There's a hidden compartment here too?!
Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei exchanged a glance, moved to the spot where Gou's eyes indicated, crouched down, and noticed that the ground in front of them was slightly sunken.
Lu Xi'an reached out and swept the sunken ground, brushing away the dust, revealing a piece of broken wooden door panel under the ash, which had become fragile over years of cold disasters, collapsing inward.
The house was always covered in dust, causing the ash to form thick layers, making it impossible to see at a glance.
Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei immediately started picking up the wooden panels to clear them away — the panels were too fragile, shattering upon touch, so clearing them was somewhat tedious, picking up the fragments one by one.
They only picked up the larger pieces of wood, leaving the smaller parts and splinters aside.
Once the wood was moved, they could see something below wrapped in heavy plastic sheeting — or oilcloth — layered thickly.
