Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 301

301 3 let’s talk

Wu Xie followed Agui back to Panma's house and had already gone far away. I looked at the little brother in front of me who was in a bad mood. His eyelids were drooped and he had no expression, but it was obvious that he was still in a very low mood, and he was thinking about something he didn't want to say. He was still holding his clothes tightly in his hands, frozen in place and motionless.

I stood in front of him, looking up at him slightly, thinking that I should let him take a break first, and then my eyes began to shift to his unicorn tattoo. I thought to myself, when his body temperature cools down and you can't see it anymore, then I will Take the time to take a look, and suddenly you become attentive.

I pinched my chin with my fingers, frowned, and looked at his body carefully. After thinking about it, I got lost in thought. I couldn't help but stretched out my little hand and gently touched the tattoo, and said to him: "That old man Although he has similar tattoos, it is obvious that he is not hostile to you, brother, but he is definitely unfriendly. He is definitely not one of our own."

I was very focused on watching it. In order to seize the time to read out the relevant information in my mind, I didn't pay attention to whether the little brother responded.

For tomb robbers, Qilin is a tomb-suppressing beast, because the ancients believed that there are various wild ghosts in the underworld, which will harm the ghosts of the deceased. The purpose of the tomb-suppressing beast is first to ward off evil spirits and protect the peace of the souls of the deceased. Grave robbing The person carrying a unicorn can also drive away evil spirits and ward off evil.

So for the Zhang family, Qilin is their patron animal. They are all professional tomb robbers. Whether they are tomb robbers or tomb keeper like my brother, they have to go to the tomb anyway. Having a Qilin tattoo on the body is like carrying good luck. Things have gone to graves, and this is one of the reasons.

Another thing is that all members of the Zhang family seem to have unicorn tattoos, which represent the purity of their bloodline. For example, Zhang Qishan’s ancestors were expelled for violating clan rules. I remember their tattoos were of ferocious beasts and Qiongqi.

Our Qilin was not a tomb-suppressing beast at first, but the astronomical beast of the Yangshao culture of the ancient Fuxi people, the "Beigong Divine Beast". At that time, the connection between the seven places in the north was modeled as Qilin.

Later, the medieval Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties adjusted the connection method of the seven constellations in the north and changed the shape. They created another North Palace "Xuanwu", and our unicorn was moved to the middle palace, forming the five astronomical beasts in the east, west, south and north. Together they are called the "Five Beasts of Heaven", also known as the "Five Spirits".

The attributes of the five divine beasts happen to be the attributes of the five elements "metal, wood, water, fire, and earth." My string of five spiritual essences was made up of the spiritual essence left behind by each of the previous divine beasts, and finally combined.

In the past, just because he lived in the middle palace, when talking about the "four spirits" of mythical beasts, they were always "lin, phoenix, turtle, dragon". The unicorn also surpassed the dragon and phoenix and ranked first among the "four spirits".

All the tomb-suppressing mythical beasts from ancient times to the middle ages are astronomical mythical beasts that serve in this role, because the function of tomb-suppressing mythical beasts is to intimidate tomb thieves, ward off evil spirits, and avoid disturbing the soul of the tomb owner. Only astronomical mythical beasts can suppress tombs. Tomb function.

The transformation of Qilin into a tomb-suppressing beast should have started in the Spring and Autumn Period after the Warring States Period. This matter has a great relationship with the Emperor Zhou.

At that time, the Emperor of Zhou lost his authority, the rules and regulations of the feudal system at that time were greatly destroyed, and the social system and cultural order suffered major changes. I remember calling this incident "the collapse of rituals and music", so the princes of the Warring States Period rebelled one after another. Zhou, each called "King".

The status of these princes who are called "Kings" is equal to that of the Emperor, so they all use the "Qilin" corresponding to the Emperor as the "sacred tomb beast". From then on, our "Qilin" broke away from the central palace and became the tomb guard of the princes who were called "Kings". "Sacred beast", and the position of Zhonghuang was finally replaced by Huanglong Yinglong, which became the leader of the four beasts.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Five Husties disrupted China and the Central Plains was in chaos. Pre-Qin knowledge was further lost. The astronomical origin of the tomb-suppressing unicorn gradually sank into the forgotten rivers of history. People no longer understood what the tomb-suppressing unicorn was. After the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the tomb-suppressing unicorn was "Qilin" is only regarded as an "auspicious beast" to guard the tomb and ward off evil spirits.

After the Tang and Song Dynasties, the image of Qilin was replaced by the image of lion, or was obscured by the image of Pixiu. In the end, only the name "Qilin" of unknown origin remained, and there were very few legends and stories. The rise and fall of our Kirin world can be said to be very passive.

Thinking of this, I sighed, and then I whispered to my brother: "The Zhang family's Kirin tattoo is because the Zhang family comes from the Changbai Mountains in the Northeast, which is the north. Kirin was the earliest representative of the four-way mythical beast Beigong.

Er, this tattoo represents the pure unicorn blood of the Zhang family.

The third is that Qilin used to be a sacred beast that guarded tombs. You always go to the tombs for activities, but ours can ward off evil spirits.

But I don’t know if all the unicorns in my family are the same, but I think Zhang Qiling’s unicorns should be different from the unicorns in the general Zhang family’s family.

Don’t forget that the aboriginal people here used to be Jiuli. The tattoo thing may just be because the traditional culture has been preserved, so the old man has a tattoo. But only he knows why it is Qilin. I think Brother Wu Xie will definitely know it. Asked. "

I took his hand and continued: "Let's go back and wait. Anyway, let's talk. He will be back soon. He will be back soon. We now have a whole memory stone. We can combine the old man Panma and Wu Everything Brother Evil said was recorded, both audio and video. If you are anxious to know what the old man said, don’t we still have that method." He pursed his lips.

I don’t know when the little brother started staring at me. I was thinking too seriously and kept looking at his tattoo without looking up. When I finished speaking, the little brother lifted my chin with one hand and lifted it. I raised my head slightly, followed him and leaned forward slightly, and soon I was pressed against him. In an instant, something warm and soft was pressed against my forehead, which was his lips, and my nervous little hands moved. He clenched, his face flushed, and his heart beating wildly.

After freezing for a moment, he touched my face and said softly: "Go back."

I followed him and put on my shirt, took my little hand which was still in a daze and walked towards Agui's house.

Wu Xie came to Panma's dining hall again and sat down on the floor. He was thinking about what Panma suddenly said just now, what did he mean, and why he said that there was no relationship between himself and Menyou Ping. If they are together, sooner or later one will be killed by the other. Also, he specifically asked about the relationship between Xiaoxun and Menyou Ping, but he didn't say why he was asking about that.

His words made Wu Xie completely confused. Even Wu Xie didn't know how to communicate effectively with someone like Pan Ma.

The only thing that can be seen is that this old man obviously doesn't like stuffy oil bottles very much, but he is just a hunter in the mountains. If it weren't for what he knew, there is no need for him to play tricks for no reason, but his attitude is very strange. Are these words just ordinary words, or do they contain some kind of metaphor?Wu Xiexin said that maybe Father Panma meant that his skills were too poor and Menyou Ping's skills were too good, so he would one day implicate him.

However, intuitively and from the perspective of the continuation of this sentence, it seems that the person being warned is himself, and he means that the oil bottle will kill him.

But this is impossible, because if it weren't for Menyou Ping, he would have been a dumpling in the palace for a long time. Even if he wanted to kill himself, he would have no choice but to admit defeat.

Wu Xie thought for a long time and found that no matter what he said, this didn't seem to make sense.

At this moment, Panma's son brought water for Wu Xie and the old man to wash their faces and bodies. Since Panma's wound was on his back, his son did it for him. He lit the hookah himself and smoked yellow smoke from the Yao people. The smell smelled warm and pleasant. The herbal smell of the stuffy oil bottle is somewhat similar, and it seems that those herbs also contain this ingredient.

Wu Xie thought about using a cigarette to lighten the atmosphere, but he never came up with a way to chat with the old man.

Halfway through, the sky darkened and it seemed like it was going to rain. The climate in Guangxi is warm and the heat is abundant. Now is the rainy season, with abundant precipitation. It can be gloomy and miserable from time to time. But it gets a lot cooler and we go again after a while. We returned to Agui's house.

We stayed up all night, and Liyue didn't dare to sleep all night. She was so worried that she kept walking in the yard. When we came back, she saw that we were covered in mud and had blood stains. She looked at us up and down and said, "Come in first." Freshen up and tell you something."

We went upstairs and entered the room, and immediately discovered the problem. There was no one in the room. I asked, "Where is the fat man?"

Li Yue brought some clean clothes and came out and said to us: "That's it. The fat man didn't come back overnight, and I don't know where he went. But this place is not big, and those people shouldn't do it easily, so I guess it's If something goes wrong on his own, people should not be far away.”

The little brother asked me: "How does the spirit stone record things?"

I told him: "The connection between it and Wu Xie's spiritual insect has been set up, just like a camera, it can automatically record it."

The little brother asked again: "You don't have to watch, right?"

I nodded and said, "Yeah, no need."

The little brother said: "After you freshen up, I'll go find the fat man. You stay and rest."

I immediately said, "I'll go with you."

The little brother touched my head and said to me: "I have an idea of ​​where he is. He should be back soon."

I took a deep breath, pursed my lips and said to him, "Okay then, I'll clean you up first and change your clothes before I go."

When the weather changed, a small cool breeze blew into the house. Panma's daughter-in-law closed the window and sat on the floor. The wind blew in through the gap, and Wu Xiejue's temperature suddenly became much cooler.

The old man Panma then performed a local etiquette on him, and Wu Xie returned the favor in a similar manner.

This time he looked at Panma's appearance carefully. The old man had distinct features and his face was covered with dark wrinkles like the mountain people. His appearance was very ordinary, and it was hard to imagine what the demeanor of this old man was like when he was a god. So, I couldn't get in touch with him, and I thought to myself, people really can't be judged by their appearance.

And what reassures Wu Xie the most is that the old man’s facial features are definitely not on the same spectrum as Menyou Ping, and he feels a little secretly laughing in his heart.

Agui told the old man the reason for Wu Xie's visit, and also said that Wu Xie was an official figure. Panma looked at him and spoke in a dialect. Agui translated: "Dad said, He can probably guess who you are, and he has already expected that someone will ask about it one day. Just ask whatever you want, and leave immediately after you ask, and don't disturb him. "

Wu Xie was stunned for a moment after hearing this. It was obvious that his father had something to say. He seemed to have misunderstood who he was, but he couldn't feel that the old man had misunderstood him for some reason, but Wu Xie reacted immediately, I know that I shouldn't think about it at all now. It's best to pretend that I haven't noticed it. It won't be too late to make it clear when there are some signs.

Wu Xie regained his composure, thought about it, and said to his father: "I just want to ask you about the previous archaeological team. I think you can tell me about the situation back then. However, Before that, I want to know, what do you mean by what you just said? What do you mean, between the two of us, one will definitely be killed by the other? "

Panma took a long puff of cigarette, suddenly showed a very strange expression, shook his head and said a few words, Agui translated: "Dad said, the meaning of what he said just now is very clear, you don't understand that friend of yours at all. Understand the kind of person he is, and you will never end up well with him."

Wu Xie blurted out: "Do you know him? Why do you say that?"

Papa Panma looked at him, paused, and said after a long time: "I don't recognize the face, but I recognize the smell of death on his body."

(End of this chapter)