C79 (1/2)

I thought back to the documentaries I'd seen at Discover, those volcanic areas where there was often a fountain of water that would erupt every few minutes.

”Isn't that geothermal? This water isn't hot either? ” I asked.

The Daoist shook his head and said, ”It might not be due to geothermal activities. There should be a very large underground river that goes straight to the sea, and because of the return of the tide, the water level is too low. I went down to take a look just now and found no traces of long-term immersion.”

”Just like our money?” I asked.

The Daoist nodded in approval and said, ”Yes, perhaps today is the day of the great tide and we caught it. Otherwise, there wouldn't be any water here!”

”So, those two... ”Ugh …” The Zombie should not be able to make it, right? ” This is the first time we've said the word ”Zombie” ever since we've entered this base. Even though I really don't want to believe something that transcends scientific knowledge, the truth is placed right in front of me, and I can't help but believe it.

When the Daoist heard these two words, he was also startled, but he did not feel happy or proud that his theory had been verified. He only shook his head and pointed to the top of the waterfall, ”Right now, there is only a hole. Those two zombies are very inflexible, they shouldn't be able to get down.”

We all nodded in agreement.

”Oh right, Dao Lord, you are experienced and knowledgeable. Which emperor's tomb is this?” Mao Tou who was at the side unable to hold back anymore said to the Taoist.

”Tomb? What tomb? ” the Taoist asked curiously.

Mao Tou hurriedly led him up the stairs and showed the coffin to the Daoist.

At this time, the candles Mao Tou had lit around the coffin shone brightly, the four candles released a golden light that shone onto the sarcophagus, giving it an extraordinary imposing manner.

When the Daoist priest saw the coffin, he was stupefied. His lips began to tremble and his eyes began to shine with a fervent light. I know that for a fangirl like him, he's probably been longing for this opportunity all his life.

After staring blankly for a while, the Taoist quickly walked forward and stopped in front of the coffin. He then used his flashlight to carefully observe the coffin.

Only then did I notice that there were some fine patterns on the coffin. I stood behind the Daoist and followed his light with my eyes. I saw that the coffin was surrounded by spiral geometric patterns. I recognized them as Taotie patterns, which had been used a lot in the Shang and early Western Zhou dynasties.

Could it be that this coffin belonged to Zhou Dynasty? I muttered in my heart. Following the Dao leader's flashlight constantly moving, the Taotie pattern seemed to become even more complex. It was like a maze of layers and layers, repeating each other as if the entire pattern was derived from a single line.

I recalled that the Taotie pattern is also known as the Beast Face Mark. Taotie is a beast that people think of as, and it is extremely gluttonous, actually eating up all of its body when it is greedy, and the ancients carved this pattern on the utensils also have the meaning of the heavens' law circulating endlessly.

Isn't this the Biting-tail Snake? Thinking about this, I suddenly remembered the story about the Knights Templar that the Taoist priest told me. He also mentioned that the Biting-tail Snake was a rune that was commonly used by various ancient civilizations.