However, after saying this, Ying Chen stopped talking.
Instead, he walked into the tent and sat down, his gaze fixed on the live stream on his phone.
Elder Dong and the other two wanted to say something, but the words stuck in their throats, unsure how to express them.
They could only accompany Ying Chen as he sat down, a belly full of unvented anger.
As for Liu Bin's live stream, they couldn't bear to watch, afraid they might lose control and punch through the phone screen.
Ying Chen, however, seemed to be watching with great interest, his eyes never leaving the screen.
During the live stream, Liu Bin continued to boast extravagantly.
"Everyone, I can now confirm with one hundred percent certainty that this dry well is the Xuan Well left behind by Zhang Daoling!"
"Because I've discovered something—or rather, four characters!"
As Liu Bin spoke, he aimed the camera at a well brick.
Four cursive characters appeared on the screen.
The bullet comments were filled with question marks.
Clearly, the viewers in the live stream couldn't immediately recognize the meaning of these four cursive characters.
"Xuan Tan Lao Gui!"
Liu Bin didn't play coy and quickly provided the answer.
"You might be unfamiliar with these four characters. In fact, they come from 'Guang Hong Ming Ji,' which records that there was a temple of the old ghost on Xuan Tan, and the temple of the old ghost actually refers to the Heavenly Master Temple."
"In other words, there was originally a Taoist temple above this well, the Heavenly Master Temple of Master Zhang. However, it was later destroyed by war, leaving only this dry well."
"This well brick, inscribed with the four characters 'Xuan Tan Lao Gui,' precisely corroborates the statement in 'Guang Hong Ming Ji' and provides strong evidence for Zhang Daoling's tomb!"
Although Elder Dong and the other two were unwilling to look at the screen, the sound of the live stream still reached their ears through the air.
Upon hearing Liu Bin's explanation, all three were startled.
They had wondered what the inscription 'Xuan Tan Lao Gui' on the well brick meant when they first saw it.
Now, with Liu Bin's explanation, it seemed to make some sense.
"Alas, I always thought I was quite learned, but facing the long river of history, I realize how meager my knowledge is. Look, even someone as morally corrupt as Liu Bin possesses knowledge that I don't."
"Live and learn, that saying is indeed true!"
Elder Dong sighed involuntarily and said.
Wang Zizai and Professor Li nodded in unison.
Although the three disdained Liu Bin's character, they were willing to acknowledge his correct insights.
In the live stream, the camera panned away from the well brick.
It wasn't that Liu Bin didn't want to continue showing off his knowledge, but that the viewers in the live stream were simply not interested in such things.
The vast majority of them were there under the guise of "spirit exploration."
On the surface, they claimed to respect and support archaeological endeavors, but in reality, they just wanted excitement and novelty.
As a result, the entire live stream was filled with impatient bullet comments.
"Alright, alright, we get it. When can we go down into the tomb?"
"It's been twenty minutes, if we don't go down soon, we're leaving!"
"Host, hurry up and go down, I'll give you a rocket!"
"What do you mean 'go down into the tomb'? Don't you have any professionalism? That's called archaeology! Host, quickly show us the charm of archaeology! We can't wait! I'll give a super rocket to support you!"
Whoosh!
Instantly, a giant rocket effect dominated the screen of the live stream.
It turned out that the person had indeed sent a super rocket gift, worth two thousand yuan.
Liu Bin, with a well of jade bricks as his fallback, naturally wouldn't care about this paltry sum of two thousand yuan.
However, he had to respect the opinions of the bullet comments.
Because he was still counting on this live stream to provide him with certain proof.
The higher the popularity of the live stream, the greater the proof would be.
The ten million viewers in the live stream were all his witnesses!
At that time, no one would be able to bring him down!
So Liu Bin gritted his teeth and said, "According to regulations, I'm not allowed to carry out excavation work alone because it's too dangerous. But for everyone's sake, and for the promise I just made, I'll risk it!"
"I'll go get a rope and take everyone down to the bottom of the well to explore!"
With that, Liu Bin ran back to the car, opened the trunk, and took out a rope.
Liu Bin first tied the rope to an old tree near the wellhead, then tossed the other end of the rope into the well.
"Everyone, I won't be able to pay attention when I go down. I'll tie the phone camera to my head, and you can be my eyes, observing the surroundings for me."
"If there's any danger, remember to warn me!"
Liu Bin quickly secured the phone to his head, turned on the phone's flashlight, which served as a searchlight.
He then adjusted the screen position for easy viewing of the bullet comments.
Next, he grabbed the rope with both hands and slowly descended into the well.
At this moment, the audience in the live stream became extremely excited, with the screen filled with "Go!"
"Host, be careful! There's something behind you!"
Just then, a bold red bullet comment floated by.
Liu Bin's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned his head to look to his right rear.
As it turned out, there was nothing there.
"Hahaha, just kidding!"
The viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.
Liu Bin cursed inwardly but forced a smile, saying, "It's better if you don't make such jokes. Scaring people can be fatal!"
Then Liu Bin continued to slide down the rope.
At this moment, another bullet comment floated by.
"Host, there's someone clinging to your back!"
Liu Bin shivered, feeling a chill creep up his back.
He knew that archaeological work could indeed encounter inexplicable phenomena, and he knew that the situation of "someone clinging to one's back" could indeed happen.
His entire body froze, daring not to move.
But then, the screen was filled with a flood of laughter.
He had been tricked again!
Liu Bin was furious.
"If you do this again, I won't go down!"
"Twice is fine, but thrice is too much. If anyone makes such a joke again, I'll really end the broadcast."
Liu Bin threatened angrily.
Then he continued to slide down.
This time, it was quite quiet; the viewers in the live stream didn't tease Liu Bin anymore.
Soon, Liu Bin reached the middle of the well wall.
Liu Bin paused for a moment and tried to explain, "See, everyone? This is the waist of the Xuan Well, and it's also the narrowest part of the entire Xuan Well. Let me show you in detail..."
As Liu Bin spoke, he was about to take off his phone to show everyone the details of the well waist.
However, at this moment, the bullet comments suddenly flickered: "Host, look behind you!"
"Someone's there! There's really someone!"
"It's not a person! It's a pair of eyes! Oh my god, it's floating towards you!"
"Run, Host!"
Having been tricked twice before, how could Liu Bin believe the nonsense from the bullet comments?
He scoffed, "If you tell the 'boy who cried wolf' too many times, no one will believe you. I advise you to make fewer such jokes in real life, otherwise, you'll easily lose the trust of your friends and family!"
However, even after Liu Bin said this, the bullet comments did not stop.
The entire live stream was filled with bullet comments of "There's something behind you."
It was as if someone was organizing a water army to deliberately spam the screen.