Chapter 97 Testing
"I never expected the young master to have made such a mess of his own basement. I wonder if the Duke will be furious when he finds out."
Gu Shuyan's teasing voice came through, and she seemed to be in a very good mood.
Luo Yu didn't say anything upon hearing this. He glanced up at her and then continued to direct Mingyu to lead the way.
Gu Shuyan was not angry about Luo Yu's attitude. In her previous life, Luo Yu died young and did not witness the final outcome of the Duke's mansion.
It's ironic, really. A huge Duke's mansion, and they didn't even realize that the ground beneath their feet had been dug up.
In the end, the entire family was brutally murdered.
Although the case file initially stated that the incident was a burglary, Gu Shuyan had heard Lu Youming mention that the emperor suspected the incident was premeditated.
After all, even if a family like the Duke of Anguo's mansion had underground passages, bandits wouldn't dare to forcibly enter and rob.
If someone were to be caught by chance, it would be a heinous crime that would lead to the confiscation of one's property and the extermination of one's entire clan. No one would be foolish enough to try to rob such a nobleman.
But by sheer coincidence, those bandits appeared and disappeared without a trace, burning, killing, and looting overnight, completely destroying Anguo Kung Fu.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard they investigated afterwards, they couldn't find any trace of those people. It was as if they had vanished without a trace overnight after destroying the Duke of Anguo's mansion.
Gu Shuyan remembered that Lu Youming had said that the Duke of Anguo's mansion must have been harmed by their enemies.
However, Gu Shuyan was more inclined to believe that this was something done by someone from the Duke's mansion.
After all, digging such a complex tunnel beneath the Duke's mansion would require considerable manpower, resources, and time, which is not something that can be accomplished easily.
Gu Shuyan couldn't think of anyone other than Luo Yu who could accomplish this and keep the Duke from even knowing about the tunnel.
Thinking about it this way, it becomes debatable whether Luo Yu from the previous life really died.
"I've heard that Your Highness has always been in poor health. I wonder if Your Highness has consulted a doctor to examine you properly?"
Thinking of this, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but ask Luo Yu a question.
Luo Yu didn't understand why Gu Shuyan would ask this, but since she asked, he had no reason to hide it from her.
"Those doctors are nothing but a bunch of quacks, what can they possibly diagnose? But thank you for your concern, Miss. Although I have a chronic illness, I am not in any danger to my life."
Luo Yu assumed that Gu Shuyan was worried about his health, so he told her about his situation without thinking.
However, he never expected that Gu Shuyan's question was actually a test for him.
After all, the unsolved case from the previous life is there, and since it's so close to the truth, we have to get to the bottom of it.
"Just go around the next corner and you'll arrive."
Even in such a dimly lit tunnel, Luo Yu still had a very accurate grasp of the location.
Pushing Luo Yu forward, Gu Shuyan, unusually foolish, asked, "Is Your Highness sure we won't be discovered if we go out?"
"If Miss is worried about being discovered, why did you still ask me to bring you in?"
Luo Yu looked at her with amusement, his tone unconsciously carrying a hint of doting.
Seeing this, Gu Shuyan was embarrassed and coughed, "I was just worried that there were too many of us and that the young master's tunnel would be exposed?"
"Really? Then I must thank you, Miss."
A slightly teasing voice rang out, and Gu Shuyan's face unconsciously flushed red.
Can't this man just not talk like that?
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