Inside the stone coffin lies neither a thousand-year-old corpse nor any monster, but rather Xie Ningfeng.

Xie Ningfeng is laid flat inside the stone coffin, and apart from him, there is nothing else inside.

First Xiao Mo, then Xie Ningfeng.

Who could have put them in there?

Li Tian doesn’t know if she is frightened or simply heartbroken over her boyfriend; she looks dazed.

Lan Chen clenches his fist, pressing it against his lips, his face looking grim as well.

The first person to be suspected is Chuzheng.

Everyone’s gaze involuntarily shifts towards her and Xin Zhu.

Chuzheng maintains a cold expression, allowing them to look, totally unafraid.

Accusations without evidence are rogue actions; what can you do to me?

Everyone is powerless against her; judging solely by force, they’re not her match, so they have to endure for now.

They strive to find more evidence to prove that she did it.

-

Xie Ningfeng is carried out and placed on the ground, Gan Lu examines Xie Ningfeng’s body while Brother Gao shines a flashlight inside the stone coffin.

Aside from Xie Ningfeng, there is nothing else inside the stone coffin.

Instead, there are many things on the walls of the stone chamber. Because they are colorless engravings and very shallow, they were not noticed when they entered and remained undiscovered.

The engravings are divided into four sections, distributed across the four sides of the stone chamber.

The part Chuzheng is looking at now is on the right side of the stone chamber; it depicts a group of people kneeling on the ground, seemingly worshipping... or perhaps pleading for something.

"At that time, many believed in the Xia Yi Clan, and whenever there were natural disasters or calamities, some would pray for the Xia Yi Clan’s protection."

Xin Zhu’s voice sounds in Chuzheng’s ear.

Chuzheng turns her head to glance at him; Good Person Card knows quite a lot...

Chuzheng drags him to another side.

"Squeak—"

Xiao Qi stands on its hind legs, barking at Chuzheng in dissatisfaction over how close she is to Xin Zhu.

This woman is fierce.

Previously, she kept it locked up so tightly that it almost starved in there.

Now she’s getting close to its master, clearly up to no good; maybe she wants to lock him up just like she did with it.

Chuzheng unceremoniously kicks it aside, pulling Xin Zhu along.

The other side of the stone wall appears to depict a type of plant.

Initially, there are a few weak sprouts, later growing increasingly lush.

"What is this?"

Xin Zhu stares at the engraving for a while, shaking his head: "I don’t know."

Boom—

A loud noise from behind draws everyone’s attention.

Li Tian stands at the edge of the stone chamber, a head has fallen by her feet...

One of the stone statues in the chamber is missing its head, making it look even more eerie. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"What are you doing?" Brother Gao frowns and scolds in a low voice.

"I...I don’t know." Li Tian instinctively waves her hand: "I didn’t even touch it; it just fell by itself."

"How could it fall if you didn’t touch it?" Gan Lu chuckles coldly: "Don’t end up losing your life here."

A flushed Li Tian stammers in defense: "I really didn’t."

While they are debating whether Li Tian touched the statue, the unmoved stone door silently closes without any warning.

It happens so quickly that no one can react in time.

By the time they come to their senses, the entire stone chamber is already a sealed space.

Lan Chen is the first to rush over and try to push the stone door.

"Damn!"

Brother Gao and Gan Lu also go over, but even with their combined strength, they can do nothing to the stone door.

"Who moved something just now?" Brother Gao turns to look at the group.

The only person who moved anything was Li Tian.

That fallen head.

Perhaps because some time passed between the head falling and the door closing, it wasn’t immediately associated with the door.

Once everyone calms down, they soon realize the connection.

The instigator receives a harsh glare from Gan Lu.

Li Tian is probably feeling guilty; she doesn’t dare retort against Gan Lu and hides behind Lan Chen.

Brother Gao remains composed: "Let’s first look for a mechanism to get us out."

Everyone searches the entire stone chamber but finds no mechanism for opening the door.

Li Tian stands beside Lan Chen, her face pale, trembling, asking: "Are we trapped here?"

She really just touched the head lightly.

She didn’t use any force, how could it have just fallen off?

Is this her fault?

How could she know a head could be this unreasonable!

Gan Lu: "It’s still your fault."

Li Tian: "..."

"There must be a way out." Lan Chen insists relentlessly: "I refuse to believe we can enter but not exit."

If you can enter but not exit, how did Xie Ningfeng and Xiao Mo end up here?

However, the truth is, there’s no mechanism to open the stone door.

-

Only one flashlight is illuminated in the stone chamber; the others have been turned off.

Dimly, you can see where everyone is situated.

Chuzheng sits atop the stone coffin lid, while Xin Zhu crouches next to her, petting Xiao Qi.

They are quite far from everyone else, partly due to Chuzheng’s intentional distancing, and partly because the others are unwilling to be too close.

After all, these two currently have a lot of suspicion surrounding them.

Time passes minute by minute.

Nobody speaks, and the atmosphere in the stone chamber is extremely eerie.

Brother Gao glances toward Chuzheng, seeing her hand resting on Xin Zhu’s shoulder, letting him lean against her, and casually watching in their direction.

The look in her eyes is disturbingly indifferent.

Even though they’re in the same place, Brother Gao feels as though an entire world separates them.

She resembles a spectator, observing them from outside the world.

After an indefinite amount of time, Brother Gao asks Gan Lu for some things and walks over to Chuzheng: "Miss Liu, I’d like to chat with you."

"What’s there to chat about with you?"

Brother Gao’s gaze falls on Xin Zhu: "Miss Liu, are you aware of the Xia Yi Clan?"

"Does it matter whether I know or not?"

Brother Gao remains unfazed: "Miss Liu, if you’re unaware, I can explain, but if you know, I’ll just get to the point."

Brother Gao understands that this decision is somewhat risky.

Once he broaches this subject with her, there will be no more cards left to play.

But this person...

If she could be persuaded to help, it would only benefit the situation ahead.

After all, they say fortune favors the bold.

Chuzheng stares at him for a few seconds, icily saying: "I don’t know."

Brother Gao thinks Chuzheng can’t possibly know nothing at all, but she said so, and therefore he must speak up.

What Brother Gao says aligns closely with what Xin Zhu told her.

However, it’s more precise, indicating he has studied it extensively.

"It’s rumored that the clan possesses methods for eternal youth, and can grant extraordinary abilities."

"Do you want these things?"

"Miss Liu, don’t you?" Brother Gao smiles.

The allure of eternal youth is a great temptation, especially for women.

Chuzheng remains unmoved: "Why are you telling me this?" With the example of Good Person Card in mind, Chuzheng couldn’t deny that there were anomalies here.

Brother Gao isn’t deterred by Chuzheng’s indifference: "Miss Liu, do you aspire to stand above others?"