Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

Hua Yu's mood was as bright as a flower blooming in spring. He jumped lightly in the dark cave, as if the whole dark world became brighter because of him. Zhang Qiling followed him carefully like a loyal guardian, always keeping his eyes on his figure.

When he saw a stone protruding in front of him, Zhang Qiling's mind moved slightly, and the stone disappeared in an instant, as if it had never existed. Going forward, he encountered a narrow tunnel. He raised his hand gently, and only heard a slight sound, and the tunnel widened a lot, enough for two people to pass side by side.

Hua Yu walked and looked around curiously. After walking for a while, he suddenly felt that this unchanging place was a bit boring, so he obediently let Zhang Qiling hold his hand and continue to walk inside.

"Brother, I don't know where Xiaohua and the others have gone? Have they reached the mysterious password door? Also, among the people you sent to protect Xiaohua, is there anyone who really knows how to open that door?" Hua Yu blinked her big eyes, looked up at Zhang Qiling and asked.

Zhang Qiling looked down at Hua Yu and smiled gently: "Don't worry, Xiaohua is not a child anymore, and he has been here when he was a child, and he walked the same road he is walking on now." After that, he looked up and looked forward, while not forgetting to pay attention to whether there were any obstacles such as pebbles under Hua Yu's feet.

However, Hua Yu still seemed a little worried. He sighed softly and said, "Alas, even if they grow up, the memory of children is often not very reliable! I'm really worried that Xiaohua will forget how to walk or how to open the door." After saying that, he couldn't help but frowned.

Zhang Qiling gently extended his hand, gently stroked the other person's head, and whispered to comfort him: "Don't worry, Zhang Hainan will come here every ten years without any trouble. Every time he comes, he will not only carefully and meticulously repair the complex and exquisite mechanisms in this ancient pavilion, but also clean up the mountains of garbage in the pavilion. So, even if Xiaohua forgets some important things for some reason, I believe Zhang Hainan will definitely not forget."

However, at this moment, Zhang Qiling's brows suddenly knitted tightly, as if he was filled with an indescribable worry. He paused for a moment and then continued, "It's just that the message Xiaohua passed on to us through others is a bit puzzling. According to my guess, he may not intend to let Zhang Hainan input the crucial password completely and accurately. As for whether it is the last door or the first door, it is really hard to judge now."

Hearing Zhang Qiling's words, Hua Yu on the side couldn't help but be slightly startled, with a look of surprise and confusion on his face. He blinked, thought for a moment and responded: "But Xiaohua clearly told us before that he would make sure Huo Xiangu could walk out alive. Maybe... maybe Xiaohua will be injured, but it shouldn't be too serious, right!" Hua Yu suddenly showed a pleading look, actually wanting to get a positive answer from Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling turned his head slowly like a sculpture, his movements were so gentle that it seemed as if time had stopped. When his sight finally settled on the wall on the right, his eyes were like a bottomless pool, deep and focused, as if they contained endless secrets and power. Everyone seemed to feel that his gaze had turned into two sharp arrows, enough to penetrate the extremely thick wall in front of him and reach the unknown world hidden behind it.

In this way, time passed by minute by minute, and the surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of people's breathing could be heard. After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Qiling finally broke the silence. He sighed softly. Although the sigh was subtle, it was full of complex emotions. Then, he lowered his head slightly and murmured in a low voice that only he could hear: "Well, I hope everything will be as we wish..."

At the same time, on the other side of the wall, Xie Yuchen and others were standing in front of the first password door to take a break. Huo Xian Gu and Xia stood side by side and took the lead to step forward. Huo Xian Gu, who was always calm, could not suppress her anxiety. She asked impatiently: "Thinking back then, the Old Nine Gates launched an unprecedented large-scale operation with the purpose of finding the password of the Zhang family's ancient building. But as far as I know, the crucial password has been hidden in the Siguniang Mountain in Sichuan Province. However, now that we have not sent anyone to the Siguniang Mountain to look for this password, how can we open this closed door in front of us?"

Not far away, Wu Xie and Fatty Wang were resting leisurely. At this moment, after hearing what Huo Xian Gu said, they were like being struck by lightning, and they instantly became energetic. They jumped up from their seats almost at the same time, and then walked quickly to Xie Yuchen and others.

Wu Xie stared at Xie Yuchen anxiously, and spoke in an extremely hurried tone: "Xiaohua! We haven't even seen the slightest hint of the password until now. What method can we use to open this door successfully?" Fatty Wang, who was standing nearby, also hurriedly echoed, his round, chubby face filled with worry.

However, Xie Yuchen sat steadily on a large rock, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a slightly mocking smile. He sneered and responded: "Could it be that you have completely forgotten the password to your own front door?"

Xie Yuchen's words hit Huo Xiangu's head like a heavy hammer. She suddenly woke up from her dream and muttered to herself, "If that's the case, then why did Zhang Qiling take us all the way to Sichuan Province..." At this point, Huo Xiangu was like being struck by a bolt from the blue. Her face turned pale as paper, as if she had seen the end of the world. Her eyes were wide open, filled with endless fear and astonishment, and her body trembled violently involuntarily.

Then, like a frightened rabbit, she stretched out her hand and grabbed her collar tightly, with such force that it seemed to tear the clothes apart. At the same time, her mouth opened wide, and her rosy lips were now bloodless. Only her rapid and heavy breathing could be heard, like the whirring sound of an old bellows.

As breathing became more and more difficult, Huo Xiangu gradually lost her balance and slowly squatted down. However, despite this, she continued in a trembling voice: "Could it be that all of this is actually a conspiracy they carefully planned? They deliberately set up a trap just to lure ignorant people like us and make us willingly fall into this bottomless trap?"

Xie Yuchen, who was standing nearby, crossed his arms over his chest, looking at Huo Xiangu, who had suddenly lost control of his emotions, with an indifferent expression. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a barely perceptible sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he responded slowly: "Humph, if you didn't have those greedy thoughts in your hearts, no matter how ingenious the trap they set was, how could you have fallen into it so easily? In the final analysis, all this can be attributed to your insatiable hearts!"

At this moment, Wu Xie, Fatty, and another person called Xia were standing quietly at a distance. The faces of the three people were filled with deep confusion, and their ears were erected, listening attentively to the conversation between Xie Yuchen and Huo Xiangu. However, the content of the conversation seemed to be tangled together like a tangled mess, which made their minds chaotic and they had no way to sort out the thread.

"What kind of trap is this?" Wu Xie frowned and muttered to himself, "Who designed this so carefully? Why did Grandma Huo say that they would fall into this trap so easily?" Question marks kept flooding into their minds like a tide, but no matter how hard they thought, they could not find even the slightest clue to solve these mysteries.

At the same time, Xie Yuchen seemed unwilling to argue too much with Huo Xiangu. He turned his head slightly and cast a meaningful look at Zhang Hainan beside him. After receiving the signal, Zhang Hainan understood it and walked slowly to the door with steady steps, as if he had received an extremely important mission. For a moment, everyone's eyes followed his slowly raised arm, as if that hand held the key to solving all the puzzles.