Chapter 38: The Embarrassing Situation

  As he walked closer, Lin San suddenly realized that the corner was not a person at all, but rather a stone carving, a human-shaped stone carving. From a distance, it looked very similar to a real person.

  "Lin San, are you okay?" Gu Jialan asked from the side.

  "It's nothing, it's not a person, it's just a stone statue of a human body." Lin San explained.

  Gu Jialan was taken aback and walked over with a raised foot.

  "Whoosh!" A burst of flame erupted.

  Gu Jialan was startled and stopped in her tracks: "What's going on?"

  "No big deal, this stone statue is actually a lamp, and inside the lamp there's even kerosene sealed in it, just light it up." Lin said with a smile, shaking his lighter.

  "Is this the thing?" Gu Jialan walked to Lin San's side, looked up and measured a glance at the human stone carving in the corner, more than one meter high, carved with a woman wearing ancient clothes, the woman stood upright, her hands holding a stone plate, the stone plate was filled with lamp oil, which was burning at this time. The stone carving was very realistic, especially the woman's appearance was even more prominent, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth and a smile on her face, she was a great beauty.

  "I'll go check the other corners to see if there are any more statues." Lin San thought that since one corner had a statue, the remaining three corners should also have statues for symmetry, as ancient architecture emphasized balance and harmony.

  As expected, Lin San found three more human sculptures in another corner, all of which were women. The four human sculptures wore almost the same clothes, but their appearances were all different. Similarly, the three newly found female sculptures held a stone tray in their hands, filled with lamp oil, and Lin San lit them up one by one with his lighter.

  The four stone statues in the hands of the lamp holders were lit up, and the entire stone chamber instantly became bright.

  "There are so many paintings on the wall!" Gu Jialan suddenly exclaimed.

  Lin San turned his head and saw that the walls of the stone chamber were indeed painted with many paintings, but due to their age, many places on the walls had peeled off, leaving many of the paintings incomplete.

  Gujalan walked up to a painting and took a look, saying: "This painting is really strange. A large group of people are kneeling in front of a stone cave, their faces filled with fear, as if there's something terrifying inside the cave."

  Lin San was looking at a painting of a group of people hunting and killing an old tiger. There were about ten or so people in the painting, all holding knives and swords and continuously attacking a giant ferocious tiger. The tiger arched its body and opened its big mouth, looking very fierce.

  "What's this? What's drawn on it?" Gu Jialan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

  Lin Sanyi was stunned and walked over to Gu Jialan's side: "What's wrong?"

  "What's this painting on the wall?" Gu Jialan said, pointing at a picture opposite.

  Lin San looked up and was immediately stunned, seeing a wall painting of an animal tens of meters long, with two horns on its head, scales all over its body shining like gold, four sharp claws extending from its abdomen, and a ball of fire spewing from its mouth. Lin San's eyes widened: "This... this seems to be the legendary dragon."

  "Dragon? It's somewhat similar to the description in the legend." Gu Jialan nodded, but soon furrowed her brow again, pointing at the people below the "dragon" and said: "Look at these people, they're kowtowing to the dragon with a look of great fear. Judging from their clothing, it seems like they're from the Qin dynasty."

  Under the dragon, a large group of people were kneeling down, all wearing ancient costumes, almost identical to those worn by Qin dynasty people that Lin San had seen on TV.

  "This painting clearly expresses the meaning that a group of people from the Qin Dynasty are worshiping an animal that looks very much like a dragon......" As he said this, Gu Jialan's face showed a hint of confusion: "How can dragons possibly appear in the human world? There is no record of it in the history of the Qin Dynasty at all?"

  Lin San moved the corner of his mouth, wanting to say something, but hesitated for a moment and finally swallowed back the words that had reached his lips. In fact, Lin San wanted to say: There is nothing impossible in this world, and now there is still a real immortal living in Lin San's home! As for dragons, Lin San still believed they existed, only nobody had discovered them yet.

  "Never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore. It's probably just someone doodling for fun and didn't mean anything." Gu Jialan shook her head.

  Lin San smiled and didn't say anything.

  The two of them quickly looked at all the paintings on the wall, most of which depicted scenes of a group of people hunting and killing prey, as well as building stone platforms. One wall had many characters carved into it, but unfortunately, Lin San and Gu Jialan didn't recognize a single one. However, through these paintings, Lin San and Gu Jialan were able to form a rough outline in their minds: A group of Qin Dynasty people, for some unknown reason, arrived on this deserted island, with a considerable number of people, and likely lived there for a period of time. The stone platforms and bronze bells outside were probably built by these Qin Dynasty people, but the purpose of building the stone platforms was unknown.

  "We've already searched the stone chamber and there's no other exit except for that stone door." Gu Jialan's face didn't look good.

  "It seems we can only try to open that stone gate." Lin San sighed.

  "But this stone gate is so heavy, with just the two of us, it's impossible to open." Gu Jialan furrowed her brow.

  Lin San came to the stone gate again, carefully measured the stone gate several times, took a deep breath, and stretched out his hand to push the stone gate with force.

  The stone gate shook slightly and then fell silent.

  "I'll help you push." Gu Jialan leaned over and pressed her hand against the stone door.

  Lin nodded three times: "I count one two three, we use force together."

  "Good." Gu Jialan replied.

  "One, two, three... push!" Lin San counted down and exerted his strength to push the stone gate forward.

  Gujral also pushed hard for the Shimla Accord.

  The stone gate still didn't open except for a slightly higher frequency of trembling.

  "No way, I'm done..." Gu Jialan waved her hand, bent over at the waist, panting heavily, and her face was covered in sweat.

  Lin San was also exhausted, plopping himself down on the stone gate with a thud. He took a deep breath and said, "Is heaven really going to suffocate us to death in this place?"

  "Don't lose heart, we'll definitely get out of here..." Gu Jialan patted the stone door and slowly sat down on the hard ground, comforting Lin San.

  "Crack!" A crisp sound.

  Lin San was startled and scrambled up from the ground: "What sound?"

  At this time, Gu Jia Lan's expression was abnormally strange, and her eyes were filled with astonishment.

  Lin San found Gu Jialan somewhat out of sorts and asked in puzzlement: "Miss Gu, what's wrong?"

  Gujalan turned his head and glanced at Lin San, opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end not a single word came out.

  "Miss Gu, are you uncomfortable somewhere?" Lin San asked with concern as he leaned in beside Gu Jialan.

  Gujalan bit her lip, her face turned red: "I... I..."

  "Miss Gu, what's wrong with you?" Lin San was getting anxious.

  Gujalan lowered his head: "My butt seems...to have sat on something..."

  Lin San was stunned: "Sat on something?" Suddenly Lin San thought of something and asked urgently: "The crisp sound just now, was it... emitted by you?"

  Gujalan nodded slightly: "I don't know what I sat on, it made a 'crack' sound..."

  "Get up, let me take a look." Lin San said.

  "Gū Jiālán's expression was somewhat awkward."

  "What's wrong?" Lin San was a bit puzzled in his heart. It's just sitting on something, maybe it's just a stone. Standing up won't be a big deal.

  "That thing seems to have hooked onto my pants... I... I can't get up..." After saying this, Gu Jialan's face turned even redder.

  Lin San was stunned: "That... what can be done? You can't sit on the ground for a lifetime, right?"

  "Help me take it off... from my pants..." Gu Jialan said this sentence with her lips bitten.

  Lin San nodded: "Alright, move your body to the side."

  Gu Jialan glanced at Lin San, then turned her head to one side, slowly shifted her body, and lifted half of her buttocks.

  "Ah!" Lin San's eyes looked down and he was stunned. At the position of Gu Jialan's buttocks, there was indeed something hooked, sharp and resembling a stone. Lin San took a deep breath: "Miss Gu, hold on for a moment, I'll help you remove the thing... right away." After finishing speaking, Lin San stretched his hand under Gu Jialan's buttocks, carefully prying off the thing that had hooked onto her pants. Although Lin San was already being very careful, the back of his hand still inadvertently touched Gu Jialan's soft buttocks... causing Lin San's heart to beat faster and hot sweat to continuously drip down his face.

  Gǔ Jiālán's face turned red like a red apple. Every time Lín Sān's hand touched her buttocks, Gǔ Jiālán's body would tremble slightly and her breathing would become coarser. Now Gǔ Jiālán was somewhat regretful for letting Lín Sān help.

  Today, this matter is indeed a bit embarrassing. Gu Jialan's back was tightly pressed against the stone gate, and it was very inconvenient for her to go and get the thing hooked on her butt crack. In fact, Gu Jialan had another concern, fearing that if she moved randomly, she might tear her pants, which would be even more embarrassing. To be safe, Gu Jialan chose to ask Lin San for help, but she overlooked one problem - Lin San's hand would touch her butt.

  "Alright..." Lin San let out a long sigh: "It's fine, the thing has been taken away, Miss Gu... you can get up now."

  "Oh." Gu Jialan responded softly, supporting herself on the stone door as she slowly stood up, reaching back to touch her butt. Fortunately, her pants were intact. Gu Jialan looked up at Lin San: "Thanks."

  "Ah! No need, it's just a small effort......" Lin San is now unsure of what he feels in his heart. When he thinks about the scene where he touched Gu Jialan's butt earlier, Lin San's heart suddenly becomes fiery hot. Suddenly, Lin San discovers that his lower body has reacted, and he silently scolds himself for being shameless. He turns his body sideways, not letting Gu Jialan see his embarrassing state.

  "What exactly got stuck in my pants?" Gu Jialan wondered, looking down to see a sharp object standing upright on the ground next to the stone gate. Gu Jialan squatted down and reached out to touch the sharp object: "It doesn't seem to be a rock." As he spoke, Gu Jialan grabbed the sharp object and pulled it upwards, intending to take it out for further examination, to see where this troublesome thing came from.

  With a "hiss", the sharp object was easily pulled out by Gu Jialan, followed by a series of crisp cracking sounds, and to their surprise, the stone gate slowly creaked open automatically.