I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse
Chapter 782 Waiting for the Moon to Rise_1

Chapter 782: Chapter 782 Waiting for the Moon to Rise_1

The Ghost, once gone, caused the fog to gradually disappear.

The mountain cave was deathly silent.

Aside from you, Zhao’er, and Wu Qiyi, everyone had been so shocked by the recent events that even Xi Yu was no exception. She considered herself to have a very strong mentality but facing the Ghost directly had inevitably shaken her. Seeing Wu Qiyi’s still composed demeanor, she lowered her head, secretly ashamed of her own lapse.

"Phew—"

To break through the prohibitions and summon the Ghost, let alone sending them away, had taken a lot of your effort. You immediately wiped the sweat from your forehead and, looking a bit frail, said to Sun Lin, "It’s getting late now. Let’s head back. We will start working tomorrow during the daylight."

"Alright!"

Sun Lin and Cao Shan exchanged glances, their eyes still filled with confusion but even more with excitement!

Among the crowd, only Qin Han looked at you with a somewhat strange gaze...

The next day, the excavation team led by Qin Han started work on the mountain cave with great fanfare.

It must be said, though this fellow’s character wasn’t much, his excavation skills were top-notch, probably a result of diligent study at Lanxiang.

As excavating a mountain is a technical job, you had nothing to do with it, so that day you took Zhao’er and the three ladies on a leisurely mountain outing.

The second day, still enjoying yourselves in the mountains and waters.

The third day, again, the same.

...

Not until the fifth day did you leisurely enter the mountain cave under various gazes.

"Professor Sun, is it open?"

Sun Lin nodded, "To save time and ensure safety, the passage isn’t big, just enough for people to get through; however, most of the equipment won’t fit."

"I think we don’t need equipment inside." You glanced around and asked, "Where’s Professor Cao?"

"While I was looking for you, he and Qin Han have already gone inside."

You checked your digital watch on your left hand and said, "We have a little over an hour before sunset. It’s the perfect time to enter now, let’s go."

Just as Sun Lin had said, the passage was narrow, just wide enough for one person to pass through. To avoid damage to the site, Sun Lin and Cao Shan decided that only members of the archaeological team could enter and all other personnel should rest at the campsite. Thus, not many people entered that enclosed space.

Also, to prevent the occurrence of oxygen deficiency in the enclosed space, Sun Lin had specifically prepared a ventilator to blow fresh air from outside the cave through a hose into the enclosed area.

As you had seen before, the enclosed space was shaped like an inverted bowl.

On the surface, the enclosed space appeared to be carved out of rock, with no gaps or openings other than the tunnel you had made.

Sun Lin, carrying a magnifying glass, walked around and said to the pondering Cao Shan, "Old Cao, this place is really odd."

"Indeed. Putting aside these dense and unintelligible inscriptions, even for me, just how this space was created is enough to baffle us for a while."

Zi Qian, who was standing by your side, held a camera and kept taking photographs of the walls. After taking the photos, he looked at them and said to you, "Brother Li, do you think there’s a chance that this place was carved out in a completely enclosed environment?"

You, who were observing the surroundings, were slightly startled by his question and turned to look at Zi Qian, "Share your thoughts."

Seeing you interested in his suggestion, Zi Qian immediately said, "I was thinking, maybe this is the entrance to Zero Boundary. The artisans could have carved this place and then entered Zero Boundary, which is why it’s enclosed."

Zhang Dadong, who overheard, couldn’t help but sneer, "If that’s the case, then how do you explain the skeletons outside the cave?"

Wang Chongyang also joined in with mockery, "Moreover, what would be the point of spending time and effort to carve such a completely sealed space?"

"I haven’t thought of that yet," said Zi Qian, somewhat embarrassed.

"We’ll talk about it when you’ve figured it out."

Every animal has an instinct, and that is for the males to show off in front of the females, and Zhang Dadong and Wang Chongyang were live examples. They belittled Zi Qian simply to elevate themselves in the eyes of the three girls including Zhao’er.

Such behavior is usually exhibited by young men whose minds have not yet matured, such as students and those new to the workforce.

However, at that moment, Wu Qiyi and Xi Yu were also attracted by the peculiar symbols and patterns on the rock wall, and they couldn’t care less about Zhang Dadong and Wang Chongyang, who were no different from ants in their eyes.

As for Zhao’er, in the eyes of others, she seemed like a clingy presence, following wherever you went, and ignoring anyone who wasn’t you, Wu Qiyi, or Xi Yu.

From the initial curiosity to the subsequent silence and contemplation, it wasn’t long before about a dozen people in the room each found a spot to sit down.

Among them, only Qin Han seemed relatively free, and for some reason, he had been lying on the ground resting since the beginning, pretending to be asleep and not moving an inch.

Of course, if such a person didn’t come to bother you, you wouldn’t bother with him either.

And you, you were waiting.

Waiting for what?

Of course, for the sun to set and the moon to rise.

"It’s getting late, let’s head back to camp," said Cao Shan, prompting a few people from his group to leave immediately. Although, the four students under Sun Lin did not depart, having been paying attention to your actions from the start.

Although they hadn’t shown up the previous night, Sun Lin still mentioned the events that occurred in the cave, so they naturally assumed that you must have other research or perspectives on this place and subsequently decided to stay.

Wang Chongyang and Zhang Dadong exchanged a look and chose silence as well.

Seeing that you had no intention of leaving, Cao Shan asked, "What’s the matter? Don’t you want to return to the camp for a shower and a meal after a day’s work?"

At that moment, Wu Qiyi came up to you and said, "It should be about time."

"Mhm."

Nodding, you turned to Zi Qian and asked, "May I borrow that bronze coin again?"

"Sure."

Taking the bronze coin handed over by Zi Qian, you slowly stood up and walked to the center of the space.

Your eyes gently closed.

Not long after, to the amazement of everyone watching, the bronze coin in your hand began to levitate. As it reached a certain height, three yellow cinnabar charms flew out from your pocket—one paused beneath the bronze coin, while the other two flew out the corridor.

Just as everyone was feeling intrigued and confused, a delicate stream of silver moonlight shone through, reflecting off the cinnabar charms and onto the bronze coin.

Seeing this, Sun Lin quickly spoke up: "Everyone, turn off your lights."

In a hurry, everyone switched off their flashlights, and then all they could see was the moonlight shining on the bronze coin.

The moonlight, passing through the small hole in the center of the bronze coin, eventually cast onto the center of the ceiling, where there was a circular pattern with a bird relief engraved in the middle.

All of a sudden, everyone heard a cry resembling that of a swan, followed by the bronze coin shattering abruptly, and a black bird, the size of a fist, flew toward the circular pattern!

In that instant, you urgently shouted, "Turn on the lights, shine all the lights on the center of the room!"