The guard in front glanced around again, then nodded hesitantly: "Okay, let's go."
The two then turned around and hurried away toward the apse at the other end. Xi Zishi could still hear what they were saying while walking, and gradually began to feel suspicious.
Load-bearing column...?
Xi Zishi couldn't help but clenched his chin.
From what they said, the apse should not have been completely destroyed by the explosion, as the load-bearing pillars were not affected. Now that Qiongtian Temple has been hit hard, they must find ways to reduce possible losses as soon as possible.
This statement does sound reasonable.
After all, half of the Qiongtian Temple collapsed. As an important symbol of leadership, this was undoubtedly a huge blow. The apse is equally vast. If you want to rebuild it at this critical juncture, there is no problem in preserving the apse as much as possible.
The back hall is also the armory of Qiongtian Palace and some important material reserves.
It is indeed rational to make up for the situation before it is too late. But now it seems that it is too rational.
Xi Zishi opened the curtain and walked out. He looked at the dark corridor the two of them were walking toward, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.
Jue Tongjun's words...are undoubtedly just an excuse to hide from the informant.
The Heart Lake Meteor Iron had just been taken away, the Qiongtian Palace was hit again, and Subiezhi was seriously injured. Under such circumstances, he first cared about a load-bearing column. This reason was a bit far-fetched.
He didn't know what kind of image Jue Tongjun had in the minds of these subordinates. But according to his opinion as a bystander, as someone who has thought about the current situation over and over again nearly a hundred times, such rhetoric must be the most important doubt implicating Qiongtian Temple.
Without thinking, Xi Zishi walked quickly towards the back hall where the two left without hesitation.
To seize chestnuts from the fire, soldiers are valuable and quick. To fish in troubled waters tonight, he must be quick, and he must be quick.
The corridor is long and narrow, with twists and turns. Xi Zishi looked at the dust that was shaken off the ground, followed the footprints on it, and quickly found the back hall.
Before his eyes, there was total darkness.
The apse was very quiet, except for the crackling sounds coming from outside.
Xi Zishi slowed down and looked at the surrounding environment. It seems that those two people have left, and there is really no other atmosphere here.
The back hall is very airtight, and because there are no windows, Xi Zishi, who has just entered, cannot see anything at all. He groped forward, secretly holding his breath.
Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound, like a stone thrown into the water, causing a ripple.
Xi Zishi quickly took two steps back and covered his arms.
He seemed to have encountered something just now. Looking carefully, he realized that there was a neat row of swords and guns in front of him.
Because the voice was not quiet, he immediately became vigilant and observed his surroundings. Fortunately, after waiting for a while, there was no trap.
Xi Zishi breathed a sigh of relief and slowly continued walking forward.
Different from the darkness when he first entered, his eyes adjusted for a while, and finally he could vaguely see some rough outlines.
Xi Zishi bypassed those obstacles and searched forward with a little bit of vision.
He couldn't even see his footsteps clearly. Due to the silence and boundless darkness, he even thought it was the shadow master's cave.
He curled his lips as if in self-mockery, and just as he was about to regain consciousness, a tall black shadow suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
It looked extremely thick. Xi Zishi hesitated for a moment, but decided to get closer and take a closer look.
And when he got closer step by step, he finally discovered that the giant thing in front of him was indeed what Jue Tongjun called a load-bearing pillar.
Slowly reaching out and touching it, it feels cold and smooth with a hard texture.
Xi Zishi carefully circled the giant pillar, stroking the surface of the load-bearing pillar half-step. The load-bearing pillar was very generous, so he walked around it in a large circle to determine its specific appearance.
Walking back to where he was, he quietly stopped. After standing in the darkness and pondering for a while, he continued to face the giant pillar, stretched out his fingers and tapped slightly.
What reached his ears was a very solid muffled sound.
He was not discouraged, but calmed down, squinted his eyes, half-knelt on the ground, and carefully examined the stone pillars inch by inch.
He knew that he was in the enemy camp now and should race against time. But the current situation does not allow him to be anxious. This is all the clues and he must hold on tightly.
Just as he was calming his mind, suddenly, a different sound came from his ears.
He immediately came back to his senses, stared closely in front of him, and at the same time tapped slightly to confirm.
obviously. Different from the crispness in other places, this place is where the mechanism of the load-bearing column is.
I looked back at the corridor where I saw it, and it was still dark and silent. So he became bold and decided to take this opportunity to take a look inside.
After searching around, he hit a strange protrusion with the tip of his toe. When he bent down to take a closer look, he immediately saw clearly that the protrusion should be the mechanism that opened the secret passage.
There was not much time left for him to hesitate. He could no longer hesitate. Xi Zishi then thought about it, gritted his teeth secretly, and immediately pressed down with his palm.
Suddenly, at the same moment, the bottom layer of the load-bearing column rumbled with the sound of a mechanism starting up.
Xi Zishi looked in front of him with a faint smile on his lips.
"It really took a lot of effort."
At the same time, in the dark room of the front hall of Qiongtian Palace.
Jue Tongjun sat with his back to Subiezhi, his head bowed in thought. A candle burned dimly in front of his eyes, and spread out on the table were the confidential letters Fu Yunge had given them before.
