At this moment, both of them were about to deliver a fatal blow. Just as the head of the Su family was losing ground, Zhou Yingxuan was about to step forward to help, but was stopped by Jiang Xun.
"Your Highness, you don't need to get involved in this."
"Jiang Xun, what do you mean? Are you going to stop me?" Zhou Yingxuan's gaze was aggressive.
"ah--!"
The head of the Su family fell heavily like a parabola to the spot where his son had just disappeared.
The vines, which had recently disappeared, seemed to have smelled food. Before the head of the Su family could react, they were tightly wrapped around him, like a cocoon.
"Jiang Hua, how dare you lay a hand on Lord Su! I will report this to the Emperor when I get back and punish you accordingly."
An Yuanliang was shocked. How dare this wretched girl! He was also secretly relieved that he had broken off relations with her.
"Jiang Hua, are you seeking revenge for the Jiang family?" Zhou Yingxuan asked, staring at Jiang Hua thoughtfully.
"Your Highness, it seems you brought your brain with you today." Jiang Hua smiled, a smug smile that Zhou Yingxuan found particularly irritating.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Hua admitted it so readily, and Zhou Yingxuan's gaze towards Jiang Hua now held a hint of wariness.
He should have guessed it, ever since she rescued Jiang Xun and the Dark Guard in Jiangnan City, and how she repeatedly opposed him.
Logically speaking, she didn't know the Su family and had no grudge against them. The fact that she specifically killed the head of the Su family means that she already knew what happened to the Jiang family on the border battlefield back then.
When did you find out?
"Know what?" Jiang Hua pretended not to know.
However, although Zhou Yingxuan was not a participant in this matter, he was a beneficiary, so how could he not know about it?
In Jiang Hua's eyes, whether they were participants or beneficiaries, they all deserved to die.
Zhou Yingxuan had already seen the murderous intent in Jiang Hua's eyes. He stopped talking, turned around, and continued walking forward with the remaining An Yuanliang, An Xinya, and a follower.
On the rest of the journey, no matter what they saw, no one dared to rush forward rashly, for fear of dying without even knowing how.
After walking for another hour, there was no road ahead, only a stone gate. However, a swamp separated them from the stone gate.
Without saying a word, Zhou Yingxuan grabbed An Xinya and flew over using his lightness skill.
After they passed by, Zhou Yingxuan and An Yuanliang were already studying the mechanism of the stone door, figuring out how to open it.
【Master, it's not complicated. Just twist the heads of the stone lions at the entrance and it will open.】
The little white snake had returned to its spatial dimension. Watching Zhou Yingxuan and An Yuanliang earnestly and futilely groping around, it clicked its tongue and shook its head.
This cave is the burrow of that snake; be careful.
Following the instructions of the little white snake, Jiang Hua stepped forward and turned the heads of the stone lions at the entrance, and the stone gate slowly opened to both sides.
"Snap!"
The first person to go in was Zhou Yingxuan's attendant. He stepped on something and smelled a fishy odor. Looking down, he found it was an egg.
Jiang Hua quickly called Jiang Xingzhou and the others back to the other side of the swamp.
Suddenly, two glowing eyes, like lanterns, appeared in the once dark cave. Upon seeing this, Zhou Yingxuan quickly led An Xinya and An Yuanliang back to the other side of the swamp.
The attendant standing in the cave had already gone weak in the knees. By the time he tried to pull away, it was too late; the giant python had swallowed him whole.
Immediately afterwards, the huge snake head emerged from the cave and swallowed An Yuanliang whole, along with the snake egg liquid that had accidentally gotten on his clothes.
"Father!" An Xinya had just called out when Zhou Yingxuan covered her mouth, leaving her with no choice but to let the tears in her eyes flow freely.
Everyone was relieved to see that the giant python had gone towards the flower field after eating An Yuanliang.
In reality, the little white snake in the space had just been released by Jiang Hua so that she could tame it.
"My father, Brother Yingxuan, my father has been eaten by a giant snake!" An Xinya cried out in fear.
Everything happened so suddenly. Just a moment ago, they were right beside me, and in the blink of an eye, they were gone.
"Xinya, it's alright. Once we find the treasure, we'll avenge your father!" Zhou Yingxuan comforted her, gently wiping away her tears with his fingertips.
"Let's go in while the giant snake guarding the gate is gone," Jiang Hua suggested.
"Jiang Hua, you stop right there!" An Xinya was furious when she saw that Jiang Hua didn't seem sad or upset at all.
"You were still Dad's daughter, after all. Now that he's dead, don't you feel anything at all?" An Xinya complained angrily.
"What, do you want me to take you downstairs to keep him company?" Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a half-smile.
Now that the person is dead, what's the point of talking about father-daughter affection with her? Who are you trying to make laugh to death?
"Jiang Hua, don't even think about hurting Xin Ya again." Zhou Yingxuan quickly shielded An Xin Ya behind him.
An Xinya immediately fell silent, staring intently at him.
Jiang Hua ignored the two and turned to walk into the cave with Jiang Xingzhou and the others. Because it was the cave of a giant python, a nauseating fishy smell could be smelled as they walked in.
They walked on for a full hour before the fishy smell gradually faded and disappeared. After opening another stone door, they found a stone chamber filled with large wooden boxes made of high-quality wood.
"Could this be the treasure we've been looking for? We found it so easily!" Qingyue looked around at the wooden boxes filling the room, eager to open them.
Hearing Qingyue's words, Zhou Yingxuan was almost furious. What did she mean by "easily"?
All the men he brought with him are dead, leaving only An Xinya, who is powerless and helpless. What can she do to help him? Fortunately, the treasure has been found, and their deaths can at least give their families some closure.
Jiang Hua stepped forward to open the wooden box closest to her, but was stopped by Zhou Yingxuan.
"Wait!"
As Zhou Yingxuan spoke, the sword in his hand plunged straight into the spot where Jiang Hua had just been standing. Fortunately, she noticed and took a step back.
“Your Majesty, I discovered the treasure in this stone chamber first, and Jiang Jingyi did not contribute anything,” Zhou Yingxuan said, his gaze fixed on Jiang Jingyi.
"So what?" Jiang Xingzhou asked Zhou Yingxuan.
"When the treasure is taken out, all the credit will be mine. Otherwise, I will reveal that Jiang Hua killed Duke Su. I believe my mother will not let the person who killed my maternal grandfather go unpunished."
"After we get out, you must support me to become the crown prince, so that Jiang Jingyi can have a way out."
"Ah Yi, what do you think?" Jiang Hua asked Jiang Jingyi, looking down at him.
"Impossible." Jiang Jingyi shook his head, his gaze firm as he firmly rejected the idea.
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