71: Stars and myriad phenomena, stone statues returned to their places

Following Yang Mi's explanation, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

They all stared at the back of the statues' heads, where there were representative symbols.

The statue for Xun Wind had hair fluttering in the wind, as if a breeze were blowing, while the Gen statue appeared to have a mountain-shaped carving hanging behind it.

Looking at it this way, it really was as Yang Mi had said.

“The arrangement of the statues is problematic; they need to be returned to their correct positions.”

Ye Bai suddenly spoke up.

“Return to their positions?”

Zhang Dada and Cai Xukun's eyes widened. How could they return them to their positions? These were statues!

[No way! How do they still need to be moved? Is that even possible? Is Ye Bai right?]

[Exactly! These things look heavy. They're statues; who could possibly push them? Don't let my Hua Hua get exhausted.]

[Bullshit, does my Kun Kun deserve to do manual labor?]

[Shut up, all of you. What can the kitten-like strength of your Hua Hua and Kun Kun do? They're just useless. Their brains aren't as good as Da Mimi's, their physical strength isn't as good as Wu Jing's, and their skills aren't as good as Ye Bai's. What else can they do? They're just a bunch of useless people!]

[Damn, who are you talking about?]

[Stop arguing. How are they going to return them to their positions?]

The fans were all shocked upon hearing Ye Bai's words.

The Stone Statues were so large; who could possibly push them?

It wasn't just the fans who were shocked by these words, but also the professors of the Archaeological Team.

Except for Professor Wang, who was packing his things to head to the forbidden area, all the professors continued to observe the Live Stream Room.

After hearing Ye Bai's words, they were all shocked.

They truly hadn't expected these statues to have such a function.

“Ye Bai is truly impressive, being able to find the source of the problem so quickly.”

One of the professors looked at him in surprise.

“Finding the problem is one thing, but what should be done about these statues now? Even if what Ye Bai says is true, they can't return them to their positions even if they want to. These things are so heavy, how can they be pushed?”

Another professor's brow furrowed deeply.

The issue now wasn't whether they could enter the tomb, but how to enter it.

Even if Professor Wang encountered these statues with his team, it would be very difficult to move them without tools or large vehicles.

The current situation was at a stalemate.

It wasn't just the professors of the Archaeology Academy who thought this way.

The Xie Family and Boss Li thought so too.

They stared at the large screen, waiting to see Ye Bai's next move.

Inside the forbidden area.

“Ye Bai, are you messing with us on purpose? These are Stone Statues. I'm scared just looking at them, let alone touching them. Even a glance feels like bad luck, and yet you want us to push them? Who do you think we are? Spider-Man or Iron Man? Or are you treating us like Superman? Can I even move this thing?”

Zhang Dada was the first to be unwilling. These statues looked so terrifying that he wished he could stay far away. Who would be willing to push them?

“Yeah! How heavy is this? We can't push it!”

Cai Xukun also expressed that they couldn't push it; it was simply a fantasy.

Hearing these people's words, Wu Jing first rolled his eyes and then tried to push the statue beside him.

He tried several times, but the statue didn't budge an inch, and he ended up drenched in sweat from the effort.

“Ye Bai, it's no use. It's not that I won't push, but I really can't. This thing is way too heavy, it's like it's welded shut.”

Wu Jing leaned against the statue, his breathing uneven. This was truly a physically draining task.

Ye Bai glanced indifferently at Wu Jing, then walked to the innermost part of the palace. There was a Stone Table there, and on the Stone Table was a protruding circular stone that looked very out of place.

Seeing Ye Bai walk in, Yang Mi and Reba hurried over. They saw that the protruding stone on the Stone Table had patterns on it, one black and one white.

“What is this?”

Reba was stunned.

“A mechanism.”

Ye Bai stared at it and responded calmly.

“Is it that with this mechanism, we can move the Stone Statues?” Yang Mi examined the mechanism, her face suddenly filling with wild joy. She then reached out to press the mechanism.

However, her hand was only halfway there when Ye Bai reached out and grabbed it.

Yang Mi felt his warm, large hand wrapping around her small hand, and her heart couldn't help but skip a few beats.

Her cheeks flushed unnaturally; Yang Mi felt a strong sense of security.

It was as if the Yin Qi here wasn't even that cold anymore.

“Don't move it!”

As Ye Bai spoke, he withdrew his hand and stared at the mechanism.

The moment Ye Bai let go, Yang Mi felt a deep sense of loss.

“Why can't we move it? Won't opening the mechanism allow us to move the statues?”

Reba was stunned and asked curiously.

“The time hasn't come.” Ye Bai shook his head. “The Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams correspond to celestial timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony. We have human harmony, but the celestial timing and geographical advantage aren't here yet.”

“Returning the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams to their positions requires alignment with the stars in the sky. They can only be moved at the midnight Hour of Zi.”

Ye Bai then turned and left the mechanism, finding a place to sit down.

After hearing this explanation, Yang Mi and Reba glanced at each other, neither refuting nor speaking.

They were tired after walking for so long and took this opportunity to have a good rest.

When Wu Jing, Cai Xukun, and the others heard Ye Bai's words, they felt disdain in their hearts but didn't argue.

Anyway, they could rest now, so why not?

After hearing this, the four of them walked directly toward the inner part of the palace. Upon arriving here, they felt the sensation of being watched vanish.

As long as they didn't have to look at them, it was fine.

The group sat on the ground and began to eat, preparing to rest for a while.

Meanwhile, in the Live Stream Room—

[Holy crap! So much trouble, they have to wait until night? What if it's dangerous at night? That Lion-Tiger Hybrid ran away, what if it comes back... holy crap, they're waiting for death!]

[Wasn't that Lion-Tiger Hybrid beaten and driven away? What are you worried about?]

[They have to wait until night? Is this going to work? Won't it be dangerous?]

[Whether it works or not, do you have a better way? Brother Ye Bai's words are well-founded. Even if we're being tricked, we just have to accept it. Do you think any of you are a match for Brother Ye Bai? Do you have his brains?]

[My Brother is so handsome and so smart... he's better than those little fresh meat idols!]

[Whatever, I just love watching Brother Ye Bai. He's handsome no matter how you look at him. It's like he's been here before...]

[Do you think Brother Ye Bai could be a Tomb Robber? Who would know these things if they hadn't been in a tomb before?]

The fans' previous surprise turned into speculation.

They even felt that Ye Bai might be a Tomb Robber.

But this was just speculation; after all, they still knew his identity.

As night fell, Zhang Dada, having eaten and drunk his fill, saw Ye Bai sitting to one side, silent, as if deep in thought.

So he proactively walked over, sat beside Ye Bai, and even took out some biscuits from his person.

Seeing Zhang Dada's actions, Hua Chenyu and Cai Xukun couldn't help but be stunned.

What was he doing?