"The late emperor passed away and the new emperor ascended the throne in the same year, so it should be sixteen years."
The atmosphere inside the room became a little eerie.
The woman lying on the ground looked to be no more than twenty years old. Could she have been locked up here when she was four years old?
Ning Yao had a feeling that this matter was not so simple.
"Who are you? Who is Chen Sheng? Why are you locked up here?"
The woman lowered her head, obscuring her expression, but her voice sounded hollow and lost: "My name is Yun Xiang Nanshan. Chen Sheng is my husband. If it is now the eighth year of the Yan calendar, then I am thirty-five years old. Sixteen years ago, I was tricked and imprisoned here by Chen Sheng."
If Shen Wei and his son were here, they would definitely recognize this woman.
"Yun Xiang Nan Shan? You are a member of the Yun Xiang clan from Yun Xiang City!"
Yunxiang City is not far from Licheng, but the place is a bit strange. There are not many people in the city, and the Yunxiang clan is the most respected. Although it is under the jurisdiction of Yan State, it is more like a self-contained entity.
The Yunxiang clan is led by the Holy Maiden, and is assisted by the clan chief and priests. The Holy Maiden is the daughter of the clan chief and priests.
They almost completely secluded themselves from the world. Some say they were like the reclusive Ning family, while others say they were the reclusive Ning family.
But in most people's eyes, the Ning family and the Yunxiang family are still different.
The Ning family could not be found anywhere, but the Yunxiang clan had lived in Yunxiang City for generations.
“As far as I know, the people of Yunxiang don’t leave the city unless absolutely necessary. Judging from your appearance, you’re probably even a high-ranking member of the clan,” Ning Yao said, staring at Yunxiang Nanshan’s face.
There are many legends about Yun Xiang, one of which is that she has the secret to preserving her youth, and that all the men and women in the city are of superior appearance.
If the woman is telling the truth, then at the age of thirty-five, and having been imprisoned for sixteen years, she might indeed be a member of the Yunxiang clan.
The woman seemed lost in her own memories, continuing to murmur, "The Yunxiang clan isn't forbidden from leaving Yunxiang City, but they can't leave a certain area. Otherwise, I wouldn't have met Chen Sheng and been tricked into coming here by him."
Eighteen years ago, Yun Xiangnan went out on business and met Chen Sheng, a Taoist priest who was seriously injured outside the city.
At that time, Chen Sheng was on the verge of death, with one foot already in the grave.
Yun Xiang and Nan Shan secretly brought him back to the city and settled him in a small courtyard to treat his injuries.
Just like in the stories in the novels, the two developed feelings for each other after a while.
Yun Xiang and Nan Shan left early and returned late, spending every day with Chen Sheng.
As she reached marriageable age, her family began arranging a marriage for her, but her unusual behavior still caught their attention.
Her affair with Chen Sheng was discovered by her family, and she was even pregnant.
Forced into a corner, she voluntarily gave up inheriting the family business in exchange for the opportunity to be with Chen Sheng.
The parents were both anxious and angry. How could such a scandal be publicized? So they simply agreed to let the two be together.
Later, it was announced that a son-in-law had been chosen, but the wedding was canceled because Yun Xiang and Nan Shan were seriously ill.
In reality, Yun Xiang and Nan Shan were pregnant and could not hide it, so they had to resort to this method.
However, one problem after another arose. After the eldest daughter committed such a disgraceful act, the second daughter, Yun Xiangnanxi, did the same thing.
However, Yun Xiangnan is smarter than her sister.
She's not love-struck; she wants both the family inheritance and the man she loves.
Her sweetheart was of noble birth and had impeccable manners, leaving her parents with no reason to criticize him.
The fact that lovers eventually become a couple is a natural consequence.
The two sisters got married within three months of each other and lived at home with their husbands.
My sister's husband is handsome, well-mannered, and considerate. He has helped the family a lot and made my parents proud.
In addition, since the younger sister is the heir to the family business, she and her husband have even more friends.
My sister's husband was only considered handsome, and he was a Taoist priest with an eccentric temperament. He often kept to himself and was not liked by our parents.
Yun Xiang and Nan Shan had not yet given birth when the two began to argue in various ways.
Later, for reasons unknown, the younger sister Nancy left Yunxiang City with her husband, and shortly afterward, the older sister Nanshan gave birth to a daughter.
Strangely enough, Yun Xiang Nanshan abandoned her newborn child and left with her husband, Chen Sheng.
There has been no further news since.
Three years after leaving, her younger sister Yun Xiang Nan Xi returned to Yun Xiang City alone, inherited the family business, and took care of her older sister's daughter.
Everyone was curious about the two sisters, but no one dared to ask.
“He said he would take me home to meet his parents, so I left my own daughter and left with him, came to this city of Li, and settled down here. All I could think about was how to be filial to my parents-in-law and manage the household well. Who knew that once I entered this house, I would never leave again.”
“He blinded me and, I don’t know what method he used, locked me in this ancestral hall. No matter how skilled I am, I can’t get out, and no one else can get close.”
"I can't see, so for me there is no day or night in this ancestral hall. Later, he disappeared for a while, and when he reappeared, he gave me some kind of medicine, which has caused me to live in a daze all these years."
"Recently, I have slowly come to my senses and started thinking about how to attract people by pretending to be a ghost."
If Yun Xiangnanshan hadn't said anything, Ning Yao wouldn't have realized that she was blind.
But even if she were blind, her martial arts skills wouldn't have prevented her from being trapped.
It seems there's a problem with the house itself, but an even bigger problem lies in the ancestral hall.
After thinking it over and over, all she could think of was the lock on the door, the metal sheet encasing the spirit stone.
As far as she knew, ordinary people couldn't touch such spirit stones, so how did Chen Sheng obtain them?
"Is the Yunxiang clan afraid of a certain type of stone?"
Upon hearing Ning Yao's words, Yun Xiangnan's expression instantly changed. Although she was blind, she still looked at her warily: "Who are you?"
Yun Xiangnan's reaction confirmed her guess: "It seems so. Do you know where there is such a stone?"
"I have no idea!"
The attempt to cover up the truth only made Ning Yao more certain that spirit stones still existed in this era, and there were quite a few of them.
Ning Yao paced back and forth slowly: "Let me guess, the reason why the people of Yunxiang City have been unable to leave for generations is probably because of this stone, right? Is this stone inside or outside the city?"
"You just said that you found Chen Sheng outside the city, which means that the stone is outside the city, and there may even be quite a few, otherwise the people inside the city would not have been trapped for generations."
Yun Xiang Nanshan sneered, "If that's the case, then how did I get out? How did Nancy get out? Although the people of Yun Xiang City are not allowed to leave for generations, there are exceptions."
Ning Yao flicked her hair behind her ear: "You said there are different situations, like you. Since Chen Sheng was able to find that specially made lock, he must have a way to get you out. It's just that you and I don't know this method. Only Chen Sheng himself knows it."
Yun Xiangnanshan stopped speaking; she found the woman's appearance very strange.
Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she asked, "There's something wrong with the lock. How did you get in? Who are you?"
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