Dong Xiaowei's face finally looked better: "You continue."
I continued helplessly: "If your initial speculation is true, then this bronze tripod was sent to the Yunnan region by the Chu people. The things recorded on the bronze tripod at the beginning were the reaction of the shaman culture. As long as a thoughtful person can With increased use, the indigenous wizards in the Yunnan region can feel that the copper tripod is the best instrument for worshiping the gods. The indigenous wizards who cannot build a giant tripod will of course hope to get a copper tripod, and the Chu people will have an opportunity."
I'm not talking nonsense. The earliest bronze tripod in Chinese history was King Yu's Jiuding, which symbolized the royal power of Kyushu. It was also the Xia tripod, which was regarded as a national artifact by later generations.
Legend has it that King Yu painted images of ghosts and gods and cast them on the tripod to let the people know about the gods and monsters. Therefore, the people received blessings from God and would not encounter the monsters and monsters depicted on the tripod when entering the mountains and forests of Sichuan. This can be called the embodiment of witch culture.
Dong Xiaowei naturally agreed with my statement: "You continue to talk."
I continued: "In fact, the Dian wizards didn't know that the coveted bronze tripod was actually a conspiracy of the Chu people. The Chu people had already been plotting something for the Dian tribe. I think that thing is It’s hidden in the Shark Palace, but the Chu people have never found the specific location of the Shark Palace.”
"It was impossible for the Dian wizards to lead the Chu people into King Shark's Palace. In addition, they were secretive. It was impossible for Chu people's spies to go deep into the center of the tribe, let alone find the entrance to King Shark's Palace. However, they sent a package weighing hundreds of kilograms. After the bronze tripod, the Dian wizards would naturally send the bronze tripod to the Shark Palace in a serious manner, and it is precisely because of this that they exposed the location of the Shark Palace."
Dong Xiaowei said: "Why do you say that?"
I was silent for a moment and said: "I can only say that it is speculation."
I continued: "Zhuang Qi entered Yunnan during the reign of King Qingxiang of Chu and campaigned for two years. In the second year after Zhuang Qi entered Yunnan, the Qin State sent troops to conquer Chu. At that time, the Qin State divided its troops into two groups to attack Chu. After he led his army to capture the city of Deng in Chu, he advanced towards Yan; on the other hand, Zhang Ruo, the governor of Qin and Shu, led his army of land and water eastward and marched towards Wu County and Jiangnan in Chu State. Zhuang Yu was captured by Zhang Ruo's army Only when he is blocked and unable to return can he become king in Yunnan."
Dong Xiaowei looked at me with squinted eyes and said, "What does this mean?"
I explained: "Don't you think it's interesting that Zhuang Qi entered Yunnan? King Chu Qingxiang succeeded King Chu Huai after he was trapped in Qin. King Chu Huai can be said to be the last king of Chu who made a difference. , but King Huai of Chu was detained by the State of Qin during the alliance meeting at Wuguan, but King Qingxiang of Chu did not want to save his father and established himself as king."
"King Chu Qingxiang was a man of heroic talent. He wanted to stabilize the country and established himself as king. It makes sense. However, King Chu Qingxiang was a complete fool. Chu State lost all its northwest territory in his hands."
Dong Xiaowei said: "I know everything you said, you'd better tell the key points."
I said solemnly: "The key point is time. Zhuang Qi should have entered Yunnan in 279 BC and decided to return to Chu in 277 BC. However, Bai Qi led his army to attack Chu in 279 BC and broke through in 278 BC. We arrived at Ying, the capital of Chu State."
"If you were replaced by King Qingxiang of Chu, would you send generals to lead troops to expand into the wilderness when Qin attacked Chu with all its strength and the Chu army was retreating?"
"You know, the person who attacked Chu at that time was the famous Bai Qi. He took the capital of Chu in just one year, forcing King Qingxiang to move the capital. You can think about the war situation in Chu at that time. How tragic. If the natives of Dian had attacked the rear of Chu, it would have been understandable for King Qingxiang to send troops to suppress it. But there is no record of Dian attacking Chu, right? Then, why did Zhuang Qi fight in Qin and Chu? When is the time to enter Yunnan?"
Dong Xiaowei pondered: "How come I heard that Zhuang Qi was not a descendant of Chu, but a Yue, and even once raised an army to rebel against Chu? If this record is true, then shouldn't he rebel when Qin attacked Chu? Are you leaving Chu State?"
I replied: "There is indeed such a saying in academic circles. There is even a dispute that Chu general Zhuang Qi and Chu bandit Zhuang Qi are not the same person. Just assume that the one who entered Yunnan was Chu thief Zhuang Qi! Tell me , what was the first thing that the Chu pirate Zhuang Qi considered after the founding of the country? I think it should be whether he could withstand the anger of the Chu State after he became king of Dian. You know, at that time, although the Chu State lost He has lost part of the territory, but the national strength is still there, so it is not difficult to turn around and deal with Zhuang Qi. Why should he fight against Chu?"
I looked up at King Shark's Palace and said, "I have a very ridiculous idea. The reason for Zhuang Qi's expansion into Yunnan is probably that there is something in the Fuxian Lake tribe that can help Chu against the Qin army, or that can help Zhuang. Qiu fights against Chu."
Dong Xiaowei pondered: "What is that thing you are talking about?"
I shook my head and said, "That's just my guess. I estimate that the secret of King Shark's Palace is either in the bronze tripod or in the mask worn by the wizard."
Dong Xiaowei turned around and said: "Go and open the bronze tripod for me."
I had just focused all my attention on the surroundings of the bronze cauldron, and did not take a closer look at what was inside the cauldron until several of Dong Xiaowei's men walked up and pulled out a square copper plate and several sealed seals from the bronze cauldron. of clay pots, and I realized there was a compartment there.
After Dong Xiaowei opened one of the clay pots, he gently sniffed the edge of the pot twice before handing it to me and said, "Look, what is this?"
As soon as I took over the pottery jar, I smelled a strong smell of blood. The jar was half filled with a dark red liquid like blood plasma. I smelled it carefully before saying, "This thing also smells like medicine. It should be some kind of witch medicine!"
Dong Xiaowei nodded and said: "I think so too. Everyone disperse, go find me that mask, hurry up."
Dong Xiaowei's men searched around without hesitation, but Dong Xiaowei himself stood calmly between Ye Xun and me. I quickly glanced at Ye Xun, but the latter shook his head calmly.
What I mean is to ask Ye Xun and me to join forces to take down Dong Xiaowei.
Ye Xun probably means that I should not act rashly. Even if the two of us join forces, we may not be Dong Xiaowei's opponent.
I was immediately discouraged. This thing is just a fantasy of mine. Even though I don't know martial arts and don't have weapons, Ye Xun can take me down with just one look. Even Ye Xun is not Dong Xiaowei's opponent, so what's the use of me
Dong Xiaowei didn't seem to notice that Ye Xun and I were exchanging glances. After walking around the throne twice, he reached out and touched the back of the throne: "Wang Huan, come here and take a look. This is What?"
When I walked up to Dong Xiaowei in a few steps, she had rubbed a bright spot the size of a dragon's eye on the back of the throne with her hand: "Is this gold? No, it's a mask..."
I quickly grabbed my sleeve and wiped it hard near the bright spot. After a while, I wiped out a gold mask from the back of the throne. The mask should have been placed on the seat all along, but the original appearance was obscured by dust, so we never discovered its existence.
After the mask was completely displayed in front of us, Dong Xiaowei grabbed the edge of the mask with his hands and slowly pulled it outward. As soon as the mask left the seat, I heard a loud sound like rock cracking behind me.
Dong Xiaowei and I were shocked and looked back at the Shark Palace at the same time. The ground under the throne exploded with cracks. Looking at the entire Shark Palace, there were stone patterns spreading everywhere, and huge cracks on the ground. The sound is endless.
Dong Xiaowei's men rushed to the other party in a few steps: "Miss, let's go quickly..."
Before the man finished speaking, Dong Xiaowei slapped him in the face: "Why are you panicking? Stand still!"
After the man stood aside obediently, Dong Xiaowei's men all gathered around and quietly separated Ye Xun and me.
Dong Xiaowei's calmness was not without reason. I was also startled when I saw the cracks in the ground. When I saw the cracks in the ground clearly, I calmed down again.
The ground of Samewang Palace is not cracking like a landslide, but is divided into several areas. Small areas are cracked. At first glance, it looks like someone has turned the Shark Palace into a grid, and the cracks are spreading between the grids. Keep spreading.
After just a few dozen seconds, a grid of ground exploded into countless pieces of rubble, and a square blood pool full of scarlet blood emerged from under the cracked ground.
When I looked into the blood pool, the blood that originally filled the edge of the pool suddenly sank about two feet to the bottom of the pool. A warrior holding a long sword and wearing armor also revealed half of his body from under the blood.
Scarlet blood was still dripping down the warrior's armor, but the joints in one warrior's neck moved slightly.
Some people couldn't help but exclaimed: "No! Those warriors are alive!"
When I turned to look at Dong Xiaowei, the other party also looked at me in shock: "They are the ones you said are powerful enough to fight against the Qin army?"
"It should be..." I also felt a chill on my vest, "Is the Fuxian Lake Water God selecting people suitable for making Wu Clan warriors?"
Only suitable water gods will emerge from the bottom of the water and guard under Fuxian Lake, and only those who are selected by the water gods as strong enough will be sent to the secret caves of Gushan; wizards pray to the gods and kill giant pythons in the secret caves. , in fact, they are soaking human bodies with the blood of giant pythons and making them into warriors of the Wu clan.
Whenever a warrior is successfully created, the wizard will send the warrior to the Shark Palace and seal it in a pool of blood. No wonder the copper pillars sent to us need to weigh a certain amount. It turns out that the test product that does not meet the requirements cannot press down the copper pillars with its own weight.
Ye Xun and I, together with the warrior left in the copper pillar, should weigh at least more than four hundred kilograms. A finished warrior can weigh as much as us. How strong are the Witch Clan warriors they created
While I was shocked, a frightening thought also popped into my head.