My Silly, Sweet Wife

With doubts in his heart, Ye Guichen followed Wen Ya and the others down to the underground.

This place was different from what Ye Guichen had seen before; it was more like a gigantic control room.

The entire control room was over a thousand square meters, shaped like the Eight Trigrams.

And at the positions of the eight edges stood eight columns.

In addition to that, there was also a column standing in the central position.

However, this column was relatively thicker.

”We spent many years finding this place, but we have still been unable to comprehend the mystery of the Kunlun mechanism,” Wen Ya said, pointing to the column in the middle. ”Last time, because we touched that column, a terrifying force suddenly erupted, almost killing my uncle and junior brother.”

”Besides this, didn’t you discover anything else?” Ye Guichen asked.

Wen Ya shook her head. ”We feel that the secret of the Kunlun mechanism is on these nine columns, but as for how to unravel the mystery, we have no idea.”

Ye Guichen nodded and walked towards the central column.

Ye Guichen vaguely sensed that this seemed to be an extremely complex array, paired with the Thousand Mechanism Skill, forming a massive mechanism that stretches for thousands of miles.

Moreover, it was similar to an array Ye Guichen had seen before.

The Nine Star Trigram Array.

This array also fundamentally relied on the Eight Trigrams, reflecting the nine stars, and used the power of the stars to activate the array.

If this were the case, then this Kunlun mechanism could very likely also be powered by the stars.

But to unravel the secret of this Kunlun mechanism, it was necessary to decipher whether the eight columns were truly related to the Eight Trigrams.

Seeing Ye Guichen actually walking towards the column, Xiang Yun immediately became anxious, ”Hey, what are you doing! Be careful, it might kill you!”

Wen Ya also said worriedly, ”Mr. Ye, I know you’re capable, but this array is the life-long study of Elder Qianji, incredibly powerful, and even an Immortal, if unable to grasp its intricacies, would likely be courting death. If it hadn’t been for Uncle shielding us with all his might last time, we probably would have already died.”

Ye Guichen stopped, looked at the anxious expressions of Wen Ya and Xiang Yun, and knew they weren’t lying.

”Don’t worry!”

Ye Guichen’s Divine Sense could now reach thousands of meters away, so he had a clear view of the situation in the Eight Diagrams House.

However, there seemed to be a mysterious force blocking Ye Guichen’s detection, and to explore the truth, he had to get a bit closer.

As Ye Guichen spoke, he lifted his foot and continued walking towards the central column.

However, Ye Guichen did not walk in a straight line.

Because the floor had planks of different sizes and shapes.

Some were square, some were circular. During his Divine Sense probing, Ye Guichen clearly felt traps concealed within them.

If by any chance he took a wrong step, it would trigger a trap and he would be attacked by the massive mechanism.

Wen Ya and the others were probably too eager last time, inadvertently triggering the mechanism.

Ye Guichen watched the floorboards carefully for a while and quickly discovered the pattern.

There were dozens of hidden octagonal planks on the floor.

Although the floorboards appeared chaotic, they corresponded to the eight columns around them.

If guessed correctly, these octagonal floorboards should relate to the path.

Ye Guichen took a deep breath and quickly stepped onto the octagonal floorboards, making his way swiftly towards the central column.

Upon seeing this, Wen Ya and the others were so scared that they quickly retreated a few steps, ensuring they were at a relatively safe distance before looking up.

To their astonishment, Ye Guichen was already standing a meter away from the column.

Around him, nothing unusual happened.

”Senior sister, what’s going on?” Xiang Yun was stunned, ”Why didn’t the mechanisms retaliate against him?”

Wen Ya was also taken aback.

However, Wen Ya remained much calmer.

Even though she had stepped back earlier, she noticed the peculiarity in Ye Guichen’s movements.

”If I’m not mistaken, there is likely a mechanism at play,” Wen Ya said, looking at the path Ye Guichen had just walked.

Upon seeing it, Wen Ya’s eyes widened, as if discovering a new world, ”It turns out that all along we had ignored these floorboards beneath us. Now it seems that these floorboards are crucial.”

Xiang Yun remained puzzled, ”What do you mean? Senior sister, what are you talking about?”

Wen Ya pointed to the octagonal floorboards and patiently explained, ”Look, there are seventeen octagonal planks there, each seemingly scattered but secretly corresponding with the nine stars above, precisely extending to that central column.”

Then, Wen Ya looked around other areas and found some octagonal floorboards.

”Senior sister, are you saying these floorboards are the key, and if we follow these paths, we might find the answer?” Xiang Yun got excited.

Wen Ya pondered, ”It’s too early to conclude, but it seems likely. Ye Guichen truly has deep insight into Mechanical Techniques. Let’s go and have a look as well.”

As she spoke, Wen Ya stepped forward, ”You two follow me, and only proceed when I’ve crossed over.”

This ensured the safety of Xiang Yun and Chen Liu.

The two naturally understood Wen Ya’s intention. They initially wanted to rush ahead, but Wen Ya had already tapped lightly with her toe, quickly moving over the octagonal floorboards.

Not long after, Wen Ya also reached Ye Guichen’s side.

Indeed, nothing unusual happened.

Wenya was overjoyed and waved to Xiang Yun and the other, signaling them to come over while she turned her head to follow Ye Guichen’s gaze.

Upon seeing, Wenya was taken aback.

Originally, there was nothing unusual about the pillar when viewed from afar.

But now, the pillar was intricately engraved with countless runes.

Those runes appeared to be chaotic and seemed like they were casually etched onto the pillar.

Ye Guichen stared intently, seemingly observing the runes.

Seeing Ye Guichen’s focus, Wenya bit her lip and also looked at the runes.

At first, Wenya didn’t notice anything peculiar, only feeling the runes were incredibly disorderly. But after watching for a while, Wenya suddenly felt the scene before her flash.

The original runes vanished, replaced by a sky full of stars.

”This...”

Wenya turned to look, but Ye Guichen was nowhere to be seen. Upon lowering her gaze again, she seemed to be standing on the void.

An ethereal voice echoed: ”All laws originate from Kunlun. Since you have arrived here, you possess a certain talent. What you see is the star map formed from Kunlun’s rotation, containing the great Dao of heaven and earth. If you can comprehend it, you can control Kunlun’s rotation. Someday, you’ll cross into Kunlun’s realm to seek the supreme Path of Eternal Life!”

After speaking, the voice disappeared.

Wenya was stunned.

The stars she saw were similar to those she would see lying on the lawn at night.

However, now those stars were around her.

With doubt, Wenya raised her hand and pointed to a star not far away.

She felt that the star was initially very distant, but upon raising her hand, it was suddenly within reach.

Nearly touched it.

Frightened, Wenya quickly withdrew her hand.

From the previous voice, Wenya heard some information—these stars are the key to breaking the mechanism.

But the voice didn’t mention what would happen if she made a mistake.

If a mistake is made, would she be killed on the spot?

Wenya frowned and raised her head to observe carefully.

Meanwhile, Xiang Yun and Chen Liu looked at Wenya and Ye Guichen standing motionless, staring at the pillar, filled with curiosity.

”Senior brother, what are they looking at?” Chen Liu asked suspiciously.

Xiang Yun replied, ”How would I know what they’re looking at? However, I feel something isn’t right.”

”What’s wrong?” Chen Liu asked hastily.

Xiang Yun shook his head: ”I can’t say exactly. Look, senior sister and Ye are motionless, like sculptures, yet there’s nothing on that pillar. What are they staring at? Could they have been caught in some Illusion Technique?”

”Illusion Technique?” Chen Liu jumped in shock: ”Then, what should we do? Shouldn’t we wake up senior sister?”

”Let’s not rush. Let’s observe for a while. If senior sister doesn’t wake up after some time, we’ll quickly take her away.” Xiang Yun whispered.

Chen Liu asked: ”What about Mr. Ye?”

”Hmph, why should we care about him? Anyway, we’ve done what we promised. As for his life or death, that’s none of our concern.” Xiang Yun snorted coldly and quickly approached Wenya, softly calling, ”Senior sister, are you alright?”

Upon looking, Xiang Yun discovered Wenya’s expression was dull, her eyes empty.

Looking at Ye Guichen.

He was the same.

As if both their souls had been extracted by something.

Xiang Yun was startled: ”Senior sister, don’t scare me!”

Speaking, Xiang Yun stepped forward and grabbed Wenya’s shoulder.

As soon as Xiang Yun’s hand touched Wenya’s shoulder, he felt a vast power akin to stars surge from within her.

Xiang Yun was caught off guard and was knocked back by the impact, flying directly to the edge of the Eight Diagrams House.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, struggling to get up, and looked again toward the central pillar, only to see Wenya and Ye Guichen still standing motionless.

Chen Liu was terrified: ”Senior brother, are you okay?”

”Damn, there’s a problem. That pillar definitely has issues!” Xiang Yun shouted to Chen Liu while pointing at the pillar: ”Look at it, is there something on the pillar? And do not touch senior sister, she seems infused with a terrifying power.”

”What?” Chen Liu expressed confusion.

He also raised his head and followed Wenya’s gaze but saw nothing.

In confusion, he scratched his head: ”Senior brother, there’s nothing on the pillar.”

”Nothing?” Xiang Yun struggled to get up and came to the pillar again.

This time, Xiang Yun didn’t rashly touch Wenya but first observed her. He noticed Wenya’s eyebrows were furrowed.

Looking at Ye Guichen, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

”Hmm? What’s going on?” Xiang Yun felt strange and also looked up at the pillar.