C42

She used her dagger to easily pry open the door. When she opened the door, there was a slight sound, but Qian Li was not very worried, because before she opened the door, she had already placed some knockout drugs inside the house.

Although Ergou-zi's action of releasing smoke into his room was not very bright, she actually did not object to the special methods that he would have to use in the special times.

Of course, she didn't have the money to buy the knockout drug, nor did she deliberately go against the rules to find someone to get it from. It was just that when she passed by the forest and thistles, she casually picked some temporarily usable things to mix with.

Although the effects couldn't compare to a real knockout drug, the effects were very strong. It would definitely be able to last for an incense stick of time.

After exiting the small door, however, when she saw a seemingly poor farmhouse and an old couple appear in front of her, she immediately left without saying anything.

Six hours later, the distant sky was already suffused with a white light. It looked like it was about to light up.

Qian Li stood in the center of the courtyard, and looked at this place, which was not too different from all the courtyards she would normally see.

He had originally thought that it would be very difficult to find it, or that the obstacles he would encounter would be even more complicated. He hadn't expected that it would be so easy to find it.

"Qian Li?" In fact, the butler woke up early and wanted to go to the latrine, but he didn't expect to meet Qian Li the moment he came out.

At this moment, there was no need to mention how surprised he was.

Okay, Qian Li touched her smooth chin. She was surprised at how easy it was to find them.

"It's me, butler."

"This... "Why, wait a minute, I'll go call the prince."

After saying that, the butler immediately turned around and went to Gong Ming's door. He originally wanted to knock on the door, but after looking at the sky for a moment, he retracted his hand.

But at this time, Gong Ming's voice came out from inside.

"Bring him in."

The butler froze for a moment, then quickly replied with a "yes" before turning around and waving at Qian Li.

Gong Ming seemed like he had just woken up. He was still wearing the yellow scholarly robe, but it was not the bright yellow that Gong Ye was wearing.

Just by glancing at it, Qian Li lowered her head. It was not because she was embarrassed, but because she was worried that Gong Ming was not used to it.

Seeing her calm face, Gong Ming directly expressed his opinion, "You've arrived quite quickly in a day and night. However, this duke has not received any report from the checkpoint, so I thought you hadn't even arrived at the first place yet."

"Maybe because Qian Li was lucky, she did not run into any of the obstacles set up by the Duke on purpose and she appeared here."

"Previously, someone told This King that luck is also a type of strength. This King was disdainful before, but from the looks of it, it's indeed like that."

His tone was steady as always, but there was a hint of lightness in his composure. It seemed that he was in a good mood today.

Sure enough, without waiting for Qian Li to speak, he asked again, "Tell me, which road did you come out from."

Qian Li raised her brows, sure enough, there were many routes.

"First, I went back to the cave through a hundred cycles. Then, I went back to the waterfall. Then, I went back to the wet path. Then, I went to the thorny forest, the small forest, the cave entrance, and the farmers. Then, I smoothly arrived here."

With that said, Qian Li saw a flash of light in the butler's eyes.

Like, well, good, smart. It also seemed to contain some other meaning, but the change in her eyes was too fast, so she didn't have time to investigate.

As for Gong Ming, it was very clear that he would not give her the chance or time to investigate further.

"The butler thought he knew you very well, so he placed obstacles on all the checkpoints he thought you would appear."

Hearing this, Qian Li instantly felt a little happy. She raised her head and looked at Gong Ming with a clear gaze, "But Your Highness doesn't think that Qian Li will appear from those tests, right? If that's the case, why not set up a checkpoint at the place that the Prince thinks it should be? "

With just that one sentence, Qian Li already understood the meaning behind the steward's gaze. So, the route that she took, was the path that Gong Ming believed he would take?

So the butler and Gong Ming were making a bet. Turns out Gong Ming, who had only interacted with him a few times, actually knew him better than the butler?

However, this sort of feeling of being seen through by someone was not necessarily bad, but it was definitely not good either.

Gong Ye was the person she thought he understood the most, yet he could never guess what he was thinking. Previously, he had thought that he was too unreasonable, too easily thinking too much, and too easily changing his mind, which was why it was like he said, he could never be captured by anyone. But if that was the case, then what was wrong with Gong Ming?

Thinking about these things, there was still a trace of sadness in his heart.

Qian Li bit her lips, trying to say something to change her bad mood, but she heard Gong Ming say, "You're really smart, this duke guessed that you would appear on this road, it's just that I didn't expect it to be so short."

Without waiting for Qian Li's answer, the butler spoke first, "Truly a god, I had always thought that you would be trapped in the first cave for a long time, although I know that you are slightly stronger than I was before, but no matter what, I was trapped for five whole days and five nights."

"Is that so?"

"Of course. Quickly, quickly. Tell me, how did you do it so quickly?"

"Maybe it is. Our young people's thoughts are still different from the steward's."

"You …" Being scolded by Qian Li, the butler opened her eyes wide, but her anger was still not enough to satisfy her curiosity, so he immediately admitted defeat, "Alright, alright, you don't need to shiver first, okay? Let's get to the main point first, okay? "

"Actually... However, it suddenly occurred to me that since I had already set up the checkpoint, it's impossible for me to not be able to come out. Although you guys didn't seem to be able to take me to pass through it before, but I believe that there's a way out. Thus, I looked for it carefully, and really found it. "

The butler was extremely anxious for Qian Li's help, "Can we not keep you in suspense? Everyone knows you're smart. So can you tell me how you got out? "

Qian Li nodded her head, it was rare for him to see the butler act like that, thus she felt that it was funny, but she was only in a good mood and did not have any intention of ridiculing her.

The places that are connected to the outside world are bound to be special, so at every fork in the road, I can feel a wind blowing through my mouth. As long as I follow the wind, I am sure to be right.

Gong Ming nodded his head, that's right, he had personally tested it, although the wind inside was very soft, but there was indeed such a saying, and if one were to carefully experience it, they would indeed be able to feel it.

"So, what happened after that? How did you know the waterfall was fake?"

"This is relatively simple. Looking at the thickness of the waterfall, I have also entered many waterfalls before, but none of them looked as thin as that one, and if you look at them for too long, you would think that it wasn't a waterfall at all, just a waterfall created by humans. As for the white objects behind the water curtain, I thought they were lines or something, and I tasted the water, it was very sweet, like a mountain spring, so normally, the mountain spring is not as thick and heavy as that, unless there is a dam built on top of the mountain spring." As expected, there is a road behind us. With just a flip, I passed by and looked back. To my surprise, I found myself on this wall. They were all densely packed with white steel wire. So this proves my earlier belief that the water flow is indeed fake. It would be a lie to fly downwards three thousand meters at high speed. "

Her eyes were filled with unconcealable excitement. She was smart, she was a girl who was good at observation.

His tone was somewhat anxious. I couldn't wait to ask, "What happens next? I remember that I set up more than a thousand people at that entrance. I thought that you would be trapped there until the end of the time, so how did you manage to see through them and change your route? "

"Yes, I have to say that the steward has been too considerate." For some reason, after Qian Li finished speaking, she seemed to have seen the corner of her lips slightly raised.

However, when she looked carefully, the outline of his face was still clear and cold. That feeling was as unreal as the passing clouds.