When Gu Qiaoqiao placed her hand on the stone wall, a breath of energy emanated from within the wall, intertwining instantly with the Spiritual Energy at her fingertips.
It was astonishing that the two energies were strikingly similar, as if they ca from the sa source.
Gu Qiaoqiao kept her hand still on the stone wall.
In the next mont, she gently closed her eyes, rging her consciousness with her Spiritual Energy, carefully sensing this part of the stone wall, while her heart pounded, as if sothing was about to appear inside this wall.
At this ti, Xiao Wen also noticed Gu Qiaoqiao’s anomaly. She quickly moved to Gu Qiaoqiao’s side, and upon seeing her state, knew that she must have discovered sothing.
However, at this mont, she must not disturb her, so Xiao Wen looked around, ensured nothing was amiss, and then quietly stood beside Gu Qiaoqiao, her mind constantly wondering what was going on.
Because she had lived here for several years, along with her father, and they had never discovered anything unusual about this stone wall.
Xiao Wen thought to herself, could all of this be fate?
After all, it was on a whim that she ca here yesterday. Before that, she had never thought to visit this place, which was rely one of her many stops. While she had interest, it wasn’t enough to pay a special visit.
It was only this secret passage that brought her here.
But unexpectedly, it was Gu Qiaoqiao who discovered the peculiarity of the stone wall, yet what lies behind it, even Xiao Wen felt uncertain.
Ti slowly passed.
Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand, after pausing montarily on the stone wall, began to move gradually, and at this mont it wasn’t necessary for her to look with her eyes, so she kept them gently closed, using her full attention to sense everything on the stone wall. Then suddenly her fingers stopped at a point.
Gu Qiaoqiao almost held her breath.
At this mont, her fingers were placed on a protruding spot.
It appeared to be a small protruding stone, which no one else would have noticed if it weren’t for Gu Qiaoqiao.
Her fingers lingered there for a mont and then suddenly pressed down on the protrusion, and she opened her eyes.
As she pressed it, at the sa mont she opened her eyes, the stone wall before her emitted a click.
Then the stone wall split into two, two into four, four into eight.
It seed as if the stone wall had blossod like a flower.
Gu Qiaoqiao and Xiao Wen widened their eyes in unison, staring intently at the scene before them.
It was already afternoon, and the sunlight just illuminated the cave, making it appear bright.
Then, a white stone panel slowly rose from the wall.
Gu Qiaoqiao and Xiao Wen gazed upon it with wide eyes, astonished.
On the white stone panel lay a red lotus flower.
At first glance, it seed like a real flower, but upon closer inspection, it was carved from so unknown material.
Moved by impulse, Gu Qiaoqiao reached out to pick up the Red Lotus Flower. But Xiao Wen quickly stopped her hand, urgently saying, "Qiaoqiao, don’t move yet."
Gu Qiaoqiao’s hand paused in mid-air.
Xiao Wen continued, "Qiaoqiao, I’ve lived in this cave for years, and my father and I never found such a chanism here. Yet, there’s this Red Lotus."
Gu Qiaoqiao lingered for a mont, then spoke slowly but confidently, "Sister Xiao Wen, the aura of this Red Lotus Flower is very similar to the aura on my fingers, trust , it’s fine."
Saying so, Gu Qiaoqiao reached out for the Red Lotus Flower, taking it into her palm.
As she held it, it seed as if she could feel the Red Lotus Flower’s exuberant joy, as if it had been waiting here for Gu Qiaoqiao’s arrival. When Gu Qiaoqiao held it in her palm, the Red Lotus Flower emanated genuine delight.
Gu Qiaoqiao peered inside, finding nothing, just an empty white jade stone slab lying there.
Placing her left hand on the stone wall, Gu Qiaoqiao sensed carefully, knowing in her heart that there was indeed only a Red Lotus Flower placed here, waiting for her to take it. Once she took it, that familiar aura was no longer present.
Glancing once more at the cave, Gu Qiaoqiao slightly furrowed her brows, wondering what exactly was going on.
This cave, a secret exclusive to the Phoenix Clan, why did it have such a chanism, who set up such a chanism?
Was it fate that brought her here to discover it?
Gu Qiaoqiao shook her head slightly, then pressed her hand back on the protrusion, and then the stone wall gradually returned to its original state.
She looked at the stone wall, everything was exactly as when they first ca in. If not for the strange transformations earlier, no one would believe there was a chanism behind this stone wall.
Xiao Wen looked at Gu Qiaoqiao with a hesitant gaze.
In a low voice, Gu Qiaoqiao said, "Sister Qiaoqiao, let’s go out."
Even though her eyesight was good, the lighting here was insufficient, making it impossible to determine what this Red Lotus really was.
Earlier, when worried, Xiao Wen saw Gu Qiaoqiao safely retrieve the Red Lotus and felt reassured, then followed Gu Qiaoqiao out of the cave.
At the entrance of the cave, there was a large rock, and Gu Qiaoqiao sat upon it, carefully examining the Red Lotus in her hand.
Xiao Wen glanced at it, her eyebrows slightly moved, but she said nothing more, walking over to an old peach tree nearby, picking a peach, and began to eat it silently.
Studying what exactly this Red Lotus Flower was, was Qiaoqiao’s task, as long as Qiaoqiao was safe, everything would be okay.
Gu Qiaoqiao carefully sensed the Red Lotus Flower once more, discovering the Spiritual Energy inside was identical to that on her fingertips, but much richer, almost as if the Spiritual Power was greater.
Moreover, there was a feeling that aroused Gu Qiaoqiao’s admiration.
Gu Qiaoqiao raised the Red Lotus Flower in her hand, holding it up to the western sun, and under its brilliant rays, the petals appeared transparent, almost like they were made of glass, but its material was not glass. At this point, Gu Qiaoqiao was completely certain it was ruby.
This ant that it was a Red Lotus Flower carved from ruby, a craftsmanship so exquisite that she could never achieve it.
She truly could not carve a ruby into petals as thin as a cicada’s wing.
This required not just exceptional carving skills, but also a great utilization of the Spiritual Energy in one’s fingers.
Gu Qiaoqiao stared intently at the Ruby Lotus Flower, her heart ninety percent sure this was a work by her Gu Family Ancestor.
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