Chapter 48 (1/2)

Chapter 48: Connecting The Clues and Yue Qiang’s Hidden Strength?

Yin continued to add, “The moment I woke up, there were corpses everywhere around me, which was why I didn’t see what was outside. But this does not obstruct me from making my deduction. Looking at this hall and the artificial marks above the cave walls, this was obviously a place where human lived in, and likely not a tiger’s den from the beginning. You came from outside, so tell me: are my a.s.sumptions correct?”

Yue Qiang did not know what to say any longer. He had a feeling that Yin would know everything without needing him to say anything at all. He was the real blind person compared to this girl who had shut her eyes all this time.

Still, he answered after a moment of silence, “The exterior of this place looked like it was manmade. There were also the four words ‘Mo Family’s Great Camp’.”

“That’s good. The School of Mo. This is School of Mo we’re talking about. Do you know what the words ‘School of Mo’ mean?

“During the warring states period, their philosophy of logic and rational thought aside, the School of Mo’s craftsmans.h.i.+p was more or less at the same level as specialised craftsmen. According to my a.s.sumption, this School of Mo’s Great Camp we’re at right now has most likely been abandoned! After it was abandoned, this place was used by the tigers and turned into a tiger’s den, and these dead soldiers on the floor should have come to seize a certain research findings. As a result, they discovered that the School of Mo’s Great Camp was abandoned a long time ago, and while they were camping here and searching for its remaining secrets, they ran into the tigers who had made this place their homes instead. That is why… they were all met with this tragic death!”

Yue Qiang closed his eyes and slowly recalled everything she said one more time.

It’s connected. Everything has been connected. It was as she said. Only her version of explanation could’ve perfectly explained everything that had appeared before him right now!

Yin’s words had connected everything into one string of events.

The School of Mo’s Great Camp had always been this place. Moreover, they were guarding a valuable treasure that might very well be at the same level or higher than the Ring of Earth in his hands right now. This treasure’s function might be the ability to ‘avoid death’ that he had guessed earlier. Later on, for some unknown reason the people of the School of Mo’s Great Camp had abandoned this place, and so this place slowly fell apart and was later taken over by the tigers and got turned into a tiger’s den.

On the other side of things, the Zhao Soldiers’ attacks had obviously happened at the same time: Zhao Yan had led his men to a.s.sault Yue Village, successfully obtained victory and gained the Ring of Earth. There should also be another Zhao Army that was attacking the School of Mo’s Great Camp during this time. It was just that the people sent by the Zhao State to this place weren’t strong, and were possibly led by only two or three sergeants. When they saw that this place was already abandoned, they grew careless and were all killed by the tiger.

Yue Qiang rearranged the thoughts in his mind before saying, “Now there are two problems we have to face. Where is the treasure the Zhao people were looking for? And how are we going to take out that more powerful tiger?”

“These are both one problem, actually.” Yin said, “Haven’t I told you earlier? We just go inside.”

Yue Qiang circled around the area while touching the stone walls. He said doubtfully, &ldq

uo;How? Everywhere’s a stone wall…”

Before he could finish, Yin, who was holding herself up against a wall earlier, stood up and slapped at an unknown part, opening up a pa.s.sage from a completely una.s.suming tough stone wall. The pa.s.sage opened slowly while making creaking noises. There was a tiny dot of flame very far away inside the pa.s.sage. It looked a little like an eternal flame*.

*a flame, lamp or torch that burns continuously for an indefinite period.

Yue Qiang was completely dumbfounded by the sight.

“How did you know there’s a switch around here?”

“There are some ancient books that recorded in detail the layouts and patterns of the School of Mo’s discipline of mechanical engineering.” Yin shrugged, “I have read more books than most.”