Yan Yun put away his bow and arrow, immediately picked up the spear beside the wall, ducked down, and quickly crossed the connecting ground. When the second shadow appeared, he had already climbed the steps and was in the shadow that could not be illuminated by the lantern.
Not surprisingly, every window in the main house is closed, like a closed tomb.
Yan Yun put his fingers in his mouth, and using the moisture on his fingertips, he picked out a corner of the window paper and looked inside.
It was completely dark inside and nothing could be seen.
Yan Yun's heart skipped a beat, and after unbolting the window bolt, he gently opened a window leaf, then he pressed the butt of his gun against the ground, jumped up, and was already standing in the house.
He grabbed the edge of the window and closed it again. After a while, his eyes had adapted to the darkness in the room, and then he began to carefully look at the situation inside the room.
He was in a study room. The Four Treasures of the Study were placed on the desk. There were some papers and linear books stacked on the bookshelf. Probably because it had not been cleaned for a long time and the windows were not opened for ventilation. The room was dusty with a trace of dust.
The musty smell is depressing.
He walked out of the study and entered the main hall. The smell of corruption here felt much lighter. It was obvious that someone had been here.
He found that the main hall was connected to four doors, three of which were closed, and only one door in the right corner was open. He used this as an index and followed it slowly. After passing through three rooms and a corridor, he appeared
In an inconspicuous side hall.
Unlike other rooms, there is a food box on the table by the window in this room. The lid is open and there are leftover meals inside.
Yan Yun took a cursory look and did not touch the food box immediately. Instead, he looked around and found nothing before he picked up the food box.
This is a commonly used food box, with nothing special about it, but even if the leftover food is cold, it still has a strong aroma, which shows that the workmanship of the food is very exquisite.
I don’t know who wasted so much. Such a good meal was just left here with only a few moves of chopsticks.
A large house guarded by a strange lantern but no one is there?
This is not normal!
Yan Yun felt that there must be something special about this house. Could it be that he didn't notice it?
Of course, because he did not dare to use the fire seal easily, his poor vision also hindered his discovery.
He looked out through the window paper and could vaguely see a little light refracted by the lantern on the high pole. It was very faint. Comparing it with several windows, he suddenly discovered that the color of one window was slightly different from the others. If not
If you look closely, you can hardly spot it.
Below this window is the table with food boxes!
Yan Yun took two steps back and looked at the window and table. Aren't they just like a stepping stone and a hidden door?
He was overjoyed, stepped onto the table, reached out and grabbed the edge of the window and pulled it outward. It did not move. Then he pushed it outward, and the window sunk inward like a door hinge, opening a secret door.
He glanced inside and saw nothing in the dark hole.
He listened carefully again, and there was actually a slight sound of water, like dripping water from a mountain spring, making a subtle "ding"!
He held his breath and walked into the doorway step by step.
This was a downward passage, and he didn't know how far or deep it was. He walked for more than twenty steps, and the smell of mold and rot at the end of his nose became worse, and there was already a feeling of moisture where he landed.
Could it be that this is another secret passage leading outside the Grand Master's Mansion?
With this thought in mind, Yan Yun walked another thirty steps and found a faint light coming from the exit below, illuminating the opening of the steps.
Is this another lantern that casts three shadows and hides mist?
Judging by the light, the end of the steps should be a relatively spacious cold storage. In such a hidden underground, what else could there be besides lanterns?
Yan Yun stood on the steps in the dark, in a dilemma.
If there was a military general leading a hundred soldiers below, Yan Yun would rush in without hesitation, but he clearly knew that what he was facing was not a human being, or rather someone who did not look like a human being.
At this time, a violent coughing sound came from the cave, followed by the sound of someone breathing heavily.
"哐哐哐".
After three consecutive sounds of gold and iron, a man's voice yelled: "Old thief! Where are you? Come out! Get out of here!"
This king?
Yan Yun was shocked. Is this king Jiang Zhou, the king of Dayu?
"Old thief Pang Yu! How dare you imprison me? Once I escape, I will report to Brother Wang and kill all nine of your clans!"
This man was extremely angry, his voice was hoarse, he was cursing and banging metal objects, and he was in a closed space, so the echo was huge and he seemed extremely noisy.
Yan Yun suddenly realized that based on this person's tone, he seemed to be Jiang Zhou's younger brother, King Jiang Yu of the North.
Jiang Yu is not only the only younger brother of the current king, but also a tiger general of Dayu. His fiefdom is located in the north to guard the eastern border of the dynasty. His duties are similar to those of Yanchang, but he is the king. He is responsible for all taxes and soldiers in the fiefdom.
A, civil and military positions, etc. are all privately owned by him, and he does not pay tribute to the dynasty.
Jiang Zhou was quite wary of Jiang Yu, his younger brother. When he became king, he had a royal order that he was not allowed to leave Beilin without the king's permission, and he was not allowed to enter the royal city in the name of paying homage to the late king without the king's permission.
But this person is actually in an underground cave in the Taishi Mansion!
Yan Yun listened in the dark for a while and was sure that Jiang Yu was the only one inside. Then he felt relieved and stepped in.
This is an underground secret room made of large pieces of carved granite. There is only one entrance. In the middle of the stone room, there stands a huge metal cage that can accommodate an elephant. In the cage, there is a three-person man wearing a python robe.
A stalwart man in his teens.
There were a few oil lamps hanging on the surrounding walls, but nothing else.
The secret room was filled with the smell of feces and urine. It was obvious that Pang Yu didn't take the imprisoned prince seriously. He didn't even have a toilet for him. He ate, drank and defecated in the cage.
Jiang Yu has unkempt hair and a disheveled face, is described as thin, and has a depressed spirit. Apart from scolding him like a king, all the aura of a princely king has disappeared.
When Yan Yun appeared at the door of the secret room, Jiang Yu was beating the metal cage with a stone, as if he was crazy.
When he suddenly saw Yan Yun, he was startled, and after a while he asked, "Who are you?"
"Who are you?" Although Yan Yun had the answer in his heart, he still wanted to confirm it again.
"The surname is Ji, Jiang family, given name Yu, and given name Ziguang!" Jiang Yu said proudly, and took out a token carved with dragons and phoenixes from his arms, with the word "Beilin" written in seal script on it.
There is no doubt that this person is really Wang Jiangyu from the north!
"General, I will pay my respects to King Beilin!" Yan Yun knelt down on one knee, cupped his fists and saluted.
"Who are you? Why are you masked, and why don't you tell me your last name?" Jiang Yu was not satisfied with Yan Yun's way of hiding his head and tail.
"Forgive me, King Beilin, this is not the time for idle chatter."
"That's true. So, are you here to rescue me?"
No wonder Jiang Yu was strictly ordered by his brother Jiang Zhou to station in Beilin. He could not enter the royal city without an imperial edict. He kept saying "I am the king" as if he was the king of Dayu.
"King Beilin, please step back a little!" Yan Yun didn't know Jiang Yu was being imprisoned here at all, so why did he come to rescue him specially? But since he encountered him, he couldn't ignore it.
When there is an uprising in the county, or even the establishment of a new king, it is rare that he needs the king of Beilin to clear his name.
Jiang Yu was overjoyed and quickly took a few steps back.
Yan Yun was filled with anger, holding a gun in one hand and a copper mace in the other, crossing them and inserting them into the metal prison frame. He exerted force on both arms at the same time, and the thick prison frame slowly opened.
Jiang Yu saw that Yan Yun's amazing physical strength, coupled with his height and figure seemed to have a familiar feeling, so he couldn't help but ask: "Who are you, Yan Chang?"
