The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

"What did you find? A mechanism?"

Xiao Yun stepped forward, walked closer and asked.

Lin Guangzhen moved to the side, revealing the place he had been blocking before. His hand was placed on the joint between the brick wall and the ground. Looking closely, there was a small iron ring there.

The diameter of the iron ring is only about two inches, and only a small half of it is exposed. It is difficult to be found without careful feeling.

Xiao Yun did not let Lin Guangzhen act rashly. He first observed the wall, then walked along the brick joints with a candle in his hand, and then outlined the shape of a door based on the leaking brick joints.

Then he said, "Let's not gather together, spread out and make room for this place. Guard Lin, try to hide to the side and pull the iron ring, so that if there are any hidden weapons inside, you can avoid them."

"Yes!"

The few people separated to both sides as she said, and Hongling and Luhe stood in front and behind her respectively, ready to block any danger at any time.

Chen Jiang stood behind Lin Guangzhen, ready to pull him away if anything went wrong.

Xiao Yun felt relieved when he saw these people. These people were all good. At least he could trust them as teammates. He decided that he would not treat them unfairly in the future and would definitely arrange a good home for them.

Seeing that they were all ready, Lin Guangzhen pulled the iron ring hard!

There was only a sharp sound of metal friction, followed by a few crackling sounds, and then the ground shook.

The outline of the door that Xiao Yun had just drawn sank into the ground!

Several people looked at what was happening before their eyes in amazement.

Then, a stale smell hit me in the face, and dust filled the air.

They subconsciously covered their mouths and noses to prevent dust from entering and to prevent any poisonous gas or the like.

When the dust had settled, they found a dark passage in front of them.

Lin Guangzhen threw a piece of rubble in and listened to it rolling for a while. Then he took the candlestick from Xiao Yun's hand and stepped into the passage first.

The others followed closely behind, moving forward cautiously.

There was a strange atmosphere in the passage. The walls flickered with faint light as the candlelight passed by. There must be something on the wall that was reflecting the light.

Suddenly, a strange sound came from the front. Lin Guangzhen stopped vigilantly and signaled everyone to keep quiet.

They stared ahead nervously, something seemed to be approaching in the darkness...

As the sound got closer, the full appearance of the thing was revealed, and it turned out to be several huge rats!

The mouse was about the size of a one or two month old kitten, and was very plump. It was obvious that it had no shortage of food.

It seems that the rats that Li Youcai mentioned before should be these. They may have dug a hole along this tunnel leading to the warehouse.

Before they could react, the mice were so scared when they saw them that they almost jumped up, turned around and ran away. Xiao Yun and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It was really a false alarm. They thought there was some danger.

They continued walking forward holding candles, and after walking a few dozen steps, they found a wooden door covered with iron sheets and locked with two large locks.

Judging from the appearance of the lock, it must be quite old and is already rusty.

Lin Guangzhen stepped forward and pulled hard, and the two locks fell off, then he carefully pushed open the door.

With a burst of dust and iron filings flying, the door was completely opened, revealing what was behind the door.

Inside was a large room with several sturdy and heavy wooden shelves with rows of wooden boxes on them, and dozens of large boxes on the ground.

They walked in, Lin Guangzhen and Chen Jiang stepped forward and carefully lifted the one closest to them. Instantly, both of them gasped.

"Miss, it's gold!"

Xiao Yun walked forward and took a look. It was indeed a full box of gold. He asked them to open the boxes next to it and found that they were full of gold.

The boxes on the shelf contained some rare jewelry and jade. This was a treasure trove! I just didn't know if they belonged to the Pingxi Marquis's mansion or were hidden here by someone else in the past.

She didn't think about the treasures of the previous dynasty, mainly because although these looked a lot, if they were treasures collected by a single dynasty, or if they were intended to restore the country, this amount would not be enough.

But judging from the looks of it, at least the current Marquis of Pingxi should not know about it, otherwise he wouldn't have kept so many gold, silver and jewelry underground, and yet he wouldn't have been able to live in such poverty and even covet his daughter-in-law's dowry.

All this gold and jewels combined are much more valuable than her dowry. Moreover, if the place was known, the mechanism couldn't have remained untouched for many years. At least there would be guards watching it, so it wouldn't be discovered by a servant.

The place where someone hides treasures is just abandoned and looks like it has been forgotten.

Of course, if it was really left by the ancestors of Pingxi Marquis, it is also possible that the old marquis died in battle too suddenly and did not have time to explain these things.

Either these treasures do not belong to the Pingxi Marquis Mansion at all. Xiao Yun plans to have someone investigate whose mansion this was before it became the Pingxi Marquis Mansion, or who this mansion belonged to in the previous dynasty.

It is possible that these were the assets that the ministers of the previous dynasty hid for themselves, but the change of dynasty was too sudden and they were not transported away in time. Or it is possible that the minister’s entire family was wiped out, or some accident happened.

However, these things definitely cannot be kept here any longer. They have already opened the mechanism here and they can be easily exposed.

Since the old woman in the tunnel knew about it, it might not be unknown for others to know about it. It would be better to keep it in the space for safety.

Of course, she couldn't use it in front of Hongling and the others. In the future, she could show some appropriate strength in front of them to intimidate them and make them more convinced of her, but she would not show these trump cards to save her life.