These four evil men were all killed for resisting those in power. Their spirits remained immortal after death and they were dubbed "evil demons" by those in power as a warning. They respectively refer to Sanmiao, Huandou, Gun and Gonggong, which are the four great monsters. Corresponding respectively to: Taotiè (tāotiè), chaos, Qiongqi and 梼杌 (táowù). The one on the front is Qiongqi. According to "The Classic of Mountains and Seas·Western Mountains", there is a beast in the northwestern part of Yunnan. It looks like a cow, has hedgehog hair, and has wings. Flying, it kills and eats people, knows people's words, eats straight ones when it hears people fighting, eats their noses when it hears people are loyal and trustworthy, and kills animals to feed them when it hears people are evil and disobedient. It is called Qiongqi.

It is said that Qiongqi often flies to where there are fights and bites off the nose of the rightful party; if someone commits evil deeds, Qiongqi will capture the beast and give it to him, and encourage him to do more evil things. Therefore, the ancients would People who do not care about their thoughts and are far away from gentlemen and close to villains are called Qiongqi.

The copper plate at the back is a 梼杌. The "Shenyi Jing·Xihuang Jing" records, "In the Western wilderness, there is a beast. It looks like a tiger with dog hair, two feet long, a human face, tiger feet, a pig's mouth and teeth, and a tail. It is one foot and eight feet long, causing chaos in the wasteland, and is named Yongchu."

The one on the left is Taotie. It is rumored that Taotie was the phantom of Chi You. Around 3000 BC, Xuanyuan and the leader of the demon tribe Chi You fought on the bank of Zhulu. Chi You swallowed sand to make copper and stones to make iron. His men even had iron heads. There were eighty-one generals. In order to kill Chi You, Huangdi Xuanyuan opened mountains with the gods and took the essence of heaven and earth to cast magical weapons to fight against Chi You. Finally, he cut off Chi You's head. Chi You was beheaded and his head fell to the ground and turned into glutton. " "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals·Xianshi" says: "Zhou Ding's Taotie has a head but no body. It cannibalizes people without swallowing them. It harms the body, so it is better to repay them with words." There are also rumors that dragons give birth to nine sons, and Taotie is the nine sons. One has a goat's head and a human face, with eyes under the armpits and tiger teeth and human claws. It is said that Taotie is very delicious and eats whatever it sees. In the end, it was compared to a greedy person.

The other side is chaos. The "Shenyi Jing" says: "There is a beast in the west of Kunlun. It looks like a dog, hairless, four-legged, like a scab but without claws. It has eyes but cannot see, cannot walk, and has two ears but not I heard that there is a person with an intellectual nature, but an abdomen without five internal organs, an intestine that is straight and uncirculated, and food that passes by. If a person has virtuous conduct, he will resist it, and if he has bad virtue, he will rely on it. It is called Chaos." Legend has it that it is covered in fat and red like fire. , has four limbs, wings, and six legs. Although it has no five senses, it can know songs, dances, and music. If it meets a noble person, it will wreak havoc, and if it meets an evil person, it will obey his command.

Xie Fei listened to what Old Wu said so logically and couldn't help but give him another high look. It seemed that this pile of meat didn't just know how to eat. But when he asked Old Wu how to open a restaurant, Old Wu waved his hands, meaning It seemed to be saying, 'This is none of my business.' Get up. Seeing Xie Fei looking at his old Wu, he scratched his head and smiled sheepishly, and then pointed at his belly. Xie Fei understood it at a glance, and immediately changed his original view. At least this pile of meat had Half of it is for eating.

Seeing Xie Fei's unkind expression, Old Wu quickly changed the subject and said, "What do you think the light that appeared in the dark river was? It couldn't be some kind of treasure. It would light up on its own when it meets someone who knows it. I know, but... If a treasure is born, it must be born with a different appearance."

Lao Wu didn't mention it, but when he did, Xie Fei realized that he was busy looking at the copper coffin. But he didn't understand what this light was.

Xie Fei hurriedly ran to the edge of the copper platform and looked down. He saw that the size of the light spot had not changed, but there were black spots of different sizes around the light spot. The big one was as big as an egg, and the small one was only the size of a finger.

As thick as.

"This should be underground magma gushing out from underground fissures."

"What? Lava, why don't we run quickly? When the volcano erupts, we won't have to go to the crematorium." Old Wu looked panicked.

"Volcano?" Xie Fei also screamed.

"It's not a volcano, it's just magma. In fact, not all places where magma surges will form fires. Volcanic eruptions only occur in places where the earth's crust is weakest. In some places, there are slight changes in the crust or earthquakes.

When the time comes, it is easy to form this kind of magma end. The lava enters the surface layer through this small end, but it generally does not cause any huge harm. Sometimes the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, such as some hot springs and geothermal heat. This is generally the case.

The end of lava plays a role. For example, the Yangpajing Power Station in Lhasa uses geothermal resources." Xiaoya walked up to Xie Fei and explained.

Xie Fei looked at Xiaoya in disbelief, it seemed that he didn't know everything.

Xiaoya blushed a little when others looked at her, "This is all junior high school geography knowledge."

Xie Fei also imitated Old Wu and waved his hand, "Except for being a little interested in history, I really don't know anything else."

Old Wu saw Xie Fei's deflated look and secretly smiled from behind.

Xie Fei felt embarrassed in front of Xiaoya and was about to ask Old Wu to save some face. He turned around and glanced at Old Wu, but he happened to see a picture on the coffin lid where Old Wu had just laid down.

The three of them quickly returned to the copper coffin. They saw that the sub-image on the cover was very different from the one on the coffin. The carvings on the coffin were rough, with sloppy brush strokes and random flying lines. However, this carving was...

It is very delicate and perverse. Originally, there were only horizontal and vertical lines on the coffin lid, and the direction of the lines was very obvious. This pattern was only the size of a disk, and it was covered by patina, so it did not arouse Xie Fei's attention.

Note. Xie Fei didn't think much about it at the time and thought it was just the intersection of lines on the cover. But Lao Wu lay down on it and rubbed it back and forth to reveal the pattern.

Xie Fei carefully cleaned off the patina on the pattern, only to discover that the pattern depicts a toad. The lines are delicate and compact, and the claws, eyes and even the poison sacs on the toad's back are all carved.

"Golden Toad spitting treasure."

Lao Wu screamed, but what he got was a blank stare from Xie Fei and Xiaoya. Lao Wu used his signature move, waved his hands and stopped talking.

"Did you notice?" Xiaoya screamed excitedly next to Xie Fei's ear.

Xie Fei glanced at Xiaoya blankly and saw Xiaoya holding the edge of the copper coffin with one finger.

Xie Fei began to follow the lines on the coffin lid. The lines went around the entire coffin lid for most of the circle and finally pointed to the golden toad in the middle. Xie Fei did not expect that this maze-like line would have such exquisiteness. Old Wu also

Following Xiaoya's movements, his fingers began to wander along the lines, and in the end they pointed directly at Jin Chan in the middle. Using Xiaoya, he started from another corner, but the result was still the same. In the end, the two people looked at Lao Wu together.

, now only a corner beside him is left.

After Lao Wu pointed his finger and walked away for a while, he said, "Oh, we went the wrong way."
Chapter completed!