However, Han Xing paid no attention to his teammates' thoughts. Instead, he raised his head and looked at the palace before him.
A battered plaque hung above the mottled palace gates, inscribed with several ancient characters.
The writing was simply too ancient. Even the people present had no idea what it said.
Yet faint wisps of fragrance seemed to seep through the cracks in the doors, as if some rare treasure inside was drawing them in.
Just as Han Xing was about to push the doors open, Qinghe hurriedly warned, "Brother Han Xing, wait."
His hand paused in midair as he turned to Qinghe in confusion. "What is it?"
Qinghe explained, "Brother Han Xing, palaces that give off such strange fragrances may appear to contain treasures, but they are actually filled with hidden dangers."
"Once we open the doors, we may trigger the restrictions inside..."
Han Xing nodded in realization. "I get it. It's a trap meant specifically to lure in clueless newcomers."
"So even if those people passed by this palace, they didn't open it and instead went deeper inside."
"Exactly," Qinghe replied.
After hearing this, Long Yu's face showed a trace of lingering fear. "It's this dangerous...? Then shouldn't we leave and find another palace to enter?"
The others nodded in agreement.
However... Han Xing did not leave immediately. Instead, he fell into thought.
After a moment, he turned and asked, "Then aside from traps, what is inside these trap palaces?"
"Or are they simply placed here to fool people?"
At that question, confusion appeared in Qinghe's eyes as well.
Because no one had really considered that before.
After all, they already knew the palace was a trap, and it had claimed the lives of so many Lords.
Who would be willing to take such a risk just