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Chapter 9 Xu Fu's Eastward Journey

My second uncle's words were unexpected. I didn't expect this incident to be related to the famous "Xu Fu Eastward" in history.

Xu Fu's crossing east was an unprecedented measure taken by Qin Shihuang, the ruler of the Qin Dynasty, to pursue eternal life. However, this huge feat was eventually cast on a veil of extremely mysteriousness because Xu Fu set sail to crossing east and never returned.

After more than two thousand years of spread and evolution, the incident of Xu Fu's transiting east has produced countless legends, whether sad, thrilling, or strange. The only earlier official annotation comes from Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian". According to "Records of the Grand Historian: The Records of Qin Shihuang's Original Annals": In the 28th year of Qin Shihuang, Xu Fu, a native of Qi, wrote a letter saying that there were three sacred mountains in the sea, named Penglai, Fangzhang, Yingzhou, and immortals lived there. He asked for fasting and asked for it with children and women, so he sent thousands of children and women to go into the sea to seek immortals."

I didn't understand what the second uncle meant, "Uncle II, what does this matter in Huangshan have to do with Xu Fu's eastward journey?"

The second uncle did not answer my question, but asked back: "Do you know how many times did Xu Fu go to sea in total?"

"This..." I couldn't answer for a while.

Uncle Er stretched out four fingers, "In total, four times. And do you know where Xu Fu went to sea for the last time?"

I shook my head. Uncle Er pointed to the sea outside the window and said, "It's right here! It was mentioned in the "Qin Xushi Memorial" by Weihe of the Western Han Dynasty that in the 38th year of Emperor Qin Shi, Xu Fu led his people a hundred miles east of Zhifu to build a blessing platform to sacrifice to the immortals in the sea. After the ceremony, he sailed and left without returning."

"So that's the case." I nodded and then continued, "But I still didn't realize it. What does this have to do with Huangshan!"

The second uncle smiled mysteriously, "Have you ever heard of Xu Fu caught a giant fish after going to sea for the third time?"

"I know this," I answered quickly, so that my second uncle would not say that I was ignorant again. "It is recorded in history that Xu Fu led his people to carry the most powerful long-range killing weapon of the Qin Dynasty at that time - the continuous crossbow. After going out to sea, when he arrived at the waters near Zhifu, he encountered a big dragon fish. He immediately shot a crossbow and the large dragon fish was shot in an arrow and died."

After I finished speaking, I suddenly discovered the problem. Big Dragon Fish? I suddenly thought of the bone, and was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Uncle Second, what you mean is hidden under the Huangshan Laboratory..."

Before I finished speaking, my second uncle's cell phone rang. My second uncle answered the phone, said a few words, and then stood up.

I quickly asked him where he was going?

The second uncle waved his hand and said, "Some things have been delivered to my original place. I'll go back to get them now. Come back later."

I asked him if he needed it or not. My second uncle said no, and left in a hurry.

Looking at the second uncle's back as he left, I murmured in my heart, this old man didn't know what he was doing. I suddenly patted my head. I was really not clear just now, and I forgot to ask him why he didn't say goodbye! Why did he come here! I forgot such an important thing, it's really damn! Now there is nothing I can do about it for now, so I have to wait for the second uncle to come back. I must ask it clearly first!

I finished the meal alone and drank some red wine during this period. My alcohol capacity was not good, and my face turned red after drinking a little. I walked out of the hotel and walked to the beach. Now the sea breeze is a little cold this month, but now my face is hot and slightly drunk. I feel very comfortable with such sea breeze.

Now that I have found my second uncle’s whereabouts in a daze, it is really an inexplicable encounter. But no matter what, my purpose of coming this time has been achieved, and I feel much more relaxed. But another feeling is gradually becoming obvious in my heart. How to say it specifically, it is a kind of curiosity.

I originally thought that although there were many mysteries that had not been solved on that trip to Qilian, I thought that as time went by, these questions would definitely be gradually forgotten and gradually released. They eventually became just an experience for me. But I didn’t expect that when I came to Weihai, I accidentally discovered that the Qilian Mountain incident had a sequel. I could have resisted my desire to explore and curiosity, turned around and left, and went to his secrets and Huangshan! But I didn’t expect that my second uncle was also involved, which made it really difficult for me to stand by and stay out of the matter.

Although I haven't figured out some of the hidden secrets, I know I may be unable to get out of it.

Under the influence of alcohol, my head was a little dizzy, and I was really unable to think about these questions. I have an advantage, that is, I can really let go of things I can't understand and not think about them.

I went back to my room and slept comfortably. When I woke up, it was already evening.

I looked at it and found that my second uncle had not come back yet, so I called him. The second uncle on the other end of the phone told me that a few local friends would gather tonight and said that he would not come back tomorrow. I believe this. Uncle Er has a wide range of interests, especially antique calligraphy and paintings, as well as all kinds of strange things, so he has a wide range of social interactions, all over the country.

I got out of bed and turned on the computer. The pictures I didn't close last time popped up again. These were all some strange ink paintings preserved in Huangshan, the same size, but I really couldn't see what was drawn on it, just like casual graffiti.

I looked at it one by one, but couldn't see any clues. I rubbed my eyes and looked out the window, thinking in my mind: Huangshan would not store useless waste paper so carefully, there must be some secrets hidden in it.

I had an idea and used software to spread all the pictures together. I thought maybe this would help them find some common ground. But I was a little disappointed because there were eighteen pictures in total, and I couldn't see any similarities between them when they were spread in front of me, except for the black ink marks on it.

Maybe the posture I looked at was incorrect, so I randomly rotated to look at the pictures, but I still didn't find anything. It was precisely because of this that I noticed a small problem. I found that there were two adjacent pictures, and their lines seemed to be connected together. I adjusted the direction of the two pictures, and then put them together, and it was tightly matched.

Suddenly, my mind suddenly became clear. These pictures were made of a large ink painting, cut into pieces. They were not independent, they were unified with each other.

The next thing is much simpler, because when I take photos, I have all kinds of angles. Then I just need to change them from angles, and then just like playing a puzzle game, putting these eighteen small pictures into a large picture.

When the whole painting was completed, I was shocked. The picture was a huge fish, which was different from any fish I had ever seen. The whole picture had a strong three-dimensional sense, and the fish jumped up from the water. Two long tentacles flew into the air.

What shocked me was not its appearance, but its size. Perhaps the person who painted the painting intentionally did it. In order to reflect the hugeness of this fish, a small fishing boat was drawn under the fish. In this painting, the size of this fishing boat is only equivalent to one of the eyes of the fish. If calculated according to this ratio, the length of this fish should be more than 100 meters, which shocked me. As far as I know, there is no record of such a huge animal on the earth so far.

A sentence appeared in my mind, "There is a fish in Beiming, and its name is Kun. Could it be that a fish like Kun really existed?"

I sat blankly on the chair, looking at the big fish on the screen, and the posture of leaping out of the water. I seemed to think that I had seen this fish somewhere. I thought for a while, then suddenly grabbed my coat and took out a piece of paper from my pocket. This fax piece was the picture of the big fish in the sea view received by my uncle. I compared this picture with the ink painting I got from Huangshan. Although the details and angles were different, overall, the contents of the two paintings should be the same. And I knew that the picture received by my uncle should be from the contents of the stone gate of the ancient tomb passage of Qilian Mountain. It seems that there is some inevitable connection between them.

I was sitting in a chair and my phone suddenly rang, almost scaring me out of a heart attack. I picked it up in anger, "Hey! Who!"

A clear girl's voice sounded: "What? Please help me, my attitude is still so bad. I have to consider whether I'll help you!"

I heard it all at once. It was my classmate Feng Muyu. He was originally from the geology department of our school, but now he works in the provincial museum. I quickly apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, when I saw it was a landline number, I thought I was selling fake invoices again!"

Feng Muyu smiled and said, "I'm still in the museum and I'm using this landline. You're so anxious that I can't work overtime!"

I felt a little embarrassed, "Thank you so much! I owe you a favor. Is there any result?"

Feng Muyu told me that this bone was a bit special. It was neither a fossil of ancient creatures such as dinosaurs nor a whale bone. Of course, it was definitely not a skeleton of a land mammal, because even an elephant did not have such a big bone. For a moment, they could not be sure, unless they were carefully studied, there would be no results in a short period of time. I asked Feng Muyu if there was a possible huge fish bone. Feng Muyu on the opposite side was stunned for a moment and laughed, "How is that possible? How big is this fish!" I also smiled with her. Then she also told me that the only thing that was more certain was that they measured the age of the bone, which was about 2,200 years old. Finally, Feng Muyu said a little sorry that she could do so much now. I told her that in fact, this information has helped me a lot.

After hanging up the phone, combined with what my second uncle told me today, plus the information Feng Muyu told me just now, I can basically confirm my second uncle's statement. This fish bone is probably related to the incident of the Qin Dynasty's transit eastward, but there is still a problem. I don't understand. Even if Xu Fu's transit eastward, what can it mean? Such a result is only helpful to academic research, but I believe that Huangshan, Wen Mo and the second uncle are definitely not here to exert their sense of social responsibility and reflect their self-worth!
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