At the same moment when Wu Yong was heading towards the south of Kunhuang Island, Leng Qingtang and his party advanced to the west of Kunhuang Island according to the guidance of the map.

After about an hour, they entered a lush wood.

The sky is not clear, the night fog hovers around the woods, the shadows of the trees are towering, swaying, and overgrown with weeds, and there is no suitable path to be found.

The first and second men of Dongchang walked at the front of the line, brandishing steel knives to cut off branches and vines, opening the way for their companions behind.

The brigade stepped on the fallen vegetation and struggled forward one foot deep and one foot shallow in the night fog.

Yu Xuanji walked side by side with Leng Qingtang and Gu Yunxi in the middle of the queue.

He focused all his attention on Gu Yunxi's body, and every few steps he would ask with concern:

"Xiaoruo, are you tired? Walk slowly, under your feet. ”

"Xiao Ruo, your head is sweating. Come, my brother will wipe it for you, watch out for the wind. ”

Gu Yunxi was at a loss by his hospitality, but it was not good to refuse directly, so he had to smile lightly and said euphemistically:

"It's okay brother, I'm not tired. Let's go, don't miss the hour of the march. ”

Yu Xuanji frowned dissatisfiedly, and gave orders to Leng Qingtang again:

"Hey, Hua Nanhe, can you tell your people to slow down. Xiao Ruo will be weak if she is poured a lot of crispy bone soup by your twin brother, where can she eat if she goes on like this......"

"Brother!"

Gu Yunxi glared angrily and pursed his mouth.

"Ai Qing ......"

Leng Qingtang was stopped by Gu Yunxi as soon as he raised his voice:

"Overseer, I can walk."

Seeing this, Yu Xuanji simply squatted down:

"Xiao Ruo comes up, my brother will carry you and walk."

Leng Qingtang kicked over:

"Get out, she is Bentu's daughter-in-law, and if she wants to carry it, Bendu will carry it. Girl, come here. ”

Immediately, the man bent down his back.

Gu Yunxi's cheeks were hot, and he stomped his feet embarrassedly:

"Oh, you two are so annoying, I'll ignore you."

ran to the head of the team and walked with Ai Qing and Lu Rong.

Lu Rong smiled and turned to look at her shyness, and joked happily:

"What's the cloud girl, it's making you happy now, right? One is a good brother, the other is a good father, and his left and right hands are so spoiled by you. ”

"The second head is also coming to laugh at me!"

Gu Yunxi's eyes were disgusted, but his heart was a little sweeter than drinking honey.

Seeing that Gu Yunxi was being cared for by two handsome men, South China Ji Yan was envious in her heart.

The delicate body approached Lu Qiange, and the jade arms stretched, tightly wrapping around his arms like flexible willow branches.

Lu Qiange is arrogant, he can make trouble behind his back, and he doesn't like it if he shows his affection in public.

Seeing the girl like this, he immediately pulled down his handsome face, put on a manly look, and frowned:

"What are you doing, go and walk well."

South China Ji Yan shook her body, her watery eyes kept flashing at the man she liked, and she said with affection:

"People are afraid, the fog is so big, and the road is not easy to walk, what if people get separated from you? What if someone falls? Ah, I want you to carry ...... on your back."

"Nonsense!" Lu Qiange rejected the girl without hesitation:

"You're too daring! In that case, it would have been better to wait outside the woods. ”

A sincere heart was not understood, the little princess simply skimmed her hand, got angry as she walked, and complained:

"Phew, you have purple eyes, you really don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade."

"Who do you call Purple Eyes!"

"Naturally, it's you, what are you staring at, be careful I pull out these pair of purple eyes!"

Leng Qingtang just ran to the front of the team and accompanied Gu Yunxi to continue to move forward.

They walked from wall to wall and listened to the quarrel of the pair of living treasures behind them, and they also found it very funny, and looked at each other with smiles.

After another hour of walking, the fog cleared, and the night was much lighter.

A flat rocky beach appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and there was not much vegetation around.

The team stops advancing.

Leng Qingtang took out the sheepskin to compare the terrain, and looked at the rocky beach with a scrutinizing gaze:

"According to the map of Kunhuang Island, there should be a river here."

"Could it be that this rocky beach is a dry riverbed?"

Gu Yunxi drove Hui Huang's gaze and gave a hint.

Leng Qingtang's phoenix eyes were narrow, his eyes were full of vigilance, and there was no slackness:

"This underground palace was built more than 20 years ago, the so-called ten years of vicissitudes, and now the landform has changed is also a common phenomenon. Without further ado, let's open the entrance to the dungeon right away. ”

The strength of the outnumbers was great, and the gunpowder was quickly set in place.

Before the ignition was ignited, the sky exploded with a roar, and the earth shook a few times.

The birds flapped their wings, colliding wildly and in horror, and countless broken feathers were like snow petals flying flowers, fluttering and falling.

Gu Yunxi's mind was chaotic, and his ears were "buzzing".

"What's going on, will there be ground movement on the island?"

South China Ji Yan exclaimed, looking rare and strange.

Gu Yunxi looked at the source of the roar, his lips trembled and snow-white, and he said weakly:

"That's... Could it be another dungeon, opening the ......"

Leng Qingtang's eyebrows condensed with a sad color that could not fade, and his voice was depressed:

"Wu Yong is also a well-deserved death."

The ensuing events went well, and the ground north of the riverbed was blasted into a deep crater by gunpowder.

When the smoke cleared, everyone gathered around the edge of the pit and looked inside.

The quaint form of a few stone steps looms in the rubble of rubble, stretching to the dark abyss.

Everyone was overjoyed, moved away the rubble, and prepared to enter the underground palace.

"Hua'er, you are the prince of Wudan Kingdom, for the sake of insurance, it is safer for you and Ji Yan to stay outside."

Leng Qingtang had his own concerns.

Although what he was holding in his hand was the real location map of the Kunhuang Underground Palace, before he personally entered the experience, no one dared to guarantee that there was an ambush under the underground palace that was difficult for ordinary people to crack.

Lu Qiange has a special status, and if he is in danger in other countries, it will always be unfavorable to the relations between the two countries.

Lu Qiange understood what Leng Qingtang meant, so he no longer insisted, his five fingers tightened the handle of the deer blood knife, and his eyebrows and eyes said solemnly:

"Uncle and Yunxi be careful, my nephew is here to take care of the wind for you."

"Thank you."

Leng Qingtang smiled at him and led people down the steps.

The entrance to the dungeon is not wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

Yu Xuanji and Cheng Wanli explored first.

Seeing the light of the starry fire fold gradually fall into darkness, the people outside the entrance couldn't help but hang high in their hearts, and a handful of hot sweat broke out in their palms.

Not long after, Lao Cheng's voice came from the dungeon, with layers of echoes that were somewhat distorted:

"Overseer, the inside of the dungeon is very spacious, and we haven't encountered a hidden lock yet."

Leng Qingtang's eyes lit up, and he was so excited that he smashed his fists with his hands and ordered both sides:

"Come on, go down to the underground palace with this governor!"

The stone steps of the underground palace are narrow and steep, and when people's feet fall up, half of their feet are void.

Gu Yunxi turned his body sideways from Leng Qingtang's appearance, holding his skirt in one hand and supporting him with the other, walking steadily step by step.

With the help of the flickering light of the fire fold, I saw that the stone walls on both sides of the staircase were rough, and the traces of the clay butt between the square bricks and the square bricks had been blurred.

Gu Yunxi would carefully count every stone step he walked, and when he walked down a total of forty-nine steps, his feet touched the straight and unobstructed tunnel.

Leng Qingtang raised the fire fold and looked around, and saw that the tunnel was straight and long, and the end was locked in boundless darkness, beyond the reach of his eyes.

On both sides of the tunnel are still stone walls of square brick piles, extending upwards to form tall round arches above everyone's heads.

Gu Yunxi's conception is very different from what he actually sees.

It turns out that there are no cumbersome and exquisite patterns on the stone wall of this underground palace, and there is no dazzling silver wall gold carving, only a large area of damp and corroded traces, intermittent, and different shapes.

As Cheng Wanli said, the tunnel fruit is getting wider and wider, and there are no hidden weapons around.

The only bad thing is that as they continue to go deeper into the underground palace, the thinner and thinner air makes it difficult for everyone to breathe, and their hearts are particularly heavy.

After traveling about 400 meters, the group arrived at the end of the underground palace.

The stone platform more than half a person high is displayed in front of the Dongchang people, and there is only a square thing on it.

Cheng Wanli asked the overseer: "Let your subordinates go and explore first." ”

Leng Qingtang nodded.

Cheng Wanli and Ai Qing walked over cautiously, surveyed around the stone platform, and then said:

"Overseer, this thing is a jade box."

The crowd gathered around.

Gu Yunxi frowned and looked carefully, this box was equal in height and length, not enough for a foot, and there was a hint of light green in all directions, and it exuded a watery and cold luster.

The four walls of the box are carved patterns of hibiscus flowers, and the concave and convex textures are clear and natural like flowing water. There is a hole in the middle, facing Gu Yunxi's clear apricot eyes.

She thought of something instantly, took out the jade piccolo from the placket of her clothes, and was about to poke it into the hole.

Leng Qingtang immediately stopped her:

"Let me come, the others take fifty steps back."

"Overseer!"

Gu Yunxi shook his head, relieved.

"Stand back!"

Leng Qingtang snatched the piccolo and repeated, insisting on a tone that could not be refused.

Yu Xuanji grabbed Gu Yunxi and led everyone to retreat into the distance.

Leng Qingtang resolutely turned around, shook the fire fold around the jade box with his hand, stared at it fixedly for a moment, and took a deep breath.

One hand is sent into the hole, and the body of the flute is swallowed halfway before it touches the mechanism.

Leng Qingtang's brows tightened, holding his breath, tentatively spinning the piccolo slowly.

The slight sound was like the tinkling of a silver bell, and it was transmitted very clearly in the deep and dead silence, all of which caused the hearts of those present to tighten.

Gu Yunxi stared at the man in front of the stone platform intently, biting his lower lip uneasily, watching him quickly lift the lid of the box, take out the cold white thing inside, turn around excitedly, and hold it above his head in front of everyone.

The depressing dungeon suddenly erupted in bursts of cheers......

Kunhuang Island, east coast.

The inextricably linked sunshine curtain penetrates the clouds and shines on the crystal clear 100-foot observation deck, reflecting the prosperous scene of colorful flags on the stage and hundreds of officials gathering under the stage.

When the auspicious time comes, the east coast fairy music is fluttering, Wangsendai is shrouded in colorful smoke and mist, and the air is filled with the intoxicating aroma of flowers and fruits.

The young emperor in the dragon robe joined hands with the graceful favorite concubine to emerge from the colored smoke, proudly looking at the flowers under the stage, and the obedient courtiers knelt down in the dark.

"Long live my emperor, long live, mother, mother, thousand years, thousands of years."

The emperor's eyebrows and eyes were crooked and he slowly spread his arms with a friendly smile, and the wide dragon sleeves fluttered in the wind, making a sharp sound of "horn".

"Zhongqing is flat. Today's grandeur can be recorded in the history of my Dayi, all the secretaries do not have to be formal, and witness the dragon god soaring to the sea with me, bless me with the splendid mountains and rivers, and the prosperous year! ”

When the voice broke the throat, there was a hint of sharpness, and the sudden fall into the ears made people feel tense and uncomfortable.

"Your Ministers obey."

Hundreds of officials stood up one after another, facing the sea and waiting.

On an official ship not too far from the coast, Hua Nanxin was pacing boredom in the cabin.

Suddenly turned around, a teacup smashed on the reporter's head, and suddenly the skin and flesh opened.

The man's soul was scattered, and he endured the pain and was covered with blood, and he was still humbly prostrating:

"The emperor forgives sins, and the emperor forgives sins, it is not good to do things with low duties."

"Get out of here, don't get my ship dirty!"

The guard stumbled out of the cabin, and the old eunuch Chen Ying immediately bowed his head:

"Please calm the emperor's anger, the old slave has sent a team of royal forest troops into the island to find the whereabouts of the Dongchang people. If Concubine Yun didn't go down to the underground palace with Leng Qingtang, everything would still be in time. ”

Hua Nanxin smashed the dragon case with a fist, his brown eyes were red, and he turned his head and scolded unrelentingly:

"Confused old thing! Don't you want to think about it, he Leng Qingtang entered the palace at night and took away my woman, could he let her continue to stay on Kunhuang Island? I won't send more people to search for me all over the country!

Also, it is rumored that no matter what the real underground palace or fake underground palace is, if the forbidden army finds that there is a Dongchang person alive on Kunhuang Island, they will immediately correct the law on the spot! ”

"The minions obey."

——

At this moment, the east bank is noisy with gongs and drums, and the bells and music are ringing in unison.

Time passes slowly.

In the blink of an eye, the sun was high until noon, and the technicians who played music on the shore were replaced one by one, and the scorching sun shone directly on the smooth and mirror-like sea.

The air was hot and humid, the figures in the queue of officials were swaying, and some of the older courtiers obviously couldn't poke it.

The emperor on the stage danced the dragon sleeve and resolutely drank the music, his aggressive eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he reversed downward with surging anger:

"Where is the Qintian Prison?"

"Minister... The minister is in the ......"

A middle-aged man in an official robe walked out of the queue tremblingly, and when he knelt down, there was a wet stain under his soap boots.

Knowing that a catastrophe was coming, the cowardly official peed his pants in public.

Yun Guifei on the stage could see it clearly, her exquisite sleeves were hidden on her lips, and her eyebrows and eyes smiled charmingly.

"I ask you, the hour has long passed, why haven't you seen the holy scenery of the dragon god going out to sea and absorbing water and soaring!"

The emperor was furious, already forgetful, and his voice was sharp and piercing.

The man sobbed and argued:

"The emperor is angry, ministers... The minister led people to watch the sea and survey the heavens, and it was not wrong to think that the time came, and the minister ......"

"Shut up—"

The emperor was impatient and shouted:

"Come on, drag this waste down, immediately detain the nineteen people of Qin Tianjian and others, and wait for the royal drive to return to Beijing before convicting!

"Your Majesty, the ministers have been wronged, spare your life!"

"Your Majesty, forgive the ministers—"

The queue of officials cried and screamed.

The forbidden army swarmed up, without any emotion, just dragged and dragged more than a dozen criminals to the shore moored boats.

"Hahaha, Hua Nanxin, you seek power and usurp the throne and do a lot of evil, God will not help you this time!"

A dark shadow rose from the ground and fluttered down to Wangsendai in the midst of laughter.

Hundreds of officials in the audience were in an uproar, their heads were restless, and thousands of pairs of eyes were opened to the limit, staring in amazement as the man with a face that was half shocking and half mutilated slowly faded off his five-grade official robe, knocked off his winged official hat, and revealed his close-fitting dark color robe.