Lu Qian saw that her eyes suddenly lit up and knew that she must have found a clue. Although he didn't have much hope for her, she could still serve as a reference. As soon as he signaled with his eyes, Cheng Jiaxuan was even more impatient than he was. She talked endlessly about her deductions. From this, she knew that the secret passage must be nearby.
Lu Qian nodded. Without a word of praise, he walked closer and bent down to observe. He then placed his two feet into the footprints. The size of the footprints was almost the same. Then he slid one foot backward and leaned his body backward, trying to make the same posture as when he was climbing up. His other hand reached out and grabbed a handful of dark green grass in front of him. She felt a pain on her fingertips. She let go and looked carefully. The grass was covered with rows of fine spikes. They looked short on the outside, but the tips were extremely sharp. Just now, Lu Qian was only hovering in the air. His touch was very light, so his skin wasn't broken.
Looking along the grass, there were indeed two drops of dark red blood on the ground. She could imagine the situation. Hu Wei was holding the Jade Annulus in one hand, using all his strength to climb out of the secret passage. He also had a broken leg. On one hand, he had a survival instinct. On the other hand, he had to bear the weight of his whole body. He must have grabbed with all his strength. The spikes pierced his palm deeply. It was normal for blood to flow out.
Lu Qian confirmed the general situation. He was secretly delighted. Using both hands to support himself, he stood up. Using the side of his foot as the axis, he drew a circle with his other foot. He said, "The secret passage is here. Dig."
Cheng Jiaxuan thought that she had done a great service, but she didn't receive any praise. She was a bit disappointed. Seeing that he only cared about his own exploration and didn't explain anything to her, her disappointment grew. She waited for him to finish, but the first thing he said was coldly, "Dig."
Just now, she didn't understand half of his exploration method. She hoped that if she could listen to him explain in detail, at least the two of them should trust each other. Then she remembered Jiang Liechen's arrogant attitude when he ordered her around. She sighed, "You only know how to let me dig. Why do you only want to order me around? Are you just going to watch from the side and not help at all? "
Lu Qian laughed. "Who said I didn't help at all? At your current speed, you might not be able to find it even if you turn the entire mountain upside down. If you drag this out any longer, it will be dawn soon. Was I the one who pointed out the right thing to you? Let's work together. I'll use my brain power, and you'll use your physical strength. We'll just do what we're good at. "
Cheng Jiaxuan laughed and said, "Don't think I can't tell. You want to talk about limbs and brains … If your judgment is wrong, won't my efforts be in vain? Then what do you think we should do? "Lu Qian said disapprovingly," What else can we do? A mistake is a mistake. It's all the same. "
"That won't do," Cheng Jiaxuan said angrily, "That won't do. If you lose, you have to continue digging for me, okay? " Lu Qian said, "There's nothing wrong with that. In any case, plowing the ground isn't a difficult task. If you haven't plowed the ground yourself, how could you not have seen an old yellow ox plowing the ground?" Cheng Jiaxuan knew that he was beating around the bush and saying that he was an old yellow ox. He couldn't help but want to snicker, but his angry expression couldn't be faked.
Soon after, Cheng Jiaxuan did as he said and started digging in the circle. Although he was putting on a brave front, in his heart, he agreed that as long as it was what Lu Qian said, then it must be correct. Sure enough, after digging a few times, the ground turned from hard to soft and spacious. He rolled up a small mat of grass on the ground, and sure enough, a square foot hole appeared. The path spiraled downward, and the end was hidden in darkness. Cheng Jiaxuan cheered in a low voice. He almost wanted to pull Lu Qian along to celebrate. "Found it, we found it!"
Lu Qian's heart was also wild with joy. It was as if he had already touched the Death Seeking Chop with one hand. As long as he put in a little more effort, he would be able to obtain this rare treasure. However, he was best at not showing his emotions on his face. His face was as calm as still water. "What are you so happy about? Isn't it all thanks to me? What, do you want to call Li Yijie and the others to congratulate you? "
Cheng Jiaxuan rolled his eyes and smiled. "That's right, it's all thanks to you. The two of us each showed off what we were good at. You may not be good at other martial arts, but your skill at digging holes is one of a kind in the world. Hee hee, no wonder they say that rats are good at digging holes. Sure enough, there's some basis for it. "
Lu Qian didn't bat an eyelid. He gently stroked her head and said, "I think you did very well. Otherwise, why would they say that the son of a rat can dig holes? " Cheng Jiaxuan compared him to a rat, so he let nature take its course. But he compared her to a rat's son. Based on seniority, he still had the upper hand.
Cheng Jiaxuan laughed and said, "It's good that you are willing to admit that I did a good job. Let's not delay any longer. Since we have found the passage, let's go quickly. We don't want to wait until Li Yijie gets suspicious and sends people to look for us. If that happens, we won't be able to explain ourselves and our efforts will be in vain. "Lu Qian laughed and said," Li Yijie won't send people to look for us. He definitely won't. You just have to believe me. "Thinking about his brilliant stratagem from before, he couldn't hold back his laughter. "Alright, let's go," he said. But his feet did not move the least bit.
Cheng Jiaxuan was very bashful. "What did you promise me earlier?" he asked, "Did you forget?" Lu Qian said, "Promise? Oh, that's right. I promised you that if I didn't find anything, I would plow the ground for you. This time you have found it, so my promise is no longer valid. How can I forget something that happened just a moment ago? Although my memory is bad, it can't be that bad. "
Cheng Jiaxuan anxiously said, "This … you … you can't pretend to be stupid! You promised me that you would walk in front of me. Besides, I … I even told you the reason. You can't tell anybody else. "
Lu Qian said, "Everybody wants to be a bit smarter. Who wants to be a fool? Why would you want to pretend to be a fool? Oh, turns out you are talking about that matter. It's your fault that you didn't tell me clearly beforehand. I'm not a roundworm in your stomach, how could I know the details? Girls are afraid to hear the truth. There's nothing I can do about it. "He took out a candle from his bosom and lit it. A moment later he took it out again. The flame was still burning as before, without the least bit of effect. This showed that there was nothing unusual about the air in the cave.
Cheng Jiaxuan originally said, 'Girls are afraid of being ugly', but he changed it to 'Girls are afraid to hear the truth'. He was mocking her for being ugly and being afraid to hear the truth. At this time she could not help but admire his eloquence. Although it was just a small game of verbal sparring, it was really a pleasure to listen to. She thought, "He said that he often loses to Chu Menglin in this aspect. How clever is that cheap woman's tongue?"
While she was distracted, Lu Qian had already taken the candle and went down the secret passage. Whether it was being thrown too far away by him, or being left alone in this place, with the danger of being discovered by the Upright Sect people, any one of these scenarios made her extremely afraid. At this time she did not have time to worry about being ugly. She practically rolled and crawled into the cave. She secretly prayed that no one would pass by behind her. Even if they did, they would not turn their head to look in her direction.
The two of them turned into a small path that could not be considered very long. With his previous experience, Cheng Jiaxuan knew that as soon as they came out, they would be standing in the Hall of the Dead. After all, he was confident. Although he was also worried that something would happen at the bottom of the tomb, such as the passage suddenly changing direction and taking the two of them to an unknown place.
It was difficult for Lu Qian. This was the first time he entered an ancient tomb, but he was so calm that his expression did not change and his heart did not skip a beat. It was as if he was already an expert in this area. When he saw the Hall of the Dead for the first time, his expression was also as calm as before. Because the interval between the two times was short, Cheng Jiaxuan did not feel as emotional as Hu Wei when he revisited this place.
The first thing he saw was the two jade coffins placed side by side behind the screen. The imposing manner was as usual, full of a domineering aura. She could not help but blush slightly. She remembered that time when she and Xuan Shuang hid beside the coffins and peeked at the situation in the hall. Hu Wei was shot by an arrow in front of the stone platform and fell to his death. He triggered the mechanism and a few thick pure steel chains shot down from the sky. In a flash, Jiang Liechen appeared in time to save Shen Shiyun. She still remembered the violent shock she felt when she first saw him. His appearance was handsome and his aura was threatening. His words were also extremely arrogant. However, he was exactly the type of person she admired.
She followed him all the way in the underground palace. Her affection for him constantly increased. It was also on that day that she was destined to put him first in her heart. She was destined to sacrifice and contribute for him. As long as he gave her the signal, she would not hesitate to go through water and tread on fire. Henceforth she loved him wholeheartedly. After returning to the Palace, her love grew stronger with each passing day. After learning that he was the current Hierarch of the Devil Cult, not only she did not hate him, instead, she was sincerely happy that he could have such a prominent status. She always felt that only the most revered status could match his temperament.
She completely set aside her hatred for the extermination of her family. As long as he was the Hierarch for one day, she would never want to find trouble with them. Moreover, she loved the house because of its crow. She wanted to help him deal with those upright people who wholeheartedly wanted to annihilate the Devil Cult. She would rather bear the crime of being an unfilial daughter. After death, she would suffer a thousand deaths and ten thousand calamities without hesitation. In any case, she was willing to sink into eternal damnation for his sake. Why would she care about the thousands of dogmas in the world? Whether it was being struck by lightning or being unable to reincarnate forever, it did not matter to her.
Since the day they first met, she had done everything possible to become acquainted with him. Later on, she finally achieved her wish with great difficulty. However, he hated her very much. Not only did he turn a blind eye to all her efforts, he also degraded her existence to the lowest level. He treated everyone more politely than he treated her. She only thought that she had disobeyed him. She wanted to compromise and accommodate him in every possible way in exchange for a trace of pity from him. However, things did not go as she wished. In the end, she could only watch him and Ji Qiannian being affectionate in front of her.
If she could turn back time and let her return to the very beginning, at that time he did not know her. Of course, he would not hate her. Perhaps everything could start anew. However, this was the wish of everyone for thousands of years. Yet, she had never heard of anyone who had truly realized it. She was already a pitiful person who had been abandoned by the Heavens. She was destined to be miserable for the rest of her life. How could she be the only one who was favored by the Heavens? As time passed, circumstances changed. Looking at the empty Hall of the Dead, she hurt her own past and situation. She could not help but sigh.
Lu Qian had already roughly sized up the Hall of the Dead. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard a few suppressed sobs. His gaze once again fell on Cheng Jiaxuan. He saw that her face was palpitating with palpitations and a few streaks of light tears streaked across her face. Immediately, her expression changed. She was greatly shocked by her abrupt turn. She was momentarily at a loss. Then, she hurriedly turned her head and raised her sleeve to cover half of her face. She hurriedly wiped her tears.
When a beautiful woman was weak, she would often appear delicate and pitiful. If it was another person, they would definitely pat her back and comfort her. However, Lu Qian did not have any affection for her from the start. He was not a kind gentleman either. He did not sympathize with her tears. Instead, he mocked her. He smiled faintly and said, "Actually, the Seven Evil Spirits Jiang Liechen never liked you. It was all your wishful thinking."
Cheng Jiaxuan was startled. Her tears froze on her face. She said, "How did you know … who … who said that?" Once those words came out of her mouth, it meant that she agreed that what he said was true. However, she was unwilling to admit it. She racked her brains to try and cover it up. Only then did she change her words at the last moment. However, because she knew the truth better than anyone else and was not good at lying, she did not have any confidence in her questioning. It sounded like a drowning person's final struggle. It only made people believe in their earlier judgment even more.
Lu Qian said, "Naturally I could tell. If he had the slightest bit of affection for you, he would not have let you end up like this. You have done so much for him. Other than accepting it calmly, he would not feel any gratitude. "
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