In the long and narrow tunnel that seemed to have no end, the sudden sound caused the three to freeze in place. They all listened carefully and heard that the sound had come from behind them. They could not tell how far it was, but it echoed back and forth, causing the sound to become louder and louder.
Prince Lian was the first to feel afraid, as she trembled and asked: "Wh-what's that sound?"
Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou looked at each other and saw the same message in each other's eyes. After a while, Feng Yu Heng finally spoke up calmly; however, the words that came out caused them to be unable to remain calm. She said: "Avalanche."
"What?" Prince Lian's face immediately turned white. How could she, who had grown up in a country of ice and snow, not understand the meaning of an avalanche? Moreover, they were in this sort of space. If an avalanche occurred above, would they not be buried alive?
"Let's go." Feng Yu Heng was the first to react, as she began to run. In the instant that she began to run, there was a "boom" sound, as the sound behind them grew closer.
Ban Zou did not fall behind. He lowered his head and wanted to run as well, but he was grabbed by Prince Lian. "Wait a moment. Wait for me." He could not break free. He could only drag Prince Lian along as he ran for his life.
It was as if the three of them were walking on a broken bridge. With every step they took, the noise behind them grew louder. Gradually, they could feel rocks falling from above their heads. Dust began to fill the tunnel, making it more difficult for them to escape.
"Cough, cough!" Prince Lian began to cough. The air in the tunnel was sealed, and the dust from the rocks continued to accumulate. The air quality dropped to an extremely low level.
Ban Zou ran while saying to Feng Yu Heng: "Something's not quite right."
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "This sort of collapse seems to be man-made. It's possible that it's not a true avalanche. Instead, it's as though someone from above is smashing into the ground along this tunnel." She turned her head and glanced at Prince Lian, who was tightly holding onto Ban Zou's arm. Frowning, she said: "And you said that this place was definitely reliable. Now, it seems that Duan Mu An Guo has very clearly discovered the secret of this tunnel. Who knows how many years ago, this tunnel was already used by him. We're just walking right into a trap by foolishly coming in like this. "
Prince Lian coughed and gasped, using her sleeve to cover half of her face. Her eyes, however, revealed a fierce look: "Duan Mu An Guo, sooner or later, there will come a day when I will tear him to shreds!"
Ban Zou furrowed his brow and asked: "What grudge do you have with him?"
Prince Lian said coldly, "Absolutely irreconcilable hatred." As soon as she finished speaking, she tripped over a protruding rock and fell forward. It just so happened that Feng Yu Heng and Ban Zou were also dodging the bumps under their feet and did not catch her. The woman immediately fell to the ground with her limbs spread out. Her bones hurt from the fall. The hand that had been holding onto Ban Zou's arm the entire time had no choice but to let go. It fell to the ground and scraped a piece of skin off her palm.
The two in front quickly stopped and wanted to help her up. Ban Zou helplessly carried her on his back and continued forward with great difficulty.
The more Feng Yu Heng ran, the more she felt a sense of danger. Intuition told her that if they continued forward, even if they reached the exit, the only thing that awaited them was death. She raised her head and looked up, asking Prince Lian: "How deep is this tunnel? From here to the top, how many feet is it? "
Prince Lian thought for a bit then said: "It's about 15 feet." She paused for a moment and asked with some uncertainty: "What are you doing? Could it be that you want to dig your way up? "
Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes and did not speak; however, she had already begun to calculate. 15 feet was about five meters. It was a bit high. The first floor of the pharmacy was 2.8 meters high. If they wanted to pass through these five meters, they would need to climb to the roof of the second floor.
After walking another 50 steps, the three arrived at a fork in the road. Just as Prince Lian reached out and pointed at one of the paths, a burning smell suddenly wafted over from that direction. Ban Zou subconsciously pulled Feng Yu Heng back a step and anxiously said: "There's smoke." As for the path that was not pointed at, it began to collapse. Large pieces of rock and wood began to fall. In just a short while, the path was completely blocked.
Feng Yu Heng shook her head, "Qian Zhou's tunnels are also shoddy construction!"
The smoke became thicker and thicker, and the choking smell wafted over, forcing them to retreat step by step.
Ban Zou said: "It seems that it's not just a fire. It's also burning charcoal. If we do not think of something, I fear that we will die of suffocation very quickly."
Prince Lian's face was pale with fear. She repeatedly emphasized that she was still young and did not want to die, but the smoke entered her lungs. By the end, she was coughing so hard that she could not say a single complete sentence. Ban Zou did not continue to argue with her, as he pulled her even tighter onto his back. He did his best to use his body to block some of the smoke.
Feng Yu Heng faintly sighed. She knew that if they did not leave now, they truly would not be able to leave. Thus she made a prompt decision and pulled out two blindfolds that she had previously used to sleep. One was for Imperial Concubine Lian and the other was for Ban Zou. She then grabbed Ban Zou's wrist with her left hand and said in a heavy voice: "Don't be afraid. Listen to me. You absolutely must not remove the blindfold. Follow me. You will walk wherever I tell you to."
Prince Lian was a little afraid. This sort of feeling of being blindfolded and losing the ability to see was especially bad. She subconsciously hugged Ban Zou's neck a little tighter.
Ban Zou had absolute trust in Feng Yu Heng. He also knew that his master had some abilities that were not normal, thus he did not ask anything. He just nodded: "I understand."
"Good." Feng Yu Heng took a deep breath. Just as the thick smoke and the heatwave rushed over, she moved her mind. In the blink of an eye, she brought the two into her pharmacy space.
"Yi?" Prince Lian cried out in surprise. She had clearly been unbearably hot. Even her face was burning hot. Just as she was about to use her hand to cover her face, the temperature suddenly calmed down. It was no longer hot, no longer cold. There was no choking smell of smoke, and there was no rumbling of collapsing. It was as if everything had stopped. It was so quiet that she thought that she had returned to the Lian Palace and that nothing had happened before.
However, Feng Yu Heng's voice immediately brought her back to reality, as she said to Ban Zou: "Follow me. Take three steps to the left, then take six steps forward. Go up eight steps, then take one step to the left and go up another eight steps."
Ban Zou nodded, "I've remembered."
Feng Yu Heng's left hand held Ban Zou's wrist the entire time. Ban Zou's other hand supported Prince Lian from behind. Just like this, the three of them went up to the second floor of the pharmacy. Feng Yu Heng found an empty space and calculated the position. She then said: "I will count to three. Use your qinggong and bring the two of us up. Remember, go as high as you can, understand?"
"Don't worry." Ban Zou took a deep breath. Although he did not understand where exactly he was and what Feng Yu Heng's intentions were with doing this, his long experience told him that listening to his master was definitely not wrong.
At this moment, Feng Zhao Lian was completely dazed. Her home's tunnel did not have any stairs. These two stairs added up to 16 steps. Just how high would it be? The entire tunnel was not that high. They should be close to the surface, right? How exactly did they get up? She could not control herself and wanted to remove the blindfold; however, Feng Yu Heng's warning entered her ears, as she said: "If you take it off, I will leave you here. You can forget about seeing the sun for the rest of your life."
Prince Lian trembled and lowered her hand.
Feng Yu Heng coldly said: "Get ready. One, two, three!" Just as she said "three," Ban Zou suddenly shot up. His speed was very fast, and his momentum was very strong. She quickly raised her head and saw that the heads of the three were about to hit the ceiling of the pharmacy. She immediately touched her left wrist and with a thought, she immediately returned to the real world from the space.
In the instant that she came out, a strong gust of cold air hit her face. The wind and snow were like knives that cut at her face, causing Feng Yu Heng to be unable to open her eyes.
Ban Zou had jumped much higher than the ground. While he was falling, a sudden cry came from below, causing the three to be shocked "There are people in the sky!"
Feng Yu Heng's tightly shut eyes immediately opened. At the same time, she threw out a number of silver needles, but she heard a few "thump, thump, thump" sounds coming from below. The shouts immediately stopped.
After Ban Zou landed, he quickly removed his blindfold. When he saw the current situation, a long sword came slashing through the air. The three did not even have a chance to catch their breaths before they began fighting. Feng Yu Heng pulled out her military knife with her silver needles and stood at Ban Zou's side, taking care of an enemy with each strike.
While they were fighting, she saw countless wooden stakes, hammers, and other such tools scattered on the ground. Thinking about it, they should have been prepared to destroy the icy surface of the tunnel. It was very clear that the cave-in below was indeed man-made. Also, these people were very clear about the path of this tunnel.
Prince Lian had already slid down from Ban Zou's back. For the sake of expressing that she was not a burden, she decisively picked up two stones from the ground and held them in her hands. Although she had not killed a single person, in any case, she had gained some courage.
Ban Zou protected the two as they fought and retreated. At the same time, he did not forget to mock Prince Lian: "It seems that Duan Mu An Guo not only has a clear understanding of the entrance and exit of this tunnel, but he also has a clear understanding of the path. I really don't know where your confidence comes from. You actually dare to believe that this place is safe."
Prince Lian's face alternated between red and white from being blocked by him; however, she knew that she was in the wrong, thus she decided not to argue.
Feng Yu Heng did not blame her, only asking: "In any case, you are someone from this side. You should be familiar with the terrain, right? Where should we run in right now? "
Prince Lian said: "Of course, it's to the Southwest. Your army is stationed there. Only by running in that direction will you have a chance to survive."
Ban Zou frowned: "How do you know that our army is stationed in the Southwest?" His tone was quite cautious.
Prince Lian glared: "What do you mean? Everyone in the world knows that Dashun wants to attack Qian Zhou. Everyone in the world knows that Dashun's soldiers are already stationed in the North! What is it, with so many people gathered there, do you feel that this could still be a secret? Go out and ask around. Even a three-year-old child knows that there are soldiers there. This great one is a dignified prince of Qian Zhou. What's wrong with knowing a bit of information? What's wrong? "
Feng Yu Heng helplessly stopped the two from arguing, decisively making a decision: "Head in the Southwest direction and seek refuge in Qian Li." After saying this, she pulled out a compass from her sleeve. Fuck, it really was difficult for her to determine the direction on this snowy day.
But before she could take a step forward, her sleeve was gently tugged at by Prince Lian. She turned around and asked with her gaze, only to hear Prince Lian say: "Ya Ya, you can go. I … won't be sending you off."
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