Just as Taihao led the soldiers and was about to go deep into the cellar to find out, Fang'er suddenly appeared, his eyes like torches, staring at Taihao viciously. His eyes were full of challenge and unyielding, as if warning Taihao not to act rashly.

Taihao was not intimidated by Fang'er's eyes, he knew that the stakes were high at the moment, and he could not be negligent in the slightest. He instructed the dozen or so soldiers beside him: "Stay here and wait, and remember to be vigilant in case something happens." ”

With that, Tai Hao led the rest of the soldiers and slowly walked down the stone steps down the cellar. The cellar was dark and damp, and there was an indescribable smell in the air. The soldiers were armed with torches and lit up everything around them. They searched every nook and cranny for fear of missing any clues.

As they went deeper, the scene inside the cellar gradually unfolded before their eyes. Some old wine jars, sundries are scattered in the corners, and what is even more surprising is that there is a secret passage in the depths of the cellar!

The secret passage is deep and quiet, as if leading to an unknown secret realm. Taihao led the soldiers to hold torches and slowly walked forward. Suddenly, two strong men blocked their way. Under the light of the fire, Taihao recognized these two as the "life" and "life" brothers.

The corners of Taihao's mouth curled slightly, and he said with a smile: "There is life, life, you two are hiding in this secret passage, are Princess Changxiang and Wanyan Horse also here?" ”

The fatal and fatal brothers were shocked, they knew Taihao's strength and knew that they were not his opponents. They are not greedy for life and fear death, but they are not stupid enough to fight against Taihao and many soldiers alone. The two exchanged a look, and their bodies flickered, disappearing into the depths of the dark tunnel.

Tai Hao waved his hand, and the soldiers quickly followed. More than a dozen women suddenly appeared on both sides of the dark passage and called them, and in an instant, there was a sound of weapons clashing in the dark passage, and Taihao and the soldiers started a fierce battle with the life-threatening, life-threatening brothers and the women. The flames flickered, and the swords collided, stirring up sparks.

After a few rounds, the fatal brothers, and the women fell to the ground. Tai Hao instructed the soldiers behind him: "Tie them all up and guard them tightly." ”

Tai Hao led the remaining soldiers and continued to explore the dark passage. Soon they found another man. The man, who was in his late sixties and richly dressed, was sitting under a kerosene lamp, reading a book intently.

Seeing Taihao and the others coming, the man put down his book, got up and said, "Lord Taihao, don't come unharmed." ”

Tai Hao frowned and asked, "Who are you and why are you hiding here?" ”

The man chuckled: "Lord Taihao is really a noble person who forgets things. Don't even know me anymore? ”

Tai Hao carefully looked at the man's face, and suddenly realized: "You are a horse of ten thousand words?" ”

The man nodded: "It's smart." However, I'm no longer a colt. I think you were fifteen years old when I met you, and now you are forty years old. And I, ten years older than you, have also reached half a hundred. It's a fate to be able to meet you here again. It's just that this place of encounter is a little simpler. ”

Tai Hao said in a deep voice: "Ten thousand words, it is really unexpected that the imperial court can pardon your crimes. Why did you choose to hide here? And what is the whereabouts of Princess Changxiang? ”

Wanyan sneered: "Lord Taihao, why do you have to work so hard for Emperor Xuancheng? He has been unkind to you all these years, and has thrown you into prison several times, making you lead your troops to life and death. But he enjoyed the glory and wealth of the palace, and even took away your lady, and brutally persecuted him to death. ”

"Say no more." Tai Hao's face sank, "This official is a courtier of the Eastern Empire, and he is serving today's son." He stared at Wan Yan, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Wan Yan donkey, is Princess Changxiang here?" Why are you hiding here? ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Wan Yan's eyes: "Whether Princess Changxiang is here or not still needs to be investigated by the adults themselves." As for the soldiers, stay here and wait, or they will be in danger. ”

Taihao stared at the darkness ahead, his brow furrowed. After a few moments, he took the torch from one of the soldiers and said in a deep voice, "You wait here, and the officer will go alone." ”

One soldier worried, "Lord Taihao, is it dangerous to go here?" ”

Tai Hao smiled slightly: "It's okay, if I don't return after a stick of incense, you will leave immediately." ”

The soldiers replied in unison: "Yes! Yes, sir! ”

Tai Hao gripped the torch tightly and continued to go deeper into the secret passage. Soon, a faint voice caught his attention.

"Twelve, Twelve......"

Taihao followed the sound, and through the flickering firelight, he saw Princess Sanya. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Princess Sangya, why are you here?" ”

Princess Sangya said, "My sister brought me here." ”

Tai Hao's heart tightened, and he asked again: "Princess Changxiang, where are you?" ”

Suddenly, the lights around him turned on, and Taihao saw Princess Changxiang walking slowly accompanied by two palace maids.

A hint of cunning flashed in Princess Changxiang's eyes: "Taihao, remember when you were at the Maodu Inn, you said to go back and think about it." Have you figured it out now? ”

Taihao stuck the torch in his hand diagonally into a groove in the wall. took a deep breath and looked at Princess Changxiang firmly: "The emperor's holy decree has been announced to the world, and the throne will be passed on to the crown prince Xuanxin." Our courtiers should support themselves. Today, I am here to arrest you on the orders of the emperor, hoping that you will be captured. ”

Princess Changxiang sneered: "This palace has long known about this. My imperial uncle, for the sake of his own power, refused to let go of his cousin's daughter. Isn't he afraid of facing the emperor's questioning under the Nine Springs? ”

Tai Hao said: "Princess Changxiang, what you have done has posed a threat to the new emperor's accession to the throne. In the Eastern Empire, this was a heinous sin. ”

Princess Changxiang raised her eyebrows and asked, "So, did Uncle Huang ask you to settle the palace on the spot?" ”

Taihao was silent for a moment, and nodded slowly: "Yes." ”

Princess Changxiang looked up to the sky and smiled, revealing fierceness in her eyes: "Taihao, do you really want to kill this palace in front of Sanya?" ”

With tears in her eyes, Sang Ya walked up to Taihao and grabbed his arm tightly: "Twelve, my only relative in this world is my sister." Do you really have the heart to do anything to her? ”

Taihao caught a glimpse of Sanya's tears, and couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

"Sanya, this is the emperor's order, and I have nothing to do." Tai Hao said softly.

Princess Changxiang took a step closer, with a hint of temptation in her tone: "Taihao, this palace can tell you a secret, as long as you let me go." ”

"What's the secret?" Tai Hao asked with a frown.

"Do you know where this dark passage leads?" Princess Changxiang said slowly.

Taihao looked at her suspiciously: "Where does it lead?" ”

Princess Changxiang took a deep breath: "As long as you let me go, I will tell you." ”

Sonya eagerly pulled Taihao's sleeve: "Twelve, please, let my sister go." She will not threaten the new emperor's accession to the throne. ”

In the deep tunnel, Taihao re-lit the torch and illuminated the front. His deep gaze stared at the end of the dark passage, and he said in a deep voice, "Where does this secret passage lead?" Is it possible to go directly to the palace? ”

Princess Changxiang's face changed slightly, and she immediately chuckled lightly and said, "Taihao, you are indeed very smart, no wonder you were only fifteen years old when you were appointed as the deputy general of the city guard by your father." ”

Tai Hao showed a look of surprise: "It really leads to the palace." The young spirit horse was so bold that he secretly dug a secret passage to the palace. ”

Princess Changxiang said slowly: "This is not the work of the young spirit horse. ”

Tai Hao guessed: "Could it be that Wan Yan did it?" ”

Princess Changxiang did not answer.

Sonya hesitated, "I walked through the dark passage just now, and it seems that there is no way forward, and it doesn't look like it leads to the palace. ”

Princess Changxiang explained: "That's because when I dug into the palace, I encountered a hard rock and couldn't continue digging. The foundation of the palace was built to prevent thieves from digging tunnels, so it was specially reinforced and built very strong. ”

Taihao pondered for a moment and said, "Princess Changxiang, can you please follow me to find out?" ”

Princess Changxiang looked at him and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that I will escape here?" It's all the soldiers you brought. ”

Tai Hao said firmly: "I must confirm whether this secret passage really leads to the palace. ”

So, under the guidance of Taihao's torches, Princess Changxiang and Sang Ya, as well as the two palace maids, followed closely and continued to explore the dark passage.

After walking about 100 steps, the road ahead came to an abrupt end, and a solid stone wall lay in front of me. Tai Hao frowned and said, "This is the underground of the palace?" ”

Princess Changxiang looked at the stone wall with complicated eyes and said, "This should be the main gate of the palace." ”

Tai Hao exclaimed: "Wan Yan Horse has built such a huge project underground. Let's go back. ”

As they returned to their place, a bright light of fire approached them. Taihao raised the torch and shone it out, and found that it was a soldier walking quickly with a torch in his hand.

The soldier eagerly reported: "Lord Taihao, ten thousand words...... He's dead. ”

Tai Hao was shocked: "What? What's going on? ”

When Princess Changxiang heard this, her face changed suddenly, and she almost fainted, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Taihao, what did you do to Wanyan?" ”

The soldier stammered, "Just now, Wanyan Horse suddenly stood up, and we thought he was going to run away, so we stopped him. But he insisted on leaving, and as we pushed, he suddenly covered his chest, his eyes widened, and he ...... And he died. ”

When Princess Changxiang heard the news, she was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears: "Wanyan has chest paralysis, why do you want to stop him!" He's going to get the medicine! ”

"Chest paralysis?" Taihao was deeply shocked, "Is there still salvation?" ”

The soldier shook his head heavily: "It's no longer possible." ”

Princess Changxiang couldn't cry, and ran out eagerly, she wanted to see Wanyan Horse for the last time. Two palace maids followed closely behind, supporting the grief-stricken Princess Changxiang.

Taihao and Sangya also followed behind with a heavy heart, witnessing this sad moment together.

Princess Changxiang lay on the corpse of Wanyan with tears in her eyes, in pain. In addition to grief, she glared at Tai Hao, her tone full of resentment: "Tai Hao, do you want to kill us?" The court has forgiven the sins of ten thousand words, why do you still force him to die? ”

Taihao had mixed feelings in his heart, he took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down the fluctuations in his heart: "Princess, please mourn and change." The minister did not want to see such an end. ”

Princess Changxiang couldn't cry: "Since this is the case, then you will end the life of this palace together!" ”

Princess Sangya burst into tears and begged, "Twelve, please don't hurt my sister." ”

Tai Hao stared for a moment, and ordered the soldiers who were waiting: "You go to wait outside the secret passage, so that Princess Changxiang and Wanyan have a moment of solitude." ”

The soldiers responded in unison: "Yes!" Then they left.

After the soldiers left, Taihao turned to Princess Changxiang and said in a deep voice: "Princess Changxiang, for Sanya's sake, I can let you leave today, but you can't stay in the capital anymore." I will inform the soldiers and the emperor outside that you have passed away. Leave the capital today, and do what you want. ”

After listening to Taihao's arrangement, Princess Changxiang was expressionless and did not show any joy. Sonya hugged Taihao excitedly and said gratefully, "Twelve, thank you." ”

Taihao gently pushed Sangya away and turned to leave. He walked over to the bound life, the life, and the women. He whispered to the dozen or so soldiers waiting, "Untie them, it's time for us to leave." ”

A soldier hesitated and asked, "Isn't Princess Changxiang hiding in this secret passage?" ”

Tai Hao said gloomily: "Princess Changxiang and Wanyan Horse have died in the secret passage, we need to go back to the palace immediately to report this matter to the emperor." ”

When they heard this, the women were shocked, anger and resentment on their faces. Taihao ignored their gaze and turned to leave.