3 Significance of the complex arrangement of stone pillars
"I'm listening, but after so many people died, you have to avenge them with your own hands, right? Reinforcements belong to reinforcements, and avenging your dead brothers is still your own business. It's impossible for anyone to take their place, right?" I understand her point of view.
Girls who are in love and full of love always deliberately seek attention and favor from others. Once they are left out and become angry, they will naturally lose their temper randomly.
"So, what if we can't get through the tunnel? Should we stay here for the rest of our lives and run out of time?"
I replied calmly: "It will definitely pass, as long as you are willing to work hard."
Fei Yue is too young and too impatient. For this reason alone, she falls far behind.
After all, the plot that Feiying knew was limited. Even if he exaggerated it repeatedly, he knew it but didn't know why. Twenty minutes later, Gu Qingcheng had begun to frown, and it was obvious that her endurance had reached its limit. What she needed was an appropriate information narration, not
A legendary story with added fuel and vinegar.
"Feng, I have something to ask you." She stopped, stepped back politely, and distanced herself from the flying eagle.
Her complexion is fairer and softer than when we met in Hokkaido. Especially when she is in a meditative state, her face is as beautiful as a delicate jade sculpture, which makes people want to reach out and touch her.
Feiying is a person who has seen the world, and the ancient city of Xi'an is a place where beauties gather. If Gu Qingcheng's temperament hadn't been so outstanding, he wouldn't have fallen in love at first sight.
I approached Gu Qingcheng and smiled modestly: "Miss Gu is too polite, please tell me."
Gu Qingcheng smiled and spoke a long string of English fluently: "Tell me what you think of Miss Su Lun. If she were at the other end of the tunnel, what state would she be in? Trapped by people or trapped by gods, ghosts, poisonous snakes,...
Trapped by the mechanism? We must have enough imagination to break through the constraints that previous generations could not break through and break through the tunnel."
Talking in English in front of Chinese people at least shows that she does not want others to participate in the conversation temporarily. This is not to underestimate the wisdom of Fei Ying and others. Most of the time, we have to admit that people’s imaginations are divided into high and low levels.
Not only can we not get any lessons from talking, but we are getting further and further away from the right path.
I also answered in English: "Her state of existence is free - based on my sixth sense, which has no factual basis. According to the results of our exploration, her footprints disappeared after passing the stone wall and have never appeared again."
.If I hadn't happened to hear her sigh, I might have given up."
She raised her eyebrows and exclaimed: "A magical sixth sense? Or a telepathic connection?"
When discussing such a complicated issue, she still couldn't forget to tease me.
I admitted frankly: "It's both. We have been through life and death together in the desert and understand each other."
"Oh? Where's Guan Baoling? I always feel that you two are a match made in heaven." She pressed forward step by step, as if she would not give up until she understood my inner world.
I immediately shook my head: "These questions are personal privacy and have nothing to do with exploring the tunnel. I don't want to answer them."
The reason why I refuse to discuss it is because I want to hide myself and don't want to create extraneous problems.
Gu Qingcheng smiled silently, his eyes moving, which was profound.
When they arrived in front of the tunnel, Uncle Wei's men had already set up tents. Nearly forty tents were arranged in a double ring. In the middle of the two-layer ring, the field jeeps were parked.
Another team of people was busy pulling cables leading to the tunnel entrance.
"We have brought enough power generation equipment and communication systems with us - Feng, I always feel that you seem a lot more depressed compared to when you were in Hokkaido. In fact, you don't have to worry too much, Ji people have their own destiny, Su Lun will be fine
, you should also take care of your health." Gu Qingcheng comforted me softly.
I am aware of my changes, but it is not because I miss Su Lun. My elder brother Yang Tian wants to enter Afang Palace and his whereabouts are unknown now. Will it be like what happened to Su Lun? Missing, trapped, life or death uncertain, and whereabouts unknown - I
I feel like the burden on my shoulders is getting heavier and heavier, and I can no longer laugh out loud or rely on others like before.
On the journey to find Su Lun and my elder brother, I have no way out. No matter how many setbacks and obstacles I encounter, I can only bear it silently, and no one else can share it.
The scene did need lighting equipment. I admired Gu Qingcheng's thoughtfulness, but then another question came to mind: "Miss Gu, how did you transport so much unconventional equipment to the outside of the mountain and successfully obtain government permission?"
China is a harmonious society with strict laws. Any action that may endanger people's lives will be tracked and controlled by the police. If necessary, all equipment will be confiscated. What she solved is exactly the most needed part of the expedition.
"We have a military license and are ordered to explore mysterious incidents on the Sichuan-Tibet border. We can use these equipment freely. The only exchange condition is that we cannot harm any Chinese citizens and do not take away any flowers or grass belonging to the country.
One stitch at a time. Just like that, I was able to lead the convoy and drive straight ahead." She spoke easily, as if it was all a logical and trivial matter.
The generator started roaring, and Uncle Wei's men were divided into four teams, equipped with firearms, grenades, flamethrowers, gas masks, and bulletproof vests, and then quickly entered the tunnel. The person walking at the front carried a searchlight, and the light beam pierced the hole.
dark.
Liang Wei asked me for instructions: "Feng, I want to go in with the brigade. I should be able to give you some help."
Gu Qingcheng and I waved at the same time: "Okay, be careful."
Liang Wei rushed towards the entrance of the cave and soon joined the group of people.
I pointed to the entrance of the cave: "Miss Gu, I know that the formation of stone pillars in the tunnel can easily make people get lost. Therefore, as long as we get the arrangement of the stone pillars in the first round of exploration, then going forward will get twice the result with half the effort, and it will be easier to achieve our goal. It is best for us to
Carefully study the relationship between the two guqin and the tunnel——"
She is an expert on guqin. She should be able to discover more things from those stone carvings that ordinary people cannot understand. The difference between a master and a mediocre player is that she can find the key points of the change of events in the shortest time, thereby minimizing the chance of mistakes.
Opportunities for detours.
After leaving Feiying and the others, Gu Qingcheng immediately frowned and told me in a deep voice: "There is one thing that I have never had the chance to tell you in detail, which is about the function of those sixteen guqins -"
Her serious expression surprised me slightly. At this time, we had entered the shadow of the cliff, and I suddenly felt the chill of the mountain wind all over my body.
"I checked all the guqin information before the Han and Tang Dynasties, and learned that after the King of Chu made these guqins, they played them at the same time, and they could make a magical sound that could reach up to heaven. When it was just completed, they were played on the Kuai Zai Platform.
, an immortal descended on the moonlight and gave a gift to the King of Chu..." She stopped and thought for a moment before continuing, "What is it? Feng, if you don't look at the picture in the appendix, no one would have thought that it was
What is it - a white sword that can be long or short. When it is long, it can soar into the sky; when it is short, it can be retracted into the hilt. Even in the dark night when you can't see your fingers, when the sword is unsheathed, the light shines immediately.
Throughout the sky and the earth, more than a thousand luminous pearls emitted light at the same time."
"I've already guessed it." I smiled.
Gu Qingcheng sighed: "I know that your way of thinking has jumped and changed too much. Others need to think about a problem for an hour, but you only need one second."
I took out the flashlight from my pocket, smiled and pressed the switch, and a beam of light shot out and landed on the rocks next to the tunnel.
There is no doubt that what the recorder wants to express is this: As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, someone gave a flashlight to the King of Chu. The giver was not an ordinary person, but an immortal who came from the sky and took advantage of the moonlight.
Come.
The same miraculous records have been recorded intermittently in "Sou Shen Ji". Researchers mostly attribute these phenomena to the work of aliens, or a person from the 20th century who broke through time and space and suddenly fell into
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the most common things of this era were given to those ignorant ancients, and then they were regarded as Daluo Golden Immortals and enjoyed glory and wealth.
"Can the guqin summon the gods in the sky?" This is the essence of the question - the King of Chu and the goddess of Wushan fell in love overnight, and naturally they could not let go, so they went back to making guqin, hoping to summon the goddess at any time.
The above explanation is barely acceptable. I don't know Gu Qingcheng's views. I wonder if she also has her own unique insights?
She is shorter than me, so she can only touch the stone carving by raising her arms as hard as she can.
"Summon the gods? Where is the guqin? Why is 'Jujiu' carved here instead of another guqin..." Questions came one after another. When I stood at the entrance of the tunnel and looked inside, the searchlight's light covered an extremely wide area.
, all the stone pillars are invisible.
I heard someone talking in a low voice in Nepali. When I looked back and thought about the convoy passing by, all the passengers in the car had dark faces and short statures. They had distinctive Nepalese features and looked very similar to Liang Wei. I suddenly understood.
Why did Liang Wei join the search team? He has something in common with these people, and his whole family had fled to Nepal. He and they should be "one of our own".
Gu Qingcheng stroked the two stone-carved guqins for ten minutes. When she put down her arms, she couldn't help frowning and shaking her hands back and forth. They must have been sore.
"You hire all Nepalis?" I asked strangely.
"Uncle Wei has full authority to handle these matters, what? Is there any problem?" She kept frowning, glanced at me, and continued to stare upward at the stone carvings.
"Nepalese are tough and tricky, I'm afraid they are not easy to manage." I expressed my opinion cautiously, and I have always maintained sufficient vigilance against the hidden "Uncle Wei".
"When we obtained the concession from the military, one of the additional conditions was that it must not cause any casualties to Chinese citizens, so Uncle Wei could only do this. But don't worry, Uncle Wei will do everything well. Now, our
The key question is to explore the age when the Guqin was carved on it——"
She took out a notebook and pencil from her pocket, drew the shape, size, position and angle of the guqin on the stone wall, and then wrote the words "Era of Generation", followed by a heavy question mark.
I looked up at the unattainable cliffs and the stone carvings in the shadows, avoiding direct sunlight and acid rain. The weathering rate of the rocks is very slow and almost negligible. Otherwise, the pattern of the guqin would have disappeared long ago.
In my judgment, this smooth and straight carving technique belongs to the era before the emergence of Han official calligraphy. Craftsmen followed the carving method of seal characters. Regardless of hooks, dots, skimming, twisting, and folding, they are all smooth and excessive, and the line thickness is consistent.
, looks neutral and peaceful, without personality.
Before the Han Dynasty, there was the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period when all the princes in the world came together, which is quite consistent with the origin of the guqin.
If you can cut out samples and send them to a professional geological laboratory, you can get the exact age of the stone carvings. However, that is not necessary, because there is obviously a huge contradiction here - the processing technology of the stone pillars is very sophisticated, even with the use of modern
Even advanced planers and milling machine tools may not be able to create such a round and well-proportioned thing, let alone ancient times with poor technological power?
Thinking about it from another direction, the stone carvings are ancient, while the stone pillars were produced in modern times. Although the two are put together, they are not products of the same era.
The normal thinking point of view should be inclined towards the latter, but I do not agree with this obvious conclusion. The purpose of the existence of those stone pillars is the most important. They will never be used just as pillars to support the roof of the cave, but
It has some special function.
"Feng, I seem to be able to find some clues to prove the significance of those stone pillars, but I need to get the information about all the stone pillars to make further conclusions." Gu Qingcheng's brows finally lifted.
I am standing in the middle of the entrance of the tunnel. The south wind keeps pouring out of the tunnel, making my clothes fly around. The presence of wind at least proves that there is an exit at the other end of the tunnel, and it will not be completely sealed.
, I also feel like my mind has been enlightened and suddenly enlightened.
"Would you like to go into the cave and have a look?" Gu Qingcheng asked kindly.
I shook my head: "No, I want to sleep in the tent. Only when you have enough energy can you use your imagination to the fullest."
This sentence was beyond Gu Qingcheng's expectation. I am the one who is most concerned about Su Lun's whereabouts. According to common sense, I would be very anxious about this and would not dare to delay for a moment. What is the purpose of going to bed just after noon?
Woolen cloth?
She only showed surprise for a moment, then returned to normal and closed the notebook with a smile: "Okay, let's go back to the camp. Anyway, people who enter the cave will not draw any conclusions in a short period of time."
The inner circle of tents in a circular layout is prepared for us, and the outer circle is reserved for Nepalese mercenaries.
The military inflatable mattress was flat and dry. It only took me a minute to get into the sleeping bag and fall asleep. I stayed up all night last night and lost too much energy. I felt that my brain had been filled with so much useless information that I had to use it.
Only by sleeping quietly can you wash away all the garbage thoughts.
I slept soundly and deeply. When I opened my eyes again, it was already dark outside the tent. The searchlights set up by the mercenaries were slowly sweeping over the tops of all the tents again and again. The white lampposts repeatedly cut into the endless dark night.
.
"If the compass fails, we can turn on the five-poison smoke bomb at the entrance of the tunnel, and then set up a high-power blower to blow directly into the cave. The north wind occurs most in winter, so when the smoke enters the cave, it will flow in the same direction, which will
It has been drifting towards the exit. We move forward according to the flow direction of the smoke and will never lose our way again." This is the latest theory I have learned. With the material support of Gu Qingcheng's team, it is completely feasible.
I got out of the tent and my watch showed that it was past midnight. I actually slept for nearly twelve hours. Maybe it was because my body was tired and needed a thorough rest. Ever since I received the call that Su Lun was missing.
, I have never had a peaceful night's sleep, and now I finally no longer suffer from insomnia.
Twenty steps away from the side, there was a tent with the lights still on, and the white light shone directly from under the curtain.
I walked to the tent and raised the curtain, revealing Gu Qingcheng's energetic eyes: "Feng, please come in quickly. I have some charts that I need you to look at." When she was going all out to focus on her work, she was very similar to Su Lun.
It's just that he is more mature, wiser and more prophetic than Su Lun.
The folding table in the tent is covered with a thick stack of white paper. The top one is covered with horizontal black dots, and there are simple markings next to it: forty meters, width twenty-five meters, three stone pillars.
Thirteen roots, about 25 meters high and half a meter in diameter.
Gu Qingcheng was wearing a smoky gray coat, holding a drawing pencil in his right hand, pointing at the numbers: "Feng, Uncle Wei and their latest exploration results have reached a position forty meters away from the entrance of the cave, arranged horizontally.
Thirty-three stone pillars, the height has reached a considerable 25 meters, which should be as high as a five-story building. I have been thinking that this kind of weird stone pillars have no meaning at all to human beings, and they are deeply loved.
Hidden in the tunnel."
On the other side of the table, there is an open notebook with a drawing of the two guqins engraved with the seal "Jujiu".