“…”

After so many days of peace, the witch had never expected that Wu Liang would suddenly attack after just a few words, and for a moment he didn't know how to deal with it.

However, this time Wu Liang's attack was not unreasonable.

The Japanese came to the Han Dynasty's territory without saying hello and then asked for help from the Han emperor, but they still concealed some things. This was a crime of crossing the border and deceiving the emperor. One of the two crimes was casually taken out, which was enough to keep this so-called "Evil Horse and Taiwan Mission" in the Heavenly Kingdom forever.

"Miss Hu, my patience is limited."

Looking at the witch in front of him, Wu Liang's face gradually became gloomy.

"Taishi Wu forgives his crime!"

The witch Hu realized that the matter was extraordinary, so she finally bowed to Wu Liang under pressure and apologized, "We are indeed not considering this matter well. I hope Mr. Wu will not misunderstand. We do not have any malice."

"Tell me, what else have you hidden?"

Wu Liang said expressionlessly.

"After we entered the Han Dynasty, we went all the way to Qingzhou and visited Laoshan where Xu Jun from Qin went to sea."

"It's a pity that although I have been searching for Laoshan for many days, I have received some news about Xu Jun from Qin, but it is all news about Xu Jun from Qin, and no news has been found after his return. In addition, I took Qiong Gouyu almost all the corners of Laoshan, and Qiong Gouyu did not change, so I could only go to another place where Xu Jun from Qin, who might live after he returned, and continue to search."

"This place is Langya, the hometown of Xu Jun of Qin at that time."

"But in Langya, there is very little news about Xu Jun from Qin. We even asked all the local villagers, but we had never found a person related to him, just as Xu Jun from Qin had never lived in this place."

"This is not in common sense, but the more we do this, the more we suspect that Xu Jun of Qin lived in seclusion here, thinking that perhaps he used some special means to erase the memories of these villagers, or perhaps these villagers deliberately concealed some things, so that Xu Jun of Qin did not accept any disturbances from outsiders."

"So we stayed in Langya for a while, searching for the whereabouts of Xu Jun from Qin all day long."

"It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. We had eaten up all the remaining food and no one was willing to help us. If this continues, all of us will starve to death in the hometown of Xu Jun of Qin."

"I held Qiong Gouyu and prayed to Qin Zhixu Jun under the moonlight, hoping that he could hear my heart, just like when he went to Japan, he showed up to help us who were about to fall into a desperate situation."

"But Qin Zhijun did not respond to me."

"Some people starved to death during this process, some people used the excuse to go out to search for the whereabouts of Xu Jun of Qin, and some even cut off the flesh of their companions' bodies..."

"Doctor Qi Litong realized that the situation was gradually losing control. He executed some people who treated his companions as food, took out the edict given to him by Queen Himiyu when he left the country of Xiematai, and decided to take the rest of the people to ask for help from the Emperor of Han."

"You already know what's next. When we left Langya, we had more than 40 people left. When we saw His Majesty, we were only five people left..."

Speaking of this, the witch breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes were slightly red.

I don’t know whether I am remembering those dead companions or feeling sad about my own experience on this trip.

However, for everyone in the Japanese mission, this was definitely a tragic journey. Everyone who could reach Chenliu alive would have a shadow in their hearts.

"So what changes have happened to your Qiong Gouyu during Langya?"

Wu Liang asked with a frown.

"No."

The witch cried out.

"Since that's the case, why do you insist on going to Langya?"

Wu Liang continued to ask.

No useful news was found, and it was even better than when he was in Laoshan, Qiong Gouyu had no change... If there was no other reason, the witch Hu really didn't have the need to persist.

"Just as I said before, the more we have nothing, the more we feel suspicious we have. After all, this is the hometown of Xu Jun of Qin."

The witch Hu shook his head slightly and sighed weakly, "And we have checked all the historical books we can find and asked many people. The only places related to Qin Xu Jun were Laoshan and Langya. If we had not found traces of Qin Xu Jun, we would not know where to go..."

Hearing this, Wu Liang suddenly laughed, looked at the witch jokingly and shouted, "It's right that you can't find anything."

"What?"

The witch looked suspicious.

"I mean, there is no doubt at all. The Langya you went to is not Xu Fu's hometown at all. You can't find anything."

Wu Liang repeated with a smile.

"Impossible! All historical books that record Xu Jun of Qin mentioned Langya. Even the shrines also have records in this regard. How could it not be Xu Fu's hometown?"

The witch widened her eyes and said in confusion.

"Although Xu Fu's hometown is Langya, it is Langya established by Qi in the pre-Qin period. It is also called Langya in Qi, not the current Langya."

The next place Wu Liang was going to is this place, so naturally there was nothing to hide. He said directly, "Langya in Qi is not even in the current Langya County, but in Donghai County south of Langya County."

This is something that many Han dynasty people didn't know. After all, the Qin Dynasty has a history of hundreds of years, and the Han Dynasty experienced three dynasties, the Western Han Dynasty, the New Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. Many things changed in this process, especially during the Wang Mang's new policy, many prefectures and counties were re-divided, and even many Han dynasty people were confused.

Just like the "Le'an Kingdom" that Wu Liang had been to before, this county was originally called "An'an Kingdom". When Wang Mang was in the new policy, he forcibly reversed the two words in the place name of this place... There are countless examples of this, and many of the place names that were reversed were even used in later generations.

Because of the change of dynasties and the restructuring of rulers, the administrative areas of Langya County have long been re-divided.

So Xu Fu's hometown was divided from Langya County and became the administrative area of ​​Donghai County today.

As far as Wu Liang knows, later archaeologists have long determined that after many researches, the exact location of Xu Fu's hometown should be in the "Qu (Qu Ersheng) County" within the current Donghai County system. In later generations, it has long been renamed Lianyungang.

“…”

Hearing this explanation, the witch Hu suddenly fell into silence, with the expression on her face extremely complicated, as if she had just swallowed a fly.

"The next thing I want to take you to is Xu Fu's real hometown."

Wu Liang stretched out his finger and clicked on the map, and then said in a deep voice, "But before this, do you have anything to add? Don't continue to consume my trust in you. This will not benefit you and Japan."

“…”

The witch heard the fierce light in Wu Liang's eyes.

She dared not doubt, nor was she qualified to doubt. Now Qi Litong and herself are controlled by Wu Liang, and Wu Liang does not have to worry about anything they do, because behind them is a weak evil-ma Tai country. Even though the great man is a little too busy to take care of himself, it is definitely not something that a mere evil-ma Tai country can compete with.

To put it bluntly, even if Wu Liang killed them directly, it would never cause any diplomatic crisis, because the evil Tai Kingdom was not even qualified to condemn the Han Dynasty.

In a weak country, how can there be any diplomacy?

finally.

"I see……"

The witch Hu chose to compromise. She was not only worried about the safety of herself and Qi Litong, but also worried about the next exploration.

If Wu Liang no longer allows her to participate in the search for Xu Fu's whereabouts, then even if she comes in vain this time, no matter what she finds, it will have nothing to do with her and Japan.

"I understand some simple Yin-Yang techniques, which can divine and sacrifice, and sometimes I can communicate with the Earth-Binding Spirit, but it is not always useful, that's all."

The witch said seriously.

"Earth-bound spirit?"

Wu Liang was quite surprised inside.

I won’t say much about divination and sacrifice. The meaning is very easy to understand. In this era, similar behaviors are often held in various parts of the Celestial Empire, such as praying for blessings and rain, and worshiping the sky, etc.... This is the most traditional activity of the witch.

However, there is no conclusion yet on whether divination and sacrifice can really communicate with the Heavenly Dao. Perhaps it is because there are more people who cheat.

What really interested Wu Liang was the "Earth-Binding Spirit".

This term is not unfamiliar to later generations, especially young people who often watch Japanese anime or play some games related to Japanese history.

The so-called "earth-bound spirit" actually refers to the dead spirits that are bound to a certain place and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation after death by a person or other object.

This is the same type of witchcraft as the "spiritual art" that Wu Liang often uses to evade others.

For example, when Wu Liang first traveled through time, he fooled Cao Bing himself into being a spirit medium and was able to use the "spiritual art" that was sometimes ineffective and sometimes not effective to communicate with the tomb owner of the tomb of King Xiao of Liang, and thus learn about the situation in the tomb chamber.

If according to the Japanese, King Xiao of Liang here belongs to the category of earth-bound spirits, and the tomb of King Xiao of Liang is the area that binds him, which is a concern that he cannot leave.

But Wu Liang knew better than anyone that his "spiritual art" was completely nonsense.

So is the so-called ability of the witch to "communicate with the Earth-Binding Spirit" real?

Wu Liang drew a big question mark in his heart.

Although he had never seen the "Earth-Binding Spirit" with his own eyes, after experiencing many things, he could no longer deny that the "Earth-Binding Spirit" might really exist.

For example, the "生" in the tomb of King Xiao of Liang, the "生 giant" in the cemetery of Qi Ai, which obviously has mysterious power and mysterious consciousness control, and the "public sending squad" who moves his soul into a mechanical beast... These judgments from some aspects can actually be included in the category of "earth-bound spirits".

so……

"About Diboling Spirit, can you introduce me to some of your experiences in communicating with Diboling Spirit?"

Wu Liang asked with a frown.

"There is a village outside the royal city of Xiema Tai Kingdom. There is a well in the middle of the village. The water in the well is sweet and delicious. This is the source of life for the villagers. However, one day the well water suddenly became turbid and the taste was no longer sweet. So someone found me and hoped that I would help find out the reason."

The witch said seriously, "After I arrived, I saw the Dibi Ling. It was a miserable woman. She was sitting on the edge of the well and crying. No one could see her except me. I walked over to talk to her. She was also surprised that I could see her. Then she told me that she was killed and that the person who committed the crime was her suitor. After she clearly rejected it, she became angry and killed her, tied her body with a stone and threw it into the well. She also told me about her identity with the person who committed the crime."

"I taught people to investigate. Sure enough, there was an official's daughter in the royal city who had been missing for some time."

"When I brought people to the murderer's house to catch people, the murderer refused to admit it."

"So I took the murderer to the well, and ordered people to salvage the woman's body, and explained the various details of the murderer's murder. In the end, the murderer had to admit his crime and was ordered to be sentenced to death by the queen. After the woman's body was claimed by his family and buried, the well water also returned to its clear and sweetness."

"This is not the first time I have seen the Earth-Binding Spirit, but it is the first time I have communicated with the Earth-Binding Spirit. After that, I have been invited to deal with such things from time to time. However, not every time the Earth-Binding Spirit appears. The Earth-Binding Spirit seems to appear only when it is affected by some kind of force, but I cannot explain what the specific power is."

Having said that.

The witch Hu finally paused for a moment and looked at Wu Liang, "I know you may not believe it, but this is the fact. When I was very young, I always saw things that others could not see. The people in the village and my parents thought I was infected and took me to the shrine to ask the previous witch to exorcise me. The previous witch told them that I could only survive in a sacred place like the shrine. So I was left in the shrine and was disciplined and trained by the previous witch. After I grew up, I became a waiter in the shrine and a witch. The previous witch told me when I was dying that I was not infected, but I was favored by the ancestor god, and it was not only possible to survive in the shrine. It was just that she thought I was the waiter chosen by the ancestor god, so she deceived my parents and kept me."

“…”

Wu Liang does have doubts about this statement.

Because this story is a little bit ridiculous, at least it is nothing new to him, a time traveler. If he was asked to make up a story, he could make up a hundred similar stories in one breath without any repetition.

But looking at the witch's clear eyes.

Wu Liang suddenly realized a fact that he had known for a long time. The person in front of him was not only a witch serving the shrine, but also a legendary queen with a mysterious color in the Yayoi era in Japan!
Chapter completed!