"So, ladies and gentlemen, we should be vigilant, very vigilant."
"Shenzhou has destroyed nature and opened up an estuary in an immoral and unjust way. This is an act of profiteering for one country at the expense of the interests and human rights of people all over the world. We will sanction their behavior."
After the emergency parliament in the New World, the leader walked out of the parliament and spoke to a large number of reporters who heard the news. He was confident and calm, and his words were sharp. He successfully drew the attention of most reporters to the opening of the Huaihe River estuary by Shenzhou, the impact on nature, and the sanctions against Shenzhou.
But there were also reporters who were sober enough to ask: "What do the last person who appeared on the sea, and the Gonggong and Dayu he mentioned, represent? These two names seem to come from the ancient legends of Shenzhou."
The white-haired president spread his hands slightly, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile:
"I think we should ask the diplomats of that ancient country about this."
"Maybe it's a technological projection, or maybe it's Shenzhou's hidden super soldier plan. You know, that country always likes to name its latest technology with names from mythology."
This explanation was agreed by most people.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't really care whether this explanation was illogical.
For most ordinary people, a normal-looking, exciting explanation is enough, especially when it comes to democracy, human rights, destruction of nature, and that ancient country.
If you add some elements that only appear in movies, such as the super soldier plan, it is enough to arouse the interest of most people. He doesn't need a correct explanation, he just needs to make the public feel right and guide the public opinion.
The leader in formal attire smiled and responded to the reporters calmly.
When the press conference ended and he turned around, a hint of gloom flashed across his face.
Only the high-level council knew that it was not a super soldier plan. As for what it represented, it was still unclear. But for some reason, he thought of the jadeite saw sword found in the New World a few months ago.
This ancient weapon called "Makwawit" should have disappeared completely in the museum fire two centuries ago. When it was found, it was stuck upside down at the bottom of a cliff. The material of this weapon was not obsidian, but a bright jade color like bird feathers or snake scales.
There were dense scratches on the ground where the sword was stuck upside down.
The pattern on it looked like an enlarged version of the solar calendar stone collected in the museum.
It's just that the solar calendar stone hidden in the museum is surrounded by a twenty-day image of the four suns of earth, water, wind and fire. This newly discovered one seems to be different from the previous one-
In ancient times, the four suns of earth, water, wind and fire ended and the fifth sun came. The newly discovered pattern means that the fifth sun has also ended, and the original sun is born again, completing a new cycle.
What does this mean...
While thinking, perhaps because he was too absorbed in his thoughts, he staggered and almost fell.
There was quite a noise.
The reporters who were talking to each other and leaving subconsciously turned their heads to look at him.
He barely stood up, smiled and said that he was fine, and then continued to walk back, but accidentally staggered again. This time he stood up with the help of the bodyguard next to him. Finally, as if to prove that he was in good health, he walked up the stairs vigorously, but because of his shaking state of mind, he completely twisted his legs and fell to the ground.
............
The oldest shrine in Sakurajima.
The heirs of the five major shrines opened the Takamagahara meeting.
A man knelt down and bowed: "The Shenzhou water system rushed into our sea. I hope that Susanoo, His Majesty Susanoo, will come forward and respond." Susanoo, also known as Susanoo, is one of the three great gods in the Sakurajima pantheon, the younger brother of Amaterasu, and the sea god of the island country of Sakurajima.
His weapon is called the Sword of Ame-Kume.
It is famous in the whole world.
But when everyone bowed, the Sword of Ame-Kume did not react.
A white-haired old man said slowly: "Go back..."
"But."
"Go back." The old man's tone slightly increased: "Do you want to threaten your god?"
"I dare not, but..."
"No but."
The old man closed his eyes, looked at the heirs of the five major shrines, and said: "This is what Susanoo wants. Huaidushuijun, who has been lurking for a long time, has made a rash move. It is not known whether this is just a premeditated suspicion of Shenzhou, or whether that god system has really started to move again. Don't act rashly, let alone start a war of gods."
Until the five people left.
The old man opened his eyes and looked at the Sword of Ame-Kume enshrined on the top floor.
He had prayed for Ame-kun to fly out before, but at this moment, the sword with the highest reputation and divinity in the Sakurajima mythology was constantly shaking and humming, but that was not the excitement of killing or fighting, but a humming mixed with fear.
"Ame-kun..."
He stroked the sword gently, his face slightly bitter.
Any pantheon must claim that it was born in the distant birth of heaven and earth.
But in fact, the history of the pantheon must be combined with the history of the human world, that is the truth.
These young heirs are always arrogant and ignore one problem.
The Sakurajima pantheon has two sources, but the Amaterasu Omikami and Susanoo-no-Mikoto's line comes from an ancient book, "Kojiki", and this book was compiled by the contemporary emperor in 711, and the origin of this matter was because of the return of the Tang envoys sent to the Tang Dynasty.
The law of the earth gods was generously brought from the Central Earth...
At the instruction of the emperor, the three great gods were born.
In the more distant times, in the second century AD, the ancient Yamatai Kingdom.
The myths and legends of that time were recorded in the Wei Shu of the Three Kingdoms. When he was young, he found the classics. The Queen of Yamatai, who was regarded as the incarnation of the sun goddess in ancient legends, was recorded in the Wei Shu as someone who was good at confusing the people with ghosts and gods.
He was given the golden seal of the pro-Wei King of Wa.
I hope it is just the return of the god of the Huai River...
He put away the sword of Ame-no-Murakumo.
...............
The Fog City, the Tower of London.
This is the most iconic palace and fortress in the Fog City. Now many family emblems are gathered here.
A middle-aged gentleman tapped the ground with his civilized stick, looked around at the big family members around the round table, and said:
"Shenzhou's behavior is a bit too much. Letting this kind of world appear among ordinary people goes against our usual practice. I think we need to negotiate with Shenzhou. This is the rule of the world, and they can't act so recklessly."
This statement was recognized by most people.
But a young blonde girl did not comment. The contempt and ridiculousness on her face made the middle-aged gentleman frown and said, "Your ancestor Gao Wenqing was a great and gentleman knight. Your behavior will only bring shame to him."
The girl replied politely, "Stupidity is shameful, sir."
The blonde woman restrained her smile, stared at the other party with her eyes like a blade, and said:
"There are four ancient civilization systems on the blue planet, and in the mysterious world, this represents the four major god systems, and these god systems all exist in the Asian continent, East Asia is Shenzhou, West Asia is the Mesopotamian god system, the ancient Egyptian god system at the junction of West Asia and North Africa, and the ancient Indian god system in South Asia."
The middle-aged gentleman couldn't help frowning: "What do you want to say?"
"I just want to say that these four major systems converged in ancient Asia. Of the ancient pantheons, only one pantheon and civilization remains. I think this is not due to peace and friendship. After all, sir, you should know that in all ancient myths, no god is really harmless. "
The blonde woman stood up and answered:
"You can think about it. When four powerful and ancient beasts are placed in the same cage, what does it mean for the one that survives? If the change in the Huai River this time is not man-made, then, is there still the last power of the gods in the world left on that ancient land?"
"Your family is good at alchemy and plastic magic, and has a lot of wealth. I have always admired it very much."
"So are you ready to fight the last and oldest gods?"
The entire Tower of London fell into silence.
...............
Longhu Mountain·Tianshi Mansion.
Zhang Ruosu put the phone on the table and leaned back about half a meter.
Covering her ears.
An old and deep voice came from inside, with an angry tone: "Tianshi, is this what you call safe and harmless?! Now the whole world is watching us, do you know how much pressure we are under?! Do you know how troublesome the aftermath work will be if the river channel changes for hundreds of kilometers?!"
"And there are public opinions on the Internet, which can't be deleted!"
"If this continues, how bad the consequences will be, Zhang Ruosu, do you know?!"
The angry voice from the contemporary military commander.
The Taoist priest behind Zhang Ruosu was under great pressure, and his back was soaked with sweat.
Zhang Ruosu held the tea, sighed, and said helplessly:
"That's enough, stop it, who are you playing the bad guy for?"
"The sound of snickering has never stopped."
The voice on the other side paused.
Falling into a strange embarrassment.
Zhang Ruosu said: "Overall, it should be a good thing. At least it should make the current cultivation world quiet for a while, and gradually popularize the cultivation system."
A deep voice said: "But Sakurajima and Goryeo are the first to be affected. Their gods..."
Zhang Ruosu lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Just a mere earth god."
"The Lord of Huaishui is a god of the gods. The so-called great god of Sakurajima is just a earth god attached to the emperor's national destiny. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor has always existed and did not abolish them even during the shogunate? As for Goryeo, in their mythology, the main god Dangun did come from five thousand years ago and was a god of the gods."
The old man on the other side of the phone frowned: "Isn't that..."
"But it's just a self-proclaimed one."
Zhang Ruosu interrupted the old voice and said: "The so-called Lord Dangun was recorded in the classics of the Southern Song Dynasty, called "Samguk Yusa", or it should be the part of "Book of Wei" in it, and that Dangun was named Wang Jian."
The voice of the general who guards the country on the opposite side paused, and seemed to be stunned for a moment.
"Wang Jian?"
"Yes, Wang Jian, the immortal from Pyongyang. According to our name, he should be called the Pyongyang Qigong Master."
"The surname Wang originated in the late Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and it was recorded in the missing Wei Shu. It was probably during the chaos of the Three Kingdoms that the Qigong Master chose to practice in a place far away from Shenzhou. Although he did not achieve the right result, he was worshipped as the master of a country's pantheon. It was a coincidence."
The general was stunned and suddenly laughed:
"It's really their style."
Zhang Ruosu said: "In addition, the Koreans on the land of Goryeo are no longer the ancient Goryeo residents. Their own pantheon is Shamanism and the like worship ancestors, but there is no need to be vigilant. "
"No, oh, it means that ancient shamanism will not bless the Koreans who now occupy their land."
"No..."
Zhang Ruosu replied: "Because in ancient times, Confucian and Taoist monks from Shenzhou set foot in Goryeo."
"Under the influence of the two schools of thought, the ancient mythology system of that land has declined for too long, and another small part was recognized by the three sects of Confucianism, Taoism and Zen and recorded, so their original mythology can no longer be revived."
The general was a little puzzled.
Zhang Ruosu said: "Similar things have been done by my ancestors in Longhu Mountain."
The general was silent for a while, and said slowly:
"Chopping down mountains and destroying temples..."
Zhang Ruosu looked calm.
"Abolish the obscene worship."
The two were silent for a while, and the general changed the subject, saying: "Speaking of which, the Three Kingdoms conflict was also something that happened after the end of the Age of Gods, but why didn't Wu and Ji Han record similar things? Whether it is the original myth of Sakurajima or Goryeo, they are all in Wei Shu."
Zhang Ruosu said: "Yes, Zhuge Liang once conquered the area of Nanzhong."
"And the other reason is probably that compared with Sun Quan and Liu Bei, Wei Wu is different after all. Sun Quan is a descendant of Sun Wu and a military strategist. Liu Bei is an orthodox royal family. His ancestor slew a dragon and rose to power. Compared with these two, Wei Wu once held a special position to arrest strange and chaotic gods, so Wei Shu would unconsciously pay attention to these."
"Crouching Tiger?!"
"Exactly."
............
Wei Yuan landed from Luojiang River beside Quan City.
It was clearly morning, but there were surprisingly few people on the street. Even if there were pedestrians, they were holding their phones and refreshing and typing frantically, with excitement on their faces. What happened in Huaishui today was like a bombshell, and both the surface world and the world behind it were directly detonated.
Wei Yuan took out his phone and scanned the code for a shared bike.
He rode back slowly.
There were still a few fish in a plastic bag.
I just caught them when I finished my eastern tour. They were very fresh.
When riding back to the museum, a neighbor on the old street came out to buy vegetables. When she saw Wei Yuan, she greeted him enthusiastically. It was the neighbor who had reminded him that the museum might not be clean when he first came to the museum. She smiled and said, "It's Xiao Wei, so early."
Wei Yuan stopped the shared bicycle and said politely, "Yes, you are early too, are you going to buy vegetables?"
The neighbor looked unhappy and muttered:
"Yes, those two guys are using this mobile phone today, their eyes are almost glued to it, can't I go? I say you young people, stay away from those electronic products, and don't surf the Internet all the time. No matter how big the matter is, it has nothing to do with us, right? Living a good life is important, right?"
"That's what you said."
"Alas , it's rare that you agree with me, it would be nice if my kid is like you. "
"Hey, Xiao Wei, your fish is a bit fresh, where did you buy it?"
Wei Yuan explained: "I went to help a friend solve a small problem, and I took it from him."
He saw the look in the aunt's eyes, smiled and grabbed a fish, and said: "If you want to look at it, just take it. There is no need to be too polite between neighbors."
"Ah, how can I be so embarrassed..."
"A fish is not worth much."
Wei Yuan talked for a while, and the neighbor aunt took it, and then gave Wei Yuan most of the vegetables she bought, and then left with satisfaction. Wei Yuan parked the shared bicycle and found that his monthly card had expired. He spent several dollars directly after a while, and felt a little distressed. After thinking about it, he opened a three-month monthly card with the coupon.
Then he took out the key to open the door.
Put the happy water sent by the neighbor in the refrigerator and started to process the fish.
Although he no longer had the power of the Huai River, he still had some power to control water.
It's still okay to do some simple things.
The water ghost lay dead, sucking Coke as usual, the Qi family army soldier soul took out the black iron scissors and slapped them a few times, carefully trimmed the soul-nourishing wood, the red embroidered shoes danced on the wooden box, the black cat came back from the window, stretched, and saw Wei Yuan cooking fish, his eyes lit up.
"Where did you go?"
"Just saw a friend, talked about the past, and helped a little."
"Oh..."
The black cat didn't think much about it, looking at the fish.
Wei Yuan said: "Braised or steamed?"
The cat said: "I want to eat raw."
"Rejected."
"Tsk."
Sending the black cat to watch the fire, Wei Yuan wiped his palms and began to clean up some things.
............
On Longhu Mountain.
Zhang Ruosu talked with the general on the other end of the phone for a while, and finally ended.
The Taoist behind Zhang Ruosu sighed:
"As expected of the master, your Taoist friend was able to change the course of the Huai River. Such a big commotion scared the disciples out of their wits."
Zhang Ruosu said: "Did anyone get hurt?"
The Taoist shook his head.
Zhang Ruosu said: "Did it harm Shenzhou?"
The Taoist shook his head again.
Zhang Ruosu smiled and said, "Why panic?"
The old Taoist priest closed his eyes, his white beard drooping, so the Taoist priest retreated in a willing manner. After a while, the old Taoist priest slightly opened his left eye, took a look, and saw that all his disciples and grandchildren had left. Then he let out a long breath, covered his heart with his right hand and gasped, and a few messy hairs burst out of his Taoist bun.
He almost lost face in front of the younger generation.
Scared to death!
The old Taoist priest took out his mobile phone, found the man, and pressed his fingers frantically.
Wei Yuan saw new news in his hand.
A cat slammed the table angrily, causing all kinds of things on the table to jump twice.
"Is that what you said, a little noise?!!"
Wei Yuan was stunned, and then felt a little sorry for the netizen. He casually put half of the ancient mask on the table, wiped his hands, and replied: "I didn't know it would be so big."
"Isn't the man wearing the mask your friend? How could you not know?"
Wei Yuan said: "You say he is a friend, but in fact I have not even communicated with him face to face."
"Did it cause any big trouble?"
Zhang Ruosu said: "That's not the case..."
Wei Yuan smiled and replied: "It's good that there is no."
The black cats over there began to cry, and the air could smell a very fragrant fish. Wei Yuan casually put down the things in his hands, put the jade dragon on the counter, and covered it with glass. The storm outside gradually became stronger and the impact gradually expanded, but this place was still calm.
The world is huge, and no one cares about such a small museum.
The sound of knocking on the door sounded. It was the son of the aunt just now, who brought a plate of dumplings.
He gave a thumbs up and smiled, "This dumpling with vinegar and pepper is absolutely amazing."
Took out his mobile phone and checked the news, and said, "Master Wei, didn't you watch the news today? You still have time to buy vegetables. My mother has been talking to me for a while..."
Wei Yuan shook his head and said, "I didn't watch it."
The young man said with regret that he couldn't communicate his views with others, "What a pity."
He encouraged him again, "Master Wei, you must read the news carefully, otherwise you will be out of date."
"This is a big deal!"
"Yeah, okay."
Wei Yuan nodded and agreed, and then when the young man left, he kept seeing him off before coming back.
Close the door when he came back.
In the crisp sound of the bell, he casually put the written paper on the wooden cabinet.
There was a line of text on it.
Museum Collection·Jade Dragon Pendant
Gifted by the Queen Mother of the West, obtained by the King of Zhou, made by Gou Jian in the Spring and Autumn Period, and worn by the Qin Shihuang Emperor.
Once the evil god of Huaijiang, it was a pity that it was a Kunlun gem, made by the overlord and worn by Zulong. It practiced beside Gengchen, but did not correct the way, fell into the side door, and finally its soul flew away, the jade spirit was broken, and only the jade shape remained.
It was a pity.
Wei Yuan picked up a marker and wrote a string of numbers, 002.
It was sealed together with the mask.