Fatty agreed with my understanding of "Xiang Ying," but he raised different opinions about the mechanism corresponding to the "Life Gate" and "Death Gate."

"Young Master, 'Life Gate' and 'Death Gate' are terms from Qimen Dunjia (Mysterious Doors and Escape Techniques) and Feng Shui. If the mechanism of this Bagua (Eight Trigrams) plate isn't arranged according to these two theories, wouldn't we be putting ourselves in an unknown and more dangerous situation?" Fatty was sweating profusely in his protective suit. "If this mechanism is designed according to Bagua theory, then we're out of luck. I don't understand the deeper stuff; I only recognize a few of the trigrams."

"That's right!" Fatty suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "The trigrams corresponding to 'Life Gate' and 'Death Gate' are 'Gen Gua' (Mountain Trigram) and 'Kun Gua' (Earth Trigram). If we use Yin and Yang characteristics to describe the Four Symbols, they both have two 'Yin Yao' (Yin Lines), so their Four Symbols display the 'Tai Yin' (Greater Yin) image. If we follow your 'Xiang Ying' theory, we also need to find the corresponding 'Tai Yang' (Greater Yang) image, which are 'Qian Gua' (Heaven Trigram) and 'Dui Gua' (Lake Trigram)."

I pondered for a while before I completely understood what Fatty meant. So I said, "Fatty, are you saying that we should choose the four trigram positions of 'Gen Gua,' 'Kun Gua,' 'Qian Gua,' and 'Dui Gua'? That way, whether we look at it from the perspective of Qimen Dunjia or the Bagua Four Symbols, it's a 'Xiang Ying' result?"

Fatty excitedly clapped his hands. "Yes! That's what I mean, but there's a prerequisite: your 'Xiang Ying' viewpoint has to be correct!"

I covered my chest, feeling the unease inside. That feeling wasn't causing any trouble, so I judged that my understanding of "Xiang Ying" was correct.

Now, the "unease" in my chest had become my coin for answering true-or-false questions. Whenever I had doubts, I would feel the "unease," feel the guidance, and I could usually make the right judgment.

"Time is of the essence. Let's act quickly."

I had Rui, Jennifer, and Dodge stand on the 'Kun Gua,' 'Qian Gua,' and 'Dui Gua' trigram stone slabs respectively. After they stood on them, three "clicks" sounded one after another, and the Yin-Yang Well and the surrounding Bagua stone slabs changed.

Blue fluorescent light surged up from below the well opening, resisting the fluorescent spots above. The blue light gushing out of the well opening was like blue water, slowly spreading to the four trigram stone slabs occupied by Fatty, Rui, Jennifer, and Dodge.

When the fluorescence spread to their feet, the trigram stone slabs did not return to their original state, nor did they make any sound.

Immediately afterward, the other trigram stone slabs that were not covered by the blue fluorescence disappeared suddenly, leaving only a bottomless hole the size of a stone slab in their place.

Then, the four trigram stone slabs occupied by Fatty, Rui, Jennifer, and Dodge slowly moved together, side by side, while the hole moved to the position opposite them.

The next second after the movement was completed, several blue flames suddenly窜jumped up from the hole, about the height of a person. The blue fluorescent spots that had rushed into the well opening were now attracted by the blue flames and began to fly into them.

After that, nothing else entered the well opening.

But the well opening made a "glug, glug" sound, as if something was fermenting.

In the next instant, a golden light shot into the sky.

The golden light was extremely dazzling, instantly illuminating our surroundings, and everything was as bright as day.

Under the illumination of the golden light, the blue fluorescence appeared extremely dim, as if it were about to go out.

The golden light continued to spurt out of the well opening.

I said to the four of them, "Let's go in together!"

Fatty asked doubtfully, "How can we in this situation..."

Before Fatty could finish his sentence, I dashed forward and pushed the four of them into the well opening. I followed closely behind.

Fatty and the other three were very close together, and they were almost pushed out by me at the same time.

After their feet left the four Bagua stone grids, the depressed stone slabs slowly彈sprang back up, and the Bagua plate mechanism began to "click... click... click... click..." to return to its original state.

As the Bagua plate returned to its original state, the golden light gushing out of the Yin-Yang Well visibly dimmed.

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Fatty was the fourth person I pushed into the well opening, and I was right behind him. I clearly heard Fatty cursing before he fell into the well opening. I don't know if Fatty's curse was because of my "sneak attack" or because the golden light was too strong and he couldn't open his eyes.

The next moment after I entered the well opening, the Bagua stone grids had basically returned to their original positions, and the Bagua plate had returned to its original state.

When the golden light swallowed me, I heard a huge explosion behind me, followed by a long tinnitus.