Courtyard House: My Long and Hard Body Makes Me Play with All the Women in the Courtyard

Without a second thought, the three quickly scrambled into the tunnel. Amu pulled the floorboards up and resealed the entrance. Almost simultaneously, the storage room door was kicked open, and the sound of wooden crates collapsing was clearly audible.

The tunnel was dark and damp, filled with a musty smell. Amu took out a faintly glowing stone from his pocket and illuminated the narrow passage ahead.

"Where is this place?" Su Ting asked in a low voice.

“Blackrock City has a dense network of underground passages,” Amu explained. “Some are drainage systems, others are ancient refuges. This must be the innkeeper's private escape route.”

Where is the last piece in Chapter 852?

Where is the last piece in Chapter 852?

They walked along the passage, occasionally hearing heavy footsteps and shouts overhead. The passage rose and fell, with so many turns that it was easy to lose one's way.

Finally, the passageway widened, and the surrounding walls changed from mud to stone. Suting noticed some ancient runes carved on the walls, similar to those he had seen before in the sacrificial hall.

“This isn’t an ordinary passage,” he said, pointing to the runes. “Look at these markings.”

Amu leaned closer to examine it: "You're right. These are traces of the ancient Black Stone Mage. We may have entered an even more ancient underground network."

"Could it lead to the Mage Tower?" Xiao Shi's eyes lit up.

“Possibly,” Amu nodded. “Legend has it that there are ancient magical laboratories and warehouses beneath the mage tower. If we’re lucky, we might be able to get in from below.”

They continued forward, the passage becoming increasingly orderly, and the runes on the walls becoming denser. A peculiar energy permeated the air, causing a slight tingling sensation on their skin.

Suddenly, the fragment on Su Ting's chest became intensely hot, almost burning through his clothes. A beam of silver light burst forth from the fragment, illuminating the entire passage.

"What happened?" Xiao Shi looked at the light in surprise.

Su Ting took out the fragment and found that it was emitting a strong silver light, as if it were guiding the way. "It seems to have sensed something."

“The other piece,” Amu said confidently, “is calling to its companions. Let’s follow it.”

The light from the fragments formed a beam, pointing towards a seemingly ordinary stone wall on the right side of the passage. As the three approached, they discovered some runes on the wall that were almost worn away by time.

“This is a hidden door,” Amu said, groping for the runes. “Let me try…”

He touched several runes in a specific order, and the stone wall suddenly slid open silently, revealing a circular room.

In the center of the room was a stone platform, upon which various ancient artifacts and scrolls were displayed. Most striking was a crystal box containing an irregularly shaped silver fragment—exactly the same as the one on Su Ting's chest.

"The second fragment!" Xiao Shi exclaimed excitedly.

Su Ting hesitated before stepping forward: "It's too easy, could it be a trap?"

Amu surveyed the room: "It is indeed suspicious. Logically speaking, something so important should not be left unattended."

He carefully examined his surroundings and discovered that tiny runes were engraved on the floor around the stone platform, forming a complete magic circle.

“There’s a protective magic circle,” Amu pointed to the floor. “Triggering it might trigger an alarm, or something worse.”

Su Ting pondered for a moment: "My fragments resonate with it; perhaps they can be used to break the magic array?"

He aligned his fragment with the one in the box, and the two fragments immediately resonated, their silver light intertwining. The magic circle runes on the floor flickered a few times, then went out.

"It works!" Xiao Shi exclaimed in surprise.

Su Ting carefully picked up the crystal box and opened the lid. The second fragment floated up, attracting the one in his hand, and eventually they clung tightly together. The point where the fragments joined emitted a dazzling light, which then gradually dimmed.

The two fragments have now become a larger, irregular shape, with obvious gaps at the edges, clearly indicating that the last piece is still missing.

“Just one more piece,” Su Ting said softly, feeling the increased energy in his hand. “When they’re together, they’re even stronger.”

“We have two pieces now, and Drucker will definitely intensify his search for the last one,” Amu frowned. “We need to hurry.”

"The question is, where is the last piece?" Xiao Shi looked around. "Are there any clues here?"

Chapter 853 Perhaps it's here

Chapter 853 Perhaps it's here

Amu began examining the scrolls and items in the room, hoping to find information about the final fragment. Su Ting, on the other hand, was drawn to a wall on the other side of the stone platform.

A huge relief is carved on the wall, depicting a temple on a mountaintop. Three figures stand in front of the temple, holding a complete silver teardrop-shaped object in their hands—the Silver Moon Tear.

"Look at this!" Su Ting exclaimed, "This is the complete Silver Moon Tear."

Amu and Xiaoshi came over to take a look. Below the relief was a line of ancient text, which Amu leaned closer to read: "The far north, a land of snow and silver moonlight, where the last power slumbers."

"The far north?" Xiao Shi frowned. "What kind of place is that?"

“The Arctic,” Amu said solemnly, “is somewhere on the Arctic.”

Suddenly, a commotion arose in the distance, as if someone had entered the passage.

"Someone's coming!" Xiao Shi said alertly. "We have to get out of here."

Amu quickly looked around: "These kinds of rooms usually have multiple exits."

He examined the wall and found a combination of runes similar to the entrance. Upon touching it, the wall slid open again, revealing another passage.

"Let's go!" Amu led the way into the passage, with Su Ting and Xiao Shi following closely behind. The wall closed behind them.

The new passage was steeper than the previous one, climbing ever upwards. The magical energy in the air was also much denser, making it difficult to breathe.

“We should be inside the mage tower now,” Amu whispered. “Be careful, there are definitely guards here.”

At the end of the passage was a metal door, engraved with intricate runes. After examining it carefully, Amu shook his head: "This door has a powerful seal; we can't open it."

"What about the fragment?" Xiao Shi looked at Su Ting. "It can break through the protective array, and maybe it can also open this door?"

Su Ting took out the two fragments that had been combined and brought them close to the runes on the door. The fragments immediately began to vibrate, and the runes glowed. A click came from the door, and it slowly opened a crack.

Amu cautiously peeked outside: "It's a library, but there's no one there."

They quietly slipped out the door and found themselves in a huge circular library, with walls stretching from floor to ceiling and lined with bookshelves. In the center was a spiral staircase leading to each floor.

"Which floor are we on?" Su Ting looked around.

“It should be the middle level of the mage tower,” Amu observed, “Drucker’s treasury is on the top level.”

Xiao Shi pointed to the ceiling: "Then we have to go up. But there must be someone guarding the stairs."

As they were talking, footsteps and voices came from above. The three quickly hid behind the bookshelves. Two people dressed in mage robes came down the stairs and entered the library.

“The master is in a hurry for those ancient books about the Silver Moon Tears,” one of them said, “especially the part about the Arctic Plains.”

“Strange, the second fragment we’ve been searching for for months suddenly disappeared tonight,” another replied. “It’s as if it was taken out of thin air; the guards didn’t see anyone enter.”

"Could it be invisibility magic? Or teleportation?"

"Neither is possible. That room has an anti-magic barrier. Only—"

Their voices gradually faded away, disappearing among the bookshelves.

Amu looked at Su Ting: "They've discovered the fragments are missing. We need to leave the city as soon as possible."

“But the last piece is in the Arctic,” Suting frowned. “We need more information.”

“Perhaps it’s here,” Xiao Shi pointed to the surrounding bookshelves. “Didn’t they say Drucker was looking for ancient books about the Silver Moon Tears?”

Chapter 854 Running Away as Soon as They Landed

Chapter 854 Running Away as Soon as They Landed

Amu nodded: "We can see if we can find any relevant information and then leave the mage tower before dawn."

The three split up and carefully searched the bookshelves. Su Ting discovered an area marked "Ancient Magical Artifacts" and began to browse the books there.

After flipping through several books, he found an ancient book with a silver-embossed cover, on which was drawn the image of the Silver Moon Tear. The book recorded the origin of the Silver Moon Tear: it was a magical artifact crafted by a powerful mage in ancient times using the essence of the moon and silver ore, used to guide and balance magical energy.

What surprised Su Ting most was that the book mentioned that the complete Silver Moon Tear could not only guide magic, but also foresee future demonic tides and even influence their course to some extent. No wonder those three people tried to use it to control the situation when the demonic tide arrived.

The last page of the book states: "Each of the three fragments has its own strengths: perception, control, and balance. Only when the three are combined can true power be revealed."

"Found it!" Su Ting whispered, showing the text to his companion.

Amu stared for a moment: "This explains why Drucker was so eager to find all the fragments. The complete Silver Moon Tear can control the direction of the demonic tide; it is an unparalleled power."

“Each of the three fragments has its own strengths,” Xiao Shi pondered. “The two pieces we have possess the ability to sense and control, while the last piece has the power of balance.”

“Combined, they can control the demonic tide,” Amu said solemnly. “Imagine if Drucker obtained the complete Silver Moon Tear, he could direct the demonic tide anywhere, destroy any enemy, and become the most powerful ruler on the continent.”

As they were talking, they heard hurried footsteps and shouts coming from above.

"The alarm's going off!" Amu said alertly. "They might have discovered someone has broken in."

Su Ting quickly stuffed the book back into its place: "We have to leave immediately."

“The passage below may have already been discovered,” Xiao Shi said worriedly. “How do we get out?”

Amu looked around and noticed a window: "That's our only option."

The window was narrow, but just wide enough for one person to pass through. Amu opened the window, and outside was the smooth outer wall of the mage tower, at least a dozen stories high.

"It's too high," Xiao Shi gasped. "We'll fall to our deaths."

Amu pulled a bundle of thin rope from his pocket: "This is elven silk thread. It looks thin, but it is actually very strong."

He tied one end of the rope to the window frame, leaving the other end hanging down. The rope seemed short, but once released, it appeared to extend infinitely, reaching all the way to the ground.

“Elf magic,” Amu explained, “Quick, slide down the rope.”