This secret chamber was located underground, so the light was dim. However, the Soul-Severing Tear emitted a faint light of its own accord, like a magical luminous pearl. As for the Jueyin Zither, although she had only seen it once, it was such a soul-stirring treasure that she would never forget it for the rest of her life. It wasn't easy to see two legendary treasures at the same time, but the most delightful thing was that she had completed Jiang Liechen's mission. Cheng Jiaxuan was so excited that she couldn't restrain herself. She rushed forward without thinking.
The Xuan Shuang reacted quickly and grabbed her wrist. He twisted it in the opposite direction and flung her to the side. He snorted coldly and said, "What an idiot! Do you want to die? Do you think that woman is so stupid that she would let someone take away the Seven Evils so easily? "
Cheng Jiaxuan rubbed her aching wrist. She didn't want him to see it too small. She asked curiously, "Didn't you just say that this secret chamber couldn't be compared to Zhuang Qinwang's mausoleum?"
The Xuan Shuang glanced at her as if she was an idiot. His eyes were filled with contempt and also a bit of pity. He said, "The scale along the way is indeed far inferior. Didn't you see it with your own eyes? But before the treasure, how could they not add a final line of defense? What's the difference between that and handing it over? "Before he finished speaking, his arm quickly flipped over and a soft whip appeared. His feet didn't move. He only used one hand to move the whip, but the whip danced nimbly like a real dragon.
Cheng Jiaxuan secretly applauded. She saw that his expression was calm and composed, and he had the demeanor of a great general. She admired him even more.
The Soul-Severing Tear's shape was very small, like a ring wrapped around it. It wasn't easy to control. The Xuan Shuang seemed to have chosen a direction from the beginning. The soft whip spun in the air, whooshing a few times, and wound around the Jueyin Zither several times. It was firmly bound. They didn't encounter any obstacles when they probed it, which was slightly beyond their expectations.
The Xuan Shuang's eyebrows lowered slightly, and he once again reversed the whip. This time, his movements were light and slow. He left some leeway, just in case the Jueyin Zither was pulled. Unexpectedly, when he dragged the Jueyin Zither in front of him, the surroundings were still calm and peaceful. Xuan Shuang hugged the two ends of the zither with both hands, almost holding it in his arms. Feeling a little embarrassed, he laughed dryly and said, "Uh … I'm really that stupid …"
He carried the guqin back to the stone platform and placed it back in its original position. He then picked up the Soul Severing Tear and played with it in his hand, but he didn't take it. He muttered to himself, "There's no mistake, these two are genuine. It seemed like the rumor about the treasures being buried in the treasury and guarded by guards was a lie. This must be the woman's secret room. No outsiders would know about it. She hid the Seven Evils Two Treasures here. She was calm and collected during the day, but I dare to imagine that every night when no one was around, she would secretly come here to take a look. Even in my mind, I could still see the ugly look of greed on her face as she faced the stone platform. How disgusting! "
Cheng Jiaxuan was still full of doubts. He said, "But His Majesty also knows about the Seven Evils Treasures. If he sent the Noble Consort Yun to hide the treasures, and later when he wants to see them, Niangniang won't be able to bring him to the secret room. How can she hide it? "
Xuan Shuang said, "Don't you know there are many fake Seven Evils Treasures among the common people? Even the common people's skill can be this good, if that woman wants to find a skilled craftsman to forge them, it won't be difficult. Hmm … maybe there are two such treasures in the treasury. In any case, Huang Ama has never seen the real thing. If he saw the rough shape, he would just say a few vague words and let it go. Huang Ama would never think that she would have the heart to swallow them. "
Cheng Jiaxuan pursued the matter, "Then why can't the treasures in the treasury be real, but the two treasures in the secret room are fake? This is called taking the enemy by surprise, attacking when they are unprepared. Only then can we subdue the enemy and achieve victory! Sometimes, the most important thing in war is to use strange tactics! "
This time the Xuan Shuang cast her a disdainful glance. He reluctantly replied, "You don't understand the art of war, don't pretend to be an expert here. Let me ask you this: nobody knows about this secret room. In other people's eyes, it simply doesn't exist. Let me ask you, why would she hide two fake treasures in an empty place to deceive people's eyes and ears? Is she crazy or what? "Without waiting for Cheng Jiaxuan to react, he suddenly pulled her and said," Let's go, let's go up. "
Cheng Jiaxuan said, "Ah? Is it the Seven Evils Treasures? "Xuan Shuang said," The treasures are right there. It's quite good. Let's go, I'll explain to you later. The bed board outside hasn't been covered yet. If that woman sees this big flaw … perhaps she won't kill us, but she'll lock us up in this secret room and let us starve to death, or die of thirst. Several years later, even if people see us again, we'll have turned into two white skeletons … "
Cheng Jiaxuan jumped in fright. She definitely did not want to face that kind of tragic fate. It was as if she had injected strength into her body, her running speed was actually several times faster than the Xuan Shuang.
The two of them returned to their room. Fortunately, no one had seen what had happened. In a flurry, she pushed the bed board back to its original position. The Xuan Shuang stretched out his limbs and lazily lay on the bed. One of his fingers gently pulled the hanging curtain. Every time he was relaxed, Cheng Jiaxuan's uneasiness increased. She sat up and sat down, sat down and sat up again, tossing and turning endlessly.
The Xuan Shuang cleared his throat and said, "Just now you wanted to steal the Seven Evils Treasures?" Cheng Jiaxuan hastily said, "No … no, I didn't …" She had long been accustomed to blurting out excuses. But as soon as she opened her mouth, she was used to hemming and hawing, unable to convey her meaning.
With a cold laugh the Xuan Shuang said, "Taking it without asking, if it's not stealing, then what is it? Do you want me to say that you 'borrowed' it? Humph, Xiao Xuan, it's not that you can't be a hypocrite, but that's just a facade to deceive the outside world, not to deceive yourself. Stealing is stealing, why don't you dare to admit it? But you, you don't have a money-grubbing heart, toward rare treasures, you rarely have any interest. Aren't you working so hard to please my Shifu? "
"Your Shifu?" Cheng Jiaxuan angrily said, "Your Shifu? That Li Yijie … he wanted to steal the Seven Evils Treasures to please Noble Consort Yun, there's no need for him to do something superfluous. Besides, it's not worthwhile for me to please him! "The Xuan Shuang impatiently said," You know who I'm talking about! Don't you love him so much that the sky is dark and the earth is dark? The Seven Evils Treasures have always been something he must have, it's a great tool to do favors. What, are you looking down on me? Do you think he won't accept me as his disciple? "
Cheng Jiaxuan was half-believing, half-doubting. "Really?" He asked, "How did you beg him to accept you? Or maybe you can help me tell him that this kind of disciple thing should be 'the more the better', that he should accept me as his disciple, okay? If I can spend time with him day and night, he will definitely see that I still have a lot of … that … lovely things about me. Who knows, maybe he will be tempted by me. Besides, my foundation is very poor, shouldn't he teach me martial art step by step? Won't that be the best? "
With a cold laugh the Xuan Shuang said, "In your dreams! I can also teach you the same way, four words: 'experience it for yourself'! However, if you insist on giving it a try, I don't mind. It's just that the love between a master and his disciple goes against social norms, it's not tolerated by the secular world. In any case, he won't want you, this restriction is dispensable. "
"That won't do!" Cheng Jiaxuan blurted out. But then he realized his voice was too loud, his face blushed. After a long time he finally said, "Very well, if you don't want to acknowledge him as your Shifu, then don't acknowledge him as your Shifu. Compared to being a master and disciple, I still want to be his wife. But why can't I use the Soul-Severing Tear and the Jueyin Zither as a favor? "
The Xuan Shuang said with annoyance, "Are your feelings all made up? What do you mean by doing or not doing? I've already reminded you that that woman values the secret chamber very much, from time to time she'll go down to take a peek. Once she discovers that the treasures are gone, what do you think she'll do? Besides, the Soul-Severing Tear is one thing, but where do you want to hide the Jueyin Zither? It's right under your nose, and also right under her nose, do you dare? If you hide it far away, there's no guarantee that other covetous people will beat you to it. Therefore, the best way is to put it in the secret chamber for the time being, and wait until everything is ready. "
Cheng Jiaxuan nodded again and again, as if deep in thought. He said, "Do you see him often? Then can you help me pass a message to him? Just say … oh, I miss him very much, ask him to come and see me. Also, these two treasures were found by me, Cheng Jiaxuan. "The Xuan Shuang said," For the first part, I don't have the heart to pass on that mushy nonsense to you. For the second part, I don't have the heart to compete with you for the credit. "
Cheng Jiaxuan hurriedly agreed to whatever the Xuan Shuang said, regardless of whether it was reasonable or not, and urged him to leave immediately. The Xuan Shuang unhappily said, "You want me to fly over? That's right, I just happen to have an important matter, you can come with me. Do you know how to cheer me on? "
Cheng Jiaxuan nodded in a daze, thinking that perhaps he was going to show off his martial art skills, since he had experienced it countless times since he was a child. The Xuan Shuang did not have many friends in the palace, so every time he learned a new martial art, he would definitely come and try it out in front of Cheng Jiaxuan, so that he could hear more praises. This was not difficult at all, every time he performed some brilliant moves, Cheng Jiaxuan would just scream and cheer a few times, and that would be enough.
Sure enough, the Xuan Shuang brought Cheng Jiaxuan to the martial art training field, but he did not take a stance. Instead, he sat down on a slightly raised area on the side, not forgetting to cross his legs. From time to time, he would support his forehead with the palm of his hand, the tip of his elbow on the ground, swinging his legs leisurely. Cheng Jiaxuan impatiently said, "Didn't you want to show me your martial art skills? It just so happens that there are not many people around this time, hurry up! "
"Pei!" the Xuan Shuang spat and said, "Who has the leisure to show you my martial art skills? To tell you the truth, I have already made an agreement with Li Yijie, as long as my martial art skills are better than his, henceforth I don't need to take him as my master anymore. I have trained hard for several months, and finally I have some confidence. It's just that nobody has seen my results, so it's quite a pity. It just so happens that Prince Cheng has something to do, and for the time being he can't find a suitable person, so he had no choice but to reluctantly bring you here to make up the numbers. "
Cheng Jiaxuan really suffered a series of blows today. Previously, the Shangguan Yaohua's attitude toward her was sometimes good and sometimes bad, and Jiang Liechen, as always, was either hitting or cursing her. Just now, at the Prince Regent's Residence, she learned that she was only one of the many spies. Now she thought that the Xuan Shuang valued her a lot, so he brought her to watch the fight. Who would have thought that she was just there to make up the numbers? Immediately she hung her head dejectedly.
The Xuan Shuang was displeased and said, "Humph, I told you to cheer me up, I didn't tell you to put on this sour face. This expression, go and make it at Li Yijie. "
While he was doing that, he picked up a few small pebbles from the ground and tossed them up and down. Soon he lost interest. Suddenly he had an idea and said, "This time we made a mistake! We should have brought an apple, and then we could have eaten it while waiting for Li Yijie to come. Taking a bite of the apple, looking up and saying a few words to him, this is the biggest contempt for him. Maybe he will be angry, and then he will think: Why do I have such confidence? Could it be that he has mastered some kind of world-shaking divine skill that he has not taught to outsiders? When he makes his move, he will have to be afraid of me. Subduing the enemy without fighting is the right way to go! "
Cheng Jiaxuan softly said, "As long as you have the confidence to win, that's all right."
The Xuan Shuang said, "Naturally I will win, and I will win for you to see. When has I, Young Master Ling, ever lost to others? " His hand just happened to touch a square piece of wood, so he picked it up, his fingertip pressed against the center of the piece of wood, and began to spin it. Cheng Jiaxuan always felt that there was a trace of resentment in his words, and this nameless anger was precisely directed at her. He really couldn't figure it out. How did he offend this little ancestor who was difficult to please?
The Xuan Shuang spun the piece of wood faster and faster. With a 'pu' sound, he suddenly poked a hole in the piece of wood, just big enough for a finger to pass through. Although the piece of wood was small, it couldn't be considered very thick. After all, it was made of wood, and it wasn't easy to use force to spin it. For him to be able to make a hole that was neither big nor small, regardless of whether his internal energy was activated by himself or not, it must be extremely impressive.
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