Hu Xiaotian and Yan Nujiao had no idea that the world outside had been turned upside down. Carrying Yan Nujiao on his back, Hu Xiaotian finally made his way out of the maze and reached the exit, only to discover that the entrance had collapsed, blocked by fallen rocks. He set Yan Nujiao down and pressed himself against the rock wall, listening intently. Even with his keen hearing, he could detect nothing outside. The collapsed stretch was evidently quite long. The smell of gunpowder still hung in the air, suggesting that someone had deliberately blasted it shut. His heart grew heavy, and he said quietly, "That Tang Jingyu is vicious. He's actually sealed off the entrance."
"There should be another exit," Yan Nujiao said. "I once heard my uncle say that the Crystal Palace connects directly to the seabed. He wouldn't have lied to me. There must be a passage leading down to the seabed somewhere in here."
"We're at the summit of Flying Dragon Peak right now," Hu Xiaotian said. "Even if we find that passage, won't we have to go all the way down to the seabed?"
"This maze couldn't have been set up in a short time," Yan Nujiao said. "It looks like Tang Jingyu has been hiding on the island for quite a while."
"Perhaps he has someone on the island helping him," Hu Xiaotian said. "A maze this large isn't something one man could build." He thought of Luo Qianfu. The Crystal Palace fell under Luo Qianfu's jurisdiction; there was no way he could have been unaware of such a maze hidden here. If Luo Qianfu had built it, what was his purpose? Was he in league with Tang Jingyu? But why would they want to harm the Yan siblings? Who was their real target?