The plaque is the source of the seal's power. If the plaque is removed, the seal can be easily broken?
Upon hearing this, everyone felt the matter was incredibly simple. Even Long Feicheng, the younger brother, felt he could do it.
"Heh! That's it?"
Long Feicheng scoffed, feeling it was his time to show off.
Confidently, he walked out to the plaque of Zhiluo Palace, looking up at the plaque hanging overhead. He gathered his energy, took a mighty leap!
However, his legs lifted less than half a meter off the ground, and his fingertips were still a full ten meters away from the plaque!
Upon landing, Long Feicheng maintained his arms-raised posture and was silent for a moment.
"This plaque is hung a bit high, isn't it?" Long Feicheng said awkwardly.
Everyone: "..."
To salvage a sliver of his dignity, Long Feicheng added, "Can someone get a ladder?"
How could there be a ladder in this imperial tomb to facilitate tomb raiders?
Everyone shook their heads.
Long Feicheng roared, "I have the will but not the strength. I'm not acting anymore, you guys go!"
His tone implied: I wanted to act, but the conditions didn't allow it, so I'm giving you this opportunity!
If the paper figures had expressions, their mouths would likely be twitching.
The paper figure spoke with a hint of anger:
"If you all only possess this much skill, it's best you turn back. You won't be able to break the seal."
It seemed Qin Shi Huang did not trust their abilities.
As a superior, Qin Shi Huang only cared about results in the past, and the most satisfactory results, never wasting a second chance on such matters.
"Let me try."
Wang Jiwang volunteered, pulling out two sharp watermelon knives. With a swift step, he charged out from the group.
On the final few steps, he stomped heavily on the ground, springing up like a coiled spring. He leaped over ten meters high, just enough to reach the Zhiluo Palace plaque!
Immediately after, Wang Jiwang spun his body and, with a downward swing, intended to shatter the plaque directly!
Once the plaque was broken, the seal would naturally be lifted!
However, just as Wang Jiwang's knives were about to strike the plaque, the plaque flashed with a black and gold light!
Clang clang—
The two watermelon knives struck the black and gold light, emitting dazzling sparks!
Not only was the plaque unaffected, but Wang Jiwang was also sent flying backward. Upon landing, the two knives clattered to the ground.
Everyone rushed forward to check on him. They saw that Wang Jiwang's tiger's mouth was split open, blood gushing out. The two sharp watermelon knives had their edges rolled back. Not only could they no longer hack at the plaque, but they would struggle to even cut tofu!
"These are the knives of a赊刀人 (she dao ren, seller of knives on credit)..."
Wang Jiwang said, his hands trembling, "Yet they can't even scratch this plaque!"
Wang Sihui instructed the team to quickly retrieve the medical kit and bandage Wang Jiwang to stop the bleeding.
He Xiping, not believing it, took out the divine rope. After swinging it around his head a few times, he threw it towards the plaque. As expected, the plaque directly repelled the divine rope.
Luo Ning said coldly, "There's some kind of power around the plaque obstructing us."
"That's right, it seems removing the plaque isn't that easy," Zhao Yiyao also realized the difficulty of the situation.
Long Feicheng looked at Hu Hai and the paper figure: "You definitely know something. Don't hide it. Tell us quickly. The sooner we remove the plaque, the sooner you get your freedom!"
The paper figure was clearly angered by the disrespect of Long Feicheng, this "lowly commoner." It turned its head away, refusing to look at him, and instead said to Lin Zitong:
"The plaque seals the true dragon purple qi on this widow. To remove it, one must be a destined person wrapped in true dragon purple qi."
Everyone was dumbfounded. Even Xia Qi, who was not part of the inner circle, noticed something was wrong: "Isn't this a vicious cycle? The only key that can unlock the door is locked inside the room..."
"This is not impossible!" the paper figure said proudly. "Hai'er inherited the throne as the Second Emperor of Qin, and naturally, he is also surrounded by true dragon purple qi."
Everyone suddenly understood, finally remembering that Hu Hai had also reigned as emperor for several years.
Seeing the "surprised" expressions on everyone's faces, Hu Hai felt immense bitterness. To be an emperor with such a lack of presence, wasn't that a failure?
He knew that these impolite descendants treated his father with much more respect than they treated him. Sometimes, Hu Hai almost forgot his identity as the Second Emperor of Qin.
Under everyone's eager gaze, Hu Hai finally found his value and decided to give it a try.
Agong made two small paper birds. After chanting a spell, the paper birds came alive. They carried Hu Hai into the air and flew him to the plaque.
Hu Hai reached out to remove the plaque, but he was actually repelled by the black and gold light on the plaque!
"Ouch!"
Hu Hai flew backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.
However, compared to the physical pain, Hu Hai's emotional pain was truly agonizing.
"You..."
The paper figure pointed a finger at Hu Hai, its tone filled with disappointment: "You clearly inherited my imperial throne, why don't you possess the true dragon purple qi?!"
Hu Hai scratched his head, "Father, Father Emperor, your son doesn't know..."
"It must be that during the years the Second Emperor of Qin ruled, he was controlled by Zhao Gao and never truly acted as emperor," Liang Yinqiu analyzed.
These words deeply pierced Hu Hai's fragile heart. If there weren't so many people present, the Second Emperor of Qin would likely have covered his face and wept.
"Bad luck," Xia Qi and the others sighed, looking at Hu Hai with sympathy.
The paper figure roared, "In that case, will no one be able to help this widow break the formation?!"
Everyone finally realized that the paper figure had been so confident earlier because it was certain the Second Emperor of Qin could break the formation. It had deliberately held back, watching Long Feicheng and the others make fools of themselves to curb the arrogance of these descendants.
Now, the paper figure was bewildered, discovering that its Second Emperor was useless, and the seal couldn't be broken, leaving it flustered.
In a fit of rage, the paper figure began to get angry. Unfortunately, its strength was limited; it couldn't even flip a table. So, it could only stand on the ground, stamping its feet in helpless fury.
Everyone could only look towards Lin Zitong.
There must be other destined individuals who possessed the true dragon purple qi, but many such people were already serving as officials. It would be difficult to find them outside, and even more impossible in the imperial tomb.
Did everyone have to return empty-handed, go out to search for a destined person, and let Yan Shouyi continue waiting in the imperial tomb?
This was certainly not what Lin Zitong wanted to see.
She sighed softly and said, "Have you all forgotten about me?"
The crowd, who had been noisily discussing, suddenly fell silent. Everyone turned their heads and stared at Lin Zitong.
Long Feicheng asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
Luo Ning snapped back to reality and smacked Long Feicheng on the head, "Are you stupid! Have you forgotten that Lin Zitong has naturally purple eyes? Purple eyes signify the destiny of the Ziwei Emperor star, meaning she is naturally imbued with true dragon purple qi. She is the destined person we are looking for!"
Long Feicheng's eyes widened as he finally understood.
Then, he rubbed his forehead where Luo Ning had hit him and asked doubtfully, "Then did you think of this just now?"
Luo Ning said proudly, "No!"
"Damn it, you hit me with such righteous indignation!"