Chapter 3: The Mysterious Fresco

  The faint starlight dotted the cold night, and the dark sky seemed to be a virgin who had not been touched by men. The night of this world was even more desolate.

  Tonight, countless people will inevitably lie awake.

  Inside the Ning City Hu family's ancestral hall, the lights were bright and all the elders were gathered together. Every face was etched with fatigue and solemnity.

  Just now there were too many people from the clan present, and even though everyone had a lot of questions, they couldn't discuss them on the spot. Now that we're seated, it's essential to seriously deliberate and come up with a way to respond.

  "From now on, matters concerning the Guardian Deity are the highest secret within the family. If anyone leaks the information, the entire branch will be annihilated!"

  Furthermore, Hu Gao is temporarily settled in the restricted area, protected by the guard team led by the Arbitrator Elder. Meanwhile, I suggest activating the clan's secret method to enhance the strength of some people, and also have the Clan Leader lead a group of elite from within the clan to launch a counterattack against the Lang Clan at Qingyuan Mine, only then can we arouse the fighting spirit of our clansmen!

  Hu Jia's chief priest, Hu Jiuzhan, slammed his staff to the ground with a loud thud, his whiskers flying in all directions, his face ferocious, completely different from the frail and feeble image he had presented during the ritual just now.

  His words immediately got the support of other elders, and even the white-haired elder who had been sarcastic during the ceremony did not object. At this moment, there was a crisis within the tribe, and he had always been a pro-war faction. The great ceremony agreed to let the tribal chief take the initiative to attack, which was also a compromise with him, and it was sought after.

  "But how can we explain it to our people?"

  "This is simple, just post a message to inform the clansmen that the guardian deity was injured when descending and needs to be nurtured in the forbidden land!"

  "Good, I hope the successor can recover their strength soon." The elders all nodded in agreement, they also didn't have a better way to deal with the current situation.

  At that moment, the blue-haired elder who had helped Hu Gao before suddenly stood up. "Priest, I don't dare to question your words in the slightest, but Hu Gao is also a member of our Departed Spirit Clan. I just want to ask you, did we really succeed this time? Does he still exist?"

  The temple immediately fell silent, and although many people did not mention it, the strange scene during the previous worship ceremony left everyone bewildered. Especially the last sentence spoken by Hu Gao, which exuded an aura of royalty, was simply stunning.

  The high priest fell silent for a moment before speaking faintly, "He must be the successor, and can only be the successor. From now on, the original Hu Gao no longer exists!"

  ……

  "Ah ha"

  In the Hu family's forbidden area, Hu Gao stretched his waist and let out a very pleasant yawn at the same time. In his opinion, anyone who can coordinate these two movements well when getting up is someone who truly understands how to enjoy life.

  Unfortunately, reality was too harsh, and when he opened his eyes to see the dark cave, he didn't get any better.

  Yesterday, when the elder asked him a crucial question, he was about to pretend to be stupid and muddle through again. However, unexpectedly, his head felt like it had been pricked by a needle, and the pain was piercing. What's more, the pain was particularly conductive, and his limbs began to go numb. He really couldn't hold on and fainted.

  "This body is really not up to par, I reckon the nightlife isn't very regular either, it's probably the rhythm of being taken away by yellow, gambling and poison all at once." Hu Gao couldn't help but sigh, he weakly supported his slightly numb legs and stood up.

  The caves inside the forbidden area are not high, but they look very deep and dark, with no external light shining in, making them appear extremely gloomy.

  Hugao was not afraid at all, and he could abandon the guardian deity of a family here, so it must be extremely safe. Anyway, there was nothing to do at this time, so he boldly felt his way into the depths of the cave.

  It wasn't long before the cave gradually brightened up, and as we walked further in, there were spherical objects on both walls emitting light, somewhat like the night pearls of my previous life, only much larger, with one being as big as a table tennis ball!

  I didn't expect the Hu family to be so wealthy, this thing doesn't look like a cheap product at all. Hu Gao went up to take a closer look, almost taking these things apart, thinking that if he could find another time-space tunnel back to China, it would be a great way to get rich.

  Just as before when he came to the forbidden land, he had already suffered from a restriction injury. Thinking about that bone-piercing pain, Hu Gao still gritted his teeth and continued walking forward.

  After walking for about three quarters of an hour, the cave gradually became larger and soon Hu Gao arrived at a large hall, which was as big as a small concert hall. The stone walls around it were carved with various strange patterns.

  He carefully looked from left to right, he was quite good at history when he read books, and also knew that various ethnic groups in human history had the habit of murals. For example, the earliest humans were considered matriarchal societies because during the same period, murals in different places were mainly large-bellied women, reflecting the status and importance of women's fertility at that time.

  Similarly, the patterns that appear repeatedly in the murals are usually important things in the ethnic group at that time. What made Hu Gao collapse was that he found that most of the murals here were similar to snakes on Earth, and even one of them showed a snake-like thing receiving kneeling worship from a group of fox-like creatures.

  Why is there such a strange pattern at Hu's house? Is this one of their beliefs or totems?

  Speaking of which, in the Huaxia country, snakes are also a very mysterious totem, and even the creator is depicted as a snake-like figure. Could it be that I have crossed over into a prehistoric civilization?

  I've been through the lungs, but Hu Gao endured and continued to look forward, only to find that the more he looked, the colder his heart became. The murals in this cave didn't depict a single human figure, but instead featured all sorts of strange and bizarre animal shapes, some of which were similar to those found in China, while others were completely unfamiliar.

  The strangest thing is that one of the murals is lifelike, vivid and different from those rough-lined murals in front. In this mural, all kinds of creatures are seen lying dead on the ground, with blood flowing everywhere, and light radiating from the sky, like a doomsday scene.

  There's a saying that anything out of the ordinary is eerie. Hu Gao widened his eyes and stared at the mural again, careful not to miss any details. Unexpectedly, he really did find something - amidst the countless red waves of blood, there was a small green dot. If it weren't for the color difference, it would be hard to make out.

  Hú Gāo leaned forward to carefully identify it, and this small point looked like a finely carved jade pendant. Moreover, inside seemed to be a painting, but it was extremely blurry.

  Wait, jade pendant? Hu Gao suddenly felt a chill run down his neck, and his right hand involuntarily reached up to touch it. His fingers brushed against something, which happened to be a one-inch square jade pendant.

  "What's this thing on my neck all of a sudden?" Hu Gao felt his heart start racing violently!