Chapter 10 Section IX Gold Cup

That's no ordinary thing, it's a golden cup. To be precise, it is a gold cup with a tiger-shaped handle inlaid with onyx throughout. The rope passed through its handle, binding it to Ling Ning's waist. As soon as Sangbu's eyes lit up, he wanted to take it off, but Ling Ning dodged it. "You—" Sangbu was a little annoyed, but he felt guilty when he opened his mouth.He stood there in a daze, his outstretched arms seemed to want to grab Ling Ning, but after a while, they hung down feebly. Fortunately, Ling Ning is very sensible now.She didn't mean to irritate Sangbu too much, she just wanted to know who was trying to harm her. Now it seems that Sangbu should know, but he didn't want to tell himself.

This is enough.Ling Ning thought, as long as Sangbu didn't intend to harm him, it would be fine.She turned her eyes and looked at the man who had been standing far away, who seemed to be so gentle forever, first glanced at him with disdain, and then bared her teeth at him! Tang Mei was slightly stimulated by this action.Ling Ning's face was black and white except for the eyes, which was covered in dirt.Such a face suddenly bared its teeth at him like a beast, especially this girl has two small canine teeth that look very sharp, which is a bit lethal.However, you want to threaten me just like that?He smirked secretly.On the surface, it still looks gentle and harmless.

Although Sangbu was a little dazed, he still sighed slightly when he saw the undercurrent of emotions between the two. "Forget it, girl Ling, come with me!" Sang Bu walked over, pulled Ling Ning and left.Leaving William and the others looking at each other in blank dismay, Tang Mei could no longer hold back the smile that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and became a little gloomy. Sang Bu drove and took Ling Ning all the way south, until they reached the bank of the fast-flowing Turks River. "It's right here, girl Ling, you can wash your face first." Seeing Ling Ning's disheveled face, Sangbu felt that girls like to be clean, and since they are here, they are not in a hurry.

Ling Ning couldn't stand his dirty body for a long time.Without further ado, she jumped out of the car and came to the river, not only washed her face clean, but also shook the dirt off her body, then took off the gold cup around her waist, and washed it gently with the cold river water. washed. After washing, Ling Ning held up the golden cup with one hand, facing the sun, squinting his eyes to look at it.it's beautiful!Ling Ning fell in love with it when it was still covered in dirt, and now it has washed away the dust and is even more beautiful. It has a romantic beauty that does not overstep in the prescribed procedures.Amidst the golden light, the oval mouth of the cup is neither obtrusive nor dull.Red agate decorates the entire body of the cup, covered with regular diamond-shaped squares, and the bright red agate stone is placed very properly.On the slightly bulging cup belly, a tiger with erect ears, strong limbs, and a slender waist seems to be about to gallop upwards.The position of the handle of this tiger is handled wonderfully, making the whole artifact reach a perfect state.

"Look, what does this golden cup remind you of?" Ling Ning looked at it with a slightly fascinated gaze.Girls have never been resistant to anything beautiful. "God!" Sambu looked fascinated.If he was a scholar of the Han nationality who was born in an orthodox agricultural civilization, he might not like the gold cup in front of him, because the extravagant and luxurious style of gold, silver and precious stones is somewhat incompatible with the psychology of agricultural culture.The Han people prefer jade, especially the literati. The cultural connotation of being gentle and considerate and modest like a gentleman is more likely to coincide with the cultural psychology that has been passed down for thousands of years.But Sangbu is not. Sangbu was born in the Gobi, grew up in the desert, and is engaged in field archaeological work in Xinjiang. His cultural inheritance is closer to that of the northern nomads: fierce, public, and love-hate.

The golden cup in front of him, the influence on Ling Ning only stays on the surface - every girl can't resist the shiny and exquisite things, but to Sangbu, it's not just the superficial jewels that impress him. "Bacchus!" he added. When Ling Ning heard what he said, he also turned around: "You mean, Dionysus, the god of wine in Greek mythology?" "That's right, it's Dionysus." Sambu was still staring at the golden cup. "Oh, I remembered when you said that. In Greek mythology, the mount of the god of wine is a tiger or leopard. Whenever the god of wine and the gods carnival, the tigers and leopards always lie on the edge of the wine vessel Over time, their images often appear on Western wine vessels. So, do you believe that it originated from the West?" Ling Ning regained his composure.

"Hmm, um!" Sambu was obviously absent-minded.This thing gave him a deeper shock. Ling Ning found out that something was wrong with Sangbu, and she tentatively asked: "Captain Sangbu, didn't you bring me here with something to say? What do you want to say?" "Hmm, um!" Sambu still couldn't hear what she said. "Ahem, Captain Sangbu!" Ling Ning had no choice but to raise his voice. "Uh——" Sambu finally came to his senses, "You, what did you say?" "I said, didn't you come to me with something to say? What do you want to say?" Ling Ning repeated loudly.

"Oh, that's right!" Sang Bu remembered the business, his face turned serious, "That Tang Mei was born in a Fengshui family!" "Huh?" Ling Ning was stunned.From ancient times to the present, who doesn't know that Feng Shui practitioners have never separated from tomb robbers? ! "Ahem!" Sangbu was a little embarrassed, "Their family is very proficient in things like Zhouyi, Bagua and Fengshui. You know, this time we are exploring Bagua City, if we don't understand these things, there is no way to start. You know, let's face it The experts who study these things on the Internet are actually unreliable, so I asked someone to invite this guy from the Tang family who is said to be the most proficient in Zhouyi, gossip and feng shui."

As Sangbu spoke, his breath calmed down. He was also dedicated to serving the public, and he didn't feel awkward for too long: "This Tang Mei really has some skills, and he will figure out some tricks when he arrives. He said that this place was set up by ancient masters. In terms of Feng Shui, I am afraid that there is indeed a large-scale royal city underground. That's why I said that I have some confidence in attracting Brother Chu..." "Wait!" Ling Ning was a little anxious, "You told me that there might be a Cypriot royal city here, but that guy actually said it! Why do you believe him so much? Even if there is a city underground here, there is Dachengchi, it doesn’t necessarily belong to the Sai people, and it won’t be related to Chu Feng’s research, why do you call me all the way here based on this?”

"Girl Ling, don't get excited, just listen to me." Sangbu became anxious, his face darkened even more, "Do you still remember the giant stone labyrinth we encountered in Altai Mountain last time?" "Big stone labyrinth?" Ling Ning remembered it clearly, "I remember, why?" "At the beginning, everyone didn't pay attention to the huge stone maze. It was just piles of stones, but then it was manipulated somehow, and we were all trapped, right?" "That's what happened!" "I followed Brother Chu out of that maze of boulders when we were exploring the way." Sangbu pursed his lips tightly, "He told me at the time that there were four elephants there, and the arrangement of the stone piles also had Jiugong mathematics. shadow."

"What's the connection between these two things?" Ling Ning's voice was much lower.She knew everything that happened in that valley.The mysterious tribe, the mysterious "Mu", the magical underwater palace, and the clay tablet.All of this, Chu Feng said that day, seems to be vaguely related to the Gusai people. "I didn't notice it before. When someone stole a golden mask from this mound tomb and was found, we got a news here. The local people spread word of mouth that Tekes Bagua City has two cities above ground and underground. The one on the ground is easy to get lost, and if the underground one really exists, it will be even more difficult to trap people to death. So, I went to the Tang family for help." Sangbu narrated on his own He said, without a trace of emotion in his voice. "After Tang Mei came, he checked the terrain for a few days, and then, according to his guidance, around the Bagua City, except for the seven mound tombs here, ancient ancient ruins were found in the other three directions, and The arrangement seems to be somewhat similar to the arrangement of the boulder piles in the boulder labyrinth." Sambu gained some confidence when he said this, "He said a lot of taboos. In short, after he came, we have indeed made great progress. Today The most important thing is that he has repeatedly emphasized that this mound tomb is located in some "kun" place, and a girl must go down, so that the gold cup inside can be taken out unscathed. Look, he is right again this time! "Sambu said, and smiled self-deprecatingly. Ling Ning was terrified when he heard that, this guy named Tang Mei is too amazing, how did he know that there is a golden cup in the ground?Could it be that he buried this thing?No, the seal layer of the mound tomb has never been opened, this point, Ling Ning and Sang Bu can be sure. Thinking about the style of the golden cup, Ling Ning felt that what Sangbu said made sense: "This golden cup is the same as the golden mask you showed me yesterday, and it has the same style, so you think these things are from ancient times. Left by the Szech?" "Not necessarily the Cypriots. In fact, it is more appropriate for us to call them mysterious peoples. They lived in that very remote prehistoric age, but spread their civilization, making the Chinese people in the East and the Hebrews in the Middle East , Indians in South Asia, and Greco-Romans in Europe have all been affected. This, Chu Feng mentioned in the valley, he just thinks that there should be some kind of connection between the influences of several branches of the Sai people. It’s more appropriate to call it a mysterious nation. That girl, what’s her name is Nisha, the tribe guarded by her mother obviously belongs to this mysterious nation.” Sangbu has his own judgment on everything in front of him. Ling Ning thought about it carefully and found it very reasonable.That day, Chu Feng said that the eastern branch of the Saizhong people were Yuezhi people. When they were exploring the mystery of the ancient city of Loulan buried in sand, they had some doubts about the true identity of those Yuezhi people living in that castle.The southern branch of the Serbians is called the "Shakya" tribe; the western branch of the Serbians is called the "Semitic" people.The Hebrew worship of Jesus originated from the "Semitic" people.In this way, Chu Feng believed that the Serbian people had some kind of connection with the origin of world civilization.However, the relics left by the Serbs in history show that they are not a highly civilized race.This is the main factor that makes Chu Feng's argument unreliable.And Sambu's speculation: there is a mysterious nation that affected many nations, including the Serbians, during its coexistence, which is reasonable. Whether it is a Cypriot or a certain mysterious nation, in short, all the clues they have found recently point to one thing—that is, maybe the major civilizations in the world today have the same source. land!For this reason, Ling Ning was very happy for his uncle, the old professor's persistence for many years was right! However, when thinking of Chu Feng who had been missing for more than half a month and didn't know his life or death, Ling Ning lost his excitement. "The layout here is a bit like the 'Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams' of the Central Plains culture. I don't understand it at all, so I had to find someone who understands it. And look at the gold cup in your hand. The shape is obviously influenced by Western civilization. By the way, don't you look familiar with this kind of golden brilliance and luxurious flamboyance?" Sangbu looked down at the golden cup in Ling Ning's hand, but didn't notice Ling Ning's dim eyes all of a sudden. "Yes!" Ling Ning pulled the corner of his mouth reluctantly.From this point of view, there may be some connection between this place and the valley deep in the Altai Mountains.Ling Ning couldn't tell what it was like, but she felt that the golden cup in her hand always reminded her of the temple in the valley. "Then, you mean let's forget about this time?" Ling Ning came back to his senses, thinking of the purpose of Sang Bu's confession to himself, feeling a little uncomfortable. "Yes, Ling girl, the good thing about this time is that you didn't say anything about it just now. No one else knew about it except you and me. I know that you were wronged this time. You believe in Brother Sang and will never let you suffer wronged in vain. Yes!" When Sang Bu said this, he looked straight into Ling Ning's eyes dignifiedly, without any twitch or concealment. "Captain Sang, you're wrong, it's not just the two of us who know about this!" Ling Ning sighed. Sang Bu's face darkened, he knew that Ling Ning was reminding him that the person who framed Ling Ning dared to do such a thing, and he knew that he and Ling Ning had both found out, if they went back as if nothing had happened later, what would happen? I don't know what that person will do.unless…… Sangbu raised his eyes in shock, and just happened to meet Ling Ning's eyes that seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Girl Ling, are you suspicious of me?" If Sang Bu went back as if nothing had happened, and Ling Ning didn't make trouble, in the eyes of that person, there was only one possibility, that is, the two of them planned to set up a trick for him to dance, so they pretended to be nothing.And once that person thinks so, no matter what he will do, Sangbu's plan will be in vain.In this case, only if Sangbu is with him, and Sangbu tries to suppress this matter will be taken for granted by that person, so that Sangbu can continue to rely on this person in the future. Ling Ning really thought so at first, but after chatting with Sangbu for a while, she dismissed her original opinion: "Captain Sang, can he take away the benefits you promised him after opening the underground city?" How many items?" Ling Ning's leisurely words made Sangbu's eyeballs almost fall out: "You, how do you know?" After finishing speaking, he stomped his foot heavily on the ground in frustration, "Alas!" As a professional archaeologist, he has no choice but to cooperate with external forces. As long as the conditions are not too excessive, this is an acceptable expedient method. However, if Sangbu agreed to the conditions of the other party, if he leaked any news, he would go to jail. . "Captain Sang, why did you do this?" Ling Ning didn't understand. "Hey, Ling girl, you don't know, on the first day of exploring this dungeon, two of our migrant workers had accidents!" Sangbu seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.Ling Ning gasped after hearing this: "Hiss!" She didn't know the news at all. "I ordered the news to be kept secret, and I quietly lost money to the families of the two migrant workers. I am really unwilling! If our equipment is correct, do you know how big this dungeon is? How big is it? Ten times that of the Bagua City! Ten times! Ling girl, think about it, how big is it? I don't want to stop this investigation, but I don't want to continue to have accidents, what should I do? I can only find experts. But Ling girl, you Say, can all the experts on the surface add up to this one guy?" Sambu was also very helpless.Why doesn't he know that even if anything is unearthed in this underground, it belongs to the country.What he promised to the Tang family belonged to the state.He has no right to make such a deal!For this matter, he is dereliction of duty if he is small, but if he is serious, he is a crime! Ling Ning opened his mouth, and seeing Sangbu who was ashamed but showed no trace of remorse, he couldn't make any sound. Ling Ning grabbed the cut end of the rope, and felt a deep fear of that young man named Tang Mei in his heart.The hole she climbed down was inclined, not vertical, and it was only ten meters deep. It is unlikely that Tang Mei would harm her by tampering with the rope, but would expose himself instead. Why did he do so?Just to make myself doubt Sambu?I really had an idea just now!What the hell is he trying to do?What good would it do him to drive a wedge between himself and Sambu?Or did Sangbu really have something to hide from everyone?This person is really not simple, I don't know how many troubles will be caused if he is left in this expedition team!Thinking of this, Ling Ning went to look at the resolute Sangbu, and in the end, he could only let out a long sigh: "Oh!"