Chapter 339 I Admire You so Much (15)

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Yu Mu and Professor Liu and others got on the bus and set off for NC City.

It took three hours for the group to arrive at a remote small county in NC City.

Professor Liu asked someone in the local area, "Hello, has an ancient tomb been dug up here recently?"

The small county town is not big. If an ancient tomb was really dug up, it should have been known to everyone.

As expected, the old man that Professor Liu asked for directions nodded immediately, "Yes, how did you know?"

"I am from the archaeological team, and I came to investigate this ancient tomb." Professor Liu explained with a smile.

The old man looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and then pointed the way for Professor Liu, "It's just in front, where it turns left. There are still many people there, especially those from the government."

Hearing this, Professor Liu nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand, thank you for coming."

Then, Professor Liu led Yu Mu and others to continue walking forward.

The area here is sparsely populated. The archaeological team lives near the excavated ancient tomb. There are camps all around. When Professor Liu led them there, they could see many people digging the soil.

"Everyone be careful, don't break this thing!" A strong voice came from the other side.

Everyone looked over and saw a middle-aged man wearing a pair of black-framed glasses. He looked mature and steady. He was directing a group of people in front of him. It seemed that he was lifting something.

Professor Liu's eyes lit up when he saw the middle-aged man. He walked over with Yu Mu and a few others, "Teacher Chen, long time no see."

When Chen Yuansu heard Professor Liu's voice, he immediately turned around and said with a smile: "Teacher Liu, you are here, I've been waiting for you! If you didn't come, none of us dared to start working."

Hearing this, Professor Liu smiled apologetically, "There was some traffic jam on the road, so I came a little late."

"You came by car?" Chen Yuansu frowned and asked with concern: "You are tired from the journey, you didn't rest for a while, and you came directly?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Compared with resting, I want to see these unearthed antiquities with my own eyes." Professor Liu asked Chen Yuansu, "How is it, are you sure it is an ancient tomb around 350 BC?"

Chen Yuansu nodded He raised his head and said confidently: "Although we have not started to repair the cultural relics that have just been unearthed, because there are many new cultural relics between 350 BC, it is easy to determine that the owner of this tomb must be from 350 BC to 479 BC. But whether it is the Cizhao Kingdom or not, this needs to be investigated."

Professor Liu nodded, "Okay, I know."

He turned to Yu Mu and the others behind him and said, "You go put your things away first, and then put on your work clothes and come over."

Except for Yu Mu, the other three nodded honestly, "Yes, Professor Liu!"

The three were extremely excited along the way. They didn't expect that they would be able to see the unearthed cultural relics up close so soon, and it was an ancient tomb with such a long history.

A tomb from 350 BC, even if it is an unknown person, is a major discovery for now!

I am really lucky. The first time I followed Professor Liu to study archaeology, I was able to participate in such an important thing.

Among the group, only Yu Mu was a girl, and the others were three boys.

Yu Mu didn't have much luggage, just a suitcase, which was taken away by one of the boys.

She walked behind, looking around thoughtfully.

Many people were busy. It was already around five o'clock in the afternoon, and the light was not so bright, so the lights were turned on quickly, especially on the side of the ancient tomb, which was bright.

Could this be the tomb of Yan Zijin?

Yu Mu thought to himself.

At present, it is unknown who the owner of the tomb is, and Yu Mu cannot be sure whether this is the tomb of Yan Zijin. If it is, it would be too desolate, right?

Yan Zijin's status in the Ci Zhao State was second to none, and he was loved and worshipped by the people. Shouldn't he be buried in a grand funeral after his death?

Why was he buried in a small place in NC City? Such a small place?

Yu Mu couldn't figure it out, frowned and stopped thinking.

She changed into work clothes, put on gloves, and came to Professor Liu with the other three people.

There are many professional cultural relics restorers here, and they don't really need the help of Yu Mu and others. Just like a new intern, seeing these, he didn't know where to start, and there was nothing to do, so he could only stand aside and watch quietly.

Yu Mu stood by and watched for a while, and suddenly asked Professor Liu: "Who is the owner of the tomb? Have you confirmed it?"

Hearing this, Professor Liu shook his head, "It is still unknown whose ancient tomb it is."

"No coffin?" Yu Mu frowned and asked.

"No."

As soon as Professor Liu finished speaking, the door curtain was lifted, and someone came in with a plate.

The man came over and said to Chen Yuansu: "Teacher Chen, this is what the archaeological team found when they dug deep into the cemetery."

Several people present were stunned for a moment, and their eyes fell on the plate in the man's hand.

On the plate was a small box covered with dust, and the pattern and shape could no longer be seen.

Chen Yuansu frowned, and then carefully took the plate, picked up the magnifying glass next to it and carefully observed the texture of the small box.

Professor Liu also stood by and watched, saying: "Will there be something in the box?"

"Maybe." Chen Yuansu replied: "But this small box looks very fragile because of its age. If it is opened rashly, it will probably fall apart."

"First, simply deal with the dirt and dust next to it, and then take a closer look." Professor Liu was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Everyone felt a little strange. An ancient tomb with countless precious burial objects, but the owner of the tomb didn't even have a coffin, and even a corpse was not seen. It was simply unbelievable.

After the treatment, the box was roughly formed. It was a very ordinary sandalwood box, not precious at all.

Under the breathless gaze of everyone, the fragile box was slowly opened, and the contents inside were finally revealed.

It was a string of Buddhist beads.

And it looked well preserved, without a trace of dust.

Teacher Liu picked it up carefully. Each Buddhist bead was extremely bright and smooth, and it didn't look like something that had been placed for more than a thousand years.

Suddenly, Chen Yuansu frowned and asked, "What's the one in the middle?"

Everyone looked over and saw a transparent, exquisite bead in the middle of the crystal-clear and round beads. It was obviously completely different from the beads next to it.