Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen

The moon rises in the east, rises and sets, sets and rises again, as time goes by, there is still no news from Ai Jieke. It was spring when the three of them came to the Dragon Clan, and the weather became hotter as the sun gradually became stronger. In a blink of an eye, he has lived in the Dragon Clan for nearly three months. During these three months, the Dragon and Zhou clans communicated frequently. After dedicating two beauties to Shang Zhou, the head of the Zhou clan, Ji Chang, was released.After Ji Chang returned to the Zhou clan, he had closer contacts with the Dragon clan. According to Ka Xingbu, the Li people in all directions supported Ji Chang very much, and were also dissatisfied with Shang Zhou.

Kaxingbu's daughter, Yan'er, appeared more beautiful at this time. After the moonlit night, Di Menghun and Yan'er became more attached to each other, knowing that her heart had already fallen on the noble son Dan of the Zhou family, and also I have seen them meet in the suburbs a few times. Autumn is coming, and the dinosaurs of the Dragon Clan are more courageous after being recuperated in summer.Di Menghun mixed with the dragon warriors, stayed with them day and night, helped them train their combat skills, and learned a lot of skills in raising dinosaurs from the dragon warriors. With his knowledge of paleontology, he was able to help the dragon tribe Improved methods of raising dinosaurs.

After a few months, he also wore dragon skin armor and rode the most ferocious Yongchuan dragon running on the plains, as if he had become a member of the dragon clan, and sometimes, he would have the idea of ​​living in the dragon clan forever. However, Ai Jieke's message still did not appear. Yao Sheng's attitude is not as calm as Di Menghun's. She has long been accustomed to life in the 24th century, and has no interest in this time and space where dinosaurs and humans coexist. twenty-fourth century.However, Ai Jieke's message still did not appear. One afternoon in late autumn, Di Menghun saw several military vehicles parked near the residence of Ka Xingbu, the chief of the Dragon clan. He walked over curiously and found several Zhou clan members discussing something with Ka Xingbu there.

Seeing Di Menghun, Ka Xingbu hurriedly introduced those Zhou clan members, it turned out that they were all counselors of the Zhou clan, and a middle-aged man with a white face and long beard named San Yisheng was a close confidant of the head of the Zhou clan, Ji Fa. Several counselors planned to go to Chaoge, the capital of the Shang Dynasty, and they passed by the Dragon Clan on the way, so they stopped by to pay a visit. Di Menghun had met several people from the Zhou clan, but he had never met San Yisheng, but San Yisheng had already heard of Di Menghun's reputation and knew that there was such a "water god companion" among the dragon clan.

During the banquet, San Yisheng invited Di Menghun to go to Chaoge with him. Since coming to the time and space of the Dragon Clan, Di Menghun has never been to places other than the Dragon Clan, except for going to Pingye where he saw the dragons fighting fiercely for the first time.This time there is such an opportunity is naturally eager to try. In addition to himself, he also invited Yao Sheng to go with him. Yao Sheng was not willing at first, but Di Menghun tried his best to persuade her, saying that before Ai Jieke's message arrives, he can't go anywhere anyway, and it is very likely. Wouldn't have the same opportunity to visit such a great city.After Yao Sheng thought about it, he reluctantly agreed.

As for Yangfeng, apart from his own unwillingness to go there, his amazing appearance is also inconvenient to appear in Chaoge. Therefore, Di Menghun, Yao Sheng, and the Zhou family set off from the Dragon Valley on a few parasaurolophus to Chaoge, the capital of the Yin and Shang dynasties. The vice-dragon Saolong carried the people across the plains and through the Daze, and after walking all night, they arrived at the gate of Chaoge City in the early morning. Fearing that the appearance of the parasaurus saurosaurus would be too frightening, everyone tied them up in a nearby grove, and the group walked to Chaoge City.

During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, it was still a very backward era in terms of human civilization. Of course, the prosperity of the city was not as good as that of the famous cities of later generations. Guangzhou, walking into the city, people coming and going, there are also shouts one after another, very lively. I have lived in the quiet Dragon Valley for a long time, and when I come to such a lively place, I will always feel the joyous atmosphere. Di Menghun is a lively person, and even Yao Sheng, who has frowned recently Showed a rare smile. In the market place, there was a crowd of onlookers gathered in one place. A group of people walked over curiously and separated the crowd, only to find a small shed built in the center. In the shed, some people were dancing simple dolls and performing a performance similar to cloth. Puppet show.

The content of that play is quite strange. It narrates that a young man is seduced by a noble lady for no reason. Seeing the scene of the execution of the man, the onlookers all shook their heads and sighed. Suddenly, from the other side of Chaoge City, a group of soldiers with their chests and belly protruding, with fierce expressions came over. Everyone onlookers fell silent, and the content on the stage changed suddenly, and began to play an innocuous romance. When the soldiers passed by, the scene on the stage changed again. At this time, it was an old man imprisoned in prison. He was forced by the jailer to drink soup and vomited out a rabbit.

Di Menghun and Yao Sheng were engrossed in watching, amused and curious at the same time, but when they turned their heads, they saw San Yisheng, a counselor of the Zhou Dynasty beside him, with a serious face and tears in his eyes. Suddenly, Di Menghun's mind flashed, and he remembered that this play was about a myth and legend about the Zhou clan! According to ancient Chinese legends, Boyi Kao, the eldest son of King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty, was framed and executed. King Zhou of Shang boiled him into broth and forced King Wen of Zhou to drink it. However, the broth he drank vomited out afterwards and became a rabbit!

"Hello!" He couldn't help asking San Yisheng curiously: "Is this story really like this?" San Yisheng looked at him solemnly and nodded. "Really spit out a rabbit?" Di Menghun asked angrily and in a low voice, "Is it really a rabbit?" "It's absolutely true!" San Yisheng said. However, even though he insisted on such a statement, Di Menghun still only regarded the whole matter as the ramblings of people in ancient times, and did not take it to heart. Also because of this idea, he no longer put his mind on the puppet show, but just looked around boredly, looked around for a while, and gradually became stunned, as if he had seen the most incredible thing.

Most of the crowd coming and going were ragged civilians, which was no problem, but among the crowd, there were many strange-looking people walking around as if nothing happened. The appearance of a few people is almost like that of the murlocs in ancient cartoons, with protruding eyes, sharp teeth, and the skin on their bodies is the dark green color of deep-sea fish. On the avenue leading to the city, there was an old woman who looked like a beggar kneeling, but her feet were living bird claws!And in front of a fruit stand, a three-headed man was arguing with the stall owner about the price angrily. The most astonishing thing was that these strange-looking people were mixed in the crowd, but none of the city residents who came and went had any surprised expressions, as if it was the most natural thing. Di Menghun opened his mouth and couldn't close it for a long time. After a while, he tugged at Yao Sheng's sleeve. "Yao...Yao Sheng," he said with difficulty, "Look!" Yao Sheng looked at the weird people around him as he said, but couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, dumbstruck. Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the crowd, as if someone was arguing fiercely, the volume of the quarrel was extremely loud, and there were harsh noises mixed in, when San Yisheng heard the sound, his face changed, and he started to quarrel walk around. Di Menghun and Yao Sheng also walked behind him curiously, parting the crowd, only to see a man with the same strange appearance arguing with several big men. That strange-looking man had a strange indigo color all over his body, his face was also blue, his mouth protruded like a bird's beak, but the top of his head was bare and hairless. The strangest thing was that there was a pair of The huge wings kept beating with the movement of the quarrel. The weird guy in the shape of a big blue bird was obviously extremely irritable, and the quarrel with the people in front of him became more and more fierce, and even the eyeballs turned red. Seeing that a few people were about to fight, San Yisheng rushed over and squeezed in the middle to block it. "Lei Zhenzi!" he shouted, "Don't cause trouble!" It turned out that the blue birdman was called "Lei Zhenzi", and he was obviously afraid of San Yisheng, so he listened to him and stopped being furious. San Yisheng persuaded the other party with kind words, and the other party left in a resentful mood. San Yisheng pulls the birdman Lei Zhenzi over and introduces Di Menghun and Yao Sheng. "This is the hundredth son of my patriarch, Lei Zhenzi." San Yisheng said politely. Although Lei Zhenzi had a vicious appearance, he was courteous beside San Yisheng and the others. He nodded slightly to Di Menghun, but his voice was still hoarse and unpleasant. "I have seen Gonggong Water God." Before Di Menghun could answer, he heard someone shouting loudly in the market. "Di Menghun!" the man shouted, "Di Menghun!" In such an ancient city more than 3,000 years ago, when someone suddenly called out his name, Di Menghun couldn't help opening his eyes wide, looking at Yao Sheng, not knowing what to do for a while. Yao Sheng spread his hands, expressing that he also knew nothing about this matter. The man named Di Menghun was a middle-aged and strong man. He shouted in the crowd for a while, looked around, and walked towards Di Menghun and his party. "May I ask which one is Di Menghun?" San Yisheng glanced at Di Menghun and didn't answer. "It's me." Although he didn't know what the intention of the visitor was, Di Menghun still nodded. The middle-aged man showed a happy expression and kept rubbing his hands. "My family ancestor invites you to come over and have a gathering." The middle-aged man led Di Menghun and his party through the market, and came to a simple wooden house. In front of the wooden house stood several totem wooden pillars similar to those in front of the residence of the patriarch of the Dragon Clan. A black portrait with green snakes hanging from its ears and stepping on a strange fish, as if standing in the middle of the sea. The wooden house was quite dark, but in the corner of the wooden house, there was an old man sitting quietly. The old man looked very old, his face was covered with wrinkles like an ancient tree, although he was sitting, it could be seen that the old man should be a majestic and extraordinary man. The wooden house was quite spacious, Di Menghun, Yao Sheng, San Yisheng, Lei Zhenzi all walked in and surrounded the old man, but they didn't know why the old man knew Di Menghun's name. The old man's dizzy eyes still shone with wisdom. Originally, he had been sizing up Lei Zhenzi with a sharp beak and wings. On Meng Hun. When the old man opened his mouth, everyone was startled. Although the old man seemed to be very old, his voice was still rough and resonant. When he opened his mouth, it was like a muffled thunder in the house, which made everyone's ears buzzing. "Di Menghun!" said the old man, "You didn't lie to me, you really came!" Hearing such a statement, Di Menghun just felt baffled, because he had never seen this old man before.Then again, if a person sees the majestic figure of the old man and the thunder-like sound, Yi Zhai will be deeply impressed, and he will never forget it. However, according to the old man, the two seem to have met before. "I will never meet you," Di Menghun said patiently, "This is the first time we have met." The old man nodded and smiled weakly. "We have met before, but you don't know about it. How about Yangfeng? Why didn't Yangfeng come to see me?" "You also know Yangfeng?" Di Menghun was stunned, suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, remembering the great change that sent them to this time and space, "Could it be that you are also a member of the biochemical police force?" The old man didn't answer immediately, but just quietly looked at the blue sky outside the window. After a long time, he let out a long sigh. "Isn't it, it doesn't matter anymore," he turned to look at Di Menghun, "You will be like him..." The old man pointed at Lei Zhenzi, "You will turn into a bird." Then, he pointed at Yao Sheng again. "You, white robes, Sauvignon Blanc, chatting in emptiness." Di Menghun looked at Yao Sheng questioningly, Yao Sheng still shrugged, obviously she couldn't understand what the old man was saying. "You will understand, you will know, I just want to see my old friend," the old man said stubbornly: "Now I have seen it, you go!" Although they didn't know the purpose of this trip at all, since the old man had already said so, Di Menghun and the others had no choice but to leave according to his wishes. Before leaving, although Di Menghun was full of questions, he didn't know where to ask them, so he could only treat the old man's words as foolish ravings. The middle-aged man sent everyone back to the market, and Di Menghun suddenly remembered something, so he asked him curiously. "May I ask what Ling Zu's name is?" The middle-aged man scratched his head, thought for a while, and then hesitated. "Since our ancestors, we have only had one name, and the whole family has the same name." Di Menghun nodded, knowing that in ancient China, this kind of situation was common, because most of the common people at that time did not have names, and only the nobles had names. "What is your name?" "Since our ancestors," said the man, "we are all called Yu Qiang." Yu Qiang! Similarly, this is not a rare thing. In ancient Chinese legends, Yu Qiang was the sea god in charge of the sea. It is a common situation to name the family after Shen's name. Walking out of the residence of the old man "Yu Qiang", a group of people came to the market again. After walking for a long time, there was a commotion in the crowd, and they began to swarm towards the west of Chaoge City, as if something important happened there. . San Yisheng stopped a passerby and asked him what happened. "You guys don't know about such a big deal?" The man said with sweat profusely, "King Li's son killed the Dragon King's son, and now he's tied up firmly, and he's going to give Dragon King an explanation in the East City!" Surrounded by the crowd rushing towards the east city, Di Menghun couldn't help but ask San Yisheng, full of doubts: "Who is King Li? Who is Dragon King?" San Yisheng thought for a while, and said cautiously: "King Li is a famous general in Chaoge City, with outstanding military exploits, he is an important minister of King Shang." "What about the Dragon King?" "The Dragon King belongs to the Shui tribe, and the Dragon King who happened this time is in charge of the coast of the East China Sea." "Shui tribe?" Di Menghun asked curiously, "What do you mean?" San Yisheng looked around and pointed at a strange-looking green murloc in the crowd. "They are the aquatic people, born in the sea, and rule the sea." These monsters from the aquatic tribe are one of the mysteries that Di Menghun has been puzzling over. Like those monsters with three heads and bird claws, they seem to be absurd dreams, but they appear in front of them with absolute certainty. "Why are there these strange people?" Di Menghun asked Yao Sheng. Yao Sheng tilted his head in the crowd, also showing a pensive expression. "I can't figure it out either," she said. "But it looks like a biotech error demonstration." Such a statement may not be too much.Biotechnology has been developed to the extreme in the 24th century AD. Basically, it is not difficult to artificially create birdmen and murlocs, but because the government in the 24th century has strict control over this technology, of course it will not These odd combinations of creatures come about for no reason. However, such a strange combination appeared in ancient China three thousand years ago, and it seemed that people of this era had become accustomed to this strange race and lived quite harmoniously with them. Could it be... some unbelievable phenomenon happened somewhere in ancient times?Or, has anyone done such a crazy thing in ancient times?With a stomach full of doubts, a group of people have come to the east city with the crowd. When we arrived in Dongcheng, we could only hear a scream from the crowd far away, followed by some people screaming miserably, as if some great accident had happened. Di Menghun hurriedly pushed aside the crowd and ran over to where the sound came from.There is a rather large open space on the edge of the city wall of Dongcheng. The residents of Chaoge City surrounded it impenetrably, but left a big open space in the center. In the middle of the open space, several Shui people with hideous faces were swinging strange-shaped weapons vigorously, as if they wished to smash someone's corpse into thousands of pieces. And not far in front of the Shui people, a slender young man stood there proudly. His hands were tied behind his back, but his face showed a stubborn expression. Behind the young man, there were several soldiers who looked like generals, standing there in a daze, not knowing what to do. Among the soldiers, surrounded by a middle-aged man who was not tall but had a mighty appearance. Behind those Shui people who bared their teeth and claws, there is also a big man with a green face. The big man is wearing a brightly colored robe, but his hands seem to be injured, and blood is flowing all over the place. What is curious is that although the Shui people are covered in green, the blood they bleed is the same as that of ordinary people, which is bright red. In the crowd, someone was whispering aside. "This time it's even worse. Mr. Li's family killed Mr. Dragon King, and now he has injured the Dragon King. This time it's even worse." It turned out that this injured brocade-robed man from the Shui tribe was the Dragon King.Di Menghun took a closer look at his appearance and found that the skin of his face actually had the characteristics of a crustacean. At this time, the Dragon King was furious and roared loudly. His voice was so full of energy that it shook people's eardrums like the roar of a ferocious beast. "King Li! Now I see how you explain to me!" The Dragon King said furiously, "Your son not only killed my son, but now he hurt me again. Let me commit murder. I see how you will end up with me!" The mighty Li Wang frowned slightly, and before he could answer, the young man with his hands tied was already yelling loudly. "The Turtle King of the East China Sea! You are useless yourself, why blame others?" The young man said angrily, "I peeled your son's skin and I pulled his tendons. Don't mess with others. Just come to me." !" Li Wang's face changed, and he shouted loudly: "Niety! Shut up!" But the boy's personality is obviously extremely fiery, even though his father has stopped talking, he still keeps talking. "Eastern Sea Shrimp and Crab King! You aquariums are all idiots, and I can chop you bloody without my hands..." When it was too late to say it, then it was too fast, then King Li stepped forward quickly, and knocked the young man to the ground with a slap. "Shut up! I'll take care of this!" After being robbed of a few words by the young man, the Dragon King became even more furious and yelled loudly. "King Li, let me see how you will explain to me today." His bloody mouth was wide open, his eyes were red, and he was obviously furious, "Your wicked son killed my son and hurt me again. I, the Dragon Clan of the East China Sea, will never have anything to do with you!" Li Wang stepped forward and wanted to say a few words, but he couldn't stop the Dragon King's anger. The two Shui people even waved their bright weapons, trying to cut Li Wang. At this moment, someone shouted loudly. "Stop arguing!" the boy shouted with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth. He was knocked to the ground by his father just now, as if he had hurt his cheek, a stream of blood flowed down from under his eyes. "It was my fault, of course I will do it." With a "snap", I don't know where the boy's divine power came from, and the binding rope snapped inch by inch.With a slight sway, he took a sharp knife from the general at the side. The Shui people seemed to be extremely afraid of the young man, and when they saw him holding a sword in his hand, they all backed away, showing expressions of fear. Seeing such a scene, the Dragon King also took three steps back in fright. "You, you, you..." He pointed at Li Wang and shouted, "Tell your son not to mess around!" "Bold!" Li Wang scolded: "This is the end, do you want to commit another crime?" The boy smiled miserably. "You have never liked me, and I don't expect you to recognize me as a son," he said quietly, "I will take responsibility for what I have committed." Then, before everyone had time to react, he turned the sharp knife in his hand and removed his left hand silently. When the wildly sprayed blood marked the air, everyone exclaimed.Li Wang opened his mouth slightly, wanting to come over to stop him, but he seemed to hold back. But the Dragon King and the Shuizu subordinates were even more frightened. The young man endured the severe pain of the broken arm, sat down on the ground, and looked at the Dragon King coldly. "I skinned your son, and now I'll pay you back!" While speaking, he took off his left foot again. In the blood on the ground, no one knew what to do.The blood-covered boy sat on the ground, tremblingly raised his sharp knife, and pointed it at his father, King Li. "You gave birth to my body. Although you don't like me, I want to return my body to you!" The young man looked at Li Wang quietly. Li Wang's face was sad and angry, but he still didn't move a step. Then, the boy resolutely cut the sharp knife across his neck, fell on his back to the ground, and died immediately. This shocking and terrifying scene ended after the young man committed suicide. Although there were many people in Dongcheng, everyone was silent.The Dragon King and a few of his subordinates pushed aside the crowd fiercely, and left angrily.And Li Wang stood there, looking at his son's mutilated body, with an extremely complicated expression on his face. Suddenly, an old man with white beard and hair walked out of the crowd, holding many lotus leaves in his hands, and came to the boy's body. Under everyone's amazed eyes, the old man suddenly picked up the sharp knife that the young man used to commit suicide, and cut through the belly of the young man's corpse! Some of the crowd exclaimed, and several of Li Wang's family members scolded loudly, rushing over to knock the old man down. "Your nobleman picks up the meat and returns the kiss," the old man shouted at Li Wang: "If you want him to reincarnate from the dead, let the old man take his body away!" Li Wang waved his hand in surprise to stop the general, and asked the old man to continue talking. "My lord, please let me take it away, the old man will take care of it properly." Following the old man's voice, he swiftly took out the viscera of the young man's body, carefully wrapped it in lotus leaves, separated the young man's flesh and bones, wrapped them in lotus leaves, and carried them on his back go. Before leaving, he didn't even look at Li Wang. The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed, and everyone was talking about the astonishing scene just now, but there were still shocking blood stains on the open space just now. "Can that old man really bring that boy back to life?" On the way back, Di Menghun whispered to Yao Sheng: "What's going on?" "I don't know, but the old man's method is a bit like ancient surgery." "Surgery?" Di Menghun asked in surprise. In the 24th century, medical technology has evolved to treat various traumas by means of molecular recombination, so the surgical operation of cutting flesh and breaking bones has long been a thing of the past. "Also, don't you think this boy is very similar to another boy in mythology?" "The boy in the myth?" "Cutting the flesh back to the mother, the lotus flower is reborn..." Yao Sheng said, "I'm not very familiar with ancient religion, but I also know this famous young god." Di Menghun looked at her, remembering the character Yao Sheng mentioned at the moment, and couldn't help being dumbfounded. "Nezha?" Yao Sheng nodded. "Yes, in the mythology of ancient China, this Nezha also has a name, called the Third Prince!" This trip to Chaoge City was like a passage leading to endless mysteries, and the many strange things experienced in the city only made Di Menghun feel more confused. In the end, who is that old man "Yu Qiang" who claims to have met Di Menghun?What kind of creature is "Lei Zhenzi", the hundredth son of King Wen of Zhou?Also, what kind of creatures are those strange-looking aquatic animals, bird-shaped people, and three-headed people in Chaoge City?The son of King Li, the young man who cut his flesh and bones in public, is he really Nezha in myths and legends? Mysteries come one after another, and each mystery is intertwined, and there is no answer. Di Menghun often thinks about these questions in the middle of the night, and his head hurts a little, but he is still puzzled.