After Fengguang finished vomiting, she was completely exhausted and could barely stand by leaning against a tree. Her face was very pale.
Nangong Li said, "Now that you've finished vomiting, come with me into the Tang Clan's secret chamber."
The Tang Clan's Secret Chamber?
She looked at the sealed stone door on the wall, then looked around. It was pitch black and there was no one else around. She was speechless. They were supposed to be on high alert!
Seeing that she didn't move, Nangong Li asked, "Xia Fengguang, are you going to walk by yourself, or should I break your legs and drag you along?"
Feng Guang shrank back. "The Tang Clan's secret chamber is full of traps, and you're injured. Do you really want to go in?"
"The mechanism...aren't you the one blocking it?"
Feng Guang finally understood why he had brought her here. Her body trembled. "Master, is it too late for me to apologize for my past ignorance?"
Nangong Li gave a forgiving smile, "It's too late."
Her eyes darted around.
"I advise you not to even think about escaping. This place is full of traps and hidden weapons. Without a map, you'll die if you take just a few steps." Satisfied to see her face turn even paler with fright, Nangong Li took out a key, inserted it into a groove in the stone door, and gently turned it. The door quickly opened to both sides, and a lot of dust fell down.
Nangong Li said with great gentlemanly manners, "Miss Xia, please come in."
She walked with stiff steps, taking three steps for every one step, but Nangong Li patiently waited for her. Just as she reached the door, Nangong Li suddenly shifted to the left, and a palm strike landed on the tree where he had just been standing, causing the tree to crash to the ground.
Before Feng Guang could figure out what was going on, someone appeared behind her and pulled her into a secret room. Just as Nangong Li was about to follow, the door slammed shut with a "bang".
The man tossed the tinderbox in his hand, and all the oil lamps on the stone wall lit up, turning the once dark cave into a brightly lit space.
This revealed him to be a white-clad man wearing a theatrical mask. He first raised his hand and turned the oil lamp on the stone wall, at which point a sound, like the sound of a door being locked, was heard. He then turned around and asked, "Are you alright?"
"Xue Ran, why are you wearing a mask?"
"..." He paused for a second, then took off the mask, revealing that gentle and handsome face. He asked, puzzled, "Miss Xia, how did you recognize me?"
"It would be hard for me not to recognize him..."
Xue Ranmo looked somewhat embarrassed, "I thought no one would recognize me."
Feng Guang felt a little guilty. "Actually, it's not that easy to recognize you... It's just that I've spent some time with you, so... so I guessed it."
"Miss Xia, there's no need to comfort me. I will study the art of disguise even more diligently."
She didn't know how to respond to his words, and looked at the stone door. "Nangong Li has a key. What if he opens the door and comes in again?"
"Don't worry, I just locked the door from the inside."
Reverse, dead lock?
Feng Guang turned his head and glanced at the heavy stone door behind him, sighing in amazement. He realized that even doors like this had a locking mechanism.
She looked at Xue Ran, "So what do we do now?"
"According to the records of the all-knowing Jianghu scholar, the Tang Clan's secret chamber has a second exit. Let's go find it."
She grabbed his hand, "But there are many traps in the secret room!"
"Don't be afraid." Xue Ran took her hand, her smile carrying an untainted gentleness. "I'm here."
If asked to name the two moments when a man is most captivating, and to give a glamorous answer, she would say one is when he's shopping, and the other is when he smiles and says, "I'm here for you."
When he's being so boyfriend-like... it's impossible not to resist!
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