The packets of medicine powder scattered as they fell from the roof into the room, but the people shouting around the table didn't even notice. Several of the gamblers who won pointed at the sieve on the table and laughed loudly, their laughter almost lifting the roof off the ancestral hall.

The magpie stared in disbelief: "Holy crap, the Chen family hired such a bunch of junk to guard their ancestral hall. Why didn't the Chen family's ancestors jump out of their coffins and strangle them?"

After waiting a while, the group all collapsed to the ground, and the guards from other places successively sent out the coded signal that "it's done".

Shang Xiye, Ji Fengyao, and the others then went downstairs.

The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall was built with tall halls and spacious buildings, decorated with gold and silver, and was very impressive.

The altar inside the hall is pyramid-shaped from top to bottom, enshrining countless ancestral tablets of the Chen family, with an ever-burning lamp in front of each tablet.

The entrance to the secret vault is behind the altar, secured by three large gilded locks that can only be opened with the key held by the head of the Chen family.

But for Shang Xiye and Wuhen, this was a piece of cake.

A skilled lock-picker jumped out from the shadows, holding a strangely shaped little iron rod. He casually fiddled with the three locks a couple of times, and the locks opened obediently as if they had found the right key.

The guard unlocked the door, said nothing, and turned back into the shadows.

Upon seeing this, Ji Fengyao couldn't help but sigh:

Her master was such a lazy person in his previous life, managing the entire Dan Sect like a free market. But in this reincarnation, he has become a strict and disciplined family.

The group pushed open the door to the secret vault.

A stone-paved passage, repaired to be exceptionally solid and smooth, came into view, with large oil lamps shaped like horse heads placed on both sides of the passage.

Led by Wuhen, they lit oil lamps along the way.

The group walked quite a distance further and arrived at an underground hall that was about the size of a small basketball court.

The hall had two main seats and eight secondary seats on each side, clearly indicating that it was where the Chen family held private family meetings.

There are two passageways on the left and right sides at the end of the hall, leading to a deeper area.

"Your Highness, shall we split into two groups?" Wuhen asked for instructions.

“The Chen family has several ancestors who were extremely skilled in mechanical arts. Just in case, let’s act together,” Shang Xiye shook his head.

Ji Fengyao shrugged indifferently: "I'd rather he build more traps."

"Huh? Miss, why?" Xique was a little confused.

"The more traps they build, the better; it means they've hidden as much treasure as possible. It's the same principle as ordinary people walking the streets with ease, while the emperor is surrounded by a retinue." At this point, Ji Fengyao recalled her past life on Earth, where for a long time she used a six-digit password to protect her two-digit bank account…

Emmmmmmm, never mind, I don't want to think about it anymore, it's a bit heartbreaking.

According to the rule of the Great Zhao Dynasty that the left is superior, Shang Xiye chose to enter through the left passage first.

The passage is straight and long, ending at a right-angle turn, making it impossible for someone at the entrance to see what lies at the other end.

However, Shang Xiye already possessed the strength of the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm. Although he was burdened by the injuries and poison on his body, and his combat power was only around the fourth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm, his five senses and six perceptions were still at the level of the sixth level of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

Therefore, he can sense any slight movement within a 200-meter radius.

Shang Xiye didn't let Wuhen take the lead again, but instead went to the front herself.

Wuhen and Xique followed closely behind, while Ji Fengyao covered the rear.

Although Ji Fengyao lost half of her spiritual power after consummating her marriage, she had already replenished it after a day and a night of rest; on the contrary, her spiritual power had even increased.