Chapter 87 Why is he here?
This secret room was more complex than the one at the bottom of the cliff last time, with twists and turns. After walking a few steps, they reached the end, and a stone wall blocked their way.
Xihe placed one hand on the stone wall, closed her eyes and concentrated, and suddenly blue light appeared around her body.
Xiao Mingxuan stared at the blue light and asked, "Is this spiritual power?"
Xihe suddenly opened his eyes and asked in surprise, "Little brother, can you...see?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded, "Yes."
Xihe pursed her lips, her expression unclear, "You couldn't see it before, why can you see it now..."
Is it really because she leaked the secret that Heaven put Xiao Mingxuan into the chessboard of reincarnation?
Perhaps the panic on the little girl's face was too obvious, Xiao Mingxuan touched her hair and comforted her, "It's okay, Xiao Xi'er, I don't regret it. At least now you are not the only one holding on to this secret, I am here with you. The worst that can happen is... you will lose your life."
When a person dies, the secret is gone.
It is too lonely for one person to keep a secret. If two people are together, they can rely on each other.
The worry on Xihe's face did not fade. She shook her head slightly, "Little brother, you have never seen the way of heaven, so you don't know how cruel its methods are. If the gap is too big, it will... destroy this world."
In the year Xihe succeeded to the throne, he met the Heavenly Dao once. At that time, a priest went against the will of Heaven and tried to change his fate. That person was not afraid of life or death and was willing to use his own life to fill the book of fate. However, the Heavenly Dao did not do as he wished. Instead, it destroyed that world and annihilated all living things in exchange for a new peace.
From the moment Xihe came here and knew that she was carrying a space, she was ready to die.
Using her alone to save thousands of lives is a very good deal.
But she was more afraid that what happened that year would happen again.
"Now that things have come to this, let's just take it one step at a time and don't think about it anymore." Xiao Mingxuan's expression was a little gloomy, but he still managed to control himself.
Compared with the unfathomable God, human power is too small.
The little girl leaned against the stone wall with her head lowered. After a long moment, she said calmly, "I won't let it ruin this place. Absolutely not!"
The childish voice penetrated the iron walls, floated on the wind, brushed across the cheeks of mortals, and went to a place in the sky thousands of miles away.
A faint laugh came from the palace amidst the thunder and dense clouds, as charming as a ghost.
"Xiao Xihe, please don't keep me waiting too long."
Xihe found a mechanism in the secret room. The wall on the left side of the two of them suddenly moved, revealing a door that was wide enough for one person to pass through.
"Let's go, little brother~"
Xiao Mingxuan took Xihe by the hand, trying to hide her behind him as much as possible, and walked forward step by step. "Xiao Xier, I forgot to ask you, last time we discovered the entrance to the secret room at the bottom of the cliff, and the existence of this secret room in the Jiang Mansion, were both discovered through spiritual power exploration?"
"Yes, but not all of them." Xihe tugged at Xiao Mingxuan's clothes and said word by word, "The bottom of the cliff and the entrance to the secret room were discovered with the spiritual power lent to me by Grandpa Shenshu, but I had already checked in advance that the Jiang family had a secret room."
Xihe didn't know in advance that the Jiang family had set up a tight net for her, but since the space could send out instructions, it must not be a simple banquet. In order to avoid any accidents, she found out the location of the secret room in advance in case of emergency. Unexpectedly, she actually used it.
"You're not hiding your abilities anymore?" Xiao Mingxuan's tone was filled with a hint of joy, as if he had discovered a new world.
The little girl smiled shyly, her childish voice sounding particularly sweet in the empty room. "So, little brother has known this all along~"
"You pretended really well, but it just happened to be me." Xiao Mingxuan recalled when he started to pay attention to it. It seemed to be medical skills, or assassination, or maybe even earlier.
As early as when they first met, the look Xihe gave him was not that of a simple child.
"Oh, my little brother has found out all of Xihe's secrets. What should I do? Will he sell me out?" The little girl smiled like a fox, squinting her eyes slightly, and joked.
Xiao Mingxuan's expression grew a bit warmer. Upon hearing this, he said sternly, "People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, and the moon waxes and wanes, but I... will never betray you."
The little girl, who was joking, was stunned for a moment and stood there in a daze. She only reacted after the other party pulled her up.
After a moment, a clear voice murmured back: "Okay~"
The two walked for about an incense stick's time, and Xiao Mingxuan determined the direction based on his memory.
"It's getting closer to the front yard."
The front yard is where Jiang Zhongguo lives. Why did he open such a secret room underground?
"Wait, little brother." Xihe's ears moved, and she suddenly pulled Xiao Mingxuan to her side. She concentrated and listened carefully, "Listen, is there any sound?"
It was as if something was rubbing against the ground, sparse and vague.
"It's... an iron chain." Xiao Mingxuan's eyes changed slightly, and he pulled the person back a little further. "Xiao Xi'er, no matter what happens later, you hide behind me. Remember?"
Why are there chains in such a secret room? The only explanation is that this is probably a secret cell where someone is imprisoned.
"Okay, I'll follow you. Xihe is not afraid." The little girl grabbed Xiao Mingxuan's sleeve tightly, cheered up, and observed her surroundings.
The further they walked, the louder the sound of the chains being pulled became. Turning the corner, Xiao Mingxuan saw the exposed half of the iron cage.
He held Xihe's hand and hid in the corner, feeling hesitant.
Do you want to go over?
This is the only way. If they don't go through, they will be trapped here and die.
As he gritted his teeth and hesitated, a teasing voice suddenly came from the iron cage.
"Come here, little kid. There's no one guarding you."
Xiao Mingxuan's heart trembled and his breathing became slightly heavier.
If they hadn't been exposed, how would the man have known they were children?
The sound of chains seemed to be getting closer to them. It was a young man, and his laughter was accompanied by a hint of solemnity. "Why don't you come out? Are you waiting for me to take you out?"
Xihe quietly pulled Xiao Mingxuan's sleeve and mouthed, "Brother, there's really no one guarding outside. Should we go out?"
Xiao Mingxuan was silent for a while, nodded slightly, and whispered: "Remember, hide behind me and don't run forward."
Xihe nodded quickly and held Xiao Mingxuan's hand obediently.
He took a deep breath and walked out with the little girl. As expected, there were no guards outside. Inside the huge iron cell was only a young man with disheveled hair, whose face could not be seen clearly.
The man was wearing a white robe that was completely stained with blood. His hair was casually disheveled, and his exposed skin was covered with black scabs from burns. His hands and feet were shackled with iron chains, making him look extremely heavy.
The man raised his head slightly and smiled at the two of them. The horrific wound on his face could not hide his graceful demeanor.
Xihe opened her mouth in shock and looked at the person in front of her in disbelief, "You...you...you...are you Liu Yuan?"
The son of Prime Minister Liu who should have been in the imperial prison... Liu Yuan.
Why is he here?
Our long-awaited General Liu finally appears~
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