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Chapter 2106: Rotten Grass Becomes Firefly

Hu Bayi said: "But this exquisite ancient city..."

Wang Kaixuan said: "Lao Hu has never heard of it. If we can't find that ancient city..."

Hu Bayi said: "Don't expect it. Look at Professor Chen, at his age, he still expects to enter the world's second largest mobile desert. Such an intellectual's body cannot withstand the severe test of the desert. I deliberately put the chance of finding To put it very low, when the time comes they can’t bear it and come back, but no one can blame them.”

Wang Kaixuan thought for a moment and said, "Does that mean we travel at public expense and get back $10,000 per person when we come back?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile: "Old Hu, don't be so pessimistic. Although Professor Chen is old, he is an expert in archaeology. After so many years of climbing mountains and ridges, he may be in better health than a fat man. Besides, don't underestimate him. Intellectuals’ pursuit of knowledge, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they will not give up.”

"However, this exquisite ancient city is also very legendary in history. It was recorded for the first time in "Hanshu: Biography of the Western Regions" and was recorded for the last time in "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty". It has been recorded ever since. disappeared from the stage of history.”

Fatty Wang asked curiously: "You actually really know?"

"After I knew the goal of this archaeological team, I read some books about the Western Regions. The Han Dynasty records that the Kingdom of Jingjue, whose king ruled Jingjue City, was 8,820 miles away from Changna, with 480 households, 3,360 people, and 500 soldiers. There was one Jingjue commander, one left and right general, and one post station chief. It was 2,723 miles north to the Protectorate, four days south to the Shulu Kingdom, and 460 miles west to Yumi."

"As for the description of the Tang Dynasty, there are only a few records recorded by Master Xuanzang on his way to seek scriptures. Even the name is not Jingjue City, but called Niyang City. I don't know if it is still the original Jingjue City."

Wang Kaixuan suddenly became more energetic and said, "Wait a minute, Mr. Zhao, did you say that Master Xuanzang was studying for Buddhist scriptures? It was Tang Sanzang. He also passed by there. Doesn't that mean he also encountered monsters there?" '

After hearing this, Hu Bayi couldn't help rolling his eyes and said: "Fat man, what are you thinking? It is true that Xuanzang learned the scriptures, but Journey to the West is not Xuanzang's story, but a story made up by later generations. , is not true history.”

Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but smile and said: "Fat man, this old nonsense is right." At least current scientific research shows that there are no gods or monsters in this world. Everything is created by people's own imagination and beliefs. '

However, Zhao Shucheng is also skeptical about this. After all, since this big rice dumpling will exist, then many things in myths and legends may not really exist, but people need to discover it.

A few days later, on the train bound for Xinjiang Province, Zhao Shucheng and others were fast asleep in the sleeper car, preparing for the upcoming adventure.

Suddenly the carriage door was opened, and Professor Chen walked in and woke up a few people, saying, "Comrades, has something unexpected happened? We have to get off at the next stop and change our route to the Kunlun Glacier..."

Hearing this, Lao Hu sat up directly and said in shock: 'What, why don't you inform us in advance when going to Kunlun Glacier? We have nothing prepared...'

"Something happened during the trip. The Kunlun Glacier has clues left by Shirley Yang's father, so we must go there first."

Hu Bayi was a little restless. He grabbed Professor Chen by the collar and asked, "A clue is just a clue. You are going to the Kunlun Glacier. Do you know where that place is? People will die. Do you know that?"

Zhao Shucheng saw that Hu Bayi was so uncool, so he quickly separated Hu Bayi and Professor Chen with the fat man, and said: "Old Hu, calm down! Don't be bitten by a snake once and be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Where did it come from? Where we fall, we must rise.”

Shirley Yang and the others also heard the argument between Hu Bayi and Professor Chen, so they came over and asked why Hu Bayi had such a big reaction to going to the glacier.

Hu Bayi hesitated again and again, but still talked about what he had encountered while serving as a soldier in Glacier. At that time, Hu Bayi was still the squad leader. What he saw was a vast expanse of white iceberg plateau. The squad leader Hu Bayi and his comrade Xiao Luan were driving a truck to transport supplies. Suddenly a blue light hit the car glass, and the two got out of the truck. I checked the car and found a ladybug with blue light in the ice and snow. Xiao Luan caught the ladybug into the bottle, and the two immediately discovered that the car had broken down. Hu Bayi left Xiao Luan to guard the supplies while he went to the military station in front for help.

However, when Hu Bayi returned with the people from the military station, he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life. Xiao Luan is gone. There is a handful of human-shaped charcoal ash on the snow, as if a living person was burned alive here. Next to the ashes is a bottle that fell to the side. The blue-light ladybug inside has long disappeared... Hu Ba He was stunned on the spot and could not recover for a long time.

Others couldn't believe it when they heard what happened to Hu Bayi. But Shirley Yang frowned and asked: "Ladybug with blue light? It burns when touched. Do you think it is such a bug..."

As she spoke, Shirley Yang took out a magazine from her hand and handed it to Hu Bayi.

After taking it, Hu Bayi took a look, and his expression suddenly changed, and he said: "That's it, that's it, I will never forget it in my life. The ladybug with blue light is the size of a thumb, but it only takes a moment to kill..." Hu Bayi He said with a somewhat frightened expression, letting the people around him feel how much of a threat this insect posed.

Shirley Yang murmured: "So this kind of bug really exists."

Everyone looked at her in confusion, and Shirley Yang combed her hair and said, "This kind of bug is also called fire ladybug. At present, it is only recorded in the notes of explorers from all over the world, and there is only some sporadic information. To many people For me, it’s just a legend.”

Zhao Shucheng said: "Actually, in our country, this creature is not called fire ladybug, but rotten firefly."

"It is recorded in the "Book of Rites·Yue Ling" that in the month of Jixia...the rotten grass is a firefly. In fact, it is because this kind of bug only lives in places full of corpses and absorbs the phosphorus element in the corpses, so it will bloom in the body. When it attacks people, blue flames burst out and even burn them alive."

Fatty Wang suddenly said: "No, you also said that this kind of rotting firefly lives in places full of corpses, but it also exists in Kunlun Glacier. How do you explain this?"

Zhao Shucheng smiled and said: "Fat man, you don't think that no one can survive on the glacier, or that there won't even be a lot of corpses, right?" Maybe there are mass graves there, maybe. '

"Of course, in archaeological work, this kind of creature also has a name, that is, the Dap ghost insect. This kind of insect is recorded in the "Ling Pu" handed down by Faqiu Zhonglang. The demonic insect driven by the Tibetan Demonic Kingdom is a small transparent ladybug that looks like a seven-star ladybug. It is transparent and slightly smaller than a fingernail. This insect is more common in the tombs of nobles in the Demonic Kingdom and is divided into two forms. , one is the previous fire ladybug, which is more common. It has a transparent body and blue light. It seems that there is flame flowing in the body. As long as it comes into contact, it will be burned to ashes instantly. Its weakness is that it is afraid of water. "

"There is also a type that is silvery white all over. It is called Neqiong Shenbing. It is like individual ice crystals. When it comes into contact with people, it freezes them into frost and then shatters them into ice dust. However, this kind of ice is rarely seen. It is said that it only exists in the tomb of the first generation ghost mother in the Demon Kingdom, and its weakness is that it is afraid of fire. "

"Every time you choose a target to attack, it has a characteristic. It will hover in the air for a few times before flying towards the target. "Naiqiong Shenbing" is the guardian of the evil god demon tower on the top of the dragon. Through the blue and white crystal ball in the demon tower, Controlled by mysterious power, it can switch between the two poles of ice and fire according to the needs of the environment, turning into "infinite karma fire".

Hu Bayi was silent for a while and then said: "In other words, my comrades back then were burned to death by the fire of immeasurable karma?"

Zhao Shucheng nodded and said: "Yes! In fact, this change also shows the danger of archaeological work. The owners of many tombs do not want future generations to steal the tombs and dig them, so they will set many traps in the tombs. But traps are after all Dead objects, as time goes by, many mechanisms will no longer function properly, and people will find ways to crack them. On the contrary, this tomb-protecting beast is the first choice of many nobles because it can carry on the family line and attack living creatures. " "There are such weird creatures, and there are also some ordinary creatures, such as snakes or bats."

Although Hu Bayi solved his doubts, he still asked Shirley Yang why he suddenly changed his mind and changed his route to the glacier.

Shirley Yang explained the reason why she had to change her route. That was because the last message she received from her father was sent from the Kunlun Glacier, so she had to go there no matter what.

Hu Bayi pondered for a while, and finally agreed to go to the glacier with Shirley Yang, which could be regarded as a conclusion to what happened back then. After all, he always felt that his life was exchanged for the lives of other comrades, and he needed to make up for his inner guilt and bravely face the comrades who died there.

Of course, Hu Bayi knew that this trip was very dangerous, and he might encounter fire ladybugs again, so he hoped that Fatty would go back and wait for them.

Fatty was naturally not happy to go back like this, saying that he and Hu Bayi had a brotherly relationship for so many years, and they must live and die together.

In this way, the group of people decided to go to the glacier. Finally, when the train arrived at the station, they got off the train collectively and then arrived at the Kunlun Glacier after a tiring journey.

Although Zhao Shucheng has traveled to many places in many worlds, this is the first time he has set foot in Kunlun Mountain. Because Kunlun has a different meaning in Chinese history, Zhao Shucheng always felt that he should not get involved here easily.

But after Zhao Shucheng arrived this time, he saw the glaciers and thought of the myths about Kunlun Mountain, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Of course, the archaeological team would not blindly enter the glacier by themselves. Instead, they would first find the local garrison and contact the garrison leaders to explain the situation. The resident leader was also happy and asked a few soldiers to protect the archaeological team and lead them on the way.

Zhao Shucheng originally wanted to wait for a while to at least have the necessary protective equipment before he could explore the glacier. Unfortunately, this place is far away from a big city. Even if we actually purchase some equipment, it will take a long time, so we can only give up this idea.

After the group packed up, they entered the glacier range and headed towards their destination, led by local soldiers.

After walking for a long time, Hu Bayi stopped the squad leader who was leading the team and asked everyone to rest for a while and then continue on their way after they had rested.

When the others heard that they could rest, they all breathed a sigh of relief and quickly sat down to catch their breath.

Zhao Shucheng frowned and looked not far away. He was very aware of the danger here. Not only did he have to consider the fire ladybugs he might encounter, but there was also another problem, and that was the glacier here.

Kunluan Mountain is covered with snow all year round. If there is a little noise, it is very likely to encounter an avalanche. If you encounter an avalanche, there is probably no other way to overcome it except to avoid it.

What Zhao Shucheng was even more worried about was whether he would trigger an avalanche if he needed to use a grenade when encountering fire ladybugs, leaving the group with nowhere to go to the sky or the ground.

Hu Bayi was also looking around, but felt something familiar. He couldn't help but wander around, but he also picked up some relics of his comrades in some corners of the snow, and he felt a little sad.

Professor Chen asked fellow soldier Gawa about the location of the ice cave. Unfortunately, Gawa and the others did not patrol to such a remote location, so they were unable to give an answer.

After Hu Bayi came back, he continued to lead a group of people forward. After climbing to the top of a mountain, he stood there, pointed to a place and said, "Look, the ice cave is right there!"

Finally, everyone no longer walked blindly, they could see their destination, and they suddenly felt full of strength and continued to move forward.

After arriving near the ice cave, everyone got busy, setting up tents and packing things.

Zhao Shucheng looked at the ice cave and compared it with the surrounding terrain.

Seeing Zhao Shucheng like this, Ye Yixin couldn't help but asked curiously: "Brother Zhao, what are you looking at?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile: "I'm looking at the Feng Shui of this place. You see, although the ice cave is below, there is a blue dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right. It has a mountain behind it, hiding the wind and water. It can be said to be a good burial place." '

Of course, others were not idle either. Since they knew there was something under the ice cave, they naturally needed to go down. This place is also different from the tombs in other places. Because of the glacier, you need to follow the climbing rope to go down.

Wang Kaixuan walked to the edge of the ice cave, glanced down, and then squatted down.

After seeing it, Hu Bayi asked: "Fat man, are you okay?"

"It's okay, no problem."

"I don't know about you yet. You are afraid of heights. If you really can't do it, just stay here and wait for us."

After hearing this, the fat man said anxiously: "How can that be done? I'm fine. You go down first and I'll follow."

Hu Bayi said a little worriedly: "Are you sure there is no problem?"

"Make sure it's okay, it's okay!"

(End of this chapter)