Entertainment Secrets: Playing the role of Qilin, Mimi loves it so much

Chapter 200: Discovering the Central Main Hall and Making a Fortune

"Damn! What should we do?" Zhang Dada said impatiently: "Let's smash this place!"

"Wait," Ye Bai stopped him and said, "I remember the old man mentioned earlier that we must not break the door lock."

Zhang Dada said, "What should we do then?"

"I have a way." Ye Bai smiled and took out the pearl from his pocket.

He raised the pearl and shook it against the door lock, and the lock immediately came loose.

Ye Bai opened the door and waved to them: "Come in, the door is open."

Yang Mi walked in. As she crossed the threshold, she heard a sudden click behind her, and the door unexpectedly closed. She quickly turned around to see, and yelled in horror, "Why is it closed? Open it quickly! Ye Bai!"

Zhang Dada and Yang Mi were locked outside and immediately banged on the door in panic: "Help! Open the door!"

Ye Bai walked into the gate, looked around, and found the keyhole hanging on the wall. He turned the key a few times, and the gate slowly opened.

He opened the door, let Zhang Dada and Yang Mi in, then restored the door lock and sent them into another fork in the road.

"Thank you, Ye Bai!" Yang Mi looked at him gratefully.

"You're welcome." Ye Bai smiled and said, "You guys stay here for a while. Once I find a clue, I'll find a way to get you out."

Yang Mi nodded.

Zhang Dada frowned in confusion and asked, "Where are you going? Are you abandoning us?"

Ye Bai said: "No."

Zhang Dada showed a look of doubt.

Ye Bai explained: "I have some personal matters to take care of."

"Then you have to come back early~" Zhang Dada reminded: "Don't forget us."

"Okay, I understand." Ye Bai said, "I'll be back soon."

After saying that, he waved to them, left the room alone, and came to another corridor.

Compared with the previous one, this corridor lacks many luxurious decorations and has become simple and old.

The building was so massive that they couldn't see the end even after walking for a while. Ye Bai stood at the end of the corridor, looking up, and found that the dome above his head was actually upside down, as if someone had hollowed it out, revealing a dark and endless night.

"strangeness……"

"What's weird?"

“This house is too big.”

"Could it be that this place is actually a maze?

"Zhang Dada asked doubtfully.

Ye Bai nodded: "It's very likely. This is most likely a huge maze. We must escape as soon as possible."

Zhang Dada said, "Okay. However, since we've entered the maze, we must proceed with caution. There are all kinds of strange things here, and if we're not careful, we could be in danger."

Yang Mi agreed and said, "I heard that a long time ago, this was once the palace of an emperor. These houses might have been his bedrooms back then."

"Then we must be doubly careful," Ye Bai said. "No matter who it is, living in a palace will eventually get bored. They might come up with all kinds of ways to torture others, or they might set up many traps to punish intruders."

"You're right." Yang Mi agreed.

Zhang Dada asked: "Then which way should we go?"

Ye Bai pointed to the main hall in the center and said, "Go this way."

The two continued along the corridor.

On the way, they encountered several traps. Fortunately, Ye Bai reacted quickly and noticed and dodged in time, otherwise he would have been injured.

The further they went in, the dimmer the light in the room became. Occasionally, flames would leap up, illuminating the hideous portraits on the wall, making people shudder.

"Oh my god, is this really the imperial tomb? Why is it so weird?" Zhang Dada shivered.

Yang Mi said softly, "I've heard before that the royal tombs are very dangerous. These tombs themselves represent the alternation and change of power in ancient dynasties. Every time the royal tombs are repaired, they attract onlookers."

"In such cases, the royal family would often set up many traps inside their own chambers to prevent tomb robbers."

"It is said that after the emperor died, his coffin was buried in the ground, but the lid would not fall completely. As long as someone touched the coffin lid, the poison needles underneath would pierce the coffin lid and kill the thief who stole the body."

"So, in addition to burial objects, the royal tombs also contained many weapons and armor. The layout here is very similar to that of the imperial tombs."

Zhang Dada said, "I see. As expected of an emperor, he's truly formidable."

Ye Bai didn't interrupt. He stopped and stared at the coffin in front of him with a serious expression.

Yang Mi and Zhang Dada walked up to him and looked at the coffin with wary expressions.

Suddenly, Ye Bai kicked the coffin lid away, then walked in, grabbing a sword. Zhang Dada and Yang Mi looked at each other and hurried to follow.

The three men walked into the coffin and found a skeleton lying inside.

His skull was in a sitting position, his hands folded over his abdomen, his chest bulging, clearly a robust male. His facial features were blurred, but it was still possible to discern a handsome, middle-aged man.

Zhang Dada exclaimed, "It's a prince. I saw the jade pendant he was wearing around his waist. Is this jade pendant worth a fortune?"

Ye Bai squatted down and carefully examined his wrists, hands, neck, and knees. Although the skeleton was fresh, the skin showed signs of weathering.

There were blood stains on his clothes, as if he had struggled before death, leaving behind mottled bloodstains.

"Looking at his attire, he certainly doesn't look like an ordinary person." Zhang Dada touched his bones again and said, "If he was a royal relative, he would have had bodyguards accompanying him."

Yang Mi shook her head. "I don't know." She reached out and pushed the coffin lid. It didn't budge.

"What's wrong?" Ye Bai asked.

Yang Mi said, "It seems... he was nailed to death?"

Zhang Dada took a closer look and saw an iron nail driven into the coffin lid.

"Fuck, who is so wicked?!" Zhang Dada angrily said, "I'm going to sue him. He's committing murder for money."

Ye Bai said, "Stop messing around and pry open the coffin lid." As he spoke, he took out a dagger and was about to cut the nails when suddenly, he heard a dull knocking sound from behind.

He quickly jumped out of the coffin.

A strong stench of decay hit him in the face. He turned his head and saw that Zhang Dada had fainted, his face blue.

Yang Mi's mouth was also full of bitterness and her whole body was trembling.

Ye Bai helped Zhang Dada up and dragged him out.

After he dragged Zhang Dada out of the coffin, Yang Mi stumbled out as well. The stench grew stronger. Ye Bai covered his mouth and nose with his sleeve, but his eyes remained calm and alert.

Yang Mi's voice was filled with tears: "Ye Bai, what's going on? Is Zhang Dada okay?"

Ye Bai did not answer, but squatted down to check on Zhang Dada's condition.

He took out a bottle of water from his backpack and splashed some on Zhang Dada's face.