CHAPTER 413: CHAPTER 278: FOUR TYPES OF LATTICES, COMMAND!

Chapter 278

Sui Yi, Gong Jiu, and Flower Demon all exchanged glances. They had studied the map and naturally remembered the specially depicted circle of the Heavenly Plate and the strange remarks made on it.

On the side, four types of grids were drawn: square, rectangle, fan-shaped, and triangular.

And within these four grids, each bore a different number annotated: seven, eight, nine, and twelve.

Beyond that, there was nothing else.

The three of them had pondered over this, but to no avail. It wasn’t because their math was bad, but because there were too few clues available; no matter which way they let their thoughts spread, it didn’t make sense. Since they didn’t like to waste time, they had simply skipped over it.

Sui Yi hadn’t paid much attention to it either. After all, one couldn’t force these things, and her understanding of the Ancient City of Loulan was limited. Pushing too hard might not have led to any gains.

But now, when she suddenly saw Professor Ye ordering people to stand in specific positions...Abruptly, she visualized a circle in her mind, the positions of these seven people...

Four types of grids~~

Seven eight nine twelve~~

Four grids forming one giant circle...

So that was it!

Zuo Wei slightly raised an eyebrow, his mind suddenly a lot clearer, but he didn’t make a sound since there was still one thing that needed clarification.

Meanwhile, right after those seven people pressed down... The entire solid block of the circular Heavenly Plate, originally seamless with no lines, suddenly moved!

Clang~~

Clang!

It sounded like the activation of a mechanism, and soon...

The Heavenly Plate rotated, seven square grids sunk down, gears turning~~~

Crack crack crack crack!

The complete suit of black armor that was initially covering the palace’s main hall finally came off with a series of cracks.

Revealing the complete door and fanlight windows...

The windows appeared to be embedded with glazed tiles, and when the sunlight shone through, it cast a dazzling radiance...

It was so mesmerizing that those present became entranced as they watched.

But quickly!

"Ha! It opened! It’s finally open! Ha, you old man, you really do have a way!" If not for clear enemy lines, Gong Jiu and the rest might have suspected this guy would rush over to hug Professor Ye and kiss him.

"Now that the mechanism is open, you should release Changan."

Changan?

"Oh, your granddaughter, huh... such a pretty girl, it’s been tough on you... But you’ll have to bear with it a bit longer, Ah Zhi, take her with me inside... Don’t let these people delay us."

Obviously, they planned to take Ye Changan as a hostage.

It wasn’t Gong Jiu and his people that they guarded against, but...

"Sui Yi... I want to see if you can bear to attack, even though it seems this girl doesn’t mean much to you,"

Old Goat Monster had indeed a sharp insight into people’s hearts; he saw through that Sui Yi couldn’t bring herself to ignore Ye Changan’s life and death.

So he was blatantly unguarded!

Sui Yi blinked faintly and replied indifferently, "Your affairs have already been delayed by someone."

What?

Old Goat Monster turned his head sharply only to see a group of people rushing out from the side hall next to the main hall at the other end!

Wei Feng!

This man was also extremely strong, his body like a fleeting shadow, boldly rushing towards the now exposed main hall door!

When Sui Yi first started suspecting the Yun Family and Old Goat Monster, she had also begun to doubt Wei Feng. After all, Wei Feng had previously been in contact with Yun Li and knew their whereabouts better than anyone...

From another point of view, back at the Public Trading Platform, he had already reached out to her by phone, insinuatingly diverting her attention to Old Goat Monster, thus shifting her focus away from him and the Yun Family. It just so happened that she uncovered their secrets following the trail starting from Zou Xueqin...

However, his reminder was a bit strange, hinting that there was a mole close to her.

There were only two moles, Gao Yi and Zhang Zhi, both of whom she met later. Was it that he had foreseen this, or did he also know about the affair between Gao Yi and Anayi from the beginning?

If that were the case, it seemed like their whole group had been set up by these people!

Possibly all for the map in her possession...

Of course, by this point, any previous collusion was laughable—Ghost Teeth was Ghost Teeth, the Yun Family was the Yun Family, and Old Goat Monster was Old Goat Monster!

In front of this door, any alliance was fragile.

Old Goat Monster and his people immediately abandoned Professor Ye and charged towards the door. Of course, upon collision, they immediately met in armed confrontation with Wei Feng and his people.

And abruptly!

Boom!

With a bang!

Someone was headshot!

Who?

Zhang Zhi!

Ye Changan was pulled away by Xiao Yu who then turned to look far into the distance at someone lying on the rooftop about ten meters away...

Looking at the silhouette... it seemed to be one from Gong Jiu’s group.

One who was usually low-key...

She hadn’t even noticed when this person was dispatched to that spot by Sui Yi and the rest~~

And had set up a high-powered sniper rifle!

It couldn’t have been just then; it could only have been planned while they were on the way here. So had Sui Yi and Gong Jiu prepared this fallback plan a long time ago?

It must be said that Xiao Yu felt somewhat helpless. It seemed that in these matters, their military means were far inferior to Gong Jiu’s people.

Of course, at the same time, Sui Yi leaped out from the city walls...

With a slash of her knife, one of the men watching over Professor Ye had his throat cut!

Yueh Xiangnan immediately stepped forward to protect Professor Ye, then a series of gun muzzles aimed simultaneously at those in front of the main hall.

Holding the sniper rifle, Zhang Wei turned the gun barrel and said distantly, "Ninth Miss, whose head do you want to blow up first?"

The situation had turned completely around!

Gong Jiu smiled, "Just blow up the head of the ugliest old man; he just hurt our beloved mascot, Miss Sui."

Beloved mascot?

What kind of title is this!

Underneath the sniper rifle, both sides need to be cautious.

Except for the Old Goat Monster!

His strength is too formidable!

But~~~

Sui Yi had already charged out!

The Demon Que Sword Edge sliced through the wind with a sharp sound.

She rushed towards the Old Goat Monster~~

Zhang Wei’s sniper rifle had already targeted the Old Goat Monster!

Clearly, he was aiming to support the attack!

"Hehe, the calf doesn’t fear the tiger, coming at me so bravely!"

Would the Old Goat Monster be scared? What a joke!

With a sweep of his eagle’s claw, the metallic sheen flowed coldly, and the tiny black pearls on the tip of the claw were flung out through the little tubes inside...

Yet another Black Meteor!

Sui Yi, can you evade it?

After all, you absolutely cannot block it, since it will explode upon contact, unable to withstand the slightest collision; avoidance is the only option!

The Black Meteor, dazzling like a shooting star!

Shhua shhua shhua!

The meteors streaked past...

Boom! The sniper bullet was also fired!

Towards the head of the Old Goat Monster~~~

A headshot?

The Old Goat Monster sneered and contorted his body in a strange twist, avoiding it!

Avoid it?

Sui Yi was already in front of the Old Monster Niu, who had contorted his body to dodge!

The Old Monster Niu widened his eyes in disbelief. How is that possible!

She avoided it! She perfectly avoided it because this time she activated the Magnetic Sensation! She perfectly captured the trajectory of the meteor...

Before her, the Demon Que rose!

Clang!

The sword’s edge stabbed into the gap of the blocking eagle claw, slicing straight towards the Old Goat Monster’s head!

With a tilt of his head, the Old Goat Monster’s body bent at a right angle—well, not really a fracture, but his bones shifted—

He struck back from below with black tiger heart excavation!

Sui Yi retreated!

Whirl!

Wei Feng had already pushed The Gate open, rushing in! The Old Goat Monster also took the chance to flash into the doorway, not because he feared Sui Yi, but lest he be beaten by Wei Feng.

One after another, people rushed in, all but Sui Yi.

After everyone had gone in, she stood at the doorway, glanced inside, and stepped through.

Then...

She pulled The Gate shut from the outside.

After that, she walked down the stairs.

Actually, at this moment, Gong Jiu and Ye Changan among others were completely baffled, not understanding her motives, until Professor Ye heaved a sigh and said with a smile, "Miss Sui, you are indeed intelligent... You’ve seen through that this mechanism has two switches, hoping I would reset the black armor to open again, right?"

"Yes and no," Sui Yi said.

Professor Ye gave a wry smile, "I wish that were the case, but I don’t know what the second switch is~~ because the last message my son and son-in-law sent before they died was cut off, I could only decipher it as ’square seven’ and ’Big Dipper’. Just now, I calculated the positions of the Big Dipper stars and came up with seven possible arrangements... I chose the third one, and I guess I was lucky, it worked."

Luck?

This wasn’t luck, a person’s intuition comes from the accumulation of abilities in all aspects, which finally forms reflect in the brain region, just like Sui Yi herself.

"The second one, I know," Sui Yi said, and everyone fell silent.

"Square seven, Big Dipper! Rectangle eight, is the Bagua positions, fan-shaped nine is the nine poles of light, the triangle is the Big Dipper, using these positions in combination, a complete circle can be formed" (those who check facts, please skip this part~~)

"Four grids and four commands, the first two should be the switches to the main hall, the last two... I’m not sure about,"

Sui Yi’s explanation was clear and straightforward, and not only did Professor Ye and Ye Changan, who were highly intelligent, understand, but so did everyone else, having their moments of realization.

"That explains it! That map was bizarrely marked with the numbers seven, eight, nine, twelve! Quick, we need nine people!"

The subsequent events could not have been simpler for Professor Ye, not just because he was in academic research, but because archaeology was the exception. He needed to be familiar with things like the Bagua, which official academia tends to dismiss. Who would have thought that ancient tombs play with these things so frequently, so he could calculate those positions with his eyes closed. Thus, nine people quickly took their places.

Then...

The second Mechanism command was activated!

Clang, clang!

The black armor was resealed!

After it was sealed, Gong Jiu and others suddenly realized, "Then, with The Gate closed, how do we get in?"

It turned out the plan was to trap those people inside, but now it feels...

"The treasure isn’t inside." After the main hall was sealed again, Professor Ye suddenly said.

Sui Yi looked at him.

"The most important part of Loulan is not the main hall... but.."

"The Divine Temple,"

Professor Ye softly said, "Changan, after your parents passed away, I have been studying the culture of Loulan all this time. There in Guardian City, although I discovered it was not the Ancient City, I also found out that whether it was the Ancient City of Loulan or Guardian City, they were both established to protect a divine temple... and this temple holds the rumored Loulan treasure of nine thousand years history."

"Of course, we can disregard the nine thousand years for now, but it’s certain, the real site of Loulan’s inheritance... is this Divine Temple."

The Divine Temple, Gong Jiu and the others held their breath.

Whether in archaeology or tomb raiding, encountering a divine temple is the most feared.

Because such places are too sinister.

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