Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Love of a Thousand Years

Uncle Zou, wearing a Quju from the Eastern Han Dynasty, stood clearly in front of our eyes. Although Uncle Zou’s image seemed to be projected, it was very clear.It was the first time I saw Uncle Zou in the real world.Maybe it was the first time for the four of us to see such a thing in the real world, so we were all overwhelmed with amazement.In the dim light, I felt a sense of fear, and a lot of cold sweat broke out on my forehead. "Give it to me, give me the Eastern Emperor Bell." Uncle Zou stretched out his hand and said to us.His tone was very calm, so calm that I felt like I was dreaming. Is this real?

"Dad, is it really you?" Seeing that Uncle Zou lost control of his emotions, Xinhong said excitedly, "What's going on here, please tell me how you died?" "Didn't I tell you before? As long as you find the Donghuang Bell, I will tell you a secret. That is how your father died!" Uncle Zou suddenly smiled, and he said, "Quickly put the Donghuang Bell Give me the clock!" I held the Donghuang Bell tightly in my hand. If the Donghuang Bell is really the top ten artifacts as it is said in the legend, if it can destroy the world and devour the heavens, I still have to be careful not to let it fall. into the hands of wicked people. Nick and Chen Jing were surprised for a while and then returned to their previous expressions. It seems that they are also people who have seen the world, so they are not surprised.They were all watching us to see how things played out.

"Uncle, are you trying every means to remind us just to ask us to help you find the Eastern Emperor Bell?" I asked timidly. "That's right. I'm sorry for making you suffer so much." Uncle Zou's tone began to have a touch of emotion. "I've always wondered why there isn't a single god statue in the Tianshan Temple. It turns out that the ancient artifact—the Donghuang Bell is enshrined here. No wonder there are clouds and streams on the stone pillars," Xinhong said after being silent for a while, " Dad, can you tell me how you know there is the legendary Eastern Emperor Bell in this temple?"

"It was her, she told me!" Uncle Zou's expression gradually became sad. "Who is she?" Chen Jing interrupted suddenly, and she said, "Why do you know this place? There are not many people here. I want to bring the Donghuang Bell back to the Hongya Clan." "She knows everything. I will only use this Donghuang Bell once. Give it to me, give me the Donghuang Bell." Uncle Zou began to get a little excited again. "Uncle, can this East Yellow Bell really destroy the world and devour the heavens? Can such a small bell really have such great power?" I asked softly.

"I'll tell you everything I know," said Uncle Zou. "You already know that Qin Shihuang sent people to sneak into the Western Regions to renovate the Tianshan Temple." Xinhong and I nodded, we all eagerly want to know all the secrets in the Tianshan Temple. "You all know the emperor. He is the title of the ancient emperor Xuanyuan in the legend. Because he was born in Xuanyuan Hill, he is called Xuanyuan. This Tianshan temple was involved in a war in ancient times. After the Yellow Emperor defeated Emperor Yan , many princes wanted to support him as the emperor. But the descendants of Emperor Yan were unwilling to submit to Huangdi, and provoked wars several times, especially Chi You. It is said that Chi You was cruel and warlike by nature, and he had already annexed many princes at that time. Chi You actually belonged to the Yellow Emperor, but after the defeat of Emperor Yan, Chi You discovered copper mines at the foot of Mount Lu. They made swords, spears, halberds, shields and other weapons from these coppers. Chi You united Feng Bo, Yu Shi, and Kuafu tribesmen to challenge Huang Di aggressively."

"The Yellow Emperor loves the people by nature, and he doesn't want to make a stand. He has always wanted to have a truce with Chi You. But Chi You refused to listen to the advice and violated the border repeatedly. The Yellow Emperor thought that if he was appeasing Chi You, he would be breeding tigers and the people in the world would suffer. Huang Di He fought with Chiyou in Zhuolu. Later, Chiyou lost to Huangdi and was captured by Huangdi. Huangdi ordered people to put Chiyou in a shackle and killed him. Huangdi was afraid that he would make trouble after death, so he took his body and head Buried in two places. After Chi You died, the shackles from his body were taken off and thrown on the barren hills. Soon, there was another riot in the world. The Yellow Emperor knew that Chi You's prestige was still there, so he drew a picture of Chi You and hung it everywhere. Many people thought that Chi You was not dead, but was surrendered by the Yellow Emperor, and more tribes came to join him. Later, Chi You was revered as the God of War."

"Then what does this matter have to do with this temple? The temple is in the Western Regions, and Chi You and the Yellow Emperor fought in the Central Plains." I couldn't help asking curiously. "Don't interrupt, let my dad finish. Just listen." Xinhong spoke in a low voice, as if he was afraid that he would scare Uncle Zou away if he spoke loudly. "The origin of the temple was after Chi You was defeated. At that time, the Yellow Emperor was kind and loved by the gods. It is said that the gods in the heavens gave him a golden sword to defeat Chi You. This is Xuanyuan Sword. There were ten great artifacts in ancient times, and Xuanyuan Sword was one of them. At that time, the gods handed over the top ten artifacts to Huangdi for safekeeping, and he used them to destroy the demons in the world. In fact, there is another branch of Chiyou They sneaked into the palace of the Yellow Emperor after Chiyou died in battle. For some reason, only six of the top ten artifacts were stolen, but they didn't know that Chiyou was actually dead. They hoped to give those artifacts to Chiyou. Let Chiyou defeat the Yellow Emperor. But they searched for Chiyou but couldn't find it, so in desperation they put those artifacts in ten places, and this Tianshan Temple is one of them."

"Oh, I see! That mural in the cave of the apes refers to where those artifacts are placed." I said loudly. "Then how did Qin Shihuang know about the Tianshan Temple? Xianyang is not close to the Western Regions, how did he know there is such a thing on Tianshan?" Xinhong asked. "In the second year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, a strange army attacked the countries in the Western Regions. Do you still remember today?" Uncle Zou turned his face to me. "You are talking about the Macedonian army that was invincible in Alexander's battle. I remember that in the second year of King Zhuangxiang of Qin, the Macedonian army attacked the Western Regions. The Qin people learned a shocking news from the captured Huns: the far west came A powerful army, where they pass, will not leave a piece of armor. Qin people are warlike by nature, so they sent troops to the Western Regions. Could it be that the people of Qin accidentally discovered the Tianshan Temple when they were fighting with the Macedonian army?"

"That's right," Uncle Zou nodded, and said, "Later, the people of Qin State did not publicize this matter. It was reported to Qin Shihuang, and the national power of Qin State increased greatly. So Qin Shihuang secretly sent Xu Fu to the temple, and set up a The purpose is to keep the Donghuang Bell locked in the temple forever, so that others will not use the power of the Donghuang Bell to resist him." "Then why doesn't he use the Eastern Emperor Bell himself to conquer the world?" Xinhong asked. "Of course Qin Shihuang wants to use the Donghuang Bell to conquer the world. But he has always been confident that he can unify China with his own power. Another important reason is that he doesn't know how to use the Donghuang Bell. He is afraid that there will still be people who know how to use the Donghuang Bell Zhong, so I transformed it into this place. The Quanzhen Taoist died here because he wanted to take Donghuang Zhong from here."

"Did the people of Qin put Yinlihong into the temple?" I asked Uncle Zou when I remembered the group of red snakes. "They were bred in Chi You's branch. Now you know the origin of Yinlihong." Chen Jing replied first, not knowing why she rushed to answer this question. "But, Dad, why can you appear in front of us now, why didn't you show up and tell us all this before?" Xinhong asked hesitantly. "The reason why I can show up now is entirely because of the power on the Eastern Emperor Bell, otherwise I still wouldn't be able to condense my soul."

"No, Uncle. How do you know the ancient things so clearly, who is the 'she' you mentioned. And you are already... a ghost," I scratched my head and said, "But why do you He was wearing clothes from the Eastern Han Dynasty.This seems unreasonable.Uncle Zou was silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something.Finally, he spoke: "Let me tell you a story first. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Dong Yong fell in love with the seventh princess in the sky in Qiancheng County, Qingzhou, Shandong. The rules of combination forced them to separate. The man named Dong Yong later died in depression. When he was dying, the seventh princess told him in a dream that if he died, he could use a thing to go to heaven. That thing is you The Donghuang Bell in his hand. In fact, the Donghuang Bell is the gate of the heaven. In later generations, it is no secret that the Donghuang Bell is the gate of the heaven. If Dong Yong can find the Donghuang Bell after his death, then he can use the Donghuang Bell When the power of Zhong goes to the sky, he can be with the Seventh Princess." "We all know the previous part of this story. The story of Seven Fairies and Dong Yong is well known to all Chinese. But what is the connection between this story and the Quju you wore in the Eastern Han Dynasty?" I said looking at Uncle Zou's clothes. "You said in our previous dream that you waited too long, and you said seven, seven to the sky. Could it be that you are talking about the Seven Fairies of Tianshan Mountain? You said she is the Seven Fairies?" Xinhong's expression looked like It's complicated, he stammered, "That... that... that Dong Yong is..." "Dong Yong is me, I am Dong Yong!" Uncle Zou replied firmly. "Impossible! How could the person who has raised me for more than twenty years be Dong Yong!" Xinhong shouted frantically. I also stayed where I was.This is too incredible. Uncle Zou has indeed lived with us for more than 20 years. How could he be Dong Yong from nearly a thousand years ago?How can a living person be a ghost from thousands of years ago?