After walking a few steps, Elder Du discovered another mechanism.
There were several protruding stones on the stone wall. After careful observation, he said, "These stones are the mechanism that triggers the dark divination. Don't touch them."
Under his guidance, everyone avoided several deadly traps and finally arrived at the second stone gate.
This stone door was more majestic than the first one. There was a coiled stone dragon carved on it, and two gems were inlaid in the dragon's eyes. Under the light of the fire, it reflected light, as if watching the intruder.
Elder Du approached the stone gate and carefully studied the patterns on the dragon's body.
After a moment, he said, "This door is also a mechanism, and it is related to the dragon on the stone door. Wait a moment, I will study it."
It was more than a quarter of an hour later that he finally saw some clues.
Elder Du pointed to several scales on the dragon's body and said, "These scales can be pressed, but the order must be correct. Otherwise, it may trigger a more dangerous mechanism."
Elder Du pondered for a moment, and then pressed down several scales one by one according to the records in ancient books.
As the last scale was pressed down, the giant dragon on the stone gate seemed to come alive, the gems in the dragon's eyes suddenly lit up, and the stone gate slowly moved from the middle to both sides.
Before everyone had time to be happy, there was a sudden sound of machinery in the passage, and countless arrows shot out from the walls on both sides!
"Be careful!" Elder Du shouted and quickly squatted down.
Everyone dodged and fortunately reacted in time so no one was injured.
Shangguan Ziqi has been protecting Yu Yuanzheng.
"Madam, follow me closely and step on the footprints I have left." Shangguan Ziqi whispered.
"Um."
After the rain of arrows, Elder Du stood up and dusted himself off: “It seems that it is not easy to see the treasure.
I guess the royal family of the previous dynasty was also on guard and not everyone could come in.
Even though I have solved these mechanisms, there are still many tests to go through.
Everyone should be more careful on the road ahead."
The third stone door appeared in front of everyone. This door was more mysterious than the previous two. There were no patterns on the door, only a huge "dragon" character engraved in the center.
The word "dragon" is written like a vivid dragon.
There is a small protrusion in the middle.
Elder Du walked closer to take a closer look.
The small protrusion is like a small bowl, with a small hole at the bottom of the bowl, and a few small words on the front of the bowl: "Royal Blood Guide."
Everybody came over to look.
Everyone saw those four small words.
The literal meaning of these four words is very simple.
Elder Du stared at the four words with a frown.
He muttered to himself, "Royal blood? Does it require the blood of a royal family member to open it?"
In order to get the treasure, one must be a member of the royal family.
“I didn’t expect that the previous dynasty hid the treasure so carefully that we can’t get it even if it’s right in front of us.” Elder Du sighed helplessly.
The prince and Shangguan Ziqi looked at the words and exchanged glances.
Yu Yuanzheng also saw the tears in the eyes of the father and son.
Yes, in terms of bloodline, aren't they descendants of the previous dynasty? But it's been so many generations, I don't know if it will work.
"Your Highness." Shangguan Ziqi called softly.
The prince turned his head in confusion.
The Crown Prince had never read the letter left by the ancestor of the Rong Prince's Mansion, so he did not know that the third generation Rong Prince's Consort was the granddaughter of the last ruler of the previous dynasty.
"Your Highness, let me try." Shangguan Ziqi said again.
The prince was shocked. Anyone could understand the meaning of those four words.
"Ziqi, it's talking about royal blood, so the blood from the empress should be more effective." The prince thought Shangguan Ziqi just wanted to try it with his own blood.
Although he was not a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, he was the crown prince of the previous dynasty. Some of the mechanisms were so magical that they might just refer to royal family members in general, not necessarily royal family members of the previous dynasty.
The prince did not give anyone a chance to stop him. He simply rubbed his index finger lightly on the sword, leaving a thin bloody cut.
The prince reached out to the small bowl and squeezed a few drops of blood into it.
Everyone stared at the few drops of blood.
Blood slowly seeped in from the small hole.
We waited for a quarter of an hour, but there was no response.
"Your Highness, let me try it too." Shangguan Ziqi also picked up the sword and lightly drew it across his fingertips.
Five drops of blood were dripped into the small bowl.
Everyone stared at the drops of blood again.
It also seeped in slowly just like before.
The magical thing is that everyone heard the sound of the mechanism.
Then the stone gate really began to move to both sides.
But it only moved a palm's width before stopping.
Could it be that Prince Rong’s Mansion is related to the royal family of the previous dynasty?
Elder Du looked at Shangguan Ziqi with bright eyes.
The prince also looked at Shangguan Ziqi in disbelief.
"Uncle Rong?" The prince turned and looked at the prince again.
A face full of confusion.
"Crown Prince, my Rong Palace has some connections with the royal family of the previous dynasty. I will tell you after we arrive in Beijing." The prince did not want to talk about this in front of outsiders.
The prince averted his gaze. Now was not the time to think about this.
"Your Highness, it's so narrow that even a human can't fit in. Only a rabbit can pass through." Elder Du said regretfully.
The prince said nothing, walked forward, cut his finger with the sword, and dripped a few drops of blood into it.
When the blood seeped in, a mechanical sound was heard again.
The stone door opened a little more, but only half a foot, enough for a child to go in.
Everyone looked at each other.
What should I do about this?
"Father, why don't we let Dabao and the others try as well?" Yu Yuanzheng's voice rang out suddenly.
The prince often thought of his precious daughter, but she was so far away, and it would take at least more than a month to get there and back.
Yu Yuanzheng spoke up.
Upon hearing this, the prince laughed and said, "Haha, yes, there are still three children of Prince Rong's Mansion who have not tried it yet. Well, let's stop here for today. The treasure is right in front of us, so there is no need to rush. Let's invite the three treasures of Prince Rong's Mansion to come tomorrow and talk about it first."
Everyone had to withdraw.
The next day, Yu Yuanzheng and his wife brought their three children to Cheng.
When the three children came to the valley, they looked curious.
"Mom, are you taking us here to hunt?" Dabao looked around curiously.
But why did so many people come to hunt?
When we first entered the valley, we saw many tents, which were obviously soldiers, and they were all wearing armor.
They remember clearly that when Daddy won the battle in Xicheng, he was wearing armor.
My grandmother said that those who wear armor are heroes of Wei.
Later they learned that they were soldiers defending their country.
And their grandfather also told them that when he and his brother grew up, they would also have to shoulder the responsibility of defending the country.
"Dabao, mother will take you to hunt for treasure." Yu Yuanzheng whispered in Dabao's ear.
"Really?" Dabao became interested immediately after hearing it.
Baby, everyone likes it.
Even though he is only four years old, he is very sensitive to treasures.
Because he asked his mother why they had three brothers and sisters, Dabao, Erbao and Sanbao.
My mother said that they are the most precious treasures in their parents' hearts.
That means treasure is the best thing in the world.
When the person arrived, the prince ordered to go and investigate again.
The prince took the eldest treasure, Prince Jing took the second treasure, and the crown prince personally took the third treasure.
The three kids are not afraid at all, they are really brave. I don't know who they take after.
When Yu Yuanzheng was led by Shangguan Ziqi for the first time, she couldn't help but want to close her eyes.
The three children were lying on the adults, and they were actually quite excited as they watched the distance between them and the ground getting higher and higher.
They are probably used to flying high because of their father and grandfather.
Yesterday's group came to the third stone gate again.
It's still only half a foot open.
After a night, the air was almost circulated.
Yu Yuanzheng didn't feel depressed.
"Children, the treasure we are looking for is inside this stone door.
We need a little bit of your blood to open this door.
Mother will prick a small hole on your finger. It won’t hurt too much, just like a mosquito bite.”
Yu Yuanzheng explained everything clearly to the children before taking action.
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