Chapter 868: Another Surprise! The Strange Water Flow! Something Below?

Only Zhang Lin knew that if he truly held such a mindset, immortality might be attainable, but becoming an immortal would absolutely be impossible!

If he were to act thoughtlessly and test whether his body had become an immortal's, that too would be an extremely foolish act!

But no matter which it was, he had to keep going deeper to obtain that final answer.

Whether the tomb held the kind of thing Zhang Lin wanted to see—if it appeared, then the road ahead would become very clear, and perhaps the goals of Archaeology Team One and Archaeology Team Two would, in a roundabout way, align.

Such an alignment might not be on some precise point, but at the very least it would all concern Wang Canghai himself!

After seeing this pattern, and with Zhang Lin's explanation, everyone became even more unable to grasp what was coming next.

In truth, everyone already held a doubtful attitude toward the very concept of immortality, and they also hoped Zhang Lin could give a clear answer.

But things seldom go as one wishes—this fundamental concept is forever ambiguous!

What Zhang Lin was thinking in his heart, only he himself knew most clearly. As for the others, whether the audience at the New Moon Restaurant or those watching the livestream, or the officials, none of them could make a tough demand of Zhang Lin and force him to give an answer.

Nor could anyone blame Zhang Lin for anything—his profession itself was storytelling, and he had no obligation whatsoever to handle this matter.

But at this moment, the officials watching the livestream could not help but heave a sigh, thinking to themselves: when will these days ever end? Having a question perpetually hanging in one's heart is certainly unpleasant.

Among the bullet comments there was also some complaint.

【Why can't Mr. Zhang just give a clear answer?】

【Heh, has Mr. Zhang given few answers?】

【That's not what I mean—mainly about this immortality business, it would be great if there were an exact answer!】

【Keep dreaming! The discovery by Archaeology Team Two itself was sudden—did you really expect a clear answer?】

【Even Wang Canghai did it, and he could leave some traces of his passing—surely that was just a provocation!】

【Even if this person really is Wang Canghai, no matter how formidable he once was, if it truly was a provocation, that would absolutely be courting death!】

【Agreed! Hundreds of years have passed, the times have long changed. No matter how ingenious his laboratory's layout, in the end wasn't it still cracked by Mr. Zhang?】

Just as the bullet comments were wildly discussing this matter, quite a few people from Archaeology Team Two crowded over.

The reason they did so was precisely because the news from the New Moon Restaurant had already been relayed by the officials, so they came over with surprise mixed with curiosity, hurrying to check on the situation.

This time Shen Qiong was actually the first to dart over; her movement even startled Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi, but recalling Shen Qiong's performance at the second-layer mechanism in the Gumo Prince's Tomb, the two of them let it go.

It wasn't that Shen Qiong lacked ability—she was simply deliberately holding back—but whatever the reason, these two didn't pay it much mind either.

As for why Shen Qiong was so urgent at this moment, the two of them only assumed she was especially interested in this matter; after all, anyone who truly loved archaeology could never suppress their own thirst for knowledge.

But Zhang Lin understood very well that the reason Shen Qiong was like this was simply because she was a member of the Wang family—nothing else—and this itself was her purpose in joining the archaeology team.

Shen Qiong stared fixedly at that pattern for a long while, and finally heaved a sigh!

The sound was neither loud nor soft, just enough to reach everyone's ears. Seeing this, Xu Lang asked, somewhat puzzled: "Shen Qiong, what's wrong?"

That sigh just now was clearly Shen Qiong failing to keep her emotions in check; only now did she realize she shouldn't have done so. But if she were now to deliberately try to cover it up, it would only arouse more suspicion.

Shen Qiong then shook her head, answering the question with silence.

Yang Lu stood up at this moment. She paid no attention to Shen Qiong's reaction, and instead shone her flashlight ahead, at the path in front of this thousand-catty gate.

Many possible secrets were hidden there, waiting for them to explore.

The key was that Yang Lu's eyes now held a touch of dejection. From the start of this journey, all the way through the Gumo Prince's Tomb, and now to the Ancient City of Jingjue—

She had never once shown any dejection, even after enduring all manner of hardships and dangers—it had always been so.

This time Yang Lu could not help it, because according to Zhang Lin's analysis, it was very likely that Wang Canghai had been here, or that Wang Canghai's descendants had been to the Ancient City of Jingjue.

And that, without a key, they had passed through the first great gate above, and perhaps even evaded all the risks. Under this premise, could her curse still be broken here?

The crux was that Yang Lu also understood that breaking the curse required certain things. Under this premise, if that thing had already been taken by Wang Canghai or his descendants—

Then Yang Lu was destined to come away empty-handed, and she could not accept any of this.

But soon she thought again of Zhang Lin inside the New Moon Restaurant—her senior brother.

Hope suddenly flared in Yang Lu; she knew that if things really were as she imagined, then the information her senior brother had spoken and conveyed inside the New Moon Restaurant must contain guidance in a roundabout way.

Since it had already been analyzed that Wang Canghai had been here, and her senior brother had not said anything else, it meant this worry might well be unfounded.

Thinking of this, the dejection in Yang Lu's eyes naturally vanished along with it.

And she told herself in her heart: even if she couldn't find the thing she was looking for, at the very least there would be corresponding clues. As long as she obtained those, Zhang Lin would surely be able to resolve all her confusion.

After all, the other curse within her body had been broken by her senior brother Zhang Lin.

Yang Lu sighed softly to herself—she had to steady her emotions now. If she panicked or showed that kind of irretrievable dejection, then the entire Erduiye Society would sink into a heavy mood.

This was not what Yang Lu wanted to convey. As the leader, she had to set a proper example. This time she was bearing the burden alone, and the pressure was immense.