Mountains and seas close at hand

Bai Xunhua looked at his watch, it was already 12:[-], and said to the two of them, "Go to bed early, the work is always endless."

Ji Bao yawned exaggeratedly: "Oh, Manager Bai, are you getting paid?"

When Bai Xunhua opened his mouth, he knew that he had made a mistake, and said with a smile: "I have already resigned, so I can only rely on the financial appropriation from Mr. Ji."

Song Banyan was still staring at the topographic map in a daze, always feeling that there was something important that he hadn't remembered.Bai Xunhua walked up to her and said softly, "We'll think about it tomorrow. Even if the location of Qunyu Mountain is determined, we can't guarantee that King Zhou Mu will be buried there. We still need more information, so don't rush."

Song Banyan nodded and followed her out of the command room.

Bai Xunhua walked to a guest room, turned to her and said, "Go and wash up first, I'll tidy up the room for you..."

Song Banyan suddenly raised his hand and pushed against the door frame, the thick door made a "boom".

Bai Xunhua was startled suddenly, and Song Banyan said with a smile: "It is said that the best 'bidong' ends with a kiss."

Ji Baozheng had sleepy eyes, turned his head to look, and suddenly he was full of energy, and shouted: "Xunhua don't be cowardly, just go back!" After shouting, he reacted, curling his lips in disgust: "Song Banyan, you didn't take your medicine today, did you?" .”

Bai Xunhua is not a little girl of fifteen or sixteen, even when she was fifteen or sixteen, she would not be thumped by someone, and would be overwhelmed with joy.What's more, she and Song Banyan fought wits and bravely for a year.Sweet talk, cold violence, smacking and making revolution, more knowledgeable.

Bai Xunhua put his arms around his shoulders and looked at her quietly: "Are you going to sleep on the floor?"

Song Banyan froze for a moment, then scratched his forehead: "Don't bother me, I'll sleep with you. I happen to have something, I want to ask you."

Ji Bao was full of confidence in Bai Xunhua, and felt that it would be no problem for her to handle the nervous Song Banyan. He yawned and said, "Take it easy, you two, don't affect my beauty sleep."

Ji Bao was right, all the money for the decoration of the villa was spent on the command room.In addition to the hidden wardrobe, there is only one bed in the bedroom.The minimalist decoration collides with the surface of the room, making it appear empty and cold.

Song Banyan looked around and said to Bai Xunhua, "You wash up first, I'll go downstairs and bring up the luggage."

After she finished speaking, she left the room and walked to the elevator.The light yellow wall lamp leads the way, and the only heartbeat in the empty villa corridor.

The elevator door opened silently, and Song Banyan stepped in.Her figure was vaguely reflected on the silver brushed metal walls.

Song Banyan raised his hand to hold his heart, finally showing a little confusion.

When she saw Bai Xunhua again, she had already discovered her abnormality.There is an uncontrollable joy that shuttles back and forth in the heart.

Admiration, joy, possession... All kinds of negative emotions that followed rolled in her chest, so she refused decisively in Zunlou.But when the file matter is over, get on the bus leaving Taizhou.

My heart is empty.

who am I?

Where am I going?

Song Banyan didn't know.

When Ji Bao appeared, his joy outweighed his surprise.The feeling of relief made her know instantly - she was looking forward to seeing Bai Xunhua again.

Perhaps, Bai Xunhua is also a file.

But for Song Banyan, at least at this moment she wants to hold on to this file.

She acted so clearly that even Ji Bao made a fuss, but Bai Xunhua couldn't see it?Of course not, Bai Xunhua, who is so perceptive, couldn't see through it.

Perhaps, I am also a file.

Song Banyan pursed his lips and smiled.

The elevator doors opened and she dragged the suitcase down the aisle.The rapidly spinning wheels of the suitcase made a clear sound, as if announcing his arrival.

God gives it, and it must be taken.

Bai Xunhua came out of the bathroom and saw Song Banyan sitting on the floor by the window.She leaned her head against the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked out blankly, with an indescribably lonely expression.

Guilt and heartache crushed Bai Xunhua in an instant.

Without memory, there is no past.Without the past, it means that she has nothing in this world.

Half smoke, know nothing, have nothing.

And for more than a year... I...

Bai Xunhua bit her lower lip, turned her eyes away and couldn't bear to look again.The pain from the nail piercing into the palm only slightly restored her sanity.She collected herself and said softly, "Half smoke, go take a bath."

Song Banyan turned her head and said with a smile: "Miss Bai, you've worked so hard, your hair will turn gray even if you're not sick. Come and sit, I'll take a shower after I tell you." She said, pointing to the bedside.

Bai Xunhua hesitated for a moment, then walked over.Seeing her sit down, Song Banyan narrated what he had encountered in Taizhou.In addition, send flowers to people and treat the landlord to dinner.

After Song Banyan finished speaking, he got up and took out a mask from the suitcase: "You are allowed to think for a while when applying the mask, and sleep when the time is up. There is always work to be done."

Bai Xunhua was taken aback for a moment, took the mask and looked at Song Banyan with a smile on his face: "Yes."

The slightly cool mask was attached to his face, but Bai Xunhua's heart faintly felt warm.She stopped her wandering thoughts and focused on the recent anomalies.

When they were in Zunlou, Song Banyan took out the photos and said that someone was following them.At that time, Bai Xunhua had a vague feeling that someone was following Song Banyan at the same time.

The mysterious person who bought the archives in the inner library is eight out of ten the top hat man outside Song Banyan's garage.But it was just a coincidence that Song Banyan encountered the file, and it must have been unexpected by the stalker.

Are they indifferent to exposure?Or is archiving and tracking, an accident in itself?

Or, that file was so important that they would not hesitate to expose it.

"Why haven't you slept yet?"

Song Banyan came over and lifted her hair.The blue silk slipped from her fingertips, rubbing against Bai Xunhua's ears itching.

Song Banyan said as if nothing had happened: "The hair is also dry."

Bai Xunhua pushed her hand away: "Don't mess around, go to bed early."

Song Banyan nodded, walked to the other side of the bed and lifted the quilt to lie down.I have nothing to say all night, and I sleep peacefully until dawn.

Ji Baochen came back from the morning, facing the empty kitchen, he couldn't help complaining: "Shouldn't this lady open the door and have a table of hearty Chinese and Western breakfast?"

She was aggrieved when the doorbell rang.

Zhou Rao took the nanny with him, and the nanny brought a sumptuous Chinese and Western breakfast, and cleaned the first floor of the villa by the way.

Bai Xunhua was a light sleeper, and faintly heard the sound of a vacuum cleaner. He opened his eyes and lifted a corner of the quilt, revealing Song Banyan's disheveled head.Stretching out his hand and rubbing it lightly, he shouted softly: "Banyan, I had a dream. I dreamed that you were divining for me. There was a dragon tortoise. Strange grass grew on the shell of the tortoise, and the grass gave off purple air."

"Turtle shells and yarrow are both objects of divination." Song Banyan turned over and rubbed himself under the quilt: "The turtle is for divination, and the yarrow is for divination. One is for elephants, and the other is for counting. These two I've never heard of them together, they look like charlatans."

Bai Xunhua laughed and said: "Should I use the method of bone divination to observe the phenomenon, or use the number of Dayan to solve the hexagram. Song Daxian?"

"Duke Zhou interprets dreams." Song Banyan smiled and said, "When you see a tortoise, a nobleman arrives. When you see grass, you live a long life."

Bai Xunhua always felt that she was hiding something, so he asked, "Where is the divination?"

"Dream divination, there will be a long journey."

Dreaming of asking someone for divination, the disease is coming, and the disaster is coming.

Song Banyan rubbed his eyes, turned over and sat up, "I seem to hear voices downstairs, is it a distinguished guest?"

The two of them went downstairs after washing up. Ji Bao had already changed into a dress, with milk in his left hand and barbecued pork buns in his right, eating happily.

Zhou Rao stood up and opened two chairs: "Sister Bai, Sister Song, good morning."

"Good morning, Zhou Rao." Bai Xunhua took the milk cup, "Thank you, one cup is enough, and I don't drink milk for half a cigarette."

Both Zhou Rao and Bai Xunhua are used to not talking, and Ji Bao and Song Banyan couldn't stop their chattering, which became more and more lively.

Zhou Rao put down the white porcelain teacup, picked up the napkin and wiped his mouth. His blue eyes showed excitement, but he still maintained the modesty of a gentleman: "When I was collecting topographic maps of southern Xinjiang, I discovered something new."

Ji Bao immediately picked up the dinner plate: "Go up and talk."

"Okay." Song Banyan stood up, and quickly put half a deep-fried dough stick and a small bun on the plate.In view of the lack of Chinese food, I made some fried mushrooms, mashed potatoes, small pancakes, and baked beans in tomato sauce.Take the soy milk and go upstairs.

Zhou Rao said with some embarrassment: "Sister Bai, I will accompany you."

Bai Xunhua wiped his hands, stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go, I'm looking forward to your discovery."

The Kunlun Mountains traverse the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Tibet Autonomous Region.To the west it connects to the Pamirs, where it meets the Karakoram Mountains.

"Kara?" Song Banyan repeated these two syllables, "...Kara."

Zhou Rao nodded. He was not tall enough, so he had to take off his shoes and stand on a chair.The metal pole pointed at the 3D topographic map in the middle of the round table, and moved slowly: "This is Tibet, China, and this is Kashmir, which is a disputed area between Pakistan and India. Karakoram is in the middle of the three."

Song Banyan suddenly said, "Black water?"

Ji Bao was taken aback for a moment, looked at the map puzzled and asked, "Where?"

Zhou Rao pointed to the mountain and said, "Here, the Karakoram River originates from the Karakorum Mountains. I found an old map, which marked 'Kara', which means 'black' in ancient Turkic."

"It's not Turkic." Song Banyan whispered to himself, and continued, "If the Kara River is the black water in the biography of Emperor Mu. Then this discovery happens to be in the area we originally planned, and the scope has been narrowed down. The shore of quicksand , Taklimakan Desert. Before Blackwater, Kara River. After Chishui, Chishui should be Tarim River? Look up all the transliterated names in this area."

"I'm investigating." Bai Xunhua said, "I haven't found Chishui yet, but the Karakoram Pass is facing the Yarkand Oasis. Yarkand means 'broad place'."

Song Banyan: "Among the black waters, there is a vast field."

Ji Bao jumped up: "Here! K[-]! It's Tibetan, meaning 'white goddess', and those guys from the mountaineering team are always clamoring to go."

Bai Xunhua said: "Kogori Peak is on the border line, to the west is Kashmir, the disputed area between India and Pakistan. Further west is Pakistan and Afghanistan."

East Central Asia, because of its history, religion, ethnicity and other issues, has been in war and is about to break out of war all the year round.Border, domestic and international issues are not without tension.

Ji Bao took a sip of milk and muttered, "Why don't we study the tomb of King Wu of Zhou?"

Bai Xunhua also thought so, if it wasn't for Song Banyan's suggestion.She would never put her hope on King Mu of Zhou, after all, the legend of Queen Mother Xi is too mythical——

"The Queen Mother of the West looks like a human being, with the tail of a leopard and the teeth of a tiger whistling well, her fluffy hair and wearing a hoop, she is the strongest of the heavens and the five disabled."

"The Queen Mother of the West is also the Golden Mother of the Nine Spirits Taimiao Guishan Mountain, born of the most wonderful Qi of the innate Xihua."

"Starting from the solstice of spring, counting 92 days, it is called the summer solstice, and when the wheat is ripe, it is sacrificed to the Queen Mother."

In various classic descriptions, the Queen Mother of the West is a half-human, half-animal god.Not only is he powerful in the sky, he is in charge of the growth of all things, but he also has the coveted elixir of life.Helped the Yellow Emperor defeat Chi You and received Hou Yi.King Mu of Zhou and Emperor Wu of Han both traveled thousands of miles to see her.

...Although it is difficult to find the tomb of King Wu of Zhou, it is better than a misty myth.

Listening to the adults talking, Zhou Rao vaguely grasped some clues. He tapped the keyboard quickly, and said at a glance: "Based on the time when King Mu of Zhou lived. Around 1000 BC, Central Asia was in the Mesopotamian civilization. During that period, there was the Assyrian Empire and the Babylonian Kingdom. There was a legendary queen, Samu-Ramat, who was the princess of Babylon... Well, she poisoned her husband, quelled the civil strife in Babylon, and ruled the Assyrian Empire.”

Ji Bao laughed loudly: "Zhou Rao, don't be too far-fetched, okay? Why don't you talk about Athena, at least you are familiar with it."

Bai Xunhua stopped her from beating her little friend, and encouraged her, "Zhou Rao, do you have any other discoveries?"

Zhou Rao nodded, looked at the information and said: "Yes. In Mesopotamian mythology, there is an important goddess named Inanna. She is the representative god of Venus, symbolizing war and harvest. The Lord of the Underworld also takes her Powerless. She is always accompanied by the lion, and she is the mistress of the sky."

Zhou Rao raised his head, and said earnestly like a little adult: "I think, judging from the similarities between Queen Mother Xi and Inanna. Even if they are legends and myths, at least they originated from the same place, or the two civilizations collided."

"What Zhou Rao said makes sense." Song Banyan smiled, "But you are thinking too far. The Queen Mother of the West is the lord of Kunlun Mountain, and the Qunyu Mountain where she lives cannot be so far away." King Mu 17 years, Expedition to Kunlun to the west, see Queen Mother of the West', Qunyu Mountain must not be too far from Kunlun Mountain."

Bai Xunhua directed a map to the big screen, and delineated a 500-kilometer circle with K[-] as the center.

The most conspicuous ones on this map are Hotan and Kashgar.

Hetian: the place where jade is produced.

Kashgar: a place where jade is concentrated.

Will there be the Mountain of Jade of the Queen Mother of the West?

The author has something to say:

My stomach has been unwell for the past few days, and last night it hurt so much, so I didn't draw the map.

I'll get it in a while and try to post it before tonight.