Huo Qing remembered that he had brought a fire starter with him. He felt in his arms and found that the thing was still there.

He pulled the lid of the tinderbox and it suddenly lit up.

A faint light illuminates the area in this dark cave.

In the crowd, Huo Qing found Mu Qingyun, who was next to the Imperial Master.

He walked towards them, pulled them into a corner, and told them his guess.

"Have you noticed that Old Xu has been leading us along this path?"

"Before, he said he wanted to come to this cave. I was afraid that the cave would collapse, so I was a little hesitant, but he insisted on coming."

"Now something has happened."

It seemed that Old Xu was indeed a strong suspect, and Mu Qingyun also had some doubts about him.

"Then let's stabilize these people first?" The national teacher glanced at those people and said in a low voice.

"Let's split up. Lord Huo will go and approach Old Xu, while the Imperial Master and I will divert those people's attention." Mu Qingyun expressed his thoughts.

Huo Qing thought for a moment and replied, "Okay, let's do it."

He took out another fire starter and handed it to Mu Qingyun.

Mu Qingyun took it and walked forward.

Everyone looked at a handsome man walking towards them, holding a tinderbox in his hand. Under the light and shadow, he looked even taller.

"Are you all okay? Don't worry, we will definitely be able to get out." A clear voice rang in everyone's ears.

At this point they came to their senses and expressed their concerns. "Really? How can you be sure?"

"I am the national teacher of Nanzhao Kingdom. I calculated before I came here. Everyone will return safely this time." The national teacher appeared at the right time.

Mu Qingyun and the Imperial Master exchanged glances, "Yes, don't be afraid."

After calming everyone down, Mu Qingyun decided to try the talisman paper.

He took out a piece of talisman paper and stuck it to the entrance of the cave, trying to blow away the snow that was blocking the entrance.

The Imperial Master sensed his thoughts and hurriedly stopped him. "Your Highness, this is not okay. If the cave entrance explodes and causes a bigger avalanche, we will be in big trouble."

Mu Qingyun paused as he stretched out his hand. "Then let's think of other ways."

How about trying it with Yuan'er's sword like last time?

Old Xu's attention was attracted by the people at the entrance of the cave. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to get rid of Mu Qingyun.

He didn't expect that everything he did was seen by others.

Huo Qing took advantage of Old Xu's inattention and sneaked up behind him.

Then he picked up the dagger in his hand and put it against Lao Xu's waist. "Don't move."

Old Xu turned around and found Huo Qing staring at him with a fierce look in his eyes.

He was shocked. Was he discovered?

Stay calm, maybe he was just testing himself.

He smiled flatteringly, "Sir, what are you doing? Swords have no eyes, why don't you put down the knife first."

Huo Qing was not so easy to talk to. He said sarcastically: "Don't struggle, we all know it."

Old Xu's face turned pale, a little bit unbelievable, he obviously did it perfectly, how did they know about it.

He lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Seeing that the other party was still stubborn, Huo Qing had no choice but to use force.

He pulled out the dagger and slashed Old Xu's body with the tip of the knife.

Suddenly, blood spurted out of Old Xu's body.

"Well, will you tell me?"

"If you die, the person behind you will be very happy, right? After all, someone is keeping a secret for him."

Old Xu endured the severe pain, kept his nerves tense and did not dare to relax.

He looked at Huo Qing fiercely and said through gritted teeth: "Are you telling the truth?"

"Why should I trust you?"

The man said that he would be given a large sum of money after the task was completed.

He had previously gambled away all his family fortune.

After he was beaten up, the man found him and asked him to do something. After he completed it, he would be given a large sum of money.

For the money, he agreed.

According to what the man said, he was observing these people secretly.

Just as that person said, these people are not ordinary people.

There were actually the imperial teacher and the second prince inside.

Even the person next to him should not be underestimated.

Now that he has fallen into this man's hands, if he doesn't tell the truth, he will be in trouble.

He will also be very sad if he loses his bargaining chips.

Huo Qing stared at him fearlessly. "Why? Because you have no choice now."

Old Xu was no pushover, "Aren't you afraid they will resist? They all listen to me."

Huo Qing said nonchalantly: "Who is faster, your mouth or my knife? Why don't you give it a try?"

After saying that, he moved his knife one step closer to Old Xu, and the wound became deeper.

People are all made of flesh and blood. The knife stabbed deep, causing Old Xu to feel pain and unable to breathe.

He exhaled the foul air from his mouth and said slowly: "Okay, I promise you, you can let go now."

Huo Qing winked at Mo Linyuan. After receiving the signal, Mo Linyuan pinched Lao Xu's chin and forcefully stuffed a pill into his mouth.

"Ahem, what did you give me to eat?" Old Xu almost choked.

Huo Qing replied: "It's poison. I can let it go if you ask me to. If you take this, I won't be afraid that you won't tell me anymore."

"You..." Old Xu was so angry that he couldn't say a word.

He took a deep breath, feeling somewhat helpless, and had to confess everything.

"I was stopped by someone on the way, and the man asked me to help him kill someone."

"He said he would give me money after the job was done. I needed the money urgently, so I agreed to it."

"I don't know what that man's name is, but I vaguely heard someone call him the prince."

He was only halfway through implementing his plan and hadn't started killing anyone when he was discovered by the other party.

Is there anyone more unlucky than him?

It seems to be just as he guessed, Huo Qing thought to himself.

"Then how do we get out now? You are familiar with this place, so you must have a way to get out, right?" Huo Qing said meaningfully.

Old Xu remained silent. It was obvious that the other party had seen through him, and he didn't know how to answer.

Without waiting for an answer, Huo Qing was very patient and said, "Since you don't want to say it, I won't force you. I will leave you a whole body later."

Threat, this is absolutely a naked threat.

Old Xu's face turned ugly. "You are right. There is another way out."

"You all heard it, Old Xu said there is another way out." Huo Qing said loudly to those people.

Only then did Old Xu realize that Huo Qing did it on purpose to force him to tell the truth.

When the people on the opposite side heard this, their eyes were focused on Old Xu.

The look in his eyes that really wanted to stab someone couldn't be hidden.

Old Xu knelt down and kowtowed. "I've already said it. What else do you want from me? Please let me go."

"I can let you go, but it depends on whether they are willing."

Someone in the group rebuked Lao Xu, "Lao Xu, we trusted you so much, but you actually led us to a dead end."

These people wanted to beat him to death, so he had no choice but to look to Huo Qing for help.

Huo Qing quickly stopped those people, "Wait a minute, don't force Lao Xu, we still need him to get out."

After these words were spoken, those people stopped rioting.

"Old Xu, there is no time to lose, please lead the way."