Zhang Lisheng's answer made Guo Caiying's eyes lit up. After some contemplation, she muttered with her imagination running wild, "Tiantai Mountain, Goddess Nuwa, the collapse of the world barrier, Tiantai Mountain …"
"In ancient times, there was a water god, Gonggong, and the fire spirit, Zhuanxu, who fought for the throne. Gonggong was defeated and hit his head on Mount Buzhou, the pillar of the sky, causing the pillar to collapse, the nine provinces to collapse, the sky to tilt in the northwest, the earth to sink in the southeast, the flood and the fire spread.
At that time, there was a great goddess, Nuwa, who traveled around the world and traversed mountains to collect the sun's divine fire to refine 36,501 pieces of Tiantai Mountain's five-colored stones to repair the sky. She also chopped off the four legs of the divine turtle to support the four poles of heaven and earth.
Lisheng, have you found the evidence to prove that the collapse of the sky and earth in the ancient mythology is the collapse of the world barrier? Otherwise, why would you come to the Amazon to look for Tiantai Mountain at this time? " When the girl asked the last sentence, her eyes were fixed on the young man's face.
"You can even recite the allusions in the Universe Sutra word for word. You really have to look at me in a different light, Senior Sister." Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a while before bursting into a chuckle. "But your imagination is just too rich.
That's right, I've also speculated that the fire spirit, Zhuanxu, represents a certain Atlantean ruler in ancient times while the water god, Gonggong, represents the foreign world's civilization, Tatdu, that had once successfully invaded Earth and polluted the universe. In the Mayan legend, they had once had a nuclear war which might have caused the collapse of the world barrier.
However, there are many unexplainable parts in all kinds of speculations. Now that it seems like the truth has long been annihilated in the long river of time, it's impossible for it to surface again, so how can there be any conclusive evidence?
What we can do now is to find plausible and fragmented useful clues from the legends and use them. "
Guo Caiying thought about it carefully and nodded, agreeing with the young man's words. However, she still asked, "You're right. Then why did you come to Tatetutu to look for Tiantai Mountain?"
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Lisheng really could not come up with a reason. Looking at the girl's pure eyes, he sighed and answered, "A few years ago, I accidentally bought a colorful jelly-like stone from a grocery merchant in Tatetutu. I didn't expect it to be the five-colored stone that Nuwa used to mend the sky.
At that time, the peddler said that the stone had suddenly appeared from a door that led to a square wooden house with strange stones, a river, and carved beams and painted rafters.
According to the legends, even if Tiantai Mountain is carried by the Divine Turtle in the sea, it is still an island mountain range … "
"How do you know that stone is a five-colored divine stone, Lisheng?" Before the young man could say anything, Guo Caiying seemed to have thought of something. Her eyes widened as she asked again.
Zhang Lisheng froze. After a moment of silence, he said with a wry smile, "Senior Sister, why do you have so many questions?"
"The reason I asked you so many questions is because you have too many secrets, Lisheng. Think about it carefully. You seem to be present when many big events happen. Many of the huge forces are more or less related to you …"
As she was speaking, the light in her eyes gradually dimmed when she saw that Zhang Lisheng remained silent. Her eyes turned red, but she began to smile and her voice became slightly trembling. "Forget it, everyone has their own secrets. It's fine if you want to keep your own secret.
You just need to know that your goal is Tiantai Mountain. Don't worry, I'll try my best to help you find it. Let's discuss what to do. Well, first of all, I think … "
Looking back at Guo Caiying's lifeless eyes, the young man inexplicably felt that his chest was getting tighter and tighter. Without warning, he said, "When the world's barrier collapsed, I used that stone to patch the Wizard Li World's world's gate and stopped the barrier from collapsing. For this reason, I know that the stone is most likely the five-colored divine stone that Nuwa refined.
The Wizard Li World is the Shrimp World No. 2. I've conquered the civilization there and became the only god in that world. Not only that, but I've also renamed it after my own god. This is my biggest secret.
It's not that I don't trust you, but … It's just that … I've seen a ghost! I don't know why I'm telling you this! Sh * t! I don't know why I'm telling you this … "
Before he could finish his incoherent words, Guo Caiying, who was laughing so hard that tears streamed down her face, stood up abruptly and kissed the young man's mouth. Then, an abrupt and inexplicable, yet logical and natural, frenzied love between a man and a woman began to happen … The clouds and the rain stopped.
The clouds stopped and the rain stopped. Naked, Zhang Lisheng looked at the girl in his arms who was staring at him with her reddened eyes that had yet to recede. With a wry smile, he muttered absentmindedly, "Is it because this world has gone mad that we've gone mad as well? How did things become like this inexplicably?"
"Why can't things become like this?
If it wasn't for the fact that you've never taken the initiative and if it wasn't for the fact that you have a curvy blonde girlfriend, things would've become like this when we were in Stanford. " Guo Caiying, on the other hand, drew a circle on the young man's chest disapprovingly and interrupted his words. "The princess of the Crimson Empire on Earth and the demon king of the supernatural realm, even if it's not a match made in heaven, it's still a good match …"
After making a joke, the girl propped herself up and kissed the young man's cheek before whispering in Zhang Lisheng's ear seriously, "I love you, Lisheng. Perhaps I've fallen in love with you since the first time I saw you.
I know that if I think about it carefully, there are a thousand, no, ten thousand reasons why we can't be together, but I still love you. There's no reason for me to love you uncontrollably … "
In the face of Guo Caiying's confession that revealed her true feelings, Zhang Lisheng, who snapped back to reality, became speechless. After a long silence, he kissed the girl's forehead gently and fell asleep while hugging the exhausted girl.
When the two of them woke up, it was already dusk. After recovering her energy, Guo Caiying immediately regained her sanity at the same time. Looking at her watch, she jumped up from Zhang Lisheng's arms and hurriedly put on her clothes while saying anxiously, "Dinner is going to start soon. I've stayed here for too long, so I must go to the restaurant immediately.
I've thought about it just now, Lisheng. You're much taller than before, and now that your hair has grown longer and you've grown a beard, the people who used to be familiar with you won't be able to recognize you at all.
I'll deliberately talk to the indigenous guide about jungle exploration in the restaurant later. Find a chance to strike up a conversation and say that you're a second-generation Chinese-American who grew up in China before the age of ten.
Oh, the University of Pennsylvania then. The Natural Resources Department of the University of Pennsylvania is ranked very high in the world, but the school is not famous. Natural resources and biology that you're good at have a lot of overlap, so just say that you're a Ph.D. in natural resources there.
Tell me your age, why is your skin so good? Can you make it rougher? Just say that you're 37 years old, and after you graduated from your Ph.D. at the age of 30, you fell in love with the Amazon, the treasure house of natural resources … "
"Alright, I'm good at lying too, so I'll adapt to the situation. But what's the use of me hanging out with you guys?" Looking at Guo Caiying's flustered look, Zhang Lisheng could not help but laugh as he asked, "Also, did I change so much? Didn't you recognize me at first glance?"
"There's strength in numbers, especially when it comes to finding things.
Moreover, those Taoist priests, monks, mullahs and your former witchcraft peers have many strange treasures. Using them to look for a needle in a haystack will definitely be more efficient than you doing it alone. " The girl put on her clothes and straightened her collar. "Besides, we still have a lot of things to discuss, don't we? We'll be discovered sooner or later if we sneak around, so it's better for us to hang out in the open.
Second question, I can still recognize you even if you turn into ashes. That's why I can recognize you, but it doesn't mean that others can too.
Alright, my dear Lisheng, see you later. " After saying so, Guo Caiying leaned over and kissed Zhang Lisheng's lips quickly before running out of the room in a hurry.
Watching the girl leave, the young man's gaze gradually became dull as he recalled the absurdity and sweetness just now. He muttered to himself, "I'm really crazy. I haven't even gotten Tina's forgiveness for Trish's matter and now … Oh, I'm really crazy.
Oh, I've really gone crazy. How did I become so impulsive? What kind of god am I … "
The matter between a man and a woman was something that could not be controlled and could not be solved. After feeling sorry for himself for a while, Zhang Lisheng, whose headache was getting worse, could only resign himself to his fate and stop thinking about it. He dressed himself neatly and walked along the corridor to the Paradise Hotel's huge restaurant that could accommodate thousands of people.
His eyes swept across the three sections of the restaurant that were elegant Western-style, Tatetutu tropical indigenous style, and Chinese style carved with dragons and phoenixes. When he saw Guo Caiying who was having dinner with a group of Chinese bureaucrats and local aborigines at a large table by the window, the young man immediately pretended to walk over unintentionally.
He sat down not far away and listened to the girl's conversation while looking for a suitable opportunity to interrupt. At the same time, he casually said in English to the indigenous waitress who was wearing a grass skirt and exuding an exotic charm who walked up to him with light footsteps, "Thank God, the hotel is finally warm now. In that case, I don't have to eat too much spicy food anymore."
As he was speaking, he flipped through the menu handed over by the waitress and casually made a choice, "I'll have the black pepper rib eye steak, medium rare."
"I'm sorry, sir. You'll have to pay for the rib eye steak before you cook it. One gold ounce for one serving," The young waitress said with a pleasant smile.
One ounce was equivalent to about 28 grams. A serving of steak would weigh at most 500 grams. Zhang Lisheng could not help but be stunned by this exorbitant price. However, he immediately understood that it was impossible to develop animal husbandry on a large scale in a primitive jungle like the Amazon unless the forest was destroyed and grass was planted.
In the past, when everything was normal, the western world's developed animal husbandry industry was enough to ensure that frozen beef could be supplied to the world at a low price. Tatetutu was no exception but now, such a thing had become an extravagant hope. Naturally, the price of steak in the hotel had become incredibly high.
However, understanding was one thing. The young man's eyes lit up as he complained loudly, "Oh, Ms. Waitress, this price is just too ridiculous. Besides, who in this world would bring gold with them to pay?"
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