Qian Sheng's discovery is actually not very subversive.
To him, it actually doesn't mean much.
Because the northern area of Sanqin has been inextricably linked with foreign races throughout the ages.
From the Guifang and Rongdi in the early years, to the Eastern Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other ethnic groups later, many ethnic integrations took place.
For a legendary figure like Zhang Xianzhong, very little was known about his life experience. Now that there is evidence to prove that he is a descendant of the Dong Qiang, some historical research and academic content may need to be revised.
However, these contents can solve a lot of doubts on Lin Yi's side.
It's a pity that they are now out of touch and unable to communicate.
Qian Sheng couldn't care less about interpreting the text for the time being. He could only speed up the movements of his hands. After completing the rubbing, he dried it as quickly as possible and peeled off the part with the text.
By the time Fifth Brother and Bai Lu came around, he was already finished.
"These few in good condition will be kept by your temple for storage. These in average condition will be taken away by ourselves as a souvenir. We will take away all the remaining experimental items and scraps."
After that, he rolled up the rice paper and took it all away with ease.
After all the busy work was completed, someone informed that the masters in the temple had returned.
Hearing that these important pilgrims were leaving, the masters in charge came with a group of disciples to see them off.
"Thank you all the donors for your charity. We at Pujing Temple are deeply grateful. If you have time in the future, you are always welcome to come and stay."
"I have been harassing you for so many days and caused trouble to the masters. The main reason is that my friend has some health problems. I asked them to go to the big hospital in Chengdu to check the situation first. We will stay here and wait for the masters to come back. Let’s all say goodbye formally.”
Let Fifth Brother and Qian Sheng handle the situation on the scene, there will be no problem at all.
After bidding farewell to the masters of Pujing Temple, Fifth Brother drove the three of them straight to Meishan to meet Wang Qiang first.
Just as they were on their way to Meishan, Fifth Brother had already received news that the four Southern faction members had all returned to Rongcheng. No matter how much Mr. Chen admired Lin Yi and his group of young people, he would not do anything to them. To lend a helping hand.
Now that it's time for him to stand up and make a decision as a mediator, he must be a good referee.
The time is set at seven o'clock tonight at the latest. If no one from the Northern Sect arrives at the scene by that time, they will be immediately sentenced to lose.
Time is quite tight for them. Fifth Brother and the others can stay with Wang Qiang until six o'clock at most before leaving for Chengdu. They have to leave enough time in advance to avoid any accidents on the way.
The car drove all the way to the river, where Wang Qiang was still smoking and pacing back and forth.
As soon as he saw Qian Sheng and the others approaching, he threw down his cigarette butts and joined them.
"You guys are here, just stay here while I go down and take a look."
After that, I walked to the car to change into diving equipment.
"Brother Qiang, are you crazy? Are you going into the water now? If you go down dressed like this, the patrol team on the river will have to come over and sneak you out in a while."
Bai Lu rejected Wang Qiang's idea immediately.
Wang Qiang got angry and started arguing with Bai Lu.
"Then what should I do? It's been all night, and there's not even a message. I'm just asking people to wait. How long will it take to go? Now I don't know whether I'm dead or alive."
"Brother Qiang, go to the car and take a nap for a while, and we'll come over and keep an eye on it for you. Besides, neither of us are good at water. If it doesn't work then, let Lulu go down and take a look at the situation. We have a lot of time at this time. I’m nervous and can’t afford to delay.”
"Snap for a while? If I could sleep, I would have gone a long time ago. Do I have to wait for you to come over?"
Wang Qiang touched the shriveled cigarette case in his pocket, rubbed it and threw it to the side of the road.
"Brother Qiangzi, listen to my advice, getting angry won't solve the problem. We can't stay here for too long. We came here to help you just to let you have a rest and replenish your energy. In case something happens to Brother Lin later I need your help over there, so you won't lose your temper?
Smoking a cigarette and eating slowly, we have already bought it. "
As he spoke, Fifth Brother took out a cigarette from his cigarette case and handed it over.
He took two more boxes of cigarettes from his bag and stuffed them into Wang Qiang's pocket.
The two of them stood downwind and smoked.
Qian Sheng squatted by the river and sent all the text on the latest rubbing of the remnant stele to Lin Yi.
I hope that after he receives the signal, this information can give him some support.
Bai Lu used her professional knowledge to find a blind spot to see if there was any chance of avoiding passers-by entering the water.
Lin Yi and Chen Erwa, who were now in the cave, finally cleared out the thickest oak pile, as if peeling off a cocoon.
This wooden pile, which is nearly one meter in diameter, has six iron hoops on it.
Even the bottom is sealed with iron plates for fear that the contents inside will leak out.
"It's so solid, there must be something good in it."
Chen Erwa slapped the oak stake excitedly.
Lin Yi was also a little excited, even looking forward to opening a blind box.
This thing is huge in size and well preserved. It should be an important weapon.
But it was impossible for the two of them to pull her to the shore.
But the barrier knife in his hand is not a vegetarian. Since he has spent so much energy to find this thing, he simply chooses to work underwater.
He floated to the surface, took a deep breath, and then dived quickly. He held a knife in one hand and pressed the back of the knife with the other, cutting all six completely rusted iron hoops on the oak pile into two pieces.
Then he cut off all the last wooden wedges around the oak pile, put away the barrier knife, and signaled to Chen Erwa opposite.
The two of them worked together to lift off the upper cover of the oak pile.
There was a burst of bubbles under the water, and countless aquatic animals living in the oak began to flee in all directions, rolling up a burst of sand and debris of underwater microorganisms, and the visibility in front of us dropped sharply.
The two took advantage of this opportunity to go up and take a breath. After waiting for about a few minutes, they took in breath again and dived down.
Under the illumination of the flashlight beam, the object in the oak pile finally appeared in front of the two people.
Several grooves of different sizes were dug out of the lower part of the oak pile.
In each groove is a fragment of a huge bronze vessel.
From left to right, there are three tripod legs, each one as thick as an adult's calf. The gaps in the patterns on them are filled with mud, underwater microorganisms and a lot of sawdust, making it impossible to see clearly the contents.
Behind it are the tripod bottom divided into three parts, four parts of the tripod belly, and two semicircular tripod mouths with tripod ears.
"Brother Lin, is this the 'Jiuding' you mentioned?"
Chen Erwa gestured towards him excitedly.
Lin Yi did not respond, but came closer and wiped off the mud on one of the tripod belly fragments with his hands. The word "Qingzhou" engraved by two bells and tripods appeared in front of him.
(End of chapter)
