Now it's the first time I've really taken a closer look at the gilded box, which depicts a lifelike five-clawed golden dragon in the center. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info just looks rather strange and a little less vivid. It's like a golden dragon lacking aura, its eyes are a little dim, but the rest of the parts are depicted very vividly. So it makes the eyes a little overshadowed. I was also a little confused for a while, I don't know if it was deliberate by the ancients, or some other reason. I asked the fat man, and he couldn't come up with a reason.

Surrounding the five-clawed golden dragon are some strange compositions with no rules to speak of. I couldn't understand what it was, but at a cursory glance, it looked like some monster with a beast's body and a human head, but it wasn't very much like it. These monsters that looked like beasts and human heads all had some human heads hanging from their waists, and there was one of the largest ones hanging the most, and the whole body was full of these human heads that were still dripping blood, and there were as many as twelve of them under the careful count, which looked a little creepy. Moreover, these four are all wearing golden armor, holding sharp spears and other weapons, and their mouths are wide open. A group of four-dislike, surrounding this five-clawed golden dragon that lacks aura, makes people confused at all. The other sides of the box are smooth and empty. We didn't know what to do for a while, so we simply stopped caring about this delicate and peculiar gilt box.

The fat man held the bead and couldn't put it down. While amazed, I looked at it over and over. It was the first time I had carefully observed the beads, and there was a soft glow within three to five centimeters of my body. Surrounded by beads, it is dazzling but not dazzling. On the contrary, it adds a unique and mysterious atmosphere, but it is precisely because of this that people can't see its true face of Lushan. I asked the fat man, "What do you see?" ”

The fat man thought for a while, then frowned and said, "I don't understand either, I've never seen anything painted on this box." It stands to reason that in ancient times, the five-clawed golden dragon symbolized the supreme emperor, and only the emperor deserved to have this thing. So this box should belong to a certain monarch, but the eyes of this five-clawed golden dragon are dim, which is very unreasonable. Moreover, there are so many fierce gods and evil gods painted around this five-clawed golden dragon, and there are so many bloody human heads hanging on it, which is really a bit incredible. ”

When I saw that the fat man didn't answer what he asked, I smiled dumbly: "I asked you what you saw in this bead, but I didn't ask you about this box." I also know that this box has a strange smell, so let's go back and ask around the shops. Tell me about this bead first, I've never seen a bead with a white light all around it. It's strange that it's neither like a pearl of the night nor like a pearl. ”

"I really have a clue about this bead, come over and I'll show you something." When the fat man saw me ask, he put the beads in the box and led them to the back of the antique shop.

The fat man said as he walked: "I have to teach you a few hands, this kind of treasure that is rare in a hundred years, it is best not to show your face, otherwise there will be endless troubles!" It's mixed here, but it's not a simple thing. ”

Fat Man's antique shop is located in a local antique market, but the location is not very good, quite remote. However, antiques are not called transactions now, but collections. As long as you don't sell them to foreign countries, or buy and sell some newly unearthed antiquities, the government will not interfere but encourage this kind of private collection. Today, a few experts set up a few tables outside to appraise antiques for free. And most of the antique shops in this area are the same, they don't look too big, and they are all partitioned inside, divided into two rooms, inside and outside. There are some ordinary goods on the outside, and those who know how to trade in the inside.

I followed the fat man to the inner room, only to see him turn on the computer. There was a picture in the computer that looked very similar to the bead that Master had left me. It's just that the introduction is very general, and I can't see the reason, but I know that this bead should be called the Yang Pith Bead.

The only useful clue is that the bead was handed down from ancient Persia. Later, it was obtained by Zhao Tuo, the martial king of Nanyue, and became the treasure of the town. Then Zhao Tuo died, and this bead was buried in his mausoleum with Zhao Tuo. Later, it was obtained by a person named Cui Wei in the Tang Dynasty, and was bought back by the original owner of this bead at a price of 100,000 yuan. Most of these clues are full of mythology and are not too credible. Even Cui Wei's own account is ambiguous, and he can't say why.

In this description, three crucial characters are mentioned. The first is Zhao Tuo, the martial king of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo was originally the right-hand man of Qin Shi Huang. Ordered to conquer the land of Nanyue, in the last years of the Qin Dynasty, Qin II **** caused the people to live poorly, and the beacon fire broke out, so he established his own land, covering an area of 10,000 hectares, and was called Emperor Wu of Nanyue. The history of the Nanyue Kingdom is only ninety-two years, and the five generations of monarchs before and after have repeatedly called the Han Dynasty a vassal. Interestingly, the tomb of the son and grandson of Zhao Tuo, the martial emperor of Nanyue, has been excavated, and the tomb of Zhao Tuo himself remains a mystery to this day. According to historical records, when Zhao Tuo died, the city gates were opened and the funeral team came out, so people didn't know which was the coffin of Zhao Tuo's real body. If my guess is correct, the disappearance of the master and the fat old man is absolutely inseparable from this Zhao Tuo's tomb.

And the second character is the aforementioned Cui Wei, which is too long. I just took a cursory glance at the fact that Cui Wei's father was once an official in the Tang Dynasty and died in the South China Sea on the way to his post. And Cui Wei is a prodigal again, and his family fortune is quickly lost. When he was poor, he met an aunt and gave him some Ai Song from Yuejinggang. He relied on these Ai Song of Yuejinggang to cure many people's diseases, and later experienced some adventures, and accidentally entered the tomb of Zhao Tuo in a daze, got the yang marrow bead in our hands, and sold it to the Persians. Cui Wei's information is only this before and after introduction of the Yang Marrow Bead, and most of it is full of mythology. But this person is inseparable from the Yang Marrow Bead, so I have to pay attention to it.

And the third person is even more mysterious, if most of the two people mentioned above still have historical data to check, there are deeds to prove it. And this third person is engaged in a very special job, called an alchemist in ancient times. And this person is a woman, called Bao Gu. Cui Wei's Ai Song was given by her, and the reason why Cui Wei was able to enter Zhao Tuo's tomb was also because of her encouragement. It is said that her one-handed acupuncture skills were unmatched in ancient times, saving countless lives and helping the injured. Now Yuexiu Mountain in Guangzhou has also built Bao Gu Temple to commemorate this woman's superb medical skills.

We had a clue, but we didn't know where to start. For thousands of years, the tomb of Zhao Tuo has been coveted by countless people, and it has not been excavated yet, which has to be said to be a miracle. It also shows that Zhao Tuo's tomb is a place full of unknowns and dangers, so we have to be fully prepared.

The fat man and I sat down on the couch and looked at each other.

I carefully recalled these clues full of ancient mythology, and gradually felt some vague veins. If you want to find the master and the fat man, you must first start from Zhao Tuo's tomb. And only one person has entered Zhao Tuo's tomb for thousands of years, and that is Cui Wei. We don't know whether Cui Wei really entered Zhao Tuo's tomb, because the record of Cui Wei's entry into Zhao Tuo's tomb is completely like a mythical story, and it is too easy to make people doubtful. Another person who may know the clues of Zhao Tuo's tomb is Bao Gu, and whether it is Bao Gu or Cui Wei, they are already characters thousands of years ago, and it is estimated that even the bones have turned to ashes now.

And the fat man and I can't be sure if the disappearance of my master and his old man really has something to do with this Zhao Tuo's tomb. Even if there is a relationship, we are at a loss now. This can't help but make me a little discouraged, the fat man saw my appearance, got up and patted me on the shoulder and said: "I want to have a fart so much, according to me, let's go directly into the mountain **** mother with all the equipment." It doesn't matter if it's a thousand-year-old zongzi or a 10,000-year-old institution, with the two of us here, it doesn't matter. If you want me to say, Zhao Tuo's mausoleum of the old zongzi is definitely in the Yuexiu Mountain in Guangzhou, and it is not far from ten. ”

I frowned, too lazy to talk to him.

Seeing that I ignored him, the fat man continued: "Otherwise, we probably know a little bit about this bead. But we still don't know anything about this box, aren't there a few experts out there today? I think we're going to take this box and ask, maybe we can get any more clues? ”

"You finally said something human, and I think that's all I can do." I reluctantly stood up, put the beads away, picked up the box and walked out with the fat man.