Chapter 127 This dog hole is not that dog hole
He picked up Lu Xinnian and Yun Zhao walked ahead, seemingly unconcerned about being trapped in the secret room.
Lu Xinnian was held in the arms of a strange man, and she could hear Xu Yiyan's strong heartbeat.
After all, she was once the daughter of a high-ranking official; when had she ever been so intimate with a man?
Her face flushed instantly.
Xu Yiyan strode forward and arrived at the base of the bricks they had just stepped down from.
"Please wait a moment, Miss Lu."
He put Lu Xinnian down, took a step forward, and gently moved the brick.
But no matter how he moved it, the brick remained completely still.
Lu Xinnian watched his movements with considerable skill and couldn't help but be surprised: "The Third Young Master actually knows the art of Qimen Dunjia?"
"I don't know how. I just read about some mechanisms in a book. The art of Qimen Dunjia is so exquisite."
Where would I learn that? But Miss Lu said "yes," does that mean Miss Lu is proficient in the art of Qimen Dunjia?
Xu Yiyan immediately felt strange.
"I wouldn't say I'm an expert, but my father once studied under the Ghost Hand of the Stone Gate, and I've learned a little bit from what I've seen. I saw him stepping down from the flowerpot earlier."
"Third Young Master, try looking underneath the brick to see if you can find the clip and pry the brick down."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yiyan immediately stood on tiptoe and stretched out his hand to touch the bottom of the brick.
Sure enough, on the pitch-black ceiling, what I thought was a flat area had a tiny groove, just the size of two fingers.
"No wonder they used this special paint here; it's to prevent the people locked inside from discovering this groove."
Xu Yiyan was overjoyed and was about to make a move when Yun Zhao suddenly spoke.
"Third Uncle, wait a minute!"
Yun Zhao quickly stuffed the medicine packet in his hand into his other hand.
"Uncle, if there are people outside later, just throw them out!"
"Our Zhaozhao is so thoughtful!"
Xu Yiyan was pleasantly surprised and clutched the medicine packet in her hand.
Once he was ready, he fastened the groove and pulled it down sharply!
"Click!"
The bricks finally loosened.
"You all wait here, I'll go out and take a look!"
Xu Yiyan gave a few instructions, then carefully pulled the brick down and peeked out.
Fortunately, the yard was empty.
He hurriedly climbed up and looked around.
"Brother Lu, Brother Lu?"
He called out cautiously in a whisper, so softly that even Yun Zhao, standing at his feet, couldn't hear him.
Seeing his timid appearance, Lu Xun helplessly jumped down from the tree with his son.
"Third Young Master."
Upon seeing Lu Xun, Xu Yiyan's tense nerves finally relaxed.
"Brother Lu, quick, help save them! We need to get out of here!"
After saying that, he turned around and pulled Lu Xinnian and Yun Zhao.
Xu Yiyan dragged a woman out of the cave, which startled Lu Xun.
"Uncle Lu, where is that bad guy?"
Yun Zhao dusted himself off and hurriedly asked.
"It's strange, they went to search other places, seemingly unaware of this secret room!"
Strange, this is Yuan Hongyang's own residence, and this is still the courtyard where he lives.
He didn't even know there was a hidden room here?
"Let's stop talking now and go out through the backyard!"
Without saying a word, Xu Yiyan picked up Lu Xinnian.
Lu Li raised an eyebrow.
When did this Third Young Master Xu become so bold?
Lu Xinnian suddenly spoke up: "There's a dog hole behind the woodshed in the backyard. It's very well hidden, and it's not easy for anyone to find you when you go out into the back alley!"
Yun Zhao turned her head in surprise: "How did you know, Sister Lu?"
Could it be...?
“Yuan Shijie used to go in and out through that dog hole.”
Yun Zhao and the others: ?!
Did her casual remark actually come true?
"What's wrong with this young master Yuan? Why does he have to climb through a dog hole to enter and leave his own home?"
Lu Li couldn't help but feel strange.
"Never mind that, let's get going!"
Noisy sounds could be heard from outside from time to time; Yuan Hongyang was still searching the mansion.
It's hard to say when they might be discovered.
The group headed towards the backyard. Lu Xun was about to suggest that it would be safer for him and his son to climb over the wall and take the people out.
Yun Zhao then raised his hand to brush away the weeds in front of the dog hole.
This scratching motion happened to bump into someone who had crawled in through the dog hole.
Their eyes met, and Yun Zhao instinctively stretched out two fingers and suddenly poked them into the man's eyes!
Afraid that the other person would shout, she immediately covered his mouth!
"Waaaaah!"
"Uncle Lu, come quick! I've caught him!"
Yun Zhao held onto the man's head tightly, and Lu Xun rushed forward to help.
He was strong and grabbed the man's arm with one hand.
With a "snap," the person's arm was dislocated!
Yun Zhao covered his mouth tightly, and before the other man could even scream, he fainted from the pain!
"Phew, I'm exhausted!"
Yun Zhao plopped down, and only then did Lu Xun dig the person out of the dog hole.
"Yuan Shijie?"
Lu Xinnian said in surprise.
"The magistrate's son?"
How did he get home through the dog hole?
Yun Zhao poked his head out of the dog hole; there was no one outside.
"Why worry about all that? Let's get him back first!"
Lu Li jumped onto the courtyard wall and waved to Lu Xun.
"Come here, Father, give me the person!"
Lu Xun glanced at him, then carried the man over the wall and went outside.
Lu Li shrugged. He was still young; it was normal that he couldn't handle a grown man.
He was about to suggest carrying Lu Xinnian out when he saw her crawl out of the dog hole like a caterpillar, wriggling and pushing her way through.
Lu Li: ...
These people are so strange, why would they all prefer to crawl through dog holes?
The group hurried and dodged the pursuit of others, finally arriving back at the inn at dusk.
Lu Li was the first to climb over the wall and enter, avoiding Luo Qing and the others, and slipped into the room where the Wei family lived.
"Young Master Wei, they brought two people back with them."
Wei Mingde quickly put down his teacup: "I'll go and distract the officials."
"Thank you for your trouble, Father."
After they left, Xu Yiyan quietly carried the person and quickly returned to the room.
The Xu family was startled when they saw Xu Yiyan carrying the woman into the house.
"Third brother, where did you abduct this respectable woman from?!"
"Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I possibly abduct a woman? We discovered this by chance at the Yuan family's residence."
"The woman imprisoned by the magistrate's son, quick, brother, help me break these chains!"
Xu Yiyan's ears turned red, and he hurriedly put the person down.
Lu Xinnian thought to herself, how could anyone possibly pull open the iron chain with their bare hands?
"Young Master Xu, I..."
"Alright, let me handle this! Excuse me, young lady!"
Xu Yifei strode forward, and without waiting for Lu Xinnian to speak, he picked up the iron chain and yanked it hard!
The chains binding Lu Xinnian's hands and feet snapped instantly!
Lu Xinnian: ?!
Everyone said that the eldest son of the Xu family was incredibly strong, but I never imagined he was this strong!
"Ayan, what happened? Why are you and Zhaozhao in such a sorry state?"
Xu Qingyi wiped her daughter's dirty hands and asked with concern.
"Don't be afraid, Mommy, we climbed through a dog hole!"
Yun Zhao laughed heartily.
Everyone: ?
"You took Zhaozhao to climb through the dog hole?"
"No, no, no, sister, let me explain. This dog hole was actually dug by the magistrate's son, not by a real dog!"
Xu Yiyan hurriedly explained.
Seeing that he couldn't get to the point, Lu Xinnian quickly stood up and curtsied to everyone.
"I have met Princess Jin, Lord Wei, and all the gentlemen and ladies. Please allow me to explain this matter."
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