The next morning, the desert turned into a big furnace again. The hot air and dry sand forced almost all the animals back to the bottom of the desert.
Under the scorching sun, Hu Yi focused his attention on observing the terrain.
Suddenly, Hu Yi pointed at a weathered building that protruded from the ground and said,"If I'm not wrong, this is the best location in Jingjue Ancient City."”
Hu Yi was a little uncertain because the only iconic thing that had not changed in the past thousands of years was the black magnetic mountain. He could only use the black magnetic mountain as a reference to judge the feng shui here.
Wang Xuan and Chu Jian looked at each other, each holding a shovel and digging in a corner of the ruins.
To be able to survive thousands of years of erosion, these buildings must have been very sturdy when they were built.
However, no matter how sturdy the building was, it could not withstand the erosion of time. Now, under the impact of the shovel, the things inside were slowly exposed.
Thump, thump. A hollow knocking sound rang out. Wang Xuan and Chu Jian became even more motivated because this sound meant that the inside was not filled with sand and there was still a lot of space left.
As the last shovel fell, a large cave appeared in front of everyone. Wang Xuan and Chu Jian hurriedly dug out the cave entrance. Then, with Kaede Poisonous Island leading the way, everyone walked in one after another.
Inside, there were gorgeous and exquisite embossed inside the building. The center of the building looked like an altar for believers to pray.
"It's here, this must be the temple of Jingjue Ancient City!”Professor Chen looked excitedly at the embossed on the surrounding walls. Even the floor had some strange patterns that seemed to announce the prosperity of the Jingjue Kingdom before it was destroyed.
Hu Yi let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn't disappoint everyone's expectations and found this temple. He just didn't know if the entrance to Queen Jingjue's tomb was here.
However, it was better to find the temple than nothing.
"Old Hu, hurry up and look for it. Where is the entrance to the tomb of the so-called Queen Jingjue?”Wang Xuan urged, but Hu Yi rolled his eyes in return.
"Xuan Zi, it's already extraordinary that I can find this temple. You still want me to find traps? Feng Shui doesn't have the ability to detect traps.”
Wang Xuan didn't reply at this time because he found something very strange.
"Come over and take a look. This should be jade, right?”
Everyone gathered around and saw that Wang Xuan was talking about a white circular object on a stone platform that was half the height of a person. It was the size of a human head and should have been carved out of jade. Overall, it looked like an eyeball that had been magnified dozens of times.
"The Jingjue Country advocates the culture of the eye. From these murals, we can see that this jade eye must be the treasure they use to worship.”Professor Chen said so. Wang Xuan took a look. It was true. The murals embossed on the surrounding walls seemed to have been taken up by eyes.
"This is really amazing. What kind of technology did the ancient people master to be able to carve such a round jade eye without any traces of man-made? Moreover, it's so vivid and lifelike. Look, the faint traces around the pupil are very similar to the blood vessels in the eyeball.”
Professor Chen took a magnifying glass and carefully observed the jade eye. The jade eye seemed to be completely natural and there was no trace of man-made. This kind of technology was probably impossible to find in this world!
"This jade eye is a little strange. Don't you think the shape of the pupil is a little familiar?”Hu Yi pointed at the pupil of the jade eye. There was a depression there, and the shape made him feel like he had seen it somewhere before.
"Eh, Old Hu, now that you mention it, I seem to have seen something like this before.”Yang Li said. She frowned and thought hard, but she couldn't remember.
" Oh, I remember now." Hu Yiyi clapped his hands and shouted," Xuanzi, take out the jade that your father left for you. It's the one that you've always worn around your neck."”
When Wang Xuan took out that piece of jade to compare, the shape of the depression on the jade eye was exactly the same as this piece of jade. It was a perfect fit.
The origin of this piece of jade was clear to everyone except for Poison Island Maple. They had seen it more than once. It was the spoils of war from Wang Xuan's father who had passed away a long time ago when he was exterminating bandits in the south of Yue. It was engraved with the ancient language of Jingjue Country, Youdong Language.
"Hahaha, at the crucial moment, you still have to look at me, Brother Xuan!”Wang Xuan smiled proudly. Although he didn't know what the relationship between the jade pendant and the jade eye was, it was obvious that this was a necessary tool to activate a certain mechanism.
"Xuan Zi, don't be so smug. Hurry up.”Hu Yi patted Wang Xuan's shoulder in annoyance. Now was not the time to be smug.
"Got it."
Wang Huan turned around and gestured at the shape of the depression in the jade eye. He then inserted the jade pendant into the depression.
Everyone looked around nervously. Hopefully, it wasn't some deadly trap!
However, everyone was nervous for nothing. After the jade pendant was embedded in the jade eye, everything was normal. There was no sound, and no place was opened. It was as if the jade eye was really just a jade eye.
"Why don't we turn the jade eye? It's very likely that this mechanism will have to be triggered manually!”Sa Dipeng suggested.
Wang Xuan looked at Hu Yi when he heard this. Hu Yi thought about it and nodded. This jade eye must be the key to the mechanism. Otherwise, why would the jade pendant be taken down from above?
Wang Xuan rubbed his hands and tried to turn his jade eyes that could not move at all just now.
Needless to say, it was really effective this time. The jade eye was really turned, and not only could it be turned, Wang Xuan accidentally used a lot of strength to carry the jade eye. It clearly couldn't move at all just now.
Crack! Crack! The sound of a mechanism moving could be heard. Not far away, a staircase leading down suddenly appeared. The darkness below made it impossible to see what was going on below.
"I'll walk in front. You guys be careful too. Otherwise, I can't guarantee everyone's safety if something unexpected happens.”
The more skilled, the bolder. Kaede Poisonous Island took the lead and walked down the stairs, his mind tensed up as he prepared to activate the mechanism at any moment. Hu Yi and Wang Xuan landed at the back of the team.
This secret passage was very long, and it was unknown if there were no mechanisms at all or if the mechanisms had aged and decayed and could no longer function, but everyone walked very smoothly along the way.
Suddenly, Kaede Poisonous Island, who was walking at the front, stopped and signaled for the others to not make a sound. He carefully listened to the subtle sound.
"Let's go. There's the sound of water flowing ahead. It should be an underground river.”
Professor Chen and the others were overjoyed when they heard this. The tombs of all the important people in the desert country seemed to be built by the underground dark river. The tomb of Prince Gumo that they had discovered before was the same.
"There's no hurry. Take it slow. If you accidentally fall into a trap, you'll be in trouble.”Kaede Poisonous Island comforted everyone when he saw that they were a little agitated. He was the only one in the entire team who could maintain a calm mind.
Everyone thought about it and agreed. Although they did not encounter any traps along the way, it did not mean that it did not exist. Jingjue Country was the most powerful country in the Western Region in the past. It was said that the Queen of Jingjue had a strange ability. It was not too much to be careful with her tomb.
Suppressing their excitement, everyone continued to walk slowly under Kaede Poisonous Island's lead. They were also tense and prepared to prevent any unexpected incidents.
They didn't encounter any traps along the way. The sound of water became clearer and clearer, and even Professor Chen, who was a little deaf, could hear it. Then, they turned around and an underground river appeared in front of them.
The underground river was very wide, and the bottom of the deep water could not be seen at a glance. However, this underground river did not last long for everyone's eyes. They were attracted by what was on the other side of the river.
On the other side of the river, there were two strange-looking stone carvings of strange beasts. They stood on both sides of a stone door, and the stone door was actually open. The entire stone door was pushed up by a few stones, revealing an empty space that was half the height of a person.
"Damned grave robbers, they are simply heartless. Even the mausoleum of the Queen of Jingjue has fallen into their hands. Teacher, teacher!"
Hao Jianguo cursed the grave robbers. The stone door was obviously opened by grave robbers.
Finding the mausoleum of the Queen of Extinction was a very happy thing, but if the mausoleum was stolen, it would be heartbreaking. For a moment, Professor Chen looked like he had a heart attack, causing Hao Jianguo and the others to panic.
"Jianguo, I'm fine. Let's hurry in and take a look. Let's see how many cultural relics the grave robbers destroyed!”Professor Chen said bitterly. Everything here was of great significance to the country's research on exquisite culture. Losing one was a huge matter. Now, he only hoped that this place had not been destroyed by the grave robbers and that there were still valuable things left behind.
"Don't rush in. We need to rest and recuperate now. The inside of the tomb won't be as easy as the outside. Even if someone is already helping us, we can't let our guard down.”
Kaede raised his hand and stopped Hao Jianguo and the others from moving forward." Whatever happens in the tomb will happen. It's useless no matter how anxious you are.”
"That's right, Professor Chen. The grave robbers have already been here, so the situation inside has already become a foregone conclusion. The most important thing now is for everyone to go in and come out safely.”Hu Yi also chimed in from the side. This group of people really needed to take a break first.
"Besides, you don't have to be anxious. I reckon that the grave robbers didn't damage the things in the mausoleum very badly. After all, there are definitely a lot of funerary objects of the Queen of Jingjue. How much can the grave robbers take away? Don't forget that the Ancient City of Jingjue is deep in the desert. Moreover, it's a relic that only appears during the most dangerous wind season. Even if there are grave robbers here, there won't be many of them. The things they took away won't affect the archaeological work of the entire mausoleum. They might not even have the ability to walk out of the tomb.”
"Miss Yang, don't you think so?"
"Yes, ah, that's right, that's it!”Yang Li seemed to be a little distracted. She was stunned for a second or two before answering.
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