Chapter 55: Giant (Part 3)
Elixir of immortality?
After reading this sentence, the two looked at each other. Jiang Xian shook his head and motioned for the other party to continue reading.
"Xu Junfang was from Langya, Qi. Before the emperor passed away, the historical records show that he had gone out to sea three times and made three pilgrimages, but... I'm afraid only I, who designed and built this place myself, know that he met the emperor not just three times, but... four times!"
The engraved
The room fell silent.
Jiang Xian frowned deeply, and after a few seconds he said, "This confirms our previous speculation: Xu Fu was looking for immortals. Why did Qin Shi Huang allow him to go out to sea to look for immortals when he heard that there were three immortal mountains? Three thousand boys and girls, a large amount of supplies, was definitely not a small number more than two thousand years ago. And he went back and forth three times."
"There must have been something at that time that made Qin Shi Huang firmly believe that there was indeed an elixir of immortality. The extra fourth time in Liu Xuanzi's record may be the answer."
Ling Xiaozi nodded and continued to translate: "In the 28th year of the Emperor's reign, the First Emperor went on tour for the second time, enshrined the emperor at Mount Tai, and then went to Bohai. According to historical records, this was the first time Xu Fu met the Emperor. However... before that, in the 25th year of the Emperor's reign, he had already met the Emperor of Qin!"
"It is said that there were only Qin Shi Huang and Xu Fu at that time, and Xu Fu presented his elixir, which was named 'How'. How? How!"
Ling Xiaozi's voice suddenly stopped, and Jiang Xian heard the other party rummaging through the stone tablets. A few seconds later, Ling Xiaozi's trembling voice sounded: "Mr. Jiang... you'd better come and see... what is the name of this immortal elixir... Oh my God..."
Jiang Xian suddenly opened his eyes, endured the pain and walked over quickly. The moment he saw Shi Jian, his mind buzzed and he was almost shocked to the point of losing consciousness.
In the next few stone slips, the shape was completely drawn. As a master of architecture, Liu Xuanzi's painting skills were definitely not bad. So, he saw a lifelike "walnut" about the size of a cup.
It was the size of a regular wine glass, but it was labeled with what kind of fruit core it was. And the core was cut open.
When the core is opened, inside... is a symmetrical black death butterfly!
Exactly the same curse as that on him!
how so?!
He pushed Ling Xiaozi away, sat down himself, and read quickly.
As he read, he quickly translated in his mind: "At that time, there happened to be a prisoner who was sentenced to death. Xu Fu said that this medicine could make the prisoner immortal. The First Emperor did not believe it, so he had someone poison him. In order to prove himself, Xu Fu also drank the immortality medicine himself. After that, this matter was gradually forgotten."
"And I learned about this precisely because... this death row prisoner is none other than Gongshu Gan, a descendant of Gongshu Ban, a friend of my ancestors."
"Gongshu Ban?" Ling Xiaozi blinked and suddenly realized: "Lu Ban?"
"That's right...that's right! The first generation Mozi and Lu Ban were from the same generation. Moreover, Lu Ban and Mozi had a mechanical engineering competition. In the end, Mozi won!"
Jiang Xian's eyes lit up. Ling Xiaozi was right. Lu Ban built a ladder for the State of Chu and wanted to attack the State of Song. When Mozi, who was in the State of Lu, heard the news, he immediately went to lobby Lu Ban. However, Lu Ban said that he had promised the King of Chu and could not break his promise. This led to the famous "mechanical battle" in history .
The King of Chu found Lu Ban, and Mozi used his clothes as walls and bamboo strips as weapons, and blocked all of Lu Ban's siege weapons. Finally, the war was stopped. So... Mozi knew Lu Ban, and it is not surprising that the great Mohists of all generations knew Lu Ban's descendants.
Jiang Xian continued to translate: "Qin Shi Huang was busy with many things and basically forgot about this matter. But... Gongshu Gan has been recuperating with me. For three whole years, I saw with my own eyes that he was in great pain after being poisoned, but a few weeks later, he recovered as usual! Even Xu Fu's hair turned from white to black. I am very sure that this is indeed the immortal elixir. Only then did Xu Fu dare to present it to the First Emperor!"
"In the 28th year of the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Xu Fu met the Emperor in Langya and brought Gongshu Gan with him. The Emperor was amazed by the effect of the elixir of immortality, so he allowed him to take away 3,000 boys and girls and a large amount of supplies. However... he did not tell the Emperor Qin Shi Huang that the elixir... was incomplete."
"In the past three years, some black lines have appeared on Gongshu Gan's arms. According to my observation, they are exactly the same as the butterfly patterns on the fruit core! The strange thing is that although these black lines continue to spread towards his chest, they do not harm him at all."
Jiang Xian suddenly raised his head, his fingers trembling slightly, and he suddenly thought of something.
After a few seconds, he lowered his head and looked down quickly.
"In the 37th year of the reign of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, he went on his fifth tour and came to Langya again. According to historical records, he met Xu Fu again, who told him that there was a big dragon on the sea, which was hindering his search for immortals. Qin Shi Huang immediately sent archers to go with Xu Fu, including himself, to shoot and kill it. But... that night, he summoned me."
"It was then that I realized that he had probably lost confidence in Xu Fu. He secretly gave me a task and asked me to build something for him... something unique!"
The carvings were a little messy again. Jiang Xian looked at it for a few seconds before he whispered, "That thing... is called Penglai."
"Looking at Penglai emerging from the Nine Netherworld at night?" Ling Xiaozi frowned.
Jiang Xian did not speak, but continued to watch with a burning gaze: "Penglai is one thousand meters long and one thousand meters wide. It flows out from the Yellow River, goes down along the Yellow River, and reaches the East China Sea. He... wants to go and find the immortal himself! Whether he is dead or alive."
"It is a palace, a huge palace! It is meticulously carved and magnificent! There are countless rare treasures! In order to achieve this wish, he had his real tomb built in Penglai Palace. And abandoned the mausoleum that had been built on the ground for more than 30 years. And I am the chief designer of Penglai!"
Crash... Jiang Xian put down the stone tablet and looked into Ling Xiaozi's eyes. Both of them had unspeakable shock in their eyes.
Too much information!
First, the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum that has been surveyed on the ground is fake...it is at most a cenotaph.
Second, this is not the tomb of Qin Shihuang, this is... the construction site of Penglai!
Qin Shi Huang died in 210 BC. In 219 BC, he summoned Liu Xuanzi, who built this huge building in nine years! Hundreds of thousands of craftsmen opened up a kilometer-wide canal! All for the purpose of sending Penglai out!
And they are buried here forever.
Third...the real Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang may have drifted to some unknown place along with the original Penglai.
An artificial island.
The first artificial island in history! An island built entirely by humans! It took a master of architecture and machinery, plus hundreds of thousands of laborers for nearly a decade to build this underground palace!
It's simply unbelievable.
"Because of a certain kind of fruit, Qin Shi Huang... actually made such a decision?" After a moment, Ling Xiaozi said in a trembling voice: "He... actually did not follow the custom of returning to one's roots and floated his coffin?! He even built a palace on the sea?!"
Once this news gets out, archaeologists all over the world, treasure hunters from various countries, and major auction companies will probably go crazy in an instant!
Even though Jiang Xian was knowledgeable and experienced, he took several deep breaths before calming down the turmoil in his heart and continuing reading.
There seemed to be a lot of stone tablets, but in fact, only a few words could be carved on each one. After reading these contents, I was almost finished.
"I just realized that it was Xu Fu who recommended me. He said I was a craftsman who surpassed Gong Shujia."
"I understand... I understand everything! He is afraid! He is afraid that I will tell others that Gongshu Gan has a different body! Once I tell others, Qin Shi Huang will kill all his clans! That's why he recommended me!"
"I can't refuse. If I do, the Mohist School will probably be wiped out immediately. This is Xu Fu's conspiracy... He will not have a good ending!"
The marks here are particularly deep, as if they were a curse from two thousand years ago.
"I agreed to Qin Shi Huang's request, but I needed half a year to draw the design. He also needed time to gather craftsmen, reserve materials, and select a location. I returned home and told Gongshu Gan about this. Haha... Xu Fu probably didn't know that Gongshu Gan was about to die at this moment."
"Over the years, an invisible force has carved a butterfly symbol on his chest, exactly the same as the one in the fruit core. Today is his 50th birthday, and he said he was about to die. He gave me something."
"That is Gongshujia's secret technique, the legendary Luban Yinshu of both Yin and Yang - one of them is missing!"
"Moreover, he entrusted his son to me. He had his child a few years ago and he is only two years old. He asked me to raise him and teach him the missing skills. He changed his name to Lan Shan Hai. I agreed."
When... the stone tablet in Jiang Xian's hand fell on the table, at this moment, he also understood that the previous guess in his mind was completely consistent with the record two thousand years ago.
So that’s it… So that’s it!
Lan Shanhai's master turned out to be a descendant of Lu Ban! What they learned was already incomplete and missing one thing!
I don't know what the fruit core is, but it has remained in Lu Ban's bloodline like a virus... No, maybe it's not a residue. It's that the true inheritance of Lan Shanhai is indeed "missing one thing", which is life span.
No wonder... No wonder no one has found any clues about the Black Death Butterfly after searching all the history. It turns out... Only three people know this clue.
When Xu Fu sailed east, Gongshu Gan died at the age of 50 due to lack of a gate. The only person who knew the truth about the incident, Liu Xuanzi, was plotted against by Xu Fu and buried alive underground. Finally, when Qin Shihuang , he chose to commit suicide.
There are so many things hidden in the pages of history... Jiang Xian sighed silently and continued reading.
"At the end of the night, Gongshu Gan aged in an incredible way. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I simply wouldn't have believed it! And before he aged, he said something to me."
"One thing is missing... there is a solution!"
