Chapter 20 Underground Stone Chamber
The arrogant wind and sand permeated the entire sky, leaving people with nowhere to hide but to endure.
The so-called, the ignorant are fearless, and the wind and sand that they thought were fleeting became more and more powerful, but as time passed, Yuan Haochen and the others behind the bunker finally felt the fear deeply.
There is no point in opening your mouth to speak in a sandstorm. At this moment, even if he is clinging to his ear and roaring, he can only vaguely hear it.
All around, I saw the yellow dragon soaring, and the sound everywhere was like a cow's roar, roaring, like a muffled thunder rolling.
On the horizon, a shaking yellow line, drifting forward, it is a moving sand dune, very spectacular.
The crowd drew closer and closer, and Uncle Kurban did not say a word, closed his eyes tightly, and crossed his hands in front of his chest, as if praying to the gods.
Lu Qinglian and Chen Xi hugged each other tightly, looking very helpless.
Yuan Haochen clenched his fists, and from time to time looked into the distance through the blindfold, looking at the surrounding situation uneasily
Suddenly, Lin Feng beside him pushed Yuan Haochen, and stretched out his hand to signal him to look at a place about six meters away from the stone house.
Yuan Haochen stared intently, and a dark stone slab was faintly visible.
The size of the slate is about one meter square, and near one side, a thing resembling a handle is faintly visible.
I thought that the stone slab that suddenly appeared should have been swept away by the sandstorm and the yellow sand covering it was revealed.
Yuan Haochen and Lin Feng were both particularly sensitive to the stones, and after thinking about it for a few times, the two of them nodded to each other next to each other, slowly crawling towards the stone slab against the raging wind and sand.
For the sake of safety, the two walked steadily and slowly, which was only six meters away, but walked for more than a minute.
Sure enough, on one side of the slate was a switch knob!
In the raging wind and sand, the two of them reluctantly lifted the slate together.
The moment the stone slab is lifted, a dark space seems to have traveled through thousands of years, and finally connected with the real world.
Under the stone slab, the stone steps could be seen going straight down, and Lin Feng was extremely excited when he saw this, and he immediately wanted to go down the stairs.
Yuan Haochen grabbed Lin Feng's hand, and then took out an air composition detection device from his pocket, signaling him to be cautious.
Lin Feng nodded in response, and then slowed down as well.
The two lit their headlamps and slowly groped their way into the claustrophobic space under the stone slab.
Fortunately, there is a small stone chamber underground, and there is no danger. After testing, the air quality was poor but still supportive of breathing.
"This may have been the cellar built by the owner of the stone house." The sound of the wind in the stone room decreased slightly, and Lin Feng shouted loudly.
"Let's go get them." Yuan Haochen nodded and shouted loudly.
The two of them then walked out of the underground stone chamber and crawled towards the bunker
A quarter of an hour later, everyone moved to the underground stone chamber.
To be on the safe side, the entrance to the stone chamber was not closed.
Firstly, the entrance can be used for ventilation, and secondly, the outside can be observed at any time without being buried by the wind and sand.
Yuan Haochen and Lin Feng moved some stones and surrounded the entrance in a circle to slow down the influx of wind and sand.
When everything was arranged, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks to Allah, it was Allah's guidance that allowed us to escape this terrible sandstorm." Uncle Kurban was in a very excited mood at this time, and kept praying sincerely on the ground. "Good thing you found this basement, I'm going to suffocate if I stay outside." Lu Qinglian said with relief.
At this time, Chen Xi was already pale, her chest was undulating, she didn't say a word, just leaned against the corner with a messy breath.
The low-power storage emergency light is placed on the ground in the middle of the stone room, and the light emitted can illuminate the four corners.
Only then did the people who escaped from danger come back to their senses and carefully looked at this mysterious stone room.
The whole secret room is made of cyan granite stone, the walls are smooth, and it covers an area of about 50 square meters.
The gloomy room was empty, except for a square table in the corner of the stone room, on which there was still a stone oil lamp, but there was no jumping flame in it.
After nearly 2,000 years of vicissitudes, who can peek into the past in this darkness through this deep buried sand
Since there are no special furnishings and items in the stone room, everyone can't help but be a little disappointed.
"It seems that this is just an ordinary cellar. If you're lucky, you might even find food scraps from thousands of years ago. Lu Qinglian's mood had calmed down, and she became arrogant again.
"We had only focused on the ruins of the stone house, so we didn't find this stone chamber on the side." Yuan Haochen smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that we still have to thank this sandstorm for helping us uncover this secret." ”
"Let's split up and look carefully, maybe we will get something," Lin Feng said approvingly.
"Look, there's writing on the wall." Before Lin Feng finished speaking, through the dim light, Yuan Haochen had already discovered the uneven surface of the wall.
"This wall has it too." Chen Xi also pointed to the stone wall behind him and said.
"Haha, there's a big discovery." Lin Feng, who majored in archaeology, immediately said sensitively.
The crowd gathered around the wall and watched carefully. Soon, except for Lin Feng, the others found that they couldn't understand the tadpole-like words at all.
"Do you understand?" Chen Xi asked Lin Feng beside him with a puzzled expression.
At this time, Lin Feng was still looking at the stone wall, pondering something, and occasionally muttering a few words.
Everyone also looked at Lin Feng expectantly, and even Uncle Kurban looked at him in confusion, obviously he couldn't read the words on the stone wall.
"This should be the Lulu script I mentioned earlier, the official script used to be used in the ancient kingdom of Loulan." Lin Feng pondered for a moment and nodded in judgment.
"Do you understand, what is written on it?" Yuan Haochen hurriedly asked.
"I can only understand a small amount of this." Lin Feng said with a regretful expression.
Looking at everyone's slightly disappointed expressions, Lin Feng continued to say slowly: "Lu Wen, which originated in ancient Gandhara, is the script of the Ashoka period of the Mauryan Dynasty in India in the 3rd century BC, which was first used in northwest India and present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, and was widely spread in Central Asia from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD, and spread to Central Asia and western China through the Silk Road. With the fall of the Kushan Dynasty in the 4th century AD, Lu Wen also disappeared. It was not until the 19th century that the British scholar Prinshepp discovered the mystery of Luvin. “
"In other words, there are still people in the world who can read these words." Hearing this, Lu Qinglian said excitedly.
"Yes, there are only 10,000 or 20,000 words on these four stone walls, and it seems that it will take a long time to understand." Lin Feng replied.
"That's good, it looks like we have a new clue." Everyone smiled.
For the rest of the day, the crowd took turns guarding the entrance, waiting for the sandstorm to recede, while the idle people either rested or continued to explore the stone chamber
Towards night, the sandstorm is slightly weaker, but it is still not suitable for movement in the desert.
Fortunately, everyone's equipment, food, and water were well prepared, and there was no problem waiting for another night.
In the dim light, Uncle Kurban was already snoring, and Lu Qinglian and Chen Xi were already resting against the wall with their eyes closed.
Lin Feng was still observing these Lu Wen with suspicion, while Yuan Haochen gently tapped and inspected the four stone walls with a small hammer, expecting to find something.