When I thought of this, I rushed out of the cabin where I was staying, and happened to bump into a crew member in charge of the cargo ship's chores.
This is a young man, who looks to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a dark face full of questions.
I grabbed the young crew member’s shoulder and asked, “Little brother, do you know who gave me the clothes?”
The young crew member frowned in confusion, then shook his head and said, "I...I don't know! What's wrong? Are the clothes not fitting?"
When I heard the young crew member's answer, I shook my head slightly disappointedly and said, "Nothing... I just wanted to know who sent it to me."
The young crew member looked at me, and then said: "Then I guess you should ask the beautiful woman next to Xu Xian. She has arranged all your affairs, and there is a dedicated person in charge. I am just a handyman in charge of cleaning, so there is no way I know Who sent it to you?"
I nodded and said, "Okay! Thank you!"
After saying that, I sighed, then turned around and walked back to the largest topside cabin.
When I went back, Xiong Ming had already changed his clothes and sat next to Hua Muling. When he saw me coming in, the boy curled his lips and said, "I said Hu Tian, why are you so slow? Did you even go to touch up your makeup?" Can’t do it?”
Xiong Ming laughed "hahaha" after saying this, but no one around him was laughing.
Not only did they not smile, they didn't even raise their eyes when I walked into the cabin.
Because, all their attention at this time was focused on the tall human figure in the cabin.
The human figurines, as a whole, present a dark brown material that resembles jade but is not jade.
It is about 1.75 meters tall and looks like a one-to-one life-size statue of a deceased person.
This human figurine has an odd shape, wearing an official hat and jade armor. The details of both the hat and the clothes are very well done. Even an inexperienced person can tell at a glance that this is the work of a master. hand.
But on the contrary, the workmanship of this human figurine is extremely rough. Not only does the face have no facial features, but the hands and feet are also very rudimentary. If you don't distinguish it carefully, you can't tell it at all.
"Where did this thing come from?" I asked in surprise as I looked at this human figurine.
Mr. Xu said slowly: "The Iron-headed Dragon King sent it to us."
I asked in surprise: "Could it be...could this be what is tied to the other end of the chain under the Iron-Headed Dragon King?"
Mr. Xu looked up at me, then smiled slightly and said, "That's right!"
I asked in surprise: "But you put so much thought into capturing the iron-headed dragon king, and then tried so hard to get this human figurine out of the water. What is your purpose?"
Mr. Xu said: "Of course it is to find clues leading to Suiye Ancient City."
Before I could speak, Li Qiang, who had been silent next to me, suddenly asked, "So in that case, where are the clues?"
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Isn't it right in front of you?"
Mr. Xu said, pointing to the human figurine on the ground.
And when I looked at the human figurine again, I unexpectedly discovered that every inch of the skin on this human figurine was engraved with lines that looked like tortoise shells.
I looked at those densely packed and complicated lines, frowned and asked, "What are these complicated lines?"
As soon as I finished speaking, the old man in red beside me suddenly said: "That is the tortoiseshell pattern that was popular during the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the Northern Dynasties."
I frowned and asked in surprise: "Tortleshell lines?"
The old man in red said: "That's right!"
After saying that, the old man in red turned his head to me, looked at me with a pair of electric eyes and asked: "Young man, do you know a person named Li Chunfeng?"
I was stunned, and then said: "Is the old gentleman talking about Li Chunfeng, the Taoist priest in the early Tang Dynasty?"
The old man in red nodded and said, "That's him."
The old man in red took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a long puff. After a while, he slowly continued: "It is said that in the early Tang Dynasty, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang were proficient in the magic of Yin and Yang Bagua. , with profound Taoist skills and the ability to see into the future. One day, Li Chunfeng observed a strange phenomenon at night, combined with Wu Zhou's words from the Tang Dynasty, so on a whim, he began to make predictions and calculations. Li Chunfeng used magic numbers to deduce hexagrams, and once he calculated, he I became addicted and got out of control, and I actually calculated the history of the next two thousand years after the Tang Dynasty."
I frowned and said, "Old sir, aren't you talking about the origin of Li Chunfeng's "Tuibei Tu"? How come you mentioned this so well?"
The old man in red gave a rare smile and said: "Young man, do you know why Li Chunfeng suddenly became very interested and began to speculate on the fate of the Tang Dynasty? Or, I can ask this, what caused Li Chunfeng and Are Yuan Tiangang and the others interested?"
I frowned and thought for a while, and then suddenly said with enlightenment: "You mean, what Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang saw at that time was this tortoiseshell pattern?"
The old man in red nodded slightly and said: "That's right! The world only thinks that Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang observed the stars at night and used hexagrams to deduce the principles, so they wrote the unique book "Tui Bei Tu". In fact, the world does not What you know is that what inspired them was not the stars, but the extremely complicated tortoise shell pattern."
I exclaimed: "So that's it. In other words, the tortoise shell patterns carved on this human figurine are clues to the Suiye Ancient City?"
Mr. Xu nodded, then shook his head and said: "Yes! But it's not entirely right! Because it is not only a clue about Suiye City, but more accurately, it is engraved with the route to Suiye Ancient City. "
I exclaimed: "What? Engraved on it is the specific route to Suiye Ancient City?"
Mr. Xu nodded and said, "That's right!"
Hua Muling, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked from the side: "But such a complicated tortoise shell pattern is like adding many layers of secret codes. How do we crack it?"
Mr. Xu did not speak, but turned his gaze to the blind man Guo Yichi who had been grinning.
Although Guo Yichi was blind, his other senses were extremely sensitive. When he saw Mr. Xu looking at him, he chuckled.
After laughing for a while, Guo Yichi said slowly: "I think this is the reason why Old Monster Xu came to see me, right?"
After Guo Yichi finished speaking, he tilted his head and smiled at Mr. Xu, and said, "Isn't that right, Mr. Xu?"
Mr. Xu smiled and said: "That's right! In this world, if there is one person who can break the secret on this tortoiseshell pattern, except for you, a blind man, I really can't think of another person."
Guo Yichi chuckled and said, "Old Monster Xu, I think you are complimenting me."
After saying that, Guo Yichi stood up slowly and used the bamboo pole in his hand to explore the way forward little by little. As he walked, he said: "Excuse me, please help me! Old man, I have to work." ”
There was no one in front of Guo Yichi, and he didn't know who he was speaking to.
After a while, he walked up to the figurine.
Guo Yichi slowly squatted down, gently touched the lines on the figurines with his fingers, and said softly: "This tortoise shell pattern can be traced back to the late Eastern Han Dynasty. People first discovered this thing in Guyuan, Ningxia. It’s on the mural in the tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty.”
Li Qiang added on the side: "I know about this. If I remember correctly, the Eastern Han Dynasty tombs that Mr. Guo mentioned should be Tomb No. 1 and Tomb No. 2 of Dehuali in Goguryeo. According to the archaeologists who came back at that time, According to the description, the sky on the entire tomb mural is covered with this kind of tortoise shell pattern. At first, they didn’t know why. Later, Professor Lin Shengzhi of Northwest University compared the tortoise shell pattern in the tombs in the mid-Tang Dynasty, and then came to the conclusion that this thing is actually a tortoise shell pattern. A representation of the heaven, its main purpose is to standardize the space of the heaven and be a carrier to realize the pattern of the heaven. To put it more simply, it is to guide the dead and guide them to ascend to immortality in a language they can understand."
Guo Yichi listened quietly to Li Qiang's words and said with a smile: "Young gentleman, you are really knowledgeable."
Li Qiang said: "Old sir, thank you very much."
Guo Yichi said with a smile: "Since the young gentleman knows so much about the tortoiseshell pattern, would you like to do some calculations with me?"
Although Guo Yichi was blind, he was not timid at all in terms of momentum. His words clearly stiffened Li Qiang.
Hearing what Guo Yichi said, Li Qiang didn't blush. He raised his neck and said, "Old sir, you're welcome. I only know a lot about archeology, but I'm not good at things like Feng Shui and metaphysics. So, you'd better do it." !”
Li Qiang's words were not long, but his meaning was expressed clearly.
Guo Yichi was not angry, but smiled slightly, and after a while he said slowly: "I won't be polite then."
After Guo Yichi said this, he turned to look at Mr. Xu and said, "Old Monster Xu, I suddenly have something to ask..."
Mr. Xu was not surprised at all by Guo Yichi's sudden question. He seemed to have been waiting for Guo Yichi's words.
Hearing Guo Yichi speak, Mr. Xu said slowly: "Guo Yichi, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Guo Yichi smiled and said: "Since you said that, I won't be polite. Tell me, at our age, shouldn't we learn to ignore rabbits and not let go of eagles?"
Mr. Xu also smiled and said: "Guo Yichi, what do you mean by this?"
Guo Yichi smiled and said, "Isn't my meaning obvious?"
Mr. Xu said: "Now that the rabbit has seen it, do you want me to give you a reason to fly?"
Guo Yichi nodded and said, "Smart people are just smart people!"
After hearing this, Mr. Xu stood up slowly, put his mouth to Guo Yichi's ear, and whispered a few words.
They spoke so quietly that I couldn't hear them clearly. I just vaguely heard the word "花".
But for some reason, Guo Yichi was stunned after listening to Mr. Xu's words. He opened his mouth wide and didn't say anything for a long time. He just couldn't help but tilted his head towards Hua Muling.
