Chapter 24: The Ancient City of Zhangxiong
The second uncle knew what Xu Lao said next, unless he robbed the tomb himself......
He pretended to be calm and smiled, "You mean, I'm a tomb robber?" ”
"No, no, no," Xu Lao shook his index finger and said, "If you rob the tomb...... It's not that I look down on you, you can't steal this, there are more cultural relics confiscated in China, none of them can compare with you, and the rarity is comparable to Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface". ”
"Orchid Pavilion Preface"? The second uncle's heart trembled, this little yellow book ...... Can it be compared with "Orchid Pavilion Preface"? Are you kidding?
If it was really "Orchid Pavilion Preface", it was indeed impossible to get it by robbing the tomb, and it would have been lost a long time ago......
"And how did I get it, you say?" The second uncle asked slyly.
Xu Lao lifted his glasses and said, "Unless..... You've been to the Forbidden Land, and you've poured out the contents of it, but it's almost impossible, not to mention that the Mongolian government won't allow you to do this, even if the government supports it and has a professional archaeological team, it's impossible to enter the Golden Family's burial place......"
Xu Lao said that the place where Genghis Khan's bones were buried is a historical mystery in itself, and no one can know exactly where it is. At present, the internationally accepted theory is in a canyon in Kent Province of Outer Mongolia, but this is only an inference.
In the 90s of the last century, an American scientific expedition team, with the support of the Mongolian government, entered the canyon to completely unravel the mystery of Genghis Khan's mausoleum, but it was unsuccessful because of ...... When the soil was excavated, a large number of poisonous snakes gushed out of it, and the place called the "Valley of the Beginnings" was similar to the tomb of Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt, as if blessed with a cursed secret art, and no one could approach it.
"That's why I said that these extremely secret things will never fall into the hands of ordinary people, let alone ordinary people, even powerful people, and if you want to get it, you will definitely ascend to the sky! And ......"
The old man paused and continued: "The emperor in your atlas is the last emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Yuan Shun!" The dance inside is exactly the Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance that he loves! The Zhu Ming Dynasty drove out the Mongols, and Emperor Shun fled north, and then collapsed in Yingchang, which is in today's Chifeng, Inner Mongolia......"
Listening to the old man's story, the second uncle's brain was buzzing, and countless guesses were generated, could it be ...... That black corpse is Emperor Yuan Shun? Of course, this is one possibility, and the other possibility is that he was a close person who served Emperor Yuan Shun, such as Zhao Gao and others in the Qin Dynasty, and then ..... Dirt and dirt into fine?
"You don't want to say it, and I don't force you, I'm very grateful to let me see these materials, it's really an eye-opener and a comfort for my life...... Don't worry, I guarantee my personality and will not confide in the outside world," the old man smiled open-mindedly when he saw the embarrassed appearance of the second uncle.
The second uncle was relieved, frowned and pondered for a moment, and then took out another painting to show Old Man Xu.
This painting was painted by himself, and it was in that fantasy world...... The scene of the hanging city in the sky, the huge demon reliefs, the ethereal houses like the hanging temple, one by one, the second uncle painted very carefully, and almost every detail was captured.
Old Man Xu looked at this painting carefully, and after looking at it for a few minutes, he seemed to have found something, and he was so shocked that his glasses almost fell off, and he asked after shaking it: "This painting ...... Where did you get that? ”
This sentence again, the second uncle couldn't help laughing: "Old man, I painted this painting." ”
"You drew it?" Old man Xu's eyes are full of incredible!
"Yes, I didn't lie to you, I'm an amateur painter," the second uncle explained.
Old Man Xu shook his head vigorously: "I'm not talking about painting skills, but about the content of this painting, if you painted it, where did you see this city?" ”
The second uncle was stopped by the question, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I...... I saw it in my dreams. ”
"In a dream?" Old Man Xu frowned and looked at the second uncle seriously, stared at it for a few seconds and then let out a long sigh: "Young man, I shouldn't have judged you, but I'm a teacher after all, I think...... Let's be a human being, at least we must be sincere, right? ”
The second uncle was very embarrassed by Old Xu's words, and smiled awkwardly.
"You see, from the moment you came in, I told you everything I knew without reservation, at least..... You have to be honest with me, you are interested in these cultures, as a teacher, it is my professional nature to teach people tirelessly, I don't ask you to give me anything in return, but at least ...... Don't take me for a fool," Xu Lao looked a little angry.
The second uncle hurriedly apologized and said, "Old Xu, don't get excited, I said... I said no, yet? ”
He realized that if he wanted to know the secret of the master, and everything about the black corpse, he had to get the help of Xu Lao, who was a master in the study of the ancient culture of ethnic minorities, if he just "asked" and did not "give" at all, a fool would be willing to have a heart-to-heart with you, after all, he was not your father!
"Old Xu, it's not that I don't want to say it, but ...... If I say it, I'm afraid you'll think I'm a big liar, I used to be a soldier, I'm the most serious, I'm not good at telling lies, and I will be seen through by you at a glance......" The second uncle explained incoherently.
"Okay, you say, it's really fake, I can judge it myself," Xu Lao lit a cigarette and took a hard puff and said.
The second uncle coughed lightly, frowned and blinked, and asked Old Xu: "Old man, are you ...... Do you believe that there are ghosts and gods in this world? ”
"Hmph," Xu Lao said with a slight disdain on his face, "Get straight to the point, don't beat around the bush." ”
The second uncle made up his mind, there is no doubt about employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people, since he chose to let Xu Lao help, there is no need to hide it, and told Xu Lao directly: "Old man, this album was obtained by me in an underground grotto in a primeval forest in the northwest of Qiqihar, but it is not an ancient tomb, but a demon cave......
Old Xu's face sank like water, and he smoked without saying a word, waiting for the second uncle's next ...... He could feel that this old man was very cunning, throwing bricks and stones, and his psychological quality was extremely high, and he invisibly let the second uncle pour out all his secrets.
"Ahem......" The second uncle sighed: "I can't tell you a word or two about the situation inside, in short, there is an underground village, where a group of poor children live, who are refined like livestock, and there are zombies in it, and the city in the picture is seen in the illusion of the demon cave." ”
To the second uncle's surprise, Xu Lao did not show disgust and rejection, nor was he surprised, he still had that calm and breezy expression, and he couldn't understand what this old man was thinking?
"There is a hemispherical Thousand Buddha Caves inside, one circle after another, all of which are all kinds of exaggerated Bodhisattva sculptures, with hideous faces and terrifying shapes, a bit like the Yungang Grottoes or the Flying Goddess in the Mogao Grottoes......."
"Do you know what kind of city this city is?" Xu Lao suddenly interrupted the second uncle's words.
The second uncle shook his head: "I don't know, that's why I came to ask you." ”
Old Xu snorted and gasped, his expression was slightly soothed, and he no longer had the same cold face as just now, and said: "The city in your painting exists in reality!" ”
"Ah......?" As soon as he heard this, the second uncle's excited hands trembled, does it exist in reality? Isn't that ......
You must know that this so-called big array was planned by the master, and the city fantasy realm is naturally her handiwork......
"Old Xu, where is this city?" The second uncle asked excitedly.
Xu Lao regained his smile again, and said with a sly smile: "In Tibet, the one you painted is the famous ancient city of Zhangzhung in history, the Zhangzhung civilization first originated in the fifteenth century BC, and the human civilization of the Yin Shang in the Central Plains was about the same period as it, and it was not until the sixth century AD that it perished and was replaced by Tubo. ”
The old man paused and continued: "And the Thangka culture, which originated in the ancient country of Zhangzhung at the earliest, records countless myths and legends of ancient Tibet, including the fusion with Buddhism, and the earliest began with Zhangzhung, not Tibet...... The one you painted, at first, I didn't recognize it, but looking at the trend of the mountain, as well as the pattern of the whole city, it coincides with the ruins of the ancient city of Zhangxiong, it should be its restored version, it is really incredible! ”
The second uncle was shocked beyond measure, the ancient city of Zhangxiong? Oh, my God! Who is this Jiang Xiaoyun! Unexpectedly...... It can create the illusion of the ancient city of Zhangxiong! It's unimaginable.
Since she started to mix with her master, she has regarded herself as a Taoist, and a Taoist priest is a Buddhist ...... This is far away, and Taoism is a religion native to the Central Plains, and it has nothing to do with the ancient Zhangxiong culture. Or is it ...... She has a small group of gods, and she has said before that her junior sister is no match for the corpse demons.
"Mr. Zhu......."
"Oh."
The second uncle's train of thought was interrupted by Xu Lao, and his face was embarrassed and dazed.
"It's a miracle in the world to be able to restore the entire ancient city of Zhangxiong, how did you do it? It seems that I am really clumsy, you are the master! Old Xu said with a humble face.
After the second uncle was stunned for a few seconds, he said in his heart, Xu Lao definitely still didn't believe what he said... The matter of Qiqihar Demon Cave was just embarrassed to expose it in person, but he also realized that the second uncle was definitely not an ordinary person, pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger and pretending to be a grandson.
"Old Xu, I really didn't lie to you, I really saw it in the underground demon cave, and it seems that it is still in the corpse realm, and the corpse of the corpse is ......," the second uncle explained sincerely.
"Corpse Realm?" As soon as he heard the second uncle mention these two words, Xu Lao's expression was shocked again!