Jieyuhua stared at the luminous pearl in their hands, and then without hesitation, smashed it hard to the ground.

With a sharp "bang," the luminous pearl shattered into countless small pieces, scattering all around. Countless beams of light burst forth from these fragments, illuminating the entire room and revealing its original appearance.

Unlike what they had seen before, the walls here were covered with writing and symbols. He saw the marks they had left on the walls and the scraps of cloth on the ground. They had been standing still.

Ling Xiao's gaze wasn't on that; it remained fixed on the luminous pearl. On the largest fragment of the shattered pearl, a strange insect was slowly wriggling! The insect was entirely black, covered in fine scales, and utterly disgusting!

Ling Xiao looked at the thing he had just been holding tightly in his hand, afraid it would break and lose its light, and his stomach churned. Finally, he couldn't bear it any longer, pushed Jieyu Hua away, and vomited.

Perhaps due to excessive blood loss and vomiting, Ling Xiao felt dizzy and fainted after vomiting.

Jieyuhua called his name several times, but when he still didn't respond, she could only gently pick him up and hold him in her arms before looking around.

The graffiti on the wall told him that they were not the first people to come here. Everything was very ordinary, except for a string of Buddhist prayer beads hanging on the west wall, which was very out of place. The wall behind was also pitted and uneven.

Jieyuhua carried Lingxiao on his back to explore the Buddhist beads. He couldn't leave the child behind and act on his own. He couldn't do it, and he couldn't bear to leave him there alone.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the pits and bumps on the back of the prayer beads were not the unevenness of the wall, but rather densely packed scriptures.

He rolled a piece of cloth in his hand, hooked it around the prayer beads, and with a 'snap,' the stone wall covered with scriptures loosened. The secret chamber's mechanism was actually here!

He went inside, and the door slammed shut again. Before Xieyuhua could turn around, the candlesticks around them lit up slightly, and two figures were reflected on the wall. They looked like they were drinking together, or perhaps playing chess. It was all rather blurry and not very clear.

A rubbing sound was so loud it hurt my ears, followed by two faint sounds. They weren't loud, but you could still tell them clearly if you looked closely.

"Building a heavenly palace here, you've got some nerve." As the voice spoke, one of the figures stroked his beard.

"Dongxia has this idea."

Upon hearing this, Jieyuhua realized that one of the people was Wang Zanghai.

"You just do whatever he wants? I've never seen you so ambitious before." The man leaned forward and said.

"So I need your help," Wang Zanghai said bluntly.

“I confiscated his money again.”

“A stone fell from Nandan. I plan to use this stone to build this mausoleum and make it a true heavenly palace.”

Jieyuhua frowned. He had grasped the key word "stone" and wanted to get more clues.

“I’ve also heard of that stone in Nandan. I’ve heard it can make people float. Perhaps it’s similar to what you’re looking for. But this matter has already reached the Emperor’s ears. This matter…” The man seemed to pause for a long time before speaking.

"The Prince Replaced by a Civet Cat".

"You want to replace that stone? No way! Not only is that stone incredibly large, but it's also impossible to find another stone that big in such a short time. It would be far too blatant!"

“Why not? Tell the county government of Nandan to remove the stone, find a fake stone, smash it, and throw it into the pit. What use can a broken stone be? The emperor is far away... With your status, doing this kind of thing is not easy.”

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