I know that this trip to the tomb is not easy for the Xiaoling Guards, and I also know that everyone's bodies are really reaching their limit, but I came down this time to save Sister Xiaomei. If I don't save Sister Xiaomei, I will never go back.

What's more, the silver ring snake told us that a group of tomb robbers who kill without batting an eye are heading to the Crystal Palace. I don't know what will happen to Sister Xiaomei if they catch her. I don't even dare to think about it.

Therefore, I must go to the Crystal Palace and rescue Sister Xiaomei.

I said firmly, "Old Wei, those who want to go back can go back, but I definitely can't go back. I'm going to the Crystal Palace to find Sister Xiaomei!"

As soon as Hu Wazi heard this, he immediately patted me on the shoulder, stood up with me and said, "That's right! My sister is still in the Crystal Palace, how can we retreat like this? Old Wei, you Xiaoling Guards can't give up halfway!"

Old Wei looked a little embarrassed after hearing our words. He frowned and said, "Little Chen, Hu Wazi, I can understand your feelings, but you should also take a look at the current situation. Everyone has been trapped in the underground tomb for more than forty hours. Not to mention that the dry food and water are not enough, even the flashlights are running out of power..."

Hu Wazi immediately said with a cold face, "Old Wei, you don't need to say anymore! Anyway, I won't go out until An'an is rescued!"

I also expressed my position with Hu Wazi, and said seriously, "That's right, I must go to the Crystal Palace too."

"This…"

Old Wei was now in a dilemma, standing there not knowing how to persuade us.

At this moment, another person stood up. I was quite surprised by this person, and that was the silver ring snake.

The silver ring snake walked over and said to Old Wei, "Old brother, you can't forget the conditions you promised me. I said that I would honestly confess after I went out, but the prerequisite is that you have to avenge my brothers, right?"

"That's right." Old Wei said hesitantly.

"Then you haven't done what you promised me yet, so why do you want to retreat already?" the silver ring snake asked aggressively.

"This…" Old Wei glanced at the silver ring snake, then at the other Xiaoling Guards, his face becoming more and more tangled.

To be honest, looking back now, what I did at the time was indeed a bit unkind.

I forced Old Wei and the others to go to the Crystal Palace, which was equivalent to forcing them to risk their lives.

These Xiaoling Guards are actually just ordinary people, and they usually only get average wages. Why should I ask them to risk their lives for me?

But for Sister Xiaomei, I really had no other choice. I had to rescue Sister Xiaomei. I had a very strong premonition at the time that if I didn't go to the Crystal Palace, Sister Xiaomei would probably be in grave danger.

We were at a stalemate in the tomb for a while. Finally, Hu Wazi became a little impatient and urged, "Old Wei, if you're a coward, take your Xiaoling Guards back yourself. My brother-in-law and I, as well as my two brothers, will take this silver ring snake and go to the Crystal Palace together. We don't need you to follow!"

"How can that be?" Old Wei shook his head quickly. "That group of tomb robbers in the Crystal Palace have crossbows. You don't have any weapons to defend yourselves. If you run into them, you'll be dead!"

"You don't have to worry about that! We'll be responsible for our own lives!" Hu Wazi said stubbornly.

Old Wei sighed, and finally softened, shaking his head and saying, "Forget it, forget it. Since we came down together, we definitely have to go up together. Let's go, I reckon the Crystal Palace isn't far from here. Let's go, let's go."

Hearing this, I felt a little more at ease.

After all, with the Xiaoling Guards following us, we definitely wouldn't be at a disadvantage if we encountered tomb robbers.

The silver ring snake also showed a satisfied smile, nodding and saying, "That's right, a man's word is his bond. What kind of man is he if he doesn't keep his word?"

After discussing these things, the severely injured tomb robber had already died. We handcuffed the remaining tomb robber with a leg injury to the stone statue in the tomb, and then left the tomb and continued to walk towards the Crystal Palace.

After the old woman died, we had no one to lead the way. The silver ring snake was able to lead us at first, but at this point, she had actually never been there before. She could only rely on the intuition of a tomb robber with many years of experience to tentatively lead us.

In the end, after wandering around for more than half an hour, we still had no clue. None of us could find the way to the Crystal Palace.

Because we had been trapped underground for more than forty hours, everyone was in very poor condition at this time. After taking a detour, some people really couldn't bear it anymore.

A Xiaoling Guard couldn't help complaining, "Silver Ring Snake, do you know the way or not? If you don't know, then don't lead everyone astray. By then, we won't even have the strength to climb up!"

The silver ring snake rolled her eyes and said angrily, "This is the first time I've been in this tomb, how would I know the way? Don't shout, you come and lead the way if you can!"

At this time, Little Liang said, "Do you think what the old woman said before was half true and half false? She said that if you want to go to the Crystal Palace, there is no direct route, you can only take the secret passage."

"Her words should be false, right? She just wanted to trick us into the tomb." Old Wei said.

But I felt that these words might not be false. The old woman may have inadvertently told the truth.

I speculated, "From the current point of view, there is indeed no proper main road to the Crystal Palace. Otherwise, let's look around and see if there are any secret passages nearby?"

Little Liang said, "Instead of looking for secret passages, it's better to look for traces left by the tomb robbers in front. Since the tomb robbers in front are also going to the Crystal Palace, they will definitely leave some clues along the way, what do you think?"

"That makes sense!" Several of us nodded.

Following Little Liang's train of thought, we began to look for clues at the scene.

This time, we were not looking for the mechanisms of the ancient tomb, but the traces of the tomb robbers.

As long as we found the clues left by the tomb robbers, we wouldn't have to worry about finding the passage to the Crystal Palace.

Soon, we gained something.

Hu Wazi found a few empty mineral water bottles and some sausage wrappers in a tomb.

With such traces remaining, it meant one thing: a group of tomb robbers had stayed here for a short time.

We checked and found that these wrappers were left not long ago, which meant that this trash was probably left by the tomb robbers who ambushed the silver ring snake.

"There must be a mechanism in this tomb. The road to the Crystal Palace is likely to be in this tomb. These tomb robbers stayed here for so long in order to crack the mechanism." Little Liang analyzed calmly.

Hearing this, everyone immediately began to take action and look for clues in this tomb.

Soon, I discovered something very unusual—it was a bronze artifact, placed in the center of the tomb. Its shape was very unique, like a… car steering wheel.