Exploring the Ancient Castle

"Brother Xia, how is the situation with Erlong Jie?"

Tang Yuehua quickly rushed to Xia Yang and asked with concern in his tone.

"Don't worry, she should wake up soon."

As soon as Xia Yang finished speaking, he saw Liu Erlong Eyelashes trembling slightly and slowly opened his eyes.

Seeing Liu Erlong wake up, Xia Yang took back the wrist that had been supporting her back.

Immediately afterwards, Tang Yuehua carefully stepped forward and bandaged the wound on Xia Yang's arm with a strip of cloth.

"How... is the situation?"

Liu Erlong's voice was weak and a bit hoarse.

"It's over, we won."

Xia Yang comforted softly.

"Huh--"

Liu Erlong breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.

It wasn't until this moment that the three of them truly relaxed.

The complex emotions of the aftermath of the disaster were intertwined in the hearts of several people, including the joy of victory and the fear of life and death.

The hall was silent for a moment, only the crackling sound of the torches burning on the wall echoed softly.

It took a while for everyone to recover from the thrilling battle just now.

"It was really dangerous just now, I almost..."

Liu Erlong I still have lingering fears when I recall the situation when I was poisoned.

"No matter how difficult the process was, we won in the end."

Xia Yang looked at Old Earl who fell on the ground, with some emotion in his tone.

Speaking of which, Old Earl, as a strong person of Soul Emperor level, should not have been defeated by them so easily.

However, Old Earl is old after all, and coupled with the shock of learning about his son's death earlier, his strength of over sixty levels cannot be fully utilized.

This Old Earl was not so much defeated by Xia Yang as he was defeated by his own inner demon.

After taking a short rest, Xia Yang began to search for loot in the hall.

He first checked the body of Old Earl, and sure enough he found a Storage Soul Tool on his body.

This is an exquisitely crafted bracelet with a rose pattern carved on it.

Xia Yang picked up the bracelet and put Mental Power into it to examine it carefully.

"How's it going? Did you find anything good?"

Liu Erlong came over curiously and asked.

"Except for some Gold Soul Coin, there are just some Land Deed documents, nothing particularly valuable."

Xia Yang said with a slight frown.

After speaking, he threw the bracelet to Liu Erlong.

Liu Erlong took it and inspected it carefully. As Xia Yang said, the collection inside was pitiful.

"This isn't quite right."

"Count Schultz Manor Although it's just a mansion on the border Earl, it shouldn't only have this little wealth, right?"

Tang Yuehua asked in confusion.

"Maybe he hid his valuables."

Liu Erlong guessed.

"Hmph, this old guy will play hide and seek with us even after he dies."

"I don't believe it. I turned the whole castle upside down and still can't find the Earl's Mansion treasure."

Xia Yang said firmly.

As a result, the three people immediately split up and began to carefully search every corner of the Earl's Mansion.

This ancient castle of the Count Schultz Manor is built on the mountainside. It is mainly used for defense. The internal space is not spacious, and it is not the same as those Earl's Mansion mansions in the city.

In less than an hour, the three of them had searched most of the cutting area, but still found nothing.

At this moment, they were standing in front of the door of the last room.

"If Earl's Mansion really has any secret collection, then it is most likely to be in this room."

Tang Yuehua analyzed.

"In that case, what are you waiting for?"

"You'll know once you go in and take a look."

Xia Yang was the first to open the door.

What comes into view is a study room, with the walls filled with all kinds of books.

Xia Yang walked into the room, came to a bookshelf, and flipped through a few books.

Most of these books record knowledge about Spirit Beast and Soul Master.

"Did you find anything?"

Xia Yang turned around and asked.

At this time, Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua were each rummaging carefully in front of a bookshelf.

A moment of incense passed, and both of them reluctantly gave up.

"There are all books here, and I don't see any particularly precious treasures."

Liu Erlong said with some disappointment.

"It shouldn't be. Is Count Schultz really that poor?"

Xia Yang frowned, paced back and forth in the room, and carefully looked at every corner.

Suddenly, Xia Yang stopped and squatted in the corner to observe something carefully.

"Xia Yang, what did you find?"

Liu Erlong quickly came over and asked.

"Look at the marks on the ground, do they look like they were left when the bookshelf was moved?"

Xia Yang pointed at a shallow white scratch at the corner between the bookshelf and the wall.

"You mean, these bookshelves can be moved?"

Tang Yuehua understood immediately.

"However, there are no mechanisms found on these bookshelves."

Liu Erlong said doubtfully.

Xia Yang looked around, the surrounding walls were empty and there were no protrusions.

There are also bookshelves in the room, and there are only books on them, and there is nothing that can be used as a mechanism.

"Perhaps there is no need for a mechanism at all, but it can be moved directly by force."

"You guys step back and I'll try."

Xia Yang signaled the two of them to step back.

"Be careful not to damage these books. They are also valuable in their own right."

Liu Erlong reminds you while backing up.

"Don't worry."

Xia Yang nodded and responded.

"Second Soul Skill: Skeleton Bodyguard!"

Before moving the bookshelf, Xia Yang first used defense Soul Skill, and purple armor appeared around him.

After he was ready, he firmly grasped the edge of the bookshelf with both hands and pulled outwards hard.

"Wow!"

As the bookshelf moved outward, the sound of chains sliding and gears turning suddenly came from inside the wall.

"There really is Secret Passage!"

Tang Yuehua shouted in surprise.

It turned out that after the bookshelf was removed, a passage entrance about a person's height slowly appeared on the wall.

"Give you the torch."

Liu Erlong took out a torch from Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Xia Yang.

Xia Yang held the torch and stepped into the passage first, followed closely by Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua.

The passage was dark, with only the light of torches illuminating the front.

This passage is neither high nor wide, and can only accommodate one person.

Therefore, the three of them could only line up in a row and move forward cautiously.

"This passage seems to be going downwards."

Liu Erlong, who was walking in the middle, said.

"Not only downwards, judging from the direction, this passage should be built inside the walls of the ancient castle."

Xia Yang analyzed.

Liu Erlong recalled the topography of the castle in his mind, and combined with the current location, he quickly agreed with Xia Yang's judgment.

"What an ingenious design."

Liu Erlong couldn't help but sigh.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the three finally arrived at a spacious room.

As soon as he entered the room, Xia Yang suddenly felt enlightened.

I saw him holding up a torch to light up the surrounding area.

Xia Yang found a bookshelf placed on the innermost side, with Sheepskin Map, books, small boxes and other items neatly displayed on it.