When faced with the unknown, people briefly lost their normal composure.
It was as if a pool of water covered in floating powder had suddenly been splashed with oil.
The Brocaded Guards spreading out, focusing, suspecting, and... becoming wary—at this moment, Xia Ji, as a Puppet Humanoid, seemed to have become the center of everything.
The fact that she resembled the Red Queen alone seemed insufficient to prove anything—but this was already inside the Chiwang Tomb.
"You... What are you planning to do? Calm down!"
Scholars sought the truth... Several scholar masters were the first to react, hurriedly stopping some of the Brocaded Guards who had overreacted. As Yu Huatian's retainers, they also held positions similar to consultants within the Brocaded Guard system.
The combined rebuke of several scholar masters was somewhat effective.
However, after everyone calmed down, an invisible boundary had already been quietly drawn, separating them from Young Master Luo and the others.
"Young Master Luo, we did not intend to offend you." A Brocaded Guard with an extraordinary bearing slowly stepped forward. "It's just that the Chiwang Tomb is filled with dangers... Now, Lord Yu's life or death is unknown, so we should cooperate even more closely. May I ask if Young Master Luo can clear up one matter for us... Why does this Puppet Humanoid resemble the statue?"
"What if I can't explain it?" Young Master Luo said calmly. "Besides, I don't think Xia Ji resembles this statue that much... Human bone structure can naturally produce similar appearances. Perhaps it's merely a coincidence."
The leading Brocaded Guard frowned. "That would be far too much of a coincidence."
"Wu Youyuan, what kind of attitude is that?" one of the scholar masters suddenly shouted sternly. "Is that how you should behave?"
The leading Brocaded Guard could call him