Chapter 92 of Volume One: The Mechanism

  "Hmm, come and see, why do you think this stone is a bit different?" Xiao Yang called out to us. "What's different about it?" I quickly walked over, at the end of the stone cave, he was staring blankly at one spot, and also touching it with his hand.

  "Hiss... Don't think there's any mechanism, do you? I think you've watched too many martial arts dramas?" Lu Qi sneered. "Right! Mechanism! It seems like there might really be a mechanism!" My eyes lit up, and I quickly said to Xiao Yang, "You try it quickly!" Xiao Yang nodded, stretched out his hand and patted the stone, but there was no reaction.

  Lu Qi laughed even harder on the side: "I told you two to stop messing around, this hole is what you've been passing down as a legend, but actually it's just an embroidered pillow, there's nothing inside!"

  I took a closer look at the stone, it's a bit different, although not big, about the size of an adult's palm, and slightly protruding from the surrounding stones. But why didn't it react? Is it because my technique is wrong? Xiao Yang was about to strike again when Lu Qi interrupted him: "You're really something, can't you see that this resembles our hands? You only know how to use brute force, why not try placing your hand on top and gently circulating your energy?"

  I turned back to look at him: "Huh, you're quite imaginative. How did you come up with this method?" He shrugged his shoulders: "Isn't that how it's written in those martial arts novels? I don't know if it's right or not, let's just try it!" Xiao Yang followed his words and placed his palm on the stone, slowly operating his inner energy. Huh, it seems like there's some movement! "There's a sound, looks like we're correct." Lu Qi couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Don't stop, keep pushing forward." We stared tightly at that stone, only to hear the creaking and grinding sounds getting louder and louder, and the huge stone in front of us actually started moving. Ha! It turned out to be a stone door. And that palm-shaped stone was the switch, how amazing! The few of us were completely stunned. "What are you still dazing around for? Now that it's open, let's hurry up and continue our adventure!" Xiao Yang was the first to come back to his senses, patting me and Lu Qi.

  "Hold on, there might be hidden mechanisms like secret weapons inside!" At this time, Lu Qi fully utilized his knowledge of martial arts novels and was extremely excited. "Quickly use your divine lamp to take a look." Ha, my divine lamp, it's really as I said, now my Lotus Card is the divine lamp.

  "Come on, give it to me! I'll take a look!" Xiao Yang stretched out his hand. I placed the Lily Card in his palm, and with a "swish", oh no! It went dark! In an instant, the cave was pitch black, and you couldn't see your fingers when you reached out.

  "Oh no! What's going on?" I exclaimed. "Don't be afraid!" Xiao Yang hastily said, "It's probably this divine object recognizing people." My heart was racing with fear. "Don't move!" Lu Qi hurriedly held me in place beside him. I quickly stretched out my hand: "Then, Xiao Yang, hurry up and give it to me! My hand is out." Xiao Yang responded with a sound, fumbled around, and finally placed the Lily Card in my hand.

  In an instant, it lit up, and it was very bright. It's really a treasure that recognizes its owner, hum, it must be the ghost of Muo who is afraid that this treasure will be taken by others. Fortunately, we all breathed a sigh of relief without any danger. Thinking about what Lu Qi said also made sense, so we carefully walked to the edge of the stone gate and looked inside. Hmm, it's actually quite spacious in there, although not too big, but it looks like a passageway, and it's much more even than the one we just walked through. I suppose that outside was intentionally misleading. With this discovery, we became even more convinced of our thoughts, this cave is indeed not simple! Looking like there shouldn't be any danger, we started walking inside. The two boys, one in front and one behind, sandwiched me in the middle, I knew their good intentions, so I just went along with it.

  As we walked, oh no, there was no road again. This time, we had experience and immediately found the mechanism. Indeed, next to the stone wall, there was a hand-shaped stone. Xiao Yang didn't say a word, stretched out his hand and gently pushed it, and with a few creaking sounds, the stone door opened. I really admire the person who made this door, they actually made several such doors, without getting tired at all! However, the more it's like this, the more it proves that there are really treasures inside!

  Our interest was even higher this time, as inside the stone gate it wasn't a passageway but rather a room with a stone table, stone stools and even a stone bed. Wow, could this be the cave master's bedroom from back in the day? But why is it so clean? We couldn't help but feel a little disappointed - had we arrived too late, and someone else already taken away the treasure that was here?

  "Look, there seems to be some writing here?" Lu Qi exclaimed as he wandered around. We walked over and indeed found some characters on the stone bed, which seemed to have been carved by a sword. However, they were difficult to recognize? They should be ancient characters, and it took effort to guess them. Fortunately, Xiao Yang liked to practice calligraphy in his free time, so he was able to recognize some of the characters. He read them out softly: "Those who are destined, turn the mechanism, enter the treasure room, remember, remember, all treasures must be made public, benefit future generations, do not be greedy."

  Is there really a treasure room? We looked at each other in dismay, although we had long known that there were treasures here, but when it was true, we didn't dare to believe it. But where is it? "The cave owner said to turn the mechanism! Hurry up and find it, where is the mechanism?" I reminded them. "Mechanism, mechanism, turn, turn." Lu Qi muttered, suddenly shouting: "I know, this room can only be turned by this stone bench!" I patted my chest and scolded: "Don't be so excited, okay? You're almost scared to death!" He hurriedly appeased: "I was wrong, isn't it too exciting?" "Okay, since you're so smart, I'll spare you for now." I pretended to be calm. To be honest, I'm a bit impressed with this guy, his brain is fast and his observation skills are strong. Look at this stone cave, what can be turned except the bench?

  As they spoke, Xiao Yang had already arrived at the stone bench and squatted down, using force, but it seemed like nothing was moving! Lu Qi saw this and also came forward to use force. Still, it wouldn't budge, the bench didn't move an inch. I couldn't just stand by, so I also went forward to lend a hand. I said: "We need to work together, using force in the same direction, that should do it."

  Then, the three of us put our hands on the stool, and I shouted: "Ready, start!" Everyone worked together, and after a while, we indeed heard the sound of creaking. However, this time it wasn't the stone gate, but rather the stone bed that was moving. The stone bed slowly slid open, revealing an entrance about one person wide.

  Is this the treasure room that Dongzhu said? I jumped up excitedly. Ready to go down and see what treasures are inside? Xiao Yang and Lu Qi pulled me back together, Lu Qi squatted down, picked up a small stone and threw it towards the entrance, "Clang clang...." A burst of arrows shot out from the cave, wow, so close! I stuck out my tongue, if they hadn't pulled me back in time, I would have been pierced like a beehive.