Chapter 73 [Opening Heaven Peak] (1)
The sun began to shift, and part was blocked by the Tianmai Mountain. Luo Lie looked up and saw that the sunlight began to weaken. It would not take too long for the sun to be completely blocked by the mountain, and their location would be covered by the huge shadow of the Tianmai Mountain. The part that rose high and went straight to the clouds was Kaitian Peak. The peak of the mountain penetrated the clouds, and most of the mountainsides were hidden in the clouds. The peculiarity of Kaitian Peak lies in the narrow gap from the top of the peak to the mountainside, as if it was split by someone with a sword. According to legend, this gap was when Dayu was controlling the flood. In order to guide the flood, he used a giant axe to split the top of the Tianmai Mountain. The flood flowed out of the waterway split by Dayu, thereby alleviating the flood. However, this statement comes from folk legends and there is no definite historical material to examine.
When Luo Lie heard this legend, the first thing he remembered was the Yu Shen Monument. Luo Xingmu found this place based on the map marked with Xiawen. Ma Boxuan saw an ancient coin engraved with Xiawen in the imperial tomb of the Jin Kingdom. After they escaped by chance, four big words "The Death of the Witness" appeared on their backs. Although the techniques were different, they were all engraved with Xiawen. All signs indicate that there may be some unknown connections between these things.
Yan Tianxin handed the enamel teapot in his hand to Luo Lie, interrupting his contemplation. Luo Lie raised his head and looked at Yan Tianxin and smiled. He took the teapot and drank a sip of hot tea. The fragrance of Pu'er was rich and mellow, which made people feel relaxed and happy. It was already a rare enjoyment to be able to drink hot tea on this white snowy night.
Luo Liedao: "Do you remember the four words I wrote to you before?"
Yan Tianxin nodded.
Luo Liedao: "Seldom people know those four words. Do you know what dynasty the four words belong to?"
Yan Tianxin was actually stopped by him and shook her head.
Luo Lie's expression was skeptical, and he wrote another word on the snow. Yan Tianxin looked confused. Luo Lie didn't know whether she really didn't recognize her or pretended not to recognize her, so he added three more words, which was very sexy! Luo Lie's approach was obviously a bit of a prank, but he had another meaning in writing like this. If Yan Tianxin recognized these three words, it would be almost annoyed and angry, but Yan Tianxin didn't know what he was writing at all. He shook his head and said, "What kind of text is this?"
Luo Lie then believed that Yan Tianxin would never recognize other Xia Wen except for the four words "The Death of the One Who Makes a Wrong", so he raised his feet to erase the handwriting on the ground, and said with a smile: "You are very beautiful!" Half true and half false, at least two words are correct.
Yan Tianxin said, "You are so bored!" Not only was she not angry, but she felt a warm feeling in her heart, and she whispered: "You haven't answered my question yet."
Luo Liedao: "These words are said to be Xia Wen, and they are derived from the Dayu stele inscription."
Yan Tianxin said: "Xia Wen? How is it possible? There is no real text in the Xia Dynasty to be verified. If it can be proved that these are the texts of the Xia Dynasty, the history recognized by our country will be more than 5,000 years now!" She suddenly thought of the previous dialogue between Luo Xingmu and the sparrow in the Tibetan military cave. Luo Xingmu's purpose of catching sparrows was to let the sparrow help him crack such text.
Luo Liedao: "The reason why Luo Xingmu was able to find this place was through a map marked with Xiawen. He was unable to decipher the text, so he turned to his teacher Ma Boxuan. After researching it, Professor Ma believed that these texts were derived from the Dayu Monument. Have you ever heard of the Yu God Monument?"
Yan Tianxin has extensive knowledge and knows that the Yu Shen Monument is now located in Yuelu Mountain.
Luo Liedao: "I thought so at first, but later I learned that the Yu Shen Monument on Yuelu Mountain was rebuilt during the Jiading period of the Song Dynasty. The real Yu Shen Monument has long disappeared. According to Professor Ma's notes, he suspected that the real Yu Shen Monument might be hidden in Pale Mountain."
Yan Tianxin said, "How is that possible? The Yu Shen Monument is so huge. It takes a lot of material and manpower to transport it from Jiangnan to this place. Who would do such a boring thing? What's more, even if someone does such a thing, it cannot cover everyone's eyes and ears. How could it not leave even a trace?"
Luo Lie said: "Everyone knows what was engraved on the Yu Shen Monument. Perhaps the contents were extremely important. It is speculated that the time when the Yu Shen Monument was lost was in the late Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, the Jin Kingdom rose and the territory continued to expand. The iron cavalry rushed south to continuously exploit the territory of the Song Dynasty, and even captured Bianjing, capturing the two emperors Qinzong and Huizong, which were known in history as the Jingkang disaster. The loss of the Yu Shen Monument was exactly this era."
Yan Tianxin thought to himself that although Luo Lie’s speculation was wild, he thought carefully, there might be some truth. If the Jin Dynasty really robbed the Yu Shen Monument, it would be possible to transport it here. But she still couldn’t figure it out. This Yu Shen Monument is an important historical material for now. If you can find the Yu Shen Monument, you can use the text on it to greatly advance the history of China’s 5,000-year-old history. However, in the Song Dynasty eight hundred years ago, the Yu Shen Monument was far less important than the current significance. It was nothing more than a stele that praised Dayu.
Yan Tianxin said: "You mean, Luo Xingmu's real purpose is to find the Yu Shen Monument?"
Luo Lie shook his head and said, "He should not have any interest in archaeology. The one who really wants to find the Yu Shen Monument is Professor Ma. Professor Ma is a nerd. It was precisely because Luo Xingmu took advantage of this that he lured Professor Ma to come with him to explore. As far as I can tell, he robbed a lot of treasures from the ancient tomb of the Jin Dynasty in Tianmai Mountain." Luo Lie said this for a reason. He found a large number of robbed artifacts in the secret room left by Luo Xingmu, and the sparrow also mentioned that Luo Xingmu sold the stolen cultural relics to the Japanese.
Yan Tianxin was originally a descendant of the Jurchens, and her ancestors were buried in the ancient tomb of Tianmai Mountain. When he heard Luo Xingmu dig out the ancient tomb, he couldn't help but feel angry and said angrily: "I will never let this dog thief who sells the country and seeks honor!"
Luo Liedao: "Have you never heard of anything about the Yu Shen Monument for so many years in Tianmai Mountain?"
Yan Tianxin shook her head.
Luo Lie said: "Where is the Nine Nether Secret Realm?" Although Yan Tianxin mentioned it only once in front of him, Luo Lie remembered the place name firmly. He had asked about the Nine Nether Secret Realm before, but Yan Tianxin avoided answering his question, saying that he had made a poisonous oath.
Yan Tianxin indeed avoided answering, looked up at the sky, and whispered: "The wind is coming again. We must arrive at the foot of the mountain before the wind and snow come." After that, she got up and slid forward alone.
Luo Lie looked at Yan Tianxin's back helplessly. Shuanzi packed his things and followed him quickly. Lu Weilin came to Luo Lie's side, touched Luo Lie's shoulder with his shoulder, and said with deep meaning: "It seems that you haven't reached an agreement."
Luo Lie looked at Lu Weilin with disdainful expression: "Does it have anything to do with you?"
Lu Weilin shook his head and said, "I thought you could handle any kind of woman, but now it seems that's the case." After that, he held up the snow pole and slowly slid forward.
Arnold waited until the last ray of sunshine was blocked by the other side of the mountain, and then stood up lazily from the shadows, and looked shoulder to shoulder with Luo Lie at the three people who had already left, and encouraged him: "If you like it, chase after it. I can see that Yan Tianxin likes you."
Luo Lie said angrily: "You know nothing!"
Arnold hit a nail and could only sigh: "Dog bites Lu Dongbin, but does not know the good people's hearts." This guy has become a Chinese player.
Yan Tianxin slipped for a while and couldn't help looking back. He found that Shuanzi was following him. Luo Lie and Arno were far behind the team. Could it be that his attitude just now angered him? Then he thought, why should he care about his feelings, but he couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "Stingy!"
Luo Lie is definitely not a stingy person. The reason why he fell at the end of the team was to deliberately distance himself from Yan Tianxin. People should not get too close to each other. If they are too close, they will make people wary, and even more so between men and women. If they are too close, they will make one party unconsciously feel superior. Too close to each other is also a strategy in a sense, which is called playing hard to get.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, they had successfully arrived at the northern foot of Tianmai Mountain. The height is now much lower than the cross slope. The ancient road on the northern foot is extremely steep, and because of the shade, the ice and snow here do not melt all year round. In the dense forest at the beginning of the ancient road, there is a cave hidden in it, which stores some commonly used mountain climbing equipment. When Lao Tong was alive, he came here almost every month. Although this ancient road has been abandoned, in order to prevent emergencies, some necessary supplies are always stored in this cave. Of course, another reason why they came here is hunting. The Beishan Mountain is rarely visited and there are many birds and beasts, which can be called a natural hunting ground.
Because the next journey was uphill and climbing, skis were no longer useful, so they left all their ski equipment and replaced them with special ice skates. The ice skates were not much different from ordinary leather boots. It was nothing more than the soles of the shoe. Using these short nails, they could increase the friction of the foot and slow down the slippery ice surface.
Shuanzi put a plate of ropes on his shoulders, and even he had never crossed Tianmai Mountain from this ancient road in the middle of winter.
Luo Lie took off his boots. His boots were already rotten, his socks were soaked, and he took off his socks and felt like a knife cut on his feet. He looked at them in the light of the fire and saw that many large and small blood bubbles were grinding out on his feet, and the soles of his feet were frozen and cracked.
Chapter completed!