Lu Jing's expression changed when he heard this, "So is that mural also left over four hundred years ago?"
"That's right, but only half of the mural is left now. The rest was added by a painter later. Trying to keep the style consistent, but it is definitely different from the original content." After the female shopkeeper finished translating, she added One sentence.
"He's telling the truth. I thought it was a little strange when I saw the mural before. The first half was very detailed, but the second half was much less detailed."
Lu Ding nodded, but the three of them had already arrived at the palace gate escorted by the group of guards.
Yazdan leaned over and made a gesture of invitation. At least his gesture was impeccable.
Lu Jing on the side didn't show any politeness and just walked in.
However, as soon as he stepped into the door, he felt a cold and malicious gaze quickly sweep across his body.
Lu Jing immediately looked in the direction where the sight came from, but he only saw a wall.
On the most conspicuous place on the wall, a strange and evil pattern was drawn with blood.
The first time Lu Jing saw the pattern, he felt it looked familiar.
Then he recalled it again and found that the three armored warriors he had just fought with seemed to have similar patterns engraved on the handles of their scimitars.
Seeing Lu Jing staring at the ghostly drawings on the wall, Yazdan looked very embarrassed.
"This...this was painted by the vulture. He is the dark wizard my father found. This secret pattern can protect us from monsters in the sandstorm."
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"Then what?"
"What?"
"Then did this secret pattern work?"
"It would be great if it really worked." Yazdan said with a wry smile.
“In this case, we would have painted this thing on every household in the city, and the current trouble would have been solved.
"Ishaq is the commander of the guard. He led thirty guard warriors and guarded this hall. They were accompanied by the red secret pattern of the vulture. They tried to open the palace door in the sandstorm, but three people failed. Of the eleven people, no one survived.
Yazdan's voice was a little low, "Afterwards, the secret pattern that Vulture and I drew on the wall was of no use at all, but my father refuted me on the spot. It must be Ishaq and the others who didn't believe what Vulture said and put the secret pattern on the wall. He blocked it privately, so he was killed.
"Then he wanted to find another group of guards to try, but no one wanted to take the chance anymore."
"You seem to have a problem with vultures."
Lu Jing originally thought that a politician like Yazdan would probably not admit it directly even if he didn't like someone, but he didn't expect Yazdan to say so straightforwardly.
"Yes, he is a liar. Everyone in the palace knows it. If you ask people in the city, most of them will agree. Expelling foreigners is a farce.
"Malazar Khan has been known for his openness and tolerance for hundreds of years. The Mingsha Desert is too cruel and ruthless. We can't get out, and it's difficult for outsiders to come in. Basically, all oasis cities will treat these foreigners Treated as distinguished guests, the new knowledge and new technologies they bring are more precious than gold.
"In fact, the development of Malazar Khan to what it is today is inseparable from these foreigners. Nada's mother was warmly welcomed when she first came to Malazar Khan, and she discovered the refreshing soup. , she also brought the skills of arithmetic, spinning wheels and even astrology...
"As a result, the vulture told my father that these weird sandstorms and the monsters in the sandstorm are all because of strangers who have annoyed the sleeping ancestors, and they still convinced my father to drive away the strangers in the city. This is ridiculous.
"If Malazar Khan no longer welcomes strangers, then we will gradually be abandoned by the world." Yazdan's face was full of worry.
Lu Jing did not comment, but just asked again, "The thirty-one people you opened the door to before are all dead, so in the palace, including the dark wizard named Vulture, none of you have actually seen the desert. Is that something?”
"That's right." Yazdan said.
"I don't have any more questions," Lu Ding nodded, "Let's go see the murals."
Upon hearing this, Yazdan took the two of them to a side hall, and Lu Jing saw the painting Nada had on the roof.
The place depicted on the mural seems to be a mausoleum. The mausoleum is very huge, and it is filled with armored warriors, densely packed, more than 300 people by visual inspection, guarding the rest of the owner here.
Lu Jing also noticed that there were some differences in the colors of the paints used on the left and right sides of the mural.
The one on the left looks darker, while the one on the right is much newer, obviously not having experienced the baptism of time.
Therefore, Lu Jing only glanced at it for a few times before focusing on the left half.
"You two can take your time and watch. I will have people prepare snacks and fruits and deliver them later."
Yazdan finished, bowed again, and exited the room knowingly.
After he left, Nada hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said, "From the way he looked just now, it seemed that he wanted to talk to you in private."
"Yeah." Lu Jing responded casually, but his eyes did not leave the mural above his head, especially the top of the tomb. Lu Jing found something that looked like a star there, which might be used to locate the tomb on the mural. .
"Uh... don't you want to talk to him more? He is the number two figure in this city, and he may know some things that we don't know." Nada reminded tactfully.
Lu Jingwen finally withdrew his gaze and glanced at the female shopkeeper, "I can talk to him again, but it's definitely not me who comes to him, but him who comes to me."
"What?"
"Don't underestimate these guys who can manage a country and a city. You noticed that he hesitated to speak before, just because he wanted you to notice that he hesitated to speak." Lu Jing said lightly.
Nada felt that she was almost knocked unconscious, but fortunately she came back to her senses in the end, "You mean he did this because he wanted you to find him? Instead of him coming to you... But is there any difference? "
"The difference is huge." Lu Jingdao, "If I guessed correctly, what he wanted to talk to me about must be dealing with the dark wizard named Vulture, otherwise he would not have deliberately revealed his hatred for Vulture in front of me before. hostility, and Vulture was now clearly the red man in front of his father.
"If he takes the initiative to come to me to touch the vulture, no matter whether the matter succeeds or fails, he will definitely have to bear the wrath of his father in the end, but if it is me who comes to him...then he will have a lot of room for excuse afterwards. Yes, you can put most of the blame on me."
"Is this so?" Nada was stunned, and then asked carefully, "Then you don't want to help him deal with the vultures?"
"Not necessarily. I actually don't care about being used by others, as long as I can achieve my goal in the process. The key is that I haven't found out what happened here yet, so I don't plan to start making choices in such a hurry. my position."
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