Although Xin Ruyan has learned some of Akano Hanako's movements, they are still not as good as many.
If it was just Xin Ruyan who sneaked in alone, it wouldn't be difficult, but if he wanted to sneak in with Wu Yuanshen unnoticed, it would be a bit difficult.
This is also the main reason why Takemoto brought Akano Hanako with him this time.
Wu Yuan was very interested in the emperor's underground palace.
This is very likely to hide Emperor Wu's biggest secret, so even taking a little risk is worth it.
With Akano Hanako leading the way, the three of them arrived at the entrance of the underground palace smoothly.
As Xin Ruyan said, the entrance mechanism is not very clever, but it is better to be hidden.
Xin Ruyan opened the secret passage with ease, but before entering, Xin Ruyan reminded her with a solemn expression: "We only have half an hour at most, so no matter what is inside or what happens, we can't stay.
It’s too long.”
You don't need to think about it to know that if Emperor Wu really discovers it, the consequences will be disastrous.
Wu Yuan also nodded, and did not forget to say to Akano Hanako: "This time, I'm just here to explore the way. Even if you really see your mother inside, you can't bring her out. Don't do anything inappropriate, you know
?"
Akano Hanako also knew the importance, "Don't worry, I will listen to you."
Seeing that Akano Hanako was still well-behaved, Takemoto breathed a sigh of relief.
The three of them looked at each other, then nodded and entered the underground palace together.
The last time Xin Ruyan came alone, she didn't dare to go deep, but this time it was different.
As soon as the three of them entered the underground palace, they could smell the strong scent of medicine. Wu Yuan moved his nose. As a young man who grew up in a pharmacy, he could easily tell that the strong scent of medicine contained
A large amount of valuable medicinal herbs.
He thought to himself: "It is indeed a recipe for longevity medicine. I don't know how many good medicines were used."
Wu Yuan knew that these medicinal materials did have the effect of prolonging life, but wanting to live forever was simply a fantasy.
Wu Yuan firmly believed in this. If there really was an elixir of immortality, it would be fine.
It is definitely not something that can be refined from human medicinal materials, but emperors throughout the ages still flock to it.
At this time, Xin Ruyan pointed to a palace gate in front, "That should be the alchemy room there, but there are people guarding it, so it's not easy to get close."
This sentence gave up Wu Yuan's idea of exploring the alchemy room. This time, he still focused on stability.
But the next second, Wu Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately asked Xin Ruyan and Akano Hanako to cover his mouth and nose.
Although Xin Ruyan and Akano Hanako didn't understand why Wu Yuan did this, they still obeyed after seeing the solemn expression on Wu Yuan's face.
After a while, Wu Yuan sniffed tentatively and then said: "Okay, the aroma of the medicine was suddenly mixed with a psychedelic smell. The dose is not large, but if you inhale too much, it will make people faint."
After hearing Wu Yuan's explanation, Xin Ruyan said nervously: "Is it possible that we have been discovered?"
Wu Yuan was also unsure, "It's hard to say. It doesn't seem to be coming for us. Let's go ahead and take a look. If someone really found us, there would have been a commotion by now."
"But just in case, if we find anything wrong, we will leave immediately."
Hearing what Wu Yuan said, Xin Ruyan also nodded in agreement. Although Akano Hanako was unwilling to give in, she agreed after being glared at by Wu Yuan.
Then the three of them continued to move forward cautiously, and soon they saw the location of the alchemy room. What surprised the three of them was that there were people lying in various directions at the door.
"These are the guards." Xin Ruyan said in surprise.
After hearing this, Wu Yuan fixed his eyes on the door of the alchemy room. There was a lock on the door. The lock was really big enough. In addition to the huge bronze door, if no one opened the lock from the outside, the people inside would not be able to open it.
There might be any chance of escape.
"Want to go over and take a look?" Xin Ruyan asked.
Akano Hanako also said at this time: "The key is on that person's body."
Following the direction of Akano Hanako's finger, you can see a big key hanging around the neck of one of the people lying on the ground.
Even a fool can see that this key is the one that opens the lock.
But at this moment, Wu Yuan hesitated, vaguely, as if he had guessed something.
Just when Wu Yuan was hesitating, Xin Ruyan and Akano Hanako tightened their expressions at the same time, and both stood in front of Wu Yuan.
Then Xin Ruyan said: "Someone has discovered us, and I can feel a strong spiritual power locking us. I felt the same when I came here last time."
Wu Yuan was shocked. Xin Ruyan had indeed said this before.
It was precisely because of this that Wu Yuan postponed his plan to explore the underground palace, wanting to see if Emperor Wu would react.
Now it seems that the spiritual power should have come from the alchemy room.
Combined with the smoke just now, Wu Yuan strengthened his guess.
"Let's go and talk to the people inside."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a weak voice coming from the alchemy room, "Can the three little friends come in and talk."
Wu Yuan raised the corners of his mouth and responded in the same way: "That's exactly what I meant."
After saying that, he walked over first, while Akano Hanako immediately picked up the key.
But Xin Ruyan held Wu Yuan's hand, "The people inside are not simple. It is rare to see such a strong spiritual power. Although it is not as powerful as that Zhang Tianshi, he is definitely not an ordinary person. If we go there rashly, will there be any
Danger?"
Wu Yuan shook his head, "We'll make peace with it as soon as we come. The other party has expressed goodwill to us. It's okay to go in and take a look."
Xin Ruyan reacted immediately, "You mean, these people were fascinated by the people inside?"
Wu Yuan confirmed Xin Ruyan's guess, "That's right. And since he found you last time but didn't expose it, it means he knew that we would definitely come again. Let's go in and have a look. I'm also curious about what it's like.
People are refining the elixir of life."
Since Wu Yuandu said so, Xin Ruyan had no choice but not to stop him.
Then Takemoto nodded to Akano Hanako who was about to open the door, and Akano Hanako immediately inserted the key.
After the bronze door opened, Xin Ruyan and Akano Hanako were ready to take action. As long as there was a slight abnormality, they would take action without hesitation and leave with Wu Yuan.
But soon, the nervous mood was filled with consternation.
The space inside the alchemy room is large, but there are not many people, less than twenty people.
The key lies in the condition of these people. How to describe it? It is not an exaggeration to describe them as old, weak, sick and disabled.