Jing Liang took out the saber he had brought with him and dug up the tortoise shell buried in the ground, while Ying Zheng walked over to the pile of animal bones.

The animal bones are placed very neatly, and the shape is almost the same, all close to the triangle, and it can be seen that it should be the shoulder blades of a cow.

There are three of these shoulder blades, and Ying Zheng picked up the top one.

It is very light to start, not the weight that Ying Zheng imagined, and the touch is also very smooth, and the surface is not rough. The color is light gray, and it is not the color of normal animal bones. If it weren't for the obvious structural features of its shape and edges, it would be hard to believe that it was a cow's shoulder blade.

Looking at the content on the cow bones again, Ying Zheng was stunned on the spot.

Both sides of the shoulder blades are engraved with very strange symbols and patterns, and this kind of patterns and symbols, Ying Zheng is no stranger, and the patterns and symbols on Jiuding are very similar.

"This ......," Ying Zheng unconsciously let out a surprised voice.

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Jing Liang put down the sword in his hand and looked at Ying Zheng.

"It's nothing, I just think these symbols are very strange." Ying Zheng casually made an excuse and said.

Although Jing Liang is a credible person, Ying Zheng does not want to mention the matter of Jiuding.

Because there are too many symbols on Jiuding, Yingzheng doesn't know if there is any symbol on Jiuding that is exactly the same as the symbol on the cow bone in front of him. However, what is certain is that Jiuding must have a deep relationship with these shoulder blades in front of him.

After looking back and forth five or six times, Ying Zheng put down the first piece and picked up the second piece to look at it.

On the front and back of the second cow bone, there are several drawings that look like some kind of weapon.

The third piece is also an engraved picture, with both sides, but it is not a weapon, but it looks like a map. But a lot of it is marked with that special symbol, so I can't see too specific content.

"Your Majesty, it's dug up."

Jing Liang walked over with the dug up turtle shell and handed the turtle shell to Ying Zheng.

"It's all weird patterns and symbols." Jing Liang said.

"There's a lot of it up there." Ying Zheng handed the shoulder blade in his hand to Jing Liang.

The two of them each looked at the tortoise shell and cow shoulder blade in their hands, and they both had curious expressions.

Tortoise shells are somewhat similar to cow bones, much lighter than the original, and have a smooth, light-gray surface.

After getting the tortoise shell, Ying Zheng suddenly realized that what was similar to Jiuding was not only the graphics and symbols on the tortoise shell and cow bones, but also the texture of the surface. I don't know if this tortoise shell and cow bone can be like Jiuding, water and fire are not invaded, and the temperature is constant, but one thing is definitely similar, that is, it does not rot for thousands of years.

"Brother Jing, you say, what do the patterns on it mean?" Ying Zheng asked.

"I haven't seen it either." Jing Liang's eyes flickered a little, and he said, "However, looking at the general meaning of these three shoulder bones, it seems to be a clue to a treasure." ”

"The same is true of the widows." Ying Zheng said, "It's just that no one can understand the meaning of this symbol, and even if there are many treasures, it is impossible to find them." ”

Jing Liang nodded and said, "Otherwise, dig deeper and see what else there is." ”

Ying Zheng shook his head: "Forget it, if we really dig up more things, we are afraid that we will not be able to carry them." Bring these turtle shells and animal bones back first, and after they are cracked, it's not too late for us to come back again. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jing Liang walked to the place where the tortoise shell had been dug up, filled the soil with a stone, and stepped on it with his foot. Traces of excavation will inevitably remain, but there is no way to do it.

"Let's go out, the space here is relatively confined and I'm afraid the air is also very scarce." Jing Liang returned to Ying Zheng's side and said.

"Wait a minute, Brother Jing." Ying Zheng said, "Let's check again to see if there are any other exits." ”

The two men looked around and around again to make sure there were no other entrances and exits, and then crawled out of the gap above.

Jing Liang stepped on the horse's back, and Ying Zheng picked up the larger stone from the ground and handed it to Jing Liang, who blocked the stone in the gap.

The cave was dimly lit, and it was difficult to spot the gap without looking closely.

The two of them cleaned the rubble on the floor again, so that the confined space was difficult for others to see.

When they got out of the cave, they found that it was completely dark, and the two of them felt hungry, so Jing Liang picked up his bow and arrows and was about to shoot some prey.

"It's getting late, Brother Jing should not go far, just eat some dry food." Ying Zheng said.

Jing Liang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, even if you can't see clearly, you still have a pair of ears, and you can shoot accurately." ”

Ying Zheng: "......"

Listening to the sound and hunting the prey, it is many times stronger than Princess Hu Yu.

Jing Liang went hunting, and Ying Zheng was not idle, picking up some dead branches, causing a fire.

In the process of picking up branches, Ying Zheng also carved some marks on several relatively thick trees. Since this cave is different, it will definitely come again.

A short time later, Jing Liang came back with another hare.

The aroma of wild game wafted out again, but before it was roasted, Ying Zheng swallowed a lot of saliva. In order to divert attention, Ying Zheng took out the turtle shell and looked at it carefully.

In fact, there is one detail that Ying Zheng didn't care about, that is, in the past few days, he has been making a fire and then roasting meat, and he hasn't even attracted a beast.

Finally roasted, the two of them ate rabbit meat and drank wine.

Unlike usual, Ying Zheng didn't say much, just looked at the turtle shell in front of him, and even chewed slowly.

Jing Liang didn't say much, drinking wine and tasting rabbit meat by himself.

"Brother Jing, what kind of turtle shell do you say this is?" Ying Zheng raised his head and asked suddenly.

Jing Liang put down the wine bag and stretched out his hand to Ying Zheng: "Give me a closer look." ”

Ying Zheng handed the turtle shell to Jing Liang, turned around and took the cow bone again.

Jing Liang observed for a while and said, "There are no traces of cutting with knives and axes on the edge of this tortoise shell, and the parts connected to the original are also concave and convex, quite neat. It can be inferred that the turtle's back shell should have been formed by natural shedding, rather than being slaughtered. ”

"Oh? Turtles also shed their shells? Ying Zheng asked in surprise.

"The legendary Xuanwu is the turtle snake, so the turtle and snake are originally homologous, since the snake can molt, the turtle can naturally shed its shell. It's just that it takes many years for the turtle to shed its shell once. Jing Liang explained, "Like the molt of a snake, the shell taken off by the turtle has a higher medicinal value, because it is relatively rare and not easy to find, so it is a rare medicinal material." Some princes and nobles who love to collect are even more unattainable. ”

Ying Zheng shook his head: "I really can't imagine that such a seemingly ordinary turtle shell is a priceless thing." ”

"It's worth a lot now, but this shell wasn't necessarily that valuable when it was made, mostly because it was easy to preserve for a long time." Jing Liang said, "As for what kind of genre, it's really impossible to tell. Maybe it's gone, maybe it's gone. ”

Ying Zheng nodded, there is no need to dwell on this aspect, the focus is still to figure out what the patterns and symbols engraved on it mean. If you really figure out the content recorded in the turtle shell cow bone, it will undoubtedly be a big step forward in solving the mystery of Jiuding.

Thinking of Jiuding, Ying Zheng seemed to remember something, and looked at the bonfire. Then pick up a piece of cow bone and slowly move towards the place where the flame is.

Roasted on the flame, Ying Zheng used his hand to try to touch the place where the beef bones were roasted by the flames.

The beef bones were slightly hot, but nowhere near the temperature of the roast rabbit.

"Sure enough." The corners of Ying Zheng's mouth turned up: "This thing is not very afraid of fire to bake, and even the temperature change is not very big." ”

"Oh?" Jing Liang was a little surprised, and also took the turtle shell to roast on the fire.

The result is the same, even the tortoise shell is roasted a little longer.

"It's really extraordinary." Jing Liang said in amazement, and then handed over the tortoise shell to Ying Zheng, "I hope the king will keep it properly." ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "I don't want to do so much, drink." ”

The two of them tasted the game again. And this hare still can't get rid of the fate of only bones left.

Early in the morning of the third day, Jing Liang filled the kettle with water, ate some dry food, and Jing Liang also chose a route and continued his journey.

"Brother Jing, it's nearly half a day away, when will we return?" Ying Zheng asked.

"It's a slow time to come, and if you rush back with all your might, you won't be able to return in less than a day." Jing Liang said, "How about returning to the camp tomorrow afternoon?" ”

Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Go back earlier, and make some preparations for Lu Xiangbang's affairs." ”

"Don't worry, if Lu Xiangbang comes in advance, my people will fly pigeons and send a message to tell us." Jing Liang said.

Ying Zheng nodded, and the two continued to ride forward.

Before they knew it, the two of them came to a cliff. Below the cliff is the valley. There was some fog at the bottom of the valley, and it was not clear how deep the valley was.

Jing Liang jumped off his horse and threw a stone at the bottom of the valley. Judging by the echo, the valley is not deep, it should be less than ten zhang.

But even if it is two feet, the horses will definitely not be able to move forward, so they can only take a detour.

The two of them retreated, descending a gentle slope little by little.

After about an hour, the two men stopped their horses, and the slope in front of them became steeper, so they could only lead the horses forward.

"Your Majesty, there is some fog ahead, I went to find out the route earlier." Jing Liang said, "Please wait here, don't be good." ”

"Brother Jing be careful, the widow is waiting here." Ying Zheng said.

Jing Liang tied his horse to a tree and walked down the slope. Jing Liang walked all the way down, and from time to time he made some marks on the trunks of the trees he passed by, so that he could find Yingzheng when he returned.

After a while, Jing Liang disappeared from sight.

Time passed little by little, and Jing Liang had not returned. Ying Zheng became a little uneasy, jumped off his horse, tied the horse to Jing Liang's warhorse, and then sat on a stone and waited.

More than half an hour passed, Ying Zheng couldn't sit still any longer, took off his sword from the saddle, and followed the mark left by Jing Liang to find Jing Liang.

Although Jing Liang's kung fu is strong, how can Ying Zheng not be worried when he thinks of the possible mechanisms in those ancient tombs.

About a stick of incense, Ying Zheng followed the mark to the edge of the valley, a ravine in front of him, because of the fog, he couldn't see how deep it was. Less than a foot ahead, there is the other side of the ravine.

Ying Zheng took a few steps back and jumped up.

Glancing back at the ravine behind him, Ying Zheng continued to walk forward. Rounding a slope and coming under a stout tree, Jing Liang's mark was interrupted.

What's going on? Did you really fall for the trap?

Ying Zheng circled around the tree, observing the surroundings as he turned.

Suddenly, a faint ray of light came into view.

Ying Zheng pressed down on the branch in front of him and looked in that direction, it was the mouth of a cave, and the faint light was coming from that hole.

"No wonder Brother Jing hasn't returned for a long time, it turns out that another cave has been discovered, and this light may be reflected by Brother Jing's torch." Ying Zheng muttered to himself, emboldening himself.

Ying Zheng walked to the entrance of the cave, glanced around again, remembered the way he came, and entered the cave.

"Brother Jing?" Ying Zheng shouted.

No one responded.

Ying Zheng suddenly became nervous, and walked forward cautiously, every few steps, he would call Jing Liang, but no one responded.

There was obviously light, but Jing Liang's response was not heard, which made Ying Zheng feel uneasy at the same time, and every time he took a step forward, he became more nervous.

After turning two corners, the light gradually became stronger, and then Ying Zheng realized that something was wrong, these lights turned out to be colorful, red, orange, purple, green, and blue five colors of light mixed together, and each had its own field, giving people a dreamlike feeling.

Is this a rainbow?

No, the rainbow is seven colors.

Could it be...... Colorful divine light?