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The golden box had a simple design and was engraved with countless patterns of birds, animals, fish, worms, and ancient characters. It seemed like it had existed for a long time.

"Could there be some treasure hidden inside?"

Long Xiaowei also walked over, her eyes focused on the box as her mind filled with thoughts.

"I'm not sure. Just open it and see."

Lin Yiyuan took out a glove and put it on, carefully taking out the box, in case there was any mechanism or poison or something like that on it.

There was a small golden lock on the box, if one wanted to open it, they must have a key. Seeing this, Lin Yiyuan felt troubled, he was not a Buddha, so he had only heard of this technique before, but had never seen it with his own eyes, much less mastered it.

"Let me try."

Big Beard volunteered.

Lin Yiyuan said in shock, "Could it be that you know how to unlock it?"

He looked extremely humble, but his tone was brimming with confidence, "You've learned a few things from your friends, like ordinary locks, password locks, and electronic locks. Initially, I was just learning how to play, but today I've actually put them to use."

Seeing the big bearded man taking the opportunity to show off, Lin Yiyuan secretly laughed, and did not interrupt, but Long Xiaowei rolled her eyes and said, "If you can, quickly open the lock, maybe there is something important inside."

The bearded man stopped, took down an earring and straightened the ring. He held one end of the earring, aimed it at the keyhole, and stabbed it. He spun it around for a bit, and gradually, cold sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"Are you sure you can do it?"

Seeing that, Long Xiaowei frowned and urged.

"It's been too long. The keyhole has been corroded by the oxidation. Give me some time and I'll definitely be able to open it."

Big Beard was still insisting, he tilted his head, holding his breath and listened intently to the sounds coming from the keyhole, his ears moving up and down. It was not very big, but it did not escape Lin Yiyuan's observation.

Lin Yiyuan thought for a while: "Before, Master said that the Thief Sect had a unique skill called the 'Forte Technique'. It is able to listen for movements that normal people cannot hear, and when they work their way up their ears will continuously stir. Could this be called the Forte Technique?"

In the martial arts world, the disciples of the Thief Sect were usually called "Buddha".

In other words, a thief meant that the word 'Buddha' originated from 'Thousand Hands Thousand Eyes Buddha'.

Thieves had to listen carefully to all directions, so they decided to use the word "Buddha".

Self-proclaimed.

In addition to "Buddha"

On behalf of compassion, benevolence and so on, the thief claimed that the Buddha also had the same meaning.

Since ancient times, the number of robbers were countless, only true robbers could be called buddhas, they robbed the rich and helped the poor, the people of the Jiang Hu respectfully called the buddha as their status was recognized, but now, with the desolation of the Thief Sect, the word "buddha" had already lost its former glory, and those who stole things on the streets dared to call themselves buddha.

As for "Fu Er" …

The word also originated from Buddhism. The Buddhist statues and frescoes depicted the Buddha as having a broad nose and large ears. The big ears were the Buddha's ears, and Taoism also had this principle.

The Gouge Technique was the Thief Sect's unique skill, and appearing on the big bearded man right now caused Lin Yiyuan to be shocked. Just as his thoughts were running wild, the big bearded man finally gave up.

"Heavens, this lock is too difficult to break. It seems like someone has filled it with gold water, it is impossible to do it with just this strand of metal. If there was king water inside, I would be able to open it in less than a minute."

Big Beard said dejectedly.

As the number of gold and silver ornaments increased, many people knew the principle of Wang Shui being able to dilute gold. The jewelry businessmen even used Wang Shui to determine whether the gold was real or fake, so it was not a secret, Lin Yiyuan and Long Xiaowei were also aware of it.

"Since you've filled the box with gold water, it won't be that easy to open it. We shouldn't waste any time. Big Beard, take this golden box with you and wait until we leave."

Lin Yiyuan did not force it, seeing the big bearded man's eager look, he fulfilled his wish.

"Ah, alright!"

Big Beard happily put the box into his backpack.

The three of them quickly left the study and arrived at the door of the next room. This room was located on the west side of the square shaped hall.

Before, when they were separated by a distance, they thought that the four sides were the same. Each side had three rooms, but the west side was different. There was only one door in the middle of the corridor, and on both sides were wooden windows carved with flowers.

The hall was dark, with only the flashlight beams flashing back and forth. Looking at the windows from afar, it was no different from looking at a wooden door. When they got closer, they realized that this was not the case.

Lin Yiyuan stared at the door and said: "I walked a wrong path before and wasted a lot of time. This corridor is so long, but there's only one door, which means this room is very special, maybe the stairs to the third floor is inside."

These words made Long Xiaowei and Big Beard's breathing become heavier.

"What are you waiting for?" Wouldn't it be fine if I just went in to take a look! "

With that, he raised his hand and pushed open the door.

The wooden door that had been covered in dust for countless years only let out a screeching sound as it was pushed open. The bearded man froze and said, "The door seems to have been locked from the inside."

Lin Yiyuan saw it clearly from the side, and nodded: "It was indeed locked from the inside, what is Hou Wenlong's motive for doing this?"

The first person Lin Yiyuan thought of was Hou Wenlong, and was certain that he was hiding within the palace.

"Whatever his purpose is, does he think we can't get in just by locking the door? This ugly monster is really childish. You guys get out of the way first and watch me! "

The bearded man sneered and stepped forward.

Lin Yiyuan, who knew that Big Beard had a Forging Technique, thought that he would be like in the TV dramas, using a dagger to insert himself in the crack of the door, and then slowly opening the door latch. Unexpectedly, the result was unexpected, as Big Beard raised his leg and kicked.

The big foot slammed heavily against the door, and with a bang, the door was kicked open.

Lin Yiyuan was startled when he opened the door, afraid that there was a hidden mechanism inside, and quickly pulled Long Xiaowei to the side. Just as he was about to remind Big Beard, he saw the fellow shout: "Dodge! Be careful of hidden weapons. "

The bearded man was the first to run away. He rolled over and hid behind a nearby pillar. He leaned against the pillar and observed the situation inside the gate.

Lin Yiyuan was speechless, he gestured at the big bearded man with disdain, and in the blink of an eye, he looked at the door that opened, the inside was pitch black, he raised his flashlight to disperse the darkness, what entered his eyes was emptiness.

"Sigh, I was worried for nothing. There's no hidden weapon here. Come, let's go in and take a look. What treasure is here!"

Big Beard got up and walked into the house.

At this moment, Long Xiaowei suddenly shouted, "All of you, quickly look, Sha Chu is gone!"

Hearing that, the big bearded man stopped, turned and ran back to the corridor to protect the fence, while Lin Yiyuan was originally standing beside him, but when he turned his head to look, he saw that there was nothing under the bridge, and Sha Chu was indeed nowhere to be seen.

"When I left the study, I took a glance under the bridge. At that time, Sha Chu was still hanging there, but now there is no trace of him.

From the beginning, Long Xiaowei had never overlooked Sha Chu, whose life was hanging by a thread.

The first thing that came to mind was that he had fallen down, but Lin Yiyuan quickly denied it: "It's all mercury down there, if Sha Chu fell down there, there would definitely be a sound, but we didn't hear anything just now, which means that he was not dropped down, he was probably captured."