Chapter 331: Joy
Chapter 331: Joy
Bai Yuwei leaned in, her eyes widening as she exclaimed, "Are you sure it's evidence of his crimes? I just can't believe it! That cunning and wily Chancellor, he wouldn't let us get away with it so easily!"
As she finished speaking, everyone looked at her with complicated expressions.
Meng Qianqian's gaze was especially unreadable.
Little sister, do you want to listen to what you're saying?
Do you think a hundred and eight mechanisms are easy?
Do you think this twisted Concealed Poetry Lock is easy?
If it weren't for Chen Long clearing the mechanisms ahead, we would have died eight hundred times over.
And this Concealed Poetry Lock, it's not enough to just memorize the Chu Ci poems, you also have to rearrange them, do you know how difficult that is?
However, this also shows from another perspective that they are strong enough to rival the Chancellor.
"Let's look further, are there any others?"
Chen Long said.
Lu Yuan replied, "We've searched this secret chamber, let's move on to the next one."
Bai Yuwei was surprised, "There's more?"
Lu Yuan gave a cold smile and flipped through the booklet in his hand, "My adoptive father's crimes are endless, how can this be enough?"
Meng Qianqian thought for a moment and suggested, "We've been in the secret passage for so long, I don't know how long it's been. Let's split up to save time, I don't know if Grandfather and Mother can hold on outside."
"Good," Chen Long said, "I'll go with you."
Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.
He had ignored him earlier, if he dares to provoke him again—
Meng Qianqian felt a chilling stare from someone, but her brother's gaze was also terrifying—
Meng Qianqian blinked, "Or, you two go together, and we'll go as three."
Bai Yuwei and Tan Er nodded in agreement!
The two disdainful men exchanged glances, "..."
Lu Yuan looked at Meng Qianqian with aloofness, "Meng Xiaojiu, I'll give you one more chance to choose your words carefully."
Chen Long said, "You're not allowed to scare her."
"Woof!"
Xiaolangzai barked towards the door.
Meng Qianqian exclaimed, "Someone's here!"
Chen Long stepped out of the secret chamber and stood at the doorway, looking down the pitch-black secret passage, "You all go first."
He took off the sword case from his back, opened it with a click, and drew out the Azure Dragon Sword made of dark iron.
Inside the secret passage, they had already lost their sense of direction.
But since they had already searched the way they came, they could only continue forward.
"These booklets are enough to convict the Chancellor," Meng Qianqian said to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan acknowledged with a sound, holding Meng Qianqian's hand and leading her to the other end of the secret passage.
Tan Er carried Xiaolangzai, following behind Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian.
Chen Long engaged in combat with the masked man.
Sensing Meng Qianqian's confusion, Lu Yuan explained, "He's the Chancellor's confidant. It was him who led me and Chen Long down the secret passage earlier. I tested his reaction, and he knows that Luo San is the Chancellor's biological son."
Meng Qianqian pondered, "Even you, his adopted sons, didn't know about this, yet the Chancellor trusts him so much?"
Lu Yuan continued, "Also, this person understands Gu techniques. It was him who removed the Gu from Chen Long's body."
Meng Qianqian asked, "A Miaojiang person?"
Lu Yuan replied, "It's hard to say."
Bai Yuwei said, "Impossible! If he's from Miaojiang, how come I don't recognize him?"
Tan Er, holding Xiaolangzai, added, "He's wearing a mask!"
Bai Yuwei turned back, "I've never seen his moves before! Someone must have secretly learned our Miaojiang Gu techniques!"
Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan exchanged a glance, an unspoken understanding passing between them.
Meng Qianqian asked, "Will Chen Long be alright?"
Lu Yuan replied indifferently, "That's for you to know, I'm not familiar with his martial arts skills."
Meng Qianqian pondered, "Since he was thirteen, he's never met his match."
Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, concealing his reaction.
"Woof!"
Xiaolangzai barked again.
An arrow flew towards them.
Just as Lu Yuan was about to react, Meng Qianqian drew her Spring Saber without hesitation and blocked in front of Lu Yuan, slicing the arrow in half!
At the same time, more arrows rained down on them like shooting stars.
Lu Yuan swiftly embraced Meng Qianqian's waist, pulling her behind him, and with his other hand, he shot several flying daggers he had taken from the secret chamber, deflecting the swift arrows.
Having served as his bodyguard for a long time, Meng Qianqian had forgotten that his skills were also exceptional.
What she witnessed now was more than just impressive.
Meng Qianqian stared at him in shock.
Lu Yuan, alert to the movements ahead, spoke to her without looking at her face, "Meng Xiaojiu, don't always rush ahead of this Governor."
Chen Long, while fighting with the man, glanced back at Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan.
Earlier, when clearing the traps, Lu Yuan had shamelessly hidden behind Chen Long, using him as a human shield.
Fortunately, in front of his sister, Lu Yuan didn't do that.
Otherwise, Chen Long would have to kill Lu Yuan.
Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan's group gradually moved away, until Chen Long could no longer see them.
Now, he could act without restraint.
Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan found another secret chamber, uncovering letters of collusion with officials from various factions.
Not only from the current dynasty, but also with Beiliang.
This was indeed an unexpected discovery.
Meng Qianqian carefully collected the letters, "That's enough, let's go."
"Sister Meng, there's wind here!"
Bai Yuwei caught up with Tan Er.
Tan Er's voice echoed, "There's a ladder!"
"I'll go first, you follow if it's safe."
It was Bai Yuwei's voice.
"I'll go—"
Meng Qianqian intended to scout ahead, but as she took half a step, Lu Yuan pulled her back, pressed her against the wall, and braced his hands on either side of her, as if confining her within his embrace.
"There's no danger above."
Lu Yuan said.
He could let the two young maids leave with peace of mind.
Meng Qianqian stared at him in a daze, "Then, this..."
"This Governor is angry, didn't you notice?"
"I did."
Meng Qianqian answered honestly.
Lu Yuan stopped speaking, staring at her intently with aloof eyes that seemed to conceal a burning flame, making her heart race.
Meng Qianqian blinked, "I was wrong."
"Hmm?"
Lu Yuan didn't seem convinced.
Meng Qianqian thought for a moment, tiptoed, and quickly kissed his cheek.
This move had always been effective in the past.
However, today, Lu Yuan merely asked coldly, "Meng Xiaojiu, are you trying to brush off this Governor?"
Meng Qianqian, "Xiaojiu dares not."
Lu Yuan coldly humphed, "This Governor will see how daring you are."
What's going on?
Is he dissatisfied?
Meng Qianqian kissed his other cheek.
This should be enough, right?
Lu Yuan continued to look at her with aloofness.
Still not enough?
Could it be—
Meng Qianqian pursed her lips, gathered her courage, and kissed the corner of his lips.
As her tiptoed foot was about to touch the ground, Lu Yuan suddenly cupped her face and lowered his head to kiss her deeply.
In the silence, Meng Qianqian's mind went blank again. The bird calls disappeared, leaving only the sounds of breathing and heartbeats in her ears.
This kiss was both domineering and lingering.
Meng Qianqian was kissed until she was dizzy, her nose and lips filled with his breath.
Her cheeks turned as red as June peaches.
Lu Yuan released her lips, his thumb caressing her luscious red lips, his deep gaze holding desire, and his magnetic voice said,
"In the future, apologize like this, understood?"
Another proactive day!
(End of Chapter)
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