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Just as he was about to land heavily on the ground, Chu Yixuan's figure fluttered like the wind to Xu Rouzhi's side. With a light swing of her ape arm, she grabbed onto Xu Rouzhi's slender waist and landed steadily on the ground.

Xu Rouzhi was still shaken and turned to look at Chu Yixuan. What, did he not want to kill her to silence him?

Chu Yixuan released his hands and walked forward with his hands behind his back. Xu Rouzhi turned her head to look, and could not help but exclaim in surprise, the tunnel was really long!

On the smooth walls, every few meters, hung a lotus-shaped wall lamp bowl. Inside the lamp bowl was a night pearl that emitted an orange glow. It was the orange glow she had just seen from the ground, coming from the tunnel.

Xu Rouzhi exclaimed, what a beautiful Night Pearl! She had really never seen an orange Night Pearl before!

The Prince Qi Palace was truly rich, they used the Night Pearls as street lights!

The floor of the tunnel was tidily paved with green bricks engraved with auspicious cloud patterns. No matter how wet the ground was, it wouldn't slip under his feet. However, the distance from Prince Qi Palace to the Imperial Palace was paved with green bricks, this should not be a small amount, right? Chu Yixuan also said that since this tunnel was connected to every direction, wouldn't it be an even bigger project to open up the tunnel?

Xu Rouzhi remembered that the butler Uncle Lin had once said that Chu Yixuan was normally very frugal. Aside from the normal portion that was given to the servants, did the butler Uncle Lin say that Chu Yixuan had used all of his energy to provide assistance to the common people?

If that was the case, then where did Chu Yixuan get the funds to build such a luxurious tunnel? Furthermore, all the street lamps were lit with Night Pearls! Could it be that he was usually corrupt or something?

When he didn't hear Xu Rouzhi's footsteps, Chu Yixuan stopped and turned his head: "Why aren't you leaving?"

Xu Rouzhi could only follow along. Why would you let me know about such a confidential matter? "

Chu Yixuan said lightly, "Take a guess."

Xu Rouzhi asked again: "Isn't it very easy for you to enter the palace? Why did she have to go through the tunnel? Could it be that you are planning to infiltrate your Royal Father's palace hall all of a sudden one day and kill your father and usurp imperial power? "

Chu Yixuan's brows twitched: "Aren't you thinking too much!?"

"Isn't it?"

Chu Yixuan said, "Senior Brother Huang, your suspicions are grave. Sometimes, when I have something important to report to Royal Father, I can only go along in the dark. Otherwise, if Elder Brother Huang's suspicions were aroused, the situation in the Prince Qi Palace would be in an even more miserable state. "

Xu Rouzhi was surprised: "You mean to say that the reason you built this tunnel, was with the emperor's consent?"

Chu Yixuan said lightly: "I guessed half of it."

Xu Rouzhi looked at Chu Yixuan doubtfully: "Then what about half?"

However, Chu Yixuan did not reply to her. He walked steadily in front of her, under the orange light, his steps were steady and his figure was tall. He did not look like he would normally walk in front of everyone.

He was really pretending to be a cripple!

Not only did he pretend to be lame, he even pretended to be sick!

Normally, he limped and looked ill, but now he was able to walk without any signs of illness. Xu Rouzhi was secretly vigilant in her heart. Just why did he expose such two big secrets in front of her?

"What are you thinking about?" It was as if Chu Yixuan had a pair of eyes on the back of his head that was able to see through Xu Rouzhi's thoughts.

Xu Rouzhi coughed: "Are we going to go to the Imperial Palace through this secret passage?"

"Of course not."

"Then where are we going?"

"Take you to a fun place." Chu Yixuan said.

Xu Rouzhi had no choice but to follow Chu Yixuan as they passed through countless lights on the Night Pearls.

This tunnel, was indeed connected from all directions, because after walking for only around 500 metres, Xu Rouzhi had already passed through several forks in the road. Some openings were on the left, some openings were on the right, who knows where they could lead? There can't be exits everywhere on Ji City, right?

Chu Yixuan stopped at a fork in the road, and turned to look at Xu Rouzhi: "Why are you maintaining such a distance? Are you really afraid that I'll kill you? "

"Of course you won't kill me!" Xu Rouzhi laughed, "With your skills and IQ, killing people is such a simple task, you wouldn't make it so complicated."

When Xu Rouzhi walked in front of him, Chu Yixuan extended his hand out.

"What for?" Xu Rouzhi dodged back vigilantly.

"You can go up alone?" Chu Yixuan raised his chin towards the sky.

Xu Rouzhi followed Chu Yixuan's gaze and saw the swarthy hole above. She could not help but be dumbstruck, "This … A mysterious place. Where is it? "

"We'll know when we get there." Chu Yixuan said indifferently.

"Then... "And the ladder?"

Chu Yixuan looked at her. Xu Rouzhi unwillingly took two steps towards him. Chu Yixuan's face revealed a slight smile, he extended his arm and pulled her into his arms, then calmly tightened his arm as Xu Rouzhi's body was naturally stuck onto Chu Yixuan's body.

It was really embarrassing for Xu Rouzhi to always be unable to endure it! But she did not have the time to say anything, she only felt her feet becoming lighter, and she followed Chu Yixuan up into the air!

It felt like she was riding on an elevator, but she was clearly more nervous than the elevator! Xu Rouzhi subconsciously wrapped her arms around Chu Yixuan's neck, riding on the wind beside her ears, she asked loudly. "Where are we going?"

"Shh!" Xu Rouzhi only felt Chu Yixuan's warm fingers on her lips, causing her to be stunned for a moment. She turned her head to look, and discovered that she and Chu Yixuan had actually passed through layers of pavilions and was rising upwards.

Then, the seventh floor slowly descended, landing on the wooden roof.

"Alright, we're here." Chu Yixuan breathed beside her ear like an orchid.

Xu Rouzhi looked at Chu Yixuan in shock, and realised that she had both her arms around Chu Yixuan's neck, and retracted her arms in a hurry. With her current look, it was time for Chu Yixuan to tease her again!

Chu Yixuan had already pushed open the door beside him and entered. Xu Rouzhi did not dare enter, and asked anxiously: "Where is this place?"

"Seven Treasures Pagoda." Chu Yixuan said lightly.

Seven Treasure Pagoda? A buddhist pagoda located in the southern part of the Ji City? Why did Chu Yixuan bring her here?

Xu Rouzhi leaned on the railing and looked up, only to see the engraved dragon pillar spiralling upwards and upwards, the eaves of the tower curling up and down, the pagoda under the eave of the flying phoenix, the flying immortal and the common bird of life, etched in many different shapes.

"Why aren't you coming in?" In the room, Chu Yixuan's tone was still indifferent, as though he did not have any feelings for her.

Xu Rouzhi could only step into the room slowly. In the room, Chu Yixuan was already holding a Pearl Lamp, which he placed on the table. The orange light shone down on his white face, as if covering it with a soft and beautiful muslin.

"The Prince's Mansion's underground tunnel is actually opened up here?" Based on Xu Rouzhi's memories, the distance between the Prince Qi's Palace and the Seven Treasure Pagoda shouldn't be considered close, right?

Chu Yixuan did not reply her. Instead, he walked to the window and gently opened it.

A gust of cold wind blew in. It was so cold!

Chu Yixuan hung a lantern outside the window, closed the window, and turned around.

The two of them being alone made Xu Rouzhi feel extremely awkward. She wanted to break the awkwardness, so she continued to find a topic to talk about. She asked unnaturally, "What are we doing here?"

"You'll know in a moment." Chu Yixuan pointed to the screen at the side, "When someone comes, go hide behind the screen for a while, don't make a sound."

"Huh?" Xu Rouzhi was startled, she was so mysterious, a mysterious organization?

The room was quiet, but through the window he could hear the wind outside. Chu Yixuan silently sat down, he lowered his eyes and did not look at Xu Rouzhi, as though she was an old monk in meditation.

Xu Rouzhi could only walk around in boredom a few times, looking at the murals on the walls that were related to Buddhism. She must have fallen too deep into the mortal world and become filthy.

Suddenly, a few knocking sounds came from outside the window. Xu Rouzhi heard it clearly. The rhythm was long and short, like a secret signal.

Sure enough, Chu Yixuan gave her a meaningful glance, and she obediently hid behind the screen.

Then the window opened and the cold air came in again.

Very quickly, the window closed again, and the soft sound of footsteps followed Chu Yixuan into the house.

"Your Highness." A low, respectful voice.

"Mm, give it to me." Chu Yixuan's calm voice. Following which, there was a moment of silence, followed by the sound of flipping pages. After a while, Chu Yixuan asked: "What about the National Duke?"

The low voice respectfully replied, "Even though National Duke is hurt, since Your Majesty has the heart to protect the Su Family, National Duke is helpless to do anything. But the Eastern Palace has already begun to take action. If there are any results, then I'm afraid the National Duke will wait for the right opportunity to rise again. "

"Alright." Chu Yixuan said, "There are only six days until New Year's Eve, so at this time, everyone's guard will probably increase. You should not slack off either. As soon as the East Palace makes a move, report to me immediately. "

"Yes, Your Highness."

Soon after, the window opened and a gust of cold wind blew in. It seemed that someone had jumped out of the window.

Chu Yixuan slowly closed the window and said: "Alright, you can come out now."

Xu Rouzhi slowly walked out from behind the screen, her face full of vigilance.

Chu Yixuan glanced at her, then walked out: "Let's go! I'll show you around the Seven Treasures Pagoda. "

Xu Rouzhi silently followed him for two steps, then stopped: "Why do you want me to know this?"

That's right, so there was a reason why Chu Yizhao was wary of him. He had his own organization, and was fighting against the Eastern Palace in the dark! In that case, would his power be equal with the Eastern Palace?

Chu Yixuan said lightly: "Because you are the Princess Qi."

"But didn't you always assume that I was a spy from the Eastern Palace Manor?"

Chu Yixuan slowly stopped and turned his head. Are you? "

"Ugh …" Xu Rouzhi was speechless. If she wasn't, he wouldn't believe it either, right? But if she said it was, it wasn't true.

Chu Yixuan slowly took a step towards Xu Rouzhi, his deep phoenix eyes staring fixedly at Xu Rouzhi. "Is the wangfei willing to live and die with this duke?"

Xu Rouzhi also looked straight into Chu Yixuan's eyes: "If you go against Eastern Palace, are you confident that you can win?"

"Answer my question first." Chu Yixuan said.

"I am the daughter of the Crown’s Master, aren't you afraid that I will betray you?"

Chu Yixuan stared at Xu Rouzhi for a long time. After a long while, a smile slowly formed on his lips, "But is Wangfei really the daughter of the Crown’s Master?"

Xu Rouzhi was startled! What did Chu Yixuan mean by that?