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Ever since he came back from the mountain that day, the village had always been thinking about that pavilion. She also looked in the general direction she needed to go, but a large palace wall completely surrounded the building. There was a small wooden door at the bottom of the wall, but it was locked.

Zhuang Li had been here before and had seen the locked wooden door before, but she had always thought that was only the back door of the palace. It was only now that she realized that this was a door that the palace had specially built to lead to the loft. But why not just put the loft inside the loft?

She carefully observed that the first part of the palace wall should have been built behind the first part of the palace wall.

Although the seams were very meticulously sewn together, there was still a difference.

In other words, the pavilion was originally inside the palace, but for some reason, it was kept out of the palace …

How could there be such a strange thing?

Zhuang Li couldn't understand. She asked the little palace maid in the palace about it, but no one was willing to tell her …

However, she was extremely idle in the palace. Naturally, the more no one told her about it, the more she wanted to know. Since no one in the palace said it, and everyone pretended not to know, could I not go see it myself? She chuckled as she thought about how she could sneak over without anyone noticing …

The first problem is... Where is the key...

The lock didn't show any signs of rust, proving that someone was using it frequently. However, no matter how idle he was, it was impossible for him to just squat there all day waiting to see who would open the door …

Moreover, Qing You and Yun Duan were by her side …

Yun Duan...

In that moment, it was as if a new hope had been discovered, and he couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

Yeah, there's still Yun Duan, why didn't I think of that before …

Yun Duan was not only proficient in martial arts, his Qing Gong was also proficient in martial arts, bringing him over the wall, how hard could it be?

Qing You slept soundly by her side, unable to resist the temptation outside the palace walls. She slept soundly in the middle of the night with her eyes wide open.

At this point, the palace maids and eunuchs had already fallen asleep. Although there was a light hanging on the roof of the palace, this bit of light was like a cup of water or a cart of firewood in the dark night. Zhuang Li knew that the only person who could discover him was probably Yun Duan, who was keeping watch on the outside …

"Where to?" Yun Duan's cold voice rose from behind him, it was extremely terrifying in this pitch-black night. If he had not been prepared, even Zhuang Li would have fallen down to the ground in fright …

The manor thought to itself, "Very good, I just want you to discover me …"

"The latrine …" She spoke with a hidden smile.

"Don't you have a chamber pot in your room …?"

"Cough, cough …" About that... "I'm not used to using that …"

She had to lure Yun Duan out first, then persuade his slowly in order to achieve the final result he wanted. Otherwise, with Yun Duan's capabilities, he would probably be captured and brought back to the palace wall to sleep before he could even reach it.

Yun Duan took out a fire piston and prepared to hit it, but the manor quickly grabbed onto both of Yun Duan's hands.

"Wait, wait …" "I'm afraid of the light …"

Even though Master Yun Duan did not want to bother with Zhuang Li anymore, he could not help but get angry.

"What did you say!?" "Say it again!"

"…" The corner of Zhuang Li's mouth twitched, but she did not dare open her mouth, afraid that Yun Duan would angrily push him back onto the bed.

He could only sit down and pull Yun Duan's hand, forcing him to sit down as well.

Uncle Yun …" The Emperor sent you to protect me and take care of me, didn't he? So I can go anywhere I want, be it out of the palace or up the mountain... are all available... You should have stayed with me, right?

"That's not it, the emperor just told me to watch you …"

"..." "Are you sure the emperor said so …" Zhuang Li already felt that she had nothing left to live for … However, since the matter had started and she hadn't slept for half the night, she naturally had to persevere. Her mind was in a whirl as she quickly came up with a new plan to persuade her …

"You must have misunderstood His Majesty …"

"Impossible …"

Zhuang Li took another deep breath...

"Sir Yun, how about this? Take me to a place, even if I have to be obedient in the future, I won't trouble you anymore …" "Well?"

"Dream on …"

He felt his collar being lifted, so he unhesitatingly dragged towards the sleeping quarters … Quickly hug Yun Duan's thigh …

"Please... "If I don't go, I won't be able to sleep …"

As expected, Yun Duan's heart softened, and he stopped helplessly.

"Fine, where are you going exactly …"

He happily stood under the palace wall and pointed at the top of his head, indicating that he wanted to go over … In modern times, Li Jun had never ridden a jumping-off machine in an amusement park. Now, it could be said that she had experienced it … When she came down from Yun Duan's embrace, trembling, she was actually unable to believe that she was already here …

His legs still felt weak … Squatting on the ground, she told Yun Duan with some lingering fear … Alright, light the fire piston …

Looking around, he realized that he was probably in a dense forest, on the other side of the entrance to that small palace.

"Fire, give me the fire?"

When Yun Duan handed the lit candle to her, he lit up the small door beside his with the candle in his hand. From the very beginning, Zhuang Li felt that something was off about this place, only when he got closer did he realize that it was different from the other side of the palace gate in the palace. The palace doors within the palace were especially well maintained. It could be seen that the door had been painted after it was built, but this side of the palace door was mottled and the red paint was peeling off, revealing the rust underneath, making it look decadent and shabby.

Since they all agreed to open the door, how could they paint one side but not the other side? What kind of logic was that? Take care of the snow in front of your own house, don't care about other people getting covered in frost?

This piqued Zhuang Li's curiosity even more, and she immediately felt that her legs were not weak either. She quickly crawled back up, and saw the surrounding dense grass, and the trees on top of her head were extremely dense.

There was a small path right beneath his feet, right next to the entrance of the palace. It was a very small path, but it was proof that this place had some sort of connection with the palace as people often went in and out.

This place was not only cold and gloomy, but also permeated through people. It was different from the exquisite palaces and made people feel like it was another world. An inexplicable fear arose in their hearts and they could not help but hold on to Yun Duan's arm.

Yun Duan looked at this useless appearance and felt helpless. He really wanted to kill this guy, and now that he had come, he was extremely afraid …

"Your snacks …" He reached out and grabbed the clothes at the back of Zhuang Li's neck, almost lifting her up.

The two of them walked along the small road into the depths. The forest was especially dense, and Yun Duan had to continuously pull apart the leaves in front of him.

It was only until they arrived at the front of the pavilion that the manor finally noticed that there was actually a light on at the top floor of the pavilion …

The lamp was especially dim, almost like a candle. What Zhuang Li did not expect was that in such a weedy place, there would actually be someone living there …

Like the mottled palace doors, the attic had not been maintained for many years, making it look old and worn-out, but it was clean after all. The air in front of the pavilion was organized, and the dead branches and fallen leaves were swept to the side and piled up.

He no longer had the excitement from before, but now, he felt a little more curious about the owner of this penthouse. He wondered what kind of person it was, living in a place that was just a wall away from the palace, there was definitely something he didn't want others to know.

There were only two floors to the pavilion, and the door was not locked. When she pushed the door open, there was a creaking sound, which scared Zhuang Li so much that she herself trembled.

Presumably, the owner of the pavilion had already been woken up. Although the owner of the pavilion felt a little afraid to rashly go to see the person in the pavilion, since the owner already knew that you had come, it would only make him more angry if he continued to hide.

Zhuang Li could only muster up her courage and go up the stairs.

This was different from what he had expected. The pavilion, which he thought to be in ruins, was probably the same as well. Who would have thought that the inside of the pavilion was exceptionally clean and without a trace of moisture. On the contrary, there was a faint smell of incense. It smelled especially good.

After a spin, a faint glow could be seen. At that moment, Zhuang Li's heart was extremely nervous, her heart was beating normally, as if it was going to jump out at any moment.

She was almost scared and held her breath.

Yun Duan could not bear to see her terrified look, just as he was about to ask if it was convenient for the owner of the house to bother his, he heard a voice.

It was the voice of an older woman, and a little fierce and unreasonable.

"Where did this little thief come from?" "Since you dare to enter the Snow Tooth Tower, quickly show yourself. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

The manor was shocked when they heard the noise, cold sweat beading on their foreheads, as if their clothes were drenched in sweat. They heaved a sigh of relief when they heard a woman's voice. However, the other party was not happy at all. To the point of fluster

"Grandma …" Grandma … "No, I'm a good person …"

He quickly pulled Yun Duan upstairs. In front of him was an old woman standing in the darkness. She was holding a light that was faint yellow in her hands, shining onto her for a bit, causing Zhuang Li to feel afraid. The old woman's face seemed completely expressionless...

Zhuang Li was so frightened that she almost hid behind Yun Duan. Yun Duan could also see that the old granny had some skills, and thus, she habitually tried to pull Zhuang Li behind her.