"Hey, why is there dust on this statue?"

Li Xue was taken aback when she heard this. Throughout the city, not only the streets but also the shops were spotless, and every corner of the palace was extremely clean. She never expected that the statue in front of her would be covered in dust.

"Your Majesty, could it be this statue?"

"Never mind." After saying that, Wang Mu waved his hand, and with a burst of internal force, all the dust on the statue was blown away.

He then unleashed several gusts of wind, scattering the dust.

Strangely enough, the dust was so light in color that it was almost invisible if you didn't look closely. Once blown away, it disappeared in the room in the blink of an eye, like salt dissolving in water. But they didn't notice it; their eyes were only on the statue in front of them.

At this moment, Wang Mu said, "How about we wash it?"

Li Xue chuckled and nodded, then used her water-based spiritual power to drop several water balls onto the statue, rinsing it clean from top to bottom. Only then did she realize that the statue was actually carved from refined iron.

The two were speechless with astonishment.

After a moment, Wang Mu said, "The gate was made of refined iron, and I didn't expect the statue to be too. What a grand gesture! Never mind, I'll take this and the gate with me. I'll pack them all up and take them with me. These people are really too extravagant."

After he finished speaking, he burst into laughter.

Li Xue couldn't help but chuckle, "If you could, this city would probably be nothing but a pile of stones. I've never seen anyone as greedy as you."

"You don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt until you're in charge of the household," Wang Mu sighed.

Li Xue chuckled upon hearing this. Looking at the person in front of her, she, as a princess, couldn't understand how the emperor could possibly live a lifetime on the enormous sum of billions he had received from the Kensha Empire.

Wang Mu was about to step forward and draw his spear when suddenly he had a bad feeling. "Lixue, I'll take you behind the door. It's safer there."

Lixue looked worried. "Your Majesty, is something wrong?"

Wang Mu didn't say it aloud, but just smiled and said, "No, it's just better to be careful. But don't worry about me, you should know my abilities."

The two walked back to the gate. At first, Li Xue didn't know what the emperor was doing, but when she felt the fluctuation of spiritual energy, she saw that he seemed to be branding her.

Out of curiosity, she asked, "Your Majesty, is this a mark of spatial spiritual power?"

Wang Mu nodded, "Princess, you are very clever. I see that the space inside is unusual. Leaving a spatial mark here is also a way to ensure its safety."

Lixue felt relieved after hearing this.

"All right."

"Your Majesty, if this doesn't work, we should retreat first, and we'll think of another solution later."

With her intelligence, Lixue was alerted by the emperor's unusual actions.

Wang Mu smiled, looking quite relaxed. "I'm just guessing. It might not be as I imagine. Don't worry."

Li Xue nodded slightly, and then Wang Mu came to the statue. In fact, he had been feeling uneasy, and very uneasy, but he did not want to give up the opportunity in front of him.

Wang Mufei, now on guard against the statue, slowly tried to pull out the spear, only to find that he couldn't.

He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Huh?"

After Wang Mu tried turning the spear left and right to no avail, he then pulled the spear downwards.

The next second, lightning and thunder struck the room.

Before he could react, the room was engulfed in flames again, and the booming thunder was accompanied by the whistling sound of arrows darting out.

Seeing the sea of ​​fire before her, Lixue hurriedly shouted "Emperor!" and rushed into the room without regard for the danger, but was grabbed by an arm.

"I am fine."

She turned around at the sound and saw a living person right in front of her. Tears immediately streamed down her face. "The Emperor!"

She threw herself into his arms and held him tightly, refusing to let go.

Wang Mu held her, feeling a pang of regret and fear. He thought to himself, "If the princess rushes in recklessly and I don't stop her, wouldn't I be harming her?"

"Lixue, it's alright, it's alright."

After a while, Li Xue's eyes were red with tears, and she said, "Your Majesty, forget it, let's not touch anything in the room. Finding the exit is the priority."

Wang Mu glanced into the room. At this moment, lightning continued to strike, the flames raged on, and the sound of sharp arrows piercing through the air could be heard.

Fire and lightning flashed across his face from time to time, but how could he be persuaded to give up when they were so close to finding the treasure?

He pretended nothing was wrong, saying, "I'm fine. I didn't notice anything amiss after I said it. Maybe it's related to the statue in the room?"

"This……"

Lixue was at a loss for words. If what the emperor said was true, then they had to get through this hurdle.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Wang Mu tried to comfort her, "I've been through more dangerous things than this, I'm really fine, baby, don't worry."

"That's so cheesy." Seeing the Emperor comforting her with even sweet words, Li Xue blushed shyly, then lightly punched him and giggled.

"Haha." Wang Mu laughed, which made Li Xue want to punch him lightly again.

"Come on, let's take a good look at this magnificent sight. It's not something that just anyone can see, nor is it something that can be seen at just any time."

Li Xue rolled her eyes after hearing this, picked up Wang Mu and turned her head to look at the raging fire and lightning in the room, feeling terrified.

The two watched silently. After half an hour, the sound of arrows hitting the ground was heard, and the room finally quieted down. The fire was now extinguished, and there was no more lightning. Only broken arrows were scattered all over the ground.

At this moment, Lixue exclaimed, "Your Majesty, look at these broken arrows, what happened?"

Wang Mu also saw it and was about to go over when he stopped abruptly, pulling Li Xue close, saying, "There's a trap in the air."

Lixue was puzzled and didn't understand.

At this moment, Wang Mu took out a packet of red chili powder, took a few steps forward, and threw it into the room. Several extremely fine threads appeared in the air, like a net. It was unknown what these threads were made of, but they actually cut through the arrows.

The smell of chili peppers was pungent, but it couldn't hide Lixue's pale face.

She saw it all and understood it perfectly. Among all the traps and mechanisms, these invisible threads were probably the most terrifying and powerful weapon.

Unexpectedly, Wang Mu laughed loudly, "How brilliant! What a brilliant plan! One open, one covert, one hidden—wonderful, wonderful, truly wonderful!"

After laughing and sighing, he noticed something strange: the statues in the room and the twelve murals on the wall were completely unharmed, without even a trace of burning.

"If I'm not mistaken, the method to activate the spear should be related to the twelve murals."

Lixue pondered for a moment, then looked at the statue again and said, "Your Majesty, look! The spear has been restored."

Wang Mu saw that it was indeed so.

At this moment, Lixue said excitedly, "You're right. The way to activate it is through these twelve paintings. Look at the right index finger of each person in the painting. It reminds me of the symbols of two spiritual energy arrays."

"What kind of spiritual energy array?"

Lixue replied, "The six paintings on the left and right each form a spiritual energy array. The different bends and directions of the index fingers represent the positions within the array."

"These two spiritual energy arrays are very ancient. I only saw them by chance in a notebook. There were no incantations or the method of inscribing them, so they were lost."

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