By now, basically all the suspense has been resolved.
Liu Xiangben was a master of Confucian classics, and because of his special status, he was able to read countless important classics of the pre-Qin Dynasty when he was "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone."
Especially when he compiled "Warring States Policy", he reviewed various historical materials and miscellaneous notes from the Warring States Period.
He also found important records about "public transmission and transmission techniques" and studied them thoroughly for his own use.
Later, when I was editing "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", I learned about the existence of Kunlun and the Queen Mother of the West, and also learned about the relationship between the Queen Mother of the West and the Kingdom of Jingjue, and I began to have the idea of "immortality".
Countless kings, princes, and even literati in ancient China have always been eager to "become an immortal" and "immortality."
Among them, the most famous literati is none other than the "immortal of poetry" Li Taibai.
After he was kicked out of Chang'an City, he only did three things every day: looking for immortals, collecting immortal grass, and refining elixirs.
Not only did he do it on his own, but he also took two fans with him: Du Fu and Gao Shi.
It stands to reason that they were all considered high-level intellectuals at that time, and they were so pious in order to seek "immortality", which shows the status of "immortality" in their minds.
What's more, Liu Xiang from hundreds of years ago?
During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the national destiny of the Western Han Dynasty had begun to decline. Liu Xiang, as the representative of the Liu clan, simply came up with a trick: dead Taoist friends will not die of poor Taoists.
Knowing that the Jingjue clan belongs to the "water of the five elements", he proposed to change the national virtue to "fire virtue".
In the name of building the royal mausoleum of the "Jingjue King", he recruited several skilled craftsmen from the Central Plains and went deep into the Western Regions to build this set of "Four Elephants Slaying Dragon Platform" that exceeded all regulations and ignored the etiquette of the Central Plains.
With the full support of Queen Jingjue, she used various cruel methods to promote this murderous Feng Shui scheme, and finally completely cut off the dragon's energy.
Then, Wang Mang naturally took the throne in the name of "foreign relative".
After gaining the trust of Queen Jingjue, Liu Xiang and his son Liu Xin were finally able to enter the hinterland of Kunlun Mountain and saw the Queen Mother of the West lying in the "Kunlun Sacred Tree".
At that time, Liu Xiang used a very cruel sacrificial method, introducing several strands of dying souls into the sacred tree to "resurrection" the Queen Mother of the West, thus obtaining the elixir of "immortality".
It is unknown whether the father and son took it in the end.
According to historical records, both father and son died at the end of their lives and did not live to be a hundred years old or even longer.
The "Jade Slip" obtained by Sun Bingjun recorded the entire process of the Queen Mother of the West's resurrection from the dead.
This made him feel like a treasure, and with the convenience of his position, he had been planning for this matter for so many years.
From the previous large-scale archaeological operations, Sun Bingjun has been promoting it with great fanfare, using various media and channels to build momentum for the exploration and search for the "excellent ancient city".
In addition to the archaeological operations arranged by the government, many people from the private sector have also been deployed into the desert to search for this ancient city.
Among them are many explorers who were trapped in the desert and eventually buried deep in the yellow sand.
"I didn't expect that Consultant Lin would take you here unexpectedly, which saved me a lot of trouble. Now, as long as I start this sacrificial ceremony, all of you will become sacrifices."
The white fox's mouth opened and closed, continuing to convey Sun Bingjun's words.
Hearing this, Wang Qiang and Abu both looked at Lin Yi with wide eyes.
Before that, Lin Yi had reminded them in a low voice that everyone in this boat might be sacrifices.
Now, Sun Bingjun's words have completely confirmed his thoughts.
That means Lin Yi must have been prepared!
"Pretending to be a ghost, I think you are seeking death!"
Li was exhausted, so he drew his gun out of its sheath, pointed it at the white fox, and was about to shoot, but Lin Yi stopped him with his hand.
"It's useless to hit it. This white fox is just a sounding tube."
"What about my brother? Where is the fourth child?"
"That's right, Mr. Sun, it's true that the fourth man has been protecting you all the way. What did you do to him?"
"Lao Sun, and Xiao Liu, Xiao Chen, Xiao Zhao and others...are they really gone?"
The fox licked the hair on his body, and the voice came again:
"I can only say that this is their own choice. They are willing to die in order to seek immortality. But it doesn't matter. After the sacrifice ceremony, I will bring them all back. By then, we will live as long as heaven and earth and enjoy this number. Endless treasures of gold and silver.”
Lin Yi laughed.
"It seems that Captain Sun is quite good at deceiving people. Let me guess again. Is this so-called 'curse' the mark of being selected as a 'sacrifice'?"
"As expected of Consultant Lin, he hit the nail on the head. Do you know why Du Ping was 'cursed'? Because he is also a sacrifice! Hahaha, you are all sacrifices!"
Sun Bingjun's laughter echoed in the triple palace, making it even more eerie and terrifying.
"The four elephants have a total of twenty-eight nights. A rough estimate shows that this sacrificial ceremony requires at least twenty-eight human lives to be sacrificed from the four directions of southeast, northwest, and southeast. The previous batch of 'missing' archaeological team members should have filled in the two directions. Number of people. Adding in the private explorers and hikers who died here, this number should be almost there.
As for our team, starting from the 'Xuanwu Bureau' that has been hidden in the desert for a long time, it should be the arrangement of Team Leader Sun. Otherwise, how could he, a 'professional' who has been doing archaeology for decades, come up with the idea of taking a shovel? A way to dig around?
The twelve of us are the final key to truly opening this 'Sacrifice Ceremony'.
The twenty-eight constellations correspond to the heavenly stems, but the twelve earthly branches are missing.
The twelve of us, plus Team Leader Sun, coincide with the number of the twelve earthly branches. "
Lin Yi was talking to the side, and Wang Qiang was counting on his fingers.
"That's not right. Counting this old guy surnamed Sun, there are thirteen people!"
"This is the 'Huanglong Bureau'. The two teams, Youji and Xugou, are guilty of Huanglong. They only count as imaginary numbers, not real numbers.
Therefore, this sacrificial method that can awaken the Queen Mother of the West is called "Gou Chen Jie Sha", right? "
After Lin Yi finished speaking, Sun Bingjun's voice did not respond.
After a long time, he spoke again:
"Lin Yi, you...who are you? How do you know this?"
"Why are you panicking? You're all stuttering, Team Leader Sun. In fact, it's not your fault. You just suffer from being uneducated. All the contents are clearly written on this 'Heavenly Book Stone'. It's a pity that you can't read.
He only held a broken jade slip as if he had found a treasure.
You don’t even think about it, since there is a medicine for immortality, why didn’t Liu Xiang, who started this sacrificial ceremony, take it, and why didn’t Liu Xin take it either? You just want to eat it? "
(End of chapter)
