Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 248 The Bronze Cauldron Under the Deer Terrace

"Who?" Su Jiahe looked up warily.

"Haha, it must be the guards who discovered I was missing and came to rescue me," King Zhou laughed loudly. "I have thousands of troops. Even if you have muskets, how long can you hold out?"

"Oh no, have we been caught?" The modern-day Daji immediately became nervous. "Quickly, everyone get inside, I'll keep leading you all as we run."

"You go in, I'll lead the others to run, I'm fast," Liu Zhun volunteered.

"Alright, alright, everyone calm down," Wang Mang gestured for silence. "If they were pursuers, they should be coming from the direction of Chaoge, but listen, the sound of horses' hooves is coming from the west."

As they spoke, the sound of horses' hooves grew closer, and a dozen or so figures could be vaguely seen in the dim woods.

"Grand Tutor Jiang, I have finally found you." A man came before the group, dismounted, and said, "His Majesty was worried about your safety and ordered us to secretly infiltrate the Shang Dynasty to search for your whereabouts."

Jiang Ziya immediately recognized that the newcomers were all guards of King Wu of Zhou.

"You've come at the right time. Quickly take us away from the Great Shang and back to our camp."

"Who are these two?" The guard's eyes swept over King Zhou and Ying Zheng. Both of them were tall, but they were tied up like dumplings, which was really strange.

"I am the ruler of the Great Shang Dynasty! You thieves are truly audacious!" King Zhou, despite being tormented for most of the day, still spoke with a booming voice.

"Grand Tutor, you've captured the King of Shang?" The guard asked incredulously. "But we're on Shang territory. How can we bring him back? Won't we be discovered?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a muffled thud was heard, and King Zhou's expression suddenly froze before he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The modern-day Daji stands behind King Zhou, holding a wooden stick she just picked up.

"That's fine, everyone. Don't worry, he won't wake up anytime soon."

(Bi Gan: I really haven't woken up yet.)
As night fell, Su Jiahe retrieved several tents from her spatial storage, and everyone settled down in the woods. King Zhou and Qiu Zhi were placed in a separate tent, closely guarded by guards. Ying Zheng, Su Jiahe, and the others all stayed in another tent.

"Miss Su, I am over seventy years old after all, and my body is not as strong as it used to be. Could you please untie my neck first?" Ying Zheng unconsciously moved his neck.

"What if you run away and report back to the palace?" Wang Mang looked at Ying Zheng with some distrust.

"I would never report this to you. You are truly trying to mislead a gentleman with your petty mind." Ying Zheng glared at Wang Mang. "Miss Su, actually, I came to Da Shang not with the intention of opposing you. I didn't even know you were here."

"Then what are you doing here?" Wang Mang asked.

"It was King Zhou who invited me here."

“We all know that the spy from King Zhou’s side stole my Time Password and traveled through time to ask you for help. In order to repay King Zhou for saving our ancestors, you came here with weapons and food.” Wang Mang said impatiently, “No matter what, you almost killed us.”

"I am truly sorry to everyone," Ying Zheng said apologetically, "but repaying kindness is just a polite thing to say in front of King Zhou. The reason I came to Shang is to find out a secret."

"A secret?" Su Jiahe and the others were all taken aback.

"Brother Zheng, what secret of the Great Shang have you discovered?"

"Untie me first." Su Jiahe untied the ropes, and Ying Zheng reached into his robes, carefully pulled out a piece of paper, and slowly unfolded it. Everyone gathered around, and saw that the paper depicted a bronze cauldron.

"Not long ago, the Qin Dynasty unearthed a bronze cauldron with strange characters and patterns engraved on it. I consulted the archaeological books brought back from later generations and learned that the bronze cauldron was from the Shang Dynasty."

"So, you and King Zhou came here to study the origin of this bronze cauldron?" Wang Mang frowned slightly, not expecting that Ying Zheng would be interested in archaeology.

"That's right. It just so happens that King Zhou traveled through time to the Qin Dynasty, so I decided to play along and came with him."

“Hey, I’ve seen this bronze cauldron before.” The modern-day Daji squeezed to the front, glanced at the blueprints, and immediately looked surprised.

"You've seen it!" Ying Zheng's expression changed. "Then do you know where it is now?"

"I didn't see it in the Shang Dynasty, but three thousand years later, when I was assisting experts with archaeological work." The modern Daji pointed to the blueprints. "Do you remember? This bronze tripod was on TV."

“Yes, I remember now,” He Shuangqing suddenly said. “The patterns on this record an ancient secret technique that uses external force to stimulate a person’s superpowers.”

"Is that really so?" Ying Zheng was both surprised and delighted. "I asked many scholars to identify it, and they were right."

"So, Brother Zheng, you came to Da Shang because of the contents of the bronze cauldron?" As Su Jiahe spoke, he subconsciously touched the top of his head, and then remembered the needle that had been inserted into his brain and almost killed him.

"Yes, I pretended to support King Zhou, but actually I was just trying to find out about this bronze cauldron, and..." Ying Zheng's voice suddenly lowered.

"What's wrong?" Su Jiahe couldn't help but ask.

"I have found out that the bronze cauldron is in the palace, and it is located under the Deer Terrace that King Zhou built."

"It's in the palace! Why didn't you say so sooner? We've already run so far, it's too late to go back." Wang Mang said with a hint of reproach.

"King Zhou was by my side the whole time, what could I say? I was so anxious the whole way here." Ying Zheng spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that for now. Since you came looking for the bronze cauldron, why did you betray us to King Zhou?" Wang Mang stood up and angrily pointed at Ying Zheng.

"When I learned that the Great Zhou army had firearms, I guessed that it was Miss Su who had come. The reason I came to find you was to ask you how to return to your own world." Ying Zheng said, and couldn't help but sigh.

"King Zhou was greedy and suspicious. After I arrived in the Great Shang, he refused to let me go back. He intended to keep me as a hostage and constantly demand supplies from the Great Qin. I called you back many times because I wanted to see how we could go back."

"Oh, I thought you were concerned about us, but it turns out you're just thinking about yourself." Wang Mang put his hands on his hips and rolled his eyes.

"Alright, Brother Wang, why are you always bickering?" Su Jiahe pulled Wang Mang aside. "I just thought about it and I think I understand the purpose of the system task."

"What is your intention?" Wang Mang asked.

"According to the original timeline, after King Zhou was defeated, he set himself on fire at the Deer Terrace. The bronze cauldron under the Deer Terrace must have been buried in the ruins. Even if it were to see the light of day again after three thousand years, it would already be incomplete. Therefore, the system asked us to rescue King Zhou in order to find out the secret of the bronze cauldron."

"Oh, that makes sense." Wang Mang nodded in sudden realization.

"Miss Su, I almost harmed you before. Can you make amends by taking me to find the bronze cauldron?" Ying Zheng slowly stood up, loosened his muscles, and walked towards Su Jiahe.

“Alright, you can stay here for now. But if you try to trick us again, don’t even think about going back. Right now, the Time Password is in our hands, and only Jiahe and I can activate it… Wait, no,” Wang Mang said, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at Su Jiahe.