The little fox went to find the tools for crafting. Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping, seeing the little fox’s actions, couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
So, Liang Ping beside him asked the little fox, "Is there anything we can help with?"
After thinking for a moment, the little fox said, "This cage is placed here, and there should be corresponding mechanisms inside. It's just that I haven't figured out the solution yet. But this thing is nearby, and the clues shouldn't be too far."
"Let's split up. You two are responsible for finding clues related to the cage, and I'll be responsible for making props and solving the mechanisms I know."
Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping had no objections to this proposal.
After dividing their tasks, the three of them acted separately. However, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping were not as professional. Although they could discover some mechanisms during the process, they found cracking them quite challenging.
By the time the little fox had made some small props, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping still hadn’t made much progress in cracking them.
Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping came to realize this.
They truly had no strong points in those areas. So, while the little fox was making props, they eventually went to hand tools to the little fox and assist.
However, despite what was said.
Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping didn’t find many clues related to cracking mechanisms, but they did find almost all the mechanisms that could be found in the workroom.
If there were any other mechanisms they hadn't discovered, it was likely related to metaphysics and the uncanny, and they would probably need to consult those books to find the corresponding hints and clues, which would still depend on the little fox.
But the more obvious, physically-related mechanisms, it wouldn’t be too difficult for Ye Tiancheng and the others to find.
The little fox, with the disposable props he had made, easily cracked two or three mechanisms and obtained some new props.
Although the little fox's side seemed to be going quite smoothly, he still sighed. He said to Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping, "I didn't expect that what we found would be more mechanism props. The mechanisms here are truly one link after another. If you don't explore them all the way, you won't know how many layers are involved."
"I wonder what will be finally unlocked."
Ye Tiancheng patted the little fox's shoulder, offering silent comfort.
Finally, they worked together to flip through some books and look at some of the paintings in the room. After collecting a few items, the little fox stood up.
He said, "It should be about time. I think I know where these things I have on hand are used."
Let alone the little fox, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping, although they had a gap in professionalism compared to the little fox, their observation skills were not to be underestimated.
The remaining props were not used in this workroom.
If their judgment was not mistaken, they should be taken to the other stone door that they had not opened.
Of course, this wasn't referring to the stone door that was closed in the first room Liang Ping entered in this tomb, but rather the last remaining stone door in the tomb chamber with three stone doors, which they reached after deciphering the mechanism in the coffin.
However, when Ye Tiancheng and the others left the room and arrived at the third stone door, they discovered that some changes had occurred silently in the tomb chamber outside.
The little fox went to place the known props in their corresponding positions, but due to the new changes in the tomb chamber, two stone pillars appeared in front of the third stone door, standing on either side of the door.
It was at this moment that they realized that some props they didn't know how to use before should be used here.
They immediately placed the remaining items as well.
And after these items were placed, the third stone door slowly opened.
As a result, when the third stone door opened, a black shadow suddenly rushed out from inside the door. If Ye Tiancheng and the three of them had not been attacked, and the black shadow had just darted out of the door quickly, perhaps that black shadow would have been instantly killed by Ye Tiancheng and the others when it rushed out.
However, Ye Tiancheng and the three of them were also startled.
After calming down, the three of them finally saw clearly that a black bird had flown out of the third stone door. It looked like a crow.
The little fox froze for a moment, then suddenly became agitated and shouted, "...The cage! The cage!"
Receiving the little fox's reminder, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping snapped back to their senses and remembered this matter.
They had previously thought that the cage placed in the workroom earlier was not without purpose and was not just placed casually. However, after searching for a long time and trying many methods, they couldn't find the use of the cage.
Coupled with the discovery that some props were used for the mechanism of the third stone door, they had temporarily put this matter aside and didn't pay much attention to it.
But now, with a living bird suddenly rushing out from the third stone door, and recalling the cage from before, they felt that there might indeed be a connection between the two.
Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping immediately went back to the workroom to get the cage.
The little fox was responsible for keeping an eye on the black bird. By now, there were a total of five rooms that were open and connected.
If they let the bird fly around here, and then were not careful, it would be a headache to find it again.
Ye Tiancheng and the four of them did not dare to be careless.
Fortunately, the bird did not fly around everywhere. The little fox watched as the bird flew into the room where they had dug a pond and raised feng shui fish, and then perched by the pond.
Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping went into the workroom to move the cage. Fortunately, the cage could indeed be moved and was not fixed, but it was indeed a bit heavy.
Such weight did not pose a problem for Ye Tiancheng and the others, it was just slightly difficult to transport.
The cage was also a bit large, just enough to be moved out of the door.
If they were not careful, it could easily get stuck at the doorway.
With their combined efforts, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping managed to transport the cage out without too much difficulty.
However, based on this experience, Ye Tiancheng and the others felt that in this place, not only might people move around inside, but perhaps there might even be more than one human moving around here.
After Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping came out of the workroom, they did not see the little fox. Ye Tiancheng called out to the little fox.
Ye Tiancheng called out to the little fox, "Little fox, where did you go?"
Hearing Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping's voices, the little fox quickly responded, answering Ye Tiancheng, "I'm here, in the room with the fish pond. The black bird is also here."
Upon hearing the reply, Ye Tiancheng and the others immediately carried the cage to the entrance of that room.
However, considering that moving the cage back and forth was not a particularly easy task, and fearing that the noise of moving the cage would startle the black bird inside, making it troublesome to catch, Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping temporarily placed the cage outside that room.
When Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping walked into the room, they were slightly startled and felt a sense of lingering fear.
Ye Tiancheng looked at the little fox with some suspicion and said, "We really shouldn't have split up. You are indeed the little fox, right? You haven't been swapped with something strange?"
The little fox did not feel questioned or distrusted when Ye Tiancheng said this.
After all, not long ago, Liang Ping had already had a precedent.
With the incident of Nie Chongyang being swapped, it was right to be cautious. It's just that at that time, it happened suddenly, and they had all overlooked this matter for a moment, so now everyone was in a state of uncertainty.
The little fox exchanged information with Ye Tiancheng and the others and repeatedly confirmed each other's identities. Not only did Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping need to confirm whether the little fox in front of them was real, but the little fox himself also needed to confirm whether Ye Tiancheng and Liang Ping had been swapped by some unknown entity when they left.
Fortunately, this was relatively easy to confirm.
Ye Tiancheng and the little fox could easily verify each other's identities and were not afraid of being impersonated. They had special verification methods, and they were not ordinary people, so nothing could easily impersonate them.
Then, although they didn't have as much tacit understanding with Liang Ping, Liang Ping had been acting with Ye Tiancheng all along.
Therefore, as long as Ye Tiancheng was confirmed to be fine, Liang Ping would basically be fine as well.
After all, nothing could possibly tamper with things under Ye Tiancheng's nose, right?
After confirming the identities of the three of them, Ye Tiancheng and the others were slightly relieved and focused their attention on the black bird.
For them, catching a bird was not a difficult task, but they also had to worry if there would be any accidents when trying to catch the bird directly.
For safety reasons, whether it was for the safety of their own lives or for fear that the bird might have an accident, making it difficult for them to get out of this ghostly place, Ye Tiancheng used his cultivation to directly restrain the bird from a distance.
He thought it would be smooth, but Ye Tiancheng did not expect that his cultivation would be ineffective against the bird.
The bird seemed to be immune to this kind of power and could directly break out.
Ye Tiancheng watched as the bird flew directly out of the cage constructed by his power while he was trying to capture it.
The little fox was also very surprised and exclaimed, "What's going on? How did it get out?"
Ye Tiancheng's expression was a bit grim, and he shook his head.
He said, "It seems that catching a bird is not that simple. This bird seems to be immune to my power, so it can directly break out."
Hearing Ye Tiancheng say this, the little fox and Liang Ping were both greatly surprised and began to worry.
They hadn't expected that catching a bird would be so difficult.