Chapter 832 The Truth - Go Die

Emperor Jin continued to plead, hoping to see Princess Baiyun one last time before he died, but Gu Renjie completely ignored him.

"I am grateful to you for raising me, but your actions do not deserve my respect. As for my mother, have you forgotten how my father died?"

Xu Yunzhi had already heard the news of the Seventh Prince's death from Yun Yichen.

Thinking about how he had mistaken a thief for his father for so many years, Xu Yunzhi even wanted to slap himself. If it weren't for the fact that the old man had indeed treated him well over the years, Xu Yunzhi would never have said such nonsense to him.

The old man looked at Xu Yunzhi, but there was not a trace of emotion in the other man's eyes.

Thinking about all the plans I've made for him over the years, a feeling of having my sincere efforts taken for granted washed over me.

"Can't you really let me see your mother just once? Even just once?"

The old man stared intently at Xu Yunzhi, expecting an answer from him.

However, Xu Yunzhi refused without even thinking.

Watching Xu Yunzhi turn around with a flourish, the old man, who was half-lying on the ground, clenched his fist tightly.

"It's all fake! It's definitely not my own child; I can't raise them properly no matter what!"

The old man was screaming in his heart, but the increasing pain in his body told him that he was powerless to do anything about these people.

He can't just die like this; he can't just die without doing anything.

The people in front of me are all the children of those people from back then. If they hadn't deceived me, how could I have ended up on this path?

Yes! It's all their fault, all because of their parents. If it weren't for them, he should have had a complete life. He could have been a good emperor, worshipped and revered by all people.

The old man's thoughts became increasingly insane and dangerous. Seeing that Xu Yunzhi even helped Mu Fan up, his mind became even more twisted.

All his years of effort came to naught, and in the end he was not even as good as a guard. How ridiculous and ironic.

"Die! All of you, die!"

The old man suddenly shouted, and everyone turned around to find that he was holding a packet of gunpowder.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the old man lit the fuse without hesitation.

"Get down!"

Xu Yunzhi had only managed to shout that one sentence when a loud bang was heard, and the old man was reduced to ashes along with the gunpowder.

Gu Shuyan wanted to turn around to look, but Yun Yichen pressed her head down: "Don't look!"

Although Gu Shuyan wasn't afraid, she still felt that Yun Yichen had shown concern, so she obediently lowered her head and didn't look.

After a period of calm, a sudden, loud thud shook the floor violently, making the entire secret chamber unstable.

"Quick, the tomb is about to collapse!"

Yun Yichen shouted, and helped Gu Shuyan run out quickly.

Gu Renjie, Wei Huang, Xu Yunzhi, and Mu Fan followed closely behind, all running out of the secret room.

I thought things would be better once we reached the next level, but because the entire tomb was a single structure, the lower level collapsed, and the upper level also began to shake.

Seeing this, no one dared to delay and hurriedly continued running outside.

Behind them, one section after another collapsed, and with each step they took, everyone felt as if they had just narrowly escaped death.

The group rushed back to the entrance of the tombstone. They were stunned to find the door closed.

The door was open when they came in with the others, so how come it's closed in such a short time? Could it be that the commotion below was too loud, which triggered the mechanism and caused the tomb door to close by itself again?

Although this idea is a bit far-fetched, it's the only explanation for the current situation.

How do we get out?

Rumbling sounds came from behind, indicating that the entire tomb was gradually sinking.

If they don't hurry up and escape, I'm afraid no one will ever be able to leave this tomb.

Gu Shuyan reached out and patted the door. By the light of the torch she had left behind when she came in, she could roughly make out the Bagua fan-shaped pattern on the door.

"Husband, brother, do you have the jade pendants that Father gave you?"

The two didn't understand what Gu Shuyan meant, but they nodded nonetheless and quickly took out the jade pendants they carried with them.

Seeing that the jade pendant was the same size as the Bagua pattern on the door, Yun Yichen suddenly understood what Gu Shuyan meant.

The jade pendant, which uses a Bagua diagram as its opening mechanism, appears to outsiders as nothing more than a black and white Bagua symbol. But who would have thought that this jade pendant would actually be the key to unlocking the tomb door?

Gu Shuyan placed the jade pendants on either side of the stone gate. "I'm not sure if my guess is right or wrong, but given the current situation, we have no choice but to take this gamble."

Gu Shuyan's words were meant to encourage everyone, and also to encourage herself, since whether her guess was correct or not still needed to be tested by time.

When Gu Shuyan pressed down the two jade pendants, the tomb door indeed made a sound, but then returned to silence.

Is it placed incorrectly?

Gu Shuyan tried again, but it turned out that it didn't work.

"But something's not right, or are we missing something?"

Yun Yichen couldn't help but remind her, and Gu Shuyan looked at the tomb again. Apart from the two places she had discovered before, she really didn't see anything else.

The sounds behind them grew closer and closer, and everyone could almost feel the vibrations beneath their feet. If they couldn't leave quickly, their deaths would be imminent.

In his haste, Gu Renjie stepped forward. Looking at the Bagua diagram, he didn't think Gu Shuyan had made any mistakes in any of her steps.

But why won't the door open? His gaze swept across the tomb door, and suddenly he looked at a candlestick to the side. There was no sign of a lit candle on the candlestick.

Gu Renjie applied a little force with his hand, and the candlestick immediately made a sound. Then, something that looked like a shelf fell down.

"What are we going to put up there?"

As Gu Shuyan spoke, she leaned closer to take a look. Yun Yichen also came over when he saw this, followed by Xu Yunzhi.

There's a pattern on the shelf; it's very faint, but you can still tell that there is a pattern.

"Could it be that this is going to..."

Xu Yunzhi suddenly raised his voice, and Yun Yichen nodded affirmatively in response to his question.

"What should I put in?"

Gu Shuyan still didn't understand. She looked at Yun Yichen, but Yun Yichen just smacked his lips at her.

Xu Yunzhi reluctantly took out a piece of jade-like material and even gave Yun Yichen a look before placing it on the high platform.

You planned this all along, that's why you deliberately gave it to me. Now, before I even had a chance to warm it up in my arms, it's going to change hands.

Facing Xu Yunzhi's mournful gaze, Yun Yichen looked back without the slightest fear!