Chapter 155: The Sacrifice Begins
This was a large room, with the townsfolk bringing in lamps to illuminate the place. They began to hustle and bustle about, setting up and arranging twelve coffins in twelve distinct positions.
Lin Xi and Professor Luo were bound and placed in a corner. They watched the townsfolk busying themselves but had no idea what they were planning.
Upon careful observation, Lin Xi noticed characters corresponding to the twelve Chinese zodiac hours - Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai - at the places where the twelve coffins were set up.
Lin Xi naturally thought of the secret chamber inside the mountain of the ancient town that also depicted the twelve hours. If her guess was correct, then the layout here should also include a Tai Chi diagram.
As expected, Lin Xi found a Tai Chi diagram at the center of the room. It resembled the secret chamber within the mountain of the ancient town. No, more precisely, the arrangement of the secret chamber was similar to this room.
At that moment, Du Jun approached and casually glanced at Lin Xi. To her surprise, he naturally started to greet the townsfolk, instantly revealing to her the fact that Du Jun was in league with the townsfolk.
"Bastard!" Lin Xi gritted her teeth, filled with worry and uncertainty about what their captors might do next.
Du Jun spoke with the townsfolk for some time. Lin Xi couldn’t hear clearly from her position, but she caught the word "sacrifice," which filled her with worry and confusion. If this time they planned to sacrifice twelve classmates, then what was the previous sacrifice in the secret chamber of the mountain?
Lin Xi glanced at the floor and found many intricate designs that resembled a formation. She realized that they truly intended to conduct a sacrifice.
Meanwhile, Professor Luo’s attention was fixated on the wall behind him. It was adorned with numerous incomprehensible ancient inscriptions. Many of the characters had been lost to time, and Professor Luo could only understand the gist of it.
"How is it, Professor Luo? Does it say anything about how to escape?" Lin Xi hurriedly asked, clutching at any shred of hope.