When Wang Pan was mentioned, Professor Zhou's eyes showed a hint of regret. "That girl, in terms of talent alone, is actually superior to Song Yi. It's a pity that early fame has ruined her character. She's overly arrogant. I hope she'll learn a lesson and understand that there's always someone better. If she can correct her attitude, her future achievements are still worth looking forward to."
She always talked about Xu Qingqing being a descendant of the Xu family, as if she wanted to tell others that the only reason her achievements were not as good as Xu Qingqing's was that she wasn't from the Xu family.
But she didn't think about it. There's only one Xu family in the world. Just like him, his ancestors didn't study archaeology or repair cultural relics. He just relied on his passion and kept working hard to learn. He actively studied theoretical knowledge and tried his best to find opportunities for practice.
His efforts were noticed by his tutor, which was why he was where he was today.
High - quality tutors all appreciate talent.
His teacher had given him opportunities, so he had also wanted to give Wang Pan a chance. Unexpectedly, when faced with the same opportunity, they had different attitudes.
Professor Nan heard the general process from Professor Zhou and comforted him, "It doesn't matter. You have to teach so many students every year. In the end, their achievements still depend on themselves. If you have to worry about everything, how can we do other things?"
"Haha, Professor Nan is absolutely right. I've been overthinking."
The two of them were discussing their students as if they were their own children.
At this time, Xu Qingqing had already arrived at the entrance of the tomb. Someone immediately brought the special equipment. Xu Qingqing put on a mask, changed into special shoes, and put on gloves. At the same time, she took a flashlight in case she missed the ancient paintings.
After everyone was ready, they started to enter the tomb.
By now, the tomb had been excavated to a depth of more than ten meters. As soon as they approached, Xu Qingqing felt a chill, which made her regret not wearing something warmer.
There was also a group of people underground cleaning the cultural relics. They were fully equipped and holding various small tools to clean the relics.
Some were gently wiping, while others were using special cotton cloths.
As far as the eye could see, there were only men, and Xu Qingqing was the only woman.
Professor Nan took the initiative to introduce things to Xu Qingqing. "Miss Xu, please take a look at the murals on the wall. Some of them were oxidized because we didn't notice in time, and now we can't see their original colors."
Xu Qingqing stepped forward and carefully observed the paintings.
Immediately, the dates of these paintings popped into her mind, along with their original colors and appearances.
Xu Qingqing nodded but didn't make any promises. Instead, she said, "I'll give it a try and see if I can restore them."
As she was speaking, she was already asking Professor Nan for tools and was about to start the restoration directly.
Seeing Xu Qingqing's strong sense of action, Professor Nan was very satisfied.
While others were excavating, Xu Qingqing focused on the restoration. After about two hours, the painting was restored.
Professor Nan looked at the completed work in amazement.
"Miss Xu, your brushstrokes are truly magical. I feel as if I'm seeing the original painting."
Professor Zhou chimed in, "Naturally. The helper I specially found for you is definitely not bad."
There was a hint of pride in his words, even though Xu Qingqing wasn't his student.
At this time, Shan Jia trotted over. "Professor, there might be silk paintings in the burial coffin. Should we let Miss Xu go there now? I'm afraid they'll be oxidized like last time."
Xu Qingqing put down what she was doing and said, "I'll go. This part has already been restored."
Even though she wasn't very familiar with the things in the ancient tomb, she could roughly guess that what was in the coffin must be more important than the murals.
With this thought in mind, when she actually stood beside the coffin, Xu Qingqing still couldn't help but feel a bit nervous.
As the coffin was slowly opened, there was a woman wearing luxurious clothes inside, along with many burial objects, including an ancient painting.
Shan Jia was quick - eyed and quick - handed. He immediately took the silk painting and unfolded it in front of Xu Qingqing.
Xu Qingqing quickly memorized the whole painting.
She nodded. "I've memorized it."
Shan Jia: ???
So fast?
Professor Nan and Professor Zhou were also very surprised.
"Can you be this fast? Miss Xu, you didn't happen to have seen it in advance, did you?" Professor Nan couldn't help asking.
Xu Qingqing shook her head. "No. I don't have any other special talents, but I'm quite talented in this regard."
Sure enough, the painting was quickly oxidized. Xu Qingqing dedicated herself to restoring it, and the others didn't make a sound to disturb her.
Originally, Professor Nan thought that Xu Qingqing was just boasting. How could she memorize the painting so quickly? But as he watched her restore it stroke by stroke, he found that her hand was extremely steady and the colors she restored were all correct. Only then did he believe her.
On the other side of the mountain road, Lu Chuanbai had already led his men to Nancun and was about to reach the excavation site soon.
The secretary following him was a bit helpless. "Boss, since Miss Xu doesn't want you to get close, why do you have to force yourself on her?"
Lu Chuanbai glared at him. "Who said I'm going to find her? And since when do you need to worry about my business? What, don't you want your salary anymore?"
The secretary quickly shut up. "No, I wouldn't dare. I'm wrong, boss."
He shouldn't have spoken out. He was just too surprised and couldn't hold back.
Well, after knowing that Miss Xu Qingqing was coming to the tomb here, their boss had rushed here immediately. Fortunately, the resort in this area was what their boss wanted to develop.
The secretary even couldn't help but daydream. Maybe their boss already knew there would be a tomb here, so he developed the resort and then invited Miss Xu Qingqing here.
On the other side, as it got darker, Professor Nan told everyone to go back to the camp to rest first.
Xu Qingqing followed the group. She wanted to use the toilet, so she told everyone directly. Song Yi was a bit worried. "Do you want me to go with you?"
It was desolate and secluded around here, and it was already dark. He was afraid something might happen to Xu Qingqing.
"Don't worry. I'll be fine. I'll be back soon."
There were no toilets nearby. Everyone just solved their needs on the spot. There was no reason to build a separate toilet.
Xu Qingqing was a bit helpless, but she couldn't hold it in.
She should have prepared some adult diapers for herself if she had known the environment would be so harsh.
After Xu Qingqing finished her business, she was about to return to the group. Suddenly, someone covered her mouth from behind.
"Ugh." Xu Qingqing struggled, but the person held her even tighter.
She was dragged backward. All she could see was the person's black hand.
After forcibly dragging her behind a big rock, the man immediately tried to take off Xu Qingqing's clothes.
"Let me go, you bastard! I'll call the police!" Xu Qingqing roared.