When the priests and gods were priests, the ancients usually slaughtered cattle and sheep and other livestock, and used blood as a sacrifice as the supreme ritual.

However, there is also a type of sacrifice known as the "Great Red Sacrifice", which refers specifically to the killing of living people as sacrifices to the gods.

Gu Lao said: "However, according to the information I have, this kind of big red sacrifice to kill the living gods is still rare, and most of them are sacrificed by cattle and sheep, even with macaques as sacrifices. ”

Cha Wenbin said: "This kind of blood demon technique is evil magic, and there is a mutated form of blood sacrifice in my sect that is blood evil. Those who practice this sorcery believe that human blood is the foundation of human life, and these people live by drinking blood to survive. When it comes time to die, they still need a lot of human blood, because they believe that they can be reborn after their death, and they continue to need these powers to replenish it. As long as the final flow of these blood troughs is followed, the caster of the Blood Demon can be found, and I believe that the entire Lion Peak is a huge tomb at all. ”

Gu Lao analyzed: "It seems to explain that there was once a very magnificent aboriginal culture here, and it has disappeared again." The natural resources are not very good and do not have the conditions for the formation of high villages, and the only explanation is that there were some large-scale architectural groups here in ancient times. ”

"Come and see." Cha Wenbin pulled us to the other end of the cliff, at this time the fog of the entire Lion Peak has begun to dissipate, this end of the mountain is Zhejiang, the other end of the mountain is Anhui, Cha Wenbin pointed to the distance under the mountain There are three round mountains and said: "That place is Sanyuan Township in Anhui, I went with my master when I was a teenager." Originally, there were three huge circular hills lined up side by side on the land of Pingchuan, so it was named Sanyuan Township. Yuantong "Yuan", and later the peasants built houses to take soil so that the height of the three hills dropped a lot, and I always thought that they were three huge tombs. ”

Cha Wenbin pointed to another place not far from Sanyuan Township and said: "There is Zhuangyuan Village, from the top of this mountain, Zhuangyuan Village is only a dozen miles away from Sanyuan Township, but it is actually a little far away to take a small road detour." If you take Zhuangyuan Village, Sanyuan Township, plus the ancestral hall of Hongcun Village and the Taoist temple in the forest at the foot of the mountain, combined with the slope where we are standing now, draw this point on the map, I found that this is a natural Big Dipper map, and the position we are in now is Tianji, and the location of Zhuangyuan Village is Tianquan, which is the center of the entire Big Dipper. If this is a coincidence, then I don't want to believe it, because these artificial buildings are completely consistent in both point and surface. ”

Gu Qinghe asked, "Is there any use in doing this?" ”

Cha Wenbin drew a star map with a wooden stick on the ground and said: "The Beidou is the middle of the sky, and all the stars and all the qi rotate with it. In other words, if these seven stars exist alone, it is meaningless, if they are connected together, they can all make the aura of this hundred miles revolve around it and be absorbed by it one by one. ”

Cha Wenbin said: "Of course, I'm just guessing, because these buildings with star positions are more or less related to tombs, I think it should be nothing more than some kind of Yin house burial method of the ancients, but such a handiwork is by no means something that ordinary mountain people can complete." ”

"What do you mean?" Gu Qinghe's question is quite intriguing.

"Let's go down the mountain first, and then report the problem here to the government, a tomb group of this size is rare in the country, if we rush in, wouldn't we be guilty of destroying cultural relics."

Gu Qinghe said: "It's okay, I will come forward to coordinate this matter, but Brother Cha I hope that if I come again next time, you will stand with me, you know, some things are indeed beyond the scope of science." ”

Cha Wenbin thought for a while and said, "I have only one request, if you find my brother, please tell me as soon as possible." ”

"Definitely!"

It took a whole day to descend the mountain, and the Lion Peak, which no one had ever set foot on, was "conquered" by us in this way, not so much a gain, but a disgraced return. Especially Ye Qiu, now there is no difference from a wild man, I can't find a complete piece of clothing on my body, I am also tired enough to choke and catch a cold, Cha Wenbin returned home and was weak and speechless, Yuan Xiaobai went to wash his hair and take a bath as soon as possible, she said that lice were about to grow on her body.

However, Gu Qinghe was the first to leave, and hurried to the car early the next morning, saying that he was going to contact He Lao, and I also expected that the news of the discovery of a large tomb in Hongcun spread far and wide, and the township government sent someone down at noon that day, and it seemed that Gu Qinghe's efficiency was still extremely high.

In the evening of the same day, a large convoy followed into Hongcun, and the leader was actually a high-end car with a Chinese and American flag, which had a cross-shaped sign, which had never been seen before, and looked very high-end. The crowd of onlookers crowded both sides of the road, and then even the rice fields couldn't crowd people, the scene was called a crowd of people, a few middle-aged men wearing clothes and ties accompanied a few long-nosed foreigners with a smile on their faces, among these people, I knew Gu Qinghe and how old he was.

The convoy didn't stay overnight, and the long-nosed people left again that night after explaining what to Gu Qinghe for a while, leaving a total of about a dozen people, it was too dark, and I didn't see it clearly, these people were all arranged to live in the village office. In the afternoon of the same day, the county sent someone to arrange the bunks and daily necessities for them, and it was said that a world-class archaeological excavation would be held here. The loudspeaker in the village has not stopped since noon, and the villagers are required to maintain strict confidentiality, cooperate closely with the work of the experts, and most importantly, emphasize that they must not offend the guests, and that they must leave a good impression on each other, etc.

It was the golden honeymoon period after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, when China abandoned the arms of the Soviet Union's big brother and joined hands with the bald eagle on the other side of the Pacific Ocean to make the whole world fall through the glasses. Economically, diplomatically, militarily and culturally, the two great powers of the East and West have rapidly engaged in a series of cooperation, and the history of the United States is very short, and a joint action is urgently needed to open the door to cooperation for leaders who are eager to let the West understand Chinese culture. They wanted the West to understand the history of the East and the essence of China, because Gu Qinghe was an oriental scholar with a pivotal position in the United States, so the joint expedition led by him received the fastest and unanimous response from all parties.

At that time, it was rumored that Hongcun was about to become the second Xi'an Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit, and this village, which had been closed for hundreds of years, was about to usher in glorious development. In short, both the villagers and the local government are very enthusiastic about this operation, and they are too desperate to see hope for the people of Hongcun, who have lagged behind for many years.

I was so tired that I didn't even want to speak, so I slept all day at Cha Wenbin's house, and I didn't get up until the next morning when I heard someone talking in the yard.

There must be seven or eight people who came, except for He Lao, the young man from Yishui, Gu Qinghe was introducing them to Cha Wenbin one by one. I just got up ** and said hello by the way, a few young people probably couldn't talk over there, so they simply ran to me who washed their faces and accosted me, one of the guys with glasses looked more excited, handed me a cigarette and introduced himself first: "My name is Li Ziwen, a student of archaeological history and museology at Zhejiang University, our department recruits few people, only five places a year, all of them are students of He Lao, big brother, what do you call it." ”

"Oh." After brushing my teeth, I said vaguely: "Student soldiers, don't you take it very seriously." ”

The kid lit a cigarette for me and said, "It's very important, if we can produce research results this time, we will all be sent to the United States for further study, such opportunities don't come every year." Besides, Professor He hasn't been out of the mountain for many years, and it is an honor to follow him out to see the world. When he said this, Li Ziwen looked proud, as if he was about to become a big man.

I went back to the house with a disdainful face, and the kid also came in, I picked up the five or six halves leaning on the side of the ** and pulled the bolt of the gun and said, "Have you ever played with a gun?" ”

He shook his head again and again, "No." ”

"No, why are you still coming along, go back and read your book well, maybe it will be good to be able to mix with an official and a half-job in the future."

"Big brother, do you need guns for archaeology? I've never heard of it, we all use bamboo sticks, a sieve, and a magnifying glass! ”

I wiped the gun lightly, looked at the innocent guy and smiled, "You'll understand when the time comes." ”

When I came out, the boy followed, and he seemed to have a soft spot for me, and while I was eating porridge in the yard, the boy rubbed against me, and after a while he lowered his voice and asked me, "I heard that this place is haunted, right?" ”

"Well, it's quite a lot, a big group, so I told you to go back early, this place is not for your students."

He pointed to Cha Wenbin and asked me, "Is that person a Cha Daoist?" ”

I teased, "That's right, it's not enough for him alone, this place is full of lonely ghosts and ghosts at night, and I can't catch them." ”

Unexpectedly, the kid secretly clenched his fists and said softly: "Then I must find a way to worship him as a teacher!" ”

This is a joint operation, led by He Lao, and all the necessary equipment and personnel are provided by the Chinese side, and the American side is responsible for funding and follow-up research. For our side, which is committed to cultivating China's new generation of forces, it is obvious that archaeological work of this scale cannot be carried out by a youth army composed of a few students, and according to Gu Qinghe's inference, this work will take at least 15 years before and after. Therefore, the boss decided to send He Lao to conduct a thorough investigation first, and then make a detailed research report and specific plan after returning home, and the outstanding students among these students will have the opportunity to go to the United States for further study.

China and the United States, which are just in contact, have not yet been confident that they will be absolutely open to each other. However, we also want to take this opportunity to find out the whereabouts of the fat man again, because with the regular army, things are often much easier.

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