"If Fang Ru is still alive now, he must not be hundreds of years old. Was he an immortal cultivator back then?" Xu Qian asked doubtfully.
"I don't know about this. It is said that the Tang Dynasty was very secretive about cultivation in the past, and ordinary people didn't know much about it. It has only been liberalized in the past few decades. It may be that science and technology have advanced and it can't be kept secret. Therefore, no one probably knows whether the Literary Sage of that time was an immortal cultivator."
When the three of them walked into Wensheng Lane, Lin Qiaoni was overjoyed. The antique buildings, grand and classic, simply replicated the grandeur of the Tang Dynasty hundreds of years ago. It can be said that today’s Tang Dynasty rarely feels the charm of the past. It is full of modern roads and high-rise buildings. Here, you have the illusion of dreaming back to a thousand years ago. At the beginning of the lanterns, there are a lot of tourists, more than half of them are still wearing ancient costumes, and the employees of all the shops in the scenic area are also wearing ancient costumes.
Lin Qiaoni does not have a mobile phone, but Vivian does. After all, she has been working in the stronghold for a long time, so it is inconvenient not to have a mobile phone. Although she couldn't send the photos back to China, Lin Qiaoni still wanted to take them. She was even interested in renting a costume. If she didn't take hundreds of photos, she would probably not eat the meal.
The three of them didn't find a big restaurant to sit down and have a good meal. Instead, they took pictures while walking and ate whatever they wanted when they saw it. They didn't eat much at each restaurant, but they ate snacks ordered from seven or eight restaurants in a row. The three of us were already very full due to the delicious food.
"I think the drunken pig's trotters and Sanxian chicken are the most delicious, and the hibiscus pancake is also good." Lin Qiaoni's mood was the same as her belly, which was full and excited.
"What about you? Which one do you think is the most delicious?" Lin Qiaoni asked Xu Qian.
"Me? I think everything is good." Xu Qian ate at least four times as much as the two women combined, but it took about the same amount of time, so it was impossible to taste it slowly even if he thought about it.
Lin Qiaoni saw that Xu Qian was so perfunctory and didn't bother to ask him again. Anyway, she just wanted to be happy.
"Where is this?" Xu Qian pointed to an ancient courtyard in front.
"This is Wen Sheng Fangru's old house. It has been renovated twice in the past hundreds of years, otherwise it would have collapsed long ago. However, it is said that it is mainly for reinforcement, and the basic layout has not changed."
After Xu Qian listened to Vivian's explanation, he walked towards the old house.
Lin Qiaoni said from behind: "What's so interesting about an old house? We haven't visited there yet."
Xu Qian said nothing. He was not too interested in the newly created landscapes to attract tourists. That kind of thing can be done with money. This dark-looking old house is the Wensheng Lane scenic spot. Core.
The old house was closed for half an hour, so Xu Qian walked straight in.
There were not many people inside, only tourists in twos and threes. It was also because it was getting late, and many tourists had already started to go back.
In the center of the hall wall, there is a portrait of an old man, that of Fang Ru. The old man was sitting there, with an air of immortality, and he had the feeling of a virtuous man. Unlike the legend, he was a literati who could do various crafts.
Xu Qian walked further inside, and there were several more rooms. When he entered the bedroom, there was a painting hanging on the wall. He took a casual look at it, but was stunned as if he was shocked.
What is shown in the painting is only a small closed space, and the composition is very simple. There are not many details, because maybe the space is very simple to begin with. There is a box in the center. From the perspective of the painting, it should be a person sitting in this small space, facing the box. There are four words written on the top of the box - 1557.
There is an official explanation next to this painting. It was originally hung here when Fang Ru lived. It was probably painted by Fang Ru, because there is no evidence in historical records that Fang Ru can paint, nor is there any evidence that Fang Ru can paint. A Fang Ru painting exists, except for the one on the wall. Of course, this one is a copy, and the original painting has been stored in the Royal Museum. Later generations can only judge by the handwriting of "1557", which is probably Fang Ru's own handwriting. After several generations of experts' research, they still don't know what the content of the painting is, let alone why the literary saint Fang Ru painted such a thing.
Experts couldn't figure it out, but Xu Qian did.
What is shown in the painting is not the mysterious space where he woke up? If he admitted his mistake, then this 557 is the best evidence. Xu Qian's number is 1673, and Fang Ru's number is 1557. Do they have the same origin?
This ordinary painting he accidentally discovered was the most shocking thing that Xu Qian had experienced in a long time. He stared at the painting for a long time, and even Lin Qiaoni and his wife didn't respond.
Lin Qiaoni saw Xu Qian looking at the painting so intently. She also looked at it for a long time, but she really couldn't see anything interesting. She originally wanted to ask Xu Qian, but she felt that if Xu Qian entered some kind of epiphany, she would interrupt a great opportunity by interrupting him, so she did not open her mouth and instead pulled Weiwei. An Mo went out.
Xu Qian thought a lot. He woke up in China, but Fang Ru was from the Tang Dynasty. There should be no space channels at that time. In other words, there was a group of people like them in both China and the Tang Dynasty, the people who arranged all this. , had the ability to open space channels a long time ago. Of course, there is also a possibility that there was already a space channel in that era, maybe it was just unknown. Fang Ru also woke up in China, and came to the Tang Dynasty for some unknown reason, and has been living in the Tang Dynasty ever since. Go down.
Another point is the issue of time. Fang Ru is a person who lived about five or six hundred years ago, which means that he woke up at least five or six hundred years ago. The difference between his number and his own number is more than one hundred. Does this mean that in the past five or six hundred years, another hundred people have awakened? How many people? So where are these people now?
The last point confirmed Xu Qian's suspicion all along. He initially thought that the earth's civilization did not have the same technology as the place where he woke up, and he did not know how long he had been asleep. However, if the earth's civilization could not reach it, it might be an extraterrestrial civilization, so he once thought that he might have come from Outside the earth, they may also be earthlings who have been put to sleep by extraterrestrial civilizations. But he always felt that his sleep time would not be short, but there was no substantial evidence for this. Now it seems that Fang Ru was also an awakened person hundreds of years ago, so could he have been asleep at that time?
It is also possible that the person who put him to sleep has been doing this for thousands of years, and he just fell into sleep after his memory was deleted a few years ago. And later he saw more incredible methods in the Special Branch, indicating that earth civilization might also be able to do all this.
This painting brought Xu Qian some new information, but it did not clarify the problem. Instead, it made him feel even more confused.
But no matter what, at least one thing is certain, this Fang Ru has the same secret as him. As long as you can find Fang Ru, you can get more information.
"Sir, we are closing. If you still want to visit, please come back tomorrow."
Xu Qian's thoughts were interrupted. It turned out to be a middle-aged woman, who seemed to be the manager of the scenic spot. Xu Qian could only exit the old house with many questions, but he had basically finished reading the house. Apart from the painting, there was nothing special about it.
"You finally came out." Lin Qiaoni's voice sounded, "I thought you were going to live in there."
"What time is it now?" Xu Qian didn't have a mobile phone or a watch.
Vivian glanced at her phone and said, "It's half past nine."
"Then we have to leave, it's almost time."
Lin Qiaoni and Vivian hugged each other and said goodbye. Xu Qian also wanted to do it, but Lin Qiaoni stopped her in time.
After the three of them parted ways outside the scenic spot, Xu Qian and Lin Qiaoni got into a taxi and headed to the suburban park.
"I've told you before, Vivian is not a casual girl, so don't have any wild ideas."
"I don't think so. It's just you who are biased against people from the beginning."
"I admit that I misunderstood her at first. Wasn't it because of you? Let me ask you, why have you been staring at her legs today?"
"The legs...are pretty."
"Okay, Xu Qian, I really didn't realize you were this kind of person. Now I won't show off myself. I remember that girl who drove a luxury car, her name was Chen Xiaolu. Her skirt was so short that it almost covered her face. I can't help it anymore, just because you like it, right? You pervert." Lin Qiaoni moved towards the door and distanced herself from Xu Qian.
