However, it was very difficult to cultivate lantern grass. In the past, only the nobles could enjoy it.
Nowadays, most of them could only be found in temples.
"Could this be the place for offering sacrifices in the Pavilion of Herbs?"
Long Tianyu held Lin Mengya in his arms and asked in a low voice. Lin Mengya was shocked.
Offering sacrifices? If that was the case, there must be an exit somewhere.
"Perhaps. Since there's lantern grass, why don't we light it up to make it brighter?"
Zuo Qiuyu's tone sounded a little strange.
He and Yu An fumbled around and seemed to have found the lamp oil.
Gradually, the light spread and in the blink of an eye, the darkness faded away.
Lin Mengya rubbed her eyes as she found it difficult to adapt to the scene in front of her. In the blink of an eye, the lamp oil on both sides lit up the long and narrow tunnel.
"This is …"
Zuo Qiuyu looked at the surrounding walls in shock. There was a deep ravine on both sides of the wall.
As for the oil lamp, it was in the ravine, carrying the light as it moved forward.
The natural fragrance did not contain any impurities because of years of accumulation. Instead, it refreshed one's spirit.
However, what surprised him the most was the lifelike murals on both sides of the wall.
Zuo Qiuyu reached out his hand and gently stroked the corner of the painting. Although the ink had long dried, it was still as fresh as when it was freshly painted in the eyes of the people who came later.
"Even you don't know about it? Let's go in and have a look. "
Strangely, there was no record of it on the music score for the green stringed instrument.
At this moment, even Zuo Qiuyu looked confused. It seemed like this was really a secret realm.
The four of them walked along the tunnel cautiously. Although the flames on both sides were getting brighter, their breathing was not hindered at all.
Since it could be a place for offering sacrifices, there should be no problem with ventilation.
At the thought of this, the four of them quickened their pace.
They did not know how many turns they had taken along the way. However, there was still no door in front of the four of them.
Although the tunnel seemed to be endless, the four of them could feel that they were going deeper and deeper into the ground.
Lin Mengya had also carefully looked at the murals on the surrounding walls. If she wasn't wrong, it should be about how the first generation Grand Elder abandoned his glory and wealth to devote himself to the Way of Medicine.
The murals were vivid and lifelike, as if the person's life was also coming to them.
While Lin Mengya admired him, she sighed even more.
If this First Elder knew about this in the afterlife, he would definitely be angered to death by these unfilial descendants.
"There seems to be something in front."
Yu An, who was walking at the front, suddenly cried out in surprise.
Long Tianhao instinctively pulled Lin Mengya into his arms to protect her, fearing that she might be hurt.
The four of them couldn't help but quicken their pace. Finally, a hard stone door appeared in front of them.
"Is there a way to open it?"
Looking at the stone door, Lin Mengya could not help but sound excited.
They had already been walking in the tunnel for who knew how long. If they continued, these people would either die of exhaustion or despair.
Although this stone door was smooth and hard. But more or less, it was a hope to escape.
"Wait here, we'll give it a try."
After settling Lin Mengya down, Long Tianhao and the other two people pushed the stone door with force.
However, the stone door was probably more than a thousand pounds. Even if they used all their strength, they could not move it at all.
The faces of the three of them turned red, but the stone door did not move at all.
Lin Mengya stood there and stared at the stone door.
Inadvertently, Lin Mengya saw a familiar mark at the bottom right corner of the stone door.
She took a few steps forward and squatted down at the bottom right corner of the stone door. Indeed, a plum blossom pattern that she had long been familiar with appeared before her eyes.
Ever since she became involved with the Nation of Lintian, this plum blossom pattern had appeared several times.
Could it be that this plum blossom pattern was not just the symbol of her mother?
Plum blossom, plum blossom, why were they all plum blossom?
In an instant, Lin Mengya fell into deep thought.
This should be the place for the sacrifice, but it should have been unused for many years. Otherwise, Zuo Qiuyu and Lin Mengya would have left some clues.
However, this stone door was difficult to open. Long Tianhao and the others had carefully examined the surroundings, and there did not seem to be any traps.
Lin Mengya touched the plum blossom pattern by accident, only to find that the plum blossom was loose.
"Come over and look, there seems to be a trap here!"
Lin Mengya's voice immediately attracted the attention of the three people.
She only used a little bit of strength to lift the plum blossoms.
At this moment, she realized that the plum blossom was more like a stone button with a hidden trap.
In the next second, a small square hole the size of a little finger appeared in front of everyone.
"This might be a trap. Get out of the way, let me try."
Long Tianhao volunteered, but no matter what he did, the stone door did not move at all.
Just when he was at his wits' end, a plum-blossom seal was stretched out in front of him.
"Why don't you try this?"
Lin Mengya smiled brightly. This was also what she had suddenly thought of.
Previously, when the old Taoist priest handed this thing to her, she had not thought of what it could be used for.
If not for the fact that the size of the small hole seemed to match the seal, she would not have thought of it.
Long Tianhao took the seal from her, glanced at it, and carefully inserted it into the small hole.
There was a crisp click, and the two parts fitted into each other.
Along with the heart-shaking sound of gears grinding, the stone door unexpectedly rose from the ground.
The four of them looked at the door anxiously and excitedly.
However, everything that came into view was incomparably shocking.
"This is …"
Behind the stone door was an astonishingly large stone house.
It was a huge stone statue, and at this moment, its features were a little blurred. However, they could vaguely tell that this was the statue of the King of Medicine, the founder of all the medical skills in the world.
Below the stone statue was a table with a lot of dust, and the incense sticks and candles were covered with cobwebs. How many years had it been since anyone had come here?
However, under the table used for sacrificial rites, two skeletons, whose skin and flesh had long dried up, were sitting back to back on the cattail hassock.
Their clothes had long been tattered.
However, Zuo Qiuyu was very excited and ran over.
With a thud, he knelt down in front of the two skeletons.
"Master! You … you're here. Master, I'm unfilial! I'm unfilial! "
It was rare to see Zuo Qiuyu so grief-stricken and tearful.
However, the three of them could hear him clearly. One of the skeletons was Zuo Qiuyu's master.
"So, Old Master Yuan is here. No wonder His Majesty and the Regional Prince were unable to find Old Mister's corpse.
Yu An also let out a sigh and said with a sorrowful tone.
However, it seemed that there were no traps here. Lin Mengya thought for a while and asked Long Tianhao to take the seal down.
On the wall inside, there was a device that seemed to be able to control the stone door.
Long Tianhao took a look at it and said with certainty that this was not only used for sacrificial rites, but also a place to take refuge.
The stone door was closed with a loud bang. However, the four of them were no longer as fearful as before.
Zuo Qiuyu was still crying and apologizing to his master. Lin Mengya and the other two did not want to disturb him, so they began to look around the huge stone room.
On the far right side of the stone room, there was a winding staircase. The three of them had always thought that it might be another exit.
However, since it was used to take refuge, it meant that, like the stone door, the mechanism to open it should be in the stone room.
In this case, they did not feel so anxious anymore.
There were some incense sticks and candles scattered around the stone room. There were also some daily necessities that had long been weathered into specimens.
Lin Mengya looked at the two skeletons, although they were already in such a state. Although they were in this state, judging from their weathered posture, they did not seem to have been killed by someone.
As she walked closer, she saw a green jade tablet under the skeleton on the left who was dressed in green.
Lin Mengya picked it up and wiped off the dust on the jade tablet. The word "Shen" was written in a vigorous and forceful manner.
"Look, what's this?"
Zuo Qiuyu, who was crying bitterly, turned around and was stunned on the spot when he saw the jade tablet in Lin Mengya's hand.
"This is! This is the Chief Elder's token of authority! He never leaves his side. Could it be that this person is the Chief Elder? "
Even Lin Mengya was surprised that his voice was trembling with excitement.
She turned the jade tablet in her hand to the back and saw a vivid plum blossom pattern.
Could it be that the plum blossom was the real symbol of the Pavilion of Herbs?
The Chief Elder had gone missing this year. Judging from the withered skeleton and the tattered clothes, it was highly likely that the Chief Elder had died here.
However, why would Zuo Qiuyu's master be here?
Everything was an unsolved mystery. Even Lin Mengya, who was intelligent, could not wrap her head around it.
"Cousin Yu, don't be too sad. Don't you think it's a little strange that your master and the Chief Elder had died here? "
Lin Mengya tried to persuade Zuo Qiuyu with all her heart and he gradually stopped crying.
Long Tianyu and Yu An had taken advantage of this time to check the entire stone room. There was indeed another door at the top of the stairs. Moreover, it was also a way out.
Since one could enter and leave this place freely, why did the Chief Elder and Zuo Qiuyu's master die here?
At this moment, Lin Mengya could not find the answer to these two contradictory questions.
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