Chapter 230: They are all experts in killing and robbing
Deng Yan'an is very experienced in finding the opening mechanisms of secret rooms and secret passages.
"Everyone must look carefully for places like vases and bookshelves."
He stood in the center of the courtyard, commanding the Han family soldiers present.
"Focus on carefully investigating the courtyard where the king lives."
Deng Youning did not forget to remind.
The woman wanted to escape with Si Wang, but the two of them were a huge target and there were countless soldiers guarding the mansion.
The two wanted to avoid being discovered by these people, so apart from using disguise, they simply didn't run away.
Deng Youning guessed that not only did they hide in a secret room or secret passage, but the place was also in the small courtyard where Si Wang was imprisoned.
The woman was also from Nanxin. Before she came to rescue people, she most likely met the Lord of Liangcheng in advance and asked about the terrain of the Lord's Mansion.
If they were not familiar with the City Lord's Mansion, their actions would not have been so secretive.
It seemed like the king had been lost for a long time before the Han family knew about it.
Everyone followed Deng Youning and searched in the king's yard.
Although Si Wang was a prisoner of their Dongji, he was Prince Nanxin after all. The Han family managed him in a very humane way. They gave him a small yard where he could move freely, but the yard was strictly guarded by the Han family army.
Therefore, any room or place in the yard may be the entrance to a secret room or secret passage.
"Azhuo, go look in the study."
"Cousin, please look for the front and back yards."
"You guys, don't even let go of the toilet."
Deng Youning directed everyone.
She herself went to take a look at the king's bedroom.
Everyone held a torch in one hand and was busy searching with the other.
Late at night, the light is insufficient and it is inconvenient to do anything.
The first thing Deng Youning did when he entered the house was to light the oil lamp with a tinder.
Before evacuating, the former city lord took away everything he could from the mansion.
There were no vases or ornaments left by the Nanxin people in the room.
Deng Youning also ordered people to move the tables, bookcases and other furniture, and there were no problems at all.
"Princess, those Nanxin people also left a painting behind."
A soldier found an ordinary ink painting behind the bed.
"Let's go and take a look."
Deng Youning felt that there might be a mechanism hidden behind the painting.
She ordered someone to take down the painting, and found that there was indeed a small door.
There is a small copper lock in the shape of a lion's head hanging on it.
The door was too small, and Deng Youning's intuition told her that two adults, Si Wang and others, would definitely not be able to hide in it.
However, the surrounding soldiers still wanted to open it and see what was inside.
Deng Youning acquiesced.
Without the key, everyone could only use knives and axes to break it open.
The contents inside shocked and embarrassed everyone.
It turned out to be a series of secret play pictures.
Deng Youning's cheeks suddenly felt hot.
The male soldiers present were staring at the books and felt itchy in their hearts.
"Why don't you guys clean it up quickly."
She yelled and hurried out of the room.
There was nothing found in the left and right bedrooms.
Seeing her cheeks turn red and she ran out in panic, Han Xian thought something had happened and hurried forward to check.
"Cousin, is this summer night in Nanxin really too hot?"
"Why don't you go back and rest first, and we'll come find you."
Han Xian looked at Deng Youning intently.
Hearing what he said, Deng Youning glared at him angrily.
"I'm not hot!"
"Keep looking. If we waste any more time, maybe they will really run away!"
She warned loudly, as if to sober herself up.
Han Xian didn't know what he had said to offend her.
Thinking that Si Wang was lost because of him, he felt very upset. He lowered his head and said no more.
Deng Youning fanned her cheeks with her palms and asked:
"Do you have any clues?"
Han Xian shook his head regretfully.
From the way she asked, I knew that she had gained nothing either.
"Let's go and see my cousin and Ah Zhuo."
After calming down, Deng Youning devoted himself to finding the mechanism.
Li Tianzhuo also did not find anything in his study.
The study was not very big to begin with, and he could find it almost at a glance, so he searched the whole place without much effort.
However, something seemed to have happened in the backyard that Deng Yan'an was in charge of.
At this time, he was holding a torch and standing in front of the cave in the rockery.
Two soldiers were digging something on the ground in the cave.
"Cousin, have you found anything?"
Deng Youning was also very curious when she saw this scene, so she ran over to ask.
"Um."
Deng Yan'an nodded slightly.
Actually, it’s not really a discovery.
He just observed carefully enough and found that the flowers and plants here had signs of being trampled, and the footprints were smaller than those of a woman's shoes.
"Look, there are lotus flowers carved on the soles of these shoes. Apart from the group of female slaves that Han Xian brought into the mansion today, I don't think there are any men in the Han family who are so charming, right?"
He pointed to a lotus-shaped shoe print on the ground near his feet and spoke to everyone.
Li Tianzhuo shone a torch around and found it was real.
"I asked someone to buy the clothes and shoes for the female slaves."
“It’s impossible to buy such impractical shoes.”
Han Xian's words further confirmed that the footprints were left by the woman who rescued Si Wang.
Li Tianzhuo was still looking at the lotus seal.
He frowned, as if thinking about something.
Seeing how fascinated he was, Deng Youning said disdainfully:
"I've heard that concubines in the palace carved lotus flowers on the soles of their shoes to win the emperor's favor, so that he would see lotus flowers blooming with every step."
"It seems that our King Changle also particularly likes this lotus?"
The sarcastic tone made Deng Yan'an and Han Xian dare not even breathe.
Li Tianzhuo also immediately understood the hidden meaning of Deng Youning's words, and quickly stood up and took her hand, explaining:
"Ning Ning, I just think this lotus pattern looks familiar."
"There is a famous brothel in Nanxin, named Baihuasha."
"Outsiders only know that it is a place for pleasure, but few people know that the girls in the building are all skilled in martial arts and are experts in killing and robbing."
"Four of the top ten assassins in Nanxin Wulin are from here!"
Li Tianzhuo's words frightened everyone present.
Deng Youning also became nervous instantly.
Thinking back carefully, after meeting Si Wang, Yi Wang and other Nanxin people, she seemed to understand what a true martial arts master was.
"Oh, by the way, I've never been to the Baihuasha!"
"I was only fourteen when I left Cloud City. Even if the women in Baihuasha have many ways to seduce men, I'm afraid they can't do it to a half-grown child."
Li Tianzhuo did not forget to explain his innocence to Deng Youning.
In his two lifetimes, he only had Ningning.
Deng Youning, who was originally in a tense mood, couldn't help but burst out laughing after hearing what he said.
"I have seen your sincerity in two lifetimes, how can I not understand it?"
Deng Youning whispered in his ear.
Han Xian saw the little movements of the two and a barely perceptible envy appeared on his soft facial lines.
If I had met my cousin earlier, would there still be a glimmer of hope?
"Sir, we found it."
At this moment, the two soldiers in the fake cave suddenly reported.
The space in the cave is not big and can only accommodate four or five people.
Seeing that they wanted to come in, the two soldiers tactfully gave up their seats.
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