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Seeing these three words, Chen Tao was so excited that he couldn't sit still, so he grabbed the mouse and clicked in.
But I was also a little more curious.
After all, translating ancient texts is a laborious and tiring job. How come Professor Tian deciphered it so quickly?
With a bit of anxiety, Chen Tao downloaded the attached manuscript, but the result surprised him.
Professor Tian really cracked those ghost talismans!
It turned out that the words on the wooden box were not ghost symbols, but came from an ancient writing system that had been lost. This language, known as Gurearic, first appeared in the sixth century BC. The Gurilt language has been recorded in ancient Persia, Avestan, and Greek, and was even described in "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".
Gurilt language is written with three alphabets, one is the Sogdian alphabet, which later formed the Sutra script; the other is the Manichae alphabet, which is also used to write Pahlavi and Uighur languages; and the third is the Syriac alphabet, which is also used to write Pahlavi, Syriac, Turkic. They are all variations of the Aramaic alphabet, generally written horizontally from right to left, and a few inscriptions are written vertically from top to bottom.
In 1889, the "Tengli Logmei Mishi Shihe Bijia Khan's Sacred Text and Shenwu Stele" was discovered in Mongolia, which was written in four languages: Chinese, Uighur, Sogdian, and Guriltic. This monument is a cultural relic from the early 9th century.
In 1956, Mongolia unearthed an inscription in the Guriltic language in Bugut, recording the deeds of Kozezab, the first general of the Turkic Khanate. It is a cultural relic of the 6th century.
The Soviet Union obtained 74 ancient Gurlite documents on Mount Mug from 1932 to 1933, which were dated no later than 722. In addition, Guriltic documents, including inscriptions, coins, pottery, etc., have been discovered in Panjikent, Afrasiab, Qihe, Bukhara and other places in Central Asia.
A large number of Guriltic documents have been discovered in China's border areas. Important documents in Dunhuang, Turpan and other places were taken away by foreigners at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, and were stored in Berlin, Paris, London, and Petrograd (today's Leningrad).
Professor Tian has been engaged in ancient Chinese research for many years and has also been exposed to the Gurlish language. When he saw the photos and rubbings sent by Chen Tao, he immediately translated the above records. The result was a huge disappointment.
What was recorded on the wooden box was not some shocking secret, but a short spell, which seemed to be summoning something, and translated into a few jingles.
There is a god in the desert, who helps the people. Evil spirits cause harm to the people. They don't care about their superiority or family relations. Thirty thousand strong men, Liujia generals, eliminate harm and avoid evil. They bless me with peace. The mandrills, ghosts and ghosts are all gone. I wish you great benefits. , show your divine power, millions of divine soldiers, help me with my mighty spirit, follow my spell, and immediately subjugate and eliminate demons!
At the end, I didn’t forget to scold you, Chen Tao, if you could be more discerning. At first glance, you can tell that this thing was made up by some charlatan to deceive people, specifically to deceive you semi-laymen who can’t understand ancient characters. Look at your rubbings again. The holey rags used to spread pancakes at the door are cleaner than your rubbings. If you have nothing to do, read more books. Don’t look for him again with messy stuff like this in the future!
Professor Tian knew that Chen Tao was engaged in antique business, so he didn't ask much about the origin of this rubbing. He just assumed that Chen Tao had looked away and was fooled.
After reading Zhonghai Drunkard's email, Chen Tao's mind was suddenly filled with dark thoughts.
No wonder Uncle Long and the others didn't take this thing seriously. It turned out that there was no important secret in it.
Although I was suffocating in my heart, there was nothing I could do about it. Even though it was a small beast box, it was also an old thing that had been there for many years. Even if it was put in the shop to show off, it would be good.
It's just that I originally hoped that the beast box would bring some useful clues, but I didn't expect that it would just be a string of tongue twisters.
Just as he was thinking about what to do, there was a vibration in his pocket. He took out his phone and saw another text message from the unfamiliar number.
"How about it? Are you willing to cooperate?"
Chen Tao was irritated. He saw that the text message was sent out of nowhere, and he didn't know whether the person was out of his mind or sick, so he just played charades with him and called him back without thinking.
Beep...beep...beep...
No one answered the call, and Chen Tao had no intention of talking nonsense to him. Just as he was about to turn off his phone and study the strange spell, the screen of his phone lit up again.
"Have you thought about it?"
Chen Tao frowned, thinking that this person was still defensive about him. He didn't answer the phone, but only replied to the text message, indicating that the person was nearby.
I looked at the person's previous message again. The time should be the third day after Chen Tao and the others came back from Heizizhou. At that time, Uncle Long and the others went to ask for medicine for themselves, and I was lying on my father's wicker chair every day thinking. Life.
"I know where they are, you come to me with your stuff."
"They did not go to Heizigou. My people discovered their traces."
"You provide the information and I will prepare the rest."
"You can bring your friends, I don't mind cooperating."
"How about it?"
...
Chen Tao touched his chin. Judging from his words, this person seemed to want to cooperate with him and wanted him to go to him with something and information.
And who are they he is talking about?
They didn't go to Heizigou...who didn't go to Heizigou?
This person knew Heizigou and was obviously an insider or participant in the whole thing, but he didn't go to Uncle Long but to himself. Why?
After much thought, Chen Tao decided to test his voice first.
"What are the conditions?"
After pondering for a long time, Chen Tao typed a few words and sent it.
Now his eyesight is dark, and he is completely trying his luck.
"Follow me to Tatunaan"
Tatunaan!
Chen Tao was shocked.
He had heard this name a lot recently. Such a name came from time to time in his dreams. He always thought it might be the name of a certain person, but he didn't expect it to be the name of a place!
I casually searched on my computer and found no useful information except some random advertisements.
"Why should I trust you?"
Chen Tao was a little unsure and wanted to see what conditions the other party could offer.
"I have what you want, and I'll give it to you when it's done!"
What do I want?
Chen Tao couldn't help but want to laugh, he didn't even know what he wanted.
I want all the secrets and answers, is that possible?
"Bring the things over and show them to me. If you're satisfied, I'll go."
Chen Tao said this deliberately, wanting to see what the other party would do.
Regardless of whether what he said was true or not, Chen Tao was still quite concerned about Tatunaan.
Such feudal superstitious things as ghosts entrusting dreams are not trustworthy, but when it comes to Qianshu Hongde, Chen Tao would rather believe it than not.
"There's no time, they're in danger!"
The other party's reply was beyond Chen Tao's expectations.
dangerous? Who is at risk?
Chen Tao did not reply, hesitating in his mind whether to ask him what was going on, because from the conversation, he felt that the other party did not seem to know his true identity very well, or perhaps he mistook him for a certain person.
At least from all his replies, Chen Tao couldn't get any completely useful information, and he couldn't understand everything.
And the person on the other end of the phone seems to have been testing it!
I was hesitating in my heart when my phone screen suddenly lit up again, and the other party actually sent me a MMS.
When I clicked it open, it turned out to be a photo.
The angle of the photo was obviously taken secretly. The location was in an alley. It looked like a prosperous border town with a lot of people.
In the center of the picture are several groups of people eating, separated by several large tables.
Chen Tao enlarged the photo and tried to see what those people looked like. After just one glance, Chen Tao could no longer take his eyes away.
There are many people eating in the photo, but the one facing him at one of the tables is familiar to him!
The man held a cigarette in his hand and was drinking water. His head was slightly tilted to the side, and his expression was full of vigilance, as if he was guarding against something.
This person turned out to be Uncle Long!
Ever since the day Uncle Long said he was going on a long trip, there was no news from him and Chen Tao was not allowed to inquire about it, let alone return to the shop.
Did that person say they were Uncle Long?
Uncle Long is in danger!
Chen Tao was horrified. Looking at the photo and the man's text message, he couldn't help but worry about Uncle Long's safety.
He fiddled with his fingers and enlarged the photo. Soon, Chen Tao discovered many familiar faces. What surprised him even more was that on another table, he saw someone he had never expected!
