Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 741 The Ferocious Parrot (4000)

"That's why I want to find out what these black soils are."

"Those birds are flocking to these black soils. Their ability to reproduce on this island shows that this black soil should not kill their lives. Therefore, I don't think there will be any serious harm if I taste it."

"However, Wu Taishi, what I just said is true. Although this black soil smells foul, it really melts in your mouth and is a little sweet. It tastes like honey. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"

While talking, the witch Hu unexpectedly invited Wu Liang generously.

"You are Welcome."

Wu Liang declined, and then asked deeply, "Hearing what you said, I remembered one thing, when Xu Fu left Wa Kingdom, it should be when the Han Dynasty was first established, but I don't know if there is any record about Xu Fu's age in the Wa Kingdom temple? "

There is no relevant record in the history books of the Celestial Dynasty.

The only one related to time is that in 210 BC, Xu Fu went to sea again under the order of Qin Shihuang, and never returned together, and 210 BC was also the year of Qin Shihuang's sudden death.

That is to say, Xu Fu should have just set out to sea not long ago, and Qin Shihuang's life came to an end in less than a year.

Therefore, no one can tell when Xu Fu was born, how old he was when he went to sea, and how old he finally lived... It is even difficult to speculate on a time interval.

Originally based on Xu Fu's status as a closed disciple of Guiguzi, it should be possible to infer Xu Fu's birth time based on this. After all, people are generally not too old to study, but unfortunately, there is also no history about Guiguzi. Birth and death records.

However, Wu Liang had reason to believe that when Xu Fu came into contact with Qin Shihuang, he should not have been too young.

Because in the traditional cognition of China, the profession of alchemist, Taoist or wizard has a characteristic, that is, the older the more valuable, the older the more convincing. The same is true for fortune-tellers...Let’s just say that, when going to Chinese medicine or fortune-telling without knowing the background, people usually choose older ones instead of someone who looks very young. They always think that the former is more reliable.

So should Xu Fu.

If Xu Fu was just a hairless boy at the time, no matter how gaudy he said, Qin Shihuang would probably have some doubts about his words, and he would not be so when he spent huge sums of money to support him to go to sea to find the so-called "elixir of life". rest assured.

But if it was an old man of Yu Ji's age, it would be completely different.

After all, there are very few people in this era who can live to be over 90 years old. Such people are very convincing when they talk about "immortality" with Qin Shihuang, and even just standing there will make them want to live longer Some people can't help but want to ask the secret of such a long life.

"There are a few records, and most of these records are from Qin Zhixu Jun's self-report."

Originally, Wu Liang was only asking a tentative question, but unexpectedly, Miko Hu nodded and said seriously, "It is mentioned in the records that when King Xu of Qin arrived in the Wa Kingdom, he was already eighty-two years old, and he left the Wa Kingdom by building a ship. It will be eight years later, so it should be ninety."

The timing is right!
As a graduate student of a related major, Wu Liang is very sensitive to the historical timeline, and he has his own judgment in his heart just after hearing such a simple message from the witch.

Xu Fu went to sea for the last time in 210 BC, and Qin Shihuang died suddenly afterwards.

In 202 BC, Liu Bang officially proclaimed himself emperor in Dingtao, the country was named "Han" and its capital was Luoyang.

In the same year, Tian Heng, a descendant of the royal family of Qi State, brought five hundred disciples to Yuzhou Mountain, and the backup Liu Bang strongly summoned him. He committed suicide at Shouyang Mountain, which was only [-] miles away from Luoyang. The next five hundred disciples all committed suicide with him.

In the same year, Xu Fu left the Wa Kingdom. His destination was the great man, with the intention of returning to his roots. Therefore, the possibility of finally choosing to return to Langya is very high, but no one in the Celestial Dynasty or the Wa Kingdom knows whether he will return smoothly...

Based on these known clues to speculate.

If Xu Fu returns to Langya in the end, it is very likely that he will see Tian Heng who retreated to Yuzhou Mountain.

And Tian Heng's mansion in Yuzhou Mountain may have left Xu Fu's footprints!
In addition, the special stone bricks used in Tian Heng's mansion should come from this island that turned the world upside down under the sea, and Xu Fu's materials left in Wa Kingdom did mention this place, and called it "Zuzhou"!
There is also the empty pottery pot mentioned by the priestess just now that was filled with black powder that may be the same thing as the black soil...

"Empty crockery!"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang suddenly had an idea, the key point is the word "empty".

If, according to Miko Hu, the inner wall of the clay pot was stained with a lot of black powder, and those flying birds even pecked and ate the pot fragments indiscriminately, then it means that the pot was supposed to be full. of.

What Xu Fu left behind was an empty clay pot.

That is to say, Xu Fu may have been consuming the contents of the pottery pot during the process of settling in the country of Wa, so it is possible that he left the country not only to "return the fallen leaves to the roots", but also because the things in the pottery pot were gradually exhausted. , for some unknown reason had to be supplemented...

With such conjectures in mind, Wu Liang looked at the priestess again and asked: "Besides the pottery pot that you accidentally broke, there were other similar pottery pots in the shrine, have you opened them one by one? "

"There is only one clay pot like this, so it is very precious, and I feel very guilty."

The witch said with a look of guilt on her face.

"..."

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, then looked down at the black soil on the ground, and then at the priestess who had just eaten some black powder, and then a bold guess arose in his heart:

Could it be that this black soil is really a rare treasure?

But there was still one thing Wu Liang couldn't figure out.

The old macaque king subdued by him is also an aborigine on this island. Normally speaking, he should have seen this kind of black soil. If this thing is really a good thing, he should not know why the black soil Right in front of him, isn't it as crazy as those parrots?

"Come on, do you want to try it too?"

With this thought in mind, Wu Liang immediately grabbed a small handful of black soil with his gloved hand and handed it to the old macaque king to further observe its reaction.

What if the old macaque king was just subdued by him before, even if his heart was about to move, he didn't dare to act rashly?

"Ah!"

Unexpectedly, the old macaque king saw the black soil delivered to his mouth, instead of opening his mouth to feast on it, he subconsciously dodged backwards, screaming and trying his best to avoid contact with the black soil.

"This……"

Wu Liang was puzzled.

Something is wrong!
Very wrong!
As far as Wu Liang knows, the body structure of macaques and humans is so similar that many experiments related to the human body will be carried out on macaques first, and many conclusions drawn can be used in common with humans.

That is to say, most of the things that are beneficial to humans are also beneficial to macaques.

Similarly, most of the things that are harmful to the macaque king are also harmful to humans, and some diseases and viruses can also be cross-infected between humans and macaques.

compared to humans.

Macaques living in the wild all year round have more survival experience than humans. In primitive life, they are better at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages than humans, and some senses are not comparable to humans. They can even perceive earthquakes in advance like mice and evacuate in advance to safety.

And for many things in the wild, such as melons and fruits, grass leaves, water sources, and other foods have a clear understanding of the characteristics, even if you eat some toxic substances all the year round, you can use some special methods to use the things that exist in nature Do a detox.

These behaviors have long been discovered by later generations of biologists.

For example, parrots and animals in a certain place often eat soil. Such seemingly abnormal behavior is actually because the immediate fruits and seeds contain toxins, and the ignorance in these soils can neutralize these toxins, making them full after eating. The stomach does not have to bear the damage of toxins at the same time.

And seeing that the old macaque king is so resistant to the black soil at this moment...

Immediately, Wu Liang was even more respectful of this kind of black soil. This is definitely not a good thing, so it resisted instinctively.

As for those parrots.

It needs to be another matter. After all, parrots and macaques have different body structures, and what they can bear and need are different. It is like catnip that can fascinate a group of cats, but it is not very useful for species other than cats It's the same reason.

But macaques are just too similar to humans...

Therefore, things that are resisted by macaques are very likely to be harmful to them, so as humans who are similar to them, they should naturally avoid contact as much as possible.

"Don't taste these black soils lightly, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing."

Thinking of this, Wu Liang was also very moral, and specially reminded the witch.

"I have it in my mind."

The witch was not blind, she nodded in response.

……

So Wu Liang calmed down and checked the stone house again.

Compared with the previous two larger stone houses, this stone house is much shabby. It is not an exaggeration to say that the walls are bare, and there is basically nothing worth exploring.

But in order to prevent the black soil here from attracting something like those parrots that flock to it.

Before walking out of this stone house, Wu Liang still decided to close the door as before, so as not to expose the mysterious black soil to the outside.

There are still several stone chambers that Wu Liang opened the door to diffuse the smell before.

Wu Liang didn't let them go easily, so he took the witch Hu and the old macaque king into it one by one to investigate.

The situation in those stone houses was similar, and no difference was found.

"These stone houses will be explored here first. We don't have much time. Why don't we go to the mine to investigate first, and maybe we can find some new discoveries."

Wu Liang took a last look at these rows of stone houses, and finally decided not to waste too much time in this highly homogeneous place for the time being. If there is still enough time to explore the mine, it will not be too late to come again.

"What about the parrots?"

The witch pointed to the big stone house behind and asked.

Now the group of parrots should have realized the trapped situation, so they should be knocking on the door, and the sound of "dong dong dong dong" can be heard endlessly.

"Close it first, so as not to make noise."

Wu Liang said.

The most important thing is that he still doesn't know if there will be any unexpected changes in the group of parrots who just ate a lot of black soil, especially if they appear in a state similar to taking too much medicine, which may hinder his next actions.

"OK then."

The witch has no objection either.

So the two of them stepped forward together and walked straight to the mine whose entrance was blocked by iron fences.

Wu Liang had already seen it before.

There was a hole in the iron fence. Although the hole was not big, it was enough for an adult to sneak in sideways.

It turned out to be just a few steps away.

"Ah! Aah!"

But the old macaque king suddenly screamed again, holding on to the rope, instead of going away, he kept looking at the gate of the village, as if he saw something extraordinary.

"?"

Wu Liang had no choice but to stop and followed the eyes of the old macaque king.

Another macaque?
At some point, a macaque was already standing at the gate.

This macaque is moving slowly, and the movements seem a little stiff.

At this moment, Wu Liang is only tens of meters away from the gate of the village. He can see the macaque, and the macaque can naturally see him too. Under normal circumstances, wild animals will try to avoid living things that are not their prey. .

But this macaque walked towards them step by step, as if he didn't take him and the maiden seriously.

at the same time.

"Plop la la la..."

The dozen or so parrots that had slipped through the net had also spotted the macaque.

They also seemed to be guided by some kind of power, and quickly flew to the top of the macaque's head and circled, and the flying altitude became lower and lower.

till the end.

These dozens of parrots actually landed on the top and back of this macaque? !

It's also because macaques don't walk upright like humans, so the wider back can carry these dozen parrots, otherwise, I'm afraid it really won't be able to accommodate them.

"What's going on here?"

Wu Liang showed a look of surprise.

As far as he knows, although macaques and parrots have no direct food chain relationship, there is also no precedent for the two to live in peace. It is absolutely impossible for them to be as harmonious as they are now.

Is this a special macaque?

Or is it because of the special ecology of the island that the two animals have a "friendship" that is different from the outside world in the process of getting along?
Wu Liang subconsciously glanced at the old macaque king beside him.

This guy didn't seem to be in harmony with those parrots. Wu Liang remembered that when the parrot was close, its first reaction was to avoid it. It was not as calm as this macaque.

But the next moment.

The scene before him immediately refreshed Wu Liang's perception.

"Fuck?!"

Wu Liang saw with his own eyes a parrot standing on top of the macaque's head jumped forward twice, then pecked the macaque's face twice with its beak, and actually pulled out the macaque's eyeballs and held it in its mouth!
(End of this chapter)