Chapter 405: The Path to the Buddha

"It may be due to the location at a high place, or the reason why the cave roof is dry," Professor Tian Dongmin recalled, "The corpse of the ancient man has been completely preserved, and the hair and some clothing are still identifiable. We are all dry archaeologists. , it can be seen from the remains that it was a person from the Ming Dynasty!

"It was a man who died in middle age, but the cause of death is unknown.

"The most evil thing is that in his hands, we actually found a piece of cowhide. The cowhide should have been soaked in tung oil, and it has also undergone special treatment. After so many years, there is no sign of rot.

"We carefully removed the cowhide, and after unfolding it, we were surprised to find that there were words written on it.

"Dong Peizhuo has a profound attainment in writing, and he deciphered the writing on the cowhide on the spot!

"Thinking about it now, it's really like writing a movie script," Tian Dongmin said bitterly, "What was written on the cowhide was a suicide note! But in the suicide note, there was a shocking secret written Really, at that time, all of us were dreaming, we couldn't believe it at all!"

"Is it about the Golden Buddha?" Zhao Yu guessed a little disappointedly.

"Yes! The suicide note was written by Lu Ya prefect Qiu Cheng himself," Tian Dongmin replied affirmatively, "The ancient corpse should be a descendant of Lu Ya prefect Qiu Cheng, either a son or a grandson. Since we can get the suicide note, It should be his closest relative!

"The general content of the suicide note is that during his lifetime, Qiu Cheng hid a large amount of treasures, including the Twelve Golden Buddhas, in a safe and secret place in Qinshan Mountain for future contingencies.

"In order to be able to remember the location of the treasure, he secretly made two treasure maps!

"Later, Qiu Cheng suffered a sudden illness and was bedridden. Before he died, he had no time to transfer the treasure, so he passed two copies of the treasure map, one to his family and the other to his grave!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yu and Miao Ying not only did not solve their doubts, but suddenly added more questions. From this point of view, the remains and suicide note of the ancients are the key to the whole case, which is quite different from what they had imagined before.

"There is also a detail revealed in the suicide note," Wang Taiming continued to introduce to Zhao Yu and Miao Ying as he walked forward with difficulty, "Qiu Cheng, who is extremely cautious, engraved the treasure map on two ancient pieces in order to deceive people. On top of jade! In other words, the suicide note we found is not a treasure map, but ancient jade!

"However, we searched every corner where the body was found, but we didn't find that piece of ancient jade! I don't know if the suicide note and the ancient jade were separated, or the ancient jade was accidentally taken away by Qiu Cheng's descendants. lost!"

"We checked the information later," Tian Dongmin said again. "Actually, Qiu Cheng only has one son, who once inherited Qiu Cheng's position as prefect, but not long after he took office, the peasant uprising broke out! There is no relevant record after that!

"So, we think that the remains of an ancient man are likely to be Qiu Cheng's son!

"We saw a lot of ancient soldiers' equipment at the scene. I suspect that after Luya City was broken, Qiu Cheng's son fled to that cave with his family and some soldiers, and lived in seclusion there for several years. .

"But later, there may have been an outbreak of disease or something, and everyone died! And Qiu Cheng's son died in a higher place, so the body was left behind!

"So, we thought, is it true that the golden Buddha and treasures are still hidden in Qinshan Mountain and have never been discovered? If we can find that lost ancient jade, will we be able to bring Find them!?"

"But..." Hearing this, Miao Ying frowned and asked, "Since the ancient jade with the treasure map is lost, does that mean that the treasure has already been found?"

"That's right!" Zhao Yu also agreed with Miao Ying's statement, "There are countless possibilities for such a distant event! The person who died may be a gangster. He killed Qiu Cheng's descendants a long time ago. Is the treasure stolen? Also,

The possibility of betrayal by relatives and friends is also very high, after all, it is a large number of valuable treasures! "

"No!" Tian Dongmin shook his head and said, "According to our subsequent research, the probability of the Twelve Golden Buddhas being found is no more than 5%!"

"No way? You can be so sure?" Zhao Yu still didn't believe it.

"Believe me, we have been engaged in cultural relics for a lifetime!" Wang Taiming said, "No one understands the value of the Twelve Golden Buddhas better than us! Using the Twelve Heavenly Gods as the prototype, the whole body is made of pure gold. Its significance, its specifications, Its accomplishments have definitely reached the level of national rare cultural relics!

"If it has appeared in history, it is impossible that it has not been recorded!

"Also, the treasure map is engraved on the ancient jade. Qiu Cheng's son must have memorized the treasure map by heart, so there is no need for him to keep that piece of jade and smash it! Write the treasure map on the In my heart, I am more secure!"

"Then explain to me," Zhao Yu asked, "Since Qiu Cheng's son memorized the treasure map, why didn't he take it out by himself? Why did he still die in... oh..."

Before Zhao Yu finished speaking, he gave the answer himself: "That's right, the world was in chaos at that time, even if you take out the treasure, it's useless!"

"Yes!" Wang Taiming said again, "No matter who it is, it is useless to take out the treasure! At that time, the most important thing is to save your life! It is a pity that Qiu Cheng's descendants did not even save their lives in the end! "

"Oh..." Zhao Yu understood, "So, you guys have been thinking about the Golden Buddha and treasures since then! You want to find the treasure map and find the Golden Buddha! Moreover, you chose to keep it secret and publish it yourself. A peerless windfall?"

"That's not true!" Tian Dongmin sighed, "We have been working on cultural relics all our lives, and we are not so obsessed with treasures! It's just... alas! Maybe... it was the death of Section Chief Fan that gave us something A kind of obsession, right? We actually made that choice in the first place!"

"Then... how did Chief Fan Peng die?" Miao Ying hurriedly asked.

"Hey!" Tian Dongmin replied, "Let's... At that time, we didn't think too much about it. We thought that finding the clues of the Golden Buddha was also a huge archaeological discovery. After we went back, we naturally had to write a report and then apply Treasure hunt or something.

"Unexpectedly, when we were on the way back with the samples, we encountered a flash flood in Qinshan that had never happened in a century!

"It's terrible! Floods are rushing towards us from all directions. The place where we could walk just now turned into a tumbling black river in an instant...

"We ran and ran and hid and hid in a panic, but in the end we were swept by the flood and swept into the water.

"Fortunately, there are many vines on the bank. Lao Wang and I climbed onto the bank, and only Dong Peizhuo and Section Chief Fan were left," Tian Dongmin recalled painfully. "Section Chief Fan could have climbed directly to the shore, but he Seeing that Dong Peizhuo was about to be washed away by the flood, he went back to save him and let him drag him to the vine!

"However, Dong Peizhuo came ashore, but suddenly a big log rushed over from the water and hit Section Chief Fan, knocking him into the middle of the flood!

"The few of us were terrified and wanted to go down to save people, but we couldn't get down in such a big flood!

"Later, we saw that Section Chief Fan struggled a few times in the water, and shouted something to us loudly. He shouted, 'Golden Buddha! We must find the Golden Buddha...Golden Buddha...'

"I just yelled a few words, I can't find you anymore!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Yu and Miao Ying could clearly see that Tian Dongmin's eyes were moist, and he was too excited to speak any more.

"You can imagine Mr. Dong's state of mind after he came back! He didn't eat or drink, he lost his mind, and he was like a wandering ghost every day. It was useless to persuade anyone!" Wang Taiming continued to narrate for Tian Dongmin, "Later, we The two couldn't stand it any longer, so they took the initiative to find him and told him that since Section Chief Fan's last wish was to let us help him find the Golden Buddha! Then... why don't we use our own actions to find him the Golden Buddha? See? Wouldn't it be better to use the Golden Buddha to comfort Section Chief Fan's spirit in heaven than to live meaninglessly?

"After listening to it, Mr. Dong finally regained his spirit and found the meaning of life again! He swore that he would find the Golden Buddha after exhausting all his efforts!

"But..." At this point, Wang Taiming suddenly changed the subject, "However, if we want to find the Golden Buddha, there is a difficulty in front of us. Because if we report the truth about the Golden Buddha, the superiors will definitely Report to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, then when the time comes, the task of finding the Golden Buddha will not fall on us!

"At that time, if we continue to search for the Golden Buddha, we will have a lot of constraints and worries. If we fail, we will not only lose our jobs, but also our family and friends!

"So, we thought it over and over again, and finally concealed this matter, and decided to use our own strength to find the whereabouts of the Golden Buddha, in order to repay Section Chief Fan Peng!

"In this way, we embarked on this so-called road of seeking 'Buddha'," Wang Taiming said with tears in his eyes. "Unexpectedly, this road is too long. It takes 20 years! An irreversible path of no return!"