Chapter 527 Letting Go of Yun Jue
Everyone was silent. No one expected that the reason given by Miss Du was so simple.
"We did hire someone to clean the house when we moved in." Hu Xin'er looked around. "Are you saying there's a tunnel under the bed, and someone is living in it?"
Miss Du nodded: "If I remember correctly, there should be a little beggar living here."
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier?" Lu Yunjue was shocked and felt a sense of fear when he thought that his mother actually lived in the tunnel.
If the people in the tunnel had no ill intentions, Mother Lu would have been killed by now!
Mother Lu couldn't help but touch her chest, feeling a little panicked.
Because the cakes in the room were often stolen, she wondered which poor person came to her room to look for food, and even prepared a lot of snacks and chicken legs for safety.
But she never expected that the man was actually under her bed, creeping out from there every night, and looking around the room wantonly while she was sleeping...
Lu Yunjue noticed his mother's unusual behavior and immediately comforted her, "Don't be afraid, mother. I will catch that little thief."
Miss Du hadn't thought too much about it before, but now, seeing how frightened Mother Lu was, and being misunderstood by everyone as deliberately concealing something, she couldn't help but defend herself, "You are all so skilled in martial arts. How could I have thought that after all this time, you still haven't figured out what's going on..."
She paused and said slowly, "Besides, there wasn't a conflict between us at that time. If I had rashly told you about the trap in your room, wouldn't you have been wary of me? Less trouble is worse than more."
"Then why are you doing this again now..." Lu Yunjue frowned halfway through his sentence.
Miss Du played with her braids: "My image in your eyes has already sunk to the ground."
She jumped up and slapped a spot on the high wall. That spot immediately caved in, and then there was a crackling sound from under the bed. The whole bed automatically flipped over and stuck tightly to the wall.
Before moving in, Hu Xiner had specifically instructed that the east wing where Lu's mother lived should be cleaned spotlessly.
The hired man was very conscientious and really swept away the dust and cobwebs under the bed.
At this moment, a piece of bluestone floor slowly turned over, revealing a deep tunnel underneath.
This was not the first time Hu Xin'er had seen this kind of mechanical passage, so she was not afraid.
Just as she was about to step forward, her husband gently held her hand, and then she realized that she was still pregnant.
Lu Yunjue and Miss Du walked to the tunnel almost at the same time.
Miss Du took an oil lamp and lit it, then turned to the crowd and said, "You all wait here first. I know the little beggar well, and I'll bring her up."
Lu Yunjue followed behind without saying a word: "If there is anything unusual, I will capture both of them."
He still had doubts about Miss Du's identity.
Miss Du knew that he didn't like her, so she deliberately moved closer: "Second Young Master, do you want to be alone in a room with me?"
Lu Yunjue's face turned dark and he stood still. Just as he was about to say something, Miss Du pulled his sleeve hard.
She had quietly walked behind him without knowing when, and when Lu Yunjue was unsteady on his feet, she pushed him down and laughed out loud.
Facing everyone's stunned gazes, she clapped her hands, raised her head and laughed: "I've been so angry, I don't need your verbal apology. Now we are even!"
There was a bang from underground, mixed with a muffled groan.
Mu Qing listened attentively, "It must be that Yun Jue jumped too high when he stood up, so his head hit the floor."
Hu Xin'er and Lu's mother looked at each other in silence, both feeling a little worried.
When these two people get together, it seems like their feng shui is incompatible, and they always have quarrels and disputes.
This time the two of them went down the tunnel together. Miss Du would definitely tease Yun Jue again, which would make Lu Yun Jue so angry that he would smoke.
And the most important thing is, is this Miss Du... really reliable?
In front of Miss Du, they couldn't discuss whether this woman was reliable or not, and could only convey their hidden worries with their eyes.
Less than half a moment later, the floor suddenly began to creak again.
Mu Qing's expression changed: "Oh no, it's closing!"
The floor closed quickly, and the two people in the tunnel heard the sound and started running towards the exit.
However, no one knew when the tunnel was built, and it closed extremely quickly. By the time everyone noticed, it was already half closed.
Mu Qing was quick-witted and quick-handed, grabbing the board with both hands. With his martial arts skills, it should have been easy for him to stop the floor from closing, but he felt a chill coming from the mechanism. Even though he concentrated his internal strength in his hands, the huge force made his hands tremble slightly.
In a hurry, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he wanted to break the floor into pieces.
However, the internal energy that was originally invincible was not crushed into powder in an instant when it was poured into the floor, but was like a drop in the ocean, without any sound.
"Yun Jue, come out quickly!" He knew that this mechanism was extraordinary, and his heart was filled with doubts.
I'm afraid that even among the famous families in the capital, there are very few who can come up with such an ingenious mechanism.
But there was no time to think about it at this moment. What mattered was Lu Yunjue's safety!
Amid the chaotic sound of footsteps, a person was suddenly lifted out from under the half-empty passage. Hu Xiner and Lu's mother hurried forward to drag the person out.
It was a little beggar covered in mud, who was unconscious. Then a hand stretched out from the passage, and it was Lu Yunjue and the others who were preparing to climb up.
But at this moment, a faint fragrance that was similar to orchid suddenly emanated from the tunnel. Mu Qing was closest to the passage and was caught off guard by inhaling a few breaths. He felt dizzy and his whole body was weak.
Oh no, there is poisonous gas in this tunnel, and Miss Du did not tell them before!
Could this be another revenge from Miss Du?
Mu Qing's hands could no longer pry open the mechanism at the tunnel entrance. Thinking of his brother's life or death down there, he could only muster up his last bit of strength and shout, "Yun Jue, hurry!"
However, the hand that had just stretched out of the tunnel seemed to lose strength and slowly fell down.
In the last moment before losing consciousness, Mu Qing weakly shouted at the floor, "Ms. Du, let Yun... Jue go..."
"Bang" several people in the room fell to the ground, and the tunnel entrance closed quickly.
Under the floor, the lamp was knocked over and the lamp oil spilled all over the ground.
In the dust, Lu Yunjue was unconscious, but he still stretched out one hand, maintaining the posture of climbing up.
Miss Du, who was believed by Mu Qing to be the culprit, was also lying on the ground with her eyes closed and a look of panic on her face.
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