More than 2,000 years ago, the west of the Hexi Corridor was not a desolate Gobi Desert like it is now. At that time, Hexi was rich in water and grass, rich and beautiful, and there were many ancient countries.
One of them was called Loulan.
On the bank of Loulan, an ancient river ran for thousands of miles. This ancient river was called Shule River.
The Shule River originated from the Qilian Mountains and was one of the four major water systems in the Qilian Mountains. More than 2,000 years ago, there was a specialty in the river called Shule kerosene, which was very similar to crude oil. Whenever the Shule River was dry, nests of kerosene could often be dug out under the mud and sand of the riverbed. The output was not very large, and no one knew the composition of this kerosene. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, a merchant who traveled west for trade brought the name of this kerosene back to the Central Plains for the first time and wrote it on his notebook. Locals believed that this kerosene was actually the lamp oil in the home of the mountain god of Qilian Mountains, because the Shule River often changed its course in the Qilian Mountains, and occasionally rushed into the residence of the mountain god, bringing this kerosene to Loulan.
So, what is the use of this kind of kerosene?
At that time, Loulan made it into a weapon of war. Once it was ignited, it could not be extinguished by wind or water. The oil tank would explode into the enemy, and the splashing kerosene would immediately turn a large circle of enemies around into torches.
However, later, a Taoist priest from the Central Plains went to the Western Regions and used this kind of kerosene as a material for alchemy. Once he accidentally discovered that if the ash in the alchemy furnace was mixed with this kind of kerosene, it would form something similar to asphalt. This kind of thing has very good bearing capacity, and water cannot penetrate it at all, and it is also very flexible...
After hearing about this thing, some princes in the Central Plains began to smuggle this thing from Loulan on a large scale. However, when Shule kerosene came to the Central Plains, it was not used in war because the quantity was too scarce. It was only used in the fights between the 36 countries in the Western Regions like children playing house. For the large-scale wars of the Central Plains dynasty.
So, Shule kerosene became a mechanism in the tomb.
Some craftsmen mixed Shule kerosene and furnace ash together, like weaving cloth, to make a large piece of it, which they called "Hexi cloth". This kind of thing was often used as the ceiling of the tomb. A layer of "Hexi cloth" with a thickness of no more than ten centimeters was covered on the top of the tomb. From then on, mountain torrents would not flood the tomb, and even if half a mountain fell down, it would not collapse at all. At most, the middle of the tomb would be pressed down...
Moreover, this thing has a huge advantage as the ceiling of the ancient tomb, that is, it is flammable!
Extremely flammable!
This kind of flammability is not like white phosphorus, which will ignite when it meets air. It is afraid of friction. If you rub it a little, it will take a long time for the heat to dissipate. If you accidentally hit it with a shovel when robbing the tomb, it will burn immediately!
Fortunately, there are very few ancient tombs where "Hexi cloth" can be used. It was only a flash in the pan during the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties. It was good to encounter it once in a hundred Han tombs. After the collapse of the Han Dynasty, the Central Plains fell into war and contact with the Western Regions again was in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, this kind of Shule kerosene had long disappeared!
Now I extremely suspect that we have encountered this kind of "Hexi cloth" cap, but I don't know how the last heavenly official got this thing!
"In the end, it's still burning!"
Lao Bai said nonchalantly: "Can it burn under water?"
"It's more dangerous under water!"
I glanced at him sideways. The reason why "Hexi cloth" is terrible is because this thing completely violates the principles of physics.
Gasoline can burn in water because it is lighter than water and can float on the water surface.
But this Shule kerosene was so rude and unreasonable that even if there was no oxygen underwater, it would burn immediately as soon as it was heated. Once it burned, the entire "Hexi cloth" melted and turned into flaming oil flowers, floating all over the pond. At that time, we brothers cried out to the sky and the earth, but no one responded. We were all stewed into braised chicken in a pot! !
There is a way to break this Hexi cloth, as it can be melted in wine.
This is thanks to the General Fa Qiu under Cao Cao's command. He dug up a Han Dynasty tomb, and the top of the tomb was sealed with this Hexi cloth. This gentleman had a sharp eye and saw the truth at a glance. He stopped his men from breaking it with brute force. He squatted in front of the tomb with a special experimental spirit and did experiments when he had nothing to do. Various things were used to see if he could dissolve the Hexi cloth. After trying countless times, his wine accidentally fell on the Hexi cloth, and then there was a clue...
I looked for alcohol to use this method. This is also the only way to crack the Hexi cloth. If you don't want to make braised chicken, you can only do this. Although it is in water, once the alcohol is poured, some ingredients can be exposed to Shule kerosene.
How many degrees can ancient wine have? The alcohol content is too low. It's not satisfying to drink a big jar at any time. It's too scary. Try to drink a jar of the current Menduo Donkey. If you can still pretend to be a calf, I'll cut off your head and use it as a bench!
I don't believe that a large bottle of alcohol can be diluted immediately after pouring it down. In a short period of time, the alcohol content is higher than the ancient turbid wine!
Unfortunately, we didn't carry much alcohol with us. Several people turned the backpack upside down, but in the end, they only found less than one bottle, about 500 milliliters at most.
The amount was too small, and I had no idea whether it was enough to break the "Hexi cloth".
"I tell you, we fought so hard to get here. If we really have to go back home, I will be the first to fight you!"
Brother Yaozi's eyes were red and he vented all his anger on Lao Bai: "I remember clearly that when I left, I brought several bottles of alcohol. They were loose like a rag bag. The capacity was too large. I'm sure they are not original.
Lao Bai was afraid that others would mention this, so he jumped up and retorted immediately, and muttered to himself: "Wouldn't it be better if I couldn't go down? This is a bird tomb. There is no gold or silver, but only big dumplings. I've been unlucky for eighteen lifetimes. Now, there is no disinfectant alcohol left. If there is a bump, just wait for infection!"
The two of them were glaring at each other and almost fought. In the end, it was my master who separated them.
"You two, you had a friendship in the past. Is it necessary to be so incompatible? "
My master sighed and said helplessly: "Just for such a small matter, let it go!"
"This is not a question of whether it is big or small, it is a question of character! "
Brother Yaozi sneered: "I can't get over this hurdle. When I get out of this door, I will find a chance to kill this grandson..."
The two of them started quarreling again.
However, this time I heard a general idea. It turned out that the two were good friends at the beginning, but they were treacherous and pitted each other, and finally they couldn't pee in the same pot. The cause seemed to be a valuable antique. Lao Bai liked to take advantage of his acquaintances, so he pitted Brother Yaozi. Brother Yaozi was also angry. He went to Lao Bai's door in the middle of the night and hit Lao Bai with a club, almost paralyzing him. He had a concussion and stayed in the hospital for a long time...
Since then, the two of them started to fight endlessly. Quarreling was considered good. If my master hadn't been here, I don't know how they would have blamed each other with clubs, bricks and the blame...
"Enough! "
Finally, my master also got angry. When his face darkened, Brother Yaozi and Lao Bai both fell silent. My master narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the two of them, and said slowly: "You know who I am. This matter concerns the lives of Jingzhe and Xinya. If anyone makes a mistake, don't blame me for turning hostile!"
His voice was not loud, but Lao Bai and Brother Yaozi were frightened and said nothing.
"Let's think about luring those water scorpions out first, so that it will be convenient for Jingzhe to go into the water and break the so-called "Hexi Cloth." "
Seeing that the two of them had calmed down, my master's face finally eased a little, and he looked at Lao Bai with a smile: "Take out that thing? No matter how powerful the water scorpion is, it is still a bug after all. Only you can do this. "
"What is it!"
Lao Bai immediately became nervous and said awkwardly: "What are you talking about? If I had the ability to deal with this thing, would I have been tormented so badly? "
My master stared at him for a long time, and then said four words: "Black Miao Gu King!"
"Oh my God, that thing is in your hand?"
Brother Yaozi's face changed drastically, and he said in a lost voice: "The liar that the Black Miao has been chasing all over the world these days, isn't it you? My goodness, why did you agree so quickly this time, and almost ran here, so you came here to seek refuge! "
Lao Bai smiled awkwardly and said nothing.
Brother Yaozi has always been keen on exposing Lao Bai's secrets. There is no danger at the moment, and we can't do anything unless we solve the water scorpions under the water. Brother Yaozi simply chatted with us about a recent mystery in the industry!
It is no secret that the Miao people are good at raising Gu. Ordinary people also know what it is. But the most powerful one among the Miao people is probably the Black Miao.
The Black Miao is the most mysterious. Not only can they raise Gu, but they are also good at witchcraft. I heard from my father that if you meet a Black Miao man on the road, don't stare at their eyes. If you are lucky, these people will quietly change their luck with you. It's very powerful.
And the most powerful Gu is the Gu King in the hands of the current Black Miao chieftain!
There is a saying among the people that nine dogs make one mastiff. It means that if nine puppies are born in a litter, they are thrown together, not given food or water, and the one who survives by stepping on the corpses of their brothers and sisters is a mastiff. The so-called Gu King is also cultivated in this way, but it is much more difficult than a mastiff. There is a saying that only one king can be cultivated after ten thousand Gu, which means that only those who swallow ten thousand Gu can become the Gu King. This is just a possibility!
In the Miao area today, only the Black Miao Tusi has such a Gu King. It is because of this Gu King that this Tusi has become a person that no one dares to mess with.
This Tusi is a woman, who is already half a century old this year. Moreover, because she has been exposed to too many toxins from raising Gu, her face is full of pustules and she is extremely ugly. It is precisely because of this appearance that although she is invincible, her private life is still very lonely.
Half a year ago, a strange man appeared in the Miao village in the southwest. He was a very handsome young man.
Why is he strange?
He went to the southwest to experience the practice of walking marriage, but he did not go to the Mosuo people to practice walking marriage, but went to the Black Miao people. This is not the custom of the Black Miao people at all. This man not only got this wrong, but also climbed into the room of the Black Miao chieftain's aunt in the middle of the night! !
The aunt had been alone in her empty room for decades, and when she saw a handsome young man, she was attracted by him... This marriage was actually completed by this man!
This is not weird, the more weird thing is behind it. The young man was sore all night. After all, it is not a lie to be able to sit on the ground and suck dirt at the age of fifty. Unexpectedly, this young man was addicted to it. The next day, he knelt at the gate of the village with flowers and a ring in his arms to propose to the chieftain's aunt! ! !
The Black Miao people are cruel, but this involves the chieftain's marriage and private life, and no one dares to say anything...
The Tusi auntie has killed and set fire to people without blinking an eye all her life, but the word romance is not related to her. She has never experienced it. She can't stand this at all. As a result, the two of them lived a shameless life...
However, not long ago, after the young man gained the trust of the Tusi auntie, he actually stole the Gu King and ran away without a trace.
The whole Black Miao was furious, saying that it was not a young man at all, but an old wretched man who did a disguise, and his goal was the Tusi's Gu King. They had already said that if they caught this old wretched man, they would definitely burn him to death...
"You are so cruel..."
It's rare that Brother Yaozi didn't laugh at Lao Bai. Instead, he said with a tone full of admiration: "Even that Black Miao Tusi could do it, he is destined to be invincible..."
Of course...
Being able to lie in the same bed with an old lady with pus-filled face without shame, I also feel that no one in the world can control Lao Bai. This is called being shameless and invincible.
When Lao Bai saw this, all the little things he had done were exposed, and his face turned red. After holding it in for a long time, he sighed and said, "The Black Miao are too cruel. They will really burn me to death. Let's make a deal. If I take this thing out today, we will be grasshoppers on the same rope in the future. I will live in Zhenwu Temple and will not leave. We will bear the thunder together."
"Okay!"
My master hesitated for a moment and said, "I will take this matter. As long as you don't go out to cause trouble, it should be fine!"
Lao Bai was immediately overjoyed. Didn't he get close to us just to seek my master's protection? Now that the goal has been achieved, of course, I won't hide it anymore. I happily took out a small box from my trouser pocket, the kind of jewelry box for rings, with a gentle look as if caressing my own child: "My dear, you can finally see the light of day again. I almost died for you. Every day I saw that old woman with a mouth full of rotten black teeth, and I had to pinch my nose for a French kiss. There was no escape!"
"Hurry up!"
I couldn't help but urge him, staring at the box eagerly, wanting to see what the so-called Gu King looked like!
Lao Bai seemed to think of his shameless days, with a fat expression on his face. After holding it in for a long time, he finally slowly opened the box in his hand.