"Okay, let's find a place to rest first. Go to the cave we visited during the day." Nanfeng said.
The fat man was very sleepy and yawned, "What time of the day is it? Find a place nearby."
"Let's go there. We're going west anyway, so we won't take a detour." Nanfeng said.
The fat man couldn't resist the south wind, so he could only brace himself and go westward with the two of them.
It was already early in the morning when we arrived at the cave. The sun was rising in this cave and the cave was very dry. The fat man lay down with his clothes on and quickly fell asleep with his bag on his pillow.
It was late autumn at this time, the morning was cold, the south wind was looking for firewood from outside the cave, and Zhuge Chanjuan also came to help.
"Why do I feel that you are absent-minded? What are you thinking about?" Zhuge Chanjuan asked.
Nanfeng turned to look at Zhuge Chanjuan and said, "The stone door of the cave was too thick before. Li Chaozong triggered the copper thunder, which might have killed him. He had seen the power of this copper thunder in Southern Xinjiang before. , and also knows that two copper thunders have been lost, so not only will he doubt the authenticity of the tortoise shells obtained in the Orc Valley, but he will also think that someone is also searching for the tortoise shell heavenly book, and he can think of us as long as he uses his brain a little bit."
Zhuge Chanjuan handed the picked firewood to Nanfeng, "Aren't you tired after thinking so much?"
"Of course I'm tired, but it's better to be tired than to die," Nanfeng added. "As long as he guesses that we are responsible for this matter, he can think that since we are looking for the Tortoise Shell Book, we must have grasped important clues, and even You can guess that I have the Tortoise Shell Book in my hand."
"It makes sense," Zhuge Chanjuan nodded, "but no matter whether he knows that you have the Book of Heaven in your hand, he will not let you go lightly. Don't think so much. The cave before was opposite the pool, and as long as the water mines Even if he doesn't die from the explosion, the air waves will knock him into the pool. The alien in the water must have been awakened by then, and he must not be spared lightly in anger."
When Zhuge Chanjuan said this, Nanfeng felt a lot more relaxed. As the saying goes, everything depends on man and God. Everything he can do has been done, and the rest depends on God's will.
After gathering firewood and making a bonfire, it was much warmer in the cave.
Zhuge Chanjuan sat leaning against the wall, while Nanfeng looked at the deerskin map by the campfire. After looking at the map, he took out three pieces of tortoise shells and examined them one by one. Two of the three pieces of tortoise shells were left by Tian Yuanzi, and one was his own. Got it from Orc Valley.
The shapes of the three tortoise shells are not exactly the same. The edge of the Orc Valley piece has been polished and is easy to distinguish. The difference between Tian Yuanzi's two pieces is not very big, but he can also distinguish it. He was under the kang of Chang'an Inn that year. The piece that comes out is relatively shiny, which is caused by the grease on your hands from years of stroking. The other piece is gray in color and has no luster.
The shiny piece of tortoise shell was obtained from Xu Yunfeng. This piece of tortoise shell originally belonged to the cave in the east. After Xu Kun got the piece of tortoise shell, he learned about it and learned something, becoming a top master.
The gray piece should have been found by Xu Yunfeng and Tian Yuanzi together. It is unknown where they were found, and it is also unclear what gains can be gained from studying it.
The third piece is the one obtained from the Orc Valley. This piece should have fallen into the hands of Hua Ci'er's ancestor. That person also understood this piece of tortoise shell. The skill of controlling beasts used by Hua Ci'er must be one of them. It was obtained by the ancestors who understood the tortoise shell heavenly book.
There is a question that needs to be considered at the moment, that is, are there any differences in the contents recorded on these nine tortoise shells? There are of course specific differences, because the words on each tortoise shell are different, and the number of words is also different. The one with the most words is Xu Kun. The piece I got had more than forty ancient characters, and the one with the least number of characters was the one that was gray and white, with only a dozen.
The so-called difference refers to whether the contents contained in these tortoise shells are essentially different. After Xu Kun obtained the tortoise shell, he developed advanced martial arts, while Huacier's ancestors obtained the tortoise shell and developed the art of controlling beasts. The remaining ones Could it be that the tortoise shell also records a certain aspect of skill
Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is unlikely. The essence of the content recorded in the nine pieces of tortoise shell should be the same, and it is not limited to a certain aspect. The reason why different results appear after reading is because the people who read the heavenly book The focus is different. Xu Kun was originally a waiter, met many people in the world, and yearned for advanced martial arts, so he saw and obtained the peerless martial arts from the Turtle Shell Book of Heaven.
Hua Cinger's ancestors lived in the wild southwest and saw many ferocious beasts. Naturally, they hoped to control these beasts for their own use. With this in mind, they read and obtained the art of controlling beasts from the Turtle Shell Book.
As Tian Yuanzi said, these nine tortoise shells are the origin of all dharma, the general outline of practice, and are all-encompassing. Whatever you have in your heart, you can see what you see in it.
After throwing a few pieces of firewood into the fire, Nanfeng picked up one of the tortoise shells again, looked at it a few times and closed his eyes for a moment, then looked at it a few more times and closed his eyes again.
Seeing Nanfeng open and close his eyes sometimes, Zhuge Chanjuan mistakenly thought that he was sleepy and said, "Stop looking and take a nap."
Nanfeng nodded and continued his previous actions. In fact, he was not sleepy. The reason why he did this was to remember the words on the tortoise shell. He did not recognize the words. At this time, he not only had to write down the words, but also Write down specific strokes.
The ancient characters on the tortoise shell are obviously carved, but upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that these ancient characters follow the inherent texture of the tortoise shell. The situation is very similar to that of paper rubbing. The engraved characters are just to make the original characters look better. The texture is clearer.
It is not easy to remember unknown words, and it is even more difficult to remember the specific strokes of each word, but the difficulty is just that it is not easy to do. As long as you work hard, you can still do it.
At midnight, Nanfeng threw the piece of tortoise shell that he had been looking at before into the bonfire, and watched intently as it slowly turned white and crispy in the bonfire.
"What does it smell like?" The fat man wrinkled his nose and inhaled.
Nanfeng didn't answer. The burning smell of tortoise shells was not the burnt smell of bone armor, but a special smell similar to sandalwood.
Zhuge Chanjuan woke up after hearing the sound, followed Nanfeng's line of sight and saw the tortoise shell in the fire, and stood up in shock, "Why did you burn the Book of Heaven?"
Nanfeng stared at the fire, "It is true possession that is not obtained by others."
Hearing what he said, Zhuge Chanjuan knew that he had memorized the words on the tortoise shell, so she was no longer nervous.
"You don't speak human words anymore, you are so docile," the fat man yawned and rubbed himself against the stone wall, "You don't have to mess around. If you remember it wrong, there will be no place to cry."
At this time, the piece of tortoise shell had been completely burned. Fearing that there were hidden clues in it, Nanfeng used branches to provoke and observe. Only when he was sure that there was no trace, he felt relieved, and then picked up the second piece.
"It's not easy to get, so be careful." Zhuge Chanjuan reminded.
Nanfeng nodded, "You guys can sleep a little longer."
The fat man was hungry, so he took some dry food and went out to eat. Zhuge Chanjuan went out to find some firewood and came back. For fear of disturbing Nanfeng, she put down the firewood and returned to the same place to continue sleeping. At this time, the fat man had already fallen asleep, still holding half a pancake in his hand.
The second piece of tortoise shell had fewer words, and since he had gotten used to it and found the secret of memory, Nanfeng threw it into the bonfire half an hour later. After burning, I still did not forget to look carefully.
At noon, the last piece of tortoise shell has been completely memorized. With eyes closed, the three pieces of tortoise shell can be clearly reproduced in my mind, complete and complete.
Not only the eight-part golden body can calm the mind and increase wisdom, Taoist practice methods also have similar effects. After entering the Great Cave, the mental memory is improved. Before, I might have written down words, but I could not accurately reproduce the tortoise shell in my mind like this. .
This last piece of tortoise shell was the one obtained from the Orc Valley. For this piece of tortoise shell, Nanfeng did not throw it into the bonfire, but opened the bonfire and buried it in the soil under the bonfire, about three inches deep.
Backfill the soil and cover the campfire.
"What are you doing?" Zhuge Chanjuan was puzzled.
"You can't even tell, he's just a beggar chicken." The fat man joked.
Nanfeng shook his head and said sternly to the two of them, "We have to leave a way out for ourselves. We already know that Li Chaozong and Long Yunzi are looking for the Book of Heaven. Once the news gets out, more people will join the search. , these people are our opponents. If they know that we have the Book of Heaven in our hands, they will probably try their best to plot against us. If any of us are alone and captured, this is the last life-saving talisman. Hand over this piece of paper if necessary. Tortoise shell, in order to delay time and give our companions a chance to rescue."
"What a crow's mouth." Zhuge Chanjuan scolded.
"You can't blame him. He was afraid of being killed." Fatty said. Not long ago, the two of them almost died at the hands of Tian Shanzi. After experiencing something like that, no one can avoid being afraid. It is reasonable to leave a way out. middle.
"There is no airtight wall in the world. It is said that every man is innocent and harbors his own crime. Maybe there will be more people looking for us than looking for the Book of Heaven in the future. You two follow me to avoid being affected and unlucky." Nanfeng stretched. waist.
"I've been unlucky before, but I've also benefited from you, haha." The fat man said with a smile.
"This piece of tortoise shell has more words, why keep it?" Zhuge Chanjuan pointed to the bonfire. She had seen these three pieces of tortoise shell before and knew that the piece with smooth edges had a lot of words.
Nanfeng explained, "I have stamped this piece of tortoise shell and given it to our elder brother. If it is leaked in the future, many people will know the contents of this piece of tortoise shell. If there are too many people who know, it is not worth hiding. "
Zhuge Chanjuan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Nanfeng threw away the branch that was used to stir the fire and took the deerskin to examine.
"You said yesterday that this was the fifth of the nine places?" The fat man took out the cake to eat again.
"Yes." Nanfeng stretched out his hand to ask for it.
The fat man handed one to him, and then to Zhuge Chanjuan, who also accepted it.
"Since it's in the middle, why do you have to run to the dragon's head? Why don't you just start looking for it nearby?" the fat man asked.
"The dragon's head and dragon's tail are easier to find. I'm worried that Li Chaozong will take the lead." Nanfeng said.
"It makes sense, but I think it's better for us to start looking nearby, otherwise we'll just run around." Fatty said.
Nan Feng frowned in thought and did not answer.
"Zhuge, what do you think?" The fat man looked at Zhuge Chanjuan.
"I agree with you. The dragon's head is definitely not close to here. Winter is coming soon and it will be very cold if you go north." Zhuge Chanjuan agreed with the fat man's suggestion.
"Otherwise, let's divide our troops into two groups. You go to the nearest place. Ba Ye and I will rush to the dragon head to see what's going on there." Nanfeng said. The cave in Taiyi Mountain confirmed his previous guess. The nine places where turtle shells are placed are not all ancient tombs with many traps. If the first area is similar to this one, you can easily get it.
Upon hearing this, the fat man shook his head repeatedly, "It's better to say goodbye. We are no rivals in the first place, and it would be more dangerous to be separated. Don't think that you are safe if you ride on Master Ba. Don't forget that Li Chaozong can also fly."
Nanfeng did not express his position immediately, but looked at the map carefully, and at the same time considered the pros and cons in his mind.
Seeing that Nanfeng didn't answer, the fat man looked at Zhuge Chanjuan again, "Zhuge, what do you think?"
"What you said makes sense." Zhuge Chanjuan supported.
"When did you two wear a pair of pants?" Nanfeng said casually.
"What are you afraid of? It's not like wearing a pair of shoes." Zhuge Chanjuan said with a smile.
Nanfeng glanced at Zhuge Chanjuan but did not answer.
"What do you mean, why are you wearing shoes?" The fat man didn't know what the two said in the Orc Valley, and was confused.
Zhuge Chanjuan naturally wouldn't explain.
After looking at the map carefully, Nanfeng made a decision, "Okay, I will listen to you and go to the fourth nearby place..."