Footsteps echoed through the narrow, winding passageway as the three of them cautiously pressed forward, guided by the glow of the spar in Chen Haotian's hand. The walls of the underground tunnel were covered in mottled patches of moss, and the air was thick with the scent of decay and dampness.
"A passage built this neatly doesn't look like something ordinary villagers could dig," Su Wanqing said softly. She ran her hand along the wall and discovered fine carvings etched into the stone, resembling some kind of ancient runes.
"Not only that, but these runes seem to serve as restrictive barriers," Zhou Tiance said, pointing to one of the symbols. "There's a set of rune arrays every few paces. No wonder the villagers couldn't wander in at will."
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