In the back mountain, inside the secret room, the poisonous gas still permeated the air.
After taking the Qingxin Pills, Zhiyuan eliminated most of the toxins in her body. Coupled with her strong internal strength to resist, the poison had little effect on her.
After confirming this, Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
This poison was indeed not simple, and its toxicity was several times stronger in the sealed chamber. If it weren't for the Qingxin Pills, she would have been in trouble even if she hadn't been infected.
It seems that she still underestimated the ruthlessness of the uncle and nephew.
He opened his eyes slightly and looked around, but there was no sign of Lin Jiangnian.
Where are the people?
Zhiyuan stood up and found Lin Jiangnian in the other corner. He was squatting in the corner with his back to her, not knowing what he was doing.
Zhiyuan walked forward slowly and saw Lin Jiangnian staring at the stone wall in the corner in a daze.
"What are you doing?"
After staring at Lin Jiangnian for a while, Zhiyuan couldn't help but speak.
"I found the exit."
Lin Jiangnian didn't even turn around and spoke.
Hearing this, Zhiyuan's eyes lit up slightly: "Exit?"
Lin Jiangnian pointed to a crack in the corner in front of him and said, "I've checked it out. The poison gas just now came in from here... There's a crack here, it's very hidden. If they hadn't poisoned it, they might not have found it..."
"Since there's a crack, it means there must be an exit on the other side of this stone wall..."
Having said this, Lin Jiangnian turned around and glanced at Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan immediately realized his purpose: "You mean..."
"Force it!"
Lin Jiangnian nodded and reached out to touch the stone wall. "If we want to get out, we have to start from here. This stone wall isn't too thick. If we use our strong internal energy to blast it open, we might have a chance to escape."
"But I can only rely on you!"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her.
Between the two of them, only Zhiyuan has such ability.
Although Lin Jiangnian had reached the first level of Xuanyang Heart Method, which was considered a small achievement, it was still almost impossible for him to use his internal energy to forcibly break through such a thick stone wall.
But kites are different!
She was a third-rank master, her martial arts prowess ranked among the top masters. Although Lin Jiangnian didn't know her true strength, he thought it must be very powerful.
Although this secret room in the back mountain was powerful, the stone walls were not indestructible after all. Perhaps Wang Changjin had not expected that a master like Zhiyuan would come in alone.
Zhiyuan's gaze fell on the stone wall, his eyes narrowed slightly: "I'll try."
Lin Jiangnian stood up and took a few steps back.
Zhiyuan stepped forward and stood in front of the stone wall. Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on her injured arm: "Is your hand okay?"
"fine."
Zhiyuan lowered her eyes and spoke lightly, half-closed them.
Then, a strong wind suddenly blew up in the originally silent secret room, and the candle in the alcove was blown out by the wind, and the room was plunged into darkness again in an instant.
In the darkness, Lin Jiangnian's pores almost stood up. He could feel the air currents converging towards the kite in front of him, and a majestic momentum was vaguely forming.
Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes.
Is this the strength of a third-grade master?
The majestic momentum gathered in the secret room, compressing the surrounding air until it completely converged at one point.
In the darkness, Zhiyuan suddenly stretched out his right hand.
The majestic energy gathered in his palm slammed down on the stone wall in front of him.
“Boom!”
The violent explosion was deafening.
As Zhiyuan's palm landed, the original stone wall exploded, scattering debris in all directions. With the stone wall in front of Zhiyuan as the center, a trace of shattering appeared.
"Bang!"
Zhiyuan raised his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and another palm fell.
The stone walls shook, and even the entire secret room was trembling.
The kite stood still and continued to strike!
This blow completely shattered the stone wall in front of him.
As the stone wall crumbled and collapsed, light filtered through the cracks. A blinding light shone into the sealed chamber, accompanied by the flowing air.
“It’s out!”
Lin Jiangnian's tone was excited, there was indeed a path behind the stone wall.
At the same time, Zhiyuan slowly stopped her skills, and the next second, she staggered.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Lin Jiangnian behind her was quick-witted and quick-handed, and subconsciously supported her. When he looked down, he found that Zhiyuan's face was pale.
It is obvious that his internal energy has been severely depleted!
"fine."
Zhiyuan took a deep breath and lowered her head slightly. Her earlobes beneath her hair were sparkling and red. “First, get out first!”
Seeing that she was only suffering from a severe loss of internal energy and not injured, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief and nodded: "Okay, let's leave here first."
As he said that, he stepped out of the secret room first and looked around. This was the wall separating the secret room.
"If nothing unexpected happens, they poisoned here before."
Lin Jiangnian looked around: "Calculating the time, they shouldn't have gone far!"
Zhiyuan followed closely behind, his eyes slightly cold: "Chase them, we can't let them get away!"
"Don't worry, you can't run away."
Lin Jiang laughed. Calculating the time, the reinforcements should have arrived. When Lin Qingqing arrived, they would surround them from both sides, and the uncle and nephew would naturally not be able to escape.
Zhiyuan remained silent, his expression slightly cold.
With Lin Qingqing outside, the uncle and nephew naturally had nowhere to escape, but she still felt uneasy because she hadn't been able to kill them herself. She turned and walked to the side, but after taking two steps, she suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Lin Jiangnian asked curiously when he saw her stop.
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "How do we get out?"
"You don't know?" Lin Jiangnian was stunned.
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "Yeah."
She fought her way in, so busy fighting that she had no time to find her way.
The secret room in the back mountain was so complicated that she naturally couldn't remember the way out.
Lin Jiangnian glanced ahead and saw that the road he came from was blocked, and the passage in front of him was unfamiliar.
“Don’t look at me…”
Lin Jiangnian shrugged helplessly: "I don't know either."
“…”
The two of them stared at each other and fell into silence for a while.
You look at me and I look at you.
After a while.
"or……"
Lin Jiangnian suggested: "Let's go this way first?"
He pointed to the nearest passage.
Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and nodded.
I can't remember the way out now, so this is the only way.
The two of them quickly walked back along the passage, one in front and the other behind. However, strangely, they didn't meet anyone along the way.
Logically speaking, there should be many people guarding this secret room, but why is there no one?
Did something unexpected happen?
Not running into anyone saved them some trouble, and the two of them were able to move forward unhindered in the passage, groping in the dark.
After walking around for a long time, the two soon arrived at another secret room. In this secret room, they also saw piles of armor, weapons, and various military supplies.
This scene further confirmed Lin Jiangnian's guess.
I'm afraid the Wang family really has some ill intentions.
"By the way, you said before that the Wang family was plotting a rebellion? What's going on?"
Lin Jiangnian asked about this topic again.
I asked twice before, but to no avail.
Zhiyuan looked at the military supplies in front of her and said softly, "There's someone behind the Wang family, either colluding with foreign nations or... their ultimate goal is related to the struggle in the capital!"
In just a few words, a lot of information was revealed.
"So, the Wang family is just a pawn?"
Lin Jiangnian asked, this was exactly what he guessed.
"Um."
Zhiyuan lowered her eyes and said.
"Who is it?"
“I don’t know.”
Zhiyuan shook her head slightly. She had only discovered that the Wang family was connected to the forces in Beijing. The Wang family had spent a great deal of money and effort to build this secret room in the back mountains, hoping that it would be useful one day.
"The Wang family is forming cliques and factions within Xunyang County to consolidate their power. On the other hand, they're secretly colluding with foreign nations by leveraging the influence of the prefect. Furthermore, someone behind the Wang family is directing this..."
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment: "The situation of the Wang family is very complicated."
She didn't explain further. The Wang family's situation couldn't be explained in a few words. The forces behind it were far more complex than she had expected.
"Then this time..."
Lin Jiangnian thought for a moment and asked, "Are you here to uncover the Wang family's conspiracy?"
Zhiyuan didn't say anything, as if she agreed.
Lin Jiangnian asked back, "What if we fail?"
"What if you hadn't met me this time and were trapped here and died?"
Zhiyuan was silent and said nothing.
"That's not like you!"
Lin Jiangnian looked at her: "You shouldn't act so rashly."
Zhiyuan stopped, looked back at him, and shook her head slightly: "Whether I come here or not, the people of the Wang family will die."
Lin Jiangnian was stunned: "Do you have a backup plan?"
"I guess so."
Kite nodded.
She didn't hide it.
Since Lin Jiangnian could appear here, he must have known her life experience and the purpose of her coming to Xunyang County.
revenge!
To avenge the Jiang family.
"I just want to make the Wang family's evidence of guilt public and clear the Jiang family's name..."
Speaking of this, Zhiyuan's tone was somewhat disappointed: "But it seems that it can't be done."
Back then, the Jiang family was framed for treason and the entire family was executed.
This case was decided by the emperor and it was the final verdict. It would be extremely difficult to overturn the verdict.
Unless the current emperor admits that he wrongly accused the Jiang family?
This is obviously a fantasy!
What she did was probably meaningless.
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her and said nothing.
There are some things that you should still try even if you know they are meaningless.
Perhaps, this is her.
This is the kite that Lin Jiangnian knows.
"Perhaps one day, time will clear your Jiang family's name."
Lin Jiang spoke in a young voice.
Zhiyuan was silent for a moment and nodded.
Perhaps this is a comforting word.
Lin Jiangnian didn't say anything more. The more he learned, the more he realized the complexity of Xunyang County. Since they were still in danger, there was no need to talk about future plans.
"Let's leave here first."
As they talked, they continued to leave along the passage.
However, the further we went, the more we felt something was wrong.
"Where is this?"
Lin Jiangnian looked around and felt that the surroundings were a little unfamiliar. Recalling the route in his memory, he should have reached the exit by now, but something felt wrong.
Zhiyuan also stopped and looked around carefully. "This is not the way we came."
Lin Jiangnian looked around and asked, "Could it be that we have reached the depths of the mountain behind this secret room?"
Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian pondered, "There's no way this secret room has only one exit. If I look around a bit, there should be other exits!"
Zhiyuan nodded slightly. Such an important secret room couldn't possibly have only one exit, right?
Even if it’s not the way we came, as long as we can get out, it’s fine.
The two continued to search in the secret room. Sure enough, not long after, they passed through a passage and heard footsteps and conversations not far ahead.
"I heard something big happened up ahead, and all our people were transferred there just now."
"Yeah, I heard they were attacked, and I don't know what the situation is."
"How about we go over and take a look?"
"Forget it, don't let the people inside go later!"
"How is that possible? The people inside have been poisoned to death..."
Before the other guard had even finished saying the word "die", a look of horror suddenly appeared on his face.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Another guard noticed it, quickly realized something was wrong, and turned around abruptly.
"call out!"
A cold light flashed before his eyes, and the last image of the guard remained on a beautiful and cold face, and then he fell down in a daze.
Zhiyuan held the green sword in her hand with an expressionless face. With a wave of her hand, she easily dealt with the guards at the door.
Such strength made Lin Jiangnian behind him envious.
This is what a master is!
He killed the enemy easily with one move.
With Zhiyuan's attack, Lin Jiangnian was at a loss as to where to go.
Is this the joy of living off a gigolo?
"Let's go."
Zhiyuan put away the green sword in his hand, turned around and glanced at Lin Jiangnian behind him, leaving behind a beautiful profile and tall figure.
The light not far ahead illuminates the location of the exit.
Just as Lin Jiangnian was about to take a step, he suddenly felt something was wrong and heard a faint roaring sound in his ears.
He suddenly looked up and saw Zhiyuan in front of him also realized something. His face changed slightly and his voice suddenly became low: "Run."
The two of them sensed something was wrong almost at the same time and ran towards the door at the same time.
The next second, an earth-shaking explosion sounded.
A powerful explosion sounded from behind him, and Lin Jiangnian's whole body tensed up. At the same time, a soft, boneless hand suddenly grabbed him, pulled him hard, and pushed him out of the secret room in the back mountain.
Lin Jiangnian staggered and was almost thrown out of the secret room.
“Boom!”
Just as the two men stepped out of the back door of the secret room, the shock wave generated by the earth-shaking explosion instantly blew them away.
"Bang!"
The two of them fell heavily to the ground. Lin Jiangnian's back hit the ground hard, and at the same time, the girl's soft body hit his chest hard. The attack from the front and back almost made Lin Jiangnian get a stitch in the side.
Although the girl's body was soft, the strong impact of the explosion still made Lin Jiangnian almost spit out blood.
Before I could come to my senses.
“Cough cough cough…”
The girl in his arms coughed violently. Lin Jiangnian looked down and saw Zhiyuan lying in her arms with a pale face, spitting out blood, and breathing weakly.
At the same time, what did Lin Jiangnian's hand touch?
I felt something wet in my hand, raised it up and looked, blood?!
Lin Jiangnian's pupils shrank, as if he realized something. He looked down and saw that the back of Zhiyuan in his arms was torn, and her snow-white skin and the white bellyband string were exposed to the air.
The back was already covered in blood.
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