When Li Qingyi was at the dark altar, he sprinkled some firefly powder underneath. Those who got it would leave traces in the darkness.
Changning Changlan picked up some rubble from the fire bomb and knocked out the candles on the candlesticks set on the wall, leaving only a few scattered ones to illuminate.
The light suddenly dimmed. After walking along the passage for a while, they found traces of firefly powder.
"Look!"
Li Qingyi knelt down and took a closer look, "Although it is incomplete, it should be the footprints left by someone passing by."
"The footprints came from that way and disappeared without a trace when they got here. There is obviously another passage here." Qin Zeng looked at it carefully and then turned back to see Gongsun Yi.
Gongsun Yi said with some uncertainty: "The underground palace is huge, and I only know how to open some of the mechanisms."
He stepped forward and observed for a moment, tapping left and right on the wall, but there was no movement for a long time.
Chang Ning couldn't help but said: "Don't you still want to cover her?"
This "she", of course, refers to Gongsun Yi's mother, Mrs. Lin.
Gongsun Yi smiled bitterly, "I was born in Dajing and grew up here. My mother is cautious by nature and doesn't talk much about the Yu clan to me. What I have heard and learned since I was a child is no different from yours. I am a thoroughgoing person." A native of Dajing, I have no personal experience with the restoration of the country she talks about. Most of the time, I just follow her instructions. I thought I had been mentally prepared for what happened today, but when it happened, it was completely beyond me. The expectation... I almost fell into a demon barrier just now. If it weren't for you, I might kill you to death under the altar... I don't want to be a puppet in her hands anymore. After this matter is over, I just want to stay away from here, Wandering."
Everyone was silent after hearing this. What Gongsun Yi experienced was indeed difficult to describe in words.
At this moment, Gongsun Yi made a move and said, "Found it."
He regained his energy, and tapped the wall with his right hand twelve times with different force gestures. With a "click" sound, the inside of the stone wall slid open, revealing a hole that a person could pass through.
Li Qingyi hesitated and whispered, "I wonder where this place is. Are there any traps?"
Gongsun Yi was very conscious of being a prisoner and said: "I'll go first, you follow me."
Several people filed into the new stone room, and before they had taken a few steps, they heard someone talking.
"Where are you taking me? Where is my child?"
"You ask so many questions about what you are doing. When you get to the place, you will naturally know!"
Both sides sounded a little impatient.
Li Qingyi gasped gently and pulled Qin Zeng's sleeve with his hand, "Is it Concubine Hui?"
Qin Zeng nodded slightly and whispered to everyone: "Follow them."
Except for the sisters Li Qingyi, all of them were masters. In order to prevent the people in front of them from noticing, Qin Zeng directly hugged Li Qingyi horizontally.
In front of everyone, Li Qingyi was a little embarrassed, but the two had been married for a long time, so they managed to hold on to their dignity at this time.
Only Gongsun Yi felt sad and turned away with a wry smile.
Chang Ning also carried Li Miaoran on his back, and everyone hurried forward to follow Concubine Hui and the woman from the Xi tribe.
The two men didn't walk very fast. Although they passed through several stone gates, it was easy to keep up with Gongsun's intention.
After about a stick of incense, the Yao woman finally stopped in front of a huge stone door.
The stone door is open, and the inside is very tall and spacious. Judging from the regulations, it is very similar to the layout of the main hall of the imperial palace, except that the main seat is not a dragon chair, but a jade chair, and I am sitting on it. It is none other than Gongsun Yi's mother, Lin, Princess Zhaoming of Dahu.
Li Qingyi said in a low voice: "It seems that the ruler of this generation of the state of Yu is not in Dajing, and the Lin family is the highest-status person here."
Qin Zeng nodded and glanced at the people kneeling in the hall.
The sacrifice was destroyed. In addition to the three people Li Qingyi who escaped, there were also two people who had been sacrificed. The remaining people were kneeling in the main hall.
As soon as Concubine Hui entered the palace, she saw the Eleventh Princess and the Seventh Prince kneeling there. Both of them were injured.
She screamed and was about to pounce, but the woman from the Xi tribe kicked her in the crook of her leg, causing her to kneel down.
Princess Eleven turned around and exclaimed: "Mother Concubine!"
When the seventh prince saw his mother, he burst into tears, "Concubine..."
Concubine Hui couldn't care less about her own embarrassment and rolled towards her children.
The mother and son hugged each other and cried.
Mrs. Lin sat on the jade chair and frowned impatiently, "Why are you crying? Do you want to see the King of Hell as soon as possible?"
Concubine Hui suddenly raised her head when she heard this, "Ms. Lin! You bastard!"
Without Mrs. Lin having to say anything, the woman from the Xi clan next to her whipped her whip, knocking the mother and son down to the ground, "How outrageous!"
Concubine Hui screamed and pulled the Seventh Prince into her arms, "I've done everything I have to do! Why don't you let us go quickly!"
Mrs. Lin snorted coldly, "How do I know if Lin Mi can succeed? If she can really kill Emperor Dajing, it won't be too late for you to leave."
Concubine Hui gritted her teeth, and Li Qingyi and others who were eavesdropping outside were also shocked.
Apparently, Concubine Hui encouraged Lin Mi to kill the emperor?
Li Qingyi looked at Qin Zeng nervously, but Qin Zeng didn't even move his brows, "Lin Mi is indeed a person who takes things by surprise, but there is still a prince in the palace, so don't be afraid."
Li Qingyi was a little surprised that the prince was so stubborn. He didn't expect Qin Zeng to have such confidence in him.
When Li Miaoran heard the word "Prince", she looked a little uncomfortable on her face. She bit her lip for a while, gritted her teeth for a while, and finally couldn't help but asked, "He... I mean the Prince, no no, I mean the Emperor, Is it really going to be okay?”
She was too nervous and her voice was a little loud unconsciously.
Li Qingyi's heart trembled, and he looked at the attendant of the state of Zhao standing inside the stone gate.
Their eyes have looked over at the dark corner where they are...
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In the Sacred Heart Hall, Wei Shicheng and Xu Xiang stood separately and read the memorial to the emperor.
The emperor has worked so hard these days that he has become ill. He has been resting on his couch in recent days. For some trivial matters, Xu Xiang and Wei Shicheng can do it for them. Only some things that are not the emperor's choice will be done by the two of them. The emperor played it to him personally before his bed.
Today, the emperor's spirit seemed not to be very good. Wei Shicheng and his two men waited outside for nearly two hours before being called in.
By the time the memorial was read out, the two of them were already thirsty. The chamberlain quickly brought them tea, and the imperial doctor also kept an eye on the clock and came to check the emperor's pulse.
Not long after, Li Dehai and Eunuch Li came in with a medicine bowl in his hand, "Your Majesty, today's medicine is ready."
Wei Shicheng watched him go in with the medicine. After a while, he heard Li Dehai say: "There are still some plums pickled by Concubine Shu herself. Why don't I bring them to the emperor to remove the medicine?"
"Yes." The emperor responded in a low voice, and then asked: "Concubine Shu is about to give birth. I have been ill these past few days and have not been able to pay attention to her. You can go and check on me later."
"Yes, I'll be there soon," Li Dehai said, calling to the waiter outside, "Bring the plums in."
There was a waiter outside, but then there was the sound of a plate falling to the ground.
Li Dehai frowned and heard the prince's voice, "You little eunuch, why are you so scared after seeing Gu?"
