Chapter 626 The underground palace gate blocking the road!

Jia Dongming gave a serious reminder of the things to pay attention to when entering the tomb passage, then turned around and walked into the tomb passage. However, he had just taken a few steps when he suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly stopped and turned to Yang Kaihua who was following him and suggested: "Deputy Captain Yang! In order to ensure that the power supply of the flashlight can support the subsequent actions, let's put away the flashlight first and use torches for lighting instead. This will also reduce the burden on our comrades."

When Yang Kaihua saw Jia Dongming using torches to explore the way, he thought of asking everyone to put away their flashlights and use torches for lighting. Later, the scene of the spontaneous combustion of the iron chain bridge attracted Yang Kaihua's attention, and he ignored the matter. Now hearing Jia Dongming's suggestion, Yang Kaihua immediately replied: "Director Jia! I was thinking of reducing the burden on Xiao Chen and Xiao Liu and asking everyone to use torches instead. As a result, because of the spontaneous combustion of the iron chain bridge, I ignored this matter."

Soon everyone put away their flashlights, then lit the torches that had been filled with fuel, held the torches and followed Jia Dongming into the tomb passage.

Holding a torch, Jia Dongming followed the footprints left by Zheng Ming and others in the tomb passage and led everyone towards the depths of the tomb passage.

Jia Dongming didn't walk far before he discovered a trap hidden not far in front of him based on the footprints left on the ground. He then activated his Eagle Eye skill and looked towards the suspected trap. A mechanism similar to a flip cover appeared in Jia Dongming's sight, and inside this mechanism was a trap full of sharp steel spikes. If a person accidentally stepped on it, he would definitely fall into the trap and would definitely die.

Upon discovering this mechanism, Jia Dongming immediately slowed down his pace, took the torch in his hand, and shone it towards the flap on the ground. At the same time, he did not forget to remind the people behind him: "Everyone, pay attention, there is a mechanism similar to a flap here. When you pass by here, remember to walk close to the walls on both sides."

Hearing Jia Dongming's reminder, Yang Kaihua walked up to Jia Dongming with a torch. With the light of the torch, he looked at the plain ground in front of him and asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Director Jia! How did you know there was a flip-top mechanism here?"

Jia Dongming heard Yang Kaihua's question and introduced to him with a smile: "Deputy Captain Yang! Look at the footprints left on the ground. When Zheng Ming and others passed by here, they obviously made a short stop, and then passed through this position by leaning against the walls on both sides."

"Also, look here. There is no trace of mud between these floor tiles. Instead, there is a tiny gap. Combined with what I know about the Forty-Nine City, I suspect there is a flip-top mechanism here. As for whether my suspicion is correct, we will know once we put the stone on top."

"Deputy Captain Yang! Deputy Captain Jia! I'll go outside and find a stone to try it out." When Zhou Hua heard Jia Dongming's words, he couldn't wait to suggest going to find a stone to do the experiment without waiting for Yang Kaihua to answer.

"The stone is here! Deputy Captain Jia! How do you think we should try it?" Zhou Hua came back soon with a big stone in his arms, and asked Jia Dongming.

When Jia Dongming heard Zhou Hua's question, he pointed to the location of the mechanism with the torch in his hand, and said to Zhou Hua with a smile: "Zhou Hua! Just throw the stone at this location."

When Zhou Hua heard what Jia Dongming said, he immediately threw the stone in his hand towards the location Jia Dongming pointed to. As a result, the moment the stone hit the ground, the originally flat ground suddenly tilted up, and the stone that hit the ground fell directly into the trap because of the tilt of the ground.

Although the crowd did not see the steel spikes in the trap, the scene before them undoubtedly proved Jia Dongming's conjecture, which made them admire Jia Dongming's observation ability and full of confidence in him. In this way, the crowd followed Jia Dongming's instructions, followed the wall to bypass the trap in front of them, and walked towards the depths of the tomb under Jia Dongming's leadership.

The group walked in the tomb passage for about two or three minutes, and then saw two huge stone doors as white as jade appear in front of them.

When he saw the stone door in front of him, Jia Dongming immediately realized that this huge white jade door was the legendary underground palace door.

Jia Dongming looked at the tightly closed door of the underground palace in front of him, then glanced at the messy footprints on the ground, and a puzzled expression suddenly appeared on his face.

From the footprints on the ground, Jia Dongming could determine that Zheng Ming and others had entered the underground palace, but the closed door in front of him made Jia Dongming feel very puzzled. He then turned on the Eagle Eye skill and looked behind the door. He saw a huge rock right on the door. This huge rock was the so-called self-flowing stone.

The self-closing stone is a common anti-theft design used in ancient imperial mausoleums. It functions as a door-blocking stick with a groove at the bottom to prevent the stone door from being pushed open from the outside. A stone groove is dug behind the stone door of the underground palace, and a long plate-shaped stone stands on it. After the door is closed, the self-closing stone is inserted obliquely into the gap between the two doors, blocking the door and making it difficult for outsiders to open it.

This discovery made Jia Dongming immediately realize that Zheng Ming had discovered their arrival and deliberately arranged for people to seal the door of the underground palace in order to prevent them from entering. At the same time, it also made Jia Dongming clearly realize that in this treasure house, in addition to the passage they came from, there was obviously another passage.

"Director Jia! What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with this door?" When Yang Kaihua saw Jia Dongming standing in front of the stone door with a serious face, a puzzled expression immediately appeared on his face, and he asked Jia Dongming curiously.

Jia Dongming came out of his deep thoughts after hearing Yang Kaihua's question. He introduced to Yang Kaihua and others with a serious face: "Deputy Captain Yang! This door is the so-called underground palace door. When Zheng Ming learned of our arrival, in order to prevent us from catching up with him, he used the stone that originally pushed the door open to close the underground palace door again. If we want to enter the underground palace, we have to find a way to open this door."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Yang Kaihua put his hand on the door of the underground palace with a puzzled look on his face. Then he pushed hard, but found that the stone door in front of him was motionless. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push it open at all.

Seeing that he could not push open the door to the underground palace, Yang Kaihua immediately shouted to Zhou Hua and others: "Comrades! Come with me and try to see if you can push open this door."

When everyone heard Yang Kaihua's instructions, they all walked to the door of the underground palace and pushed hard inside. However, no matter how hard they pushed, the door in front of them was only opened a centimeter or two and could not be pushed open any further.

(End of this chapter)

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