After leaving the cave, Ji Xinghe continued onward.
Another hour passed, and she stopped in front of some ruins.
Thinking of what she had found while exploring the island earlier, Ji Xinghe looked at the mountain of stones before her and eagerly began searching through them.
The Trash Bin was beside her. Xiao Xi used a vine to pick up stones and put them inside, while Ji Xinghe kept a close eye on the ground, afraid she might miss even the slightest opportunity.
She searched and searched...
Three hours flew by. Aside from stones, Ji Xinghe still hadn't found a thing.
Just as she was about to leave in disappointment, the ground suddenly gave way beneath her foot.
Looking down, she saw a gap about the size of a fist.
She kicked at the loose stones on the ground. They fell through a crack, making several crisp "clang, clang, clang" sounds.
At the sight, Ji Xinghe took out the Star Light Lamp and shone it inside.
Following the light, she saw a flight of gleaming golden stairs.
Ji Xinghe's eyes widened. In a sour tone, she muttered, "Which rich tycoon made stairs out of gold? How tacky!"
"Unbelievably tacky!!!"
As she spoke, she instinctively took out her Pickaxe, ready to start chipping away.
Xiao Xi noticed the commotion too. She quickly tossed the stones into the Trash Bin, wrapped a vine around it, and hurried over to Ji Xinghe.
Ji Xinghe put away the Trash Bin and lifted Xiao Xi onto her shoulder. Then she struck the stone slab in front of her with her Pickaxe.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Stone chips flew everywhere, but she didn't care.
"Boom!" After a bout of hacking, she finally smashed the entire stone slab, which fell onto the stairs below.
After clearing away the