Chapter 684: Third Token! The Count's Daughter?

What?!

Everyone was baffled, only feeling that the situation had already gone beyond their control.

Su Yang entered alone, whether he discovered something inside or destroyed something.

As long as they keep silent, they will never encounter the truth in this lifetime!

Consequently, the probability of Clearance is exceedingly slim, even zero!

"So what exactly happened?" Liang Kaiji was utterly perplexed.

Zhai Sixin stared at the two circular openings on the gate and saw them completely empty.

Then she pointed a Finger, "The key is indeed a Noble Token; that's an established fact, and when he entered he also took the key, precisely to thwart us."

Li Zhenhua was startled and asked in doubt, "Then he missed one..."

"Exactly," Tang Youning's eyes flashed with ferocity, "Daiweison's Family Heirloom was never one of the keys."

"He concealed other families' Family Heirlooms on his person!"

"How is that possible?!!" Yu Meng's eyes were filled with disbelief, "Diana's relic contained a box, and the box had two slots; only one was found, the other truly wasn't located at the time."

"But didn't we find it this morning in the Master Room?"

Logically, this piece of evidence should already be complete.

Now, a third token has suddenly emerged?

"I suspect that the keyhole of this door has no notion of forward or reverse order; as long as the placed key is correct, it can be opened."

"Su Yang, that cunning dog thief, deliberately kept the key on his person without saying, using the mechanism as cover, feigning embarrassment to accept coercion, when in fact it played right into his hands!" Zhai Sixin clenched the Silver Coin tightly, her face grim.

Tang Youning's expression was equally sour; when it came to who felt the most distressed among those present, the choice could only be him.

Initially they feared the mechanism would pressure Su Yang to open the door, not only to prevent him from sneaking a move when crisis struck, but also to use the opportunity to kill him!

But they didn't expect the plan to backfire.

Su Yang most likely considered this point ever since they used Huang Zhenzhong as a human shield.

When the offensive waned, he deliberately asked, "Who is coming this time?"

He perfectly exploited Tang Youning's temperament and manner, baiting the ensuing conversation.

He pretended unwillingness, then went along with the current to take on this arduous task.

On the surface he appeared heroic and self‑sacrificial, but inside he was thrilled to death.

Thinking of this, Tang Youning was incensed, viciously kicking the Stone Gate with force.

"Damn!"

Li Zhenhua's eyes grew increasingly puzzled, and he asked, "Where did Su Yang get the Noble Token?"

Tang Youning gave a cold stare and said, "Haven't you read the Noble Observations Record and known that this Ancient Castle houses three members of the Nobility?"

Li Zhenhua suddenly realized, "You mean... Sikeite's Family Heirloom?!"

"Who else could it be besides him," Zhai Sixin said in a low voice.

"That's not right, Sikeite is just a former Nobility; where did Su Yang get it?" Li Zhenhua thought again and found it odd.

Tang Youning didn't want to linger on this topic, waved his hand and said, "Investigating this now is meaningless, a waste of time."

"The immediate priority is whether we can force this door open!"

After speaking, many eyes simultaneously turned toward Zhai Sixin.

She furrowed her Brow, "Why look at me? Though I'm what you call the Old Era, my Gene Modification hasn't progressed enough to smash granite with fists and kicks."

"Moreover, when I just saw Su Yang close the door, I noticed its thickness was over a foot."

"I am human, not Superhuman."

"If I truly had the ability to break it with fists and kicks, what would there be left?"

Liang Kaiji suddenly became anxious, "Then what do we do, just watch Su Yang go in and enjoy everything alone?"

"Now that it has come to this, there are only two options—wait, or go elsewhere first and then search," Zhai Sixin said.

"We've already explored the entire Ancient Castle, only lacking to dig three feet into the ground," Li Zhenhua sighed helplessly.

"Then we wait; after all, we have nothing to do, so we can see what surprise Su Yang brings out from inside," Tang Youning sneered repeatedly.

Inside the Stone Gate.

Su Yang pressed his ear to the door, listening carefully to the sounds outside.

The sound was faint, yet a vague outline could be heard.

"They intend to wait for me outside?" Su Yang's face showed a teasing expression, and he let out a light Laugh.

Originally he intended to 'loot' at the first moment, but worried whether Zhai Sixin, an uncertain factor, could break through directly.

So he eavesdropped in place for a while.

Now that the hidden danger was removed, he could relax and act freely.

He instantly turned around to look at the Secret Room.

Contrary to his imagination, this place was not pitch black nor foul‑smelling.

On the contrary, the area was brightly lit, and the air lingered with a strong pine fragrance.

Moreover, the air wasn't dry; slightly sensitive skin could feel the humidity here.

"Pine fragrance again?" Su Yang furrowed his Brow.

He walked forward slowly; this Secret Room was vast, with no edge in sight.

From floor to ceiling it rose a full five meters high.

Based on the terrain, it was most likely beneath the stables.

Su Yang surveyed the Oil Lamp on the wall, thinking that people must frequent this place.

Otherwise it wouldn't waste time and effort on a place like this.

Thinking of this, Su Yang's steps halted.

He recalled that the key used to open the door seemed a bit…

Something off?

"If this Secret Room is the Count's secret base, his Noble Token should be one of the keys."

"Then why can Sikeite's and Chuzi's family heirlooms open it, while the Count's cannot?" Su Yang was suddenly puzzled.

At first, while standing before the Stone Gate, he furtively took one Noble Token, and pulled from his pocket the Silver Coin he had picked up when first entering the Ancient Castle.

Placing it there triggered a mechanism?!

Startled, he hastily jammed it in, not expecting the accidental act to actually work!

When the door opened, he didn't bother with that any longer, casually tossed the Count's Noble Token aside, and entered alone.

Now that he thinks back, it feels illogical.

"The Ancient Castle is the Count's home; how could the key to his cellar have nothing to do with him?"

Su Yang couldn't help a strange expression, pulling out two Silver Coins from his pocket, and the more he looked, the more something seemed off.

"Could it be…"

Just as a ridiculous thought surfaced in his mind, a faint sound suddenly came from ahead.

Hm?

Su Yang instantly became alert, his gaze solemnly fixed ahead.

Instinctively, he reached for his lower back, gripped the Small Knife, and lowered his body slightly.

Ready to spring!

The quiet atmosphere carried a hint of eeriness; Su Yang dared not relax his guard, and slowly stepped back two paces.

Yet after waiting a few minutes, no sound came again.

The entire Secret Room was so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.

"What on earth is it?"

Su Yang never thought it was an Illusion Hearing; he firmly believed something unknown was hidden inside.

Perhaps even a person!

Recalling Gailun Bo Ge's Letter, a possibility floated in Su Yang's mind—

"Could it be…"

"The Count's daughter?"