Chapter 9 Found

At the end of the secret passage was actually a small underground palace. There were two people guarding the door, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside for a while.

Shen Shixu asked Xiao Jinyi, whose face was gloomy, "Your Highness, what should we do now? Should we knock these two people unconscious and go in to take a look? Or should we go back first and bring some people over?"

Xiao Jinyi stuffed the fire starter in his hand to Shen Shixu and told him, "Find a place to hide, or go out now. I'll go see what's hidden in this underground palace? There's even someone guarding it all the time!"

Xiao Jinyi felt that the person behind the scenes was slapping them, the royal family, in the face. In such a big capital city, right under the feet of the emperor, someone had built such an underground palace without them noticing.

If they can build an underground palace here today, will they be able to dig through the imperial palace tomorrow?

Xiao Jinyi felt like a nerve in his head was throbbing. He guaranteed that if his father knew what happened today, the entire capital would be massacred.

Shen Shixu knew that Xiao Jinyi was very powerful, and he wasn't called the Young God of War for nothing. But it’s not clear what the situation is inside. What if there are too many people or someone launches a sneak attack, wouldn’t Xiao Jinyi be in danger?

Publicly, he is the prince and I am his subject; privately, he is my new friend; I can't just watch him take risks alone.

“Your Highness, I will go with you!” Seeing Xiao Jinyi frowning and disagreeing, Shen Shixu insisted, “I know Your Highness is afraid that I will be in danger, but I am the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. I have a share in this case. I can’t withdraw just because it is dangerous!

Besides, I'm not a weak scholar. Although I may not be as powerful as you, I can still protect myself. ”

Seeing that he insisted, Xiao Jinyi didn't say anything else but reminded him again, "Since you want to go, then go ahead. Just be sure to take care of yourself. If you see something wrong, run away immediately. Don't worry about me!"

Shen Shixu nodded, put out the fire starter in his hand, and then stretched his hands and feet.

Seeing that he was ready, Xiao Jinyi picked up two stones from the ground and threw them out. The stones hit the two guards on the forehead and knocked them unconscious.

Seeing this scene, Shen Shixu couldn't help but give Xiao Jinyi a thumbs up, then he trotted over to the two unconscious guards and took the swords from their hands.

He kept one for himself and gave the other to Xiao Jinyi.

The two men pulled the unconscious person to the side. Shen Shixu was afraid that the two men would wake up, so he picked up a stone from the corner and hit them on the head again.

The blow was so fierce that the two men were bleeding, but Shen Shixu had no psychological burden at all for injuring them.

In his opinion, how could someone who burrowed underground in broad daylight with a sword in his hand be a good person? What's more, he didn't kill anyone, he just injured them.

Xiao Jinyi couldn't help laughing as he watched him use a stone to smash the two men's heads until they bled, and then hold his sword, eager to open the iron door at the entrance.

He walked over, pulled Shen Shixu behind him, stretched out his hand to push open the iron door, then pulled out the sword that Shen Shixu had stuffed into his hand, and walked in front.

Shen Shixu understood that he was trying to protect himself, so he imitated his movements and drew out his sword in advance, then walked obediently behind him.

The two walked forward for a short distance and saw a corner in front of them. Xiao Jinyi and Shen Shixu walked towards it and soon they smelled a very sweet scent.

Shen Shixu couldn't help wanting to sneeze, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he could only pinch his nose with his hand, and said to Xiao Jinyi in a muffled voice: "Your Highness, this should be the place where Qiaoying stayed for the two years she disappeared. This sweet smell is the woman's powder, and it is the most fashionable style recently - Nian Nujiao.

The smell is so strong, there must be a lot of women imprisoned there. I just wonder if anyone is watching them. ”

"No matter what the situation is inside, we have to be careful. I'll go in first and you wait outside. You can go in when I call you."

Shen Shixu nodded and secretly tightened the sword in his hand. Xiao Jinyi walked in with the sword in hand.

Shen Shixu could hear screams coming from inside, as well as a man's roar, the sound of someone being kicked away, and then the sound of a woman crying.

"Come in, it's safe now!"

When Shen Shixu heard Xiao Jinyi's voice asking him to come in, he ran in with his sword in hand. After seeing what was going on inside, the sword in his hand fell to the ground with a "crack".

Except for a few men who were kicked away by Xiao Jinyi, the rest were all young women. They were wearing thin clothes, leaning against each other, looking at him and Xiao Jinyi with panic in their eyes.

Those women were all very young, the oldest was only seventeen years old, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old.

Shen Shixu couldn't help but clench his fists when he saw them. He tried to calm down and smiled, and said to them in a gentle voice, "Don't be afraid. He and I are not bad people. We are here to save you. I am the newly appointed Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, Shen Shixu, and he is Prince Jing Xiao Jinyi. Can you trust us?"

The women looked at them without saying anything. Finally, the oldest woman mustered up the courage to talk to them, "Are you really here to save us? You are not here to bully us like those disgusting people?"

Shen Shixu nodded solemnly, "Of course, is there a girl named Qiaoying among you? Her brother is a soldier under Prince Jing, and we found her and followed the trail she left to find this place."

Shen Shixu knew that these girls were wary of them, so he thought that if he mentioned a name that was familiar to them, maybe they would not be so wary.

Sure enough, after hearing Qiaoying's name, the women relaxed visibly. The younger girls couldn't hold back their words. They cried with joy and hugged their elder sisters, saying, "Sister Qiaoying really got out. She really found someone to save us."

Seeing that they seemed to have ignited hope, Shen Shixu and Xiao Jinyi also started to think, but when they go out and find out that Qiaoying is gone, what should they do?

But now is not the time to think about these things. Shen Shixu said to Xiao Jinyi: "Your Highness, please arrange for people to catch these evildoers and interrogate them. Also, you have to think about where to arrange these girls."

After hearing his words, Xiao Jinyi lowered his head and pondered for a while, "I will ask Mo Yu to send them to the Dali Temple prison later. Someone will interrogate them there. As for them..."

Xiao Jinyi looked at the group of girls who were full of hope. He didn't know where to arrange them. Finally, he remembered that Xiao Yuanqi seemed to have given him a farm before, so that place might be a good choice.