Lu Huan glanced at her and said, "I originally wanted to buy this place as my temporary residence. I had already built the secret door and secret passage, but Jiang Shizhong reported it to the court."
Jiang Shizhong was the Tongpan. She didn't think he was very upright. She didn't expect that this Tongpan had not only sued the prefect, but also implicated Lu Huan in the officialdom.
If she didn't know Jiang Shizhong, she might have thought he was a good person based on those two things. But seeing how indulgent he was when he allowed his wife and daughter to throw dirty water on her, she didn't have a good impression of him.
"They said I was setting up my own palace, building secret passages, and secretly raising troops, and I was suspected of treason. The emperor was afraid I was planning a rebellion, so he sent people to investigate, but the case was eventually dropped."
Su Qian couldn't help but ask, "Have you ever thought about rebellion?"
Lu Huan was also very sincere and spoke the truth: "I never thought of rebelling myself."
In short, he only wants to use other people's hands to do evil.
Although they had entered the tunnel, Su Qian was still a little worried, "What if they find this place?"
"My people have arrived. We are holding them back outside. They won't be able to find us for a while. By the time Yan Xuanye and his men find us, we will be safe."
Su Qian rolled her eyes secretly. She knew that this man had bad intentions and had planned everything behind her back. She and Yan Xuanye combined were no match for him.
Su Qian: "I want to ask you something."
Lu Huan looked at her embarrassed expression and asked, "What?"
Su Qian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is that smoke bomb poisonous?"
Although she chose to leave with Lu Huan, she would feel uneasy if those people were injured or died as a result.
Lu Huan looked at Su Qian with a scrutinizing gaze, sensing a hint of uneasiness. "I thought you were going to ask some interesting questions, but this is it."
"I also inhaled some smoke when I threw it out just now. If it was poisonous, how could I still be fine?"
Hearing his words, Su Qian put down her worries and breathed a sigh of relief.
It was because she had relaxed completely that she realized Lu Huan was still holding her hand.
The palm of her hand felt a little sticky. Su Qian looked down and found that a lot of blood had flowed out from the injured area, flowing down his arm into her palm.
The tunnel was very dark. Although Lu Huan carried a fire starter with him, it could only play a minimal role. In such a dark environment, it was even more glaring.
Su Qian avoided the area where he was injured and carefully pulled him forward, "Let's go quickly, your wound needs to be treated quickly."
Lu Huan was also quite amazing. He hadn't said a word for such a long time that she had thought the injury was not a big deal.
Now it seems that perhaps a part of her body that she couldn't see, such as her arm under her clothes, was also injured, otherwise there wouldn't be so much blood just based on the wound on the back of her hand.
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On the other side, after Yan Xuanye and others were stopped by the smoke bomb, a group of Lu Huan's men appeared. After the battle between the two groups ended, Lu Huan and Su Qian had disappeared.
It was obvious that Lu Huan's men did not want to fight to the death with them. They appeared only to delay Yan Xuanye and others in time. After delaying them for a while, this group of people would disperse and escape on their own.
Yan Xuanye immediately ordered his men to follow, "You must follow. If you catch them, don't let them die. Bring them back to me! I will personally interrogate them."
"Bana, get out here!"
Banai walked out of the crowd, sword in hand. He knew he had failed to protect the goddess, and upon seeing Yan Xuanye, he knelt on one knee. "I am guilty. It was my incompetence that prevented me from finding Lu Huan, giving him the opportunity to take the goddess away. This is all my fault. Your Highness, please punish me!"
Yan Xuanye clenched his fists tightly beneath his robe, uncontrollable anger surging in his chest and heart, driving him almost crazy.
His eyes were like a sudden storm accompanied by thunder and lightning in the summer, making people dare not look directly at him. Banai suddenly lowered his head.
Yan Xuanye angrily kicked Banai on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
Banai didn't show any dissatisfaction. He immediately stood up and knelt on the ground again. "It is my fault for failing to take precautions. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
The veins on Yan Xuanye's forehead were clearly visible as he resisted the urge to draw his sword and kill him. "Of course I will punish you!"
Machi, Gebulu and others rushed over and heard Yan Xuanye's order, "Lu Feng and Banai, deal with them according to military regulations!"
Banai, Machigbulu and the other three were all shocked. Banai knelt on the ground and kowtowed twice, "Your Highness, it was my fault for not taking good care of the goddess. It has nothing to do with Lu Feng. Please forgive her."
Yan Xuanye looked down at Banai, who was pleading for Lu Feng. "Lu Feng is the guard who serves the goddess closely. I ordered her to take good care of the goddess and not to stray too far from her. Not only did she turn a deaf ear to my words, she also failed to protect the goddess."
"If I were to list her faults, they would be much more serious than yours!"
Compared to Banai's plea, Lu Feng herself had no objection. When she heard Yan Xuanye's words, she spontaneously left the place and went down to receive punishment.
"Gebru, bring the little maid here."
Cuiwei originally followed Yan Xuanye to chase Su Qian, but Yan Xuanye moved too fast and left her behind in an instant. She could not keep up with Yan Xuanye and instantly ran around like a headless fly.
It was not until Ge Bulu found her and brought her to Yan Xuanye that she saw the solemn expressions of the people around her and knew that Su Qian had not been found.
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