I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

At the entrance of the valley, the wind was howling, as if countless wronged souls were wailing in low voices.

Baona led everyone into this unknown area. The mountain walls on both sides were as steep as if cut by a knife or an axe, reaching into the sky, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

The sunlight was blocked by the towering mountains, and the light in the valley was dim, adding a bit of eeriness and horror.

The bottom of the valley is rocky and you can easily sprain your ankle if you are not careful.

Everyone moved forward cautiously, taking light steps, for fear of disturbing the danger lurking in the dark.

The wind was whimpering, sometimes like crying and complaining, sometimes like the roar of a wild beast, echoing in this silent valley, making people feel a chill involuntarily.

The air was filled with a damp and corrupt smell, as if something unclean was lurking in the dark corners, watching their every move.

"Crack!" A crisp breaking sound broke the tranquility of the valley. The detector in the hand of Taishu geologist made a faint electric sound and then stopped working completely.

He frowned and stared at the scrapped instrument in his hand, his face full of regret.

His already gray beard seemed to become even more disheveled due to his anxiety.

He fiddled with it cautiously, hoping to get it to restart, but nothing happened.

"What's wrong? Mr. Taishu." Baona immediately stepped forward and asked with concern, with a hint of worry in her clear eyes.

She knew that without a detector, finding water would be much more difficult, which would undoubtedly be a huge trouble.

Geologist Taishu shook his head somewhat frustratedly. He held the lifeless instrument tightly in his hand and said in a low voice, "It's broken. It seems that the internal parts are damaged. It can't be repaired in a short time." He raised his head and looked solemnly into the depths of the valley, as if he had some ominous premonition.

Baona's face darkened. They had lost their most important tool.

She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and looked around. This valley was full of unknowns and dangers. The road ahead would probably be even more difficult.

"Be careful!" The Luqiu guard suddenly issued a warning, with a barely perceptible tremor in his tone.

The huge rocks were carried by the wind and roared down from the steep mountain wall, making a deafening roar, like the roar of a giant beast.

"Boom--" Gravel flew, dust filled the air, and the entire valley shook.

The guard of Luqiu was quick-witted and quick-handed. He pushed away Zhaoyang Ruyue who was standing there in a daze. The huge impact made him stagger a few steps and almost fall.

"Everyone be careful!" he warned loudly, but his voice was torn into pieces by the roar of falling rocks.

Everyone suddenly fell into chaos and dodged in all directions.

A rock as big as a millstone flew past Wumeng Tianlong's shoulder. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Before he could rejoice, another piece of gravel came straight at him.

At the critical moment, he rolled to the side and barely escaped the disaster.

"Calm down! Everyone calm down!" Bao Na shouted loudly, trying to calm the panicked crowd.

Although her voice was not loud, it was strangely calm, like a bright light in the darkness, giving people hope.

At this time, geologist Taishu seemed not to hear the noise around him and was still concentrating on fiddling with the detector in his hand.

He squinted his eyes and carefully observed the internal structure of the instrument, his gray eyebrows tightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about some difficult problem.

He took out some parts from the tool kit he carried with him and carefully replaced the damaged ones. His movements were gentle and skillful, as if he was performing a sacred ritual.

As time passed, the frequency of rockfalls gradually decreased, and the valley gradually returned to calm.

Geologist Taishu breathed a sigh of relief, gently patted the detector in his hand, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his face.

"It's done!" he announced excitedly, with a hint of hard-to-disguise pride in his tone.

Although the detector was only partially repaired and its functions are limited, it is much better than being completely scrapped.

"That's great!" Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

The thrilling scene just now is still vivid in my mind, and I still feel scared when I think about it now.

"This is just a temporary solution," said Taishu, the geologist, pointing to the flashing red light on the detector. "It won't last long. We must find a water source as soon as possible." He looked up into the depths of the valley.

Baona looked at the geologist Taishu, and suddenly felt an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart.

She vaguely felt that there was some secret hidden in this valley, and this secret might be more dangerous than the lack of water.

"Let's go," Baona took a deep breath and looked firmly into the depths of the valley. "We have no choice." She paused and turned to look at the Luqiu guard. "You..."

Baona took a deep breath and glanced at everyone's tired but still resolute faces.

"I know everyone is tired and scared," she said in a clear and firm voice, soothing everyone's anxious hearts like a trickle of water. "But we can't give up. We must find water to survive!" She paused, her tone becoming more powerful. "Think about the arduous archaeological excavations we've experienced in modern times, think about the difficulties we've overcome. Could we be defeated by this setback? No, we won't! We will find water, and we will get out of this dangerous valley!"

Her words are like a ray of sunshine in winter, warming everyone's heart.

Her determined gaze seemed to carry magic, which made everyone's originally scattered gazes focus again and ignited the flame of hope in their hearts.

Wumeng Tianlong clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with determination; Zhaoyang Ruyue also straightened his back, a confident smile on his face; even the usually taciturn Luqiu guard nodded slightly in agreement.

"Baona is right, we can't give up!" Wumeng Tianlong responded first, his tone full of strength, "We will definitely find water!"

"Yes, we can do it!" Zhaoyang Ruyue also echoed.

Everyone cheered up and, led by Baona, continued to move deeper into the valley.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, geologist Taishu suddenly stopped. The detector in his hand made a rapid "beeping" sound, and a blue color appeared on the screen.

"Water! It's water!" His voice trembled with excitement, his cloudy eyes sparkled with excitement, and a childlike smile bloomed on his wrinkled face.

"Where is it? Where is it?" Everyone gathered around immediately.

Geologist Taishu pointed to the blue area on the detector screen and said hurriedly, "It's right ahead, not far ahead!"

Everyone looked in the direction that geologist Taishu pointed, and saw a patch of green vegetation at the end of the valley.

Is there really a water source there?

"Great, we finally found the water source!" Wumeng Tianlong shouted excitedly.

"Shh..." Baona made a gesture to silence her, her brows furrowed. "Don't be too happy yet. We don't know if that's the real water source yet, and..." She paused, her eyes scanning the surroundings warily. "Will the people from the Gongyang tribe catch up?"

At this moment, a strange sound came from the depths of the valley, like the roar of some wild beast, or the whimpering of the wind passing through the cave.

Geologist Taishu's face changed, and the detector in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang" and shattered into pieces.

His lips trembled, he pointed to the depths of the valley, and said in a hoarse voice: "That...what is that..."