Qin Shaofeng swept his gaze around, and in the end, his eyes were drawn to the candlestick before the buddha statue.
He strode over and tried to move it. Sure enough, no matter how hard Qin Shaofeng exerted himself, the candlestick did not budge an inch.
Qin Shaofeng twisted the candlestick. In an instant, a sound came from behind the buddha statue. When he went over to look, he discovered a space behind it large enough for one person to enter.
Qing Daoxun happened to be standing behind the buddha statue. The sight left her utterly stunned.
She found it hard to believe, but the facts were right before her, leaving no room for argument.
"There was actually something wrong with this buddha statue?"
Qin Shaofeng said nothing. A dark glint flashed through his eyes. The inside of the buddha statue was pitch-black, but by the candlelight, he could make out a descending staircase ahead.
Qin Shaofeng turned and made a shushing gesture at Qing Daoxun before descending the stairs.
Before long, Qin Shaofeng reached a twisting, winding underground passage.
At the end of the passage, a stone door blocked the way, with mechanism boxes installed on either side.
If anyone rashly barged in, they would likely be shot full of holes by the arrows inside the mechanism boxes.
Qin Shaofeng did not know what lay beyond the stone door. Not wishing to startle the snake in the grass, he could only return the way he had come.
After closing the buddha statue's hidden door again, Qin Shaofeng told Qing Daoxun what he had found.
"What? There was another mystery hidden inside the buddha statue?"
Qing Daoxun was somewhat surprised. She looked at the buddha statue, lost in thought.
Qing Daoxun looked at the buddha statue thoughtfully and said, "If