Chapter 289 Pulling Hair from a Tiger's Head
Chapter 289 Pulling Hair from a Tiger's Head
Not just Orientals.
The same is true for Westerners.
They pursued immortality and tried many bizarre methods.
For example, mummies are one of them.
They believe that death is not the end of life, but a journey to eternity. As long as the body is well preserved, the soul will accept offerings from the living after death. Three thousand years later, the soul will be resurrected in the mummy, ride on the sun boat to heaven, become a god and live forever.
So they built pyramids to preserve the bodies.
Then came the bullshit!
During the Renaissance, eating mummies became popular in the West. Their so-called medicine pointed out that the black hard shell on the surface of the mummy was a good medicine, and that there was amazing vitality hidden inside, so the mummy must be a great medicine.
They even believed that mummies were a panacea for all diseases, from headaches to foot pains, including toothaches, and could be applied externally or taken internally.
It even has the effects of prolonging life, maintaining youth, and strengthening sexual function.
Thus began the widespread trend of eating mummies.
Don't think that this is something done by ignorant ordinary people. Many high-level intellectuals, historical celebrities, and even kings have eaten mummies.
The price of mummies was even driven up, becoming more and more expensive. The more expensive they became, the more people wanted them. At one point, the supply was completely sold out, which gave rise to the industries of tomb exploration and counterfeiting of mummies.
This trend lasted until 1934, when it gradually subsided.
Compared with Westerners, the Dragon people can be said to be the nation in the world with the longest history of exploring immortality, with the most attempts and the most diverse experiences.
The most common way is to take certain foods to achieve the goal of longevity.
The ancients conducted experiments on this for thousands of years, using every possible method.
For example, they would conduct experiments on plants with relatively long life spans, because these plants can bring "immortality". So by eating them, one can absorb their essence of immortality and achieve the effect of immortality.
People in the Han Dynasty believed that eating something could make people smarter, but not make them live longer.
Only by not eating can you become an immortal and live forever.
This theory also led to a group of experimenters who tried not to eat or eat less to pursue their goals. This behavior is also called "bigu".
Others believe that one can achieve longevity by coming into contact with long-lived animals or visiting places where there is no death.
For example, climbing Mount Kunlun can bring immortality, and the higher you go, the more likely you are to become an immortal.
Or you can raise some exotic animals, such as dogs, turtles, fish, horses, etc., and long-term contact with them can also help them live longer.
Later, they explored a new direction. They began to speculate on the realm of immortals. They believed that immortals could live forever because of their practice, so they began to learn the practice of immortals.
The idea that immortality can be achieved through spiritual practice became very popular for a time and even attracted the support of many emperors.
Qin Shi Huang was the first emperor who was obsessed with immortality.
"Old Gu, what do you mean?"
"What secret of eternal life? Explain it clearly!"
The fat man was the most impatient and asked quickly.
Everyone else also looked at him, with all kinds of emotions in their eyes.
Unexpectedly, Lao Gu looked at them, smiled mysteriously, and then stopped talking.
"Hey, Lao Gu, what do you mean?!"
The fat man was immediately unhappy.
He had always disliked Lao Gu, and now Lao Gu was playing tricks on him. How could he endure it?
He picked up the knife and put it on Lao Gu's neck.
"What do you want to do? Let go of my godfather!"
Bi'an immediately pulled out a dagger and used the sharp edge to hold the fat man's blade.
"Hey, bitch, you dare to fight me?" The fat man laughed angrily: "I haven't avenged my revenge yet, and I have been wanting to fight with you for a long time. It's a good opportunity, let's take this opportunity to fight today."
As he spoke, he was about to take action.
As soon as he raised his hand, he was grabbed by someone.
The fat man turned his head and saw that it was Xu Feng.
"Young Master Xu?" The fat man was a little surprised.
"Fatty, we are all on the same side now. Don't take action unless it's absolutely necessary."
"If Lao Gu wants to talk, then he can talk. If he doesn't want to talk, then we shouldn't force him."
Xu Feng comforted the fat man, and then looked at Lao Gu with a chuckle: "Lao Gu, don't be so mysterious here. I won't buy your tricks about secrets or not."
"If you want to say it, just say it. If you don't want to say it, I won't ask you to."
"I still say the same thing. We are all in the same boat now. If the boat sinks, everyone will die and no one can escape."
"As for your talk of immortality, I don't care."
Hearing this, Lao Gu looked at him in surprise: "You don't care? That's immortality! It's a dream that countless people have dreamed of throughout the ages, and you don't care?!"
Xu Feng shrugged: "Yes, I really don't care."
"Why? Why don't you care?!"
Lao Gu's face was full of disbelief.
He was a little emotional, as if something he had been holding on to for many years and valued very much was worthless in the eyes of others. That was the feeling, and it deeply stimulated him.
Xu Feng: "I believe that immortality exists in this world. In fact, what I know is definitely colder than what you know."
"Although you didn't say it, I can guess that something is wrong with your body and you are about to die. You put your hope on Qin Shi Huang."
"Maybe you got some information from somewhere in your early years."
"This information contains some secrets of Qin Shi Huang, the secret of longevity, so you regarded it as a treasure and have been tirelessly searching for Qin Shi Huang's tomb for so many years, hoping to explore the secret of longevity."
Xu Feng: "This information contains some secrets of Qin Shi Huang, the secret of longevity, so you are overjoyed. For so many years, you have been tirelessly searching for Qin Shi Huang's tomb, hoping to explore the secret of longevity."
"It's just that the Qin Emperor's Tomb is too secret. You have spent countless time, energy, and resources, but you still haven't found it. What's more, your health is getting worse and worse, and you are about to die. If you can't find the Qin Emperor's Tomb, you may never find it in this lifetime."
"It just so happened that at this time, I appeared in front of you and caught your attention."
"Especially after I found the ancient city of Jingjue and returned safely from there, you were desperate and began to focus on me, thinking that I could help you find the tomb of the Qin Emperor."
"That's why he contacted me in various ways later!"
"I guess you must have made a lot of arrangements to guide me to find the tomb of the Qin Emperor, and then you can be the hunting bird in the dark."
"That treasure appraisal meeting in the Magic City was probably your plan, including the bronze pig head, which you deliberately let me find. As long as I take the bait, I will follow your arrangements step by step to find the tomb of the Qin Emperor."
"But you didn't expect that I didn't act according to your plan."
"So you finally had to give up those plans and arrangements, jump out from the dark, kidnap Lao Hu and Fatty directly, and then confront me and ask me to help you find the tomb of the Qin Emperor."
As Xu Feng continued his narration, the expressions of the others gradually became surprised, and they couldn't help but look at Lao Gu.
Including Zhang Rishan and Zhang Qiling.
They didn’t understand before why Xu Feng said he wanted to kill Lao Gu and not let him leave the Qin Emperor’s Tomb alive, and they didn’t understand what grudge Xu Feng had against him.
Now they understand.
I began to admire Lao Gu even though I originally looked down on him.
Unexpectedly, Lao Gu actually did so many things in private, and even dared to kidnap Lao Hu and Fatty to threaten Xu Feng. Isn't this like trying to dig up trouble and plucking hair from a tiger's head?
No wonder Xu Feng wanted to get rid of him, it was completely reasonable.
(End of this chapter)