Chapter 91: Old and Unceremonious
Wang Xinran was not very familiar with this kind of thing and asked casually, "The seal is the seal used by Taoist priests when drawing talismans?"
"Yes, but Taoist priests need to use a lot of seals, and they are not only used when drawing talismans." Wu Zhongyuan adjusted the angle and looked at the text on the seal. Since the characters on the seal were all reversed, it was difficult to distinguish them.
"Can I let me see?" said Lu Jiahui on the side.
Wu Zhongyuan glanced at Lu Jiahui and handed over the seal. Lu Jiahui's specialty was underwater archaeology, and he was just a dropout from the Department of Archaeology. Lu Jiahui was more professional than him.
The master knew if there was any one at the right time of his action. Lu Jiahui took the magic seal and read the text on the magic seal very smoothly, "Wu Jiaozi, the head of Tai Chi Jiutian Shenxiao Yanyu Academy."
After reading the text on the seal, Lu Jiahui added, "This seal is carved from plagioclase jade. It belongs to the Dushan jade species. It is produced in Nanyang, Henan. It is one of the four famous jades in my country. The carving techniques are rough and vigorous, with strong sharpness. It is a typical Han Badao carving technique. It should have been handed by craftsmen in the Han Dynasty or two hundred years afterwards. The patina itself is thick and round, which means it is a practical tool that was frequently used by its owners back then."
When Lu Jiahui said this, Wu Zhongyuan was already impressed by her, but what he didn't expect was that Lu Jiahui had not finished speaking. After a brief pause, he continued to say, "There is mottled cinnabar left at the bottom of the utensil, and there is no stain on the body of the utensil, which also shows that it was not buried in the soil before, but was stored in a relatively dry space."
After Lu Jiahui finished speaking, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wang Xinran and Zhang Shukai. The two did not show any obvious surprise at Lu Jiahui's observation and judgment. Anyone who could enter the 18th branch was a top talent in a certain field. Perhaps in the eyes of the two, it was normal for Lu Jiahui to know everything, but it was not normal that he could not tell why.
"What do these words on the Dharma seal mean?" Wang Xinran asked Wu Zhongyuan.
Wu Zhongyuan said, "The ones in front are the grades of Taoist priests who are given talismans. Taoist priests have nine grades of talismans, which is a bit similar to the ancient nine-grade official system. The head of the Yanyu Academy is the first-grade high-grade talisman, which belongs to the highest-grade talisman. The last three words should be the Taoist priest's Taoist name."
"This Taoist priest is called Wu Jiaozi?" Wang Xinran asked.
"You can't say that. Wu Jiaozi is just the Taoist name of this person, not his name." Wu Zhongyuan explained.
Wang Xinran was not very interested in this kind of thing, so she did not ask any questions. Instead, she continued to take out her backpack. This time she took out a hiking rope tied up, followed by some fluorescent sticks, and then took out a small porcelain bottle with a lid.
Wang Xinran took out the porcelain bottle and shook it, confirming that there was something inside, then pulled out the plug and smelled it, "What a heavy medicine."
Wu Zhongyuan had seen similar porcelain bottles before. The porcelain bottle he gave to Zhao Ying was in this style. If nothing unexpected happens, the porcelain bottle contained elixirs and other things.
In addition to these, there is also a small first aid medicine box in the backpack. After opening it, I found that there were a lot of things inside. For example, there were grooves for special items inside. Some things were gone. According to the shape of the groove, it can be seen that gauze, disinfectant, hemostatic medicine and cardiac acupuncture were missing.
After inspecting the first aid medicine box, Wang Xinran's expression became very solemn. This discovery was bad news for everyone, indicating that there was an unknown danger in the space underwater.
After examining the things in his backpack, Wang Xinran tilted his head and looked at the Black Dragon Pond. At this time, the water surface was still very calm. The battle between the bald turtle and the Black Dragon had ended, but it is still impossible to determine who wins and who loses.
"The space under the water is likely to be related to this black horn," Wang Xinran said. After saying that, he asked again, "You are half a Taoist priest. Do you have any impression of this black horn?"
Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I have a little impression, but I don't have a deep impression. I seem to have seen these words somewhere, or maybe I have heard of them somewhere."
"Wujiaozi, Wujiao," Wang Xinran said to himself, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "Is it related to the Golden Horn and Silver Horn?"
After saying that, seeing Wu Zhongyuan frowning, he remembered that King Jin Horn and King Silver Horn were fairies in Journey to the West. He glanced at Wu Zhongyuan awkwardly, "You don't have any sense of humor at all."
"You might as well contact the experts at the headquarters. They may be able to find out this person." Wu Zhongyuan said.
"What can I find out with just a Taoist number?" Wang Xinran said casually.
Wu Zhongyuan continued, "You have overlooked a very important point. This Taoist priest was awarded a first-grade great talisman. This level of talisman is usually only awarded to a generation of masters or great Taoists."
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran nodded, "That's right, ordinary Taoist priests cannot use pure gold compass."
"You don't know much about the Taoist people," said Wu Zhongyuan. "The real high Taoist will not use gold to build a compass. The compass used by this Taoist priest is definitely not done by him. It is very likely that it was given to him by the people in power. Don't forget this when explaining the situation to the headquarters. This person may have some connection with the people in power."
While Wang Xinran tried to contact the headquarters, Wu Zhongyuan also said, "Taoism is divided into three major branches: Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing. When he was granted the talisman, he was granted the official positions of Fengyun Academy, the official positions of Thunder Academy and the official positions of Yanyu Academy. This Taoist priest was appointed as the head of Yanyu Academy, which means he was a high Taoist in the Taiqing School."
Wang Xinran nodded.
Lu Jiahui, who was standing beside him, looked at Wu Zhongyuan in confusion, "How do you know so much about these things? Are you really a Taoist priest?"
When Wu Zhongyuan was considering how to answer, Wang Xinran replied on his behalf, "He is not a Taoist priest, but he was raised by a Taoist priest."
Wang Xinran contacted the headquarters and informed the relevant situation. The headquarters gave two suggestions. One is that the life and death of the black dragon and the bald turtle are unknown and do not have the conditions to go into the water for the time being. The other is to wait for the headquarters to verify the identity of the Taoist. These things used by the Taoist priest were brought from underwater, which means that the space underwater is very likely to be related to the Taoist priest. After confirming the identity of the Taoist priest, it will be launched before going into the water.
Next, Wang Xinran Chong reassigned the task to his colleagues who participated in this mission. Except for the four people who were preparing to go into the water, the rest were responsible for cooperating with the water police to completely close the area to prevent Zhao Ying and others from retreating quietly after succeeding. Because Zhao Ying and others were carrying diving equipment, they might dive out of the waters of Heilongtan and flee from elsewhere.
Lu Jiahui was studying the golden compass and the porcelain bottle, hoping to analyze more valuable clues for reference by Wu Zhongyuan and Wang Xinran. Her research has indeed gained results. The back of the golden compass is engraved with four small characters "Internal Material Supervision" inscribed. The internal Material Supervision is an institution of the Han Dynasty court, and its responsibility is to create various items needed for the royal family for the royal family. The bottom of the porcelain bottle containing small pills also has several small characters "Jianye Huogong". Jianye is the capital of the Wu Kingdom after Sun Quan became emperor. These two things come from Jiangbei and Jiangnan respectively, indicating that the Taoist priest had a wide range of activities during his lifetime.
In addition, the order of establishment of the Three Kingdoms was the earliest in Wei State, 220, and Shu State followed closely, 221, and Wu State was the latest in 229. Based on the text on these two objects, it can be inferred that their manufacturing date was 220 years ago, because after the establishment of the Wei State, the Internal Affairs Supervision was renamed the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Zhang Shukai is also studying intensely. He is good at fighting and has good water properties, especially underwater fighting. The main object of his research is the first aid medicine box in his backpack. By observing the use of first aid items in the first aid medicine box, he infers what dangers Zhao Ying and others encountered underwater. In addition to this first aid medicine box, he did not let go of other debris. The bundle of climbing ropes was tied in a hurry, which shows that there were probably used before, and there were ten light sticks for lighting. Ten were a relatively complete number. Although it cannot be asserted that the deceased had never used a fluorescent stick before his lifetime, it is very likely that the deceased had never used a fluorescent stick before his lifetime. If this is true, there may be lighting facilities in the space underwater, which can explain why the deceased brought a fluorescent stick but did not use it.
The three of them were busy separately, and Wu Zhongyuan was also busy, but he was busy daydreaming. In fact, he was not dazed, but random thoughts. The root of random thoughts was the small porcelain bottle that was taken out from the backpack of the deceased. The appearance of this small porcelain bottle made things confusing. It was difficult to determine the real purpose of Zhao Ying and others' trip. They might be looking for the spirit stones, or they might be aiming at the pills in the porcelain bottle. In exchange for Lin Qingming's cooperation, they had reasons and motivations to do so.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhongyuan took the porcelain bottle back from Lu Jiahui and put it in his backpack.
Wang Xinran had already communicated with the headquarters at this time. She noticed Wu Zhongyuan's actions, but did not stop them.
Ten minutes later, news came from the headquarters that there was indeed a Taoist named Wujiaozi during the Three Kingdoms period. No one knew Wujiaozi, but many people knew about this person's name. This person was the famous Taiqing Gaodao of the Three Kingdoms period, Zuo Ci.
People who have seen the Three Kingdoms are familiar with this person. Zuo Citong and mastered magic. He was very famous during the Three Kingdoms period. However, although this person is very famous, he is not a very serious person. This person is a bit like the old naughty boy Zhou Botong. He likes to play everywhere and likes to tease the princes with magic, teasing one and offend the other. In the end, Cao Cao wanted to kill him, Liu Biao wanted to kill him, and even Sun Ce wanted to kill him, and offend him all, and there was no place to play, so the person retired.
After reading the historical information about this person from the headquarters, Wang Xinran looked at Wu Zhongyuan, "Will that space under the water be his tomb?"
"It's possible." Wu Zhongyuan nodded. For Taoist priests, the Dharma seal is equivalent to the ID card for modern people. Without an ID card, it is difficult to move forward, and everyone will carry it with you.
"But the warrior we are looking for is a woman." Wang Xinran said.
"That woman may be below, too," said Wu Zhongyuan.
Wang Xinran was puzzled and tilted her head in doubt.
Wu Zhongyuan said, "Zuo Ci has an apprentice named Ge Hong. In Taoist classics, Ge Hong is one of the four great masters of the Heavenly Court. He is ranked as a Golden Immortal. His apprentice is so awesome, but his master is not as famous as his apprentice. The root cause is that in addition to this person's unemployed career and likes to play everywhere, there is also a very important reason because this person practices art in the room. That is, although this person practices Taoism, he likes beauties. Not only is he not serious, but he is also an old and unreasonable..."
Chapter completed!