Upon hearing the voice, Shi Feixuan suddenly realized, "I see. Master is indeed very thoughtful."

Fan Qinghui smiled and looked at Shi Feixuan, saying, "Although you have reached the realm of 'Sword Heart Clarity' in the Cihang Sword Manual over the years, you are still lacking in overall perspective. Remember, the way of a king lies in checks and balances, and our Cihang Jingzhai also emphasizes checks and balances in our external affairs. Only in this way can we keep the situation in various places under the control of our Cihang Jingzhai."

Shi Feixuan nodded and said, "Feixuan will remember Master's teachings."

Upon hearing this, Fan Qinghui nodded and said, "Alright, let's set off! If Yang Gong's treasure vault can bury Zhu Yuyan and that demoness Wanwan and the others today, the Yin Kui Sect will surely fall apart and will never be able to oppose my Cihang Jingzhai again."

After speaking, Fan Qinghui led Shi Feixuan and other disciples of Cihang Jingzhai into a passage.

Behind the rocks, having overheard Fan Qinghui and Shi Feixuan's conversation, Wanwan nudged Qu Feiyan with her arm and said, "I told you the people from Cihang Jingzhai are both hypocritical and despicable, weren't I right?"

In response to Wanwan's question, Qu Feiyan nodded and said, "Her behavior is indeed a bit shameless, and it feels like Fan Qinghui's words just now clearly made her think of herself as an emperor, actually trying to balance the power of various forces?"

At this moment, Zhu Yuyan spoke up: "Although Cihang Jingzhai always uses the slogan of upholding justice and choosing a wise ruler, in fact, the reason why the Great Sui Dynasty was destroyed was because Cihang Jingzhai felt that Yang Guang was starting to get out of control."

"Otherwise, without Cihang Jingzhai's behind-the-scenes support, the Great Sui Dynasty would probably not have lasted for such a short period of time."

At this point, Zhu Yuyan sneered and said, "Cooperating with Cihang Jingzhai is no different from asking a tiger for its skin. If we wait too long and Li Tang is unable to meet Cihang Jingzhai's demands, then Li Tang will become the next Sui Dynasty."

"As for Cihang Jingzhai, it will continue to present itself as a righteous ruler who will help the world and travel among various forces."

At this moment, as if sensing something, Chu Qinghe raised an eyebrow and a smile of interest appeared on his lips as he said, "Someone has retreated."

As soon as the voice came out, Dongfang Bubai and the others all focused their attention on Chu Qinghe.

Before Chu Qinghe could respond, the next second, Dongfang Bubai and the others heard some footsteps.

Immediately afterwards, in the sight of Dongfang Bubai and the others, Zhao Xuetu and the others who had first set off into a passage actually turned back and returned to the cave.

Seeing this, Lianxing exclaimed softly, "Why are they back?"

Immediately afterward, under the watchful eyes of Dongfang Bubai and the others, as Zhao Xuetu and the Li Tang troops returned to the cave, the burly Xuanjia soldier who had been stared at by Chu Qinghe suddenly stepped forward and removed the iron mask from his face.

Immediately, Zhao Xuetu and Wang Chong, who had just been somewhat arrogant in front of Cihang Jingzhai and the others, both bowed slightly.

"His Majesty."

The same applies to the other Xuanjia soldiers.

Behind the rocks, looking at the man in the cave who had removed his mask, Zhu Yuyan narrowed her eyes and said, "Li Shimin? He actually came too?"

After learning the identity of the Xuanjia Army soldier from Zhu Yuyan, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Is that Li Shimin, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty? Why would he disguise himself as a soldier?"

Chu Qinghe said slowly, "You'll see."

At the entrance of the passage, after gesturing with his hand, Li Shimin took out a sheepskin scroll from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Xuetu.

After taking the sheepskin scroll from Li Shimin, Zhao Xuetu glanced at it a few times and then waved for two Xuanjia soldiers to step forward and stand on a rock inside the cave that looked about a person's height and about three inches in diameter.

A few breaths later, with the two Xuanjia soldiers exerting their strength together, the two rocks were pushed an inch away.

Immediately afterwards, a mountain wall inside the cave suddenly trembled slightly, and as the rocks shifted, another passage entrance was revealed.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuyan seemed to realize something and said, "That parchment scroll actually contains the construction plan for Yang Gong's treasure vault?"

Wanwan looked at Zhu Yuyan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Master, how do you know that the parchment scroll is a construction plan?"

Zhu Yuyan said in a deep voice: "I knew Lu Miaozi before, so I know some of Lu Miaozi's habits. When setting up some mechanisms, he would keep the blueprints of the mechanisms and look at them often to summarize the problems in the mechanisms he set up so that he could improve them later."

"As the Yang Gong Treasure House was one of Lu Miaozi's masterpieces, Lu Miaozi would naturally have left behind the construction plans."

As she spoke, Zhu Yuyan said, "However, after the establishment of the Yang Gong Treasure Vault, Lu Miaozi disappeared without a trace. All the forces in the world are secretly searching for Lu Miaozi's whereabouts in order to find out the location of the Yang Gong Treasure Vault."

"The fact that the construction plans for Yang Gong's Treasure Vault exist suggests that the Li family found Lu Miaozi first."

Lin Shiyin said, "Since this passage is the real gate of life, and the other nine passages were all gates of death, it really was a situation of nine deaths and one life."

Qu Feiyan stared at Zhao Xuetu in the distance and said, "That guy surnamed Zhao looks stupid, but I didn't expect him to be so insidious. He clearly knew about the other passages from the beginning, but he still tricked others into going in."

Lin Shiyin shook her head and said, "Cihang Jingzhai is trying to weaken the power of Li Tang. Li Tang actually wants to use this Yang Gong Treasure Vault to kill Fan Qinghui and the four holy monks inside it."

Qu Feiyan curled her lips and said, "It seems that Li Tang and Cihang Jingzhai are only superficially united, and they are scheming against each other behind the scenes."

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