Chapter 230 The answer to the mystery is revealed

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the curtains into the dormitory, and Qin Feng got up early. He had been thinking about the mysterious jade pendant last night and hardly slept well. Early this morning, he woke up Chu Tian, ​​Zhang Meng and Ye Li, and prepared to go to the library of the college together to look for clues.

"Brother Feng, it's not even dawn yet. Why are you getting up so early?" Zhang Meng complained while rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"Yeah, I thought I could sleep in today." Chu Tian agreed with a yawn.

Qin Feng smiled helplessly: "Get up quickly, there is something to do today. Don't you want to know what the jade pendant that mysterious person gave me is?"

"Okay, okay, in order to find out the truth, I will get up reluctantly." Zhang Meng turned over and sat up with difficulty.

Ye Li had already arranged her clothes and said in high spirits, "Brother Feng is right. We must hurry up. The sooner we find clues, the sooner we can figure out what happened behind the scenes."

The group hurried to the college library. The director was an old scholar with white hair. Seeing Qin Feng and his friends coming to look up information, he readily allowed them to go and enthusiastically guided them.

"The book you're looking for is in the ancient books section over there." The old curator pointed to a corner and said, "There are many ancient books there. Maybe you can find the answers you want."

"Thank you, Director." Qin Feng said gratefully and went straight to the ancient books area with his companions.

The ancient books area was full of age, and the bookshelves were filled with heavy ancient books, exuding a faint scent of books. Qin Feng and his friends each held a stack of books and began to read them.

"This book talks about the history of the college, which doesn't seem to be relevant." Chu Tian flipped through a few pages and shook his head.

"This book talks about the evolution of soul beasts and has nothing to do with jade pendants." Zhang Meng scratched his head and put the book back on the shelf.

Ye Li was flipping through the book while concentrating on taking notes. She suddenly stopped and pointed at an illustration in a book and said, "Look, this symbol is very similar to the one on the jade pendant!"

Qin Feng immediately leaned over and looked at the book in Ye Li's hand. It was an ancient illustration with an altar and a symbol similar to the one on the jade pendant engraved in the center of the altar.

"What is this?" Qin Feng asked, pointing at the illustration.

Ye Li flipped through a few pages and found a relevant description. She read: "It is said that this is the symbol of a powerful soul master in ancient times. He possesses great power and is known as the 'Lord of Shadows'."

"Lord of Shadow?" Chu Tian raised his eyebrows. "This name doesn't sound like a good person."

"Yes." Ye Li nodded. "Legend has it that the Lord of Shadows can control the power of darkness. His symbol often appears in some mysterious ruins and ancient rituals."

Qin Feng's heart tightened, and he thought for a moment: "Could this jade pendant be related to the Lord of Shadow? What does the mysterious man mean by giving me this jade pendant?"

"Perhaps this is a clue." Zhang Meng touched his chin, "Maybe we can find the remains of the Lord of Shadows through this jade pendant and solve some mysteries."

At this moment, the door of the library suddenly slammed shut. Qin Feng and the others were startled and turned to look at the door, only to find that it was tightly closed and the old curator had disappeared.

"What's going on?" Chu Tian asked vigilantly, "Where is the curator? Why is the door closed?"

"Don't panic, maybe it's just the wind." Zhang Meng walked to the door and tried to push it open, but found that the door seemed to be locked and did not move at all.

"Something's wrong!" Qin Feng walked to the door and pushed it hard, but the door still didn't respond. "We are trapped inside!"

"Did someone lock us here on purpose?" Ye Li guessed, with a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.

"That's possible." Qin Feng nodded, "But we don't have to worry too much. The library won't be empty forever. Someone will definitely come to open the door later."

"What should we do now?" Chu Tian asked.

"Continue to look up the book." Qin Feng smiled, "Since we are already here, let's not waste time. Let's continue looking for clues."

They returned to the bookshelf and continued to look through the ancient books. Time passed by minute by minute, and the library remained silent. Just when everyone was about to look through all the books, Qin Feng suddenly found a piece of yellowed parchment from the interlayer of an ancient book.

"Look everyone, I found something!" Qin Feng shouted excitedly.

There was a map on the parchment with several locations marked on it. The symbol for one of the locations was exactly the same as the one on the jade pendant.

"The place marked on this map is most likely the remains of the Lord of Shadows." Ye Li said excitedly.

"Great! It seems we have a new goal." Chu Tian said with a smile.

"However, the location on this map seems to be not far from the college." Qin Feng pointed to a mark on the map, "Isn't this the forest next to the college?"

"Indeed." Zhang Meng nodded. "We often go to that forest to practice. I didn't expect there was a relic hidden there."

Qin Feng and the others were still discussing when they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door. The old curator's voice came from outside the door: "Are you in there? Open the door!"

"Director, we are locked in!" Qin Feng answered loudly.

After a while, the door was opened and the old curator walked in, looking apologetic: "I'm so sorry, I had something to do just now and didn't expect to lock you in."

"It's okay, curator. We just found some important clues in there." Qin Feng said with a smile and put the map away.

The old curator nodded: "It's good that you found the information you were looking for. It's getting late, do you want to go back and rest first?"

Qin Feng looked at the sky and it was indeed almost evening. They said goodbye to the old curator and returned to the dormitory with the map and jade pendant. Along the way, everyone was discussing how to find the ruins and uncover the secrets of the Lord of Shadows.

"We will go to the forest early tomorrow morning and follow the instructions on the map to see if we can find any clues." Qin Feng planned.

"Okay!" Everyone answered in unison, their hearts full of anticipation.

After returning to the dormitory, Qin Feng and his friends were preparing to rest when they suddenly heard a hurried knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Zhang Meng complained as he went to open the door.

When the door opened, I saw a little boy standing at the door with a letter in his hand: "Someone asked me to give this to Brother Qin Feng."

Qin Feng took the envelope and asked doubtfully: "Who asked you to deliver it?"

The little boy shook his head. "I don't know. He wouldn't let me tell you. He just told me to deliver the letter as soon as possible."

After saying that, the little boy turned and ran away.

Qin Feng opened the envelope and found a simple note inside, which read: "Be careful, the Lord of Shadow is watching you."

"What does this mean?" Chu Tian frowned and asked, "Who would send such a letter?"

"It seems that our every move is under the surveillance of others." Ye Li said solemnly.

Qin Feng held the letter in his hand, and a chill rose in his heart. Although he didn't know who the other party was, he knew that this exploration would definitely not be peaceful.

"No matter what, we can't retreat." Qin Feng said firmly, "Tomorrow, we will go to the forest to find out what's going on."

Zhang Meng and Chu Tian also nodded: "No matter what lies ahead, we will be with you."

Ye Li looked at Qin Feng and said with a smile: "We are all together, nothing can stump us."

Qin Feng looked at his companions and felt a warm feeling in his heart. No matter how many unknown dangers lay ahead, he believed that with these companions by his side, they would definitely find the truth and protect the peace of the academy.

"Okay, everyone take a rest first, and we'll set off early tomorrow morning." Qin Feng put away the letter and said with a smile.

As the night deepened, the dormitory gradually became quiet. Qin Feng lay on the bed, looking at the starry sky outside the window, but his mind was full of thoughts. The Lord of Shadows, the mysterious jade pendant, the ancient ruins... All of this was like a huge net, drawing them in little by little.

No matter what the future holds, Qin Feng knows that he and his partners will meet every challenge and solve every mystery together.