Chapter 175: Escape from Death
The eldest princess came over and asked, "What is the origin of this little statue?"
Mu Qing, however, was lost in thought, holding the small statue in his hand. The tinnitus in his ears started again, drowning out all the sounds from the outside world.
Erdong noticed something from his moving lips: "Mother...? Is this a small statue of Madam Lu?"
No one could understand why Mu Qing called a strange woman "mother", except Hu Xiner.
While they were confused, Erdong's face changed: "There's an assassin!"
A group of men in black had approached them at some point and were coming towards them aggressively.
Erdong and Yingyi stood guard at the front at the same time, blocking the long sword coming from the front.
The intense tinnitus made Mu Qing's vision blur. When he regained consciousness, he only heard Hu Xin'er's anxious call: "Mu Qing, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"
At this moment, she suddenly showed an expression of shock and fear, because a chill came over the back of her head.
Mu Qing's eyes were bloodshot: "Xin'er!"
A killer has circled behind and drew his sword swiftly, full of murderous intent!
Before Hu Xiner could react, Mu Qing grabbed her shoulders and pushed her to the side. Her head tilted and the sword brushed past her ear.
Mu Qing clamped the sword with his fingers, slowing down the speed of the sword and avoiding the sword edge in time, but a few strands of his black hair were cut off.
He brought Hu Xin'er behind him with one hand and fought with the man in black.
The man in black was no match for his opponent, but several of his companions surrounded him. The enemy was large in number, and they were engaged in a tough fight.
This Taoist temple was originally deserted, and the men in black surrounded several people in front of the temple. They were outnumbered, and even though the three men were all highly skilled in martial arts, they could only barely cope with it.
But if this continues, he will surely lose his strength.
The princess took the opportunity to grab the sword, but just as she was about to attack, she was pushed behind by Erdong: "What are you interfering with!"
"The eldest princess is a precious girl, so protecting yourself is the most important thing!" Ying Yi also took time out of his busy schedule to say.
The situation was extremely critical at this time. Erdong and the other three formed a circle with their backs. Erdong firmly protected them at the center of the circle, while the people in black formed a semicircle around the Taoist temple.
The eldest princess was indignant: "I also know martial arts, why can't I kill people?"
Hu Xiner understood her anxiety very well. The feeling of being protected and powerless was really terrible!
Suddenly, she found a crack in the door of the Taoist temple.
It must have been that little Taoist boy who secretly opened it!
She hurriedly told Mu Qing and others about this discovery. If they could enter the Taoist temple, perhaps they could find a way out!
After entering the Taoist temple, the situation was indeed much better, but several people were still forced into an empty room.
Some of the men in black were smashing the windows, while others were constantly squeezing in from the door.
The eldest princess looked around to see if there was any secret passage. Hu Xiner followed her and suddenly heard her scream!
It turned out to be the tip of a sword coming out of the window, just inches away from her neck.
Hu Xiner pushed her away without thinking. The eldest princess had only practiced some martial arts to strengthen her body and had no actual combat experience. She was so scared that her mind went blank.
After being pushed by Hu Xiner, he fell to the ground.
There was a dent in the ground immediately.
"I collapsed the ground!" She touched down in disbelief.
Erdong reacted quickly: "Let's see if that's a tunnel! If it is, you go down first, we'll follow!"
Before the princess stood up and could react, Hu Xiner lifted the bricks and saw that the soil underneath was soft. After digging more than two feet deep, she found another layer of bricks.
This layer is made of dark bluestone bricks and can be moved!
The two men hurriedly cleared the passage. Erdong and others shouted, Liuying stood guard at the door, and the other two threw all the large items in the room over.
At the same time, Ying flashed into the room and took advantage of the fact that the men in black could not move the furniture in a short time, and several of them went into the underground tunnel to escape.
The princess choked and coughed as she entered: "This damn place is so narrow, it's worse than the local rich man Luo's family!"
The entire tunnel was only wide enough for one person to pass through. Erdong was the strongest, so walking was extremely difficult. He stayed at the end of the group and said, "If you're disgusted, then get out!"
The eldest princess was furious: "You're still arguing with me at this time! Do you have any conscience? Are you a man?"
Hu Xin'er was walking in front, running forward hurriedly: "Stop making noise, I heard noises, they've already caught up with us!"
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and if you listened carefully, you could indeed hear the sound of someone running behind you.
Everyone ran forward in silence, not knowing where was ahead.
The princess became more and more afraid as she thought about it: "What if we reach the end and find that the final villain is right in front of us?"
Erdong's face turned black: "Stop reading the picture book!"
The eldest princess was so angry that she ran away while cursing. It was okay at first because she had practiced it.
But the oxygen in the tunnel was thin, and he soon felt dizzy. He didn't want to show weakness in front of Erdong, so he held on to the wall, and suddenly found that there seemed to be something movable on the wall.
Before I could react, I pushed forward, following my instinctive curiosity.
"Crash!" The wall suddenly flipped over, bringing everyone in.
The narrow secret passage was suddenly empty. Apart from the dust stirred in the air, there was nothing to prove that anyone had ever been here.
On the other side, everyone was stunned by the tightly fastened walls and the unfamiliar environment.
This seems to be a secret room, with night pearls inlaid on the walls and candles and fire starters in the corners.
In the middle was a strange stone platform with some knives placed beside it. It was obvious that someone was maintaining and wiping them from time to time, so they were as sharp as new and exuded a chill that made people feel cold to the core.
The eldest princess almost vomited: "What's that smell in here?"
Hu Xin'er also covered her nose, feeling very uncomfortable: "How did we get in?"
The eldest princess was a little embarrassed: "It seems like I pressed a brick on the wall..."
Although hiding in a secret room can temporarily escape from pursuers, if you can't find the mechanism to open it, you will suffocate to death or starve to death sooner or later.
Erdong and Yingyi were experienced and began to explore around as soon as they entered the secret room.
With the faint light, Hu Xiner's heart suddenly skipped a beat, because Mu Qing's expression at this moment was extremely painful!
In fact, the moment he saw the secret room, painful memories flooded into Mu Qing's mind, because this was the place where he was cut countless times!
Erdong said in surprise: "Found it!"
A passage appeared at the other end of the secret room, but Mu Qing fainted at this moment.
Erdong gritted his teeth and carried him on his back, and they all escaped through the tunnel together.
They had originally planned to return to the Lu family, but the eldest princess felt unsafe: "Let's all go to the Princess's Mansion!"
She was right. No one in the world dared to break into the princess's mansion.
After finally escaping the crisis, Mu Qing lay in bed, talking nonsense and sweating profusely...
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