A Mysterious Journey Through the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 204: Confusion of Return

When the light faded, we were surprised to find ourselves back in the mysterious temple of technology. Lin Yao's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief: "How could this happen? Didn't we leave? Is all this fake?" Her voice was a little tearful, her body trembling slightly, and she tightly grasped Mo Yu's arm.

Mo Yu tightly grasped the sword, his eyes revealing a trace of confusion and unwillingness: "I don't know, Lin Yao. But it seems that we have indeed fallen into the illusion of the temple from the beginning." He frowned and glanced around fiercely, "But we can't be trapped by it like this."

I looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment around me, feeling lost. "We thought we had found the way home, but we didn't expect to be back to square one. Li Hao... He doesn't even exist."

Su Yao took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down: "Don't panic, everyone. Although all this is an illusion, we also found some clues in the illusion. Maybe this is the temple guiding us to uncover its secrets."

Wang Yue wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and the magic light in her hand flickered slightly: "So what should we do now? Should we continue to explore this terrible place? I'm really a little scared."

Mo Yu looked at everyone and said firmly: "We have no way out. Since the temple allowed us to see those hallucinations, there must be a reason for it. We must find out the truth and find a way home."

"Yes, we can't just give up like this." I agreed, "The symbols and patterns we saw in the hallucination may be closely related to this temple."

Lin Yao nodded. Although there was still fear in her eyes, she mustered up her courage and said, "Okay, let's take a closer look at these things. Maybe we can find a way to break the illusion."

So, we carefully observed the symbols and patterns in the temple hall again. Su Yao pointed to a symbol on the wall and said, "This symbol is very similar to what we saw on the stone tablet in the town in the illusion. Maybe this is the key to solving the mystery."

We gathered together and began to study the symbol carefully.

"I think this symbol may be a code," I said. "Some of the things we encountered in the hallucination seemed to be related to these symbols. Do you remember the scene in the hallucination where we saw those symbols appear?"

"I remember." Wang Yue said, "At that time, we found a stone tablet in an abandoned courtyard in the town with similar symbols engraved on it. Moreover, the surrounding environment was also very strange, as if there was a mysterious force affecting us."

Mo Yu pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps these symbols are recording information about a certain point in time or a period of time. Just like when we are in a hallucination, sometimes we feel that the passage of time is not normal."

"Time?" Lin Yao asked doubtfully, "You mean these symbols are related to time? But how can we use time to crack this code?"

Su Yao thought for a while and said, "We can recall the changes in the symbols that appear at different time points in the hallucination. Or, whether these symbols appear at the same time as some specific events or scenes."

"I think I understand a little bit." I said, "For example, when we met the man in black robes in the hallucination, the symbols around him seemed to become more complicated and mysterious. Maybe there is some connection between them."

Everyone fell into deep thought, trying to recall every detail of the hallucination. After a while, I suddenly remembered something: "I remember that in the hallucination, we saw that the arrangement of some symbols seemed to be related to time. For example, during the day, some symbols would appear in specific positions, and at night, they would change."

"When you put it that way, I think it makes sense." Su Yao's eyes lit up, "Maybe these symbols are conveying some information based on the changes in time."

"Then we can try to crack the password based on this idea." Mo Yu said.

We began to analyze these symbols according to the clues of time. After some effort, we seemed to have found some patterns.

Just when we thought we were about to crack the code, a low buzzing sound suddenly came from the temple.

The sound seemed to come from the depths of the temple, carrying a mysterious power. We raised our heads nervously and looked around for the source of the sound.

In the center of the hall, the mechanical device that once made us hallucinate began to emit a faint light again.

"What's going on? Am I going to have hallucinations again?" Lin Yao grabbed Mo Yu's arm in fear.

Mo Yu stared at the mechanical device closely, holding the sword in his hand tighter: "Everyone be careful, I don't know what kind of trap this is. Maybe this is the temple preventing us from cracking the code."

Wang Yue said nervously: "What should we do then? Should we continue to study these symbols?"

I said firmly, "We have come this far, how can we give up? No matter what the consequences are, we must find a way home."

Su Yao nodded: "Yes, we can't be scared by it. We have to keep trying. Maybe the light of this mechanical device is giving us some clues."

Just as we were hesitating, the light from the mechanical device suddenly became stronger, illuminating the entire temple. In the light, we saw some strange images, as if the history of the temple was reenacted before our eyes...