Huanzhu Time Travel: Yan Luo's Unbreakable Love in the Yong Dynasty

Little Swallow excitedly scouted ahead, occasionally turning back to call out, "Your Highness, Sister, hurry up! I think I can hear the sound of water getting closer and closer!"

Hongli quickened his pace and replied, "My dear consort, do not be impatient. There may be other dangers in this forest."

Empress Fucha, the primary consort, also said, "Little Swallow, slow down, don't fall."

Hongzhou muttered to himself, "This godforsaken place, I really hope we can leave as soon as we find the Spirit Pearl."

Before long, they arrived at the bank of a wide river, where the water was rushing and mist was swirling around the surface.

Little Swallow ran to the riverbank, squatted down, and looked at the water. She said, "Your Highness, could this be the source of the water? But the river is so big, where could the Spirit Pearl be?"

Hongli looked around and pondered, then said, "Let's search along the river first; perhaps there are some markers or caves."

Hongzhou also began to examine the riverbank. Suddenly, he exclaimed, "Hey, look! There's a cave over there. Could the Spirit Pearl be inside?"

Everyone looked in the direction Hongzhou pointed and indeed saw a hidden cave.

Consort Fucha, the primary consort, said with some concern, "This cave looks eerie; could it be dangerous?"

Little Swallow, however, said nonchalantly, "Sister, don't be afraid, we're here! You'll see once we go in."

Hongli was the first to enter the cave, which was dark and damp, filled with a mysterious atmosphere.

Little Swallow followed closely behind and said, "Your Highness, there seems to be a strange smell in this cave."

As Hongzhou walked, he said, "Who cares? As long as we can find the Spirit Pearl, that's all that matters."

As they walked, they discovered some strange murals in the cave, which appeared to depict ancient rituals and figures.

Little Swallow curiously peered closer and exclaimed, "Wow, these murals are so exquisite! Look, it seems to depict something related to the Shadow Pavilion."

Hongli carefully examined the murals and said, "These murals may provide us with some clues about the Spirit Pearl. Everyone, take a close look."

Consort Fucha said softly, "The people in these murals look very mysterious. I wonder what they are doing."

Just then, a low humming sound came from deep within the cave.

Hongzhou said nervously, "What is that sound? Could it be some kind of monster again?"

Little Swallow gripped her sword tightly and said, "Whatever it is, let's go and see."

When they reached the depths of the cave, they found a huge stone platform with a box emitting a faint light on it.

Little Swallow's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Your Highness, could that box be the one containing the spirit pearl?"

Hongli cautiously stepped forward, carefully examining the box, and said, "Don't act rashly. There might be a trap around this box."

Hongzhou said impatiently, "Oh dear, Your Highness, if we're going to be this careful, when will we finally get the Spirit Pearl?"

The primary consort of the Fucha clan advised, "Prince He, you are right. It's best to be careful."

Little Swallow thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, we can find some branches or stones to test if there are any traps around us."

Hongli nodded and said, "My dear consort, this plan is excellent."

So they found some branches in the cave and began to cautiously probe. When a branch touched the ground next to the stone platform, several arrows suddenly shot out.

Hongzhou exclaimed, "Wow, that was close! Luckily we didn't go straight up!"

Little Swallow stuck out her tongue and said, "This mechanism is quite ingenious; we need to think of another way."

Hongli looked at the stone platform and the box, pondered for a moment, and said, "Perhaps there is a way to break this mechanism. Let's take a closer look at these murals; we might find some clues."

The group returned to the mural and began to study it carefully. After some observation, Xiao Yanzi noticed that some patterns on the mural seemed to correspond to the positions of the mechanisms on the stone platform.

Little Swallow excitedly pointed at the mural and said, "Your Highness, look, this pattern seems to be related to that mechanism. Can we solve the mechanism by following this sequence?"

Hongli looked in the direction Xiaoyanzi pointed, pondered for a moment, and said, "My dear consort is right. We might as well give it a try, but everyone should still be careful."

Following the sequence of patterns on the mural, they carefully activated the mechanisms on the stone platform. Sure enough, the hidden arrows stopped shooting, and the box slowly opened, revealing a spirit pearl radiating dazzling light.

Little Swallow jumped up excitedly and shouted, "Great! We've found the Spirit Pearl!"

Hongli smiled with relief and said, "We've finally found it. All the hard work along the way has paid off."

Fucha's primary consort said, "Yes, now we can go back and stop the Minister of Rites' conspiracy."

Hongzhou looked at the spirit pearl and said, "This spirit pearl looks extraordinary. I wonder what secrets it holds."

Just as they were about to pick up the spirit pearl and leave, the cave suddenly shook violently, and rocks fell down one after another.

Little Swallow cried out in alarm, "Your Highness, what's going on? Did we trigger some other mechanism?"

Hongli shouted, "Oh no! This cave might collapse! Everyone, run to the exit!"

With the cave in danger of collapsing, the group desperately runs towards the exit. Will they be able to escape successfully? And what new challenges will this spirit pearl bring them? Will the power struggles in the palace intensify because of the spirit pearl's appearance? Everything remains to be seen, and the story continues.

This chapter concludes here. Stay tuned for the next chapter.