South of Nanling.
The road ahead is cut off, and the continuous mountains are like a huge wall, lying in front of the road.
The mountain range was like a natural Great Wall, stretching for thousands of miles, which made Fan Li give up the idea of taking a detour.
Flying?
It doesn't seem to work either.
The mountainsides were covered with mist, and the sound of thunder could be heard faintly.
It is said that dark clouds threaten to destroy the city.
Thunderclouds were overwhelming the mountains before my eyes, and not even a single bird could be seen in the sky.
Fan Li couldn't imagine that if he and his group tried to fly over the mountains, would they be struck by lightning?
Bai Jiu's face showed joy.
"We're here, this is the South Nest!"
Fan Li suspected that he was hallucinating.
Is this the South Nest?
Bai Jiujiu took out a blueprint, and it turned out to be a map of South Nest.
The map was drawn very roughly, and the description of Nanchao's terrain and environment made Fan Li dizzy.
He said in disbelief: "This was once an ancient country? I think it's more like an ancient prison!"
The terrain of South Nest is actually a vast basin.
Surrounding the basin is a huge ring of mountains.
From the rough map, South Nest looks more like a volcano crater, or the ruins of a huge dry lake.
At this moment, Fan Li felt that the towering mountains were clearly the outer walls of the prison.
The dense thundercloud covering the entire South Nest is the 'roof' of the prison!
Fan Li thought of a perfect word to describe Nanchao:
Heavenly prison!
"Holy Lord Bai, how much information do you have about Nanchao that you haven't shared with me?"
"Even if it's to increase the probability of completing the mission, why don't you tell me?"
Hearing what Fan Li said, a hint of ridicule flashed in Bai Jiujiu's eyes.
"Mr. Jin is overly worried. I have received your help on this trip. It's too late to be grateful, so how can I hide the deception? Apart from this crude map, I really don't have any information about South Nest."
After Bai Jiujiu finished speaking, he looked at Fan Li sincerely.
However, the micro-expression in her eyes had already been captured by Fan Li.
lie?
In front of Fan Li, the most treacherous minister of Chu, the Holy Lord of Chess's acting skills were not up to par.
Unless there is a Holy Master of Deception, Holy Master of Drama, etc. in the Pure Land, he might be able to compete with Fan Li.
But that's enough.
Fan Li's original purpose was to determine whether Bai Jiujiu still had something to hide.
Only when you get the answer you want can you take precautions early.
Bai Jiu thought he had deceived Fan Li, and he kindly reminded him: "Why don't Duke Jin ask this Mr. Huang? Since he is a Confucian cultivator in Lucheng, he must be knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Maybe he knows something?"
Before Fan Li could ask, Huang Longshi shook his head.
"Ashamed, ashamed."
"The young boy is so ignorant that he doesn't know that there are secret places like this in the world."
"Even the place name 'South Chao' is the first time Xiaosheng has heard of it..."
Bai Jiu almost laughed out loud!
That's it?
Is this Fan Li's next move?
Huang Longshi looks the same on the outside, he is just an ordinary Nascent Soul realm Confucian cultivator.
Fan Li actually expected Huang Longshi to help him?
"The ancient emperor Nanchao's chess game will definitely help me get rid of my inner demons."
"When the time comes, Fan Li and this man named Huang will be killed on the spot with my own hands!"
Bai Jiu thought so, looking forward to Nanchao even more.
Relying on the guidance of the crude map, the three found the only entrance to the South Nest.
A gap between the huge walls of the mountain range, a valley entrance.
The three of them controlled the valley from the outside, but could not see anything clearly.
The South Nest seems to be filled with white mist?
"Holy Lord White, the sea of fog blocks our vision, and there may be danger." Fan Li said: "Should we wait for the fog to dissipate before we enter?"
coward!
Bai Jiujiu had nothing but contempt for Fan Li's caution.
In fact, this is her second time arriving at South Nest.
She briefly entered the valley basin last time and crossed the sea of fog, so she knew there was no danger in it.
Bai Jiu was quite willing to kill Fan Li here.
It's a pity that the inner demon has not been eliminated yet. Not only can she not hurt Fan Li, she also has to protect him from living well.
"Don't worry, I will personally lead the way."
"Please Jin Gong and Mr. Huang, please follow me closely, and you will be safe."
Bai Jiu said, without giving Fan Li a chance to refuse, he got out of the carriage and strode into the sea of fog.
Fan Li and Huang Longshi looked at each other and followed suit.
Entering the valley, you are immediately overwhelmed by a sea of fog.
With Fan Li's cultivation in the Golden Core Realm, although he could not reach out and see his fingers, his vision was only limited to a radius of ten meters.
The scene in front of me is indeed the bottom of an ordinary mountain stream.
Underfoot, there is green grass and soil.
All around, there were leaves and petals falling from the trees, and fruits that were overripe and rotting.
Occasionally, one or two animal bones are found, which are common mountain beasts.
Fan Li estimated that they entered the valley by mistake and were starved to death because they were unable to discern their direction in the sea of fog.
The three of them walked in the sea of fog for about an hour.
Fan Li discovered that during this period, Bai Jiujiu did not even stop for a moment, but was always moving in a certain direction.
hehe.
Doesn't this expose it?
We are familiar with each other, how many times have we been here?
"Ah! We are out of the sea of fog!"
Bai Jiu suddenly spoke in surprise.
But both his voice and his expression were obviously artificial.
At this moment, the three people's eyes suddenly opened up, and they could clearly see a vast valley plain.
There are many stones on the plain, and there are obvious traces of artificial carvings.
If you look closely, you can clearly see that they are the remains of a building.
Is this the so-called ruins of the ancient kingdom?
Fan Li turned around and finally saw part of Wuhai's face.
It turned out that the sea of fog was actually a natural protective layer, only attached to a large area at the mouth of the valley.
"This must be the South Nest!" Bai Jiu said.
Fan Li knelt down and looked carefully at the messy grass.
"What did Mr. Jin find?" Although Bai Jiu asked, his eyes were contemptuous.
The last time she came here, she had carefully explored a ten-mile radius.
This was definitely not the core area of South Nest, and she found almost nothing.
"This used to be farmland." Fan Li stood up and dusted off the soil in his hands.
"How does Duke Jin know?"
Bai Jiu didn't believe it.
The ancient country of Nanchao dates back thousands or tens of thousands of years?
Where did Fan Li get his confidence? As soon as he entered the valley, he dared to say that there was farmland under his feet.
"These……"
Fan Li pointed to the weeds at his feet.
“There’s grain in it.”
Bai Jiu opened his eyes wide and looked at Fan Li and then at Huang Longshi in disbelief.
Huang Longshi was also curious and squatted down to observe the weeds carefully.
"Mr. Jin is right!"
"Corn, broomcorn millet...and wild rice, this must have been farmland!"
Nanchao has been depopulated for who knows how many years.
The seeds that were once planted in the soil gradually coexisted with weeds because no one took care of them.
From generation to generation, winter turns to spring, drought and prosperity alternate. Without farmers' careful care, the growth of corn, broomcorn millet, and wild rice is very poor.
"So what about farmland? This kind of information is completely worthless." Bai Jiu said coldly.
Worthless?
Fan Li had a guess, but he didn't tell Bai Jiu that he knew about it.
South Nest is located in a remote and isolated location, and is suppressed by thunderclouds all year round.
How could any emperor or prince be willing to stay in such a miserable place?
Fan Li became more and more certain that Nanchao was not a dynasty or a vassal state, but just a huge prison.
He was also very curious about it.
Who is imprisoned here?
What sin has he committed?
Who set up this prison?
"Farmers who farm must support those in power."
"Ordinary farmers do not deserve this prison."
"The superior...prisoner..."
It's so bizarre.
Who can distinguish between ancient things, myths, legends and facts?
Before traveling through time, Fan Li had suspected that many of the monsters described in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" might be extinct creatures. It's just that the ancients' descriptions of them were too bizarre, which actually led to the mythology of ancient creatures.
"Mr. Jin, it's time for us to leave." Bai Jiu said coldly: "This time we are definitely not in the center of Nanchao. We are looking for the ancient emperor's mausoleum."
Fan Li nodded.
This time, Bai Jiu was right.
Finding the farmland of Nanchao Ancient Country just proved that the three of them had not reached their destination yet.
"Where does the Holy Master think we should go next?" Fan Li asked with a smile.
Bai Jiu thought Fan Li was testing him.
She looked cheerful, obviously prepared.
"We are looking for the ancient emperor's mausoleum, so naturally we must follow the location selection method of the ancient emperor's mausoleum to determine the location."
"Throughout the ages, the location of emperors' tombs has been selected according to the methods of Tuhui, Tuyi, and Tugui."
"Imperial mausoleums are often located in places with mountains and rivers on their backs, making them difficult to flood."
"I have also heard that in ancient times, the imperial mausoleum was based on the West."
"According to this standard, if we go to the west and look for a place with mountains on its back and water that is not easily flooded, it should be the imperial mausoleum."
Bai Jiujiu finished speaking triumphantly, satisfied that he would receive compliments from the two men.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting was silence.
She said angrily: "What? What I said is wrong?"
Fan Li smiled and said nothing.
Huang Longshi, on the other hand, cautiously reminded him.
"Holy Lord Bai, the methods of Tu Hui, Tu Yi, and Tu Gui you mentioned all come from the Rites of Zhou. If the ancient emperor of Nanchao is earlier than Zhou, I'm afraid it will be useless."
When Bai Jiu heard this, he was immediately speechless.
Huang Longshi hasn't finished speaking yet.
"As for the West being the supreme deity, that is even more of a pre-Qin custom."
“The emperor’s mausoleums were built in places with mountains and rivers on their backs, which were not easily flooded. This also started in the Qin Dynasty.”
"The Ancient Emperor of Nanchao...he was born earlier than the Qin Dynasty, right?"
At the end, Huang Longshi's voice weakened.
The Qin Dynasty had a system of prefectures and counties and did not enfeoff princes. This is why Huang Longshi said this.
Bai Jiu's cheeks are red, and now it may be more appropriate to change his name to Hong Jiu.
She was extremely angry!
If in normal times, she was refuted by a mere Yuanying realm monk, she would have slapped Huang Longshi to death!
But Bai Jiujiu had just started to have murderous thoughts in his heart, but there was no disturbance in his spiritual energy, and his realm was shaking, as if he was about to go crazy!
"Oh my god! Am I useless?"
"Even if Fan Li is by his side, my murderous intentions towards unrelated people will actually trigger my inner demons?!"
Bai Jiujiu was deeply afraid of the horror of his inner demon and quickly suppressed the murderous intention in his heart.
She gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "Thank you, Mr. Huang, for reminding me, but I am very ignorant."
"How dare you? It's Xiaosheng who's being abrupt."
Huang Longshi was also very nervous.
How come I am so quick-tongued that I dare to point out the faults of the Holy Master of the Mahayana Realm?
But...he took a sneak peek at Bai Jiu and felt that although this woman was beautiful on the outside, she was very mediocre on the inside.
To be honest, Huang Longshi was far more afraid of Bai Jiu's identity as the Holy Master than of herself.
"I am wrong."
"Please ask the two of you to guess the location of the emperor's mausoleum. I won't make a fool of myself!"
Bai Jiu was so angry that he immediately became the shopkeeper.
She wanted to see how Fan Li and Huang Longshi found out where the imperial mausoleum was?
The Nanchao Basin is vast and vast. Although it is not as large as the countries in the Central Plains, it is at least larger than a prefecture or a state.
If you search aimlessly, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"good."
Fan Li agreed readily.
He directly said to Huang Longshi next to him: "Sir, please look for it. I think the most sinister, sinister, and most dangerous place is where the Emperor's Mausoleum is."
"What did you say!?"
Before Huang Longshi could start working, Bai Jiujiu had already screamed.
The most vicious?
The most negative?
The most amazing?
Is this still the imperial mausoleum?
If anyone is buried here, I am afraid that future generations will suffer disasters one after another, and the family may even be wiped out and there will be no descendants!
Huang Longshi also wondered: "Duke Jin wants to find a place of great danger? This is not difficult, but are you sure?"
Huang Longshi's bachelor's degree is not very good at the art of Feng Shui.
However, Lu Cheng was knowledgeable in the essence of hundreds of schools of thought, and Huang Longshi’s Feng Shui was considered a beginner.
"Sure." Fan Li smiled and said, "Just find it."
In fact, Fan Li himself was a learned scholar and proficient in hundreds of schools of thought.
For such a trivial matter as finding a dangerous place, there is no need to rely on Huang Longshi's help.
But if Huang Longshi is not given some work and kept idle, Fan Li is worried that it will arouse Bai Jiujiu's suspicion.
"Fan Li!"
Bai Jiu was extremely angry and called him by his name.
"Are you deliberately causing trouble? What we are looking for is the Emperor's Mausoleum. What are you looking for? I have no intention of wasting time with you!"
"Holy Lord, calm down."
Fan Li smiled slightly.
He pointed to the sky and then to the mountains in the distance that towered into the clouds like giant walls.
"Hasn't the Holy Master noticed it yet?"
"What kind of vassal state is there in Nanchao?"
"This is obviously a huge prison."
"I believe that if there really is an ancient country here, it would definitely not come here voluntarily. I am afraid that it was forced to move to South Nest."
Bai Jiujiu was stunned, and Huang Longshi seemed to have some realization.
really.
Looking from inside the South Nest Basin, the feeling of a cage becomes even stronger.
Especially when the sky is overcast and cloudy, is there the sound of thunder? It seems that God is venting his eternal anger!
Bai Jiujiu already believed in his heart that Fan Li was right.
She looked pale and struggled to speak.
"Even if Nanchao is really a prison, the ancient emperor still has dignity. How can he be buried in the Jedi?"
"We passed by the farmland just now. It can be seen that the ancient emperor has his own people. After his death, will the people of Nanchao go to the Jedi to worship their king?"
Even Bai Jiu himself felt that this kind of argument was feeble.
Fan Li shook his head.
"If he is a king who has subjugated his country, what qualifications do he have to talk about dignity?"
The subjugation of Nanchao is undoubtedly a fact.
As for whether the ancient emperor Bai Jiu was looking for was the king of the country's subjugation, Fan Li could only guess, but the probability was really high enough.
Finally, the three decided to find the Jedi.
Jedi, surprisingly easy to find.
A child's mountain.
The so-called Tongshan is a desolate and dead place with a radius of ten miles, where not even a single weed can grow.
The three of them walked to the foot of Tongshan Mountain. Bai Jiu felt the cold wind penetrating her bones, and she couldn't help but tremble slightly given her cultivation level.
"This... must be the Jedi, right?" Bai Jiu said with difficulty.
Fan Li didn't need to answer, the scene in front of him explained everything.
Even the imperial mausoleum has been found!
Just a little lower on the mountainside, everyone could clearly see a tombstone and a barren grave.
Three words are engraved on the tombstone: Tomb of King Jie.
It's so annoying to code and look up information. I want to stop updating and go on a trip.
(End of chapter)
