Just when Wu Liang was thinking this.

Zuo Ci had already taken out a turtle shell from his body.

However, unlike what people in later generations thought of turtle shells as a means of divination, Zuo Ci's turtle shell was not used to hold copper coins, and there was no operation of placing copper coins in it while shaking it while chanting something.

He only took out a turtle shell, and then borrowed a lighted torch from a soldier.

Then he placed the turtle shell on the flames of the torch and roasted it, then lay aside quietly and listened.

"What is he doing?"

"Who knows..."

"Didn't he just say he wanted to do divination?"

"Maybe this is divination?"

"It's different from what I've seen..."

"..."

Some soldiers couldn't help but whisper when they saw Zuo Ci's actions.

Most of them are idiots who can't even write their own names, and their knowledge and experience are very limited. Most importantly, the divination methods they usually see in the villages are far different from those of the divination methods used by the swashbuckling gods and goddesses in the villages.

.

"Shut up!"

Hearing the voices of many soldiers talking in low voices, Yan Lu immediately glanced over and warned in a deep voice, "From now until Master Zuo's divination ends, if anyone dares to make any more noise, even a cough, he will be dismissed."

Blame me for being so cruel!"

"..."

The soldiers immediately shut their mouths. No one dared to touch Yan Lu's brow at this time, unless he didn't want to die.

However, Wu Liang saw this scene.

But I feel more and more that Zuo Ci should have mastered some real skills by now.

Although he did not understand the essence of divination, he had seen a divination technique very similar to Zuo Ci's behavior in the "Book of Changes" that was passed down to later generations. This technique was called "tortoise shell divination".

This is an ancient divination technique.

When the tortoise shell is burned by the flames, it will continuously make a crisp "crackling" sound. This sound is just a noise to ordinary people, but to shamans who master the art of divination, it is transmitted by the way of heaven.

The sounds of nature contain endless secrets.

In addition, together with the "crackling" sound, there are cracks burned by the flames on the tortoise shell. These cracks are also full of infinite mystery in the eyes of shamans who master the art of divination.

And if you understand the meaning of "sound" and "form" and combine the two to interpret them, you can understand the future and discover the secrets of heaven.

Therefore, Zuo Ci's behavior may seem a bit strange to ordinary people, but it is extremely orthodox.

At least as far as Wu Liang knows, divination activities in the Shang Dynasty and before were all in the form of "tortoise shell divination".

The "oracle bone inscriptions" discovered by later generations were also used to record divination and sacrificial activities. Although the archaeological community later changed the full name of this type of writing to "tortoise shell and animal bone inscriptions", at the beginning it was actually

According to the purpose of these words, they are collectively called "divination words" or "divination words".

in addition.

In addition to Zuo Ci, Yan Lu obviously also knew something about this.

That's why he warned the soldiers not to make any noise, in order to prevent them from disturbing Zuo Ci's listening to the "divination sound" of the tortoise shell, thereby affecting the final result of the divination.

However, this does not mean that Zuo Ci will not lie about the results of divination.

After all, he still has to interpret the results of divination in the end. People have two skins. Even if Zuo Ci really knows how to "spark divination", he can still use his personal will to deceive everyone and make things develop in the direction he wants.

…

This process lasts about as long as one stick of incense.

Zuo Ci stood up and held the tortoise shell with many cracks in his hands and looked at it for a long time. Then he suddenly showed joy and said to Yan Lu: "Mr. Yan, the hexagram indicates the last auspiciousness.

It means that Mr. Yan will definitely encounter some twists and turns on his trip, but as long as Mr. Yan can stick to his point of view and overcome all difficulties, his wishes will finally come true."

"..."

After hearing Zuo Ci's conclusion, Wu Liang couldn't help but look at Zuo Ci one more time.

This is the most versatile saying. If the subsequent actions do not go smoothly, it can be matched with the hexagram. And through these words, a piece of pie has been hung on the unknown road ahead, which can increase the number invisibly.

Yan Lu's confidence allowed him to persevere in the face of adversity. Even until the moment he died, he always believed that he only needed to persevere a little longer to achieve his dreams.

So this is undoubtedly the most clever lie.

The effect is definitely much better than the so-called "Shang Shang Ji". No matter what happens in the future, Yan Lu will not blame Zuo Ci and will not easily doubt the hexagram Zuo Ci sees.

If he hadn't received Zhen Mi's warning in advance and already knew the true situation, Wu Liang would have almost believed it.

"Master Zuo, can you please explain the 'divination sound' I heard just now, point out to me what the hexagrams on the tortoise shell represent, and also teach me how to appreciate the wonderfulness of this 'tortoise shell divination'."

Yan Lu was also a cautious person. After hearing what Zuo Ci said, he did not immediately express his position, but instead made a new request with a smile.

"Of course you can."

Zuo Ci nodded slightly, and then said seriously, "The 'divination sound' just now was slow and fast at times. The fastest part was like a torrential downpour and the wind was tight, indicating that this trip may encounter some dangers, but the slowest part was delicate.

As gentle as water falling on the eaves after rain

The sound of the sound happened to be the slowest part until the end, which indicated that the situation would slow down after the rain and the sky cleared up. At that time, I already had some confidence in my heart, but I still dare not draw a conclusion easily before seeing the "divination".

Until I saw this..."

Speaking of this, Zuo Ci brought the burned turtle shell to Yan Lu's eyes, pointed to a crack on it and said, "Mr. Yan, please look here. Several cracks on the left here vaguely form a 'sign'

The cracks on the right side vaguely formed the word 'gan', but under the word 'gan', there was a vague word 'ji'. Yan Gong connected these cracks together and regarded them as one word.

, maybe you can figure out what kind of word this is?"

"What kind of word can this be?"

After hearing Zuo Ci's words, Wu Liang subconsciously moved closer to see what the shapes of the cracks Zuo Ci pointed out were, because just by describing them, he couldn't connect these three words together.

into one word.

After all, he couldn't even figure out what the three words Zuo Ci pointed out were just through pronunciation.

However, Yan Lu narrowed his eyes slightly, and even deliberately took a step back. After staring at the tortoise shell for a long time, he pronounced an unconfident pronunciation: "Isn't it the word qi (second tone) that Master Zuo said?"

"qi?"

Wu Liang was even more confused, still not guessing what the word was.

Fortunately, the soldiers around him were eagerly listening to Zuo Ci's explanation. Although most of them were illiterate, it did not affect their curiosity, so no one came to stop him.

Finally, Wu Liang got behind Yan Lu and stretched his neck to look carefully at the location Zuo Ci was pointing to.

Zuo Ci also glanced at him, but didn't say anything.

finally.

After Wu Liang saw these cracks, he quickly connected them. Through Zuo Ci's prompts and Yan Lu's unconfident pronunciation, he finally understood which "qi" character Yan Lu was talking about.

Already.

Qi.

It is this character, with a "shi" on the left, a "gan" on the right, and a "ji" below. The character "Qi" in the pre-Qin period was written exactly like this, and even the popular Xiaozhuan script in the Han Dynasty was like this. Specifically, this "

No one can tell clearly when the word "Qi" first originated.

And the word "Qi" is indeed a word with a good meaning. It has the meaning of auspiciousness and happiness since ancient times.

only……

In fact, whether it is the word "shi", the word "gan", or the word "ji", they are all very irregular, and even the word "gan" is upside down. If Zuo Ci hadn't been the first to remind him, most people would

I'm afraid it's difficult to connect these three characters together. Even the positions of these three characters are slightly different. Therefore, in Wu Liang's opinion, it is somewhat pointless to form them into the character "Qi".

Far-fetched, forced interpretation.

"Sure enough, Mr. Yan is very knowledgeable. It's exactly the word 'Qi'!"

Zuo Ci immediately affirmed Yan Lu's answer, nodded and said, "It was after seeing this word that I dared to be completely sure that the essence of this hexagram is an auspicious image, and I dared to be so sure in front of Mr. Yan."

"Um……"

After listening to Zuo Ci's words, Yan Lu frowned slightly, as if he was carefully weighing the pros and cons.

Zuo Ci did not interrupt, but stood silently aside, waiting for Yan Lu to make the final decision.

Wu Liang glanced at Zuo Ci secretly.

At this moment, he was even more sure that this guy was well prepared...

…

After a while.

"keep going!"
To be continued...