Yin Yang Tomb Raider

Chapter 23
Lao Jiu took a deep breath: "How could this kind of thing happen, Lin Tianyi, that group of people is quite organized."

More than that, the portrait of Xiang Yu on the title page of the diary is too shocking. Their goal is very likely to be the same as ours. It is not the treasure of Heishui City, but the treasure of Xiang Yu. Right, these two words flashed in my mind instantly.

Lao Jiu sat down on the sofa, holding an empty wine glass in his arms. He is a typical example of never pouring a thousand glasses. The purple luminous pearl has been put away. I put my hands on my waist, and my mind turned rapidly: "Old Jiu, you can't keep this thing in your hand all the time, find a way to get rid of it as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it in a while." Lao Jiu closed his eyes and said leisurely: "This thing will definitely be very popular. When I get a good price back, your shop can reopen immediately."

I let out a long breath, and it would be a lie to say that I don't care, "Well, let's split up, I'm going to find the professor to see if I can unravel the Tangut text, first finish these two years of work, and then look What did Tao Ran gain?"

When I returned to the shop, the owner of the shop next door saw me with a bit of embarrassment on his face. After hesitating for a long time, he came over to say hello: "Boss Bu, where have you been these days? Why have you lost weight?"

I wiped my face, not only was it thinner, it was also rougher and darker, "I went out for a while to relax, there is nothing I can do about this happening." I smiled wryly, by the way Greetings: "Is the business going well recently?"

"It's still the same." Boss Zeng lowered his voice suddenly: "Boss Bu, there is a big deal recently. Are you interested? If you want to do it, you can handle it. I will only draw three prizes."

I laughed softly. The so-called big business does not refer to any good goods, but refers to the old jade, which is usually used on antique jade. The purpose is to make the surface of the jade appear old, making the surface more similar and closer imitated that era.There are many kinds of old-fashioned methods, such as chemical etching, fire, boiling and heating, deep burial and soil immersion, and the effect can be realistic.

This kind of demand has always been sufficient. There are always some big deals like this every year. With a little time and effort, you can make a fortune. I want to draw [-]%, which obviously puts me in the front. If I hit the muzzle of the gun, I will be unlucky, and he wants to get [-]% with nothing?

Seeing that I didn't respond, Boss Zeng said, "Look, we've been neighbors for so many years. Seeing you in this situation makes me feel uncomfortable. This opportunity is rare."

"Well, I don't have the energy to do this now. I'm going to rest for a while to see if there are other opportunities. If it doesn't work, I have to sell this place. The store is gone, but the store is still my own." I said He patted Boss Zeng on the shoulder: "I'm really grateful. At this time, Boss Zeng is so loyal."

Boss Zeng smiled resentfully, walked back to the shop, opened the door of the antique shop, there was still a burnt smell inside, I sighed, walked to the corner of the first floor, rummaged carefully, and found a snuff bottle after a long time , the appearance is still intact.

With this in mind, I called the professor, but the professor was quite happy and asked me to go directly to the school to find him. When I entered his office, I saw the old man studying something on the computer. Hearing footsteps, he didn't look back. : "Come on."

People really get smarter as they get older, so I responded, "No class now?"

"It's over, what about what you said, take it over and have a look."

I have briefly explained the purpose of my visit on the phone, and I will send the snuff bottle over first: "Professor, the store is gone, this thing is okay."

"Take it back. I've heard about you. It's all in the newspaper. It's burned cleanly. It's hard to find this thing, right? Keep it for yourself." The professor's glasses slid down, and he looked up and glared at me. One glance: "Am I such a snobbish person? Give me the picture."

The old man is stubborn and simple. If you don’t want it, you really don’t want it. I put away the snuff bottle, sent my mobile phone and wires, and imported the photos into the computer. Where was it filmed, unfortunately, the light was a little dark."

The Tangut text was engraved on the wall, and the light was not enough at that time, and the effect of flashlight was not satisfactory. The professor adjusted the brightness, looked at it carefully, and wrote it on the paper at the same time, the professor I was very engrossed, and saw a book on the study of Tangut literature next to me, so I started to study it by the way.

It turns out that the Xixia script is "square in shape, divided into eight categories, and the book is quite repetitive". It is a brand-new square script independent of Chinese characters. At first glance, it is similar to Chinese characters because it imitates the method of Chinese characters and borrows Chinese characters. The basic strokes are recreated.The total number of Xixia characters is 5917 characters, and the actual meaningful characters are 5857 characters.

What surprised me the most was that the Tangut text could be translated into Chinese characters using the synthetic method. This is exactly what the professor is doing now. I looked at the professor in front of the computer, and saw him holding his head in his hands, with an incredible look. And subconsciously began to shake his head, muttering in his mouth: "No wonder, no wonder."

The professor seems to be immersed in something unexpected. The professor is my old customer. He sees a lot and buys a little, but he is knowledgeable. It is easy to talk about the past and the present. I usually like to drink tea and talk with him. .

"Lin Tianyi, where was this photo taken?" The professor asked again.

"In the desert, not far from the ruins of Heishui City." I said honestly, "Professor, what's wrong?"

"Do you know where the Western Xia Royal Tomb is?" the professor said.

I was a little surprised, because these Tangut texts were found in the place where the treasure of Heishui City was found. I thought it was related to the treasure of Heishui City. The professor jumped to the tomb of the Xixia King.

"It records the process of a strange person designing the royal tomb for Xixia," the professor said.

A strange person?I asked, "Who is it?"

"I only know that it is a Han. A Han designed the royal tombs for the Dangxiang tribe, and there are nine royal tombs. When this person was the first Xixia king, he designed the tombs of nine Xixia kings. What does this mean? This People know that the king of Xixia can only be passed down to nine generations!" The professor scratched his head vigorously: "Lin Tianyi, you discovered a shocking secret, a shocking secret!"

The professor stood up excitedly, rushed over and hugged me: "Lin Tianyi, where is this place?"

I smiled wryly: "Professor, this place has disappeared forever. Not only is it buried under the sand, but the whole building has completely collapsed, professor? Professor!"

The professor leaned back directly, slumped on the chair, and his eyes were dull, which scared me a lot. I hurried to pour water. When the water came, the professor waved his hand: "Let me calm down."

Half an hour later, the professor finally woke up from the shock. He drank a glass of water and looked at me steadily: "Lin Tianyi, Lin Tianyi, do you know that I have a heart attack?"

"I really don't know about that." I said honestly, "You never mentioned it."

The professor sighed: "These dense Tangut texts, these two walls record the matter of a strange man designing the royal tombs for Xixia. If you look down at the distribution of the nine royal tombs from a high altitude, it will be a map of the Big Dipper, but just look at it The distribution of the eight royal tombs is also shaped like a diagram of eight trigrams. The tombs of Xixia are obviously influenced by the imperial tombs of Qin, Han, Tang and Song Dynasties, and contain Buddhist elements in the middle. Generally, the tombs of the kings are arranged according to the order of time or the order of the emperors from the south to the south. They are arranged in the north, and the Xixia royal tombs are no exception. But the layout of the Xixia royal tombs is particularly weird, and the specific location of each royal tomb seems to reflect a pre-designed plan."

Although it has nothing to do with the treasure of Xiang Yu we are looking for, I was still attracted by this magical statement: "So, it is possible that the person who designed the Wangling Tomb knows the technique of prediction like Yuan Tiangang?"

After all, the professor is a professor, and he has always been skeptical about the existence of the prediction technique. He opened his mouth several times, but he didn't say anything. I took my students there a few times and heard some local legends.”

"Legend?" Looking at the professor's face, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as a legend.

Sure enough, the professor said: "Although it is said to be a legend, I have checked the relevant classics, and it has been verified that the so-called royal tombs are only piles of loess piled up on the ground, but they are very strong. The time is still intact, because it is backed by Helan Mountain, and flash floods often break out in this place, and almost all places have been hit by flash floods, but this place has escaped every time."

"The legendary Fengshui treasure land?" I wanted to be humorous, but seeing the professor's heavy face, I couldn't speak anymore, so I closed my mouth tightly and just listened to the professor's words.

"I don't want to admit it, but it's too coincidental." The professor said: "These photos of yours are very valuable. Unfortunately, if you can't find the real thing, just these two photos are not convincing enough..."

I suddenly understood the professor's sense of loss. Originally, this was the key to unraveling the mystery of the design of the Xixia King's Mausoleum. This is something that can shock the archaeological world. However, only photos are not enough. Real evidence is needed to convince people in the industry , Now, that place can't be found, which is a heavy blow to the professor.

"Professor, there are gains and losses in life." I said sternly, "Since this place is buried, maybe it is destined to be good, just like I will go to that place by accident."

"Good boy, now I have learned to preach." The professor took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them on again: "Actually, the most curious thing is this Han Chinese. Who is so powerful? His name is not mentioned in Tangut's article, so that's why There is no way to determine his identity. Isn't this very curious?"

(End of this chapter)