The two groups, splitting up to accelerate progress, both found their pace slowed by unexpected obstacles in reality.
Zhang Qiling and his companions were intercepted by Drooping Shoulder, while Xie Yuchen and Black Glasses, despite following various leads, kept winding back to Wu Sansheng. Unable to fathom Wu Sansheng's eccentric train of thought, their puzzle-solving progress stalled significantly.
The sword scabbard belonging to the Qiujie Architectural Model was tied to the Mochi Record and could not be easily shown to outsiders. Consequently, the only items brought out from the cave that were readily available to examine were the official white jade seal and the gold-embroidered cloak, while the Black Coffin remained entirely uninvestigable.
Chapter 167