Su Xiaoxiao was very fast, but it was her first time in Yunshui City and she was not familiar with the roads in the city.
She fled with Mu Yansong, but they ran into a dead end several times and had to retreat and choose other ways to continue fleeing.
Originally they had left the palace soldiers far behind, but after taking the wrong path several times, the distance between them gradually shortened.
Just as Su Xiaoxiao's skill time was about to end, a hand suddenly stretched out from a wooden door and pulled the two of them in.
“It’s you…”
"Shh!"
The boy made a gesture to silence and closed the door.
He walked quickly into the main room and waved to Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Yansong.
"There is a secret passage here, you can leave from here."
"Are you helping us?"
Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly and stared at the boy in front of her vigilantly.
The young man's name is Cheng San. He was the one who was responsible for hunting down Mu Yansong in Huacheng.
A man who had been chasing Mu Yansong for more than ten years suddenly appeared here and allowed them to escape through the secret passage.
No matter how you think about it, this matter is full of doubts.
"They're coming soon. If you don't want to be caught, you have no choice but to trust me. Apart from that, you have no other choice!"
Hearing this, Mu Yansong frowned slightly.
He hesitated for a moment and turned to look at Su Xiaoxiao.
"I believe him!"
"All right!"
Su Xiaoxiao responded and followed Mu Yansong to the young man.
The two men entered the secret passage one after the other, and Cheng San followed closely behind and closed the secret door of the secret passage.
The palace soldiers who were chasing Mu Yansong reached the outside of the wooden gate.
They looked around but could not find Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao.
"Strange, they were clearly running this way. How come they disappeared after just a short while?"
Hearing the voices of his men, the leading man turned around and looked around.
Finally, he set his eyes on the wooden door behind him.
"Go in and take a look!"
"promise!"
Everyone responded and pushed the wooden door open.
The leading man stood guard outside, while the others searched the house and then came out.
"Boss, there's no one inside."
"These two guys are running really fast!" The leading man gritted his teeth and said, "Keep chasing. We must catch them!"
The other end.
Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao went down along the secret passage.
The secret passage became wider and soon a dark room appeared in front of them.
Cheng San quickly walked over to them, looked at the iron door leading to another dark room, and sighed softly.
"Aren't you curious about why I appeared and saved you? The reason lies in that dark room."
As he spoke, Cheng San slowly walked forward and gently pushed open the iron door leading to the dark room.
He turned to look at Mu Yansong and Su Xiaoxiao, motioning them to come forward.
The two men looked at each other and slowly came to Cheng San.
They looked into the dark room, which was dimly lit.
But they could vaguely see a person sitting cross-legged in the dark room.
"who is he?"
"He is my master and the former Imperial Master. Back then, he was framed by his senior brother and nearly lost his life.
Fortunately, Master was a man of many burrows. He had built countless secret passages in the alchemy room. After the incident, he took me and secretly escaped through the secret passages.
Later, he learned of the death of the previous emperor and that his senior brother, in order to obtain the position of imperial preceptor, had helped the new emperor discredit the Seventh Prince, saying that he was a disaster that would bring disaster to the country.
"Master believes that it was his poor judgment of people that led to the death of the late emperor. He has lived in self-blame for all these years. He has locked himself up here for over a decade and has never left."
Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused when she heard Cheng San's words.
She took her time to digest it before coming back to her senses.
"You mean you're the Imperial Master's apprentice? If that's the case, then why are you the one chasing Brother Song?"
"Master wanted to atone for his sins. After hearing that the Seventh Prince had successfully escaped, he asked me to find a way to infiltrate the group of assassins who wanted to assassinate the Seventh Prince. Fortunately, I succeeded in blending in and helped the Seventh Prince escape several times."
As he spoke, Cheng San turned to look at Mu Yansong.
Mu Yansong met his eyes and nodded slightly.
"That's true. Every time I'm in danger, he suddenly appears to disrupt the situation. I used to think it was an unintentional mistake on his part. Only just now did I realize that he has been silently protecting me."
As he spoke, Mu Yansong raised his hands, clasped his fists, and bowed to Cheng San.
"Brother Cheng, thank you so much for all these years."
"It's us, master and disciple, who are so sorry for you," Cheng San shook his head. "Master's greatest wish in this life is to find you and help you expose the true face of the new emperor. He said that only then would he have the face to go to the underworld and meet the late emperor."
"It's not easy to expose the new emperor's true identity."
Mu Yansong shook his head, showing little confidence in this.
He originally thought that he could get help from Lord Yu Zhongyu when he came to Yunshui City this time.
But unexpectedly, he was betrayed by Yu Zhong in the end.
He had some confidence because he had received help from a third-rank official.
But now, they only have a former national master and his apprentice by their side.
Their identities are very different from Yu Zhong's.
If we ask them to help, it will only bring trouble to them.
Cheng San saw Mu Yansong's expression.
"It's certainly not easy, but it's not completely impossible. Over the years, I've secretly contacted those who once benefited from Master's kindness. Some of them are now generals, and some are tutors to the Crown Prince. I've already informed them about the new emperor. Aside from that unscrupulous Yu Zhong, everyone else is on the Seventh Prince's side!"
"really?"
Suddenly, Su Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and she felt a little hopeful.
If, as Cheng San said, they could get help from the general and the tutor, things would be much easier.
Cheng San met her eyes and nodded firmly.
"Don't worry, I've already used many methods to test these people, and they are all trustworthy. However, I still need two or three days to reestablish contact with them. I'm afraid I'll have to inconvenience you two and ask you to stay here with my master for the time being."
"I'm not wronged. As long as I can expose the true face of the new emperor, I will do anything!"
Mu Yansong gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
After what happened just now, he has completely trusted Cheng San.
After all, Cheng San just saved them at the risk of his life.
If he wanted to capture him and hand him over to the new emperor like Yu Zhong, then he would not have had to save them just now.
"Okay, then you guys take a break first. I need to find a chance to contact the Grand Tutor and the General."
Having said that, Cheng San turned and walked towards the secret passage stairs.
After taking a few steps, he suddenly seemed to think of something and turned to look at Mu Yansong.
"Seventh Prince, if possible, I hope you can speak with my master. He has had a very hard time over the past decade."
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