"Miss, this mechanism..."
"Well, it wasn't vandalized, it's just that it's too old and in disrepair, but..."
Xie Lingqin shook her head again, "Judging from everything here, it doesn't look like it would have fallen into disrepair over the years." Moreover, how could such a flaw occur if a mechanism could be set up in such a place?
Just by looking at these arrows, one can tell how exquisite and ingenious they are.
"It should be the former."
When Xie Lingqin put the other arrow back on the other side of the wall, she put the silk handkerchief that had been wrapped around the arrow into her sleeve, gently exhaled, and walked forward.
What Xie Lingqin didn't tell Tinghai was that when she picked up the arrow just now and examined the marks on it, it was clear that it had been deliberately inserted more than once.
So she wasn't the only one who came to this authentic place.
That man in black robes must have come in.
The Crown Prince... must have been here as well.
So, is this why the Crown Prince prevented her from entering that day?
After walking for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, nothing unusual happened. However, the stench of decay was so strong that it made one want to vomit.
until……
The road ahead widened, but a heavy stone door suddenly blocked their way.
"Miss, let me try using my internal energy."
"Wait."
Xie Lingqin raised her hand to stop her, her starry eyes staring at the heavy stone door, suddenly turning pale.
This door... it seems so familiar.
However, she was certain that she had never seen the stone door before.
Moreover, looking at this door, the sudden sorrow that permeated my heart, the chilling killing intent that chilled me to the bone, and the deeply agonizing nightmare seemed to tear at every cell in my body like autumn had suddenly come.
"Miss, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Let me take you away."
"No," Xie Lingqin's hands gripped the stone wall tightly, as if she wanted to feel more.
My heart ached even more, the pain so intense that I broke out in a cold sweat. Fire seemed to burn endlessly through every sense, leaving me powerless and overwhelmed. It truly felt like being in the depths of hell.
"Miss……"
Tinghai looked worried, but Xie Lingqin seemed to be possessed, her face blank, her eyes glazed and unfocused as she stared at the stone door in front of her.
“Miss…” Tinghai called again, his expression tightening. He channeled his inner energy into his palm, as if to use his internal strength to bring Xie Lingqin back to her senses. However, before he could touch Xie Lingqin’s shoulder, Xie Lingqin raised her hand to stop him.
"Try opening this door."
Tinghai nodded in response and immediately channeled his inner strength into his palm, but the stone door remained unmoved.
Instead, it rebounded so badly that Tinghai coughed up blood.
"Are you alright?"
"Don't worry, Miss, it's alright. However, this stone door is strange and cannot be controlled by external force."
Tinghai said urgently, looking around, "But I just checked and there are no mechanisms."
“No, there’s a trap.” Xie Lingqin stood up and suddenly stepped back.
One step, two steps, three steps, then his gaze sharpened, and he leaped into the air, delivering a heavy punch to the highest point and center of the thick stone gate.
"buckle--"
A soft sound seemed to break the silence, and then the heavy, dusty stone door began to tremble slightly.
That was the only slightly uneven spot at the entire stone gate, barely visible to the naked eye. However, if she calmed down, she could see things that ordinary people couldn't.
This was her skill from her previous life, but now she realizes it's even more powerful than it was in her previous life.
Suppressing her surprise, Xie Lingqin flicked her sleeves, brushing away the fallen stone dust and dispersing the rising dust around her.
Tinghai stood guard in front of Xie Lingqin, his face full of vigilance.
As the stone door slowly rose from the bottom up, bright beams of light poured out, making Xie Lingqin's shoes and skirt seem to glow inexplicably.
However, this light was very cold, so cold that it had no warmth at all.
Along with the bright beams of light, there were also countless broken bones.
Both Tinghai and Xie Lingqin were shocked.
The heaviness in Xie Lingqin's heart did not disappear; instead, it became even more intense, like a towering mountain pressing down on her, making it hard for her to breathe.
And the stone gate was finally raised to the top.
A scene suddenly came into view.
What a scene this is!
What kind of life-and-death exchanges took place?
What a scene it is, a living hell.
This was clearly a stone chamber. Opposite the chamber, there was a dark and long path leading to the other side, with no end in sight.
And inside this stone chamber...
The bones were piled up like mountains, all pointing in the direction from which the stone door had opened. So, when the stone door opened, the bones fell out with a hissing sound.
arm--
bone--
skull--
He looked neither middle-aged nor old, but extremely young.
There are both men and women.
The battlefield was a scene of devastation, with broken walls and blood flowing like a sea, but none of it could match the shock and impact of this moment.
The cold light seemed to emanate a chilling aura, accompanied by the despairing scent of death.
"These look like they've been dead for over ten years. There are at least five hundred skeletons, and they all seem to have been poisoned. Before they died, their arms and legs were cut off, and there isn't a single intact body..."
Tinghai was completely dazed. After looking around, he spoke in an almost mechanical voice.
Xie Lingqin stepped inside.
Gently, as much as possible, avoid the bones.
"This mechanism..."
Tinghai looked at the person standing at the door, his face filled with shock. "Miss, this mechanism should have been closed and destroyed by someone from the outside. The place you just opened was clearly a makeshift escape door left by the people inside to allow those outside to enter. Why...?"
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