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Chapter 223 Alchemy
After participating in the auction, Xu Da and Ouyang Lie went back to their apartment near Shichahai, while Xu Yunhan drove Ah Mo home.

"Amo, why do you say that Ouyang Lie is a lot of ordinary people? What happened to him? Did you find anything?"

After watching Uncle Xu and Ouyang Lie's car go away, Xu Yunhan couldn't wait to ask the question that had been simmering in his heart all night.

Ah Mo hesitated for a while, then turned his head to look at Xu Yunhan, and said in a low voice,

"Xiaohan, have you heard of alchemy?"

"Alchemy? What do you mean? What does it have to do with Ouyang Lie?" Xu Yunhan shook her head blankly, slightly released the gas pedal, and slowed down the speed of the car. At this time, her energy was not concentrated, and her mind was full of Ouyang Lie, many ordinary people. thing.

Ah Mo paused, staring at the decoration on the tiger's mouth on his left hand, he couldn't make up his mind for a moment whether he should tell Xu Yunhan about this, and he already regretted talking about Ouyang Lie to her impulsively.Grandma said that maybe people who don’t know about these things will live a happier life, so she shouldn’t have mentioned it to Xiaohan, but now that there is such a person around Xiaohan, maybe she should tell her...

"Amo, why don't you talk anymore, can't you tell me?" Xu Yunhan urged, "I won't tell others. What is alchemy?"

Ah Mo looked at her sideways, since the beginning has already been started, let’s tell her completely, no matter what may happen, at least Xiaohan has himself by his side to protect her, after making a decision, Ah Mo no longer hesitates I, introduced the alchemy to Xu Yunhan in detail.

Alchemy has two meanings, one refers to the ancient method of governing Tao. "Zhuangzi · Tianxia": "There are many people who govern the world." Cheng Xuanying said: "Fang, the way. From Xuanxu down to Yao and Shun, there are many artistic methods of governing the way." The second refers to the use of nature in ancient China. It is a general term for predicting and explaining the good and bad fortune of people and the country, the fortune-telling and astrology of fate, Dunjia, geomancy and fairy art, etc.

And the alchemy mentioned in Ah Mo's mouth refers to the second meaning.Fang refers to square skills.technique, index technique.

Fang Ji, according to the "Han Shu Yi Wen Zhi" said that "the artisans are all tools for life, and one of the kings and officials keeps them. In ancient times, there were Qi Bo and Yu Yang, and in the Middle Ages, there were Bian Que and Qin He. Gai Lun disease and the country, the original diagnosis is based on Zhizheng. Han Xingyou Canggong. Today's technology is ambiguous, so in his books, the preface and prescription skills are divided into four types" and the knowledge of "medical classics, classic prescriptions, Fangzhong, and immortals" are four types of "tools for life and life" The content, the so-called "recipe skills", refers to the knowledge of life science and technology and superstitious witchcraft, such as medicine, health preservation, cultivation and seeking immortality, so that people can achieve the purpose of curing diseases and prolonging life, health and longevity, and immortality. And it is an official position of ancient emperors to "discuss diseases and countries, and understand politics through original diagnosis".

Shushu, also known as "shushu".According to "Hanshu Yiwenzhi Shushulue", "Numerical techniques are all Ming Tangxi and Shibu's post. Historians have been abolished for a long time, and their books can't be produced. Although there are books, there are no such people." "Yi" said: "Gou is not his person, and the way is not in vain." In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was Zishen, Zheng had Pizao, Jin had Buyan, and Song had Ziwei. In the Six Kingdoms, Chu had Gan Gong, Wei had Shi Shenfu. Han had Tang Both are thick and rough. Because of them, it becomes easy, but without reason, it becomes difficult. Therefore, old books use ordinal numbers as six types” and “astronomy, almanacs, five elements, yarrow turtles, miscellaneous accounts, and Xingfa”. The so-called "shushu" refers to the restraint of yin and yang and the five elements, with various superstitions attached to formulate the fate of personnel and the country.

"Fang Ji" is different from "Shushu". There are four categories of "prescription skills" (medical classics, classic prescriptions, Fangzhong, and immortals), all of which are "tools for life and life", and there are six categories of "numerical techniques" (astronomy, calendar, five elements, yarrow turtles, miscellaneous Zhan, Xingzhan, etc.) Fa) is "the post of Xi and Shibu", but the two are inextricably linked.For example, the relevant knowledge content of "yin and yang, five elements, and astronomy" such as "yin and yang, five elements, and astronomy" in the medical classics "Huangdi Neijing", and "yin and yang, five elements, and astronomy" in numerology - astronomy, calendar, five elements, and yarrow turtle And other related content is integrated. "Book of Changes Xici" has "life is called Yi", and "Fang Ji" is "a tool for life".

The car drove slowly along the way, Xu Yunhan was completely immersed in the slightly indifferent voice of Ah Mo, and entered the field of alchemy.To be honest, if it weren't for the series of weird things that she experienced that couldn't be explained by science after getting the mysterious jade cicada, she wouldn't be interested in these mysterious and mysterious things.

"Alchemy originated from witchcraft in primitive society. Due to the limitations of ancient social productivity and scientific knowledge, people believed that God ruled all human affairs, and the rulers of the world were ordered by the sky. The variation of birds, beasts, insects, fish, etc. is regarded as a sign of disaster and auspiciousness. According to legend, there are officials such as "Mingtang Xihe Divination History" who specialize in observing astronomy, observing time changes, and recording good and bad luck. Pray for good luck." Ah Mo said softly.

"You mean Ouyang Lie knows alchemy? So he's not an ordinary person?" Xu Yunhan asked.

"No, there is probably no one in the world who dares to say that he understands alchemy. Generally, people who know one or two of alchemy are very powerful." Ah Mo shook his head and paused for two seconds, "I said he is not an ordinary person because he Can exorcise ghosts and spirits!"

"What!" Xu Yunhan slammed to the brakes and looked at Ah Mo with a face full of surprise.

Fortunately, it was already in the outskirts of the city, and there were no cars on the road, otherwise a car would have to rear-end it.With a steady mind, Xu Yunhan pulled the car over and stopped, deciding to listen to what Ah Mo had to say before driving, otherwise she might say something sensational later, causing her to use the accelerator as the brake, and it would be a disaster!
"Expelling ghosts... Yuling...?" Xu Yunhan repeated in disbelief, words like this shouldn't appear in real life, right?
Ah Mo glanced at her somewhat pale face, and asked hesitantly, "Are you afraid? Then I'd better not say it."

Xu Yunhan bit her lips, closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, and said, "Say it! Why don't you say it! That... I'm not very scared."

Ah Mo glanced at her suspiciously, "Expelling ghosts and controlling spirits can be regarded as a kind of ability in alchemy. Now I can only be sure that Ouyang Lie knows this, and I don't know what else he can do."

"How do you know that he can... uh, exorcising ghosts and controlling spirits?!" Xu Yunhan uttered those four words from his own mouth uncomfortably. If it is spiritual, isn't Ouyang Lie a Taoist priest?"

But after thinking about it, Ouyang Lie always wears long gowns as usual, speaks politely, acts rigidly and rigorously, seems to be a bit like those Taoist priests!

"I don't know if it's a Taoist priest. I can only be sure that he can drive away ghosts and spirits, because I felt it tonight." Ah Mo recalled, "At that time, that annoying old man came to disturb Uncle Xu. When you had a dispute, I paid attention to it. Ouyang Lie, who was standing beside him, moved his hands and lips."

Xu Yunhan was even more confused after hearing this, "His hands and lips moved, what does that mean? Everyone is still there, and no one has seen a ghost!"

"Because your friend and his grandfather appeared at that time, and the old man didn't target us anymore. So Ouyang Lie didn't continue to move, but..." Ah Mo looked at her, "I felt that there were ghosts around me breath."

"!!" Xu Yunhan opened his mouth.

"Xiaohan, I don't know alchemy, but I... my mother is a voodoo, and I know some witchcraft. Although I can't see it, I can feel some ghost spirit." Ah Mo said tightly Staring at Xu Yunhan's expression, "Are you afraid of me? Xiaohan, I won't hurt you. Trust me~"

Xu Yunhan was stunned, and said, "Of course I believe you. In fact, I have already had some guesses about you. Do you still remember when we met in Yunnan, you helped me deal with that wretched man in the car, and you gave me back I have a pack of powder, you said you can use it in an emergency. At that time, the man shouted, Hei Miao. Later, I checked the information about Hei Miao. I was so surprised, because I was actually exorcised by what you said Ling was frightened, it turns out that there really are ghosts. So I am not afraid of you, Ah Mo, no matter who you are, you are my friend."

Ah Mo looked straight at Xu Yunhan, his ears felt hot, "Thank you, Xiaohan~ I just said that you should keep this in mind, the reason why I told you this is just in case. Actually... I don't Those who should stay by your side, it's actually not good to have people like me and Ouyang Lie around, because it might bring you trouble."

"Don't say that, since we can become friends, it is destined, so I am not afraid of any trouble." Xu Yunhan, who had recovered from the shock, patted Ah Mo with a smile and said,

"Besides, according to what you just said, Ouyang Lie's actions at that time should be to help Uncle Xu, so from this point of view, he is not bad, at least he has no malice towards us. It is enough to know this. Who has no secrets yet? Right. Let's go, go home."

"Well, good." Ah Mo said with a smile.

"By the way, about your mother..."

"Don't meddle in this... If I need your help one day, I will tell you."

"Ok."

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Since returning home from the auction that day, Xu Yunhan's children's shoes, who were preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination, have officially entered a very hard state of preparing for the exam, and the stage of not leaving the door every day.Although the archeology major is unpopular, the number of recruits is extremely small, and the scope of the exam is very wide. There are only a dozen reference books that need to be read, and the books are not thin!
The emergence of archeology has a long history, but it was not developed into a science until modern times.Modern archeology originated in Europe and later spread to countries all over the world.Epigraphy since the Northern Song Dynasty is the predecessor of Chinese archaeology, but it was not until the 20s that modern archaeology based on field investigation and excavation work appeared in China.As a modern science, archeology has a complete and rigorous methodology.It includes branches such as prehistoric archaeology, historical archaeology and field archaeology, and has close relations with many disciplines in the fields of natural sciences, technical sciences, and other disciplines in the fields of humanities and social sciences.

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