The turned-over soil was damp, carrying a moldy scent. The beams of the torches swept across the ground, revealing a bronze plate that looked, in essence, like a lock. Deng Yan'an brushed the lingering dirt away with his palm.
The full design of the bronze plate became clear; it was an Eight Trigrams diagram. Furthermore, the gnomon on it could actually move. At that moment, the gnomon was positioned between the Qian and Kun hexagrams. For some reason, however, the Eight Trigrams diagram was riddled with holes of various sizes.
"Give it to me! You must hand it over!"
Chapter 230