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In the northwest corner of the courtyard, there was a resplendent peach tree. Butterflies flew about in the tree, and petals fell down from the tree like a red rain from a fairy, falling to the ground. It also looked like a top-quality Niyi Dancing Dress made out of Dreamy Cloud Silk.

Two large trees were like a pair of jade girls standing guard in the garden. In the small courtyard, there were a few green bamboo stools, two identical green bamboo stools, and two teacups with blue and white porcelain patterns on the table. At this moment, there was steam rising from them.

Xi Jiu Er looked around, her cold voice calling out, "Is there anyone here?"

Other than the chirping of birds in the small courtyard, only the buzzing of butterflies and bees answered her.

Xi Jiu Er looked at the peaceful and quiet courtyard, and asked repeatedly with a soft voice, but she did not hear anyone replying him.

"There's no one in this garden?"

The guard silently shook his head and did not say anything. He turned around and looked at the side room, indicating that there was something she wanted to know.

Xi Jiu Er turned and stood in place. After pondering for a moment, she raised her hand for the guards to help him walk into the room.

The furnishings in the room were extremely sparse. Other than the wooden tables, stools, and the beds, there was not a single item that could be considered a luxury item.

Xi Jiu Er stood on the spot and observed, there was nothing special about it that caught her attention. Suddenly, she felt the person holding her let go of her hand, and turned her head to look, only to see that the guard beside had walked to a corner of the room with large strides, and it was unknown what he was playing with. In a moment, he heard an abnormal sound behind him, and turned to look, and the wall he was leaning on, had already slowly risen up.

The guard walked to Xi Jiu Er's side in a few steps, and once again supported her into the secret room.

"Is the prince here?"

"Exactly."

The guard finally replied indifferently. Xi Jiu Er nodded in understanding. Only then did she realize that the two of them were already deeply immersed in the darkness, and the other party could not see her expression at all.

Xi Jiu Er could feel a hint of warmth coming from her fingertips, and her heart couldn't help but to calm down. She could hear the guards who were similarly hidden in the darkness beside him, and said in an excited voice, "Madame, you have to be careful, this stone staircase is a bit slippery, and you don't know where the moisture is coming from."

Before he finished his sentence, he heard something flying out of his ear. The thing hit the wall with a few "pa pa pa" sounds, and in an instant, a bunch of orange flames rose up from the oil lamp on the wall.

Only now did Xi Jiu Er notice where she was. The stone floor was slightly wet, and what was beside him was no wall, but instead a rough and uneven man-made cave's stone wall. The twisted stone steps formed a spiral shaped, circular path that led downwards, and on the stone wall, there was a candlestick nailed every few steps, on top of it was a plate filled with oil lamps.

The cave was so quiet, it was as if they were really deep in the woods. The only sound in the air was the light breathing of the two of them. The distant lamps were not lit yet, shrouding the entire scene ten steps away in darkness.

Xi Jiu Er stood in place, stared at the shadow below her feet that was pulled unsteadily by the dim yellow light, reached out, pulled up the skirt that was just put down, and carefully walked down a step.

The guard carefully supported her as well. The wet, cold and quiet cave was moving down the stairs step by step steadily.

The air was slowly carrying traces of a bone-piercing cold energy. It was already a warm spring, and Xi Jiu Er didn't wear much to begin with. At this moment, she felt a wave of chilliness assaulting her face, and her entire body couldn't help but shiver from the cold.

As the guard flew over to ignite the lanterns on the stone wall, he was also distracted with Xi Jiu Er's actions. The guard's fingers that were supporting her could clearly feel the other party's cold shiver, and thought that the cold energy within the cave had rushed over, causing the thin clothed Xi Jiu Er to be affected by the cold energy. She immediately stopped and quickly took off her embroidered robe.

The guard respectfully handed over the brocade robe. "Miss, please use this subordinate's outer garment first. In order to not attract attention, this subordinate didn't intentionally have clothes, so I let you freeze. Please forgive me."

The tip of Xi Jiu Er's nose itched, and before she had the chance to reply, a large sneeze was brought out, "It's fine, let's hurry up and go down," Xi Jiu Er had originally been thinking about the damp and cold inside the cave, and the two of them were both dressed in thin clothes. If the other party had given him the clothes, he would have definitely been frozen, so she felt pity and rejected the other person's good intentions.

Just as Xi Jiu Er was about to turn around and continue walking down the stairs, the guard beside him continued, "If Miss gets frozen in the cave, Your Highness will definitely not forgive me.

Hearing that, Xi Jiu Er stopped in her tracks, and after a while, she took the clothes from the guard and walked down the stairs without looking back.

Along the way, Xi Jiu Er did not ask about other things. After tormenting herself for the entire morning, Xi Jiu Er's stomach was already starting to churn. After all, her stomach still had a mouth, and it was all dependent on Xi Jiu Er.

Inside an empty cave, lights were flickering on the stone wall, faint yellow covered both of them. The shadows under their feet were getting longer and longer, and it was unknown whether or not a dark place in the distance led to where they met up with Mu Qiu Shui.

If he wasn't worried, then it was impossible to not be afraid. This pitch-black cave was no different from the dark and windy night when people were killing and setting fires.

This kind of mysterious and bizarre cave actually connected to this cold courtyard. himself had subconsciously followed them in just now, but he did not know if it was a blessing or a curse; he probably could only find Mu Qiu Shui in order to get a clear understanding of the sequence of events.

The two of them waited for around an hour. Xi Jiu Er supported herself with each step as she struggled to move forward, she was not a delicate Miss, after she became pregnant she would also play with her spear as usual, and from time to time, she would dance with a set of fist techniques to relieve her depression. But now, her lower abdomen was almost completely exposed, and her unusually big stomach was being held in her hands with difficulty.

As he walked, step by step, the light behind him dimmed, and in front of his eyes appeared a flame the size of a soybean that was slowly pulsing in the air, causing Xi Jiu Er to feel frustrated. He was unable to see just how far ahead he was going to have to go, he only knew that his pupils were dim and yellow.

The two of them slowly walked on the slippery stairs. After approximately two hours, the temperature of the cave became lower and lower. Xi Jiu Er's thin and embroidered robe was no longer able to resist the coldness of the cave.