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Wang Xinran was not very familiar with this kind of thing and asked casually, "The seal is the seal used by Taoist priests when drawing talismans?"

"Yes, but Taoist priests need to use seals in many places, not just when drawing talismans." Wu Zhongyuan adjusted his angle and looked at the words on the seal. Since the words on the seal were all reversed, it was more troublesome to identify.

"Can you let me take a look?" Lu Jiahui said from the side.

Wu Zhongyuan glanced at Lu Jiahui and handed the seal over. Lu Jiahui's specialty was underwater archeology, and he was just a dropout from the archeology department. Lu Jiahui was more professional than him.

Experts can tell if there is one as soon as they make a move. Lu Jiahui took over the seal and read the words on the seal smoothly, "Wu Jiaozi, the master of Tai Chi Jiutian Shenxiao Yanyu Academy."

After reading the words on the seal, Lu Jiahui added, "This seal is carved from plagioclase jade. It belongs to the Dushan jade species and is produced in Nanyang, Henan. It is one of the four famous jades in my country. The carving technique is rough and vigorous. , sharp and powerful, is a typical Han Badao carving technique, and should have come from the hands of craftsmen in the Han Dynasty or the next two hundred years. The utensil itself is thickly patinated and has rounded edges and corners, indicating that it is a practical utensil and was frequently used by its owner back then. "

When Lu Jiahui said this, Wu Zhongyuan was already in awe of her admiration. But what he didn't expect was that Lu Jiahui hadn't finished speaking yet. After a short pause, he continued, "There are mottled cinnabar residues at the bottom of the utensil, and there is no trace of it around the utensil." The clear color also shows that it was not buried in the soil before, but was kept in a relatively dry space."

After Lu Jiahui finished speaking, Wu Zhongyuan looked at Wang Xinran and Zhang Shukai. The two did not show obvious surprise at Lu Jiahui's observation and judgment. Anyone who can enter the 18th Precinct is a top talent in a certain field. Maybe in the eyes of the two, It's normal for Lu Jiahui to keep all her treasures in stock, but she can't explain why it's abnormal.

"What do these words on the seal mean?" Wang Xinran asked Wu Zhongyuan.

Wu Zhongyuan said, "Those in front are the ranks of Taoist priests. There are nine grades of Taoist priests, which are a bit like the ancient nine-rank official system. The head of Yanyuyuan is a first-grade high-ranking priest, which belongs to the highest grade. Finally, The three characters should be the Taoist priest’s Taoist name.”

"This Taoist's name is Wujiaozi?" Wang Xinran asked.

"You can't say that. Wujiaozi is just this person's nickname, not his name." Wu Zhongyuan explained.

Wang Xinran was not very interested in this kind of thing, and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he continued to take out things from his backpack. This time he took out a bundle of climbing ropes, followed by some light sticks, and then another with a lid. Small porcelain bottle.

Wang Xinran took out the porcelain bottle and shook it to make sure there was something inside, then pulled out the stopper and smelled it, "It's such a strong medicinal smell."

Wu Zhongyuan had seen similar porcelain bottles before, and the porcelain bottle he handed to Zhao Ying was of this style. Unsurprisingly, this porcelain bottle also contained elixirs and the like.

In addition to these, there is also a small first aid kit in the backpack. After opening it, I found that there were a lot of things missing. First aid kits like this have grooves inside for special items. Some things are missing. According to the grooves, From the shape of the groove, it can be seen that the missing items should be gauze, disinfectant, hemostatic medicine and cardiac injection.

After checking the first aid kit, Wang Xinran's expression became very solemn. This discovery was bad news for everyone, indicating that there were unknown dangers in the underwater space.

After checking the contents of his backpack, Wang Xinran tilted his head and looked at the Black Dragon Pond. At this time, the water was still very calm, and the battle between the mandarin turtle and the black dragon had ended.

But who will win and who will lose is yet to be determined.

"The space under the water is probably related to this black horn," Wang Xinran said. After speaking, he asked, "You are also half a Taoist. Do you have any impression of this black horn?"

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I'm a little impressed, but not very impressed. I seem to have seen these words somewhere, or maybe I've heard them somewhere.

"Wu Jiaozi, Wu Jiao," Wang Xinran said to himself, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "Is it related to the Golden Jiao and Silver Jiao?"

After saying that, when he saw Wu Zhongyuan frowning, he remembered that the Golden Horned King and the Silver Horned King were fairies in Journey to the West. He glanced at Wu Zhongyuan awkwardly and said, "You have no sense of humor at all."

"You'd better contact the experts at the headquarters. They might be able to identify this person." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"What can you find out with just a Dao number?" Wang Xinran said casually.

Wu Zhongyuan then said, "You have overlooked a very important point. What this Taoist priest is conferring is a first-grade great urn. This level of urn conferment is usually only awarded to a first-generation master or a Taoist sect."

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran nodded, "That's right, it's impossible for ordinary Taoist priests to use a pure gold compass."

"You don't know much about people in the Taoist sect," Wu Zhongyuan said. "A real Taoist would not use gold to make a compass. The compass used by this Taoist priest was definitely not made by himself. It was most likely given to him by someone in power. You and I Don’t forget this when explaining the situation to the headquarters. This person may have some connection with the people in power back then.”

While Wang Xinran was trying to contact the headquarters, Wu Zhongyuan said, "Taoism is divided into three branches: Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing. When conferring urns, they are awarded the official positions of Fengyun Academy, Thunder Academy, and Yanyu Academy. This Taoist conferment It’s the director of Yanyuyuan, which means he is a certain Taoist from the Taiqing Sect.”

Wang Xinran nodded.

Lu Jiahui on the side looked at Wu Zhongyuan in confusion, "How do you know so much about these things? Are you really a Taoist priest?"

When Wu Zhongyuan was thinking about how to answer, Wang Xinran answered on his behalf, "He is not a Taoist priest, but he was raised by a Taoist priest."

Wang Xinran got in touch with the headquarters and informed them of the relevant situation. The headquarters gave two suggestions. First, the life and death of the black dragon and the mangy turtle were unknown and they were not ready to enter the water for the time being. The second is to wait for the headquarters to verify the identity of the Taoist priest. All the things used by the Taoist priest were brought up from the water. This means that the underwater space is most likely related to the Taoist priest. Once the identity of the Taoist priest is confirmed, Get into the water again.

Next, Wang Xinran rushed to the colleagues involved in the mission to reassign the task. Except for the four people who were preparing to go into the water, the rest were responsible for cooperating with the water police to completely seal off the area to prevent Zhao Ying and others from quietly retreating after succeeding, because Zhao Ying and others Everyone carries diving equipment. They may dive out of the waters of Black Dragon Pool and surface elsewhere to escape.

Lu Jiahui was studying the golden compass and the porcelain bottle, hoping to analyze more valuable clues for Wu Zhongyuan and Wang Xinran to refer to, and her research did yield results. The back of the golden compass was engraved with the words "Internal Object Supervisor" "Four little words, the Neiwu Supervision is an institution of the Han Dynasty court. Its responsibility is to manufacture various items needed by the royal family for the royal family. The bottom of the porcelain bottle containing the pills also has the words "Jianye Huo Gong". Jianye was the capital of the Wu Kingdom after Sun Quan became emperor. These two things came from Jiangbei and Jiangnan respectively, indicating that this Taoist priest had a wide range of activities during his lifetime.

In addition, the order of establishment of the Three Kingdoms was that Wei was the earliest in 220, followed by Shu in 221, and Wu was the latest in 229. According to the texts on these two artifacts, it can be inferred that they were both manufactured before 220 years ago, because after the establishment of the Wei State, the Internal Affairs Supervisory Office was renamed the Internal Affairs Office.

Zhang Shukai is also researching intensively. He is good at fighting and has good water resistance, especially underwater fighting. The main object of his research is the first aid kit in his backpack. By observing the use of first aid items in the first aid kit, he can infer that Zhao What dangers did Ying and others encounter underwater. In addition to the first aid kit, he did not let go of other sundries. The bundle of climbing ropes was tied hastily, indicating that they had probably been used before, as well as the fluorescent sticks for lighting. There were ten in total, and ten was a comparison. Although it cannot be concluded that the deceased did not use fluorescent sticks during his lifetime, it is very likely that the deceased did not use fluorescent sticks during his lifetime. If this is the case, there may be lighting facilities in the underwater space. This can explain Why did the deceased bring a glow stick but didn't use it?

The three of them were busy separately, and Wu Zhongyuan was also busy, but he was busy in a daze. In fact, he was not in a daze, but was thinking wildly. The source of the random thoughts was the small porcelain bottle found in the backpack of the deceased. The appearance of this small porcelain bottle made people angry. Things have become so confusing that it is difficult to determine the true purpose of Zhao Ying and others' trip. They may be looking for spiritual stones, or they may be here for the pills in the porcelain bottle. In exchange for Lin Qingming's cooperation, They have reasons and motivations to do so.

Thinking of this, Wu Zhongyuan took the porcelain bottle back from Lu Jiahui and put it into his backpack.

Wang Xinran had finished communicating with the headquarters at this time. She noticed Wu Zhongyuan's actions but did not stop him.

Ten minutes later, news came from the headquarters. There was indeed a Taoist named Wujiaozi during the Three Kingdoms period. No one may know about Wujiaozi, but many people know his name. He was a famous Taoist during the Three Kingdoms period. Tai Qing Gao Dao, Zuo Ci.

Anyone who has read the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms will be familiar with this person. Zuo Ci was knowledgeable in metaphysics and magic. He was very famous during the Three Kingdoms period. However, although this person was very famous, he was not a very serious person. This person was similar to the old naughty boy Zhou Botong. It's a bit like, he likes to play around, and he also likes to tease the princes with his magic, teasing and offending each one. In the end, Cao Cao wants to kill him, Liu Biao wants to kill him, and even Sun Ce wants to kill him. He has offended everyone and has no place to play. , and this person went into seclusion.

After reading the historical information about this person sent from the headquarters, Wang Xinran looked at Wu Zhongyuan, "Could that space under the water be his tomb?"

"It's possible." Wu Zhongyuan nodded. For Taoist priests, the seal is like the ID card for modern people. It is difficult to move without an ID card, and everyone will carry it with them.

"But the warrior we are looking for is a woman." Wang Xinran said.

"That woman may be down there," Wu Zhongyuan said.

Wang Xinran was puzzled and tilted his head in confusion.

Wu Zhongyuan said, "Zuo Ci has a disciple named Ge Hong. In Taoist classics, Ge Hong is one of the four great masters in heaven and ranks as a golden immortal. The disciple is so awesome, but the master is not as famous as the disciple. The root cause is, In addition to the fact that this person does not do his job properly and likes to play around, another very important reason is that this person practices Fangzhongshu, which means that although this person is a Taoist, he likes beautiful women. Not only is this person not serious, he is also an old person..."

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