Chapter 518 - Du Zhong Dies (1/2)

Chapter 518 Du Zhong Dies

“Fine. If we succeed this time, you can have all the credit!”

Lin Mengya smiled faintly. It did seem that it was a good job done.

Soon, the door to the cold storage was opened by Yu An.

Cold air came onto them from the dark opening.

Lin Mengya instinctively shuddered, but a pair of huge hands instantly pulled her into an embrace.

Long Tianyu had folded her into his arms and warded off all the chill for her.

Yu An and Zuo Qiuyu must have gotten used to this sight.

Apart from giving a snort of contempt, the two would pretend that they saw nothing whenever Tianyu and Lin Mengya displayed their love.

“It’s alright. Let’s go in.”

With Lin Mengya leading the way, they entered the cold storage.

The moment they entered the cold storage, they were greeted with the special fragrance of fruits and vegetables.

When they lit up the kerosene lamp at the door, the inside of the cold storage was clearly visible to them.

Although the weather of the Nation of Lintian was like spring all year round, it was not the best time to harvest fruits and vegetables at this moment.

Not to mention the common vegetables and fruits in the cold storage of the Pavilion of Herbs, favorites such as watermelon and lychee were always freshly available.

There were crates containing rare but fresh vegetables and fruits. People here enjoyed a better life than Zuo Qiuchen, their emperor!

It was no wonder that Yu An had discovered this place earlier. Why not enjoy it while they could?

Yu An gave an indication to them and stayed outside as a lookout.

While Lin Mengya, Long Tianyu, and Zuo Qiuyu proceeded into the innermost part of the cold storage.

“I’ve prepared the gold wires as well as the wooden bucket with water, as you requested. What do we do now?”

Zuo Qiuyu placed the items in front of Lin Mengya. To their surprise, Lin Mengya immediately tossed that box with an abstruse secret into the water.

“My dear, if the contents of the box get wet, it will be the death of me!”

Now Zuo Qiuyu got anxious. To their surprise again, Lin Mengya waved her small hand, took a wooden bowl, and gently poured water into the keyhole of the box.

“Be patient. She knows what she’s doing.”

It was a rare sight that Long Tianyu opened his mouth to comfort Zuo Qiuyu. In reality, he merely did not want this clamorous guy to interrupt Lin Mengya.

They saw that apart from pouring water into the keyhole, Lin Mengya had also inserted the malleable gold wire into it.

The gold wire was malleable but tough. The strange thing was that it had slipped smoothly into the keyhole as Lin Mengya poured the water in.

The sound of water being poured into the keyhole was the only sound in the cold storage. Three pairs of eyes were fixed on the box with an abstruse secret.

“Okay, it’s done. Now, put it into the water. Now we just have to remember to come back after four hours.”

Lin Mengya made sure the gold wire came out from the other side before putting the box into the wooden bucket.

After that, Lin Mengya, together with Long Tianyu and Zuo Qiuyu, quietly exited from the cold storage.

“Are we done here? My dear cousin, are we being too careless and sloppy?”

By now, Zuo Qiuyu’s mind was filled with question marks.

Although that box was surely ingenious, they could not be sure that it would not get wet after being left in the water.

“Trust me. I’ll help you get out its contents.”

Lin Mengya shot him a look of indifference as she sounded as if she already had a plan.

The three of them sneaked back to the courtyard where they were living.

Once they were back there, Lin Mengya blurted out that she was exhausted, and she went to bed in her room. Long Tianyu and Zuo Qiuyu were left there, looking at each other. Unfortunately, neither of them knew what Lin Mengya’s plan was.

“Princess, Princess! Someone had sneaked into the cold storage!”

Not even two hours had passed, and Yu An had come to Lin Mengya’s room quietly to make a report to her.

Lin Mengya woke up from her pretending to sleep. Her eyes were filled with vigor – she did not appear to be sleeping at all.

“Let’s go and have a look.”

The four of them cautiously came to the entrance of the cold storage.

By now, there was a cunning smile on Lin Mengya, which seemed to say that her clever plan had worked.

Yu An opened the door, and when he entered, he immediately saw a body lying on the floor.

Lin Mengya felt for his pulse and concluded that the person had just breathed his last.

When she turned him over, they realized that this person who did not close his eyes when he died was precisely Du Zhong, who had been spying on them.

Lin Mengya could tell from the beginning that this guy was going to bring them harm. Little did she expect him to pass away at this place. Nevertheless, he had only himself to blame.

His eyes were wide open, so he must have been struggling in pain before he died. Even his facial features were distorted. Without an autopsy, Lin Mengya could already tell the cause of his death.

It did not take the three much effort to find the box with an abstruse secret. However, by now, the box had been opened, exposing an exquisite-looking key.

Lin Mengya immediately reached out to take it, but Long Tianyu thought it might be dangerous to do that. To his surprise, Lin Mengya shook her head and took hold of the key.

The hidden mechanism of the box, which they expected, did not work. On the other hand, Lin Mengya thought that the material with which the key was made of was very strange.

“Don’t worry. All the poisonous darts had gone onto Du Zhong’s body. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have died such a terrible death.”