genius divination

Chapter 1421 Captain Tang Dao
Wu Nanming looked at this ancient city and frowned, "Strictly speaking, there are many kinds of architectural styles here, not only the ancient rhyme of the Han Dynasty, but also the legacy of the Tang Dynasty. It's just not so obvious that they all blend together, so It doesn't look that out of the ordinary."

Fan Jiannan nodded silently, "I'll go down and have a look."

Wu Nanming nodded, and walked down the city wall with everyone and entered the city. Lin Rui and others were surprised to find that the top of this ancient city was covered with thick ice and snow, like a huge ice cap, covering the entire city in it.

Fan Jiannan originally thought it would be very cold, but after he got down, he realized that the temperature below was actually not too low.Probably because the top is covered by a huge ice sheet.

They walked along the northeast of the city for about one kilometer, and saw a building on a steep hill-shaped platform with a temple-like building, which had been partially collapsed by the ice cover due to its relatively high height.The basic layout of the temple can still be found out from the remaining traces of the earth wall on the ground.

The main building is a rectangular tower courtyard built with adobe. In the middle of the tower courtyard stands a striking tower-shaped building with a square base and a cylindrical tower body built on it. The shape is the same as other Tang Dynasty pagodas.It can be seen that the scale and momentum of the entire temple are not inferior to the city, which shows that Buddhism played a pivotal role in people's minds and social life back then.

Fan Jiannan said strangely, "No, this building should look like a Buddhist temple. Kunlun has always been a sacred place of Taoism, how can there be such a building here?"

"This just confirms my deduction." Wu Nanming said slowly, "This so-called Kunlun Wonderland is actually an independent kingdom that has existed for a long time. Their leader is the legendary Queen Mother of the West. This is why the architectural style here shows a clear leap of age. Of course, in the later period of the kingdom, this place, like other places in the Western Regions, was inevitably influenced by Buddhist culture. But this is definitely not the mainstream. From the perspective of this temple Judging from the location, it’s on the periphery. Let’s take a look inside.”

Then they went down, and the ancient city seemed to be quite well preserved.In addition to the wide and flat streets, there are government offices, dwellings, stables, kiln sites, furnaces, ancient bridges, fields, channels, and reservoirs.Almost everything that can be seen in a city, there is nothing missing here.

Some wooden doors have decayed.Fatty Zhang bravely pushed one of the doors open, and looked inside.Everything inside seems to have been frozen in a certain time, all kinds of ancient furniture.Pottery and china still stand on very low tables.This shows that people at that time should be similar to those in the Tang Dynasty, and they were used to sitting on the floor.

The straw mats that were originally spread on the ground have long since decayed and carbonized, turning into dust when touched.Most of the houses are like this, everything inside is in order, it seems that the owner has not been away for a long time.

Fan Jiannan whispered, "Strange, why is this place so tidy. If this ancient city was abandoned, then at least it should be more dilapidated?"

"I think so too." Feng Yuan murmured, "This place is so quiet that it creeps me out." She couldn't help holding onto Fan Jiannan's hand tightly.Fan Jiannan felt that her hands were cold, so he pulled her to his side and put his arm around her.

"It's really strange. Where did the original residents go? This place doesn't seem to be gradually abandoned. It seems that all the people left overnight." Long Ge's face turned pale, he shook his head and said , "I have never seen such absurd and bizarre things."

Even Fatty Zhang, who always likes to talk nonsense the most, trembled a little, "I also feel that there is something evil here, it doesn't look like a good place, let's quickly find the golden seal and jade letter, and hurry up."

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "Then do you know where the golden seal and jade letter are?"

"I don't know." Fatty Zhang shook his head.

"That's okay. Since I don't know, I have to look for it slowly. Look at your face, you look so bad, is it because you are scared?" Feng Yuan said dissatisfied.

"No way, I am a member of the Taoist sect who was born in the heavenly master way, so why not be afraid of it." Fatty Zhang looked upright and awe-inspiring.

Feng Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Then you go ahead."

Fatty Zhang bravely walked a few steps and came back again.

"What happened to you?"

Fatty Zhang had an idea, supported Wu Nanming's arm and said with a silly smile, "Mr. Wu is getting old, I will help him."

Wu Nanming sighed and said, "Are you supporting me, or are you hanging on my arm and not letting go?" Everyone laughed, and the lonely atmosphere in the ancient city finally eased.

Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "Mr. Wu, where do you think the golden seal and jade letter was hidden? Didn't there be a word in those ancient books?"

Wu Nanming shook his head, "I just know that this golden seal and jade letter was grandly welcomed into the Kunlun Wonderland. It is said that it was very sensational at the time, and the rest are some legends, which were not mentioned in the classics. There will be no further text after this.”

"Then how do we find it?" Fatty Zhang asked in amazement, "Are you still searching everywhere like a ghost entering a village?"

"You are stupid. This kind of thing will naturally be placed in a special place, how could it be placed in an ordinary residence?" Feng Yuan glared at him and said, "In my opinion, it would be placed in some huge temple , or in Queen Mother Xi's palace. I think it's very possible there!" She pointed to a huge building in the distance.

Fan Jiannan smiled and said, "That's simple, since we're so close. Why don't you calculate the hexagram and see from which direction to look for it, it will be more sure."

After finishing speaking, he casually made a hexagram, but this hexagram made him frown inexplicably.

"What's wrong?" Feng Yuan looked at him and asked.

"It seems that some kind of magical power is forbidden, and the hexagram is invalid." Fan Jiannan frowned, "Maybe there is a very strong magnetic field nearby. He looked down at his watch and found that his deduction was correct. His watch had stopped.

His watch is a gold watch.The hairspring is made of gold, which has good elasticity, will not rust, and will not be disturbed by magnetism.Most of the gold hairsprings are paired with a dual-alloy balance wheel that automatically compensates for temperature differences. Once the balance wheel is close to a strong magnet, it will stop immediately, but it will return to normal when it is away from the magnet. Although the residual magnetism will affect the accuracy of the travel time, the error is not large.

In this situation, it is obvious that there is an extremely strong magnetic field around him, which is enough to affect his magic power.So when Fan Jiannan saw the watch stopped, he immediately frowned and said, "There is strong magnetic field interference around."

Wu Nanming nodded, "I can feel it too. Come on, let's go there and have a look." He led everyone to the tall building in the distance.After getting closer, they realized that this place didn't seem to be a temple, but like some kind of school.The rows of low wooden tables and desks inside were divided into several areas.

Although there are many ancient books on the desk, they have long been decayed.And there are so many of them, some of the rows of bookshelves are still the same, but some of them have already fallen to the ground and are scattered.Not only are there paper books, but there also seem to be older bamboo slips.The rope connecting the bamboo slips had long since decayed and broken, and many bamboo slips were scattered all over the ground.
Fan Jiannan whispered, "This is like a college."

Fatty Zhang picked up an ancient sword somewhere, and when he pulled it out, the blade was as good as new.He danced with excitement, "Is this a precious sword that hasn't rusted for such a long time?"

Fan Jiannan looked down and asked, "Where did you find it?"

"In the room next to it, there seems to be a bow and arrow, but the bow is all broken, and most of the arrows are rusted." Fatty Zhang pulled out the sword. After a closer look, he found that it was not a sword, but a sword. A single-edged knife.

"It seems that this university hall not only teaches people to read, but also teaches people archery and swordsmanship." Fan Jiannan said slowly.

With a flick of his eyes, Wu Nanming took the knife from his hand.Frowning, "Do you know what kind of knife this is?"

"I don't know." Fatty Zhang had no choice but to be honest.

"This is a standard Tang knife." Wu Nanming looked at the knife, "The shape of the Tang knife comes from the first knife of the Han Dynasty. In the early days, most military Tang swords kept the ring head and also had a straight blade. .”

Wu Nanming held the knife in his hand, danced a beautiful knife flower, and said slowly, "As a fighting knife for the army, its biggest function is to fight. Its production process is strict, and another use in battle must also be considered. That is armor-breaking and durability. Armor-breaking requires hardness, and the cutting edge is narrow, and durability requires toughness, so Tang Dao adopts the most advanced steel-clad process. It is made of [-]-refined steel, with wrought iron in the middle, and part of the cutting edge It adopts local quenching technology, that is, the blade is hard enough to cut through armor, and at the same time, the blade is tough and durable."

"I look a bit like a Japanese sword." Feng Yuan frowned.

"Of course, the Tang sword is the embryonic form of the Japanese samurai sword and has a great influence on Japanese swords." Wu Nanming nodded and said, "There are four types of swords in the Tang Dynasty, one is the ritual sword, the other is the obstacle sword, and the third is the horizontal sword. , Four is Mo Dao. This knife is made of high-quality materials, and the handle and scabbard are even decorated with gold and silver. The phoenix ring decorated on the handle shows that it is an imperial gift knife."

"From the emperor?" Fatty Zhang's eyes lit up, "Is this rewarded by the emperor?"

"Yes, as long as there are dragon rings and phoenix rings on the hilt, they are all rewards from the royal family, because the dragon and phoenix are the symbols of the royal family. To be able to use such a knife, the owner must at least be a character. Either he has military merits or is a prominent official." Wu Nanming carefully inspected this sharp and delicate knife, and found the inscription on the knife.

A line of words was engraved near the handle of the knife, "Guoyi Captain Li."

"Captain Guo Yi?" Fan Jiannan frowned, "What kind of officer is this?"

"I think we have already found the Tang Dynasty army that escorted the golden seal and jade letters up the mountain." Wu Nanming said with a twinkle in his eyes. "Captain Guo Yi is the deputy chief of the military mansion, and together with Captain Zhechong, he is in charge of the soldiers of the government. The official position is between the fifth rank and the sixth rank."

Fan Jiannan said happily, "So the owner of this knife is the officer of the Tang Dynasty who escorted the golden seal and jade letter up the mountain?"

Wu Nanming nodded, "In the Tang Dynasty, there were ten Daos in the world, 630 and 260 of Zhifu, all of them had names, and there was one in Guannei 200, all of which were attached to the guards. The three ranks of Fanfu: 800 soldiers for 500 people, [-] people for the middle, and [-] people for the bottom. So Lieutenant Guo Yi is a deputy, and it is most appropriate to lead [-] people to take on such a task."

"So those Tang soldiers at that time did not die, but chose to stay after escorting the golden seal and jade letter?" Fan Jiannan frowned and said, "But why? He stayed in the ancient city on the mountain without being an official? "

"Perhaps he knows that what is waiting for him after he returns is not a good thing. The golden seal and jade letter matter is very important, and it was once passed down as a heavenly book. Even the royal family attaches great importance to it. In order to hide this secret, what is waiting for him is probably a The poisoned wine given by Hu Yu. Even his five hundred soldiers are unlikely to be spared. It was like this in the era of kingship." Wu Nanming said with a sigh.

"That's why he stayed with those soldiers in order to avoid death." Fan Jiannan said in surprise.

"Yes, this place is isolated from the rest of the world. Living here for a lifetime is almost equivalent to dying." Wu Nanming nodded.

Fan Jiannan thought for a while and said, "But he must survive. Maybe the captain chooses to stay in this academy and teach people here sword skills or something else."

Wu Nanming nodded, "It should be like this."

"Then let's look around, maybe there are some clues he left behind." Fan Jiannan returned the Tang knife to Fatty Zhang, and started looking around.Others also helped to look around.But unfortunately, they got nothing.

Fan Jiannan couldn't help but said in frustration, "It seems that this is the only knife he left behind."

"Don't be discouraged, since we have found this knife, we can prove that the gold seal and jade letter must be in this ancient city." Wu Nanming patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile. "This at least shows that we are going in the right direction."

"But this city is so big, we've only visited a corner. Where should we go to find it?" Fan Jiannan frowned.

"Brother Fan, I'm hungry." Fatty Zhang said helplessly.

Long Ge smiled and said, "That's right, what Mr. Wu said is right, we are heading in the right direction. I think it's getting late today, and everyone has been tired all day. Why don't you just take a break here and have some food?" Food. We will continue to look for it tomorrow.”

Fan Jiannan raised his head, looked at the huge ice cap above his head, and smiled wryly, "That's the only way to go. But it's not bad to spend the night here. At least it can shelter you from the wind and rain, and you don't even need a tent."

Fatty Zhang lit a fire in this ancient hall. Anyway, there are decayed ancient books and bamboo slips everywhere, and those bookshelves can be used as firewood anyway.Several people sat down around the fire and ate some dry food and water while warming the fire.

Fan Jiannan was indeed tired. He leaned against the wall, wrapped his sleeping bag around his body, and fell into a drowsy sleep.Fatty Zhang was still looking at his precious Tang knife, probably wondering how much this knife was worth.Wu Nanming didn't sleep, but sat cross-legged on one side with his eyes closed.

This night, they spent in this barren ancient city.In his sleep, Fan Jiannan seemed to have returned to that heroic and flamboyant era.

(End of this chapter)