"Hibiscus tree?"

After hearing what Yu Ji said, Wu Liang instantly connected the two.

As one of the most famous sacred trees in ancient Chinese mythology, the Fusang tree naturally had a considerable understanding of it.

It is recorded in "Records of Ten Continents in the Sea": "Fusang is on the east coast of the East China Sea, and it has been ashore for ten thousand miles. There is a blue sea in the east, which is as wide and narrow as the East China Sea. Fusang is in the blue sea, and there are many trees and leaves on the ground.

They are all like mulberry trees, several thousand feet long and more than two thousand feet wide. Two trees grow occasionally from the same root and are more dependent on each other, so they are called fusang."

The appearance characteristics of the hibiscus tree are clearly stated here.

However, the geographical location in the record is far different from the current location of the Hu army. It is not only tens of thousands of miles apart?

The difference in location and environment is also very huge. "Ten Continents in the Sea" states that the hibiscus trees are in the blue sea east of the East China Sea. As far as Wu Liang knows, there is only one island country in the blue sea east of the East China Sea, which is

The Japanese country has been favored by the Chinese people from ancient times to the present.

In fact, there is indeed a place in Japan called Mount Fuji that is somewhat related to the "Fuso tree".

It is reported that the origin of the name of Mount Fuji is also very interesting. In fact, it was originally called "Fuso Tree".

During the five thousand years of the Celestial Dynasty, except for a few moments of humiliation, it was the center of the world most of the time. The Japanese Kingdom also began to pay tribute to the Celestial Dynasty very early and continued to send envoys to learn from it.

The cultural essence of the Chinese dynasty.

This naturally includes the myths and legends about the "Fusang Tree".

It's just like the various dialects formed in various parts of the Celestial Dynasty. After the Japanese envoys brought back the myths and legends of "Fuso Tree", the pronunciation naturally underwent some reasonable changes, so the name "Fuso Tree" was used to later generations.

"Fuji Mountain". As for whether "Fuji Mountain" is the "Fuso Tree" in myths and legends, this still needs to be studied.

Wu Liang felt that it was not the case.

Since the Japanese country was radiated by the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, the myth and legend of the "Fuso Tree" must have appeared before "Mount Fuji".

Wu Liang speculated that the situation may be as follows: "Mount Fuji", as the highest mountain in the Japanese country, was originally supposed to have a name. However, when the Japanese envoys brought back the myths and legends about the "Fusang Tree", the Japanese people felt a little less confident.

Based on the total, we found that they are just above the blue sea east of the East China Sea, and there is no other island country within a radius of thousands of miles, let alone anything higher than "Mount Fuji"...

Then slap on the forehead!

Good luck! That must be it!

The "Fuso Tree" in the myths and legends of the Celestial Kingdom must be the highest mountain in our place. As for why the "Fuso Tree" is a tree that grows from the same root, but their "Fuji Mountain" is a bare and black mountain.

A volcano spewing smoke and lava...that's not important!

In short, I have found the feeling of "Fuso tree" mentally.

Wow hahaha, it turns out that our Japanese country has already appeared in the myths and legends of the Celestial Kingdom. Our Japanese country is indeed a land of outstanding people, so let’s change its name without hesitation!

This is not a mountain, this is a tree. It is a sacred tree that connects the three realms of man, spirit, and the underworld, which the heavens must look up to!

And we Japanese are the chosen people "born in the East China Sea and growing under the sacred tree"!

I'm so hungry. It's another day without catching fish... Let's seize the time and send another group of envoys to pay tribute to the Heavenly Kingdom. The Heavenly Kingdom has a vast land, rich resources and a good reputation. Every time we pay tribute, we can eat even if we don't have enough.

The salted fish, which is not growing very well even when full, can be exchanged for some rare grains, seeds and priceless utensils and accessories, which will be transferred to Kemoji Division.

It's for a living, not shabby.

In the name of the people of Fuso Sacred Tree.

above!

However, the fact that the "Fuso Tree" is located in the blue sea east of the East China Sea is only one way of saying it in myths and legends. The other way is that it is located "in Yugu, east of the desert".

Yugu is a lake.

If this statement is followed, the location of the Hu army would be consistent with it.

This place is just east of the desert, and before the mountains rise, this place is also a large inland lake, so...

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Overseas Eastern Classic" says: "There is a hibiscus on the Tang Valley. I bathed in it for ten days and stayed in the water. For nine days, it lived on the lower branch and on one day it lived on the upper branch."

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Great Wilderness East Classic" also says: "There are support trees on the Tang Valley. They arrive in one day and leave in one day, and they are all carried in the black."

It is said that there are ten suns on the "Fusang Tree", and these suns are carried by the "Golden Crow" and fly in the sky, day after day, every ten days.

The follow-up related to this myth and legend is the well-known story of "Hou Yi shooting the sun" in later generations.

One day, the ten suns on the hibiscus tree flew into the sky together. The strong sunlight and high temperature made the ground dry and thirsty, causing a severe drought in the world, people were in dire straits, and people were suffering a lot. Hou Yi was concerned about the people's livelihood in the world, so he took the magic bow white

The arrow was fired at the sun, and nine suns were shot down with one click, killing the golden crow that supported the sun, leaving only one sun. From then on, the earth finally regained its vitality.

so.

If it is true as Yu Ji said, the giant black bird on the branch is the "Golden Crow", it should also have a feature that distinguishes it from ordinary birds.

With this in mind, Wu Liang carefully observed the giant black bird.

There are indeed three legs under the bird's body!

It's just that when looking at Wu Liang and others from their current position, the two feet are slightly misaligned and overlapping. It's easy to miss them if you don't look carefully.

Another name for "Golden Crow" is "Three-legged Crow", which is a legendary bird with three legs!

so……

Wu Liang was shocked, could this thing really be the legendary "Fusang Tree"?

But the problem is that the "Fusang tree" described in most of the ancient books that Wu Liang knows is a huge mulberry tree that connects the sky and the earth, and connects three springs below. However, some also have some modifications to the branches, leaves and fruits of the Fusang tree.

Detailed description, but some say that the hibiscus tree only has a trunk without branches and leaves.

Although the details about the "Fuso tree" described in those ancient books are somewhat different, one thing is very unified, that is, the essence of the "Fuso tree" is "wood".

It is not the bronze that Wu Liang and others see now.

But speaking of bronze trees, later archaeological experts also discovered three bronze trees in Sanxingdui. The archaeological community calls these three bronze trees the "Bronze Sacred Trees."

It's just that the three "Bronze Sacred Trees" in Sanxingdui are very small, the tallest one is only about four meters.

Moreover, the three "bronze sacred trees" have different postures. Some have leaves, fruits and flower buds cast on them, some have a dragon wrapped around the trunk, and some also have birds with their heads raised and tails raised.

But that little bird was just an ordinary bird, not the "three-legged crow" that Wu Liang saw now.

besides.

Without exception, the three "Bronze God Trees" had suffered a certain degree of erosion and damage, and the bronze on them had all turned into a decayed blue-gray color. There was even one tree that had not been repaired until Wu Liang crossed over.

…

Later archaeologists made some guesses about their prototypes based on the shapes of these three "Bronze Sacred Trees" and comparisons with ancient Chinese books.

Just because of some differences in details, these guesses are not unified:

Some people think that the prototype of the "Bronze Sacred Tree" should be the legendary "Fuso Tree"; some people think that the prototype should be the legendary "Jianmu"; still others think it is the legendary "Ruomu"...

Some people even speculate that this may be the "Cosmic Tree" believed by the ancient Shu people, reflecting the world view of the ancient Shu people.

Wu Liang once suspected that the person who guessed the prototype of the "Bronze Divine Tree" as the "Universal Tree" was actually a fan of a certain classic online game, so he borrowed the "World Tree" setting from that game, seriously

Fake experts talking nonsense.

But it is undeniable.

What Sanxingdui and Wu Liang found in this mountain mausoleum have many similarities, such as the masks that are suspected to look like "Gogi people", and the huge bronze tree in front of them...

It's just that the things found in Sanxingdui are more than one size smaller than the things in this place.

To borrow the words of two-dimensional enthusiasts, Wu Liang feels that the things in Sanxingdui really look a bit like miniature figures of this place...

"Brother Dianwei, hold me."

With this in mind, Wu Liang had already taken off the "Flying Tiger Claw" on his arm, tied one end of the "Silkworm God Treasure Silk" inside with a mountaineering knot on his body, and then handed the other end to Dian Wei's hand.

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"Sir, what are you..."

Dian Wei asked doubtfully.

"I want to go up to this stone bridge to investigate."

Wu Liang said lightly.

Dian Wei did not come forward this time, because he had already known it when he was carrying the tomb, and no one in the Hu army could pull him away.

Although the others moved their lips, they did not say anything in the end.

Because they knew that they did not have Wu Liang's knowledge, even if they volunteered to investigate, they might not be able to pay attention to what really needed attention.

"Be careful."

Only Bai Jingjing gave instructions in a soft voice.

"I vaguely remember that you haven't fulfilled the promise you made at the Gongshu Tomb last time. Do you want to make some more interesting promises to me this time?"

Wu Liang turned around and smiled coquettishly.

"What do you want me to promise?"

Bai Jingjing's pretty face turned red quietly, but after following Wu for a long time, her face became brighter, and she was able to catch Wu Liang's words.
To be continued...