Cat: "Ask Li Zhongcheng."
This is the gatekeeper's test for him... Li Zhongcheng hurriedly said, "This is the Demon Suppression Tower, and also the Tomb Guardian Tower. Any evil spirits will never dare to enter here... I have heard that all such objects must absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
This is a mausoleum, so it definitely can't absorb the essence of the sun. Therefore, it must appear at night to absorb the essence of the moon... Sect Master, am I right?"
The cat nodded.
At that moment, the stone platform they were on suddenly shook, and with several heavy creaking sounds, another hidden door suddenly opened between the two towers!
A student nearly fell in! Jiu Yebai reacted quickly and pulled him back.
After Jiu Yebai pulled him up, everyone gathered together and observed him for a while.
It turns out he had just stepped on a mechanism, which must have been the switch for the hidden door.
There was a depth of more than ten meters below. After being secured with ropes, the group entered the hidden door one after another.
After everyone got down, they turned on their flashlights and were about to continue searching for directions when suddenly...
Many lights were lit up ahead!
The sudden light startled everyone, but also filled them with surprise!
"These are all ever-burning lamps, and there are so many of them!"
"Now we don't have to find our own way."
The area illuminated by the ever-burning lamps was paved with stone bricks, and the palace gates were tall. Moreover, the ground sloped down into a long, gentle slope, indicating that this underground palace was enormous!
"Why did the ever-burning light suddenly turn on?" a student asked, puzzled.
Professor Chen said, "This utilizes some physical properties, along with some mechanical techniques. When a large amount of oxygen rushes into the passage, these lamps will be lit."
Professor Gu added, "The emperor's mind is evident everywhere in this mausoleum. Since guests have arrived, they are welcomed openly. This eternal lamp is a way of welcoming us in."
Hearing Professor Gu say this, everyone couldn't help but feel a chill.
Professor Gu added, "Let's hurry up and collect some valuable information, record and organize it... Also, everyone stay close together and don't get too scattered."
They walked into his passage, marveling at the sheer size of the palace.
"There's gold!" a student suddenly shouted. He ran over, picked it up, and found that it really was gold.
Professor Gu took it and glanced at it. "No one has touched this. It must have been left here when the mausoleum was being built."
Qi Song went over and took a picture.
After walking for about fifty meters, they arrived at the end of the passage, where there was a door, which was also a mechanism door.
The students were completely baffled by the patterns carved on the door frame, but they noticed that Professor Gu and the others were looking at them.
Even the staff members looked like they were studying something.
From this perspective, it seems that only a few students appear to be laymen.
Professor Gu: "Kitty, open the door."
The cat nodded without hesitation. As if she had a pre-existing goal, she pressed down on a spot, causing a corner of the carved pattern to sink in. At the same time, the door opened.
They had just stepped inside when Mitchellson's voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Ah, you've led the way well, but this is enough. I can walk the rest myself."
The group turned around and saw a large number of mercenaries appearing in the distance! They were carrying guns and walking towards them!
Several students were so frightened that they backed away, "This..."
They had never seen a real battle.
Mitchellson stood behind a group of mercenaries, looking around smugly. "Letting you live for two more days is already a mercy from me."
Professor Chen angrily said, "You antiquities thief! You scum!"
Professor Gu, however, looked at one of the young women among them and asked, "Are you Pei Yannian's daughter?"
Pei Ning's face contorted for a moment, and she looked at Professor Gu from a distance, "Yes!"
Professor Gu slowly shook his head. "What Pei Yannian and his father did was a wrong choice, but you chose the same path as them. The Pei family should not exist after all."
Pei Ning retorted angrily, "Stop spouting nonsense! How noble can you all be? I did nothing wrong!"
With that, Pei Ning glared fiercely at the cat: "I'm taking revenge!"
The cat pursed its lips slightly, looking quite disdainful.
Jiu Yebai couldn't help but laugh. "This is the laziest joke I've heard all year."
"Professor Gu, what should we do with these people?"
Professor Gu said, "Let them experience the wrath of the Great Xia emperor."
Jiuyebai's eyes lit up.
The cat said, "You all move forward."
Professor Gu turned and left, calmly instructing the others, "Everyone, go, don't just stand there."
The others didn't not want to leave, they just didn't dare! Who could walk away easily with a gun pointed at them?
However, those who were stunned were all dragged away by Qi Song and his group.
Only three people remained: Maomao, Jiuyebai, and Baijiang.
Mitchellson shouted angrily, "Shoot! What are you waiting for!"
The cat flicked out a wisp of energy, which struck the door frame in front of it. Suddenly, with a "thud," the door slammed shut!
Then, through the door, came a whooshing sound followed by several screams.
Upon hearing this, everyone paused in their tracks.
"W-What happened?"
Professor Gu said, "It's a trap. There were at least three traps in the passage we just came from, but we didn't trigger any of them."
Upon hearing this, the group swallowed hard, not daring to think any further.
Professor Chen said, "Michelson stole and sold so many of our cultural relics. He was in cahoots with Pei Yannian back then. I never thought that Pei Yannian's daughter would follow in his footsteps. Alas, if they die in the organization, I will not pity them at all..."
After the incident, the others became even more cautious, and they dared not go anywhere Professor Gu had instructed them not to go.
However, they had been walking for a long time, probably more than two hours! They were still in the passageway!
I just felt like I was going around in circles and had no idea where I was.
Professor Chen glanced at the blueprints of the underground palace and said, "These blueprints are useless now. They used to fit together in some places, but now they're completely wrong."
He couldn't help but feel somewhat frustrated.
Professor Gu suggested that we rest where we were.
Many people breathed a sigh of relief. Several students looked at Professor Gu and felt extremely ashamed. He was quite old, and he had been walking for a long time without being as exhausted as they were.
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