Traveling back to ancient times to get rich

Chapter 310 The Divine Artifact Appears

Ye Qingchen looked at Gu Mochen with a determined gaze and said softly, "Darling, is there any possibility that I can successfully open this mysterious door in front of me?" Although her tone was gentle, it revealed a sense of confidence and eager excitement.

Upon hearing this, Gu Mochen turned and gazed at Ye Qingchen's beautiful yet resolute face, smiling slightly as he said, "For you, nothing is impossible. If even you cannot open this door, then perhaps no one in the world can. After all, my wife can never be judged or measured by common sense." With that, he affectionately stroked Ye Qingchen's hair.

At this moment, the old man who had been focused on figuring out how to open the stone door was still racking his brains over the words he had just heard, trying to find a solution. However, just then, Ye Qingchen's clear and melodious voice rang out again: "No need to waste your time analyzing it! Everyone, please step back a little and let me try to open it."

Seeing Ye Qingchen's confidence, Gu Mochen nodded without hesitation and led everyone to slowly retreat. Ye Qingchen walked calmly to the door, followed closely by two capable assistants. Then, she carefully examined the complex mechanisms on the door, and cautiously reached out to press each button accurately.

As Ye Qingchen softly uttered "I love you, Great Xia," the buttons corresponding to each word were pressed in sequence. The entire process seemed simple and easy, but in reality, it required extremely high precision and sharp reflexes. To everyone's surprise, when the last button was pressed, a dull thud was heard, and the heavy stone door actually began to slowly move.

Before long, the huge stone door that had been tightly closed finally opened completely, revealing a deep and mysterious passage to everyone...

The group cautiously entered through the stone gate, gazing into the long passage. Inside, a massive stone platform held a dazzling luminous pearl. The pearl was enormous, seemingly containing endless mysteries. Ye Qingchen and Gu Mochen stepped forward, about to touch the pearl, when suddenly, a violent tremor shook the valley. Immediately afterward, countless boulders tumbled down from the mountaintop, crashing towards their narrow passage.

It turned out that after the stone gate was opened, forces from the Northern Frontier and the Western Regions also arrived, accidentally triggering another mechanism in the valley. Upon seeing this, Ye Qingchen and Gu Mochen immediately led everyone to retreat inwards. Those who retreated outwards constantly dodged rolling boulders during their escape. However, some were unfortunately struck by the boulders and seriously injured.

After overcoming numerous hardships, the group finally escaped the mysterious valley. Everyone was utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally. This was especially true of their companions from the Western Regions and the Northern Frontier; many bore injuries of varying degrees, their faces etched with weariness, yet their eyes still held a heightened alertness.

Everyone knew full well that while their adventure to find the artifact had been fortunate enough to lead them to its location, a series of thorny problems awaited them. First, the artifact itself was said to be cursed, making its acquisition no easy feat; second, they had to constantly guard against enemies lurking from all sides, a single misstep potentially leading to their annihilation. Worse still, the series of events that had just transpired in the valley made everyone acutely aware that the complexity of this matter far exceeded their initial expectations.

Surprisingly, Gu Mochen and Ye Qingchen were completely unharmed. Nevertheless, a formidable obstacle remained before them—the valley passage was blocked! However, upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the blocking stones hadn't completely sealed off the passage; it seemed the stones rolling down from above could adjust their angles, leaving gaps for air to circulate. Nevertheless, the stone door remained firmly locked, difficult to push open easily.

Just then, Gu Mochen decisively ordered his men to begin digging through the rocks, attempting to create a path. His men sprang into action, their tools flashing, and amidst the rising dust, boulders were gradually moved aside. In contrast, the people of the Western Regions and Northern Frontier, severely wounded, could only retreat to a more distant location to rest and recuperate, while closely monitoring the progress on Gu Mochen's side.

Ye Qingchen saw that their lives were not in immediate danger, and that opening the cave entrance now might trigger a mechanism, so she told Gu Mochen to stop his men from digging the rocks. She then carefully examined everything inside the cave.

At this moment, the luminous pearl in the cave shone even brighter. Ye Qingchen also liked to collect luminous pearls in this place, not because they were particularly valuable, but because it was inconvenient to take out a flashlight in this era. She leaned closer and looked at the bottom of the luminous pearl. She saw a line of strange characters crookedly carved on the stone wall. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be incomprehensible Martian script. The gist of it was: "I mainly use this as a flashlight. Counting from the left, enter the third cave entrance, then count to the left again, enter the second cave entrance, and finally count to the left again, enter the fifth cave entrance. Remember, March 25th is my birthday. I placed that important item here."

Ye Qingchen stared at the mysterious text, lost in thought. After a moment, she turned to Gu Mochen beside her and said softly, "Come with me." With that, she took the lead and guided everyone forward.

Whenever faced with a choice between entering and exiting the cave, Ye Qingchen always made a decision without hesitation, as if he knew the complex path inside and out. What was even more surprising was that they didn't trigger any hidden traps or mechanisms along the way. And so, the group followed closely behind Ye Qingchen, step by step, deeper into the cave.

After an unknown amount of time, they finally reached the deepest part of the cave. The sight before them left everyone speechless—mountains of gold and jewels shimmered with dazzling light, almost blinding them. However, amidst this glittering treasure, there were several seemingly ordinary objects.

Ye Qingchen took a closer look and was slightly taken aback. It turned out that the things considered magical were not the ancient spirit swords or other spiritual treasures she had imagined, but several enormous cannons! Although these cannons looked somewhat old, once equipped with gunpowder and iron projectiles, their power was astonishing, enough to make them invincible on the battlefield.

Thinking of this, Ye Qingchen couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. She had originally hoped to discover some legendary, unparalleled weapons here, but she never imagined that countless people had already paid the ultimate price for just a few ordinary cannons…