12: Chapter 12 Seeking Inspiration? You're just revisiting old haunts, aren't you?

The news of Professor Zhou coming out of retirement again caused an instant uproar online!

"My god! Did Professor Zhou actually come out of retirement?"

"Unbelievable! The great tomb beneath the Dragon Locking Well is definitely not simple! Even Professor Zhou has come out of retirement for this!"

"Not only that, but Professor Lin and Professor Chen are also near-retirement figures, both are pillars of their respective fields!"

"Who is this Professor Zhou? Is he very famous?"

"My god, no way, right? Could there still be people who don't know Professor Zhou?"

"Professor Zhou has spent over thirty years studying archaeology as if it were a single day. He has a special love for the archaeological industry and has protected countless precious national treasures for Daxia!"

"That's right, originally everyone thought Professor Zhou was about to retire and intended to spend his remaining years in peace, but who would have thought he'd come out of retirement for the Dragon Locking Well!"

"I'm so excited. His published book, 'Archaeological Theory', has inspired countless archaeology scholars. We should all address him as a teacher!"

...

On the internet, seeing Professor Zhou's name appear on the list caused this Weibo post to explode instantly.

Countless people commented, liked, and reposted.

Meanwhile, as the number of likes grew, some people discovered a clue on the list.

For some reason, there was a mysterious person with an undisclosed name at the end of the list.

With this, the netizens immediately blew up and began discussing it heatedly.

"I feel like something strange has been mixed into the list..."

"How come there's someone without a public name? Does any insider want to leak a bit?"

"Tsk! Feels like something is about to go down!"

"Could it be another big shot?"

"What do you guys say... is it possible that it's Screenwriter Ye? After all, he's been down the Dragon Locking Well, and he's more familiar with what's down there!"

"Forget it, Screenwriter Ye said himself that it's impossible for him to go tomb raiding in this lifetime!"

"Exactly, do you think just anyone can go to the Symposium? I'll put my words here, if this mysterious person is Screenwriter Ye, I'll eat shit while doing a handstand!"

"Hiss... it is indeed a bit suspicious!"

...

Three days later.

Dragon Locking Well.

Command Headquarters.

Seminar Hall.

"Hello! Hello everyone, audience friends, I am the host for this program, Bingbing!"

"The Archaeological Team has arrived. After a little preparation, we are about to go down into the Dragon Locking Well again to solve the mystery of the true dragon in the Dragon Locking Well for everyone!"

...

On the hosting stage, a sweet-looking girl holding a camera was greeting the audience in the Live Stream Room.

As soon as the Live Stream Room opened, countless viewers flooded into the Live Stream Room impatiently.

The barrage in the Live Stream Room filled the screen in an instant.

"Claiming the floor, I'm the first one, just ask who else is there!"

"Damn, even a lifelong bachelor's hand speed isn't this fast, right? Shocked me for a whole year!"

"Ugh! Luckily this isn't a 'once in a lifetime' series, are we finally starting again?"

"Don't block me, I'm here to see my wife Bingbing! Wife Bingbing, look at me, look at me, I'm here!"

"Get lost! Bingbing is my wife, what does that have to do with you?"

"All of you get lost! Otherwise, don't blame my forty-meter-long blade for being blind! If you dare to fight me for Bingbing, you should go pee and take a look at yourselves!"

"Actually, I'm more concerned about who that mysterious person is. It feels like his status is even higher than Professor Zhou's!"

"Hurry, Wife Bingbing, tell me secretly, who exactly is that mysterious person?"

...

Seeing countless viewers in the Live Stream Room impatiently asking about the true identity of the mysterious person on the list, Bingbing couldn't help but glance behind her at the sharp-featured, handsome man.

Immediately, Bingbing smirked and brought the camera to the people of the Symposium who were gathered around the conference table.

"Come on, everyone say hello to the audience in the Live Stream Room!"

The camera panned over, and the viewers in the Live Stream Room widened their eyes, staring at the screen, not daring to miss a single detail.

Professor Zhou and the other archaeological scholars greeted the audience in the Live Stream Room one after another.

However, the moment the camera panned over, the viewers in the Live Stream Room immediately spotted Ye Xiao sitting at the conference table.

Instantly, the entire Live Stream Room seemed to have a bomb thrown into it, exploding with noise.

"Wait a minute, what did I see... Is that Ye Xiao?"

"Damn! Damn it!!! It really is Screenwriter Ye, I am absolutely impressed! Didn't he say it's impossible for him to go tomb raiding in this lifetime?"

"... My guess was right, it really is Screenwriter Ye! He really came!"

"I remember someone said they would eat shit while doing a handstand if Ye Xiao came, right? Come out and say something!"

"He already ran away, took a train, and it was even a standing ticket!"

...

At this moment, the audience in the Live Stream Room exploded.

After all, just three days ago, Ye Xiao had just issued a clarification statement, and even the Kyoto Police Department testified for Ye Xiao, confirming the fact that Ye Xiao had never been down the Dragon Locking Well.

At the time, the audience felt something was suspicious, but after all, the officials had spoken.

No matter what, they couldn't get around that fact.

But now, Ye Xiao had appeared at the Symposium again, which was enough to explain everything.

And when the camera turned to Ye Xiao, Ye Xiao also smiled and greeted the audience in the Live Stream Room.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ye Xiao! Uh... I am a screenwriter, I came to the Symposium mainly to, uh... find creative inspiration! Yes! Find inspiration!"

Ye Xiao said with a smile, his face neither red nor his heart beating fast.

Hearing this, not only the Archaeological Team members but even Professor Zhou and Bingbing couldn't help but be speechless.

Good heavens, the bottom of the Dragon Locking Well is extremely dangerous, and one could lose their life at any moment.

Although the Symposium members don't go down into the tomb, all the actions of the Archaeological Team depend on their instructions.

It's equivalent to the lives of the Archaeological Team members being held in their hands!

Now, who isn't nervous, coming with an unprecedented sense of mission?

You, on the other hand, are here for creative inspiration?

This is a bit too much, right?

Not only that, but after Ye Xiao said this sentence, the audience in the Live Stream Room was also stunned.

They were all slightly stunned for two seconds, then suddenly reacted.

On the screen of the Live Stream Room, a surging wave suddenly rose.

"Screenwriter? You're killing me, does anyone really think Ye Xiao is just a screenwriter? No way, no way?"

"Ye Xiao isn't a screenwriter, he just turned his autobiography into a movie!"

"Laughing like crazy, really laughing like crazy, he actually came here to find inspiration, is he kidding me?"

"Maybe he's preparing to revisit old events!"

"The term 'find inspiration' isn't appropriate, it should be 'returning to the old haunt', hahaha!"

"I can't do it, tears are coming out from laughing, you guys are all geniuses!"