Mo Lian shook his head, clarifying for Duan Yue, "Qiao Qiao has two other incredibly powerful masters and uncles. They can tear open the void of the star field and track her for thousands of miles."
"Though Qiao Qiao has some impression of them, her memory is fragmented, and she can't quite explain what happened yet."
Meanwhile, in the Utopia, Mata had collapsed on the ground, rolling back and forth, beating his chest and stomping his feet, yelling, "Qiao Qiao, you cheated! Qiao Qiao, you cheated!"
"Mata, the fifth door you picked was actually door number two!" Lord Qiao Qiao delightedly informed Mata, matching the characters marked above.
"You really need to learn more," Lord Qiao Qiao said earnestly. "Otherwise, you can't even tell which door is which. You're such an idiot..."
Mata: I'm just going to keep rolling. I can't live like this, being looked down upon by Master Qiao Qiao.
Qiao Mu led everyone into the first door, only to find the small stone chamber utterly empty.
Everyone paused, then walked inside, passing straight through the back door of the small stone chamber without obstruction. Before them appeared a lush, small garden.
Everyone exchanged bewildered glances again.
What's going on?
Aren't we supposed to find treasure?
We didn't even see a speck of treasure, and we just walked through an empty stone chamber?
Qiao Mu blinked and comforted the men, "It's alright. Let's walk a little further. The treasure should be close by."
Mo Lian's lips twitched slightly, a sudden urge to laugh bubbling up.
"I wonder if those two students from Hongfu College guessed the right room," Duan Yue curled his lips, musing.
Just now, Huang Sheng and Old Pa had followed them into the main hall but then politely bowed and took their leave.
After all, the two of them had greatly benefited from Qiao Mu and the others along the way. It would be embarrassing to continue trailing other teams and picking up extra gains, as their friendship wasn't that deep yet.
"There's an arch bridge ahead," Qiao Mu announced, leading them toward it.
As they reached the center of the bridge, they saw a small flag with a strip of cloth tied to it fluttering before them.
The banner read: "Please enter archway number nine. You only have one chance."
A group of people stood in the center of the bridge, peering down. Sure enough, beneath the bridge were nine neatly arranged small archways, clearly man-made. Each archway was only wide enough for one person to enter by bending over.
Those with large, muscular builds couldn't fit; only people with petite figures could enter.
Qiao Mu, Mo Lian, and their group jumped down to the arch bridge. By now, they were all familiar with the routine and quickly found the crooked character corresponding to the number nine.
Qiao Mu gleefully scurried in and emerged with a small purple-gold lacquered box. "I found this!"
The little monkey hadn't strayed far; he had been following them the whole time.
At this moment, his face was utterly bewildered...
What's happening?
These people have had incredible dumb luck to get here! Their luck is terrifyingly good!
How many people have been driven to exhaustion, tearing their hair out over these choices, and what about them?
It's too easy!
They've even reached the Nine Arch Bridge. It's over, it's over, it's over!
The little monkey was so anxious he leaped onto a tree, scratching his head frantically, unable to think of a way to stop them.
Lord Qiao Qiao glanced at the little monkey's hiding spot, then opened the box lid, revealing a small golden key inside.
"Please use the golden key to open the door called 'Justice' among the five doors in the passage ahead."
This just goes to show, if you have culture, you have nothing to fear no matter where you go in the world...
Time to sleep!