To the east of the city, the Duanmu family's caravan is stationed.
It was still the dark underground chamber, with several bronze lamps burning quietly, emitting a dim yellow light.
"What? You said someone in the caravan was stealing bamboo slips last night? Who did you listen to?" Duanmu Shuliang looked at Zhao Qing in front of him and said in surprise.
As far as he knew, Zhao Qing sent Zheng Dan's internal energy without interruption last night and did not leave the secret room.
Speaking of which, he was quite envious of this healing qi-refining method. Even if his cultivation level was not high, he could still be a guest in many places.
"It's like this. You should have seen the white ape that traveled with me. Its intelligence is the same as that of humans. That's what it told me..."
Zhao Qing briefly introduced the situation of Lord Yuan, and then asked: "Is there a volume of "Lianshan Yi" among the bamboo slips carried by the caravan? The content inside is the gossip of Gen Palace."
"The "Lianshanyi" passed down by the Emperor? How could our caravan bring such an obscure and difficult book on the road? I remember the dozens of bamboo slips, the contents of which were the caravan's account books and cargo lists."
Duanmu Shuliang had naturally heard of the name "Lianshan Yi", but he had not read the original text of "Lianshan Yi".
Ancient classics such as "Lianshan" and "Gui Zang" are very rare and are basically concentrated in the collection rooms of princes and nobles.
Generally speaking, the longer the inheritance and the higher the status of the nobles, the closer the ancient books collected to the originals. Ordinary nobles collect versions that have been revised and changed by later generations.
In ancient times, the writing and grammar used were quite different from those of today. After being passed down, there will be various differences in interpretation, and even opposite or inverted situations.
As a result, the value of these ancient classics has been greatly reduced. No one can guarantee that the version they see is accurate. There are many people who try to understand the Way and the Dharma by relying on wrong scriptures, but end up going astray and going astray.
The person who has the most and most comprehensive collection of classics in the world is none other than Laozi, who once served as the keeper of the Zhou royal family's collection room. Many people speculate that Lao Tzu's profound cultivation and Taoism were derived from ancient classics.
However, few of these people dare to imitate Lao Tzu's path. It is precisely for this reason.
Duanmu Shuliang was born as an inconspicuous concubine in the main lineage of the Duanmu clan, and later became one of the leaders of the caravan sent to Yue. However, he also has the right to consult the ancient classics of the clan, but Duanmu Shuliang has never looked at them.
The reason is simple. If you try to understand something from these classics that have many errors, the chance of success is astonishingly low. Instead of wasting time, it is better to read a few more volumes of business-related books and memorize a few more volumes of the General Record of World Products, and you can still get the respect and praise of your elders.
Fortune tellers, wizards, and physiognomists often carry the Three Yis with them, but most of them only use the "Yi" as reference material and rarely have any insights.
Basically, the only people who really study these classics attentively are the Taishi, Shuzangshishi and others from various countries.
"You mean that an outsider hid a volume of "Lianshan Yi" among the piles of bamboo slips in our caravan, and then someone tried to find it last night?" Duanmu Shuliang thought for a while and looked at Zhao Qingdao.
"For now, it's like this. Today I met a bandit from Panyu Mountains and learned that this volume of "Lianshan Yi" may be related to clues about King Zhou Mu's treasure." Zhao Qing added.
At that time, Xu Shiliu claimed that he had the secret of King Zhou Mu's treasure. Zheng Dan and the caravan guards heard it, and Zhao Qing was not prepared to hide it.
If the news was true, she didn't think her current strength could allow her to participate in such an incident involving top experts.
Duanmu Shuliang pondered for a moment and said: "What is the legacy of King Mu of Zhou? According to the news from our Duanmu family, King Mu once ordered his Yanshi to secretly build a huge underground city in the mountains. It contains countless treasures. The specific location unknown."
"It is said that in his later years, King Mu kept the immortal magic he obtained from the Queen Mother of the West deep in the city, and ordered the entire city to sink into the ground. This is the so-called legend of King Mu's legacy, and this city has also been People call it 'King Mu's Treasure City'."
"The biggest doubt about this rumor is that King Mu had no reason not to leave the treasures and immortal magic to his son, Prince Gong, but to bury them underground. This city is not his own mausoleum, and he needs a pile of treasures to accompany him."
"However, over thousands of years, many people have claimed to have discovered King Mu's treasure city. They said that this huge city traveled underground and would appear at regular intervals. Moreover, their descriptions were quite detailed, which makes it hard not to Believe it really exists.”
A city traveling underground? This technology is a bit outrageous. It felt difficult to have anything to do with a roll of bamboo slips. Zhao Qing rubbed his hair and thought silently.
"My talents are limited and I am already very old. I no longer dream of reaching the sky in one step like I did when I was young. But Miss Zhao, you are still young and have endless potential." Looking at the young and lively Zhao Qing in front of him, Duanmu Shuliang said with a smile.
"Since your companion Bai Yuan has obtained bamboo slips that may be clues to the treasure from the pile of bamboo slips in the caravan, if you are willing to search for the treasure, I will provide support behind you."
Duanmu Shuliang turned around and said calmly: "If you really find something, remember to mention it to me when you publicize it to the outside world, so that I can also enjoy the treatment of leaving my name for posterity."
Zhao Qing breathed a sigh of relief and said that she didn't want to explore the treasure, it was impossible.
However, the bamboo slips were found in the Duanmu family's caravan after all, and Duanmu Shuliang theoretically had priority in handling them. Fortunately, he gave the bamboo slips to himself.
"The person who stole the bamboo slips from the caravan last night should go and investigate now?" Zhao Qing reminded.
"I'm about to check. However, the possibility of being able to find out is very small. After the thief finds out that he stole it wrong, he can put the bamboo slips back in their original places, so that they can't tell the difference."
"There is one more important thing. Since the elders of the Peng clan will come to support, I have decided to postpone the departure date of the caravan for two days. During this period, you can come to me if you have anything."
Duanmu Shuliang replied, jumped onto the top passage and left.
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After Duanmu Shuliang left for a moment, the flame of the indoor bronze lamp gradually calmed down.
Zhao Qing sat cross-legged on the bed, concentrating, then opened the white porcelain bottle in his hand, gently poured out a black pill, and placed it in the palm of his right hand.
Most of the surface of the black elixir is as black as coal, with seven tiny red dots. Upon closer inspection, the black part is more like a layer of medicine, and the red dots are seven small holes, just like the seven orifices of a human being.
This is the foundation-building elixir treasured by the Peng family: the Fire Aperture Pill.
Without seeing how her right hand moved, the soybean-sized Fire Aperture Pill jumped up slightly and fell into Zhao Qing's mouth.
She thought of a special way to utilize the fire energy contained in the Fire Aperture Pill.
Among the five elements, fire overcomes metal. Using the energy of fire to smelt the energy of metal may improve her progress in the "Heavenly Weapon Refining and Entrainment Method", speed up the speed of opening the pulse of sword energy, and complete the first step earlier. The sword energy of the wheel opens the meridians.
In this way, the time to enter the dream world can be advanced earlier, so that the strength can be improved faster.
