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But just as he was about to speak, Xia Yuhan suddenly covered his mouth: "It has not been easy for Master Sun's family to cultivate an Assassin over the years, so there's no need to take risks. How about this, time is of the essence, so I will go down with Old Mischief Maker to investigate."
"How can this be?" everyone exclaimed in unison.
"Time is tight, let's not waste any more! Big Man, go catch a live animal immediately! The rest of you can either stay here or go back. I, Xia Yuhan, will not force anyone."
"Understood, Second Sister!"
Sun Liuxiang knew that once Xia Yuhan made a decision, she would not change her mind: "Rain Cold Sister, this journey is dangerous. Should we go back and call more people?"
"No need. The more people we bring, the greater the danger. After all, this place is too unusual; we need to guard it well!"
Before long, Big Man caught a wild rabbit. Xia Yuhan tied a thin thread around the rabbit's neck and casually tossed it into the cave.
At first, the thread in Xia Yuhan's hand kept getting shorter, but then it suddenly stopped. She handed the thread to Big Man: "Big Man, drag the rabbit out!"
"Yes!" Without hesitation, Big Man grabbed the rope and pulled with great effort until he finally dragged the rabbit out.
When it was pulled out, there was a sharp dagger on the rabbit! Everyone's first reaction was that there were Hidden Weapons below.
But Xia Yuhan did not think so; how could she not recognize the dagger on the rabbit? It was a military dagger she had used in modern times—she was more than familiar with it! Because of this, Xia Yuhan absolutely had to go down!
"Old Mischief Maker, let's prepare to go down. This rabbit did not die from lack of air but rather from being accidentally injured by the dagger. However, if we really should go or not, I will not force anyone!"
The old man had already been suspicious of this place; how could he not go now? "Of course we're going! Who do you think I am? The renowned Fuyazi!"
Seeing that Xia Yuhan was determined to go down, Big Man had no choice but to follow her. Xia Yuhan did not stop him, and just like that, the three of them entered the cave...
Following the faint light and enduring the unpleasant smell coming from the cave, they jumped down.
"It turns out this place uses Night Pearl as a lure, which is why there's light."
"As far as I know, that Night Pearl is quite valuable. How many Night Pearls must be here along such a long path?"
Xia Yuhan quickly placed a hand over her mouth, signaling them to be quiet, then said, "Everyone, let's go. We will follow the footprints of the hare."
The two behind her nodded repeatedly; after all, in such a creepy and terrifying place, it was better to speak less.
The further they walked in, the more panic they felt inside; their chests were tight, and their palms were covered in cold sweat without them realizing it.
Along the way, there were skeletons everywhere, looking like they had been dead for thousands of years. The cave reeked of decay, indicating that someone had entered recently but had not walked out alive!
As they reached a certain point, a fork in the road suddenly appeared, and at that moment, the traces of the hare vanished completely!
Seeing this, Xia Yuhan quickly gestured for them not to act rashly: "Everyone, listen. There are three paths ahead, but only one is correct; the other two are traps! That hare must have been ambushed and killed right here!"
"What should we do now? Go back?"
"No!"
After Xia Yuhan finished speaking, she released a poison needle and shot it at each of the three paths ahead but found no abnormalities: "It must be that the poison needle didn't have enough force to trigger any mechanisms."
"That's easy! Leave it to me!" said an old man as he threw several skeletons he had picked up towards the three paths.
Sure enough, only one of the three paths did not have a trap! The other two would suddenly trigger hidden weapons that shot out when the skeletons hit the ground!
"Let's go! We need to hurry!"
Seeing this situation, Xia Yuhan rushed into one of the side passages without hesitation.
However, once inside, the scenes before her sent chills down her spine! There were skeletons on the ground, some desiccated, and others that had just died a few decades ago, their bodies emitting a terrible stench...
"How could this happen?" The big man spoke up and was about to step forward but was firmly stopped by Xia Yuhan.
"Absolutely do not act rashly! So many people want to pass through this hall and reach the door on the other side, but if you look closely, very few have been able to reach that door. Judging by how these people died, they must have suffered immensely."
"This is truly bizarre! Could it be that after so many years, those Hidden Weapons have become sluggish?" The old man surveyed the scene before him, muttering to himself.
Xia Yuhan immediately disagreed: "No! That is absolutely impossible!"
"But how do we get through this hall? Even if I use Lightness Technique to fly, I can only manage to get across alone. If I bring someone with me, there might be no way at all!"
The big man quickly stepped forward: "Old sir, it's crucial for me to get through, but you must definitely take Second Sister with you!"
"No, there's no need to rush. I'm pondering a question: why did these people insist on going to their deaths when there was clearly an exit behind them? Is there really some treasure ahead?"
The big man and the old man spoke in unison: "It must be so!"
"Why don't I go alone and investigate everything?"
"Absolutely not! The mechanisms here change in an instant; it would be very dangerous if we split up. Don't worry, there will surely be a good solution!"
With that, Xia Yuhan took out a Mechanism from her pocket: "Big man, hold onto me tightly! Quickly! Old Mischief Maker, we'll fly over together later! We need to be cautious in case there's danger on the other side."
"Is this really going to work?"
"Don't be wishy-washy at a critical moment! If I can do it, then we can definitely make it! Hurry!"
The big man no longer hesitated and tightly grabbed Xia Yuhan's waist. Xia Yuhan activated the Mechanism, using its power to pull both of them forward.
The old man quickly understood the situation and activated the Lightness Technique, following closely behind Xia Yuhan!
Only after flying out did they realize that there was a dark hole at the top of the cave. This hole was discovered almost simultaneously by both Xia Yuhan and the old man.
"What is that thing?"
"I don't know! Old Mischief Maker, head towards that hole, we'll catch up!"
"Okay!"
"Big man, don't let your feet touch the ground before we reach the stone door. Push us off hard with both feet; we need to be quick!"
"Got it—"
With a loud shout from the big man, he pushed off forcefully, propelling them decisively outward!
Xia Yuhan seized the opportunity to use the Mechanism again to hook onto the top, preventing them from falling.
Because the big man had just pushed too hard, he triggered a mechanism inside the hall.
At that moment, the old man reached the hole and pulled Xia Yuhan and the others along with him.
"That's damn dangerous! If you hadn't led us here to hide, we would have been shot dead by those hidden weapons coming from all directions!"
"Yeah, how did Second Sister think of this?"
Xia Yuhan looked at the thousands of flying swords in the hall with horror and replied with difficulty, "Because I noticed up close that although the dead were heading towards that door, they all seemed to be retreating. I guessed there was danger, so I suggested we come here. I didn't expect this to be another passage."
"Yes, there's light over there; it must be the Night Pearl. Let's hurry over," the old man reminded them at the right moment.
The big man supported Xia Yuhan as they walked toward the glowing area with the old man.
When they reached the end of the secret passage, Xia Yuhan was completely stunned!
"She... how could they be here?"
"They? Do you know them?" The old man and the big man looked at the strange figures frozen in ice before them and then at Xia Yuhan, feeling quite puzzled.
Indeed, how could Xia Yuhan not recognize them? They were her former comrades from the three-man team! Now they were all frozen here, making Xia Yuhan's heart ache.
But she couldn't acknowledge them; she could only cry silently.
Why, despite having crossed over, were their fates so tragically different from hers?
Though she tried hard not to cry, seeing her former comrades meet such untimely ends made Xia Yuhan's tears flow uncontrollably, and she instantly became a weeping mess.
"The Imperial Jade Seal! The Imperial Jade Seal is actually here!" The old man's eyes lit up as he realized he had stumbled upon the hard-to-find Imperial Jade Seal!
"What? The Imperial Jade Seal?" Xia Yuhan was also drawn in by the old man's words. "Wait, how could this Imperial Jade Seal be here?"
Wiping away her tears, Xia Yuhan struggled to walk over to the old man. "Is this the Imperial Jade Seal that has been lost for so long? If Prince Yile gets his hands on it, wouldn't it make conquering and waging war a piece of cake?"
The old man looked at the frozen Imperial Jade Seal with some difficulty. "The problem is how to get the Imperial Jade Seal now! You see, there doesn't seem to be any obvious cold air around, so I think these frozen people might just be an illusion."
"That's true; you have a point there. But I have a method!"
"What method?"
Without hesitation, Xia Yuhan took a few steps back and then shot several rounds at the empty space in the ice. In an instant, the ice shattered, and her comrades turned into mere shadows. The weapons in her hands and the ammunition behind them also vanished in an instant. Only the Imperial Jade Seal remained unchanged, solid as a rock...
The familiar faces and smiles she once knew instantly turned into a puddle of icy water, seeping into the ground below...
"This Imperial Jade Seal can't be touched; if we do, we'll end up like those people just now."
Xia Yuhan and the old man quickly stopped in their tracks.
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