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

"Yes, but there are many places where Taoist priests need to use the French seal, not only when drawing symbols." Wu Zhongyuan adjusted the angle to look at the words on the seal. Since the words on the seal are all reversed, it is more troublesome to distinguish.

"Can you let me have a look." Lu Jiahui said on the side.

Wu Zhongyuan took a look at Lu Jiahui, and handed over the seal. Lu Jiahui's specialty is underwater archaeology, and he is just a dropout from the Department of Archeology. Lu Jiahui is more professional than him.

As soon as the master made a move, he knew whether there was one. Lu Jiahui took the seal and read the words on the seal smoothly, "Wu Jiaozi, the principal of Taiji Jiutian Shenxiao Yanyu Academy."

After reading the words on the seal, Lu Jiahui added, "This seal is carved from plagioclase jade, which belongs to the Dushan jade species. It is produced in Nanyang, Henan, and is one of the four famous jades in my country. The carving technique is rough and vigorous. , sharp and powerful, is a typical carving technique of the Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty, and should have come from the hands of craftsmen in the Han Dynasty or in the following 200 years. The utensil itself is thick and thick, with rounded edges and corners, indicating that it is a practical utensil, which was frequently used by the owner back then."

When Lv Jiahui said this, Wu Zhongyuan had already fallen in love with the five bodies she admired, but what he didn't expect was that Lv Jiahui hadn't finished speaking. After a short pause, he continued, "Mottled cinnabar remains on the bottom of the utensil, and there is no trace of cinnabar around the utensil. It is oozing color, which 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 of them were not obviously surprised by Lu Jiahui's observation and judgment. Anyone who can enter the [-]th branch is a top talent in a certain field. Perhaps in the eyes of the two, It's normal for Lu Jiahui to be so familiar, it's not normal if she can't explain why.

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

Wu Zhongyuan said, "The ones in front are the ranks of the Taoist priests. The Taoist priests have nine grades, which is a bit like the ancient nine-rank official system. The master of Yanyuyuan is the first grade, which belongs to the highest grade. Finally The three characters should be the name of this Taoist priest."

"This Taoist is called Wujiaozi?" Wang Xinran asked.

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

Wang Xinran was not very interested in this kind of thing, so he didn't ask any more questions, but continued to take out from his backpack. This time, he took out a bundle of climbing ropes, followed by some light sticks, and then took out a bag with a cover. Small porcelain bottle.

Wang Xinran took out the porcelain bottle and shook it to make sure there was something in it, then pulled out the stopper and smelled it, "It's so heavy."

Wu Zhongyuan had seen a similar porcelain bottle before, and the porcelain bottle he handed to Zhao Ying was of this style, and if nothing unexpected happened, the porcelain bottle was also filled with pills 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 are a lot of things missing. Like this first aid kit, there are grooves for special items inside. Some things have disappeared. According to the concave It can be seen from the shape of the groove that the gauze should be missing, and the disinfectant, hemostatic medicine and cardiac needle are also gone.

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

After inspecting the contents of the backpack, Wang Xinran tilted his head to look at the Black Dragon Pool. At this time, the water surface is still very calm. The battle between the mangy-headed turtle and the black flood dragon is over, but it is still uncertain who will win.

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

Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I have a little impression, but not a deep impression, it seems that I have seen these words somewhere, or maybe I have heard of them somewhere.

"Wujiaozi, Wujiao," Wang Xinran said to himself, and suddenly seemed to think of something, "Could it be related to Jinjiao and Yinjiao?"

After saying that, seeing Wu Zhongyuan frown, he remembered that King Golden Horn and King Silver Horn are fairies in Journey to the West, and gave Wu Zhongyuan an embarrassed look, "You have no sense of humor at all."

"You should contact the experts at the headquarters, they may be able to find out this person." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"What can you find out with just one Taoist name?" Wang Xinran said casually.

Wu Zhongyuan continued, "You have overlooked a very important point. This Taoist priest conferred a first-grade talisman. This level of conferment is usually only awarded to a generation of masters or great virtues of Taoism."

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 Taoist people," Wu Zhongyuan said, "A real high-level Taoist will not use gold to make a compass. The compass used by this Taoist priest must not be made by himself. It is very likely that the person in power gave it to him. You and Don’t forget this when explaining the situation at the headquarters, this person may have some connection with those 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. It is the head of Yanyu Academy, which means that he is a high-ranking Daoist from the Taiqing Sect."

Wang Xinran nodded.

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

When Wu Zhongyuan was considering how to answer, Wang Xinran replied, "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. One is that the life and death of the black flood dragon and the scarlet turtle are unknown, and they don't have the conditions to enter the water for the time being.The second is to wait for the headquarters to verify the identity of this Taoist priest. The items used by these Taoist priests are all brought up from underwater, which means that the underwater space is very likely to be related to this Taoist priest. Once the identity of this Taoist priest is confirmed Go into the water again.

Next, Wang Xinran rushed to reassign the mission to the colleagues who participated in this mission. Except for the four people who were going to go into the water, the rest were in charge of cooperating with the marine police to completely seal off the area, so as to prevent Zhao Ying and others from quietly retreating after they succeeded, because Zhao Ying and others People are carrying diving equipment, they may dive out of the waters of Heilongtan, and escape from other places by surfacing.

Lu Jiahui was studying the golden compass and the porcelain vase, hoping to analyze more valuable clues for Wu Zhongyuan and Wang Xinran's reference, and her research has indeed yielded results. "Four small characters, Neiwujian is an institution of the Han Dynasty court, and its duty is to manufacture various items needed by the royal family for the royal family.And the bottom of the porcelain bottle containing the small pills also has the words "Jianye Huogong" in small characters. Jianye is where Sun Quan proclaimed the capital of the Wu Kingdom.These two things come from Jiangbei and Jiangnan respectively, which shows that this Taoist priest had a wide range of activities during his lifetime.

In addition, the order in which the Three Kingdoms were established was that Wei was the earliest in 220, Shu followed closely in 221, and Wu was the latest in 229.According to the text on these two utensils, it can be inferred that they were both manufactured before 220 years, because after the establishment of Wei State, the Inner Objects Supervision was renamed the House of Internal Affairs.

Zhang Shukai is also researching intensively. He is good at fighting and has good water skills, 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 What kind of danger did Ying and others encounter underwater.Except for this first aid kit, he did not let go of other sundries. The bundle of climbing ropes was bundled hastily, indicating that it was probably used before. There are also ten fluorescent sticks for lighting. Ten is a comparison. Although it cannot be concluded that the deceased did not use fluorescent sticks before his death, it is very likely that the deceased did not use fluorescent sticks before his death. If this is the case, there may be lighting facilities in the underwater space, which can explain the Why did the deceased bring a light 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 cranky. The source of the wild thoughts was the small porcelain bottle dug out from the backpack of the deceased. Things have become complicated and confusing, and it is difficult to determine the real purpose of Zhao Ying and others' trip. They may have come to look for spirit stones, or they may have come for the pills in this porcelain bottle. In exchange for Lin Qingming's cooperation, They have reason and motivation to do so.

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

Wang Xinran had already communicated with the headquarters at this time, she noticed Wu Zhongyuan's actions, but did not stop her.

Ten minutes later, news came from the headquarters that there was indeed a Taoist with the Taoist name Wujiaozi during the Three Kingdoms period. He said that Wujiaozi may not be known, but many people know his name. Taiqing Gaodao, Zuo Ci.

Anyone who has read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms will be familiar with this person. Zuo Ci was familiar with metaphysics and spells. He was very famous during the Three Kingdoms period. It’s a bit like, I like to play around, and I like to tease the princes with magic, teasing one to offend the other, and finally Cao Cao wants to kill him, Liu Biao wants to kill him, even Sun Ce wants to kill him, offend everyone, and there is no place to play , this person also retired.

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

"It's possible." Wu Zhongyuan nodded. Fayin is to Taoist priests what an ID card is to modern people. Without an ID card, it is difficult to move an inch, 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 too," Wu Zhongyuan said.

Wang Xinran was puzzled and tilted his head in doubt.

Wu Zhongyuan said, "Zuo Ci has an apprentice named Ge Xuan. According to the Taoist classics, Ge Xuan is one of the four heavenly masters in the heavenly court, and he ranks among the golden immortals. The apprentice is so powerful, but the master is not as famous as the apprentice. In addition to this person not doing business properly and likes to play around, another very important reason is that this person is practicing intercourse art, that is, although this person is practicing Taoism, he likes beautiful women.