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Volume One: The Immortal Ghost Cat Chapter 420: The True Appearance of Xuanwu

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    The style of the Zhou Dynasty palace is very different from that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There are no gorgeous furnishings in the palace. It is just a large house, one hundred meters long from east to west and seven feet wide from north to south. There are two rows of warped doors inside.  There are corner tables, with passages on the left and right, three on each side. The height of the table is suitable for people to sit on the ground. There are animal skins on the bottom of the table. There is a wooden platform about a foot above the ground on the north side of the main hall. There is a seat on the platform, and you can sit on it.  one person.  This person has undoubtedly been frozen to death. Even if the death time is too long in extremely cold areas, it will lead to dehydration. Therefore, the corpse is in a mummified state. The corpse is dressed in a red robe, a beaded crown on the head, and soap boots with a turned nose.  Zuo Dengfeng looked around the hall and made sure that there were no traps before taking Thirteen in. He walked to the wooden platform and looked at the person carefully. Although he had been dehydrated and dried, he could still roughly see the appearance of the person in life, with a square face, a wide forehead, and a nose.  Square mouth, thick earlobes, Taoist scriptures say, appearance comes from the heart. A person's appearance is often related to his situation, fortune, life span, temperament and other factors. This person's appearance belongs to the king of charity.  Even though he has been dead for many years, he still does not look ferocious. Judging from the wear and tear of his teeth and his appearance, this person should have been around seventy years old when he died.  The crown on this man's head has fourteen hanging beads, and his robe is divided into an upper garment and a lower garment. The upper garment is embroidered with the sun, moon, stars, mountains and auspicious birds, and the lower garment is embroidered with water plants, flames, grains of rice and knives and axes.  There are nine kinds of decorations in total. In the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were twelve kinds of patterns on the emperor's clothes, and nine kinds of the princes. In addition, the emperor's crown was Jiu Mian, with nine in the front and nine in the back. This person was called Qi Mian, according to his clothes and accessories.  Judging from his appearance, this person should be Ji Xian, the king of the princes in charge of the country.  Ji Xian was less than fifty years old at the time of the Sanjian Rebellion. From this, it can be inferred that Ji Xian and others lived in the Arctic region for about twenty years. Later, the area became unsuitable for human habitation, and the Ji family migrated.  , while Ji Xian, who was old and frail, chose to stay.  After confirming the identity of this person, Zuo Dengfeng began to look for other clues in the main hall, but there were no wood carvings with text or metal objects with inscriptions. After searching for a long time, he found nothing.  Less than an hour later, Scarab and Wan Xiaotang came back first.  "Zhenren Zuo, what happened?" Scarab carried the stiff Jia Zhen and ran into the hall, followed by Wan Xiaotang carrying Jia Zhen's rifle.  "She feels hot, so I'll help her cool down." Zuo Dengfeng said with a frown.  After the scarab responded, he put Jia Zhen down. Jia Zhen's whole body was exuding a strong cold air. This cold air was different from ordinary cold air, and he couldn't stand it either.  "Zhenren Zuo, who is this dead man?" Wan Xiaotang pointed at the corpse on the throne.  "Three thousand years ago, princes and kings, have you discovered anything?" Zuo Dengfeng put down the wooden box and sat on an animal skin.  "Yes, there is a large warehouse in the northeast corner with a metal gate. Master Ma did not move rashly." Wan Xiaotang said with a smile. After Jia Zhen appeared, she and Zuo Dengfeng talked less, and she felt a little disappointed. Now Jia Zhen  Being frozen into lumps of ice by Zuo Dengfeng, as a woman, she would inevitably take pleasure in others' misfortune.  "Let's go and have a look. You lead the way. Ma Jingui stays and looks after Jia Zhen." Zuo Dengfeng stood up and carried the wooden box on his back.  "She can't move. It's rude for me to stay here as a man. Master Zuo, you'd better let her get up." Scarab shook his head repeatedly.  "Carry her on your back and let's go together." Zuo Dengfeng stepped out.  Hearing this, Scarab stared in astonishment. After looking around, he took a piece of animal skin and rolled up Jia Zhen. He knelt down and picked her up.  As soon as everyone went out, the big head swept over from the west, looking slightly excited.  "Zhenren Zuo, please go to the altar of society and have a look." Datou glanced at Jia Zhen on Scarab's shoulder in confusion, "What's wrong with her?" "There are clues in the altar of society." Zuo Dengfeng did not explain Jia Zhen to Datou.  situation, Scarab secretly pointed at Zuo Dengfeng from behind, indicating to Datou that it was Zuo Dengfeng's hand.  "There is a statue of a monster enshrined in the altar of sacrifice. Go and have a look." Big Head turned around and led the way.  "The Sheji Altar is a place for worshiping heaven. How could it enshrine monsters?" Zuo Dengfeng followed. As there were urgent matters, he decided to go to the Xicheng Sheji Altar to find out what was going on.  "I don't know, the monster's statue looks very much like the legendary Xuanwu." Datou explained.  "Xuanwu is one of the four sacred beasts in ancient times. It belongs to water and controls the north. It is not surprising that there is a statue of it here." Zuo Dengfeng said with a frown.  "I have seen the Xuanwu statue before, but this statue is different from Xuanwu. You will know when you go and take a look." Datou sped up.  Zuo Dengfeng didn¡¯t say anything after hearing this. Datou was also a member of the Taoist sect, and an ordinary Xuanwu statue would not surprise him so much.  After burning incense, everyone came to the Sheji Altar in the west of the city. The ancients worshiped the general.The ancestors and the gods of heaven and earth worshiped separately, and the methods of worship were also different. The ancestors were worshiped in the ancestral temple, and the heaven and earth were worshiped in the Sheji altar.  The style of the Sheji Altar is similar to that of the ancestral temple. The difference is that the houses here are larger. When everyone arrived, two soldiers were waiting outside. When they saw the crowd arriving, they entered the Sheji Altar with everyone.  The door of the Sheji Altar was open. Before he could get closer, Zuo Dengfeng discovered that there was a huge statue standing on the altar of the main hall. The statue was carved from giant wood. The body was that of a tortoise, but the tortoise was  What protrudes from the shell is not the turtle's head, but a snake-shaped neck and head.  After a while, everyone entered the main hall. Zuo Dengfeng looked at this strange statue up close. This object was somewhat similar to the legendary Xuanwu, but its appearance and body were very different from Xuanwu. The legendary Xuanwu was the product of two animals.  But this statue is an animal, shaped like a giant snake carrying a huge turtle shell. The neck of this thing is very long and covered with scales. The head is somewhat similar to a dragon's head, but there are no dragon horns. The giant shell is very similar.  The shell of a tortoise is not smooth, but has uneven heights. There are four thick dragon claws under the tortoise shell, and a thick chain is wrapped around the neck. The chain hangs down from the bottom. The animal on the statue is trying its best to  He stretched his neck, looking extremely painful.  "Zhenren Zuo, what do you think?" Datou asked.  "We are in big trouble." Zuo Dengfeng frowned and shook his head.  Wan Xiaotang and others did not know much about this legendary animal. At this time, they pointed out the lifelike carving of this statue. After hearing Zuo Dengfeng's words, they all turned their heads and looked at him with doubts.  "The Xuanwu statues we usually see are the products of the art of the world. There cannot be an animal in the world that is a combination of snake and turtle. This is the real Xuanwu. The fact that these people can carve such an image shows that they have seen this kind of animal before.  " Zuo Dengfeng stepped forward to check the incense burner under the statue. There was something black and granular in the incense burner. Zuo Dengfeng grabbed a piece and after crushing it, he found that it was not incense ash, but the seeds of some kind of plant.  "Zhenzhen Zuo is right. People in the Shang and Zhou dynasties were not as imaginative as people today, and the decorations on bronze vessels were mostly simple and crude. There must be something wrong with this Xuanwu carving so finely." The scarab beetle carried Jia Zhen on his shoulders.  He spoke in agreement.  "This turtle seems to be carrying a mountain on its back." Wan Xiaotang pointed at Xuanwu's carapace.  Hearing this, Zuo Dengfeng turned his head and glanced at Wan Xiaotang. Although Wan Xiaotang did not say it clearly, the implication was that this statue was exaggerated. There is no turtle in the world that can carry the mountain.  "I have seen a golden dragon before, and its head is very similar, except that this animal does not have dragon horns. If no one has seen this animal with their own eyes, no one can carve the dragon head and claws." Zuo Dengfeng said.  "Why did the ancients worship it?" Wan Xiaotang asked in astonishment.  "Making offerings to gods is actually similar in nature to how we give gifts in the human world. Worshiping in ancestral temples is relatively simple, similar to walking among relatives and friends, and mostly contains elements of thanksgiving and thanksgiving. However, the sacrificial offerings at the Sheji Altar are more purposeful and usually have two purposes.  , one is to pray for favors from the other party, and the other is to pray for the other party not to cause disaster," Zuo Dengfeng said.  "Qiu Muyu, what are you doing?" Wan Xiaotang asked Datou, who was rummaging through the information in his backpack, looking for something quickly.  "Looking for information." Datou responded casually.  "Zhenren Zuo, do you think the purpose of sacrificing this turtle is to get benefits from it, or to prevent it from causing damage." One of the soldiers asked curiously. They didn't understand Xuanwu and mistakenly called it a turtle.  "Did you see the chain around its neck?" Zuo Dengfeng walked to the altar and pointed at Xuanwu's neck.  "I see it." The soldier nodded repeatedly.  Hearing this, Zuo Dengfeng looked at him dissatisfied and gave no further explanation.  "Zuo Zhenren means that it is tied up and cannot come out to harm others. Since it cannot harm others, the residents here can only worship it to get benefits from it." Scarab gave an explanation on Zuo Dengfeng's behalf.  "Oh, that's good." The two soldiers, including Wan Xiaotang, felt relieved after hearing this.  "What's so good? According to Darwin's theory of evolution, people should become smarter as they evolve. Why do you become dumber as you evolve?" Zuo Dengfeng criticized mercilessly, "This Xuanwu is tied up, and its range of activities is  There are certain restrictions. What benefits can it bring to the people here? "" It can make the wind and rain come to the rescue," Wan Xiaotang said with a smile.  "That's what Feng Boyu Master does. It can't do it. All it can do is not attack the residents when they get close to it." Zuo Dengfeng pointed at the mountain-shaped thing on the turtle shell, "What I'm most worried about now is  The thing we are looking for is on its back." "No.It works.  "Wan Xiaotang's eyes widened. "It's possible.  Datou handed two pieces of information to Wan Xiaotang, "One was detected by satellite last year, and the other was from March this year. The position of the underwater reef has changed slightly."  " "You mean that the reef under the water is a turtle.  "Wan Xiaotang finally understood. "I just said it was possible. After all, we don't know how big the reef is. The smell of animals in the Arctic is extremely messy now. Let me get closer and confirm it carefully.  "The big head shook his head and said. "Zhenren Zuo once said that the wooden board found outside was from the submarine. Now it seems that Zhenren Zuo was right. Those people probably went into the water often before.  " Scarab said with a sad face. At this time, a large number of virus-infected giant creatures gathered under the Arctic ice. Going into the water at this time is equivalent to feeding. Zuo Dengfeng heard this and smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The matter is not at the worst stage, so don't scare yourself.  Go ahead and go to Dongcheng to see"
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