Chapter 371
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"I, I didn't do it on purpose …" She quickly pulled open his clothes to look at the wound. Seeing that there was no blood on the cloth, she let out a sigh of relief.
The next moment, she noticed the surprised expression on his face. She reflexively retracted her hand, not knowing what to do. Previously, he had been unconscious. In order to check his wound, she would pull off his clothes every once in a while. She had gotten used to it and had forgotten that he had woken up.
Ning Shu's face was so hot that it was about to emit smoke. What kind of storms and waves had she not seen before? At this moment, she was dumbstruck.
She was too unreserved.
No, it was more than unreserved. Not only did she take the initiative to throw herself into his arms, but she also touched him all over. She was simply like a female rogue … Ning Shu closed her eyes in despair. She wished she could faint on the spot and become a coward. That would be better than now. She didn't know how to face Xiahou Qing and the current situation.
Fortunately, Xiahou Qing was not much better than her. Although he couldn't see anything, when he had just woken up, he had felt every inch of her pressing against his body. Just now, his fingertips had inadvertently touched something warm and smooth, and at this moment, the softness in his arms had all been real.
The heat in his chest uncontrollably surged up, causing his throat to roll slightly as a faint blush appeared on his jade-colored face. If it wasn't for the dim light and the fact that Ning Shu was utterly defeated, he was afraid that she would have already seen it.
His back was injured, so he couldn't lie down. He also didn't have the strength to lean against the stone. Ning Shu could only carefully support his shoulders and help him lean against her legs.
Even so, this position was still too intimate for an ordinary man and woman. But in this emergency, there was no way to pay attention to the so-called etiquette. Ning Shu coughed lightly and awkwardly changed the topic, "When the Crown Prince was unconscious, I used the blurry light to look around. About ten feet away from us was a sword tomb. On both sides of the sword tomb were dozens of bloody armors holding swords. There were scarecrows inside. Behind the sword tomb was a memorial tablet, and under each memorial tablet was an urn. If I'm not wrong, this is the real ancestral tomb of the Xue Family, and what's above is just a smokescreen to deceive others. I don't know what method Xue Ran used to open the mechanism here. His goal is very simple: He wants to trap us here until we die. "
Xiahou Qing: "You said that a beam of light leaked through the crack. Then, is there a way for us to use that crack to transmit our location?"
Ning Shu looked at the unreachable gap and sighed, "That gap is very far away from us, and it's empty and stuffy here. The air is thin, so no matter how loud we make, we'll be stuck inside and can't get out. Your Highness, you're so badly injured. You don't have to think about this for the time being. Rest a little more. As long as you're well, we'll definitely think of a way to get out. Since the ancestors of the Xue family were able to bury the ashes, armors, and weapons of the previous generations, it meant that there must be a way out. When the sun comes out tomorrow and the light is brighter, I will carefully search this place again to see if I can find any hidden mechanisms. "
Xiahou Qing's expression was indifferent. "I slept too much during the day, so I'm not sleepy for the time being. Moreover, after I die — "
Ning Shu remembered his theory of 'after death, there will be plenty of time to sleep' and felt a pain in her heart. She interrupted him and smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble Your Highness to analyze Xue Ran's actions with me.
He clearly came prepared for revenge this time. The person behind him is the mastermind we've been investigating. There's no doubt about this. Twenty-one years ago, when Xue Ran was only thirteen years old, he was taken away by that person using the golden cicada shell shedding technique. He was tamed and trained to become 'his' knife to kill people. I have a feeling that Xue Ran isn't the only knife in 'his' hands. After so many years, 'he' has enough time to gather countless people like Xue Ran from all over the country who have a blood feud and have no other way out. He'll tame them and turn them into obedient dogs at his feet. Does Your Highness still remember what Xue Ran said before he died? He said, "Compared to that self-indulgent ruler, my master is the most upright and honorable one in the world!" The incapable ruler he was talking about was naturally the current emperor. Then who is this' righteous' referring to? "
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