Chapter 68 Chapter 10 Dragon Monument

These Lei Gongs were very shrewd, they just rode away on the rocks, and even brought the floating stones back to the pile of rocks.I said why there is a little dark red under the pile of rocks. I dare say that the Lei Gongs picked up all the stones.The group of thunder gods quickly rowed under the pile of rocks, and then climbed up one after another. It turned out that the top of the canyon was their home. I had no choice but to continue making bamboo rafts. I wasted a lot of time, and it was going to be dark in a blink of an eye.If the bamboo raft needs to be used for a long time, the bamboo needs to be scalded with hot oil before it can be used as a raw material, and there are some other additional processes.Fortunately, we only need to use it once or twice temporarily, so unnecessary troubles are avoided.

Old man Liu went to the lake to measure the depth of the lake. It is estimated that to carry the five of us plus all the equipment, we only need eight large bamboos as thick as human legs.After a lot of busy work, a small bamboo raft was finally tied up. Xu Shaode was reluctant to go up at first, but Xiaoguang didn't show mercy, so he made a rowing motion with a bamboo, and he was willing to go up. The strange thing is that before boarding the boat, Old Man Liu asked Albert to stay by the lake to pick us up, but he refused no matter what.Old man Liu sighed in distress, and said: "Forget it, you will go to the valley sooner or later, so you can take care of us if you are with us."

I wanted to ask a few more questions, but Xiaoguang opened his mouth first, and said, "Quickly, go punting with me, or you won't be able to enter the canyon when it gets dark." Boating is very easy. When I was in elementary school, my father often asked me to go fishing with him. At that time, I used bamboo rafts.The lake was so still that paddling was effortless, and soon we were under the pile of rocks.This pile of rocks is as high as a hill. People standing under it feel a great sense of oppression, as if the pile of rocks will fall down.Such a high and rugged stone pile, even if there are beauties and gold from all over the world in the canyon, Xu Shaode would not climb it.To be honest, I don't want to climb this kind of terrain.

I was holding on to a big rock, and I was worrying about what to do. I couldn’t spend the night on the lake. Everyone was already under the pile of rocks, so I couldn’t back down.Everyone sucked in the air vigorously, as if they had discovered something. Only then did I notice that there was a very sour smell in my nose. When I smelled it carefully, it turned out to be coming from the pile of stones. Old man Liu asked if there was something wrong with these red stones, so he picked one up and smelled it.The red stones are only scattered in the pile of rocks. If you count them carefully, the number is not very large, and they are probably part of the mountain.I've smelled other common mountain rocks, and they have a strong acetic acid smell, which is very pungent.I just wanted to say that these ordinary stones have a smell, but old man Liu said that red stones also have a smell.

This is strange, I have never heard that rocks have a smell.The canyon collapsed decades ago, and there must have been a lot of rain here today. I really don’t know why it still has this smell.Xiaoguang saw that we refused to climb, so he said: "Don't smell it, hurry up, it's getting dark." "What's the rush? We're not being cautious. If we don't figure out the unreasonable things, we will..." "Stop nagging, move more quickly!" Xiaoguang became a little impatient. "You guys go, I won't go, I'll wait for you outside." Xu Shaode showed embarrassment.

"Who told you to climb up?" Xiaoguang smiled slightly and said, "You can dive, right? There is a passage below. If you don't know how to dive, you have to climb up." "I know neither..." "What are you afraid of? Take a deep breath and follow me down!" I patted Xu Shaode on the shoulder and encouraged me.As a person, he will definitely choose to go into the water when climbing mountains or going into the water. Although he doesn't know water skills, we have dealt with water a lot during our adventures, and he has learned a little bit.I terrified the Lei Gongs, Xu Shaode was so frightened that he couldn't stop trembling, he immediately agreed to go down with us, he didn't want to stay outside the canyon alone.

The water of the lake was clear, and when we looked down, there seemed to be a black hole between the logs at the bottom of the water.Xiaoguang said that the underwater channel is not long, so don’t worry, you only need to hold on for a while.Xiaoguang also said that she discovered the passage by herself. There are several holes in the bottom of the pile of rocks, which can just be drilled through. The things we brought on this trip are all waterproof, and if you can’t buy waterproof ones, they have a lot of wax dripped on them, so they can last in the water for a while.I think the light transmission in the water is good, so I don't plan to use a flashlight.In order to boost morale, I was the first to jump into the lake water. When the lake water splashed into my mouth, it turned out to be a very sour taste, even bitter.

This one tastes just like the one on the rocks! I was a little surprised, but then I understood that there were no fish and no shrimps in the water. It turned out that there was something wrong with the water!The big river flowed in here, which should have brought in aquatic creatures, but the lake was completely clear, and there were no creatures at all.We have already drank the water from the big river on the road, and there is no problem at all. Then, the problem lies in this canyon or somewhere at the bottom of the lake. I spit a few mouthfuls, worried that the lake water is poisonous, but Xiao Guang has already dived into the water without saying a word.I was worried that I would not be able to keep up with her, so I hurriedly let the others down, but did not inhale too much lake water.Because Xu Shaode never dared to go into the water, so I went into the water with him until the end.

The lake doesn't look deep on the shore, but as soon as I got into the water, I realized that the lake was so deep that it made me hairy.In the pile of rocks, a light yellow light came in. I think it must be the passage leading to the canyon.Unexpectedly, Xu Shaode was struggling at this moment, trying to surface.It's all in front of the passage, how can I let him go back, so I quickly stuffed him into the passage to prevent him from escaping. Unfortunately, Xu Shaode's body was too bulky to block the passage.I stayed behind alone, extremely anxious, no matter how good my water skills were, I couldn't stand his tossing like this.I pushed and pushed, and managed to get Xu Shaode out of the passage. The passage made many twists and turns, and it took me a minute to find the exit. When he surfaced, Xu Shaode's eyes turned white.

We finally entered Jinzhu Canyon! Behind this pile of rocks is a large pool, and we are in the pool now.The pool is not big, but some water has overflowed and formed a small stream.In the canyon, there is a deep riverbed, but it has dried up. It seems that the changes caused by the collapse are not small.My face was covered with acetic acid-like lake water, which was so hot that my eyes hurt. I finally wiped it off, but I saw something very surprising. "This... is what they said... the Dragon Monument?" We wondered. I really didn't expect that the stele in Chen Lin's mouth would look like this!

The so-called stone tablet is a kind of stone carving that puts meritorious deeds on stone and soil to pass on to future generations.Generally speaking, characters are the main part, with the head of a dragon on the top and the body of a turtle on the bottom.The more famous stone steles are the "Confucian Temple Stele" in Qufu, Shandong Province, and the King Zhongwu Stele near Nanjing.The Dragon Monument in front of me is a bit contrary to the convention. Historically, the steles were wide and flat. The Dragon Monument in front of me actually looks like a three-sectioned bamboo. Yelang Kingdom worships bamboo. According to the "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", there is a passage about the origin of Yelang Kingdom: "There was a bamboo king who thrived in Dunshui. He refused to go. Hearing the sound of a son, he took it back, broke it, and got a son. He grew up with talent and martial arts, and then Xiong Changyidi took bamboo as his family." This is a folk legend, which vividly reflects the night. Lang's founding process.Yelang gradually established political power in the late Western Han Dynasty, and "bamboo worship" became a symbol of Yelang. The Zunyi dialect of Guizhou used to call "Zhu" "Golden Bamboo". It is also recorded in history that King Yelang was King Yelang of Jinzhu, and his descendants were also surnamed Jin.This is the same as me, but I should not be a descendant of Yelang. The stele is a golden bamboo with three sections, and on the surface of the cylinder, there are many characters and symbols like Yelang's scriptures engraved.I shook my head when I saw it. We are not experts in archaeology, so how could we understand it? Albert can’t even speak Chinese fluently, let alone know him.Xiao Guang walked up to the stele and said, "You don't have to shake your head, it says that this place used to be the treasure place of the Yelang Kingdom, and it was used to restore the country, but..." "But what, hurry up." I urged. "It's a bit strange what you said above. When the Yelang Kingdom came here to hide things, they were still in a strong state. Why do you say it's a treasure for restoring the country?" Xiaoguang frowned slightly. "Maybe it's a rainy day." I turned the stele around and said. "How is it possible? In ancient times, the kings used as much as they used, so how could they have the habit of saving money." Old man Liu disagreed. "Do you not understand at all that the narcissus is blooming here - pretending to be garlic?" Xu Shaode teased. Xiaoguang ignored Xu Shaode's sarcasm, and continued to read the inscription: "The following says that the treasure is guarded by gods, and those who enter the valley must die." "The ancients like to scare people with this. If there is a god, I will definitely beat him to the teeth." I said. "That's not necessarily the case." Xiaoguang smiled strangely. "Does the stele say where the treasure is?" Xu Shaode asked anxiously. "You have some culture, okay? How could the stele write where the treasure is, waiting for others to steal it." I said from the side. Xiaoguang squatted down suddenly, I felt strange, so I stretched my head to see a pair of fuzzy footprints on the ground.Xiaoguang looked slightly annoyed, and told us to speed up, otherwise the things would be taken away by others.She also nags, blaming us for being late, if she hadn't waited for us, she wouldn't have wandered in the woods for a few days.I thought to myself, Fan Li said that he was going to Guanling, could it be his footprints. The canyon is very humid, and there is a faint sour smell. When I breathe, I feel that a lot of water is pouring into my lungs.I looked up at the mountains on both sides, as if they were about to fall towards us, damn it, this is simply impossible for humans to climb, it is too dangerous, if the treasure is hidden on it, I will definitely give up.I turned around and asked old man Liu, isn't Longyi Village in the canyon, why can't I see it?He replied that he didn't know, but he still said with certainty that the girl who jumped in line with him was from Longyi Village. Xu Shaode kept asking where the treasure was. Xiao Guang looked around and said, "Look at this canyon. There are two mountains on both sides of the canyon. The canyon looks like a moon. This is the four stars inviting the moon. Things can't be on the cliffs, they should be on the river. end." "The bottom of the river?" I asked in confusion, but there is not much water in the river, and there is only a small stream of water flowing through the bottom of the river, so it is not difficult to find it. We walked along the river, because there was not enough light in the canyon, and now the sky was cloudy, so we turned on the flashlight.We didn't take a few steps before we saw many masks scattered on the ground, all of which were Nuo opera masks, the same as the ones that Xiaoguang used to scare us.However, some of them are so rotten that they cannot be carried at all, and some of them are as new as new ones. I just want to find the treasure quickly, and I have no interest in these masks, but Albert asked in English, why some Chinese masks can remain as new, while others have decayed, why are they not at the same degree of decay? When asked by this foreign guy, we noticed that there was something wrong with all the masks.