Of course, Ding Ze could only think about this in his mind and could not really say it to Wu Xie.
So, after thinking about it for a while, Ding Ze said, "Who knows."
"Perhaps I have guessed right. The things in that stone box are related to immortality... Throughout the ages, emperors' pursuit of immortality seems to be eternal."
"If Qianlong discovers that the contents of the stone box can make him immortal...even if there is only a slight possibility of immortality...he should not hesitate to kill those three thousand people."
"After all, compared to immortality, what do the lives of three thousand people mean?"
Wu Xie took a deep drag on the cigarette and said, "Maybe."
Said in a rather emotional tone, Wu Xie first glanced at Lao Chu, then looked at Master Liang, "Master Liang, do you know what treasures there are here?"
Master Liang shook his head: "I don't know."
Wu Xie: "I really don't know? According to what you said, there should be records in "Hemu Collection"."
"I really don't know," Master Liang shook his head again, "But Mr. Wu, you are right. There are indeed relevant records in "Hemu Collection"."
"It's just that that part of the record is all written in Manchu. I can't understand it...Li Pipa can understand it. Unfortunately, when the guy was alive, he was very tight-lipped about it. No matter how I tried to test it, he refused to tell. It's mysterious.
It's terrible, just tell me and you'll know when you get to the place."
"As a result, the guy didn't get far at all, and was swallowed by a big fish with the answer to this question."
Master Liang said and paused, "Speaking of this, Mr. Wu, doesn't your brother Mr. Lao Itch also know what the treasure here is? Why do you still need to ask me?"
Wu Xie heard this and glanced at Lao Chu again, "Because he is just like Li Pipa, very mysterious and refuses to talk."
Words spread.
Boss Wang, who had been silent for a while and was just smoking silently, suddenly said, "Mr. Old Itch, can you tell me something?"
"After all, we are all risking our lives here. If the treasure here is not valuable at all, then we are risking it in vain."
"I can't say it yet," Lao Itch answered simply, "But, don't worry, the treasure here will never let you down."
Hear the words.
Boss Wang narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Seriously?"
Old Itch: "Seriously."
"That's fine. As long as the harvest is rich enough, it's worth taking some risks," Boss Wang said with a smile, and then spoke to Wu Xie, "Well, how about we set off now to avoid a long night and too many dreams."
Hear this proposal.
Wu Xie didn't reply and turned to Ding Ze, "Brother Ding?"
Knowing that Wu Xie was asking for his opinion, Ding Ze nodded decisively and said, "Sleep and eat, let's go."
"Okay," Wu Xie responded, and then asked Boss Wang, "Boss Wang, of the two of you, only you will go up with us, right?"
"Well, Master Liang stays in this cave. He is weak and won't go up." Boss Wang replied and asked Wu Xie, "What about you, Mr. Lao Itch, will it be inconvenient to go up in this situation?"
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Boss Wang said it more implicitly, and did not directly say that if Lao Itch goes with him, he will be a burden.
However, the meaning in the words is obvious enough.
Wu Xie was not stupid, so he naturally noticed it. He remained silent for a while, ignored Boss Wang, and asked Lao Itch, "Lao Itch, why don't you stay here for the time being, and let's go up there first to see if there is any danger."
"If it's not dangerous, we'll call you up again."
Wu Xieru asked in a consultative tone, with a softer tone.
Ding Ze heard it.
'It seems that Comrade Wu Xie thinks that it is absolutely impossible for Lao Itch to agree to stay.'
'Then, Comrade Wu Xie, prepare to be surprised.'
Ding Ze thought silently, he believed that in order to achieve the ultimate goal, Lao Itch would most likely seize this opportunity, choose to stay, wait for a while, and then catch up alone.
Facts have proved that he was right.
I saw that if he entered the entertainment industry, he would definitely be a movie star-level figure. He was showing off his acting skills, frowned, and said in difficulty, "Don't, I'm almost at my peak, I---
What's the point of me staying here?"
"My back is - there's no problem anymore, I can do it," Lao Chi said in one breath, and he started to stand up.
As a result, my body just moved a few times...
"Fuck!!" Lao Itch stopped moving, his expression changed, his eyes widened, showing great pain, then he quickly faced Wu Xie's gaze, squeezed out a smile, and explained, "I've been lying down for a long time, fierce-
--I stood up suddenly and felt --- a little dizzy. It's okay, I ---I can do it!"
The old itch keeps getting up.
See this scene.
"You're a fool!" Wu Xie scolded helplessly, "Stop showing off, lie down and rest, that's it."
Hearing this, the actor Lao Itchy suddenly fell down, his face was full of disappointment, "Oh, this---this is nothing, hey..."
Lao Itch was disappointed and cursed a few times before giving up and lying down on the ground again, "Okay, then you should pay attention to your safety. When you get to the top, if you find that there is no - there is no danger.
, just notify me through ---, I estimate that by --- then, I should be able to act normally."
"Yeah," Wu Xie nodded in agreement.
Lao Chu, who had already fallen back to the ground, stopped blabbering.
Wu Xie didn't say much, turned to Master Liang and said, "Master Liang, Lao Itch and I were forced to leave our backpacks on the bronze tree. If you don't go up, can you lend me your backpack?"
Master Liang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay."
Not long after.
Wu Xie put Master Liang's backpack on his back and got ready, "Brother Ding, Boss Wang, let's go."
"Okay," Ding Ze and Boss Wang responded together.
The three of them kept their bodies low and raised their feet to move towards the entrance of the cave.
Master Liang saw this and said, "I wish the three bosses all the best."
"Let me talk more."
"There were so many death row inmates who dug in this place for several years, but they never encountered any Gu insect masks. There is no record of Gu insect masks in "Hemu Collection"."
"It's hard to say whether those Gu insect masks were a killing move set by the ancients, or whether Emperor Qianlong sent people to silence them."
"When you go up there, be careful of those Gu insect masks and other similar threats. Be careful."
The words hit my ears.
Ding Ze smiled and said, "Master Liang, you are just worried. We have Comrade Wu Xie here, what kind of insect dares to get close, don't you think so?"
Master Liang: "(⊙o⊙)...uh."
Wu Xie: "..."
Wu Xie's face darkened and he was unhappy, "Brother Ding, you are talking as if I am some kind of insect killer."
"Are you praising me or hurting me?"
"Of course I am praising you," Ding Ze replied without any hesitation, "Why should I harm you? You think too much, you think too much."
Wu Xie was speechless for a while.
At this time, Boss Wang couldn't wait any longer, "Mr. Ding, Mr. Wu, let's stop joking and let's go."
Ding Ze heard this and was about to say yes when suddenly.
"Wait a minute, I thought of a very important thing. I have to ask Master Liang. Wait a moment."
This is not a lie.
Because the plot had changed a lot, he had been feeling that something was missing since a few minutes ago, but he couldn't figure it out, until this moment...
He remembered it, so he had to ask.
"Master Liang, you are engaged in culture. Do you know what period the bronze tree outside is probably from?"
Ding Ze asked seriously, waiting for Master Liang to give an answer containing the word "Western Zhou Dynasty".
He didn't wait long.
Master Liang was stunned for a moment, then moved his mouth and said, "Mr. Ding, I can't give a definite answer to this question. I only have a rough guess."
Ding Ze: "It doesn't matter, just say it."
Master Liang: "The most likely date is the Western Zhou Dynasty."
Ding dong.
The answer you've been waiting for is here.
Ding Ze smiled slightly in his heart, and then, after thinking about it, he thought that not asking this question would be a bit too deliberate, so he pretended to ask again, "What is the basis for you to make such an inference?"
Master Liang: "There are several grounds."
"First of all, the bronze tree is a giant bronze vessel. From the perspective of craftsmanship, style, etc., I tend to believe that it is a product of the Shang and Zhou dynasties."
"Secondly, there is a very special cloud and thunder pattern on its trunk and branches. That kind of cloud and thunder pattern, with cloud patterns on top and thunder patterns on the bottom, represents the relative relationship between heaven and earth... This is in line with people's understanding of heaven and earth during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
understanding.”
"Thirdly, its rust color is dark gray, and it is most likely that it is one of tin bronze, lead-tin bronze or lead bronze. From the perspective of copper quality, its casting period is more likely to be in the Western Zhou Dynasty, which is slightly greater than that in the Shang Dynasty.
Dynasty and Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
"Finally, there is a gully on its branches. I think that gully is the blood trough used to bleed the sacrifices during sacrifices. In other words, it is not only a giant bronze vessel, but also a blood sacrifice trough.
sacrificial vessel."
"During the Shang Dynasty, although there were already sacrificial rituals such as blood sacrifices, they were generally very brutal. It was almost impossible to use relatively elegant methods such as blood tanks to bleed the sacrifices..."
"Then, during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, although sacrificial rituals such as blood sacrifices still existed, they were much rarer... Therefore, specially casting a giant bronze tree as a sacrificial vessel was basically unrealistic during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
"So, based on comprehensive judgment, I think the Western Zhou Dynasty is the most likely."