Ancient Sword II: The Tracking of the Fierce Mountain

Chapter 21: Jade Shards

The vermilion bell, on which a hibiscus flower was engraved exquisitely and vividly, vibrated slightly but did not make any sound. The woman tilted her head in doubt, but smiled sweetly, and threw the bell out of her hand.

"Ding—" There was a crisp sound, which was the sound of the bell hitting the ground, and then, the bell seemed to have grown feet, rolled half a circle, and then rolled a long way straight down the corridor .

Seeing that the bell finally stopped moving, the woman's beautiful smile became brighter and brighter, looking into the depths of the tunnel, her eyes shone like morning stars.

"Hehe, that's how it is..." The woman pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes watered, "I never thought that you were among that group of people, and I also never thought that you survived a catastrophe."

"But it's okay, if you die that easily, I will have a headache..." The slender snake letter flashed across the corners of the bright red lips.

That slender figure walked gracefully towards the depths of the corridor...

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Shen Ye and his group walked along the stone wall, but after a while, it suddenly became clear in front of them, what stood out in front of them was a large platform, the white stone floor was spotless, and patterns like flowing water could be seen on it. The whole platform, the size of two basketball courts, was actually paved with white marble.

"This is..." Everyone walked up quickly, and saw that the bottom of the platform was also a white marble-based staircase, and the flowing water lines on it just connected to each other to form a stream flowing down. The crystal is as bright as the Nine Heavens Milky Way.

"Meow meow, it looks like a fake. This entire staircase is not directly chiseled out of a large piece of white marble, is it?" Otherwise, would it be foolish to splice the lines of countless pieces of white marble together naturally?Le Wuyi looked straight down, but it was a pity that at the end of his eyes, there were still endless stairs, and he really couldn't see the end at a glance.

However, the tombs of the ancients were always exaggerated. Qin Shihuang still had all kinds of lakes and seas created by mercury. This large piece of white marble with the lines that fit into the Milky Way may be justified.

Unlike others eagerly looking down, Xie Yi was attracted by the stone walls on both sides. Just like this platform, the stone walls on both sides are also snow-white, and the murals painted on it are as bright as new.

The same majestic mural is several feet high, but it depicts various human figures, including farmers working in the fields, pawns carrying burdens, dancers, instrumental performers, warriors, officials, everything that one expects to find, and even surrounded by people The nobles in the high places are surrounded by auspicious clouds, like immortals.

"What a prosperous ancient country." Xie Yi couldn't help admiring. The murals on the two sides actually showed the daily life of a country to the fullest. The lively figures were running back and forth, and it seemed as if they could hear the noisy voices endlessly.

Shen Ye straightened his body, and said calmly: "But no matter how prosperous it is, it will never escape being wiped out."

Xie Yi also sighed a little: "Yeah, history can always cover up everything." But he changed the subject and smiled at Shen Ye, "But not everything will be swallowed by time. spread."

Just like the Lieshan tribe, which has no trace in history, thousands of years later, even though it was forgotten by history, it survived in its own way.It is also like the reunion of many people. When we meet again, there may be changes, but we are still old people.

Shen Ye smiled lightly when he heard the words: "Maybe."

"Master, grand master!" Le Wuyi's voice broke in abruptly. He stood on the stairs and waved to the two of them, "Let's go, come down quickly." The scouts went.

Le Wuyi's cheerful appearance was not the slightest difference from Xie Yi's memory.

Walking down with a smile, the three quickly assembled.

Huang Jue, who was waiting not far ahead, didn't go down with them until Shen Ye and the others came to him.

The sound of footsteps on the stairs is as crisp as a chime, and the feeling of walking on the Milky Way is also very wonderful, as if it will be able to rise into the sky in the next moment, wandering in the Milky Way.The same goes for the murals on both sides, with characters in different clothes and movements in different colors, it seems that the bustling people are accompanying the crowd all the way down, lively and agile.

I don’t know if it’s because the white marble has a solemn and solemn feeling. I don’t know how many steps to walk up, but I don’t feel suffocated. At the end, there is another wide platform in front of me. It is a column supporting the top.

"This is... Shezhu!" Xiao Meng exclaimed, which lifted everyone's spirits.

Stepping forward quickly, the communal pillar is as thick as two people's arms, and it is also made of white marble, but if the white marble under your feet is crystal clear and white, then this communal pillar is so pure and flawless, it seems that it is not even stained by dust.I saw countless patterns engraved on it, the most conspicuous ones are two coiled snakes, entangled with each other, their momentum is majestic, their feet are on auspicious clouds, soaring straight up to the dome.

But, aren't the pillars usually carved with dragons?

Xie Yi looked at the snake with some slight doubts in his eyes. After all, he has passed away for many years, and he doesn't know much about the history and customs of more than 5000 years, so he looked at the pillar and was a little confused. He looked at Shen Ye: "Master, Is the dragon the son of heaven and the snake the king of the princes?"

Shen Ye nodded.

"That's right." At first he thought that snakes were the totem of this country, but he was obviously wrong. It seems that he will have to make up for many missing things in the future.

No third person heard Shen Ye and Xie Yi's low-pitched conversation, and then the two turned their gazes back to the community pillar.Between the two engraved coiled snakes, there is also a pillar engraved in the same shape.

Le Wuyi always asked when he had any questions: "Grand Master, why are there still pillars carved inside this pillar? Isn't this superfluous?"

Shen Ye took a look at Le Wuyi: "Look carefully."

look carefully?Le Wuyi scratched his head, and then realized that there were countless human figures carved besides the coiled dragon. There were as many as 52 people, all with their backs facing the carved pillar, and their facial expressions were different. , but the clothes are exactly the same, and they are all kneeling down?

"Are they offering sacrifices?" Le Wuyi couldn't help asking.

It seems that it is not so stupid, Shen Ye said: "The pillars of the society have been used for sacrifices since ancient times, and the twin snakes coiled around represent the supreme power of the princes and kings."

"Oh, so that's the case. Does this mean that the subjects are worshiping the king?" Le Wuyi slapped his palm, "As expected of the Grand Master."

Shen Ye was noncommittal about this.

In everyone's eyes, there is Xinyue, the Shezhu representing the princes and kings, so this should be the ancient Dian Kingdom they are looking for, right?

At this time, Xie Yi suddenly said, "Master," he pointed to the corner, "there are broken jade on both sides."

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, because the community pillar was too conspicuous, and they ignored the two sides of the platform for a while. Following the direction of Xie Yi's finger, there was a thick layer of broken jade piled up on both sides of the platform. .

At the same time, the murals on both sides also changed, the bustling crowd was gone, and there was only a flying dragon on each side, its claws were very sharp, and its powerful body was covered with patchwork sharp scales. , both dragons are bound.Several chains wrapped around the dragon's body, and the dragon's head was raised upwards, looking painful but unable to struggle. Several places on the dragon's body were painted red, which must be a sign of bleeding.

The appearance of the giant dragon bound by pain is too vivid, which makes people feel a little unbearable and suffocating. Looking at the two giant dragons, it seems that one can see the saddest despair among them.

Wrapping and restraining the dragon, and it was in the tomb, "It seems that this is the ancient Dian Kingdom." Xiao Meng said, "When Emperor Wu of the Han suppressed the rebellion in the southwest, the ancient Dian Kingdom should have perished in this battle. As a vassal state but rebelled, Emperor Wu of Han will naturally not let them die in peace."

The ancients believed that the world after death was the same as the world before they were alive, so burials are very important. Only by keeping the tombs in the same way as they were alive can they continue to live in the same way after death.The fact that the giant dragon here is restrained obviously means that the rights after death cannot be guaranteed.

Do you want to be king?Then I will fulfill you and give you the protection of the dragon god after death.It's just that the Dragon God, who is bound and seriously injured and dying, might as well not be sent away.That is a sign that luck is over and the fate of the country is about to perish. The murals here must not be violated or vicious.

"Master, master, look, I found a good thing!" Le Wuyi squatted in the piece of broken jade and rummaged around at some point, and then came back with something.

Xie Yi took it with a smile. The jade stone that just happened to be broken into two halves was also engraved with two snakes. The upper part was rectangular, while the lower part was hollowed out, with protrusions on both ends: "This is... a sword?"

"Fan, the jade ornament on the nose of the sword." Jian Fen is the decoration on the top of the sword, and it is also a symbol of power and status, and the two snakes clearly indicate that its owner is a prince.

Xie Yi looked at Le Wuyi with an excited expression on his face. As a disciple, his luck was really extraordinary.Handing the sword in his hand to Shen Ye, Shen Ye raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Le Wuyi with an inexplicable taste, which made Le Wuyi the second monk puzzled.

"Master Tai?" Le Wuyi was very puzzled, why did he look at him like that?

"It's nothing." Shen Ye raised the corners of his lips, "Fools are blessed with fools."

Le Wuyi: "..." Grand master, don't think that I don't know that you are calling me stupid in disguise.

However, the grievance and resentment in Sun Yi's eyes were naturally ignored by Shen Ye again, and he threw the sword to Huang Jue casually: "It seems that this time I found the right place."

Huang Jue was also very happy to see the object in his hand. The broken sword also represented the broken and disintegrated power, and the sword was made of jade. The Han Dynasty regarded jade as a symbol of benevolence and reputation, and the broken jade showed the person's behavior. It's not right, and this pile of broken jade and the broken sword of the princes and kings, isn't it the best sign of a country's rebellion?

Jade was only endowed with a symbol of virtue in the Han Dynasty, and the sword was prosperous in the Han Dynasty, and died after the Han Dynasty. When Huang Jue looked up again, his eyes were very eager: " It really is here, the news is correct!"

This is definitely the ancient Dian Kingdom. He looked at the white jade stairs that extended down again. Below this, there must be something they were looking for.

"let's go!"

The author has something to say: In history, the ancient Dian Kingdom was indeed suppressed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but the suppression of the rebellion does not necessarily mean the demise of the whole country. The disappearance of the ancient Dian Kingdom is still a mystery, but the novel, I changed it a little bit, um...