I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

Professor Jiang held the bronze vessel as if it were a rare treasure and carefully returned to the makeshift tent.

This thing might be a "king bomb"-level discovery!

However, reality soon gave the archaeological team a loud "slap in the face".

They originally thought that they would be able to work again after the equipment was repaired, but God seemed to be against them. The heavy rain a few days ago turned the excavation site into a huge quagmire.

The team members were wearing rain boots, and every step they took was like pulling a carrot, one deep and one shallow, it was so difficult to move forward.

The original excavation plan was forced to be shelved due to the poor road conditions.

"Oh my god, this is too bad!" Wumeng Tianlong couldn't help but complain. He stepped on it and almost pulled the boot out.

Zhaoyang Ruyue was relatively calm. She carefully observed the surrounding terrain, trying to find a relatively easy path.

"Everyone, be careful and don't fall."

Reporter Zhang had been excited to follow the archaeological team, hoping to capture some "high-end" archaeological footage to report back to his team.

What we saw instead was this scene of a "mud war".

This cute contrast made her feel a little bit amused and helpless.

The other reporters had already left, but she was still here, holding up her camera, not knowing what to take pictures.

Are they going to film the archaeological team members collectively "planting rice"?

"How about... I help you clean it up?" Reporter Zhang asked tentatively.

Everyone was stunned at first, and then expressed their gratitude.

One more person to help is always better than no one.

So, the journalists who were originally supposed to record history have now joined the team of "making history" and are working hard to clean up the mud at the scene together with the archaeological team members.

Just when everyone was exhausted, Engineer Li suddenly exclaimed, "Hey? What is this?" He was holding something that had just been dug out of the mud, which also had some strange symbols engraved on it.

Professor Jiang hurried over to take a look and frowned.

"This... seems to be different from the symbol on the bronze vessel before..."

"No way, coming again?" Wumeng Tianlong felt overwhelmed.

Zhaoyang Ruyue took the object and examined it carefully... "Wait..." She suddenly pointed at one of the symbols and said, "I think I've seen this symbol somewhere..."

Zhaoyang Ruyue frowned and gently stroked the strange symbol with her fingers, as if trying to awaken dormant memories.

"This... looks a little familiar, but I just can't remember where I've seen it." She scratched her hair in distress, feeling like her mind was a mess.

As the excavation deepened, all kinds of strange things were unearthed one after another, including bronze, pottery, jade... everything. It was like a small museum.

But these artifacts all have one thing in common – they are all engraved with puzzling symbols.

Some look like tadpoles, some look like oracle bone inscriptions, and some look like... ghost paintings.

As Professor Jiang looked at the mountains of "treasures", the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by deep worry.

This is like winning the lottery, only to find out the prize redemption location is on Mars. What a false alarm!

"This symbol... is a bit beyond the scope!" He rubbed his temples, feeling overwhelmed.

Originally I thought it would create a sensation, and now it seems that it has created a sensation, but how to “create a sensation” has become a problem.

"Professor, don't panic! Maybe it's some ancient emoticon pack?" Wumeng Tianlong tried to liven up the atmosphere, but with little success.

He himself understood that this was not the time to joke.

The importance of this batch of cultural relics is self-evident. If these symbols cannot be deciphered, all previous efforts will be in vain.

He paced back and forth around the excavation site like an ant on hot bricks.

Suddenly, he stopped and stared at the scattered rubble on the ground.

"Wait! Look!" He pointed at the arrangement of the rubble. "These stones... don't seem to be placed randomly!"

Everyone looked in the direction his finger pointed, and sure enough, those seemingly disorganized pieces of gravel seemed to vaguely form a strange pattern.

"Is this... some kind of formation?" Zhaoyang Ruyue said in surprise.

A gleam of light flashed in Wumeng Tianlong's eyes, "What if we connect these patterns and symbols?" He took out a notebook and began to draw on it. Various lines and symbols intertwined under his pen to form a complex pattern.

"I think... these patterns might be the key to deciphering the symbols!"

Just then, Engineer Li came stumbling over with a freshly unearthed stone slab in his hand, his face pale.

"Professor...you...come and see..." He pointed at the symbols on the stone slab, his voice trembling, "this...this..." He suddenly couldn't speak, just pointed at the stone slab, his eyes full of fear.

On the stone slab, a pattern was engraved that was different from all the previous symbols... a blood-red pattern that resembled an eye... It lay there quietly, as if silently gazing at everyone...

Engineer Li held the stone slab tremblingly, as if he was holding a hot potato.

"This...this thing...is weird!" His face was pale, as if he had seen Sadako crawling out of the TV.

Professor Jiang snatched the slate and looked at it carefully.

The blood-red "eye" pattern looks particularly strange in the sunlight.

"Hiss... What the hell is this? Which idiot with middle school syndrome designed it?" Even Professor Jiang, who is knowledgeable, couldn't help but swear.

Wumeng Tianlong came forward, observed it for a long time with a magnifying glass, and shook his head, "This thing is completely different from the previous symbols! The previous symbols at least showed some patterns, but this... is completely incomprehensible!" He scratched his head, feeling that his IQ was insulted.

"Could it be... that our thinking is wrong?" Zhaoyang Ruyue frowned. She originally thought that Wumeng Tianlong's speculation could open up the situation, but now it seems that the situation is more complicated than she imagined.

Everyone was suddenly deadlocked again, and the atmosphere became even heavier than before.

Reporter Zhang originally wanted to make a big news, but now he was dumbfounded.

This isn't an archaeological excavation at all; it's the scene of a large-scale horror movie!

She silently opened her phone and started editing her Moments: "I was so lonely today..."

Just when everyone was at a loss, Zhaoyang Ruyue suddenly spoke up, "Wait! I think I've discovered something!" She picked up a previously overlooked piece of pottery, pointed to an inconspicuous symbol on it, and said, "Look, this symbol... seems to have appeared on other artifacts!"

Everyone hurried forward and observed carefully.

Sure enough, although this symbol is inconspicuous, it is like a hidden clue that runs through all the cultural relics.

"Oh my god! It really is!" Wumeng Tianlong slapped his thigh, "Is this... is this some kind of... key?"

According to Zhaoyang Ruyue's discovery, they rearranged the symbols and actually deciphered a small part of the content!

These symbols are actually a kind of ancient hieroglyphics, recording a... sacrificial ceremony?

"Sacrifice...what? Could it be some evil god?" Mr. Li's voice began to tremble again.

"Shut up! You're such a jinx!" Professor Jiang glared at him, then continued to study the content he had interpreted.

Suddenly, his expression changed. He raised his head abruptly, looked at everyone, and said slowly: "This... the object of this sacrifice... seems to be..."

"What is it?" Everyone held their breath.

Professor Jiang swallowed his saliva and said, "It's... the sun..."

At this moment, reporter Zhang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly screamed, "Ahhh! Look!" She pointed to the sky, her fingers trembling, her eyes full of fear.

Everyone looked up, only to see that the once clear sky had, at some point, been covered by a blood-red cloud... And within this blood-red cloud, a gigantic, eye-like pattern slowly emerged...

"This...this..." Professor Jiang pointed to the sky, his lips trembling, but he couldn't say a word.

Zhaoyang Ruyue grabbed Wumeng Tianlong's arm and whispered, "Run... run..."

The blood-red "Eye of Heaven" hangs high above, like the gaze of some evil god, oppressing people to the point of suffocation.

The archaeological team members ran away as fast as they could, faster than rabbits.

Mr. Li even ran while shouting, "Oh my God! The end of the world is coming!" The heart-wrenching scream made people who didn't know think that there were zombies chasing him.

After running to a safe distance, everyone sat down on the ground panting and looking at each other.

Professor Jiang adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Everyone, calm down! This... this might just be a rare astronomical phenomenon..."

"What the hell is this? This is clearly a punishment from heaven!" Li Gong held his head, trembling. "Did we...did we disturb something we shouldn't be disturbing?"

"Shut up! Don't scare yourself!" Wumeng Tianlong said unhappily, then looked at Zhaoyang Ruyue, "Ruyue, are there any other clues to the symbols you found earlier?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue shook her head, her brow furrowed. "Those symbols... can only reveal limited information, and... the symbols behind them are even more complex. I... I don't have a clue for now." She paused, then added, "And... I always feel... deep in the ruins... there seems to be... something..."

"What's that?" Reporter Zhang approached with a curious look on his face. "Could it be... a thousand-year-old demon?"

"You've read too many novels!" Wu Meng Tianlong rolled his eyes, but unconsciously touched the engineer shovel at his waist, "But... I also heard some... strange noises just now..."

Professor Jiang's face was solemn. "Whatever it is, we must find out! This is related to the ultimate goal of our archaeological excavation!" He paused, his eyes firm. "Now, return to camp immediately, organize all the information, and try to decipher the remaining symbols as soon as possible!"

After returning to the camp, everyone immediately plunged into the intense work.

Zhaoyang Ruyue and Wumeng Tianlong racked their brains over those symbols, while Professor Jiang was flipping through various ancient books, trying to find relevant records.

As time passed, the atmosphere became more and more tense.

The sounds coming from deep within the ruins became clearer and clearer, like something was... breathing?

Suddenly, Zhaoyang Ruyue exclaimed, "Wait! I... I think... I found the key!" She pointed at a complex symbol and said excitedly, "If... if we turn this symbol... upside down..."

"Look at it from behind?" Wu Meng Tianlong came forward, examined it carefully, and then slammed the table. "Oh my god! It's true! This symbol... when you look at it from behind... it actually looks like..."

"Like what?" everyone asked in unison.

Wumeng Tianlong swallowed his saliva and said word by word: "Like... a... door..."

At the same time, deep in the ruins, the strange sound suddenly disappeared...