In just a few seconds, the ground between the two palaces became vertical, and the people on the ground, due to gravity, all fell down rapidly!
The stone pillars in the hall were still hanging vertically on the ceiling of the hall. It was only at this moment that the crowd realized that these stone pillars were not used to support the weight of the hall, but to activate the mechanism!
Lin Yi, Yutian, Lingshan, Old Hei, Elder Yu, and General Weiwu were on one side of the ground, while Xiaoke was on the other side!
But, although Lin Yi's warning was a little late, the group wasn't weak. At the last moment, they managed to grab onto the edge of the ground. The ground was vertical, but there was still some friction between the two sides, and they were all hanging on the edge.
Lin Yi looked at Xiaoke, realizing that she was prepared as well, using her eagle claws to hang on the edge of the ground. Lin Yi let out a breath of relief.
Old Hei was the only one who didn't have any kungfu. He saw that everyone had reacted, but he couldn't do anything. The ground was vertical, and he fell straight down!
"Ahhh! Help …" Old Hei cried.
Lingshan frowned, subconsciously wanting to let go and jump down to save Old Hei! Her goal this time was to catch these graverobbers, and now that a few of them were dead, there was only Old Hei left. If Old Hei died too, then what was the point of this mission?
But Lin Yi knew what Lingshan was thinking- he wouldn't let her take the risk. "I'll go!"
With that, he let go and jumped down, reaching out to grab Old Hei. He then stepped on the stone wall beside him, returning to the edge of the ground. The entire movement was done in one smooth motion, without a trace of sloppiness!
This was an easy thing for Lin Yi, but Lingshan didn't have enough experience, and Lin Yi was afraid that something would happen to her.
Old Hei almost came back from the death- his gratitude towards the male thief was like a raging river. He took out the eagle claw hook and mimicked Xiaoke, hanging it on the edge of the ground.
"Thank you, male thief!" Old Hei said, still fearful.
"You're still useful. Everyone's a part of their intelligence, and at this point, we need to preserve our strength." Lin Yi said faintly. In fact, if it weren't for Lingshan, Lin Yi wouldn't care about Old Hei's life.
"What's going on? Why's it so dark and deep down, like a bottomless pit? "Elder Yu frowned," Did they activate some sort of death trap? "
Lin Yi was hesitated- he couldn't tell if this was the right entrance to the palace, but evidently, the person who built this place wouldn't have used this method to get to the palace. If a normal person fell down, they wouldn't be able to survive.
Plus, Lin Yi could clearly feel a dangerous aura down there- the jade's warning hadn't stopped.
Otherwise, according to the usual situation, he would already be hanging on the edge of the ground, and he could jump up and return to the previous tunnel. There shouldn't be any danger, so the only danger would come from the bottomless pit under his feet.
"This might be the entrance to the palace." Old Hei said after a sigh. "This place does look like the legendary Tomb of Death!"
"Tomb of Death?" Elder Yu paused. "What do you mean?"
"Tomb of Death, it's the type of tomb that you can only enter but not get out- when it was designed, there wasn't an exit. This tomb was built from the outside to the inside- once you go in, you won't be able to get out- you'll have to stay with the tomb forever …" Old Hei explained. At that point, cold sweat started forming on Old Hei's forehead. If that was the case, then he'd really lose his life this time.
"Then what do we do? Doesn't that mean we won't be able to get out after we go in? "Elder Yu hmphed.
"I don't know either … This is something from the legends, it's my first time seeing an entrance like this …" Old Hei smiled bitterly.
At that moment, the stopped mechanism seemed to be activated again- the two parts of the ground that were perpendicular to the ground suddenly rose up again, as if they were going to merge back together!
"Not good, the mechanism's coming back up," Lin Yi said. "Do we go down or not?"
Lin Yi had made up his mind. Even if these people didn't go down, he would go down. Even if it was the death tomb, he had to go down. Even if he couldn't get out, as long as he got the medical notes and had General Weiwu by his side, he would blast his way out even if he had to use a pure energy bomb!
"That …" Elder Yu and Old Hei were hesitating …
Lingshan and Yutian, on the other hand, were waiting for Lin Yi's decision- if Lin Yi wanted to go down, then they'd do it.
"This place is the tomb of death, but if we go down, we should be able to get out," Xiaoke said. "Only the place where the coffin is kept is a dead-end, and we can't get out. The other places should be fine."
"Oh? Are you sure? "Old Hei paused.
"I'm pretty sure. First, Zhang Liju is a healer, and a healer has a kind heart. Even if he's about to die, he wouldn't be so evil as to let his workers die with him …" Xiaoke analyzed. "Second, if it really is a dead-end, and we can't get out, then what's the point of having a spirit beast guarding the door? Wouldn't that be unnecessary? "
"Hm … You're right!" Old Hei nodded- he was an experienced graverobber, and so he understood after hearing Xiaoke's words. "Alright, let's go down!"
"Flying sparrow, when the ground is about to close up, let go. That way, you'll be closer to me, and it'll be safer if we go down together!" Lin Yi said to Xiaoke.
"Alright!" Xiaoke agreed without hesitation. She knew how dangerous it was down there, and Lin Yi treated her a little special. No matter what, Lin Yi couldn't harm her!
This time, Elder Yu and Old Hei didn't think that Lin Yi was being too concerned about Xiaoke. Since Lin Yi could even save Old Hei, it wasn't strange for him to care about Xiaoke's safety.
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