Chenxing almost let out a sound underwater when she saw the large characters spelling out "Fidelity and Filial Piety Archway".
She’s always been fascinated by history, and she had researched a lot about this ancient city. They say the history of the "Fidelity and Filial Piety Archway" could be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. There is a plaque on the archway, inscribed with the words "Imperial Decree".
The coiled dragon pattern on the top of the plaque is incredibly exquisite and luxurious. Even with so corrosion, the authentic ancient script still made Chenxing’s heart skip a beat.
There is a little tree on top of the archway, probably grown there before the flooding. Now the brick and stone at the top of the archway are badly loosened. It doesn’t yet threaten the little tree, but it no longer shows signs of life, standing there as if telling stories from the past.
Suddenly, a word is spelled out on her palm: "Slow."
Chenxing nods in embarrassnt, she is indeed a bit too excited, eager to swim around.
But it’s hard to dive this deep, and she’s diving for the first ti. This kind of strenuous swimming is not sustainable. Chenxing may not understand this, but Gu Shaocheng does.
Watching her fascinatedly caress these stone sculptures and tiles, he silently plays the knight by her side, letting her enjoy everything she likes.
Soon, Chenxing calms down.
In the embrace of Gu Shaocheng, following the diving guide in the deep water, they looked down upon the streets of the old city from above. They found the East Gate, South Gate, the collapsed archways on Dong Dajie, the empty lot before the county yan, city bricks piled together with inscriptions like "Sui’an County" and "County Magistrate Zhang Baochen", and even a complete graveyard with tombstones outside the city.
In the northwest of the old city beyond the North Gate, she saw a large number of relatively well-preserved buildings. So houses’ window fras are intact, and the wooden carvings in front of the wooden doors of Huizhou-style houses are still perfect, revealing the exquisite craftsmanship of the tis.
The underwater world is silent, as if ti has been frozen into eternity.
Even after erging from the water, the image of the quiet ancient city lying underwater is still in Chenxing’s mind. It’s a marvel to see the enduring bricks and tiles and intact buildings of the subrged city at the bottom of Thousand Island Lake. In its own unique way, it silently protects a part of the lake, and also peacefully exists in this world.
"Are you tired? You’re sweating." No sooner had he taken off his diving suit than Gu Shaocheng took a towel handed by soone else to wipe her down, without bothering to wipe his own sweat first.
After wearing the thermal diving suit for a long ti, he was already drenched with sweat. Despite this, Chenxing nodded and said, "I’m exhausted, my hands and feet are so sore I can’t move, but I am very happy. Thank you, Shaocheng."
As he was wiping her down, she also reached for the towel to wipe his sweat for him.
This proactive gesture pleased him again. There was a look of adoration in Gu Shaocheng’s eyes, "Don’t speak nonsense. You don’t have to be polite with ."
Nan Baihao and Liang Huanhuan climbed onto the speedboat afterwards. The two of them were chattering noisily.
Soone gave Gu Shaocheng a big bucket of Nongfu Spring water. He soaked the towel in the water and handed it to Chenxing to wipe her sweat. He stood at the edge of the boat, pouring the rest of the water all over his head. He then shook his wet hair in a showy manner, splashing water on Chenxing. There was a mischievous grin on his face.
"Shaocheng, you..."
Chenxing had just wiped her face when the water splashed onto her, making her all wet. She cutely pouted her lips.
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