The man made a silencing gesture at them, motioning for them to keep quiet.

There are killers out there, and the slightest sound they make will lure them in.

Yu Yuanyu, Luo Pingsha, and Ling Hai had to close their mouths and swallow back the doubts in their stomachs.

The guy crouched on the ground and brushed the dust off the ground with his hand, revealing a ring handle.

He grabbed the handle and pulled it up hard.

The secret door was opened, and a secret passage appeared in front of them.

The guy glanced at them and said silently with his lips.

"Come with me."

Then he was the first to enter the secret passage.

Yu Yuanyuan, Luo Pingsha, and Ling Hai looked at each other.

Although the guy saved them just now, they are not completely sure that the guy can be trusted, what if the guy hides a trap in the secret passage?

If they go further, won't they fall into a trap?

But the killers outside were still everywhere, and several of them had noticed the firewood room, and walked towards it.

Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Luo Pingsha turned his heart and decided to take a gamble!

He crouched down, propped himself up on the ground with one hand, and jumped into the secret passage.

After making sure that there was no danger in the secret passage, he looked up and gestured to Yu and Ling Hai, signaling that they could come down.

So Yu Yuanxuan and Ling Hai also jumped down.

The man climbed up the ladder and closed the secret door again.

Then they heard footsteps overhead, apparently someone entering the firewood room.

The men searched around the firewood room, and from time to time a few whispered conversations could be heard.

"Did you find it?"

"Nope."

"Look again, look carefully."

"Hmm."

……

The man took out the fire fold he had brought with him and lit the torch.

Through the dim light of the fire, Yu Xuan saw the scene of this secret passage clearly.

It is a narrow passage that can only be passed by one person, and it is flanked by rammed dirt walls, and because there are no doors or windows, the air cannot circulate, and it is very suffocating.

The guy walked in front with a torch and was responsible for leading the way.

Yu Xuan followed.

After Ling Hai, Luo Pingsha fell in the last one.

Yu Yuan looked at the back in front of him and couldn't help but ask.

"Little brother, I don't know what to call you yet?"

The man neither looked back nor answered her words.

Yu Yuanxuan continued to ask.

"Why did you save us?"

The guy still doesn't answer.

Yu Yuan's heart moved, and he suddenly asked.

"Did you expect the killer to kill me tonight?

The reason why you came to remind me to turn off the lights is because I am afraid that the killers hiding outside will find out my location.

As it stands, you shouldn't be in the same league as those killers, but you definitely know where they came from.

This secret passage is not something that can be dug up in a short time, which means that you have lived here for many years.

Digging tunnels is not something that can be done by one person, which means that you have more than one accomplice.

Your local power is not small, I wonder how you compare with the Deng family? ”

This time, the guy finally had a reaction.

He stopped, turned to look at her, opened his mouth slightly, and did not make a sound, but highlighted a thin silver needle.

There were walls on both sides, and Yu Xuan couldn't dodge, and was pierced in the center by silver needles.

Before she could make a sound, she felt a darkness in front of her, and her body shook and fell backwards.

Ling Hai hurriedly supported her: "Princess of the county!" ”

Luo Pingsha hurriedly stretched out his hand to check Yu Yuan's pulse, and found that she had just fallen asleep and was not poisoned, and her heart was a little calm.

He looked at the guy warily and asked.

"Why do you want to hurt someone? Who the hell are you? ”

The guy looked helpless: "I have no intention of hurting the princess of the county, I only blame her for being too smart, I'm afraid that if she guesses again, she will guess all our details." ”

Luo Pingsha keenly grasped the key words: "You guys? Do you really have accomplices? ”

The guy didn't answer, and turned back.

"Don't waste time, let's go."

Ling Hai and Luo Pingsha refused to move.

The man said without looking back: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the air here is not good, if you stay here, you will soon be suffocated." ”

If they retreat, they will meet the killers, and if they stay here, they will suffocate to death.

It seems that the only way out for them at the moment is to move forward.

……

The night was dark, and the people in the Deng Mansion were asleep.

The courtyard was quiet, and you could only hear the rustle of the leaves as the night wind blew.

Dressed in a black night suit, Xiao Ti jumped down from the roof and landed quietly on the grass.

He looked left and right to make sure that there was no one around, and strode up the steps to the door of the study.

With a slight push, he pushed the door of the study open.

He stepped over the threshold and stepped in.

When he walked to the bookshelf and was about to rummage through the Deng family tree, he suddenly moved.

As if he felt something, he turned to look to the right and asked in a low voice.

"Who is it?"

On the right is an arched carved door with a veil hanging down, and behind the door is an inner room with a low couch coffee table, which is used for lunch breaks on weekdays.

The night wind blows the veil, and the veil flutters with it.

A moment later, a slightly rickety voice appeared behind the veil.

He lifted the veil with one hand and walked out slowly with the other hand on crutches.

It turned out to be the head of the Deng family, Deng Yuchuan!

He looked at the man standing not far away, as if he had seen an old friend, and asked unhurriedly.

"Your Royal Highness, it's only been half a day, why are you here again? Didn't something fall on our Deng family? ”

As soon as Xiao Ti saw him like that, he knew that the other party had been waiting here for a long time.

Presumably, Deng Yuchuan had long expected that he would visit the Deng family at night, so he specially waited for him here.

In this case, he does not have to go around in circles and directly explain his intentions.

"This king is here for Pear Niang."

Deng Yuchuan: "Why do you have to investigate Li Niang?" ”

Xiao Ti was silent.

Deng Yuchuan: "It seems that His Royal Highness the King of the County is still wary of me, so it's better to give you a gift, which is a little bit of my heart for you." ”

He lifted his cane slightly and knocked the ground three times.

The rosewood cane collided with the white marble ground, making a crisp sound.

After a while, one of the white marble floor tiles slowly sank.

A narrow passage appeared in front of the two of them.

Immediately after, the guy climbed out of the secret passage with a torch, followed by Ling Hai and Luo Pingsha.

Yu Xuanxuan was still asleep, and she was carried by Luo Pingsha.

When they saw Xiao Ti, they couldn't help but be stunned.

"Your Royal Highness, why are you here?!"

Xiao Ti was also surprised.

He never thought that the three of Yu Yuan, who were supposed to be sleeping in the inn, would appear in the Deng family's study!

Deng Yuchuan propped his hands on the cane and smiled slightly.

"Your Royal Highness, are you satisfied with my gift?"

(End of chapter)