Chapter 828 The Truth - The Locked Room
“I really know.”
Gu Shuyan wanted to nod, but her eyes were fixed on the sword at her neck, and in the end she could only say it with a sincere expression.
"Okay, then take me there."
The old man looked at Yun Yichen and the others and said, "Don't move, or I won't hesitate to take her life first."
With these words, Yun Yichen and his group dared not make a move.
Gu Shuyan was slowly led forward by the old man. She originally wanted to deceive the old man, but seeing how careful he was, she had no choice but to lead him step by step toward the dragon throne.
Pointing to the gap in the armrest of the dragon throne, the old man glanced at Gu Shuyan and then slightly loosened his grip on her.
"Mu Fan, come and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Mu Fan quickly stepped forward, and after observing for a while, he nodded in confirmation.
"My lord, this place does look somewhat different; it must be a mechanism."
Upon hearing this, the old man pushed Gu Shuyan in front of Mu Fan, and then went up to examine her himself. After a thorough look, he agreed with Mu Fan's opinion.
"Judging from its shape, it seems to be a bracelet."
As the old man spoke, his gaze fell on Princess Baiyun, who was still leaning against the lion. If he remembered correctly, Princess Baiyun had a bracelet on her wrist, and the reason why the Seventh Prince pursued them was because of that bracelet on Princess Baiyun's wrist.
"Baiyun, I'll borrow your bracelet for a bit, I'll return it to you in a little while."
The old man spoke softly, seemingly seeking Princess Baiyun's consent.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, the old man placed the bracelet into the groove of the dragon throne. The size was about right, but because of the difference in the pattern, the mechanism was not activated.
Seeing the old man's behavior, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but carefully touch the bracelet on her wrist.
Before leaving the mansion, Gu Shuyan was reluctant to wear the bracelet, but when she thought that someone might sneak into the Yun mansion while she was away, she decided to take this important item with her.
Gu Shuyan's movements were very discreet, and neither the old man beside her nor Mu Fan noticed them.
But the term "pig teammate" isn't just a random expression. For example, when Gu Shuyan reached out to cover her bracelet, Xu Yunzhi loudly exclaimed, "Little sister-in-law, why are you touching your bracelet?!"
Xu Yunzhi's words made Gu Shuyan want to slap him. He was nowhere to be seen when she needed him, but he was always there to talk nonsense.
Sure enough, after Xu Yunzhi finished speaking, both the old man and Mu Fan reached for her hand. The old man even threatened, "If you don't take it off, I will cut off your hand."
Is Gu Shuyan afraid of people who don't have that one hand? The answer is, of course, yes! She is indeed afraid of not having that one hand.
So Gu Shuyan obediently took off the bracelet from her hand, and before handing it to the old man, she made a request.
"I can give you the bracelet, but could you please take this deadly thing off my neck?"
She wasn't a criminal. If someone else had held a knife to her neck, with her delicate skin, Gu Shuyan believed that even if Yun Yichen and Xu Yunzhi tried to save her together, she wouldn't survive if that knife cut her.
All the old man wanted was the bracelet, so when Gu Shuyan made the request, he agreed almost without thinking.
Gu Shuyan gave the bracelet to the old man as promised. The old man couldn't wait to put the bracelet into the groove. Then, there was a loud bang, and the platform under the dragon throne was visibly retreating.
At the same time, a secret passage appeared before them.
Upon seeing this, the old man was overjoyed and quickly picked up Princess Baiyun and went inside. Mu Fan had someone follow behind, while he himself pulled Gu Shuyan forward.
"Wait, my bracelet."
Gu Shuyan quickly shook off Mu Fan and went to retrieve her bracelet.
Just then, Yun Yichen, who had been silent all along, leaped up and swiftly attacked Mu Fan with his long sword. Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi followed closely behind, but their target was Gu Shuyan, who was trying to retrieve the bracelet.
As soon as the three swords moved, Mu Fan quickly gripped his sword. He thought the three were going to take the opportunity to ambush him, but he didn't expect that their real target was Gu Shuyan.
Yun Yichen feinted and flashed in front of Gu Shuyan, then pulled her into his arms.
Mu Fan swung his sword but missed. Just as he regained his footing, he was met with swords from Gu Renjie and Xu Yunzhi. While deflecting Gu Renjie's sword, he tried to dodge Xu Yunzhi's sword, but unexpectedly, Xu Yunzhi's blade still cut his arm.
The three brothers' attack did not cause any real damage to Mu Fan, but fortunately, Gu Shuyan was saved by the three of them.
"Let's go down and take a look."
Yun Yichen watched Mu Fan leave, then carried Gu Shuyan into the secret passage.
Unlike the spacious outer room, the inner chamber was much more furnished. Two rows of boxes came into view, and at the very back of the boxes, two coffins were placed side by side. Judging from the decorations on the coffins, they should belong to a husband and wife.
Beside the box, the old man's men were opening it, taking out the jewelry and jewels inside, and laughing wildly.
Gu Shuyan wanted to reach out and touch it, but Yun Yichen grabbed her arm.
"poisonous."
Not long after Yun Yichen finished speaking, those who had stuffed the jewelry into their pockets began to foam at the mouth and eventually collapsed to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.
"This must have been a trap deliberately set by the tomb's owner, with the aim of ensuring that anyone who came to rob the tomb would never return."
Seeing this scene, Xu Yunzhi opened his folding fan and leisurely watched as people died from poisoning, explaining why the jewels were poisonous.
"It's a pity that so many good things were wasted. If they could have been transported out, the value would have been considerable."
Now that Gu Renjie has become emperor, he realizes just how empty the Great Zhou's treasury is. Despite the huge amount of taxes collected each year, he has no idea where all that money goes.
Seeing Gu Renjie's regretful expression, Xu Yunzhi couldn't help but laugh and said, "What's wrong? My brother is the ruler of a country, and he has the huge Yi'an Marquis's Mansion behind him. You would really care about such a small thing?"
Unlike the Zhou Dynasty, whose treasury was empty, the Jin Dynasty's treasury, while not extremely wealthy, was at least enough for Xu Yunzhi to live on for several years, thanks to the old man's extensive development and wealth accumulation over the years.
“Brother, you’re like a well-fed man who doesn’t know the hunger of a starving man. You don’t even care about all this food. It seems I’ll have to borrow some money from you when we get back.”
Gu Shuyan had no interest in listening to the two brothers' banter. After looking at all the boxes, she couldn't help but say, "Have you noticed that these boxes seem to contain mostly jewelry, and not gold or silver?"
In general, royal family members would be buried with all the items that symbolize their status and position, such as gold, silver, jewelry, and jade.
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