"Professor Sun, do you see something?" Wu Tiansheng stood at the table with the bamboo pole, patiently waiting for Professor Sun's explanation.

Professor Sun, a native of Shaanxi, was transferred to Beijing a few years ago to specialize in archaeological research. Professor Sun should be regarded as a relatively powerful archaeological industry, even if it is a long history and culture, he knows a little bit about it.

Professor Sun took off his glasses, put the "Yin and Yang Secretary Volume" on the table, and pointed at it with a happy face: "You thing, you can be regarded as a great favor for me." ”

"Huh? Professor Sun, you are not mistaken, how can this help you? Wu Tiansheng said with a puzzled face.

Professor Sun got up from his seat, walked up to Wu Tiansheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Actually, over the years, I have been engaged in the study of the culture of the 36 countries in the Western Regions. ”

Professor Sun took out a stack of photographs from a drawer and rummaged through them until he finally found the photo of the mural.

Wu Tiansheng took the photo, and what caught his eye was a monster with a snake-haired human head: "It's nothing, Professor Sun, what's going on?" ”

"This is Medusa, also known as Medusa, a medusa in ancient Greek mythology, one of the three Gorgons sisters, who is said to live on the other side of the ocean Okeanos where it meets the land of night. Even more terrifying, legend has it that anyone who sees her eyes will be petrified. The monster was slain by the hero Perseus with the assistance of Athena and Hermes. Perseus offered the head to Athena, so the head was inlaid in Athena's aegis"

The bamboo pole scratched his head, twisted his expression, and said, "Professor Sun, we came to you to help us see what the words on this picture mean, but you left here to tell me a story?" ”

Professor Sun burst out laughing: "Young man, wait until I'm done." You must listen carefully to what follows. Both of you are intellectuals, and you should all know the story of Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions, including the Silk Road. Because of this, Chinese and Western cultures have been well exchanged and developed. That's why I was able to find this Medusa mural in my research on the ancient city of Loulan. The picture doesn't look anything unusual on the surface, but if you look closely, you'll notice that Medusa has a small hole in the middle finger of her right hand. This is not to judge anything, but what struck me even more was that the background elements of this painting are very similar to the topography of Yunnan. This sparked my curiosity, and just the year before last, I reported to the above that I had gone on a field trip to Yunnan. In Xinping County, Yuxi City, I found a place that was almost exactly the same as the background in the mural, and this place was Ailao Mountain."

Wu Tiansheng looked at his painting carefully, and said in surprise: "The background in this painting looks very similar to the background on the mural, could it be that the painting in the painting is also Ailao Mountain?" ”

Professor Sun nodded, put the photo away, and sat on the chair: "You have what you are looking for, and I also have what I am looking for, our purpose is not the same, but the destination is likely to be one place, and they are likely to be in Ailao Mountain." According to my years of research, there is only one large tomb on Ailao Mountain that will have these things, and that is the tomb of Wang Xianli of Ailao. ”

The bamboo pole and Wu Tiansheng looked at each other, the bamboo pole was buzzing with melon seeds, and they couldn't speak.

"What about the words on it?" , Wu Tiansheng finally asked the key point.

Professor Sun put his glasses back on, picked up the painting and pointed to the text next to it and said, "Look, this is the Wailao text, colorful Yunnan, and the south of the colorful clouds refers to Yunnan; The place where the mountain peaks are towering, the forests are green, the flowers are blooming, and the waterfalls and springs are the geographical location of the tomb. But the colorful clouds rush to each other, the feelings collide and the colors behind are like a rainbow, and the aura is colorful, and it is still difficult for me to decipher. ”

The bamboo pole slammed the table, and said confidently and loudly: "After talking about it for a long time, I can understand that the things you are both looking for are on that Ailao Mountain, and then there is a tomb on the mountain, so let's go and serve it together." ”

Wu Tiansheng glanced at him and told him not to say anything more.

Professor Sun waved his hand and said, "Nonsense, those things are priceless, they are the things of the whole society and the country. If the two comrades have time in the next few days, I will report to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and after the approval from above, we will set off as soon as possible. ”

Wu Tiansheng nodded and agreed: "That's fine, then I and the bamboo pole will go back first, and when it is approved, you can call us, come, this is my phone number and address." He wrote down his phone number and address on a slip of paper and handed it to Professor Sun.

"Little comrades walk slowly"

As soon as he went out, Wu Tiansheng rolled his eyes at the bamboo pole, pointed his head with his hand and said, "Are you a pig brain?" Someone else is a professor, can you be a little more reserved? ”

The bamboo pole said aggrievedly: "No, I'm used to talking like this, and I can't help it, it can't be changed." ”

Wu Tiansheng was speechless, but he didn't know how to continue, so he had to let him go. When the two of them returned home, the best way to relieve their fatigue was to lie down immediately. Before he could lie down for a while, the snoring of the bamboo pole got up, which made Wu Tiansheng grit his teeth and feel uncomfortable. I can't sleep, but I have to find something to do.

Wu Tiansheng walked into the courtyard, lay on a chair, and stared at the book motionless. As soon as I closed my eyes and put my hands down, I fell asleep somehow, probably because I was too tired.

When Wu Tiansheng woke up the next day, Professor Sun and others were already knocking on the door outside the hospital.

"Who?" , Wu Tiansheng left the chair and walked to the door.

"It's me, Professor Sun, the above approval has been approved ahead of schedule, and we can excavate and protect the cultural relics in the area of Ailao Mountain."

Wu Tiansheng hurriedly opened the door, this time Professor Sun was not alone, he also brought two young people.

"Who are these two?"

Professor Sun explained, "Oh, I almost forgot to introduce it. These two young people are my students, they are Lin Jiahe Wenyi, one is a handsome guy with sunshine, and the other is a lively girl, hahaha. ”

The three of them got to know each other and said hello before coming to the courtyard. Bamboo pole heard movement outside the house, so he got dressed and walked out.

"Yo, Professor Sun, why are you here?" , the bamboo pole ran over with a smile and took the initiative to shake hands.

Professor Sun responded happily: "It's you, little comrade, come quickly, it just so happens that we are discussing going to Yunnan." ”。

"So fast?"

Professor Sun smiled and explained: "Oh, that's right, the above attaches great importance to our field archaeological research, so it gave us early approval. ”