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In the evening, Imperial Physician Yuan led the examiners to the main hall. Fei Yanggu had just heard Qingyan mention that there was a secret passage beneath the silver vault, and that the group had gone treasure hunting that afternoon.
No sooner had he finished speaking than Fei Yanggu flew into a rage, disregarding Yin and Yin's feelings, and berated all the children.
"Father-in-law, we know we were wrong!" Yin quickly admitted his mistake.
Yin appeared to accept the situation humbly and dared not resist further.
Upon returning to Beijing, Emperor Kangxi instructed Yinzhi of the purpose behind sending Fei Yanggu, and that he had no choice but to obey the arrangement.
“Prince Zhi, I shouldn’t have said this. You and the Fourth Prince are taking too much risks. Qingyan likes to go on adventures, but we servants should go down and check first!” Fei Yanggu said directly.
“We sent Erlu down, saying that the secret passages are interconnected, but we haven’t found out where they lead yet!” Yin quickly said.
Fei Yanggu's heart tightened; if there was a secret passage, the military port would be unsafe.
"Akdun, send the Shadow Guards down to investigate and find out how many exits there are!" Fei Yanggu had a feeling that the secret passage discovered this time should be connected to the great tomb.
“!” Akdun left immediately.
After being reprimanded by Fei Yanggu, Qingyan became obedient and began to eat under the angry glares of the two Ahhun.
“Little darling, next time you encounter something, you should discuss it with us first.” Fei Yanggu then turned his gun on Qingyan.
“Yes, Father!” Qingyan nodded obediently. “Don’t blame me. This is the last time, Father. I discovered that the candles on the walls there cannot be lit. We have to rely on the luminous pearl that I brought down with me.”
Fei Yanggu was taken aback; this was clearly...
“Saituo, quickly go and tell Aktun to pay attention to these things. Also, have them bring back a Luoyang shovel!” Fei Yangu said hurriedly.
Please provide a Luoyang shovel?
Countless question marks rose in Qingyan's little head. What did this mean?
"Father, you said that's a tomb?" Eshuo opened his mouth in surprise. If it was a tomb, they couldn't move any of the property inside.
"If Qingyan is right, only a purpose would have such a mechanism; ordinary secret passages don't exist!" Fei Yanggu explained helplessly.
Tomorrow, they need to get ready and find out what happened in this secret passage.
Just as dawn was breaking, Yin and Yin appeared in the study with dark circles under their eyes. Qingyan was in good spirits, her almond eyes sparkling. Today she was dressed in a royal blue riding outfit and had her hair styled in a small double bun. She followed closely behind.
"Fourth Brother, don't worry, Father will be here soon. The people Akdun sent out should be back!" Qingyan hoped that this trip would yield unexpected gains.
Yin was speechless. How could Xiao Guai not know the dangers inside? Yesterday, he didn't even see the children, fearing they might have picked up something unclean on them.
"Little darling, did you bring Master Yuanyi's prayer beads?" Yin asked.
“Yes, yes, didn’t you say before leaving the capital that the Buddhist beads shouldn’t leave your side?” Qingyan quickly replied.
She took out Buddhist prayer beads from her purse. Yin glanced at them, then took them directly from her hand and hung them outside her cheongsam.
"Leaving it outside will protect it from more danger." Yin knew that once she made up her mind, no one could dissuade her. "Stay behind me and don't act on your own!"
Imperial Physician Yuan examined the silver in the box and found nothing on it. However, there was a slight toxin on the gold, but the toxin disappeared after wiping it with strong liquor.
After breakfast, Fei Yanggu appeared in everyone's sight, wearing his battle robes. Behind him was a short man who seemed to know Fei Yanggu very well.
"This is a Luoyang shovel. Back then, I accompanied His Majesty on a military expedition and rescued him on the way." Fei Yanggu was very young at the time, and seeing the Luoyang shovel's ability to work in the ground, he clamored to follow along.
"This servant greets his masters!" Luo Yangchan looked to be in his fifties. Because he rarely saw the sun, his skin was pale, unlike the skin of a normal person.
Yin watched Luoyang Shovel's actions closely. This man was quite skilled; not just anyone could wield that Luoyang Shovel.
“Fei Yanggu, I can take them down, but it’s best if the girls don’t go.” Luo Yangchan knew that one of the two noblewomen was Fei Yanggu’s beloved daughter.
"I have Master Yuanyi's Buddhist beads here, which can protect me!" Qingyan didn't want to miss this opportunity.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Yanggu looked at Luoyang Chan with a helpless expression. At home, he couldn't win an argument with Qingyan.
"Is this your daughter?!" Luo Yangchan asked, looking at Qingyan.
“It doesn’t look like it at all!” Fei Yanggu asked in a loud voice.
"Hehe, your daughter is quite beautiful, much better than you. You're on guard. What about this Fujin?" Luoyang Chan asked, looking at Yin Genjue Luo Shi.
The wife of Prince Zhi took out Buddhist prayer beads, as she also had Buddhist prayer beads belonging to Master Yuan Yi.
"Alright, let's all go down together. The people with the strongest murderous aura are on the outer perimeter. Fei Yanggu, you protect the two consorts in the middle, and the princes are on all sides. These two consorts are in the very center, and the soldiers of the new army are on the outermost edge!" Luo Yangchan arranged.
Fei Yanggu readily accepted the advice of this seasoned veteran; in the underground world, the Luoyang shovel was the king of beasts.
As the group prepared to enter the secret passage, Qingyan tugged at Yin's sleeve, feeling that the old man was somewhat eerie.
"Why does Father trust him?" Qingyan asked, puzzled.
Yin had actually heard of the Luoyang shovel. Back then, when Kangxi was fighting against Galdan, he did indeed send tomb raiders to plunder the tombs of some Mongol leaders, which is why they were able to amass such a large amount of gold and silver.
“Back then, they went to war together, so they must have trusted this person a lot!” Yin said. “Even Father Emperor trusts him. Little darling, if you want to explore the underground kingdom, you must follow his arrangements.”
Yin had to admit that tomb raiding was not a good profession, but emperors loved it. In their private treasuries, there were many rare treasures, all of which were obtained from the last tomb raid.
"My God!" Qingyan exclaimed. Above the secret passage, there was even a starry sky represented by mercury. They hadn't noticed this before.
"Strange, we didn't see these when we came here yesterday?" Yin was also puzzled.
"Fourth Master, you used a luminous pearl yesterday, but today we're just using ordinary lanterns. The brightness of the two is different!" Luo Yangchan quickly said upon hearing Yin and the others' question.
Qingyan obediently stayed within the encirclement, observing the surrounding stones. The seemingly smooth walls were actually full of traps, and if he was even slightly careless, he might be killed by them.
"Luoyang Shovel, how far are we going?" Fei Yanggu interrupted Luoyang Shovel's explanation and asked.
"Don't worry, I'll lead you along the main road," Luoyang Chan reassured.
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