Seeing that he had started to ponder and still hadn't come up with a solution after about the time it took to burn an incense stick, Shi Muyuan felt a bit helpless.
As a modern person, she hadn't watched those tomb - raiding movies for nothing. She knew very well that the tomb had been isolated from the outside world for years, and the oxygen inside was scarce, making it unfit for people to stay for long.
"The national advisor is always so intelligent. Could it be that you're scared by such a trifling matter? Then how can you show your ambition? If you really can't do it, we can just retreat now. I won't tell anyone about your timidity today."
Hearing this, the man's face instantly changed, as if a cat had had its tail stepped on.
"It's just some mere mechanisms. How could they possibly stop me? Your Majesty, just watch here."
After saying that, without thinking, he reached out and pressed a certain spot. Hearing the sound of the mechanism turning, Shi Muyuan couldn't help but feel nervous.
Cold sweat gradually broke out on her forehead. Suddenly, she wasn't sure if it was right to anger this man.
There was a rapid turning sound inside the wall, but there was no other noise for a long time. This made the young girl a bit suspicious. Could it be that the mechanism was broken?
Thinking about it, she slowly stepped forward and let out a long sigh of relief.
"What's going on? Is this mechanism broken? If it is, we don't have to go through so much trouble. We can just find another way to get through."
Hardly had she finished speaking when she was proven wrong.
A path suddenly appeared among the mountains of gold, silver, and jewels on the ground. The direction this path led to was completely different from the one paved by the treasures.
Obviously, the treasures were a trap. Since there was now an opposite path, this one must be the right one.
After thinking for a moment, the two looked at each other and then stepped onto this path without hesitation.
"I'm suddenly curious. How did the national advisor know which was the right mechanism?"
At this, the man looked a bit smug.
"Your Majesty probably didn't notice those details just now. Since the designer has already given us the most dangerous path, why would they design another dangerous one? Judging from the late emperor's character, he would only leave more money in the most important place. So, no matter which button was pressed just now, it would have been the right choice."
The young girl stared at him in disbelief, gradually beginning to understand.
She gritted her teeth. Thinking about how this man had just pretended so well, she felt a bit annoyed.
"You! How could you lie to me?"
Seeing her gnashing her teeth, the man inexplicably felt in a good mood.
"If Your Majesty doesn't hurry up, this path might disappear soon. There probably won't be a second chance. By then, it'll be difficult for us to get through even if we want to."
Hearing his words, Shi Muyuan came to her senses and quickly walked onto the path.
When they reached the end of the path, it did indeed disappear.
She pursed her lips and looked at the door in front of her, involuntarily turning her gaze to the man beside her.
She had to admit that all the tomb - raiding scenes she had watched couldn't compare to this man's intelligence.
"I wonder if the national advisor has a way to get through this door?"
Hearing this, the man looked at the door. Instead of touching it directly with his hands like before, he took out a hidden weapon from his body and threw it.
Strangely enough, the hidden weapon seemed to have eyes of its own and flew straight towards several strange spots on the wall.
As soon as the hidden weapon touched those spots, a loud noise suddenly rang out all around.
The two looked at each other and immediately understood what was happening.
But the sound was coming from all around, and for a moment, they weren't sure where the mechanism would be triggered from.
Helpless, they could only stand back - to - back, vigilantly watching their surroundings.
Before they could clearly see what was going on, countless arrows suddenly shot out from where the hidden weapon had landed. If they hadn't dodged quickly, they would have been turned into sieves by now.
Immediately afterwards, the big door behind them slowly opened, and the two rushed inside.
It wasn't until the door closed that Shi Muyuan felt her legs go weak. She could only rely on her willpower to hold on and not fall.
"I didn't expect there to be such a terrifying mechanism. I really wonder who the person behind these mechanisms is. If I get the chance, I'd like to meet them."
At this, a look of sadness flashed across the man's eyes.
"The person who set up these mechanisms is already dead, and their entire family was wiped out."
These words made a look of surprise flash across the young girl's eyes. Since she had traveled through time, she hadn't heard such words for a long time. She didn't expect to hear them from this man now.
Seeing his sad expression, Shi Muyuan couldn't help but wonder. Could it be another sin committed by the original owner?
Opening her mouth, Shi Muyuan decided to apologize first. After all, it was the sin committed by her past self.
"I'm sorry. I was so ignorant back then and made so many mistakes."
Hearing this, the man looked completely confused and didn't react for a moment.
"Your Majesty was ignorant? Could it be that you've committed some mistakes behind my back that I don't know about?"
The young girl blinked her eyes. Thinking about what he had just said, she stammered an explanation.
"I killed an entire family. Shouldn't I apologize?"
So she thought she was the one who had done it. The man couldn't help but let out a chuckle, and the atmosphere began to relax. The initial tension when they had first entered was gone.
"Your Majesty, are you misunderstanding something? I never said that Your Majesty killed their entire family."
These words confused the young girl. "Besides me, who else would kill an entire family?"
"Heh, of course it was that two - faced man."
Hearing this, Shi Muyuan immediately understood. But from the memories of the original owner, the late emperor was kind to others. How could he have done such a thing? Weren't such things usually done by her?
As if knowing what was on her mind, the man gently shook his head.
"Birds of a feather flock together. Otherwise, do you think it's a coincidence that the late emperor got along so well with Concubine Rui?"
Thinking about it this way, it seemed to make sense. The young girl pursed her lips. "It turns out that he was actually not as good as I was back then. At least I never did such things behind people's backs."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on the man's face.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have endured you for so long and let you kill those people."
That's right. This man loved the people. Come to think of it, the people the original owner had killed were all heinous villains, which was similar to what this man had done.
She recalled the past and couldn't help but want to defend herself, if only to ease the conscience of the original owner.
"The people who died back then deserved it. Some of them were the leaders of the martial arts world, with the ability to uphold justice, but they did nothing but burn, kill, and loot. Some were court officials, but they didn't care about the common people at all..."