The king, clad in dark ink robes, sat on the throne within the imperial tomb, his eyes as dark and cold as distant stars.

He added, "What is the meaning of what you said?"

Wei Yuan lowered his head stiffly.

His eyes watched his nose, his nose watched his heart (to concentrate and ignore distractions).

Wait, weren't you still asleep? How did you wake up?

The king's tone was unhurried:

"Bringing me back to the museum, are you treating me as a dead object?"

Professor Dong Yuefeng, who was beside him, was a little breathless from the oppressive aura. The towering, deep palace, and the king's indifferent temperament, echoed each other, giving people a natural and powerful oppressiveness. The old man couldn't help but lament in his heart, feeling that he had met such a pair of Wolong and Fengchu (exceptional talents) at such an old age.

He had accumulated good deeds all his life, but he never expected to encounter such a thing.

Wei Yuan lowered his gaze slightly and said, "Your subject was just making a joke."

Dong Yuefeng: "............"

I'm numb, let's just destroy it all.

Quickly.

But contrary to the old man's expectations, the First Emperor actually nodded slightly, not saying much about such a matter, but instead said leisurely, "However, what does 'witnessing the marriage' mean? Are you getting married? Or are you mocking me, just wanting to treat me as a dead object and move me away?"

Wei Yuan's lips twitched.

That's not right, I was just thinking about it in my heart, did I say it out loud?

His mind raced, and he answered stiffly, "Yes, yes."

"I'm getting married..."

The First Emperor nodded slightly and said, "Is it the woman from before?"

"I approve."

"When a princess marries to another country, the sisters are sent by senior ministers to pay respects to the late lord, and the sons are sent by junior ministers. To a major power, even the son is sent by a senior minister. To the Son of Heaven, all the ministers go."

"And when a senior minister marries, he should lead the crowd to welcome her by the river with the rank of a lord."

"Treaties between countries, alliances of betrothal gifts, betrothal gifts are light, rituals are precious."

"Rituals cannot be abandoned."

The king's tone was calm:

"Lord Wu'an, mobilize seven hundred chariots, three thousand armored soldiers, a thousand gold coins, and ten bolts of silk."

"Personally welcome the wife of the senior minister by the Wei River."

Wei Yuan: "??!"

Holy crap?!

Is this a fast forward to the final step?!

Dong Yuefeng's eyes lit up slightly. The weddings of the feudal lords or senior officials during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were only recorded in the *Zuo Zhuan*. For example, Duke Wen of Jin, one of the hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period, personally welcomed Huai Ying by the river, which was known as the Qin-Jin alliance.

Of course, that Lady Huai Ying was not good-looking. On the contrary, the seventy women who went to Jin with her, similar to maids, were beautiful and charming. The people of Jin loved them and asked to marry them one after another, but they felt that the lady was very ordinary. So it was said that when the Qin woman married into Jin, the Jin people valued the maids in embroidered clothes and looked down on the daughter.

Han Fei wrote the story of buying the casket and returning the pearl because of this.

He regarded Lady Huai Ying as the pearl, and the maids in colorful clothes as the boxes.

This can also be seen as the importance of alliance weddings at that time. At this time, the old man almost forgot about Wei Yuan's affairs, and only looked forward to seeing this scene. Lord Wu'an leading the team, three thousand armored soldiers, seven hundred chariots, this scene is comparable to the marriage of an ordinary feudal lord.

This spectacle is a must-see.

After all, a country with a thousand chariots had the potential to become a hegemon at that time.

Wei Yuan raised his head stiffly. He was completely sure that this matter would scare Jue, and besides, there were still a bunch of mountain gods and water gods at home. Moreover, isn't this, this, a little too fast? Directly to the wedding? He wanted to say that he was just joking, but the man in front of him had already said those words, so he naturally couldn't say the word "joke."

Ying Zheng calmly looked at the stiff-faced halberd-bearer.

Then he leaned back slightly and changed his tone to a calm one:

"I was just joking."

"I have also seen that woman before. Your relationship is not yet at this stage."

"Therefore, rest assured."

Wei Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Dong Yuefeng breathed a sigh of relief, and then expressed deep regret.

At this time, Lord Wu'an, Bai Qi, strode forward, bowed and saluted, saying:

"Your Majesty, seven hundred chariots and three thousand armored soldiers are ready."

"When do we depart?"

The First Emperor: "............"

Wei Yuan: "............"

The king was silent for a moment and said, "I was just speaking in jest."

Bai Qi looked up, looked at the young-looking emperor in confusion, and was silent for a long time before saying:

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

Everyone was silent. The king, who had once again tried to crack a joke and failed miserably, pondered and introspected.

Wei Yuan still said, "But, no matter what, this place is still too dangerous."

"Really, why don't you come back to the museum with me?"

"Dangerous?"

The First Emperor leaned against the throne and said calmly, "Then we won't retreat."

"I am the emperor of Shenzhou, and also the first emperor."

"So I will not retreat."

Wei Yuan could no longer continue to speak. Lord Wu'an said slowly, "I will guard here."

"Please trouble Wei Yuan to bring me that piece of Yanghun wood (soul-nurturing wood). I might be able to hold on for a little longer."

He smiled gently and said, "Rest assured, my will is still somewhat commendable."

"I should be able to hold on until your wedding day, to personally lead the army to welcome you."

The First Emperor said calmly, "Previously, when I encountered danger, I troubled Lord Wu'an to protect me."

"Then, Lord Wu'an, receive the order."

Bai Qi bowed and saluted.

The young emperor said, "Great Qin's Lord Wu'an, you have spent your life on the battlefield, laying the foundation for my Great Qin's hegemony. Now, in the outside world, Shenzhou is already unified, and the current era is different from the past... Your duty is complete."

He paused and said, "You can rest now."

Lord Wu'an, who had spent his life on the battlefield, was stunned.

The First Emperor said, "There is no need to guard here. Now, in the era two thousand years later, the changes are magnificent, the four seas are unified, and the common people are prosperous. So many scenes, you can temporarily go and see them for me... Not as Great Qin's Lord Wu'an, but as Great Qin's Bai Qi."

"This is an order."

After a long silence, Bai Qi slowly bowed and saluted, "I will obey Your Majesty's command."

The First Emperor said:

"I am here, and I will not leave for a short time, or rather, I will soon fall back into slumber..." he murmured. Because the soul gathered by the Xuanyuan Sword energy has not yet been completely nurtured, and the body has already decayed. The gathering of the soul takes time and cannot be accomplished overnight.

He said, "Before that, there is still some time after all."

Wei Yuan put down the sword, with the hilt facing the First Emperor, sat cross-legged on the ground, and smiled, "Then let me tell you about what has happened during this time. Some interesting things have happened outside."

The First Emperor nodded, noncommittal, and casually said, "What did you call me before?"

Brother Zheng.

Wei Yuan's expression stiffened.

The "brother" in ancient times is not the same as it is now. In ancient times, it meant older brother.

Before the Tang Dynasty, "ge" was equivalent to "ge" (song).

In the ears of the ancients, "Brother Zheng" probably meant - Zheng, sing a song.

Lord Wu'an is watching you from behind.jpg.

Wei Yuan's lips twitched: "It was a slip of the tongue. I'll just call you Your Majesty, or boss."

"Heh..."

The First Emperor casually leaned against the throne, one elbow supporting the armrest, clenching his fist to support his chin, his expression relaxed and majestic, seemingly not taking it to heart, and said casually:

"Forget it, as you like."

"How is the mortal world lately?"

Seeing this, the old man Dong Yuefeng seemed to have noticed the First Emperor's intention to send them away, and took the initiative to say, "I have no regrets after being able to see the First Emperor's face today. Wei Yuan, I have to go back and clean up the studio. I told you before that I haven't finished organizing the things I found in Yunmeng Daze (Cloud Dream Marsh)."

"I'll show you when I'm done."

"Okay."

"Old Dong, be careful."

The old man walked out.

Unexpectedly, Bai Ze, who had always been persistent in finding a backer, also withdrew.

"Weren't you going to follow the First Emperor?"

When the old man asked this, Bai Ze's lips twitched and said, "No, it's useless."

"It's completely different from what I thought."

He said blankly, "I thought Bai Qi was a killing star, but he was actually nurturing soldiers and pacifying the people. He is the one I can rely on. That First Emperor, he will never trust me. All I see in his eyes is warning. If I go to hug his thigh, I might get kicked to death instead."

"That person doesn't trust anyone at all."

Dong Yuefeng murmured and didn't say anything.

When they left the First Emperor's tomb, the old man sighed and said, "Indeed, the First Emperor seems to have never trusted anyone. I was just thinking, Bai Ze, why do you think he doesn't need Bai Qi to guard the imperial tomb?"

Bai Ze said, "Because he has a broad mind?"

The old man thought for a while and said:

"Is that so? It may indeed be the case, judging from his words.

He recalled the young face, the eyes like cold stars, the emperor who still had an impenetrable cold mist in his eyes when he said those touching and emotional words of 'You can rest now', his posture still majestic like Mount Tai, and sighed:

"A ruler's majesty is like a prison, a ruler's heart is like the sea. The emperor's words cannot be trusted."

"No one knows what he is really thinking."

"Perhaps it is indeed because he has a broad mind."

"Or perhaps..."

"His heart does not believe in Bai Qi, who protected him before, so it is impossible to entrust his safety to this god of war of Great Qin. Even though he said such magnanimous words, there was still a layer of mist in his eyes."

"By saying such words, the First Emperor actually refused Bai Qi's protection."

Bai Ze opened his mouth, but felt that this was probably the real reason.

He muttered, "Then what about Wei Yuan?"

"The First Emperor even thanked Lord Wu'an."

"He didn't even thank that potter, and even made a joke to scare him."

"Being a pendant is also dangerous."

The old man laughed: "Yes."

He said, "Who knows."

"Maybe he rarely jokes with people?"

"However, an Emperor Zulong who can joke is really worth recording in the history books. However, it will probably be considered a nonsensical unofficial history record. In everyone's eyes, Emperor Zulong and the First Emperor should be so majestic that they don't have a trace of personal emotions, almost as dignified as a symbol."

He shook his head, looked at Bai Ze, and his lips twitched.

After enduring it all the way, he couldn't help but ask, "But, what's wrong with your mouth?"

Bai Ze was bruised and swollen, and his mouth was a little blue. He said without changing his expression:

"Lord Wu'an gently advised me to pay attention to my words in the future."

"Or I can shut up."

"Or he can help me."

Dong Yuefeng: "............"

In the end, they returned to Dong Yuefeng's studio, or rather, Dong Yuefeng's own house. Bai Ze lay down without ceremony, while the old man returned to his studio, recorded the things and experiences of the day, and then opened the things excavated from Yunmeng Daze.

They were bamboo slips.

Yunmeng Daze belongs to the land of Chu.

The old man pieced together these bamboo slips with great difficulty, and finally completed them. Finally, he looked at the foremost part of the bamboo slips, which had two vigorous and powerful, magnificent ancient characters:

Tao Tie (Táo Tiè).

The Tao Tie of the Chu State's history.

The Tao Tie of the Four Fiends!

The old man's eyes reflected this volume of history, reflecting these two words.

ps: I forgot which chapter mentioned it, Dong Yuefeng said before that he wanted to move to the old street because he was going to excavate things, so he delayed it. And before that, the old man said that he had excavated things from Yunmeng Daze, and Wei Yuan was interested.

Regarding the matter of the original code of mythological concepts, uh, actually there have been many before.

They just haven't been named. Recent chapters will mention what this thing is, and there is one mythological concept among them that has appeared before, and is the most conspicuous, common, and easily overlooked. If anyone guesses correctly, there will be an extra update (holding tea, drinking tea, exhaling .jpg)