217: Golden treasures, stories from the past in the scroll

Ye Bai said, "Don't get happy just yet." He put away those few pieces of gold and said, "The secret of the Golden Knight is likely hidden within these gold fragments."

Yang Mi said worriedly, "But these are all just gold fragments. How are we supposed to find the Treasure Trove?"

Zhang Dada said, "We could smash every piece of gold to see if it has any special markings."

"No," Ye Bai stopped him, "The gold fragments are all gold; smashing them might actually cause issues."

Ye Bai looked at the gold fragments in his hand and frowned slightly, silently grumbling to himself: These two Female Celebrities are truly troublesome, and this guy Zhang Dada has no sense of propriety either. However, on the surface, he maintained his aloof image.

"Smashing them is impossible; these fragments might be connected by some kind of mechanism," Ye Bai said calmly.

Yang Mi leaned in, looking at Ye Bai with bright eyes, "Then what do you suggest we do, Ye Bai?"

Ye Bai did not answer immediately, but stood up and carefully observed the surrounding environment again. Ziyi, meanwhile, was looking around nervously, afraid that some danger might suddenly appear.

Zhang Dada kicked a pebble on the ground out of boredom and muttered, "If I had known it would be this much trouble, I wouldn't have come. But if we can find the Treasure Trove, we'll be rich."

Ye Bai walked to the wall, looked at the ancient Egyptian text, and fell into deep thought. Yang Mi and Ziyi also walked over and looked at the text together.

"These characters look so mysterious. Maybe if we decipher them, we can find the way out and clues to the Treasure Trove," Ziyi said softly.

Ye Bai suddenly spoke, "Although I can't read all of it, I feel that these characters are related to the life of the Golden Knight. Perhaps we need to understand his story first."

Yang Mi's eyes lit up, "Then how do we learn about it?"

Ye Bai pointed to the gold Statue on the ground, "Start with this; the Statue must still have secrets we haven't discovered yet."

They gathered around the Statue again. Zhang Dada reached out to touch the Statue, but was slapped away by Ye Bai, "Don't touch it randomly. If you trigger a mechanism, we'll all die here."

Zhang Dada retracted his hand, aggrieved, "I was just going to touch it, maybe I could've found a treasure."

Ye Bai squatted down and carefully examined the base of the Statue. He discovered some tiny carvings on the base, which looked like part of some kind of map.

"Look here," Ye Bai called everyone over.

Yang Mi and Ziyi quickly leaned in, and Zhang Dada curiously squeezed over as well.

"This seems to be a map, but it's incomplete," Yang Mi said.

Ye Bai nodded, "That's right, so we need to find the other parts. I suspect there are similar Statues or items elsewhere in this Tomb Chamber."

Consequently, they began to search the Tomb Chamber carefully. Ziyi accidentally bumped into a Candlestick, and the Candlestick suddenly started to rotate. Immediately after, a wall slowly moved, revealing a secret room.

"Wow, a discovery!" Zhang Dada exclaimed excitedly.

They walked into the secret room cautiously. The secret room was filled with an old, stale atmosphere, and there were some boxes placed inside.

Zhang Dada couldn't wait to open the boxes, but Ye Bai blocked him, "Wait, let's check for danger first."

Ye Bai used a branch to gently lift the lid of the box, and several arrows suddenly shot out from inside. Fortunately, Ye Bai reacted quickly and pulled everyone behind him.

"That was close!" Yang Mi said, patting her chest.

After the arrow rain passed, they slowly approached the boxes. Inside the boxes were some Ancient Books and scrolls. Ye Bai picked up an Ancient Book and began to flip through it carefully.

"The text in these Ancient Books is somewhat similar to the one on the wall outside," Ye Bai said.

Yang Mi said, "Then can you read it?"

Ye Bai said while reading, "I can only understand a part of it. It seems to mention that the Golden Knight's Treasure Trove is divided into several parts, each with a guardian. And the mechanisms and dangers we have encountered now might be what the guardian set up."

Zhang Dada's eyes lit up, "Then if we find all the treasure, won't we be rich?"

Ye Bai rolled his eyes at him, "You only think about money. Whether we can even make it out alive is a question."

Ziyi was looking through the scrolls on the side and suddenly said, "Look at this scroll, it seems to depict the layout of this Tomb Chamber."

They all gathered around to look at the scroll. Ye Bai looked at the scroll, and combining it with the map carvings he just discovered, he seemed to have some leads.

"If I'm not mistaken, we need to follow the hints on the scroll and find several key points in order to find the complete clues to the Treasure Trove and the way out," Ye Bai said.

Following the instructions on the scroll, they continued to explore the Tomb Chamber. In a corner, they discovered a Statue identical to the previous one, except this Statue had a different pose.

Ye Bai carefully felt around the Statue and discovered that the eyes of the Statue could rotate. He gently turned the eyes of the Statue, and a hole suddenly appeared on the ground.

"What is down there now?" Zhang Dada said, looking somewhat scared.

Ye Bai picked up the flashlight and shone it toward the hole, "We'll know once we go down and see. But everyone, be careful."

They slowly climbed down the ladder to the bottom of the hole. At the bottom was a narrow Passage, with glowing gemstones embedded in the walls.

Yang Mi couldn't help but exclaim, "These gemstones are so beautiful!"

Zhang Dada reached out to pick at the gemstones, but Ye Bai stopped him once again, "Don't touch them randomly; these gemstones might be connected to a mechanism."

Zhang Dada helplessly lowered his hand, "Fine, fine, you are always so cautious."

As they walked, a sound of flowing water came from the Passage. They followed the direction of the sound and discovered an underground river.

"How do we cross this river?" Ziyi asked.

Ye Bai observed the river surface and discovered some floating stones on it. He picked up a stone and threw it into the river; the stone did not sink.

"We will cross the river by stepping on these stones," Ye Bai said.

Zhang Dada cautiously stepped onto the first stone and said nervously, "Will this work? I don't know how to swim."

Ye Bai jumped onto the stone first to demonstrate for everyone, "As long as you maintain your balance, there will be no problem."

They crossed the river by stepping on the stones one by one. While crossing, Yang Mi accidentally slipped and nearly fell into the river. Ye Bai was quick-witted and grabbed her.

"Thank you," Yang Mi said gratefully.

After crossing the river, they arrived at a larger Tomb Chamber. Inside the Tomb Chamber was a huge coffin, and various gold and silver utensils were placed around the coffin.

Zhang Dada rushed toward the coffin excitedly, "The Treasure Trove must be in this coffin!"

Ye Bai, however, stopped him, "Don't be impulsive yet. There might be a mechanism around this coffin."

Ye Bai walked around the coffin and discovered some strange symbols on the coffin lid. He carefully studied these symbols, attempting to find a way to open the coffin.