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

Xiao Yanzi and Hongli, along with their guards, cautiously made their way through the passage. Azhu gripped Xiao Yanzi's sleeve tightly and whispered, "My lady, this place feels so eerie. I'm a little scared."

Little Swallow patted her hand and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Fourth Prince and I are here."

Hongli carefully observed the road conditions ahead, occasionally turning back to remind everyone: "Everyone, watch your step and pay attention to your surroundings."

Suddenly, Xiao Tao exclaimed, "Fourth Prince, Princess Consort, look at the wall!"

Following her gaze, everyone saw eerie green lights flickering on the wall, as if countless eyes were watching them from the shadows.

"What the hell is this?" Little Swallow frowned, gripping her weapon tightly with wariness.

Hongli pondered for a moment and said, "Let's not act rashly for now, let's observe first."

Just then, the points of light suddenly moved and flew rapidly toward the group.

"Oh no, they're poisonous moths!" General Zhao Hui shouted. "Everyone, stay away from them! They're covered in poisonous powder!"

The guards brandished their weapons to drive away the poisonous moths, and for a moment, the passageway was in chaos.

Little Swallow nimbly dodged the attacks of the poisonous moths, shouting, "These poisonous moths seem to have been deliberately released to hinder us. Everyone, don't panic, stay calm!"

Hongli also shouted, "Try to cover your face with clothing to avoid inhaling the poison powder!"

After a fierce battle, the group finally defeated the poisonous moths.

"The Shadow Pavilion is truly treacherous and cunning, using these poisonous moths to deal with us," Little Swallow said angrily.

Hongli's expression was solemn: "This is just the beginning. There are probably more dangers waiting for us. Everyone, stay alert."

Continuing on, they came to a huge stone hall. In the center of the hall was a circular stone platform, covered with all sorts of strange patterns.

"This stone platform looks very strange. Could there be some kind of mechanism?" Little Swallow curiously approached the stone platform.

Hongli quickly pulled her back: "Little Swallow, don't come any closer, be careful, it might be a trap."

Just then, many sharp arrows slowly shot out from the walls around the stone hall, heading towards the crowd.

"Get cover!" General Zhao Hui shouted.

Everyone hurriedly hid behind the stone platform, and arrows shot at it, sending sparks flying.

"This can't go on; we need to find a way to break this mechanism," Hongli said.

Little Swallow's eyes lit up: "Fourth Prince, look at the patterns on this stone platform. I feel like they're connected to some clues we saw before. Could they be the key to solving the puzzle?"

Hongli carefully observed the pattern on the stone platform, and after thinking for a moment, said, "What you said makes sense. Xiaotao, bring out the notebook where we recorded the clues before."

Xiao Tao quickly took out a notebook from her bundle and handed it to Hongli. Hongli began to study the contents of the notebook and the patterns on the stone platform carefully.

After a while, Hongli said, "I think I've found a solution. Little Swallow, come here and do as I say to turn these mechanisms on the stone platform."

Little Swallow followed the instructions and walked to the stone platform, turning the pivot as Hongli pointed out. With a sound of the mechanism turning, the arrow gradually stopped firing.

"That's great, Fourth Prince, you're amazing!" Little Swallow exclaimed excitedly.

Hongli smiled slightly: "Don't be too happy yet, we've only just passed one hurdle."

They continued deeper into the stone hall and discovered a narrow corridor at the back. At the end of the corridor was a huge stone door, with a giant human figure carved on it.

"How do we open this stone door?" Little Swallow looked at the stone door, puzzled.

At this moment, A-Zhu said, "Madam, I feel that the figures on this door seem to be telling some story. Could it be related to the way the door is opened?"

Little Swallow carefully examined the human figure on the stone gate: "A-Zhu, what you said seems to make sense. The posture and expression of this figure seem to have a deeper meaning."

Hongli also came over: "Let's take a closer look; there might be other clues around here."

As everyone searched for clues around the stone gate, Xiao Tao suddenly discovered some tiny characters in a corner of the gate.

"Fourth Prince, Princess Consort, there are words here!" Xiao Tao called out.

Hongli squatted down and carefully deciphered the text: "This mentions a code that needs to be deduced based on the characteristics of the person's portrait."

Little Swallow asked in confusion, "Then how do we calculate it? This is a bit difficult."

After pondering for a moment, Hongli began to gesture on the ground: "Little Swallow, look, if you consider the eyes of a human figure as the number one, and the mouth as the number zero..."

After some calculation, Hongli figured out the password. He walked to the combination lock next to the stone gate and entered the password.

With a dull thud, the stone door slowly opened. Behind the door was a huge cave, filled with a pungent odor.

"Who knows what dangers are lurking in this cave?" Little Swallow said warily.

Hongli took a deep breath: "No matter what dangers we may face, we must go in and find out the truth. We are getting closer and closer to the truth, and we must not back down."

The group cautiously entered the cave, where they found a huge pool in the center, the water of which was an eerie black.

"This water looks very strange," Little Swallow said.

Just then, countless black tentacles suddenly emerged from the pool and swept towards the group.

"Watch out!" General Zhao Hui shouted, rushing forward to sever the approaching tentacles.

Everyone began to fight the tentacles. While dodging the tentacles' attacks, Little Swallow shouted, "These tentacles seem endless, what should we do?"

Hongli observed the pool and said, "This pool must be the root of the problem. We need to find a way to destroy it."

He saw a control panel next to the pool with some strange buttons on it.

"Little Swallow, let's go try that control panel," Hongli said.

The two rushed towards the control panel, dodging the tentacles' attacks along the way. Upon reaching the control panel, Hongli began trying to press the buttons.

After pressing a few buttons, the tentacles in the pool suddenly began to dance wildly, and the attack became even more ferocious.

"Fourth Prince, did you press the wrong button?" Little Swallow asked anxiously.

Hongli calmly pondered, "There must be one crucial button we haven't found yet."

He searched carefully on the console and finally found a hidden button.

"This is it!" Hongli pressed the button forcefully.

With a roar, the water level in the pool began to drop rapidly, and the tentacles gradually stopped attacking.

"Finally done!" Little Swallow breathed a sigh of relief.

They continued exploring the cave and discovered a hidden chamber. Inside were some ancient scrolls and a strange box.

"This box looks very mysterious." Little Swallow picked up the box curiously.

Hongli took the box and examined it carefully: "The lock on this box is very peculiar; it requires a specific key to open."

"Then where do we look for the key?" Little Swallow asked.

Hongli looked at the scrolls in the secret room: "Perhaps the answer lies in these scrolls."

The group began to peruse the books, searching for clues about the key. After some searching, they found a record about the key in an old diary.

"It turns out the key was divided into several parts, hidden in different places in this Misty Mountain," Hongli said.

"Then we still have to find the key. How long will that take?" Little Swallow said, somewhat frustrated.

Hongli encouraged him, "Don't be discouraged. We've come this far. As long as we persevere, we'll definitely find all the keys, open this box, and uncover the secrets of the Shadow Pavilion."

Little Swallow rallied again: "Alright, Fourth Prince, let's keep searching!"

So, with a new goal in mind, they embarked on another arduous journey to find the key in Misty Mountain, and their adventure story continues to be written in this mysterious mountain, with every step filled with unknowns and challenges.