Chapter 161 Chapter 20 Night Attack

"Do you know the characteristics of the Phoenix?" Yuan Yu asked. "I know." I replied. Yuan Yu described a series of characteristics of the phoenix in legends and myths. The general content is: the phoenix is ​​very tall, about six feet to one foot, with a soft and slender neck, a raised back, a beak like a chicken, and a jaw like a swallow , there are patterns on the feathers, the tail hair is forked like a fish, it feeds on plants, the male and female sing different sounds, they like to gather in groups, and they come in hundreds, they are not good at flying, they live in caves, their feet are very tall, their walking gait is arrogant and they are good at dancing .

"What does this feature mean?" I really don't understand. "From the perspective of paleontology, this is talking about the giant ostrich!" Yuan Yu continued. As soon as I heard it, I was stunned. How could Yuan Yu describe the graceful phoenix as a big clumsy ostrich?Just as I was about to ask for clarification, our people in the tent suddenly screamed. I frowned and thought, some unlucky ghost would spontaneously combust, right?If things go on like this, the whole team will burn out sooner or later. Yuan Yu and I got out of the tent and saw that many people were watching on a low slope in the camp. I saw that no one was on fire there, so I calmed down.I ran over and saw that someone from the team had come to pee here, but the urine washed away the soil on the ground, and several huge stone paintings were washed out.I squeezed into the crowd, and they knew that I was majoring in archaeology, so they all took the initiative to give way.I looked through the light and saw that these styles are somewhat like prehistoric rock paintings. Judging from the color and erosion of stones, they are indeed prehistoric features.

There are so many pictures that I am dazzled.However, upon closer inspection, I was really taken aback by Yuan Yu's words, because there were two ostriches on the top of one of the pictures, a headless silhouette of a human face in front of it, and five ostriches underneath.There is also a human face on the right side, with long feathers on the head.Below it, there is a red deer with wings on its tail.An ostrich and an animal are under the front foot of the deer.There appeared to be two dismembered limbs.At the bottom, there is a round shape, which looks like an abstract human face. I was surprised, there is really a portrait of an ostrich, could it be that Yuan Yu really hit it off?There are many mysterious characters on the stone paintings. Professor He Kai said that the mysterious characters come from here, so I am not surprised to see them.There are so many chiseled ostriches, human faces, deer, limbs, etc. in this painting, there can only be one explanation, that is, it is a scene to entertain and charm the gods.

However, there is one thing I don't understand. What kind of god is worshiped here?I turned to another painting and found the answer.This is a picture of the ancestors worshiping the sun. The content of the painting is that on the mountainside, the sun worshipper stands devoutly on the ground, with his arms raised, his hands clasped over his head, and worships the sun.The worshiped round sun hangs high in the sky.In addition to this painting, there are many image paintings about the sun god and Yuren. I remember that the phoenix is ​​the bird of the sun in China, and the dance recorded in "Zhou Li" to worship the sun is exactly a kind of wearing feather dance and holding feather dance.It can be seen from this that it is by no means accidental that ostriches, the sun, feathered people and sun worshipers appear simultaneously in these petroglyphs.In ancient times, I think, the ostrich may actually have been worshiped as a sun god bird.The time when the ostrich was on the verge of extinction in China can be roughly estimated to be around 4,16000 years ago—this is the period of the legendary Huang and Yan emperors.After this period, reports on the appearance of phoenix birds became increasingly rare.If it appears occasionally, it is regarded as a rarity with auspicious meaning.It was also during this period that the legend of the phoenix evolved from an animal totem based on a real bird in ancient times to a spiritual bird myth with both religious and political significance.

"Could it be that Yuan Yu is right, that Phoenix is ​​really an ostrich?" I was extremely confused.I clearly remember that before this, a large number of prehistoric primitive rock paintings were discovered in the Yinshan-Langshan area of ​​Inner Mongolia. There is a group of ancient rock paintings located in Geeraobaogou (the location of Nifang County in the Han Dynasty) at the southern foot of Langshan Mountain.Among them, there is a painting in group 13 that is somewhat similar to the one found here. Everyone watched excitedly, with a very happy feeling in the discussion. After all, if there is no breakthrough in this operation, it will be embarrassing to go back, and I am sorry for the two dead team members.It can be seen that the stone paintings were originally standing upright, and after the vicissitudes of life, each stone painting has collapsed and been buried in dust. If it weren't for the team members' urine, we might not have found it.

"Isn't Qiang Tang always deserted, so what's the matter with these paintings?" Someone in the team asked. "That's why we came here, why are we here after we all know?" Lin Yue walked into the crowd, looked down at the stone painting and said. I didn't say a word, looking at the stone painting and the words on it, I was very puzzled.Perhaps, tens of thousands of years ago, this place was not a no-man's land, and maybe there was a mysterious country, but it has never appeared in historical documents or ruins, so those words cannot be deciphered.The stone tools at the end of the tunnel can illustrate this point. Ancient human remains can be found in Qiangtang, where there is almost no human activity at present, which shows that the climate here should have been warm and suitable for human habitation thousands of years ago, but it changed later.

Suddenly, several people in the crowd fell down, and everyone panicked.Looking carefully, those people were all killed by bullets in their heads. Someone shot at us, but there was no sound just now. Could it be a silent gun?Sure enough, a few more people in the team fell down. Fortunately, I kept squatting and looking at the painting, otherwise I would also suffer.This group of poachers was very cunning. In order not to be discovered, they actually used silent firearms.In a panic, everyone fled in all directions, and a group of poachers with strange costumes swarmed in. I couldn't tell which country's costumes they were.The enemy is right in front of us, our weapons are all in the tent, there is no time to run to get the weapons now, now we can only retreat, but in the back position, only Quanhua can hide, where the stone forest is like a labyrinth, and it is full of water vapor , the cold moon and cold light floating in the water vapor, it is difficult to see each other at close range.

Our group retreated to Quanhuazhong in embarrassment, because we were unprepared for the sudden attack, and when we fled into Quanhua, we were all scattered.What moved me was that Lin Yue kept pulling me and took me to hide in the misty spring.I have been paying attention to those paintings just now, almost no one is guarding the camp, no wonder it was attacked by surprise, we are not professional soldiers.When I escaped, by the bleak moonlight, I found that there were many ruins here.As soon as the moonlight emerged, those ruins were faintly visible, with colorful rays of light.During the day, no one noticed that there were ancient city ruins around, but at night they could only vaguely discover the clues with the help of moonlight.If it wasn't for running for my life, I wouldn't be able to help admiring a few times, and then appreciate it slowly.

"What's going on, those poachers don't seem to be poachers?" I said panting. "Don't ask about this and that, wait until you avoid it." Lin Yue said in a disturbed manner. In the middle of Quanhua, the hot water is gushing, and sometimes the sound is loud, so you can't hear the footsteps when running in it.The water mist is too heavy here, I was worried that I would lose Lin Yue, so I kept holding her by the hand, and she also held my hand, I don't know if she did it on purpose or not.Although the sound of the spring is everywhere, I can still hear the sound of people walking, especially the group of poachers who have broken into the spring.This group of poachers is really unprofessional. People poach and kill animals, but they are good. They kill animals and kill people at the same time. Are they part-time jobs?We walked around in the spring water, and now the temperature has dropped sharply again. Fortunately, the spring water is warm and we don't feel cold at all.

At this time, there was a sound of light footsteps floating in the spring.My ears can clearly hear that this is not the sound of people walking, it is a bird, it is that phoenix!It's that mysterious bird!I just thought of this, and the bird covered in flames appeared in front of my eyes.I thought, anyway, I have seen it, but Lin Yue hasn't, so let's help Lin Yue block it.Who knew that Lin Yue pushed me away, took out the celestial mirror from the bag that she had been carrying with her all the time, and then took a photo directly at the fire bird, and a strong light reflected back, and the fire bird hurriedly avoided.Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, I breathed a sigh of relief. It turns out that the Tianji mirror is so powerful that it can drive away the firebird.

"Next time, don't get close to that bird. The reason why your body spontaneously combusts is because those people got close to that bird. Do you understand? You've seen it once, and you must never watch it for the second time in a row!?" Lin Yue's tone was very strong, But I was very warm when I heard it. Could it be that I really misunderstood her before? "What's the secret here? Tell me quickly. If you die, you will know it!" I said eagerly. "You will understand tonight." Lin Yue said with a complicated expression after turning her head. I wanted to say something else, but Lin Yue made a quiet gesture, and I also heard someone walking over, and the footsteps were not from the team members.Sure enough, a poacher appeared in front of us, and Lin Yue and I were already lying in the water, the surface of the water was covered with thick fog, making it difficult to see clearly, so the poacher didn't find us.The water here is not deep, only to the knees, and some places are shallower.When the poachers were far away, I couldn't wait to get up, breathing in the humid and warm air, but who knew that another group of poachers came over, but they had weapons, so I had to continue to hide from these villains in the water.Because I ran all the way down just now, I was already out of breath, and I couldn't slow down, and hid in the water again, so it was already very uncomfortable in less than ten seconds.I wanted to sit up from the water, but Lin Yue held me desperately, not letting me sit up.However, if I can't get up, I have to suffocate to death in the water. Anyway, if I die, I'd rather be shot and die than drown myself.Because I couldn't take it anymore, I struggled to break away from Lin Yue, and then got up immediately. Unfortunately, a few poachers just walked in front of me. Could it be that I will sleep forever in the spring tonight?