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"Do any of you remember the name of our first ancestor, the first ancestor?"

Zhang Tian's eyes swept across the faces of the bewildered Grandma, Lanhua, Xiao, Hutou and other clan members. For some reason, this scene gave him a strong sense of déjà vu.

Before he could think about it, he continued on his own initiative: "Our ancestor is called Pangu. He was the first man in the world and the common ancestor of everyone on the earth today..."

I am telling the tribe the story of the creation of Pangu... Have I told this story before?

But I saw that the tribesmen listened with gusto, but it seemed like they were hearing it for the first time.

"...Pangu was the son of heaven and earth. He had more power than Nuwa. When he struck out with his axe, the world was instantly split into two halves! The light and clear part rose up, rising higher and higher and finally became the sky; and the heavy, turbid part settled downward, eventually forming the earth..."

The voice faded and the vision gradually blurred.

Zhang Angel shook his head and regained consciousness.

He went on to tell: "Fuxi understood the truth between heaven and earth. From then on, all things in his eyes were no longer what they were. They turned into a wonderful scene, blending with each other, growing and declining with each other, and finally condensed into a half-black Half white circle..."

I'm telling the story of Fuxi's hexagrams to the tribe... Is this the story I just told?

He felt a little inconsistent, but before he could think about it, he picked up the branch on his own initiative and drew a slightly scrawled circle on the ground. He then painted half of it black with charcoal, and painted the other half white with chalk. Two large semicircles are embedded with small circles of different colors, black with white, white with black...

In an instant, the world was spinning!

The faces of the tribesmen disappeared like gravel in the wind, and the surrounding scenery suddenly began to accelerate backwards. The sun rose from the west and set from the east. The ripe fruits flew back to the treetops, and the waterfalls rushed up the cliff...

In the blink of an eye, things change and the world changes.

The colorful colors are eclipsed in the rapidly regressing time, mountains and rivers are overturned, stars and moons fall, and even the heaven and earth gradually distort and deform, turning into two yin and yang fish, one clear and one turbid, one black and one white, attracting and approaching each other, In the end, they merge into one, one disappears and the other grows, endlessly growing and growing.

……

"Jingle bell! Jingle bell!"

Zhang Tian opened his eyes suddenly and cut off the alarm bell skillfully.

Dream?

After being distracted for a moment, he immediately woke up and quickly recalled the scene in the dream. He remembered every detail as clearly as if it had really happened!

Guide your dreams!

It seems the sky heard and answered my prayers! These eight years of being a priest have not been in vain!

Zhang Tian couldn't hide his excitement.

What does the sky want to tell me?

He recalled the dream again, and there was no doubt that Tai Chi was the most important image.

Pangu created the world and separated the two qi of yin and yang, from which all things in the world came into being; the essence of Fuxi's hexagram painting is to embody abstract natural laws into patterns, establishing a philosophical system with Tai Chi and yin and yang as the main body; if the first two scenes are just Hint, then the final scene of all things being reunited is almost explicit.

But what does this have to do with awakening Lin Yu?

Zhang Tian definitely didn't believe that Lin Yu's meteoric iron state could be lifted by drawing a Tai Chi diagram.

Still have to return to the essence. What is the essence of Tai Chi? It is a restriction of opposites, a mutual root and mutual use, a balance of growth and decline, and mutual transformation...The relationship between Yin and Yang is essentially a dialectical relationship with a high degree of unity of opposites.

Yin and Yang, heaven and earth, pure and turbid, black and white, opposition and unity...

Zhang Tian suddenly thought of something, took out his mobile phone, and checked the relevant reports of Lin Yu's disappearance again.

No.

Not a single report mentioned the loss of cultural relics at the Tea Town site.

With the amount of attention this incident has received, there is a high probability that it did not happen if it was not reported.

When Zhang Tian arrived at the warehouse, he met Professor Chen who came for a routine inspection.

Professor Chen could tell at a glance that something was missing from the statue of the goddess, and frowned: "Where's the black stone?"

"Here I am."

"Since the black stone and the goddess statue are one, they are cultural relics."

Professor Chen said it tactfully, and Zhang Tian understood it clearly.

Cultural relics belong to the state and should be handed over.

"I made a mistake." Zhang Tian said, "The black stone and the goddess statue are not one, the white stone is."

"Shiroishi?"

"It's the same size and shape as this black stone, but it's white in color... Do you know Academician Lin Weixinlin from Peking University's School of Archeology and Museology?"

……

Wang Ansu never expected that Zhang Tian, ​​who was eager to delay the matter more than half a month ago, now looked like he was eager to report it quickly.

"You figured it out?"

"I figured it out."

"That's good! You've really scared me these past few days. It's like you've been possessed by an evil spirit. The more you say, the more outrageous you are. I'm planning to ask a Taoist priest to exorcise you...

What Wang Ansu said he had figured out was naturally different from what Zhang Tian said he had figured out.

Zhang Tian didn't bother to explain, he just urged him to get down to business.

The salvage work has entered the final stage. The sea areas where meteorites are concentrated have been cleared out, leaving some scattered meteorites. The cost-effectiveness of salvage is too low, so just leave them to sleep on the seabed.

Although Wang Ansu did not fully understand the weight of "Atlantis of the East", he knew the value of the goddess statue. Once the matter was reported, the salvage operation would definitely attract the attention of the higher authorities.

Meteorite itself is an ownerless thing. It is an unwritten rule in the industry that whoever picks it up gets it. It is not illegal to resell meteorites, but it does not mean it is safe. If the higher-ups are intentional, there are [-] ways to find trouble with him. In particular, according to Lundner's estimate, this batch of meteorite iron is worth billions!

With such huge interests, there is no guarantee that no one will be tempted.

In order to avoid danger, Wang Ansu immediately transferred all the salvaged meteorites overseas. Naturally, he himself also had to go overseas to avoid the limelight. As for the investigation that would be faced after the report was reported, he left the company's second-in-command and legal team to deal with it domestically. .

Before leaving, Wang Ansu told Zhang Tian: "The quantity of this batch of meteorite iron is too large. Selling it all at once will cause a sharp depreciation of the iron meteorite, which is not a good idea. Therefore, after identification, we will release it in batches, which may take ten or even several years." It will take ten years to sell them all, but don’t worry, you won’t get a dime less!”

Zhang Tian has nothing to worry about. First of all, he trusts Wang Ansu. Secondly, they have signed a contract in black and white, and they cannot default.

Wang Ansu gave the meteorite that he promised to donate to Professor Chen's team for scientific research on the spot.

Professor Chen also fulfilled his promise to Zhang Tian. Although he and Academician Lin Weixin are not familiar with each other at all, they are all in academic circles, and earth science and archeology are relatively close. No matter how unfamiliar they are, they still have common friends. a few.

Finally, through many layers of relationships, Chen Huapei contacted Lin Weixin, informed him of their major discoveries in the Yellow Sea, and secured an interview opportunity for Zhang Tian.

On June 2024, 6, Lin Weixin, who was over 8 years old, led a group of teachers and students from the Neolithic Shang and Zhou Archeology Teaching and Research Section of the School of Archeology and Museology of Peking University, together with leaders of relevant departments, to arrive at this humble seaside town.

The local leaders warmly entertained this group of distinguished guests. Compared with Wang Ansu, who only had a little money, these people were truly distinguished guests and should not be neglected.

Professor Chen Huapei and Zhang Tianzi were also invited to attend.

Zhang Tian had seen photos of Academician Lin on the Internet, but Lin Weixin himself was much more energetic and capable than he looked in the photos, and he did not look like a [-]-year-old man at all.

There is no need to go into details about Lin Weixin's status in the domestic archaeological community. We can get a glimpse of it from his title. The gold content of being an academician through the unpopular subject of archeology can be imagined.

Zhang Tian hopes to interview Academician Lin, partly because he took the lead in the excavation of the tea town site last year. There is another, more important reason.

"Academician Lin, this is the Zhang Tian I mentioned. He deserves the greatest credit for the discovery of the underwater goddess statue."

Chen Huapei was not exaggerating. Without Zhang Tian's guidance, they would have never been able to find the burial place of the meteorite in the vast sea, let alone salvage the goddess statue intact.

Lin Weixin shook hands with Zhang Tian and said politely: "I heard that you like archeology?"

"Yes, I have a very good friend who studies archeology."

"Is it from our school?"

"It's your granddaughter."

"Oh ah?!"

Lin Weixin was very surprised and looked at Zhang Tian carefully. When did Xiaoyu make a very good male friend? Moreover, the police didn’t find out?

Zhang Tian saw the other party's doubts and explained: "We met online. Although it didn't last long, we got along very well. After Lin Yu disappeared, I have been paying attention to the progress of this matter and have been trying to find Her whereabouts." Lin Weixin keenly caught something unusual: "Do you know some clues?"

"It's not a clue. It's a long story, Academician Lin. If possible, let's talk somewhere else."

It was about Lin Yu, so Lin Weixin didn't say anything and immediately found an excuse to leave the dinner.

Zhang Tian led Lin Weixin to the almost empty warehouse and to the lonely statue of the goddess.

"Is this the meteorite statue you salvaged from the bottom of the sea?"

Lin Weixin's eyes were immediately attracted by the statue of the goddess, showing a bit of joy at the sight.

So delicate!

He couldn't imagine how prehistoric humans could forge meteorite iron so lifelike with extremely simple tools. It was simply unbelievable!

What Professor Chen said is true. This is indeed a major discovery that can overturn everyone's understanding. The mysterious ruins buried under the sea may be even more glorious than the Tea Town ruins!

Zhang Tian asked abruptly: "Do you think the features of this goddess statue look familiar?"

Lin Weixin was stunned for a moment. He did not carefully examine the appearance of the goddess statue. Subconsciously, he thought this was a disrespectful behavior.

It wasn't until Zhang Tian reminded him that he paid special attention and was suddenly shocked.

This goddess actually looks a bit like her granddaughter!

Is it because I missed Xiaoyu so much that I started hallucinating?

He calmed down and looked again, but the more he looked, the more it seemed like it!

A bold idea flashed through my mind: Could this be made in Xiaoyu’s image?

Even he himself was frightened by this idea. He subconsciously took a step back and said incoherently: "This... what on earth is going on?"

Zhang Tian did not explain, just said: "The night before Lin Yu disappeared, we chatted online, and she said that you dug out a pure white stone from the tea town ruins, which was almost a perfect sphere. What do you think? Do you have any impression of this matter?"

Lin Weixin gave an affirmative answer.

"The white stone is not missing, right?"

"No, we haven't figured out the origin of that white stone yet. Its craftsmanship far exceeds the era it was in, but if it is said to be naturally formed, it is unconvincing. Why do you ask this suddenly? It has nothing to do with the little white stone. Does Yu’s disappearance have anything to do with it?”

Not only is it related, Shiraishi is the culprit!

Zhang Tian originally thought that Baishi would travel back to [-] years ago with Lin Yu, but in this case, Baishi should not exist at the current time point.

The fact is that Bai Shi also jumped out of the closed loop of time and space like Lin Yu. This cannot be meaningless.

The basic function of white stone is purification, which not only purifies water but also removes the user's negative states. Is ironization considered a negative state? Zhang Tian thinks, isn’t petrification, which is common in games, also a negative state?

At this time, looking at this dark goddess statue, it seems to have transformed into the black yin-yang fish that guides dreams.

However, if only yin does not arise, if only yang does not grow, there must be white among the black!

He was now almost certain that Bai Shi was the key to awakening Lin Yu.

As long as Shiraishi is placed in her hands, she will surely wake up!

Zhang Tian said to Lin Weixin: "You may think what I say next is ridiculous, but it is indeed my true thought. I think this goddess statue is Lin Yu. I don't know why she became like this. The only thing I What I do know is that only the white stone can awaken her."

More than absurd! What nonsense!

If the other party hadn't accurately told something embarrassing that Lin Yu had never told outsiders, proving that the relationship between the two was indeed extraordinary, Lin Weixin would have doubted his motives.

Even if it's a scam, you still have to make up a decent excuse!

He suppressed his displeasure and asked: "You said Bai Shi can wake her up, how did you know?"

Zhang Tian took out the black stone from his trouser pocket: "Pass this."

Lin Weixin's eyes suddenly lit up!

"This black stone was also salvaged from the seabed by us. It is very similar to the white stone you dug out from the Tea Town ruins, right? I had a strange dream last night, and I learned all this in my dream. I I think this dream is related to this black stone.”

Zhang Tian started to tell lies. It was okay to deceive primitive people, but it was not enough to fool Lin Weixin.

He didn't expect Lin Weixin to believe it. In fact, it didn't matter whether he believed it or not. What was important was that he wanted to save his granddaughter. Even if he knew that this method was unreasonable, he would definitely try it, because he, like Zhang Tian, There is no other way.

……

June 2024, 6, 10:[-] pm.

With excitement in his heart, Zhang Tian took the white stone from Lin Weixin with trembling hands.

Only a figure like Lin Weixin can bring out such an important cultural relic.

On the importance of having a grandfather who is an academician.

Unlike the cold black stone, the white stone is warm to the touch, as smooth as a girl's skin.

"Because of your familiarity with Xiaoyu, I made an exception and lent you the white stone. I personally don't believe what you said, not a word of it!"

Lin Weixin glanced at Professor Chen Huapei with a strange expression, and issued a disclaimer before Zhang Tian took action, lest he failed and his reputation would be ruined.

Chen Huapei found it funny and thought to himself, I'm not stupid, so why don't I have three hundred taels of silver here? If you don't believe it, why did you bring Shiraishi? This is not an exception, but a violation!

However, he can understand Academician Lin's mood. If his sweet grandson goes missing, he will only become more anxious. Even if there is only a little hope, he will definitely try his best to catch it!

Zhang Tian smiled and said nothing, and stood still in front of Lin Yu. His heartbeat accelerated for no reason, and he suddenly felt a little nervous.

He took a deep breath and held Shiraishi's hand tightly and loosely.

All of this started with the white stone and ended with the white stone. It can be regarded as having a beginning and an end.

With this thought in his mind, he put the white stone into her slightly curved hand.

Lin Weixin, who pretended to be free and easy, immediately stood up straight and stared intently. Even Professor Chen changed his usual indifferent look and looked solemn.

As if to put the finishing touch, as soon as the white stone fell into the hands, the dark meteorite seemed to come alive instantly, leaping and flying like a fish, or like a violently surging mist, gradually fading away as it waxed and waned.

Lin Weixin's eyes widened, Chen Huapei's mouth opened wide, and Zhang Tianze looked at the beautiful face that was gradually revealed, with his heart beating like a drum and his nose sore.

at last!

The hard and cold meteorite was replaced by a soft and warm body, and he fell weakly backwards into an equally warm embrace.

Consciousness gradually returned, followed by gentle calls, strange and familiar at the same time.

"Yeah, let me sleep a little longer..."

Lin Yuba pursed her lips and muttered something vaguely. Even though she had slept for ten thousand years, she still had more to say.

Zhang Tian's eyes were already red, but now he was completely dumbfounded.

Helpless, he could only use the old method to coax her into getting up.

"The mammoths are coming!" he shouted.

Lin Yu immediately jumped up as if he was electrocuted: "Where is it! Where is it!"

There is no such thing as a mammoth, it has already changed to the human world.

Lin Weixin rushed up and hugged Lin Yu, crying like a seven-year-old child.

"Grandpa...why are you here?"

She was a little confused. Anyone would be confused when she woke up after sleeping for ten thousand years.

Memories of the past came flooding back, and she looked around her, gradually realizing that this was no longer the barbaric era.

She's back!

Her eyes fell on the young man holding her just now, and she almost blurted out: "Zhang Tian, ​​you are not as handsome as you brag!"

"Who is Zhang Tian?" Zhang Tian scratched his head in confusion.

"Stop pretending!" Lin Yu raised a proud smile at the corner of his mouth, "I told you I could recognize you at a glance, you lost!"

Zhang Tian couldn't hold back anymore and laughed heartily looking at her vivid eyes. (End of chapter)