"This place isn't bad. It's warm in winter and cool in summer!"
Song Jinyu paced back and forth. There was no sound from outside. Presumably, the others had gone to find a way out.
Zhongli Mingye looked at her with amusement. As expected, she was always so optimistic no matter the situation.
He pulled her down to sit. "Do you regret it?" What he meant was whether she regretted risking her life for a stranger.
"Regret what?" Song Jinyu suddenly took out a few cherries from her bag and offered them to Zhongli Mingye.
The latter looked at her curiously. "Are you here for a picnic?"
"Um, they're a bit sour..."
They were not as sweet as the ones in spring. "I won't regret it because it was my own choice." She parted her red lips slightly, breathing like an orchid. "If it's the path I've chosen, I have to finish it even if I'm in tears!"
Her words made Zhongli Mingye laugh. Seeing her enjoy the cherries so much, he couldn't help but be captivated. She was always like this, not caring at all even in a desperate situation.
He reached out to wipe the dirt from her hair and accidentally touched her eyebrows. Looking closely, her eyes were like water, brimming with a smile, so charming. If they weren't in the tomb chamber, he might not be able to resist kissing those eyebrows.
The two had some dry rations. Seeing her bulging bag, Zhongli Mingye joked that she had brought out a treasure chest.
"It's better to rely on oneself than others. It's always good to make more preparations." She clapped her hands, stood up, and observed the entire tomb chamber.
They were so close to the main tomb chamber but were forced into this side tomb chamber.
"Listen..."
Her small hand tapped on the wall of the tomb chamber.
Zhongli Mingye imitated her without hesitation. "The wall is hollow."
"Generally speaking, there should be a mechanism. Let's look for it!" The two cooperated to search for the mechanism in the corner, while the people outside were in danger.
Ji Biluo and the others were really unlucky. Because the huge rock was also one of the tomb's mechanisms. Before they could figure out a way to rescue their two masters,
they were trapped in a starry river. The surrounding space gradually disappeared, and blue smoke rose in the air. They couldn't tell if it was poisonous or not. Fortunately, they had taken the antidote pills before entering the tomb. The blue smoke didn't have much of an impact, except that they couldn't see clearly.
"What a grand scheme!" Ji Biluo sighed while taking out a compass.
The pointer on it was spinning wildly. His face gradually turned cold. "Something's coming!"
He took out a crossbow. The arrows on it were shining silver, obviously coated with poison!
Before the others could react, he fired the crossbow. "Ah..." A living creature was hit by the arrow and fell down.
In the faint blue fluorescence, Ji Biluo was shocked by what was on the ground. "These are pottery figurines? Living figurines that come to life when they encounter strangers!"
Mi Cui was a bit panicked when she heard this. Xing Jian stood beside her and calmly said, "Be careful!"
Qing Feng was nervously observing the situation ahead. By accident, he noticed that Ji Biluo's apprentice, Xiaosier, was slowly backing away.
"What are you doing?"
He shouted, scaring Xiaosier so much that he immediately sat on the ground. Xiaosier looked at Qing Feng furtively and didn't dare to say a word.
Ji Biluo stabbed Xiaosier to death with a backhand. His face was ferocious as he said, "Young Master Qing Feng, are you satisfied?"
"That's for the best!" Yan Fei looked at him coldly. "You go ahead and lead the way."
Now that the prince and the young lady were missing, and there were still unknown dangers ahead. For the time being, they had to rely on Ji Biluo to lead the way.
After a series of falling rocks, the space changed a bit. Yan Fei and the others couldn't find the tomb chamber where Song Jinyu was. In a hurry, they had no choice but to follow Ji Biluo and continue moving forward.
"Look, the commotion here is different from that over there." Song Jinyu called Zhongli Mingye over.
The two carefully felt the wall. "I heard that those who build tombs usually leave a way out for themselves."
Seeing her looking so serious, Zhongli Mingye laughed. "You're still laughing? Aren't you afraid of dying here?" Song Jinyu looked at the calm man with annoyance.
"It's worth dying if I have you with me."
"Spit, spit, spit! Who's going to die!"
While sticking out her tongue, she blushed uncontrollably. Song Jinyu scolded herself for being so useless in her heart.
Suddenly, Zhongli Mingye's smile froze. His hand kept feeling between the two walls and felt something different.
His slender fingers kept caressing it. After a long time, he glanced at Song Jinyu and said with a smile, "If we get out, how will you thank me, Your Highness?"
Song Jinyu was confused. At this moment, he was still teasing her.
"What kind of thanks do you want?"
"Just owe it for now..."
He reached out and pressed the bulge. A creaking sound rang out. He grabbed Song Jinyu's arm and pulled her into his arms. Song Jinyu stared in disbelief. "Is this a door?"
He asked her to wait in place for a while, then called Song Jinyu to go to another tomb chamber with him.
Suddenly, their eyes brightened. It was actually the main tomb chamber. "It's so hard to find, but it comes easily!"
However, Ji Biluo wasn't there. How could they open the coffin? Song Jinyu was worried about how to open it, while Zhongli Mingye was observing the entire tomb chamber.
For him, finding the jade cicada wasn't important. What was important was that he had to take Song Jinyu out with him.
In the prefect's mansion, Song Chuyu woke up slowly. His face had been looking very ugly. His good younger sister had actually poisoned him. Xiang didn't dare to breathe loudly and told Song Jinyu's instructions in full.
Without saying a word, Song Chuyu led the Tiger Ben Battalion soldiers and rushed to the cemetery quickly. Inside was not only his younger sister but also Prince Yu.
If anything happened to him, the entire Song family would have to be buried with him! He increasingly thought that Song Jinyu was too bold and reckless. She had actually taken the prince to rob a tomb. In his father's words, was she still a well - bred young lady?
Song Jinyu racked her brains to search for her limited knowledge. She didn't dare to pry open the coffin casually. Although she had never seen a pig run, she had eaten pork.
If she opened it wrongly, she might be buried here.
"Let me do it!"
Zhongli Mingye stepped forward without any room for doubt. Song Jinyu grabbed him and said worriedly, "Don't..."
His phoenix eyes narrowed. "I'm a member of the royal family. I'm not afraid of these ghosts and evil spirits." After saying that, he pushed Song Jinyu away. He raised both hands and gathered his internal strength in them. He shouted, "Open!"
Although his momentum was strong, unfortunately, the coffin didn't move at all. Song Jinyu frowned and walked around in circles, constantly thinking.
On the other side of the wall, several people were having a narrow escape. Niaoniao had already fainted. Cheng Song carried her on his back and fought hard against the suddenly - alive pottery figurines with one hand. Yan Fei noticed their dangerous situation and managed to break away from the battle and come back to clear the way for him.
Ji Biluo was not far away. He set up a simple incense table, lit a rhinoceros horn, and mumbled something.
Qing Feng and the others desperately blocked the attacks of those super - powerful pottery figurines for him.
The main tomb chamber was very large. Tombs were nested within tombs. Song Jinyu and Zhongli Mingye accidentally entered the most core tomb chamber, while the pottery figurines were in the outer part of the tomb.
At this moment, the fierce battle in the outer part didn't reach the inner tomb chamber.