I collect cultural relics in the human world

"Meaning?" He Si thought of the look in her eyes that had traveled through a hundred years, and her heart seemed to be weighed down by a huge boulder.

"Yes, at the end of the fantasy you ran towards Shaquan because you saw him taking out a metal instrument from the camel's bag, right?"

He Si realized what Qin Jian was asking and quickly said, "You mean the cup in his hand?"

"After that, the springs dried up, the greenery withered, the branches and leaves withered, the sand sunken, and animal bones emerged, right?"

"Yes, but..." He Si hesitated before saying, "But I don't understand. The spring water dried up last night. The vision we saw clearly told us the origin of Shaquan Village. If you talk about the appearance of the spring water, It's because Emperor Jianwen secretly used this artifact, I can understand it, but the illusion is completely opposite to this meaning. It was actually him who took out this artifact and made the existing spring water disappear without a trace. Doesn't this match the reality?"

"I know, that's why I don't understand. This illusion that is completely contrary to reality can only be seen by you alone. What are you trying to tell us?"

"Since it's an illusion, we don't have to use realistic logic and timeline to think about them," Jun Jiuzi gave a new perspective, "Is it possible that these are two pieces of information, the first piece tells us that Shaquan Village is How it appeared, the second paragraph tells us how Shaquan Village was annihilated."

"Yes, it is indeed a new person with a new attitude." Fan Yu was also attracted by this possibility. He stopped texting and asked, "He Si, if you think about it again, what does that cup look like?"

"Cip..." He Si closed her eyes and tried to construct the scene in her brain that had disappeared recently, but everything seemed to be covered with a layer of sand and blurred violently. He Si shook her head helplessly, "Across the wind and sand, I couldn't even see I can’t even open my eyes, it’s really…”

"Well, let me ask Ah Si a few questions. You don't have to think too deeply. Just rely on your intuition. If you know something, say it. If you don't know, just shake your head."

"Okay." He Si took a deep breath and began to wait for Qin Jian's quick questions and answers.

"Does that object have a handle?"

"like……"

"What's the shape of that object?"

"Square...well, round..."

Before He Si could think about it, Qin Jian asked again: "Is there any pattern?"

Shaking his head.

"What about the color?"

Shaking his head.

"Yellow, black, brown, green..."

"Green!" He Si opened her eyes, and a ray of green light passed through the yellow sand and quickly crossed her line of sight.

"It's actually bronze." Qin Jian nodded with satisfaction, "It's not over yet. Why do you say it's animal bones?"

"what?"

"Why not human skeletons?"

"This..." He Si then realized that she seemed to have missed a very important detail.

Fan Yu, who was standing aside watching the show, apparently also discovered this omission and said, "Yes, if, as Professor Jun said, the second half of the illusion shows the annihilation of Shaquan Village, then what appears in the quicksand pit should be people. The skeleton is more reasonable, He Si, did you make a slip of the tongue? Or just by looking at the bones, you can be sure that they are not human bones, so you subconsciously just said animals? "

"Yes, it's not a human being, it's the skeleton of a large mammal."

"This?" Jun Jiuzi had to admire Qin Jian's keenness, but he was even more confused. "We haven't seen any large animals near here."

"It seems to be...an elephant." He Si thought about it again and again, and gave an answer that even she thought was ridiculous.

"What? Elephant!" Fan Yu was confused by this answer, "He Si, it's not that I don't believe you, the main thing is that this is too unreasonable. I will believe you whenever you talk about a camel."

"Camels are still possible, but elephants are a fantasy." Jun Jiuzi also stood by Fan Yu this time. "I don't know why Miss He said that. Is it just because the bones are very big? Is it possible that it is an illusion?" The visual effect of enlarging the skeleton?"

"No," He Si said with certainty, "This is the second time I have seen this quicksand pit. I only recalled it after Qin Jian reminded me that I saw something similar to ivory both times."

"Uncle Qin, what do you think?" Fan Yu, who had already had some ideas, returned to a state of confusion after hearing the second vision, and had no choice but to seek help from Lao Chaofeng.

Lao Chaofeng was not as confused as he was. On the contrary, the analysis of the second hallucination made his frown relax: "Ivory, bronze, wine vessels, I feel it is getting clearer and clearer. You sent Liu Rui try it."

"Okay." Fan Yu followed suit.

"Then what? Do we have to wait for the technical staff's analysis?" Jun Jiuzi asked curiously, full of doubts.

"Yes, but there is no need to sit here and wait. Professor Jun should go back and rest early," Fan Yu said, waving his hand and starting to chase away the guests, "Don't forget, there will be a sacrifice tomorrow, and there will be village records before the sacrifice."

After this reminder, Jun Jiuzi remembered what was going on tonight. They were originally going to the ancestral temple to "borrow" the village chronicle, but they didn't want to be caught in the Blood Moon Fantasy Land as soon as they left the house. They had been busy for most of the night, but I didn't even see the door of the ancestral temple - of course, the harvest was not small.

"This..." Jun Jiuzi hesitated.

"I don't want to think about it anymore. There must be a road to the mountain. I'll take Professor Jun back."

"No need." Knowing that Fan Yu was already catching up with the guests, Jun Jiuzi stood up and walked out the door alone, "The journey is not far, I can just walk by myself."

"That's not acceptable. It's not in line with my gentlemanly character." Fan Yu said and stood up. "Professor Jun received too much new information tonight. He overused his brain and tired his body. Just let me deliver it."

Jun Jiuzi glanced at He Si and Qin Jian who obviously still had something to say, and stopped refusing: "Then I'll thank Fan Chu."

After Jun Jiuzi and Fan Yu disappeared, He Si immediately asked Qin Jian: "Have you already had an idea?"

"There are some speculations, but they cannot be justified."

"For example, why did that instrument appear in the hands of Emperor Jianwen who found the clear spring, and what does it have to do with the drying up of the spring?"

"The one who understands me is Ah Si."

"Then tell me, maybe I can help you find some connections."

"Elephant Lord."

Qin Jian only said two words, but He Si couldn't understand it for a while.

"Zun, a wine vessel. I worship it from the [-] chiefs. As for bronze vessels, there is a saying in the Han Dynasty that the most refined things will not change their knots due to dryness, dampness, cold and heat, nor will they change their shape due to exposure to wind and frost," Qin Jian explained After half a sentence, he asked again, "Does Si know the six respects and six Yi?"

"I've heard that it's a ritual vessel used for sacrifice in ancient times." After saying the word "sacrifice", He Si suddenly remembered the sacrifice tomorrow, and her mind was filled with thoughts.

Qin Jian naturally knew what He Si was thinking, and went on to say: "It's not just about sacrifices. It was mentioned as early as in "Zhou Li". The six statues are Xi Zun, Xiang Zun, Zhu Zun, Hu Zun, Da Zun and Shan Zun. , to await sacrifices and guests.”

"Is the Elephant Lord from here?"

"Yes and no," Qin Jian said again, "The elephant statues here include the so-called phoenix bird statues, owl statues, bird and beast statues, rhinoceros statues, elephant statues, etc. They are usually on the back of the animal or on the bird. It is a utensil with an opening in the neck. And what Ah Si saw probably refers to the Xiang Zun, a wine vessel in the shape of an elephant." "This... I have never heard of it."

"Ivory, bronze, and wine vessels may sound unrelated to each other. In fact, among the cultural relics unearthed from the Yin Ruins, there are quite a few bronze vessels in the shape of animals, especially wine vessels. Of course, among them, elephants are the prototype. Wine vessel.”

"Really?"

Qin Jian looked at He Si's eager eyes and smiled slightly: "Of course, but not as many as other animals. As far as I know, there are only three bronze elephant statues in China. The more famous one is the lion unearthed in Liling, Hunan in 1975. There are two other late Shang Dynasty elephant statues of Xingshan in foreign countries, which are collected in the Freer Museum of Fine Arts in the United States and the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in France."

"But does this Xiang Zun have anything to do with today's changes?"

"This is what I find difficult to explain. Why is it the elephant?" Qin Jian said, showing a persuasive tone, "Why is Ah Si so sure that what he saw is ivory? Is it possible that it is horns?"

"Horns?" After Qin Jian reminded him, He Si also hesitated. She recalled what she saw in those two visions and began to doubt her own judgment, "This...I only saw curved things with sharp horns." , milky white and somewhat yellowish, it may indeed be horns.”

"In this case, I have a guess."

"Speak quickly." He Si urged, with a hint of coquettishness in her tone.

"I think that since the illusion has been guiding us to the true nature of the clear spring, it is impossible to suddenly destroy the clear spring at the end. Could it be that the metal vessels you saw refer to the intention of the sacrifice, and that the quicksand pit is the former Sacrifice, such as cattle, sheep and other livestock.”

"So... the back part of the illusion is not the scene of the disappearance of Shaquan Village as predicted by Professor Jun, but teaches us about tomorrow's sacrifice and wants us to save Shaquan Village?"

"There are still flaws, what do you think?"

“Flaws do not hide the advantages, you will know after trying it.”

"What are you trying?" The two reached the end of their discussion, and Fan Yu returned to the house after seeing Jun Jiuzi off. "What new clues did you come up with?"

When Qin Jian saw Fan Yu coming back, he immediately arranged the task: "For tomorrow's sacrifice, I may have to trouble Director Deng to send a cow and a sheep here."

"Ox and sheep? No need to state the year? I just told him to have a good rest tonight and drink more water when he wakes up tomorrow morning, so that the bleeding can last longer."

Qin Jian glanced at Fan Yu, was too lazy to pay attention to him, and walked to the inner room alone.

"No, no, no, I got it. I'll tell Director Deng right away." Fan Yu quickly stopped Qin Jian, "Then you have to tell me the specific reason. It's a lot of trouble to transport things here. It's a great lesson." Famous, right?"

"To help Professor Jun save people."

"Be more specific." After Fan Yu finished speaking, seeing that Qin Jian could not move, he began to direct He Si, "Xiao He, please tell me."

Seeing Qin Jian stop and return to the living room, He Si sat down on the chair and started talking about the discussion they just had about the sacrifice. Fan Yu's eyes lit up before he stopped. .

"She is indeed He Si. Of course, Uncle Qin's reasoning is good. They are truly a perfect match and complement each other. The harp and harp are in harmony. They are a match made in heaven."

Fan Yu used idioms as usual, but this time Qin Jian was very satisfied. Seeing that Lao Chaofeng's hair seemed to be smoothed, Fan Yu wanted to tease him again for some reason, and asked tentatively: "Uncle Qin, I Time is tight, could you please use your mirror gallery to save time and effort when transporting cattle and sheep?"

"you try."

"Forget it, let Director Deng do it. After all, it's his favor and I can't do it." Fan Yu immediately found a step for himself.

"Then I'll go first, see you tomorrow."

He Si said that she was about to walk through the mirror corridor. Fan Yu was not willing to let go of this good opportunity and quickly shouted: "Why are you leaving? Why don't you stay and rest together."

"You reminded me." He Si said, and actually took two steps back from the mirror corridor, came to Qin Jian, and stretched out her right hand.

"What?" Qin Jian was also startled by her retreat, and his brain stopped thinking.

"Imperial House." He Si said seriously, "Give me the beads and I will string them together for you. I will return them to you tomorrow."

"this late……"

"hurry up."

Qin Jian was interrupted by He Si before he finished speaking. Seeing He Si's serious look, he had no choice but to take out the Imperial Palace beads from his pocket and put them all in He Si's hands. Finally, he glanced at Fan Yu.

Fan Yu looked unhappy, but lowered his eyes and said nothing, as if waiting for He Si to leave.

When Qin Jian saw that He Si had put away the beads properly, he still added: "Don't worry about my bracelet, just go back and have a good rest."

"I know, then I'm leaving. See you tomorrow."

He Si's back disappeared neatly into the mirror corridor, and this time, Fan Yu did not tease her again, but waited for her to leave before immediately calling Qin Jian who was about to go back to the house.

"Uncle Qin, what's going on? Is it... He Si?"

Knowing that Fan Yu had never let go of his doubts about He Si, Qin Jian had no choice but to stop and shook his head: "It's Professor Jun."

"Professor Jun?"

"In the second round after you fell into coma, Professor Jun also encountered danger. He just broke my bracelet when he panicked. It's not a big deal."

"Isn't it because of the injury?" Fan Yu obviously didn't believe it. "If Uncle Qin performed normally, I can't imagine why Professor Jun was in a coma."

"The beads fell into the fan-shaped area. I'm not familiar with the game. I thought it would be fine as long as people don't go in. I didn't pay attention to the objects," Qin Jian answered calmly, "So those people were originally chasing me, and it was Professor Jun who sacrificed himself." , ended the second round.”

"That's it." Fan Yu was a little moved when he heard that Jun Jiuzi was able to sacrifice himself without knowing the outcome. He believed Qin Jian's answer, but asked uneasily, "Then your injury... …”

"No problem."

"let me see."

"You're so petty." Qin Jian said, flicking his sleeves and turning around, but he didn't expect Fan Yu to suddenly take action.

Fan Yu was usually unforgiving, but he was very respectful to him. Qin Jian never thought that he would take action against him, so he failed to check for a moment and lost the opportunity. Unexpectedly, Fan Yu used all his strength this time, changed his body shape, and attacked Qin Jian's right hand. Qin Jian didn't want to make a big fight, so he had to dodge sideways. In addition, his right hand was injured, and he was at a disadvantage in three steps. Yu grabbed his injured right hand.

"This!"

Fan Yu's heart trembled when he looked at it. A ferocious wound crawled from his right wrist to his upper arm. The wound was scarred, but the blood scab did not fade away. There was a black aura looming above the wound.

"Uncle Qin!"

"Let's wait until tomorrow." Lao Chaofeng looked worried, blocked Fan Yu's last words, suddenly withdrew his arm and strode back to the house.