Gu Shouxin raised his hand and chopped Lu Zheng on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.
He hasn't slept for two days and two nights, he needs to rest for a while.
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Gu Xin is in trouble, and the atmosphere in the Gu family has been rather somber these past two days.
Apart from the baby crying loudly, no one else spoke much, and Grandpa Gu seemed to have aged several years overnight.
No one spread the word about Gu Xin to Chunnan City, but Gu Si and Huo Yanyu were waiting there for Gu Xin and Xie Zhiyi to come and take over.
Gu Shouxin sent someone to accompany Gu Si and Huo Yanyu to the Goddess Kingdom for a while. When the messenger returned, they received news that Empress Xue was pregnant, and they no longer planned to go to the Goddess Kingdom.
This should have been a happy occasion, but the emperor was not happy at all.
The people of Lang are so cunning, with such a long secret passage; how much time must have gone into it!
On the third night after Gu Xin was kidnapped, Gu Nian worked tirelessly to make a basketful of things. Lu Zheng, who was guarding her laboratory, heard her say that it was finished, and without saying a word, he took the basket and left, heading towards the cave.
Gu Nian wanted to go too, but Gu Hui stopped her, saying, "Let's go back and rest for two hours first. We'll go over later."
Gu Nian, who hadn't slept since Gu Xin's accident, also agreed.
Gu Nian knew that no one in the world cared about Gu Xin more than Lu Zheng. Only Lu Zheng always put Gu Xin first in his heart.
Even if they have family members, they have too many family members and cannot be as devoted to Gu Xin as Lu Zheng is at all times.
Therefore, she felt very reassured leaving this matter to Lu Zheng.
Sleep for two hours and eat a jade bead; that should restore your energy. Then you can go back to the cave.
Lu Zheng told Bai Er and the others to go to sleep as well. When they arrived at the cave, Peng Ze was there. The two of them went into the secret passage. Peng Ze knew how to use it and set it up. Then they ran back with Lu Zheng.
It was early morning again, and everyone felt the ground tremble. It only lasted a short while, and the tremor was not significant, so no one paid much attention to it.
After a while, when the smoke dissipated, Lu Zheng and Peng Ze swam out of the river. The smell of the smoke was also unpleasant.
The two continued forward, and the more they went through the dark passage, the more twists and turns it became. Even if you had a good sense of direction, after being wandered around like this for a while, you would definitely lose your bearings.
After walking for about three hours, a fork in the road appeared. One path led along the underground river, while the other did not.
“Zhou Yuan, let’s each take one. You give me the water bag and you go this side of the underground river,” Peng Ze said.
"Give me your water bag, and you go this way on the underground river. Be careful," Lu Zheng said.
As he spoke, he stepped forward and snatched the water bag from Peng Ze's hand. Then he went to the edge of the underground river, filled two water bags with water, and left without looking back.
Peng Ze licked his lips, exhaled, and followed the dark river down with the handle in hand.
As a result, they soon ran out of road, and the water was impassable, with iron fences blocking the way.
Peng Ze walked back, reached the fork in the road, and went to catch up with Lu Zheng.
It took several hours to catch up with Lu Zheng. At that time, Lu Zheng was catching his breath and holding an embroidered shoe in his hand.
"Third sister's?" Peng Ze sat down.
"Hmm. There's a dry well up ahead. I'll rest for a bit before climbing up." Lu Zheng handed the little water left to Peng Ze.
Peng Ze only took a small sip.
"We've been walking through the secret passage for over ten hours," Peng Ze said, taking a sip of water.
"More or less." Lu Zheng stood up. "General Ze, wait for me here, I'll go up and check."
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