The chamber's floor cracked open without warning three days into their training, a section of stone dropping away beneath Wei Liang's feet as he practiced the tandem sequence alongside Feng Yao.
"Move!" Xu shouted, but the warning came too late, both of them tumbling into a hidden lower chamber neither had noticed during their initial search.
They landed hard on packed earth, dust and debris raining down from above. Feng Yao groaned, pushing himself upright, checking for injuries. "Are you hurt?"
"Fine," Wei Liang said, scanning their new surroundings warily. "This wasn't on the old woman's map."
Xu's presence sharpened instantly, something urgent cutting through his usual calm. "This is what stirred three days ago. A secondary chamber, sealed separately from the main cache."
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