I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

Chapter 4: Surrounded by Crisis: A Key Breakthrough in Symbolic Interpretation

The huge rocks above seemed to be summoned by a mysterious force, falling down one after another, and the entire ruins shook like a mad beast.

"Oh my god, this is more exciting than dancing!" Reporter Zhang hugged Wumeng Tianlong's arm tightly, feeling like his internal organs were about to be shaken out.

Wumeng Tianlong was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He grabbed Zhaoyang Ruyue, who was still staring at the stone wall, and shouted, "Yueyue! Now is not the time to chase stars! What is more important, life or symbol?!" He grabbed Zhaoyang Ruyue and Li Gong, and dodged among the falling rocks like a nimble monkey, and finally found a relatively safe corner.

"Quick! Come here!"

While Professor Jiang was frantically dodging the falling rocks, he kept shouting, "Information! Information! My research information!" He tried frantically to protect the notebook he was carrying with him, but the ground was shaking and he couldn't stand firmly.

"Professor! Saving your life is the most important thing!" Wumeng Tianlong stamped his feet anxiously.

"My life's work!" Professor Jiang was heartbroken.

Zhaoyang Ruyue, however, was like a chicken with its blood pumped up. Her eyes sparkled, and she completely ignored the danger around her. She pointed at the symbols on the stone wall and shouted, "I...I know! I know what these symbols mean!"

"What's the point of talking about this now?!" Wumeng Tianlong felt like he was about to collapse. This girl must be in love. It's already this late and she's still thinking about her symbol!

"Really! I understand!" Zhaoyang Ruyue was so excited that she was incoherent. "The last symbol...it represents...is..."

"What is it?! Just tell me quickly!" Wumeng Tianlong was almost driven to death by her.

"Yes..." Zhaoyang Ruyue suddenly paused, her face turning pale, "Wait...it seems...it seems like something is wrong..."

"It's...it's spicy crayfish!" Zhaoyang Ruyue blurted out, then realized what she said and covered her mouth in embarrassment.

The people around were all confused, and Wumeng Tianlong rolled his eyes: "It's already this late, and you're still thinking about eating?!"

At this moment, a huge rock flew past Professor Jiang's scalp and smashed his reading glasses into pieces.

"My glasses! I can't see clearly without them!" Professor Jiang covered his eyes, wanting to cry but unable to.

Without glasses, those tiny symbols became a blur in his eyes.

"Professor, don't be anxious!" Zhaoyang Ruyue hurriedly supported Professor Jiang, "Tell me which part you need to see most now, and I will help you remember it!" Zhaoyang Ruyue is worthy of being the "human scanner" in the archaeological team. The details of the symbols she had seen before are now extremely clear in her mind, and they appear one by one like high-definition pictures.

With her amazing memory, she accurately described to Professor Jiang the shape, size, position and even some tiny scratches of the symbols.

Professor Jiang was originally a little desperate, but after hearing Zhaoyang Ruyue's description, he suddenly felt like he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

While listening to Zhaoyang Ruyue's retelling, he pieced together the symbol fragments in his mind, like an experienced puzzle master completing an extremely complex puzzle.

"Horizontal stroke...vertical hook...dot...connect them together..." Professor Jiang muttered to himself, and his expression gradually turned from gloomy to bright.

"Wait...it seems...it seems like something is really wrong..." Professor Jiang suddenly stopped, frowning, with a hint of disbelief in his tone, "This...the order of the symbols...seems...seems to imply..."

"What does this imply?" Wu Meng Tianlong, Engineer Li and Reporter Zhang all held their breath and stared at Professor Jiang nervously.

Professor Jiang did not answer, but suddenly raised his head and looked at the crumbling boulder above his head, his eyes full of shock and...fear.

"Hurry! Get out of here!" His hoarse voice was full of urgency, "Here...here..." Before Professor Jiang finished speaking, the earth shook violently again, as if an ancient giant beast turned over underground.

"Crack--" A hideous crack appeared on the ground, right under Engineer Li's feet!

Mr. Li screamed "Oh my God!", his legs hanging in the air, his hands clinging to the edge of the crack, his whole body shaky and about to fall into the endless abyss.

"Engineer Li!" Wumeng Tianlong was quick to grab Engineer Li's arm and yelled to the others, "Help!"

Reporter Zhang was so frightened that his face turned pale and he stepped back repeatedly, muttering "Oh my God, I want to go home."

Although Zhaoyang Ruyue was also afraid, she still showed the calmness and courage of an archaeologist at the critical moment.

She quickly stepped forward and worked together with Wumeng Tianlong to slowly pull Mr. Li up.

Professor Jiang didn't care about his old age and frailty, he stretched out his hand tremblingly and helped pull it up.

"One, two, three, get up!" Wumeng Tianlong shouted, and everyone worked together and finally pulled Engineer Li back from the brink of death.

Mr. Li collapsed on the ground, his face pale, his whole body trembling, and he kept repeating "thank you, thank you".

Before the survivors had time to catch their breath, the huge rock above their heads began to shake again, making a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound, as if it was going to fall down and smash them into meat patties in the next second.

Professor Jiang wiped the cold sweat from his face, but his eyes were unusually bright. He stared at the symbols as if possessed.

"Connect the dots...horizontally...vertically..." He muttered to himself, his voice becoming increasingly rapid. "I know! I know! These symbols...they..."

"What are they?!" Wumeng Tianlong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, "Professor, please tell me quickly!"

Professor Jiang took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with determination. "These symbols... they are... one..." He suddenly stopped, staring intently at one of the symbols, his pupils shrinking suddenly. "No! This... this..."

Professor Jiang suddenly got stuck, and Wumeng Tianlong was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"Professor, please speak up! This is urgent, and you're still keeping us in suspense!"

Reporter Zhang hid in the corner, trembling, and took out his mobile phone to record the scene, muttering: "If this thing really collapses, I'll be dead. This is exclusive news..."

The huge rock above their heads shook even more violently, and gravel fell down and hit everyone on the head. The atmosphere was extremely tense.

"No... I'm not trying to keep you in suspense!" Professor Jiang, sweating profusely, pointed at the symbol on the wall with trembling fingers, "It's... the symbol has changed!"

Everyone looked closely and saw that it was indeed the case!

The originally clear symbols began to distort and deform, as if they were dancing, which was dazzling to watch.

"Holy crap! What's going on?" Wumeng Tianlong exclaimed, "This thing can transform?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue frowned, carefully observing the changes in the symbols. Suddenly, an idea flashed upon her, and she exclaimed, "I know! These symbols are not fixed, they are... dynamic! They are arranged and combined according to a certain pattern!"

After saying that, she quickly took out a notebook and pen from her bag and started to deduce based on the changing patterns of the symbols. The tip of the pen slid quickly across the paper, making a rustling sound.

Time passed by minute by minute, and everyone's heart was in their throat.

Finally, Zhaoyang Ruyue stopped writing and breathed a sigh of relief: "Done! I figured it out!"

"Awesome!" Wumeng Tianlong slapped his thigh excitedly, almost scaring Mr. Li next to him to death again.

Reporter Zhang was no longer afraid and approached Zhaoyang Ruyue with his camera. "Beautiful lady, please tell me what these symbols mean?"

Zhaoyang Ruyue pointed at the deciphered text and said word by word, "These symbols... they record... the method... to open... the core... of the ruins!"

At this moment, the vibration of the ruins reached its peak, and the huge rock above fell down with a loud bang!

At the same time, the symbols on the wall stopped changing and emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the entire space...

"Wait... this light..." Professor Jiang pointed at the wall, his voice trembling, "This... could this be..."

"Let's go!" Wumeng Tianlong grabbed Zhaoyang Ruyue's hand and ran in the direction of the light, "Follow me!"

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