Chapter 20: The Secret of the Box

She tried to make herself heartless, although it was impossible not to worry. She was very confused in her heart, she didn't know what to do, and her only belief was to live and wait for Murong Ke to come back.

After eating, she collected all the remaining offerings in the dark, hid them behind the statue of the Sanqing Patriarch, and pulled down the cloth curtain on the offering table, which was covered as a quilt. For some reason, she felt hungry again after doing this, but the food had to be distributed evenly, and the need for a long struggle had to be considered, so she had to force herself to sleep. If you fall asleep, you won't be hungry.

Probably nervous, she soon fell asleep. But in the dark and waveless dream, she suddenly felt something cool and sharp sliding on her neck, like a snake and like a branch, which scared her so much that she almost screamed.

"Innocent little Taoist, it's our family." There was a dim candle flame in the main hall, and by the flickering light, Tan Fu's wrinkled and weathered old face magnified in front of Shi Zhongyu's eyes.

It's an acquaintance, but it doesn't make Shi Zhongyu's fear any less. Or, a ghost, a snake or something, it would be more reassuring for her.

"Grandpa Tan, why are you here?" She forced herself to ask with a confused look, and her hand subconsciously grabbed her neckline. If the person in front of her was not a eunuch, she would have thought that she was being violated.

"Give me something, will you?" Gonggong Tan took two steps back, but stretched out his hand.

In an instant, Shi Zhongyu understood that Gonggong Tan wanted the key. But how did he know? She pretended not to understand and asked, "What is it?" ”

"Wise people don't speak secret words." Gonggong Tan stood up straight, "Miss Ye Liu, do you really think that our family will not be able to find out what you still hold on to in your hand after you pass out?" ”

Originally

Shi Zhongyu's heart was cold to the bottom, and she was careless from the beginning. I used to think that my consciousness was too strong, and I was still complacent, but I thought that people wanted to wait for the big fish to take the bait. Gonggong Tan knew that the key was in her hand, but he kept holding back, pretending not to know anything, presumably for Yin* She and Murong Ke went to find the box

But whose man is he? Emperor's? The Queen's? Or is it someone else's?

"You hurt Sun Fuheng?" Shi Zhongyu's eyes almost wanted to erupt with fire.

"He died a horrible death." Grandpa Tan chuckled, "The heart was pierced by a sword, and the right hand was cut off by the wrist." Even if he turned into a ghost and wanted to seek revenge on our family, without his right hand, how could he still use the sword? ”

It would be nice if there were martial arts.

Shi Zhongyu thought secretly, because she wanted to slash the old eunuch in front of her a few times at this time. Ferocity and cruelty are tolerable, at least the evil is superficial, but this cat-and-mouse feeling is too insulting. The so-called soldier can be killed, not humiliated, this is another person who does not know how to respect others, sooner or later there will be no good end

"Take it out, and save yourself a lot of suffering." Tan Gonggong said again, his voice was so cold that it gave people goosebumps.

Shi Zhongyu slowly retreated until her back leaned against the shrine.

"It's useless." Gonggong Tan sighed and shook his head, as if he regretted, "Even if you hide in a corner, our family wants to arrest you, and it will be a blink of an eye." Hand over the key, and we won't kill you. ”

"Wise people don't speak secret words." Shi Zhongyu repeated what Gonggong Tan had just said, "Don't cry and fake mercy, you don't kill me because you don't want to face King Yu, let the queen torture me to death, and let her go to Xiang Nawanjun Thunder, why pretend?" ”

"The girl with a bad heart actually pierced our family's thoughts." Gonggong Tan didn't care, "In this world, there are always fewer enemies." But if you don't hand over the key obediently, our family doesn't mind killing you and planting it on the queen again. ”

"Actually, I didn't want to hide." Shi Zhongyu suddenly smiled, and the temperament of the bachelor was revealed, "I just need my father-in-law to be too late." ”

"It's really a bad girl, do you want to deceive our family?"

"Father-in-law, I was knocked unconscious while holding the key, how can I not take precautions? Even if I'm stupid, will His Royal Highness King Yu not pay attention? Shi Zhongyu sneered, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to be the one who jumped to the front desk." Just in case, I put a trap in my teeth, and if I bite it, I will kill you instantly. Father-in-law, are you threatening me? I'm scared. So in order not to be able to survive and die, I had to choose to die together. That way, it seems like I'm making some money. For what you have tried to obtain will go with me to the grave. And I was poisoned to death, no matter who owes this account, His Royal Highness King Yu will be counted on you. Who let you, you always took me captive in the first place? ”

Grandpa Tan's eyes were like snake eyes, narrowing in an instant, and even his pupils seemed to stand up.

Shi Zhongyu maintained a vigilant appearance of clenching his teeth, and even tried to suppress his heartbeat. In front of this kind of master, it is a basic requirement that the face does not change color and the heart does not beat, otherwise he will notice.

Yes, there were no poison sacs in her teeth at all. As an editor of online literature, she has seen too many such episodes, so she uses them casually. There are too many strange skills in this world, so many that she can't understand them, so why can't there be poison in her teeth?

She didn't know if she could succeed, or if she would simply be ridiculed and insulted, she just gave it a go. Even if you want to die, you have to scratch the other party, this is the first survival of small animals in front of fierce beasts. God let her live again, no one can take her life casually

And she is still gambling, betting on Father-in-law Tan's fear of Murong Ke, and betting on the other party's importance to that box above all else. From the words left by Shi Shi and the material of the box, she speculated that it could not be forcibly opened.

She stared into Grandpa Tan's eyes and didn't miss a tiny expression. Strange, in such a dim place, I don't know if it was because of the extra concentration, she actually saw it clearly. She saw Gonggong Tan's hesitation, although his eyes were fierce, but there was an instant evasion, so she felt that she was right and bet right.

She guessed correctly, at this time, Tan Fu's heart was distorted by two forces, one was anger and the other was fear. His martial arts are stronger than King Yu's, but in his heart he is afraid of the momentum of King Yu's body rolling out of the sea of blood in the corpse mountain, and the momentum of surviving from the battlefield. And he was too eager for the contents of the box to take the loss.

"What do you want?" He asked bluntly, "Let you out of the palace?" OK. But this is our family's biggest concession, if you still want something else, you can die here by yourself, our family demolished Yingchun Palace, and if you don't believe it, you won't find it. After so many days, that thing must still be in the palace. ”

"How does my father-in-law know?" Shi Zhongyu's body was still tense, and he didn't dare to be careless.

"Before the facts are confirmed, the good baby naturally has to be separated. There is no safety in King Yu's mansion, and the only woman trusted by His Royal Highness King Yu is you. "So the key must still be in your hand, and you haven't been out of the palace, so it's obvious." ”

Shi Zhongyu did not speak.

She can't leave the palace, because Murong Ke didn't come back, and she would die wherever she went. If you have to die, you have to be in the palace, so that you can still leave clues for Murong Ke as a warning. And she also understands that Gonggong Tan is reluctant to look for it because he is afraid that the queen or someone else will hear the news. But if he is in a hurry, he will jump over the wall in a hurry.

Now that her life is no longer in her own hands, it all depends on the opponent's thoughts, and it all depends on God's arrangement, all she can do is to try to make the other party unsatisfactory, and try to leave something favorable for Murong Ke.

"How?" Grandpa Tan asked impatiently.

For a long time, Shi Zhongyu didn't move, but the cold sweat on her back soaked her clothes, bringing her endless chill in this cool autumn weather. She is unwilling, she can't die in vain, let alone die in vain

"I'm thinking."

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