"I've already said it's still broad daylight, Your Highness, so stop daydreaming."
Seeing that Jiang Jingyi did not follow his wishes, Zhou Yingxuan began to threaten him with the treasures that filled the room.
“Zhou Yingxuan, who told you that we must be here to find treasure?” Jiang Hua smiled and pulled out the sword that Zhou Yingxuan had stuck in the ground.
Then they opened one of the tightly closed wooden crates. As soon as the crate was opened, a cloud of black smoke billowed out, and after the smoke cleared, a dense swarm of venomous scorpions crawled out of the crate.
All the scorpions went in one direction, towards Zhou Yingxuan and An Xinya.
Who told them there was treasure in this cave?
The cave was so damp; after all these years, even a child could guess.
"Brother Yingxuan, why aren't these scorpions biting them? They're all coming over here!" An Xinya asked fearfully, hiding behind Zhou Yingxuan.
"How could I, a member of the prestigious Gu Sect, be unable to handle even these few poisonous insects?" Qingyue kindly explained.
"Jiang Hua, what exactly do you want?" Zhou Yingxuan met the smile in Jiang Hua's eyes and immediately understood that he had been tricked.
This treasure hunt was all a hoax; Father Emperor had long been in cahoots with them. But what a coincidence that the people who came were the Jiang family's enemies, and they all died in the cave.
What do you think?
"Of course, it's to make you pay with your lives for the Jiang family. Have you forgotten all the lives lost by the Jiang family and their army?"
Jiang Hua strolled forward, threw the sword in her hand, which flew past Zhou Yingxuan's ear and embedded itself straight into the wall behind him.
“That’s all from the previous generation.” Zhou Yingxuan said as he took out a tinderbox and lit the torch that An Xinya had been holding. After the torch was lit, he immediately put it on the ground to drive away the poisonous scorpions at her feet.
The scorpion, which prefers the coolness of caves and is accustomed to living there, was naturally too afraid to approach the torch and fled in all directions.
Seeing that it was temporarily safe, Zhou Yingxuan handed the torch to An Xinya and went to deal with Jiang Hua and the others.
"You say that's something from the previous generation, then what do you have now?" Jiang Hua ruthlessly exposed Zhou Yingxuan's hypocritical true colors.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhou Yingxuan quickly pulled his sword off the wall and pointed it at Jiang Hua.
"What do you want? You lured me here. I am the eldest prince of the Great Sheng Kingdom. You can't kill me."
Yes, she's incredibly capable.
Jiang Hua didn't waste any time with him and started fighting him directly. Every move was deadly and she showed no mercy. Before coming to this place, the little white snake had already told her everything about the Jiang family back then and even used the spiritual power of the space to recreate the scene.
She didn't miss a single scene; she remembered them all. What they did back then was no different from the traitors of the Republic of China era. They were utterly depraved. For the sake of power, they pushed their own people out to "pave the way." Who would dare to follow such an emperor?
Just like Zhou Yingxuan now, if the Great Sheng Kingdom falls into his hands, they will be the first to die. It's also a pity for the original owner's family, who fought bravely on the battlefield, only to be ambushed like this.
"Jiang Hua, you have some nerve! Stop it!" An Xinya shouted anxiously from the side.
"Shut up, it's so noisy." Qingyue impatiently stepped forward and covered An Xinya's mouth, whispering in her ear, "You better keep an eye on me, I'll deal with you later."
An Xinya nodded fearfully and stood aside, not daring to say another word.
Jiang Xingzhou and Bai Heng also joined in, swords in hand. Zhou Yingxuan, who was already struggling to fight Jiang Hua alone, saw that others were joining in as well. He tried to dodge the sword thrusting at him, but it was too late, and his arm was slashed hard.
"Jiang Xingzhou, Bai Heng, how dare you commit such an act of insubordination!" Zhou Yingxuan said while dodging.
Until he dodged again and turned around, he was met with a shower of powder that Jiang Hua threw at him, so irritating that he couldn't open his eyes.
When he tried to hold his breath, he felt dizzy and weak all over. He didn't even have the strength to hold the sword, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Brother Yingxuan!" An Xinya rushed over, wanting to help Zhou Yingxuan up, but how could her small frame lift him up?
"What did you do to me?" Zhou Yingxuan asked weakly, watching Jiang Hua approach him step by step.
"What do you think, Your Highness? Of course, I'll cripple you." Jiang Hua raised her sword and pointed it at An Xinya's throat: "Get out of my way."
Faced with the blood-stained longsword, An Xinya was so frightened that she sat down on the ground with a thud, which conveniently made room for Jiang Hua.
After tossing the longsword in her hand to Jiang Xingzhou, Jiang Hua took out the dagger on her body, smiled, and gently patted Zhou Yingxuan's face with the dagger.
"Do you know how you all treated my grandfather and my elder brother?" Jiang Hua said, her hands still busy.
Hearing Zhou Yingxuan's screams, he looked again and saw that Jiang Hua had skillfully severed his tendons in his hands and feet.
"You'd better kill me now, or I'll kill you when I get out!" Zhou Yingxuan said fiercely, enduring the pain.
"Kill you? Zhou Yingxuan, what are you thinking?" Jiang Hua seemed to have heard something amusing:
"How could I kill you so easily? That would be too easy on you."
Zhou Yingxuan's heart sank, and then his mouth was tightly pinched shut as Jiang Hua took out a handful of pills and stuffed them all into his mouth.
"Jiang Hua, what are you doing?" An Xinya gasped.
"Don't rush, it'll be your turn soon," Jiang Hua reminded An Xinya.
After being fed the pill by Jiang Hua, Zhou Yingxuan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit but couldn't. He tried to speak but found that he couldn't make a sound.
"Linzhi, this poison is quite well made. It's good to have some peace and quiet now," Jiang Hua praised, tossing aside the porcelain bottle in her hand.
"Don't worry, the giant snake has been lured away and there won't be any more. You stay here and An Xinya will stay here and keep you company."
As Jiang Hua spoke, she took out the other half of the map, glanced around the cave, and then picked up a stone from the ground and smashed it hard against the wall behind the wooden box.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the wall that had been hit by the stone. The crack grew larger and larger, and gradually a cave appeared.
The room was filled with glittering gold and various kinds of jade. This was the treasure they were looking for; what they saw outside was just an illusion.
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