Fulu Rubik's Cube

Wangshan ran the dead horse.

He clearly saw the huge stone statue from a long distance away, but it was half an hour after the five royal horses came up close.

The villagers in 'Sui Village' have been relocated long ago, but the ruins have remained intact for more than 100 years.

The reason for this situation is that there is a [-]-foot-large statue of Suzaku spreading its wings to guard 'Sui Village'.

Over the past 100 years, there have been only four large-scale sacrificial activities from the Suzaku Kingdom, all of which are when the kingdom changes its master, and a new king will come here.

The current king of the Suzaku Kingdom is Shan Rong, the grandson of Shan Qiao, who succeeded to the throne 29 years ago.

This time, the preparatory work for Shan Yu to come to preside over the sacrifice comes from a legend that has been circulated in the high-level circles of the Suzaku Kingdom for more than 100 years.

It is rumored that in the 200th year of the lunar calendar, a war that lasts for hundreds of years will start in this world.

This long-lasting war is said to have been concluded by some gods and demons more than 100 years ago, and all creatures in this world will be involved in it.

For this legend, the new generation of the kingdom's high-level officials are skeptical, but some older elders in the kingdom firmly believe in it.

Under the interference of these people, [-]% of the kingdom's tax revenue is used for military construction every year, and hundreds of super-large granaries have been set up across the country against public opinion.

Shan Yu's opinion on this rumor is the same as that of most talents in the country, and he doesn't believe it at all.

In the past 140 years, except for a short-term military conflict in the country when the first king of the kingdom abdicated the throne 110 years ago, the kingdom has never had a war in the past [-] years.

In his opinion, this is just an astonishing statement made by those old people in the country who are sitting on a vegetarian diet in order to control the power in their hands.

This time, Shan Ke took the initiative to come to the "Land of God's Fall", just to find a way to counter this statement here.

Even he had planned to fake some miracles to dispel this statement.

It is really too childish to spend [-]% of the annual tax on preparing for unwarranted wars.

If these taxes are used to improve the people's livelihood, the lives of the people in the kingdom will be much better, and my descendants will not live in such a pinch in the future as I do now.

The "Land of God's Fall" covers an area of ​​hundreds of feet, and the location of the stone statue is raised high, like a mountain bag.

Behind the stone statue, there is a huge fiery bird statue that exudes golden-red light from glazed glass, and its wings spread to guard an empty village.

Dozens of stone walls are neatly distributed around the stone statue, and countless patterns are carved on the stone walls.

In addition, all kinds of flowers and shrubs are neatly planted on the ground, making this 'Land of God's Fall' like a garden.

In the early years, the Suzaku Kingdom thought of building a palace around the stone statue to protect the stone statue.

But the statue grew in height every year, and the plan was eventually abandoned.

The 'Land of God's Fall' is not uninhabited. The kingdom has stationed more than [-] people here for daily maintenance and recording of the changes that have taken place here.

Most of these people are officials and death row prisoners who have made mistakes, as well as a pair of 50 soldiers on duty.

After Shan Ke entered the 'Land of Falling God', he first handed over the work certificate to the military officer on duty, and then brought Lin Shuanghe to visit the stone statue.

The nine-foot-nine-foot-high sitting stone statue has delicate skin texture, hair scattered on the shoulders, and the roots are distinct.

Shan Ke has good eyesight, and he can see clear lines from one toe of the stone statue sitting cross-legged.

Everything is so real, if it is not breathing and unable to move, the stone statue is like a giant falling into a deep sleep.

Shan Ke took three sticks of incense from the desk, lit them, and performed the ritual of three prostrations and nine knocks in a solemn manner according to the learned etiquette.

After the ceremony was over, he looked up carefully, looking at the stone statue's face with its eyes closed and carved by a knife.

Shan Ke didn't retreat either, and asked Lin Shuanghe directly:
"Shuanghe, why does the statue of the ancestral god have its eyes closed, besides..."

He paused and continued:
"Why don't you wear a robe for the ancestor god when casting? How decent is this naked appearance?"

What Lin Shuanghe studied in the school was history. Through some historical records, he knew a lot more about some things than others.

As for Shanxie, apart from being interested in practicing supernatural powers since he was a child, his other knowledge is in a mess.

Hearing Shan Kee's question, Lin Shuanghe pondered for a moment, then turned around and knelt down in front of the stone statue.

"Lin Shuanghe, the official historian of the Suzaku Kingdom, pays homage to the ancestor god.

In order to let more people know about the deeds of the ancestor god, today's believers tell the ancestor god's contribution to the kingdom in front of the ancestor god. "

After praying in a low voice three times, Lin Shuanghe bowed respectfully three times before getting up.

Shan Ke watched coldly from the sidelines. He was extremely skeptical about some of the things that the ancestor gods had done in the legend, thinking that they were just spread out deliberately by the kingdom in order to unite people's hearts.

If it wasn't for worrying that his disrespect here would cause some people with ulterior motives to criticize him, he wouldn't even bother to do worship.

At this moment, seeing Lin Shuanghe's sincerity and sincerity, he couldn't help but feel secretly amused.

After Lin Shuanghe got up, he came to stand in front of Shanxie, looked up at the stone statue and was slightly lost in thought.

Recalling the countless incredible records he saw in the historical materials, his heart was filled with reverence and awe.

After a while, he said softly:

"King and grandson, do you know how this country was established?"

Shan Ke was stunned for a moment, and said seriously:
"The kingdom was established in the 41st year of the lunar calendar. At that time, the kingdom was just a tribe. It was the tribal patriarch Yan Hongcan who established the Suzaku Kingdom and became the first generation of the country's monarch."

Lin Shuanghe gave an 'hmm' and asked again:
"The king and grandson of the king have seen people outside the kingdom, why are the people outside still tribes, but we have established a country?
Also, do you see any difference between the people in the outside tribe and the people in your own country? "

Shanxi recalled in his mind the scene when some barbarian tribes came to see his father three years ago.

After thinking about it:

"Well, people outside the kingdom are very barbaric and very backward, they have no weapons, no writing, not even a surname, and they still wear clothes made of wild animal fur.

Hahaha, except that they are taller and burlier than us, I can't believe they are the same people as us. "

Saying that, Shan Ke couldn't help laughing out loud.

This laughter contained the pride and confidence unique to people of the Suzaku Kingdom.

Lin Shuanghe said leisurely:
"Yeah! People outside the kingdom do look savage, but why do you think we are different?

After all, these barbarian tribes are only a few hundred miles away from the border of the kingdom! "

Shan Ke was shocked violently.

Yes, the kingdom is only a few hundred miles away from other tribes, why is there such a big gap?"

The question never occurred to him.

From childhood to adulthood, everything he saw with his eyes made him think that the world should be like this, and he never thought about why.

Although there are many rumors that all these are bestowed by the ancestor gods, the people who have grown up in the new era never believe it.

After all, they have never seen the ancestor gods perform miracles or show abnormalities.

At this moment, Shan Ke was speechless when Lin Shuanghe asked him rhetorically.

Lin Shuanghe looked at the tall stone statue and said softly:
"This statue was not built artificially, it was transformed by the gods of the ancestors.

As for your question about why the statue of the ancestor god is not covered with clothes, there is a legend about it.

follow me."

As Lin Shuanghe said, he took the lead and walked towards the surrounding stone walls, followed by Shanxie.

When he came to a stone wall, Lin Shuanghe signaled Shanxie to watch.

This stone wall is very long, carved with five groups of patterns.

In the pattern on the far left, you can see that the sky is covered by dense clouds, and it is pouring rain. Below, there are a group of buildings, which look very similar to the abandoned 'Sui Village'.

In the graphic next to it, you can see that there are waves swaying upstream of the village, and there seems to be a snake-like creature in the water showing scales and half claws.

The next pattern is a large bird emitting flames fighting a unicorn snake in the water.

In the next pattern, the firebird spreads its wings to cover the village, and a wave occupying more than half of the pattern rushes towards the village.

The last pattern shows a figure standing in the air, pierced by a thunderbolt in the sky.

And in the sky, a huge rectangular flag was faintly seen waving and shining.

Shan Ke looked fascinated, these patterns were lifelike, and only from these patterns can we see how intense the situation was at that time.

"In the 33rd year of the lunar calendar, a dragon in the 'Bibodang' transformed and swam eastward along the 'Shuiwan River', intending to enter the sea and transform into a dragon.

Wherever it passed, huge waves were set off, and 'Sui Village' was just on the route of this dragon.

According to historical records, the giant wave raised by this Jiao at that time was [-] feet high, as long as it swam over, it could submerge the 'Sui Village'.

Later, Suzaku, the god beast of the town, flew here from the capital, and fought with it in order to prevent the river from flooding the village.
The ancestors of my Lin family were here at that time."

Shan Ke listened quietly to Lin Shuanghe's explanation.

Lin Shuanghe paused for a while, pointed to a mountain in the pattern and said, and then said:

"Later Suzaku was no match for that Jiao, in order to save the remaining villagers in the village, Suzaku turned into a statue in front of him to protect the village.

The reason why the country was named "Suzaku Kingdom" was that the people in the tribe at that time took this name in order to thank Suzaku for protecting the tribe. "

Shan Ke couldn't help but let out an 'oh'.

He seemed to have heard this legend told by middle school scholars when he was studying in the school when he was young, but he was more playful at that time, so he didn't remember it, but only had some vague impressions.

"The figure in the sky is the ancestor god, he arrived later, although he killed the Jiao in the river, he was punished by the heavens, and finally fell here.

It is said that his clothes were destroyed by the thunder at that time, so that is why he looked naked.

After the ancestor god fell, his body turned into a stone statue and fell here.

However, although the ancestor god fell, his body did not die. The stone statue grew one foot every year, and it faced the "Shuiwan River" to suppress the water veins.

Since the statue of the ancestor god has been guarded, there has never been a flash flood here for more than 100 years. "

Shan Ke heard it in his ears, but felt a little unbelievable.

"Come!"

Lin Shuanghe continued to walk through the forested stone walls with Shanxie, and soon came to another stone wall.

The pattern carved on the stone wall here shows a figure standing in the air, and its sleeves seem to occupy [-]% of the pattern.

And at the bottom of the sleeve, there are countless tiny black spots falling from the air.

"Before the establishment of this country, it was called 'Xiawan', and it was also the same tribe as outside the kingdom.

At that time, there were only a thousand people in the tribe, but it was the ancestor god who condensed his energy into clouds and created a population of hundreds of thousands, which made the tribe grow.

Look, those black dots in the sky are all falling from the sleeve of the ancestor god. "

Upon hearing this, Shan Qi immediately refuted.

Humans are born of the essence and blood of their parents, how can they change out of nowhere.

If the ancestor god was really so powerful, how could he be killed by a mere scourge.

Lin Shuanghe didn't wait for him to speak, and led him forward again.

The two came to a stone wall again, and after standing still, Lin Shuanghe turned his head and said solemnly to Shan Ke:
"The reason why this country can establish a country, as long as you understand this pattern, everything will be clear."

Shan Ke looked suspiciously at the patterns carved on the stone wall, and didn't pay much attention to it at first, but after he understood bit by bit, his eyes widened slowly, and a look of horror appeared on his face.

"How is this possible, this is absolutely not true!!!"

Hearing Shan Kee's exclamation, Lin Shuanghe didn't explain directly, but waited for him to calm down a little before opening his mouth and saying:

"Now you understand, all the knowledge in today's kingdom actually comes from the gift of the ancestor god.

Language, writing, surname origin, etiquette, astronomy and calendar, system, army, bow and crossbow, farming and weaving, smelting, all kinds of crafts and now we are practicing 'Three Meridians and Seven Wheels Concept', 'Wisdom Practice', 'Combination Soldiers gathering potential array' and so on, are all like this. "

Shan Ke stared at the patterns on the stone wall obsessively, and could see a person imparting knowledge to some people in one school after another.

"I don't believe ... everything we have now was created with our own hands.

The ancestor god has fallen for more than 100 years, how could these be bestowed by him, no, I don’t believe it.”

Shan Ke felt that the faith in his heart was collapsing, and he would never accept that everything he got in front of him was a charity from others.

Wouldn't this obliterate the wisdom, hard work and hard work of countless people in the kingdom for hundreds of years.

"Ah~~!"

Lin Shuanghe sighed in a low voice. After he learned the truth, he had the same mentality as Shan Xue.

"The Suzaku Kingdom was established only over 150 years ago, and before that it was just a tribe of a thousand people.

Have you ever wondered why the kingdom can grow to cover an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles and have a population of more than 100 million in more than [-] years.

Think about those neighboring tribes, why they don't even have writing, and most of them still live in caves.

Comparing the current grand situation of the Kingdom, do you really believe that all this was achieved by the Kingdom itself? "

Shan Ke wanted to refute, but couldn't open his mouth no matter what, with a slightly dazed look on his face.

Then Lin Shuanghe led him to another stone wall.

"This is the first time that the tribesmen who are still called the 'Xiawan Tribe' saw the ancestor god."

Shan Ke couldn't help looking at the stone wall, and saw some people in grass skirts kneeling on the ground, one of them was kneeling on the ground, but secretly looked up.

In front of them stood a small figure, holding in his hand what looked like a stalk of corn.

In front of him, there was a woman raising her hands above her head in a catch motion.

"The woman in the pattern is the first monarch of the kingdom, Flame Red Silkworm. Looking at the grass skirts they wear and the weapons made of animal bones in their hands, do you still think this is just a legend?

The person on the ground who raised his head secretly is the second generation of the kingdom, Shan Qiao, who is also your ancestor.

The ear of corn bestowed by the ancestor god is said to have been created out of thin air.

And the reason why the ancestor god is called the ancestor god by the kingdom is because of this miracle. "