The three girls walked to the back of the rock wall and followed Lu Xuan's gaze towards the rock wall. They saw that between the rock walls, there were faintly visible patterns that looked like dragons and phoenixes dancing. However, the erosion of wind and rain over the years had made these patterns lose their former clarity and vividness, leaving only mottled traces.
"Lu Xuan, this pattern seems very similar to the five-pointed star pattern formed by combining our two maps."
If others caught a glimpse of this pattern, they might only glance briefly, unable to grasp its subtleties. However, to Leng Mengyao, the pattern was like an old dream resurfacing. He saw the clues immediately.
"Oh, that's right. No wonder I always thought this pattern looked familiar."
After Leng Mengyao's clever hint, Lu Xuan's mind suddenly became clear and he instantly saw through the true face of the figure.
"What are you looking at? Let me see too. Wow, isn't that the five-pointed star? This must be where the treasure is. Otherwise, who would draw this here?"
Yin Yichen was originally messing around with Taylor at the old banyan tree. Seeing Lu Xuan and the others gathered at the rock wall, she loved to join in the fun, so naturally she wouldn't miss it. She immediately left Taylor alone at the old banyan tree and ran over. When she saw the traces on the rock wall, she became even more certain that the treasure was there.
"Lu Xuan, let's split up and look for him."
Shen Keyin and Aphrodite had already started looking down.
In fact, let alone these girls, when Lu Xuan confirmed that the pattern on the rock wall was the five-pointed star pattern outlined on his two parchments, his heart was also very excited.
The six of them walked around the rock wall four or five times, but they didn't see any secret passages, let alone a place to shelter from the rain.
Over there, the two girls, Shen Keyin and Yin Yichen, even started digging three feet into the ground with bamboo forks, but still found nothing.
"This thing isn't here to fool people, is it? I'm so tired..."
Yin Yichen was so busy poking here and digging there with a bamboo fork that she was sweating profusely. She didn't care about her image anymore and sat down on the ground.
"Could it be that we're heading in the wrong direction? This treasure has nothing to do with this rock wall?"
Leng Mengyao held his chin and thought about it carefully, and came up with a hypothesis.
"Brother Lu Xuan..."
"Taylor, did you find something?"
Just when Lu Xuan was stuck in a stalemate, he suddenly heard Taylor's voice. Lu Xuan immediately perked up and turned to look at Taylor with hope.
"No... These are just banyan branches, with a tangled web of roots, stretching all the way south. I really can't find anything special about them."
Taylor just sighed and shook his head in distress.
"Oh my god... I just don't believe it. The five-pointed star pattern is right here, and we still can't find the treasure. Is there any justice in the world?"
Lu Xuan is feeling quite frustrated now. All the evidence points to this being the location of the treasure, but he can't find it no matter what. It feels like you are exhausted and come home, and when you reach into your pocket, you find that you forgot to bring your keys.
"Brother Lu Xuan, can't Sister Meng Yao crack it either?"
Taylor scratched the back of his head and pointed at Leng Mengyao who was still staring at the rock wall in a daze. After all, among his group, President Leng was the smartest one.
Lu Xuan glanced at Leng Mengyao and found that he was just staring at the rock wall and shrugged at Taylor.
"Lu Xuan, I think the treasure should be there..."
Just when everyone thought that Leng Mengyao was helpless and didn't know where the treasure was, Leng Mengyao stretched out his right hand and pointed to the south.
"There? Why there?"
Lu Xuan looked towards the south in confusion. There seemed to be nothing special there except the endless banyan branches.
"Look here... this five-pointed star isn't a perfect five-pointed star. Since the lighthouse is the farthest from us, the southeast corner is the longest. Think carefully about the situation here. Isn't the banyan tree in the southeast corner the longest?"
At this time, Leng Mengyao pointed at the painting on the rock wall and started gesturing.
"That seems to be the case. That side stretches the longest..."
Chen Keyin looked in the direction of Leng Mengyao's finger, and really saw the endless banyan tree branches.
"The question is... what can we tell from this alone? Could the treasure be over there?"
Lu Xuan thought about it, but was still a little confused. After all, it sounded ridiculous to conclude that the treasure was located in the southeast corner just because the banyan trees were more lush.
"Go to the main trunk of the banyan tree over there and take a good look. Doesn't it extend outward in a pentagonal shape?"
Leng Mengyao did not give Lu Xuan a direct explanation, but instead pointed in the direction of the main trunk of the banyan tree.
"I'll go and take a look..."
Without saying a word, Yin Yichen immediately ran over first, followed by Shen Keyin.
The two girls ran to the main trunk of the banyan tree, ran around the thick trunk, and counted.
"Yes, it really extends in five directions."
After counting, Shen Keyin trotted back excitedly, her little face flushed with excitement.
"So... the main trunk of this banyan tree is actually the center of this five-pointed star, and the branches extending outward are oriented in the same direction as this five-pointed star?"
Lu Xuan thought for a moment and then made a summary.
"Sister Mengyao, so you mean that the treasure should be in that location, that is, the location of the 'open flame'?"
Taylor held his chin and carefully examined the vague pattern on the rock wall, then looked towards the southeast again.
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