The counter-insurgency operation outside the Golden House begins, but beneath the Golden Heart, Traveler and Ye Lan, who are being hunted as gangsters, are running away frantically.
At the entrance to the underground vault, Zexuan, the captain of the second squadron of the Golden House Guards, was mobilizing the Qianyan Army soldiers in formation with a solemn expression.
"An extremely important event is being held on the upper floor of the Golden House. If the thieves who sneaked into the workshop break into the banquet hall, the consequences will be disastrous! This is the test given to us by Mr. Yuheng. Even if we dig three feet into the ground, we must bring these thieves to justice.
Law!"
"Understood!" All the soldiers agreed loudly, and the sound of rapid footsteps and the friction and collision of armor plates spread everywhere.
In the shadow of the corridor where the moonlight shines, several illusory figures are using the cover of the water element to evacuate deep into the passage against the wall.
Before they could even take two steps, the water elemental phantom that had enveloped the group of people shattered like bubbles. Paimon nervously grabbed the ribbon around the back of the traveler's neck and hurriedly reminded Yelan, who was leading the way.
"Yelan! Illusion, the phantom is gone! Continue quickly!"
"No need." Yelan pressed the collar of her shawl and held a compass-shaped magic weapon in her other hand. She first took the initiative to remove the elemental power invested in the magic weapon, and the blue light in her pupils also dissipated.
, "These Qianyan troops carry portable elemental power tracking devices produced by Fontaine. If they continue to use elemental power, they will be noticed immediately."
"But just wandering around like this... you will be discovered!" Paimeng lowered his voice and looked behind him uneasily, only to find that Zhongli had not followed.
"Before the Qianyan Army surrounded this place and completed a thorough search, we have about a quarter of an hour to uncover the truth of this immortal ceremony."
Just as Paimeng was looking around, a man's calm voice suddenly sounded from beside the traveler, startling Paimeng who was already scared: "Zhongli?! When did you follow him?"
The emperor's long hair is tied loosely behind his back, and the ends of his brown hair are lightly glowing with gold. The single earring is also made of rock-patterned jade, hanging naturally on the shoulder. The two touches of red under his eyes add to the already outstanding appearance.
A gorgeous stroke, the rock patterns in the golden pupils shine brightly.
"The stairs we just took."
Zhongli nodded to Paimon with a gentle expression, and seemed to be in the mood to say some witticisms he heard from Famas, while Ye Lan looked at the sudden appearance of Zhongli with a solemn gaze, and her eyes gradually turned to the tattoo on his lower back.
Eye.
Even though they are both original gods, there is a gap in strength. Zhongli, as a registered holder of the Eye of God, seems to have never shown any talent in combat, and Ye Lan knows very little about it.
Just now, Zhongli was left behind with some tentative thoughts. He didn't expect that the other party would catch up so quickly.
"Mr. Zhongli's footsteps are quite fast."
Yelan slowed down her pace. Half an hour ago, several people took the shortcut pointed out to them by Yuheng Xingqing and came directly from the staff passage to the office area on the second floor of the Golden House.
It is said to be the second floor, but it is actually the side hall part erected on both sides of the octagonal main hall. It is located on the upper floor of the underground vault. It is mainly used by the Golden House Council to handle necessary daily affairs. This floor is not open to the public on weekdays, let alone
Paimon and Traveler, and even Ye Lan set foot here for the first time.
"These trivial tricks I am doing are far inferior to Miss Yelan's strategizing and Youlan's hiding."
Zhong Li and Ye Lan's conversation did not deliberately lower the tone. It seemed that everyone in the Yinyuan Hall was focused on the banquet. The entire second floor was eerily silent. It could be said that the building was deserted.
Yelan immediately realized that this was a unique opportunity. This place was the middle floor from the underground vault of the Golden House to the top-floor banquet hall. If someone tried to use the renovation and restoration project of the Golden House to achieve some ulterior purpose, then this
Areas that are not open to the public are undoubtedly the best transfer stations.
If you want to tamper with the banquet hall on the top floor, you will most likely pass by this place, and now it is almost undefended. You can search as much as you want without interference, and maybe you can find some remaining clues.
The only problem is that Keqing directly exposed their whereabouts in order to gain the pretext of ending this banquet.
Tonight's banquet is undoubtedly the result of the competition between various forces. The individual's operating space is very limited. Ye Lan does not think that one party alone can influence this matter, even if Qinggui is the Seven Stars of Liyue.
But no matter what, if Ke Qing is willing to give it a try, it can add some variables to tonight's action. Even if it is just a few points, this Yuhengxing is also taking the risk of completely offending the major families in Liyue.
To be able to gain such trust through just a few words of exchange, Ye Lan was impressed by Ke Qing.
"In that case, it's up to Mr. Zhongli to take on more of the search scope."
Ye Lan rummaged through her bag and found three pocket readers that looked like compasses.
This thing is not Liyue's fairy magic weapon, but a standard alchemy device. It was originally a machine used by the stratum rock exploration team to measure abnormal leakage of earth vein energy. As long as the energy concentration exceeds the allowable range, the pointer will jump to the red area.
The principle is simple and the function is powerful. It is not only useful for ground vein surveying, but also for criminal cases involving alchemy.
Since Yin Yuan Hall uses the wish stone from the Great Stratum Abyss as the medium for the Immortal Invitation Ceremony, it will definitely cause abnormal fluctuations in earth veins and elemental power.
Yelan gave the two readers to Zhongli and Traveler, and also told them to pay attention to the abnormally enriched areas of elemental power.
Zhongli and Yelan are both holders of the Eye of God. Even without protection, they can survive in the abnormal environment of the earth for a while. Travelers can use two different elemental powers, so they should not encounter any danger.
The troops divided into three groups and conducted a thorough search on the second floor of the Golden House.
As a professional, Ye Lan was responsible for investigating the points farthest from the entrance array on the second floor. She spent some time and roughly checked the scene.
Overall, this space has confirmed many rumors about the Golden House. For example, more than half of the structure of the Golden House is indeed buried in the mountain. Most of them are mainly functional areas such as archives and storage rooms, which are basically empty.
Window darkroom.
Yelan found a window covered with thick dust in the corner of a certain warehouse. When she opened it, she realized that outside the window was a dark cliff. It seemed that it was not far from the building. From the mountain wall, she could vaguely see
Faint echoes of noise and roar were heard.
Lifting the readout to the window, Ye Lan found that the pointer of the machine in his hand swung slightly, but still did not break through the green zone.
There are only four side halls on the second floor of the Golden House. The area is more than half smaller than the main building of the Golden House. A few people quickly completed the search. In addition to the reading device, the magic weapon Ye Lan carried with him could also sense it to some extent.
Abnormal elemental power fluctuates, but after checking several places, nothing was found.
A few minutes later, several people gathered to exchange information.