The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

388: Falling Through the Ground (Drafted 2/19)

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A long path became visible once they moved beyond the pool.
White Lotus had run through it before back when he was trying to find a way out.
He didn’t want to stay and protect the tomb, but even after exploring so many times, he still came up empty.

White Lotus turned himself into a small snake and wrapped himself around Feng Wu’s wrist.
If you didn’t look too closely, it looked like Feng Wu was wearing a beautifully crafted black snake bracelet.

“Do you think the little guy can see us?” One of the spirits was curious and asked.

“Maybe it can.
Didn’t it just breathe fire at us?!”

“True, maybe it can see us.”

“Have you ever heard of holy beasts being able to see spirits before? Explain it; how can this little guy see us?”

“I think it might have been a coincidence.
These juniors were standing in front of us back then.
Maybe it was aiming at them?”

“That makes sense.
I think so too.”

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The spirits were divided into two groups: one felt White Lotus could see them, the other felt he couldn’t.

Upon hearing their conversation, White Lotus glanced at them in amusement.

Except for Feng Wu and White Lotus, no one knew a group of loud spirits were following behind.
The group rushed forward with a sense of urgency in order to pass to the next level.

“Dead end!” The person in front beat at the wall in frustration, the disappointment clear in his eyes.

Someone else wasn’t ready to give up hope spoke up.
“Let’s see if there’s a switch.
Didn’t we have to use a switch to enter before?”

They thought about it.
Maybe there was a switch.

“Is there a switch?” asked one of the spirits who wasn’t clear about the situation.

“Yes, but the path it leads to isn’t easy.” The general shook his head.

It was possible to get out, but the way was extremely dangerous, and it was likely everyone would die.

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They didn’t build the tomb with the intention of letting any robbers out alive.
The way out wasn’t one they had wanted dug.
It was one created by the laborers who didn’t want to die in the tomb after building it.
They had dug a secret tunnel as their lifeline for escaping to be used after the tomb was sealed.

It was a tradition since ancient times that all the laborers, because they had seen the layout of the tomb, would be buried inside along with the king.

Because of this, laborers were often chosen from prisoners destined for execution.
These people were given priority, but if there wasn’t enough labor to do the job, they would ask for volunteers willing to bury themselves once the tomb was completed.

Those who voluntarily entered the tomb were fine, but the ones facing execution took it as an opportunity to escape.
They had secretly dug this tunnel just for that purpose.

The supervisor at the time had all of them executed after discovering their plan.
Though they’d been killed, the tunnel they dug remained.

It had been a challenge to repair, so instead they opted to put protective measures in place.
You must know what they used was. . . 

Feng Wu and the others didn’t know this; they were busy looking for a switch to open the door.

The mechanism was hard to find.
They knocked on all the walls but still couldn’t find anything.

“Quick! Tell Xiao Wu were the switch is.
Why are you so distracted?!” shouted a maid to the general.

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“Xiao Wu, the switch is actually under your foot.
You have to step here and break the ground.
The switch is underground.” Though the general was worried the things below would have grown too terrifying and that his benefactor would be in danger, since she wanted to leave, he would give up his life to protect her.

Feng Wu listened then nodded.
She ran qi through her feet then stomped hard on the ground.
A small part broke to reveal a trap.

“Everyone, look! She’s found something!” Someone shouted in excitement when the empty space appeared under Feng Wu.
Finally, a way out of this inauspicious place!

The group surrounded Feng Wu and looked below at the exposed dark opening.
Who would have thought the switch was on the ground.
They had walked and stepped on it so many times and never knew.
Good thing Feng Wu discovered it, otherwise they would have remained trapped.

Feng Wu moved her feet away to reveal some kind of revolving mechanism.
It had to be the switch for opening the way out.

A male sword user stepped up and turned it right away.
Immediately, the ground began to rumble.

The more the ground rumbled, the worse it shook.
Everyone searched for something to grab onto for balance, but before they found anything, the ground caved in and broke apart completely.

Feng Wu wanted to take Zo out of the passage but was too slow.
The ground collapsed and everyone fell down.

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Screams rang out.

“What!”

“Whoa!”

“Ahhhhh!”

They were all seasoned veterans with blood on their hands so they quickly reacted by creating a shield to cushion the fall and minimize any damage.

“Floop!”

“Plop!”

The sound of splashes could be heard one after another.
They had fallen, not on hard ground, but into a deep pool of icy cold water.

“Swim ashore! There’s something in the water!”

People swam to shore one by one in panic.
Even Zo tried his best, otherwise with his abilities, it was questionable he could stay alive.