Chapter 321: Apu Zongshen
The longevity family has preserved some relatively complete ancient books of Zhangxiong, and his ancestors have also left a lot of legends, customs, and history about Zhangxiong. At that time, the people in the family also felt the crisis, because the entire Zhangxiong and the Zhangxiong people no longer existed, and they were afraid that everything in Zhangxiong would disappear with the passage of time, so they sorted out all the information that could be organized.
These materials are well preserved, and Changshou has been exposed to them since childhood. He couldn't have known all of Zhang-zhung's history, but at least he had read this part of the family by heart.
There is a rumor about the holy well in the Dapeng Silver City. At the end of the ancient kingdom of Zhangxiong, man-made disasters continued one after another, natural disasters also came frequently, and the water sources near Dapeng Silver City tended to dry up. That holy well has become one of the few water sources in the entire Dapeng Silver City. It is not known whether the water from the holy well can heal the sick as the legend says, but at least the water from the holy well can quench thirst. When these essential goods are scarce, they are controlled and distributed in quantities.
There are a lot of people, there is very little water, and some people only get a little water for a few days, and in such a situation, many people take risks and go to the holy well to steal water. Later, Dapeng Yincheng set up management personnel in several wells to take care of the wells and prevent theft. However, some managers abuse their power for personal gain, and after accepting bribes, they turn a blind eye to the theft of water. Over time, the people in the city were very dissatisfied, and the people's resentment rose.
When this matter rose to a certain height, it attracted the attention of Dajue. Dajue removed all the administrators and reappointed a group of people to manage the water source, among them, the person in charge of guarding the holy well was a disciple of Dajue.
The real name of this disciple of Dajue, no one knows anymore, people call him Apu Zongshen, in the ancient Xiangxiong language, Apu means well, Zongshen means guard, manager. This name, to put it bluntly, is the Guardian of the Holy Well.
Before Ap Zongshen did not manage the holy well, he was already very famous, he was the bravest warrior of Dapeng Silver City at that time, he was once a member of the palace guard, because he made a mistake, he was about to be executed, and it was Dajue who personally came forward to pardon him. Since then, Apu Zongshen has followed Da Jue, he is not only brave, but also loyal, and is very trusted by Da Jue, if it were not for this, the task of guarding the holy well would not have been handed over to Apu Zongshen.
It was after Apu Zongshen became the guardian of the holy well that Dajue personally left a mark on his forehead with the mark of Yongzhong Qixing. This is one of the very important symbols of Bon, and not everyone is lucky enough to be blessed with great enlightenment.
In the legend of ancient Zhangxiong, the holy well in Dapeng Silver City is a miracle, and the people who are involved in the holy well are also said to be miraculous. During the period when the ancient elephant was about to die, there were more legends about the holy well. In some areas far away from Dapeng Silver City, there are many stories of holy wells and Apu Zongshen. It is said that once the Dapeng Silver City is spread by the flames of war, then the holy well will burst out with the power of the gods. It is also said that Ap Zongshen has obtained the divine power of the holy well, and led the warriors to the distant battlefield to defeat the powerful enemy.
Legends are just legends after all, and no matter how exciting the legends of the Holy Well and Apu Zongshen are, they cannot change the trajectory of history. Gu Xiangxiong still perished, and Dapeng Silver City still disappeared.
These legends were all recorded by the long-lived ancestors. In the long history of the ancient Zhangxiong, there is almost no record of the blessing of Dajue himself, and Apu Zongshen is an exception. Therefore, when I saw the very special and important brand on the forehead of the big fat man, Changshou suddenly remembered this legend that has been passed down for thousands of years.
"He has lived for more than a thousand years." Changshou whispered to me, "Can you believe it? ”
"I believe it." I nodded, this wasn't the first time I'd seen a surviving Zhangxiong, and there was no reason to be suspicious.
However, I just want to find out one thing now, whether Apzongshen is the murderer of the patient. I relayed my meaning to Changshou, who hesitated for a moment, and finally cautiously asked Apu Zongshen.
I saw that after Changshou asked, Apzongshen shook his head. The meaning was obvious, he didn't kill the sick.
"He said he had just woken up and was right here." After talking to Apzongshen, Changshou translated his words to me: "He didn't know about your friend, and he didn't kill him. ”
"He's just woken up?"
"Yes, that's what he said." When Changshou said this, he looked around, and his business was also very low: "He said that he was awakened. ”
I feel uncomfortable all over my body, just two short sentences, but there is a lot of information in it.
Legends are legends and cannot be fully believed, but many legends have blueprints and are not made up out of thin air. At least the imprint on Apzongshen's forehead that was blessed by Dajue himself will not be faked, which shows that Apzongshen was a person that Zhangzhung Dajue trusted very much at that time. Dajue asked Apzongshen to guard the holy well, which seemed to prevent stealing well water, but I don't think it's that simple.
This guarding task has lasted from the time when Gu Zhangxiong had not disappeared to the present, and the bronze helmet on Apu Zongshen's head must have been given by Dajue. When Dajue gave him this task, he may have already planned it, that is, to use the loyalty of Apu Zongshen to let him take on the task of guarding the holy well forever.
Will a well be guarded for hundreds or thousands of years? Unless the well is so important that it needs to be guarded for a long time.
At the same time, Apzongshen's words have verified a question, he was awakened by others, so who will be the person who awakens him?
We talked here for twenty minutes, and the people around us might start to regain consciousness, and the people in the team were gradually recovering. A large group of people estimated that they still didn't know what was going on, and when they recovered, they hesitated when they saw the collapsed tent and the fat and a little weird Apu Zongshen.
"It's okay, don't panic." I was afraid that there would be a conflict between these people and Apu Zongshen, so I quickly signaled to everyone to refrain from acting rashly.
But I'm not the head of the team, they're hired every day. A group of people got up from the ground and looked at the sky together.
"Do whatever you have to do, don't be nervous." After waking up every day, he was very calm and did not have the slightest panic.
The group of people slowly retreated, but they were all keeping an eye on Apu Zongshen at all times. These people should be hired at a high price every day, and they will not take the initiative to retreat when they encounter danger, and I even saw someone quietly take out a shotgun.
I immediately briefly told Tian Tian about the current situation, Apu Zongshen did not kill the patient, so the real murderer, and the person who woke up Apu Zongshen, are still unknown. The people in the team should focus their defense on these two people, rather than staring at Apzongshen, who has calmed down.
Tian Tian went over to explain a few words to those people, but they still hesitated, but Tian Tian had already spoken, and they did not disobey, and immediately a few people scattered around the camp, paying close attention to any wind and grass around them.
When Tian Tian came back, he looked at me, and then at Apu Zongshen, and at the same time, I saw that Apu Zongshen seemed to be looking at Tian Tian as well, and the two of them looked at each other for a while, and Tian Tian whispered to me, "He probably knows who I am looking for." ”
"He knows?" I was stunned: "He knows the Kubu you're looking for...... Kubrudanza? ”
"He should know that I asked him in the tent and he didn't answer, but I could feel it."
"What do you ask him......" I smiled bitterly, feeling that Tian Tian was talking nonsense, she was already in a state of unconsciousness in the tent, not to mention, Tian Tian could not understand Xiangxiong, she could not talk directly to Apu Zongshen.
Tian Tian didn't answer me, and walked towards Ap Zongshen, who walked all the way to Ap Zongshen and looked at each other quietly.
I could see that Tian Tian whispered the words Kubrudanza to Apzongshen, and then asked with his eyes and gestures, asking Apzongshen if he knew this person, and if he knew where this person was.
Ap Zongshen didn't answer Tian Tian directly, he also knew very well that two people who didn't understand the language could not communicate directly, so he said a few words to Changshou in a low voice, and asked Changshou to translate to Tian Tian.
Apu Zongshen meant to ask Tian Tian rhetorically, asking Tian Tian how he knew that person.
"I've known him for a long time, and now I just want to find him, if you know his whereabouts, please tell me." Tian Tian also translated what he wanted to say to Apu Zongshen through longevity.
"He can't answer your questions or help you." Changshou relayed to Tian Tian: "Because, he has been looking for the person you are looking for." ”
I involuntarily moved closer and listened carefully to their conversation. Originally, the Kubrudanza I was looking for every day had nothing to do with me, so I never inquired. But now looking at the appearance of Apzongshen, I realize that the person I am looking for every day is likely to have a lot to do with Zhangxiong.
It's just that this time span seems to be a bit too big, and Ap Zongshen can live so long because of the immortal bronze, and he knows Kubrudenza, definitely not just now. So, is Kubrudenza also a Zhangxiong? Also the Zhangxiong people who have survived for so many years because of the immortal bronze?
I have been asking Apu Zongshen about that person's situation every day, I feel that Apu Zongshen's appearance looks very strange and scary, but he should be a more stable and kind person, asking every day, Apu Zongshen patiently gave a little explanation through longevity.
Apzongshen said that he had not seen the person he was looking for every day, but he knew about the existence of this person, because Zhangxiong's great enlightenment had specifically talked to him about this person.