Su Chen and the others followed behind the people from America and the Island Country towards the dilapidated palace.
Several rafters of the palace had already collapsed, with debris and broken walls everywhere!
After entering, spider webs covered everything, and the layer of dust that had fallen was very thick, even covering the original floor.
The interior was empty, with hardly anything left, as if a great sweep had taken place, with even the gold and colored glazes that were inlaid everywhere pried off.
The layout of this palace was quite different from those ancient palaces in Huaxia Country. The palaces in Huaxia are very square and typically divided into several courtyards.
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But this palace was laid out in a circular shape, with many exits and entrances, more like a labyrinth.
"How about we split up and each search in different areas?"
After looking around and finding nothing special, Prince John said.
"How about this, friends from Huaxia Country, you go check the rooms on the east side."
Chuan Ye also suggested.
"Okay."
Su Chen had no objections; he was eager to see what these people were up to.
"Mr. Su, the attitude of the people from America and the Island Country is a bit strange. Could they be up to something deceitful?"
After walking a bit to the east, Guan Zhihui asked in a low voice.
"Yes, Mr. Su, people from these two countries are acting so abnormal, there must be something fishy!"
"Shush! Just be aware of it, and let's see how things unfold!"
Su Chen glanced at the others and said, with everyone nodding in agreement.
"Let's all split up and search."
Su Chen instructed. Since they were there, they certainly needed to search thoroughly.
So Guan Zhihui and the others immediately dispersed, each entering different rooms to start looking.
"Mr. Chuan Ye, do you think those Huaxia people will find that place?"
In a room on the west side, Prince John asked somewhat uneasily.
In fact, after splitting up from Su Chen and the others, they hadn't gone searching for anything, but instead went into a room together.
"I don't know, if they don't find it, can't we just 'help' them when the time comes?"
Chuan Ye's mouth curled into a cunning smile as he said.
Prince John laughed along:
"Exactly, we'll just lend a modest hand when necessary!"
....
Almost an hour and a half had passed, and Su Chen and his team had searched most of the rooms on their side, still with no results.
Guan Zhihui and the others regrouped around Su Chen, their expressions somewhat dejected.
Su Chen, however, remained calm, as this result was what he had expected all along.
If it had been so easy to find, the Americans and the people from the Island Country would have plundered everything long ago.
"How did it go, did anyone find anything?"
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At that moment, a voice rang out as the people from America and the Island Country walked over from a distance.
"No discoveries whatsoever."
Su Chen intentionally showed a hint of disappointment, shook his head and said,
"How about you? Did you find anything?"
"Just like you, we found nothing."
Prince John and Chuan Ye also shook their heads.
"Have you finished searching this area?"
Prince John asked again.
"Not yet, there are just these last seven or eight rooms left."
Su Chen pointed towards the area deepest inside, then showed an appropriately puzzled expression and said,
"Could it be that the information was wrong, and there is no such material here at all?"
"It shouldn't be the case."
Chuan Ye frowned slightly:
"That explorer doesn't have the guts to joke around with so many countries."
"That's true."
Su Chen nodded his head in agreement.
"There are only a few rooms left. Let's all look together again, and if we still don't find anything, we can discuss what to do next,"
Prince John said.
"That sounds good."
Then, everyone scattered into the seven or eight rooms. There were nearly twenty people in total, so at least two people entered each room.
A moment later, Su Chen suddenly heard a voice from the room next door:
"There's something here!"
Upon hearing the voice, everyone hurriedly ran into that room.
"What did you find?"
Su Chen immediately asked upon arrival.
"Mr. Su, look here!"
Chen Ping lifted a painting on the wall and pointed to a square hole in the wall!
There was a black valve in the hole, but it appeared to be quite old.
The newly arrived Prince John and Chuan Ye, upon seeing the valve, immediately showed expressions of delight on their faces!
"We started by searching this room too, how come we didn't think to lift the painting to check?"
Chuan Ye looked at Chen Ping gratefully:
"We really owe it to this friend from Huaxia Country!"
"Mr. Chuan Ye is too kind. It was actually Mr. Ye's subordinate who discovered it."
Chen Ping spoke calmly. He really couldn't bring himself to express fiery enthusiasm towards people from the Island Country.
The "Little Ye" Chen Ping mentioned was a subordinate of Chuan Ye, and upon hearing Chen Ping's words, Chuan Ye couldn't help but pat Little Ye's shoulder:
"You did well! I will reward you handsomely when we return!"
"Thank you, boss!"
Little Ye quickly bowed and said.
Meanwhile, Su Chen also deliberately showed a surprised look on his face, but in his heart, he actually had many questions.
Firstly, the edge around the square hole clearly showed signs of damage. If he was not mistaken, this hole should have been hidden behind the wall, and not as it was now, exposed as soon as the painting was lifted.
He just didn't know whether the protection or concealment outside the hole had been destroyed by John and Chuan Ye.
But no matter who had done it, there was absolutely no way they could have failed to find it in their earlier search. Their current behavior seemed more like they were waiting for the others to make the discovery!
What exactly were these people up to? Su Chen couldn't figure it out at the moment!
"Mr. Su, hurry up and give it a twist!"
John urged from behind Su Chen.
Seeing that the group was almost standing together, Su Chen extended a hand and began to turn the valve. If there was really a problem, they would definitely want to keep their distance from him and the others.
As Su Chen turned the valve, a crack slowly appeared on the nearby ground, then moved apart to both sides, revealing an entrance about a meter in width and length!
"There's actually a cave here!"
Lu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.
Su Chen walked over and took a look. Beneath was pitch black, without a glimmer of light, but there were stairs leading downward at the entrance!
"Mr. Su, I'll go down first to check it out!"
Now that something had finally been found, Lu Zheng couldn't wait to go down and take a look.
But just as he set foot on the stairs, Su Chen pulled him back up:
"Don't you know the rules? We in Huaxia are a nation of ceremony and should act with humility and manners!"
Then he turned to Prince John and Chuan Ye with a smile:
"Please go ahead, we will follow behind!"