genius divination

Chapter 831
Fan Jiannan and Wu Jinshan looked at each other, and both felt that this was a bit strange.After bidding farewell to those old people, Fan Jiannan, Feng Yuan, and Wu Jinshan walked along the mountain road to the Black Dragon Pool.

Located on the Baizhang Cliff of the Xixi River in Mount Tai, there is a waterfall flying straight down, the sound is like thunder, and it looks like a thousand-foot silver chain hanging.The waterfall pours down all the year round, forming a pool under the cliff. The north of the pool is Dongbaizhang Cliff, and the waterfall flows straight into the cave under the rock.Due to the impact of the stream all the year round, the stone cave has a big belly and a small mouth, shaped like a tile altar, and is several feet deep and wide. It is said that this pool is connected to the East China Sea, and dragons come and go freely, so it is named "Black Dragon Pool".

There is West Baizhang Cliff in the west of the pool, and South Baizhang Cliff in the southwest.Every summer and autumn, when it rains continuously, the three waterfalls are like jade dragons volleying down from the top of the cliff, which was called "Three Appearances of Cloud and Dragon" in ancient times.So there is another name called "Longtan Waterfall", which is also one of the scenic spots of Mount Tai.But it is not a rainy summer now, so the three waterfalls that are flying down cannot be seen.

Nanbaizhang Cliff is under Feiya Peak, straight up and down to the top of the mountain. The cliff is ocher red rock, like a ribbon floating down from the sky, trembling and shaking.On both sides are strange stone trees, densely packed, occasionally revealing some white stone walls, just like the patterns on a brocade robe.The grooves along the cliff are tortuous, completely washed out by the water flow for many years.Fan Jiannan and the other three were walking on the mountain road, and they couldn't help being awed by the majestic scene.

Turning into the side of the mountain road, the dark black pool is the Black Dragon Pool.It seems that the Black Dragon Pool is not big, it is said that the pool is more like a pool.The surrounding rocks are dense, but the water surface is as calm as a mirror.There is a stone pavilion in the southeast of the pool.It is all built of stone, with walls on all sides, a square door facing the north, round windows in the east and west, and overlapping stones on the roof of the pavilion, which is exquisitely constructed.There are two lines of inscriptions written on it: "The dragon leaps to the nine clouds and the clouds rise to the rain; the pool is thousands of feet deep and the water is calm."

"This is the Black Dragon Pool? But this place doesn't look like Mount Tai's hole at all." Fan Jiannan was a little surprised. His surprise was mainly because of the small size of the Black Dragon Pool.Originally, he thought that since the Black Dragon Pool was quite famous, it would probably be a big pool, but the reality made him a little disappointed.

Wu Jinshan nodded and said, "Yes, although it is very inconspicuous. But I think this is the most likely location of the Earth Aperture."

"Oh?" Fan Jiannan frowned, "And why?"

"It is said that Qin Shihuang has been to this Mount Tai. The pre-Qin alchemists advocated the five virtues and always said that they believed that Zhou was the virtue of fire, so Zhou regarded red as the most precious. And Qin was the virtue of water, so after the Qin Dynasty ruled the world, everything advocated black. , scholar-bureaucrats all wear black, and the common people are called Guishou. Because black is a symbol of water among the five elements. In order to declare his orthodox status, Qin Shihuang must strengthen this understanding. And he is called Zulong by later generations. The first emperor." Wu Jinshan thought for a while, "Perhaps the word black dragon just pointed out his relationship with Mount Tai's orifice."

Feng Yuan stared blankly at the smooth water, turned to Fan Jiannan and said, "If this is really an orifice, do you want to go down?"

Before Fan Jiannan opened his mouth, Wu Jinshan quickly stopped him and said, "This is absolutely impossible, this pool is indeed very deep. Moreover, although the upper entrance of this pool is small, the space below is large, and it is a rock structure. No matter where you get stuck, it is impossible to climb up. Moreover, there may be an undercurrent at the bottom of the water. It is said that people who drowned here have never found their bodies. Safety first."

Fan Jiannan was also a little apprehensive looking at the pool of water, and shook his head, "I dare not go down, but I am a little curious about what the old man said. If this pool was really formed by the impact of the waterfall above, then where did all the water go ?”

"Water?" Wu Jinshan frowned.

"That's right. I don't know how many years it will take to form such a large stone cave by the impact of a large amount of water. Although it is not a wet season at the moment, the water level of this pool is not low. Then once in the wet season with sufficient rainfall in summer, The water washed down by the waterfall above should have a very large flow. A small pool has to bear so much water," Fan Jiannan said in a low voice, "and the water in the pool doesn't seem to be full, which is not very good. Is it strange?"

"How do you know that the water hasn't come out?" Feng Yuan was puzzled, "Maybe it must have been full before, but now it's the dry season, so now we see Fa like this."

Fan Jiannan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. Look at the rocks, the moss on them and the places where the water flows. So we can be sure that this pool has never been full. If so, the undercurrent at the bottom of this pool is also It can be explained, this Black Dragon Pool is connected to other places. Adding in what the old man said, maybe..."

"Maybe what?" Feng Yuan asked hastily.

"I wonder if this is a man-made passage?" Fan Jiannan thought for a while, "That's why the old man found some kind of copper handle on the stone wall below."

Wu Jinshan shook his head and said, "It seems unlikely, right? I have some doubts about that old man's words. Chief, who would want to build a tunnel under the waterfall? Second, assuming there is such a tunnel, So how to build it under the waterfall? Unless the ancient people had advanced underwater construction equipment and related experience. This is obviously unlikely."

Fan Jiannan did not speak but looked up at the top of the mountain wall, and after a while he said slowly, "Maybe it is not as complicated as we usually think. Maybe there is no waterfall here, so dig a downward passage between the rocks It is also feasible. Perhaps this is why the Black Dragon Pool is narrow on the top and wide on the inside."

"You mean that the upper part of the Black Dragon Pool only needs such a big opening to allow people to go down. But after going down, because a large number of workers are required to carry out construction inside, there is such a large space inside." Feng Yuan After thinking about it.

"That's right. And it probably wasn't a waterfall at the beginning." Fan Jiannan explained, "The reason why it became a waterfall is also very simple. As long as someone digs a little at the water source above the cliff, the water from the mountain can be drawn down. The cliff forms a waterfall that flows straight down. In this regard, people on the mountain can completely control the direction and landing point of the water flow."

"I didn't expect that." Wu Jinshan said in astonishment. "You're saying that this is a man-made crypt. Then, a water channel was dug upstream of the water source on the cliff, and the water from the mountain was led down to form a waterfall. But why did they do this?"

"Of course it's to cover up something they have to cover up." Fan Jiannan said thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)