A journey through ancient times, a journey of exquisite divine skills

Chapter 375 The Mystery of the Mural, Every Step a Thrill

The rock face was indeed covered with patterns, the lines were simple and ancient, and there were some strange symbols mixed in.

He glanced at it once, and his pupils suddenly contracted, his hand holding the torch paused slightly.

A moment later, he immediately turned around and returned the way he came, walking much faster than when he came.

Zhang Sanfeng was somewhat surprised to see him return. "Why are you back so soon? Don't you understand either?"

Leng Xiyue planted the torch in the ground and said in a deep voice, "I only have a superficial understanding. If I'm not mistaken, this place... might be a royal tomb."

"Royal Mausoleum?"

Zhang Sanfeng was taken aback. "The imperial palace's mausoleum?"

"Exactly."

Leng Xiyue nodded, her tone somewhat solemn: "I saw similar carvings on the wall before the New Year."

If it truly is a royal tomb, it is likely the ruins of the Dayu Kingdom, dating back over two thousand years.

Zhang Sanfeng couldn't help but widen his eyes upon hearing this.

More than two thousand years...

It was in the very place he was in.

It dates back more than two thousand years to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

He looked at Leng Xiyue: "Is there a way out of this cave?"

"Hard to say."

Leng Xiyue shook her head. "I saw a similar totem in a travelogue when I was young."

It only mentions that the royal tombs of the Dayu Kingdom were equipped with many mechanisms, but makes no mention of routes related to import and export.

The two said no more and sat quietly by the fire, waiting.

The crackling sound of the burning torches echoed through the cave.

Occasionally, one could hear Yun Dan's steady breathing.

I don't know how much time passed.

As the fire gradually died down, Leng Xiyue added some firewood, and the firelight became bright again.

They stayed there, sharing some of the dry rations that Yun Dan had brought, and had eaten three meals in total.

She slowly opened her eyes when the firewood Yun Dan had brought out was almost completely burned.

She breathed a sigh of relief, the fatigue in her eyes lessened considerably, and she felt much better.

She looked at the two people sitting opposite her and called out, "Junbao, Uncle Leng!"

Zhang Sanfeng and Leng Xiyue quickly looked over.

How are you feeling?

"It's alright now."

Yun Dan stood up and stretched her arms and legs.

"Did you go and check? How did it go? Did you find anything?"

Leng Xiyue pointed to the deep rock wall: "That totem points to a royal tomb from two thousand years ago. There may be a passage, but we have to search carefully."

Yun Dan's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this.

"Royal tomb? A mausoleum? Maybe there are treasures inside?"

Zhang Sanfeng glanced at her helplessly.

"We don't even know how to get in, and you're already thinking about the treasures inside!"

Yun Dan stuck out her tongue and took out the remaining torches from her spatial storage.

"Hurry, hurry. Let's go take a look together."

The three walked toward the totem on the rock wall.

Leng Xiyue explained the stories behind the pictures on the wall to Zhang Sanfeng and Yun Dan.

However, he didn't know much, so he only showed the diagrams he knew.

"This should be the national emblem of the Great Yu Kingdom."

Leng Xiyue pointed to the words and said, "It is said that the Great Yu Kingdom reveres mountains, and after the king dies, he will be buried in a place surrounded by nine mountains. It seems that this cave is indeed connected to the royal tomb."

Yun Dan leaned closer to the mural, her fingertips gently brushing against the engravings.

"These lines are so deep, they don't look like they were formed naturally."

She discovered a groove on the other side of the mural, shaped like a bird's head.

"Look at this."

Zhang Sanfeng carefully examined the object by the firelight.

"It's like a mechanical lock."

He tried pressing the bird's head with his fingertips, but the groove remained unmoved.

Leng Xiyue also came over and touched the groove.

"Don't move!"

Yun Dan took out a short dagger from her spatial storage and inserted it into the groove; the size was exactly the same.

With a soft "click," the groove suddenly began to rotate.

The three quickly retreated, only to see the entire rock wall begin to tremble. The murals slowly moved to the sides, revealing a stone door that could only accommodate one person at a time.

Looking at the scene before her, Yun Dan murmured, "There really is a mechanism."

Sensing the stench emanating from within, Zhang Sanfeng warned, "This place is fraught with danger; we should be careful!"

Yun Dan peeked inside and asked, "Should I go in and check it out first?"

Zhang Sanfeng and the other man immediately said, "Let's go together, so we can look out for each other."

The passage behind the stone gate was narrow and steep, with loose stones underfoot.

The three could only move forward sideways, the torchlight flickering on the rock wall and distorting their shadows.

Yun Dan walked very carefully, and it's unclear how long she walked.

The originally narrow passage gradually became wider.

The three continued to move forward cautiously.

After what seemed like an eternity, an arched stone gate appeared ahead.

Yun Dan took two steps forward, holding the torch.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks, his gaze falling on the ground ahead.

The arched stone gate was almost in sight, but the path leading to it was completely different from the ground beneath their feet.

On the originally flat rock, dozens of bluish-gray stones are abruptly embedded, arranged in a seemingly chaotic manner, yet subtly revealing a deliberate order.

"and many more!"

She immediately reached out to stop Zhang Sanfeng and Leng Xiyue behind her, her voice tinged with wariness.

"Don't go forward yet."

Leng Xiyue followed her gaze, her brows furrowing slightly: "Little Yun Dan, have you discovered something?"

Yun Dan passed the torch forward, and the firelight illuminated the details of the ground.

"Junbao, Uncle Leng, look, isn't this section of the road from here to the archway different from other places?"

Zhang Sanfeng squinted and examined the area for a moment before slowly saying, "From here onwards, the path we just took is indeed different!"

Yun Dan nodded: "Exactly. In my opinion, there's probably a trap hidden here."

You either have to walk on these stones, or you have to avoid them; you must choose one, and you can't make the wrong choice.

Leng Xiyue's eyes narrowed: "You mean, these stones are the trigger points for the trap?"

Yun Dan took out a dry firewood stick from her spatial storage and weighed it in her hand.

"Whether it is or not, we'll find out by trying."

Before she finished speaking, she flicked her wrist, and the firewood stick flew "whoosh" toward the nearest rock.

With a sharp "whoosh," just as the firewood stick landed on the rock, a sharp arrow suddenly shot out from the rock wall above.

The arrow had a great impact; it pierced through such a hard rock, and the fletching was still trembling slightly.

Leng Xiyue gasped and turned to look at Yun Dan.

"Girl, have you been here before? Otherwise, how would you know?"

"I've been with you all the whole time, how could I have been here!"

Yun Dan waved her hand, her tone as casual as if she were talking about something ordinary.

"In my time, this kind of organization could only be considered the most basic kind of thing."

It's nothing more than using gravity to trigger a mechanism; stepping on a stone will activate a hidden weapon—not particularly sophisticated.

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Zhang Sanfeng's eyes: "I see. Then, in your opinion, how should we get there?"

"Just walk through the gaps between the stones."

As Yun Dan spoke, she lightly touched the ground with her toes, and leaped up like a swallow, landing steadily in the gap between two rocks.