Yue Qi took the fragment of white jade in his hand, examined it carefully, and said with great certainty,
“This fragment should be part of a key.” He pointed to the clearly neat and smooth artificial cut on the fragment. “Judging from Ami’s behavior just now, she should have discovered us a long time ago.”
Yan Che looked at the fragment of white jade, but his expression became somewhat uncertain.
Then, he actually pulled out an identical fragment of white jade from his backpack.
The two fragments, when paired, fit together perfectly, their missing parts fitting seamlessly. However, it's clear that a third piece is needed to complete a key.
Yan Che's expression turned even more unpleasant.
He looked up at the sky and finally sighed, "I never thought that what I always thought was just a legend was actually true!"
Yue Qi knew he must have a story, but since the other man didn't tell him, he didn't ask.
Anyway, since this fragment is involved, we'll have to find out the whole story sooner or later.
So he glanced at the sky and urged, "Let's continue."
The two deliberately followed the same route the guards had taken to escort Ami. Strangely, the further they went, the quieter it became.
For a full ten minutes, they hadn't seen a single living person. Moreover, all the courtyards they passed along the way were empty, looking as if no one had lived there for a long time.
Yue Qi had no choice but to stop the two from going any further. This Zhang family old house was like a dead city, with no one there at all.
Not only that, but even the guards from before had disappeared. Following the directions on the feng shui map, the two entered the tunnel from under a rockery, intending to explore whether the people were all hiding there.
Unfortunately, they miscalculated. Although the tunnel was indeed full of traps and dangers, there was still not a single person inside.
That's strange!
Where did those people go?
Furthermore, they deliberately chose the southeast direction to investigate the source of the thick smoke. After all, the elder from the Zhang family had personally led the group to handle this matter.
But there was no smoke here, not even a soul in sight; it was as if they had seen things wrong.
“No, we can’t continue like this.” Yue Qi took the initiative to stop. “Continuing like this won’t do any good. Maybe we were wrong from the start.”
"Wrong idea?" Yan Che muttered to himself, as if he had sensed something as well.
So the two of them made a quick decision and immediately turned around on the spot.
However, they hadn't walked more than a hundred meters when they felt a violent sense of horror.
The path they had taken to get here had vanished into thin air. The new path that had appeared was completely unfamiliar to them.
What's even more terrifying is that they were right in front of us, so when exactly did the road change?
Yue Qi and Yan Che looked at each other, and a cold sweat broke out in their eyes.
"It seems that our every move has probably been watched all along. This trap is clearly meant for us."
The underground passages were interconnected, and they were completely unfamiliar with the terrain. Although they had a geomantic map, it couldn't show their exact location!
Yan Che was somewhat troubled. He watched Yue Qi still carefully studying the geomantic map, and he felt a little worried himself.
"We don't even know where we are right now, what's the point of you continuing to look at this stuff?"
Yue Qi ignored him and continued studying his geomantic map.
Yan Che had his doubts about the things he was worried about, but based on his understanding of Yan Qing, he was certain that the girl would be able to use this, even if they couldn't find it right now.
After searching for a long time, he became increasingly puzzled. On the feng shui map, he found a cliff face that resembled the one they had once walked on.
Because this mountain wall is quite unique, with nothing on either side, it seems to stand there abruptly. On the entire feng shui map, there's only one similar place, making it very easy to recognize.
To his confusion, according to his memory, the path on the east side of the mountain wall was the one where Ami had been dragged away. However, what he saw on the map was due west.
Could it be that this geomantic map is reversed?
Yue Qi shared his guess with Yan Che, and Yan Che's reaction completely confirmed his guess.
"I remember that, according to legend, there should be a Black Cloud Mountain here, which is the abode of the Cave God. And the Cave God of Black Cloud Mountain is the most powerful in terms of magic among the Hundred Thousand Mountains."
"The abode of the cave god, in the stories I've heard, is said to be a place where mountains and rivers flow backward, a being that has completely escaped the five elements of heaven and earth."
As Yan Che spoke, he began to sigh. "Our elders are said to have come from this mountain. For some reason, before our parents passed away, they repeatedly told me that no matter what, I must not let Qingqing go to Wuyun Mountain in western Hunan."
Yue Qi nodded. "So, this geomantic map should be showing the wrong way, right?"
Since the two of them had no other choice, they decided to give it a try.
Yan Che took out a mirror and used the reflection effect to try to find the location on the geomantic map again. This time, he succeeded.
"Look here!" Yue Qi pointed to a spot in the mirror. "Why does this place look like it's glowing?"
Strangely enough, even though there was nothing on the feng shui map, a glowing white dot suddenly appeared when I looked in the mirror.
"It seems this is the hint Qingqing was trying to give us."
The two instantly perked up; now that they had a goal, things would be much easier.
Rewind ten days. By a lake in a deep mountain forest, Yan Qing was secretly hiding in a small tent. Her hands and feet were covered tightly, but she was still shivering from the cold.
Her journey has been filled with untold hardships and tears.
The giant azure dragon statue did indeed carry her out of the Azure Dragon Coffin instance and into a void she had never seen before, where it stopped.
The stone coffin opened automatically, and Yan Qing eagerly climbed out. She then discovered that she was in a huge cave, and that damned Azure Dragon carrying the coffin was stopped on a huge cliff at the edge of the cave.
The moment she saw the stone coffin open, she eagerly jumped out. In the short time it took her to survey the cave, the enormous azure dragon statue simply abandoned her and flew away.
Watching the Azure Dragon statue wag its tail and run away, she even felt that it was acting somewhat suspiciously.
However, it was too late to catch up now, so she could only channel all her resentment into a heartfelt statement.
"Holy crap!"
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