He stood up and walked to the gurgling stream.

This is a stream of living water leading to the outside. The trough is too narrow for people to pass through, but occasionally fresh fish can flow in along the stream.

The fish came and went, but he was the only one trapped here, in darkness.

Su Xiaoxiao did not urge him.

With his intelligence, he must have guessed that what awaited him when he got out was not a smooth road, but a terrible bloody storm.

He can't escape, nor can he hide.

There were only two choices before him.

Either you linger here and live out the rest of your life, or you fight your way out and survive.

Granted, there is a possibility of failure.

Have the past thirty years smoothed his edges or crushed his will?

"Take me to see Cheng Sang."

He said.

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned, as if she had not expected that he would make this request.

He turned around and looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Is it inconvenient?"

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly: "It's not inconvenient. I'll take you to see her after we get out."

He nodded sincerely: "Thank you."

It is not known whether he was thanking her for taking him out or for taking him to see Cheng Sang.

Su Xiaoxiao turned to Wei Xu and said, "Let's go."

Wei Xu was immersed in his own world, writing quickly and without hearing what Su Xiaoxiao said.

This couldn't help but make Su Xiaoxiao puzzled. Even though her father-in-law was unconscious, he loved her very much and listened to her. It was rare for him to ignore her.

Her eyes fell on Wei Xu's painting.

I thought Wei Xu was just scribbling for fun.

In fact, his paintings are indeed a bit messy.

But if you look closely, it doesn't seem to be the case.

My father-in-law drew...

Click.

From outside the secret room, there was the sound of a key being put into the card slot.

Someone is coming! Su Xiaoxiao looked at the stone gate and then at Wei Xu, who was concentrating and didn't notice or care about the movement outside. Her heart couldn't help but rise to her throat.

Boom——

The stone door is opening.

Su Xiaoxiao clenched her fingers.

The man's expression also changed slightly.

Fortunately, Wei Xu had completed the last stroke at this time.

Su Xiaoxiao hurriedly dragged him into the man’s bedroom.

The man looked at Wei Xu's painting, then picked up one of his own paintings and covered it on top.

As for the table that was turned into a mess by Wei Xu, he didn't have time to clean it up.

He returned to the cushion where Wei Xu had sat.

The person who came was Master Xue.

Behind Master Xue were two shadow masters, one of whom was holding a lantern in his hand.

The two followed him into the secret room.

Xue Dazhu walked around the desk, came to the man, and bowed: "It's so late, you haven't rested yet."

The man said indifferently, "Is it very late? I don't know the difference between day and night here."

When Chief Xue heard his veiled complaint, his expression remained unchanged: "The capital has been in turmoil lately. There may be assassins in the mines. I came to see if anyone has disturbed your rest."

The man said, "If you are included, I am sorry for disturbing you."

Xue Dazhu looked at the messy desk calmly: "Are you in a bad mood today?"

The man slowly packed up: "What do you want to do?"

Xue Dashi smiled and said, "If you need anything, you can tell me immediately. If you need someone to serve you, I can arrange it for you at any time."

The man said rudely: "I want to go out, can you do it?"

Xue Dazhu smiled and said, "Please don't embarrass me. I have old people and young children to take care of. There are some things that I can't make the decision on."

The man said sarcastically, "If you can't make the decision, don't pretend here."

When he was about to turn to the one about Wei Xu, the man said solemnly, "Who gave you the courage to touch my things?"

Xue Dashi pulled his hand back, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he smiled respectfully: "I am sorry for being abrupt. I wanted to help you sort it out. Please forgive me."

The man picked up the brush and said, "It's okay, you can go now. Don't disturb me while I'm painting."

Chief Xue looked at him meaningfully and turned to look towards his bedroom.

Su Xiaoxiao held her breath.

Master Xue walked towards the bedroom.

The man said indifferently, "Why don't you leave now, waiting for me to chase you away?"

Xue Dashi smiled and said, "I just want to check for you whether this place is safe or not."

The man said, "Mu Tan has already checked it for me."

Xue Dazhu was slightly surprised: "Mu Tan has been here?"

The man said nonchalantly, "I've been coming here every day lately. I don't know what you're worried about."

Every day?

Chief Xue frowned.

He had no orders to patrol this person day and night.

Could it be that... Mu Tan received the order from His Majesty alone? Or did Mu Tan have ulterior motives? Xue Dazhu frowned suspiciously.

Just at this moment, a secret signal was heard from outside the stone gate.

Chief Xue turned around and gave a wink to the two people guarding the door.

The two men opened the stone door, and a guard whispered something to them.

A shadow master came over and reported to Master Xue in his ear.

Xue Dazhang's face darkened: "Let's go!"

Boom, the stone door closed.

Su Xiaoxiao waited in the bedroom for a while, and after making sure that Master Xue had really left and would not come back, she walked out of the bedroom.

"Someone is trespassing in the mines."

The man said.

"Did you hear it?" Su Xiaoxiao wondered.

The man said, "I know a little bit about lip reading."

Su Xiaoxiao was full of admiration.

Even if this man didn't become an emperor, he would still be a general.

But who were the people who broke into the mine? Wei Ting and his group? They arrived so soon?

It happened much earlier than expected, but that’s not a bad thing. We should make quick decisions to avoid any further complications.

Su Xiaoxiao made a prompt decision: "Let's leave now without delay!"

Su Xiaoxiao found Wei Xu's painting, folded it and put it in her arms, then she went to open the stone door.

The man took one last look at the bedroom with a complicated expression.

However, before he could react, he was ruthlessly clamped by Wei Xu.

The man opened his mouth: "Well, actually..."

Whoosh! Wei Xu rushed out with him.

The sound of fierce fighting was heard from the other side of the mine, which created a perfect opportunity for Su Xiaoxiao and the others to escape.

After the three of them came out of the mine, they immediately rushed down the mountain.

After wandering around on the mountain road for half the night, we were almost bitten to death by the mosquitoes in the mountains, but finally arrived at the foot of the mountain before dawn.

Wei Xu put down the bamboo chair on his back. Su Xiaoxiao got off the chair, held onto the tree trunk and retched violently.

The man who had been trapped all the way also collapsed to the ground.

He didn't walk, but all his strength was drained away.

After Su Xiaoxiao finished vomiting, she turned around and asked him, "What did you want to say just now?"

The man spat out the grass in his mouth and replied with a look of death: "There is a shortcut down the mountain. We can get there in half an hour by walking."

Su Xiaoxiao: “…”

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