Chapter 958: Discovery in an Ancient Painting

Chen Zihao looked at the scene before him and said with emotion: "The historical sense of this place is truly too thick."

Ding Xiaoyu walked on the streets of the ancient city and asked curiously: "Where could that mysterious person be hiding?"

Chu Tian looked at the map thoughtfully: "We must look for clues in this city and see if we can find that mysterious person."

So, they began to look for clues everywhere in this ancient city.

They had been to temples and asked monks for advice on ancient books;

They had visited ancient houses, attempting to find buildings that matched the scene;

They even climbed the city walls, looking at the mountains in the distance, attempting to find inspiration.

Just as they were almost in despair, a street performer attracted their attention.

That street performer was wearing a mask and performing an ancient dance.

This mask was extremely similar to the mask worn by the mysterious person in the scene.

Ding Xiaoyu said excitedly: "Could this mask be the clue we are looking for?"

Chen Zihao also felt this discovery was very important: "We should go talk to this street performer."

So, the three walked up to the street performer.

They asked the street performer about the origin of the mask, but learned that this mask had nothing special about it and was just an ancient tradition.

Although the clue about the mask did not help them find the mastermind, the three were not discouraged. They continued to explore new clues in this ancient city.

One evening, Chu Tian, Ding Xiaoyu, and Chen Zihao rested in a tavern in the city.

This tavern was bustling with noise, and the room was filled with the aroma of wine and laughter.

The three found a corner seat, ordered some small dishes and wine, and began to chat happily.

Just as they were enjoying this rare leisure time, Chen Zihao suddenly noticed a painting on the wall.

This painting depicted a mysterious ritual, and the people in the painting were wearing strange clothing, surrounding an altar.

On the altar in the painting sat an object extremely similar to the magic tool in their hands.

Chen Zihao pointed to the painting excitedly and said to Chu Tian and Ding Xiaoyu: "Look, is the magic tool on the altar in this painting exactly the same as the one in our hands?"

Chu Tian and Ding Xiaoyu observed it carefully and also felt the similarity was extremely high.

Ding Xiaoyu asked curiously: "Then shouldn't we find the author of this painting? Maybe he can provide some valuable clues."

The three asked the tavern owner about the origin of this painting and learned that this painting was created by a local painter.

The owner told them the painter's address, and they decided to visit early the next morning.

Early the next morning, the three arrived at the painter's home.

The painter was an old man over fifty, named Master Zhao.

He entertained the three warmly and introduced the creative background of this painting to them.

It turned out that this painting depicted an ancient sacrificial ritual that had already been lost.

When Master Zhao was young, he accidentally discovered a description of this ritual in an ancient book and used it as inspiration to create this painting.

Chu Tian asked Master Zhao if he knew more information about this sacrificial ritual.

Master Zhao told them that this ritual was related to a local legend, in which a mysterious person held the secret of this ritual.

Master Zhao told them that the legend about that mysterious person had become blurry, but there were rumors that he lived in a mysterious temple hidden among the mountains. ### CHAPTER 959: Finding the Mysterious Person