After hesitating for a while, she slowly raised her hand and placed it on top of the dragon's head, covering it completely. Then she turned her palm to the side. And the dragon's head actually followed the movement of her hand and fell down horizontally. Looking from the outside, although the dragon's eyes were still glaring angrily, it didn't look as imposing as before and instead appeared lifeless.
She was lost in thought for a moment. Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through her mind. She figured out that this mechanism must have been created by Shen Shiyun, and her intention was easy to guess. She was trying to overthrow the Emperor and use the Flying Phoenix to overshadow the Soaring Dragon. The dragon's head lying down was very unlucky. She reckoned it was because of this.
Without waiting for her to sigh, the bed in front of her parted to both sides, revealing a spiral staircase leading to the underground. She couldn't see the bottom at first glance. The end was dark and gloomy. At first glance, it could even lead to a lot of wild thoughts. But she really wanted to curry favor with Jiang Liechen. Thinking that she was scared away by this little trouble, she really didn't want to put herself in her eyes anymore.
After mustering her strength, she finally stepped onto the first step. Her other foot immediately followed. The second step was slowly taken again. Just as she crossed her legs, she suddenly heard a 'creak' sound behind her. It sounded like someone had pushed the door open and then slammed it shut. The secret room was top secret for Shen Shiyun. No matter who tried to pry into it, they would only end up dead. Trembling with fear, she turned her head around. At the same time, she was thinking about what kind of excuse she should come up with to get away with it. If that was really Noble Consort Yun, she should find a suitable place to escape.
She circled the room longer than a year. Halfway through, she saw Xuan Shuang leisurely leaning against the door. She couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry from his expression. He smiled coldly and said, "What are you doing? Turns out you also hate that woman so much that you want to secretly come here to cause some trouble while she's not here. I really couldn't tell! "
Cheng Jiaxuan calmed down a bit. If it was in the past, no matter how much trouble she caused, Xuan Shuang would definitely stand by her side in the end, even if he mocked her at the beginning. At that time, he wouldn't have to worry about anything. All he had to do was to calmly watch him settle everything. But ever since the two of them had a conflict, even if he still cared about their old friendship and didn't kick her when she was down, he would never help her again. At this moment, his heart was completely at a loss. She stammered, "I … I didn't do it on purpose … I was careless …"
Xuan Shuang sneered and walked forward. He stepped on the steps at the entrance of the cave and said, "Then what's up with this passage? Don't tell me you just dug it out? To tell the truth! I'm tired of seeing you sneakily collecting information and lying all the time. "
Cheng Jiaxuan said, "Well, I don't know … When I passed by just now, I saw the door was open, so I wanted to come in and take a look. In the end, as soon as I entered the room, I became like this. "Xuan Shuang said," That's right, keep making it up, keep making it up! I'm listening with great interest. Don't stop! "
As soon as Cheng Jiaxuan heard him, he knew clearly that he didn't believe him. Actually, this kind of lie was really too cheap. Normally, when people saw this kind of strange situation, their first thought would be to run as far away as possible. And she had never been a bold person. How could she change her character this time and face the difficulty head-on? His face twisted several times. He really didn't know if he should continue to be stubborn or make up another lie.
Xuan Shuang snorted coldly and said, "Why aren't you talking? You can't make it up anymore? Then I'll help you make it up. This is a passage to hell. Alright, you, keep going. "
Cheng Jiaxuan didn't know if he was being sarcastic or not, but he didn't feel awkward. He forced himself to say, "Continue what? I'm telling you the truth. You're just making fun of me! "Xuan Shuang said," Who's making fun of you? Did I say something wrong? If you go down now, you'll be lucky and get some information, but you've already violated that woman's interests. Do you think she'll let you go? Isn't that just walking toward hell's gate? "
Cheng Jiaxuan slowly retreated until his feet were on solid ground again. He said, "Then I won't go now. Won't that be enough? "Xuan Shuang said," If you don't go, will your adoptive father let you go? Ay, he's really treating my Snow Song Palace as his home. Even I don't know about this secret passage. "
Cheng Jiaxuan asked curiously, "How did you know it was my adoptive father who told you?" Xuan Shuang said, "I didn't know at first. I just said I wanted to test you. Your words can be considered an official admission to me. "
Cheng Jiaxuan felt warm when he heard that Xuan Shuang didn't forget to ridicule him at this time. He also felt heartfelt. In the past, Xuan Shuang used to ridicule him with clever words from time to time. At that time, the two of them quarreled endlessly, but their relationship became closer and closer. Now, it was very difficult to hear these witty words from him.
She wasn't good at bickering. Sometimes she would come up with an ingenious answer in her mind, but when she used her mouth, her words wouldn't convey her meaning. Therefore, every time she was ridiculed, she would pretend to be calm on the surface and silently endure it. Their hearts were either filled with resentment, depression, or excitement. This time, she finally managed to come up with a reply. He said, "Don't just laugh at me. Although my situation is dangerous, you're not much better off. Don't forget, you still have the burden of 'blood-stained clothes' on your shoulders. "
Xuan Shuang asked, "What blood-stained clothes?" Cheng Jiaxuan saw that Xuan Shuang really didn't know. He said, "One day, when I was taking care of some chores in the palace, I took the clothes from the top of a chest and rearranged them neatly. The last one I saw … was covered in blood. At first I didn't want to pay attention to it, but the clothes looked very familiar. When I took a closer look, I realized it was one of the clothes you often wore. Only then did I realize that the situation wasn't good, but I didn't know what you did. The more you did, the more mistakes you made. Therefore, I put the clothes back in their original state. Ay, where did you go? "
Xuan Shuang muttered to himself, "That's impossible, right? I … "Recently he had often been on the move killing people, so it was obvious that his clothes were stained with blood. But every time he was extremely cautious, he would change into another set of clothes before leaving the palace, and then take them off and destroy them after the deed was done. He also had to soak in the bathhouse for half a day to wash the smell of blood off his body. After returning to the palace, he had to change his clothes. He also had to check inside and out to make sure there wasn't the slightest trace left behind. Where did the blood-stained clothes come from?
Cheng Jiaxuan said, "What do you mean impossible? Don't tell me I lied to you? Oh, don't tell me … you were sleepwalking? "
Xuan Shuang almost spat out a mouthful of blood. After thinking carefully for a while, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. "Aiya!" he cried out. Speaking of which, one of his undergarments had indeed disappeared without a trace. As for destroying evidence of his crime, that was the only time he had ever done so.
After destroying the An Village, he had promised to take Jiang Liechen to see the Shangguan Yaohua. But halfway there, Jiang Liechen knocked him out and sent him back to the Snow Song Palace. When he woke up that day, he had already changed into a new set of clean clothes. It seemed that if he wanted to make Shen Shiyun realize something was amiss, it could only have been that one time. He cursed in a low voice, "Damn it! You've killed me! I really don't know if you did it on purpose? "
Cheng Jiaxuan's head was full of confusion. "What?" He asked. "What do you mean … me?" Xuan Shuang impatiently said, "It wasn't you." Thinking that he wouldn't be able to explain it to her in such a short time, he asked again, "Does Empress Amma know about this matter?"
Cheng Jiaxuan said, "I'm not too sure either. But don't be too relieved. I really don't know, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know either. Think carefully, how has His Majesty been treating you these days? "Xuan Shuang frowned and muttered to himself," Still the same as before, hasn't there been any change? "Then his face turned serious again." That's not right. It's useless to think about this. That woman must have known, but she still treated me the same way, didn't she? I think she wants to calm me down and use this opportunity to find the melon by following the vine … "
Cheng Jiaxuan took advantage of this opportunity and said, "Young Master Ling, you see, I revealed such an important clue to you. Don't I count as your benefactor? Don't you think you should repay me? Even though it was such an important matter, I didn't fulfill my duty to get to the bottom of it. You should be more lenient towards me. You should open one eye and turn a blind eye. Don't you think so? "
Xuan Shuang blinked and said, "Is that so? Aiyo, hearing other people call me 'Young Master Ling' really makes me feel refreshed. Why do I feel cold all over when you call me that? No wonder you suddenly changed your way of addressing me when you called my name out of nowhere. Do you want me to call you Miss Cheng next time? Oh, well, this eye of mine is still open after all, isn't it? I can still see this secret passage. If you want to go down, why don't you take me with you? "
Cheng Jiaxuan frowned and thought for a while. He said, "If that's the case, it seems like I'm at a disadvantage. Your case may have involved a lot of people's lives, but nothing has happened on my side. It seems like we're even? "
Xuan Shuang sneered and said, "Isn't it good to be even? In the end, I still don't know which of these two matters is more serious. Only if I go down with you and personally participate in it, we'll be in the same boat. If I report you, it'll be the same as reporting myself. Only then can I keep this a secret. Otherwise, I'm afraid my mouth will slip and I'll accidentally spill the beans. I don't care, but I don't know if you're afraid. "
Cheng Jiaxuan was speechless. But after thinking about it, he was still the one at a disadvantage. Xuan Shuang was never a talkative person. Even if he didn't exchange conditions with him, he would never betray him. But it wasn't a bad thing that the two of them could advance and retreat together. What's more, asking her to go down the secret passage alone would inevitably make her a bit flustered. But he still wanted to test him, so he nodded and asked, "Since that's the case, you definitely won't tell Noble Consort Yun, right?"
Xuan Shuang blurted out, "Go to hell! I don't have the slightest relationship with that woman. Why would I tell on her? "
Cheng Jiaxuan was stunned. In the past, Xuan Shuang would joke with her, but he would never say anything harsh. But with this harsh sentence just now, it was as if he had become a different person in an instant. She was so nervous that she didn't know what to do.
At this time, Xuan Shuang also realized that he had said something wrong. He hurriedly comforted her and said, "I'm … I'm sorry. I've been with him for so long that I can't even speak properly. I didn't mean to scold you. "He said almost a whole basket of good words before finally coaxing her to relax. He continued, "Whenever a person with some reputation walks in front, they'll often have a large group of people following behind them. It's as if they've left everyone behind them and they're the only master. This kind of feeling is truly enjoyable, don't you think so? "
Before Cheng Jiaxuan could understand what he meant, Xuan Shuang had already walked down and said, "I'm sorry. That kind of feeling is only for me. You can follow behind me and slowly follow me. "Cheng Jiaxuan's mood was slightly stirred. She wanted to make a bold guess that Xuan Shuang was worried about her safety, so he wanted to walk in front to protect her at all times. But this line of thought was too wishful thinking. Even when she thought about it in private, she felt that it was inappropriate. However, once this line of thought took root in her mind, it became deeply ingrained and wouldn't go away.
The flight of stairs was not long, they only turned a corner halfway up. After walking several more steps, they arrived at a secret room. Cheng Jiaxuan sighed and said, "I thought it would be very scary, but it turns out there's no mechanism at all." Xuan Shuang didn't even turn his head. "Nonsense!" he mocked, "Are you comparing yourself to the Royal Tomb of Hetuala? That Senior Mu is an unrivalled genius, he spent half of his life painstakingly to create it. That woman left home halfway, how can she be compared to him? "
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