With a grinding CRUNCH, the god statue slid aside, revealing the secret passage below.
Fang Shuwen didn't hesitate, leaping down with Fang Lingxin and Shui Qianrou.
There were no steps or ladders. The drop wasn't too great, and one could use the Lightweight Technique to jump back up.
Fang Shuwen examined the entrance. He heard a grinding sound and realized the god statue was sliding back into place.
Ahead lay pitch darkness. Fang Shuwen took out a flint, and with a puff of air, a flame flared up and illuminated their surroundings.
The three had barely taken two steps inside when Fang Lingxin pointed to the ground and said,
"There are bodies here, too."
The farther they went, the more bodies they found.
Fang Shuwen glanced around.
"It seems this is where the fighting was fiercest."
Fang Lingxin and Shui Qianrou both nodded.
Farther ahead, the passage opened into a large, empty area.
Only, there was nothing in it now.
Fang Shuwen frowned slightly. 'This is rather strange.'
