Soon, there was a rustling sound behind me. The kite brother was worried that the hammer and other objects would hit me, so he climbed in personally to deliver them to me. However, because the cave was narrow, he could not stand side by side with me, so he could only

He knelt tightly behind me and handed over a chisel that was only as thick as an adult's index finger but had an extremely sharp tip. It was not so much a chisel as it was a large blade.

This is exactly the kind of chisel I was talking about, which is specially used to carve out some delicate things, such as some small mechanisms, antiquities, etc.

This thing is specially customized by Brother Yaozi. Although the material used is the same as ordinary chisels, which are tool steels such as high carbon steel, the carbon content has been carefully controlled by Brother Yaozi, so that it can be used to chisel something extra hard.

It won't break when you use it, and the strength is just right.

After taking the object, my eyes moved back to the turtle pattern on the stone in front of me, and I was thinking quickly in my head. Soon, I found the right position and pressed the awl in the gap against the stone. It was a turtle.

Then he hit the gap in the pattern with the hammer and the chisel.

There was a crisp "ding" sound, and the stone that was originally undamaged by Wushuang's hammer was like tofu in front of this chisel that was only as thick as my index finger. I didn't even use much strength with the hammer to chisel.

Then the nails were driven into the stone, half a finger deep.

"It's done!!"

Brother Yaozi didn't leave. He couldn't help but poked his neck and watched from behind. When he saw the chisel being smashed into the stone, he was overjoyed. He asked again and again from behind: "Jingzhe, what is going on and why?"

Wushuang is almost like a stone that cannot be broken, but you can break it open easily?"

I was relieved when I saw that the stone could be broken. When I heard this, I smiled and said: "This stone is not an ordinary stone. I heard that crossing the river will reveal a map, and Luo will reveal a book?"

Brother Yaozi nodded, still puzzled: "Could it be that there is a special arrangement on this stone?"

"There are indeed some arrangements, but they are not man-made arrangements, but truly miraculous workmanship. Even though the stone is flat and looks like it was polished by man, it is actually formed by nature."

I said: "If you talk about this stone, it has an inseparable relationship with our family.

If there is a way, the river will produce a picture, the Luo River will produce a book, and the sage will follow it.

The Fuxi clan of the human race obtained the River Map and the Luo Book, so they established calendars, etc. Being able to obtain the River Map and the Luo Book basically became the advanced configuration of the sage. These two things inevitably brought some political connotations, especially

After King Ping of Zhou moved eastward, from the Spring and Autumn Period to the time when the First Emperor unified the world, the emperor lost power and the princes rose up. Everyone wanted to add a bright and beautiful coat to their disobedience, so countless people searched for the river map and Luo Shu!

Especially the Chu State, they were very enthusiastic about it and had no choice. At that time, the Central Plains called them Chu Man. Although they called me Chu Man, I didn't follow the rules, so I didn't follow the emperor of Zhou and directly proclaimed myself the king. But in the end, I still had some feelings.

Unhappy, always want to prove myself...

During the Spring and Autumn Period, our family mostly served the princes of the Central Plains and rarely served the Chu State. However, during the period of King Ling of Chu, a ritual official ran away from home because he had a falling out with his family and went directly to

He left the Kingdom of Chu and surrendered to King Ling of Chu."

Ling, this is the posthumous title of ancient monarchs. This word is not good as a posthumous title. It is probably the worst kind.

It is said in the posthumous law - Chaos without harm is called Ling; being famous without diligence is called Ling; dying but achieving one's ambition is called Ling; dying to see the power of gods is called Ling; being good at offering sacrifices to ghosts and monsters is called Ling; being extremely aware of ghosts and gods is called Ling.

In short, almost without exception, anyone with the word "ling" in their posthumous title is a joke, and King Chu Ling is no exception.

There is a saying that "the King of Chu has such a thin waist that many people die of hunger in the palace." The King of Chu in this sentence is King Ling of Chu.

He competed with the Jin State for hegemony, and in the end everyone couldn't stand him anymore, so he was beaten to death.

Such a funny king got a courtesy officer, what do you think he can do? Of course, he asked the ceremony officer to help him find Hetu and Luo Shu, in order to prove his greatness.

The ceremony officer really went there. He patrolled the Yellow River for ten years and found nothing. Then he went to Luoshui, which is now the Yiluo River. He patrolled for another four or five years. He didn't find the dragon horse and the turtle. Instead, he found nothing in Luoshui.

A lot of stones were dug out under the water. These stones had turtle patterns on their backs, which were very magical. He felt that he had finally given an explanation to King Chu Ling. When he turned around, he found... King Chu Ling had tricked him to death.

Yaman had reigned for twelve years, and he had been looking for stones for fifteen years. At that time, King Ling of Chu estimated that there was only a white skeleton left.

So, the ceremonial officer took these stones back to the Jin State. At that time, the ceremonial officer's hometown was in the Jin State, and he spent the rest of his life studying these stones.

"He discovered that this kind of stone might really be related to the divine turtle that presented Luo Shu. The turtle patterns on it were not just some lines, but the original Luo Shu picture.

In the past, Taihao Fuxi obtained the River Map and the Book of Luo, so he deduced the Eight Diagrams of the Nine Palaces of Heluo. It is exactly this hexagram pattern, the changes of heaven and earth, the division of yin and yang, and even the changes of the twenty-four solar terms, etc.

Among them, he named this kind of stone - Luo stone.

The Luo stone is indestructible, but after observation by the ritual officer, it was discovered that there is something essence in the stone, and it can be regarded as a kind of spiritual creature between heaven and earth.

The power inside it will change with the sunset and moonrise, and also with the changes of the seasons. It can be said to be extremely magical.

At the same time, he also discovered that the stone is not really indestructible. For example, at the beginning of spring, the position in the turtle pattern that represents this solar term happens to be the most fragile. If you nail this position, the stone will naturally be destroyed!"

I said: "We are just after the white dew, but not yet the autumn wind. So, I looked for two points in the turtle pattern that represent the white dew and the autumn wind. I thought, the middle of these two points is the power of this stone.

Just dig into the weakest spot and it will work!

Because of the characteristics of Luo stone, people in our family think it is the best material for building tombs, so they often dig this stone in Luoshui. It is said that tombs built with this stone cannot be broken open by anyone except a ritual official.

Unfortunately, the number of this object is too small. After the Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States period, it was almost impossible to find it. However, our family still firmly believes that this object is the first stone for building tombs. Later, the First Emperor gave it to

When I built the Mausoleum of the First Emperor myself, I also wanted to find this kind of stone, but unfortunately it had long been gone in Luoshui. Even people like the First Emperor and their search and snare efforts could never find this stone.

Luo Shi... seems to have dried up!

I didn’t expect to find it here, it’s a miracle.”

While I was chipping away at the Luo stone with a chisel, I was chatting with Brother Yaozi about this stone, which is the number one stone for building tombs.

"Then, here comes the problem."

Brother Yaozi suddenly interrupted me: "The Yan country we are looking for seems to be an ancient city that was buried by natural disasters, right? Why does this kind of stone, the first stone for building tombs, appear here? Is this an ancient city or a tomb?"

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Chapter completed!