Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 218 Relief Painting

218 Chapter 218 Relief Painting
After looking at it, I said, "This must be the sacrifice jar of the Corpse Dragon King."

Wu Xie pointed while talking: "This seems to be a ceremony. There are sacrifices presiding over it. These people are kneeling around. It feels like they are talking about the ancestors here worshiping these cockscomb snakes." Wu Xie pointed his finger. He pointed at some square holes and said: "Well, on the way here we saw some stone towers with square holes, which should be this. It turned out to be used for this. They threw these pottery pots into these holes, and these sacrifices were made. It’s the snake here, maybe these cockscomb snakes like to eat the eggs of the corpse turtle king, but the eggs of the corpse turtle king should be highly poisonous. If this snake eats which one, which one is more poisonous between it and the corpse turtle?”

I said, "Then do you know what will happen if a poisonous snake bites you?"

Wu Xie said "Ah" and looked at me with a questioning look on his face.

I continued: “Snake venom needs to come into contact with the blood circulation to cause harm to the person in contact.

So if venomous snakes bite themselves or are bitten by the same kind, their venom will come into contact with their blood, so they will also be poisoned. When the amount of venom injected reaches a certain level, they will also be poisoned and die.

There are more than 650 kinds of venomous snakes in the world today. I don’t know if any are immune to their own venom, but generally they are not, because snake venom is used to paralyze prey. Its prey are all animals, and it itself is also an animal. Well, if it can poison others, it can poison itself. Otherwise, how can it use its poison for hunting?

Venomous snakes are not immune to their own venom. They just generally won't bite themselves. Even if they bite, they know they are biting themselves and will not release so much venom. After a while, the poison will dissipate and the snake will be able to recover. Is this normal for similar species? It is also rare for them to kill each other.

It may not be immune to its own poison, but it can't die after eating the eggs of the Corpse Dragon King. Which one of the two is more poisonous? "

Wu Xie didn't speak. He seemed a little stunned. I muttered to myself: "This zombie king is in the form of a host. Not all people who are hosted by it will die, but those who are bitten by it will be directly killed." Corpse transformation. And when this snake bites a person, it dies immediately. It doesn’t even know how to transform into a corpse. They seem to prefer human corpses. What is the use of corpses..."

Speaking of this, I suddenly felt that the surroundings were very quiet. I looked at Wu Xie and then at the little brother. They were both looking at me quietly and muttering, what is the sentence called "I am most afraid of sudden changes in the air." "Quiet", I was really embarrassed... I pursed my lips and bit my little lip.

The little brother suddenly said "Yes" and said, "My brain has recovered well."

I said "Ah" and looked at him. He was looking at the stone wall, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and I said, "Snake venom can coagulate blood, but it does not coagulate IQ."

Wu Xie, who was in a daze, burst into laughter after hearing the "poof" sound. I looked at him and said, "Smile, smile, is it that funny? Let's continue looking at the painting."

Wu Xie said with a smile: "Okay, let's continue looking at the painting. The ancient ancestors at that time did not know the toxicity of venomous snakes. They only knew that such a small wound from such a snake could kill a person, so they thought it was magic power. Because this snake is so powerful, the ancients at that time probably worshiped this poisonous snake as a god, and many ethnic minorities in China worship snakes."

The little brother moved, and we saw the relief on the side, and he said: "This is war." We saw many people holding spears and people dressed as ancestors fighting together in the painting, and I said : "Many people's bodies were pierced by spears. These people who were stabbed were the Queen Mother of the West, right? Some people came here and invaded here, but ordinary people can't find it here. The weapons of those who invaded them The equipment seems to be much better than that of Queen Mother Xi.”

Wu Xie said: "Judging from the battle situation, it is very unfavorable for the side of the Queen Mother of the West. Obviously, the number of Queen Mother of the West is much smaller than that of the other side. All of the Queen Mother of the West are infantry, and cavalry can also be seen in the opponent's team. The enemy The commander-in-chief was at the back of the team, sitting on an eight-horse carriage. It was obvious that the Western Kingdom had been invaded, and the opponent was a relatively powerful civilization, possibly Loulan or the Northern Huns. These people could not tell the difference in their clothing. The style of the weapon is similar to that of the Central Plains, so it should be Loulan’s army. The one on the chariot should be the King of Loulan.”

I suddenly said "Hey" and said: "Powerful, cavalry, Central Plains, eight-horse chariot... uh... little brother, is he that person?"

The little brother didn't answer us. I saw him touching the commander on the chariot with his hand and frowning. I'm sure he thought of something.

He suddenly raised his finger and pointed at the enemy leader and said, "I know this person. What the girl said is right. It's that person."

Wu Xie was stunned for a moment and said "Huh?", as if he didn't understand what we were saying, and muttered in a low voice: "Do you know him? He is your second uncle?"

I smiled and said, "What are you talking about? Of course it's not true. Look at the carriage. What an obvious reminder."

The little brother then said: "These eight horses... this person is King Mu of Zhou."

Wu Xie immediately realized that he had misunderstood and said, "King Mu of Zhou? Is he the one who wrote "The Biography of Emperor Mu"?" I nodded slightly.

Wu Xie said with some confusion: "But it doesn't mean that King Zhou Mu led the Qicui men and rode horses such as Chiji, Pirates, Baiyi, Yuolun, Shanzi, Quhuang, Hualiu, and Lu'er, and Zaofu drove the chariot. , with Boyao as our guide, we set out from Zongzhou, crossed the Zhang River, passed through Hezong, Yangyang Mountain, Qunyu Mountain and other places, and went west to the kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, where we had a banquet and entertainment with the Queen Mother of the West."

I said, "Do you really think he came to visit the Palace of the Queen Mother of the West? Your thinking is too simple. Look at the back." I said to myself, he clearly came here for the longevity magic. What kind of tourism is not just It's just a pretense.

Wu Xie looked at the next painting and said: "This should be King Zhou Mu's army entering a palace. There are some women with snake heads and bodies pouring something into the holes of the tower, followed by countless cockscomb snakes. He climbed out of the tower and fought with King Zhou Mu's army. He really came to fight, so the content in the book is a lie?"

I said: "Men always save face. This week, King Mu, as the king of a country, personally led the army but was defeated. He was still defeated at the hands of women and snakes. Regardless of whether he won in the end, this matter was still in his heart. It's such a hurdle, how can you hold on to your face?

This history book is to be passed down to future generations. In order to make his name famous in history, how could he agree to let people record this incident with such a stain on his life?

The content of history books must be approved by those in power. All dynasties have been very strict about this. Many things recorded in history books have been embellished. In ancient times, weren't there people who were killed for truthfully recording the dark side of the court?

In addition, those who write history are generally descendants. Even if they can access some ancient documents and archives, who can guarantee that what is recorded in those documents is the true history.

Moreover, the author who compiles these things will inevitably add some personal subjective opinions, which may be biased or unbiased.

It has a history of thousands of years. It is true or false. You don’t have to do in-depth research. Just listen to it as a story. "

Suddenly the little brother stretched out his hand and pulled my nose. I looked at him quietly and thought, maybe I thought I talked too much, but I definitely didn't say what I shouldn't have said. It shouldn't be...

Suddenly I felt that something was wrong, the hand he touched me with was full of charcoal dust... I focused my eyes and looked at the tip of my nose, and it turned out to be black... I pursed my lips and looked at him, he was looking... He didn't do anything and looked at me calmly.

At this time, Wu Xie listened to what I said and looked at these paintings. He immediately understood and said: "It seems that King Zhou Mu did attack here, but was defeated by the poisonous snakes here. In order to cover up his failure, he I made up that story. Cockscomb snakes live in the passages under the city and are fed with human heads. When they are in danger, they use something to lure the snakes out to meet the enemy and protect the motherland of the Western Queen. This is a designed defense. Method, this snake is so poisonous and fast, no one can stop it. No wonder they raise this snake as a god. This is like the Manchus not killing crows.

It seems that the bottom of these stone towers must be connected. It used to be that people lived in the city and snakes lived under the city. But now that all the people are dead, the snakes have come to the ground.The civilization of the Queen Mother of the West is more similar to that of the Amazons. There they used piranhas to defend themselves against enemies and beasts. They also sacrificed piranhas, using living people and animals, but here they used human heads. "

I saw him getting more and more excited, and while he was secretly feeling happy, the little brother stopped looking. He looked at the center of the stone wall and said to me: "Girl, look here."

I looked at it and said, "This is a huge snake wrapped around a huge tree. It is surrounded by many small cockscomb snakes. What are they doing?"

Wu Xie said: "This is the kind of double-scaled python fighting with the cockscomb snake here. It seems that during the Queen Mother of the West, there were already two kinds of snakes here. This double-scaled python may be the natural enemy of this cockscomb snake." "

The younger brother touched the stone carving and said, "No, this is mating."

Wu Xie was stunned and said: "Mating? You mean, the cockscomb snake and this double-scaled python are interbreeding? But these are two completely different snakes, and their sizes are so different, how can they mate?"

The younger brother suddenly asked him: "Do you know what a madam is?"

Wu Xiejue's question came out of nowhere and he said, "The madam runs a brothel."

I thought for a while and said: "Brother, you are talking about bustards. It is written in ancient books that "bustards travel solemnly and gather in buds." " is used to describe the flight and perching of bustards. There is also a saying that " bustard is also a bird.Meat comes out of a foot. "The bustard is said to be a meaty and fat bird.

In fact, the bustard is widely distributed in the northern grasslands of Eurasia. It is a migratory bird that migrates south in winter. It is not good at flying and is easily hunted by humans. It is now an endangered animal.

Moreover, in addition to eating fish, frogs, and insects, bustards also prey on locusts, scarabs, and caterpillars, which are harmful to agriculture. In fact, they are beneficial birds that are beneficial to humans.

Wu Xie, the "Old Madam" you mentioned should actually be the "Madam Mother", also known as the "Madam'er", which refers to the woman who runs a brothel and is the name given to the proprietress. "

The younger brother said calmly: "That's a joke. The bustard is what the girl calls the bustard. In ancient times, someone discovered that there are only female birds like the bustard. There are no male birds. They want to reproduce and can breed with any other species of birds. Human beings mate and are the wives of thousands of birds, so people use this to refer to prostitutes who are available to all humans. However, in fact, the ancients' view of the bustard was completely wrong.

Bustards actually have male birds. However, the male and female individuals of this kind of bird are too different. The male bird is several times larger than the female bird, so it is mistaken for two different birds. "

Wu Xie understood it immediately and said: "I understand. So, you think these two snakes are actually the same snake, just two genders with two body shapes. Then which one do you think is the male snake? Which one do you think is the male snake? One is a female snake?”

The little brother said: "According to the quantitative analysis, the small ones should be male snakes, and the big ones should be female snakes."

"Brother, are you saying that they are like a bee-like system. The queen bee is very big and looks different from the others. She is like the big snake responsible for giving birth to little snakes?"

The younger brother said "Yes" and said, "However, the opposite is also possible."

I said to him: "But I don't think cockscomb snakes and tree boas are a pair."

The little brother touched the surface of the rock and suddenly stretched out his strangely long fingers to touch the giant tree pattern wrapped around the double-scaled python and said: "Strange."

Wu Xie asked him, "What's wrong?" He also stretched out his hand to touch, but he couldn't figure out why.

I saw the little brother frowning, and he said to Wu Xie: "Hold her up." Wu Xie quickly changed his hands to support me. When the little brother saw that I was standing firm, he let go of his hands and took a few steps back. , pick up the carbon and paint the unpainted parts above and below the relief.

Soon, the reliefs on the entire stone wall were revealed. Wu Xie took me a step back and we looked over together. The moment we saw the panoramic view, Wu Xie opened his mouth wide and was stunned. I frowned slightly. He raised his eyebrows and said, "There really are other snakes... Isn't this too big..."

On the relief, the giant tree entwined by the double-scaled giant snake was seen. From a distance, it turned out that it was not a tree at all, but an even bigger snake coiled into a circle.

Wu Xie said in surprise: "This snake is too big. Compared with him, the giant double-scaled snake is like chopsticks and rolling pins, and those cockscomb snakes are like toothpicks. This... what is this? A dragon?" This snake is almost the same diameter as a Jiefang truck, a stuffy oil bottle, can this kind of thing still be considered a snake?"

I stared blankly and said, "Don't worry, no matter how big it is, it's still a snake."

The little brother looked at the painting blankly and remained silent. He touched the patterns of the cockscomb snakes one by one with his hands. After touching it for a long time, he said: "Look, these little snakes are not coiled around this brocade python. They are just crowding around the brocade python to help it not slide down. What is really mating is this brocade python and this giant snake..."

I looked at the snake in the painting, and my brother supported me again. Wu Xie followed the coiled lines of the snake and found that the snakes were only entwined with each other, not around the brocade python, which was tightly wrapped around the brocade python. 's coiled around the giant snake.

He suddenly took a breath of surprise and said, "Oh my God, the fat man was right!"

I asked him: "What did the fat man say?"

Wu Xie said: "You just mentioned it."

I tilted my head and looked at him, and he said: "Social snakes. Yesterday the fat man said something casually, the same as what you just said. He said that these snakes behave like bees and ants, and there may be one here. The Snake Queen.”

(End of this chapter)