Immortal Mystery Chapter 44 The City Wall
"But Cao Xuan was wiped out in the mountains! And there are only more than 130 people here, which means that most of his people are folded after this......" Liang said.
I followed his words and said, "That means that after this, there may be more powerful mechanisms waiting for us!" ”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but shudder. If you want to say that you have a clear sword and a gun on the battlefield, most of the people here are from the army, and no one will be afraid. But here are some unbelievable mechanisms, unpredictable hidden arrows, which are really difficult to guard against.
Everyone was silent for a while, and Uncle Xu spoke: "Since we have all come here, and there are eight brothers who have died because of this, why can't we just leave?" I'm not going to leave anyway, and I'm not going to stop until I find what I'm looking for! ”
Uncle Xu's two sentences brought Mo Ji up. I only heard him say: "What Mr. Xu said is right! Now that we're all here, there's no reason to go back, right? Don't look at Cao Xuan's men and horses were wiped out here, but what era was it, wasn't he just more crowded? Is his equipment, protection, and logistics good for us? From now on, as long as we take it step by step and be cautious, there will be no problem. ”
In fact, even if Uncle Xu and Mo Ji don't say these words, this team will move forward. Needless to say, Tan Zi and I can't say much, in order for Xu Yunshu and us to survive, we can only continue to move forward, not to mention that we have both encountered something more terrifying than this. Professor Jin has already made an astonishing discovery in the palace on the ground, and now he must be not afraid of life and death for the sake of academic research, I don't think he has any intention of retreating. Master Liang's uncle and nephew have also dealt with many supernatural incidents, and Master Liang is also from Cloud Gate, so he should not be frightened by the things in front of him. As for the rest, they are all from military backgrounds, and now that the task has not been completed, they will definitely not back down.
Sure enough, Lu Daxun was the first to stand up: "Mr. Mo, don't worry, as long as you don't speak, our brothers will never turn back and take a step." I can't guarantee anything else, but there's absolutely no problem at this point. ”
"Good!" Mo Ji praised loudly, "This sounds really uplifting!" Then let's ...... Keep walking......" The last sentence he asked Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu also nodded in agreement.
So, we walked along the stone path to the foot of the city wall.
This wall is more than ten meters high, connecting the ground of the playground with the roof of the cave, completely cutting off the playground, as for the side of the wall, no one can guess.
At the end of the stone path, in the middle of the city wall, there was a tall, thick wooden gate. There are two knockers on the door, more than two meters above the ground, and there are two long iron chains tied to the knockers, which have been dragged to the ground for a long time, which seems to be used to pull outwards and open doors.
The altar said: "This design is quite humane, for fear that the people who come here are short and can't reach the door knocker, so I will follow the two chains and let everyone open the door." ”
Jiang Jie said to the altar: "Actually, this iron chain also tells us one thing. ”
The altar asked, "What is it?" ”
Jiang Jie smiled: "Tell us that this door is meant to be opened, not pushed open!" ”
"Hey~ Look, what is Professor Jin looking at on the wall over there?" Tanzi suddenly saw Professor Jin walking under the city wall, shining a flashlight at the city wall, and looking at the wall intently.
We were curious, so we walked over to see. As a result, I saw a mural of simple lines carved on the wall. And as soon as this mural caught my eye, I immediately had a very familiar feeling with the altar.
"Lop Nur, the petroglyphs in the tomb of King Loulan!" The jar whispered to me.
I nodded, didn't speak, just lifted the flashlight in my hand and shone it at the mural.
The mural on the left side of the gate is very similar to some of the petroglyphs in the tomb of King Loulan. There are seas, islands, sailboats, land, and waterholes. In other words, the murals here also tell the story of a group of people who migrated from the island to the mainland. Tanzi and I also took a special look at the flag on the sea ship in the painting, and sure enough, it was two words engraved with small seals - "Qin" and "Xu", which were exactly the same as the description of the Haiwan people. In addition, when it came to land, it was also next to a circular pond, which should be Longxi Pond.
Seeing this, I am completely sure in my heart that these murals are left by the Haiwan tribe, and this place must definitely have an inseparable connection with the Haiwan tribe.
Because we already knew the contents of the mural, we didn't ask Professor Jin, and he didn't say anything. However, I suspect that he may not be able to know about the relationship between this place and the Haiwan Clan. Although they are all about archaeology, the more advanced the scholarship, the narrower the scope of the research. If you don't specialize in Loulan or Haiwan people, you may not really know these things.
Looking along the mural, you soon see the other side of the door. The paintings here are completely different from the rock paintings of Lop Nur. Now you have to consult a professional.
I walked up to Professor Jin and asked, "Professor, what are these murals about?" ”
Professor Jin pulled me and said, "Xiao Pei, you came just in time!" You see, these murals depict the origins of the people who guarded the palace of the king of Na. On the wall over there, this unknown people is depicted from the sea, and when they arrived on land, for some unknown reason, they were divided into three tribes. One of them came to this Hidden Fog Mountain, guarding this Luo Palace. ”
At this time, the altar poked me and asked in a low voice, "Isn't it divided into two?" But before I could answer, Tanzi asked himself: "Hmm~ Maybe the branch that went to Lop Nur went first, they didn't know that the clansmen who stayed in the Central Plains were divided into two branches, so they painted two branches on the petroglyphs, um~ It must be so." ”
I looked at the jar and thought: this explanation, there is nothing wrong!
Over there, Professor Jin then explained to me: "If you look at these two pictures, the first one shows them cutting off people's heads; The second one shows them burying their severed heads in the soil and planting plants on them...... Well, it looks like it's supposed to be this blood thistle. In this way, they believe that the soul of man can ascend to heaven...... If you look at the slowly rising human figure drawn above the plant, that's what it means. Judging from these murals, the human head buried under those blood thistles should be this unknown people! ”
"Hmm~ That's right, that's right!" I echoed it.
"I just don't know why they came to land from the sea, and why do they want to protect this Luo Palace?" Professor Jin was puzzled.