As she spoke, she carefully watched the reactions of Madam Yu and Mrs. Yu, and saw Madam Yu staggered back to sit.
Right. Yu widened her eyes slightly as if she had just woken up from a dream, and told herself not to panic.
The situation has not reached a desperate stage yet, and the Yu family is not isolated and helpless.
The reactions of the two elders confirmed some of Yu Chaoyun’s guesses, and her heart sank again.
Yu Chaoyun bit her lip again and said softly, "Besides, there is still my uncle. With my uncle's help, my great uncle will be fine."
Yu took a deep breath and his emotions gradually calmed down.
Yes, I can't lose my composure because of Gu Yanfei.
She is the Duchess of England, and she also has the Duke of England's mansion.
The Duke of England holds a large army, and the emperor will not give him face! Yu Chaoyun picked up the tea that the servant had just served, wiped the tea temperature, and considerately handed it to Yu, saying, "Aunt, drink some tea to moisten your throat."
"What are these Jinyiwei looking for?" she asked cautiously, looking out the window.
Seven or eight Jinyiwei were busy, knocking and probing everywhere with their scabbards, carefully searching every place they passed by, including pavilions, towers, flowers, trees and rockery...
Looking at the posture of the Jinyiwei, it seems that they want to dig three feet into the ground.
This house was just a temporary residence for the Yu family in the capital. The only people living here were her, her uncle, and her aunt. There were only three of them, so what else could the Jinyiwei be looking for? Yu followed Yu Chaoyun's gaze and looked outside the hall. Her pupils shrank slightly, and she realized that the Jinyiwei seemed to be looking for something.
Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Yu said nothing, and occasionally looked at each other anxiously.
Yu Chaoyun asked carefully, "Aunt, aunt, and uncle, are you okay?"
Yu raised her eyelids, and her cold eyes accurately met Yu Chaoyun's probing gaze. She certainly understood her niece's little thoughts, and sneered, "Sister Yun, don't forget, your last name is Yu."
"If the Yu family gets into trouble, you will be convicted as well!"
"You must always remember what your family taught you since you were a child: when the nest is overturned, no egg will be left unbroken."
"You haven't married yet!"
Every word and sentence of Yu's was like a knife stabbing at Yu Chaoyun. Yu Chaoyun's face suddenly turned ugly and his lips turned white from being bitten by her.
Yu Chaoyun wanted to make a few excuses, but under Yu's insightful eyes, any excuse seemed so pale and powerless.
There was another burst of hurried footsteps outside the hall, and a square-faced Jinyiwei ran towards He Lie, who was standing with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, shouting excitedly:
"Commander, I figured it out!"
"Second Miss Gu has figured it out!"
When Yu heard the Jinyiwei mention Gu Yanfei again, she almost jumped up from her chair, but she could only sit still and try to remain calm.
The square-faced Jinyiwei who came to report the news whispered something to He Lie. He Lie nodded slightly, then suddenly turned his head to look at Madam Yu and Yu, and happened to meet Yu's eyes from a distance.
Fine beads of sweat oozed out of Yu's neck, soaking through her inner garment. A horrifying thought came to her mind: Could it be...
Madam Yu also thought of the same thing as her, and called out in a trembling voice, "Second sister!"
Both the aunt and the sister-in-law felt cold all over and their limbs were numb.
After He Lie gave a few instructions to the square-faced Jinyiwei, the square-faced Jinyiwei shouted in a loud voice: "Leave four people to guard here, and the rest of you follow me!"
The Jinyiwei who were originally searching in the courtyard came over upon hearing the noise, and all followed He Lie towards the northwest of the house.
In the hall at the back, Mrs. Yu stood up from her chair in an unruly manner and bumped into the coffee table next to her, but she was completely unaware of it.
He Lie and his group didn't care what the Yu family thought and went all the way to a rockery in the small garden on the northwest side of the Yu residence.
The square-faced Jinyiwei shouted to his colleagues, "Search carefully and don't miss any corner. Miss Gu said that the secret room is in the rockery."
The Jinyiwei were all experts in searching, and they immediately dispersed and searched every corner of the rockery.
"Found it! Found the mechanism!"
"There's a secret door here."
After a moment, a high-pitched male voice sounded excitedly.
He Lie followed the sound and was led by his subordinates into a dark rockery cave, and then walked around in twists and turns to a narrow corner.
The Jinyiwei who led the way pointed to a secret door about five or six feet high in front and said, "Commander, when I knocked here just now, I found that the back was hollow, so I managed to open it."
It was pitch black behind the secret door, and a cold, musty smell filled the air.
No one has entered the secret room yet, just waiting for He Lie.
The square-faced Jinyiwei quickly brought an oil lamp, glanced at He Lie, and walked in first with the oil lamp.
A group of Jinyiwei walked one after another along a narrow stone staircase and went down.
In the dim, flickering firelight, one could see spider webs on the stone walls on both sides of the passage, and the ground was covered with dust.
The further down we went, the damper and colder the air became, with a faint fishy smell.
"Commander, there seems to be a smell of blood." The square-faced Jinyiwei twitched his nose and quickened his pace to rush down the stone steps.
After walking down more than twenty stone steps, they came to a dark secret room. The ceiling of the secret room was not high, and it was so oppressive that it seemed to hit their heads. The walls were mottled and the smell of blood in the air was stronger.
The square-faced Jinyiwei looked around with an oil lamp in hand.
The floor of the secret room was covered with tattered straw mats, on which lay a number of children in their teens, both boys and girls. There were beggars in tattered clothes and civilian children in coarse cloth clothes. They had different appearances, and most of them were unconscious with their eyes closed. There were at least a hundred of them.
Several of the children were injured, with bloodstains on their wrists and legs.
"Found it!" The square-faced Jinyiwei shouted in a high voice, "The lost children are all here."
Even though they, the Jinyiwei, had seen many big scenes and had taken many lives, and even though they considered themselves to be cold-hearted, they were still somewhat touched at this moment.
So many children almost died in this dark place.
Behind them, other Jinyiwei also walked through the stone steps and entered the dark secret room.
Thinking that he also had brothers and sisters of similar age at home, the square-faced Jinyiwei felt somewhat angry and strode forward...
“Boom!”
The people at the back watched helplessly as the square-faced Jinyiwei was flung away out of thin air, staggered backwards and fell to the ground.
It was as if an invisible person whipped him and sent him flying.
The scene before them was so bizarre that everyone else was stunned.
The square-faced Jinyiwei covered his forehead in pain and said doubtfully: "I, I seem to have bumped into something..."
There is clearly nothing in front! The other Jinyiwei were horrified and looked at each other in astonishment.
Soon someone bravely stepped forward and swung the scabbard in the air, and "dong, dong" sounds came one after another.
"There seems to be a wall ahead." A voice said uncertainly, unable to hide its shock, "an invisible wall."
"Commander, is this a ghost wall?!"
Another person immediately retorted: "That's not how ghost walls work!"
The Jinyiwei were also busy. They raised their hands, kicked the ground, and felt around in the air. They were sure of one thing: they could not go any further.
They were only half a meter away from the children in front of them, but there seemed to be an invisible wall blocking them.
This situation has never been seen before and has only been heard of in rural ghost stories.
"Gao Yuan, go and report the situation here to the emperor immediately." He Lie gave the order without delay, his brows furrowed deeply.
The Jinyiwei named Gao Yuan responded and hurriedly returned along the stone steps.
Then, from the direction of the east wall, another tall and thin Jinyiwei shouted, "Commander, look here."
He Lie quickly walked over and looked in the direction his subordinate pointed.
There were dark brown lines and symbols painted on the mottled walls. These lines were extremely strange, and exuded an indescribable sense of evil.
The tall and thin Jinyiwei frowned and said, "Commander, I think these lines are drawn with blood."
It is well known that the Jinyiwei are good at torture. The cells and prisons in the imperial prison are covered with decades of bloodstains, and the smell of blood and rot is lingering.
So he saw it at a glance.
He Lie also noticed it and couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart, as if his face was covered with a layer of frost.
He Lie held the scabbard in one hand and slowly walked around the wall. There were strange patterns painted on all the walls.
He didn't dare to move the wall, for fear that there might be some evil magic in there, which might backfire and end up being a disaster.
After walking around the secret room twice, He Lie retreated.
The secret room was dark and damp, while the garden outside was bright and sunny, as if they were two different worlds.
He Lie sat down in the pavilion next to the rockery. His subordinates served him tea and came to report from time to time, such as the capture of several servants of the Yu family who intended to escape, the detention of all the servants in the Yu residence in the west wing, and the search of the entire house but no other secret rooms were found.
He Lie drank several cups of tea in a row, and finally heard movement at the entrance of the garden. From a distance, he heard Gao Yuan's respectful, almost flattering voice: "Second Miss Gu, please come this way. Be careful of the slippery road."
He Lie was startled and quickly stood up and headed towards the direction where the sound came from.
Not far away, Gu Yanfei was walking towards this side leisurely under the guidance of Gao Yuan.
"Second Miss Gu." He Lie politely clasped his fists towards Gu Yanfei, showing great respect.
He asked Gao Yuan to report to the emperor, with some intention of asking Gu Yanfei for instructions, but he did not expect that she would come in person.
"Please take me to see it, Lord He." Gu Yanfei also bowed to He Lie, with a faint smile and casual behavior.
The head of the Yu family, Yu Si, has been captured and taken to Chengtian Gate to be tried by the emperor himself. There is no need for Yan Fei to take care of him there. She had wanted to come to the Yu family in the first place, and when Gao Yuan happened to report the "ghost wall" incident, she came with him.
He Lie smiled even more earnestly. Not only did he not think that Gu Yanfei's etiquette was wrong, he also believed that such a great master should naturally behave in this casual manner.
"Second Miss Gu, this way." He Lie said as he led Gu Yanfei to the rockery, "Those children are in the secret room. I have already ordered my subordinates not to move rashly."
The two passed through the secret door and walked up the stone steps into the secret room below.
The Jinyiwei had placed several torches in the secret room, illuminating the originally dark room, and the dark brown lines on the wall became clearer.
At first glance, these lines appear to be casually drawn, but upon closer inspection, the lines seem to contain some strange power, as if snakes are swimming, giving a terrifying feeling of a group of demons dancing wildly.
Gu Yanfei touched his chin and looked at the lines, then frowned.
When He Lie saw her frowning, he knew what was going on: Sure enough, this is not a good thing!
"Second Miss Gu, what is this?" He Lie asked cautiously.
The other Jinyiwei in the back also pricked up their ears. Just being here made their hair stand on end.
"This is a formation that gathers spirits and borrows luck." Gu Yanfei pondered and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve. He wiped it on the patterns on the wall and sniffed it. "This formation has been activated at least three times."
He Lie and the other Jinyiwei were shocked by these words. They were filled with imagination and felt that countless innocent souls were buried here. The air around them became increasingly gloomy.
He Lie calmed down and couldn't help asking, "Does it cost the lives of two hundred children every time the formation is activated?"
Gu Yanfei paced casually in the secret room with his hands behind his back. He turned his head and looked around, from the patterns on the wall to the children on the straw mats, and walked towards them.
Gao originally wanted to remind her that there was a "wall" in front of her, but he saw that Gu Yanfei had already stopped, as if she could see the transparent wall in front of her.
She slowly squatted down, looking at the children lying motionless on the straw mats in front of her, and said, "Children's minds are pure, and they are often not stained by too many causes and effects. The first step to activate the formation is to use the children's heart blood to 'gather spirits'."
"Next, this formation will 'borrow luck' from someone with luck."
"Gather the spirit first, then borrow the luck?" He Lie murmured thoughtfully.
"Yes." As she spoke, Gu Yanfei stood up and met He Lie's gaze. Her eyes emitted a dazzling light under the illumination of the surrounding fire.
"There are always some people in this world who are born with great luck." Gu Yanfei pointed at He Lie casually, "Just like you, Lord He."
He?! He Lie's body froze, and he instantly felt uncomfortable as if his soul and even his fate were seen through by the other party.
The attention of the other Jinyiwei were all drawn to her, and they looked at He Lie with strange eyes, which made him feel inexplicably cold in his heart.
Two-in-one~ (End of this chapter)
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