Just when the fourth prince was about to chase him to the entrance of the cave, the cave closed with a roar, blocking their sight.
Li Qingyi quickly pulled out the machine tool embedded in the wall of the cave, and the cave could no longer be opened.
Isatis didn't have time to respond to what had just happened. She was scared to death. When she came to her senses, she saw Li Qingyi breaking the arrow on his leg, leaving only the arrowhead in his flesh. He asked in surprise: "Is the girl injured?"
"Well, this arrow has a barb, which cannot be dealt with at the moment. It may be poisonous. We have to leave quickly! I wonder if there is any other entrance to this secret passage."
Silan didn't have time to ask Li Qingyi how he knew so much about the Mu family's secret passage. She followed Li Qingyi closely and ran all the way in the dim passage.
Li Qingyi paid attention to the relief patterns on the stone wall as he walked forward. When he saw a stone sculpture that was half human and half animal, he put his fingers deep into the animal's eyes and pressed hard...
The dazzling light poured into the cave entrance. Li Qingyi and Isatis Lan both breathed for a while, and it took a long time for their eyes to adapt to the brightness outside.
The two of them helped each other climb out of the hole and looked around. For a moment, they couldn't tell which remote alley this was.
Li Qingyi dragged Isatis to a corner in the alley, rolled up his clothes and looked at his arrow wounds.
At this time, the calf wound was bleeding and dark in color.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she realized that she was right. The arrow was poisonous.
Silan said anxiously from the side: "Girl, can you still move? I will carry you out of here!"
Li Qingyi pondered for a moment and said: "Although the secret passage has been sealed, the fourth prince must know where the secret passage leads, and he will definitely lead people to chase him here soon. The arrow wound on my body is not serious, the two of us ran You’ll be overtaken soon.”
She then whispered a few words to the woad in her ear.
Silan's eyes widened and she burst into tears. She shook her head and said, "No, I want to be with the girl. Even if I let the slave die, I can't leave the girl alone!"
"If you say something stupid, I won't die, and neither will you."
The action just now was too violent, and the poison spread quickly. At this time, her injured calf was no longer feeling.
Li Qingyi said anxiously: "The most dangerous place at this time is the safest place. The fourth prince never thought that I would go back to the secret passage. Remember the location I told you, and when the time comes, take Qin Zeng there to save me!"
Seeing that Li Qingyi seemed to be really confident, Shilan bit her lip and wiped away her tears, saying, "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely bring the message to Mr. Qin!"
Li Qingyi nodded and warned: "Remember my words, you must tell Qin Zeng personally about this matter, and do not reveal the slightest bit to others. In case of any accident, it is important to save your life."
Woad bit her lower lip and secretly made up her mind that if this matter could not be accomplished, she would die with the girl!
Thinking of this, she glanced at Li Qingyi worriedly, turned around and ran out of the alley, joining the bustling crowd.
When Li Qingyi saw Isatis leaving, he did not dare to delay at all. He immediately turned around and returned to the entrance of the cave, re-entered the secret passage, and restored the entrance of the cave.
Not long after she entered, the fourth prince, whose face was covered by a hood, stopped in the alley with a group of people.
An attendant inspected the secret passage for a moment and said, "Sir, there are bloodstains here, but the bloodstains disappeared not far from the entrance of the cave. Maybe someone was here to help."
"She ran away?"
The fourth prince gritted his teeth, stared at the blood stain, and said: "How could this little bitch know so clearly about the secret passages of the Mu family?! Has he arranged for someone to come here to meet him? Did he follow me before? Entering the secret room is just a trick?"
The attendant was shocked by the seriousness in the fourth prince's tone and couldn't help but tremble with fear. He had never seen such a fourth prince before.
The other party has always been as gentle as jade, a person like an immortal coming to the world.
He said cautiously: "Is it possible that someone in the East Factory is secretly investigating to do us harm?"
The fourth prince was silent for a moment and narrowed his eyes: "It seems that Qin Zeng came here with bad intentions!"
When he left the house through the secret passage, someone had already come to report that Qin Zeng had arrived at the house.
Although most people would not dare to neglect the Mu family's old lady's birthday, with Qin Zeng's status, there is really no need to get close to the Mu family.
The fourth prince was surprised at Qin Zeng's intention, but at that time he was in a state of rage and wanted to tear Li Qingyi to pieces with his own hands, so he ignored it, but at this moment, his heart suddenly lurked.
I heard that Li Qingyi had been in and out of the Qin Mansion many times, and she had known the secrets of the Mu family. Could it be that there were people from Dongchang in the Mu Mansion?
Thinking of this, the fourth prince's heart tightened, and he immediately turned his horse around and ordered: "You guys, search the area carefully for me. If you find Li Qingyi, kill him!"
"Yes, Your Highness."
In the Mu Mansion, Chang Lan had already put on the attire of an attendant. He suppressed the eagerness in his heart and stood behind Qin Zeng with his head bowed, not daring to show anything strange.
All the guests were surprised that Qin Zeng actually came to congratulate the old lady of the Mu family on her birthday. While talking and laughing at Yan Yan, they were also constantly guessing in their hearts.
At this time, General Mu and Concubine Mu's younger brother Mu Er, who was very good at using soldiers, were not in the house. Currently, it was Mu Yuanchang and his wife, the eldest fathers of the Mu family, who were in charge of the affairs of the Mu family.
Mu Yuanchang smelled a conspiracy and guessed that Qin Zeng's visit must have some unknown purpose.
After everyone's greetings were over, he took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Qin came to my house in person. It is a great honor for Mu."
Qin Zeng looked calm, as if he really came to wish Mrs. Mu a birthday.
He said: "Old General Mu is the veteran of our dynasty, and Young General Mu is also the pillar of the country. Qin has always respected me very much. Today is the old lady's birthday, and Qin is a little late. I hope you will forgive me."
He looked around, but did not see the figure of the Fourth Prince, so he turned around and asked casually: "Why don't you see His Highness the Fourth?"
When Qin Zeng asked the Fourth Highness, no one showed any strange expressions.
Qin Zeng was the one who even tied up the prince at his request. What happened to the fourth prince?
Besides, who knows whether he wants to ask it himself or on behalf of the emperor.
The fourth prince had not informed Mu Yuanchang of what happened in the stone chamber. Firstly, he was in a hurry to go out, and secondly, he was afraid that some trouble would be known and spread, so Mu Ying was still in the stone chamber for treatment.
When Mu Yuanchang heard Qin Zeng ask about the fourth prince, his face showed no clue, "I think he was tripped up by some trivial matters. I will send someone to find His Highness right now."
Qin Zeng nodded as usual.
Mu Yuanchang walked to a distance and looked back. He frowned and ordered the people around him: "Go and ask, why did the Fourth Highness go out in a hurry? What happened?"
After hearing this, the people under his command were about to nod and go do it, but someone came to report: "Master, people are being targeted everywhere outside the mansion, and they are all experts. There are also people inside the mansion, and they seem to be looking for something."
Mu Yuanchang was startled and ordered with a stern face: "There are many people here, follow me to the study."
*****
Outside the Qin Mansion, Silang Lan didn't know that she and Qin Zeng had missed each other.
She was glad that the scraps of silver she had on her were still there, so she jumped out of the carriage, dismissed the driver, and went to knock on the door.
The vermilion door opened in response. When the concierge saw that the other party was a girl whose clothes were covered with dust, he frowned and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Isatis Lan and Li Qingyi have been to the Qin Mansion, but she has not seen the gatekeeper today.
Fortunately, Islam met Nagasawa and said, "The little girl is a friend of Nagasawa. Now she is in trouble. Please let me know."
With that said, he stuffed all the money in his wallet into the concierge's hand.
If she opens her mouth and wants to talk to Mr. Qin, he will send her away without saying a word and won't even give her a chance to talk again.
So Isatis smartly chose to settle for the next best thing.
But although the concierge did not drive her away immediately, he did not agree to help her find someone, and even returned the money to her.
"Who are you from Nagasawa? If you can tell me clearly, I will report it to you."
Jianlan had long heard that Qin Zengfu was very strict with his subordinates, but she never expected that even the concierge would be so difficult to deal with.
She was worried and said: "I am his cousin..."
"Cousin?" The concierge frowned again, showing displeasure: "If you lied, please forgive me for not being able to tell you."
"etc!"
Islam didn't expect this person to be so shrewd, and she didn't know the specific situation of Nagaze at all. She gritted her teeth and put on an embarrassed and blushing attitude, putting her relationship with Nagaze in an ambiguous situation, hoping that The other party can believe it.
"Actually...actually I am his...sworn sister..."
The porter looked at her up and down, wondering if he believed her.
Silan said quickly: "Brother, this little lady doesn't want to go into the house to find someone. She just wants him to come out and see me. She really has something very important to say... Please be accommodating..."
When the concierge saw that she said that he didn't want to go into the house to find anyone, but just wanted Nagasawa to come out and say something, he looked more relaxed and said, "To be honest, Nagasawa is not at the house now. When he returns to the house, I will Let me tell you that you have been here, so you can go back first."
Jianlan was startled and immediately became anxious, blurting out and asking: "Isn't Changze the personal guard of Qin Dare? Changze is not at the house at this time, has Master Qin also gone out?"
Upon hearing this, the concierge's expression changed drastically, and he waved to four or five guards to surround Woad: "Who are you, and why are you so concerned about your whereabouts!"
