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"Crack..." The stone door opened unexpectedly; she had triggered a hidden mechanism beneath her feet.

Outside the stone gate, the five kappa brothers and the old kappa couple were anxiously pacing around. They never expected that a woman who was going to be the sixth brother's wife would trespass into the "Wind Queen's Tomb". Not only had they failed in their duty, but the sixth brother, who was squatting to the side, had become mentally unstable and confused, as if possessed by some evil spirit.

Nizi walked out of the stone gate with a calm expression, carrying "Little Cui'er".

The old kappa stared in astonishment at the girl, who was covered in blood and grime, her flowery clothes torn in several places, and several bloody streaks on her face.

"You...you're a disaster! Trespassing into the underground palace, it's all over..." the old kappa cried out, pounding his chest in despair.

Nizi looked at them calmly, her expression indifferent.

"Sixth Brother is dumbfounded, this woman is mine..." The Kappa leader rubbed his hands together vigorously, his burning gaze fixed on Nizi, and a drop of saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.

"Get out of the way, I'm leaving," Nizi said calmly in her mind.

"No!" The eldest brother exhaled a foul breath, jumped forward, and opened his arms as if to grab Nizi.

Nizi sneered, and with a slight flick of her left arm, a faint shadow of her arm flew up and slammed into the kappa leader with a "smack," sending him flying into the black hot spring with a "plop," splashing water everywhere.

The kappa were taken aback. The eldest brother was the strongest of the six brothers and was used to being arrogant and domineering. Everyone had to show him respect, and even the old kappa couple had to swallow their anger.

"This woman is so strong..." The kappa brothers gloated.

"What did you do in the underground palace?" the old kappa asked, puzzled.

"I didn't do anything," Nizi said telepathically. In short, she didn't want to tell anyone about stealing the "Wind Queen" skull; after all, thieves are bad people.

"Then where did the bloodstains on you come from?" The old kappa shook his head, indicating his disbelief.

Nizi snorted and mentally warned, "Get out of the way, or I won't be polite."

The old kappa stared at her, speechless, but still moved his feet a few feet away.

"We can't let her go! I want this woman..." Kappa the Second's face turned red as he shouted his thoughts. He jumped out with a "whoosh" and stood opposite Nizi. Without saying a word, he turned around and stuck his butt out in front of her.

Nizi stared at him in surprise, wondering what he was going to do. She only saw three fart holes sticking out of the hairy buttocks of the second kappa.

With a muffled "poof," a plume of blue smoke shot out from one of the kappa's anuses, emitting an extremely foul odor. This was one of the kappa's defensive weapons; the poisonous smoke could render its opponents unconscious.

Nizi inhaled the air unexpectedly and suddenly felt a tightness in her head. But at the same time, the "blood curse" in her body reacted immediately. A surge of heat rose from her lungs, and she opened her mouth, exhaling a faint pinkish, bloody smell that masked the stench coming from the front. Her mind was instantly refreshed.

"You dare to fart and hurt me!" Nizi was furious. She kicked out with "One Shoe Returns to the West", and her internal force poured out from the Yongquan acupoint on the sole of her foot, kicking the second kappa flying sideways and falling into the water with a "plop".

Nizi had just attained enlightenment in the "Five Forms of Bodhidharma" and had little internal strength, but even so, its power was enough to easily defeat the kappa.

Upon seeing how fierce this woman was, the kappa instinctively joined forces to fight her. They all simultaneously raised their rear ends towards her, spewing out blue smoke and shooting out yellowish-green corrosive venom. The old kappa's anus was particularly large, and the amount of liquid it emitted was especially large.

With a "whoosh," Nizi's body flew up at an angle, her feet lightly touching the water, and in an instant she had floated to the other side of the pool. Her posture was as graceful as a flying fairy. This was the first move of the "Five Forms of Bodhidharma," "Crossing the River on a Reed."

All the kappa stood there dumbfounded on the opposite bank.

Chapter 129

In front of the stone platform on the island in the lake, the Hakka old woman frowned after hearing Guo Ruchang's words and said worriedly, "Master Guo, do you mean that Nizi has already entered the underground palace?"

Guo Ruchang nodded solemnly and replied, "That's right."

Upon hearing this, Youliang grabbed Guo Ruchang's arm and asked anxiously, "Where is the entrance to the underground palace? I want to go in too."

"The entrance to the underground palace is on this stone platform, but it can only be opened with a copper thimble," Guo Ruchang said slowly, glancing at Youliang.

"Let the old woman take a look." The Hakka woman leaped onto the stone platform, turned on her flashlight, and shone the bright light directly onto the platform.

Guo Ruchang had never seen such a magical lamp before, and it was so bright that he couldn't help but squint his eyes and click his tongue in disbelief. He had been underground for more than two hundred years and had never known that such a lewd thing existed in the world.

Inlaid on the stone platform is a round and smooth blue stone, about the size of a millstone. Its texture is completely different from the stalactites on the platform wall. Although it is polished to a tight fit, a fine crack can still be seen. Carved on the blue stone is a nude painting of a woman's abdomen, with a thick waist and round hips. The navel is a small circle, and the gap is extremely deep and bottomless.

“That’s where the copper thimble is inserted,” Guo Ruchang explained from the side.

At this moment, Master Xufeng also came over, observed carefully for a moment, tapped the bluestone, and listened to it with his ear. Then he sighed with regret, "It's too exquisite. I never imagined that the craftsmanship from more than 1,700 years ago would be so superb. Look, there is a narrow slit in the middle of this bluestone cover, located on the side of the navel. This is a 'double-leaf yin-yang door' that opens inward. The navel is the keyhole, and the copper thimble is the key. The design is so unique that it is beyond comprehension."

"My ancestor was not only a master of the I Ching, but also an expert in esoteric arts," Guo Ruchang said with pride.

"Taoist priest, is it possible to break it open?" The Hakka nanny never liked to drag things out.

Master Xufeng shook his head and said seriously, "The surface layer of bluestone is inlaid, and the bottom is made of refined steel. I learned by sound that only by inserting a copper thimble between the navel and reaching and triggering the steel mechanism below can this door be opened. I estimate that this copper thimble is not something ordinary women use for sewing, but has some other secret."

"Is there another secret? Is it one of those magnetic locks from Taiwan?" the Hakka grandmother asked, puzzled.

Master Xufeng shook his head and pondered, "Since it is a copper thimble, it will not have magnetic force. In my opinion, this thimble may contain some kind of energy, or perhaps it is caused by some kind of witchcraft."

"So, does that mean we can't get through this door?" the Hakka woman said, unwilling to give up.

Master Xufeng nodded and explained, "Yes, we were empty-handed and had no tools prepared. It would be extremely difficult to open the 'double-leaf Yin-Yang gate' set up by Guo Pu from the outside."

"Am I right? Our ancestors left us the instruction that the copper thimble opens the door to the underground palace. The underground palace is full of traps and mechanisms. Only those who are inheritors of the 'Zhu You Divine Skill' can pass through, otherwise they will surely die. Alas... what a pity for that girl..." Guo Ruchang was extremely saddened, and his eyes were red.

"What! You're saying Nizi is going to die?" Youliang exclaimed, his face turning pale.

"Anyone who doesn't understand the art of incantation is doomed to die," Guo Ruchang sighed, shaking his head.

"Mo Mo won't die..." Shen Caihua said with a smile and a firm gaze.

Nizi ignored the ugly, smelly kappa and carried "Little Cui'er" along the stone path. Passing small puddles, the red beans were still soaking in the water. Emerging from the fluorite gate, she arrived at the pool where she had fallen. Using the faint green glow, she gazed up at the dark, vertical cave ceiling, estimated to be dozens of meters high. The cave walls were smooth and slippery; how could she possibly climb up?

Nizi sat by the pool, looking worried. It seemed that she and "Xiao Cui'er" would be trapped underground and die.

"Pat-pat...pat-pat..." Footsteps came from behind her. The girl, who was deep in thought, was suddenly startled and turned around to see the old kappa walking towards her awkwardly.

Nizi looked at him silently without saying a word.

"Can you... save Lao Liu? He's possessed..." the old kappa pleaded shyly, sending out a mental message.

Nizi knew it was a "blood curse," but he brought it on himself and deserved it.

"If you save Lao Liu, I'll tell you a way out..." the old kappa stammered.

"What!" Nizi jumped up immediately, asking in a daze, "You mean there's another secret passage out here?"

The old kappa stammered, "That's right, Guo Pu returned to the surface through this secret passage back then..."

"Ground? You mean ground with sunlight and people?" Nizi asked in surprise.

“Yes, there’s a ground with the sun, the moon, and people.” The old kappa nodded.

"Didn't Lao Liu say there were no other passages?" Nizi asked doubtfully in her mind.

“I never told them,” the old kappa replied, while earnestly asking, “Would you like to?”

"Of course I'd like to..." Nizi perked up immediately. Being able to return to the ground was something she had always dreamed of.

Nizi followed the old kappa back to the black hot spring, and then floated across the river on a reed. When the two kappa leaders saw her, they lowered their heads and hid far away, not daring to look up at her.

Old Six sat on the ground, seemingly out of his mind, looking up at Ni Zi and grinning foolishly...

Now that Nizi has mastered Mengla Chaweng Bing's "blood curse," dispelling the curse on Kappa Lao Liu is a piece of cake. She extended a finger and pressed it between Lao Liu's eyes, chanting the incantation to dispel the blood curse: "Kuku, Kunji, Magu, Tuzhakua..."

Kappa Lao Liu suddenly shook his head, his mind returning to normal. He looked around and asked curiously, "Why are you all surrounding my woman?"

The kappa laughed and telepathically told him the whole story.

Nizi turned her face to the old kappa and said, "The evil spirit that afflicted Lao Liu has been cured, what about what you promised me?"

"Come with me..." The old kappa led Nizi to the entrance of the underground palace and said to her, "Guo Pu left the navel from here back then. The secret passage must be inside this door, but you have to find it yourself. We are all under a restriction and cannot step through this door."

Although Nizi was skeptical, she had to try it no matter what, so she stepped into the stone hall again with "Little Cui'er" in her arms and stepped on the stone slab with the mechanism.

"Crack..." The heavy stone door closed behind us.

Inside the underground palace, the "human-demon illusion" that Guo Pu had set up back then had been broken. Ni Zi looked at the empty ground and stone walls, wondering where there was a way out. If what the old kappa said was true, that Guo Pu returned to the surface from here, then there must be a hidden hole in the stone wall or the ground. Thinking of this, Ni Zi began to examine the ground and the surrounding stone walls inch by inch from her feet.

"Little Cui'er" seemed to understand Nizi's intention, and jumped down to sniff the area with her nose.

The entire stone hall was thoroughly examined, but nothing unusual was found. Finally, Nizi arrived at the stone wall of the secret chamber. Could the secret passage be hidden inside the secret chamber behind Feng Hou? Just as she was thinking this, her feet sank, and "click..." the door to the secret chamber opened.

Nizi stepped into the secret chamber, and upon looking around, she was shocked to find that the headless, mummified corpse of Feng Hou, who had been sitting upright on the compass chariot, was gone...

At that moment, Nizi felt a chill run down her spine, and her hair stood on end. How could the dried corpse have vanished without a trace? It seemed the old kappa hadn't lied to her; there must be another secret in the secret room! She lowered her head and touched her pocket; the little skull was still there.

"Hey, is anyone there?" Nizi called out loudly, mustering her courage.

After a moment, there was no other sound except for the empty echoes from the four walls.

"This is really a ghost..." Nizi muttered, feeling a chill run down her spine. She stood there trembling, completely at a loss.

"Meow..." The big black cat "Little Cui'er" had already run to the corner of the secret room, sniffing around and searching for the secret passage.

After a long while, Nizi finally calmed down and began to look along the stone wall of the secret chamber little by little, tapping everywhere with her fingers in hopes of finding a secret passage. However, after searching every inch of the stone wall, she still found nothing.

After sniffing the corner of the wall, "Little Cui'er" jumped onto the compass chariot and continued to sniff.

“Little Cui’er, there won’t be a secret passage in that car.” Nizi sighed and shook her head, saying dejectedly to the big black cat.

"Little Cui'er" hopped and skipped around on the compass chariot, kicking up dust. With a "whoosh," it leaped onto the outstretched arm of the wooden figure on the chariot. With a "click," the arm fell, triggering a mechanism. After a soft "clatter," a round hole the size of a pot lid suddenly appeared in the dome of the secret chamber above the compass chariot, and the inside of the hole was pitch black...

"A secret passage!" Nizi exclaimed excitedly as she rushed to the compass carriage.

"Meow..." the big black cat meowed triumphantly.

Looking at the dark cave entrance, Nizi decided she had to try no matter what; this was her last chance. "Little Cui'er, let's go up," she said.

Nizi stood on the compass cart, still a few feet from the cave entrance. She reached out and picked up "Little Cui'er," took a deep breath, used the "Crossing the River on a Reed" technique, and leaped into the dark cave...

With a loud thud, her head slammed into a hard rock, making her see stars and almost knocking her unconscious. It turned out the cave wasn't a straight upward path; after going in two or three meters, it became a horizontal cavern. Nizi frantically grabbed onto protruding rocks to steady herself, then, ignoring the pain in her head, slowly crawled in horizontally.

The cave was pitch black and extremely narrow, so they could only grope their way forward. Fortunately, the big black cat had excellent night vision and walked in the lead, meowing. Nizi followed closely behind, slowly crawling into the distance.

On the compass chariot in the underground palace, there was a lot of earthy brown powder scattered around. That was the remains of Feng Hou. After the skull was separated from his body, the rest all turned into a handful of dust...

Chapter 130

In front of the stone platform on the island in the middle of the lake, Master Xufeng concluded that the door to the underground palace could not be opened. He explained, "We can only open this secret door by returning to the surface and purchasing a batch of tools."

"What tools do we need?" the Hakka woman asked.

"Yes, we need explosives, a pneumatic drill, and a diesel air compressor," Master Xufeng replied.

“Mo Mo has already gone inside, and her fate is currently unknown. I’m afraid we don’t have time to prepare these things anymore,” the Hakka nanny said with a frown.

"Nizi..." Youliang lay on the stone platform, pounding the bluestone slab with his hands, crying out in pain, tears streaming down his face.

Shen Caihua also climbed onto the stone platform. Seeing Youliang's heartbroken state, he comforted him, saying, "Youliang, don't worry, let me try." With that, he raised his left index finger to the sky and chanted, "Om Om Ho, Nang Jie Sha Na Ta Ga He Ra..." He unleashed the ninth move of the "Pig Fat Divine Skill," "Opening the Heavenly Gate." In an instant, his finger suddenly flipped and pressed down on the bluestone slab. A burst of Zhu You true energy shot out from the Shangyang acupoint at the tip of his index finger. The bluestone slab made a "hissing" sound as it tore, and then "crackled" and shattered into small pieces.

Overjoyed, Youliang wept and hurriedly began to clean up the broken stone slabs, then threw them off the stone platform.

Beneath the stone platform, the Hakka matron, Taoist Master Xufeng, Xiong Dahai, Guo Ruchang, and others were greatly surprised. They looked closely and saw Shen Caihua pointing and cutting the bluestone slab, and they were astonished...

Beneath the bluestone slab, two dark brown iron doors were revealed. One of the doors had a circular groove, which was the keyhole for receiving the copper thimble.