After lighting the half of the candle left in the secret passage, Leng Ning casually collected the rope she had made from a cloth belt on the ground, closed the stone door tightly again, and walked quietly towards the direction of the palace.
Soon, she arrived at the fork in the secret path.
Jiu'er once said before that there are two exits to this secret passage. One is where they left last time. Although she is not sure where the other is, she can guess that it must be in the Duixue Palace.
Considering the current situation in Duxue Palace, Leng Ning did not turn back the same way, but turned into another side road that she had not taken.
Even though he was underground, Leng Ning's sense of direction was still sharp. He walked along this fork in the road, and as Leng Ning expected, he reached the end within a short distance.
She roughly recalled the structure of Duxue Palace, and a smile appeared on her lips.
"Ci'er, it seems that my mother really made the right bet this time!"
According to her speculation, this exit should be not far from the palace where Jiu'er used to live.
After searching around, Leng Ning soon discovered that a stone brick was different from the other stone bricks. It was probably the mechanism that opened the passage. She did not open it rashly, but put out the candle and listened carefully for a long time.
Not hearing any movement, she held the dagger tightly with one hand and carefully pressed the stone brick with the other.
Sure enough, the stone bricks sank with the force.
With a soft click, the stone wall in front of her automatically moved aside, revealing a square hole that could allow a person to pass at a waist. There was a paper calligraphy and painting outside the hole, and the light faintly filtered through the calligraphy and painting, reflecting the inside of the hole.
It was hazy.
Gently picking up the calligraphy and paintings, Leng Ning quickly glanced around and saw a room similar to a study. The bookshelves were towering and densely packed with various books. There was not a single person in sight.
Leng Ning quietly emerged from behind the calligraphy and painting. Leng Ning lightly tapped her feet and passed by the closed door. She listened carefully, but there was still no sound. She let out a long sigh of relief.
Turning back, she carefully looked around the calligraphy and painting. She saw that the wall behind the calligraphy and painting was flat, and she did not find the mechanism that closed the hole.
Leng Ning was confused in her heart and subconsciously exerted force. Unexpectedly, she pulled the calligraphy and painting loose. She let go of the calligraphy and painting in surprise, but her ears clearly noticed the faint sound of a mechanical spring coming from behind the calligraphy and painting.
It turns out that this calligraphy and painting is where the mechanism is, and it is really wonderful!
Leng Ning sighed in her heart and tried to pull the calligraphy and painting again. Sure enough, she saw that the hole at the back opened and closed with her movements.