Feeling Xia Ruofei's strong embrace, Song Wei blushed a little. However, after Xia Ruofei helped her stabilize her body, he quickly let go of her. This made Song Wei feel a little disappointed.
"Are you okay?"
Xia Ruofei's concerned voice came from Song Wei's earpiece.
She came back to her senses and quickly said, "I'm fine! Which way should we go? "
This was a long corridor. There were statues on both sides of the corridor. Under the light of the flashlight, they looked like monsters. Even though Song Wei specialized in archaeology and was much braver than the average girl, she still couldn't help but feel scared. She subconsciously moved closer to Xia Ruofei.
Xia Ruofei looked around with the help of the flashlight and vaguely felt that the corridor was filled with a gloomy aura.
The place where they came in happened to be in the middle of the corridor. The two ends were dark, and he didn't know where they led.
However, Xia Ruofei had a basic basis for judgment, and that was to sense the jade leaf.
However, the changes in the jade leaf wouldn't be too obvious in a short distance, so Xia Ruofei could only walk in one direction. If he was lucky, the jade leaf's reaction would become more intense, which meant that he had chosen the right direction. If not, he would have to turn back.
Therefore, Xia Ruofei said, "Let's go in one direction first!"
Xia Ruofei and Song Wei walked side by side and carefully walked in one direction.
In this empty and quiet underground palace, their footsteps were particularly loud. It sounded a little creepy. Song Wei couldn't help but pull on Xia Ruofei's clothes, not daring to fall behind.
Xia Ruofei turned his head and asked with a smile, "Song Wei, are you afraid?"
Song Wei was clearly scared, but she still said stubbornly, "Tsk … Have you forgotten what my major is? Would a timid person dare to enter this line of work? "
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "Then can you be a little gentler? I'm afraid you'll tear my clothes … "
Song Wei immediately let go of Xia Ruofei's arm in embarrassment, but she quickly grabbed his arm again. Fortunately, the gas mask covered her expression, otherwise it would have been even more embarrassing.
The passageway seemed to be very long. The two of them walked for nearly a hundred meters, but there were still no signs of turning. It was as if the passageway stretched on forever.
Xia Ruofei suddenly stopped. Song Wei asked nervously, "What's wrong?"
"We might have gone in the wrong direction," Xia Ruofei said. "Turn back!"
After walking so far, not only did the Sensing Jade Leaf's heat not increase, it actually decreased slightly. Xia Ruofei knew that he was even further away from the World Stone, so he changed his direction without hesitation.
"Is it your intuition again?" Song Wei asked with a smile.
"It turns out that my intuition is very accurate!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.
The two of them turned around and headed in the other direction.
Soon, they arrived at the spot where they had just entered. When she saw the rope hanging down from the hole, Song Wei's heart calmed down slightly.
As for how to climb up the two-meter height, she wasn't worried at all. After all, with Xia Ruofei around, there wouldn't be a problem.
The two of them didn't stop. They went past their previous position and continued in another direction.
Soon, a fork in the road appeared in this direction.
Xia Ruofei still relied on his intuition to choose a direction. Of course, he also expected the scale of this underground palace to be very large, and this passageway was unchanging. Therefore, to prevent himself from getting lost, he used a military dagger to carve a mark at the fork in the road.
This time, they were lucky. The Sensing Jade Leaf's reaction was much stronger than before. This meant that Xia Ruofei had guessed the right direction.
As Xia Ruofei moved forward, he asked, "Song Wei, do the places we just walked through overlap with the area you entered during your archaeological expedition last time?"
Song Wei shook her head and said with certainty, "Absolutely not! We didn't discover such a passageway back then. "
"It seems like the scale of this underground palace is much larger than we imagined!" Xia Ruofei said.
The two of them continued to go deeper. Along the way, they encountered many forks in the road. These forks looked exactly the same. They were two-meter-tall passageways with sculptures standing on both sides.
Xia Ruofei also relied on the guidance of the Sensing Jade Leaf to constantly correct the route. Of course, he didn't forget to mark every fork seriously.
Along the way, the Sensing Jade Leaf's reaction became stronger and stronger. Xia Ruofei also felt some anticipation and excitement in his heart.
If it was always like this, although it was a little creepy walking in it, there wouldn't be any danger. If they kept going deeper like this, they would eventually find the Boundary Stone.
Although Song Wei didn't know the true purpose of Xia Ruofei's trip, she didn't ask too much. She just followed Xia Ruofei closely. Every time Xia Ruofei made a decision or changed the route, she never asked the reason. She just treated it as Xia Ruofei's intuition.
However, as they walked, Xia Ruofei suddenly stopped in his tracks. His expression became a little ugly.
Song Wei didn't understand and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
Xia Ruofei's voice was a little strange as he said, "There might be trouble …"
Just a moment ago, Xia Qing, who had been using his Divine Sense to observe the situation outside, suddenly warned Xia Ruofei that there seemed to be a problem with this passageway. He asked him to immediately turn back and check the route they had taken.
"What trouble?" Song Wei asked with a trembling voice.
"I'm not sure yet. Let's turn back first!" Xia Ruofei said.
The two of them turned around and walked to a fork in the road they had just passed. Xia Ruofei immediately shone his flashlight on the wall next to the statue. His heart trembled slightly.
The mark he had made at this location earlier had disappeared.
Song Wei obviously noticed this as well. Her face was slightly pale, and she felt even more uneasy.
The two of them also searched the other two paths at the fork in the road but didn't leave any traces.
Could it be that the mark disappeared on its own? Or did someone remove it from behind?
No matter which possibility it was, it would make one's hair stand on end.
Without those marks, the two of them would very likely get lost in this intricate underground palace.
Xia Ruofei's expression was a little ugly. He used his Divine Sense to communicate with Xia Qing. "What's going on?"
"Master, there might be an array formation in this underground palace." Xia Qing analyzed. "The range of these corridors isn't as big as you think. It's very likely that you've been walking in circles all this time."
"A trapping array?" Xia Ruofei asked.
"Yes!" Xia Qing said, "It's very likely. Master, you'll have to try to crack it yourself."
Xia Ruofei frowned and said, "But the place we just entered is gone. This means that we're not in the same place!"
"Master, you entered the array formation from the top. That part will definitely be blocked by the array formation." Xia Qing said, "Maybe that area is very close to you, but you'll keep walking in circles in another area. If you don't crack the array, you'll never be able to return there."
This was also the reason why Xia Qing had strongly suggested that Xia Ruofei obtain the Earth character jade talisman. In a tomb of this scale and with a World Stone, which was an item from the Cultivation World, it was very likely that there were all kinds of array formations.
"What do we do?" Song Wei's voice trembled.
As an archaeology student, she had naturally heard different versions of various supernatural stories. She had always prided herself on being bold, but when she encountered such a situation, her heart couldn't help but tremble.
Xia Ruofei said calmly, "Don't be afraid. Let's walk back according to our memories. We might be able to find the place we came in from."
"That's the only way," Song Wei said helplessly.
The two of them walked back for a while and realized that there was no need for the signs to tell them that the path was different from before.
Where there was clearly a fork, it had become a straight path.
This was the first time Xia Ruofei had encountered such a situation. He forced himself to calm down and began to recall the knowledge he had learned about array formations.
Inferring from various characteristics, there was no doubt that this was a trapping array.
Since it was a formation, it was definitely not unsolvable. As long as they could find the core of the formation, which was the so-called "array eye", many problems could be solved easily.
However, Xia Ruofei was not very confident. After all, he only had theoretical knowledge and had not practiced it before. This time, he was forced to do something beyond his ability.
However, when it came to this, Xia Ruofei could not back down.
He took a deep breath and began to release his mental strength to carefully sense the changes in the surrounding aura.
Since it was a trapping array, it was impossible for the naked eye to discover any clues, especially in such a maze-like corridor. It looked the same no matter where one went, making it even harder to discover any changes.
However, mental strength was different. It was much more sensitive than the human eye and could often see through illusions.
Sure enough, after Xia Ruofei released his mental strength, he immediately felt the subtle changes in the surrounding aura. It was as if there were invisible mysterious patterns lingering around his body.
It was a good thing that there were changes. What he was afraid of was a pool of stagnant water.
Xia Ruofei showed a hint of joy and immediately began to analyze the patterns.
The ancient books on array formations in the "Earth" jade talisman were indeed top-notch treasures. Gradually, the unchanging corridor seemed to reveal its true appearance in Xia Ruofei's eyes.
A smile gradually bloomed on his face.
However, Song Wei could not see Xia Ruofei's expression under the gas mask. She saw Xia Ruofei standing there in a daze. She felt a little strange and anxious, but she did not dare to disturb Xia Ruofei.
At this moment, Xia Ruofei turned to Song Wei and said, "This way!"
After that, he directly took Song Wei's hand and walked forward. Song Wei's heart was beating wildly, but she still held Xia Ruofei's hand tightly and did not shake it off.
In fact, Xia Ruofei was worried that Song Wei would fall into the array formation after going the wrong way. If that happened, it would be even more troublesome, so he had to hold her tightly.
Not far in this direction, there was a 90-degree turn in the corridor.
However, Xia Ruofei did not seem to see it and went straight to the wall.
Song Wei could not help but shout, "Ruofei, you're going to hit the wall in front!"
Before Song Wei could finish speaking, Xia Ruofei had already hit the wall. Song Wei subconsciously fell half a step behind. Just as she was about to scream, she suddenly found that Xia Ruofei went straight through the wall, as if the wall in front of him did not exist at all.
Xia Ruofei's hand was still holding her tightly. Except for this hand, the rest of Xia Ruofei's body could not be seen. It was a very strange scene.
Then Song Wei felt a pulling force, and she involuntarily threw herself toward the wall.
Seeing the wall rushing toward her, Song Wei closed her eyes subconsciously.
However, the pain of hitting the wall did not come. There seemed to be no obstruction.
When she opened her eyes again, she found that Xia Ruofei was holding her hand, and the two of them were standing in the corridor. Although it looked exactly the same, there was no 90-degree turn. Moreover, the two of them had their backs to the wall, as if they had gone through the wall.
Song Wei was a little dumbfounded and asked in surprise, "Ruofei, this …"
"Just follow me!" Xia Ruofei showed a confident smile. "This is just a simple camouflage. I didn't pay attention just now and almost fell into it!"
Song Wei's heart was like the four seas churning. This so-called "camouflage" was too realistic.
Xia Ruofei had seen through the operation of the trapping array. Then, he led Song Wei forward quickly.
Although the reaction of the sensing jade leaf was sometimes stronger and sometimes weaker, Xia Ruofei did not pay attention to it — because the most important thing now was to get out of the trapping array.
The route he took seemed to have no pattern. Sometimes, there was a fork in the road, but Xia Ruofei turned in the direction where there was no road. Sometimes, there was a straight corridor, but Xia Ruofei led Song Wei straight through the wall. Sometimes, Xia Ruofei even turned back for a while.
Song Wei was now numb. Anyway, she followed Xia Ruofei wherever he led her.
As for whether it was a wall or a sculpture in front of her, she did not care at all, because she went straight through the wall time and time again without any accident.
After walking for about ten minutes, Song Wei saw a few bricks on the ground in front of her and a rope hanging down from the top of the cave.
She was stunned for a moment, and then shouted with joy, "Ruofei, we're out!"
After saying that, Song Wei ran forward quickly.
Xia Ruofei was slightly relieved. Seeing this cave entrance meant that they had walked out of the trapping array's range. Regardless of whether they could get the Realm Stone, at least leaving the ancient tomb would not be a big problem.
However, when his mental power probed forward, his expression suddenly changed. He shouted, "Song Wei, stop! Come back quickly! "
Under the probing of his mental power, this corridor was still within the trapping array's range, and he also found a trace of an extremely dangerous aura …
However, the warning seemed to be a little too late. Song Wei had already run to the bottom of the cave entrance.
When her foot stepped on a brick that had fallen from the tomb, something strange happened!
Only a series of cracking sounds were heard, and Xia Ruofei's expression changed drastically. He shouted, "Song Wei, get down quickly!"
At the same time, Xia Ruofei also circulated his True Qi to the extreme and rushed in Song Wei's direction as fast as lightning.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh …
A series of heart-trembling sounds were heard. Xia Ruofei rushed to Song Wei's side and directly pushed her to the ground.
Almost at the same time, arrows were shot out from the gaps between the statues on both sides. With a 'tut, tut, tut' sound, these arrows were all deeply embedded in the opposite wall.
If she had been standing on the spot just now, she would have become a hedgehog now.
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