Chen Wenjin and others turned pale with fright after hearing this. They had never thought that they would experience such a terrible thing.
Liu Dong was even more nervous. He kept looking around, fearing that this would happen again.
Chen Wenjin looked at Liu Dong, Xiaoxue and others beside her, feeling filled with guilt. She felt that she had led them into danger and had to get them out of here as soon as possible.
"Zhang Hao, let's get out of here quickly!" She said anxiously, "It's too dangerous here. We can't stay here and take risks."
Zhang Hao nodded in agreement. When they were about to leave, Liu Dong suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute!"
Everyone was startled by Liu Dong's shout and turned to look at him.
Chen Wenjin walked up to him quickly and asked nervously: "Liu Dong, what's wrong? We can't stay here, it's too dangerous! Come with us!"
However, Liu Dong didn't seem to hear her words. He walked towards the stone next to him step by step, with a strange expression on his face.
Chen Wenjin was shocked, wondering what happened to Liu Dong. She turned to look at Zhang Hao, her eyes full of doubts and worries.
"Hurry up and take a look! I'm worried that something unexpected will happen to him." Zhang Hao can certainly understand Chen Wenjin's mood at the moment. After all, he has just wandered from the edge of life and death, and no one's heart is still hanging in his throat.
"Don't worry, he will be fine." Zhang Hao tried to comfort her.
"Look at his expression, he seems to have discovered something." Chen Wenjin was still a little anxious.
"Let's not be impatient and let's see what he does next." Zhang Hao suggested.
Everyone was full of doubts, and saw Liu Dong walking slowly to the stone, using the faint light to carefully examine the patterns on the stone wall.
After a long time, he turned around, pointed at the wall and said to everyone: "Captain, come and take a look, these pictures and texts are very strange!"
"What? Found the picture and text?" Upon hearing this, Chen Wenjin couldn't hold back and ran quickly.
Zhang Hao looked at Chen Wenjin's eager look and shook his head helplessly.
These archaeologists completely ignore archaeological discoveries when they encounter them.
When everyone heard that they had discovered something, they all gathered around and studied the strange pictures and texts carefully.
Zhang Hao could only stand aside, observing his surroundings silently, waiting for their results.
Chen Wenjin stroked the stone wall gently, with strong interest in her eyes.
"Liu Dong, you performed really well this time! It's really great that you can notice these things in this environment."
"These runes may have special meanings. Your performance this time deserves praise." Chen Wenjin continued, "Quick, write down all these runes. I'll go over there and see if there are any other clues."
After Chen Wenjin finished instructing Liu Dong and Xiaoxue, she walked towards the other side and continued her search.
Zhang Hao looked at this scene with helplessness in his heart. These runes seemed to have a magical power that made them forget about their own safety and concentrate on studying them.
Zhang Hao knew that this was too dangerous. If an accident occurred, they might not be able to respond in time. But judging from their expressions, these pictures and texts are crucial to them.
It was futile to stop them at this moment. Zhang Hao could only sigh and let them immerse themselves in research.
Chen Wenjin walked aside and continued to observe with the dim light. "Huh? What is this? It looks like a mural..." She murmured to herself and walked closer quickly.
Sure enough, she discovered six murals. A delighted smile appeared on Chen Wenjin's face, and she murmured to herself: "It's great, there are so many murals here! Fortunately, I came here, otherwise I would have missed it."
She reached out to touch the mural, feeling the exquisite craftsmanship, and couldn't help but sigh. Turning around and seeing Zhang Hao standing there quietly, she immediately shouted: "Zhang Hao, come here quickly! Look what I found!"
Chen Wenjin's voice was full of excitement, and Zhang Hao could also hear her excitement. Although she didn't know what Chen Wenjin discovered, judging from her reaction, this discovery must be very important to her.
"Okay, I'll be right over. Be careful and don't be careless." Zhang Hao responded, telling her to pay attention to her safety.
He looked back at Liu Dong and Xiaoxue, who were taking notes carefully, and after a few instructions, he ran towards Chen Wenjin.
But she has been curious in her heart, what did she find?
Zhang Hao ran to Chen Wenjin and stared curiously at the mural in front of him. "Why are there so many murals? What do they record? Can you understand them?"
Chen Wenjin smiled confidently: "These are not difficult for me. You see, there are a total of six murals here, and the content of each mural is different."
She started pacing in front of the mural and explained it in detail to Zhang Hao: "The first mural depicts a scene of people worshiping. They are worshiping a person wearing a halo, but their gender and identity are unclear. It remains to be seen. Research.”
"The second mural is a sacrificial scene. Judging from the content, it expresses that someone was beheaded."
Zhang Hao interrupted Chen Wenjin with a confused look on his face: "Wait a minute, you said this is a beheading? Why didn't I see it? Are these circles the head?"
Chen Wenjin was amused by Zhang Hao's reaction: "Haha, you are really a layman. Yes, these circles represent the severed heads and are replacement symbols."
Zhang Hao was shocked after hearing this. If what Chen Wenjin said is true, then the content of this mural is indeed shocking.
"If these murals are really what you said, they are too bloody. I don't know how many people died in this scene." Zhang Hao sighed, "Then what is the profound meaning of these murals appearing here?" I have always been curious, who would come here to carve these murals?”
Chen Wenjin listened carefully to Zhang Hao's questions, and then explained: "If I guessed correctly, these should have been carved by the people trapped here. They wanted to record the whole thing and leave it to future generations. This This kind of mural is the most authentic and representative.”
Zhang Hao stared at Chen Wenjin, watching her talk endlessly about these murals, obviously full of love for them. Although he didn't understand much about these things, he couldn't help but be attracted by Chen Wenjin's narration.
"Then why did they carve all this? Is it to leave evidence or to express something?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.
"They were trapped here, and these murals were carved to record the entire incident. Such murals are the most rare and have extremely high historical value." Chen Wenjin explained patiently.
Although Zhang Hao didn't know much about these, from Chen Wenjin's narration, he gradually felt the unique charm of these murals. He watched Chen Wenjin touching the murals over and over again, and his heart was filled with awe for these ancient arts.
"Okay, you have said so much, but I can't quite understand it. Just pick out some key and useful ones and tell me." Zhang Hao said with a smile, "There are too many other things that even a layman like me can't understand. , makes no sense.”
"When you say this, do you feel a little sorry that I wasted all my efforts?" Zhang Hao's words were somewhat joking, but Chen Wenjin just smiled lightly and didn't take it to heart.
Under Zhang Hao's patient listening, Chen Wenjin elaborated on the contents of the first two murals, allowing him to roughly grasp the gist of them. As the topic deepened, she slowly moved to the third mural, immersed in examining the details alone, for fear of missing any key information. Her concentration and investment made people involuntarily moved by it.
The core of this mural clearly depicts a rectangular object. Its existence instantly attracted Chen Wenjin's full attention. Her steps stopped involuntarily, her gaze fixed on the rectangle, as if time had frozen at this moment.
Then, her fingers gently slid over the dotted lines surrounding the rectangular object. They seemed to be telling the emanation of some kind of light. This discovery made Chen Wenjin fall into deep thinking. Her whole body seemed to be frozen, and she even forgot her words. .
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Seeing this, Zhang Hao was filled with curiosity and called softly: "Hey, what's wrong with you? Why did you stop talking all of a sudden? Didn't you agree to explain the murals to me?" He tried to break the silence with a relaxed tone. , but there was no response.
Zhang Hao couldn't help but wonder if he had encountered a problem that even Chen Wenjin could not solve. However, no matter how he asked, Chen Wenjin remained in that posture, as if deep in memories.
Zhang Hao chose to accompany him silently and not disturb him anymore. After a long time, Chen Wenjin suddenly turned around, her face full of nervousness and eagerness. She pointed at the rectangular object in the mural and asked in a slightly trembling voice: "Zhang Hao, look at it, what does this shape look like to you? "Her eyes were full of expectation, as if she hoped Zhang Hao could immediately comprehend her discovery.
Zhang Hao observed carefully as he was told, but didn't immediately see the reason. He shook his head in confusion: "It's just an ordinary rectangle. Is there anything special about it?"
Chen Wenjin looked a little anxious: "Take a closer look! Don't you think it is very similar to the Zhenjiang dragon coffin we salvaged? Those dotted lines are like the light emitting from the dragon coffin, it must be like this!" Hers The tone was full of affirmation, but Zhang Hao still had difficulty connecting the two, and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes.
In order to prove her statement, Chen Wenjin eagerly shared that extraordinary night: "You don't know, that night we put the Zhenjiang dragon coffin in the guest house. Just when everyone was about to leave, the dragon coffin suddenly bloomed with strange colors under the moonlight. The light, the nine dragon patterns changed, just like what was shown on the mural, although it was only for a brief moment, but we did see it.”
After hearing this, Zhang Hao's eyes flashed with surprise, but he remained cautious: "Is what you said true?"
Chen Wenjin nodded eagerly. In order to enhance her persuasion, she suggested: "Xiaoxue and the others have also seen it. I can ask them to testify." After that, she called Xiaoxue and Liu Dong.
The two came over after hearing the sound, and Xiaoxue confirmed Chen Wenjin's statement: "Yes, the captain is right. We did see abnormal changes in the Zhenjiang dragon coffin that night."
Despite this, the doubts in Zhang Hao's heart had not completely dissipated, but looking at Chen Wenjin's firm eyes, he knew that this matter might not be simple.
Following Chen Wenjin's footsteps, they came to the fourth mural. The scene here made her expression become more solemn.
"My guess is correct. What is depicted here is indeed the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin." Chen Wenjin whispered to herself, and then fell into deep worry, "Is something really going to happen? No, I must be overthinking it."
However, when she saw the rectangular object in the mural being opened, and an image of a bull-headed man suddenly appeared, holding a sharp weapon, standing majestically, with everyone around him kneeling and worshiping, with a strange smile on his face, her worries were confirmed again.
Chen Wenjin turned to look at Zhang Hao and Xiaoxue with a serious expression: "I seem to understand something from these murals. There are unknown secrets hidden in the Zhenjiang dragon coffin, which must not be opened easily, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
Zhang Hao recalled what happened in the cave and began to believe Chen Wenjin's words.
Chen Wenjin's face was full of sorrow and she blamed herself: "I failed to protect the Zhenjiang dragon coffin and let Zhou Dawei take it away. If he knew how to open it, the consequences would be disastrous."
At this time, members of the archaeological team also gathered around, looking at the murals and talking about it.
Everyone is full of curiosity and worry about the image of a bull-headed figure in the dragon coffin in Zhenjiang, and they all speculate on the meaning behind it.
After listening to Chen Wenjin's story, the members of the archaeological team all looked sad and sighed, obviously feeling less confident about the current situation.
"Captain, let's evacuate as soon as possible." A team member said eagerly, "If the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin really brings disaster, it will be in vain for us to stay here."
"Yeah, maybe you can think of other countermeasures after you go out. If you stay here, you can't do anything but worry." Another team member also agreed.
Chen Wenjin listened to the urging of the team members, but his eyes fell on the remaining two murals. She secretly thought to herself, there are a total of six murals here, and she has already interpreted four of them, how could she give up halfway?
What kind of secrets are hidden in the remaining two murals? This curiosity drove her to decide to stay.
"Don't worry, everyone, it's not the time to leave yet." Chen Wenjin comforted the team members, "It's not too late to make a decision after I finish reading the last two murals."
After speaking, she resolutely walked towards the fifth mural. The moment she saw the content of the mural clearly, her body trembled involuntarily, and a strong sense of fear and tension surged into her heart.
The mural depicts a tragic scene of corpses strewn across the field. Every corpse is mutilated, bloody and cruel.
There are many scenes of corpses being separated, and the bull-headed monster walking out of the rectangular body is standing in the center of the corpse. The sharp weapon in its hand has turned into a slightly luminous bead, which is held in its right hand.
Zhang Hao also noticed this scene. He walked quickly to Chen Wenjin and asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that... the bead in its right hand is the key?" (End of Chapter)