Originally, those craftsmen were already in despair, thinking that they would be trapped in this secret realm and unable to leave for the rest of their lives.

Now that I saw Tian Heng, Xu Fu and others coming in, hope was instantly ignited in my heart, which indicated that the access to the island was once again open.

So Boss Liang immediately summoned all the craftsmen to start leaving Zuzhou.

During these twelve years.

The craftsmen have mined a lot of jade from the Jade Mountains, which is their greatest wealth. If they can take it out, they can make a fortune and ensure that they have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

However, this is what Tian Heng is most worried about.

If these craftsmen are told to leave, there is no guarantee that they will talk nonsense after they go out, then all the things he has done before will be in vain, and all the clansmen and disciples will die in vain, so he must not allow this to happen.

So Tian Heng took advantage of the opportunity to show his kindness to Boss Liang, saying that he was here to welcome these craftsmen this time, and had already set up a banquet on Yuzhou Mountain outside, preparing the generous rewards he had previously promised to these craftsmen.

Boss Liang and the craftsmen were deceived and trapped here for twelve years. Naturally, they were not willing to trust Tian Heng at this moment.

Tian Heng once held a high position, so he naturally knew how to use kindness and power at the same time. His face immediately changed and he shouted coldly: "You won't forget who Tian is, right? Now the Qi State has become a general trend, and its territory is three times that of the Qi State back then.

More, it can be said that the troops are strong, the horses are strong, and the momentum is huge. Even when the overlord of Western Chu saw our Qi State's millions of troops, he had to retreat to avoid the sharp edge. Once you walk out of here, you will be captured by the Qi State army guarding outside.

Without my permission, none of you can leave!"

"..."

These words instantly frightened Mr. Liang and the craftsmen. They all stood on the ground and looked at each other, their thoughts lost.

"Again, I came here this time just to welcome you. If you know what happened on this island, all the things that happened on this island will be wiped out. Not only can you take these jade stones away, but the reward I once promised you will be nothing.

If you are willing, you can get an official position and continue to serve the state of Qi, and you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

Tian Heng's tone immediately softened a little, and he added, "But if you are stubborn, then you can't blame me. Life or death is entirely up to you!"

Boss Liang and the craftsmen were all people who had never seen much of the world. In addition, they had been isolated from the world for many years and knew nothing about the outside world. At this moment, there was no way to tell whether Tian Heng's words were true or false.

But they all still remember Qi’s momentum twelve years ago.

Although it is not considered the leader among many powerful powers, Qi State had already occupied all the territory at that time, and the territory it controlled in a short period of time indeed exceeded that of Qi State at the time.

If it develops according to the momentum of twelve years ago, Qi State is indeed very likely to be unstoppable.

If so, even if they escape from the island, they still cannot escape from Tian's grasp. As long as they want to live, they will have to surrender to Tian Heng.

finally.

Boss Liang and the craftsmen still could not withstand the pressure from Tian Heng. Not only did they not dare to embarrass Tian Heng, Xu Fu and others, they even released the only four Tian clan members who had been imprisoned by them before.

Tian Hengze immediately agreed to lead them to leave Zuzhou first before talking about anything else.

Then.

While the craftsmen were packing their things separately, Tian Heng led the accompanying tribesmen and Jiajuan to suddenly attack and defeated the craftsmen one by one. He also used extremely ruthless attacks, targeting their vital points with every move, in order to kill them with one blow.

After just a few minutes.

As Boss Liang suddenly stopped screaming, more than thirty craftsmen were all killed. After all, they were less knowledgeable and less defensive, and they were destined to end up with such a pitiful end.

Tian Hengze, on the other hand, already had further plans.

He did not let go of the corpses of these craftsmen. Instead, he ordered people to carry the corpses into the stone houses one by one, and then went into the cave under the Jade Mountain to find the nourishing mushroom, and covered the faces of the corpses.

and finally locked the doors of these stone houses.

He planned to use the corpses of these craftsmen to mass-produce black soil that could make people "immortal."

Since then.

Tian Hengcai finally told the four rescued tribesmen the actual situation outside. In his words, the tribesmen and disciples who were poisoned by Tian Heng became the dead souls massacred by Liu Bang's army. In short, the Qi State was finished.

, they must hide in Zuzhou and wait for the storm to pass before taking action.

As an eyewitness to this incident, Xu Fu secretly wrote down these things.

However, these things were just accidents during this trip. His main purpose was to return to his ancestral continent to further study the properties of the nourishing mushroom and find out what kind of "immortal grass" it was.

And now that Tian Heng has brought him back to his ancestral continent, he has achieved his goal. Next, Tian Heng, who knows nothing about Yangshen Zhi, will definitely allow him to continue to study it in depth. Therefore, for Xu Fu, there is no

What a difference.

that's all.

Counting Tian Heng, Xu Fu and the few remaining Tian clan members and family members, a total of fifteen people lived in seclusion in Zuzhou and lived in isolation from the world for seventeen years.

No one here has ever gone out during this period.

Everyone eats that mysterious black soil, which keeps them healthy and disease-free. In addition to the black soil made by craftsmen, in order to keep the water flowing, they often hunt macaques and other animals on the island to ensure a sustainable supply of black soil.

.

And Xu Fu’s in-depth research on Yangshenzhi has never stopped.

During this period, he observed the entire process of Yangshenzhi from germination to adult plant.

There is only one plant of Nourishing Mushroom, and its body is actually the roots that go deep into the jade. Even if someone pulls out the branches and leaves that grow outside the jade, or even pulls out its main rhizome, it will not be cut off. Usually, it only needs

In about ten days, the tiny rhizomes left in the jade will rejoin, and then a new Nourishing Mushroom will grow from the jade. The window period will never exceed ten days.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that nourishing Shenzhi is inexhaustible.

At the same time he also discovered.

Although those parrots, snakes and fish that eat black soil will not lose their fertility, they will turn into a dark rock after their death, as recorded on the stone tablet left by Lu Long.

This kind of rock is very similar to the rocks on Jade Mountain, and it remains as cold as jade. It is probably the same thing.

besides.

Xu Fu also mentioned in the book the reef group located to the north of the island.

He also found some rocks that were the same as Yushan in the reef group. Although some of the rocks had been cracked, it could still be seen from the shape and fracture sections that they should have been a large piece. Xu Fu used his imagination to create

The original appearance of these rocks was restored, and what appeared in my mind was a behemoth several feet high.

This behemoth had a head, a tail, legs and a neck, and looked like a small mountain. Xu Fu felt that it must be some kind of giant beast, but it was a giant beast that he had never heard of before, whether it was "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" or what Xu Fu had seen before.

There are no similar records in the Chronicles of Strange Things.

Mottled jade seedlings have already appeared in the center of the rocks transformed by this giant thing. Xu Fu believes that these rocks will eventually turn into the same cold jade as Yushan...

at the same time.

Xu Fu also felt that his body was getting stiffer and stiffer. Now he was one hundred and fourteen years old. Although the black soil could still provide him with vitality, the effect was getting worse and worse. He felt that he had reached his limit.

It's almost here... After all, black soil can only make people live longer, not the legendary immortality.

Xu Fu expressed his calmness in the face of death in the book, and then the text stopped abruptly...

…

"this???"

After reading all seven volumes of slips, Wu Liang felt depressingly like someone had been beaten to pieces.

In this diary-like book left by Xu Fu, Wu Liang learned many secrets that were not included in the history books and therefore were not known to the archaeological world in later generations.

for example:

The reason why Qin Shihuang desperately searched for the elixir of immortality was because he was suffering from a hidden illness and his life was short.

Xu Fu's search for Zuzhou and Yangshenzhi for Qin Shihuang was a scam from the beginning, and even Gui Guzi participated in this scam and became one of the important planners;

The legend of "Nourishing Shen Zhi" is not groundless. The relevant information comes from the secrets of the Qi royal family. Jiang Ziya may be directly related to the "Nourishing Shen Zhi", but it was later lost to his descendants for unknown reasons;

Tian Heng was forced to rush to Luoyang, but committed suicide only thirty miles away from Luoyang. This incident was actually "Li Dai Tao Zang's plan". The real Tian Heng had already landed on Zuzhou, and the five hundred

The disciples who committed collective suicide on Yuzhou Mountain after learning that Tian Heng was dead, causing Yuzhou Mountain to be renamed "Tian Heng Mountain", were not as recorded in history books. In fact, they were hired by Tian Heng to keep the secret of Zuzhou.

Poisoning...this matter has nothing to do with loyalty or integrity, but a man-made conspiracy.

These secrets unknown to future generations are naturally what Wu Liang has been pursuing, which can be said to have been a fruitful harvest for him.

However, Xu Fu's research results that apparently came to an abrupt end also left Wu Liang with a lot of regrets.

But there is nothing that can be done about it, because according to the records in the book, Xu Fu is very likely to have left Hexi when he wrote this, so apart from what is recorded in the book, Xu Fu may not know anything more

.

Xu Fu's body may have turned into rubble and become part of Yushan...

As for the subsequent results of Tian Heng and his clan's family records, there is no record in "Yangshenzhi Tongyao".

Wu Liang only saw a pile of black soil turned into a pile of black soil by a person who was dressed in a slightly larger stone room that was consistent with his noble status, and the style of his clothes should also be consistent with the Qin Dynasty or the late Qin Dynasty.

But that corpse probably wasn't Tian Heng or someone close to Tian Heng.

Because it is emphasized in "Yang Shen Zhi Tong Yao" that people who have eaten black soil will eventually turn into rocks, and Tian Heng and the people around him have eaten black soil, and they will not turn into black soil.

besides.

Wu Liang also noticed an important detail mentioned in Xu Fu's book. He found a rock in the reef group that was suspected to be the transformation of some mysterious giant beast, and the rock had already given birth to jade seedlings.

This is considered a very important breakthrough.

The giant beasts that Xu Fu didn't recognize may not be unknown to Wu Liang.
To be continued...