"That's why I wanted to find out what this black soil is."

"Those birds are flocking to this black soil. The fact that they have been able to reproduce on this island to this day means that this black soil is not likely to be harmful to life, so I think it won't be a big deal if I taste it."

"But Wu Taishi, what I just said is true. Although this black soil smells foul, it does melt in your mouth, is a little sweet, and tastes like honey. Are you sure you don't want to try it?"

While talking, the witch Hu unexpectedly invited Wu Liang generously.

"You are Welcome."

Wu Liang declined politely and asked thoughtfully, "When I heard what you said, I remembered something. It should have been when Xu Fu left Japan when the Han Dynasty was first established. I just wonder if there is any record of Xu Fu's age in the Japanese temple?

"

There is no relevant record in the history books of the Celestial Dynasty.

The only one related to time is that Xu Fu went to sea again on the order of Qin Shihuang in 210 BC and never returned together. 210 BC was also the year when Qin Shihuang died suddenly.

That is to say, Xu Fu should have just gone to sea not long ago, and Qin Shihuang's life came to an end in less than a year.

Therefore, no one can tell exactly when Xu Fu was born, how old he was when he went to sea, and how old he lived in the end... It is even difficult to estimate a time interval.

Originally, based on Xu Fu's identity as a closed disciple of Guiguzi, we should be able to speculate on the time period of Xu Fu's birth. After all, people generally do not study at a young age. Unfortunately, there is also no information about Guiguzi in the history books.

Records of birth and death.

However, Wu Liang had reason to believe that Xu Fu would not have been too young when he came into contact with Qin Shihuang.

Because in the traditional understanding of the Celestial Dynasty, the profession of alchemist, Taoist priest or wizard has a characteristic, that is, the older you get, the more valuable you are, and the older you are, the more convincing you are. This is very similar to traditional Chinese medicine, and you will sit on the side of the road with future generations.

The same is true for fortune tellers... Let's put it this way, when people go to see a Chinese medicine doctor or fortune teller without knowing the background, people usually choose someone who is older rather than someone who looks very young. They always think that the former is more attractive.

reliable.

The same should be true for Xu Fu.

If Xu Fu was just a hairless boy at that time, no matter how extravagant his words were, Qin Shihuang would probably have some doubts about his words and spend huge sums of money to support him in going out to sea to find the so-called "elixir of immortality".

rest assured.

But if it were an old man of Yu Ji's age, it would be completely different.

After all, people who can live to be over ninety years old in this era are very rare. Such people are very convincing when they talk about "immortality" to Qin Shihuang. Even just standing there will teach them how to live.

People who have lived longer can't help but want to ask the secret of such a long life.

"There are a few records. Most of these records come from the autobiography of Xu Jun of Qin."

Wu Liang originally just asked a tentative question, but unexpectedly the witch Hu nodded and said seriously, "The records mention that when Qin Zhijun arrived in the Japanese country, he was already eighty-two years old, and he built a ship and left the Japanese country.

It will be eight years later, so it should be ninety."

The time is right!

As a graduate student in related majors, Wu Liang is very sensitive to the historical timeline. He made his own judgment in his mind just by hearing such a simple piece of information from the witch.

In 210 BC, Xu Fu went to sea for the last time, and Qin Shihuang died suddenly.

In 202 BC, Liu Bang officially proclaimed himself emperor in Dingtao, named his country "Han" and made his capital Luoyang.

In the same year, Tian Heng, a descendant of the Qi royal family, brought 500 guests to Yuzhou Mountain. Liu Bang summoned him forcefully and committed suicide in Shouyang Mountain, only thirty miles away from Luoyang. The next 500 guests all committed suicide with him, and Yuzhou Mountain returned to the Han Dynasty.

In the same year, Xu Fu left Japan. His destination was Han Dynasty, with the intention of returning to his roots. Therefore, it was very likely that he would eventually choose to return to Langya. However, no one in China or Japan knew whether he would return successfully...

Based on these known clues.

If Xu Fu finally returned to Langya, he would most likely meet Tian Heng who was retreating to Yuzhou Mountain.

The Tian Heng residence in Yuzhou Mountain may also have left Xu Fu’s footprints!

In addition, the special stone bricks used in Tian Heng's mansion should have come from this confusing island under the sea. Xu Fu's information about the Japanese country did mention this place and called it "ancestral island"!

There is also the empty clay pot that the miko mentioned just now, which contains black powder that may be the same thing as the black soil...

"Empty clay pot!"

Thinking of this, Wu Liang suddenly had an idea in his mind. The key point was the word "empty".

If, according to what the witch said, the inner wall of the clay pot was stained with a lot of black powder, and the birds indiscriminately pecked and ate all the fragments of the clay pot, then it means that the clay pot should have been full of

of.

But what Xu Fu left behind was an empty clay pot.

In other words, Xu Fu may have been consuming the contents of the clay pot while settling in the country of Japan. Then it is possible that he left Japan not just to "return to his roots" but also because the contents of the clay pot were gradually exhausted.

, must be added for some unknown reasons...

With this speculation, Wu Liang looked at the witch and asked: "Apart from the clay pot that you accidentally broke, there were other similar clay pots in the shrine. Have you opened them one by one and checked them?

"

"There is only one clay pot like this, so it is extremely precious, and I feel guilty."

The witch said with a guilty look on her face.

"..."

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, then looked down at the black soil on the ground, and then looked at the witch Hu who had just eaten some black powder, and a bold guess came to his mind:

Is this black soil really a rare treasure?

But there was still one thing Wu Liang couldn't figure out.

The old macaque king who was subdued by him is also an aborigine of this island. Normally speaking, it should have seen this kind of black soil. If this thing is really a good thing, it should not know why the black soil is at this moment.

Right in front of you, but it's not as crazy as those parrots?

"Come on, do you want to try it too?"

With this thought, Wu Liang immediately grabbed a small handful of black soil with his gloved hands and handed it to the old macaque king to further observe its reaction.

What if the old macaque king had just been defeated by him before, and even though he was ready to move, he didn't dare to act rashly?

"Ah!"

Unexpectedly, when the old macaque king saw the black soil being brought to his mouth, instead of opening his mouth and feasting, he subconsciously ducked backwards, screaming and trying his best to avoid contact with the black soil.

"this……"

Wu Liang was confused.

Something's wrong!

Something is very wrong!

As far as Wu Liang knows, the body structures of macaques and humans are very similar, so that many human-related experiments in later generations will be conducted on macaques first, and many conclusions drawn can be generalized to humans.

That is to say, most things that are beneficial to humans are also beneficial to macaques.

In the same way, most things that are harmful to the macaque king are also harmful to humans, and some diseases and viruses can be cross-infected between humans and macaques.

And compared to humans.

Macaques, which live in the wild all year round, have richer survival experience than humans. In primitive life, they are better at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages than humans, and some of their senses are not comparable to humans. They can even sense earthquakes in advance and evacuate in advance like mice.

to a safe zone.

And he has a clear understanding of the characteristics of many things in the wild, such as fruits, grass, water sources, and other foods. Even if he eats some toxic substances all year round, he can still use the things that exist in nature through some special methods.

Carry out detoxification.

These behaviors have long been discovered by later generations of biologists.

For example, parrots and animals in a certain place often eat dirt. This seemingly abnormal behavior is actually because the fruits and seeds contain toxins, and the ignorance in the dirt can neutralize these toxins, making them full after eating.

At the same time, the stomach does not have to bear the damage of toxins.

And seeing the old macaque king resisting the black soil so much at this moment...

This immediately made Wu Liang stay away from this kind of black soil. It was definitely not a good thing, so it instinctively resisted.

As for those parrots.

It needs to be discussed separately. After all, parrots and macaques have different body structures, and what they can endure and need are also different. Just like catnip can fascinate a group of cats, but it is of little use to species other than cats.

It's the same principle.

But macaques are so similar to humans...

Therefore, things that are resisted by macaques are very likely to be harmful to them, so humans who are close to them should naturally try to avoid contact with them.

"Don't taste this black soil easily anymore, I'm afraid it may not be a good thing."

Thinking like this, Wu Liang was also very moral and specially reminded the witch Hu.

"I know it well."

The miko's call was not blind and she nodded in response.

…

So Wu Liang calmed down and explored the stone house again.

Compared with the two larger stone houses before, this stone house is much shabby. It is not an exaggeration to say that the house has only four walls, and basically nothing worth exploring was found.
To be continued...