"Sister, what are you looking at?"
"This bowl seems to have some special runes."
Xia Sen leaned closer and spoke to Xu Yuehuai.
Xu Yuehuai said, "Those aren't special runes; they're just some words."
"These words seem to contain some hidden meaning. I'll take a closer look and I'm sure I'll be able to find some clues."
Then Xu Yuehua carefully observed the bowl and suddenly seemed to have found some secrets. She discovered that there really seemed to be some words on the bottom of the bowl.
"Sister, I think I saw it too."
"This bowl is really unique; it has some words on it."
Xia Sen was also somewhat excited, not expecting to see some special clues.
Xu Yuehuai quickly moved the bowl to a well-lit area nearby, wanting to examine it more closely.
After being illuminated by the light, she continued to observe carefully, looking left and right, and finally she could make out a few large characters.
After seeing all this, Xia Sen quickly came over.
"Sister, what do these words mean?"
Did you notice?
Xu Yuehuai shook her head and said, "I didn't see that!"
"These characters are very strange; I don't recognize them very well."
She wasn't very familiar with these ancient characters; she had only learned a little before, and now, seeing them, she couldn't recognize them at all.
Do you recognize any ancient characters?
"The strokes on this aren't very clear, so I'll write them on your hand. Can you guess what these characters are?"
Xu Yuehuai had no choice but to ask Xia Sen for help.
Xia Sen nodded and said, "Okay!"
Then, Xu Yuehuai quickly learned how to write ancient characters and wrote them on Xia Sen's hand.
After everything was written down, Xu Yuehuai asked Xia Sen, "Do you recognize what these are?"
Xia Sen thought about it carefully for a long time before finally replying, "Hmm, I think I know, the meaning of these words seems to be—"
When he finally recognized a few words, Xia Sen paused for a long time before speaking them.
What did you just say?
"What does this mean?"
Xu Yuehuai didn't understand classical Chinese very well, and it didn't sound as clear as modern vernacular Chinese, so she had no idea what it meant.
"I'm not sure either. Let me think about it carefully and then I'll tell you, sister."
"OK!"
Then, after thinking about it carefully, Xia Sen finally figured out how to explain it.
He carefully examined each character, and only after translating the classical Chinese text into modern Chinese did he understand.
"I don't quite understand some of the earlier sentences, but I'm sure about the last one."
"You can leave once the plague is over."
"That seems to be the gist of it. Sister, please take a closer look and see if that's correct?"
After examining it carefully, Xu Yuehuai found that it seemed to be true.
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
Immediately, Xu Yuehuai and Xia Sen exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.
What does this mean? The plague is over? Didn't we already have the plague? How can it be over?
Xu Yuehuai asked Xia Sen with a puzzled look.
"I don't know either! But now we finally know, there must be a reason why they captured us."
"Maybe they're researching ways to treat the plague right now!" Xia Sen guessed.
Xu Yuehua nodded after hearing this, "Maybe you're right, otherwise they wouldn't have brought us here."
"In that case, let's stay here for now!" In the days that followed, Xu Yuehuai and Xia Sen waited.
They believed that once the plague was over, they would be able to leave.
During this time, they kept a close eye on their surroundings, paying attention to the situation and looking for an opportunity to escape.
Then, after a long time, those people still treated them like air, just like before, and didn't pay them any attention at all.
"What's the situation outside?"
"Has the plague been eradicated?"
Xu Yuehuai asked those people questions, but they didn't want to answer her at all.
"You're already locked up here, so don't think about anything else. Just stay here."
"Even if there is a plague raging outside, it won't do anything to you."
Even if you know what's going on outside, there's nothing you can do.
But it seemed that those people had already anticipated Xu Yuehuai and his group's move.
No matter what they asked them, they seemed different now, and were unwilling to answer their questions at all.
After losing contact with them, they realized their current situation: they had no chance of escaping, and there were no other options around.
During this period, they did not give up resistance at all, and they tried to contact the outside world, but they could not find any other way.
Even now that they know, the instructions on the bowl say that once the plague ends, they might be able to escape.
But when they tried to secretly pass on some messages, those people seemed to have already taken precautions and were now like wooden figures, no matter how much they shouted, it was useless.
Now they can only rely on themselves, and those people simply ignore them. They not only refuse to talk to them, but also refuse to pass on their messages. They are almost in despair.
In this corner of the prison, Xu Yuehuai and Xia Sen both felt extremely frustrated and disappointed.
But now they can only move forward; they absolutely cannot turn back.
If we back down, then there will truly be no hope left.
Despite everything being so terrible right now, they haven't given up hope.
They believed they could escape, and they kept searching for other clues, waiting for their chance to come.
Then one day, they suddenly noticed some glowing spots on the wall. This was one of the most unusual things they had discovered during this period.
"Sister, there seems to be something on this wall."
"This thing is glowing, can you tell what it is?"
Xia Sen said to Xu Yuehuai.
When Xu Yuehuai looked in that direction, she suddenly realized that the wall was covered with fluorescent agents.
All of this can only be seen at night.
Previously, this area was covered with straw, so she had no chance to notice these abnormalities.
But to his surprise, when Xia Sen looked over there today, he discovered that the area was fluorescent.
Xu Yuehuai looked at everything carefully, and couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine.
Could there be other people around here who have traveled through time like him?
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