One day, an earthquake occurred on Qianshan Island. It was so big that it changed the entire landscape of Qianshan Island.
"Qianshan Island was originally a big island." Shark said.
At that time, there were many mountains and rivers on the island.
But after the earthquake, the mountains and rivers changed dramatically.
Above them now, the sea area surrounded by Qianshan Island was formed by the intrusion of sea water after the earth subsided.
That earthquake made Qianshan Island what it is today.
The sea area appeared due to the earthquake, bringing hope to their difficult fishing life.
But people can't forget those who are buried at the bottom of the sea. Every time they die or on the day when ghosts visit them, they will throw things into the sea to pay homage.
"Once, after the Ghost Walking Day memorial ceremony, all our tribesmen had an unprecedented dream at night." Shark said.
In the dream, they fell into the clear water.
They were almost suffocating in the water and wanted to swim, but found that they couldn't do anything.
They could see each other, and they saw that everyone was sinking continuously, until they reached the bottom of the water, and they saw an abyss.
"The abyss is bottomless, like a huge sea beast that swallows people." said the shark.
Although his ancestors were afraid, their bodies sank into the abyss without obeying the command.
I don’t know how long it took to sink, until the surroundings were bone-chillingly cold.
At this time, a voice came from below the abyss. It was kind, kind, full of majesty, and also contained some hope.
This sound calmed down the ancestors who were afraid in their dreams and could not wake up.
"This voice guided them in swimming styles. The ancestors followed the instructions in their dreams, and then quickly surfaced from the sea," said the shark.
When the ancestors woke up, they found that they were still in bed, but their bodies were dripping with sweat and the quilts were soaked, as if they had just been fished out of the water.
On the second day, when they went into the water, they accidentally discovered that swimming with the swimming style they had learned in their dreams last night was not only fast, but also labor-saving. It was very beneficial to people like them who fished on the beach and were inseparable from water.
"Later, the voice kept appearing in the dream. He told the ancestors how to observe the weather, how to catch the movements of fish schools, etc."
As time passed, people began to believe in the voice in their dreams.
The voice in the dream also told them that he was the Emperor of Heaven, the King of the Gods, and the father of all living beings. He was using the voice in the dream just to sow the seeds of hope.
"The Emperor of Heaven told our ancestors who took refuge here that he has been disappointed with the sentient beings in the Eight Wastelands and Liuhe, because they only know how to kill and take, but do not know anything in return. Even in the long years, they have forgotten the name of the Emperor of Heaven, and even
Trying to become the master of heaven and earth."
People from the Shark family still remember a passage.
It is said that after the ancestors built the shrine, the voice in the dream made a promise to them: "I will spread the fire of civilization today. If you believe in me, spread my name and spread my fire, and I will be punished by God to destroy it."
In this world, you will become the lords of the Eastern Wasteland!"
When Shark said this, he looked at the temple and said, "This is the fire we enshrine in the temple."
At that time, because they dreamed of the abyss, the temple they built was also underground.
Now it seems that this temple is the one built by their ancestors at that time.
In fact, their ancestors worshiped fire and believed in the Emperor of Heaven for less than a hundred years, or even only a few decades.
"Later, a sudden tsunami, accompanied by an earthquake, directly submerged the temple and everything around it into the sea." Shark said.
This is where the story of King Donghuang snatching away the fire comes from.
"So, the world has wronged my mother?" Yu Sheng said.
Shark nodded, "Our tribe has always known that there is no fire at all, let alone that it will be robbed by King Donghuang."
This is also the reason why they easily converted to King Donghuang later.
Yu Sheng, who had a slightly improved view of his mother, shook his head regretfully, "It's not worth taking the blame."
If you robbed it, you can just say it if someone says it, and you won't lose any meat anyway; if you didn't rob it, that's another matter.
At this time, Fu Nan, Ye Zigao and Hu Muyuan had already arrived in front of the stone gate and were groping around.
"What are you looking for? Is there any treasure?" Yu Sheng hurriedly walked over, fearing that he would be left behind.
"What kind of treasure? Even if there is treasure, it is also behind this door. We are looking for a mechanism to see how to open this door." Fu Nan said.
It's just that they have touched every stone, but still can't find the mechanism.
"Why don't you just push it?" Yu Sheng said, reaching out and pushing the stone door.
"Such a thick stone door, and it's hidden in this sea cave, must not be that simple. I think..."
Ye Zigaozheng said, and with a "squeak", the stone door was pushed open by Yu Sheng, and a rotten aura hit his face, forcing him to take a step back.
Yu Sheng turned around and looked at Ye Zigao with a smile, "What did you just say?"
"I, I didn't say anything." Ye Zigao said.
Fu Nan carefully looked inside the stone door, but it was pitch dark and he couldn't see anything clearly.
But the dust blowing in the face told people that it was dry inside.
"It's strange," Fu Nan said, "in this sea cave, this stone door is actually so dry."
He looked back at the stone door again. The seal was not very good, but no water leaked in at all.
"Perhaps some weird words were used again," Yu Sheng said.
Back then, when people in the Central Plains made bronze cauldrons to offer sacrifices to the Emperor of Heaven, the cauldrons were also engraved with ghost inscriptions. Therefore, it was not surprising that people from Qianshan Island would carve ghost inscriptions for the rest of their lives.
After the choking stale smell dissipated, Yu Sheng and the others were about to go in when they heard a rumble above their heads.
"It's broken," said the shark, "the tide is coming."
Yu Sheng waved his hand, "Don't be afraid."
After that, he snapped his fingers.
They can't see the sharks below. If you look at it from the cliff, you will find a hole in the sea after high tide, and there is no seawater to fill it.
Yu Sheng had just finished their work here, and Fu Nan and the others couldn't wait to enter the stone gate.
But as soon as he entered, Fu Nan tripped and fell forward. The torch in his hand fell to the ground and went out.
"Take it easy, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." Yu Sheng said.
Fortunately, there is a big hall inside. If there was an abyss inside, then the rich man would have fallen into nowhere, and he would never come back even if he wanted to save him for the rest of his life.
"Hey, what are you putting at the gate? There is nothing missing." Fu Nan groaned and was helped up by Ye Gao.
He kicked angrily and kicked something right in front of the shark.
The shark passed the torch down and was surprised to find that it was a piece of bone, a thigh bone.
Yu Sheng and the others immediately looked around and saw three men in black robes lying at the door, lying on the ground with their heads facing the stone door.
They have now rotted away and only their bones are left, but judging from the appearance of their clothes, they must not be very old.
"Is this an escape?" Yu Sheng said, standing next to the corpse.
Hu Mu pointed at the body in the middle of the stone gate where Fu Nan had stumbled, "The bones of this hand were crushed by the stone gate."
In other words, when he fled to the stone gate, the stone gate happened to be closed.
"Has anyone escaped?" Yu Sheng said.
This is a question with no answer.
They were not interested in the corpse, but they were interested in the belongings in the corpse's clothes, so they squatted down and rummaged through it.
The shark circled around several corpses and said thoughtfully: "I, I seem to have seen them before."