Collection of Gods

Chapter 411 "Tao Te Ching"

Time flies, time flies like an arrow.

It has been half a month since Wu Shunqing's team arrived and Dong Wenhui's team left. Since Wu Shunqing's team arrived, they only rested for half a day and devoted all their energy to repairing and restoring these water-logged bamboo slips from the Spring and Autumn Period.

Wu Shunqing is a top international expert in the restoration and restoration of water-logged bamboo slips. He has the same qualities and personality as Zheng Daoquan and Zhou Huahai. In his work, he has always been serious and rigorous, focused and careful. Under his leadership, his team has made great progress in work. Always moving forward.

As we approach May, daytime temperatures in Los Angeles are still around 20 degrees.

The temperature is neither cold nor hot, just right, making people feel very comfortable.

After more than ten days of long waiting, Tang Yuan watched with his own eyes the water-logged bamboo slips that had shrunk into dry wooden sticks. In the hands of experts such as Wu Shunqing, they transformed from decay into magic, gradually extending, blooming, and growing in size, and finally transformed into what Tang Yuan remembered. Looks like bamboo slips.

Decolorization and dehydration are two essential steps in the restoration and restoration of water-saturated bamboo slips. Now that the dehydration step has been completed, the next step is the crucial decolorization step, which will directly determine whether the restored water-saturated bamboo slips can reveal text. Come.

At this moment, Tang Yuan stood in front of the makeshift test bench in the living room. He looked at the water-soaked bamboo slips soaked in the ten containers in front of him, with a little anticipation and anxiety flashing in his eyes.

There are only two days left before the end of the five-star mission The Beginning of the Road. If the water-soaked bamboo slips restored this time still cannot meet the system mission requirements, then Tang Yuan will have no choice but to give up the mission, so at present These water-logged bamboo slips were Tang Yuan's desperate move, and there was no way out.

"Director Tang, shall we start now?"

Wu Shunqing is almost 70 this year. Although his hair is gray and his skin is sagging, he does not look old at all. He is energetic and strong with age.

"Director Wu, let's get started."

Facing Wu Shunqing's inquiry, Tang Yuan took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

After hearing this, Wu Shunqing said nothing more and directed the researchers in the team to start the final step of repairing and restoring the water-soaked bamboo slips, which was the decolorization process.

Soon, five researchers approached the experimental platform and began to get busy as planned.

Time passed by, and the whole living room was silent.

Tang Yuan and Wu Shunqing stood in front of the experimental table, silently watching the operations of the five researchers. Compared to Wu Shunqing, an expert, Tang Yuan was confused, but in order to avoid these researchers being distracted, he did not do much. what.

Anyway, Tang Yuan only cares about the results. He really doesn't care about the specific process.

About half an hour later, the researcher on the left raised her head first. With a slightly surprised expression on her face, she said to Tang Yuan and the others: "Director Wu, Director Tang, my water-soaked bamboo slip has developed color. , you can probably read the words on it!”

As the female researcher finished speaking, the other four researchers did not react at all and were still concentrating on handling the water-logged bamboo slips in their hands. However, the other researchers and experts who were watching could not help but become curious. Due to Wu Shunqing's Authority, none of them dared to step forward to take a look, at most they could only make a few comments.

"Dr. Tang, let's take a look?"

After more than half a month of hard work, Wu Shunqing was finally in a good mood. He turned to look at Tang Yuan and asked with a smile.

"go!"

Tang Yuan could no longer hold back his excitement, so after Wu Shunqing spoke, he took the lead and walked towards the female researcher.

At this time, the successfully restored water-saturated bamboo slip had been taken out of the decolorizing solution by the female researcher. Although the surface still looked wet, it did not prevent Tang Yuan and others from clearly seeing the writing on it.

"This doesn't seem to be the writing of the Seven Kingdoms of Spring and Autumn. This seems to be..."

"Golden inscriptions?" After Tang Yuan studied it for a moment, his brows were slightly raised, and his words were a little suspicious.

"Yes, this is exactly bronze inscriptions." Wu Shunqing glanced at Tang Yuan and said with a smile: "Before the Spring and Autumn Period, it was the Zhou Dynasty, and the mainstream writing in the Zhou Dynasty was bronze inscriptions. Unexpectedly, Tang Dong was still familiar with ancient inscriptions at such a young age. Is there any research?”

"I understand a little bit, I understand a little bit."

Tang Yuan responded humbly that in fact, he was able to understand so many ancient texts, all thanks to his master-level running calligraphy skills.

"Dr. Tang, stop being so modest."

"If you didn't really understand ancient inscriptions, how would you know at a glance that the words written on the water-logged bamboo slip in front of you are gold inscriptions."

Wu Shunqing said with a smile.

Tang Yuan smiled. This time, he did not continue to be modest. Instead, he returned his attention to the water-logged bamboo slip in front of him, wanting to see what was written on it.

About ten seconds later, based on the memory of the bronze inscriptions in his mind, Tang Yuan read out the words that appeared on the water-logged bamboo slips: "Wu Wei...has nothing...to make a living...for... Is this person... virtuous to... noble... students?"

"Director Wu, am I reading it correctly?"

After Tang Yuan finished reading, he looked up at Wu Shunqing and asked with some uncertainty.

"Basically correct."

Wu Shunqing nodded and responded softly.

After Tang Yuan received the affirmation, he felt a little more confident, and then quickly connected the words on the water-logged bamboo slip: "A husband who has nothing to do for a living is a virtuous person who is more valuable than a living person? What is alive in the world?" Is there such a sentence in historical documents?”

"It sounds a bit familiar..."

Wu Shunqing frowned, looking a little thoughtful.

"Director Wu, Director Tang, my water-soaked bamboo slip has also successfully developed color!"

Just as Tang Yuan and Wu Shunqing were thinking about it, another researcher suddenly reported another good news.

After hearing this, the two people hurried over immediately.

It is still inscribed in gold, and the handwriting on this waterlogged bamboo slip is almost identical to the handwriting on the waterlogged bamboo slip just now.

Seeing this, Wu Shunqing couldn't help but speculate: "Looking at the appearance, the historical documents in this bronze tripod should have been left by the same person."

Tang Yuan nodded slightly, agreeing with Wu Shunqing's inference. At this moment, all his attention was focused on the words on the water-soaked bamboo slip. About two minutes later, he slowly said: "No one in the world is weaker than water." , and if you attack the strong one, no one can win, because there is no easy way?"

As Tang Yuan said these words, Wu Shunqing, who had a slightly frowned brow, frowned deeply again.

Suddenly, Wu Shunqing's body trembled slightly, and then his old face, which had always been calm for the most part, showed a look of extreme shock and even disbelief for the first time. His lips trembled slightly, and his voice seemed to be whispering: "Could it be that the bamboo slips hidden inside this bronze tripod are the Tao Te Ching?!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

(End of this chapter)