Chapter 465: Searching for the Mechanism

with Xiao Changyue's ambition, how could she possibly look up to the almost puppet emperor in the palaceWhen the two maids had finished their gossip, Xiao Yunqin called over one of them. "You, come he...Unknowingly, whenever they encountered a problem, everyone's first reaction was to consult Qin Luoyan. Even Rong Ye, at the time of the incident, would be the first to seek Qin Luoyan's opinion. For a woman who had once been looked down upon by them, this was simply incredible.

This time, Qin Luoyan didn't play coy with everyone because it was really getting late and the delay wasn't good for anyone.

"I can't possibly climb this sheer cliff, and besides, I don't know any martial arts. There's no way I could scale it like you guys." Qin Luoyan let out a helpless sigh. Just as her words made everyone even more confused, she added, "However, I didn't say that the treasure trove at the source of Gengjin is accessible only by crossing this cliff."

"You mean..." Li Yun, being young and more agile-minded than the elders, was the first to catch on. "You mean we don't have to climb up there"

Qin Luoyan nodded, then pulled out a dagger from her bosom and came to a protruding rock below the cliff. She parted the stone wall on the rock and reached out to wipe away the patterns on its surface. Unexpectedly, something happened.

On that rock, there was actually a totem, the totem looked like a phoenix reborn from the ashes. However, it was too long ago, and the clear traces were no longer visible. Even the carvings had been smoothed out by wind and sand.

"This stone is hidden behind the vines. How did you find it" Li Yunfan's eyes lit up, he couldn't help but ask.

Qin Luoyan smiled faintly, without answering his question. Could she say that in the moment she approached here, her body felt unusually hot Like a citrus fruit with blood boiling! Such an inexplicable thing, it would be hard to explain if she said it out loud.

Perhaps, flowing in her very bones, was truly the blood of the Phoenix Clan. Her father, Qin Tiancheng, definitely wasn't from the Phoenix Clan, so it must have been her mother. That poor and pitiful woman. She couldn't help but think of the elder from the Phoenix Clan who mentioned the Saintess. Could that Saintess be her own mother

The more doubts she had, the more serene her face became.

Seeing that she remained silent, no one pressed further. After all, everyone who had someone to rely on had some cards up their sleeve. Who would readily reveal their own hand

Qin Luo'yan touched the stone, as if searching for a mechanism. She said while searching: "I guess that since the treasure trove of Gengjin is underground, we shouldn't go up. It doesn't matter if we cross this cliff or not. Maybe we can directly open the gate to the treasure trove from here."

"Well, you do have a point." Li Yunfan also leaned over to observe the stone. "It's just that I don't know how to open this door."

Rong Ye and Ling Shu also came over to take a look, but after all, Shito was just a stone. No matter how many people looked at it, it wouldn't blush or have a heartbeat. Besides the carvings which were somewhat unusual, there was no other place on the stone that could be considered a mechanism.

"Why don't we just pry this stone open" Ling Shu waited impatiently, frowning.

"That's not possible," Rong Ye shook his head. "Even those mercury mines set up to mislead us are full of traps and mechanisms. What more can we say about the real treasure What if this stone is damaged and triggers the mechanisms inside If it only increases the difficulty of the mechanism, that's fine. But what if it completely seals off the entire source of treasures from the mercury mines What are we going to do then"

Ling Shu didn't say anything, but he paced restlessly behind the group of people.

Several people gathered around the stone, studying it for hours, but they still hadn't found anything. As time passed and dusk approached, their faces grew increasingly anxious.

"Couldn't we be stuck here forever" Li Fan again searched the area under the stone wall, but besides that rock, there was nothing else. Just vines, and more vines.

Qin Luoyan frowned, staring at the carvings on the stone for a while. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, and she took out her dagger and cut herself on the finger.

"What are you doing" Li Yun was startled and instinctively grabbed her wrist.

Qin Luoyan raised her head and said faintly, "I want to use my blood to test it."

Li Yunfan was startled, his eyes filled with a mixture of confusion and concern, "Are you sure"

Qin Luo Yan shook her head, "Unsure, but we have to try."

Once she said that, Li Yun fan slowly released his hand.

Qin Luoyan held a dagger carefully, cutting her fingertip to squeeze out a tiny drop of blood onto the stone. After all, she couldn't be sure about this kind of thing. She wouldn't be foolish enough to cut her own blood vessels and suffer for herself.

A few drops of blood fell onto the carvings on the stone, the lines already worn away by wind and time. But when the blood settled into the grooves, it still clearly outlined the shape of the pattern.

"No reaction" Rong Ye raised an eyebrow in surprise, then looked at Qin LuoYan, "Is it because there's not enough blood Maybe you should get some more, or...if you can't bring yourself to do it, I can help."

Qin Luoyan gave him a cold look, didn't say anything, but her face was also very heavy.

"It's just a little blood, why are you clutching onto it so tightly It's not like it's going to take your life." Ling Shu saw Qin Luo Yan's attitude and immediately became unhappy, sarcastically saying.

Qin Luoyan hadn't had time to retort when Li Yunfan spoke up for her, "Patriarch Ling, this isn't using your own blood. You stand there and speak without feeling any pain, or why don't you try it with your own blood"

Ling Shu heard this and was instantly furious. Just as he was about to say something, Qin Luo Yan cut him off.

"Alright, all of you be quiet and listen carefully." Qin Luoyan frowned, her voice turning cold.

Several people stopped their conversation and listened carefully, their expressions instantly filled with surprise. As martial artists, they possessed hearing far superior to Qin Luo'yan's. Even sounds that Qin Luo'yan could hear, they could discern clearly with a little attention. Previously, they had overlooked the sound due to their argument. Now, upon closer inspection, they indeed heard a faint rumbling coming from the cliff face.

Li Yunfan swallowed nervously, a hint of disbelief in his voice. "Did the mechanism turn Your blood… it's useful."

Qin Luoyan nodded slightly, "It should be. But judging from the sound, the mechanism inside is much larger than we imagined."

The sound of tiny gears turning continued for a while before finally stopping, which indicated how complex the mechanism inside was.

Rong Ye, Ling Shu and the others remained silent, but in their hearts they all began to calculate, increasingly feeling that if it weren't for Qin Luo Yan this time, this treasure trove might forever remain a mystery to the world.

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