Chapter 246: The Eye of the Array
Chapter 246: The Eye of the Array
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Xu Feng suddenly woke up, he seemed to have grasped a key point.
He tried hard to turn his brain cells.
In ancient history, the Big Dipper was quite important. The ancients believed that the Emperor of Heaven lived in the Big Dipper and was in charge of everything in the world.
Ancient kings used to sit on the imperial chariot when touring the world and watch the Big Dipper divide the four seasons.
The Big Dipper is shaped like a soup spoon. When the spoon points to the east, it is spring everywhere; when the spoon points to the south, it is summer everywhere; when the spoon points to the west, it is autumn everywhere; when the spoon points to the north, it is winter everywhere.
During the Qin Dynasty, the army used the Big Dipper to test the soldiers' eyesight when recruiting. Those who could clearly see the Big Dipper at night would be considered to have good eyesight and would be selected to become the most elite long-range archers of the Qin Dynasty.
The Feng Shui masters of the Qin Dynasty also classified each star of the Big Dipper into different categories, allowing each of them to represent a certain symbol.
For example, the Tianshu star symbolizes the supreme imperial power, and the Tianquan star represents the outstanding civil officials who assist the emperor.
These are all recorded in history.
But Xu Feng remembered that he had read a book which stated that the Big Dipper was actually a lie and that it should actually be nine stars!
There are actually two small stars on the left and right sides of the last star of the Big Dipper.
It’s just that the light of these two little stars is too dim, and it is difficult to capture them with the naked eye even under a clear night sky, so people automatically eliminate them.
In fact, these two stars are the most important. They are the soul of the Big Dipper and represent immortality.
There is even a legend among the people that anyone who is lucky enough to see these two hidden stars will live a longer and healthier life.
Since Qin Shihuang already had the Qin Empire, had a million-strong army under his command, and had built the Great Wall, why would he still care about imperial power?
This world originally belonged to him!
The only thing that worried Qin Shihuang was immortality!
Only immortality is the ultimate pursuit of every king in every dynasty, and only immortality can allow them to continue to enjoy wealth and glory.
What's more, Qin Shihuang's pursuit of immortality is almost known to everyone and it is not a secret at all.
Thinking of this, Xu Feng slapped his head suddenly.
"I go!"
"How could I be so stupid that I couldn't even think of this?!"
His eyes searched quickly around the Big Dipper, trying to find the two little stars.
But those two little stars are really hard to find.
But he still couldn't escape Xu Feng's sharp gaze.
He quickly found two stones about the size of eggs. They were hidden under several large star stones. They were not coated with fluorescent powder and had no luster. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see them at all.
However, this also increased Xu Feng's confidence.
Looking at the star stones all over the sky, the smallest one is the size of a basketball, and each star stone is coated with fluorescent powder.
Why are there two such small star stones?
Not to mention the lack of fluorescent powder.
And it is deliberately hidden so deeply.
If you say that all this was not done on purpose, Xu Feng would not believe it even if you kill him.
Looking at the two dim little stars, Xu Feng chuckled: "Finally found you!"
He pointed at two small star stones and said to Zhang Qiling, "Old Zhang, I think I have found the core of the formation. These two small star stones are there. We each take one. I will count to three, two, one, and we will smash them at the same time. Remember, we must smash them at the same time. There cannot be even a tenth of a second difference, otherwise we will lose!"
Zhang Qiling looked at the two small star stones and nodded: "No problem!"
"three!"
"—!"
Xu Feng's eyes fixed: "Do it!"
Xu Feng's eyes fixed: "Do it!"
At the same time, someone yelled, "Wait!"
At the critical moment, Zhang Rishan suddenly called a halt to the operation.
Xu Feng and Zhang Qiling stopped instantly.
Xu Feng looked at Zhang Rishan: "What's wrong?"
Zhang Rishan: "Didn't you just step on it? Why do these two want to break it?!"
Xu Feng looked at him like an idiot: "It's so small, and it's hiding under the big star stone, how can I step on it?" Zhang Rishan: "....."
Xu Feng didn't bother to pay attention to him and said directly to Zhang Qiling: "Let's do it again."
Three seconds later.
Zhang Qiling swung the Black Kirin expressionlessly and slashed at the small stone hidden under the big star stone.
Xu Feng also used the bone knife to its fullest extent.
Because of the fast speed, his blade made a whistling sound like a whistle.
click.
Followed by two crisp cracking sounds.
Click click click.
In this confined space, there was a series of sounds of mechanisms turning.
Everyone was mentally exhausted.
Be alert to crises that may occur at any time.
Especially those members of the Zhang family, each of them had a pale face, half-crouching cautiously, looking like they were ready to jump at any time.
The clicking sound continued for a long time.
Along with the sound of the mechanism turning, the light curtains at both ends suddenly extended out inch by inch.
Don't stop until everything is back to normal.
Seeing this, Xu Feng heaved a sigh of relief: "It seems that I was right this time. Those two small stones are the core of the array."
Zhang Rishan's tense spirit also relaxed, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Xu Feng, luckily you are here, otherwise we would really be dead."
The danger disappeared, and the fat man regained his composure: "Of course, our Master Xu is not just a name for nothing."
Old Hu asked curiously, "Master Xu, isn't the center of the formation the Big Dipper? Why did it become those two small stones?!"
Xu Feng is now in a much more relaxed mood.
He smiled and explained, "In fact, the term 'Big Dipper' is a misnomer. The real Big Dipper is actually 'Nine Stars'. It's just that two of the stars are too small and too dim to be spotted, so the term 'Big Dipper' has gradually emerged."
"I just suddenly remembered this, so I was looking for it everywhere."
"I didn't expect it to actually exist, and it was kept so secretive."
"Qin Shi Huang built such a large-scale mechanical engineering project, it is impossible for him to arrange two such small star stones to do useless work, so I guess that these two should be the core mechanism of this formation."
Lao Hu, Zhang Rishan and others suddenly realized.
"Alright, even though the trap has been removed, it's not advisable to stay here for long. Let's get out of here as soon as possible!"
Xu Feng said.
Immediately, many people agreed.
Although the mechanism was removed, the bottomless abyss beneath their feet still made people feel terrified, especially the Zhang family, who were eager to leave this damn place immediately.
Immediately, everyone jumped forward like fleas, stepping on the star stones along the way.
Xu Feng also jumped forward.
However, when he passed by Lao Gu and his adopted daughter Bian'an, he stopped.
After looking at the unconscious Lao Gu, he hesitated and asked Bi'an, "How did you get here?"
Bi'an looked at Xu Feng, his expression changed rapidly, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xu Feng waved his hand: "Forget it, looking at your expression, it's probably just a fabrication, so you don't need to say anything."
After a pause, he continued, "How is he? Does he need help?"
The other side: "My foster father hit a rock and passed out."
Xu Feng jumped over and checked Lao Gu's injuries.
(End of this chapter)