Su Ran lit a fire starter and crouched down to take a look. It was a brick protruding from the ground. He was overjoyed. "This might be the mechanism for the hidden weapons!"
But Tang Youyou was worried. What if it was the mechanism to activate the hidden weapons? She didn't dare to act rashly. "You finish walking your path first. If you don't find anything abnormal there, then this should be the mechanism to open that door."
Su Ran understood her concern. He returned to his original position and walked the whole path completely. He didn't find anything abnormal, and the door didn't open either.
"Then this should be the mechanism." Tang Youyou stood up straight. With a nervous heart, she stepped on the brick forcefully and pressed it down.
Only to hear a loud noise in the darkness ahead. Bright light shone in from outside, stinging their eyes that had been in the dark for a long time.
"It's open! It's open!"
The two of them approached the door. Since they knew in advance that the Mo Clan was heavily guarded, they had come here with full vigilance.
Tang Youyou poked her head out and looked around. Finding no one, she stepped over the threshold. Just as they both walked out of the secret passage, the door behind them closed tightly immediately. They were startled by the noise.
"Wow, it seems we have to find the mechanism to get out too."
But this wasn't what they needed to worry about at the moment. A patrolling figure appeared not far away. Tang Youyou pulled Su Ran and quickly hid in the waist - high bushes.
Just this first checkpoint to enter Qiling Manor was guarded, which showed that the leader of the Mo Clan was meticulous. They had to be extremely careful on this trip.
After the figure left, Tang Youyou stood up straight and looked around. According to the map, this should be at the foot of the mountain where Qiling Manor was located.
To climb up that mountain, they would definitely have to pass through a dangerous cliff canyon, which was tens of thousands of feet deep. Once they accidentally fell, they would be smashed to pieces. It was really daunting.
Tang Youyou walked forward and looked down. It was filled with mist, and she couldn't tell how deep it was. The only way to cross the canyon was a cableway.
"This—" Su Ran thought that although the cableway was strong, there were no protection measures at all. If one lost concentration, they would lose their lives.
Even the usually brave Tang Youyou felt scared. The cableway looked at least seventy or eighty meters long. It would take a long time to climb across. If they ran out of strength in the middle, they would be in trouble.
But at the moment, they had no other choice but to go on.
"Let's cross."
Tang Youyou took the lead. She climbed onto the cableway and held it tightly, moving forward little by little. She tried not to think about the abyss below, but the cold air rising from below made her shiver all over, and her palms were sweating a lot.
She didn't dare to slack off. She gritted her teeth and climbed forward. Su Ran, who was closely following behind, wasn't any more relaxed. One in front and the other behind, they didn't know how long it took. She looked up and saw that they were almost at the end, so she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She landed first. Her sensitive ears heard a sound, but because the fog here was too thick, she couldn't tell the direction or where it was coming from. She could only urge Su Ran, who hadn't landed yet, to hurry up.
Finally, when the figure got closer, Su Ran landed. Tang Youyou quickly pulled him and hid behind a tree.
A man and a woman appeared in their sight. The woman was charming and graceful, with a thousand amorous feelings in her every frown and smile, making people go crazy.
The man was standing sideways. Although they couldn't see his face clearly, they could feel that he was cold, aloof, and overbearing, standing alone with a posture of looking down on all heroes.
They must be important figures in the Mo Clan, Tang Youyou thought.
"Who's there?"
The woman suddenly spoke. A silver needle unexpectedly stabbed into the trunk of the tree in front of them. They were immediately frightened into a cold sweat.
Then, with a whoosh, a hare rushed out of the grass. The man snorted and laughed. "It's just a beast. You're being too cautious."
"You're right. There have been a lot of affairs recently. I've been working hard to handle them, but I don't see you coming back to help me. You just care about having fun outside. Don't go anywhere for the next few days. Stay here and help me handle the clan's affairs. These things will fall on you sooner or later."
"Hey, by the way, set a date for your wedding with Huan'er soon. It's better to get it done early so that I can get one thing off my mind."
"Don't be in a hurry. The New Year is approaching soon, and there are a lot of things to deal with. Let's discuss it carefully when we're free. After all, it's Huan'er's lifelong event. We can't be perfunctory."
"That's true. Huan'er should be back in the next few days. When she arrives, take some time to accompany her well."
"Yes."
After they walked far away, Tang Youyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the woman should be the leader of the Mo Clan, and the man beside her should be her successor. It seemed that they had met two remarkable figures as soon as they came.
"Let's go."
Tang Youyou and Su Ran quietly disappeared behind the tree and headed towards the manor.
The journey was quite smooth. Just as Tang Youyou was thinking so, unexpectedly, she stepped on empty air. Her whole body started to fall. She drew out her sword and leaned against it, supporting herself with one hand, barely stopping herself from falling further.
"Saintess! Saintess!"
"Don't shout!" Tang Youyou whispered in a hushed voice. "I'm fine. Hurry up and find a way to get me up. I can't hold on for long."
"Okay, wait for me a while."
Su Ran looked around for a rope, but how could there be one in this place? Just when he was at his wit's end, the vines on the ground caught his attention.
"This should be okay." He cut the vines and wound several of them together. They were strong enough to support a person's weight. He threw the vines down. "Saintess, grab this vine. I'll pull you up right away."
Tang Youyou retracted her sharp sword and held the vine tightly with both hands. By the time she climbed up, she had exhausted all her strength.
"It seems that the way up the mountain is also very dangerous. We both have to be extra careful." Tang Youyou sat down against a tree stump and took a short rest before setting off again.
"Don't move." Su Ran drew out his sword and stared warily at what was behind Tang Youyou. "There's a big spider behind you."
Tang Youyou slowly turned around. Sure enough, what had this spider eaten to grow so big? It was really terrifying.
She silently drew out her sword. Before the spider could get closer, she took the initiative and stabbed at its eyes. Unexpectedly, her wrist was entangled by the silk the spider spat out.
Su Ran came to the rescue. He cut the white silk with one stroke and then chopped at its front legs. Taking the opportunity, Tang Youyou took out a white porcelain bottle and threw it at the spider. The scattered yellow powder all landed on its head. Immediately, the spider became crazy, but soon it slumped to the ground.
"What's this?"
"A poison."
Tang Youyou knew very well that her martial arts skills were not excellent. Using poison was her main means of fighting. "That's Soul - Dispersing Powder. In a while, it will turn into a pool of sewage."
Su Ran stared wide - eyed, watching the big black spider that had been so ferocious just now slowly melting away.