I traveled through time and became the Queen of Ancient Dian

The darkness swallowed everything and it was pitch dark.

Zhaoyang Ruyue felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest, and fear was like an invisible hand, tightly strangling her throat.

"It's over... I'm really done for now..." she muttered to herself, with countless "ifs" flashing through her mind.

"It's all your fault, kid!" Professor Jiang's roar was particularly clear in the darkness. "I told you not to press it! Now we're all going to die in this damn place!"

Wumeng Tianlong shrank his neck and whispered in defense: "I... I didn't know it would be like this... I thought it was a one-click portal..."

"A portal? I think it's sending you to hell!" Professor Jiang stomped his feet in anger.

At this moment, Li Gong's trembling voice broke the tense atmosphere: "Something... is... touching my feet..."

Everyone's hair stood on end and a chill ran from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

"Don't... don't scare yourself..." Reporter Zhang's voice began to tremble. "This... this place... couldn't be... haunted..."

"Shut up!" Zhaoyang Ruyue forced herself to remain calm. "Now is not the time to be scared. Think of a way to get out!"

Professor Jiang coughed and tried to maintain his dignity as the team leader: "Let me try!" He groped his way to the control console and began to press the buttons on it based on his memory.

However, every attempt only caused a more violent vibration, and the space seemed to collapse at any time, and the rocks above his head began to fall.

"No, Professor Jiang!" Wumeng Tianlong was so anxious that he kept grabbing his hair. "If this goes on, we will all be buried alive!"

Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and remembered the symbols he had interpreted before.

"Wait! I remember now!" he shouted excitedly, "Those symbols...seem...seem to be the operating instructions for the console!"

Wumeng Tianlong quickly recalled the complex symbols and instructed Professor Jiang to press the buttons in a specific order.

"First press the triangle in the upper left corner, then the circle in the lower right corner, and finally... press the middle..."

As the last button was pressed, a low hum escaped from the console and the vibrations gradually subsided.

Just when everyone thought they had escaped, a faint voice sounded in the darkness... "Who... woke me up..."

The humming of the console grew louder and louder, as if some ancient beast was about to awaken.

At the moment when Wumeng Tianlong pressed the last button, a little green light suddenly emerged in the surrounding darkness.

"What the hell! What the hell!" Wumeng Tianlong jumped three feet high in fright.

The dark green lights gradually gathered together, forming vague human-shaped phantoms that floated in the darkness, emitting shrill screams, and pounced towards the crowd.

"Who among my family members understands? Isn't this really a horror movie?" Reporter Zhang's voice was trembling like a sieve, and he wished he could die on the spot.

"Don't panic!" Zhaoyang Ruyue grabbed reporter Zhang's arm, "They seem... to have no substance!"

Mr. Li, a usually taciturn and honest man, burst out with amazing courage at this moment.

He picked up an archaeological shovel and yelled, "Come on! I was the boss of the village back then!" He waved the shovel like playing whack-a-mole, accurately swatting away one phantom after another that pounced on him.

"That's it? I thought they were some kind of monster, but it turns out they're just a bunch of worthless scum!"

Professor Jiang watched Engineer Li's impressive performance and couldn't help but sigh, "Engineer Li, I didn't expect you to have such skills! You're so skilled that you usually hide your true abilities!"

As the operation neared its end, the light from the console grew brighter and brighter, and the danger in the space became more intense. More phantoms emerged from the darkness, surrounding everyone like a tide.

Although Mr. Li was brave, he gradually felt that he was unable to cope with the situation.

At this moment, the console suddenly stopped buzzing and everything returned to silence.

In the darkness, a faint voice sounded again: "Interesting... Really interesting..."

The light from the console grew brighter and brighter, and the space began to vibrate violently.

"Who in the family understands? This thing is not going to collapse, is it?" Reporter Zhang's voice had completely changed. He hugged Zhaoyang Ruyue's arm tightly, feeling like he was going to fly up on the spot in the next second.

"Shut up! You're such a jinx!" Wumeng Tianlong dodged the increasing number of dark green phantoms while nervously staring at the control console. "Ruyue, hurry! We're just one step away!"

Huge rocks began to fall from above, as if the entire space was about to collapse.

"Oh my god! This is more exciting than my college entrance examination!" Engineer Li nimbly dodged the falling rocks while complaining. He danced the small shovel in his hand vigorously, and it was unexpectedly effective.

"Engineer Li, stop joking! Come and help!" Professor Jiang shouted to Engineer Li while hiding behind a huge rock.

"Here I come!" Engineer Li dodged a huge falling rock with a sliding tackle, then nimbly scurried over to Professor Jiang's side. "Professor, are you okay? This thing is even tougher than the stubborn holdouts I encountered during the demolition!"

Zhaoyang Ruyue took a deep breath, and despite the tremendous pressure, placed her hand on the last button.

The dark green phantoms around her seemed to feel threatened and pounced on her even more frantically.

"Ruyue, be careful!" Wumeng Tianlong waved the mountaineering pick in his hand and dispersed the phantom that pounced on Zhaoyang Ruyue.

"It's okay! I can handle it!" Zhaoyang Ruyue gritted her teeth and pressed the last button hard.

The console emitted a dazzling white light, and the entire space began to distort violently, like a piece of crumpled paper.

The green phantom let out a shrill scream and gradually dissipated in the white light.

"Fuck! This light... is even brighter than the lights I used to see at discotheques!" Engineer Li covered his eyes and couldn't help but sigh.

When the white light faded, everyone found that they had returned to the familiar archaeological site.

The console had vanished, leaving only rubble and dust on the ground.

"We... are back?" Reporter Zhang's voice was filled with a hint of disbelief.

"It seems... we succeeded." Professor Jiang adjusted his glasses, his tone filled with a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.

Suddenly, Zhaoyang Ruyue felt something strange and turned around to look deep into the cave behind him.

"Wait..." She pointed deep into the cave, her tone serious, "There seems to be something there..."

Just as Zhaoyang Ruyue finished speaking, a low humming sound came from deep in the cave, like some ancient machine starting up, or the roar of a giant beast waking up from sleep.

The sound made everyone's eardrums buzz, and an inexplicable chill ran from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads.

"Family members, who understands? What is going on?" Reporter Zhang's voice was trembling, and he held Wumeng Tianlong's arm tightly, as if he was holding on to a life-saving straw.

"Isn't it time travel again? I'm not mentally prepared yet!"

"Shut up! You're such a jinx!" Although Wumeng Tianlong expressed his disgust, he was actually feeling very nervous. This sudden change caught him off guard.

Professor Jiang pushed his glasses up, frowning as he stared into the depths of the cave. He whispered, "This...this feels...not right..."

The small shovel in Engineer Li's hand fell to the ground. "Oh my God! It's more exciting than demolition! This is not the end of the world!" He picked up the small shovel tremblingly and held it tightly in his hand, as if this could bring him a sense of security.

Deep in the cave, the buzzing sound became louder and louder, accompanied by bursts of strange red light flashing, as if something was about to break out of the ground.

The ground began to tremble, rubble continued to fall from the top of the cave, and a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

Suddenly, a dazzling light shot out from the depths of the cave, instantly enveloping everyone.

"Fuck! This light... is even brighter than the laser lights I used to use when I went to disco!" Before Mr. Li could finish his words, he felt his body lighten and he lost consciousness.

When Zhaoyang Ruyue opened her eyes again, she found herself in a completely unfamiliar place.

Surrounded by towering ancient trees, the air is filled with the smell of damp earth, and underfoot are soft fallen leaves and unknown plants.

The sacrificial site, the archaeological team, the cave... everything seemed like just a dream.

"This... where is this?" Zhaoyang Ruyue murmured to herself, looking up at the sky, only to see dense treetops blocking out the sun, with only a little sunlight shining through, falling on the moss-covered boulders.

"Ruyue! Ruyue!" Wumeng Tianlong's anxious shouts came from afar.

Zhaoyang Ruyue's heart tightened and she immediately ran towards the sound.

However, she had just run a few steps when she suddenly stopped, her eyes wide open, her mouth slightly open, with an expression of disbelief.

Because in front of her, a...