Origin

The blackening of the elixir is naturally caused by the corrosion of the potion. It is ruined, finished, useless and gone.

At this moment, Wu Zhongyuan was confused. He racked his brains and exhausted his mind, but finally failed. How could the feeling at this time be described by a word of regret.

Before that, Wang Xinran and others were also nervously waiting for the results. When they saw that the mechanism was triggered and the elixir changed color, they knew that the deduction had failed and the elixir was destroyed. In addition to regrets, they were more worried. They were worried that Wu Zhongyuan would not be able to withstand such a blow, and worried that he Next, the bullfight will be angry and furious.

Wang Xinran wanted to come over to comfort him, but he didn't dare to step forward. Wu Zhongyuan was now like a volcano with pressure accumulated to the limit. Any external factors might accelerate its eruption.

The silence in the stone chamber was so depressing that it made people panic, and it was so dull that it made people feel choked.

Tens of seconds later, Wu Zhongyuan turned around and left the stone platform, walked to the wall and sat down against it, sighing deeply, "Fuck."

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan only said "fuck" without adding prefixes or suffixes, the three of them were relieved. This showed that although Wu Zhongyuan was very frustrated, he did not lose control of his anger.

Wang Xinran walked over cautiously and half-crouched to comfort him, "It's my fault. If I hadn't made any unnecessary mistakes and asked the headquarters for help, you wouldn't have been misled."

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "Your starting point is good. I can't deny the objective fact that you want to help me just because I didn't get the pill."

Seeing what Wu Zhongyuan said, Wang Xinran became more and more worried. Wu Zhongyuan should not have said such calm words at this time. This was the result of his forced restraint.

"A bunch of drunkards and ricebags." Wang Xinran scolded.

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "You can't say that. I made the decision myself. I can't blame them. Their answer is probably correct, but we have overlooked a very important point, that is, it is up to Zuo Ci to decide whether the answer is correct or not. After all, what he says is right is right, and what is wrong is right. What he says is wrong is wrong, and what is wrong is also wrong.”

"You still lack self-confidence," Wang Xinran said, "If you had insisted on your idea, you would have gotten the elixir by now."

"If I choose White Tiger, will you think that I have unhealthy outlook on life and a dark mind?" Wu Zhongyuan smiled bitterly.

Wang Xinran didn't answer. After a few seconds, he suddenly realized, "Those experts and scholars probably have the same idea as you. They just don't dare to tell the truth because they are worried about being attacked and criticized."

Wu Zhongyuan tilted his head and looked at her.

Wang Xinran said again,

"Their opinions are better rather than the best, which shows that they know that human nature has an evil side. The reason why they dare not tell the truth is because they are worried that if they tell the truth, they will be regarded as having incorrect views."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded, "Yes, it takes courage to question mainstream perceptions. In fact, the worse evil in human nature is not vicious and sinister evil, but a primitive instinct to ensure one's survival."

Wang Xinran looked puzzled.

"If you were chased by a tiger with a stranger, would you run faster or slower?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

"I understand what you mean." Wang Xinran nodded.

"People must eat to live. If you eat pork, you will die. If you eat steamed buns and wheat, you will die. If you eat them, you are evil, but this kind of evil is understandable, because if you don't eat, you will die." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"If you had understood this earlier, you would have gotten the elixir." Wang Xinran sighed.

"I have understood this truth for a long time, but I am not sure whether it is correct." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"It's really a pity." Wang Xinran looked at the glazed water tank in the distance. The water in the water tank was not only poisonous, but also probably corrosive. At this time, the elixir had completely melted.

"That thing wasn't mine in the first place. I got it because I was lucky, and it's only natural that I didn't get it." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"If you can think clearly, I feel relieved." Wang Xinran said.

"I can't fucking think about it," Wu Zhongyuan smiled bitterly, "Didn't you notice that I've been comforting myself?"

"Hahaha," Wang Xinran smiled and pushed Wu Zhongyuan, "Okay, okay, don't be angry. What you lose is what you gain. The rewards in the next few stone chambers should be better than the ones here. Work harder. Son, get those."

"If you lose something in the east, you will find a mulberry tree in it" is a comforting saying," Wu Zhongyuan said with a smile. "It is possible that if you lose something in the east, you will not be able to catch the mulberry tree."

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan's mood had stabilized, Zhang Shukai and Lu Jiahui dared to come over and say a few words of persuasion and comfort. What Lu Jiahui said was still the same, but Zhang Shukai was not good at words and would just not listen to what they said. He kept saying it over and over again. Wang Xinran and Lu Jiahui looked at him directly.

Zhang Shukai knew that the two of them were looking at him, but he didn't know why he was looking at him. He looked stunned and said, "Why am I wrong?"

"You're right," Wu Zhongyuan took over the conversation, "Every time you learn something, you gain wisdom. From now on, as long as I am convinced that my ideas are correct, I will not listen to anyone's opinions. I have figured it out. I will bring the blame and reap the consequences." It’s not terrible, at least it’s not unjust. What’s unjust is having to bear the consequences of other people’s mistakes.”

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran sighed. Before this, Wu Zhongyuan did not complain that the experts and scholars invited by the headquarters had misled him, but his lack of words did not mean that he did not think so in his heart. He was still somewhat resentful.

"Are you tired or not? If you're not tired, go ahead." Wang Xinran said.

"Don't worry, wait a minute," Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand, then looked at Lu Jiahui, "What are the carvings on those stone statues outside?"

Since Lu Jiahui was good at underwater archeology, she naturally had an underwater camera. When Wu Zhongyuan asked, she took out her camera and showed him the photos she had taken.

The first photo is of a middle-aged man picking his nose.

Wu Zhongyuan was watching, and Lu Jiahui acted as commentator from the side, "This man wears a nine-pointed crown and is dressed luxuriously. Look at the hilt of the sword. It has the word Yitian engraved on it. According to historical records, the Yitian sword is Cao Cao's own sword. This man should be It is undoubtedly Cao Cao."

"Didn't Master Miejie take away the Yitian Sword?" Wu Zhongyuan joked.

Lu Jiahui knew that Wu Zhongyuan was joking, so she ignored him and continued, "The body movements of the statue are very vulgar. This may be because Cao Cao wanted to kill Zuo Ci before his death, and Zuo Ci held a grudge and deliberately vilified him."

"It may be that he once saw Cao Cao picking his nose with his own eyes." Wu Zhongyuan turned to the second picture, which showed Zhuge Liang in a wheelchair eating grilled fish. Although Zhuge Liang on the statue was holding the fish, he did not eat it, but was thinking about the problem. .

Lu Jiahui said from the side, "The fish in the statue's hand has a wide tail fin, a long body and a small head. It is probably a painted carp. This kind of fish is only found near Qishan Mountain. This scene should be a scene from Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. "

After listening to Lu Jiahui's talk, Wu Zhongyuan's biggest feeling is that not all experts are just doing it for a living. Experts like Lu Jiahui still have real talents and learning.

The third statue is of a concubine coming out of court. Lu Jiahui said, "The woman on the statue is wearing a phoenix crown, but this phoenix crown is different from the queen's phoenix crown. One phoenix feather is missing, so we can confirm that she is a concubine." For a woman in the harem, if you look at the shape of her clothes and ribbons, they should be made of silk, from which we can infer that she is a concubine from the south of the Yangtze River."

"Do you know who she is?" Wu Zhongyuan asked casually.

"The woman on the statue has big breasts, which is more consistent with the image of Sun Quan's favorite concubine Bu Lianshi in history." Lu Jiahui was a little embarrassed.

Wu Zhongyuan turned to the fourth picture again. This statue was of a burly man with a beard. He was very strong and muscular. His body was covered with tendons. In today's terms, he was a muscular man.

The reason why we know that this person is covered in tendons is because he has no clothes on, his waist is sideways, his eyes are closed, he is taking a bath with a loofah in his right hand, his mouth is pouted, and he is probably whistling. .

"Maybe it's Zhang Fei, the famous general of Shu." Lu Jiahui was a little embarrassed.

Wu Zhongyuan smiled and enlarged the photo. What he enlarged was part of the sculpture. He didn't know whether it was Zuo Ci who deliberately ruined the photo, or whether Zhang Fei's breasts were not big at all. Anyway, the breasts on the sculpture were not that big.

Seeing Wu Zhongyuan's weird smile, Wang Xinran came over curiously to take a look. He couldn't stop laughing at the sight. He grabbed the camera from Wu Zhongyuan's hand and looked back.

The sixth statue is of a man with a mustache and a donkey's head beside his ear. The donkey is braying with his mouth open, and the man is listening with his eyes closed.

"This person should be Wang Can, right?" Wu Zhongyuan looked at Lu Jiahui.

Lu Jiahui nodded.

Wu Zhongyuan and Lu Jiahui majored in archeology, but Wang Xinran did not. They looked at Lu Jiahui in confusion, and Lu Jiahui explained, "Wang Can is Cao Cao's counselor. According to historical records, this person has a quirk and likes to listen to donkeys braying."

Wang Xinran smiled and flipped through another page. The statue was of an old man with white beard and hair, wearing armor. But at this time, the man's trousers were down to his ankles, and he was lowering his head to wrap strips of cloth around his crotch and waist. Son.

"What is he doing?" Wang Xinran asked.

"Maybe he is wrapping the wound," Lu Jiahui said. "The armor this person is wearing is the regulation of the Shu general. He should be the veteran Huang Zhong."

Wu Zhongyuan said, "It shouldn't be about wrapping the wound. You can see that the statue doesn't have an expression of pain, but a look of helplessness. Could it be that he is old, has prostate problems, and can't hold back his urine?"

Although the three of them were laughing, they all felt that Wu Zhongyuan's guess was reasonable.

The next few pictures showed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who was sallow and skinny, gnawing on a meatless beef leg bone in embarrassment.

Guan Yu was sleeping on the bed, and a hand holding a knife was scraping his bones to cure the poison.

There is a maid wearing a servant's clothes carrying a plate. The stone statue itself has no color, but judging from the maid's facial features and hair, she is probably a black man.

Lu Bu wielding Fang Tian's painted halberd is relatively normal. Lu Bu is indeed very handsome. The expression of the stone statue is relatively calm. He should be practicing martial arts rather than fighting.

The last one is an ugly woman, actually not very ugly, but not good-looking anyway. This person is doing carpentry work. Wu Zhongyuan and Lu Jiahui both suspect that this person is Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying.

It is not difficult to find out from these twelve statues that Zuo Ci was very curious. When he heard about people or things that interested him, he would go over to see what happened.

There were rumors in the market that Emperor Xian of Han had been mistreated by Cao Cao, so he would run over to see if that was the case.

I heard that Wang Can likes to listen to donkeys braying, so he would go there to see if it was true.

Hearing that Bu Lianshi was a beautiful country, he couldn't help but curious to find out. In fact, his motives were very simple. He didn't mean to see others out of favor, but happened to meet him. It should be the same for other people. In this case, when he went to see Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei happened to be taking a shower.

"This man is really an old naughty boy." Wang Xinran said.

"He is indeed an old naughty boy, but he is also a detached bystander," Wu Zhongyuan said. "This person is likely to know spells, at least invisibility spells. These people do not know that he is observing in the dark."

Wang Xinran nodded and returned the camera to Lu Jiahui.

Wu Zhongyuan stood up and said, "Let's go to the next stone room."