A trace of panic flashed across Hua Rong's face, and he looked around subconsciously.
There was nothing unusual around, only—
In the little prince's hand, a white ball was tossing up and down!
Hua Rong had no time to wonder or ask, he only heard that clear and evil voice again in the quiet room.
"Butler, you are so eager to kill people and silence them. Are you worried that these shadow guards will say something unfavorable to the Hua family?"
Hearing this, Qinglan, who was standing beside Xia Junyu, raised her mouth slightly in an imperceptible arc.
Yu'er used this trick to counterattack, and it was a brilliant move. From inside to outside, from top to bottom, there was no way to find a single unreasonable meaning.
And coupled with that questioning look, it is enough to be mistaken for the real thing.
This seemingly light sentence was like a heavy pressure on Hua Rong who had just surrendered. Not only did it make him breathless, it also revealed a dangerous signal that his life was hanging by a thread.
It's not good.
The next moment he fell to his knees on the ground with a look of trepidation on his face.
"Your Highness, please understand. I have absolutely no such intention. Absolutely no such intention."
"Oh? Then, butler...what does this mean? Isn't it obvious enough that you are killing someone in front of me?"
There is nothing wrong with what you said. There is really nothing wrong with it.
Can you say that you didn't want to kill him just now
Can you say that you didn't want to kill him in front of His Highness
There is simply no way to refute it.
If it were an ordinary person, faced with a situation where both advancing and retreating were dangerous, he would have panicked and been unable to think normally.
But who is Hua Rong? He has been following Hua Yingnian in committing many evil deeds for more than ten years, and he has seen all kinds of storms. He was not without panic, but only for a moment. He soon calmed down and explained to Xia Junyu with a sincere face.
"Your Highness, you don't know. As far as I know, the master of the family... Hua Yingnian is a man with a delicate and vicious mind, and he never really trusts anyone. Therefore, I am worried that among these people, there are Hua Yingnian's confidants who pretend to surrender on the surface and endanger your life. In order to guarantee your safety 100%, I would rather kill three thousand people by mistake than let one go! I am sincere and I can see it, and I hope your Highness will understand!"
What a cunning fox. But there is no rush to deal with him right now, I just don't want him to have an easy time, so I just beat him up on purpose.
"Since the steward is sincere, then please stand up. However, I'm afraid that what the steward wants to save is not just my life."
I won't say more, when smart people talk, they always keep to the point. If you say too much and it's too obvious, it will not only waste your breath, but also make some people embarrassed.
"However, Butler Hua, do you really think that a mere shadow guard can really endanger my life? Ha!"
With a cold laugh, Xia Junyu gently pushed the white ball with her white and tender little hand. A flash of light passed by, and the shadow guard who had pointed the dagger at Hua Rong's vitals was killed on the spot.
Do you think this is to protect Hua Rong? Wrong, he is just not used to others being unruly in front of him...
Hua Rong's attention was mostly on Xia Junyu, so he didn't immediately sense the danger that almost happened. Looking at the shadow guard who was killed behind him, Hua Rong's back was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat.
It was a close call, he almost died.
While being shocked, he did not forget to thank Xia Junyu for his grace again.
"I thank you for saving my life. Your grace is like a rebirth. From now on, I will serve you wholeheartedly and repay your kindness."
This flattery is quite smooth.
But do you really think you want to save his life
Oh…
Xia Junyu smiled with an ambiguous expression, as if he was expressing his goodwill as an ally in a friendly and innocent way. But Qinglan knew very well that it was just that Yu'er didn't want him to die so easily.
After all, Hua Rong had indirectly hurt his mother.
Yu'er is a child who is born with the courage to kill and is extremely protective of his people, especially when it comes to Ling'er, he usually repays her a thousandfold.
"Your Highness never keeps useless people by his side." Qinglan, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
The sentence is concise and clear. Since His Highness has protected you, it is time for you to repay him.
"I understand."
Hua Rong took out a key from his sleeve, then stood up and walked to the desk where important letters and books were usually stored, and gently turned the pen holder. Half a circle to the left and one and a half circles to the right, then pressed it down. Then he heard the sound of the wall moving.
The wall in the room behind Xia Junyu, where the murals were originally hung, actually moved. Finally, it stopped after revealing a staircase extending downwards.
"Your Highness, I discovered this secret room by accident. As the confidant of the master of the family, Hua Yingnian, for many years, I know a lot of his secrets. But Hua Yingnian was very cautious about this secret passage. Apart from himself, no one else in the Hua family knew about it. Something that he treated with such caution must be of great significance. Your Highness should have heard that the Hua family has an engagement with the Yinshijun family. I guess the reason behind this can be found in this underground secret room. What the Yinshijun family wants must be of great value."
These few simple words, seemingly insignificant, actually conveyed two very important pieces of information to Xia Junyu. The first was that there was something in the secret room, and it was very important; the second was that Hua Yingnian had another trump card in his hand, which was the marriage contract with the Jun family.
Even though the Third Miss has gone crazy, according to his inference, the Jun family will still come for the things in the secret room.
Hua Rong humbly knelt in front of Xia Junyu, looking as if he was loyal to him, but in fact...
Oh!
Since he had discovered this secret room long ago, he must have thought about taking the things inside. After all, the Jun family was willing to exchange the marriage contract for the things inside, which shows its importance. But since this thing is still there, it means...
Just as Xia Junyu approached the entrance, a long sword shot out from inside.
Although the sword appeared fiercely and quickly, it still couldn't catch up with the speed of the white ball. In a flash, a crisp breaking sound was heard.
Hua Rong looked over subconsciously, and saw Xia Junyu's expression unchanged, with a light flashing in front of him. Looking more closely, it turned out to be a white ball spinning at high speed. The flying dark sword had broken into several pieces at some point and fell at Xia Junyu's feet.
His eyes tilted slightly and glanced at Lord Qinglan, who was gentle and elegant, with a calm smile on his face. That's right, apart from calmness, there was no other emotion on his face. There were only two situations in which he could act so relaxed when His Highness was in danger.
First, he didn't care about the life or death of His Highness; second, he fully believed that His Highness had the absolute ability to protect himself and would not be hurt at all by such a small storm. According to his understanding of Qing Lan, it was definitely the latter.
Because the four guardians will never betray the Xia royal family.
In fact, he knew that there were many dangers in this place, because he had tried to get through it. However, the mechanism in this place was too terrible, so he tried many times but failed. He deliberately did not say this, just to test His Highness's skills.
Sure enough, although His Highness was young, his strength was already unfathomable. In this way, following His Highness, his future prospects would definitely be limitless, so it was right for him to give up the Hua family.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. This is an eternal truth. After thinking this through, he immediately put on an anxious look and walked towards Xia Junyu.
"Your Highness, are you okay?" He ran to Xia Junyu and stood still, then looked around, pretending to be a protector. But in Xia Junyu's eyes, all this was no different from the monkeys in the circus jumping up and down to attract people's attention.
"Thanks to the trustee, he is not dead." This short sentence was said with a smile, but it made people feel cold.
Could it be that His Highness had noticed his intention? This shouldn't be the case.
No matter what, he must perform well next. Only by winning the favor of his new master can he pave the way for his future glory and wealth.
Xia Junyu didn't have time to pay attention to his little thoughts at the moment and walked towards the secret room again.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that there was something very important in this secret room. From the moment the secret room was opened, he felt a call.
The entrance to the secret room is not very narrow, with enough space for four people to sit side by side.
Because there was no light, Hua Rong lit a fire stick. The fire stick burned, illuminating a section of the space. There were fire pots placed on both sides, and Hua Rong immediately ran over to light those fire pots. However, before the fire pots burned, the fire stick in Hua Rong's hand was extinguished by a palm wind, and the secret passage fell into darkness again.
Huh? What's going on
"who?"
Hua Rong asked subconsciously.
Who did it? Because it was pitch black all around, his entire body was on alert.
People always feel insecure in places without light, and Hua Rong is no exception. Hua Rong immediately fumbled subconsciously and took out a fire stick from her sleeve again, but before she lit it, she heard Qing Lan's voice.
"If you want to live a little longer, I advise you to give up lighting the fire." Although he didn't see any clues, since Yu'er took action to put out the fire, he must have his reasons.
"Legend has it that there is a demon forest at the corner of Tianhe Continent. There is a kind of herb in it that sleeps in the dark and comes alive when it encounters light. They are shaped like floating cotton and can enter a person's body with their breathing, causing their blood vessels to flow backwards and bleeding from all seven orifices, causing death."
The clear voice was inappropriate for her age but contained a depth that sounded like spring water hitting bluestone, echoing in the dark space.
He obviously sounds like a little kid, but every word he speaks seems to be filled with fine wine, making people intoxicated unconsciously.
"The corner of Tianhe Continent? I always thought it was just a legend, but I never thought there is such a place in the world."
I never thought that this little prince, who looked even shorter than my legs, actually knew so much. And he had such a delicate and cautious mind. Was he really just a three-year-old child
Qing Lan never doubted or questioned Xia Junyu's ability, let alone wondered how a child as young as him could know so much. That trust seemed innate, and he was deeply relieved to see His Highness like this.
"But even though it's pitch black here and there's no open flame, this phenomenon is normal for a confined space. How did Your Highness determine that there's that strange plant here?"
I have sneaked in a few times in the dead of night. But because I was afraid of being discovered, I explored in the dark every time without lighting a fire. If what the little prince said is true, then didn't I walk on the edge of death in the previous times
This is too scary!
"Because of the density of the air."
Those microscopic plants changed the density of the air, so he noticed it as soon as he came in.
Fortunately, Ling'er is not here at the moment, otherwise she would definitely be wondering how her son knew the concept of density, which is a theory only available in the 21st century.
Unfortunately, the people present were all ancient people, so they didn't understand what this so-called density meant. However, since they could say it, it must make sense.
"What should we do now? It's so dark here, I can't see anything." Hua Rong was a little anxious, frowning and asked. In fact, he also wanted to see what the important object hidden in the secret room was.
"Just keep going forward and follow me." As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Junyu moved.
His night vision has been much better than that of ordinary people since he was born. Even in such a dark place, as long as he adapts for a moment, he can see everything here clearly.
Qinglan followed, but this time he did not follow behind him as Xia Junyu said. Instead, he walked side by side with him, or even a little in front of him.
Xia Junyu felt helpless but not angry about Qinglan's actions, because he knew that his uncle Qinglan wanted to protect him.
This is a long corridor, with a brazier-like fire pot placed at intervals on both sides. Dry burning grass is piled in the brazier.
If you look closely, you can easily find white filamentous organisms attached to the burning grass - Phoenix grass
Phoenix grass, taken from the meaning of phoenix reborn from the ashes. Just as its name suggests, it is born from the ashes.
However, legend has it that the corner of that day and continent is a place of death. Since no one has ever come out of it alive, everything there is limited to legend.
Since the mechanism here uses the insidious plant Phoenix Grass, it means that the person who set up this secret room must have been to the place of death and came out alive.
hehe.
It seems that the Hua family does have many secrets.
"Ah! What is that?" Hua Rong's slightly horrified question suddenly rang out in the originally quiet space.
"What happened?" It was Qinglan who spoke. For some reason, he always felt that this secret room was weird everywhere, and he was worried that Yu'er would be hurt here.
"In reply to the Prime Minister, I don't know what I stepped on just now. It was soft and it was moving!"
"Be careful, this place is very strange."
The strength of the Jun family is not at the same level as that of the Hua family. Logically speaking, the Jun family can get what they want without asking, without resorting to such a clichéd method as marriage. But they chose that clichéd method.
In this case, there is only one possibility, that is, the defense of this secret room is very strong. It is so strong that even the Jun family cannot take it without asking.
"There is something on the ground. Damn it, what is it? Get out here!" The furry and soft touch, coupled with the pitch-black environment, doubled the fear in his heart, and he could hear eerie noises from time to time.
What kind of secret room is this? It's like a haunted house.
Sometimes fear is not the scariest thing. The scariest thing is that you don’t even know what you are afraid of.
"Wuao~" came again. This sound was long and empty, like the roar of a beast in the eyes, but if you listen carefully, it seems like some kind of wailing. In short, just hearing this sound is enough to make people feel creepy.
"What the hell is this thing, Your Highness? What should we do? We don't know if it can hurt people or if it is poisonous. What if it hurts Your Highness?..." These words sounded like he was considering Xia Junyu's safety, but in fact, the main reason was that he was afraid.
Before Hua Rong could finish his words, he was interrupted by a loud shout. (To be continued)