Chapter 67: Su Luning's Accident on the Jiangnan Trip

What's that sound?

Luo Qingling was startled and suddenly turned around to look behind him.

Perhaps because of her overly obvious expression, Qin Yanheng held her hand tightly, signaling her not to worry: "Don't be afraid, it's just a weasel."

Weasel?

Why are there weasels in this deep underground mine?

Luo Qingling's red lips parted slightly, a look of shock evident on her face. She pointed in the direction of the voice and asked, "How can Your Highness see in such a dark cave?"

"You forgot that I practice martial arts." Qin Yanheng replied with a smile.

Yes, Qin Yanheng knows martial arts, and people who know martial arts must have extremely strong night vision! Luo Qingling suddenly felt dizzy. When she looked at Qin Yanheng with a red face just now, hadn't this person seen her expression?

It was over, it was over. He was going to laugh at her again.

Luo Qingling secretly turned his face away, frowning and unwilling to speak.

All the reactions fell into Qin Yanheng's eyes. He chuckled and said nothing. From her expression, he could guess what Luo Qingling was thinking. If he said a few more words at this moment, she would probably dig a hole and burrow into the ground on the spot.

"The sight of a weasel is a good thing. It means that besides the cave entrance we just came down from, there must be other places similar to the outside world. Otherwise, the weasel wouldn't be able to survive in the mine."

"Let's go, follow that Itachi, maybe he'll be out soon."

As he said this, Qin Yanheng took Luo Qingling's hand and walked towards the direction where the voice came from.

The ground beneath her feet was uneven, bumpy, and particularly difficult to walk on. Fortunately, Qin Yanheng could see clearly and would whisper reminders in Luo Qingling's ear from time to time. His voice was clear and sweet, and his breath sprinkled on her earlobe as he spoke, making her already red earlobe even hotter.

In the darkness, a weasel suddenly appeared from nowhere, passed under the two men's feet, rushed straight forward, and stopped in front of a stone pestle.

The people beside him stopped and Luo Qingling, who couldn't see anything, looked suspicious and stood beside Qin Yanheng.

"What happened to the little prince?"

Qin Yanheng remained silent, his eyes fixed on the flag on the stone pestle. He narrowed his eyes, raised his hand and pulled it out of the pestle.

The flag in his hand had long since faded its original color, but the word "Luo" could still be vaguely made out on it.

It was the military flag of General Luo’s battle back then!

Qin Yanheng's heart sank. He let go of Luo Qingling's hand and stepped forward. With a wave of his sleeve, the stone pestle in front of him suddenly exploded, and gravel flew in all directions.

What was buried under the stone pestle appeared before our eyes.

"It's the rocket." Qin Yanheng's voice was cold, and his face was full of chillness.

"What is a rocket?" Although Luo Qingling didn't know, she could guess from Qin Yanheng's tone that the two of them must have encountered something bad.

"Do you remember when we were summoning Cui Susu's soul at Hua Man Lou, that arrow with sparks flying out of nowhere? That was the Lihuo Fire Arrow."

"It was the arrow that pierced Cui Susu's soul!" Luo Qingling said in a lost voice.

She still remembered that when Cui Susu was about to say something to Qin Yanheng, the arrow suddenly appeared and instantly pierced her soul to death, and she could no longer speak.

"Is there anything special about this arrow?" Luo Qingling asked.

Qin Yanheng shook his head, then realized that Luo Qingling couldn't see his movements, so he said, "I don't know, but one thing I can confirm is that after the Crown Prince died, I saw this arrow in his bedroom."

"Now the rocket and General Luo's flag appear together..."

Even if Qin Yanheng didn't say what was going to happen next, Luo Qingling could guess it.

The people who killed the prince are the same people who framed his father!

Although Qin Yanheng didn't know why there were relics from over a decade ago in the mine, he had a hunch that something was wrong. There had to be something fishy going on with General Luo's battle back then. Furthermore, the owner of the Li rocket was still in hiding, his whereabouts unknown. They had to be cautious.

"This matter must not be publicized." Qin Yanheng reminded.

The monster that can transform into a human has not been caught yet, and I don’t know if it was released by the owner of the rocket. We must be cautious in everything we do.

Just as the two were silent, they heard shouts from the cave entrance, and then light rushed into their eyes, making Luo Qingling unable to open his eyes.

A pair of hands blocked out the eyes, blocking the dazzling light.

Qin Yanheng had stood behind him at some point, half-carrying Luo Qingling from behind as they walked forward. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Look, I told you that group of people would find a way to rescue us."

Someone jumped down from a distance with a dull sound.

"Your Highness."

When the man's voice reached his ears, he could guess without even looking that the person was Xuan Ying.

The young man above her head responded softly and led her towards the cave entrance.

Luo Qingling pulled down the hand that was blocking his view, and saw that the stones that had been blocking the entrance to the cave had been cleared away at some point, and the wooden ladder that had rolled to the ground was now fixed.

Qin Yanheng walked past her and quickly stood beside the wooden stairs. He then turned around, extended a hand towards her, and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you up."

"Trouble you, little prince."

Luo Qingling habitually said politely, then placed her hand in his palm and followed Qin Yanheng up step by step.

At the entrance of the cave.

Governor Su paced anxiously, looking into the depths of the dark mine with a look of panic on his face. He raised his hand from time to time to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and then glanced worriedly at his daughter Su Lu Ning who was standing beside him.

The latter is not much better.

Su Lu Ning stood there with her head down and lips pursed, clutching a handkerchief with both hands and taking deep breaths.

Just now, her deliberate action of pushing Lady Luo down the mine had been seen by everyone. Prince Rong An would surely not let her off easily after he came up.

Su Luning looked at her father, Su Shishi, with tears in her eyes: "Father, I'm scared..."

Governor Su sighed and said, "Don't be afraid. Aye will take care of everything. If Prince Rong'an wants to punish you, Aye will take the punishment for you!"

He has many sons but only this one daughter, who has been pampered for many years. Now, let alone whether Prince Rong'an would make trouble for him, even if he was scolded, Governor Su would not be willing to let her go.

Just when Governor Su was lost in thought, he saw Prince Rong'an standing at the entrance of the cave, with his arms folded across his chest, looking at him with a sneer.

"Prince Rong...Prince Rong'an."

Governor Su hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down. Su Luning beside him stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do. Governor Su made a "tsk" sound and pulled her to kneel down with him. The father and daughter knelt in front of Qin Yanheng with their heads lowered, waiting for his words.

Unexpectedly, Qin Yanheng acted as if he didn't see the two of them. He walked past the kneeling father and daughter and went straight towards the carriage.

The black and gold python robe brushed past Governor Su's hand, and behind it, a pink figure appeared in front of him. Without looking up, he could guess that it was Miss Luo, whom Prince Rong'an had been looking for for two nights.

The two men got on the carriage one after the other, and the wheels turned slowly.

Without Qin Yanheng's order, the Su family father and daughter still knelt there motionless.

It is not a good thing that Prince Rong'an does not speak.

Everyone knew that the young prince had always had a strange temper, but even so, he had never embarrassed anyone in public. Today was the first time.

In this way, no one present could fail to see what Prince Rong An felt for the young lady from the Luo family.

Presumably, after this southern tour, the dynasty's only young prince will marry, and the ceremony will surely be grand. Given Prince Rong'an's temperament, this wedding will undoubtedly be anything but low-key.

I really... envy others.

*

Xiaoyun Mountain, Shenling.

Deep in the jungle, a huge stone cave is brightly lit. The stone walls are full of niches with different Buddha statues inside, which all show evil and demonic intentions under the flickering candlelight.

Behind the Buddha lamp, in the center of the cave.

The man was lying on a jade bed in a gorgeous suit, his wrists hanging to the ground. The veins on his arms were particularly obvious, and his skin was pale, unlike that of an ordinary person.

"father."

Someone spoke, and the man on the jade bed opened his eyes slightly, looking at the person who spoke with his yellow eyeballs.

"The prince's soul lamp won't last much longer. Not long ago, your son found the souls of several nobles to extend your life. Do you think your health has improved?"

The voice is familiar, but I don’t know who it is.

"Not as good as Prince Rong An's life." The man replied coldly.

"That day, Prince Rong'an stayed at the villa. When he was in the hot spring pool, I released a rocket to kill Prince Rong'an. But the man was so cunning that he predicted the direction of the arrow in advance..." The speaker said with anger.

"Now that we've alerted the enemy, we must not appear before him again for a while."

After hearing this, the man on the jade bed nodded and sighed weakly: "You should return to the capital and take up your duties first. Don't arouse other people's suspicion. The other fathers will find a way. You just need to hold the last line."

"Just this last step, and we're done."

The candle flickered and the temperature in the cave dropped sharply. It was the soul lamp that extended life.

"Then my son will go find a noble life for my father and continue the story for now."

As he finished speaking, the dark shadow behind the Buddha lamp gradually moved away and then disappeared into the night.

At the same time, at the Governor's Mansion.

Su Luning lowered her head in her room, thinking about the trouble she had caused during the day, and felt particularly sorry for Prince Rong An. She was not a bad person, but... she only acted like this because she was anxious to get close to Prince Rong An.

Today in front of the mine, although Prince Rong An did not say anything, he still embarrassed her and her father in public. He must still be angry at this moment.

"Why not go and apologize to Prince Rong'an early tomorrow morning!" Su Lu Ning said to himself.

But what if Prince Rong An doesn't want to see her?

“Dongdongdong——”

A knock on the door interrupted Su Lu Ning's thoughts. She stood up and walked to the door, looking at the tall figure in a daze.

Is this...Prince Rong An?

Su Lu Ning hurriedly opened the door and looked at the young man in front of her with surprise. She blushed and asked, "Why is Your Highness here?"

Maybe he finally remembered how good she was and came to see her late at night.

The young man had a smile on his lips and his eyes were twinkling with stars. His gaze slowly swept over Su Lu Ning's body from top to bottom, and then his fiery gaze stopped on her flushed face.

"Your Highness...Your Highness?"

The man came without saying a word, picked up Su Lu Ning with one hand and stepped into the room, then kicked back with one foot.

The door slammed shut behind them.

"What is your Highness doing?"

Su Lu Ning wrapped her arms around the man's neck and rested her head on his chest, but she couldn't feel his heartbeat. She didn't care whether he was as moved as she was, and was carried to the bed.

"etc--"

Su Lu Ning lay on her back on the bed, using one hand to support the man who was about to press down on her. She said shyly, "The lights haven't been turned off yet, Your Highness, why are you so impatient?"

The man waved his wide sleeves, and the scene before his eyes suddenly fell into darkness.

Su Luning smiled sweetly, finally relieved. She ran her hands upward from the man's waist, trying to trace his features, but she didn't know what she was touching. She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out.

The hand that was originally on the visitor's shoulder slipped onto the bed. She stared with her eyes wide open, unable to close them anymore.

A wisp of soul floated out of her open mouth.