305: Hey beautiful, don't use Flash!

"Ye Bai, what do you think is actually going on with the things in that tomb?" Yang Mi couldn't help but ask.

Ye Bai shook his head and said, "I'm not entirely sure either. But judging from those symbols and patterns, the builder of this tomb must have been someone proficient in Feng Shui Metaphysics. Our arrival broke this Seal, which is why a series of dangers were triggered."

Meng Ziyi frowned and said, "So, will we be in any danger?"

Ye Bai was silent for a moment, then said, "It's uncertain for now. But we need to leave here as soon as possible to avoid any complications."

Just as they were speaking, a faint sound of footsteps was suddenly heard.

The three of them immediately tensed up. Ye Bai looked around vigilantly and said, "Everyone, be careful. Something might have followed us."

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi huddled closely together, expressions of terror appearing on their faces.

They looked around, but saw nothing.

"Could we have misheard?" Meng Ziyi whispered.

Ye Bai shook his head and said, "No, my hearing has always been very sharp. There must be something nearby."

Just as he spoke, another burst of hurried footsteps came from ahead.

Ye Bai's expression turned serious. "Shh—" He raised his index finger, signaling the two women to be silent.

Then, Ye Bai crouched down and listened attentively.

The eerie sound of footsteps grew closer, as if approaching them.

Yang Mi and Meng Ziyi's hearts were in their throats.

"Who's there?"

"Come out!"

"Stop acting sneaky!"

Ye Bai shouted in a low voice, his eyes fixed on the direction from which the footsteps came.

Suddenly, he saw a black shadow drifting over from afar.

Due to the obstructed vision and the distance, he couldn't see clearly what the black shadow was. He gripped his entrenching shovel and prepared for combat.

Just at this moment, Ye Bai saw the shape of the black shadow clearly.

It turned out to be a female ghost with disheveled hair and a pitch-black body.

She was wearing red clothes, a paper talisman was stuck to her cheek, her eye sockets were deeply sunken, and her face was as pale as snow. She floated in the air, drifting slowly like a phantom.

"Woooo—" The female ghost let out a shrill cry, which was bone-chilling.

"Holy cow! What the hell is that?!"

"Damn it! You scared the life out of me!"

"Ye Bai! Hurry up and kill this evil ghost!"

"I beg you, Big Brother Ye! Hurry up and kill her!"

"Mommy!"

"Too terrifying! Too evil!"

"Boss Ye, hurry up and finish it off!"

"..."

"Hmph. Petty tricks!"

Ye Bai sneered, raised the entrenching shovel in his hand, and slashed at the female ghost.

The female ghost was slashed in two and dissolved into nothingness.

Yang Mi covered her mouth in surprise, looking at Ye Bai in disbelief. Meng Ziyi was similarly staring at Ye Bai in utter astonishment.

Ye Bai snorted coldly, "A mere vengeful ghost, how dare you be so insolent?"

"Ye Bai, you're so cool!" Yang Mi said admiringly, her beautiful eyes sparkling with a bright light. Meng Ziyi's pretty face flushed with a crimson hue, and she cast a shy glance at Ye Bai.

Ye Bai restrained his aura and said, "Let's go."

"Okay!"

The three continued to walk forward.

This Passage was very narrow, only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. Moreover, the Passage was winding and tortuous, and there was no way to know which way was the exit. Ye Bai led the two women as they struggled forward.

Not long after, they heard that familiar sound of footsteps again.

This time they heard it clearly; the source of the sound was from the corner on the right. They quickly changed direction to avoid the footsteps.

When Ye Bai led the two women to the corner on the right, he found a pool of blood lying on the ground ahead, the blood already congealed.

He crouched down, touched the blood on the ground with his hand, brought it to his nose to smell, and his expression changed drastically.

"Smell of blood?" Ye Bai frowned. This scent definitely didn't belong to a living person; it belonged to the scent left by a corpse.

Ye Bai picked up the entrenching shovel beside him and carefully examined the bloodstains on the ground.

Meng Ziyi and Yang Mi also leaned forward to examine it together.

"The location of the bloodstains seems to be over there. Let's go over and take a look!" Ye Bai said.

The three of them followed the bloodstains, cautiously groping their way forward. Soon, they walked out of the dark and damp Tomb Chamber. They saw an iron door, covered in rust, looking very ancient.

There were two keyholes hanging on the door, which looked as if they had been abandoned for a long time.

They reached out and pushed the iron door, but it didn't budge at all.

Yang Mi asked doubtfully, "What should we do? Where is the key?"

"No key? Then how do we open it?" Meng Ziyi asked worriedly.

Yang Mi sighed and said gloomily, "Are we going to be trapped in this tomb forever?"

Meng Ziyi looked at Ye Bai and asked, "Ye Bai, can you find an exit?"

Ye Bai frowned and thought carefully. Although he possessed the world background settings, he didn't remember any descriptions of this in the plot.

Just then, Yang Mi suddenly said, "I know now. There should be a mechanism here; I once saw similar pictures on the computer. We just need to insert the key into the keyhole, and the mechanism will activate."

"Where is the keyhole?" Meng Ziyi asked urgently.

"It's right above the second button on the top left corner of the wall." Yang Mi raised her hand and pointed to a wall on the left.

Ye Bai turned his head and indeed saw a protruding button on the wall. He picked up the entrenching shovel and tried to pry open the iron door. He found that the iron door was very heavy. It took Ye Bai half a day to open it. Then he used the entrenching shovel to dig up some soil, stuffed it into the depression, and then pried open the large iron lock. Immediately after, he filled in that depression and pushed upwards with all his might.

"Click—"

The iron door made a crisp sound and then slowly rose.

The three of them hurriedly squeezed into the iron door. As soon as they entered, Ye Bai felt a bone-chillingly cold wind blowing over. At the same time, a rotten, moldy stench also hit their faces.

Ye Bai looked up and found that the light from outside was shining in. It turned out to be the lamps from within this underground palace shining in.

This was a spacious and bright Hall.

The Hall was covered in dust, with coffins and some dilapidated furniture placed everywhere.

The items in the Hall were very old, giving one a feeling of desolation and barrenness.

"Where is this?" Yang Mi looked around.

Ye Bai said, "I'm not sure either. Let's walk around and see first."

They walked forward along the Hall for a dozen meters and discovered a set of Stone Steps leading downwards. These Stone Steps were spiral and winding, and there was no way to know if they would reach the bottom.

Ye Bai said, "The structure of this underground palace is very strange. These Stone Steps all extend downwards in a spiral pattern. We must find a way to solve this problem."

Meng Ziyi said, "We could take the cable car."

"It's useless." Ye Bai shook his head. "The cable car's safety System is very poor. Every time we get on the cable car, it malfunctions. Moreover, I suspect the cable car goes straight to the top, so there's no safety issue."