Chapter 123: The Past
Ruins, damaged buildings, stretching as far as the eye could see, Gu Fan and his team went round and round in circles, looking and looking again, bursting with excitement. They were sure of one thing: this was absolutely not a village, but rather, a city.
"We found it, we found it." Professor Luo shouted in uncontrollable excitement. The city buried beneath sand and eroded into ruins must indeed be the southeastern small city of the ancient Qianye Kingdom according to the map. Coupled with the oasis that matched the lake to the east on the map, it meant that they had finally managed to reconcile the ancient map with the modern one.
Ouyang Jin quickly got to work, marking their current location on the modern map. Then he started to compare the ancient map with the modern one, his eyes blazing with anticipation.
Two thirds of the ruined city was still buried in the desert, but that was enough for Gu Fan and his team. They were running around, taking photos for keepsakes. After all, they needed something to present at the press conference when they got back.
Lu Yi climbed a section of the city wall that hadn’t crumbled. Looking around, he could see many ruins. Overwhelmed with emotion, he sighed, "After a night’s sleep, to wake up to such a major discovery. This luck is simply indescribable."
"Lu Yi, you have a good vantage point from up there. If something seems off, shout," admonished Gu Fan.
"Ok, got it." As soon as Lu Yi finished his sentence, he felt something was wrong. He had somehow become a sentinel.
Professor Luo, Teacher Liu, Qin Jia, and Xu Haowen were carefully observing every single building, even those half-destroyed, to make sure they didn’t miss a thing. Who knows, they might find valuable clues in these ruins.
The others didn’t really care for the severely damaged buildings, a mere cursory glance was enough. Particularly Su Hui, who opined, "If we really want to study this, we’d probably have to thoroughly excavate the site."
Gu Fan agreed with this sentiment. The key point was, they could finally put both the ancient and modern maps side by side. This meant they were drawing closer to finding the capital of the Qian Ye Kingdom.
The closer they got to success, the more uneasy Gu Fan felt. He carefully surveyed the surroundings, fearing a sudden unexpected surprise.