Chapter 430: Accidental Exposure
Stepping on Xiao Yi's shoulders, Xi Lingyue's hands could just climb the three-story floor, but her arm strength was too small to climb up with just her arms.
I don't know where Xiao Yi got the strength to let her step on his palm, and only rely on the strength of her arms to hold her two feet high, which allowed her to easily climb up to the third layer of dark grid.
After climbing up, Xilingyue found that there was still a ladder in the dark grid, and she hurriedly put it down and picked up Xiao Yi.
The two of them polished the fire fold and looked at the third layer of dark grids, and found that it was half smaller than the second layer, but the pattern was the same, and there was no dust, so it could be seen that people often came up to clean it.
"Where is the emperor in the pavilion now, the Yangtze River outside the threshold is artesian...... Xiling Yue said something in his mouth, his eyes fell on the railings on all sides, and he began to observe in turn.
Sure enough, on the outside of the south-facing horizontal fence, she found a piece printed with a pattern of ripples and surges, which is a metaphor for the words "Yangtze River outside the threshold"!
"The Yangtze River outside the threshold is empty and artesian...... Empty? Xilingyue raised her hand and flicked the horizontal bar, and sure enough, as she expected, the rest of the place was solid, but the section printed with the ripple pattern was hollow!
Where is the emperor in the pavilion now, and the Yangtze River is empty outside the threshold. That's what it means!
Xiling Yue couldn't be more excited! Hurriedly took out the dagger from his bosom and began to slash at the position engraved with ripples! One click, two clicks, and soon a small hole was cut in the center of the railing, and when I looked closely, there was a wooden box the size of a palm hidden inside!
Xilingyue took out the box and saw that it had already been moldy by years of wind and rain, and the whole wooden box showed a jet-black color. However, the seven squares on the lid of the box are still clearly visible, and they are exactly the same as the seven stone bricks in the secret room of Li Qi's study, which is exactly the same!
Xiling Yue was so happy that she almost cried: "I found it!" Where is the emperor in the pavilion now, the Yangtze River outside the threshold is empty! It has to be it! ”
"Can you open it?" There was also a hint of ups and downs in Xiao Yi's voice.
"It should be possible, the prince taught me before I came!" Xiling Yue said that she had already stretched out her hand and began to press in turn according to the direction of the Seven Houses in the South - Jing, Ghost, Liu, Xing, Zhang, and Wing...... She pressed six squares in a row, and was about to press the seventh "Zhen" grid, when she suddenly shook her hand and remembered something: "Brother Yi, what time is it now?" ”
"About three o'clock."
"Oops!" Xiling Yue was shocked, "I made an appointment with Lieutenant Tutu to meet at the first gatehouse at the end of the day!" ”
At this time, she didn't care about opening the wooden box, so she took it into her arms, dragged Xiao Yi and ran towards the entrance of the dark pavilion, urging while getting down the ladder: "Hurry up, the guards will be strictly investigated when it is too late!" ”
Xiao Yi's face was expressionless, and she went down to the second floor with her, and then went down the stairs to the first floor. Xiling Yue picked up the armor on the ground and began to put it on again, but she was afraid of something, as soon as she put on the armor, the team of guards just walked back and forth, and turned back from the north of the Shinto.
When Xiling Yue and Xiao Yi saw the firelight, they immediately squatted down and hid at the turn of the stairs. The two had just taken refuge, and the guards had already passed by the stele pavilion with torches held high, and some people had specially walked in to take a look.
"Boss, everything is normal." The man replied to the captain.
The captain pointed to the wordless monument on the east side again, and ordered, "Let's go to the other side again." ”
The man ran over again with a torch, but of course found nothing.
The captain then motioned for everyone to continue walking, and left the two stele pavilions in unison.
It wasn't until they walked far away that Xilingyue and Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief and quietly walked out of the stele pavilion.
But at that moment, the captain of the guard suddenly stopped again, and turned around as if he had noticed.
At this moment, the two of them no longer had time to dodge, and they happened to be hit squarely.
"Who are you? What are you doing there? The captain asked Yaoyao.
Xilingyue hurriedly said to Xiao Yi, "Don't move", and then greeted him with a smile: "This military master, the villain is serving in the Shence Army, and today he came with Lieutenant Tutu to do business, and Fu Lang will recognize the villain." ”
The captain of the guard was suspicious when he heard this, and then looked at Xiao Yi behind her. The latter was wearing a dark blue mausoleum uniform, standing in the shadow where the torch could not be illuminated, and bowed down unhurriedly and said: "The villain is guarding the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai, and Fu Lang will order the villain to accompany this military master to visit the mausoleum." ”
"Visiting the mausoleum?" The captain of the guard was obviously very suspicious, and said to his subordinates, "Let's go and see the Shusheng Ji Tablet again." ”
"Yes." Several guards immediately took the order and ran into the stele pavilion of the Shusheng Ji Monument again. This time they didn't dare to be careless, because someone had already gone upstairs.
And that ladder is still erected at the entrance of the dark pavilion on the third floor!
Xilingyue heard the sound of "knock knock" going upstairs in her ears, and her heart also beat with the footsteps, and cold sweat was already pouring out of her back.
After a while, only one of the guards standing on the third floor shouted from afar: "Boss, they secretly went up to the third floor!" A hole has been cut out of the railing on the south side! ”
The captain of the guard changed color in an instant, and took a few steps forward with a torch, which instantly illuminated Xiao Yi's face. When he saw Xiao Yi's appearance and demeanor clearly, he asked angrily: "You are by no means a mausoleum keeper, who are you?" ”
With a "bang", the rest of the guards drew their knives in unison, and the two of them were surrounded in an instant.
Xilingyue hurriedly waved her hand: "Don't be, we are ......"
She had barely said a few words when the captain of the guard had already drawn his knife and slashed at her, and she was so frightened that she exclaimed in surprise, and subconsciously hugged her head to dodge.
Seeing that the knife was about to slash at her face, between the lightning and the fire, she suddenly heard a few "whoosh" sounds in her ears, and the more than ten guards in front of her had already fallen to the ground, and they didn't even have time to moan.
Xilingyue took a closer look and found that everyone had a dart stuck in their throats, all of them had purple faces and hideous faces, obviously poisoned!
It's him, it's the murderer!
Xiling Yue quickly looked around, but these four sides were flat and wide, and there was no one to hide. Only Xiao Yi stood behind her with a cold face, and her body was cold.
A ridiculous thought flashed in Xiling Yue's mind, and she looked at him incredulously, and before she could say a word, she saw several guards in the stele pavilion also rush out.
Xiao Yi quickly turned around when he heard the movement, waved his long sleeves, and shot several darts again, hitting several people in the throat as before.
Xiling Yue was shocked, and raised her hand at him tremblingly: "You...... You ......"
Xiao Yi's back stiffened, and he turned around slowly, and his dark face was under the glittering firelight. Without any excuse, he slowly stretched out a hand towards Xiling Yue, and said in a deep voice: "Yue'er, give me the wooden box." ”
Xiling Yue immediately protected the wooden box on her chest and took three steps back nervously: "You...... Who are you? You're not Brother Yi! ”
Every time she took a step back, Xiao Yi took a step closer, her expression became even darker, and she was silent.
(End of chapter)