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"Are you going?" If yesterday she could confidently stop Yun Tianmo to say some grand principles, and it was ultimately recognized as her concern for him, now seeing that Yun Tianying was already injured in the Mirror Guardian, she no longer had the courage to stop him from leaving.
Yun Tianmo turned his back to Ouyang Zixin, not wanting her to see the change in his expression. In fact, he couldn't bear to look at her face either; he feared that he might make a wrong decision out of momentary reluctance. "The sounds we just heard haven't revealed any clues. You all stay here and watch."
This meant that they should stay and see what changes occurred in the Underground Palace while he sought a way out of the Underground Palace and looked for his sibling, Yun Tianying.
Ouyang Zixin nodded and said gloomily, "We should indeed take a look. I don't think Baike is a good person..."
If Yun Tianying got entangled with Baike, and Yun Tianying was Yun Tianmo's elder brother, while Baike had once tried to kill her, oh my, this relationship was so complicated that Ouyang Zixin felt a bit afraid to think further.
"Clap, clap, clap—"
The sound echoed again.
This time the three were nearby, so they quickly discovered that the source of the sound was a very concealed Small Stone Box placed under a tall stone table. No wonder Yun Tianmo hadn't noticed it when he rushed over after hearing the noise.
"We've found it; why not take a look before we leave?" Ouyang Zixin actually hoped that Yun Tianmo wouldn't go. If yesterday's hesitation was due to the so-called Butterfly Effect, then today it felt like a premonition. She had a bad feeling that if Yun Tianmo went, something unfortunate might happen. But she didn't know how to express this to him; she couldn't just say, "Don't go." This was a woman's Sixth Sense.
Nameless thought that these two seemed to have something to discuss, so he tactfully suggested that he would go check how to retrieve the Small Stone Box.
Yun Tianmo glanced at Nameless and then turned to Ouyang Zixin. The hope in her eyes was too obvious. He closed his eyes for a moment, suppressing the softness in his heart temporarily. When he opened his eyes again, they were clear.
"Alright, you don't need to say anything more; just go." Ouyang Zixin saw Yun Tianmo's demeanor and knew he had made up his mind. She wasn't someone without self-awareness and waved her hand for him to hurry along.
When Nameless took out the Small Stone Box, Yun Tianmo had already walked away into the distance. From his appearance, he seemed to be looking for an exit and likely wouldn't leave this Underground Palace anytime soon. It's strange how humans react; it's just a temporary separation, yet it feels like a life-and-death parting. Look, aren't we still in the same Underground Palace?
"Did you find anything?" Ouyang Zixin put away the Mirror Guardian. The image on the mirror had disappeared after that thin man left. Holding it in her hand was of no use, so she decided to examine the Small Stone Box in front of her.
This Small Stone Box was peculiar. It appeared to be the only object in the entire Underground Palace covered in dust. Nameless didn't directly hold it but instead controlled a bit of Mysterious Energy to levitate it above his hands.
"Underneath the stone table, there's only this Small Stone Box, with nothing else fixed in place. The dust seems to be aimed specifically at it; apart from this, there’s hardly any dust anywhere else," Nameless remarked, puzzled by this observation. Logically speaking, if such ruins were dust-free, then everything should be clean; why was this little thing so dirty?
Ouyang Zixin was also reluctant to touch the dirty Small Stone Box. She tried to concentrate Mysterious Energy in her eyes to see through the Small Stone Box, but she realized that not only could she not see through it, but she couldn't even penetrate the dust on top.
"Did you discover something?" Nameless had already sensed that the dust was unusual, but he hoped Ouyang Zixin would try without knowing beforehand; perhaps she might succeed. However, given the current situation, it seemed she wouldn't be able to see through it.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Wasting my Mysterious Energy, Ouyang Zixin shot Nameless a glare. With her mind already preoccupied with concerns, she found it even harder to focus on the Small Stone Box now. Nameless wasn't being helpful and was withholding information; wasn't that just adding to her troubles?
Nameless smiled helplessly and explained, "Master, Nameless didn't mean to withhold information; I hoped you could try without any mental preparation. This might yield unexpected results."
The dust on the outside of the Small Stone Box was quite thick; neither Ouyang Zixin nor Nameless could see through it. What should they do now?
"Have you tried using your hands?" Ouyang Zixin pondered whether directly wiping off the dust would be effective.
Nameless shook his head; using hands wouldn't work. Initially, he had reached out directly to grab the Small Stone Box, but the dust seemed solidified and completely prevented him from touching the Small Stone Box itself beneath it. That's why he decided to levitate it and look for any possible breakthroughs. However, he found that the dust on this Small Stone Box was impenetrable.
"Is there really such a thing?" While responding to Nameless, Ouyang Zixin glanced at Yun Tianmo's diminishing figure in the distance. He seemed still unable to find an exit; should they go look for his help?
"No way!"
"Ouyang Zixin, can you be a bit more ambitious? You just told someone to hurry up, and now you're running to find them over a small issue. What kind of behavior is that?!"
"Using water to wash it away?"
Ouyang Zixin wasn't sure if this idea was a desperate measure. Could water really wash away the dust that even Mysterious Energy couldn't penetrate? Wouldn't that make Mysterious Energy seem useless?
"Is it really working?!"
Nameless took the water from their space. This was the water that formed a biological cycle with the six Azure Woods, which usually served to brew tea for Ouyang Zixin and had no special purpose. Since Ouyang Zixin suggested trying to use water, and there were no other water sources in the Underground Palace, Nameless decided to bring it out.
One had to admit, these two were quite extravagant. The water that formed a cycle with the Azure Woods was being used to wash away dust; if Yun Tianmo or others who understood its value saw this, they would surely scold these two spendthrifts.
After the dust on the Small Stone Box was washed away, it looked much cleaner, but its shape had changed. It seemed to have shrunk a bit and was no longer square; instead, its overall lines formed smooth curves.
"Clap, clap—"
"Did you hear that? It's making noise again."
This was already the third time the Small Stone Box had emitted a sound. (To be continued.)
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