Chapter 145: Such Are the Conditions of the Shelter
The white jade panel at the center of the hall recorded the main historical text of Yun County, while the four exhibition rooms around it displayed different objects, each illuminating and corroborating that history from various angles.
Exhibition Room 1 was filled with rows upon rows of obsidian tablets. Like the white jade panel in the main hall, they were covered in densely carved text, serving as supplementary annotations to the official history.
The records here were considerably more detailed and thorough.
Li Qiuchen even found, among the historical records concerning the ancient Yan Kingdom, a passage describing white mountain fangshi presenting the Hundred-Fruit Immortal Brew as tribute. The drink had become a luxury item that swept through the upper echelons of the ancient Yan Kingdom, with everyone sinking into its appeal and being unable to pull themselves out.
The emperor had issued prohibition orders multiple times, all of which eventually came to nothing.
Hu Caiyi tugged at Li Qiuchen's sleeve and dragged him over to another stone tablet, pointing at the text on it for him to read.
This one recorded the history of the first great cold tide period, and there was indeed mention of a fox spirit named Hehua who had led disaster victims through the blizzard and guided them to the great mine pit.
The local people had addressed her respectfully as Elder Sister Hu or the Hehua Goddess, and built a temple in her honor. After the cold tide receded, her divine title even received official recognition from the Great Chu Empire.
Exhibition Room 2 displayed the various rare minerals produced by the great mine pit, as well as an assortment of relics left behind from the ancient Yan Kingdom.