Ghost Blowing Lantern II

Before I could hear clearly what he was saying, I saw Uncle Ming's knees weakening and kneeling to the ground with a thud. Duoling and Guchai also knelt down as well. They seemed to have seen something that made Dan Min extremely afraid. Uncle Ming used his knees instead of his feet, crawled over and put the soft body with "muscles but no bones" into a large sealed bag. Seeing that the body was not wet, his extremely ugly face gradually softened. He kowtowed and prayed repeatedly. Bless the fisherman.

On the stormy sea, the fishermen all regard "Mazu" as a god. The Queen of Heaven rescues people in distress at sea and is a sacred person who protects the safety of boats. However, those who venture out to sea do not do it to fight the wind and waves, but to fight against the wind and waves. In order to support the family and earn food, if you collect eggs and slaughter whales in the sea, or fish for green heads, or catch a thousand catties of fish, you must worship the "fisherman" and ask the Poseidon to enjoy the food.

I always thought that the "fisherman" was the legendary Dragon King in the sea, but I saw that Uncle Ming and others were so frightened that they were so respectful to the female corpse in the shell. I really didn't know what the three egg people wanted to do. When a person ascends to immortality after death, the corpse left behind is called a "relic". Could it be that this woman's skin, as soft as mud, is the remains of the "fisherman"?

Shirley Yang wanted to find the map of "Guixu" in the snail shell, but unexpectedly, Uncle Ming and Duo Ling received a false alarm. Apparently, all the things hidden in the green snail shell were the Eggman fishermen. They all knew it, so they asked Uncle Ming and others what the female corpse with muscles and bones, as well as the copper sword, jade plate and other objects in the snail were used for.

Uncle Ming wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "Of course your uncle is not a consultant for nothing. Don't look at you masters who touch gold and move mountains. You have always searched for mountains and picked out lakes, but you don't know how to do it at sea." The story and rules of collecting eggs. Although in the seventy-two rows, people rely on their craftsmanship to make a living, but every row is like a mountain, so you don’t know what the female corpse and the dagger are used for. In the eyes of the Dan people, these are all It’s a sacred thing left by our ancestors.”

I said: "Uncle Ming, you are just a reactionary academic authority. Not to mention a big salesman who is shrouded in clouds and fog. Even though I have never picked eggs before, I can still guess three points. What is hidden in the snail armor is probably from ancient times." The ancestors of the Dan people used it to collect eggs in Haidi."

Uncle Ming said: "Hu Zai is worthy of being Yuanliang among the gold-touching captains. His vision is indeed sharp. This conch shell sealed with a copper cover is neither a coffin nor a burial box. Danman's craftsmanship is It was passed down from the barbarian people at sea during the Qin and Han Dynasties. Legend has it that the ancestors of the Longhu Ta family could place clams on the seabed to attract clams. Nowadays, in the ancient sea temples of certain eras, you can still see murals recording those ancient miracles. , every Dan citizen who has ever been to the sea knows this, just like most of the captains of Touching Gold know that Master Touching Gold stole cinnabar and strange books from the tomb of King You. These cinnabar and strange books are all sacred objects of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The methods evolved from it, but no one in later generations has ever seen what the cinnabar strange book looks like. The clam clam of the founder of Danman is just like the cinnabar strange book of the founder of Touching Gold. Egg collectors heard that An artifact I’ve never seen before.”

Hearing what Uncle Ming said, Shirley Yang and I understood more than half of it. The Dan people are the descendants of the Hentian clan. They should know how their ancestors went to the sea to collect eggs and butcher clams. The ancient relics hidden in the snails are all from the Hentian clan. The props used for fishing for pearls on the seabed are said to have been made by Poseidon fishermen. Each of them is unique in the world. Unexpectedly, we accidentally dug it up. But how are these strange and weird things used? Is the so-called "clam clam" boneless female corpse also a prop for catching clams and pearls? We, monk Zhanger, are at a loss to understand these things about Dan Min. We are indeed laymen.

Uncle Ming said that since we encountered these things, it was all thanks to the great blessing of the fishermen, so he might as well take them back. In the future, when he wants to collect eggs in the South China Sea, they will all be put to great use. Nowadays, all the natural pearls and corals along the coast have been mined. There are not many in the spiral, and there may not be any moonlight pearls formed in hundreds of years. However, these ancient objects are the ancestors of Qingtou left on the seabed. If they are not used, they can be sold off, which is not a small deal. of wealth.

But among these "green heads", only the "clam head" is more dangerous. Shirley Yang just said that in ancient times, King Xu Yan had no bones in his body, only muscles and blood vessels. This female corpse may have suffered from King Xu Yan's strange boneless disease during her lifetime. , In fact, this kind of strange disease did exist in ancient times. King Xu Yan of the ancient Xu Kingdom suffered from the boneless disease. From the time he was born, he was a cripple with muscles and bones, and could only lie on his back. She cannot sit up and look down her whole life, but this is not the case for the female corpse as a "clam". She was debonded by a cruel criminal method, and the skin and flesh of the corpse were specially processed, as if it had been made into a strange specimen. However, the method of making the mullet has not been spread from Guixu at all, so future generations cannot know it.

Since the Qin and Han dynasties, because some thousand-year-old clams were well hidden and had huge bodies that were difficult to lift out of the water, dragon households among the Dan people would bring "bead matchmakers" with them when they entered the sea. When the giant clams see the bead matchmaker flashing, they will mistakenly think that the moon is in the sky. They will emerge from their hiding places and display their armor, spit out pearls to play with the moon, and absorb the essence of the aura of heaven and earth. Longhu will take this opportunity to risk his life to seize the pearls. This skill is extremely dangerous. , because at this time, the seabed is shining brightly, attracting the evil fish of the deep sea, the shark dragon, to appear. The dragon owner often has to fight the dragon to touch the shark's kiss, and at the same time, he must seize the clam pearl when the old clam hides the pearl in the closed armor. In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty once heard about these stories of Longhu pearl fishing, and he repeatedly exclaimed: "How dangerous!"

The earliest prototype of the "Bead Matchmaker" was a "corpse" made from a woman's body. In the darkest place on the seabed of the original Hongmeng, there were often clam ancestors who had become spirits. These clams lived for thousands of years. It has become one with the reefs on the seabed and refuses to spit out pearls until the full moon is extremely bright. Its clam pearls are extremely radiant, and the old clam is cunning and psychic. Ordinary "bead matchmakers" cannot lure out its clam pearls at all. The female corpse is dressed in a beaded garment. The pearls on the beaded garment are all worthless fish beads, which are similar to the stones in fish brains. They have no luster at the bottom of the water, but there is an air of sorrow and resentment in the female corpse that can produce fish beads at the bottom of the sea. The dim light, this kind of halo has a heavy yin energy, very much like the moonlight. Pearl divers can only attract the clam spirits to spit out pearls only by carrying a "corpse trap" on their backs and diving into the sea.

The "zombie" cannot normally see water. When it comes into contact with water, it will unfold its shape and lose its yin energy. This primitive and effective pearl fishing method with a bit of evil cruelty and mystery is only in the hands of the ancestors of the Dan people. , even dragon otters don't know how to make "corpse turtles". They can only use ordinary phosphorus paste of the dead mixed with fish beads as a matchmaker, and they have no way to deal with the formed clam essence.

As for the two daggers in the shell armor, the blades are pitch black, with holes on the back blades arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper. The handles and mouths are molded into one piece. The hilts are in the shape of a shark from the scale tribe, and the shark tail is bent and coiled. , the man raises his head and spits out the sword blade, the two swords are one yin and one yang, the craftsmanship is symmetrical and precise, the blade edge has become slightly dark red, but it is still sharp. When people get close, they will feel the coldness. With the holes in the sword blades attached to your ears, you can hear the faint sound of the ocean tide. The two daggers are similar to the "dragon arc". They are the sharp weapons used by the ancestors of the Dan people to kill clams and dragons in the sea. Look at the piles of things piled up under the patio like a tomb. Snail armor, I don't know how many water tribes have been killed by this blade.

Uncle Ming calls himself an egg farmer. Although he has never actually collected eggs in the sea, he is good at accidents. He has been doing illegal things at sea all year round. He is familiar with maritime affairs. His understanding of the craftsmanship and various anecdotes of egg farmers is simply better than those who really take this as his job. The raw egg man is even more familiar. I looked at his face and knew that what he said was true, but I felt a little dissatisfied: "This is like the art of slaying dragons in ancient times. It has no practical use at all. Nowadays, all the old clams are being hunted. They are almost extinct, and the living environment they need is very special. Where are the old clams on the seabed that need to be lured out with corpse clams?"

What I am most concerned about is the set of jade plates and candles in the conch shell. According to legend, when King Wen of Zhou Dynasty deduced the innate hexagrams, the tools he used were tortoise shells and candles. This is because they were found in items such as tortoise shell keels or seabed jade. , they all contain the mysterious dragon energy. Since ancient times, they have been regarded as spiritual beings that reach the sky. There are likely to be relics of the sixteen innate hexagrams in Guixu Ancient City, so I asked Uncle Ming not to talk about those irrelevant Beng Zuyu. Lord, are the jade plates, jade bottles, and those mermaid candles used by the ancients for divination?

Uncle Ming said that Danman was a barbarian on the sea and never practiced witchcraft. Jade plates and candles were used to measure the moon's waxing and waning phases through the shadows of the candles. In the early days, many dragon households also inherited this ancient method. Later, as more types of moon and star observations became available, this old method was gradually no longer used. The ointment in the black jade bottle was secreted under the shark's scales. In addition to curing diving diseases, it could also be used to treat diving diseases. Come and smear it on the pearl divers, otherwise the breath of living people will not be concealed under the water. Those giant clams with intelligence will know that someone is grabbing the pearls, close their armor and hide it, making it difficult for the egg people to approach. These things are actually It is a set of mysterious instruments used for pearl fishing in ancient times. It is probably not intentionally buried in the remains of snail shells. This patio is ventilated in all directions, which can reduce the smell of blood. It is probably an ancient clam scraping butchery. field.

After everyone listened to what Uncle Ming said, they all felt uneasy. Looking at the snail and clam carcasses piled up at their feet, they seemed to be able to smell the smell of blood. The clams were diseased and gave birth to pearls. They had lived underwater for thousands of years and were inseparable from human beings. It is not only human greed, but also those sea monsters of the shark scale family who often sacrifice their lives to pursue sea pearls and pursue them tirelessly. Although there are many clam shells in the ruins of Guixu, the number of Danmin aquariums that have died for Nanzhu over the years is probably ten times more. No wonder the pearls all take the essence of the moon. It is actually because of the yin energy. It is hard to get rid of, and this Yin Qi can even make ancient corpses stay beautiful for thousands of years. I wonder if those high-ranking officials and nobles in ancient times who were greedy for southern pearls knew that every pearl the size of a thumb cap is like countless fish and dragons. You bought it with your life, do you still dare to wear it with you and enjoy it?

The fat man and I put Ruan Hei's body into the hollowed shell, resealed the copper lid, buried it in a grave with clam shells, and broke it apart with our hands. I hope he has a soul in heaven and can rest in peace with pearls in his eyes. , and wished us smooth sailing and a speedy return home. Then everyone ate something to satisfy their hunger and rested on the spot.

The fat man was not worried about the current situation. He filled a backpack with priceless items such as the emerald clothing and the remains of the mermaid swallowing pearls, hugged him in his arms and fell asleep. He seemed to be counting money in his dream. , mumbling nonsense: "The feeling of the money on your face is so damn good..."

Uncle Ming looked at the "Corpse" for a while, and then touched the pair of shark-scale daggers. Although he couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart, he couldn't help but feel worried about how to escape from the bottom of the sea. Thinking of fear and despair, his whole body felt like a wave of panic. trembling.

Guchai and Duoling were both sad about their master's tragic death and worried about their future fate and current predicament. After eating something, they couldn't sleep. With their bloodshot eyes open, they lay on the "Luojia Tomb" and listened. There was the sound of sea water surging outside the city.

I went over and asked them to seize the time to close their eyes and rest for a while. The surging momentum of the sea air was ominous. There might be a disaster later. When the time comes, a wave will strike, life or death depends on it. If you can't sustain enough, If you don't have enough mental strength, you won't be able to seize the fleeting vitality. We lucky people have their own destiny. Don't think too much about anything right now, just get some sleep before talking.

Since entering the "Coral Spiral", everyone has been tense and no one has had a moment to breathe. At this time, they were all exhausted. After some persuasion from me, they relaxed a little. Uncle Ming and Duo Ling fell on the rubber boat one after another. fell asleep.

Shirley Yang was the only one with ups and downs in her heart and couldn't sleep. She leaned on the boat and discussed with me in a low voice how to solve the various difficulties faced by the salvage team. The more we fished, the heavier the burden became. What happened next? There is no optimism. Several sea eyes on Guixu have scorching fire flowing, blocking tens of millions of tons of seawater from pouring in. However, the seafloor crust has been hollowed out by large-scale mining all year round, leaving the sea air in the earth veins. Turbulent and unstable, once the condensed sea air changes, the sea will collapse again, and the sea cave will roll in endless sea water and pour into Guixu. It is more difficult to return to the sea from the eye of the sea than to reach the sky. The power of the sea cave to eat the sea We have personally experienced that the huge suction force generated by the sea cave at that time could draw in all the seabirds in the sky, so the "sea eye" was basically a dead end.

Shirley Yang said: "The currents under Guixu are turbulent. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is turbulent. There are even surges and tides. The small boat cannot sail in such a harsh environment, although there may be undercurrents in the distance. There is an exit, but it is extremely difficult to get close to. I don’t know when the sea cave will suck in seawater again, and then the ruins of the ancient city that have surfaced will be immediately submerged by the flood, and we won’t even have a place to stay.”

In order to clear my mind, I took out the cigarette case and lit a cigarette. I thought I could smoke in an ancient ruins thousands of years ago. This kind of treatment is really not something ordinary people can enjoy. Looking at the misty smoke of burning cigarettes, Suddenly I remembered that there was an expert in the past who was a fisherman and was called "Liu Baitou". He was addicted to tobacco all his life and was also a Feng Shui master. However, he didn't look at mountains but only water. He was the best at sea air. He wrote the wonderful book "Undersea Eyes" 》, it elaborates and demonstrates in detail the method of observing sea air, mirage, and water, which is unique in the world and can be called a masterpiece.

The "Sixteen-Character Yin-Yang Feng Shui Secret Technique" written by "Mojin Xiaowei" is the general secret technique of Feng Shui that "examines the changes in the world and creates its own formula". It collects the essence of many masters. The contents of the book The forms can be divided into five categories: "pictures, tables, songs, formulas, and poems". Only "Southern Dragon" is involved in "Xunlong Jue", because "Sixteen Characters of Yin and Yang Feng Shui Secrets" is a "gold-touching guide" ”, so the analysis of the "Southern Dragon" in the ancient tombs is not detailed. The discussion of "sea eyes, sea air, and dragon fire" are all derived from "Undersea Eye" written by Liu Baitou, a strange man on the sea. .

The changes in sea air mentioned in "The Eyes of the Sea" are nothing more than the principle that "Pangu was muddy and yin and yang were pure and turbid". In fact, they are all the chaotic air that has remained in the sea since the beginning of the world. The water of yin and yang mixes with each other, and the sea air will inevitably There are underground streams, which are freshwater hot springs on the seabed. In ancient times, the Hentian clan was located on a remote island. Judging from the scale of the ruins, the population should have been quite large. They mined copper underground and mined dragon fire all year round, but they did not always live here. The belly-like seabed and the architectural ruins in the Coral Spiral Trench all sank from the sea back then. They need huge freshwater resources to supply their daily needs. There are many strange and turbulent currents in the coral forest, which are probably from the past. If the direction of the remains of the deep freshwater well can be determined, it may be possible to float back to the coral spiral by the freshwater sprayed up from the seabed.

I thought this was a great plan, but Shirley Yang said it was absolutely impossible. It was too deep from the sea, and the water pressure and turbulence flowing up and down were so strong that it was impossible to estimate. It could easily tear people into pieces. Then she said that behind Guchai There seem to be many secrets hidden in his tattoos. Maybe if you can understand the truth, you will find a way to escape.

The mountains in the sea depicted in the tattoo are consistent with what we have seen. Various architectural halls are built in the undulating mountains. The mountains are circular, with a huge black tree in the middle, and a strange-shaped zombie is pressed under the tree. There are remains of mermaids and ancient dragons everywhere, and the secrets within them are really unimaginable unless you see them with your own eyes. The only thing we can do now is to recharge our batteries for the time being, and then go to the ancient ruins to find out the truth and find a way to escape. After talking to Shirley Yang for a while, I felt my eyelids clenching and I fell into a deep sleep without realizing it.

Maybe because I was too tired, I had a solid sleep this time. Suddenly there was a loud sound of earth shattering, and I felt the sea roaring around me. Everyone woke up from their sleep. The sea water in the courtyard surged, and all the door openings on the four walls were submerged. , the two small boats that were dragged to the "Clam Grave" also floated. I rubbed my eyes, worried that the small boats would be washed away by the current, and quickly asked everyone to get on board. At this moment, I heard the sound of bronze armor clanging outside the patio. The sounds are endless, as if the bronze warrior statues of the sun-shooting temple suddenly came to life. Their bronze armors were rubbing and colliding, and they were surrounding us. The sounds were so dense that it was difficult to distinguish the number. It was by no means the only thing we saw in the sun-shooting bronze temple. The dozens of bronze giants seemed to be an army of tens of thousands of bronzes that began to resurrect in the sea. Thousands of troops and horses stepped out of the water. The collision of bronzes mixed with the sound of surging seawater. It was unknown whether it was the sound of the army. , it still sounded like a military wave, but this deafening sound made people tremble and tremble.

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