There are some clues, but they are all things that have been dug up. After all, the reputation of the Qiande Shangguo was not small, and it was not that long before it was destroyed. It was only a few hundred years. This is relatively recent among similar legends in the Ice and Snow North Kingdom.
So after seeing such a story, there are naturally not a few people who also choose to explore and search. There are eight hundred if not one thousand.
In the end, it gradually became uninterested and was regarded as a real "story" with no way to continue to explore.
There are many legends in the Ice and Snow North Kingdom that only have some clues at the beginning but lead to a dead end. It can even be said that this kind of "story" is the protagonist. Those who can dig deep are rare. And as time goes by, they will become increasingly rare. And the treasure hunters will gradually become as history as the treasures they seek.
But these have nothing to do with Yang Rui. Others think it is a "pure story" with no potential or possibility to dig deeper. But he didn't agree with it.
Because just the name of a place mentioned in the story was enough to cheer him up and stop treating this record as a story.
Sanxingwuliu Village.
A strange place name. It is said to be because there are many willow trees in the area. The first thing you can see on the roadside when entering the village are three rows of willow trees, with five trees in each row, hence the name.
But Yang Rui doesn't see it that way.
Three rows and five willows? He felt that this was a misunderstanding by others, or that someone had deliberately changed one of the words, so that people who didn't understand had nowhere to look it up, but people who really understood it would know something fishy at a glance.
"Three rows of five and six, seven rows of one and five, and nine, nine and three three are for unlocking the door."
This sentence comes from a secret book. In other words, it is a collection of fragments of the secret book. It is a treasure secretly stored in Nanyuan Kingdom. Inside is the compilation of the contents of some of the most secret documents collected from the Qiande Kingdom.
And this sentence is actually a formula for opening a machine lock. Start with the sixth and sixth lines in the third row, and then move the mechanism backwards in order to finally open the mechanism lock. And this mechanism lock was used to lock the gate of Wuchi, the core of Qiande Kingdom at that time.
As a member of the royal family of Nanyuan Kingdom whose mission is to revive the glory of Qiande Kingdom, Yang Rui is naturally no stranger to these secret scriptures about Qiande Kingdom. He had also seen the remains of the machine lock at the beginning. Even if it was damaged, it was a very large one, embedded in a half-foot-thick metal door.
Because it was the first time he saw such a big and strange-shaped "lock", Yang Rui remembered everything related to the lock very clearly. Among them are the lock-opening formulas recorded in the secret book.
Three rows and five willows actually means three rows and five willows!
Something is wrong with this village!
Yang Rui moved his luggage directly into this small village and found a hospitable farmhouse willing to accept him as a guest to stay so that he could inquire about information in the village.
This stay lasted more than three months. Relying on his passable handwriting, he helped people in the village write letters and helped the village chief write notices for free. He successfully became familiar with the people in the village, which actually allowed him to find some useful clues in his eyes: 1. A copper turtle.
Turtles are not something that should exist in the ice and snow north. It's so cold here that I can't even survive inside.
However, various types of turtles are common in Beiwu Kingdom and Nanyuan Kingdom. And it is often used as a mascot of longevity and is displayed on handles, scrolls, and jewelry.
It is said that this copper turtle was accidentally picked up by an old woman when she went to the river to wash clothes many years ago. After I brushed off the dirt on it, I thought it was gold, but I found someone to look at it and found out it was copper. So he didn't sell it, but kept it as a toy for the children at home.
Later, some people came to see the copper turtle, but they just looked at it.
After Zhang Yan got the copper turtle, he understood why no one paid attention to this copper handle that appeared suddenly in this village. Because there is no word or emblem on this bronze turtle. The image is also that of an ordinary turtle walking. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the South. Maybe it was a visitor from afar who accidentally fell into the river and was washed over.
In addition, the creek where the turtle was found has long been plowed over. After achieving nothing, no one mentioned it again.
But for Yang Rui, this turtle is of great significance.
Because there are twenty-seven carapace plates on the back of this copper turtle, and thirteen and a half carapace plates on the abdomen! A total of forty and a half slices. This number is the length of the reign of the first emperor of Qiande Shangguo. It was also regarded as an unwritten time discipline by the former royal family and considered the most auspicious number.
Moreover, in the secret book of the Nanyuan Kingdom, Xu Yegong, the ninth prince of the Qiande Kingdom, was born with a special affinity for gold objects, and would get rashes all over his body after contact with them. Therefore, all the objects that should have been made of gold to show dignity were replaced by brass.
Therefore, in Yang Rui's eyes, this seemingly inconspicuous copper turtle is most likely the possession of Xu Yegong, the ninth prince of Qiande Kingdom.
Continuing to dig deeper, Yang Rui finally found something strange at the source of the creek behind the village where the copper turtle was found.
Yang Rui likes to read books, not only these historical essays from various places, but also likes to learn some minor skills when he was on Cliff Mountain. Physiognomy is one of them.
Although Yang Rui still has some superficial knowledge, there is no problem in putting it to use.
So Yang Rui discovered an unusual place at the source of the creek by relying on physiognomy, that is, the terrain around the source of the creek had been artificially changed. Although there are no traces of carving on the surface, the position and essence of the landforms are very rough and obvious. Can't hide it from Yang Rui.
After careful searching, an inconspicuous cave at a break in the terrain became a breakthrough. Going down the cave, you will find a deep pool at the end. After diving in, I discovered an underground undercurrent like a bay that can reach directly to the heart of the mountain. The legendary treasure belonging to the Kingdom of Qiande is hidden in the belly of this mountain.
Yang Rui was even surprised to find that the mountain was not "just a cave structure" as he thought, but looked like a palace. The floor is made of floor tiles, and the walls are flat and vertical with no protruding stones. And there are many strange stone carvings that have never been seen before for decoration.
But the corpses scattered on the ground showed that this place was not a good place.
There were still pieces of clothing and armor on the corpse, as well as some remains of weapons, which was enough for Yang Rui to identify the origin of these things.
"These are the standard weapons and soft armor of the Qiande Shangguo. This guy's status in the military is probably not low. He should at least be a partial general."
But after recognizing the corpses on the ground, a new question arises: How did these people die here? And he died in his own treasure trove?
Yang Rui looked at the strange stone carvings and architectural styles around him, and then looked at the corpses on the ground that most likely belonged to Xu Yegong, the ninth prince of Qiande, and he suddenly had a bold guess in his heart.
"Perhaps Xu Yegong, like me, is an intruder here?"
