The great doors slammed completely shut.
Gu Changhuai and Inspector Xia were heartsick. Two streams of tears ran down Hua Qianqian's face, and Ouyang Feng turned pale as well. Only Xiao Tianquan frowned.
Gu Changhuai's thoughts raced as he hurriedly said, "Quick, find a way to open the door!"
But after circling the doors several times, they could not find any way to open them at all.
These were the doors to the Inner Palace, doors meant for sacrifices. The method of opening them was unusual. Judging by Mr. Wu's earlier methods, it required offerings and some strange rituals.
They had no idea how to open them.
And even if they did manage to open them, after so much time had passed, Mo Hua might already have...
A wave of lingering fear rose in Gu Changhuai's heart, followed by even deeper remorse and guilt.
Had he known this would happen, he never should have let Mo Hua enter alone. At the very least, he should have followed him in.
But everything had happened too quickly. After a bitter battle, exhausted in both body and spirit, he had had no time to think and had thus made an oversight.
And that single oversight had led to a grave mistake.
Now, regret came too late...
Gu Changhuai said gravely, "First, use the Fish Bone Token to get out. Gather every available hand nearby, whatever the cost. Break down these doors and rescue Mo Hua..."
Inspector Xia nodded solemnly, then frowned. "Should we inform Void Gate?"
Gu Changhuai nodded, but a moment later, his expression turned stern and he shook his head. "We can't tell Void Gate yet..."
Inspector Xia did not understand.
Gu Changhuai said in a low voice, "This is a Second-Grade State Boundary. Distant water cannot put out a nearby