The flat area beside water is called Ting.

The two of them followed the stream, quickly arriving at a flat area by the river.

"Yi Xianting..."

Chen Youran found a stele beside the path covered with wildflowers and weeds, with three vigorous characters engraved on it.

Although worn and blurred by the years, one could still discern the deep mastery of calligraphy in the engraver.

"Bro, there seems to be a stone table and stools over there!"

Chen Youran looked around and suddenly spotted something resembling a stone table and stools amidst the thick weeds.

The two passed through the lawn, stopping about two zhang away from the stone table and stools.

"There should have been a pavilion here once."

Glancing at the decayed pillars and scattered gray tiles amidst the wild grass, Shen Chongming spoke.

Chen Youran nodded, immediately wanting to walk towards the stone table.

She could already see that there was a delicate chess box placed on each side of the stone table and thought they might be treasures.

"Wait a moment."

Seeing this, Shen Chongming reached out to stop her.

"Aunt Third said that the more obvious a treasure seems, the more likely it is a trap. We had better be careful."

"These things and the pavilion from before are probably from the same time. Now, that pavilion has decayed and collapsed. Do you see any signs of age on that stone table and stools?"

Hearing this, Chen Youran was startled, carefully examining the stone table.

On the table was an ancient chessboard, with nineteen intersecting lines clearly visible.

The chess pieces in the boxes on either side were black and white, gleaming as if someone had just played there.

Realizing something was amiss, Chen Youran didn't dare to act rashly.

The two hesitated for a long time, staring at the chessboard and pieces, before Chen Youran suddenly spoke: "Bro, could these pieces and board be some kind of magical treasure?"

Shen Chongming slightly shook his head; he couldn't ascertain it either.

Seeing this, Chen Youran stepped back a few steps, removing the magical artifact whip from her waist.

"Bro, step back a bit."

Her thought was simple: since this thing seemed strange, it was better not to touch it directly and see if it had any reaction.

Though Shen Chongming felt it might not be right, he was reluctant to leave without trying something.

"That's a magical artifact. If something unexpected happens, it would be a pity to destroy it, so let me do it."

From his storage bag, he took out the Silent Guest Longbow, retreating more than ten zhang. He immediately drew the bow and nocked an arrow, attaching a Golden Light Skill to it, and shot it towards the distant chessboard and pieces!

Whoosh!

A streak of golden light flashed, precisely hitting the stone table chessboard!

Clang!

The arrow, upon hitting the chessboard, made a crisp sound and was deflected, flying off into the distance.

The expected anomaly didn't occur.

Shen Chongming, puzzled, looked at Chen Youran who also frowned and then said:

"Could we be overthinking this?"

Shen Chongming didn't answer, stepping closer to the chessboard again, observing carefully: "If it were ordinary stone, my arrow should have at least left some mark."

"But look at the chessboard, it's still intact."

Chen Youran nodded, a gleam flashing in her eyes.

"Does that mean it must be a treasure?"

Shen Chongming put the Great Bow back into the storage bag, hesitated a moment, then tried using his Divine Sense to collect the stone table and stools into the storage bag.

But as soon as his Divine Sense touched the stone table, it was repelled by a terrifying force!

In the next moment!

The stone table and stools emitted a faint glow, and everything around seemed to freeze!

In a daze, Shen Chongming vaguely saw a figure full of endless light sitting on the stone stool to the right of the chessboard.

The figure slowly turned its head.

For a moment, Shen Chongming felt a powerful and terrifying Divine Sense sweep across his body, making him feel utterly exposed.

A weak Divine Sense reached his mind.

"Little one, don't be greedy; this isn't your opportunity."

"With a mutated Thunder Attribute Spirit Root, go and see Brother Zhang."

The Divine Sense vanished, and all the anomalies around disappeared in an instant. The creek remained the same creek, and the surrounding wild grass was still flourishing.

"Bro?"

Chen Youran's voice sounded by his ear.

Shen Chongming returned to his senses, looking gravely at Chen Youran: "Did you sense anything just now?"

Chen Youran slightly shook her head.

"I just saw you suddenly freeze, didn't notice anything unusual."

Shen Chongming glanced at the stone table and stools again, confirming that he hadn't imagined things, and said: "Let's go."

Since that figure said it wasn't his opportunity, he shouldn't force it.

The strong Divine Sense just now made him realize the opponent was terrifyingly powerful. If he were to force it, he might anger the opponent and lose his life here.

"Aren't we taking the things?"

Chen Youran reluctantly followed behind.

Shen Chongming didn't disclose what he had seen earlier, merely smiling and explaining: "If it's not our opportunity, we shouldn't force it. Let's go."

The two moved around the stone table and stools and continued forward. Not long after, they encountered a peculiar Spirit Fruit on the mudflats by the creek.

Although they couldn't identify the fruit, Shen Chongming, with the belief that benefits shouldn't be missed, after confirming there was no danger, picked all the dozen or so red fruits from the tree and stored them in the storage bag.

After picking the Spirit Fruit, he thought of digging up the tree to take back but, after many attempts, found he couldn't move it at all and had to give up.

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