usatvline Chapter 223 Strange Patterns
Chapter 223 Strange Patterns
Shen Yiran's mind was in a mess, with guesses and questions intertwined, and she couldn't make sense of it for a while.
Banxia and Wang Lei, who were standing by, were also stunned after seeing the portrait on the rock wall, and their mouths were wide open for a long time.
They couldn't believe that the portrait of the Crown Prince's Consort was carved on the rock wall of this mysterious cave, and they were wondering what secrets were hidden in it.
Banxia was the first to come back to her senses. She looked at Shen Yiran anxiously and asked, "Princess, what...what's going on? You and this old man...does this cave have any special connection with you?"
Shen Yiran shook her head blankly, her voice full of confusion and bewilderment: "I don't know either. I never expected to see portraits of my grandfather and me here. It's unbelievable."
Wang Lei also came over, frowned, and said with a curious and puzzled look: "Princess, there must be something strange about this matter. We need to think about it carefully."
Just as everyone was full of doubts and gathered in front of the portrait to discuss something, the lizard suddenly let out a few low roars, as if reminding someone of something.
Shen Yiran's heart moved, remembering that the lizard said it was guarding a secret here. Could it be that there are mysteries in the portrait that have not been discovered?
She turned her gaze once more toward the two portraits, this time deciding to look more closely around them.
Shen Yiran held a flashlight and slowly moved the beam along the edge of the portrait, searching for clues that might have been missed.
When the beam of light shone on the rock wall below the portrait, she suddenly discovered some extremely tiny scratches that could easily be overlooked if one was not careful.
She hurriedly moved closer, squinted her eyes to examine it carefully, and found that the carvings seemed to form a simple pattern, like some kind of ancient rune.
"Come and see, there are strange patterns here!" Shen Yiran hurriedly called Banxia and Wang Lei.
The two of them hurried forward and looked in the direction he was pointing.
"This... what is this? I've never seen this kind of pattern before." Banxia said in surprise.
Wang Lei also frowned, looking serious: "It seems that these patterns are not simple. Maybe they are related to the portrait and the secret of the cave."
Shen Yiran nodded and tried to touch the mark with his hand to see if he felt anything special.
The moment her fingers touched the rock wall, she felt a faint electric current-like sensation from her fingertips, and she couldn't help but be slightly startled.
At this moment, something strange happened. The two portraits seemed to be touched and slowly emitted a layer of soft light.
The light gradually brightened and enveloped the entire hall.
Everyone was dazzled and couldn't open their eyes, so they subconsciously covered their eyes with their hands.
When the light faded, they were surprised to find that the rock wall with the portrait carved on it slowly split apart, revealing a passage hidden behind it.
The passage was pitch black, with an air of mystery and a chilly breeze blowing in, bringing with it a stale, decayed smell.
"This... There is actually a passage behind this!" Banxia widened her eyes, her voice tinged with nervousness.
Wang Lei clenched his sword and said, "Princess, this place is getting weirder. We have to be careful."
Although Shen Yiran was nervous and confused, she knew that she had to dig deeper to solve the mystery.
She took a deep breath and said, "Let's go in and take a look. Maybe the answer is inside."
After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards the passage. Banxia and Wang Lei looked at each other and followed closely.
The three of them walked into the passage carefully, the flashlight beams swaying in the darkness, illuminating the road ahead.
The walls of the passage were wet, and from time to time drops of water dripped from above, making crisp dripping sounds on the ground, which was particularly loud in the quiet passage.
After walking for a while, a spacious stone chamber appeared in front.
There are some ancient tools in the stone chamber, including strangely shaped pottery jars, rusty weapons, and some stone slabs engraved with runes.
Shen Yiran and others walked into the stone chamber and looked around curiously.
Just as they were looking around, a stone platform suddenly rose slowly from the ground in the center of the stone chamber. On the platform was an exquisite box, which emitted a faint light, as if attracting their attention.
"What's in this box?" Banxia couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
Shen Yiran slowly approached the stone platform and could feel that the box seemed to have a special power that was constantly pulling her.
When she reached out to touch the box, a voice suddenly sounded in her mind: "Only those who can solve the mystery can open this box and find the truth."
Shen Yiran was startled and looked around, only to find that Banxia and Wang Lei did not react unusually. It was obvious that only she could hear the sound.
She took a deep breath, realizing that this was another new challenge, and solving the puzzle might be the key to unlocking the secrets of the cave.
So she once again turned her attention to everything around her, trying to find clues to solve the mystery from the information contained in the ancient instruments, rune slabs and the two portraits.
At this moment, the entire stone chamber was so quiet that only the slight breathing of the three of them and the occasional faint buzzing sound of the flashlight beam could be heard.
And in this silence, Shen Yiran devoted himself to solving the puzzle.
She searched the stone chamber and soon found some words faintly engraved on the rock wall facing the stone platform.
Shen Yiran hurried over, raised his flashlight and shone it carefully, only to see two lines of poetry clearly engraved on the rock wall: "Searching for a hidden place in the misty mountains, and looking for the immortal traces on the clear springs and rocks."
Shen Yiran frowned and repeated the two lines of poetry softly, trying to find clues to solve the mystery.
Although the scene described in the poem is beautiful, it is confusing at first. I don’t know which two subsequent sentences can match it to completely solve the puzzle.
Just as she was concentrating on thinking, suddenly, she was hit by a severe headache, as if something was stirring in her mind.
Shen Yiran couldn't help but hold his head with both hands and closed his eyes in pain.
In this hazy pain, some strange images began to emerge in her mind.
She seemed to see an antique courtyard, with sunlight shining through the mottled leaves onto the bluestone floor, forming patches of light and shadow.
There is a small pavilion in the center of the courtyard, with a stone table and several stone benches placed in the pavilion. A white-haired old man is sitting on the stone bench, holding an ancient book and reading it attentively.
Next to the old man stood a little girl in a light-colored silk dress. She opened her big, clear eyes and looked curiously at the ancient book in the old man's hand.
Occasionally, he would repeat softly the verses the old man recited. The clear and pleasant sound echoed in the courtyard.
And those two lines of poetry "Seeking a secluded place in the misty mountains, looking for immortal traces on the clear springs and rocks" seem to be presented in a different way in this picture.
It was as if the old man was telling the little girl a wonderful story about a hermit in the mountains and a wonderland of clear springs. Every word carried a mysterious charm, as if guiding something.
Suffering from a headache, Shen Yiran tried hard to find clues related to the puzzle in these pictures. She felt that these strange pictures did not appear by chance, and must be inextricably linked to the two lines of poetry and the puzzle to be solved.
She was nervous and confused. On the one hand, she was worried that she would not be able to solve the puzzle and miss the opportunity to uncover the secret of the cave.
On the other hand, he was struggling in the complicated clues and pictures, trying to make sense of it, find the key last two lines of the poem, open the mysterious box, and explore the truth inside.
As the headache came, Shen Yiran clenched his teeth, constantly recalled the details of the picture in his mind, and repeatedly pondered the artistic conception of the two lines of poetry, hoping that sudden inspiration would strike and solve this headache-inducing puzzle.
Suddenly, the image of the old man and the little girl appeared in Shen Yiran's mind again.