C22 (2/2)

Luo Yi frowned, and the expression on her face instantly became cold, but after hearing Lin Xiang's words, she relaxed a bit: ”I think even he is not too sure of his words …. That's right! ”

As if he had remembered something important, Lin Xiang's voice suddenly increased by a lot: ”He said that if one day you really come to me for the human skin mask, let me remember to tell you that no matter how lifelike the mask is, it is still a fake. If he wants to obtain the true meaning, he can only trade it with his true heart … Hey, what did you mean when you said that? Are you saying I made a fake mask? Heh! What a joke! The skill that I, Lin Xiang, used as a mask, I said, in the second world, no one dares to claim to be number one! ”He actually …”

Lin Xiang was still blabbering nonstop, but after hearing his complaints twice, Luo Yi automatically ignored them, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.

She didn't even know whether to be grateful to Xu Heng for his meticulous actions or to blame for his vicious heart.

Her eyes drooped down in silence for a moment, and only after all the excess emotions in her eyes had disappeared did she raise her head and smile at Lin Xiang again, ”Anyways, thank you very much today.”

”Hmm?” Lin Xiang regained his senses after muttering to himself, and looked up to see the man who was bidding him farewell. He then waved his hand without a care, and did not forget to remind him before sending him out: ”Take care of my face!”

Luo Yi silently quickened her pace.

The reason she went out today was hiding the truth from Liu Liangyun and Liu Yin. It was also because of Xu Heng's ”Do not trust anyone” words, as for where she was going …

The general's manor had purchased a batch of maidservants at every corner of the border. Originally, it should have been delivered half a month ago. The butler acknowledged one of them for a while and finally remembered that this person was indeed chosen by him personally. He nodded to the guard at the door, indicating him to let them in.

Luo Yi was right in the middle of this group of people.

This news was even told to her by Xu Heng when she was in prison yesterday.

Therefore, Luo Yi was mixed in among them and was not discovered by others. She followed the butler to a backyard that had never been seen before, and imitated the servants that had been bought, and stood there obediently with their heads lowered.

The housekeeper should still be busy. After leading them to their residence, he left in a hurry, leaving behind the manager's wife to assign them specific tasks. Taking advantage that no one was looking, Luo Yi stripped off his tattered clothes, casually grabbed one from the others' bed and put it on, then jumped out of the window from the room.

Although the height of the window was not high, Luo Yi could not help but twist her body when she jumped. A sharp pain came from her ankle, but she gritted her teeth and endured it.

She had already noticed that there was a secret dungeon under this place, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Only yesterday, when Xu Heng had reminded her to do so, she had thought that the Medical Examiner might not have taken the hostages out of the house at all, but had hidden them inside the mansion's secret dungeon. But his garden was simply too big, there were flowers everywhere, Luo Yi could not see any place where she could set up mechanisms, and just as she was at a loss, her gaze suddenly landed on a pavilion not far away.

Previously, Liu Liangyun and Xu Heng had been invited to eat wine by the Medical Examiner. Both of his legs were placed on the same brick ground, as if he was afraid that someone might accidentally step on them …

Luo Yi clenched her teeth, rolled her eyes, bent down, and ran to the pavilion.

It was currently noon, and the scorching sun was in the sky. Luo Yi knelt on the ground, and used her fingers to feel the ground bit by bit. Finally, when she noticed an inconspicuous protrusion, her expression relaxed, and she strongly pressed it down.

At the same time, a faint sound came out from underneath the stone table in the center of the pavilion. Luo Yi looked over and saw that there was an extremely narrow staircase that only one person could pass through.

She climbed down until her whole body was submerged in the tunnel. Then, she casually touched the walls around her. As expected, she touched a button or something. With a slight push of her fingers, the secret door above her head slowly closed.

Luo Yi stood in place for a good while, getting used to her surroundings. Then, she took a deep breath and continued to climb while holding it in his breath.

This flight of stairs was not very long. Luo Yi only climbed for a minute before she reached the flat land with her feet. She turned around and continued walking. The narrow path that was originally only accessible to one person gradually widened, and the light became brighter. By the time she finally arrived at her destination, her eyes could already see normally as if they were on the ground.

She turned and looked around.

There was only one cell, at the end of the passage, and in front of it was a table with two large drinking bowls, but no one could see who they belonged to.

Luo Yi turned her head and looked around. Her fingers nervously pinched the incense in her hand, praying that this thing was as useful as Tang Yuan had said, he carefully walked towards the table.

Before he finished drinking the wine, the spilled wine on the table had yet to dry as well. The guards here seemed to have disappeared after drinking half a cup, but Luo Yi did not have the energy to care about this anymore. After confirming that not a single guard was present, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Even if the emperor was living as a prisoner, it was still the best prison. Luo Yi looked inside and saw that not only was there all kinds of furniture, the food inside was also much richer than that of an ordinary family. At this moment, this well-fed prisoner was lying on her bed taking a nap, and had to be shouted at by Luo Yi several times in a row before she could wake up.

”Xu Heng? Prime Minister Xu's only son? ”

The people inside finally quietened down. They walked over from the bed and clung to the door as they looked at her.

Luo Yi heaved a sigh of relief, but time was of the essence, she did not even have the time to finish exhaling and memorize everything Xu Heng had taught her.

— I was bullied a lot when I was a kid.

”Your son is in danger.”

— He gave me a dagger in front of everyone.

”Only you can save him now.”

— But Father hid it.

”But you hid it.”

— Only by holding the weapon in his hand could he defend himself.

”He will only survive if you give him this.”