Restoring cultural relics: Starting with the crying Tang Dynasty figurines

The bronze eye can not only open the door to the hidden compartment, but also see things that ordinary people cannot see.

Su Yuan held the bronze medal in his hand and looked at the new crack through a strange perspective.

He saw not only cracks in the loess soil, but also fog, and behind the fog, there was something very large, but he couldn't see its true form!

"Did you see that?"

Zhao Cheng asked from the side, and Su Yuan's voice trembled: "I see...something in the fog...it's huge."

He put the bronze plaque in his pocket and clenched his fist with the jade ring on his hand. The jade ring could not only gather spiritual energy, but also allow the non-human beings and objects in the interlayer to feel warmth.

This is also the key to later entering the mezzanine to collect A Wu's remnant soul!

The spirit-locking bead on the inside of the ring assists the jade ring in stabilizing the spirit.

Su Yuan positioned the jade ring and the spirit-locking bead directly opposite the location of the new crack.

"Shen Yue, stand over there."

Following A-Wu's instructions, Su Yuan pointed to a spot two meters to the left of the crack: "Xiao Meng, stand two meters to the right, and Brother Zhao, stand behind me."

Without hesitation, the three people stood in the positions as he instructed.

Su Yuan trembled slightly as he took out Su Zhizao's sword from his toolbox.

At this moment, the sword had a cold, eerie light under the sunlight, and there were faint patterns on the blade.

This sword can slay evil and deal with the evil inhuman beings and gaps hidden in the shadows!

Su Yuan gripped the sword in his right hand, tip pointing downwards, and plunged it into the yellow earth at the base of the wall. The sword penetrated three-tenths of an inch into the ground, standing firmly in front of the crack.

"Awu..." Su Yuan asked, his forehead covered in sweat, "What's next?"

The human-shaped reflection in the bronze mirror moved slightly.

She pointed to the upper half of the crack with her little finger, then to the lower half, and made a clasping motion with her two little hands.

Su Yuan understood!

This requires sealing from both the top and bottom simultaneously, closing towards the middle. He looked at Zhao Cheng: "Brother Zhao, keep an eye on the cracks for me, and tell me immediately if there are any abnormalities."

Zhao Cheng nodded solemnly.

Su Yuan picked up the bronze medal again and saw that the fog was still churning inside, but it was moving more slowly, as if it was being suppressed by something.

He was breathing rapidly, holding the bronze plaque in his left hand and the Su Zhi Forged Sword in his right. An indistinct energy fluctuation surged from around Su Yuan toward the crack.

This energy wasn't emitted by Su Yuan; it was generated by the resonance between the copper, the mirror copper sword, and the jade ring!

The jade ring on Su Yuan's hand emitted a faint light, and the Spirit Locking Pearl also lit up.

Two beams of light intertwined and climbed up the wall, reaching the crack, like two ropes extending to the top and bottom of the crack respectively.

Su Yuan felt the jade ring was consuming heat, and its originally warm temperature was gradually decreasing.

"They've gone in!"

Zhao Cheng spoke nervously from the side, while Shen Yue and Xiao Meng on either side were also very nervous.

Su Yuan looked up with bated breath and saw that light was indeed seeping into the crack from the top, like water seeping into the earth.

The lower section of the crack is also seeping in, at a slower rate than the upper section, but it is still moving.

The reflection of Little Awu in the bronze mirror moved again!

She used her small hands to make a pushing motion towards the center.

"Is this... speeding up, closing from both ends towards the middle?"

Su Yuan understood her meaning and thought to himself, "Hurry up!" The jade ring shone even brighter, and the Spirit-Locking Pearl also lit up.

Two light cables converged from both ends of the crack towards the middle, and wherever they went, the yellow soil at the edge of the crack began to merge, as if it had been pinched together by something.

"The crack is getting smaller!"

Zhao Cheng's voice was filled with excitement. Shen Yue and Xiao Meng both watched the changes in the crack, not daring to make a sound.

Su Yuan gritted his teeth, feeling his strength rapidly depleting, and his hands began to tremble, but he dared not stop.

The talisman that Qian Weidong gave seemed to be generating a power, supporting Su Yuan.

A dozen seconds later, the light lines at both ends of the crack finally met in the middle of the crack, like two fingers pinching together!

At this moment, the cracks in the earthen wall appeared as if a band of light had been patched up.

"Is it closed?"

Guangying Awu then made a gesture of drawing a sword and picking it up. Su Yuan hurriedly followed Awu's instructions and pulled the Su Zhizao sword out of the ground, with the tip pointing towards the middle of the crack.

A beam of light shot out from the tip of the sword and struck the middle of the crack!

The crack seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand, closing in from the middle.

Su Yuan sensed that what was inside the crack was struggling.

It was a heavy feeling that suddenly intensified, as if something was pushing outwards, trying to prevent the crack from closing.

The earthen wall shook even more violently than before, and debris was falling from the wall.

"It's rebelling!"

Zhao Cheng cried out in surprise. At that moment, Shen Yue and Xiao Meng stepped forward at the same time and placed their hands on the walls on both sides of the crack.

Su Yuan didn't know what they were doing, but he noticed their expressions gradually changing.

Shen Yue gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, while Xiao Meng closed his eyes, his mouth moving incessantly as if he were reciting something.

A few seconds later, Su Yuan felt the vibration of the wall weaken. It was Shen Yue and Xiao Meng helping him share the pressure!

"Awu..." Su Yuan asked, panting, "Is there anything else we need to do?"

The human-shaped light and shadow in the bronze mirror raised its small hand and pointed to the protective character on Su Yuan's chest.

Su Yuan understood.

He hurriedly took out the protective talisman from his chest, unfolded it, and stuck it in the middle of the crack, where the light ropes intersected.

The moment the protective symbol was affixed, everything inside the crack suddenly fell silent!

The struggling force disappeared, and the wall stopped shaking. The crack narrowed from the middle to both ends, like a zipper, gradually closing.

Su Yuan stared at the crack, not daring to blink.

Watching the top of the crack close, then the bottom of the crack closed as well!

Only the very last spot in the middle remains, which is where the protective character should be pasted.

Su Yuan planted the Su Zhi Forged Sword back into the wall, pressed his hands against the protective talisman, and put all his weight on it.

"seal up!"

Suddenly, the protective character emitted a golden light that spread from the middle of the crack to both ends.

Wherever the golden light touched, the cracks completely disappeared, and the earthen wall returned to its original state, as if it had never been cracked at all…

Su Yuan's hand was still pressed on the talisman, and he was panting heavily.

Zhao Cheng stepped forward, touched the wall, then leaned closer to smell it, and looked at Su Yuan, saying, "There's no smell anymore, and the vibration has stopped!"

Shen Yue quickly took out his instrument and tested it; a string of numbers appeared on the screen. Looking at those numbers, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"The fluctuation value has dropped to three percent, returning to the normal range..."

Su Yuan's legs went weak upon hearing this, and he almost sat down on the ground, but Zhao Cheng quickly caught him.

"Are you alright?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little exhausted." Su Yuan waved his hand, sat down on the spot, and looked at the jade ring and the spirit-locking bead on his hand.

The jade ring had lost its light and felt cool to the touch, as if a lot of power had been consumed in an instant. The same was true for the Spirit Locking Pearl.

Su Yuan sat on the ground, wrapped the bronze plaque in red cloth, put it back in the toolbox, and then wiped the Su Zhi sword clean and put it back in the cloth cover.

The protective symbol was still pasted on the wall. After the golden light dissipated, it turned into an ordinary yellow paper. Su Yuan took it down, folded it, and put it away.

He picked up the bronze mirror and looked at it. Awu's humanoid figure was fainter than before, which meant that her guidance had also depleted her power.

She was still standing, but her outline was no longer as clear.

"Awu, thank you..."

Su Yuan squatted down and said softly with heartache. The humanoid figure moved slightly, and its small hand was touching his face.

Although it was just light and shadow through the bronze mirror, Su Yuan felt something soft against his cheek!

In just a moment, the light and shadow disappeared. Su Yuan's eyes stung, he took a deep breath, and stood up.

The wall fell silent.

The new cracks have disappeared, the wall is smooth, as if it had never been cracked, and the old crack next to it is also quiet, without any unusual movement.

"Let's go." Zhao Cheng patted Su Yuan's shoulder with a sigh of relief.

Su Yuan put the bronze mirror in a soft cloth bag and hung it back around his neck. The four of them got into the car and started their journey back.

As Su Yuan sat in the car, he thought, "Another crisis has been averted... What will the next one be like...?"