Zhao Qixing spat, "I bet the Ghost Mother is going to cause trouble. All emperors throughout history have followed this pattern."
As everyone looked down at the next mural, someone couldn't help but laugh.
"Damn it, Zhao Qixing, you were right. The Ghost Mother really is causing trouble."
In this picture, there is a woman who is clearly different from other priests, sorcerers, and commoners. She has an inherent power that commands respect, and everyone immediately thought of the Demon Mother.
"What is that old hag, the Ghost Mother, doing?"
"It seems like they were leading people to dig for a spring, but they ended up digging out a huge lake."
"Could it be Yingyue Lake?"
"Most likely!"
The following illustrations are easier to understand: the demon mother became queen because she led people to dig a spring, and held a coronation ceremony. She threw something into the spring, and a tall altar appeared behind her.
The last mural depicts a giant dragon statue at the top of the altar, with a dozen or so women dressed in elaborate costumes on the altar. Another dragon appears in the sky. Unlike the previous murals, the lines depicting the women and the dragon in this painting are dashed, unlike the solid lines used in the previous ones.
Everyone was confused.
"Brother Jiang, what does this mean?"
Jiang Fu thought for a moment and said, "I guess this is because the Ghost Mother obtained the ability of the coiled dragon to control clouds and rain through some means, but not truly. Therefore, the coiled dragon in the painting is illusory. It's a symbolic meaning, symbolizing that the Ghost Mother is supreme and comparable to the coiled dragon. As for those women..."
“Those women were the dragon brides, they were all sacrifices. As for being drawn with dotted lines, I think it's because they are all dead,” Mingxiao interjected.
Everyone looked at Jiang Fu. If what Ming Xiao said was true, then her ancestors should have been one of the sacrificial offerings long ago.
Jiang Fu remained silent, which was tacit agreement. After thinking for a moment, he said, "As Zhao Qixing just said, this is merely a tactic used by rulers to deify themselves in order to control the people. In reality, it's very likely that they possess some secrets unknown to ordinary people and are displaying their divinity to the outside world. Moreover, thousands of years have passed, and these murals are only of reference value to us. However, there is another possibility: these women became the brides of the Panlong and were thus deified as well."
Deification?
Ming Xiao felt a lump in her throat; it concerned her personally, and she could understand it all firsthand—this was not something she could take as a reference.
If it were truly just for reference, then her ability would be fake. However, her ability to see things underground is real.
This proves that what is said in the murals of the Demon Mother is true.
Once she understood this, she felt completely drained.
The attention of others has been diverted.
What did the demon mother throw into the spring?
"Indeed, what the Ghost Mother threw must be the key to getting out of this hall."
"The Demon Mother throws things into the spring, but where is there a spring here?"
As soon as the words left their mouths, everyone looked in unison at the center of the hall at the small spring, no bigger than a well opening, where water was bubbling up.
The crowd rushed over immediately. The spring was surrounded by white jade with exquisitely carved ripples, and there were several strange characters on the well wall.
"Is this the Moon Reflection Lake?"
"Nonsense! You can call this a lake? My sewer should be called the sea, pshaw!"
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