Shen Lie had already walked from behind Ji Sheng to the front. He seemed not to have heard Zhao Xun's provocation. The small oil ball lamp in his hand was very steady, illuminating the top, bottom and four walls.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him and then at Zhao Yu.
She wasn't there before, but Zhao Xun now deliberately enunciated her words, "Xia Zhaoyi is not deaf."
Zhao Xun curled his lips at her, smiling innocently and harmlessly.
Xia Zhaoyi then also smiled and said: "Shen Langjun of Yunliang is no longer Yunliang. Shen Lie is now the commander-in-chief of the Yan army. Shen Langjun has become General Shen."
Zhao Xin smiled dryly: "Little Ah Li, you like him very much?"
"Shen Lie and I are close friends, we can depend on each other for life and death." Xia Zhaoyi said.
Shen Lie paused slightly and turned his head slightly.
The light of the small oil ball lamp was pale yellow and clear, and his outline was half-bright and half-dark. His cold and aloof attitude, which usually kept people away from him, became a bit softer.
"Is that so?" Zhao Xi took a few steps forward and approached the girl, "Then I can do it too. Your sister and I are in love, and you and I can also become inseparable."
Shen Lie suddenly said in a cold voice: "If you tarnish Madam Xia's reputation again, I will stay here with your tongue and fingers."
Zhao Xun sneered: "Shen Lie, I don't want to talk to my sister-in-law, but you, an outsider, don't want to..."
With a "clang" sound, the long sword that Shen Lie carried behind him suddenly came out of its sheath. Zhao Gong didn't see clearly how he made the move. With a cold light, the sharp blade was in front of him, only three inches away from drinking blood.
Zhao Xi hurriedly backed away, the smile on his face disappearing without a trace.
"Prince!" Ji Sheng rushed over, but did not dare to move rashly.
"You should take my words to heart," Shen Lie said coldly, "You are not only Zhao Xun, but also the crown prince of Zhengbei. If anything happens to you, Zhengbei will be in chaos. You know in your heart how many people are eyeing this fertile land of Zhengbei, foreign invasion There are many internal and external worries. Lu Mingfeng, Yun Bozhong and Tian Dayao have put their mouths and eyes on Zhengbei. You are not stupid and you should know."
Zhao Xun's eyes were deep and focused on Shen Lie's face: "Shen Lie, do you really dare to touch me?"
A plain hand as smooth as green onions suddenly raised, and its slender fingers gently grasped the cold sword blade.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Zhao Gong: "Zhao Gong, in Shen Lie's heart, why are you so confident that you can surpass Mr. Guo San and Mr. Guo Wu?"
Zhao Xun's face was slightly pale, his thin lips were pressed tightly, and he didn't make a sound.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Shen Lie, his eyes flashed lightly, and he released his fingers.
Shen Lie's eyes were so deep that he couldn't see the bottom of his eyes. Finally, he took back the long sword.
"It doesn't matter," Xia Zhaoyi smiled lightly, "My sister doesn't care about the so-called reputation."
Shen Lie's lips parted slightly, but he didn't say the last word.
He turned around and continued to move forward. Xia Zhaoyi pulled Qian Sibi off, and Zhao Gong followed him reluctantly.
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The further down you go, the steeper the slope becomes, the steps gradually become more numerous, and an indescribable smell wafts in the air.
At the end of the road is a flat and open space. On the west side of the space are several irregular dark rooms, which are cut directly into the rock wall.
In one of the darkrooms, Chen Yunqi was squatting in a corner, holding a rusty short knife in both hands, staring closely at the door of the darkroom.
The darkness was like a pair of eyes, everywhere, watching her, and she seemed to merge into the darkness, watching the darkness.
Chu Zheng leaned not far behind her. She had been staring blankly since he got down. Chen Yunqi touched her forehead, which was hot. If the fever did not subside, her life would probably be in danger.
"Water..." Chu Zheng murmured in a daze.
Chen Yunqi turned around and raised his hand to wipe her sweat: "But there is no water here."
Chu Zheng suddenly grabbed her wrist forcefully.
Chu Zheng's eyes were fierce and ferocious in the darkness: "I want water, water!"
"There is really no water here!" Chen Yunqi was pinched, "Don't make any more noise. I will find water for you when it is safe."
"Water, water..." Chu Zheng suddenly lost strength, leaned back and murmured, "I want water."
Chen Yunqi looked at the surrounding darkness. In fact, there may not be water here. They had walked all the way down in the dark for a long time, but since it was inside the mountain, there might really be a mountain spring.
"Let me go look for you." Chen Yunqi said in a low voice.
I was busy running away just now, and the fear of the environment had not yet had time to develop. When the movement changed to silence, everything around me began to come alive.
Unknown, claustrophobic, gloomy... these feelings all remind Chen Yunqi that the place he lives in is far away from the world.
She groped her way out of the stone door, holding her breath to listen for the tinkling sound of spring water. The surroundings were silent and dark, and the rock wall had not been carved or modified and felt jagged.
Chen Yunqi was trembling with fear, holding on to the wall and walking forward inch by inch.
Suddenly, she felt a slightly loose groove.
Chen Yunqi's fingers were sensitive, and he felt soft when he touched it, and then he stopped using his hands.
After a pause, she put her trembling hand back on it, touching it back and forth without exerting pressure. It should be a mechanism, and she began to make a decision in her mind, whether to press it or not.
A man's scream sounded at this moment.
Chen Yunqi hurriedly raised his head and looked towards the source of the sound, which was very close to her and in front of her right.
"Help!" The man screamed miserably, his voice coming closer and closer, "Help!"
The voice sounded a bit old, as if it was being chased by some ferocious beast.
"Open the door!" The man slapped a wooden door, "Open the door!!"
Chen Yunqi clearly heard the sound of the wooden pegs hitting.
"Is there anyone? Open the door! Help!!"
Chen Yunqi bravely went over and touched the wooden bolt with his fingers. He could pull it. It was flexible and not locked.
The wooden door was banged by someone from the inside: "Open the door, help!"
Chen Yunqi pursed his lips and slowly moved his fingers away from the wooden bolt.
"Help, help! Ah! Open the door!" The man's cry was sharp and broken. He hit the door and struggled violently.
Across a wooden door, Chen Yunqi stood here quietly without making a sound, with a pale face and a pair of tearful eyes.
The man's voice became weaker and hoarse, and finally disappeared completely. He seemed to have fallen to the ground against the wooden door.
There were only men's voices throughout the process, and Chen Yunqi did not hear any roars of wild beasts or squirming sounds of insects.
Chen Yunqi closed his eyes and tried to calm himself down.
But when she turned around, she realized that her legs had no strength at all.
She stumbled and fell to the ground. Before she could get up, voices came from above.
Chen Yunqi looked up into the darkness, his ears raised.
"...Actually, I think the entire Ministry of Rites is very strange. When I was in Zhengbei, there were rumors among the people that the consecutive natural disasters around Xuanyan 20 years ago were due to the passive national destiny. There must be someone wreaking havoc in the Ministry of Rites and Qintian Prison."
"Whether there is an evil spirit or not, we can catch Ding Yuejin who faked his death and ask questions."
"However, I bumped into him that day. He might have run away long ago."
"But it's not my fault. I bumped into it unintentionally."
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The voice of the handsome young man who was not very decent was very obvious, but the footsteps were definitely more than one person.
