Fortunately, Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang only admired her. Although they were somewhat discouraged, their curiosity about Wen Li grew stronger.
Mangbei Mountain is shrouded in mist all year round. The crew encountered thick fog shortly after entering the mountain. To avoid getting lost, the crew invited local villagers in advance. The villagers often go up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots and know the location of the tomb.
Fortunately, the road had been repaired, so the journey was relatively smooth.
When they arrived at the tomb, people were already working on it; the entrance to the tomb had been dug out.
Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang were shocked when they saw the entrance to the cemetery, which was already over 100 square meters.
Furthermore, the presence of manual and mechanical excavation in the surrounding area demonstrates the sheer scale of this mausoleum project.
The passageway to the mausoleum has been dug through, and the group changed into work clothes, carried their tools, and entered the passageway.
The passageway is winding and tortuous, surrounded by brick-built imitation wood structures, and you can clearly see the pillars, brackets, well-preserved and brightly colored doors, windows and murals.
Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang were instantly captivated and couldn't help but marvel.
The camera swept across the carved beams and painted pillars, and Wu Chi stared intently at them: "This is so beautiful, and so well preserved. Could it be a modern tomb?"
"That's not possible."
Wen Li pointed to the murals on the wall: "The murals in this passageway depict clothing from around the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the local customs and traditions depicted are also from that period. Of course, there is another reason: the Wei and Jin dynasties practiced elaborate burials, so it is rare for murals to appear starting from the passageway. Usually, such exquisite murals are only found near the tomb chamber. The later dynasties mostly practiced simple burials, so it is unlikely to be a modern tomb."
Wu Chi was just saying it casually, but after hearing Wen Li's analysis, he couldn't help but give Wen Li a big thumbs up.
No one would assume that Wen Li was deliberately targeting them just because she interrupted them.
Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang's only thought was that Wen Li was indeed as Teacher Mu said, her practical theory was indeed very good!
Everyone continued walking into the tunnel, while the rest of the people dug outside.
However, after walking for half an hour, Mu Shuxin suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
The group stopped and saw Mu Shuxin pointing to the mural: "We've been here before, I've seen this mural before."
On the slightly dim wall was a mural about two meters long and wide. The woman in the mural was slender and delicate, lying on a man. There were hundreds of servants around her, all of whom were looking at the ground. Therefore, the man and woman in the mural were very conspicuous.
Su Mingzhang and Wu Chi quickly stopped the photographer to call back the recording. The photographer sighed, "We've been shooting for half an hour, holding the camera the whole time. It's not easy to find it now."
"Fifteen minutes ago."
In the passageway, Wen Li suddenly spoke up, turning to the photographer: "We passed by here fifteen minutes ago, so you can just look for footage from fifteen minutes ago."
The photographer was taken aback. People in their line of work knew that Wen Li was a celebrity, but it was clear that these academics were unaware of it.
So he nodded, played back the video recording on his camera, and sure enough, they had passed by here in the video from fifteen minutes earlier.
“This tomb is something special.” A hint of excitement flashed in the eyes of the other two senior experts.
As archaeologists, they've seen all sorts of strange and unusual things, but this was the first time they'd ever encountered a path with only one passageway that they'd walked back and forth on.
But it was clear that Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang, the two rookies, were somewhat scared.
"No, could there be ghosts in the tomb?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Wen Li looked over, her eyes filled with disapproval: "We must believe in science!"
After saying that, Wen Li took out a compass from her toolbox and said in a serious tone, "Follow me."
Everyone: ...
Who was it that was saying they believed in science just a second ago?
Wu Chi and Su Mingzhang were very close to Wen Li, and they would occasionally glance at the compass in Wen Li's hand on the way.
Having seen many antique items, they immediately recognized that the compass in Wen Li's hand was at least a thousand years old.
Wu Chi rubbed his hands together: "Wen Li, can I take a look at this compass of yours?"
Wen Li glanced at the other person and generously showed it to Wu Chi first, which resulted in a large group of people crowding around.
Tang Yide: "This should be made of bronze, right? Tsk, it's quite old."
Mei Congyun: "If this were put at an auction, it would easily fetch at least tens of millions. Wen Li, where did you get it?"
Su Mingzhang: "It really is a bronze artifact, and it's so well preserved that the ten celestial lines on it are still clearly visible."
Everyone marveled at the sight, so Wen Li had no choice but to say, "It was passed down from my sect."
After a pause, Wen Li said modestly, "My master is a feng shui master."
Everyone immediately understood, and they looked at Wen Li with even more respect, realizing that Wen Li must have some real skills.
Those of them in this line of work often deal with feng shui masters, so they naturally know that some feng shui masters really do know some metaphysical arts.
Moreover, they discovered that the compass needle only moved when Wen Li was in its hands; when it was in their hands, the compass was like a lifeless object that had been dormant for thousands of years.
After walking in the passageway for about twenty minutes, everyone finally stopped.
Because a dead end had appeared before them.
"Did we go to the wrong place again?" Wu Chi looked around.
They walked for about a few kilometers without seeing any other passageways, but unexpectedly, the final path turned into a dead end.
The fact that this situation is common in ancient tombs suggests that this passageway is a dead end, and that there are other passageways leading to the burial chamber that they have not yet discovered.
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