It was almost three o'clock at this time, Chang Sheng felt a little sleepy, so he turned to the back pages of the diary. He wanted to know what the female Japanese pirate had done after following Mitsubishi Mori and others to Mount Buham.
There are indeed records related to the Earthly Branches in the diary of the female Japanese pirate, but the records are very brief. The general meaning is that a group of them came to Buxian Mountain and found the Earthly Branch Chou Niu in Sushen Ancient City. Although the old woman who transformed into an ugly cow did not know Their identity has cast doubt on their motives for coming here, and the best opportunity to deal with the ugly cow has been missed. If you want to get rid of the ugly cow, you must use a magic weapon.
After seeing these contents, Changsheng knew that the abandoned city where everyone was currently located was called Sushen Ancient City. The unitary chicken he had seen from the desert in the Western Regions was the image of a young woman, and the ugly cow that the female Japanese pirates and others saw here was the image of a young woman. The image of an old woman means that Mitsubishi Mori and others have seen the ugly cow before, and may even have talked with it.
As for the magic weapon mentioned in the diary, it is undoubtedly the copper rod brought by Ikeda, but unfortunately, the origin and specific use of the copper rod are not mentioned in the diary.
In addition, the female Japanese pirate's diary also mentioned that the best opportunity to deal with the ugly cow had been missed at this time. This shows that the Japanese pirates have a more detailed understanding of the earthly branches than they do, and even know when the earthly branches are at their weakest.
After reading the last few pages, Changsheng turned a few more pages forward. As expected, the diary also recorded the destruction of Chenlong and Maotu by the Japanese pirates. Although the diary did not mention the specific details, it did mention the approximate time. They were Mao Rabbit was destroyed at dawn on the eighth day of February, and Chenlong was destroyed in the early morning on the second day of March.
Knowing the specific time when the Japanese pirates attacked the Earthly Branches twice, we have a basis for estimating Changsheng. There are twelve months in a year, and each month corresponds to a different Earthly Branch. The Earthly Branches corresponding to the twelve months do not start with Zishu. , but starts from Yinhu, the first month is Yin month, which is Yinhu. February is the Mao month, corresponding to the Mao Rabbit. March is the Chen month, corresponding to the Chen dragon, and so on.
The thirty days of a month are also divided into heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the twelve hours of each day also correspond to Zichou Yinmao. The dawn is Mao hour, and the early morning is Chen hour.
In this way, it can be easily deduced that the Japanese pirates chose to attack Maotu at the Mao hour of Mao month and Mao day, and the early morning of the second day of March when they attacked Chenlong was also the time of Chen, Yue, Chen and Chen.
After finding out the pattern, Changsheng verified it again with the Chou Niu here. It is now March, which is the Chen month, but today is fourteenth, which is the Chou day.
Previously, Ikeda and others had agreed with Mitsubishi Mori to come here before the third watch. The third watch belongs to Zi time, while the fourth watch is Chou time. Ikeda and others came here before the third watch and spent an hour preparing. By the fourth watch, it was the time when the ugly cow was relatively weak.
The reason why they are relatively weak is because the Chou month is in December, but they were not ready at that time. Now they cannot pursue the Chou month, the Chou sun, the Chou hour, but can only pursue the Chou sun, the Chou hour, and this is also consistent with the female Japanese pirate diary. It is mentioned that they missed the best opportunity and had to use magic weapons to kill the ugly cow.
Thinking of this, Changsheng suddenly understood that the Japanese pirates had sent a large number of their own warriors to sneak into the middle-earth area for the sake of the Golden Dragon and the Earthly Branches. They must have made corresponding preparations before departure, and he, Datou and others learned about the Japanese pirates temporarily. To put it bluntly, the Japanese pirates knew more about the Earthly Branches than they did. Now that I have found the profit and loss rules of the twelve Earthly Branches, it will be more convenient to protect the Earthly Branches. Even if I don’t visit them one by one, I can still know which one. The Earthly Branches are at their weakest at a certain time on a certain day of the month, and this time is also the time when Japanese pirates are most likely to attack them.
At this moment, Datou opened his eyes and stood up, wanting to go out to relieve himself. Seeing Changsheng holding the diary in a daze, he walked over and took a look, "My lord, what are you looking at?"
When Chang Sheng and Yang Kai Yu Yi were moving the bedding, Da Tou was instructing Miss Bai to throw the body far away. They didn't know that Chang Sheng had picked up the diary of the female Japanese pirate. When he heard his question, he was worried that speaking would wake up Yang Kai and others, so Chang Sheng did not answer. , just waved his hand, indicating that he could go to his own convenience.
Da Tou didn't ask any more questions, yawned and walked out. After relieving himself, he added some firewood to the campfire, and then came back and fell asleep again.
Yang Kai had already fallen asleep at this time. Although Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming were sitting cross-legged and meditating, they also fell asleep. Most of the monks and nuns were meditating and chanting sutras on weekdays, or just sitting and meditating. In fact, most of the time they were Sleeping in a sitting position.
Chang Sheng was also a little sleepy, so he put down his diary and lay down to rest.
He thought he would fall asleep soon after closing his eyes, but he never thought that the scent of orchids lingering on the quilt would make his mind wander, and his imagination would wander. The ancients said that eating the marrow will tell you the taste. It is okay to say that some things have not been experienced, but once they have been experienced, they will be It is inevitable to recall with nostalgia.
Fortunately, although Changsheng is strong-blooded, he is a Qi practitioner. The spiritual energy in his body rotates and circulates, which can calm his mind and eliminate distracting thoughts.
Everyone slept soundly this time, and slept until midnight the next day. Sufficient sleep is very important for both Qi practitioners and ordinary people, because the essence of sleep is to return to the innate state and restore the energy consumed during the day. Essence and spirit.
The temperature was very low in the early morning. After getting up, Changsheng was not in a hurry to go out. Instead, he told Datou and others the clues he got from the female Japanese pirate's diary last night in detail, so that they could know it well.
After listening to Changsheng's talk, Datou was the first to speak, "Your Majesty, could the diary you found be deliberately misled by the Japanese pirates?"
Without waiting for Changsheng to answer, Shi Xuanming answered from the side, "Are you thinking too much? If they don't all surrender, we won't be able to get this thing. Will they use seven lives to mislead us?"
After Shi Xuanming finished speaking, Changsheng nodded and said, "What Shi Xuanming said makes sense. The diary must be true. The three red circles on the map copy you found from Mitsubishi Mori and the contents written in the female Japanese pirate's diary are also the same." It matches.”
"I trust your judgment, but I'm still a little worried." Big Head clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"What are you worried about?" Changsheng asked casually.
Datou coughed twice and cleared his throat, then turned to speak, "If we follow the rules you just mentioned, the Japanese pirates should go to Lingnan Road in the southeastern border to assassinate Sishe, but they did not go south, but went to The Japanese are coming from the north, and the Yinhu of Silla jumped over. I wonder if the Japanese pirates deliberately lured us to Silla."
When Da Tou spoke, no one on his side responded immediately. Although the possibility of Da Tou's situation was unlikely, it could not be completely ruled out.
After pondering, Changsheng said, "The diary must be true, there is no doubt about it. Mitsubishi Mori is also an important figure. This person is a mage. The Japanese pirates cannot sacrifice him to mislead us, so the map must be true. We are Silla We will definitely go, and according to time estimates, we may indeed encounter the seven major families who have returned from Japan in Silla, so we just need to be more careful after we go there."
Chang Sheng's words, Yang Kai and others all nodded, but the big head frowned slightly, looking worried.
Among the five members of his party, Datou was the oldest, and Datou had been in the market all year round. He had seen a lot of conspiracies and intrigues. Seeing that he was always worried, Changsheng raised his hand to him and said, "It's okay. If you have any ideas, it's okay. .”
"Your Majesty, what you just said is correct," Datou said, "but I still feel something is wrong. The locations of the earthly branches are already marked on the map. There are twelve places in total. I know how many they killed, so it seems unnecessary. Draw a circle, I always feel that the circle was drawn deliberately for us to see."
Hearing Datou's words, Shi Xuanming wanted to retort, but Chang Sheng waved his hand to stop him, "It is indeed impossible for the Japanese pirates to take the initiative to sacrifice Mitsubishi Mori, and Mitsubishi Mori himself cannot be used as a bait, but it cannot be ruled out that this person secretly did the worst. It’s possible that the Japanese pirates have planned a trap in Silla and are waiting for us to pass.”
"Don't worry, I have a way to confirm," Changsheng said, turning to look at Shi Xuanming, "Give me your wine bag..."
