Chapter 56 Chapter Twenty-Seven

I looked nervously at the two bones on the ground. There was no sign of poisoning on them. If they died of poisoning, some part of the bones must have turned blue and black, and the two bones were intact. , It doesn't look like it was injured to death by external force.Then the reason for their death should be the same as now and Xianquan.Only what came out of the mountain could make them die so quickly and strangely. Didn’t such things happen often in history? "How could this happen? Why did Xianquan act like this...too quickly..." Xinhong still couldn't accept the facts before him.

"It won't be long before it's our turn. Don't you realize that your body is already suffering?" I looked at Xianquan who had been buried and said sadly. Xinhong nodded in bewilderment, I calculated in my heart that time is running out, and there is no way to escape here, what should I do?Teacher Ye suddenly stood up, and then turned into the darkness.I understand that now is not the time to be sad, but Xianquan's death has already made me not want to look for Wucaishi anymore. There are many people who have died because of it. I hope Teacher Ye will not be one of them.When I saw Teacher Ye walking away, I hurriedly called Xinhong to take his flashlight, and then followed Teacher Ye into the darkness.When I passed by the gold box, I couldn't help but glanced at it again. It seemed that besides gold, there was another metal mixed in the box. This kind of metal mixed with gold is very special and should be used in today's world. never seen.

The mountain shook suddenly again. Xinhong and I were only focused on catching up with Teacher Ye just now, so we fell to the ground unprepared.Because the mountain was constantly shaking from west to west, rocks and soil rolled down the mountain one after another, so we just lay on the ground all the time.Xinhong's flashlight rolled in front of me, I quickly grabbed the flashlight and shone it directly in front of me.Not far away, Teacher Ye was lying on the ground quietly like us, motionless.I saw Mrs. Ye asked about the matter safely, and let it hang in the middle of the sky.The huge black shadow in front of him was also shaking, and its body continued to emit crisp wind chimes.I couldn't help the curiosity in my heart, and finally took a flashlight to shine on it.When I saw the true face of the black shadow, I was stunned immediately.

That is a bronze tree, no, it should be a bronze sacred tree.This bronze sacred tree is as high as the top of the cave, at least seven meters high.This bronze sacred tree has seven layers, each layer has only one branch, each branch has seven leaves, and there are seven snakes winding down from the crown of the tree.In addition to the snake, there is also a large stone box on the top of the bronze tree. This stone box is the same as the one we saw on the first peak.I looked at the stone box with fascination, and said in my heart: I guessed it right, there really is such a stone box here!There are also various coins hanging on the bronze sacred tree, and the sound of the wind chime must be made by the collision of these coins.I have seen coins falling from it before, but I just don't understand why the bronze tree is full of coins.

It took a long time for the mountain to stop shaking, and its shaking became stronger every time, and the strange smell and that inaudible sound became stronger and stronger.The surrounding air also changed from the original mix of hot and cold to extremely hot. Xinhong and I chased after Teacher Ye without wiping the sweat off our heads.Teacher Ye got up from the ground excitedly, and shouted at the top forging of the bronze sacred tree: "I found it, I finally found the five-colored stone. I won't die!" Teacher Ye's words further confirmed my guess that the colorful stone should be in the big stone box.The arrangement of these seven boxes implies a mystery of reincarnation from life to death, and from death to rebirth!That stone box must be hollow, and there are six boxes with different textures inside!This is exactly the same as the Buddhist relics, just like the relics found in the ancient country of Bohai Sea.I remember that in April 1975, in the Tutaizi Brigade of Bohai Commune in Ning’an County, a farmer found a relic letter when plowing the land. The relic letter consisted of seven layers. , the third weight is an iron box, the fourth weight is a copper box, the fifth weight is a lacquer box, the sixth weight is a square barrel-shaped silver box wrapped in multi-layered silk fabrics, and the seventh weight is a peach-shaped round silver box the size of Similar to an egg, there is a small and exquisite glass bottle in the box, with a long neck and a bulging belly, shaped like a horseshoe bottle. This is the relic bottle.There were seven relics in the bottle, but the farmer accidentally dropped two of them on the ground while holding them in his hand, and they were never found again. The five relics are now in the cultural relics museum.

"Ms. Ye, what did you say just now, why are you not going to die?" I asked puzzled. "Don't ask, I will tell you everything I know after I get the five-colored stone." Teacher Ye said excitedly, his crazy appearance may not even recognize him now. "But why are there so many coins on this bronze tree?" Xinhong asked while looking at it. "This proves that this bronze tree was definitely made before the Han Dynasty!" Teacher Ye said firmly. "Why?" Xinhong and I asked at the same time. "The worship of the bronze sacred tree has a long history in Sichuan. Listen to me." Teacher Ye calmed down his excitement and briefly explained the mystery to us.Regarding the coins tied on the tree, the earliest literature can be found in the "Three Kingdoms Bing Yuan Biography" commentary "Bing Yuan Biography", which said: "If you still go, you will get money left behind, and you will tie it to a branch. This money is not taken, but tied to it. The more money there are, the more people ask why, and the answer is called the sacred tree.” This is a custom of reason, which means that when you pick up coins on the road, you tie them to the sacred tree, and no one else comes to pick them up. Therefore, there are more and more coins on the tree, which also reflects the kindness and simplicity of ancient humans: relics are not taken, but returned to the sacred tree.As for why this sacred tree is definitely before the Han Dynasty, Mr. Ye explained that the style of the Han Dynasty bronze trees unearthed in recent years has changed. Take the bronze tree unearthed in 1941 in the cliff tomb of the Han Dynasty at No. 166 Pengshan, Sichuan. On the base of the tree, there is a relief of a person holding a pole and knocking down money from the tree, while several other people put the coins into baskets and picked them up.By the Han Dynasty, the bronze sacred tree had become what is now called a cash cow.

"So, does the money tree evolve from the ancient bronze sacred tree?" I asked. "Don't talk about it now, just take down the stone box." Teacher Ye said anxiously, it seems that he also knows the urgency of the situation. The bronze sacred tree is firmly inserted on the mountain peak. This mountain peak is obviously artificially piled up. Otherwise, how could such a large bronze be erected on the top of the mountain.The bronze tree is divided into seven floors, and the intervals between each floor are not very large. It is very easy to climb up.Teacher Ye stared at the crown of the tree, and then climbed up regardless of his physical exhaustion.I followed in a hurry, but found a few white hairs under the bronze tree. These hairs seemed to be... By the way, it was the hair of the sprite queen. It turned out that it had also been here.Looking at the white hair, I remembered the scene of the death of the Queen Mother, and the uneasiness in my heart came up again.

Teacher Ye frantically climbed up the sacred tree. I asked Xinhong to shine a flashlight for us from below, and then I followed closely to climb up.When I touched the bronze sacred tree, I felt that it was different from other bronze wares. The trunk and branches of this sacred tree were made by sleeve welding, and the large cylinder mouth was socketed with the small cylinder mouth.The sacred tree has survived the sweltering heat and humidity of the underground for thousands of years, but it is still very strong.And when my hand touched the bronze tree, it reminded me that the ancient bronzes unearthed in Sichuan also had such characteristics.In the past, bronzes contained a lot of zinc, but the bronzes discovered by the Sanxing team did not contain zinc, but in nature, lead and zinc or copper and zinc are often associated. It seems that the Nuwa tribe created it in the birthplace Civilization is indeed splendid.

I remember seeing a report on the cultural relics unearthed at Sanxingdui in the museum. The Bronze Age of Sanxingdui also contained trace amounts of phosphorus, which can increase the fluidity and elasticity of bronzes. This previous discovery is different, and it was found there The bronze tree actually contains calcium, which is the first case in ancient China. Even now, there are few such technologies, and the Vickers hardness value of the base of its bronze number is 60 degrees after testing. It is difficult to achieve high hardness today.I think the same may be the case with the huge bronze tree that is climbing now. There are too many similarities between the two places. It can be seen that the Nuwa tribe and Sanxingdui are closely related. Maybe there is really their birthplace. .However, how did Mr. Ye know these things from the book? I vaguely remember that he mentioned to me that he learned some clues from the "Lingxian" written by Zhang Heng in the Han Dynasty.But where in the book does it mention this?

At this time, the mountain shook violently again. Teacher Ye and I didn't expect it, and everyone fell from the trees one after another.Fortunately, it was not too far from the ground, so the body was not injured.However, this shaking shook the stone box on the tree. I lay on the ground and saw the stone box on the tree crumbling, so I hurriedly pushed Teacher Ye, and then I quickly rolled to the side.The big stone box hit the ground heavily, shaking everywhere. I was very dizzy, but when I saw the big stone box, I felt that it had been opened not long ago.Because the stone box was covered with a thick layer of dust, but there was very little dust on the lid.I was thinking in my heart that maybe the stone box was hit like this when it fell to the ground just now.Teacher Ye opened the stone box anxiously, and six different boxes appeared in sequence. When the last layer of gold box was opened, a small and exquisite stone with red as the main tone and other colors appeared inside.That should be the multicolored stone, but I think this stone is very familiar, and the more he thinks about it, the more wrong it becomes.

At this time, Teacher Ye shouted excitedly: "Wucaishi, I finally found you! I finally don't have to die!" He frantically kissed the stone, and finally wanted to swallow the stone in his stomach. What I experienced before flashed in my mind again, no, that stone cannot be eaten!It's not a multicolored stone!I hurriedly shouted to Teacher Ye: "Teacher, don't eat that stone! It's not a colorful stone!"