Chapter 427: House Arrest in the Imperial Palace

Lin Jiangnian's silence was deafening.

She was praised as a martial arts genius for hundreds of years. She had entered the second-grade Tianxuan realm before she was 20 years old, and was only a hair's breadth away from the peak of the first grade!

Such a peerless genius that could surpass all the ages, but in the end... her body was actually problematic?

Defective?

The defects in her body functions meant that she could not go any further in her martial arts. But she took a different approach and walked out of a brand new path...

This kind of talent and courage must be jaw-dropping.

Amazing!

At the same time, it also made Lin Jiangnian and other people who had previously claimed to be martial arts geniuses blush with shame...

No, absolutely no!

"Your talent is indeed enviable."

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but sigh and said, "It's unheard of. I'm afraid no one in the world today can compare to you, right?"

Li Piaomiao's eyes were cold, and she said, "In the martial arts, talent may not be the most important thing."

"No, talent is the most important thing!"

Lin Jiangnian rejected her point of view.

In martial arts, diligence is important, but talent is the most important thing. Without talent, no matter how hard you work, it will be useless.

Martial arts talent often makes people feel desperate!

Diligence is only used to comfort ordinary people without talent, so that they will not completely lose their fighting spirit.

Li Piaomiao was silent, and did not refute this time.

She still squatted beside him, staring at Lin Jiangnian quietly, her cold eyes seemed to be thinking about something.

At this time, Li Piaomiao, who was less cold, became much more normal. Without the coldness that kept people away from her, she became much more friendly.

"You look much more pleasing to the eye now!"

Lin Jiangnian looked her up and down, and sighed.

If she had become like this earlier, would Lin Jiangnian have fought wits and courage with her before, and pulled each other against each other?

Li Piaomiao was silent, looking at him, and did not speak.

"So, are you now completely normal?"

Lin Jiangnian continued to look at her, perhaps because he had never seen Li Piaomiao in a normal state, he was very surprised. Especially her movements and expressions when she squatted beside him, which inexplicably made Lin Jiangnian feel a little... silly?

Li Piaomiao's face was normal, and her beautiful eyes were still as calm as before, but after losing the chill, in Lin Jiangnian's eyes, she inexplicably felt that she was... a kind of clear stupidity!

Yes, the eldest princess looked so stunned, without that sharp momentum. In Lin Jiangnian's view, she was just a little silly!

A bit like Xiaozhu!

Silly, want to bully!

Think of the sun.

...

Li Piaomiao was silent for a moment, and nodded: "For the time being, it should be."

"The coldness in my body has been suppressed temporarily!"

She could feel that her body had become normal now. Although it was not completely normal, it had improved a lot.

Especially after no longer forcibly suppressing the coldness in her body, she felt relaxed all over. The breath in her body was unobstructed. She even felt that some of the realms that had been lingering in the same place for a long time were vaguely loosened.

"For now?"

Lin Jiangnian reacted: "You mean... it's just temporarily suppressed, and it will relapse in the future?"

Li Piaomiao looked at him and nodded.

The two looked at each other and met each other for a moment.

Lin Jiangnian was instantly alert: "What do you want to do?!"

"You still want to suck me?"

"..."

Lin Jiangnian refused immediately: "Don't even think about it!"

He saw her desire in Li Piaomiao's eyes... She wants to suck him next time!

Lin Jiangnian firmly disagreed!

Suck him dry quickly this time!

Sitting on the ground now, Lin Jiangnian felt that his body was still limp, his legs were weak, and he couldn't stand up at all.

This feeling is more torturous than when he was in sage mode!

If this happens again, will he really still be alive?

Li Piaomiao looked at him quietly, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Only if you can help me."

"No help!"

Lin Jiangnian decisively refused.

Li Piaomiao was silent, didn't speak, lowered his eyes slightly, and didn't know what he was thinking on his cold face.

"It's no use for you to play the victim..."

For some reason, Lin Jiangnian had a strange feeling in his heart. Without the protection of the cold and aloof aura of the past, the princess in front of him seemed to have fallen into the mortal world, and looked very pitiful!

Lin Jiangnian actually felt a little pity...

Good looks can always shake his heart of Taoism!

Lin Jiangnian sighed secretly and said, "I can't help you either. You know, I am far inferior to you in terms of martial arts and internal strength."

"My internal strength can't satisfy you at all... Do you understand what I mean?"

The gap between the strength realm of the two is too big. How can Lin Jiangnian's fourth-grade internal strength be compared with that of a quasi-first-grade master?

It was good luck that he was not sucked clean this time. If it happens again, Lin Jiangnian can't guarantee that he will be sucked into a mummy...

Hearing this, Li Piaomiao was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes again, looked at Lin Jiangnian, and said, "I can help you improve your cultivation strength!"

"Help me improve my strength?"

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian's heart moved, but his face remained calm: "You, do you still have the medicine that increased your internal strength last time?"

When he first arrived in the capital, Lin Jiangnian used medicine to nourish his body and quickly improve his internal strength with the help of the princess in front of him.

It's like the enlightenment of an internal strength master, but the increased internal strength is more pure and there are no sequelae.

Later, Lin Jiangnian wanted to get some medicinal materials to improve internal strength from the eldest princess, but she refused after being told that the effect was not very effective!

Lin Jiangnian couldn't help but feel moved when he heard Li Miaomiao suddenly mention that it could help him improve his strength.

...She's not kidding, she really knows how to do it!

"No more!"

Li Piaomiao shook his head.

"Then, how can you help me improve my strength?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

"I can teach you skills, give you experience, and help you improve your strength!"

"That's it?"

Li Piaomiao raised her eyes: "Not enough?"

"not enough!"

Lin Jiangnian nodded and looked at her expectantly: "Is there any quick way...for example, some magic pill or something like that. Just taking one pill can compare to years and more of hard training." A pill to enhance internal strength?”

Li Piaomiao was silent and looked at him calmly.

When their eyes met, Lin Jiangnian quickly got the answer!

Well, no!

"..."

After pondering for a moment, Li Miaomiao said, "Your martial arts talent is not bad... As long as you study hard and practice hard, given time, you will have a chance to achieve greatness."

"Then, can I catch up with you?" Lin Jiangnian asked hopefully.

Li Piaomiao was silent, not knowing how to answer.

"You can't catch up, right?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed in disappointment.

"uncertain!"

Li Pianmiao looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "You may not be able to surpass me in the future..."

"Okay, you don't have to comfort me anymore."

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand. This woman really couldn't lie, and her words of comfort were false.

Li Piaomiao said nothing.

And Lin Jiangnian was also thinking carefully and weighing the pros and cons.

Words were not enough, but in fact, Lin Jiangnian was already moved when Li Miaomiao said he was willing to help him improve his strength!

Personal guidance from a quasi-first-grade master!

Who can not be moved by this?

The guidance of a master of this level is of great help to Lin Jiangnian. What's more, the man in front of him is a genius who is once seen in a century. It is difficult to refuse such a talented master who is willing to give him guidance!

Of course, the most important reason is not this!

When the eldest princess discovered that Lin Jiangnian's Xuanyang Heart Technique could suppress the cold air in her body, Lin Jiangnian was equally surprised to find that the cold air in the eldest princess's body could help him practice quickly and at the same time absorb the cold air to improve his health. My own strength...

Strictly speaking, this is a win-win situation!

Except for being almost sucked dry by Li Miaomiao in the end, it was basically harmless to Lin Jiangnian. And if Lin Jiangnian can improve his strength and internal strength as soon as possible, he won't have to worry about being sucked dry by Li Miaomiao...

Therefore, Lin Jiangnian was actually very moved by Li Piaomiao's proposal.

But it was obvious that Li Miaomiao didn't know what he was planning. Lin Jiangnian would naturally take this opportunity to...pinch her hard.

"Actually, it's not impossible for me to help you..."

Lin Jiangnian finally spoke as if he had made up his mind after a long period of struggle and hesitation.

"However, I have a few conditions..."

Hearing that Lin Jiangnian was willing to agree, Li Miaomiao seemed a little surprised and raised her eyes to look at him. There seemed to be a flash of brilliance in those cold, beautiful eyes.

"What conditions?"

"Actually, it's not a condition... You know, I'm a soft-hearted person, and I won't just watch you suffer from physical problems and lose your life."

"Since I can help you, I am naturally duty-bound and happy to help..."

Lin Jiangnian said with a serious face: "However, you also know that I almost lost my life when I helped you just now, so you have to help me improve my strength first, and it is best to make me a second-level master as soon as possible... Of course, it's not even close. It’s okay!”

Li Miaomiao seemed to think silently for a moment, then nodded.

"good."

Now it was Lin Jiangnian's turn to be stunned... He deliberately exaggerated, hoping to embarrass her a little.

Unexpectedly, she really agreed right away?

Second grade?

Lin Jiangnian doesn't dare to think about it yet!

This spans two major realms of martial arts. How can it be easily involved in a short period of time?

But it seems that for Li Miaomiao, it's like an understatement... casual?

Lin Jiangnian was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses: "Then, there's more..."

"My body has become weak and I need a lot of supplements... Are you responsible for this?"

"I want to see what kind of mentality you have learned... Don't worry, I definitely won't learn it, I'm just curious to see..."

"..."

"I haven't thought of the rest yet, I'll think about it later..."

"..."

Lin Jiangnian stated many conditions in one breath.

However, it seems that there are many conditions, but in fact there are not many other excessive requirements, they are all trivial things.

Lin Jiangnian and Li Mianmiao didn't have much conflict of interests, and he didn't want to get anything from her. The reason for this unnecessary move is just that I don't want my true purpose to be exposed.

When Li Piaomiao coveted his body, why didn't Lin Jiangnian do the same?

After hearing Lin Jiangnian's conditions, Li Miaomiao thought carefully for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, I promise you!"

She agreed.

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief, and saw that Li Miaomiao's expression in front of him was still calm and unfazed.

As if he thought of something, Lin Jiangnian's heart moved: "I have one more condition."

Under Li Miaomiao's slightly puzzled gaze, Lin Jiangnian suddenly chuckled: "I've known you for so long, but I haven't seen you smile yet?"

"How about you smile for me?"

Li Miaomiao was startled for a moment, and then said silently: "No."

"How can someone not laugh? Why don't you give it a try?"

Li Piaomiao was silent. After a while, there seemed to be some slight mood swings on her cold face.

But in the end, there was still no trouble.

Lin Jiangnian gave up.

"Okay, it's not difficult for you anymore!"

I can't imagine Li Piaomiao's smile, but thinking about it...it's quite scary!

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand and slowly got up from the ground.

After resting for a while, his body recovered a lot. However, my whole body is still weak. In addition to the serious loss of internal energy, there is another reason... I am hungry!

Calculating the time, I have to be trapped in this secret room for two days!

I haven't eaten at all in the past two days. Although there is clean water in the secret room, there is no food. After two days of not eating and only drinking water, even an iron man can't bear it.

Now that all his internal energy was exhausted, a strong sense of hunger suddenly surged into his heart.

"It's over, I might starve to death here!"

Lin Jiangnian turned around and looked at Li Pianmiao, who was still squatting on the spot: "Are you hungry?"

Li Piaomiao shook her head slightly, and then slowly stood up.

After the cold energy in her body was suppressed, she felt relaxed and relaxed, and even her strength seemed to have improved a lot.

I didn’t feel very hungry at all!

However, it cannot be said that I am not hungry at all.

After being reminded like this by Lin Jiangnian, that hungry feeling also came to his heart.

She inadvertently pursed her lips and glanced at Lin Jiangnian.

"I don't know what the situation is outside now. Is there any accident?"

Lin Jiangnian murmured.

It's been two days and no one has come to rescue?

This was beyond his expectation. He looked back at Li Pianmiao and said, "It seems that we have to find a way on our own!"

When mentioning this matter, Li Piaomiao's eyes darkened slightly.

She has been out of health for the past two days and has been too busy taking care of herself that she has forgotten what is supposed to be happening in the outside world.

Chen Zhao trapped her here with ulterior motives. He would most likely take action against the prince. Two days have passed now, I wonder if the prince...

However, for now, I can only suppress my uneasiness temporarily. Finding a way to get out of here is the most important thing right now.

but……

How to get out?

"Do you have any idea?"

Li Piaomiao looked at Lin Jiangnian and asked.

Lin Jiangnian Xiaoxiong spread his hands: "No!"

"But there's always a way."

Lin Jiangnian thought: "I think there must be other exits here..."

Under normal circumstances, there cannot be only one way out of such a secret room maze.

If something went wrong with this only way out, it would be like digging his own grave. Lin Jiangnian believed that Emperor Ning was not that stupid.

Emperor Ning was so careful in his calculations that he could even hide the 'edict' so deeply just in case, so how could he not leave a way out for himself?

Li Piaomiao said nothing, thinking deeply.

"Look for it, that's all we can do!"

Lin Jiangnian sighed.

Two days ago, he was indeed in no hurry and was waiting for rescue slowly. But after waiting for two days, his precious paper kite still hadn't appeared.

I don't know what happened, but right now, Lin Jiangnian can only find a way to save himself!

If he continues to sit still and wait for death, he may not be able to wait for rescue, and he will starve to death here first!

With this in mind, Lin Jiangnian moved his body and began to look around for an exit again.

Li Miaomiao in the secret room said nothing. After staring at Lin Jiangnian for a while, he narrowed his eyes.

Immediately, he also started looking for the exit.

…

The maze of secret rooms is neither big nor small. There are countless passages and secret rooms connected in series. It is easier said than done to find a way out?

The exits of secret room passages like this are usually extremely hidden, and it is even more difficult to find the exits!

After searching for a while, Lin Jiangnian felt a little dizzy. The aftereffects of exhaustion of internal energy came to my mind, making me a little out of breath.

He leaned against a stone wall for a short rest, his hunger making him even more uncomfortable.

Not far away, Li Miaomiao seemed to notice something unusual about him: "What?"

"Gonna die!"

Lin Jiangnian sighed and said weakly.

Li Piaomiao's expression was slightly condensed, and she stepped closer, and then she saw Lin Jiangnian's face was slightly pale and weak.

As if she realized something, a strange color flashed in her eyes.

Then, she hesitated and suddenly grabbed Lin Jiangnian's hand.

"What are you doing..."

Lin Jiangnian subconsciously spoke, and immediately after, he felt a cold current pouring into his body from the soft and smooth palm.

This cold current spread throughout his body, causing Lin Jiangnian to shiver subconsciously. But then, the feeling of weakness and powerlessness in his body was instantly swept away.

Lin Jiangnian seemed to realize something then, and looked at her with complicated eyes...

He was given to Gu Yong by her again?

Li Miaomiao narrowed her eyes, said nothing, and retracted her hand. Turn around and continue looking for the exit.

In the dimly lit secret room, Lin Jiangnian felt a strange feeling inexplicably as he looked at the cold and unparalleled white figure not far away.

The secret room was extremely quiet, so quiet that it was eerie.

And very peaceful!

After the powerlessness in his body was expelled, Lin Jiangnian regained a lot of strength and continued to look for an exit.

The atmosphere in the secret room was very depressing, and even the air circulation was extremely slow.

However, Lin Jiangnian quickly thought that since there was air circulation, it proved that there were pores. Finding the pores might not necessarily lead to an exit, but it was indeed a way.

Lin Jiangnian couldn't do this at the moment, so he mentioned it to Li Piaomiao. After hearing his suggestion, Li Piaomiao stood there, focused her eyes, and held her breath.

In an instant, all the movements around her seemed to be magnified several times in an instant, and appeared in front of her. The air in the secret room, which was flowing very slowly, seemed to have turned into an invisible airflow, brushing against her skin.

Then, Li Piaomiao opened her eyes and walked forward. Lin Jiangnian hurriedly followed. The two passed through two secret rooms, passed through a passage, bypassed the complex terrain, and stopped in front of a stone wall.

"Is it here?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Li Piaomiao didn't say anything, nodded, and glanced at him.

Lin Jiangnian immediately understood, stepped back a few steps, and hid far away.

Li Piaomiao stood there, waving her long sleeves in white, cold wind rushed in, and the oppressive momentum spread instantly.

"Bang!"

Before they could even see clearly when Li Piaomiao made his move, they saw the stone wall in front of them shattered with a loud bang, the broken stones were shattered into pieces, and a dark hole was revealed.

"Huh?"

Lin Jiangnian looked carefully and was immediately disappointed.

Not the exit?

Going in, another secret room?

The two walked into the secret room, which was very small and narrow. More importantly, there was nothing in the secret room, it was empty.

"Strange, how could there be such a hidden secret room with nothing in it?"

Lin Jiangnian murmured to himself, and looked at Li Piaomiao, and then they both quickly realized something.

"There's something strange!"

The two quickly searched in the secret room, and sure enough. Not long after, they stopped on one of the stone walls.

"This stone wall is different from the other stone walls?!"

Lin Jiangnian walked forward and gently groped on the stone wall. He could feel that this stone wall was colder than other walls, and the material was smoother.

Knocked!

The sound was very crisp!

"There should be something strange behind this!"

Lin Jiangnian looked back at Li Piaomiao, she nodded with a cold look in her eyes.

Lin Jiangnian understood again, retreated quickly, and hid far away... It feels different to have a master by your side!

This damn sense of security!

Li Piaomiao slowly approached the stone wall, quietly looked at the stone wall in front of him, his eyes were cold, and his palm slowly gathered his internal strength.

"Bang!"

Palm out!

A palm wrapped in a strong and majestic momentum slammed on the stone wall. In an instant, the surrounding ground shook, and the whole secret room trembled.

On the stone wall in front of him, there was only a crack left!

"It's here!"

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiangnian immediately concluded that there might be a way out behind this stone wall.

But the problem is...

The destructive power of Li Piaomiao's palm is too great. What if the stone wall is not broken and the secret room collapses?

"You, be careful!"

Lin Jiangnian reminded.

Li Piaomiao looked back at him and said nothing.

When she turned back again, she stared at the crack on the stone wall with cold eyes and frowned slightly.

Then, the wind came from her sleeves again, and the majestic internal force swarmed out and spread all over her body.

This time, the momentum was even more terrifying!

But this time, the internal force around her body did not run around again. As if it was condensed and controlled, it circulated around Li Piaomiao.

Finally, it slowly flowed between the palms.

"Crackle!"

Indistinctly, the majestic and terrifying internal force was surprised, and faintly emitted a series of crisp explosions.

As if it was about to destroy the world at any time!

Not far away, Lin Jiangnian, who saw this scene, took a breath of cold air and subconsciously retreated a few more steps...

Horror!

It's important to save your life!

...

At the same time.

In a dim secret passage.

Two figures holding torches in their hands shuttled through the dark passage one after another.

A strong damp smell filled the air, which was extremely unpleasant.

"Sister Zhiyuan, is this really the entrance?"

Behind her, Lin Qingqing, who was dressed in a green shirt, held a torch and followed Zhiyuan, looking around: "After walking for so long, I still can't find the intersection? Will I go the wrong way?"

"No, I won't go wrong."

Zhiyuan in front spoke coldly, paused, frowned and looked ahead. There were several more forks in the road in front of her.

"Sister Zhiyuan, let's act separately."

Lin Qingqing said: "Your Highness has been trapped in the secret room for two days, and the situation is unclear... The prince has not opened the exit yet, and he should find this place soon. We have to hurry up."

Zhiyuan was silent, with deep worry in her cold eyes.

His Highness Yangsheng's secret room was sealed, and the prince couldn't find the entrance to the secret room. Zhiyuan realized that there were probably other entrances to the secret room, so he took Lin Qingqing to search and investigate secretly, and finally found this place.

But after entering, I found that the passages were complicated and confusing. It was very difficult to find the real entrance!

At the moment, it seemed that the fastest way to act separately was to act.

Zhiyuan nodded slightly and was about to speak.

"Bang!"

Faintly, there seemed to be a sudden explosion not far ahead.

When this sound came out, both of them were alert.

"What sound?!"

Lin Qingqing said in surprise: "Is it His Highness? He is also trying to find a way out?!"

Zhiyuan said nothing and walked quickly towards the direction of the explosion.

Lin Qingqing, who had come to her senses, quickly followed Zhiyuan's footsteps. Soon, the two followed the sound of the explosion to the end of a passage.

There was no way out!

A stone wall blocked the way for the two.

"Why is there no way out?"

Lin Qingqing, who saw this scene, looked doubtful: "The sound just now clearly came from here?!"

Zhiyuan didn't say anything, but walked forward quietly, her eyes fell on the stone wall in front of her, and she gently reached out and touched it. She seemed to have noticed something, and her eyes fell on the stone wall on the other side of her side, and soon she found the difference!

"There's something wrong with this stone wall!"

Zhiyuan said coldly.

Lin Qingqing was slightly startled, and soon found the abnormality on the stone wall. This stone wall was different from other stone walls, but more like... a secret door? !

"Could it be that behind this stone wall..."

Behind this stone wall, is there a passage?

"Qingqing, step back."

Zhiyuan suddenly spoke.

Lin Qingqing realized what Sister Zhiyuan wanted to do, took two steps back, and said cautiously: "Be careful!"

Zhiyuan nodded her chin slightly, raised her eyes and looked at the stone wall in front of her, with a hint of determination in her cold eyes.

"Sword!"

Lin Qingqing behind her hurriedly threw the sword in her hand to Zhiyuan, who took the sword and unsheathed it.

Cold light filled the air!

In the dark and dim secret room, as the sword was unsheathed, it instantly illuminated the surroundings.

It also illuminated Zhiyuan's beautiful and spotless face, staring at the stone wall in front of her with a calm expression.

The endless internal force in the body poured into the long sword, and the long sword endured the terrifying breath that it should not have endured, and trembled slightly.

A sword sounded in the passage!

Behind her, Lin Qingqing looked at Sister Zhiyuan in front of her in amazement. She only knew that Sister Zhiyuan had high martial arts skills and a good talent for martial arts. But she rarely saw Sister Zhiyuan take action, and she didn't know Sister Zhiyuan's martial arts strength!

Judging from the aura that Sister Zhiyuan is exuding right now, it's terrifying!

Very strong!

Much stronger than her!

Just as Lin Qingqing was amazed, the Zhiyuan in front of the stone wall slowly raised her sword.

The next second, cold light filled the air!

The sword was full of sword energy!

The long sword contained a majestic and terrifying internal force, and instantly fell on the stone wall in front of her!

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The continuous explosions that were like the destruction of the world rang out!

A majestic impact momentum instantly filled the world.

The stone wall that was originally blocking in front of her fell like rubble under the terrifying explosion.

The dust in the sky was raised, covering the sky and the sun!

At the same time, a strong momentum instantly pushed the Zhiyuan in front of the stone wall back several steps.

"Sister Zhiyuan?!"

Lin Qingqing was shocked and hurriedly went up to block Sister Zhiyuan behind her and supported her. At the same time, Lin Qingqing also felt the impact of the aura.

"What's going on?!"

Lin Qingqing was a little surprised. She saw Sister Zhiyuan's face was a little pale, and she was looking forward with a serious look.

Lin Qingqing subconsciously looked up, but saw that the stone wall in front of her sight collapsed with a bang, and the dust covered her sight.

But when the dust and smoke gradually dissipated, two vague figures slowly appeared behind the smoke.

...

"Boom!"

The earth-shaking explosion filled the secret room, shaking the sand and rocks, and the secret room almost collapsed like a house.

Li Piaomiao, who was originally standing in front of the stone wall, seemed to be affected by the majestic residual force and took a step back. She raised her cold and beautiful eyes and stared at the stone wall. Through the dust, her eyes were solemn.

And Lin Jiangnian, who was hiding behind and watching this scene, changed his face slightly...Is she really here?

Playing so big?

Are you really not afraid of being buried alive?

But then, Lin Jiangnian found that the stone wall in front of him collapsed with a bang, and a passage was exposed under the dust.

It was indeed the exit!

Lin Jiangnian walked forward in surprise, and when he was about to speak, he noticed that Li Piaomiao's face was a little pale and his breath was unstable.

"What's wrong with you?"

Injured?

Or too much damage?

Li Piaomiao shook his head and said expressionlessly: "Someone!"

"Someone?"

Lin Jiangnian turned his head to look outside the stone wall, and as the dust in the sky gradually drifted down. Outside the stone wall, two figures gradually appeared in front of him.

"Zhiyuan? Qingqing?!"

Lin Jiangnian looked carefully, and when he saw the two figures outside the passage, he suddenly showed joy.

"Your Highness?!"

In the passage, Lin Qingqing supported Sister Zhiyuan and was also surprised: "Your Highness?!"

"Are you okay?!"

As soon as she opened her mouth, her eyes fell on the figure in white clothes next to His Highness. Lin Qingqing's eyes suddenly fixed... This person is the eldest princess!

She is trapped with His Highness? !

Thinking of this, Lin Qingqing glanced at the clothes of His Highness and the eldest princess inadvertently and cautiously...

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

... Fortunately, His Highness did not mess around!

"I'm fine!"

Lin Jiangnian walked quickly to Zhiyuan, looked at the two of them, and said in surprise: "Why are you here?!"

Lin Qingqing explained: "After Your Highness entered the palace, Sister Zhiyuan also brought me and Lin Kong to the palace to meet Your Highness... After learning that Your Highness was trapped in the secret room, Sister Zhiyuan and I tried to find other entrances to the passage..."

Lin Qingqing quickly and briefly explained what happened in the past two days. Lin Jiangnian nodded slightly after listening, and his eyes fell on Zhiyuan again. He soon realized what he had noticed and was surprised: "Zhiyuan, why are you so pale? !”

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly became nervous.

"fine."

Zhiyuan shook his head slightly. Although his cold face was a little pale, it was not serious.

I was shocked by the majestic aura just now!

Thinking of this, she raised her eyes and glanced at the plain white figure behind Lin Jiangnian, then landed on Lin Jiangnian. Then she noticed something and frowned slightly: "Why are you so weak?"

Zhiyuan also noticed that Lin Jiangnian was in a very weak state at this time.

Very weak!

Like...overdraft? !

"It's a long story...but I'm fine!"

Young Lin Jiang shook his head, not very comfortable explaining what happened to Zhiyuan: "I didn't encounter any danger. But... Emperor Ning passed away!"

"The Emperor passed away?!"

Lin Qingqing was shocked when she heard the news.

The death of the emperor is a big deal!

This meant that the capital and even the world might be in chaos. Just when he was about to say something, he caught a glimpse of the eldest princess behind him and held back.

Zhiyuan had expected it, so he was not too surprised and nodded slightly.

"Okay, let's talk about it before we leave here."

After a brief exchange of greetings, Lin Jiangnian decided to leave here first. Just as he was about to leave with Zhiyuan and Lin Qingqing, he finally remembered something.

Looking back, he remembered that there was another eldest princess in the secret room who he had almost forgotten.

At this moment, inside the secret room.

Li Miaomiao, who was wearing a plain white dress, stood quietly and looked at the three people in the passage with an expressionless face.

Lin Jiangnian appeared in front of the maid named Zhiyuan, with a look of concern and worry on his face. And although the maid concealed it well, when she looked at her from time to time, there was a hint of... hostility in her eyes!

Li Piaomiao looked as usual, indifferent.

"Princess!"

Lin Jiangnian turned back to look at Li Mianmiao and said, "Shall we go out together?"

Li Miaomiao glanced at him, and then her eyes fell on Zhiyuan next to him. He glanced around and said nothing.

Then, leave alone.

It seems that he has regained his previous attitude of keeping strangers away, arrogant and indifferent!

When passing by Lin Qingqing, she seemed to feel the chill coming from the eldest princess. Lin Qingqing subconsciously took a step back, her heart trembling slightly.

"It's so cold..."

Lin Qingqing said in a low voice: "Why is this eldest princess so cold?"

This indifferent aura forced her to avoid its edge.

The legendary eldest princess is indeed so terrifying.

cold?

Lin Jiangnian was also a little strange.

Wasn't the coldness in her body temporarily suppressed?

Why is it still cold?

Another attack so soon?

While he was thinking about it, he noticed something again. He turned around and saw Zhiyuan looking at him calmly, also without saying a word.

"What's wrong?"

Lin Jiangnian was a little unnaturally stared at by Zhiyuan's eyes, and he quickly said haha: "Let's leave here first..."

"By the way, what happened outside in the past two days?"

"Tell me quickly!"

"..."

The three of them left the secret room along the passage. Along the way, Lin Qingqing and Lin Jiangnian reported what happened in the past two days.

After hearing that Chen Zhao failed to assassinate the prince, he was severely injured by Zhi Yuan, and was beheaded on the spot by the Imperial Guards.

Lin Jiangnian was stunned, a little in disbelief!

Chen Zhao assassinated the prince, but Lin Jiangnian failed as expected. He had already anticipated this possibility when he was first trapped in the secret room!

But, Chen Zhao died... This was a situation Lin Jiangnian didn't expect!

This old eunuch who had hidden himself so deeply had played such a big game!

The result was such a simple and clear death?

Isn't it a bit too childish?

So, what is the purpose of all Chen Zhao's hard work?

Lin Jiangnian looked at Zhiyuan in confusion. According to the previous guesses made by Li Miaomiao, Chen Zhao was most likely the mysterious master who forced his way into the palace that night.

That mysterious master can fight against Li Miaomiao, a quasi-first-grade master, and even hurt Li Miaomiao, which shows that his strength should be on par with Li Miaomiao!

How could such a master die at the hands of Zhiyuan?

Lin Jiangnian knew very well that although Zhiyuan's martial arts skills were equally profound, they were still inferior to those of the eldest princess!

Does this mean that the mysterious master is not Chen Zhao?

Or...it wasn't Chen Zhao who Zhiyuan killed?

Things are still a little confusing!

The three of them walked out of the secret room along the passage, and a light came from not far ahead. Vaguely, a loud noise and rapid footsteps were heard.

When Lin Jiangnian and others just walked out of the secret room cave, dazzling light hit their faces. Lin Jiangnian stood at the entrance of the secret chamber cave, feeling the scent of sunlight bathing his body.

See the light of day again!

Being locked up in a secret room for two days, these days of darkness were really torturous!

In the sight ahead, a row of fully armed guards of the Imperial Guard appeared in front of Lin Jiangnian. A commander of the Imperial Guard stepped forward and said in a respectful tone: "I pay homage to His Royal Highness Prince Lin!"

"Your Highness is trapped in a secret room, and I have wronged you. Could you please go with your subordinates to rest for a while?"

Lin Jiangnian lowered his eyes, glanced at this person, and nodded lightly: "Let's go, lead the way!"

"..."

In the palace.

Lin Jiangnian and his party were brought to a palace courtyard by the imperial guards and temporarily settled there.

"Your Highness, please rest here first. Someone will bring food later and help you bathe and change clothes. Please bear with it!"

The imperial guards brought Lin Jiangnian and his party here and left in a hurry.

Soon, the palace maids brought delicious food. Lin Jiangnian, who had been imprisoned in the secret room and hungry for several days, was no longer polite and ate heartily.

"Zhiyuan, you don't know how hard it is for me to be imprisoned in there..."

"If you come later, I will starve to death in there..."

Lin Jiangnian showed off his food while telling Zhiyuan how miserable he was.

It was really miserable!

But he was also sucked by the princess!

Zhiyuan, who was sitting next to him, just listened silently, picking up dishes for Lin Jiangnian from time to time and adding rice for him.

Until Lin Jiangnian was full and drank enough, he touched his stomach.

He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Thinking back to how long he had been here, for the first time he deeply felt the importance of food as the first necessity of the people!

If you have never been hungry, you will never understand the importance of having enough food.

After eating and drinking, the palace maids had already prepared hot water to help Lin Jiangnian take a bath and change clothes.

It must be said that the treatment in the palace is extraordinary. The palace maids who came to serve Lin Jiangnian were all beautiful, with delicate faces and beautiful looks.

However, Lin Jiangnian righteously refused!

"This prince is not that kind of person!"

Lin Jiangnian drove out the "unfriendly" palace maids who tried to help him take a bath, and then walked into the bathroom with a righteous look under the cold gaze of Zhiyuan.

Not long after, Lin Jiangnian's voice came from the bathroom again.

"Zhiyuan?"

Under the eaves outside the door, Zhiyuan raised her eyes slightly.

"Come in and help your prince rub his back?"

Lin Jiangnian's voice was a little weak, and he said pitifully: "His Highness is weak and can't move!"

Zhiyuan had a cold face, pursed her lips, and said nothing.

"Come in quickly... It's just a simple back rub, don't think too much..."

Zhiyuan still didn't move.

"Squeak!"

The door of the bathroom was pushed open a crack, and a hand stretched out from the bathroom, grabbed Zhiyuan's hand, and pulled her in when she was not prepared.

"Bang!"

Quickly close the door!

"You..."

Zhiyuan's cold eyes showed a trace of shame and anger. Just as she stood firm and raised her eyes coldly.

But she saw Lin Jiangnian holding her in his arms and kissing her smooth and white forehead intimately.

Staring at the cold and stubborn face in front of her, she chuckled and spoke gently.

"Why, are you still angry with me?"

"..."