Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Chapter 582 Vigil

Because the Yumin people had wings and could become immortals by eating bird eggs, Taoism flourished during the Qin and Han dynasties, and the Yumin people became idols of Taoist priests. For good luck, Taoist priests were also called Yushi, and becoming an immortal was called Yuhuadengxian.

As to whether the Yumin Kingdom really existed, the academic community certainly has different opinions. Jiang Shangxian tends to believe that it did exist, and she believes that the Yumin Kingdom belonged to the Chiyou tribe.

Because her view of ancient times is completely opposite to that of myths and legends, in ancient times, the height of human civilization definitely reached an incredible level.

Even far beyond modern times.

The official history recorded throughout history is nothing more than a restart of the game.

"Madam, does it say here how to enter Zhao Tuo's tomb?" Jiubai could tell that this business trip was probably for this place.

In this endless mountain, without the guidance of Cui Bianxu's signs, they now have only two paths:

Or go back to the cave last night and look for the mark again.

Or we can go directly to Zhao Tuo’s tomb. Anyway, Jiulang should also go here.

Jiang Shangxian looked around at the guards who were exhausted but still forcing themselves to stay alert, and thought to himself that the most important thing when traveling abroad is morale. If morale is low, everything will fail halfway.

Although she had no thoughts at the moment, she tried her best to look confident. She took out the Yinmu compass and pretended to read it in her palm: "Zhao Tuo was a Qin man. Since ancient times, the location of the emperor's tomb has been based on the principle of harmony between man and nature. Backing the mountain and facing the water is the best choice..."

Not only was Yingzi's eyes sparkling with stars, but even the guards kept nodding their heads. They now had a new understanding of Jiang Shangxian's cultural level.

I originally thought he was illiterate, but I didn’t expect he was gifted!

How many days have you been studying?

Their wife is really awesome!

They all immediately gained confidence - the small tomb of Zhao Tuo was no problem!

Although Jiang Shangxian seems to be in control, she is actually very nervous.

How could it be so easy to find the original cave in this mountain?

Not to mention that they ran out of that place in the dark and ran for almost a whole day and night, so it would definitely take even longer to go back.

Maybe those ants are still lurking there, waiting for them to come back and fall into their trap.

Even if the ants retreated, they would have to go back to find the mark and follow it, which would waste at least two days.

The handsome guy knows it well that the flying monkey can poke a hole in the mountain in just two days!

Although Liu Manqiang said that they needed the help of the Xiou people to enter Zhao Tuo's tomb, the premise was that the other party could not just want to kill them without even showing up.

She had to find a way to get the Xiou people to come to them without having to attack them...

"Let's go to sleep now. If we don't get a good rest, I'm afraid we won't even have the strength to climb the mountain tomorrow. You seven go to sleep first, and I'll keep watch." In order to boost morale, Jiang Shangxian decided to keep watch for the first half of the night himself.

The medicine given by Liu Manqiang was still somewhat useful. The blue and black spots on the faces of the four injured guards had faded, but the paleness caused by the damage to their vitality could not be eliminated all at once. At this time, the best way to recuperate was to let them sleep as much as possible.

If you followed her out, you must follow her back!

"How can I let my lady keep watch for my subordinates? Absolutely not!"

"My wife is worth a lot of money. After a day of running around, you deserve a good rest."

As soon as these words were spoken, the guards could no longer sit still and knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation.

"okay."

Jiang Shangxian waved his hand and sat down by the fire. "Two hours. After two hours, you pick someone to swap with me. Yingzi and I are both not very good at martial arts, and there's no telling how dangerous this place is. If you don't get enough rest, I'm afraid we'll both die in this mountain. It just so happens that I haven't studied the words on the wall yet, and I can't sleep right now."

If there were less than half as many injured people, she wouldn't have taken on the night watch.

But four is already more than half.

Compared to her and Yingzi who just needed to follow mindlessly, the guards who needed to be on edge at these moments and take turns slashing with long swords to clear the way had a harder time.

Xiao Jiang straightened her back and felt that she might not be born with much potential. She could be a black-hearted slave owner with good reason, but she couldn't bear to do it.

The guards all looked at Jiubai, and Jiubai looked at Yingzi.

Only then did I realize that the little girl had already laid down at Jiang Shangxian's feet...

Soon, snoring sounds began to rise one after another.

Jiang Shangxian was almost scratching his head but couldn't figure out a way to make the Westerners come to him with good intentions.

She stood up, took a torch and planned to look at the mural again.

There are so many questions about this mural, the first of which is: who built this temple? Was it the Bayao? Or the Xiou?

If they were members of the Xiou tribe, there would be no need to go through so much trouble to build a temple. They have always liked to pass on information orally, and if they had anything to say, they would just whisper it in someone's ear.

But if not, where did the Layao get the manpower to build such a temple?

In particular, this mural also depicts the scene of Zhao Tuo's rejuvenation. Such things must never be known to others.

Here Jiang Shangxian speculates that there are two possibilities:

1. Ba Yao requested Zhao Tuo to build the temple here, and this mural was painted by Ba Yao himself after the temple was built, or... those who participated in the construction of the temple were killed when the temple was completed.

2. The temple was built by the Xiou people. As for the record on the wall, it is because in the last mural, the task that La Yao asked the Xiou people to enter Zhao Tuo's tomb to do must be completed dozens or even hundreds of years later.

It is easy for things to go wrong when passed down by word of mouth over a long period of time.

But there was one thing she didn't understand: among the people killed by Lai Gebao in the mural, there seemed to be people from the Xiou tribe...

She could only guess that Layao and the Xiou people at that time might have had disagreements at some stage, such as the issue of her marrying Zhao Tuo, which caused the relationship between her and her people to become tense?

The previous speculation that Layao would still be the witch of the clan after getting married was now questionable.

She was thinking very seriously and moving very slowly. Before she knew it, the soles of her feet were covered with scraped-off wall paint.

Even though he knew that this thing was not poisonous, Xiao Jiang still felt a little disgusted. He pushed it aside with disgust and saw the stone table out of the corner of his eye, whose purpose was unknown.

Everyone was so busy looking at the murals that no one had the mind to examine the stone table carefully.

Now, looking at it with a torch, she felt that the shape of this thing was not like a table, but rather a single bed.

When you get close, you can smell a strong fishy odor at the tip of your nose.