My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

Chen Wenjin and the others turned pale with fear after hearing this. They had never thought that they would experience such a terrible thing.

Liu Dong was even more nervous. He kept looking around, fearing that this situation would happen again.

Chen Wenjin looked at Liu Dong, Xiao Xue and others around her, feeling full of guilt. She felt that she had brought them into danger and must take them away from here as soon as possible.

"Zhang Hao, let's leave here!" she said anxiously, "It's too dangerous here. We can't stay here and take risks."

Zhang Hao nodded in agreement. When they were about to leave, Liu Dong suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Everyone was startled by Liu Dong's shout and turned to look at him.

Chen Wenjin walked quickly to him and asked nervously, "Liu Dong, what's wrong? We can't stay here, it's too dangerous! Come with us!"

However, Liu Dong seemed not to hear her words. He walked towards the stone next to him step by step with a strange expression on his face.

Chen Wenjin was shocked, not knowing what happened to Liu Dong. She turned to look at Zhang Hao, her eyes full of confusion and worry.

"Go and have a look! I'm worried that something might have happened to him." Zhang Hao could certainly understand Chen Wenjin's mood at the moment. After all, he had just escaped from the brink of life and death, and anyone's heart would still be in his throat.

"Don't worry, he will be fine." Zhang Hao tried to comfort her.

"Look at his expression, he seems to have discovered something." Chen Wenjin was still a little anxious.

"Let's not rush and see what he does next," Zhang Hao suggested.

Everyone was full of doubts. Liu Dong walked slowly to the stone and carefully examined the pattern on the stone wall in the faint light.

After a long while, he turned around, pointed at the wall and said to everyone: "Captain, come and see, these pictures and texts are very strange!"

"What? Found the pictures and text?" Upon hearing this, Chen Wenjin couldn't help but run over quickly.

Zhang Hao looked at Chen Wenjin's anxious expression and shook his head helplessly.

These archaeologists completely ignore everything when they encounter archaeological discoveries.

When everyone heard about the discovery, they all gathered around and carefully studied those strange pictures and texts.

Zhang Hao could only stand aside, observing his surroundings silently, waiting for their results.

Chen Wenjin stroked the stone wall gently, his eyes flashing with great interest.

"Liu Dong, you did a great job this time! You are amazing to be able to notice these things in this environment."

"These runes may have special meanings. Your performance this time deserves praise." Chen Wenjin continued, "Quick, write down all these runes. I'll go over there and see if there are any other clues."

After Chen Wenjin gave instructions to Liu Dong and Xiaoxue, she walked to the other side and continued searching.

Zhang Hao looked at this scene, feeling helpless. These runes seemed to have a magical power that made them forget their own safety and concentrate on studying them.

Zhang Hao knew that this was too dangerous, and if something unexpected happened, they might not be able to react in time. But judging from their expressions, these pictures and texts were extremely important to them.

It was futile to stop them at this moment. Zhang Hao could only sigh and let them immerse themselves in their research.

Chen Wenjin walked aside and continued to observe in the dim light. "Huh? What is this? It looks like a mural..." She muttered to herself and walked closer quickly.

As expected, she found six murals. Chen Wenjin smiled with joy and muttered to herself, "Great, there are so many murals here! Fortunately, I came here, otherwise I would have missed them."

She reached out and touched the mural, feeling the exquisite craftsmanship, and couldn't help but sigh. Turning around and seeing Zhang Hao standing there quietly, she immediately shouted, "Zhang Hao, come here quickly! Look what I found!"

Chen Wenjin's voice was full of excitement, and Zhang Hao could hear her excitement. Although he didn't know what Chen Wenjin had discovered, judging from her reaction, this discovery must be very important to her.

"Okay, I'll be there right away. Be careful and don't be careless." Zhang Hao responded and reminded her to be careful.

He looked back at Liu Dong and Xiao Xue who were taking notes seriously, gave them a few instructions, and then ran towards Chen Wenjin.

But I was always curious in my heart, what did she discover?
Zhang Hao ran to Chen Wenjin and looked at the murals curiously. "Why are there so many murals? What do they record? Can you understand them?"

Chen Wenjin smiled confidently: "These are not difficult for me. Look, there are a total of six murals here, and the content of each one is different."

She began to pace in front of the mural and explained it in detail to Zhang Hao: "The first mural depicts a scene of people worshipping a person with a halo on his head, but the gender and identity of the person are unclear and need further study."

"The second mural is a sacrificial scene. Judging from the content, it shows that someone has been beheaded."

Zhang Hao interrupted Chen Wenjin with a confused look on his face: "Wait a minute, you said this was a chopped-off head? Why can't I see it? Are these circles and dots the head?"

Chen Wenjin was amused by Zhang Hao's reaction: "Haha, you are really an outsider. That's right, these circles represent the chopped-off heads. They are symbols of substitution."

Zhang Hao was shocked after hearing this. If what Chen Wenjin said was true, then the content of this mural was indeed shocking.

"If these murals are really as you said, they are too bloody. I don't know how many people died in this scene." Zhang Hao sighed, "Then what is the profound meaning of these murals appearing here?" "I have always been curious, who would come here to carve these murals?"

Chen Wenjin listened carefully to Zhang Hao's question, and then explained: "If I'm not mistaken, these should be carved by the people trapped here. They want to record the whole process for future generations to know. This kind of mural is the most authentic and representative."

Zhang Hao stared at Chen Wenjin, watching her talk endlessly about these murals, obviously full of love for them. Although he didn't understand much about them, he couldn't help but be attracted by Chen Wenjin's narration.

"Then why did they carve all this? Was it to leave evidence, or did they want to express something?" Zhang Hao asked curiously.

"They were trapped here, and these murals were carved to record the entire incident. Such murals are the most rare and have extremely high historical value." Chen Wenjin explained patiently.

Although Zhang Hao didn't understand much about these, he gradually felt the unique charm of these murals from Chen Wenjin's narration. He watched Chen Wenjin touch the murals again and again, and his heart was filled with awe for these ancient arts.

"Okay, you've said so much, but I don't really understand it. Just tell me some key and useful things." Zhang Hao said with a smile, "If you say too much of the rest, I, a layman, won't understand it either. It's meaningless."

"When you say that, do you feel a little sorry that I had wasted my time?" There was a hint of joking in Zhang Hao's words, but Chen Wenjin just smiled lightly and didn't take it to heart.

With Zhang Hao's patient listening, Chen Wenjin elaborated on the contents of the first two murals, which helped him roughly grasp the essence of them. As the topic deepened, she slowly moved to the third mural, immersed in examining the details alone, fearing to miss any key information. Her concentration and dedication moved people involuntarily.

The core of the mural depicts a rectangular object, which instantly attracted Chen Wenjin's full attention. She stopped involuntarily, her eyes fixed on the rectangle, as if time had stopped at this moment.

Then, her fingers gently slid across the dotted lines surrounding the rectangular object. They seemed to be telling of the emission of some kind of light. This discovery made Chen Wenjin fall into deep thought. She seemed to be frozen and even forgot to speak.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao was filled with curiosity and called out softly, "Hey, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly silent? Didn't you agree to explain the murals to me?" He tried to break the silence with a relaxed tone, but received no response.

Zhang Hao couldn't help wondering if he had encountered a problem that even Chen Wenjin couldn't answer. However, no matter how he asked, Chen Wenjin kept that posture, as if she was lost in deep memories.

Zhang Hao chose to accompany her silently and not disturb her any more. After a long time, Chen Wenjin suddenly turned around, her face full of nervousness and anxiety. She pointed at the rectangular object in the mural and asked with a trembling voice: "Zhang Hao, look quickly, what do you think this shape looks like?" Her eyes were full of expectation, as if she hoped that Zhang Hao could immediately understand her discovery.

Zhang Hao observed it carefully, but he didn't see what it was right away. He shook his head in confusion: "It's just an ordinary rectangle. What's so special about it?"

Chen Wenjin seemed a little anxious: "Take a closer look! Don't you think it is very similar to the Zhenjiang dragon coffin that we salvaged? Those dotted lines are like the light emitted by the dragon coffin, it must be like this!" Her tone was full of affirmation, but Zhang Hao still found it difficult to connect the two, and his eyes revealed a hint of disbelief.

To prove her point, Chen Wenjin eagerly shared that extraordinary night: "You don't know, that night we put the Zhenjiang dragon coffin in the guesthouse, just when everyone was about to leave, the dragon coffin suddenly glowed with a strange light under the moonlight, and the pattern of the nine dragons changed, just like what was shown on the mural. Although it was only a brief moment, we did see it."

After hearing this, Zhang Hao's eyes flashed with surprise, but he remained cautious: "Are you telling the truth?"

Chen Wenjin nodded eagerly, and in order to increase her persuasiveness, she suggested: "Xiaoxue and the others also saw it, I can ask them to testify." As she spoke, she called Xiaoxue and Liu Dong.

The two came over after hearing the noise, and Xiaoxue confirmed what Chen Wenjin said: "Yes, the captain is right, we did see the abnormal changes in the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin that night."

Despite this, Zhang Hao's doubts were not completely dissipated, but looking at Chen Wenjin's determined eyes, he knew that this matter might not be simple.

Following Chen Wenjin's footsteps, they came to the fourth mural. The scene here made her expression even more solemn.

"My guess is correct. What is depicted here is indeed the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin." Chen Wenjin whispered to himself, and then fell into deep worry, "Could something really happen? No, I must be overthinking it."

However, when she saw the rectangular object in the mural being opened, and an image with a bull's head and a human body suddenly appeared, holding a sharp weapon and standing majestically, with people around him kneeling with strange smiles on their faces, her worries were once again confirmed.

Chen Wenjin turned to look at Zhang Hao and Xiaoxue with a serious expression: "From these murals, I seem to understand something. The Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin hides unknown secrets. It must not be opened easily, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

Zhang Hao recalled what happened in the cave and began to believe what Chen Wenjin said.

Chen Wenjin's face was filled with sorrow, and she blamed herself, "It was all my fault that I failed to protect the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin and let Zhou Dawei take it away. If he knew how to open it, the consequences would be disastrous."

At this time, members of the archaeological team also gathered around, looking at the murals and discussing them.

Everyone was full of curiosity and concern about the image of a human body with a bull's head in the dragon coffin in Zhenjiang, and they speculated on the meaning behind it.

After listening to Chen Wenjin's story, the members of the archaeological team all looked worried and sighed, obviously lacking confidence in their current situation.

"Captain, let's evacuate as soon as possible." A team member said anxiously, "If the Zhenjiang Dragon Coffin really brings disaster, it will be futile for us to stay here."

"Yes, maybe we can think of other countermeasures after we get out. If we stay here, we can do nothing but worry." Another team member echoed.

Chen Wenjin listened to the team members' urging, but her eyes fell on the remaining two murals. She thought to herself, there are a total of six murals here, and she has already interpreted four of them, so how can she give up halfway?

What secrets were hidden in the remaining two murals? This curiosity drove her to decide to stay.

"Everyone, don't be impatient. It's not time to leave yet." Chen Wenjin calmed the team members, "Wait until I finish looking at the last two murals, then it won't be too late to make a decision."

After saying this, she resolutely walked towards the fifth mural. The moment she saw the content of the mural clearly, her body trembled involuntarily, and a strong sense of fear and tension surged into her heart.

The mural depicted a tragic scene of corpses strewn all over the ground. Each corpse was incomplete, bloody and cruel.

Scenes of corpses being torn apart were everywhere, and the monster with a bull's head and a human body that walked out of the rectangle was standing in the center of the corpses. The weapon in its hand had turned into a faintly glowing bead, which was held in its right hand.

Zhang Hao also noticed this scene. He quickly walked to Chen Wenjin and asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that... the bead in its right hand is the key?" (End of this chapter)