Chapter 419

not only due to blood ties, but also because she wanted to find out about the curse, and who did it all forWhy did he have to portray her in such a negative lightAs soon as Ye Feimo spoke those words,...Chapter 419

The intruder was killed first, then the surveillance footage went wrong, followed by a power outage. This castle had its own private power plant and rarely experienced blackouts.

Even if there were blackouts, they would be notified beforehand to prepare for them.

This unexpected blackout couldn't just happen out of nowhere.

"What's going on"

In the surveillance room on the first floor, someone frowned. A sudden thought struck him: Could there still be someone inside the castle who hadn't left

The duke quickly issued instructions after receiving the message: "Activate all the security mechanisms within and outside the castle, open the ventilation outlets, use thermal sensors to check every floor, and send a few people up to the sixth floor."

Wu Shuang and Ghost Mask moved cautiously along the glass walkway. After passing through darkness, they encountered a blue-lit corridor. Wu Shuang and Ghost Mask put on their anti-explosion goggles. These goggles not only provided protection in case of explosions but also shielded against various laser radiations to protect the eyes. The surrounding blue light was harmful to the eyes; wearing the goggles allowed them to see the infrared beams on the glass floor...

The two exchanged a glance and carefully crossed the infrared beam. For them, this level of challenge was trivial. Once past the infrared, Ghost Mask asked, "Where is the master switch for the mechanisms"

After passing through the infrared, they encountered a dead end with only a wall ahead, made to look like it was constructed from obsidian stone, dark and featureless, alternating between blue and black in an eerie manner.

So far, neither of them had encountered any mechanisms because all of this castle's security measures were inside.

A chessboard hung on the wall. Wu Shuang stood before it; both sides of the board were set up with pieces—chariots and generals, horses and cannons, elephants, pawns... It was as if they were waiting for someone to make a move...

According to Hai Lan, this was the mechanism for the main valve.

Wu Shuang moved the chess pieces into a checkmate position. Suddenly, a square door half a meter high opened in the stone wall. Inside was the master switch; Wu Shuang pulled down the valve and turned off the gravity sensor before closing the door again. He then rearranged the chess pieces on the board.

Checkmate! Death!

The stone door, open!

"Is this it" Ghost Face asked. Wu Shuang nodded. "Don't underestimate this chessboard. Setting up such an ingenious array isn’t easy. Do you know why the Duke chose Chinese chess instead of international chess"

Ghost Face shook his head, and Wu Shuang chuckled, saying, "It’s simple. Westerners are used to playing international chess, few play this kind of chess. In London, there aren't many treasure hunters who know how to play Chinese chess, even among Easterners. So using a Chinese chess setup for an array is the most rigorous and clever approach. The Duke's mind isn’t simple."

"You can play"

"I can, but just now I simply arranged the final position of the chessboard in my mind."

Luckily, it hasn't changed for all these years.

The two entered the secret room as the stone door closed behind them. This was the secret chamber...

The light inside was very bright; the floor and walls were made of glass, with lights embedded in the ceiling's glass panels emitting strong white light. The temperature inside the secret chamber was at least 40 degrees Celsius.

Inside the secret room were various treasures: Persian divine statues, paintings worth a fortune, crowns left by ancient Egyptian kings, famous European artists' oil paintings, and countless jewels...

There were several large boxes. When Wu Shuang and Guian opened them, they found dazzling treasures inside, filling up entire boxes. It seemed that these belonged to one person, which is why they had been kept here carefully, with signatures underneath...

In a special corner stand, there were the zodiac heads made of copper. They looked quite old but hadn’t lost their shine.

This place was like a treasure trove; any single item taken out could provide three lifetimes’ worth of enjoyment.

Here was where treasures were kept...

Wu Shuang and Guian weren’t greedy people. They each searched for what they wanted. It wasn’t difficult for Guian to find his 'Wu Shuang'. In less than a minute, he found it—a necklace with emerald-cut yellow diamonds that looked very beautiful.

After Wu Shuang had gone through all the jewelry boxes, she couldn’t find Heart of the Sea Blue.

"What are you looking for"

"Heart of the Sea Blue," said Wu Shuang. There was no point in hiding anything now that she hadn’t found it after almost half an hour and her temper had started to get a little frayed. She let out an unseemly curse, which surprised Guian; he thought this cool and detached girl could control her emotions very well.

"What does it look like I’ll help you find it," said Guian. He hadn’t heard of Heart of the Sea Blue before, so Wu Shuang shook her head and pointed at him. "You just stand there and don’t move. The mechanisms in this secret room are very complicated; moving around recklessly will only make things worse. I’ll be fine looking for it myself."

Because they had turned off the main switch, they could rummage through everything freely here. Without turning it off, there were dozens of mechanisms inside, and although the placement of these treasures seemed ordinary, there was a trick to them. Wu Shuang didn’t dare be too reckless.

The mechanism map for Heart of the Sea Blue ended here, so she feared that if she touched anything in the room, it would trigger another set of mechanisms, rendering the main switch useless and making all the traps start working again. That was why Wu Shuang had to be very careful.

"You can relax; I know my limits," said Guian. "Tell me what Heart of the Sea Blue looks like, and it will make things faster." Wu Shuang frowned and briefly described the appearance of Heart of the Sea Blue. They split up to look for it but even after more than twenty minutes and searching thoroughly through the room, they still couldn’t find Heart of the Sea Blue.

Wu Shuang frowned and felt anxious as well, muttering to himself, "Damn it, where could she have gone."

The Ghost Mask said, "Could it be that the Sapphire Heart you're looking for isn't here"

Wu Shuang shook his head. "Impossible, I'm certain the Sapphire Heart is definitely here."

The Sapphire Heart was the Duke's most prized possession and would certainly have been placed somewhere dangerous near him due to his paranoid nature. But where exactly could it be

Wu Shuang calmed himself and surveyed this secret room, noticing that its walls, floor, and ceiling were made of glass, making it impossible to hide anything inside. The treasure had to be in here somewhere…

He checked his watch; it was already more than an hour.

He needed to hurry up. The longer he lingered here, the more dangerous it would become.

"Mu Wushuang, why don't we just leave" the Ghost Mask suggested. "We've searched for so long and haven’t found anything; your item might not even be here."

"If you want to leave, go ahead by yourself," Wu Shuang said in a low voice without bothering to pretend to smile at him. His phoenix-like eyes swept across the entire secret room, trying to figure out what he had overlooked.

Wu Shuang's gaze suddenly fell on the ceiling…

The bright white light was blinding; Wu Shuang looked up at the lights on the ceiling and abruptly asked, "Don't you feel hot"bout it either. Not only did he not achieve his goal, but he was also severely beaten. He must have thought he was dealing with a little rabbit, only to find out that it was actually a tigress. They s...