Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 78
Suiren's, the surname of Feng, is named after Feng.

This kind of address was very common in the era at the end of ancient times. At that time, there was no written language, no systematic language, and many meanings had to be communicated by gestures. It was extremely difficult to have a code name of one's own.

Many people don't even have nicknames.

Even survival is a luxury, so what's the point of having a name?
"Feng, why do you think that you have to travel alone to find a fire source that you can control?"

The host Lin Feng, wearing the same old and simple clothes, walked with the ancient Suiren family.

"I heard from Shi that one year, flames spewed out from the mountain, and a large area of ​​fire, like water, burned half of the world."

"I heard Huai say that there is a bird in the east that holds fire branches in its mouth and can bring fire to people."

"I also heard He said that there is a running beast with flames all over its body. Wherever it passes, the surroundings will be burned with fire."

"I also heard that there is a wise man living by the water, and he has the ability to control fire."

"I've only heard of it, I've never seen it."

"I want to go far away to find the true meaning of fire, and come back to help my relatives in the future."

……

No one knows whether what he said is true or not.

Lin Feng asked curiously, "Feng, ambition is rampant along the way, aren't you afraid by yourself?"

Feng stood there with a sad expression and said, "I'm afraid of wild animals, and even more afraid of my relatives dying in the dark."

Just this sentence.

In this prehistoric age.

He is a veritable wise man.

Lin Feng asked curiously, "Feng, other people, do they believe you?"

He doesn't speak a modern language.

As if the natives were speaking, they couldn't articulate their words clearly, like the second idiot at the entrance of the village, and their expressions were exaggerated.

Youth Feng walked in front and replied, "I don't believe it, they said that there are terrible beasts everywhere, if you go out, you will definitely not be able to go back alive."

Lin Feng asked again, "Since it's so dangerous, why are you so persistent?"

Youth Feng replied, "Living in this world is difficult, very difficult, but I know that we are different from beasts, we have thoughts, and we can use and create simple utensils, as long as we can control something, after making changes, I'm sure we won't die that many people..."

Very quaint idea.

people.

Not a beast.

Because we have ideas and dare to take that step, there are thousands of possibilities.

Lin Feng said with emotion, "Feng, you are a pioneer."

at this time.

The wind stopped suddenly, and he looked towards the Youyou forest on the left, his expression changed suddenly, "It's the hairy orangutan king, run quickly..."

In the next second, the wind picked up Lin Feng and started running in a panic.

Lin Feng was stupefied and fucked the gorilla king?What is that?
But he soon realized that in the dense and dark forest, the ground shook, and a black gorilla came out.

Good guy.

It can have a huge body size of [-] meters.

Stand there.

His eyes glowed faintly, just like a legendary fighting holy demon.

The orangutan king growled ferociously.

Appears to be defending its territory.

Facing such a ferocious creature as black as iron, Lin Feng couldn't think of any way to deal with it except to run.

Tens of meters away, the two rushed to a rocky cliff, not deep, but the slope was very steep.

"Walk……"

Feng took the lead and quickly climbed down. Lin Feng could only bite the bullet and keep up, and fled together.

The orangutan king was too big and not agile enough, so he didn't continue to chase him down.

Look up.

This "fighting holy demon" is really huge, its torso is comparable to the size of a thick vat, and its waving arms are like pouring molten iron. When it collides, it makes a terrible dull sound. If it gets close to it, it may be torn to pieces in an instant.

When he reached the flat ground below, Lin Feng was so tired that he was out of breath.

Feng was very excited, he pointed to the distance:

"Lin, look, there is smoke in the mountains over there, and there may be flowing fire there."

A calm and wide river blocked their way.

under the river.

There seemed to be long black shadows wandering.

Lin Feng said in amazement, "Feng, is this a crocodile in the water?"

"Crocodile?"

Feng said thoughtfully, "The name is very nice. From now on, it will be the name of the crocodile."

A jaw-dropping scene appeared, Feng, began to prepare, and actually wanted to swim directly across the river.

With a bitter face, Lin Feng said to himself, "Is there a bridge near here?"

"Oh!"

The river suddenly churned, and when the waves splashed, it was not a giant crocodile that came ashore with a bloody mouth.

It turned out to be an unknown black fish.

Absolutely weighing more than 100 catties, the exotic fish looked more ferocious than a giant crocodile, and it bit Feng's head with a bite.

Feng seemed to have expected it long ago, and rolled sideways, avoiding the attack.

"Lin, kill it!"

The fish that came ashore were no different from the dogs in the water, they could only be beaten by Fatty, wielding the wooden stick, and the black fish died quickly.

"Eating meat!"

Feng was very happy, he ripped open the snakehead fish, and it took a lot of effort to tear off two pieces of blood-stained fish meat. After a "breakfast" of raw hair and blood, Feng smiled and gnawed on the blood and flesh.

Lin Feng had eaten sashimi before, but he had never seen such a vigorous way of eating.

He can only say that he has eaten.

The wind brought another piece of meat and started wading across the river. After landing on the shore, Lin Feng suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky in the distance.

A big black and green bird hovered in the air. The bird of prey spread its wings and definitely exceeded ten meters.

It swooped down and occupied the black fish's body.

"Hey..."

The smell of blood attracted a group of predators, not wolves, tigers and leopards, they made a sound like a baby crying.

Each head is more than one meter high, covered with many red lines, like a group of water monkeys entangled in resentment.

It looks like an otter.

But there is a big difference, a completely unfamiliar beast in the water.

Feng explained, "There are not tattoos on their bodies, but bleeding wounds, traces left by battle."

"They're born fighting lunatics."

"For food, they dare to fight to the death with any huge creature, and they will never give up until they die."

"My relatives were dragged into the water and killed by them when they were drinking water. They are too strong, and once they fall into the water, they cannot survive."

Lin Feng, "..."

The audience who watched the show were also dumbfounded.

"This prehistoric world is too crazy, right?"

"A cruel and unforgiving world."

"Our ancestors experienced hell-like dungeon difficulty before civilization opened!"

"At this time, people are not the protagonists of the world. They are very weak. In fact, they are similar to other antelopes, cattle and horses, and they are the targets of being killed."

"I don't want to believe it, but the result is like this."

"The historic change is that human beings control the fire, scare off the beasts, dispel the cold, and eat cooked food. Only with a huge energy supply can the brain run at a high speed and wisdom can continue to flow."

"Yes, when you have extra energy, you can build civilization."

"Suirenshi, the first great pioneer of China."

……

In the lens.

Two young men in simple clothes finally trek to the foot of the misty mountain after going through many dangers.

At the foot of the mountain, there are many small streams.

The water has a strange red amber color, and it looks like a bloody dragon is entrenched under the water.

It was flowing magma, flowing along the bottom of the water, and the violent high temperature caused burning white steam to rise from the surface of the water.

go all the way up.

Where the water is at its lowest, when the wind blows, blades of grass float over the hot lava, raising tiny flames.

"fire……"

Feng was very excited, as if this was what he was looking for.

Then he used the bark on his body to bring a small ball of lava ashore, and the bark immediately billowed black smoke and finally caught fire.

Feng tried many times without success, and could not bring the "magma" that could light a fire back to the place of residence.

Finally, he shook his head and said dejectedly, "Water and fire are uncontrollable, not the true meaning of fire that I'm looking for, Lin, we have to keep going."

Cross the foot of the mountain and enter another wild forest.

Birdsong is loud.

It seems to be the territory of some kind of alien raptor?

"Lin, there may be a sky bird with a fire in its mouth." The wind swept away the haze, and strode into the depths.

Lin Feng thought it was impossible.

But not long after, his cognition and worldview were completely overturned.

Was completely shocked by this prehistoric world.

why?
Because he really saw a Bifang bird.

What is Bifang?

Bi Fang is an omen of fire in ancient Chinese myths and legends. According to legend, it looks like a red-crowned crane, but it has only one leg, or only one wing. Its body is blue with red spots and its beak is white.

It is said that Bi Fang's appearance heralds a great fire.

According to legend, when the Yellow Emperor gathered ghosts and gods in Mount Tai, he rode on a chariot pulled by a dragon, and Bi Fang waited beside the chariot.

Later, Bi Fang was called the servant of Vulcan.

"Bi Fang, it's not a myth, it really exists..." Lin Feng looked up, his eyes were fixed on the crown of the tree above me, looking at the legendary ominous bird, his whole body was petrified.

(End of this chapter)