"That is……"

Wu Liang was refreshed and quickly came to the small bush of green things.

This thing is obviously a plant. Its leaves are flat and slender, spreading out in all directions and looking somewhat similar to an orchid.

Surrounded by these leaves, there is an equally green stalk standing upright, and at the top of the pole there is a cylindrical small flower bag that has not yet opened.

"Do you want to nourish Shenzhi?"

Wu Liang carefully looked at the solitary plant in front of him. In the history book, Guiguzi once mentioned the appearance characteristics of "Yangshen Zhi", saying that its "leaves are solitary and not clustered".

Wu Liang knew what "lone" was.

It also had another popular name in later generations, called "Zan Bai", from the Poaceae family. Its tender stems can be eaten as vegetables. It is also a widely used Chinese medicinal material and is recorded in many ancient medical books of the Celestial Dynasty.

, and comes with corresponding prescriptions.

The plant in front of me is indeed very similar to "Gu".

However, compared with "Gu", which can easily grow to one or two meters long, its size is still slightly smaller, only about 30 centimeters in height, and can only be compared with ordinary orchids.

besides.

Worth mentioning are the roots of this plant.

Because it grows among the green and transparent jade, some of its roots can be directly seen as if they are in amber.

It was a kind of crawling root like a spider web, which grew directly under the jade, and extended into the inside of the jade, spreading over a large area.

The area that Wu Liang could see the roots spreading was about two square meters, but these roots not only spread horizontally, but also tended to spread deeper. Therefore, how long are the roots of this plant?

It is still difficult to determine where the limit lies.

"Wu Taishi, this grass should be the legendary nourishing mushroom, right?"

The witch Hu seemed to be used to the rules set by Wu Liang and did not approach easily. Instead, she stood behind and looked at the plant and asked.

"Probably."

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and while observing, he pointed to the place where the outermost leaves of the grass connected to the stem and said, "Look here, there are obvious traces of peeling off, but there is not a trace of peeled off leaves nearby.

The leaves had obviously been cleaned by something. Combined with the legend of flying birds carrying grass in the history books, it is very likely that the leaves fell and were taken away by the birds. It is even possible that the birds took the initiative to peel off the leaves.

…But this is still my speculation and needs further verification.”

I say this just out of the rigor of an archaeologist. In fact, Wu Liang is 90% convinced by all the details.

After all, plants that can grow in jade and have roots that can extend freely in jade are no longer comparable to ordinary plants in nature. This is a strange thing that Wu Liang has never heard of or seen.

"So Wu Taishi, can we sample it?"

The witch asked again.

This reminded Wu Liang that he also wanted to conduct further research on this plant, but due to time constraints, he could not waste too much time observing the growth habits and characteristics of this plant.

The best way at the moment is to transplant or take samples, and then study them slowly after leaving here.

Transplantation is obviously not realistic.

Judging from the spread of the roots of this plant, it is impossible for him to uproot it. If he does it forcefully, most of the roots will be damaged, and the survival rate of the transplant will become very low.

In addition, we also need to pay attention to the special growing environment of this plant.

When it grows in such jade, it should also rely on the stable and continuous low-temperature environment provided by jade. If Wu Liang transplants it, I am afraid it will be difficult to provide it with a similar growth environment, which will also reduce the success rate of transplantation.

linear decrease.

This is an extremely rare plant, perhaps even the only one in the world, and Wu Liang does not want to kill it because of his own selfishness.

So the most realistic approach can only be sampling.

"Let me take a look first."

Wu Liang got closer and carefully observed the peeling marks on the stem of the plant.

There are many layers of dry leaf tissue like onions or aloe vera, and broken cuts can be seen on them. This means that peeling off a few leaves is a routine operation and will not cause any serious damage to it.

sexual harm.

However, Wu Liang still did not act rashly. He just concentrated on calling to the witch: "It should be possible to sample, but we don't know anything about it now. I think we should continue to investigate this place first. If we can find something related to it,

, or find some clues left by predecessors, maybe we can learn more about it, and it will not be too late to make a decision by then, lest we do something irreversible."

Wu Liang's decision was not only about whether it would cause irreparable damage to the plant, but also about protecting himself.

After all, this thing is most likely the legendary "Yangshenzhi" that can "bring people back to life". However, the magical effect of "Yangshenzhi" to "bring people back to life" is still full of weirdness, especially at the end.

The corpses resurrected by it will eventually turn into black soil that is neither good nor bad... Based on these doubts that have yet to be concluded, Wu Liang believes that it is reasonable not to come into contact with it easily, let alone sample it easily.

"What Taishi Wu said makes sense."

The witch Hu heard the words but did not express any objection.

…

So the two of them temporarily let go of the plant that was suspected of being a "nourishing mushroom" and continued to explore the underground palace.

As a result, after bypassing a small jade mountain not far ahead that blocked his view, Wu Liang immediately discovered something that did not belong in this place.

The first thing that catches your eye is the wooden box that looks very old at first sight.

This wooden box is not big, about half a meter long, only about 20 centimeters wide, and about 30 centimeters high. It is also decorated with a layer of black paint on the outside and riveted on the lid.

Bronze parts that can be used to lock.

But at this moment, the lid of the bronze component is open.

The things placed inside were completely displayed in front of Wu Liang.

There were several scrolls of slips placed inside. The slips were placed in a very messy state. Two of them were spread out and randomly thrown aside. The ink marks on the slips could be seen at a glance.

Under these scrolls, there should be clothes worn by people.

The clothes are mainly gray in color, and the style cannot be seen for the time being, but it can be seen that these clothes are also thrown randomly in the box, and they look like they have been violently turned over.

Not far from this wooden box, there is a basket made of bamboo strips.

The backpack fell to the ground. The hemp rope tied to it was still intact, but there was nothing inside the backpack. It was unknown what had been inside.

besides.

Wu Liang also found a small circular pit made of stones near the wooden box and backpack. A thick layer of gray powder was deposited in the small pit, and there was also a layer of dust on the surface of the stones.

Black traces of dust.

That could be a fire pit.

Because Wu Liang also saw an area next to the fire pit that was obviously smoother than other places. It felt like it was coated with a layer of paste. It was most likely that someone had been sitting or lying next to the fire pit for a long time to keep warm.

traces below.

After all, this place is different from the stone chambers outside, and it is different from Tian Heng's mansion on Yuzhou Mountain. Although the temperature in those stone chambers and mansions is low, it is actually only a few degrees lower than the outside temperature. If it were not for the relatively low-end weather,

, it should not be to the point where you need to light a fire for heating, and even on a bright sunny day, it can be regarded as a quite comfortable summer resort, with a level of comfort comparable to that of an air-conditioned room in the midsummer of later generations.

And in this underground palace.

It would be easy to say that like Wu Liang and Miko Hu, they just come in temporarily to investigate, but if they want to live here for a long time, if they don't light a fire to keep warm, it will be difficult for their bodies to withstand it.

See the scene in front of you.

Especially when he saw the scrolls in the wooden box, Wu Liang immediately became energetic.

In the eyes of any archaeologist, documentary materials are treasures far better than any gold and jade cultural relics, because although gold and jade cultural relics are of high value, they may not be able to unlock the historical truth, while documentary materials may provide everything to unlock the historical truth.

clues.

However, he was accustomed to saving good things for last, so he did not immediately check the slips in the wooden box. Instead, he took the lead in coming to the basket to examine it carefully.

That backpack doesn't seem to have anything special at first glance.

Wu Liang was also unable to judge the era in which the backpack was made by the way it was made and how old it was. Therefore, the focus of his investigation was not on the backpack itself, but on the gaps between the bamboo pieces used to make the backpack.

As long as the backpack has been loaded with things, 80% of the time it will leave some residue between the gaps between the bamboo pieces. If these residual materials can be left to this day, there will be a chance to determine the past use of the backpack.

Not long after.

Wu Liang used a small brush made of horsetail hair to clean out a fingernail-sized piece from between the gaps in the bamboo slices.

After cleaning up the dust on this thing, its original appearance was revealed. It was a fish scale. After many years, the color on the fish scales had faded a lot, but a little silver could still be seen.

"this……"

Wu Liang first put the fish scales aside, then continued to clean them carefully, and soon he found several more fish scales from the gaps in the bamboo slices.

However, the sizes and remaining colors of these fish scales are different.

That is to say, these fish scales come from different fish. Based on this detail, it is inferred that this bamboo basket is most likely a fish basket, which has contained various kinds of fish.

"A fish basket?"

Wu Liang could not directly connect this kind of thing with Xu Fu. After all, Xu Fu was not a fisherman, and it seemed that he did not need to carry the fish basket himself.

If you have to find an owner for the fish basket...
To be continued...