You see, these soils are more than eight hundred years old. ”

"What do you mean?" Zhang Meng frowned, and asked Laizi, "You mean, the statues in this tomb are not from the Yuanmeng period?" ”

"Probably not." Raiko said with squinted eyes.

"The small bronze statue outside is not from the Yuanmeng period?" Ye Jiu asked rarely.

"Until now, I haven't figured out what those little bronze statues are made of." Laizi shook his head and continued: "So the year is not easy to confirm. ”

After speaking, Laizi turned his head and carefully stared at the surrounding environment, and said to himself with a somewhat puzzled expression: "Everyone, I have a strange feeling......

"What does it feel?" Everyone was shocked and asked puzzled.

"I always didn't feel like a tomb." Raiko said.

"Not a tomb?" Zhang Meng was startled, turned his head to look at the fat man, and thought that this was really the case, and the things that the fat man and the second uncle Zhang Shaotu couldn't understand would be easy to explain, and immediately continued to ask: "Laizi, why do you say that?" ”

"I can't tell." Laizi shook his head, and he didn't have a clue for a while, and after a moment he said, "It's just a feeling." ”

"It's probably not really a tomb." Ye Jiu, who had been shuttling through the tomb passage, suddenly spoke.

Seeing Zhang Meng and Lai Zi's puzzled expressions, Ye Jiu explained lightly: "From the moment I entered the cave, I felt that the entire tomb was not like a man-made mausoleum. The naturally formed karst caves, the dragon cutting platform, the sudden appearance of cliffs, and the deliberately planted building trees are like an underground palace. ”

"But isn't the mausoleum of the ancients a palace after death?" Zhang Meng shook his head and said: "The specifications of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum are also different from those of later generations, and these people with special identities may not like to follow the rules too much. ”

"I'm just relying on my past experience." Ye Jiu closed his eyes and did not argue with Zhang Meng.

"Brother Meng, look at this tomb." Lai Zi leaned down, pointed to the tomb behind him and said, "The bricks paved with these tombs are all authentic white marble, and they are too luxurious. After speaking, without waiting for Zhang Meng to speak, he pointed to these Tianzun Lingguan in front of him and said: "These Lingguan Tianzun have carved out the entire wall of the cave and carved it out, which is rare with this technique alone." ”

Zhang Meng sighed, and couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Are we at the wrong place? But Laizi, you used the technique of dividing gold and fixing acupoints to find this place before? "Captain Jin's dragon search method is the most effective, and I haven't heard of anyone missing.

"I don't understand that." Hearing this, Lai Zi also pondered, and even doubted himself: "Could it be that I am not good at learning?" But that's not possible! ”

"It's all too likely." At this moment, the fat man, who was studying the mural alone in front of him, turned his head with an ugly expression and said, "You can come and see that you will understand everything." ”