Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1575: Chapter 1559: Stone Gate of the Underground Palace

After running countless calculations and spending so much time, beads of sweat appeared on Mr. Huang’s forehead.

The complexity of the calculations made the others dare not speak, fearing that a single careless word would disrupt Mr. Huang’s train of thought, rendering all his previous efforts useless.

The group held their breaths, their eyes fixed intently on Mr. Huang.

The numbers on Mr. Huang’s paper kept increasing, but his gaze grew brighter. Nearing the final calculation, his face was nearly expressionless. When his hand reached the enter key, he hesitated slightly before finally pressing it with gritted teeth.

After pressing it, Mr. Huang almost instinctively closed his eyes.

Several seconds passed before he dared open them. However, upon seeing the numbers on the screen, Mr. Huang couldn’t help but let the corners of his mouth turn upward, and his perpetually indifferent face finally showed a hint of a smile.

”Haha, it’s done!”

Having obtained the final data, Mr. Huang was obviously very pleased. He quickly drew a Nine Palaces Diagram on the paper and added several lines, finally arriving at a few numbers.

”These numbers must be the key!”

Mr. Huang said with certainty. Despite the time spent, his eyes couldn’t hide his pride. It was clear that he was both surprised and delighted to have solved The Post-Heaven Bagua Map.

Just as Mr. Huang was about to reach out to unlock the The Fuxi Bagua Map on the stone door, a muffled gunshot suddenly echoed from within the corridor.

The gunshot seemed to pierce through the walls and reach everyone’s ears.

Upon hearing it, the group was immediately startled.

Huo Sining and Gu Xu instinctively shielded Qibao behind them.

Mr. Huang was evidently more sensitive to the gunshot. He quickly stood up, his eyes fixed on the corridor, as if he had sensed something. He swiftly walked to one side of the wall and pressed his ear against the stone.

After the gunshot, the corridor returned to silence, but Mr. Huang’s expression turned somewhat peculiar. He listened intently for half a minute, then stood straight and walked towards Huo Sining and the others, a mocking smile on his lips.

”They’re next door.”

Mr. Huang’s words were concise, but anyone giving it some thought could understand the implication.

In fact, when they entered the corridor, they had meticulously studied the Maze Map drawn by Huo Sining.

The maze was full of forks. Without a map, even if one entered it, it was practically impossible to immediately find the passage leading to the center of the maze.

The design of this Underground Palace was exceedingly complex. The corridors looked almost identical, save for slight curves and inclines, giving no clues whatsoever.

Moreover, each exit led to another fork, so those navigating the corridors might feel they were moving forward, but they were actually just circling within the Underground Palace.

Even though the adjacent corridor was so close, it wasn’t easy for those within to find their way to the center.

Despite the proximity, the people inside had no idea where they were. Escaping was exceedingly difficult.

Thinking of Oil Rat and Gao Yuyuan trapped inside, Huo Sining couldn’t help but worry, ”Why are there guns? Are they carried by Oil Rat’s people, or by Long Shan Zhang?”

Huo Sining wasn’t concerned about the safety of Oil Rat and Gao Yuyuan but feared that if they died in the corridor, her pursuit of clues about Old Mr. Zhong would come to an abrupt end.

Mr. Huang’s brows also furrowed automatically. Had those people gotten lost, did they mean to rescue Oil Rat? Wasn’t that ridiculous? Moreover, they weren’t even on the same side. If they went, conflicts could arise, and those people were armed. Going would be walking into a trap.

Huo Sining clearly understood the key issue. She exchanged a glance with Gu Xu, shrugged, and said:

”How about this, we’ll accompany you inside first. Once we have the items and you exit the maze, we’ll return to find them. By then, after these people have been running around the maze so long, they’ll likely be exhausted, and we’ll just quietly follow them and act accordingly.”

Having witnessed how Huo Sining used her storage ring to save Mr. Liang in the ancient tomb beneath the waters of the Magic Capital, both Mr. Huang and Miss Yue knew she had an ace up her sleeve. Thus, both Huang and Yue understood what she meant by acting accordingly.

Mr. Huang wasn’t embarrassed, nodding to Huo Sining and saying, ”Alright, let’s find the thing first. Miss Huo, I owe you one for this.”

With the plan in place, Mr. Huang continued to tamper with the Bagua mechanism’s password.

Taking advantage of the moment, Huo Sining cast her gaze on the massive stone door, examining it up and down while discreetly photographing the odd characters on the door with her phone.

She soon realized the door’s material was unique.

”This is Hanbaiyu!” she exclaimed under her breath after touching it.

This massive Hanbaiyu stone door measured ten meters square.

Such a giant slab of Hanbaiyu was not constructed from pieces but was directly cut from a single block of Jade.

This handiwork was utterly astounding to Huo Sining and the others, leaving them speechless and in awe.

On either side of the stone door were inlaid Divine Bronze Turtles. The turtles perched there, necks extended, eyes wide open. Despite the centuries of erosion leaving the turtle bodies covered in rust, the turtles looked as vibrant and lively as if they were about to come to life, especially their eyes, which shone like Black Gemstones.

”This should be the maze’s final door. Opening this door means entering the Gate of Life, the very center of this Underground Palace.”

Mr. Huang glanced at the Maze Map drawn by Huo Sining, then looked up at the massive Hanbaiyu stone door, eyes burning with intensity. ”If the information we previously obtained is right, then that item should be hidden inside here.”

Mr. Huang pointed to the center of the map, marking the Underground Palace’s lowest level.

As they closed in on the item, Mr. Huang’s heart began to race involuntarily. His mind couldn’t help but imagine what the item looked like and how he would carry out his next plan after acquiring it.