The Unorthodox Tomb Raider

Instead, his companions eagerly passed around the blue and white porcelain pieces.

Those who were a few years older than Zhang Qinian were even more captivated by the blue and white porcelain.

"Come quickly and take a look. There's something strange about the bottom of this bottle."

A clear and melodious song, like that of a golden oriole, rang out.

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The person who shouted was named Huo Ling. She was an only child and liked to attract attention in this way. Zhang Qi hated her style of doing things the most. Whenever he heard Huo's voice, Zhang Qi would get a headache. Whenever Huo shouted, people around would definitely come to check.

As expected, this time was no exception, with a group of boys scrambling to surround Huo Ling.

They all wanted to show off their talents to Huo Ling.

"Isn't that simple? This just tells you where the bottle was made."

"Are you kidding me? This clearly indicates the identity of the tomb's occupant."

"Absolutely not, you're all wrong. It's just one word, how could it have so many meanings?"

What started as a verbal sparring session has now escalated to the point where everyone is almost coming to blows.

Huo Ling could only sigh helplessly.

At this moment, Huo Ling suddenly saw Zhang Qi sitting silently in the corner, and she snorted coldly in her heart.

Holding the bottle, he walked straight toward Zhang Qi.

"Xiao Zhang, could you help me figure out what this bottle is trying to say?"

Huo Ling handed the blue and white porcelain vase to Zhang Qi.

Zhang Qi had never wanted to talk to Huo Ling.

When she handed him the bottle, he only glanced at it briefly, not even noticing the style of the bottle.

He then said, "I don't know either."

Chapter 280: Records of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds!

"Hmph, I've hardly ever seen a man talk to me like that since I was a kid. I just don't believe it."

Huo Ling's expression changed.

"Xiao Zhang, you can't just brush me off like that. Take it and look at it carefully."

As Huo Ling spoke, she stuffed the blue and white porcelain vase into Zhang Qi's arms.

Zhang Qi sighed, a helpless expression on his face.

Huo Ling was secretly overjoyed to see Zhang Qi's expression.

Huo Ling quickly pointed out to Zhang Qi a special mark engraved on the bottom of the blue and white porcelain long-necked vase.

Zhang Qi had never seen the engraving before, and he immediately became curious.

This inscription doesn't seem to indicate a location, and it's even less likely to indicate the identity of the tomb's occupant.

Thinking of this, Zhang Qi picked up another blue and white porcelain bottle and looked down at it.

　Sure enough, there was a very similar engraving on the bottom of the blue and white porcelain vase.

Zhang Qi immediately sensed that these blue and white porcelain pieces were not ordinary burial objects; they must have some other meaning.

Seeing Zhang Qi's expression, Huo Ling quickly asked, "Xiao Zhang, have you made some new discovery? Tell me about it quickly."

To Huo Ling's surprise, Zhang Qi acted as if he couldn't see her at all.

That's right, at this moment Zhang Qi was completely treating Huo Ling as if she were invisible.

He simply kept collecting these blue and white porcelain vases, making sure the mouths of the vases faced him.

Zhang Qi felt that the engravings on the bottom of the bottle seemed to follow some fixed pattern.

After all, each engraving is slightly different, yet they all seem to be made by the same person.

“Some burial objects do have to be engraved with numbers. The numbers are used to check whether the burial objects meet the regulations. If they do not meet the regulations, they will be sent back to be redone or even punished. Or there is another possibility, that is, there must be something like this under these bottles. They must be arranged in a certain order in order to express what the tomb owner wants to express. This is also a possibility.”

Zhang Qi came up with a method that was closest to the truth.

Zhang Qi picked up the porcelain and carefully examined the marks on the bottom of the blue and white porcelain vase with a magnifying glass.

That's not a mark at all; it's clearly a painting.

The image depicted on the mark was neither farming nor rural.

Instead, it was a group of craftsmen carving a giant stone statue.

Zhang Qi looked at the design of the blue and white porcelain and felt a little doubtful.

Because such scenes were considered unrefined in that era.

According to the tomb owners of that era, they would not allow such patterns to be printed on their burial objects.

Zhang Qi examined the patterns painted on the bottom of each of the blue and white porcelain pieces.

The patterns, when connected, seem to tell the story of an incredibly vast project.

At this moment, several young men who were arguing and almost came to blows noticed Zhang Qi's strange behavior and quickly came over.

Everyone stared at Zhang Qi with puzzled looks.

At this moment, Zhang Qi completely ignored these people, treating them as if they were invisible.

Instead, he carefully read on by himself.

It wasn't until Zhang Qi reached the last porcelain flower double-eared teapot that he heard the sound.

The image carved on it depicts what the entire project looked like when it was completed.

It was a palace that floated in the air, which was beyond description.

The palace was surrounded by clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

The palace builders stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the enormous structure in the sky.

On a hilltop over there stood a Taoist priest, smiling contentedly.

That small, double-eared pot simply couldn't express how magnificent the scene was.

However, Zhang Qi was still deeply shocked.

It was an overwhelming surge of excitement that I simply couldn't contain.

Because Zhang Qi knew very well that he had found what he was looking for.

Zhang Qi was absolutely certain that the painting on it was the Cloud Top Sky by Wang Zanghai of the Ming Dynasty!

It was a legendary palace that floated in the air, and it had been passed down as a legend since the Ming Dynasty.

The explanation is that Wang Zanghai used it to please Zhu Yuanzhang at the time.

Wang Zanghai used a rope made of fine gold thread to pull a huge kite floating above it.

They used this illusion to get away with it.

But everything before my eyes seemed completely different from that explanation.

"But if the legend is true, then what is the scene depicted on this porcelain? If the legend is false, then do these porcelain paintings prove that Wang Zanghai really built a palace floating in the sky? Which is true, the legend or the fact?"

Zhang Qi was now confused.

Zhang Qi pondered for a long time, but still had no clue and was even more confused.

"Xiao Zhang, what exactly did you find out? Don't keep it from us, tell us right now!"

One of the men in the group spoke up, though it was unclear which one.

Zhang Qi explained to everyone how to observe the patterns on the bottom of the bottle, which piqued their interest.

Following Zhang Qi's suggestion, everyone indeed saw a vast engineering blueprint.

This is not only unique in China's 5000-year history, but it is also a complete fantasy.

Huo Ling never expected that her small discovery would actually uncover such a secret.

Suddenly, she felt a surge of pride and excitedly kissed Zhang Qi, which made several men nearby feel a strong itch to kiss her.

At this moment, Zhang Qi had no time to pay attention to Huo Ling.

He had no idea that Huo Ling had just kissed him.

Zhang Qi's mind was filled with information about the Heavenly Palace on the Cloud Top.

Zhang Qi stood up from the ground and walked straight to Wen Jin's side.

“We are about to make a very important discovery here, and the clues are already there. So I suggest that we should immediately go to the 1.3 entrance hall to search. If we can find the evidence, then an amazing fact will emerge in the world. This will not only be a major discovery in the history of cultural relics, but also an important milestone in the archaeological community.”

Zhang Qi said excitedly.

However, Zhang Qi was unaware of Wen Jin's personality.

Wen Jin is a very responsible person, and she is currently in charge here.

No matter how eloquently Zhang Qi spoke, it was as if the truth was right before their eyes.

Wen Jin shook her head again.