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The Bronze Fish Mouth and the Bronze Fish Body together form a complete Bronze Fish, a key; this might just be a complete key.
For the moment, I have forgotten my current situation. What exactly is the so-called Ghostly Heavenly Palace? How many people are in pursuit of this so-called Ghostly Heavenly Palace?
Now I can be certain: my father is definitely one of them, and that False Hill is as well.
It seems I have also become one of them, following this path without deviation. From the first time I went down to the countryside as a educated youth, I obtained this Bronze Fish Mouth. It was then that I learned about the mysterious Ghost Tribe through Oracle Bone Script.
Later, several tombs I explored while Panning for Gold seemed to be related to the Ghost Tribe.
Yes, it feels like something has been guiding us toward this.
From my first trip to Shaanxi, to my second trip to Dujiangyan and third trip to Xing'an Ridge, these three different tombs seem to have an unbreakable causal relationship.
And this causal relationship likely refers to the Ghost Tribe.
“What are you daydreaming about? Let’s eat something first,” Fatty suggested.
However, I wasn’t in the mood. While eating, Fatty said seriously, “Comrades, the difficulties we face this time are unprecedented, so everyone needs to be prepared for a long battle.”
Fat Ma's words left everyone a bit stunned. While Niren and I were used to it, the other three looked somewhat stirred by his passionate tone.
I must say that in this regard, Fatty is quite skilled. Even if he can’t go down into the fields anymore due to lack of money, he could still become a high school teacher and ignite his students' passion.
After eating a little and experiencing a brief calm, we still had to face the dire situation ahead.
I shared what I knew with Fatty and Niren.
Although they appeared somewhat shocked, what surprised me most was Zhang Tong; she said she had some understanding of the situation. Yet she still looked troubled because it involved state secrets.
“It’s fine if you can’t say anything; we won’t press you,” I said.
Zhang Tong didn’t speak immediately. It seemed she was engaged in a fierce internal struggle before finally deciding to tell us. However, she stipulated that if we made it out alive, we couldn’t disclose this matter to anyone because it was classified as a top national secret.
We all nodded in agreement.
Zhang Tong said, "Before I continue, I want to mention something about the Terracotta Army in Xi'an. It hasn't been fully excavated yet. The official reason given is that archaeological technology is not mature enough, which is why it hasn't been opened to the public. However, internally, it is indeed classified as a top-secret."
Fat Ma immediately became interested when he heard about the Terracotta Army and asked, "So what kind of secrets are hidden inside?"
Zhang Tong's expression turned serious as she shook her head. "I don't know either. Many ancient emperors' tombs have recorded details in volumes, but not every member of an archaeological team knows everything. It's already quite rare to know a part of it."
At that time, the Japanese had offered technical support for excavating the Terracotta Army, on the condition that some of the findings would be shared with them. Of course, this was rejected by the authorities, so the excavation is still ongoing.
The reason for mentioning this was to set the stage for discussing the Ghostly Heavenly Palace, which has a similar nature to the Terracotta Army—both are buried with astonishing secrets.
Since my archaeological team had previously participated in the search for the Ghostly Heavenly Palace, I had seen records related to it.
The documents were marked as a national top-secret.
We did not interrupt Zhang Tong's narration and waited for her to continue.
She paused and said, "Actually, we came here to pursue this secret. For decades, we have never given up on this archaeological project. This pertains to an ancient ethnic group from the Huaxia Mythology period, and what is involved cannot be explained in just a few words."
"What exactly is recorded inside?"
This question captured all our attention; even Residual Anger and Huang Lin from the archaeological team seemed unaware.
"I have only seen part of the information myself."
"Go on," someone urged.
"The records state that the Ghost Tribe was a nation closely linked with the Xia Dynasty, aside from the Shang Dynasty as the legitimate dynasty. The Xia Dynasty was almost like a dynasty from China's mythical era; its development involved figures like Yao, Shun, and Da Yu from mythology. Eventually, Qi violated the principle of abdication and established a slave society, which was later destroyed by the Shang Dynasty."
Afterward, there was a group that continuously fought against the Shang Dynasty until they were defeated by Wu Ding in the later period of Shang. However, they never truly disappeared. They were known as the Ghost Tribe.
According to the records, the Ghost Tribe was a nomadic people; however, strangely enough, they seemed to have always been searching for a place to settle down.
"Isn't that quite normal? Who wouldn't want to live a stable life?" Fat Ma interrupted Zhang Tong.
Zhang Tong rolled his eyes at Fat Ma.
Fat Ma, realizing his mistake, said, "Please continue."
Zhang Tong resumed, "What's strange is this: they are looking for a place to settle down, and it seems they have specific requirements, one of which is to be close to Yao and Shun's Land. This is very important information."
However, they had not been successful. After being defeated by the Shang Dynasty in the final battle, they migrated. Yet many were unwilling to accept this fate, including a man named Wei Wu, who led his family back without waging war but instead gradually integrated into the Shang Dynasty.
After the fall of the Shang Dynasty, the Ghost Tribe, led by Wei Wu's family, slowly continued their legacy on this ancient land. Even today, descendants of this family still exist, though records of them have faded away.
"Why does the name Wei Wu sound familiar? I feel like I've seen it somewhere," someone said.
"You've really seen it?" Zhang Tong asked, his tone a bit excited.
"Wait a moment, let me think."
They all held their breath, waiting for my answer.
"I remember now! Fatty, do you recall our trip to Dujiangyan? I think that's where I saw it."
"Dujiangyan?" Zhang Tong asked in confusion.
"Yes."
"What were you doing in Dujiangyan?"
I was about to speak when Mud Man interrupted, "We went to Dujiangyan for tourism."
Both Fat Ma and I exchanged surprised glances at Mud Man.
Zhang Tong clearly found it hard to believe but chose not to press further.
"How did you recognize it as Wei Wu? As far as I know, the Ghost Tribe has its own unique script. Could it be...?"
"Yes, I can identify Ghostly Script," I replied before Zhang Tong could finish his question.
Zhang Tong was clearly taken aback by my words, and Residual Anger and Huang Lin were equally stunned.
"Brother Sun, you're truly impressive. In our archaeological team, there's only one person who knows this kind of script. There might not even be five people like that in all of China."
Zhang Tong seemed a bit dazed, and I didn't elaborate further because it seemed the clay figure needed us to conceal something. Although I had mentioned my knowledge of the script, there were still things the clay figure wanted to keep hidden that I was reluctant to disclose.
The conversation reached a pause.
"Please continue," I said to Zhang Tong.
Zhang Tong adjusted his emotions and said, "Later, the country dispatched over a dozen archaeological teams to pursue this secret. Our team is considered the weakest among them."
"However, it seems that we have stumbled upon the truth more closely than they have," Zhang Tong said with a somewhat distracted gaze, but we didn't pay much attention to it.
"Were your archaeological teams sent out all at once or over several decades?"
"It was the total number over several decades. However, some members of the archaeological teams have already lost contact, and in some cases, entire teams have gone missing. This situation is quite common. Nowadays, all this information has been brought back by Professor Sun."
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