pappabearbooks Chapter 1247: Palaces and Murals
Chapter 1247: Palaces and Murals
The palace in front of you is made of pure marble. Compared with the palaces preserved outside, it is certainly much shabby.
Although it looks a little rough, the whole thing is very complete, without any defects or damage.
What surprised Lin Ran the most were the four stone pillars.
It is covered with paint and carved with patterns.
This is marble.
Especially compared with the earthen house we saw before, it looked extremely solemn.
With the productivity at that time, it was indeed not easy to build such a palace.
"Let's go in and take a look." Lin Ran said.
Wang Jinpeng smiled and said: "Brother Lin, I thought that with your style, you would definitely say to go ahead and explore the way first, fearing that the palace would be in danger of collapse."
"No, look at those huge stone pillars. Even if the surrounding side halls have collapsed, they still remain standing. It can be seen that the balance is very good." Lin Ran shined a flashlight on the four stone pillars.
It is really rare to have such exquisite construction craftsmanship.
They walked into the palace, but it was more like a palace than a palace.
Directly opposite them, there were actually several channels, forming a tic-tac-toe shape.
This design was common in the Warring States Period.
Lin Ran was checking in and taking his seat. He wanted to know, what dynasty did this palace belong to?
At this time, Lao Hei had already gone to the side and picked up the clay pot on the ground.
However, most of these clay pots have been broken.
Lao Hei frowned and said, "It's just some pottery, and it's all broken like this."
He thought that in a place like this, he could at least see some bronze vessels.
At least in ancient palaces, bronze tripods were placed.
The bronze tripod itself has no function, but is used to demonstrate the authority of the monarch.
But there was no bronzeware in the hall.
Lin Ran raised his flashlight and shined it towards the wall.
I actually found a giant mural on the wall.
In the mural, a man wearing a hat and red robe is sitting in the center of the hall. In front of him is a bronze square tripod.
All the people knelt in front of the bronze cauldron and seemed to be saluting.
Because he knew there was nothing valuable, Wang Jinpeng was not in a hurry to search.
Instead, he and Lin Ran observed the mural together.
Through the murals, the life of the tomb owner can usually be known.
However, this is not an ancient tomb. It looks like a place where previous monarchs went to court.
"There's nothing valuable." Lao Hei walked around and sighed.
Xu Ning continued to search in the main hall. His job was to explore the surrounding environment.
Wang Jinpeng was more concerned about this painting and asked curiously: "Brother Lin, do you see any clues?"
Lin Ran said: "How can I be so magical?"
He smiled helplessly, maybe because of his previous magical performance, everyone overestimated his wisdom.
He decided to look closer.
This mural seems to have become somewhat blurred due to moisture.
The color has faded in some places.
However, after getting closer to the mural, I saw a bronze tripod.
Lin Ran was stunned for a moment.
This is a square bronze tripod, and for some reason, it has been featured in a close-up.
Surrounding the four-sided tripod, patterns of the Four Sacred Beasts are clearly painted.
Although it is a bit abstract, you can still get the general idea.
Wang Jinpeng also suddenly remembered something and said with some surprise: "Brother Lin, isn't this what Liu Yi said."
"That's right." Lin Ran nodded.
If you read it correctly, this square bronze tripod is what the tomb robbers encountered earlier, and they called it a key.
Lao Hei next to him also came over and asked, "What are you talking about?"
I haven't had time to tell anyone else about the agreement I made with the tomb robber before.
After all, Lin Ran was not sure whether they could make the round trip within three days.
He only told Guan Yun that if their underwater exploration took too long, he would go back to Linzhi City to find the two tomb robbers.
Tell them they can go first, but leave some clues for them.
Now in the ancient city, it has only been eight hours, and we have already explored the palace. A round trip should be enough.
"Have they already been here?" Lao Hei asked suspiciously.
There was nothing valuable left in the hall.
The pottery was in tatters and had no market value other than its research value.
It's not Lao Hei's goal.
Lin Ran felt a little confused.
Is there any other entrance to this ancient city?
Such coincidences are no accident.
The place is in a state of dilapidation, so there is no way to tell whether anyone has been there through dust or other methods.
In Lin Ran's opinion, there are only two possibilities for this situation.
The first one is that this is not the square bronze tripod mentioned by Liu Yi. It may just be a fashion of that era.
Originally, this thing was essentially a handicraft.
It is possible that different monarchs adopted similar styles.
After all, the mural can only be used as a reference.
The other possibility is the possibility mentioned by Lao Hei.
However, they did not come in from the center of the lake, but from another entrance.
This is not an underwater city at all, but an ancient tomb!
Judging from their anxious looks, it didn't look like they were lying, and the bronzes they described were exactly the same as those on the murals.
In ancient times, the Four Sacred Beasts were actually totems created by the ancients for their spiritual beliefs.
The bronze tripod represents the authority of the monarch.
When the two are combined, it becomes a bronze tripod with inscriptions cast on it.
However, most bronze tripods usually have only one inscription, and usually the name of the monarch is engraved to symbolize his authority.
According to the scene on this mural, it is not considered worshiping, but more like performing a special ritual in front of the four-sided bronze tripod.
Lin Ran was thinking about the meaning of this mural. Xu Ning, who was exploring next to him, suddenly shouted in surprise and then collapsed on the ground.
He is not a timid person. The only thing that can scare him like this is... the supernatural phenomenon in his heart.
They did not stand, but ran up quickly and asked: "Xu Ning, what's wrong with you?"
Xu Ning stared blankly at the ceiling and pointed upward: "I saw a pair of eyes looking at me just now."
He said this with a trembling tone.
Wang Jinpeng followed his finger and didn't see anything strange.
He smiled and said, "Xu Ning, are you hallucinating because of too much mental stress?"
Lao Hei was also doubtful, "Are you dazzled? There is only a hole there."
"Cave?" Lin Ran raised his head.
He believed that Xu Ning was not a person who would be easily frightened.
Xu Ning's lips turned a little white and she said tremblingly: "When I was checking the wall just now, I looked up with a flashlight and saw a pair of red eyes staring at me!"