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Chapter 376 Entering the Mountain 3

The originally noisy tourists in the car suddenly became quiet. They turned around with surprise on their faces, and their eyes were focused on Liu Tianci.

I saw that those young guys could not suppress their inner curiosity and impulse. Their buttocks had left their seats, and they leaned forward with half of their feet resting on the edge of the chairs, looking eager to try and ready to get up and take action at any time.

At this moment, the driver shouted anxiously: "Hey, hey, hey! I'm telling you guys, don't jump down!

That person is just courting death, so don't get involved. If you accidentally sprain your ankle or break your leg, we won't be responsible at all!"

In order to prevent those arrogant and unconvinced young people from jumping out of the car rashly, the driver acted decisively, stepped on the accelerator hard, and quickly increased the speed of the car.

While nervously watching the road ahead, he occasionally observed the situation in the car behind through the rearview mirror, praying silently in his heart that no one would "whoosh" out of the car like a soaring roc.

At this time, Liu Tianci was deeply attracted by the scene before him. He saw some items placed on the roadside - a few burning candles and a few incense sticks emitting curling green smoke.

You know, such things have long been rare in the world that Liu Tianci originally lived in. However, it is unexpected that they can be seen again on this road next to the mountain.

These two seemingly ordinary objects may not attract much attention if they are taken out separately. However, once they are placed together, it is hard not to think that they may contain some special sacrificial meaning.

Is it used to honor ancestors? Or to invite the Kitchen God to come? Or is it some other deity that is worshipped here, and is performing a worship ceremony devoutly facing the towering Fangdou Mountain?

Various speculations kept emerging in Liu Tianci's mind, making him feel more and more mysterious about this place.

I walked back along the road and stood beside the pile of rocks. Although I had seen it when vehicles passed by, it was only a quick glance. Only now did I see what this somewhat shabby altar looked like.

Not far ahead, I saw several stones with extremely flat and smooth surfaces cleverly stacked together to form a small pile of stones.

In front of this pile of stones, there were several incense sticks and burning candles, and the faint flames swayed gently in the breeze.

What is even more eye-catching is that, quietly placed on the ground between the incense sticks and candles, there is a triangular bone piece that has been carefully painted pure black.

This piece of bone had gone through countless years of baptism, and it looked a little mottled and weathered. On its inky black surface, a strange and puzzling symbol was painted with a white powder.

"He Ye, can you help me find out what this seemingly mysterious altar means?"

As he spoke, Liu Tianci quickly took out his mobile phone, took a clear photo of the scene in front of him, and sent it to He Ye at the other end without hesitation.

To be honest, he knew nothing about this kind of mysterious sacrificial rituals.

Just as Liu Tianci was anxiously waiting for a reply, He Ye on the other side was also stunned after receiving the photo.

She stared at the picture on the screen with wide eyes. It was as if a flash of lightning flashed through her mind, and she seemed to remember some related fragments of memory, but it was as elusive as a fog, and she could not clearly recall where she had seen a similar scene before.

After pondering for a moment, He Ye slowly said: "From the current situation, this should be a certain kind of ritual, perhaps a long-standing custom among the local people...

However, the triangular bone fragment is indeed very peculiar. Based on my experience, it is very likely one of the important instruments used in sacrificial activities.

But the problem is that the strange symbol drawn above has not been found in any matching or similar types, either through conventional search engines or professional academic databases.

It looks more like someone's random graffiti or a casual drawing."

After that, He Ye tried to take a screenshot of the picture, and then used various image recognition software to search for similar images. Unfortunately, after all the operations, no new valuable information surfaced.

Liu Tianci held a different view. He bent down without hesitation and stretched out his hand to pick up the triangular bone fragment that fell on the ground. He thought to himself that he had to get closer to take a good look and see what material the thing was made of.

Liu Tianci didn't take the so-called offense to heart at all. In his opinion, since this thing was placed here openly, it meant that someone must have touched it before.

Since others can pick it up and take a look, why can't I? With this thought in mind, Liu Tianci did not hesitate at all.

However, just as he bent down, he heard a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Tianci's right hand seemed to have grown a pair of eyes on his head, and it suddenly raised up with lightning speed.

Immediately afterwards, a muffled "bang" was heard. It turned out that he had caught an object that was thrown down from the mountain.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a stone with some dirt and dead grass on the surface. The stone looked heavy, and it was obvious that the thrower had given it a lot of force.

Liu Tianci couldn't help but secretly feel frightened. If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have been hit in the face. But now his body should be able to withstand ordinary pistol bullets without breaking through.

He quickly raised his head and looked upwards. What he saw was a fault that was about three meters above the ground. It must have been carved into this shape by the construction workers when the road was first built.

The purpose is self-evident. It is to prevent broken trees or rolling rocks from sliding down the steep slopes onto the road, thereby causing unnecessary safety accidents or adverse effects.

At this moment, a figure could be vaguely seen in the dense woods above the huge fault.

Looking closely, I saw that the man was wearing a brown coat and a large hood on his head, covering his face tightly. At this moment, the man was standing there quietly, looking down from above.

"Throwing rocks randomly is not a good habit. Even if you don't hit anyone, it's wrong to accidentally hit those delicate flowers and plants."

Liu Tianci tightly grasped the stone in his hand, his eyes as sharp as torches, staring at the person hiding in the woods.

He quickly observed the distance between the two parties and the angle of the stone throwing, and he already knew in his mind - the stone that almost hit him just now was thrown by the person in front of him!

Was this intentional or just an accident? Was this just a simple warning? Countless questions came to his mind, making Liu Tianci's nerves tense instantly.