Chapter 225 begins (2/2)

Yan Yu didn't stop, and holding her, he initiated another spatial jump.

This time, the air was no longer cold and damp, but a deathly, icy chill!

A damp, cold wind, mixed with the dust and decay of a thousand years, surged in from all directions, seeping into the very bones of people, threatening to freeze even the marrow into ice shards.

They were already inside the interior of that huge natural cave.

Ruan Tang took out the auspicious cloud jade pendant that had been combined into one from his hood.

The jade pendant felt icy cold to the touch, and the mist inside began to churn wildly the moment one stepped into this place.

She walked to the stone wall with the keyhole carved on it, took a deep breath of the cold air, and glanced back at Yan Yu.

Yan Yu nodded to her.

His tall figure stood half a step behind her, like a mountain, silently blocking the cold wind blowing from the depths of the cave, and continuously transmitting his domineering body heat to her.

Without further hesitation, Ruan Tang aimed the uniquely shaped jade pendant at the strange lock core below the stone wall.

“哢”.

With a soft click, the key slid in perfectly.

But just as the key was fully inserted, Ruan Tang did not press it.

She closed her eyes.

Spiritual power? Blood?

Neither is correct.

This key was not prepared for this degenerate age at all.

What it needs is a purer, more fundamental power!

With a quick thought, she summoned the vast and warm golden light of merit from the depths of her soul!

A pure, majestic golden energy transformed into a visible torrent, flowing wildly down her arm and into the jade pendant in her palm!

The jade pendant suddenly emitted a dazzling golden halo!

The flat, round part at the top of the key, which had been perfectly still, made a crisp "click" sound as it was propelled by the golden light!

The sound was like a glacier that had been frozen for thousands of years finally cracking open for the first time.

The safety bolt is open!

Immediately afterwards, the entire stone wall and the entire cave began to tremble violently!

"Boom... Boom..."

The dull, deafening roar didn't come from beside their ears, but from the depths of the earth, flowing down the rocks beneath their feet and striking their internal organs directly.

Dust fell in rustling sounds from the stone wall overhead.

The thick stone wall in front of us slowly, inch by inch, sank down, accompanied by a teeth-grinding grinding sound.

A deeper, darker space was revealed before them.

As the stone wall sank, the scene inside gradually unfolded.

Ruan Tang's breathing stopped.

Behind the stone wall lies a huge, hollowed-out mountainside.

Inside, hundreds of identical large black lacquered wooden crates were stacked densely and neatly.

The gaps between the boxes were just enough for a person to pass sideways, not a fraction more or less.

The cinnabar runes drawn in the corner are unique moisture-proof seals of the Ruan family business.

This meticulous, even rigid, storage method is all too familiar.

The ancestors of the Ruan family were definitely involved in this matter!

Her gaze passed over the mountain of boxes and landed at the deepest part of the mountain.

A square platform has been set up directly opposite the entrance.

On the platform, a small sandalwood box, no bigger than the palm of your hand, sits forlornly.

The wooden box was exactly the same style as the one she had used to store the auspicious cloud jade pendant.

Ruan Tang's heart skipped a beat.

She walked quickly over, with Yan Yu following closely behind. Their invisible spiritual power had thoroughly scanned every inch of shadow in the entire mountainside.

She reached out her slightly trembling hand and gently opened the brass clasp of the wooden box.

“Clatter.”

There was no gold or silver jewelry, nor any martial arts manuals in the box.

There was only one letter, incredibly thick and wrapped in kraft paper.

The letter's cover was so brittle that it would crumble at the slightest touch.

Beneath the letter was a silver-framed photograph. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)